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Butler Herald
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
VOLUME 70
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946
NUMBER 23
MID-SEPTEMBER
MOST LIKELY DATE
FOR ST. PRIMARY
Committe Will Hove to Await
Legislative Action Before Trying
To Alter Vote Situation.
Political observers in Atlanta
Saturday predicted that Georgia's
Democratic primary will be held
around the middle of September
with Negroes voting, as Chairman
MRS. STELLA LAWHORN
DIES AT HER HOME
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD AT LITTLE
BETHEL FREEWILL CHURCH NEAR
IDEAL; BEREFT OF HUSBAND
NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.
Mrs. Stella Lawhorn, 77 years of
age, died at the home of her
brother-in-law, Rev. W. H. Emer
son, Sunday evening. She had
been in ill health for the past two
j years.
Mrs. Lawhorn was born in Ma
con county July 21, 1868,
LOCAL WOMEN U- S. SUPREME & w. harp prominent
DEMOCRATS URGE COURT DECLINES i TAYL0R county farmer,
WHITES TO VOTE
Mrs. Florine English Accepts
County Chairmanship Woman's
Registration Drive.
The Woman’s Democratic or
ganization is interested in seeing
that every person not
registered, do so at once, so they
.TTp | will be able to vote. It is to your
Lon Duckworth of the Statee Dem- I dauehter* of thelate^Mr "and Mrs linterest as well as t0 y° ur state
oratic Executive Committee re- nantelRaburn In early life she! and county to register that vou
plied to requests of former Gov. I Uanlel KaDurn - ln ear G me sne I
ACTION, VOTE CASE DIES AT H0SPITAL sat
Issue on Negro Balloting in
Georgia Primary Passes Without
Comment.
FUNERAL SERVICES IIELIJ AT THE
FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH BURIAL
AT HILL CREST CEMETERY IN
REYNOLDS.
BETTY NELSON, 13
WINS COUNTY
SPELLING CONTEST
Washington, April
Desmond W. Harp, prominent
Taylor county farmer, died in the
. „ Montezuma hospital at 9 a. m.
l i ne bu-! Saturday, after
Second Place Is Won by Bobby
Sue Colquitt of Butler; Others
Win Smaller PrizeB.
to register that you
was married to Mr. J. L. Lawhorn [ ma Y be able to vote in the on-
who preceded her in death several. coming election of state officials,
years ago. She has made her home j The women's division of the
in this county for the past 35 democratic party has been
Talmadge and House Speaker Roy
Harris for an immediate committee
meting to keep the ban on Negro
V °Duckworth said he felt it his j years. | ganized over the entire state with
duty as chairman of the party to | Funeral services were held for uor eis in eac coun >.
exhaust every legal remedy offer- the deceased at Little Bethel In Taylor county Mrs. Florine
ed by the courts in any effort to | church of which she was a mem- English pf Reynolds, has accepted
uphold the state Democratic pri- 1 her, Monday afternoon. Rev. J. B. the chairmanship. Mrs. English
mary election system. Talmadge Lumpkin of Mauk officiated. He has had wide experience in poli-
had sought to halt the appeal and was assisted by Rev. W. J. Chil- tics, having been past vice-presi-
accept the New Orleans appellate dree of Reynolds and Rev. J. R. dent of the democratic party and
cmirtu vprriict that Npsroes were Hunt of Macon. Interment was in j also president of democratic vvo-
ehgible ? to ?ote and then try to I kittle Bethel cemetery. I men's club of Oregon and serving
get around this decision by spe- Pall bearers included Messrs F. one term in the Legislature in
cial meetings of the party com- L. Raburn, B. R. Dent, O. M. Oregon. However, Mrs. English was
mittee and the Legislature. j Williams, H. L. Raburn, A L. born and reared in this county she
Duckworth told Harris the Demo-I Fowler and E. C. Raburn Sr. j moved to Oregon after her mar-
cratic party would have to await I Survi\»ing Mrs. Lawhorn is one! r ‘ a S e ' She returned to Taj lor coun-!„ . t
tv tn m.ikp hpr hnmp cpvpra vpars ®
Betty Nelson, 13 year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W S. Nelson
„ „ . . . j — a brief illness. Mr ' and seventh grade student of Rev-
w pre . me Court Monday declined to Harp had lived in Taylor county nolds High school won first place
already] review'lower Federal Court rulings 8l , of his 11(e . ■ | In the county, wide spelling b£
that Negroes are entitled to vote i Re j s surv i ved by his wife, Mrs held here Thursday night She
in Democratic primary elections EmiIy Hicks H arp; a son and was awarded the $25.00 Victory
in J" eorg ! a - . daughter; three- sisters, Mrs. E. Bond offered by the Atlanta Jour-
The rulings were given on liti- R Joyner and Mrs. B. E. Flowers, nal, and will represent Taylor
gations begun by Primus E. King, Reynolds; Mrs. A. C. Blount, Chat-. > county in the district spelling
a Negro ot Muscogee County, Ga., tahoochee, Fla; several nieces and ' contest at Americus at an early
who was denied the right to vote nephews. date.
in a recent primary. A U. S. Dis- j Funeral services were held at I Bobby Sue Colquitt, daughter of
trict Court in Georgia said the de- ; the residence at Reynolds at 5 p. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Colquitt and
nial violated King’s rights under jm. Rev Leon Edwards officiated member of the sixth grade of But-
the Federal Constitution. The Fed- 1 and burial was in Hill Crest ceme- ler high school, won second place
eral Court of Appeals in New Or-jtery. jin the county,
leans upheld the district court, j e. H. Goddard & Company, fu-1 Before the final contest a
Members of the Muscogee Coun- neral directors in charge of funer- separate contest was held for the
ty Democratic Executive Commit- al directors, in charge of funeral lourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
tee, who were in charge of the pri- arrangements,
mary, said King was denied a vote
because of a party rule restricting
the election to white electors. In
petitioning for a review they said:
“The petitioners are honestly
and sincerely of the opinion that ■>
under Georgia law, and under the Dj itOUSlOll vO. iUlj
wherein a party i
Columbus Pastor
Is Indicted for Murder
action of the Legislature before it brother, Mr. B. L. Raburn of Butler ^ to make her home several years > vo j untar ij y comes j n t 0 being and
could pass any rules attempting to and several nieces and nephews,
circumvent the federal court’s de- j
cisions.
without
Harris has been trying J i n memory of Mrs. Stella Law-
uccess for several weeks'horn. She will be greatly missed in
to bring the Legislature into
self-convened session to repeal pri
mary laws. Observers do not be
lieve the Legislature will meet.
Other major political develop
ments include:
1. Adj. Gen Marvin Griffin, an
announced candidate for Governor
trading punches with former Gov.
Talmadge on charges of pardon
racketeering.
2. State Auditor B. E. Thrasher
Jr., releasing figures to show that
the Arnall administration has
spent more for highway purposes
the home where she had lived so
Jong. Farewell dear auntie; may
we meet again some day.
Her loving niece,
Bessie Emerson.
J. R. Hicks, Sheriff
Of Bibb County for Past
36 Years, Dies at Macon
ago.
if you have not registered with
the Tax Commissioner you will
find the following ladies in the
various militia districts who will
be glad to register you:
Mrs. Florine English, county
chairman.
Miss Sara Windham, co-chair
man
grades to select the best spellers
in each grade to compete in the
finals.
The fourth grade contest was
won by Martha Jean Melton ot
Butler, with second place going to
Ann Guinn also of this city.
Special recognition, according to
county school officials, is due
Martha Jean Melton, fourth grade
pupil, who in the final contest
! Perry, April 2—The indictment
is not created by law, they have a a Columbus Methodist preach- . .
right to confine the right to suf- er f or murder and three counts of won fourth place in the county,
frage in primaries to white citi- assault with intent to murder and ' The fifth grade contest was won
zens.” • the indictment of a white 33-year- by Shirley Trussell of Reynolds
The Supreme Court gave no G i d resident of Warner Robins for an( 3 second place by Sue Fain al-
reason for its refusal to review# the rape of an 8-year-old girl high so of Reynolds.
Gov. Arnall, of Georgia, declined lighted the presentments returned 1 c n s ! x ^ grade contest Bobby
immediate comment on the Su- Monday by the Houston county bue Co » c l ul tt of Butler school won
preme Court’s refusal to consider 1 grand jury. Both of the indicted | our th place and Elizabeth Roe-
Butler District, Mrs. Alice Ellis- the liteigation* ! are slated to be tried in the crimi- dck of Ku P ert school, second
ton, chairman. 1 “That does not mean I will not nal session of the Houston su- pia< "’ ..
Reynolds district Mr*? R L have any comment, but there will perior court before Judge Malcolm ,. 5 , N , on , of Reynolds won
Bell^chairman; Mrs. Clay What-j be none until I have read the; Jones next week. ' contest and" cl zTSlf!
ley, co-chairman. j court’s opinion,” he told a report-; The preacher is Rev. W. K. Hart V st and Gladys Moore oi
Panhandle district, Mrs. Walter ! er. “Right now I am tied up on pastor of the Beallwood Methodist „
Wainwright, chairman; Mrs. B. F. freight rates, but 1 hope to get church in Columbus. Sheriff C. C. nbw vl nnp^^!
Moore, ra-chairman. 1 to it (the court’s decision) soon.” [Chapman says Mr. Hart was driv- “ rst place winners received a $3
Taylor Mill, Mr. Harold Gates, ing to a sub-district Methodist re *? rd - and second place winners
Macon, March 30—Sheriff JR.. . v
that it has taken in from gasoline Hicks Jr., 73, for 36 years sheriff chairman. i The refusal of the U S. Supreme J^h Cogcrence at^lenwood las
taxes (The report which contra- of Bibb county, died Friday night; Cedar Creek, Mrs. Lillian Me- Court to review the Negro voting January 25 with three young Co
ditto recent claims by Editor Jack at a Macon hospital following a Ginty, chairman. Mrs. H. T. Giles, ka^e puts action to preserve the lumbus high school students, He -
Stoddard in the Washington News- stroke of paralysis suffered a few j co-chairman. jvviute primary up to the Georgia H-yne* Du* George and Mel
Reporter that Arnall had diverted days earlier. 1 Charing, Mrs. Sims Garrett,' Legislature and the Democratic vm Jones. At
$100,000,000 in highway money to' Mr. Hicks was the son of the
pay a $35,000,000 debt). late James R. Hicks Sr., and Sarah
3. A few more newspapers Martha Davis Hicks and was horn. did . .
called on Auditor Thrasher to be- j n Crawford County December 13,' ^toward, Mrs. k. l. Brown, enair
come a candidate for the gover- 1872. At the age of 8 years his fam man ‘
norship.
4. H. L. Wingate, of Pelham, l the old Handley Napier home for
a $2 reward.
chairman,
i Mauk,
chairman.
Mrs. Randal] Waller.
Steate Executive Commitetee.
.... , , . , . -i Carsonville, Mrs. Calvin Jarrell,!
lly moved to Macon and lived in , . ’ j t ,,
Pelham i tho ma Honrti™ N»nipr hnmp fnr , chairman, Mrs. Ired Jarrell, co- |
chairman.
Daviston,
' chairman.
Register and Vote,
Mrs. T. A. Robbins,
state head of the Farm Bureau, two years, on that tract of land |
won a straw poll for the gover- where Lanier High school foi
norship conducted in Fayette and Boys now is located. There were i
Clauton counties by fjf the Fayette- only three houses in this section
ville Enterprise. at the time.
In his letters to Talmadge and Later, the family moved to the
Harris, Duckworth said the com- 0 j d vj r gj n home surrounded by six
mittee would take up their re- acres on what is now Montpeliei j Miccl/tn fhlirrh Cz-kn/yl
quests for changes in the primary Avenue, which property his fathei , vliUI VII <3vlIvVi
rules along with other business, j ater so j d t h e Board of Education I» T f
when the committet meets. He did j or a school site. Miller High 10 wGQlfl I UCSudV mIT6
not indicate when the committee SC hools for girls is located here at
would meet. Some believe the i )resen t.
meeting will be around the middle
of June, with entries closing for 1 r '
Methodist Women
To Hold Important
Meeting Monday p. m.
Henderson, where
Route 26 and 7 met, Mr. Hart’s car
!collided with a Florida-bound ve
hicle containing Mrs. Claude Swin-
Iney of Decatur and Mrs. Helen
Hutehman of Lakeland, Fla.
Preaching Services to be
Held at Midway Baptist
Church This Week-End
Local Baptists Planning
The pastor, Rev. W. B. Hoats, in
We had a fine representation
Mrs. Swinney and young Jones f rom a U *b e churches last Sunday
were killed in the crash. Mr. Hart, ln OUr Union Meeting. The spirit
Mrs. Hutehman, Miss Haynes and *be Lord was present with us
George were injured. Officers fr° m the beginning and through-
charge the minister with operat- ou t the entire day. We appreciate
ing his car at an excessive rate of the fine response of our people to
speed. | this call.
The indictment of rape was re- ' Members of Midway are urged to
The Woman’s Society of Chris-
teian Service announces a very
important and interesting meeting
for next Monday afternoon at three tur ‘ne d against T. H. Cook who is attend church services and °Con-
o clock ate the local Methodis. sa j d ^ ^ f rom Hampton, Ga. ference Saturday at 11:30 a. m.
church. Father of a 13-year-old girl, he is We need you in this conference.
^ e T y°V,° n f! Wli * * . , charged with having violated one Preaching service Sunday at
Mrs. W. E. Hightower. A r e P^rt of of hig daU ghter’s little playmates 11:30 a. m. The pastor will use a
the conference at Savannah will^ be )t)n March 3 at his home in War- text from the 5th chapter of
Hicks attended Vineville
nlnhnnTv I'Tanri thl g rammar school and at the age of president of the Woman’s Mis- 1 tend"
to Sert y !5 ’ 15 went t0 work for a livery stoble I sionary Union; Mrs. B. J. Byrd,!^-
P "It is obvious that the State operand by a Mr^ Porter. later j chairman of mission study, and 1
given by Mrs. L. R. Adams fol
lowed by a fellowship hour.
Members are urged to be pres
ner Robins.
n ir VQ ™i+n7o fnmmiittp opened a livery stable of his own others will promote a local church
Democratic Executive Comm itte jn tnershi with j. B . Warfield'school of missions, beginning next
cannot pass rules and regulations and ^ wjth the late j, L Mull-1 Tuesday at 8 p. m.
that would validate our
primary system under
laws unless the
Circuit Court of
decision
Appeals in
present
existing al ^y> w b° became his chief deputy I The school will continue each
of the vy b en he was first elected sheriff, evening until the book has been
the Horses were always his hobby. j thoroughly studied. Title of the
,. nr j m „. v piertinn He was elected Bibb coiinty j book to be studied is “The Trail of
Muscogee County Pnmary election gheri£f - n 191Q at the age of 33 and | Blood,” by Dr. J. M. Carroll.
rvim-t^nf r *he United States” Duck- has filled the office continuously! Everyone is urged to attend all,
Court of the United States Duck since hjs election Re was d mem , | as ^ an class S os as possible .
worth told Hams. Should the ^ Qf thg Elkg Lodge> a Shrilier j y
Georgia Legislature repeal the pri and thg First Baptist church.
mary election laws, including the
county unit system and the penal
laws relating to primary elections, DAiinij
it would then be proper for the HUUIIU Ul VUailCIIJ
Conferences to be Held
By Dist. Superintendent
State Democratic Executive com
mittee to consider action concern
ing rules and regulations of the
Democratic primary to the extent
same would be affected by the re
peal of said laws.” Rev A w . Reese, Methodist Dis-
To Talmadge, Duckworth said. trict Superintendent of Columbus
“I note that you advocate the ie- w jjj h Q ] d his second round of quar-
peal of the primary election laws e | r jy conferences at the following
of Georgia, including the county p ] aces and designated time:
unit system and the penal statutes , But i er circuit, Union Church,
relating to fraud and corruption in p r j da y morning, April 12.
the primary election. This is a j Bue na Vista Church, Friday af-
matter over which the State Demo- ternoori( April 26.
cratic Committee has no control, j Geneva Church, Sunday morning
Commenting on Talmadge’s re- May 5
quest that the Muscogee case not Marion County Circuit, Tazewell j
be appealed to the Supreme Court, church, Saturday morning, April I
Duckworth said an appeal already 27th. /
has ben filed. He said he felt it Talbot County Circuit, Olive!
his duty to exhaust every legal Branc h Church, Saturday morning 1
remedy to "uphold our State Lem- April 13. 1
ocratic primary election system. Waverly Hall Circuit, Hamilton
Thrasher’s report, on highway church, Sunday afternoon, April
spending under the Arnall admin- 28.
istration indicated that it has Woodland Circuit, Sardis Church
spent three million dollars more Saturday morning, April 16.
for highway purposes than it has The district conference will be
taken in from gasoline taxes. The be i d a t Richland Methodist church
(ontinued to Fage 8; No. 1) Thursday morning, May 30.
Rev E. E. McKeithen
To Assist in Services
At Methodist Church
The public is urged to plan now’
to attend each of these services.
Rev. E. E. McKeithen, father of
Rev. David McKeithen, who as
sisted in the revival at the local
Methodist church last year will be
the visiting preacher at the series
of services beginning Monday
night, April 15, at the Butler
Methodist church.
Ephesians. Read this chapter close
ly and you will be prepared the
better for the message. We find in
this chapter the thing we need to
think about and apply today as
never before. You will be interest
ed in this subject. Come and bring
a friend with you.
We are endeavoring to make
. r lCJ AMtil! Macon, Ga., April 2—Sponsored ever Y one of our services spiritual-
ill vOUntV Sunday April 14 by the Macon Federation of Gar- ly helpful and inspiring.
* * r , ]den clubs, a lecture on table arran- j ' Pray for your pastor and come
by Mrs. expecting a great blessing from
x » — — » 1 ivieniutris art? uiguu iu ue .
cooperation with Mrs. L. R. Dean, ent a nd visitors are invited to al- MdCOIl Gdrdefl UUD
nroci/Iont /vf fho Wnmon’c I . „ 1 BUVV,i WW WVII VIMW
. Members to Hear Talk
Rev. A. W. Reese Will By Mrs 6 F 0 | iphant
Preach at Three Churches
_ . „ r „ ... . . 'gements w’ill be given
. Rev - A ‘ W. Reese district super- ^ R oiiphant at 3:30 o’clock the Lord,
.ntendent of Columbus will preach | d afternoon, April 18, at the
,1 church 1 j p r csbyterian Church.
at the Mauk Methodist
Sunday, April 14 at 10 a
Howard Methodist church
m.; at
on t he
same day at 11:30 a. m., and at
A past president of the Vine
ville Garden club, Mrs. Oiiphant
has made talks to garden clubs in
J. H. Stanford, Pastor.
James H. Childres
*l SI . ey J . church at 3 p ' m - on the , MaeorT and" over™the * state! The ReCdVCS DfSCHarge frOm
. . . , . , , „. - Navy at Jacksonville, Fia.
Special Services to be
Held at Wesley Church
former Jeanette Wallace Oiiphant
of Butler, she has lived in Macon
since 1919 She is manual training
teacher at the Georgia Academy
for the Blind.
James H. Childres, a boatswain’s
mate, of Butler, veteran of 28
Mrs Oiiphant will fix 14 table months overseas was discharged
^linrlav Affprnnnn Anr 14 arrangements, including a child’s Monday at the Jacksonville, Fla.,
•JUIlUilj Hiwilivvil, H r 1 * 1 ^ birthday table, wedding tables, Naval Personnel Separation cen-
land all holiday arrangements in- ter.
Rev. A. W. Reese will preach at eluding Easter, Valentine, etc. | Childres entered the Navy in
Wesley Methodist church Sunday,
April 14, at 3 p. m.
Every one is cordially invited to
Since the seating capacity is lim- January, 1943, and received his re-
ited to 250 persons, reservations eruit training ‘at Great Lakps,
may be made with Mrs. Arnold Illinois, before boarding the caj-
hear the district superintendent at Jacobs at 5846 or the garden club iier Bunker Hill in May of
this time. ! president. year. The second class petty officer
1 Proceeds will be given to Mrs. served on the carrier in the Pacific
Oiiphant in appreciation of her operating in New’ Guinea, the Mar-
work with the federated clubs, shall and Carolines Islands, Saipan
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and the Philippines.
He left the Bunker Hill in Octo
ber, 1944, and after a series of duty
stations in the States was assigned
to the seaplane tender Pine Island.
Rev. A. W. Reese of Columbus, He returned to the Pacific and par-
announces that the Quarterly Con- ticipated in the invasion of Oki-
ference for the Butler charge will nawa, operations in the China Sea
be held at Union Methodist church and the occupation of Japan.
Friday, April 12. j Childres is a graduate of Eutler
He will preach at 11:30 a. m. High school. He will return to the
and the business session will be home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
iieid in the afternoon. [j. Tommie Childres in this city.