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The Butler Herald
''KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS'*
VOLUME 70
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1945
NUMBER 5
T. B. RAINEY MARION
COUNTY SCHOOL HEAD
THIRTY YEARS, DIES
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School
Attendance
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In a recent article regarding |
school attendance published two
weeks ago, a typographical error
made “seasonal labor” in the last j
paragraph read “personal labor." j
“Seasonal labor" in Taylor Coun- ; _ _
ty comes in the fall of the year, Buena Vista. Ga., Nov. *.3 T. B.
when cotton picking and peanut 72 < ^ many years a pub-
shaking and stacking cause a llc official ,of Marion county and
rush of work, when the farmers of Buena Vista, died at his home
may lose a part of his crop if he Friday at 8:30 a. m. after an ill-
DECEASED HAD SERVED FOR FOUR
YEARS Ah A MEMBER OF BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS OF MARION
COUNTY.
EQUAL LEAVE LAW
FOR SERVICE MEN
SOUGHT BY PACE
Bill Provides That Enlisted Men
Will Have Same Number Days
Annual Leave as Officers.
Washington, Nov. 22—Georgia
Gls will be interested in a new
hill which hs been introduced in
W. T. ANDERSON
MACON EDITOR
DIES FRIDAY
One of State's Most Outstanding
Citizens Began His Career As
Printer's Devil.
CONG. RAMSPECK IS
ELECTED EX-V.-PRESIDENT
AIR TRANSPORT ASSN.
IIE WILL ASSUME HIS NEW’ DUTIES
WITH HUGE AIR TRANSPORT AS
SOCIATION ON JANUARY FIRST
OF NEXT YEAR
Washington, Nov. 26 — Rep.
Macon, Nov. 23-W. T. Anderson 1 Robert , Ra, fP eck ^-Ga.) Monday
... . .. . . ’was elected executive vice-uresi-
74, editor of the Macon Telegraph
and chairman of the board of the
was elected executive vice-presi
dent of the Air Transport Associa-
MRS. ETTA WILSON
DIES SATURDAY,
LOCAL HOSPITAL
Funeral Services for Prominent
Butler Lady Held at Methodist
Church Sunday Afternoon.
Hosts of devoted friends
throughout this section of Mrs.
tion of America. He will take of- njtta Joiner Wilson mourn the
cannot eet extra labor and when ness of several months. ‘“Macon Telegraph Publishing com-1 r, ““TT'V.T i^ lia . JO ‘ ner .' v,ls °n mourn me
If he cannot net extra hired help ! Funeral services Saturday at 3, the House of Representatives by! pany d j ed at his home Friday * llce Ja a U ^. y 1 .’ the association an- passing of this devout Christian
he h U Sdto his children P m - at 1hc homc - Rev. J. R. Congressman Steve Pace, of Geor- J ig ^ t nounced Monday after a meeting woman, her death occurring at an
smith, pasto, or .he Buena Vista' Third District.. It puts then,. ^ had bean in ill health tor
a short neriod Baptist church, will officiate fol- J" an equal basis with officers as some Ume
The Geolgia' School Attendance by burial in Buena Vista j f^as accumulative leaves is «.n- Andwson became ill of , Congl . ass slnce 192a
^c"used at from ha school" tor "ataeilf I < «* ine * lawyer, served Mari-! The hill simply provides that ‘"became” '2?io“^ latej The office is a newly created 1 a light heart attack more than a
labor nr ntiinr emergen on county for 30 years as school ' ^listed personnel of the Armed Thursday one and will be the second in rank week ago which was followed by
cv It does not provide that they superintendent and fo. lour years Forces shall be entitled to accu-i H is death followed by a few ln th k e association which has a j pneumonia that hastened the end.
may stay out for regular farm as a member of the board of com- "Dilate leave at the rate of two ; wecks that of his vvife> M rs. Eliza-. membership of 21 domestic and Born at Mindon, La Oct 25
work or the small jobs that chil- missioners of roads and revenue. and one-half days a month lor beth Gris wold Anderson, whom he m ™ rnatlonal dlrlines - j ISn, the daughter of the late Mr.
of its board of directors. j early hour Saturday morning at
Ramspeck is 55 and a native of the Montgomery hospital.
Decatur, Ga. He has been in | In declining health for more
than a year Mrs. Wilson suffered
such as peanut threshing, peal He was a member of the Baptist | exclusively by officers.
There were reports, which offi-1G. W. B. Joiner and Mrs. Martha
was born it 1 Clals 111 tbe industl 'y «refused to Ann Hobbs Joiner, Mrs. Wilson
threshing, picking up sweet pota-
church and at the Lime of his i Fir. Pace termed that “an
death was a deacon.
dren can do and that are contin- He had a,so served as mayor of each month of their war service married in 1888 .
raliv <>nming nnnn evorv farm Buena Vista for several terms. j period. A provision now enjoyed | Anderson who „ W1JI
ually coming upon eve y a > I >— -c *i--- r>__i.:_4.1 nveliisivpiv hv nffirnre Haneville Houston countv Ga con ^ irm or den y. that Vice Ad- spent the greater part of her life
. ,v. ’ 1871 , , . hi5 . n!Lena' miral Emory S. Land, 66, chair- in Butler where she was closely
toes stripping sugar cane cane w« s c equality that is not justified.” He j ^ at ’ the age of n when' man ol the U ' S ' Maritime vom- identified with church activities,
grinding sowing grain or pick-i Mr - Rainey was born and reared Ported out tsat many officers. £ e became a printers devil in the nussion and ht!ad of the war shi P' especially in administering to the
grinding, sowing grain, oi pick s h] county | upon discharge, have ouilt up as L f th _ P Hnwkb.sviiip r a P in g administration, was in line sick and the unfortunate.
Ing up pecans. Neither does “sea-: in ^mey county. ^ .uJmU as « nf s . hop of _ the HawkmsvUle, Ga., [ur the oresidenev of the air-lines! Miss Nannie Joiner
sonal labor” include pulling com,' surviving are. H.s
sowing grain, or spring plowing. 1 ^ ormer Miss Inez Hirst
I
! u r u “ mauiaige, Mdvt uu.ni up as sboD of the Hawkinsville Ga 1 *** U,UUI
wife the much as 90 days of accumulative n |. r ,. t( , h tn thp tar the presidency of the air-lines. Miss Nannie Joiner, an only
_ hherg’phree leave for which they get paid. | Telegraph as an office hov enter i organization. sister and with whom Mrs. Wilson
Ii in the 81 e d 2rc U eme7 ! ‘of uST'law ' sons, Spear Rainey, Detroit; Lt.! He takes the position that if of- ' ad 8 the Ph mochanical department ' Th ? association wil1 consider made her home, survives as does
Zs iu Com,.Bennie *4,*™, with are e„ti,i«l,o this, s „ shculci f nd SSTSUSSTS S'melung uS welilf T ’ B ' * B ““
every board of education plans ... - - ,. , , „ „ .
own policies and regulations that ‘be U. S. Navy in Guam and Lt. | „ L P,f r
Its members consider suited to the Wesley Rainey, wdn
composing room. Later lie worked
on the New York American as a
i ier merchant.
The presidency has been vacant Funeral services for the de-
since the death of Col. E. S. Gor- ceased were held at the Methodist
the U. S. ! Tbe Pace bill, which has been
counT i a n nd the r Zvember°meet"n6 Dudl^Ward," Anniston, Comrafttef (o1 h |tu“ ll,a c?ntai'n“‘‘"a ‘"He'rejoined the Telegraph in 1 '' 6 " la . st Marel ? 5 ; ?' G ' Ti f on ’ L whlch a 1 "! "as a loyal
S the' Taylor SunTy B^ard S Mrs. John Etheridge. One- ; « retroactive elause. This would m0 J d bought st0ck 8 the S? pSS, in mf-meanSme" Sed by her^oastrTv" C°L
Education the period of seasonal , J1..P and Miss ,?ae contpany in 1914. Later he and He W B „, P resume Ws pdsl as Glenn, assisted P by R fv w! K
abor in our section was declared “ aine >, 01 Atlanta, three bro.rieia °. y Ins brother, Peyton Anderson, Sr. rj ,.„i wh „ n th „ „ ,, msi Hirrhtmwnr intormont in fomii,, int
over Excuses for farm labor after Dr. B. T. Rainey, Buena Vista; W. cumulative leave pay up to one 5 ht the ’ newspaper He served , wh f. n th ? nevv P iesl ' Hightower. Interment in family lot
over, ^xeuses ior iarm iaoor aiier R . Oakland r-ilif • and H year after enactment of the meas- oou e ni ,“* e newspaper, tit serve j aent and execu ti V e vice presiuent at local cemetery. Pall bearers
that date were no longer accept- ' ure> foAn res * dent of tbe company until lake 0 tfj ce> an association spokes- were Messrs B. J. Byrd, A. L. Wat-
lces caused by L Ramey, Houston, Iexa», and a 1940 when he retired and became , man said L re v w wiicnn v 1 u,™o
„ . ~ 4 ,,, _ _ chairman of the board. 1 '
emor .ena or altei F. George. Anderson received his education r , . . ,
had some right pertinent things to in private schools and was award . (>SCar SfeWdft AddKllS
ed. In fact, all absences caused by
work on farm were illegal; but lister, Mrs. W. H. Wiggins,
our delay in publishing their rul- Sumter county,
ing and the typographical error
already mentioned may account
for some of these violations.
At that meeting it was the
judgment of the members of the
Board of Education that the work
of
Wake Up Butler and
Let's Go After It!
say In the Senate this week about ,, d an LL U dcgree from Mercer
in 1935.
He was
commissioner of the
Commissinoed 2nd Lieut.
now to be done on the farms To the Butler Herald:
could be taken care of by the J After a long self-satisfied com-
• •‘gRia 1 1 1 rn workers, who are, of ■ n.t-rcial ant 1 industrial sleep, let
course, grown people. j us wake up to the fact that now en T e 'sen'"George**deelarefl
Already many farm children! j s the time to cooperate and con 1 ’ ' George detla red
reorganization of the executive
branch of the government, which
incidentally is one of the major Georgia Highway department in 1 Aft Ca Ronntnn TltOCflau
subjects on Capitol Hill 1923-25, and was a Colonel in the,"* ^0. D0flfttnQ IU0Su8y
in taking a firm stand to give gtaff of Gov Hardman in 1926-2S.
e resi cn c ree land in re- He formerly was a member of' Ft. Benning, Ga.—Oscar Stewart
organizing the executive branch J Dt-nume, vaa. ou.w<m
ers, E. W. Wilson, E. L. Harris,
Rev. E. H. Dunn and W. A. Childs.
J. W. Edwards II of Edwards Fu
neral Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. Mary Joiner Hill
Formerly of This County
S <i an wtthout he |e*wlul 1 r iuturff" ;f e . 81b S counI / b <>‘‘ rd ol eiiuca.'Adams ot Butler, was commission- DfeS 3f Miami, Hi.
S( , n 110X1 and was a trustee of the Jev ed a secorid lieutenant in the Ar-,
, “Cnnrre^ will nnt n! hm ty Laboratory. Savannah. !my of the United States Tuesday , ~
have lost a great deal of time and j centrate in our mutual efforts and' .-eorfrani^ino tho ovor-i tii; ^ > The veteran Middle Georgia 1 upon successful completion of the ^ rs - Mary Joiner Hill, former
made such a late start they will, energies to reach out and get' whi J b someone else writes fm it" publisher built his n ews P a pers or Officer Candidate Course at the Taylor county resident died of a
most likely fail to make their I vvitlrin our borders some of the
promotions and would be sure to j manufacturing businesses that are' Jprt . pv f h ' f ° f ers. j Lt. Adams is the son of Mr. and son > Mr - oti s Hill at Miami, Fla..
fail if they were to continue to now looking around for places in congress wmiin a !!nr , “ We maR e it a rule to print no Mis. L. R. Adams of Butler. Tuesday, Nov. 20.
absent themselves from school. It which to locate and set up their kind” nf approve a ngnt state news which is not worth tele- , The new lieutenant enlisted in Mrs - Hil1 moved with her family
Is now therefore illegal to keep' establishments. Butler has start-' h ° snhmino^'fh . measure graphing or telephoning,” he said the Army June 22, 1943 and from Taylor county to Albany
children out of school to do farm e d growing. I tm fmm r ’ tne senior sena ' a few years ago. “That excludes served with the 23rd Co. First about five years ago when they
work. It is also illegal for children j F or many good, sound and con-' , eorg j d declared: j a ,i socia i newSi which should be STR, Ft. Benning, before taking have made their home since that
to stay out to help with washing, 1 6t ructive reasons the managers of when 1 f f r S3ni H '^ aS strictly the field of the small town the officer candidate course four time. She had gone to Miami for
to take care of baby, or other many manufacturing in districts w 2 n 1X1 G ° on £ ress - u 1 at paper. We encourage Macon mer- months ago. He held the rank ot a ^ ew days visit with her son.
household work. I nre looking over Georgia and the n h L yt ' drs a ® 0 ’ anc my ex- c hants to advertise in the country private before being commis-! where she was stricken with a
Every teacher in the county is BO uth to decentralize their manu- • f laugnt ™ e tha t Con- weok i ies; bring - e m to Macon, sioned. heart attack add died within a few
requested to read and explain this j during industries from the fZ LI" 0 * R ° mg ? reorganize,
article in her class room. Also, crowded cities-the fruitful sourc- „f n f X f C 1 U n t i V *u 0 ! ,r ? nch ° f g ° V6m
teachers are asked to record in at- es of political and social agitators y c down as a postu
tendance registers the reason for to mor e favorable surroundings, i ^ aia g t , J. n0t gC j! ng tn rl ° 11
This movement is the ground UJO 'f y ,^ in " We
swell of the immediate future. | h t s me . ings a )oat l1,
We, all of us, are now facing a . ‘ gross is going to do is pflllAUliflfi I Ann IllltPCC
^ iLj kee P on adding something to the 101101?Illy LOfiy IllllcSiS
some other
the theory of service to his read Infantry school at Ft. Benning. heart attack at the home of her
every absence; that is the reason
given by the written excuse. Ver
bal excuses brought in by chil
dren may not be accepted. But
verbal excuses given by parents
(Turn to Page 8; No. i)
Mr. J. B. Moore Dies
<10 it, anc £ ar |y 5 un( | a y Morning
world of industrial peace and re “ ea “‘ iva b ™ noh ” , . ,. ..... a-. - ............ ... -. .... „. ...
adjustment, after four years of h . lc . °, government. That, Mr. J. B. Moore, 32 years of age varied modern infantry weapons Bridges, J. G. Butler, J. M. Hill
The new officer attended Butler j hours.
High School and Emory Universi-1 Mrs - Hill’s remains were return-
ty. | ed to Rupert Thursday where fu-
At the infantry school, world’s aeral services were held at the
largest institution of its kind, the grave side in Bloodworth ceme-
local officer took a four month ter Y- Re v. Rand Lawhorn officiat-
course to fit him for his new re- ed -
sponsibilities. The course covers I Pall bearers included: Messr J.
the technique of handling all the O. White, A. T. Stewart, O. W.
are acceptable. If no eXCUSe is „ VJJUOlll , cllli ailcr i i Ulu yeciis in . , ...... 1 -• -• • — —«»- *aucu umuau nuanuj weapons ‘'-•h'—■» v. u.
brought, the words “no excuse” | world war destruction and dis- ne le g' sla tive history of died at his home near Butler early and the tactics of leading small and J. T. Giles,
must be recorded. The reason for! jointed and disorganized business our country and it will probably Sunday* morning. He had been in infantry units in combat. At the Survivors include her husband,
this last request, is that the Grand 1 conditions. Every reliable source j C °" r laue 0 „ \ in health for the past four years, same time he is taught such di- Mr. M. V. Hill of Albany; one son
Jury may call any parent before; „f information and the trend of in-I theoretically, the distinguished, Mr. Moore was the son of Mr. ver se, yet necessary, subjects as Mr. Otis H. Hill of Miami, Fla*
their body to investigate violation:; 1 dustrial developments and econo- I se " ator ls entirely correct and Homer and Mrs. Cora Ingram military law, mess management, one daughter, Mrs. D. F. Parks of
of the School Attendance Law. In m i c life points unmistakably to actoally I should like to see the Moore. He was born in Taylor and administration. He is con- Hattisburgh, Miss; four sisters
this case, teachers will be asked 1 the decentralization of many of matter Handled in the way he county and spent his entire life etantly impressed with the enor- Mrs. Lewis Hill, Mrs. Grady Har-
to submit their attendance regis- the larger factories to the small sa g Rested - but I have become in Turner Chapel community. ! mous responsibility of an officer mon, Mrs. H. L. Rayburn and Mrs
ters for evidence. towns and cities. An awareness Sxron S 1 .y converted to the idea if I Funeral services were held for j n time of war. B. Saucer; and four brothers
It might not be amiss to state an d a receptive attitude of every 1S to be reorganization, it him at Turners Chapel church of | The men who attend the officer Messrs H. L., Thomas Buren and
here that one parent has already business man and property owner," 111 " . brought about by the • which he was a member, Monday candidate course include the best S. A. Joiner
been arrested and has given bond in our midst, coupled with a co- ex £ cutIve branch ...” ! at 11 o’clock a. m. Rev. Knight of privates, corporals and sergeams
for appearance at the January operative spirit, purpose and ef- j He then concluded with this Columbus officiated. Interment f r0 rn army units, selected by their
term of the Taylor County Superior fort to induce at least our share statement: • • • “Our Government 1 ’
Court. We do want it understood, of this movement will be the bene- ! vvi11 not be reorganized, the cost
however, that it is our wish to ficiaries thereof. ! Government will not be re-
resort to legal proceedings in just Let us not be content, merely ducod - Bureaucracy will not be de-
as few cases as possible. We hope with the small crumbs of trade slr °y° d unless a courageous ex
parents will see fit to co-operate that float down our creek but get ecuti ve takes the lead.”
in this most important duty of the spirit and thrill of reaching'
ours and theirs.
MELISSA OGBURN,
Taylor County Visiting Teacher
out after more and better things Electric and Plumbing Co.
was in Turners Chapel cemetery. superiors for outstanding intelli-’ Minister and Famiiv
Surviving Mr. Moore besides his gC nce and qualities of leadership. ,, ,
wife, Mrs. Lila Pearl Wainwright During the course even the mild- ItOHOreU With SnOWPI*
Moore, are his parents and four j y incapable are weeded out, so
s^v a erai ch siL d t r ers' aS^uSSS?* and thal ^ men who A graduate with At Methodisf Psrsowe
several sisters also survive. commissions are Americas finest **'
Edwards Brothers Funeral Home soldiers, fully qualified to be the
Taylor County Soil Has
Unlimited Possibilities
In Crop Production
We shall do ourselves a material Tfl OlMW Iff THlC PiEu
and social service as well as an # a
economic and commercial s ervice Within NpYt FpU! Have
by reaching out after more and I 111,11,11 nCAl
better things for our town and
county.
Such an objective can he made en * n S in Butler include the Taylor
a practical and effective realiza- j ^ oun ty Electric and Plumbing Co.,
1 tion by the early cooperative or- . occupying the building until re-
Declaring Taylor county soil to ganization to be styled the Butler cen tly in which was located the
be capable of producing crops Commercial Club, or Butler Im- 1 of Hce of the OPA.
of Butler was in charge of funeral leaders in the army,
arrangements.
Masons Purchase Office
Building Housing Order
ifnTIn 8 Bu,ter e in,,fr r ,^ se T».S; And Professional Men
Tuebrcufar Christmas
Seals Now Being Sold by
Taylor County Committee
Transfer of title was completed The little red seals sent ou* by
last week to the large two-story the- Taylor County Tube r culosis Woman’s
brick building on the north corner Commission have become a much Service, and at which Mrs Henry
As a mark of appreciation for
services faithfully and ably ren
dered in the past and with bright
prospects for the coming yea •,
Rev. C. L. Glenn, pastor of the
Butler Methodist chuich since
December, 1943, and Mrs Gie..n,
were honored with a Jin^n a. d
pantry shower at the pa.sonage Ly
members of their congregation.
The occasion, sponsored by :he
Society of Christian
equal, if not superior to any in provement Club, or whatever | Messrs Vernon Algood and Fel-;of the public square from the cs- a part of the Christmas season as McLean spoke words of apprecia
te country under the same cli- seems to be the most appropriate. ton Posey are listed as composing tate of the late Mr. Rufus Wat- Santa Claus and his reindeers. So tion and bidding welcome to tne
matic condition, and as evidence Vou shall have my hearty coopera- th e new firm. They expect to car- 1 kins to officers and members of once more the chairman, Mrs. R. returning pastor and nls Jamil.,
of the same Mr. Lonnie Harris, an tion. 1 ry a full line of equipment as Fickling Masonic Lodge who have L. Bell, is giving our citizens an was a delightful sociai event. Re-
industrious farmer of near Butler Yours for a bigger and better wel1 as serving the electrical and occupied the building for their opportunity to help in the good freshments were served by a ccm-
presented the Herald Monday with town. j plumbing needs of the company, j regular communications since its fight to overcome tuberculosis inittee of ladies appointed for t;.. t
four turnips of the Purple Top va
riety grown on some of the poor-
est land on his farm and without
cultivation or fertilization that Farmall
weighed 3 to 4 pounds each, or a equipment,
total weight of 14 pounds. Thanks
and congratulations, Lonnie.
W. E. STEED.
FOR SALE
— — I erection in 1920. Lawyers and In former years these seals purpose.
LOST: Ga. truck license plate other men professional promi- were sold only through the publli- Those bearing gifts and icfre
No. 43838 together with tail light nence include other occupants schools, but this practice has been ments met at the church at 7.30
“H" Tractor with all and hanger, between Cross Roads having offices in the building. partly discontinued. Thus it be- P- m., and in a group proceeded to
and Butler. Finder please return But few, if any changes in comes doubly important for the the parsonage, where the minister
G. D. LOCKE, j to Herald Office. j tenacy, is expected in the irnme- public to respond to the appeals and Mrs. Glenn were given a most
Butler, cm., Rte. 1.
W. C. Busey, Butler, Ga. diate future.
sent direct from the association. delightful surprise.