Newspaper Page Text
PAGE EIGHT
THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA. MAY 23, 1946
I
ICWS SUMMARY OF |
THE WEEK IN GEORGIA
Atlanta—Storms, originating in
Texas swept across the South Sun- (
day killing a negro child in Ala
bama and doing heavy damage in
Georgia.
Americus — Sumter county is
planning a DDT spraying program
. . . The community canning plant
Bt Leslie will be open only on
Wednesday afternoons.
Cochran—James E. Armstrong,
36, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve O.
afternoon while swimming at Ro
land’s pond. Edwin Howell and
Frank Daniels, his companions
Atlanta—Hearst Foundation, cre
ated by William R. Hearst, an
nounced Monday the donation of
$50,000 to Oglethorpe University,
which in years past has received a
toteal of $165,000 from the pub
lisher. |
Atelanta—The Atlanta FBI will
direct a search for Clyde Miles, of
Canton, who "walked out” on a
Cherokee County Court in March j
and who, although under eight
Federal grand jury indictments, is
setill free.
the City. The brick mansion, set
back from the highways on a
landscaped lawn, is of Southern
Colonial architecture. Here the
Devereaux family for years enter
tained Cleveland guests during the
Winter season.
Atlanta—Robert G. Burton, 44,
former comanager of the Citizens
and Southern Nateional Bank,
charged with embezzlement of ap
proximately $12,700 has been rel-
leased from Fulton county jail on
bond of $2,000.
Macon — When the Armstrong
Cork Company formally broke
ground here Monday for its multi
million dollar plant, Macon got
part of one of the largest and fast
est growing manufacturing enter
prises in the country.
Columbus — Representative fire
men from Georgia cities will
gather in Columbus Thursday and
Friday to attend the state conven
tion of the International Associa
tion of Fire Fighters.
Thomasville — The household
furnishings of “Hollywood,” pala
tial Winter home of the late Mr.
and Mrs. II. K. Devereaux of Cleve
land will be sold at auction Fri
day. One of the most picturesque
Winter estates here, Hollywood is
situated amid wooded acres across
the Monticello Road from the Glen
Arven County Club, just South of
i
Atlanta — Marion C. Bailey,
whose life savings of $1,900 was
burned in a fire that destroyed his
home near Adamsville May 10,
I will get all of his money back
! except $20. Treasury Department
technicians sifted ashes of the
burned bills in Washington yes
terday and a check for $1,800 was
placed in the mails.
I Warm Springs—Plans have been
completed for the transfer of the
Little White House at Warm
Springs to the State of Georgia,
Gov. Ellis Arnall announced Mon
day. The governor said he would
appoint in the near future a state
commission authorized by the(1945
legislature to preserve the Little
White House as a memorial to the
late President Roosevelt.
Valdosta—During past years the
many thousands of pine tree
stumps lying idle and deeply em- |
bedded in South Georgia’s fields
and pastures constituted only a
hazard to plowmen and, some
times during Winter months, a j
source of rich kindling wood. But j
the carload and shipped to chemi- ,
today they are being gathered by
I cal plants where they are pro-
• cessed and made into chemicals, 1
gunpowder and other useful prod
ucts.
I Augusta—At the closing session
Saturday of the Georgia Branch,
! National League of District Post-
i masters annual convention Miss
Annie Hayes of Mansfield, was
elected president of the organiza
tion to succeed Mr. Claude M
Proctor, who has held that office
with distinction for the past foui
years. Other officers elected in
cluded: First Vicce-Pres., Tom
I Nevil, Claxton; 2nd V-P, Geo. W.
Adolphus, Sandy Branch; 3rd V-P,
Aligene B. Howard, Ludowici; Ex.-
Com., Chas E. Benns, Butler; Mrs.
Agnes Mitchell, Dearing; W. N.
Howell, Oxford; Miss Mellie Pitts,
i Sec.-Treas., Newborn.
TWO MOTHERS PERISH WITH
CHILDREN AS AUTOMOBILE
PLUNGES INTO TUGELO RIVER
| Toceoa, May 19—Four persons—
Two women and their two young
children — were drowned Sunday
when the automobile in which they
were riding plunged off the Yona
Dam road seven miles north of
Toccoa and sank in the Tugelo
river, according to the State High
way Patrol.
j The dead: Mrs. Kermit Jenkins,
17, of Toccoa, her son, Jerry Lee,
18 months; Mrs. Levis Mealor, 24,
'of Toccoa; her daughter, Brenda
Lee Mealor, 2.
j Husbands of the two women,
1 Jenkins and Mealor, the latter of
which police said was driving the
car, survived.
I Sgt. H. C. Langston, of the
Toccoa Highway Patrol office, said
Mealor, a truck driver for the City
of Toccoa, apparently lost control
of the car as the group was driv
ing toward the Yona Dam. about
3 p. m. The automobile, Langston
said, jumped the highway and
hurtled down a 35-foot embank
ment into more than 10 feet of
water.
The two husbands were suffering
from severe shock and were not
able to make coherent statements
regarding the accident.
No.l
Fro*)
Page One
has done in America.”
Chairman W. H. Young Jr., Co
lumbus, who presided at the ses
sion, upon motion from floor and
by vote of the members, dispensed
with the reading of the rules of the
primary who are the same as in
previous years. He said the
“county unit plan will prevail.”
Because of business commit
tments which demand his frequent
absence from the district, Sims
Garrett Jr., Columbus, tendered
his resignation as secretary. R. T.
Ragan, Eastman, was elected sec
retary to succeed him.
Before adjournment, Chairman
Young said in the event of the ab
sence of the secretary from the
district, candidates may qualify
through the chairman. The dead
line for candidates wishing to
qualify for the July 17 primary
is May 25 at noon.
Special guests at the meeting
were Tom Camp, Atlanta, and M.
R. Ashworth, publisher of the
Ledger-Enquirer newspapers.
Valdosta—A wind and rainstorm
caused extensive property damage
in this section Monday. Reports
from the Adel, Quitman, Homei-
ville and Hahira sections told of
heavy damage to crops from the
blow.
$108,000 Suit Filed by
OPA Against Mill
Augusta, Ga., May 18—An Ad
ministrator’s treble damage suit in
the sum of $108,000 has been filed
in the U. S. District Court here
against Riverside Mills, for alleged
violation of OPA price regulations
in the sale of cotton machine waste.
The suit is returnable to the
November term of court here.
The Riverside Mills, located in
Augusta, is said to be the second
largest manufacturer of cotton
machine waste in the world. Treble
damages sought by OPA, according
to James M. Roberts, District OPA
Enforcement Attorney, of Atlama,
constitute one of the largest suits
of this nature to be filed in the
south.
kfOWWUTY
i
PepsiCola Company, Long Island City, N. Y.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Macon, Ga
tried to rescue him. , sioo 000 FIRE AT
Griffin—Griffin High chool has S100 ' 0D0 F,HE AT
been named as one of the 12 cen- LAGRANGE MONDAY
ters which have been established DESTROYING 4 CONCERNS
where Georgia veterans without
high school education may take LaG G M 20 _ A $100 ,-
tests for high school diplomas or which dest d the cit y’ s
high school equivalency certifi- only bakery alon g wi ' h three ot jf er
cateS- business establishments, might
Columbus—When the new $40- cause a local bread shortage, of-
000 Pierce Chapel Methodist ficials said Monday,
church on Pierce Chapel road is The blaze which originated from
Cc..it>ieicu ia L c mis summer it will a defective bakery oven wrecked
bear the distinction of retaining two buldings which housed the
portions of the material used in four establishments. It was dis-
the first church erected on that site covered at 3:30 a. m. Sunday in
in 1855. a Vernon street building, site of
the LaGrange Baking Company
Atlanta—Dr. M. L. Brittain, and the Boston Shoe Shop. Firemen
president emeritus of Georgia brought the flames under control
Tech, has been named a member a t 5.30 a m _
of the national board of judges of Tbe bakery sustained the great-
the Fisher Body Craftsmans est loss> estimated at $50,000 by
Guild, it was announced Tuesday G ffj c j a i s Loss at the shoe shop
from Detroit. The Guild is a Gen- wag ge j. a ^ more than $16,000.
eral Motors educational founda- . _ „ . . , ... „
A Bull street buiding, adjoining
° the bakery building on the rear,
Dawsonville—Jack Cantrell, 19- was reported a total loss. The
year-old Dawsoville speed demon building housed Chapman s Nove
who would have started a two to ^ Store and the Solomon Clothing
three year manslaughter sentence Store.
Tuesday for the death last July of “
Alice Christian Watkins, 18-year- MAILS WILL GO THROUGH,
old Atlanta girl, was shot Monday RAILROAD STRIKE OR NOT
in an argument in a Marietta _____
Street garage. j Washington, May 18—Neither
Moultrie—C. B. Hammond, vege- snow nor rain-nor even a railroad
etable specialist, of the New York strike-“will stay hese couriers
State College of Agriculture, Cor- from swift completion of their
nell University, said here Tuesday rounds.
he believes that “by next season | The first-class mails will go thru
cargo planes will be moving mil- trains or no trains, high Post Of-
lions of tomato plants grown in the fice Department officials said
open fields in South Georgia to the Saturday.
East and Middle West. | a plan to use Army and private
planes and trucks to carry the
Swainsboro—Prince H. Preston ma jj was being completed for ap-
Jr., former member of the State proval b y the' Office of Defense
Legislature and a veteran of the 7 ransp0 rtation.
recent war, Tuesday announced his officials were confident that the
candidacy for the 1 iist District p j an could be put into operation
Congresisonal post now held by w j(bout serious interruption in
Representative Hugh Peterson. Pe- movement of at least first-class
terson already has qualified to mail They anticipated that move-
seek renomination in the coming men ^ Q f newspapers, magazines,
primary. parcel post, and other second and
Valdosta—A five-year-old girl * ourth class mail mi ^ ht be de '
startled Valdosta policemen when . “£5. . .. ...
she walked into headquarters and I Thls strike is the first in which
told Capt. Lonnie Murphy: “I want union offals have not agreed to
to complain to the OPA.” “What’s c °nUnu e maH service,
your complaint?” asked the officer > A- F. Whitney, president of the
smilingly. The little girl then Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
named a certain local grocery s ^ 1( l yesterday, T ai rains are
store, and said: “He’s supposed to, different than any o er.
tell bubble gum for a penny 1 O ne P osta * off V\ ia ! said . a -S
apiece, but he didn’t give me but planes, in addition to e
three for a nickel.” now carrying mail, would be
needed to take over movement of
Frank O. Miller, editor of the all first-class mail. There aren’t
Pembroke Journal, is planning his t that many available.
“biggest birthday party of all ! Trucks would carry the main
time” ate Needmore Farms on July burden, especially on short hauls,
14. Editor Miller stated he will he said.
send out some invitations, but it! He estimated that the depart-
will not be necessary to receive an ment would need 20,000 trucks or
invitation to attend the party, more, in addition to its own 9,300.
Several fine barbecue pigs will be It was planned that the Army
on the menu, and since the party would furnish most of the emer-
will be held three days before the gency trucks.
election, Miller has invited all the! He said the public would be
candidates to gather and "shake asked to curtail its mail, if neces-
hands with the multitude.” sary.
D0YEL
P
Save On These Items
5 Lbs Epsom Salts 25c
Cardui 89c
S.S.S. Tonic . 98c
Lydia E. Pinkham 99c
Mineral Oil Qt 49c
Putname Fadless Dyes 10c
Sulphur Lb 10c
Glovers Mange Medicine 39c
Dr. Miles Nervene 89c
$1.00 Jergens Lotion 79c ?S?
50c Woodburys Cream 39c
Vicks Salve 28c
Borax Lb 15c
Dr. Von’s Pink Tablets $2.50
2 Large Johnson’s Baby Oil $1.49
Woodbury Soap 3 Bars 24c
Moth Balls Lb 19c
Black Draught 21c
75c Doans Pills 65c
New Peruna 98c
$1.25 Atsorine Jr. 98c
Allen Foot Ease 25c
Aspergum
Rubber Gloves
Ice Bags
Up Johns Ferrated Liver
Fever Thermometer
Wampoles Preparation
Pine Tar
Irouized Yeast
Pepto Bismol
Dickey’s Eye Wash
23c Kolor Bock
60c
65c
$3.25
98c
$1.09
25c
69c
49c
25c
St. Joseph Aspirin 100 For 35c
Gets-It Corn Remover 35c
75c Listerine 69c
BiSoDo) Mints 48c
Blue Jay Corn Plaster 23o
K.R.0. Kills Rats Only 75c
Combination Water
Bottle Syringe $1.39
60c Bromo Seltzer 55c
60c Murine For The Eyes 55c
D.D.T. Powder 25c
D.D.T, Qt 79c
Rubbing Alcohoi Pt 23c
S. M. A. Milk
Inncraid
Walko Tablets
Mead Cod Liver Oil
ipana Tooth Paste
Pepsodent Tooth Paste
Listerine Tooth Paste
Baby Ease
$1.25
Can 94c
$1.19
49c
45c
Lge 45c
Lge 39c
Lge 35c
35c
Baby Diapers Doz $1.99
Fort Howard Tissue Roll 10c
Paper Napkins Pkg 10c
Coconut Can 40c
Hi Ho Crackers Large 23c
Doyel’s Coffee 2 Lbs 35c
Sunshine Krispy Lb 19c
Tuna Fish
79c
Plus Tax
VEGETABLES
Snap Beans Lb 19c
Tomatoes lb 20c
Celery - Lettuce - Butter Beans
Fresh Black Eye Peas
WEST COAST
Fresh
Mullet
Trout
Doyel’s Furniture Store
—THEY ARE WORTH WAITING FOR—
General Electric Appliances - Maytag Washers 7 * olPrelerMa y , »«
Hoover Vacuum Cleaners
Bendix, General Electric and Stewart-Warner Radios
2 Plate Electric Hot Plates $7.70 Cane Bottom Chairs - Porch Rockers
Hubbard Lawn Sprinklers $4.95
Cook Stoves - Mirrors - Pictures
Eveready Radio Batteries
Baby High Chairs
$5.19
$11.50