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f The butler herald fOLl'MF 68 THIS AN’ THAT ^ evidence that we live in one f the best church going com-! ^unities in the state, the attend-, JL Sunday at services, both miming ai ld evening at the Ve.hodTst church, and at thiee *:, l0C k in the aftemoo i at Te.hei Primitive Baptist church, fully justifies this statement, ihe Methodist congregation was in- spired by two able messages de-, iivered by the new pastor, Rev. C L Glenn. He is not only a most! excellent preacher, but a sohg leader of excellent talent. To Mrs. r M. Babb for her contribution | and arrangement of flowers lor j the church, and to Mrs. Julian W. Edwards II, for special music by her junior choir at the evening service a vote of appreciation is due , A double treat was enjoyed bv those attending services at Bethel, in the first instance it was the first service in the new brick-veneered church, one that is attractive in every particular. To | those most Inmiliar with chuich building debts, the announcement by Prof. W. T. Rustin, chairman of the building committee, that all obligations to date had been paid in full and other items cf expenses; including new seats, would be contracted on the pay- as-you-go plan, created much in terest. Secondly, being favored in the acceptance of an invitation by Elder W. H. Hancock, prominent Baptist minister of Macon, to preach the first sermon in the new church, added much interest. His message was the highlight tf the occasion, x x x Butler can claim as one of her citizens a real „ musical genius in the person of M. RlleV ElirOllS little five-year-old Ins Wallace, *•..**► i.i. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon fa fa AVldtlOIl 13061 At Wallace. Iris has never been in- jet 3 he can reproduce Maxwell held, Alabama almost any music she hears. She • plays the songs for the children j in the Primary Department at Frank N. Riley son of Mr. and Sunday School. When listening to Mrs. H. H. Riley of Butler has anyone play, if there is a false been enrolled as an aviation cadet note struck, she instantly detec.s in the Army Air Forces pre-flight it and if standing by piano will school for pilots at Maxwell Held ■trike the right key. It has been Montgomery, Ala. At Maxwell frequently remarked that “the Field he will receive nine weeks world will hear Iris." x x x Miss of instructive military, physical Hortense Davant, a former Butler an< 3 academic training pieparatoiy girl, but for the past few years a to beginning actual flight instruc- resident of Corsicana, Tex., writes tions at one of the army s pn- a very interesting letter to Butler mar >' flying schools. friends.lt will be remembered! A-C Riley is a graduate of But- that her father, Judge J. E. Da- ^r high school and received a vant, was for many years Ordi-|* S. A degree irom the Urn- nary of Taylor county. The many 'verity of Georgia this year s? r.ei^.'r ! *„ c t fir,- 2EJ2 - p ~■ back in the "old home town.” , mon ths ago. Miss Hortense leads a very busy j ' ” ^ life taking an active part in Girls Athletic Club “KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1943 “0ur Deepest, Most Heartfelt Thanks. 0 lord, for the Blessings of life, liberty and Material Midi Being, and for the joys of family, friendship and Happiness’ NUMER 5 PRAYERS such as that are being offered all over the nation today, just as they were when that first little group of grateful colonists offered theirs in celebration of the first har vest in their new land. Hundreds of harvests, hundreds of Thanksgivings have passed since then. As a nation, at each of these Thanksgiving observances, we have had much to fce thcnkful for; each of them saw our country a little further down the road of history, a land growing in power, in area, in wealth . . . and. most of all. in the happiness and well being of a free people. Today, THANKSGIVING. 1943, we see our country engaged in a tremendous effort that is testing all of our capacities for ingenuity, for skill, for courage and patience. We can be Thankful—and with confidence in the future—that the past hes proven our ability to meet problems and to solve them, and that while our present position is a new one in history, it is not without precedent in kind and most certainly will yield to solution by the combined efforts of a people made incredibly strong by the blessings of nature and three centuries of freedom. ^ COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ALMOST OUT OF DEBT Supt. W. T. Rustin Says Board Soon Will Be Clear For First Time in Quarter of Century. church and civic affairs of her Steads a A t B °Ltr,o iIe a “o.dan Wins Basketball Game Sj a, ob S h ; r vam d or 0 , f h rma a „ y y Over Hi School Team line traits of character, broadness j of mentality that are so very il-1 Gee w hiz! Did we surprise But- luminating, refreshing, we are ler Hi (and should we say all the confident Robert O. Rogers and rest? Friday afternoon, Nov. 13th his lovely wife, who will celebrate vvhe ‘ n W e played our first game, at their home at Charing their The score vvas seven to one in fa- Golden Wedding anniversary r.e.A yor of the Athletic Club. Hnday, will be undenied that, We wish to thank Sgt. Charles happy entrance some sweet day. tATight and Mr. G. T. Jarrard for xxx Living a happy, contented refG r ee ing the game. Ue ar >d in the same home estab-1 The ji ne . U p vvas as follows: lished just after their wedding! gutler Hi: Forwards—Martha J. day more than 56 years previous- Ellistoni Anette Harvey, Joyce is a blessing that comes to but AlelVlilliin ’ Betty Gill. Guards: Ievv couples. When in 1887 Mr. Caro iy n Bazemore, Mary Wright Dedication Of Trees In Honor Of Those In Service To Be Held Friday P. M. Two magnolia trees will be planted in the court house square at Butler as a living memorial to the Taylor county men and women jn the armed service of our na tion. The local Garden Club and Lions Club are sponsoring this tribute to those in service. Mrs. R. L. Sutton of the Garden Club, will be in charge of the pro gram which will begin at three o'clock Friday — tomorrow—after noon. The public is cordially invit ed to attend. The program is as follows: Song, “America,” Everyone. Prayer by Rev. E. H. Dunn. Address by Mr. J. S. Green. Poem, “Trees”, Mrs. L.M. Doyel. Roll-call of Taylor County Men and Women in Service, Col. C. C. Stone. Planting of trees. The local Boy Scouts will act as escorts and assist in the program. + Thomas D. Seay and Miss Minnie a “ d ”‘j a ne Harris, plover plighted their lives together Athletic Club: Georgia Auto Tags For 1944 Go On Sale Jan.,1 Officials Say Atlanta, Nov. 22—Sale of Geor gia's 1944 automobile license plates will start Jan. 1, the cus tomary date, instead of on Dec. 1, as originally planned, J. A. Lati mer, director of the revci.oe de partment's motor vehicle division, announced Tuesday. Ill- saio the plan to accelerate sines- by beginning a month ear li- r than usual had to be abandoned because the law specifies the* the tags shall not go on sal? before Jan. J. The purchase deadline however, has been extended by statute from Feb. 1 until April 1. In past years because ofa last- minute rush to buy tags, the dead line has been regularly extended by executive order. Now, said Latimer, no extension beyond the time set by law is contemplated. Instead of the date tags issued this year for attachment to old license plates, new but smaller tags have been manufactured at the state prison at Reidsville for 1944. Sufficient steel was left from previous years to make the 550,000 tags ordered. Latimer said that no special numbers will be received next year. The tags will carry yellow numerals on a black background Patrolman H. A. Poole Obtains Confession From Pair In Murder Case in the Forwards—Jua- presence of many loved ores n - ta Fenns, 2, Martha Chapman, and friends a notable event wrs ./ p 0 7js Goodwin, 1, Ruth Peed, recorded in the hearts and minds E j S j e uni, Wynelle Goodwin, 2. 0 the people of Panhandle com- Guards: Nellie Saunders, Bertha (Jr, y 'u most of whom have rre ' Bazemore, Emmagene Theus, Hel- tdtd them to that eternal rest. nuDree. ‘ 10 frail and feeble in health; Wo [ nv j te one and all to at- " oy have reached the sunset < f . . the r, ame between the Ath- e surrounded by devoted chil- . .. C1 b and Butler Hi Friday S?" ^cst ot friends. X x x Dee. 3, at 3:15 o'clock ie general appearance of a sto:e . local high school court. a great factor in the ultimate ‘ —Pub. Chm. success of the establishment, and _ — — ' s f act is the reason for the T * i ustant changes and re-arrange- ScHcols HclVe LxOrg uicnt which the modern merchant, i <y Holiday ? s » Mr. o. Dreizin, making in Thanksgiving llOliaay Mr. Oscar E. Stewart, Former Butler Citizen, Dies In Atlanta his store. The merchant who hrs ls best interests at heart s The school children 0 j'ur satisfied with his store and ty on leaving school , , • r Dreizin is, therefore, con- afternoon at the close ■ “tty Striving to better it in day's work will not retu Reynolds Lady Receives Letter Of Appreciation For Red Cross Bag Contribued Several weeks ago the Taylor County Chapter of the American Red Cross purepared 144 Army kits and filled each kit with use ful articles and greeting card from the County Chapter signed by the person contributing the articles Last week Mrs. D. W. Payne cf Reynolds, one of the contributors, received the following letter of ap preciation from Cpl. John D. Sleain, into whose hands her kit was delivered by the Red Cross. Cpl. Sleain, as the address indi cates, is now in foreign service. A. S. N. 32175636 Btry D, 761 AAA Gas Bn. A.P.O.836; % Postmaster, New Orleans, La. Taylor County Chapter, American Red Cross Mrs. D. W. Payne: Many thanks for your gift to rr.e a member of the armed forces en route overseas. Such courtes es make me realize what I am fight ing for. I’m sure the other boys feel the same way. One hundred acres good farm I am from New York City ard land; 50,000-ft. timber ready to should I be traveling through saw; one dwelling, tenant house, Georgia, I‘ll make it my business barn and one large chicken house some wa y or another. He an- next Monday, a rrai * Pates the needs of his business G f four days in ob (Turn to No. 1; Page 8) Thanksgiving holidays It will be a source of regret to his many Taylor county friends to learn of the death of Mr. Oscar E. Stewart, 62, which oc curred at his home in Atlanta some days ago. Mr. Stewart, native of Schley county was a son of the late Mr. Eli Stewart and in early life at tended school in Butler. At the time of his death, Mr. Stewart was connected with the Georgia Public Service Commission. FARM AND FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE I will visit all of the schools in (he county before the Christmas holidays. A complete survey of the buildings, equipment and grounds will be made on this tfir>- I am asking that each principal to list all building repairs, repair and replacementof equipment, new equipment needed, improvement and bautification of grounds, and other needed improvements. This list will be filed for study by the County Board and the most essen tial items from each of the schools will be taken up for con sideration when the 1944-45 bud get is made up in July. No improvements to building, equipment, or grounds will be made before July 1, 1944, except in emergency cases. If we operate within our budget for the remain- dor of this school year which goes through June 30th next year, our buildings and equipment includ ing school buses will be paid for and the County Boafd will not owe anybody anything. The school system has been operated on a deficit for more than 25 years which means that the system has been in a financial strain over a pediod of many years. During the last nine years we have constructed $90,000.00 worth of modern buildings, .pur chased $15,000.00 worth of all steel school buses, put in pressine tank water systems and length ened our school term from seven to nine months. The County Board mill make up a budget next July without having to set up funds to take care of a deficit for the first i time since 1 have been County ’ School Superintendent. | Our greatest financial struggle I came with the depression after World War One. The County Board as well as the treasurers of most Note—The following article will 0 f the local school districts were be read with interest here as Pa- j n debt. State funds were irregular trolman H. A. Poole, now station- and uncertain; county and district ed at LaGrange is a former Butler taxes could not be collected as citizen. Mr. Poole is the son cf (he people were not able to pay. Mrs. Lula Poole of this city. He [t was almost impossible to keep has served as a member of the our schools open and if it had not State Patrol the past three years: been for the loyalty ofour teacheis LaGrange, Ga., Nov. 23—How a the schools would have closed, state trooper, investigating the: We will never forget what the robbery of a service station near' (Turn to Page 8: No. 3) LaGrange, played a “hunch” _ ... .. , which resulted in two of the hold- nCV. J. N. JilClS m3H1€U up suspects confessing that earlier ,, . they had killed a former Miss's- Pr6Slu6nt Uf MClllOdlSl sippi sheriff was related Tuesday ..... . ... by Patrolman II. A Poole MllllSterS ASSOCiatlOfl Poole said two men listed on 1 _____ highway patrol records as M. M. I Rcv j N Shelli pastor of Easl Shimniok of Madison, Wis., ,anc t Highland Methodist church at Co- J. M. Leemon of Bessemer, Ala., j um b us andformcr pastor of the had signed statements admitting p 0 y no i ds Methodist church was they killed former Shoiifi' 1. S e j ec t ed president of the Methodist Boykin near Waynesboro. Miss. Ministers* Association Sunday at They were arrested, along with Columbus, two other men identified as Chas.| Mr. Shell succeeds Rev. N. M. C. Mullennix of LaGrange an. C. Lovein, pastor of the Rose Hill F. McClanahan, by LaGrange city church, who becomes vice presi- police following the service sta- dent. F. L. Robertson, pastor of tion holdup, Poole reported. The the Baker Village Methodist officer said he thought McClana- church, was elected secretary: han vvas from Emmett, Ark. : The association voted to open a Poole said Shimniok and Lee- Methodist service center for service mon were AWOL'from the Navy men in Columbus and Ft. Benning at Pensacola, and the other two at the St. Luke church. This pro- were AWOL from New Orleans. ject will be under the direction of Poole gave this version of the St. Luke church with other Cplum- arrest and subsequent confession, bus Methodist churches cooperat- Thc four were arrested at La- ing. Grange last Wednesday a few I Rev. A. W. Reese, Columbus hours after the service station rob-; district superintendent, announced bery, questioned and charged with that a District Missionary Insti- armed robbery and also with j tute for Methodist churches in the stealing an automobile in New Or- Columbus district would be held l eans> |at the Rose Hill Methodist church During the investigation, Me- at 10 a. m. ( Nov. 30. Clanahan chanced a remark that 1 (Turn to Page 8; No. 2) to look you up and thank you personally. Many thanks again. Yours trulv. John D. Sleain. with chicken yard fenced; ako good mare mule 10 years old; all plow tools. Farm located about 75 yards from state highway. See, G. B. Jarrell, Butler, R.2. S.-W. Ga. Singing Convention Sunday On next Sunday the South-West Georgia Singing Convention will Mr. C. L. Funderburk Appointed As Member State Barber Board The announcement made in At- = _ ^ o lanta a few days ago that Mr. be held all day in Manchester ac- Charles L. Funderburk, of Talbot- cording to an announcement this ’ ton, had been appointed by Gov. week by Messrs J. L. Dean and A. | Ellis Arnall to membership on the H. NeSmith of that city. A cord'a’ ' State Barber Board is most grati- invitation is extended everyone [ fying to his many friends in Tay- to attend. lor county. Mr. Funderburk was born and reared in this county and for a number of years conducted a suc cessful barber business in Butler. Miss Agnes Funderburk, mem ber of the Butler High School, is a daughter of the appointee. GARDENS PLOWED Anyone needing plowing done is requested to see me before employing some ’one else. TOM ROWE, Butler, Ga.