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VOLUME 67
Butler Herald
eping everlastingly at it is the secret of success
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1943
NUMBER 59
PRESENTMENTS OF | col. Charles c. stone
TAYLOR COUNTY presented with badge
GRAND JURY by local boy scouts
County Commissioners Advised to
Cectse Issuing Beer and Wine
Licenses.
LOCAL ATTORNEY WAS SCOUT
MASTER AT ORGANIZATION OF
TROUP HERE FOUR YEARS AGO;
BEGAN WITH SIX MEMBERS.
At the regular meeting of the
local Boy Scouts held at the Scout
Hut Friday night, Col. C. C. Stone
was presented
MEN IN SERVICE
HONORED SUNDAY
BY REYNOLDS UDC
561 Taylor County White Men
Are Reported to be in Armed
Forces.
\
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
y/e the Grand Jury, sworn and
empaneled for October Term, 1943,
of Taylor Superior Court make the
following Presentments:
We desire to express our appre-
• tion to the Honorable T. Hicks, tnent chairman Scout badge
Fort for his timely and appropriate j The presentation of the
across to the Grand Jury. We also i was made by LeRoy Gee, one of the'dience was in attendance
adar • - —- Scouts of the Butler * -----
The program which was spon
sored by the Gordon-Carson Chap
ter of the United Daughters of the
with an advance-j Confederay, was held in the Meth-
. odist church at Reynolds last Sun-
The presentation of the badge i day. A large and appreciative au-
UNITED WAR FUND
QUOTA FOR THIS
COUNTY IS $1,600.
Rev. E. H. Dunn, County Chairman
Urges Full Co-operation from all
Citizens.
wish to thank our Solicitor, Hon. | three Star
Ed wohlwender Jr., for the valu- i Tr ° u P-
able assistance rendered to us in | Co1 - Stone in his acceptance
our deliberations. We wish to, P'edged whole-hearted support to
-ess our thanks for the servicesj the lo cal troup and highly praised
rendered by our bailiff, J. R. Ben- thp hnv5 fnr
Special music was furnished by
the united choirs of the Methodist
and Baptist churches.
Dr. Huffman chose as his sub
ject “Religion in Our Armed
the boys for the splendid work! Forces” and gave the audience
accomplished in this community J much inspiring information on the
during the past four years. j subject. It is comforting to know
The local Troup was organized i that the government is making
four years ago under the leadership 1 ample provisions for the religious
of Col. Stone andat that time had life of our soldiers and it is also a
only six members. Today there' comfort to know that our men are
are sixteen active members. Under j using their religious opportunities,
the leadership of Col. Stone, a I It is a matter of record that the
rendition except it is recommended ! Scout hut was erected and is being j percentage of church attendance is
Zt repairs be made on piumbing j regularly by the lads. j greater m the armed forces than
ma . 1 . | During the past year and a half j it is in civilian life.
eq !l P wrll as could be ascertained Mr - R> L - Burns has served as i B y s P ecial request of the pro-
As kc in all deoartments were Scout Master and Mr. J. V. Dupree i gram committee, Mr. Sealy, secre-
th e toote m all depa^ente wwe as ^ tet ant. jtary of the Taylor County Draft
f Ts recommended that leaks in!. The public is cordially invited to I board made the following report:
,he roof of the courthouse be re-l^f l he Scout exhl ^ a * the
and after this has been! Count y Fair in Progress this week,
the
nett.
The committee appointed to in
spect the Convict Camp found it in
good condition except it is recom
mended that repairs on bath
rooms be made and a heater in
stalled therein.
The jail was found to be in good
FIFTH DISTRICT P. T. A.
TO MEET AT BUTLER HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING TUES.
MANY OUT-OF-TOWN PARENTS AND
TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED TO HE
PRESENT AND TAKE PART IN
CONVENTION.
OCTOBER TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Negro Murder Case Is Scheduled
For Today; Court May Adjourn
Friday.
The Fifth District Fall Con
ference of the P. T. A. will meet in
Butler at the High School building
next Tuesday from 11 a. m. to 3:30
p. m. All who are intested in the
training of children and the wel--
fare of the community are urged
to be present at this meeting.
Everyone who expects to be serv
ed luncheon at the noon hour is
requested to notify Mrs. Garnet
Heath by noon Friday in order that
reservation for same may be made.
The price for lunch will be 40c
per plate.
Program of the day's proceed
ings will be as follows:
Theme: “Maneuvers for Vic
torious Parent-Teacher Year.”
Reveille—Call to Order.
Secret Weapon (Morale)—In
spiration.
Welcome by Mrs. L.M. Doyle.
Response, Mrs. Carl Visage, of
Montezuma.
Call to Service—Introduction of
paired,
completed the plaster on
walls and ceiling be repaired and
that measures be taken to prohibit
the defacing of toilets in the court
house.
We wish to urge the sheriff to
make cases for violation of the
Sunday laws of all persons found
operating and keeping open
places of business on
Women Testify Against
Officers Charged With
Fatally Beating Prisoner
Rev. E. H. Dunn, pastor of the
Reynolds Baptist church and a
veteran of World War No. 1 has
been appointed chairma nof the
United War Fund drive in Taylor
county.
According to Rev. Dunn, this
county hasbeen assigned a quota
of $1,600 to raise during this
drive. He urges the co-operation of
every citizen throughout the coun
ty int his undertaking.
Governor Ellis Arnall recently
made the following statement in
regard to the United War Fund
Drive: “The object of this drive is
to help win the war sooner with
a minimum loss of life is the de
sire of us all.
“As Governor of Georgia 1
gladly endorse this organization,
whose funds will go to every
corner of the globe where help is
needed for the United Nations'
cause. I hope that Georgians will 1 officers
Strategy—Mrs. R. A. Long, State
President, Atlanta.
Flying Squadron—Extension.
Enlistment, “Increased Member
ship in P. T. A.” Mrs. James Gordy
of Ellerslie.
Aid to Morale—Publication and
conducted this | ^j a ti 0 na.l Parent-Teacher Magazine
Albany, Ga., Oct. 5—Two women
Sunday J w ho testified they had visited the
where beer and wines are sold.We jail were called as witnesses Mon-
deem the condition in this county day in the federal court trial of
intolerable and demand that such ! three officers charged with fatally
practice be stopped in the future, beating a negro prisoner.
An Additional Recommendation | Robert Hall, the negro, died in a
It is recommended that the local hospital Jan. *29 after being
County Commissioners of Taylor arrested at his home on a charge
be and they are hereby requested 0 f stealingan automobile tire,
to refuse to issue licenses for the Sheriff M. C. Screws, of Baker
sale of beer and wine in Taylor county; F. E.Jones, Newton, Ga.,
County after the first day of Jan- policeman, and J. B. Kelley, special
uary, 1944. sheriff's deputy, were accused of
E. W. Hodges, Foreman. violating federal civil rights stat-
urge our Congressmen and utes in the case.
. ..We
the United States Senators to be
more vigilant in their effort to
preserve the rights of the citizens
give liberal support to the United
War Fund of this state, and that
First registration held Oct. 16, we w jjj m eet our quota with an
1940. Number of registrants. unusua i S p ee( j an d willingness to
Whites, 1,617; negroes, 1,283; total, do our u t most to hasten victory.”
2,9d0 -, . ,. . , The War Fund Drive takes the
«rP rafte ^c and en S ed ♦ Place of several other drives none
Whites, 326; negroes, 235; total 561. which win be
Other Taylor county men in &r
service through other centers * M ; Dunn g below a Ust of
would possibly make a total of ^ community chairmen and the
* Honorable discharges, 29.
S’Bloodworth, KiHed by ac Wg&Jg* ordered
"“on McDuffie GUI, wounded in Whites, $50; colored, $50
. ttl Panhandle, Mrs. D. E. Byrd:
Harley Riley Jr., Missing in Wbites -
action Butler, Mrs. Mack Mathews:
Jack Kirksey, Missing in action. Whites, $375; colored, $150.
Commissioned officers, 23. Carsonville, Mrs. W. A. Jarrell.
World War No. I—Taylor county Whites, $70; colored, $40.
furnished 284 men. I Daviston, Mrs. L. A. Adams:
World War No. 1—Many men I Whites, $50; colored, $20.
died from influenza and other dis
eases j $75; colored, $15.
World War No. II—No reported Cedar Creek, Mr.
The indictment charged that the
defendants brought Hall to the
courthouse square in Newton and
of Georgia and request that legis- beat him into insensibility,
lation be enacted to aid the farm- i One of the women witnesses to-
ers as it is the sen^e of this body day detailed a conversation she
that the farmers of this country paid she heard between Sheriff
arc carrying too great a portion of Screws and Jones. The sheriff, she
the burden of the country and that testified, told Jones and another
common decency and fairness de- man whom she was not able,
mand thtat they be given a more identify, to “bring him on in. She
equitable and fair share of the said Jones replied, “We've drug
national income for his untiring him four miles. We might as well
effort in carrying the burden of drag him on in.”
feeding the epuntry. We find this | The other woman witness said
condition brought about by the in- she saw a man moved from a sec-
equality in price adjustment. We tion of the jail into a cell. She said
feel that agricultural products are the man was bloody and that a
being sold too cheap in proportion pool of blood was left on the floor,
to industrial articles purchased, Later she said Jones came into the
and unless some immediate steps jail and removed a pair of hand-
are taken toward assistance in j cuffs from the man.
hi-lping the farmers secure labor, Walter Poteat, manager of a fu-
and toward paying the farmers a neral home, described, injuries he
fair price for their labor in propor- said he found on Hall's body when
tion to industrial labor, that the he prepared it for burial. He said
farmers of this country will face the negro had a fractured skull and
inevitable bankruptcy. We recom-!the skin had been rubbed ofi the
deaths from sickness.
World War No. furnished three
commissioned men: Capt. Walter J.
Butler, Lt. Grady Fuller and Dr.
James Fountain.
Taylor County Draft Board: Mr.
T. Whatley, chairman, Mr. W. F.
Gray, Mr. J. R. McCorkle; Dr. R. C
Montgomery, medical advisor. (No
and ^another 1 compensation.)
ana ano n The Board meets once a week,
was appointed by President Roose
velt and receives no compensation
for services.
While this program was intend
ed primarily as a tribute to men
in service from this county, it was
a tribute also to all men and wo
men who are serving us and all
United Nations in this horrible
W’orld conflict.
—Publicity Chairman.
—Mrs. Ralph Hobbs, Cataula.
Recruits for Third Army—Panel
—Mrs. Frank David, Columbus.
(a) Home—Nutrition, Health
(b) School—Lunch Room, Shoe
swapping center, Juvenile Protec
tion.
(c) Community—Propaganda, Sal
vage, War Bonds, Black Market.
Chow—Mrs. Garnett Heath (40c a
plate), Butler.
Information Please
Business Session—(Contacts).
Taps—Adjournment.
Remember, “The World Front of
Tomorrow is being built upon the
Howard, Mrs. Joe Brown: Whites ! Home p ron t 0 f Today. Are You
| Doing Your Bit?”
Cooper:^ Schools of Instruction: Zone 1,
The Fall term of Taylor county
superior court is in session here
this week with Judge T. Hicks Fort
of Columbus presiding. Other out-
of-town officials present and tak
ing part in the court include So
licitor-General Ed Wohlwender Jr.
and Court Reporter R. O. Perkins,
also of Columbus.
The civil docket was completed
Wednesday morning and several
criminal cases disposed of beforo
thecourt called a recess until nine
o'clock this morning.
One of the most important crimi
nal cases taken up yesterday was
that of George Slaughter, negro,
charged with breaking into the
home of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Mont
gomery in this city. Slaughter was
sentenced to serve eighteen to
twenty years inthe penitentiary.
There are several other import
ant criminal cases to be taken up
today and tomorrow one of which
is that of Rock Hooten charged
with the murder of Van Jackson,
another negro, near Reynolds' on
the night of May 12th.
The Grand Jury of which Hon.
Walton Hodges of Reynolds was
foreman and Mr. R. H. Parks,
clerk, completed its deliberations
Monday afternoon. Fifteen true
bills of which seven were felonies
were returned. :
Man Held For Taylor Co.
Authorities Escapes From
Americus Jail Saturday
State patrolmen
sheriffs of Sumter
been scouring this
intensive manhunt
and deputy
county have
section in an
for a white
Ran
Whites, $95; colored, $20. Columbus; Zone 2, Oglethorpe;
Charing, Mrs. S. Garrett: Whites, zone 3, Sumter County.
$45; colored, $10. |
Mauk, Mrs. R. D. Waller: Whites
$45; colored, $10. ,
Mr. Ossie Taunton
Dies At Manchester
After Lingering Illness
4th Quarterly Conference
Will Be Held Next Sunday
At Howard Meth. Church
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
of the Butler-Howard Methodist
charge will be held at the Howard
church next Sunday. This will be
(he last conference for the year
and it is expected that a large
crowd will attend both the preach
ing service and the business ses
sion.
All officers of the different
chest and shoulders.
Your Ration Dates
With Uncle Sam
mend that the Clerk of the Su
perior Court send <a certified copy
of these recommendations to: Hon.
Richard B. Russell, Senator; Hon
Walter F. George, Senator; and
Hon. Stephen Pace, Congressman
of this district. J October 10—Brown stamp E for
We, the Grand Jury, do set the I ration j n g 0 f meats, fats and cheese
per diem pay of all Grand and becomes valid and expires Oct. 30.
Traverse Jurors at $3.00 per diem | October 17—Brown stamps F be-
•>nd that of the Clerk of the Grand come va ud for rationing of meats
Jury at $4.00 per diem; also $3.00 {atg and cbeeS es and expires
Oct.
per diem for Court Bailiffs travel
ing in their own automobiles to be
paid five cents per mile additional.
We recommend that our Repre
sentative secure the enactment of
a bill to change the court session
the Third Mondays in January
and July.
We recommend that these Pre
sentments be published in The
30. TT
October 20—Blue stamps, U. V.
and W expire.
October 21—Deadline for making
application for renewal of gaso
line ration book “A”
October 30—Brown stamps, C, ,
E and F. expire.
October 31—Coupons 15 and 16
1 expire; sugar
-- w , ration book
Butler Herald and the sum of sta mp 14 expires;deadline for tire
$15.00 be appropriated for same. inspection for holders o g
This 4th day of October, 1943. j rations. ct „ mn i
E. W. HODGES, Foreman, November 1 .— Airpla ™' c f ,
R. H. PARKS, Clerk. becomes valid for on p
GEORGIA—Taylor County: 'shoes. nnunon in A
The Grand Jury having so rec-1 November c PX nires
ommended, it is hereby ordered;gas ration baok axp . '
State Farm Market
Suffers Heavy Loss
From Fire Damage
Atlanta, Oct. 4—Produce and
equipment, estimated in value as
high as $25,000, was destroyed Sat
urday when fire, breaking out in a
large operators’ stalls at the State
Farmers Market in Atlanta, spread
to other sections and forced fire
men to battle for about an hour
to bring the flames under control.
Fire Chief C. C. Styron, directing
the operation of his men at the
scene, said the origin of the fire
was not determined immediately.
The firemen “got on top of the
blaze and knocked it out in a hur
ry,” the chief commented.
According to firemen at the
scene, the blaze apparently first
was discovered in a stall operated
by the Newton Produce Co., deal
ing exclusively in tomatoes.
H. R. Newton, operator of the
company, told reporters he would
estimate loss to his concern at
$20,000. The place was filled with
tomatoes just received, he said
Mr. Ossie Taunton, son of Mr.
Mr .and Mrs. Gus Taunton of Tay
lor county, died about six o'clock
Monday morning at his home in
Manchester. He had been in ill
health for the past several
months. , . .
Mr. Taunton is survived by his churches in this charge are urged
parents, his widow and several | to be present.
small children. | Rev - A - -M- Keese, District
Mr Taunton had lived in this Superintendent of Columbus will
county all of his life until a few have charge ofthe business session,
months ago at which time he with
hisfamily moved to Manchester
where he was employed in the cot
ton mills.
Funeral services were held for
the deceased at Bethlehem church
in this county Tuesday afternoon,
Elder Hancock officiating. Inter
ment was in Bethlehem cemetery.
prisoner listed at A. M. Gordy of
Thomaston, who Saturday night
sawed his way out of jail at
Americus Deputy Sheriff Jack Mc
Arthur said.
Gordy was being held in jail in
Americus for Taylor county au
thorities. A Camp Wheeler soldier
was said to have been assaulted by
two white men about two weeks
ago, and it was in connection with
this that Gordy was being de
tained.
Officers said Gordy was sched
uled to be tried at the fall term of
superior court now in session in
this county.
Another prisoner, Roderick Hugh
Dickerson, also of Thomaston, is
being held in the local jail in con
nection with this case.
According to Sheriff J. M. Bone
th soldier, Sgt. Thomas Booth,
connected in the above case re
mains unconscious. This report
was received from Camp Wheeler
authorities Monday.
Ralph Meeks, Veteran
Of World War No. One,
Succumbs To Illness
Neisler Cotton Gin
Being Rapidly Replaced
Will Reopen This Week
The cotton gin plant of the
Neisler estate at Reynolds destroy
ed by fire three weeks ago is being |
rapidly replaced 'and is expected
to resume operation this week,
Manager J. M. Weaver states. To
date approximately 3,500 bales of
cotton have been ginned by the
three ginneries in Reynolds. In
~ „ „ , , „ r, 1942 the total number of bales
Atlanta, Oct. 6 Ralp ee , ,| gj nned was approximately 4,500
World War I veteran former Geor-, Mr Weaver thinks that Reynolds
gia editor and well-known adver-, wm bably reach at least that
Using man of Atlanta, died Tues- number of bales in 1943
day at the Veteran's hospital after i
a long illness.
He was a native of Homer and
while city clerk of Carrollton, vol
unteered in 1917 for service in the
war, after the close of which he
was editor of the Calhoun Times
Third War Loan
Is Oversubscribed;
Job “Well Done"
1 hat the foregoing General Pre
sentments be published in the But
ter Herald and that the sum of
545.00be paid for 9aid publication.
This 4th day of October, 1943.
T. HICKS FORT,
Judge, S. C. C. C.
November 9—Gasoline stamp A-S
becomes valid.
^jjodem. new apartment, electric
h „, water equipment^umishe^
fo rseveral years. Coming to At*
Three“ other“TperatoiTsuffered j lanta, he was first connected with
loss, in the fire, and representa-! the advertising department of the
lives estimated damage totaling Fourth National Bank,plater joining
between $3,000 and $5,000 there.
Eight pieces of fire equipment
went to the scene of the alarm, and
firemen said the entire block was
threatened with destruction before
the flames finally were brought
under control. Part of the loss was
insured.
Beginning Next Sunday
Evening Services Will Be
Held At 7:30 o'clock
Beginning next Sunday and
continuing through the fall and
winter seasons the evening hour
the advertising firm of Liller, Neal of worship at the local Methodist
Washington, Oct. 2.—The 24-day
Third War Loan ended Saturday
night, with its fifteen billion goal
oversubscribed and Secretary Mor-
genthau voicing his satisfaction for
a job well done.
When the treasury offices closed
Saturday night, the drive was over
the top by $1,887,000,000—and 'he
tinal countis yet to come. Sales re
ported up to that time represented
Mr “weaver thinks'thaT Reynolds ! aa increase of $667,000,000 over the
- ■ ' previous day.
Morgenthau said reports from
various states indicated there was
a last minute rush to buy more
bonds. Reports will continue to
come in for the next ten days or
two weeks anda final tally is ex*
pected Oct. 18.
& Battle where he remained until
he retired in 1942 because of ill
ness. He was a member of Carroll
Post, American Legion and of
the First Baptist church of Carroll
ton. He was a graduate of Mercei
University.
church will begin at 7:30 p. m.,
according to Rev. F. J. Gilbert,
pastor.
The new hour not only applies
Purse Lost At Fair
Is Found; Money Gone
A purse lost on the show grounds
Monday night by Mrs. T. W. Tra-
wick and containing a considerable
to Sunday evening services but al-i amount of money was recovered
bo to the mid-week union prayer I yesterday with the arrest of two
meetings. colored women.