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VOLUME 70
The Butler Herald
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BUTLER, TATLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 194C
or success
NUMBER 19
Dr. Luther Weigle
Speaks on Revised
New Testament
AllEN WITHDRAWS FROM
GOVERNOR'S RACE UPON
ADVICE OF PHYSICIAN
(By Dr. Luther A. Weigle)
The idea of education is in
trinsic to the New Testament. Its
books were writtten that men
might know and believe the gos
pel of Jesus Christ. And
J. B. MAUND, 67
DIES SUDDENLY
IN ATLANTA
ONLY ONE ANNOUNCED GUBERNA
TORIAL CANDIDATE, HOKE WILLIS
f" BLUE RIDGE, is LEFT IN THfc Talbot County
Found Dead
JACKSON DAY
DINNERS TO BE
HELD MARCH 23
Contest.
Atlanta, March 2.—DeLacey Al-
their i en> Q f Albany, first candidate to
fund-raising campaign, has an- j from the armed forces.
translation inteo other languages. announce f Qr Governor in this
is for the same purpose. j year’s forthcoming Democratic pri-
William Tyndale, the first to mary, has announced his with-
translate the New Testament into drawal from the race, on the ad- Talhn1 pmintv hrm ,„ ht , , .
English from the original Greek, vice of his physician, leaving only i the hearts 0 ^’ his g " ~ , eral county chairmen and the
clearly stated his reason for un-ione announced candidate, Hoke
Tuesday Morning.
Representative Is President Truman Will Speak by
in Hotel Room Radio from Washington at That
Time.
News of the unexpected passing
of Hon. Joseph Bernard Maund, 67,
of Junction City, and member of
12 TAYLOR COUNTY MEN
RETURN TO CIVILIAN LIFE
AFTER RECEIVING DISCHG.
most of these men have long
SERVICE RECORDS WITH MANY
MONTHS HAVING BEEN SPENT
OVERSEAS.
PRICE SPINKS, 72,
DIES SUNDAY AM.
OF HEART ATTACK
Atlanta.—Jackson P. Dick, state
chairman for the Jackson Day i
During the past week nine white
men and three negroes returned
home after receiving discharges
the house of representatives from ] announced the appointment of sev-
dertaking this great work: “Be-jWillis, of Blue Ridge, in the con-j j ^ i___. ... was appointed by
many Tayloi | opei ng of State Headquarters,
j county friends. | Diik, who was appointed
He was tound dead in bed in an,Chairman Robert Hanegan of the
i Atlanta hotel Tuesday morning. - Democratic National
en™how h t a h d at P r^1mp^Jbl P e C torin his announcement Allen «• Nalional . Committee,
establish the lay people in any 1 pressed regret that his physical t j it t confer with state offi l S3ld countle j> are plan ‘
truth, except the Scripture were, condition will not permit him to Hals in re° ard to a roari nrntef in ! . h ° ld ^\ c I tson Day dinners
plainly laid before their eyes in participate in a strenuous political ££ mlnw ™ 1 d P J * i °. n the niBht of March 23, at which
their mother tongue, that they campaign to achieve his longtime I T . t A lpmciotnr „.„ c „l ( u ime Pres | den t Truman wd f speak
and goal of serving the state as gover-! , t , te ia g lslrtt ° r was a ■ by radio from the dinner being
| nor. His withdrawal leaves the! Tn at Ju ^! held in Washington.
tion City, where he also operated ; County chairmen announced by
order
some
These men have been in service
several years and most of them
have served overseas for
time.
They include:
White Men
Charles H. Smith (Navy)
Benjamin H. Neislei
H. T. Blakely Jr.
Walter B. Peterman
William C. Parks
John Frank England
Elzie Lee Swain
Ernest Paul Hobbs
Henry Posey
Colored
Walter Gooch
Curtis Peebles
O’Neal Gray
Men
might see the process,
meaning of the text.”
Throughout Christendom, the 1 ra< j e °P en Willis and such prob-
16th century was a period of ac-;^ ^
tivity in the translation of the 1 - u S ene
u"i^a-‘^p&.'p^i- s S he ~ PostmMt " s r annah ’ and ' WaSr
Co«rda!l OU «35 by ThomL Mat“ew ' 1 'Sa’tost the ^ ““ wldow and i ‘ Tom'Camp has been named by
P chAd -haie.T? The a " d Rivers factions. ; lwo daa 8h‘«s by a previous mar- Mr , plck t0 dlrect , he state hea /.
Great Bible, 1539; The Geneva Bi-! f£'„ a“d Mrs.^E. L XSSSte'XSXa N PlWyeT t® be
ble, 1650; The Bishops Bible, 1568;, Vi® e I Phillips of Highland Citv, Fla * g Democratic National, J J
The Rhams and Douay Versions, tended offennB the voters of Geor- J f Ll_
1582 and 1609; and the King James B . ia ' t proposes more effective as-1
Version, 1611. s stance to war veterans, increased f HOODS KefUmS
’ I old-age benefits, a fair tax sys- 1 hvimiim
™ e o f ll Ct ° f these translations tem to enable be tter pay for school |T ft life Hnmp fa ToVAC
of the Bible, as described by John 1 teachers and the divorcing of far- 110 l*0Hie 111 IcXoS
Rjchard^Green^ in^his Short Histo^ mers marketing agencies and high I Yj$jfjf|Q jjgpg
of the English People, was tre- ways from politics
mendous. England became thei The text of Allen’s statement
people of a book, and that book follows:
was the Bible. It vyas as yet the! For many years r have had the
one English book which was fa- ambition to unselfishly serve Geor-
miliar to every Englishman; it g j a as governor, and it is particu-
was read at churches and read at jarly hv.rd to be forced to withdraw
home, and everywhere its words, as at a time when so many of my
they fell on ears which custom had friends and supporters are confi-
not deadened, kindled a startling den t I could and would w'in. How-
enthusiasm ... As a mere literary ever, I am making this decision on
monument, the English version of the advice of my physicians, who
the Bible remains the noblest ex- advise me that I am not now-
ample of the English tongue, while physically able to stand up under
lets perpetual use made it from the strain of a hard and nerve-
the instant of its appearance the racking political campaign. Know-
standard of our language . . . Butr j n g something of Georgia politics,
far greater than its effect on litera- i knwo myself, without benefit of
ture or social phrase was the effect medical advice, I could not fight
of thij Eible on the character of the thi-oegb a hot Georgia campaign
people at large ... The whole on milk toast and strained spin-
temper of the nation felt the ach. One should have the stomach
change. A new conception of life'of a goat, and, I feel sometimes,
and of men superseded the old.” i his disposition, to be in politics.
A new period of activity began,; For many years I have given
with the 19th century. It was stim-imuch thought and planning to the
ulated, in the first place, by the great service a governor could ren-
great missionary movement which der to the state if he would devote
called for translations into many all of his time in an honest effort
vernaculars. The Bible, or part of to serve the people and would for-
the Bible, has now been translated, get not only the professional poli-
printed, and published in more ticians but also the building of a
than one thousand languages. political machine for himself. I
A second stimulus, quite as of- bad boped to be that kind of a
fective as the missionary move- ; jOVeinor>
ment, was the development of j
Biblical studies. It became mani- ,
test by the middle of the 19th cen
tury that the King James Version 1
had many faults which call for,
revision. The English Revised Ver-1
eion of the New Testament was | Washington, March 5—First 1946
published in 1881; and the Ameri- canning sugar will be available
can Standard Version, was pub- 1 next Monday, the OPA announced
lished in 1901. 1 Tuesday.
When the International Council, Spare stamp nine in ration book
Comrhietteman, former Governor I
E. D. Rivers, assured Mr. Dick that vDSCrVCCl III IFIIS Llfy
a member of President Truman's I - ' _
cabinet will be available to speak rHuSy"* IOIIIOITOW
at thje dinner which is to be held j *
in A.lanta. A
“Tlje celebration of Jackson Day, f»°y ern or Ellis Arnall Saturday 1U mi vvesiey apinns oi
is a “love feast” in the Demo-1 arg . ed e yery community in Georgia | Also several grand-children
_ - ! To tnin in nhcnrxmnnn F1-, . b u VIUJUICH.
Graham Bros. Funeral Home
Funeral Services Were Held
Monday Afternoon at Horeb
Church, Talbot County.
Mr. Price Spinks, 72 years of
age, died at his home near Rupert
early Sunday morning. Mr. Spinks
died suddenly of a heart attack,
however, he had been in ill
health for the past ejghteen
months.
Mr. Spinks was born in Talbot
county August 9, 1873. He was
married to Miss Alla Jane Morgan *
of Talbotton who preceded him in
death several years ago. He moved
to Taylor county about 15 years
ago where he had made his home.
Funeral services for Mr. Spinks
were held Monday afternoon at
Horeb church in Talbot county, of
which he was a member. Rev. C. L.
Glenn, pastor of the Butler Metho
dist church, and Rev. J. H. Stan
ford, pastor of Antioch Baptist
church officiated. Burial was in
Horeb cemetery.
Pall bearers included: Messrs
Johnnie Spinks, Lewis Spinks,
Frank Slaughter, Homer Wade,
Fred Jarrell and B. H. Morgan.
Survivors include two sons, Mr.
Charles Spinks of Orlando, Fla.,
:md Mr. Wesley Spinks of Rupert,
craticj Party. This is a year of! [? -* 01I lobservance of the World
Mr. W. E. Hobbs left this week Congressional elections throughout;: ay ”^ a y er on the first Friday
for his home at Raymondville, the (jountry. If the Republicans; 111 , nt tomorrow.
Texas after spending the past three should win a majority in Congress tlie day v '! as observed
months in Taylor county the guest all o^r Southern Senators and Con- ! n . communities in 51 coun-
of relatives and friends. gresstnen who now hold important tnes ‘ hotrod and thirty-two
Mr. Hobbs left Butler nearly committee chairmanships would j oommumUes in Georgia joined in
fifty years ago with his parents be replaced,” former Governor I* e observance. This year the Gov-
and other members of his family Rivers said. |™ ™ aj ? y mar f- and
for Texas, where they have made Chairman Dick said all funds! that s j; ate s Problems as
their home since that time. raised no March 23 in Georgia will ' e 1 a ? world affairs be remem-
This was his first visit back to be forwarded direct to the National I be £,^ d m th ® pray | rs ? f , P eor ^ ia,ls '
the county of his nativity in Committee Treasurer, George Kil- 1 . a 7*' ‘“'l the Butler
x J Methodist church will sponsor the
Talbotton
neral.
was in
of
charge lo fu-
twenty-five years.
lion, for use in helping to elect
Just before leaving for the Lone Demqcratic Congressmen and Sen-1 , Da y flayer in this city Iri-
Star State he requested the Her
ald to express his appreciation to
the people of Taylor county for
the many kindnesses «hown him
during his visit here.
Railroad Strike,
Set for Next Monday,
To Tie Up Nation
ators throughout the nation.
Young Democrats
To Register Georgia's
'Teen-Age Voters
l day—tomorrow—at the Methodist
j church. Members of all denomina-
Itions are invited to attend and
I join in this service and make it
1 truly a day of prayer.
! Mrs. H. E. Allen will be the
leader in this service.
Rev. Stanford Pastor
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Canning Sugar
To Be Issued
The Young Democratic Clubs of
Georgia have launched a cam- [
paign to place on the registration j » r Uf !•
lists the names of every teen-age j ARDOUIICCS jUfl. WOrSfliP
voter in Georgia, it was announc- >
President OHn have well organized classes | dence Saturday night
In our Sunday School at Mt
President**Price^^stated that all! ”®* ah church ‘.. f lease rn c u ome and
nhc thrmiffhmit iho ctatp hpoiri ^ yOUI children. I he SC
ed this week by
Price following a meeting of
State Executive Committee.
San Francisco, March 5—A na
tionwide strike of railroad en
gineers and trainmen will begin
Monday morning, unless settle
ment is reached before the dead-
line, P O. Peterson general chair- clubs throughout the state begin
man of the Brotherhood of Locom- immediately a canvas of their
otive Engineers, anounced in San home counties to secure the names
b rancisco Tuesday. i 0 f young people who have hereto-, . .. -
Detroit, March 5—The Detroit f ore registered and who are not! peclally urBe our mem bers and
News said Tuesday that a nation- eligible under the ”18 year old” i friends of the church to attend
wide strike of railroad engineers voting law passed during tiS pres
and trainmen has been ordered for en t state administration.
6 a. m. next Monday
The newspaper said
railroad men were
ceipt of notices to stop work
Stolen Car Is Found
In Pond Near Howard,
Occupants Escaped
A 1934 Ford coupe was discover
ed submerged in the Brown Broth
ers sand pit pond one mile west
of Howard Monday morning.
Sheriff J. M. Bone said fiurr. ail
I appear ance the car was running
iat a high rate of speed when it
'left the highway and plunged
into the lake. It is believed the
accident occurred Saturday night
or early Sunday morning.
The car was taken from the
pond and apparently all occupants
escaped uninjured.
Upon investigation it was
learned that the car was owned
by a Mr. Black of Thomaston and
had been stolen from his resi-
school
meets at 10:30 a. m.
Preaching at 11:30 next Sunday
morning by the pastor. We
One Hundred Dollars
Offered for Evidence to
Convict Fire ’Bugs’
this service. The pastor will speak
; on “The Conquering Forces oi the 1
The Herald has been requested
| to announce that a one hundred
dollar reward is offered for suffi-
- i “We shall do our best,” said j |^ in f gd . dm m u lH bo . intciL ‘ sled i^-waiu is unereu iur sum
id some Detroit Price, “to see that not one singleis timely and j eiem 1 evidence ‘to 'ccinvR-t “the"pin
already in re- young man or young woman in , ,, e . la . btd ' tllC :ty or parties starting forest Urea
T. E. Tante Awarded
For Suggestions Made
At Warner Robins
of Religious Education, on behalf four becomes good for five pounds
of the forty Protestant denomina- j of sugar on that date. It will be
tions associated in it, accepted re- , valid through Oct. 31.
6ponsibility for the renewal of the; Another canning sugar stamp
copyright of the American Stand- will be validated later, possibly
ard Version in 1929 it appointed a | in late June or early July, OPA
committee of scholars to have,said. It was unlikely that the can-
charge of the text, and authorized J ning allotment this year will be
this committee to make further re-j more than 10 pounds per person.
vision if that should be deemed ! Last year’s allowance was around Mr. T. E. Tante, who for the past
necessary. After extended investi-|7 1-2 pounds per person. several years has been connected
gation, experimentation, and de-1 OPA cautioned that no increase ] with the Supply Division at War-
bate, the conclusion was reached I in the regular sugar ration canbejner Robins has recently been
that there is need for a thorough! foreseen now, and urged house- [ awarded a check for $209.50 by
revision of the version of 1901, j wives to continue to budget home! Commanding Officer R. V. Ignico. ship awards were announced
which would stay as close to the'sugar use according to the pres-1 The award was made to Mr. Tante Wesleyan College, President N. C. j
Tyndale-King James tradition as it; ent rate of rationing. I for suggestions of improved meth- McPherson Jr., as a result of com-; Columbus, March 2 The Colum-'
could, in the light of our present' The next regular sugar stamp ;Ods for storing aircraft propellers petitive examination just con; bus Enquirer, morning newspaper, 1
young
to have the
oppor.lftf 5 - ««*,•». ■»—»jg .hisCa 68 S,art ' ng ,0rCS ‘ ” re *
Our weapons in this hour are not i
During the past few weeks
young
Georgia fails
tunity to register. Comprehensive i Al‘l‘„7. cc *. p , u . , ,,
plans will be announced Irom , ; > orc ,. s e f l Ct' 0 I r:tAt' if, I v °unR and old timber valued at
lime lln spSl Ves comf aridb° usand » d °" a » »- been de-
I bring a friend with you io this
Miss Elizabeth White i service. Won’t you pray for the
! pastor and pray for an outpouring
Awarded $500 Scholarship' 0 ' Hls j spl if
By Wesleyan College
; Ledger Goes Tab'
by 'As Pressmen Quit
stroyed by fire.
| There is a state law against
I starting forest fires and to make
jihis law more effective local land
j owners are offering this one hun-
jdred dollar cash reward fox evi-
j dence to convict the guilty person
or persons.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
Division.
knowledge of the Greek text and becomes valid May 1.
its meaning on the one hand, and;
our present understanding of Eng
lish on the other.
The council authorized this re- j Last year l tried and succeeded
vision in 1931, and the work hasij n bav j ng a good gar den despite
been pursued vigorously since hat |the fact that dogs tore down ^
time. The Revised Standard Ver-| destroyed many Q f my vegetables,
sion of the New Testament is pub- iThis year r haVe pre pared to plant
Hsheui today, Feb. E Worki ag ain and these dogs still insist
upon the revision of the Old Testa- |0n taking my garden for a play-
ment is a bit more than two-thirds |ground . x am taking this me P th ^ d
I’ll*' take ab0Ut four j of notifying owners of these dogs j has on hand
years more. . . I to please keep them at home. If, for refund
Let me say simply that revision they continue to
which was adopted in the Supply eluded by the Liberal Arts College j appeared in tabloid form Saturday
a strike of printing
Application Blanks Here
For Farmers to Apply
For Gas Tax Refund
at the Conservatory. I because
The Rivoli scholarships arc pressmen,
awarded on the basis of standard] Pressmen of the Ledge-Enquirer
tests administered by the high‘Company walked out Friday after
school of the candidates.
First place carrying $5t'0, went
to Elizabeth White of Marion,
Ala., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. White.
a notice was posted that a new
foreman had been appointed effec
tive March 4, to replace the pres
ent foreman of the pressroom.
Tire Ledger, afternoon newspaper
Mr.
annoy me
r i p n |,, man r Mrs - White was formerly Miss printed its 2 o’clock edition but the
Agent advises the Herald thaThe Sarah Ma e Hollis of Reynolds, Miss j final edition was not published
~ z r.“ *
«>- -— “l*S“,2S? sir o[ '
Elizabeth
OI me tbSI'sn translation of the shall be forced to use deadly I All Taylor cointy farmers who' e " (Betty ’ ’™ h “ “*’ B retulal*
li?" „ ' S necessat) ' tOT I methods to keep them away, so are eligible for refunds on gasollUe rece ‘ vm 8 thls o utstand -
four main reasons:
(1) Because the King
Version was based upon a Greek
text that # was corrupt, containing j
the errors that had crept into it!
through centuries of manuscript]
copying. We now possess many
please cooperate with me if
James value the life of your dog.
Sincerely,
J. O. DRISKELL.
. gasoline jnr, honor
you used in agricultural purposes in B
] accordance with the new state law
may contact the county agent for
application blanks.
LOST
. , . - , Brown Coat Sweater lost out of
more ancient manuscripts, and are my car i as t V veek in vicinity of
Tor nottor itrniin n a/ I La rlrwf in#. • . . —. . •*
TRACTOR FOR SALE
One John Deere
NOTICE TO FARMERS
Buena Vista Paper Sold
To J. W. Lang of Omega
Carpenter Home Is
Destroyed by Fire
Saturday Afternoon
The home and all of the house
hold furnishings of Mrs. Mollie
Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Carpenter and family was de-
destroyed by fire late Saturday af
ternoon.
The Carpenter home was locate®
about four miles south of Butl*a
Origin of the fire was not known.
There was no insurance on Ihe
building or furnitre it is learned.
Notice-Closed
i GEORGIA—Taylor County:
Road closed from Scandrett gate
. has bought the Marion County I c °l° red school building in City
Patriot at Buena Vista from J. L. |°^ Butler, effective February 26th.
J. W. Lang, formerly of Omega,
Anyone in Macon, Taylor, Craw
ford, and Peach counties who vvish. Taylor and has set up a complete! Condition of road considered dan-
, analyzed'shop there. cerous to traffic.
far better equipped to determine i dea l. Finder please return to A. E. J “H”. In good condition
(Turn to Page 8, No. i) (Awtry, Millen, Ga. Reward offered.! D. W. PAYNE, Reynolds, Ga.
to have their fertilizer
Tractor, model are requested to notify
G. D. LOCKE,
Butler, Ga., R.
j Mr. Lang says that he will strive.
Inspector to give the city and county a
F. D. 1. wide-awake weekly paper. j
This 26th day of February, 194<L
MRS. H. S. DUNWUDY,
Executrix.