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Butler Herald
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BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1943
NUMBER 49
FOURTH ANNUAL
COUNTY FAIR TO
BEGIN MONDAY
THREE BUTLER SCOUTS
HONORED AT PROGRAM
LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
, „_i Hundred Dollars in Prizes EDWIN allen, Alton heath, and
Several hu leroy gee are advanced to
Offered by Local Post No.
American Legion.
124
The fourth annual Taylor Coun-
Fair under the auspices et the
* r Dnot 1 OA n/111 V>n
LEROY GEE ARE ADVANCED
RANK OF STAR SCOl’TS AT RECENT
MEETING.
The rank of Star Scout was con
ferred on Edwin Allen, Alton Heath
American Legion Post 124 will be: and Leroy Gee at a Court of Honor
held here next week—Monday | held Friday night in the local
through Saturday. I court house with Col. Chas. C.
The Legion this year is offering; Stone, district chairman presiding,
several hundred dollars in prizes! These three Scouts are the first
t0 the citizens of this county for ( ever to qualify for this rank in this
the best exhibits such as canned. county and were congratulated by
»oods of all kinds, cotton seed, j Mr. Robert L. Burns who had the
ear-corn, shelled-corn, sweet po-' parents of the Scouts pin the
tatoes and peanuts. Also each | badges on them,
community in t he county is ex-. Rev. E. H. Dunn presented to
pected to sponsor a booth, these j Leroy Gee a 300 hour service bar
booths are always beautiful and i citing unselfish service given. He
attract a great deal of interest j particularly pointed out that Gee
and attention. jhad spent over 240 hours assisting
Mr. Bill Frank, manager of j Mr. Davis who is blind to and from
Frank's Greater Shows, will furn-1 church and other points in Butler
in the past three years
Scouts Elmo Wright and John
Saunders of Troop 33 were awarded
the 2nd class rank and Merit
Badges in various subjects were
awarded to Scouts Ward Edwards,
Alton Heath, Elmo Wright, Edwin
Allen, J. S. Green Jr., Ernest
Blackwell and Leroy Gee.
Under direction of J. V. Dupree,
Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 33
Central Of Georgia
Names Marion J. Wise
As Its Vice-President
ish the midway attractions
Mr. Frank is a member of the
local Legion Post and has been in
charge of the midway at the local
fair for the past few years. This
year Mr. Frank states that he has
a number of new and modern at
tractions.
The American Legion urges all
citizens of the county t otake part
in the fair by entering several _ __ ^
exhibits. The premium list and assisted by members of the Troop
other details of the fair will be an investiture ceremony was con
found elsewhere in this issue of ducted inducting Bryan Blair as a
The Herald. new member of Troop 33.
For service to the youth of Butler
and on behalf of Troop 33, C. L.
Adams, local scout executive pre
sented a Troop Physicians’ badge
to Dr. Louis Beason, Scoutmasters
Badge to R. L. Burns, Assistant
Scoutmasters badge to J. V. Dupree
and District Committee Chairmans
. rtf, ,, . ... badge to Chas. C. Stone.
Savannah, Sept. 28 Marion J. -p be cour t Q f honor was attended
Wise has been elected vice presu j. a i ar g e number of parents and
dent in charge of development of j friends of Scouting including E. G.
the Central of Georgia Railway H] ac j iwe n > district chairman, J. S.
Company and also president of the, Greerij district finance chairman,
Ocean Steamship Co., of Savannah, Rey g Dunn district leadership
it was announced Tuesday. Mr. 'training chairman, Chas. C. Stone,
Wise is resigning the post of as- advancement chairman and Dr.
sistant to the president of the Loujs Beason> health and safety
Southern Pacific Co., to take up the > (jhiairman.
duties' of the dual offices for which j ——
he has been chosen.
The position of vice president is
newly created. As president for the
Ocean Steamship Co., of Savannah
Mr. Wise succeeds T. M. Cunning
ham, who will head the Ocean
Steamship Company as chairman
of the board of directors.
Mr. Wise is an executive of long
and varied experience mostly in
the South, in both railway and
steamship transportation. His ac
tivities will be devoted to the in
REV. HUGH DOZIER RESIGNS AS
PASTOR OF BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY,
ACCEPTS CALL TO ALBANY CHURCH
(Rev. Hugh Dozier)
New Battleship
To Be Named Forsyth
Honoring Former Mayor
Forsyth, Ga., Sept. 22—The Navy
surprised Forsyth today by an
nouncing a frigate would be nam
ed in honor of this Central Georgia
tivmes will be devoted to tne in-, but as soon as the excitement
dustrial and general development j ^ down the folks are going to
_ . l clan a real launching,
toward the post war period, and in ■ ** ..j . st heard about it and it
arranging for the resumption of ! wasquit ea surprise,” Mayor Ash-
service, now temporarily suspendea | w phinabee sa id. “We didn't
by the Ocean Steamship Co.
Public Advised To
Mail Overseas
Packages Early
Taylor Co. Service Men
To Be Honored Sunday
By Reynolds U. D. C.
The October meeting of the Gor-
don-Carson Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will
be held in the Methodist Church at
Reynolds next Sunday morning at
11 o'clock with Mrs. F. A. Ricks,
president, in charge. All members
are urged to be present and to sit
in a body at the left of the pulpit
This will be union meeting of
the Methodist and Baptist churches
with all members participating.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Families of men in service also
those training for service, will he
guests of honor on this occasion
and are invited to occupy the cen
tral section of pews in the front
of the church.
The following is the programme:
Doxology, Congregation.
Invocation, Rev. E. H. Dunn.
Song, “Onward Christian"* Sol
diers”, Congregation.
Responsive Reading, United
Daughters of Confederacy.
Report, Mr. H. K. Sealy, Secretary
Taylor County Draft Board.
Tribute, “The Taylor County Man
in Service”, Miss Kate Hicks.
Salute to the Confederate Flag
and the Taylor County Heroes of
the 1940’s by United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
Song, “Tenting Tonight”, Choir.
Salute to the U. S. Flag and the
Christian Flag,” Rev. E. H. Dunn,
leader.
Song, “America”, Congregation.
Sermon, "Religion in Our Armed
Forces”, Dr. Huffman.
Announcements.
Song, "Lest We Forget,” Choir.
Benediction, Rev. E. H. Dunn.
Has Served the Butler and Ellaville
Churches During the Past Four
Years.
Rev. Hugh Dozier, pastor of the
local Baptist church, announced
his resignation at a church con
ference last Sunday, to accept a
call to the pastorate of the Byne
Memorial church of Albany. Rev.
Dozier stated that he would go to
the Albany church October 21st,
Rev. Dozier has served as pastor
of both the Ellaville and Butler
Baptist churches during the past
four years. He and his family have
made many lasting friends here
and at Ellaville who regret very
much to see them leave.
During the pastorate of Rev
Dozier the local church has shown
a large increase in membership,
and all of the departments of the
church have shown a rapid growth.
The report of the church submitted
at the district association held in
Columbus last Thursday showed
that the Butler church has given
almost as much to missions and
benevolence this year as was spent
on its local program last year.
Rev. Dozier is a graduate of
Mercer University, Macon, and the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary at Louisville, Ky. Previous to
his coming to the Ellaville and
Butler churches he served as pas
tor of the Leary Baptist church
and the Marshallville church.
The Byne Memorial church to
which Rev. Dozier goes has a
membership of more than nine
hundred, with an unusual oppor
tunity for further growth.
Rev. Dozier will conduct services
at the local church both morning
and evening on Sunday, October
10th. This will be his last appoint-
met as pastor of this church.
Farmers Are Advised
To Keep Accurate Record
Of Cotton Grown In '43
LEGISLATURE WORKS
TO REFORM PRISON
SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
GOVERNOR ARNALL CALLS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY TO CAPITOL TO END
•ARCHAIC’’ PENAL SET-UP IN THIS
STATE.
"The people of Georgia are de
manding prison reform. The only
opposition to the movement comes
from those who hate progress of
humanity. The details of prison re
form will be worked out by the
best legislature that Georgia has
ever had.” Thus, confident that the
General Assembly will enact a
comprehensive program for a mod
ern prison system, G >v. Arnall this
week awaited the outcome of the
extraordinary session of the law
makers convened to take action to
replace the present “archaic” penal
structure.
In his address Monday to a joint
session of the House and Senate,the
Governor declared that “the func
tion of a prison system is to re
habilitate and train those whose
conduct has mar.ced them as dan
gerous to society. It should be the
aim of a good penal institution to
cause the prisoners to become use
ful, self-sustaining, fully employed
law-abiding citizens of our state,
able to take their place among
their fellows,” he said.
OCTOBER TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
OPENS MONDAY
Several Important Criminal Cases
Will Be Brought to Attention of
Grand Jury Sheriff States.
| ley Phinabee
know anything about it and don't
know yet why they picked Forsyth
for the honor. But we’ve plenty of
pretty girls who can qualify to
christen a ship and we'll plan
something right away.”
Chairman Vinson (D.Ga) of the
nause naval committee nanounced
the Navy's action at Washington.
The ship is under construction, he
Although the SG^iay period for' said, at the American Shipbuilding
mailing Christmas packages to Co. yards at Cleveland, Ohio,
soldiers overseas does not end un-! is 303 feet long, with 37-foot beam
til Oct. 15, persons who intend to and will be used as an escor ves
hiail such packages are urged to sel. .
dispatch them by the end of Sep- Forsyth located m Vinson s con-
tember or earlier if possible. {f r ^ ss10 ^ ^ StH 2 5 ( h 1S governor of j clear up the confusion regarding
Reasons for this request is tn^John y > of state un - the expiration of the “A” Gasoline
prevent receipt of the great bulk ot Gc° r #a and ~ Jack s 0n and Van! Ration books. Through some error
the millions of packages expected jder ; incor-lit has been announced that the
at the last minute. During this 1 p^ted in 1823 the year Forsyth j present “A” books would expire on
The October term of Taylor
County Superior Court will open
here Monday morning witli Judge
T. Hicks Fort of Columbus, pre
siding. Other court officials from
Columbus who are expected to be
here to take part in the court will
include Solicitor - General Ed
Wohlwender Jr., and Court Repor
ter R. O. Perkins.
The first two days of the week
will probably be taken lip with
civil cases according to the court
docket as made out by the local
bar association at their meeting
last week. There are only twenty-
one civil cases on the docket.
S e v e r a 1 important criminal
cases and a number of minor cases
will be brought before the Grand
Jury for investigation according to
Sheriff J. M. Bone.
The most important criminal
cases to come up for investigation
are:
Rock Hooten, negro, charged with
the murder of Vann Jackson, an
other negro near Reynolds on the
night of May 12.
William Gaultney charged with
A prison, oi course, he continued, auto theft in Butler August 17.
is not a vacation resort, nor Roderick Hugh Dickerson and
H. A. Sealy
J. A Heath
E. D. White
T. L. Fountain
F. A. Ricks
War Rationing Board
Advises That 'A' Gas
Books Expire Nov. 21
The War Price & Rationing
Board of Taylor County wishes to
period only, the regulation that noiPoraiea » g state from j October 21st but the books wMl not
Daokacrpc moir ho coni nUprSPflS IftUmea IU . T1 <>1
Farmers are asked to keep rec
ords of their 1943 cotton production
and it is highly important that
these records be kept accurately,
according to H. A. Sealy, Chairman
of the local AAA Committee.
Mr. Sealy explained that in past
years, ginners have cooperated
with the AAA by furnishing de
tailed records of cotton production
for each farm, but that this year
these records will not be obtained
from ginners, due to the suspen
sion of marketing quotas.
In the past, the records of pro
duction have served as a basis for
determining the yields used in
marketing programs, crop insur
ance programs and in determining
AAA payments.
“It is to a farmer's best interest
that an accurate record of his 1943
cotton production be kept because
this record may be needed in the
future AAA program,” Mr. Sealy
said. He said that each farmer
should keep each gin ticket, bale
receipt, or sales ticket for baled
cotton and for lots of seed cotton
sold. The AAA has offered to keep
these records for any farmer who
wishes to deliver or mail them to
the county office.
Hon. W. E. Steed’s Niece,
Daughter Of J. G. Steed,
Honored At University
Packages may be sent overseas ‘^,T” he " he had served as U.
without a written request from the minister> and negotiated trans-
himself has been suspend-
S.
fer
of
soldie
ed
In addition to mailing early dur
ing the Sept. 15-Oct. 15 period, it
' s also stressed that packages
should be wrapped securely and g . Tift college
addressed legibly and completely.
Florida to the United
States.
Present-day residents of Forsyth
Mayor Phinabee said, are most
proud of their schools, particularly
p OR SALE
pne milk cow fresh in,
Two milk cows to freshen in
October,
One heifer,
One sow with ten pigs,
l our sows to farrow in October,
One 1938 model Chrysler Auto,
One 1936 Ford Pick-up Truck,
One 1929 Model “A” Ford Truck
Two pet coons.
M. T. GAULTNEY, Jr.,
carsonville community three miles
west of Half-Way House.
Ginners’ Report
Theer were 4,200 bales of cotton
ginned in Taylor county from the
crop of 1943 prior to Sept 16 as
compared with 2,503 until the same
date last year.
WANTED
Will pay fair price for either one
or two well trained coon dogs,
ar BSsS,E'ROSS y , earS
Reynolds, Ga., Rte. 1.
should harmony within its walls
be obtained by breaking down dis
cipline. Firmness is necessary, but
bruitality is no substitute for firm
ness, and merciless severity is less
effective than humane considera
tion in dealing with any man or
woman.
Manifestly, such a humane sys
tem, such as is required by the
Bill of Rights of our State and
Federal constitutions, is not being
practiced when prisoners are
beaten and starved and manacled
and chained. The lash, the sweat
box, the stocks, the leg-picks, the
ball and chain, the shackle these
are not the means by which men
can be brought to an understand
ing of society's solicitude for them.
I am somewhat skeptical about
applying a horsewhip to a fourteen
year-old boy as a method of mak-lE. F. Bone
ing him love his fellowman and Z. R. McCorkle
practice the Golden Rule.” |A. S. James
The call for the exvra session was j ^ •J arre H
issued by Governor Arnall last
Saturday, after he had been ad
vised by the Attorney General that
the present State Board of Prisons
does not possess the legal authori
ty to turn over its power to a com
missioner of corrections, as has
been proposed.
iwo bills were introduced Mon
day to reorganize Georgia's prison
system under an all-powerful di
rector of correction, and these
were recommended by House and
Senate committees.
These bills called for abolition of
the board but the three members
would continue to draw their sal
aries as members of an advisory
board until their terms expire.
Gov. Arnall had announced that
he would not ask the assembly to
legislate officials out of office.
However, many legislators were
said to be in favor of depriving
the board members of office, and
amendments were prepared to that
end.
The Governor asserted that these
Melwood Gordy, charged with as
sault and attempt to murder of
Sgt. Thomas E. Booth in a fight at
the Half-way House on the night
of Sept. 16.
M. L. Jones of Macon, charged
with involuntary manslaughter in
connection with an automobile ac
cident near Reynolds in which an
elderly negro woman was killed.
The Grand and Traverse Jurors
to serve during the forthcoming
court term are as follows:
GRAND JURORS
G. B. Parks
J. C. Newsome
R. H. Parks
E. W. Hodges
O .R. Montgomery
expire until Nov. 21.
Motorists are warned to conserve
the coupons in the “A” books
which they now hold as it must
last until Nov. 21.
The War Price & Rationing Board
is now taking applications for the
renewal of the “A” books but even
if they are issued prior to Nov. 21
the coupons contained m the new
book will not be valid until after
Nov. 21.
All renewal applicaiioi s must be
sent to the board office together j Alpha Delta
with tht* old tire inspection record University of
and the back cover from the while Miss Betty
present “A” book, if the “A" book of Mr. and Mrs.
The following from yesterday's
Macon Telegraph with a Barnes
ville dateline will be of pleasur
able interest to the many Taylor
county friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Steed, former well known citi
zens of this county. Mir. Steed is a
brother of Hon. W. E. Steed of But
ler and Capt. J. N. Steed, of Ma
con:
Miss Sara Ann Steed, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Steed of
Barnesville, was pledged to the
Pi Sorority at the
Georgia Thursday
B, F. MontgomerjW. H. Trussell
A. J. Fountain G. H. Goddard
M. T. Gaultney Sr.
W. E. Elliston
J. H. Brewer
G. G. McCrary
Hugh Gilson
J. R. Wilson
J. L. Rustin
A. L. Waters
C. C. Heath
David Childree
W. R. Lawhorn
M. L. Parks
TRAVERSE JURORS
0. C. Keen
1. H. Kirksey
H. H. Gee
G. W. Heath
E. W. Cook
Oscar White
L. P. Parker
L. J. Wainwright
R. S. West
Alfonso McCrary G. J. Young
W. D. Saunders A. W. Adams
James Brown Jack Woodall
Harvey Callahan Mosley Childres
Leonard Peterman E. M. Crawford
O. G. Bloodworth
R. E. Aultman
H. J. brooks
W.E.Marshall.Sr.
C. P. Seay
J. F. Peterman
J. W. O'Neal
E. A. Hollis
J. L. Anthony
J. H. Amos
W. C'. Cosey
Ellis Pike
J. R. Massey
B. W. ILnton
H. W. C ox
G. L. Cooper
S. Garrett
, . . •, , J. R. Carpenter
matters, along with the details of Q ormar jairell
prison reform, were now in the
hands of the legislators. He said
that what he wanted, and what
nearly everybody else wanted, was
a modern, humane prison system
for Georgia, and he would leave it
to the Assembly to work out the
details as its members saw fit.
Smith, daughter
Wallace Smith
has bee nlost then the application pledged Delta Delta Delta,
must be accompame 1 by the tag Miss Steed entered the Univer-
registration certificate. sity Henry Grady School of Jour-
— r.alism from the freshman college
FOR RENT class at Gordon Military College
Modern, new apartment, electric Miss Smith was
hot water equipment furnished. the High School
C. B. MARSHALL, j Gordon in June.
graduated from
Department of
Herald Reader Praises
Sunday School Lesson
Written By Dr. Porter
B. F. Moore
Grady Taunton
E. A NeJson
J. II. Harris
Blanford Jarrell
E. T. Eubanks, Sr.
H. G. Pye
J. T. Kirksey
Foy Perkins
E. L. Davis
W. E. Hobbs
Harry Powell
Troy Bone
M. J. Hobbs, Sr.
W. H. Emerson
W. R. Childres
joe Brown
F. H. Johnson
Chas. Benns, Jr.
W. E. Jarrell
B. M. Montgomery W. I. Williams
Marion Is First
To Reach Quota
Buena Vista, Ga., Sept. 25—A. F.
Boyett, chairman of the Third War
Loan drive, announced Saturday
that Marion county has exceeded
its quota of $85,000, and is the first
Taking advantage of the Her-1 county in the district to reach its
aid’s offer and advancing her sub- i quota. The Lions Club canvasses
scription date another year, Mrs. j were credited for much of the suc-
C. L. Wall of Cusseta. and as a i eess -
caller at the Herald office Tuesday j
brought greater happiness and joy ;
to members of the staff than had i
she contributed a life subscription ]
by words of high appreciation in
referring to our news service and i
with the highest compliment that ] Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
could be paid the weekly Sunday Cox Jr., deeply sympathize with
School lesson prepared by our local 1 them in the death of their day-old
prominent druggist and Bible twins—a son and daughter—Sep-
scholar, Dr. H. J. Porter Itember 25th.
Day-Oid Cox Twins
Taken By Death