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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 13. 1945.
Safe Crackers Take $600
And Valuable Silverware
From Columbus Church
Columbus, Dec. 11—Police Mon
day night were seeking the iden
tity of safecrackers who entered
the First Baptist church office
Sunday night, broke into the vault
and took approximately $600 in
cash, representing the Sunday
morning offering and Sunday
School collection, and flat silver
valued at several hundred dollars.
According to Detective Chief A.
G. Reese, who said he and officers
J. B. Hart, A. C. Smiht and O. C.
Bryant answered a call from Miss
Mable Davis, church secretary,
about 9 a. m., the looting was
done by someone that “either en
tered the building at some place
which has not been found, or hdi
inside the building.”
Police quoted Miss Davis as say
ing that the door to her officer
was. open when she arrived after
being called by the church janitor
Alfred Washington. A door lead
ing from Miss Davis’s office to an
other room containing the vault
had been removed by taking off
the hinges. The combination had
been knocked off the vault, the
lock punched, and the same pro
cedure followed on an inside door
to the vault.
Miss Davis said the money was
insured, and that she was trying
to work out as nearly as she cou!^
the exact amount taken. All the
money and checks had been re
moved from the envelopes she
stated, and all the money and
some of the envelopes were taken.
The silver was the personal prop
erty of Mrs. A. J. Land of Colum
bus, who had asked that it be
kept in the church vault while she
made an out-of-town trip. She said
that the entire service, Chantilly,
marked with the initial “L” was
taken with the exception qf the
dinner forks and teaspoons, which
were left in the vault.
Police quoted Miss Davis, as
saying the burglary mus thave oc
curred between 7:40 p. m. Sunday
and 8:45 a. m. Monday.
Dr. Frederick S. Porter, pastor
of the church was not available
for comment Monday night. Miss
Davis said he left for Atlanta
Monday morning.
page Firm
Silver Tea Service Given
Moultrie Editor and Wife
Moultrie, Ga., Dec. 8—Newspa
per men and readers from all over
Georgia gathered at Moultrie Fri
day night to honor Columbus B.
Allen, publisher of the Moultrie
Observer, on his 50th anniversary.
as editor of the paper. Employes
of the paper presented Mr. and
Mrs. Allen with a beautiful silver.
tea esrvice at the testimonial ban- 1
quet. |
COLUMBUS METHODISTS
SEEK BUILDING FUND
Columbus, Dec. 8—St. Luke
Methodist church will launch this
week a drive to raise an addition
al $105,000 to construct a $250,000
church sanctuary.
Plans for the colonial type struc
ture, to seat 900 persons, are be- j
ing drawn. It will replace the
church destroyed by fire on Moth- j
er’s Day, 1942. I
Fort Valley Plant
Destroyed by Fire
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Ft. Valley, Ga., Dec. 6—The
original building of the Bluebird
Bus Body Company, one of Ft. Val
ley’s principal industries, burned
just before noon Thursday. The
loss is estimated at $40,000, most
ly covered by insurance.
The business was started at Ft.
Valley a few years ago by A. L.
Luce and employes 150 to 200
people.
Machinery and equipment in
other buildings will permit the de
livery of busses again within a
few days. The fire started in a
flue and was fanned by a stiff
breeze.
Holidays Granted
To State Workers
7.000 NARCOTIC TABLETS ARE
STOLEN AT MACON HOSPITAL
Macon, Dec. 9—The Macon hos
pital reported to police that 7,000
narcotic tablets—almost its entire
supply—was stolen a few days
ago.
Police said the thief obviously
was a dope addict.
Atlanta, Dec. 10—Gov. Ellis Ar-
nall Monday proclaimed a four-
day Christmas holiday for state
employees.
The capitol will be closed Satur
day through Tuesday, the 25, he
said, “so as to enable our state of
ficials and employes, most of
whom live away from Atlanta, to
spend the Christmas season with
their families and friends.
“Any business house in Georgia,
any municipality o rcounty has the
authority to determine what it
shall do about its own employes.”
The governor pointed out that
the only official holiday will be
Tuesday, Dec. 25.
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FOR SALE CHEAP
194 Acres of land with 2-horse farm in cultivation, balance
woodland and pasture; nice spring branch; doublercase well
with Electric Pump; good five-room house, barns, etc.; house
wired.
Located just a mile from the court house, out on No. Three
Highway. See me for further information. The price is the
smallest thing about this farm.
- C. C. COOPER, Rupert, Ga.
PIANO TUNING
C. W. SMITH
SALES & SERVICE
209 E. Gordon Street
Phone 497-W Thom ns ton. Ga
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LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE HAULING
I am registered with the Public
Service Commission to do Local
and Long Distance Hauling at any
time.
J. A. PAYNE, Transfer,
BUTLER. GEORGIA
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DR. BRANHAM, VETERAN
EDITOR. DIES AT DECATUR
Decatur, Dec. 5—Dr. Alfred I.
Branham, 90, educator and editor
died at a hospital Dec. 5.
He spent 18 years in the teach
ing profession and ni newspaper
work.
At the time of his retirement in
1931 he was southern manager of
the American Book Company.
He was a former city editor of
the Macon Telegraph, and asso
ciate editor of the Savannah
Morning News. He also was asso
ciated with the Brunswick Daily
Times, the Rome News Tribune
and the Chattanooga Daily Times.
Survivors include his widow and
two daughters, Mrs. H. H. Dews of
Decatur and Mrs. Lucy Rivere of
Branning, Cal.
WICKARD CALLS
FOR EXPANSION
Atlanta, Dec. 11—Administrator
Claude Wickard said in Atlanta
Tuesday it was the Rural Electri
fication Administration’s aim to
carry electricity to every rural
area in the United States and add
ed:
“It would be disastrous if the
utilities interests were successful
in their fight to halt further ex
pansion of the Rural Electrifica
tion Administration.”
Wickard, a former secretary of
agriculture, spoke at the fifth an
nual meeting of the Georgia Elec
tric Membership Corporation.
He said that only one farm in
ten had electricity a decade ago
whereas now about half of the
farms in the United States have
it.
ALABAMA MAN KILLED
AT STREET CROSSING IN
COLUMBUS TUESDAY
Columbus, Dec. 11—A man ten
tatively identified as John M.
Newton, of Mobile, Ala., died at a
Columbus hopital Tuesday night
of head injuries suffered when he
was struck -by an automobile at
a street intersection in Uolumbus.
Officers identified the man from
credentials and papers found in
his bill-fold and other papers car
ried on his person, they said Tues
day night.
FREED IN 20 MINUTES
IN PHONE AIDE'S DEATH
Decatur, Ga., Dec. 11—A jury in
less than 20 minutes today freed
Robert F. Johnson, 30, of a charge
of murder in the death of Joseph
W. Duff.
Johnson was jailed after an in
quiry into the, death of the tele
phone company executive whose
charred body was taken from i
blazing automobile in ,a private
driveway in October.
j! 15-In Dolls . . $2.50
25-In Dolls . . $7.50
Natural Hair, Movable Legs
and Arms and Goes to Sleep
Walking Dogs $2.00
Steam Shovels $2.00
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Meal . . .
Irish Potatoes
Onions . . .
Our hired help Is on a strike, the rent man has pone
to Florida to spend the winter. Our expenses have
been entirely wiped out, till he gets back. We will
wait on you ourselves at a reduced price on every
thing in this stove, including hundreds of articles not
listed here.
10 Lbs 48c
10 Lbs 35c
3 Lbs
24c
Fresh String Beans u> 15c
Fresh Turnips
Fresh Collards
Rutabagas . .
Grapefruit .
Lge Bunch
Lge Bunch
10 Lbs
. 3 For
10c
20c
40c
25c
Oranges Doz 45c
Oranges Doz 4Qc
Oranges c ?«e $4.40
Tangerines Doz 30c
Apples Doz 40c
English
Walnuts Lb 40c
Mixed Nuts Lb 50c
Pecans Lb 30c
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Ladies’ and Men’s 100 pc. All Wool
SWEATERS
$4.49
Leather Sport
JACKETS
$6.00-$7.00
LADIES’ HOSE
MEN’S SOCKS
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Prince Albert Can 10c
All 10c Snuffs 3 For 25c
Matches
Cigarette
Lighters .
Cigarette
Lighters .
Cigarettes
6 Boxes 24c
> . . 69c
. . 39c
2 For 35 c
Ctn $1.90
Cigarettes
We C*rry All the Leading Brands
CANDIES
See Us For Christmas Turkeys
Please give order ahead for
these. They are eight months
old. Weigh from 25 lbs to 35
ibs each. Nice tender and juicy.
The best line of candies we
have had in two yeais. Many
boxes of the leading brands.
For Your Christmas Cakes
Pineapple Preserves - Pineapple Sliced
No. 21 Cans Grated Coconut - ;Hershey's Cocoa
Extracts, Pure and Imatitve
oar !irew».-- - a ve a com-
arrive. * e j X *Vek and next week,
plete 1»*>® *“ 1S we
Roman Candle
All Sizes
Flash Salutes
All Sizes
Skv Rockets
Whistling Sire p ®
Whistling Devils
2-Shot Repeaters
Silver Blast Salute^
5-Minute Red J^ klers
Fire crac 0 k : r e^-‘-‘-
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WINES
Have a complete line of fine native and import
ed wines. By the bottle or case. Price reasonable.
| FLOUR
In 25 Lb i|
Bags !
Peek-A-Boo s-r
$1.33!
Hollyhock s-r
$1.35 i
Mayflower s-r
$1.34!
Cansby’s Flour s-R
$1.32!
Sunny Valley Plain
$1.30 |
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