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the Butler Herald \ v W* 0 ‘‘KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS'' VOLUME 70 KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946 NUMBER 22 DEAN THEATRE IS PURCHASED BY DR. HUGH GEE Theatre Was Built in 1936 by Dr. Lewis Dean; Will Operate Under Same Name. One of the largest business transactions ever to have taken place in Butler was completed last Saturday when Dr. H. H. Gee of Butler purchased the Dean Theatre from Dr. Lewis Dean. The Dean is one of the largest and most modern equipped the atres in this section of the state. It was built in 1936 by Dr. Dean and has operated regularly since that time. Citizens of Taylor and surrounding counties are loyal patrons of this theatre for they know here they always find the best type of pictures. Dr. Dean asked The Herald to express to the public his apprecia tion for their splendid patronage and cooperation during the past ten years. He also stated that he was sure Dr. Gee could and would give the public better service than it had been possible for him tc do in the past for Dr. Gee is plan ning to devote his entire time to this business. Dr. Dean further states that to Dr. Gee goes his every good wish lor a pleasant and prosperous busi ness in the future. The business will continue to operate under the name of The Dean Theatre. 7 TAYLOR COUNTY MEN RETURN TO CIVILIAN LIFE AFTER BEING DISCHARGED ALL SERVICE MEN ARE BEING G I V E N A CORDIAL WELCOME H O M E BY THEIR NUMEROUS LOCAL FRIENDS. Morgan Collum, Former Schley Solon and State Senator Claimed by Death Ellaville, March 25 — Funeral services were held Thursday foi Morgan Collum, 81, former State Representative, who died at his home in the Hopewell community Wednesday night. The services were held at the residence and were conducted by Rev. L. M. Spi vey. Mr. Collum was a son of the late Uriah and Pamelia Patient Collum pioneer residents of Schley county an dwas born in the house in which he died. He was never mar ried. Mr. Collum was an extensive farmer and lived with his niece, Mrs. Annie Rawls. His brother, the late John Collum, also served in the Georgia Legislature and was author of the bill which created the college at Americus. During the past week seven Tay lor county young men have return ed home from the armed service after receiving an honorable dis charge. These men include five white men and two negroes. They are as follows: White Men Lewis D. Mclnvale Ralph J. Locke Geo. C. Elliston (Navy) Gilbert S. Hobbs (Navy) Joseph F. Barnes (Navy) Colored Men John Moon Millard Felts Round of Quarterly Conferences to be Held By Dist. Superintendent Rev. A. W. Reese, Methodist Dis trict Superintendent of Columbus .will hold his second round of quar- 'etrly conferences at the following places and designated time: j Butler Circuit, Union Church, j Friday morning, April 12. ! Buena Vista Church, Friday af ternoon, April 26. Geneva Church, Sunday morning May 5. Marion County Circuit, Tazewell Church, Saturday morning, April 27th. Talbot County Circuit, Olive Branch Church, Saturday morning April 13. Waverly Hall Circuit, Hamilton | Church, Sunday afternoon, April 28. Woodland Circuit, Sardis Church Saturday morning, April 16. The district conference will be held at Richland Methodist church Thursday morning, May 30. UNION MEETING TO BE HELD AT MIDWAY SUNDAY Mt. Pisgah, Midway, Horeb and Antioch Churches Will Take Part in Meeting. The churches of our field—Mt. Pisgah, Midway, fcloreb and Anti och—will hold a Fifth Sunday Rally at Midway Baptist church next Sunday. All these churches will meet in a union service beginning at 10:30 o’clock. Beginning the service will be a joint Sunday school service at 10:30 a. m. and each Sunday school in the field is urged to at tend. Preaching by the pastor at 11:30 at which time a special message to the church will be the main theme. The pastor earnestly in vites all the members and friends of each of these four churches to attend this Rally Day meeting. Dinner will be spread on the church grounds at the noon hour. At 2 p. m. we will have t hirty ! minutes of song and praise. I At 2:30 o’clock Bro. E. M. Gault- ney will lead a discussion on a 1 subject of his own selection. An open forum for discussions will I follow. We are planning to make this a | great day. Midway church extends leach of you a cordial invitation to come and worship with them. Pray for a gracious outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit on this oc casion. J. H. Stanford, Pastor. TALMADGE WOULD TAYl0R county citizens [COUNTY SPELLING HAVE STATE DEM- ARE “ to conserve CONTEST WILL BE EXECUTIVE MEET WHEAT - FATS m oils Writes Chairman J. Lon Duckworth For Acteion So Legislature May Convene. Atlanta, March 26—Former Gov- HELD TO-NIGHT MR. II. A. SEALY HAS BEEN AP POINTED BY II. S. DEPARTMENT, 1 Winner Will ReDresenf OF AGRICULTURE AS EMERGENCY present FOOD PROGRAM MANAGER. Taylor County in District Spelling Bee. ’ The U. S. Department of Agri culture has asked Taylor county citizens to conserve 302 thousand ernor Eugene Taimadge urged to- pounds of wheat, which is 40 per' — ■ day that the state Democratic cent of its normal consumption B y tlor • — 1 oc ) thousand pounds, or 20 per nin £ '' r of normal consumption 0 f, cordially invited to attend The Taylor County Spelling Bee i is to be held in the court house in the state Democratic U1 Its normal consumption B V tlor tonight—Thursday—begin- executive committee be convened and 355 thousand pounds, or 20 per a * 7.30 o clock. I he public is i.1. u.. „„i^lcent of normal cordially invited to attend. to consider steps which he saidl terd normal consumption of. sviuiauy mvueu uj auenci. would preserve the white primary fats and oils during the next four. TI Comity School Superintendent E. in Georgia. In a letter to State months. i ^> unn advises that Rev. C. L. Democratic Party Chairman J. Lon Purpose for this conservation is Glenn of Butler, Miss Melissa Og- Duckwortn, the Atlanta attorney to hel P feed the millions of starv-i burn of Reynolds, and Mrs. Violet requested “that you call the state in S people in war-torn countries, j Moore of Montezuma will art as democratic executive committee! Mr. H. A. Scaly, local emergency Judges of the contest, into session for the purpose oi food Program manager, requests j Lach school in the county has adopting as a part of the rules and lhe co-operation ot all Taylor coun- ' been asked to select two students regulations of the Democratic par-: 1 *’ citizens in helping to carry out lrom each of tho following grades ty in Georgia all existing Georgia i lhis Program. j to represent their school: Fourth, • • ... i Below is a copy of the letter sent ruth, sixth and seventh. out by the Department of Agri-I Special contests will be held for culture to member of the Famine each grade with prizes being laws relating to primaries, includ ing the county unit system. the Emergency Committee which more awarded to the winners as follows: receive a Fort Valley Peach Growers Suffer Loss Quarter Million Trees Lt. Richard Simpson, 24, Son of Thomaston Minister Victim of Air Crash Thomaston, March 20—Second Lt. Richard F. Simpson, 24-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. R. F. Simp son of Thomaston was one of the 26th Army airmen killed in the explosion of the C-47 over Sierra, Nev. Lt. Simpson graduated from R.E. Lee in 1941, entering Georgia Tech in the fall of the same year. He entered the army in 1943, while at Tech, and was later ac cepted for officer candidate school. Lt. Simpson was stationed at the Air Transport Command station at Cincinnati, Ohio, ljut was a 15- day inspection of the Stockton, Calif,. Army Air base and presum ably returning to his base.when the accident happened. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson received the message Tuesday night, stating that he was scheduled to be aboard the C-17. Mr. Simpson has for a number of years been pastor of the Presbyterian Church here. He has one brother, John, who is on Guam. Mercer University Plans To Dedicate Law Building Friday, April 5th Macon, March 25—Mercer Uni versity will hold formal dedication services naming Ryals Law Build ing as a memorial to the late Col. Thos. Edward Ryais, prominent alumnus and trustee, on Friday April 5, it has been announced by Dr. Spright Dowell, Mercer presi dent. Principal speaker for the occa sion will be Dr. J. f A. McClain, dean of the Mercer Law School at the time the building was con structed, and now living in St. Louis, Mo., where he is a well known attorney. The dedication ceremonies are set for 11 a. m. April 5, in Wil lingham Chapel, Dr. Dowell said. Also slated at Mercer Univer sity the first week in April is a special pre-Easter musical presen- teaetion, The Crucifixion, which will be given by members of the student body at 8:15 p. m., Thurs day, April 4, in Willingham Chap el under direction of Dr. A. L. Rich. SHERIFF WOUNDED ATTEMPTING ARREST Americus, March 26—State Pa trol Sgt. W. D. White said Monday that Sheriff Richard Johnson, of Webseter county, received a shoul der wound late Saturday night in attempting to arrest Ben West, store and dance hall operator at Preston, on a disturbance charge. Sgt. White said West barricaded himself in his establishment and that state troopers were called from Americus. Tear gas finally was used and an exchange of shots followed. The sheriff was hit. West is being held in the Daw son jail on a charge of assault with intent to murder, Sgt. White said. Black Market Drains 1,250,000 Pounds Sugar During Past Few Months i ATlanta, March 23—The Office of Price Administration today said nearly 1,250,000 pounds of sugar had drained into black mar kets in the Southeast during the past two and one-half months, j The spurious stamps were caught I at OPA’s verification center here, I where all stamps with dealer id- ! entification were routed for scrut iny. OPA said its enforcement division was hitting back with criminal 'actions against flagrant violators and suspension actions against who accept spurious stamps. I Between March 1 and 15 OPA fil ed eight criminal indictments and 91 suspension actions. Seventy sugar dealers were suspended from dealing in sugar for the duration of rateioning and 20 were suspend ed for shorter periods. Sugar diversion was highest in the Southeast during the last three months in Georgia, where the loss was 515,465 pounds. Totals for other statees. were: North Carolina, 312,098 pounds; Virginia, 205,541 pounds; South Carolina, 114,550 pounds and Alabama, 62,526 pounds. | Ft. Valley, March 26—Approxi mately a quarter of a million or more peach trees will wear no •Eas f e’- rtrp«p|c of dark pre»n [foliage, according to one of the ' leading peach growers of this sec- jtion. They never again will be | clothed in green, for their resurrec tion is hopeless. Soon strong hands will cut away the limbs, and stump pullers drag away the trunks and roots. Thus will end the story of hundreds of thousands of once beautiful and fruitful trees, victims of winter killing. Not until the past two weeks did Middle Georgia peach growers know the extent of the damage. In some instances, entire blocks of trees were affected. In almost every section, signs of blight can be seen. In this area, trees affected were those of the bearing age. Young trees seem to have escaped the blight. Various reasons are given as the cause. In Georgia , the trees have borne extremely heavy crops for three successive years, which some think has had a tendency to weaken the tree-resistance. Some growers think that a variation in the fertilizer used in the past year or two, hao had much to do with the loss of trees. Some think the weather con ditions of the late summer ot 1945 and the early cold catching the trees while the sap was still up, [caused the damage. After this has been done, convene 'IheSvef inuT'extraoJdi-j fu I!]’ C ; xpfai "f the program:' I ^wiXer^’irf fhe ffS?’ $2 ; in conflict with Judee Siblevs The Presid ent’s famine emer- a S ainst winners in the seventh opinion” " ^ |R enc y committee, after an all-day ' R rade f° r the county champion- * ‘ . — T . meeting at th department of agri- shi P- The opinion of Judge Sibley, a Vulture, issued the following native Georgian, in a U. S. 1* if th J .statement including specific rec- Circuit Court of Appeals case ommendations for the conservation brought by a Columbus Negro, ; of whea t and wheat products and pointed out a way for the pres-lf 00 d fats and oils- ervation of a white primary in j T he world faces the gigantic Georgia in these words, I almadge emergency of famine among five said: [hundred million people due to war “But we are advised of no sta- [exhaustion of agriculture and tute, state or federal, which un-j drought. dertakes to limit the right of citi-j A great human cry has come to. zens who form a political party to I us to save them over a terrible < Macon, March 21—Attorney Fred select those who shall participate;four months until the next har- 1 R. Martin, 81, senior member of the in it. Accordingly there may be, vest. The Western Hemisphere law firm in Macon bearing hi* parties composed wholly of whites alone has the aid to give, and a name, died at a Macon hospital or wholly of colored people, or of i heavy part of the burden falls Thursday from injuries sustained men, or of women In a pure par-[upon the United States. Jast week when he was run down y activity by such parties there; These people can survive if we b y an automobile on the street. He woulo result an exclusion from 1 provide a minimum oi bread and u- as the father of Baldwin Martin voting in that activity of those ol fats to them. Of breadstuffs, wheat prominent Macon lawv^r another race or sex, but it would ican best be transported and used Mr Martin was a leader in BaD note be a denial of the right to in the famine countries. Therefore f j cf . i .. 1 y. J 1 Bap voie ‘in any election by the peo- '.we are asking our citizens to make ! * '■ ™ and ^ a f the oldeat trus ’ ple in any state, territory or a voluntary sacrifice oi 40 percent iJL y™ verslt y- He was county ... or other territorial sub- ,of their consumption of vheat be cddcs '- practitioner of the Ma rlivicinn wifhin tho maoninr, nmrfiipfc on r i con Dai dll(i Was /H niHritjUCof .tjll County winner will $25.00 Victory Bond. Fred R Martin, Aged Macon Attorney, Dies of Injuries niMwHsr- of -Lhe Georgia and American Bar Asso- division within the meaning of the products and 20 per cent of food 15th or 19th amendments’.” fats and oils during this next 120 'i e °. rgia Taimadge wrote that “you can da y s - C1 r*°" S ‘. p , . , ) . readily see from this decision that For the public eating places, we . . , Rulaski county, he re- it is entirely legally possible to as ^ ^ at tfle y use no more than an Ce , Vl n ,^ ls oducatl ° n at Wake lor- preserve the democratic white pri- avera S a of two pounds of flour ’ Mercer and the University of -per customer per week. This (jeor S ,a where he graduated in 'means about two pounds of bread law - Hc was a charte r member of and one-half pound of other rh “ ° r ’» u ~- J mary in Georgia appealing 'Xe *»« on^half’ -pound”^“ “o',her «•» VlneviHe Bap,is, Church and Supreme Court as we do not know^at P^lucts. We ask that the *€-oldest member of the deacons’ what the provisions of its judg- * arvice of food fats be reduced d y, and trustees boards ' ment may be.” 20 P er , cent - „ , .. . , , , . I For householders, we simply ask Duckworth said he had no com-:,hat you reduce your purchase of 1 ter "reached" hTm nUS ^ ° let ',^ heat P roduc ts by 40 percent and jier reacned mm. fats by 20 percent. Taimadge wrote that although; We have adequate food beyond the decision showed it was legally what we must ship to meet the possible to preserve the primary needs of the starving. Even if we “I have seen nothing in the daily send them every possible pound of papers from either you or Governor; wheat and fats, the quantity of Arnall on this subject. I am there-'food remaining in Baptist Training Union To Begin at Local Church Next Sunday Evening The Baptist Training Union will begin aet the local Baptist church next Sunday evening. All young people of this com- muniety above 17 years of age are urged to attend. The Training Union will meet each Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. Talbotton Man Dies in Columbus Hospital Result Wounds Received in Fight fore wondering whether or not you still will be greater than prewar as a citizen of Georgia and as We are asking that all who can chairman of the State Democratic grow victory gardens and thus executive committee dsire Negroes:help to assure continued abund- to vote in our Democratic white 1 ance of food , v __ Talbotton, Ga., March 22—C. E. our country Layfield of Talboteton died in primaries.” M. D. Collins Attacks Gov. Arnall's Claim On Tax Dollar I In order that there may be con- Sunday tinued plenty of all other food stuffs, we ask that there be no | waste. America still throws away | the richest garbage in the world, i To avert hunger, we cannot fail [to meet this call. If we fail we Columbus hospital Thursday night from effects of wounds said to have ben received in a fight be tween him and C R. Culpepper, which took place in Talboteton afternoon, according to statement made by Sheriff J. H. Ferguson. No action has as yet been taken against Culpepper pending action by the family of the dead man. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. ishan see a world of disorders Martha Haines'Layfieid" a' daugh- iwhich will paralyze every effort at ter, Ann; two sons, Haines and ![SrSh an nf P *m e ; We S f al J „ se ° Elliott Layfield, both of Talbotton] Americus, March 22—State School. ” . .° mdllon s of fellow three sisters, Mrs. T. L. Bowden, SuDerintendent. M. D. Collins at-,*- . >e ngs ; Guns speak the Columbus; Mrs. C. C. Robertson, ouperimeiiuent ivi. u. lohiiis . . , , „ v-uiumuusj ivirs. teacked Thursday Gov. Ellis Ar- chmIi y f °° d Americus; Mrs. Clyde Columbus Midland. and Bedford Armour, Layfield, Reward Is Offered for Conviction of Persons Starting Forest Fires Floyd C. Jarrell Jr. [Given M. D. Degree at the University of Georgia ] Floyd C. Jarrell Jr., son of Mr. tand Mrs. F. C. Jarrell of Butler, j was among those to receive an M. D. degree at the University ot [Georgia Medical College, Augusta, Monday evening, March 25. ! Next week Dr. Jarrell will begin his internship at the Macon hos pital after which he will be given la commission in the U. S. Army. ,,, ., . . . . , , ican speak the last word, nail’s widely publicized statement Th# ' , , . ... - c r„ . tne recommendations of food m- that 06 cents of the Georgia tax, dustries are based on suggestions dollar has been going toward edu-; received from representatives of catlon • 1 these industries after their meet- Collins told approximately 800 ing at th Department of Agricul- teachers of the Third District that ture March 7. only 33.7 cents went for public [ schools and that 39 cents was the RECORD ENROLLMENT maximum spent on education. He GEORGIA EXPECTS urged the support of a public re- lations program for presenting ed-- Athens, March 26 - Registratino The Board ot commissioner of ucational problems to the public of what is expected to be the larg- Taylor County at a rTcent meeting and again advocated federal aid est number of students ever to at- decided to take more nositkl sch °° ls - ; fe Universe of Georf-ia go.e Sops toward prevenTing P f“r^ Collins said teachers should not; under way Tuesday. 1 fires in this county. In recent hesitate in making their needs i Ragistrar Ralph Thaxton and a 1 weeks there have been a number staff of experienced hands at the woods fires in various sections of business of registrating large num- the county entailing timber losses bers started enrolling students for of many thousands of dollars, the spring quarter, while the hous* | In order to prevent such fires ing situation in Athens became the the commissioners request the most discussed topic of the day. Herald to state that they will pay Mciny of the 3,200 students v/ho a reward of $25.00 for the convic- known to the Legislature and as serted that a minimum of $34,448- 000 was needed for the next school year appropriation. H. L. Wingate, ot Pelham, presi dent of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, said that if the farm Wh ° f, rewar - * problems of the South were solved j, er nro reeisi -reH hpfnr^ | lor ‘ of Anyone setting fires to (he educational problems would be A * ^ r R lb 1 ered before going lorests anywhere in the county, solved "automatically euTthey"were' th™ 0 u < > ,f pnn « hollda >’ s - : The cooperation of the public is imerlocked Those who faned to pre-register earnestly requested in putting to intcrioc d; .. ... , r r* : ^° d m ,ine ’ Wlth an est * mated an end these conflagrations which Mayor Sterling Albrecht, of Co-.|700 newcomers, mostly veterans, are costing land owners of the lumbus, also was on the speakers’ who are anxious to continue their county many thousand dollars list. j education. Jeach year.