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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER,
GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 18, 1943.
MEWS SUMMARY OF
THE WEEK IN GEORGIA
Elijah Lee, GG, one of Lee coun
ty's leading planters, died at a.»
Americus hospital Monday follow
ing an illness of two months.
Retail merchants of Columbus
previously ordered on a minimum
I\U. 2
rom
Pa uOn*
No. 1
From
Page One
8M3 Ga. Power Co., Current about a year ago. It will be
for camp 15.53 gratifying to her many friends to
8,14 Ga. Power Co., Current know with ,™ uch * m P rove ‘
for court house 20.65 ™ent in her condition, she hopes
. t h p 48-hour work week by Nov. 15, 8145 Ga. Power Co., Current at an Gar1 ^ date - ° exc ian 6 e
Hancock county is soon to have e grantcd a 15 . day extension. for jail 1.54 rolling chair for a pair cf
R H. Haines, area director of the 8146 Southeastern Sales Co., crutches, x x x Plan ting tirrc
Court house supplies .... 60.03 having arrived and with favo -
8146 Southeastern Sales Co.. able weather the past week, Mr;.
—• ■ ... H. Kelley, Idea, iarmcr, Ice „ 6300 M?s
M new farm agent.
Labor problems face pecan War Manpower Commission a..-
growers in many sections of the nounced Saturday.
Mrs. R. C. Mont
T. L. Fountain and
* 8148 Porters
Georgia cane syrup is bringing 1 three fingers on his right hand D fQj 6 .eo other Garden Club members have
$2.00 a gallon in most markets cf and two on h Js left when a de- Taylor Co. Motor Co
1 layed charge of dynamite went off > nwrh _ nl trnH
the state.
last Thursday as he was inspect-
Soldiers will help deliver Christ-j j ng j t He and several other men F ,
mas mail in Atlanta during the were blasting stumps. ' ’
holiday rush.
been planting large plots of
Parts & Overhaul truck (ground to tulips, gladioli, sweet
motor 150.00 j peas and other lovely spring
WnhKvender 8nl I flowers for which these ladies a.e
Salary .. . 112.50'noted for cultivating them to a
A resolution calling on Gov. Ar- 8151 C. D. Lucas Vit. Stat .... 1.C0 state of perfection year after
Macon county men in North nail to convene the Legislatuie 8152 H. J. Porter, Vit. Stat. 12.50 y ea £ At the same time Messrs R.
Africa crave, it is said, black-eyed j In extra session “for the purpose S153 Cudahy Packing Co., !Bums, J. V. Du P ree » A.
and corn meal. of returning Georgia to the diy Camp supplies 181.00j Jenkins and other Victory gard-
Btatus’’ was adopted unanimously 8154 Butler Telephone Co., I ners have been engaged in plant-
Three persons were killed Friday i By congregation of the Adel Service August 24.20 'ng English peas, cabbage, onions
night when a light truck crashed Methodist church Sunday night. 8155 Butler Telephone Co., I lettuce, beets and other spring
- ' ’ - Service July 22.301 maturing crops in their gardens.
8156 Butler Telephone Co., x x x Q uite a number of Butler
Service June 2 0.60 j people accepted the very kind in
peas
into a tree and
town Augusta.
burned in down-
Atlanta police are holding E. L.
Boring, 28, in connection with se-
Reorganization of the Georgia j r ; 0U s knife stabs his mother, Mrs. „ “ „ '/honor nor diem io 00 i vitation of Managei Moody to at-
State Guard into 20 battalions ha i 1 j cnnle Boring, 75, received Tues- ^ 1, wTIf pl l:
been decided upon at a meeting day. On the same charge the of
2.00
Tuesday in Macon.
About 275 guests celebrated at
the Masonic Hall Tuesday night
the 94th birthday of the Fort
Valley Masonic Lodge.
Gov. Arnall Tuesday announced
the appointment of the Georgia
Real Estate Commission with an
antirely new personnel.
Last rites were held Tuesday at
Americus for Chas. E. Cook, G2,
former Americus mail carrier, who
died at his home in Miami Friday
fleers are holding a 13-year-old
negro boy for wounds received by
his father.
tend the opening night program
at the Grand Theatre in Reynolds
Widow Of Sergeant
Who Picked America's
'Unknown Soldier/ Dies
Chicago, Nov. 12—Mrs. Agnes
State Revenue Commr.
To Stop Sale Of liquor
In Georgia's Dry Counties
Atlanta, Nov. 16—Determined t
Younger, 48, widow of the Army dry up Georgia's 122 dry countie
sergeant who chose the body to and purge the crooks from th
represent the Unknown Soldier, liquor business, State Rever.u
died Friday in a Chicago hospital., Commissioner J. E. Cook has an
She has been in ill health since h pSS e " for <*men
the death of he - husband. Sgt. E. annefled m 1
E. Younger, last year. She Is sur- and has a PP eale <* to^the federa
vived by two children, a daughter lj?,unrein ^ a ^ ctlonin 2
and an 18-year-old son, Jack, sta-, sa G counti ^
tioned at Camp Lewis. Wash. i vv “ b lta tax collections
October 23, 1921, in Chalonsur-' n The agencies of the Stete Patro
Marne. Younger was picked out of the f mment Jh ° f InVes
the Fiftieth Infantry in France to * * h t e . re . v . enu
select a dead soldier as a symbol Cook sa f d P e llquo
to honor all Americans who died situation, cook said.
in the First World War.
Younger was taken to a little
chapel in the City Hall of the
French town. 'Four caskets, con
taining the bodies of unidentified
soldiers, were in the chapel.
Younger walked around the cas
kets, then selected, and placed a
The tragic death of 13-year-old
Jimmy Kelly in a truck-bicycle ac
cident near the Montezuma city
limits two weeks ago, has cen- 8163 Sara
tered the efforts of the Montezu- Nurse,
ma Kiwanis Club and the city 8164 L. P
council on promoting a street safe
ty campaign.
8158 W. M. Brown, Per diem
1 ^diom^ S 6.00 Friday night and fiom all reports j wreath on one. The casket later
8160 Void the picture was exceptionally j was brought to this country,
8161 Foote & Davies Camn good and the attendance beyond i After services in Chicago, the
sunnlies 5ie expectation there not being a ’ body of Mrs. Younger w 11 be sent
8162 E. P G. Blackwell, Co. single vacant seat in the large
Agt, Salary 50.00 auditorium. Thanks and congrat
Fire of undetermined origin _ „ , , ,
completely destroyed the large 8165 Trees. Reynolds Library
home ol Mr. and Mrs. Wright Mix- 0 , .i; . , rV,
Oscar Reed, convicted slayer of /f/'Umated “^“"^S^werd.
fcas°been Sfi a°CC™r>w . , «*.»**,
Court
cox county superior court.
Vast overhauling of Georgia's for road equip 78.35 why do you worry about what
trial by Bibb Superior
Judge A. M. Anderson
An Atlanta woman was killed I S ( a te prison, including the replace- 8170 E. H. Bazemore, Camp
Sunday afternoon and another in- j men t of Warden II. R. Duvall, the supplies 4.50
jured, when the motorcycles ^ on rem oval of the women's prison and 8171 Marshall & Bruce Co.,
the discontinuance of corporal i Sup. C. S. C. & Ord 105.08
punishment has been recom-jS172 J. W. Turner, repairs to
mended by Lewis Lawes, former road equip 73.00
warden of New York's Sing Sing 8173 City Wholesale Co.,
Wash
ington to rest beside that of her
Windham Co. 1 illations to Mr. Moody, x x x Not husband, who is buried near the
salary ’ 50.00 so many years ago guaranteed Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
_ _ Anthony, Clerk, ~ j fresh eggs were selling at 12c per
Sai a ry 30.00' dozen. Today's price, 5c each.
8165 Treas. Butler Library! ’ I Take ’em and ask no questions.
Donation 10.00 They will prove for themselves as
to quality after you have handled
them with the utmost care be
tween the grocery store and your
home, xxx The only perfect per
son ever born into this world, and
lived over 30 years upon it, was
the most hated person who ever
lived. He was even crucified. So,
The department also is enterin
immediately, the price control
field, pledging to suspend or re
voke licenses of liqour deale
proved to be price violators by
the OPA, the commissioner re
vealed.
PIANO TUNING
C. W. SMITH
SALES & SERVICE
209 E. Gordon Street
Phone 497-W Thomas ton, Ga.
& repair road equip 10.70
8169 Butler Bros. Co., Parts
which they were riding with their
husbands collided near Jackson.
Award of the Oak Leaf Cluster
to Air Medal for meritorious serv
ices rendered was yesterday
awarded to Charlie B. Brown,
technical sergeant. He is a Mon
tezuma boy.
Two great religious organiza
tions are holding their annual
conventions in Atlanta this week
the North Georgia Methodist
Conference and the Georgia Bap
tist Convention.
Mr. C. H. Cook, one of Harris
■county's oldest and most highly
esteemed citizen, has retired
from the mercantile business at
Hamilton in which he was engag
ed for 72 years.
A primary election will be held
in Oglethorpe Monday, Nov. 29.
for nominating a mayor, three al
dermen and a clerk-treasure.Their
terms will begin Jan. 1, 1944, and
end Dec. 31 1945.
Joel Gary, negro, 40 years of age
was found dead Thursday lying
Sn a public road in Schley county,
leading from Dozier Mill to Shi
loh church. His death was causett
from a heart attack.
Approximately 1.750 prisoners of
•war in six temporary work camps
Borne of which were established
for an emergency peanut harvest,
will help Georgia farmers and
timber men this month.
Russell L. Beutell, 52, widely-
known Atlanta architect, was fa
tally burned Saturday night when
fire swept his summer home near
Helen, Ga., where he was spend
ing the week end alone.
Kem Baldwin was killed and
«ix-year-old Walter Martin Jr., was
injured when the truck in which
they were riding was struck by
the Dixie Flyer at a crossing three
miles north of Kingston Monday.
The growing of vegetables can
be made to pay, says F. S. Pitt*,
a Lee county farmer. He reporis
that to date he has sold an esti
mated $2,000 worth of turnips and
turnip salad from a 10-acre patch.
After serving as postmaster in
Andersonville for 31 years and
three months, Mrs. Joe Rooks has
tendered her resignation as post
master, effective Jan. 1, 1944. Her
successor has not been appointed.
Faced with demands for in
creased food production in 1944
Georgia farmers are being urged
t oproduce more per acre insteae
of adding new acreage that would
require additional equipment and
labor.
The U.S. District court at Thom-
asville yesterday acquitted John
J. Cummings, Seminole countx
cattle raiser and former membe
of the State Board of Regents, cf
charges of violating the Selective
Service Act.
Dr. Frederick S. Porter, paster
of the First Baptist Church cf Co
lumbus, Tuesday was re-elect'd
president of the Georgia Bapt s
Convention at the opening of the
convention's 122nd annual ses
sion. Dr. J. Maurice Trimmer, pas
tor of the First Street Baptis
church at Macon was elected vice
president.
prison, to overcome what he called
“50 year of neglect.”
The Talbotton-Woodland Chapter
of Future Farmers of America has
been judged as the winner of two
of the most coveted prizes award
ed by the state association of
P\ F. A. These are the state chap
ter contest for the chapter doing
the most outstanding work during
the year and the Chas H. Herty
Forestry Contest to the chapter
doing the most outstanding work
in forestry during the year, along
vocational lines.
Camp supplies 125.65
8174 R. E. Jones & E. C.
Vaughn, capture of Jas.
Jackson 25.00
8175 Jacob Prager, Convict
supplies 98.10
8176 Suggs Garage, Parts &
rep. to road equip 68.15
8177 E. W. Hodges, Agt.,
Exp. on motor 2.28
8178 Beason & Fain, Agts.,
Freight & exp 3.12
8179 Oscar Drelzin, Convict
supplies 40.28
8180 Joe Willis, camp sup 47.60
8181 Earl Childree, Mec.,
Salary 20.00
8182 P. A. Jenkins, T. C.,
Postage & Ex 4.60
8183 P. A. Jenkins, T. C.,
Salary less tax 147.10
8184 P. A. Jenkins, T. C.,
1943 jury script 1S.OO
8185 P. A. Jenkins, T. C.,
Court orders 39.04
18186 P. A. Jenkins, T. C.,
HOUSE VOTES HIKE
FOR DISABLED VETS
Washington, Nov. 16 — The
House Tuesday unanimously ap
proved a 15 per cent increase in
pensions for disabled veterans cf 1
both World Wars I and II. The [
roll call vote was 341 to 0.
, Cabbage plants 4.50
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR SERVICE ^187 citizens Oil Co., Oil
MEN'S VOTE IS APPROVED | road p^jp 46.50
j 8188 E. L. Harris, Agt., Bus,
Washington, Nov. 15—A bill pro Davis carter 1.82
viding a uniform method for 8189 Tho imon Jarrell, C.S.C.,
members of the armed forces and j Court Ca i >( $10.00; Rec-
the merchant marine to vote their I ord $1.50 11.50
choice for President next year ' 8190 j M . Bone, Sheriff, fee
in Asa Parks case 6.00
8191 J. M. Bone, Sheriff, Trip
to Milledgeville 22.25
8192 J. M. Bone, Sheriff, Trip
to Oglethorpe 9.20
8193 J. M. Bone, Sheriff, Trip
& other sheriff fee to
Ogltthorpe 10.70
8194 J. M. Bone, Sheriff, Trip
to Thomaston 8.00
people say of you, and do to you,
as long as you try to do right? ,
Think that over, xxx Abraham j
Lincoln said: “I do the very best I
know how. The very best I can;
and I mean to keep right on doing
so until the end. If the end brings
me out all right, what is said
against me won't amount to any
thing. If the end brings me out
wrong, ten angels swearing I was
right would make no difference.”
LEGION GOES OVER TOP
IN $11,000,000 WAR BOND
DRIVE FOR NOVEMBER
Atlanta, Nov. 11—Georgia Le
gionnaires are over the top with
their $11,000,000 November War
Bond campaign, Quimby Melton,
chairman of the bond drive com
mittee and publisher of the Grif
fin News, announced today on the
25th anniversary of the World
War armistice.
S WANTED
BKSB
A buyer will be at our
store Saturday paying the
highest market prices for all
varieties of pecans.
Bazemore’s Dept Store
Butler, Georgia
was approved Monday by the sen
ate elections committee, 12 to 2.
THREE COUPLES IN SAME
FAMILY CELEBRATE THEIR
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Fitzgerald, Ga., Nov. 11—It is
most unusual when parents and
a son and daughter celebrate their i
golden wedding anniversaries, but 8195 J m Bone, Sheriff, Trip
this is the record of the family cf. to Columbus 11.00
the late S. G. Pryor Sr., of Leslie. | 8196 j. M> B one, Sheriff, Trip
The record became a reality on, to Columbus 11.00
Oct. 29 when Mr. and Mrs. R. E. | g 197 j M _ Bone( Sheriff,
Braddy of Dublin celebrated their
golden anniversary.
On Oct. 4, 1903, the late Mr.
Board and turnkey 140.C0
8198 J. M. Bone, Sheriff, J
Serv. Jury Subpoenas .... 52.001
and Mrs. S. G. Pryor Sr., of Leslie ■ S199 R> G . Perkins, 5 days
gathered their family together for
the 50th anniversary of their wed
ding. On Dec. 25, 1934, Mr. and
Mrs. S. G. Pryor Jr., of Fitzgerald
celebrated their golden anniver
sary; and the youngest daughter,
Mrs. R. E. Braddy, and Mr. Braddy
service Sup. Court 75.00
8200 Butler Water Works,
water rent: Jail, $4.50;
courthouse, $25.50 30.03
8201 A. F. Fain, Agt., Frt.
on car of coal 150 31
The following funds were re-
Phone 89
Butler, Ga.
KELLOGGS CORN JLAKK gUs$u9
1 LARD 4 Lks 75c L s ?£ ar 10 Lbs 67c
1 SUGAR 5 Lbs 34c SUuAK ^ ^
\ HI HO CRACKERS • " u> 19c
1 Sunshine Krispy CRACKERS^ ^ $u5
3 Boxes 10c
of Dublin celebrated their golden j ceiy ad and ordered deposited in
anniversary this year.
No. 3
From
Patre 5
ing that caused Zaccheus to wish
to see Jesus. Before this tin.e
Jesus was known as a friend to
publicans. And likely he knew
about this publican.
As Jesus passed by where
Zaccheus was he greeted him and
told him to come down that he
wished to go home with him. The
crowd did not like for Jesus to as
sociate with him because he was
a publican. We find that Zaccheus
was sorry for the
the County Depository:
$2,675.29 from the State of
Georgia representing gas tax al
lotment.
There being no further business
the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
L. P. ANTHONY, Clerk.
Read, approved and ordered
signed this Nov. 2, 1943.
J. R. COOPER, Chairman
SECOND WOMAN SHERIFF
IS NAMED IN GEORGIA
McDonough, Ga., Nov. 14.—The
extortions that state acquired its second woman
he had made in his tax gathering. : sheriff Friday with the appoint-
He expressed his willingness to ment of Mrs. H. M. Amis as
make restitution for the sins that ! sheriff of Henry county,
lie had committed. ) Mrs. Amis succeeds her husband
When any sinner turns to who died Nov. 8. Sheriff Amis, 61
Christ and is willing to make years old, had held office seven
amends as did Zaccheus lie will years.
be saved. j In Atlanta, the attorney gen-
So in conclusion we are led to erai’s ofiice said its records showed
see the light of Christ's love fer only one other woman serving as
anny sinner who will turn to sheriff—Mrs. Josie Rogers in Ev-
him. ans county two years ago.
SAIT
\ table salt . • • •
matches
R0L0GNA • • • • •
SKINLESS WEINERS
MIXED SAUSAGE
G " at K JL£
3 Boxes He
. . IE 39c
. . lb 39c
. lb 39c
• • •
Government Graded
We will have a pecan buyer at our Butler
store Sat., Nov. 20. Cash for pecans.