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BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 6, 1946
NUMBER 32
COL. L. H. SIMS
GETS HONORARY
DEGREE IN LAW
Presentation Is Made By Alma
Mater, The University of Chatr
tanoogee, Tennessee.
Colonel Leonard H. Sims, USA,
Director of the War Department
Office of Dependency Benefits and
the Office of Special Settlement Ac
counts, today (June 3) received the
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws
from his alma mater, the University
of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The presentation was made by Dr.
David A. Lockmiller .president of
the University at its 60th commen
cement exercises. In honoring Col.
Sims, President Lockmiller said,
“This degree is given in recognition
of your attainments and services
to our country.”
A veteran with overseas service
in both World W 7 ar I and World
War II, Col. Sims abandoned his
studies at the University of Chat
tanooga to join the Army in 1917
and has remained in the service.
In this war he served for 34 months
in England.Gibraltar, North Africa
and Italy before being assigned to
the ODB and the OSSA in Newark,
New Jersey, two activities of the
Office of the Chief of Finance,
Headquarters, Army Service Forces.
During his tour of duty overseas,
he was Chief Finance Officer,
European Theater of Operations
and Fiscal Director of the North
African Theater of Operations
which was later designated the
Mediterranean Theater of Oper
ations. He served on the staffs of
General of the Army, Dwight L.
Eisenhower, General Jacob L. De-
vers, and General J. T. McNarney,
and was associated with Generai
Mark Clark’s secret mission to Af
rica, prior to the African invasion in
1942.
While in Italy he was awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal for
His outstanding service as Fiscal
Director, Headquarters, Mediterran
ean Theater of Operations. In this
assignment he functioned in a dual
capacity as advisor to the Theater
Commander on all United States
Fiscal matters, and as the officer
responsible for the review of vital
policies implementing the inter-al
lied Lend-Lease and Reciprocal Aid
Program.
For his exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of out
standing services in North Africa,
Col. Sims was awarded the Legion
of Merit.
For his contribution to the sol
ution of the difficult problems of
the Joint Military Finance Com
mittee he was made an Honorary
Commander of the Order of the
British Empire.
In addition to these ribbons he
wears four campaign ribbons the
Victory Medal with two battle stars
for service in World War I, and the
ribbon for service in the Army of
Occupation in Germany following
World War I; the ribbon of the
American Defense Service Medal,
and the ribbon of the European-
African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Medal with one battle star.
Col. Sims was born in Chatta
nooga, Tennessee, on March 17,
1895, the son of James Meredith
Sims, for many years associated
with the Southern Express Com
pany. His long Army career began
on May 8, 1917 when he reported
to the First Officers’ Training Camp
at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Following his overseas service in
World War I, he was commissioned
Captain of Infantry in the regular
Army in 1920. For the next 22 years,
Col. Sims was stationed at many
Army posts both in the United
and* abroad. From June 1926 until
May 1930, he served on the staff of
the Commanding Officer, Pacific
Branch, United States Disciplinary
Barracks on Alcatraz Island in San
Francisco Bay. He was then thans-
ferred to Tientsin, China, where he
served with the 15th Infantry until
March 1933.
In 1935 he was setailed to the
Finance Department, graduating
from the Finance School, Washing
ton, D. C. four months later. In 1937
he was assigned to Fort Benning,
Georgia, as Post Finance Officer, as
a Lieutenant Colonel, he served as
Finance Officer, U. S. Army
at Fort Mason in San Francisco,
California, from June 1941 until
February 1942 when he w-as assign
ed to the European Theater of Op
erations in London, England.
In November 1943 he was promot
ed to Brigadier General, A. U. S.
With that rank he reported for duty
as Deputy Director of the ODB in
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S. J. (SLIM) SCARBOUGH
FLEES FLORIDA PRISON
IN 12-MAN ESCAPE
Notorious Georgia Escape Artist
Aids in the Break From Florida
State Prison Where he was
Serving a Life Sentence.
Atlanta, June 4—S. J. (Slim)
Scarbrough, notorious Georgia
convicted murderer and many
times a fugitive from state convict
camps, with 11 other prisoners es
caped from Florida State Prison
Raiford, Fla., at midnight, accord
ing to Associated Press.
Scarborough while a fugitive
from Dallas, Ga., prison camp,
from which he and Forrest Turner,
recently slain Atlanta badman, es
caped in August, 1941, made his
way to Florida and there was con
victed of armed robbery. He was
serving life under the Florida sen
tence.
The Raiford escape was made
when one of the convicts feigned
illness, while his conspirators over
powered a guard and comman
deered a state-owned truck, over
powered a second guard, took his
gun and fled.
On October 3, 1941, Scarborough
and Turner, both of whom had
fled life terms the previous August
in the esetpe from the Dallas
camp guard and a state highway
inspector near Hamilton, Ga., and
liberated 43 convicts.
According to Raiford Prison Su
perintendent L. F. Chapman, the
truck in which the men escaped
later was found between Raiford
and Lawtey, Fla.
In addition to Scarborough, the
escapes included Brusel Parrish,
30, sentenced to life imprisonment
from Jackson County, Florida, for
murder, and Edwin Martin, 18,
sentenced to 20 years’ imprison
ment from Polk County for second
degree murder; Ralph Stalvey, 26,
serving 20 years from Dade Coun
ty for armed robbery; Rubin Bow
den, 23, serving seven years from
Duval County 'for carnal inter
course with a minor; Dave Wal
den. 34, serving five years from
rfilsborough County for possession
of narcotics.
TWO OF PEACOCK
TRIPLETS DIE
AT TAYLOR MILL
Third Infant Is Rushed To
Macon Hospital And Placed
Under Oxygen Tent.
Rev. J. H. Stanford To
Preach at Mt. Pisgah
Church Next Sunday
Sunday School 10:30 a. m. at Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church. Come ana
enjoy the inspiration that comes
from studying God’s Word to
gether.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by the
pastor. The subject will be, “Can
Christians Compromise?” We arc
tempted today as never before, to
compromise with the world. Hear
this message and bring a friend
with you. We are planning a
helpful message for this hour and
especially all church members are
urged to hear this message.
Preaching at 8 o’clock Sunday
evening.
To all of these services you are
cordially invited. Pray for the pas
tor and come expecting a blessing.
J. H. Stanford, Pastor.
Campaign to Stamp Out
Rabies-Infested Foxes Is
Launched by Commissioners
The Taylor County Board of
Commissioners at a recent meeting
adopted a rule to pay a reward
of $2.00 for each fox head deliver
ed to the proper authorities at the
county public works camp near
town.
Upon thorough investigation the
Commissioners have learned that
many foxes in this section are in
fested with rabies and are fre
quently attacking cows, hogs, and
other livestock causing animals
thus bitten to have to be killed.
To eliminate this unnecessary
destruction of livestock which are
especially valuable during the
present food shortage the county
officials are offering a reward for
each fox destroyed.
The cooperation of the public in
this important movement will be
sincerely appreciated by your
Commissioners.
This 29th day of May, 1946.
County Commissioners.
Two of the triplets, Bonnie and
Ronald, born to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank J. Peacock of Taylor Mill
Tuesday, May 28, died at their
home, one at 1:30 a. m. Friday and
the other at 3:15 p. m. the same
day. The third child, Donald, was
carried to a Macon hospital and
placed under an oxygen tent.
Funeral services for the first in
fant was held at the graveside in
Mt. Olive cemetery Friday morning
and the second child’s funeral took
place Saturday. Rev. C. H. Moore
of Taylor Mill officiated at each
service. Goddard Funeral Home of
Reynolds was in charge of funeral
arrangements.
The Peacock triplets were the
first to be born in Taylor county
in the past 20 years according to
local physicians.
Mr .and Mrs. Peacock have one
other child, Joyce, who is five
years of age.
Immediately after birth of the
triplets was announced over the
radio, Mr. E. P. England, Atlanta
district representative of the Pet
Milk Corporation, came to Taylor
Mill with an agreement to furnish
the infants with Pet Milk for one
year upon the perscription of their
physician.
Mr. England stated that over 200
sets of triplets and three sets of
quardriplets are thriving on Pet
milk.
STATE OFFICIALS
CAUTIOUS IN RACE
LAW DECISION
Public Service Commission Says
Law Does Not Apply T o
Traffic Within The State
NOTICE
Wednesday, June 12th, is the date
set to clean off Union Cemetery,
and all interested persons are urg
ed to come on said date to clean
off the cemetery.
Many Guests Attend
Opening of New Florida
Food Plant at Montezuma
Montezuma—-More than 200 in
terested guests attended the ad
vance opening and inspection of the
new Southern Frozen Foods Inc.,
plant at Montezuma Thursday,
with W. H. McKenzie Jr., J. B. Eas-
terline Jr., and C. G. Haugabook,
the owners as hosts. Following the
tour, a barbecue lunceon was served
at the Memorial Club House.
Situated to the east of the town,
just within the city limits, the
large brick processing plant oc
cupies a space 65 by 340 feet. In
its quick freezing compartments,
at the height of the season, more
than 2,000 bushels of produce
daily can be prepared for a ready
market composed of hotels, baker
ies, institutions of many kinds
and food manufacturers.
The owners have employed J. A.
Mays of Griffin, a specialist in this
work, as superintendent of the
plant. It is expected that 175
workers, Negro and white, will be
employed when the season is at its
height. In time, the plant will
operate on a full time basis, draw
ing produce from all over the area.
The preparation rooms gleam
with menel metal and are illumi
nated with indirect lighting. Work
ers will wear white aprons and
headbands, maintaining a high de
gree of sanitation in handling the
fruits and vegetables. All produce
will be graded ana will De market
ed in a most attractive form,
peaches being frozen both in firm
Jipe and soli npe packs for dif
ferent use. t
Ed Bentley, Macon County con
tractor .constructed the building
utilizing. labor from the county.
The red brick buildings have con
crete floors throughout.
Atlanta, June 5—State officials
reacted cautiously Tuesday to the
Supreme Court ruling against
segregation on interstate buses.
Matt L. McWhorter, vice chair
man of the Georgia Public Service
Commission, said in a statement:
“The federal laws will prevail in
interstate (between the states)
traffic. The segregation laws as
passed by the General Assembly
will apply to interstate (within the
state) traffic.”
This was interpreted by some
State Capitol sources as meaning
that if a Negro were riding a bus
from Atlanta to Cartersville, both
cities within the state, that he
would have to abide by the Geor
gia segregation laws.
Both state and bus line officials
said that they hoped that the bel
ter class of whites and Negroes
would work together to prtwenl
any possible disturbances on the
buses.
Bus line spokesmen said that, of
course, their companies would
abide by the Supreme Court ruling
but that as yet no special instruc
tions had gone out to tlieir driv
ers.
Both Gov. Arnall and Attorney
General Eugene Cook were out of
the city Tuesday and not available
for comment here on the decision.
A statement by a governor that
"it's fertilizer for the Ku Klux
Klan” topped the official Southern
comment on the Supremo Court’s
ruling against segregation on in
terstate buses.
The statement came from Gov
ernor Chauncey Sparks, of Ala
bama, the first Southern governor
to comment. Other officials who
commented termed the court opin
ion “regrettable.”
While the South wondered what
the extent and effectiveness of the
court decision would be, Repre
sentative Wood (D-Ga.), chairman
of the House Committee on un-
American activities, said in At
lanta:
“The threats and intimidations
of the Ku Klux Klan are an old
American custom—just like whis
key making.”
Represatative Wood’s Comments
were not in connection with the
court’s decision, but were made in
an interview in which he told
newsmen his committee had no in
tention of investigating the re
vived Klan.
The Georgia legislator said he
personally did not advocate the
wearing of masks but he thought
the Klan was of local concern and
that “the state ought to take up
the matter.”
W. G. WALLACE RESIGNS
POSITION WITH FORESTRY
DEPT. EFFECTIVE JULY 1
Wallace will Devote his Entire
Time to the Timber Business
Which he and his brother recently
Begem in this County.
J. M. Tinker, director of the
Georgia Department of Forestry,
was a visitor to Butler Wednesday
and disclosed to the Herald that
W. G. (Gordon) Wallace, District
Forester here since 1940 has resign
ed, effetive July 1.
"We really regret losing Gordon
Wallace," Mr. Tinker said, “He has
been one of the most active forest
ers in the state on replanting. He
has been responsible during the last
six years for literally millions of
pines being planted in the 24 coun
ties compromising the district.
“The one bright spot in our loss
is that Gordon is remaining in But
ler and wil Icontinue in forestry
work.”
Mr. Wallace announced that he
w ; as going to take an active part in
the Wallace Brothers Timber Ser
vice which his brother, Don, has
been managing for the past two
months. They have acquired one of
the new Jackson Lumber Harvesters
and will provide a service to far
mers in Taylor County and surroun
ding counties in logging, timber
management, marketing, lumber,
appraisals and cruising.
Later, when seedlings are more
plentiful, they intend to add re
planting, he said.
A feature of the custom 'saw mill
ing they will make availabe, is
that their mill can bo set up in
any convenient location in 30 min
utes and orders for as litle as 2,000
fet will be accepted. The normal
“portable” sawmill takes at least
a day to set up and the usual order
is for no less space than 75,000
feet of lumber.
Olin Witherington, assistant Dis
trict Forester for the past three
months, will take Mr. Wallace’s
place. H« was formerly a state For
est Ranger in Jenkins County. Mr.
Tinker indicated that District head
quarters will be moved from Butler
to Americus.
JOHN R. COOPER
KILLED IN ACTION
NEAR ELLAVILLE
Irwin R. Kimzey
Candidate For Attorney
General Visits Butler
Hon. Irwin R. Kimzey, candidate
for Attorney General of Georgia in
:he July 17 primary was in butler
Wednesday afternoon in behad of
his campaign.
Mr. McKimzey is engaged in the
practice of law in Habersham Coun
ty and has served Solicitor Haber
sham County Court since 1941. He
enlisted in the Army in 1942 and
served for 22 months overseas as
Tank Commander with Patton’s 3rd
Army.
FOR SALE
One afrm mule for sale or will
trade for cows or hogs. Can be seen
at my farm near Rupert.
W. R. Lawhom
BUtler, Ga. Rte. 1
10 Taylor County Men
Return Home After
Receiving Discharge
During the past few days eight
white men and two negroes have
returned home after receiving their
discharges from the armed forces.
Most of these men have been in
service several years with a good
deal of time overseas.
They are receiving a cordial wel
come back home by their many
friends and relatives.
These men include:
WHITES
. Dolphus Suddeth (Navy)
Billy J. Ranow
Julian A. Locke
. Robert E. Aultman, Jr.
Nobel E. Stafford
Dan Callahan
Rufus Trussell (Navy)
Millard Lee Amos
NEGROES
J. C. Roquemore
Clarke W. Williams
REYNOLDS POST NAMES
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
The Hodges-Kirksey American
Legion Post is sponsoring Hugh
Sawyer as representative to attend
the State meet of boys to be held
at College Park June 717. This
meeting has for its purpose the
training of boys in good citizenship.
Sawyer is a Junior in the Reyn
olds High School and is the con of
Mr .and Mrs. C. S. Sawyer, Reyn
olds.
Mr. Ben Giles Gets
Degree From Mercer U.
in Less Than 3 Years
Ben Julian Giles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Giles, was among the 56
graduates who received the Bache
lor of Arts degree on Monday eve
ning in Willingham Chapel at
Mercer University, Macon. Dr. Wm
F. Ogburn of the University of
Chicago delivered the commence
ment address. Dean Otis Knight
presented the candidates, and
President Spright Dowll conferred
the degrees. Mr. Giles received his
degree with a major in chemistry
and a minor in biology.
Completing the regular four
years of work in less than three
years, Mr..Giles graduated with a
superior scholastic average. Grad
uating from Butler High school in
the class of 1943 as valedictorian,
he entered Emory University in
June and attended that institution
for one year.
Mr. Giles held many campus
honors. He was a member of Phi
Delta Omega, honorary pre-medi
cal fraternity and Kappa Phi
Kappa, honorary education fra
ternity. He was stage manager of
the Glee Club, secretary of the
Mercer Players, society of the
Mercer Cluster, vice president and
later president of the AAlcmbic
Science Club, and president of the'
Ciceronian Literary Society.
During his senior year Mr. Giles
was an instructor in anatomy. He
served as secretary of this school
fraternity, Kappa Sigma. He will
enter the University of Georgia
School of Medicine in September.
Two Young Men
Selected to Represent
Butler at "Boys State"
Messrs Lorenza Doyel and Elton
Wright have been selected to repre
sent Butler at the Georgia Boys
State at College Park next week.
These young men will leave for
College Park Sunday where they
will meet with boys from all over
the state.
The American Legion Post 124
and the Fickling Masonic Lodge
are sponsoring these young men.
Funeral Services Held At
Sand Bethel Church F r idaj
Afternoon.
Mr. John R Cooper, 32, of Rupert
and Baimbridge was killed instntly
in an automobile accident four and
one half miles west of Ellaville on
State Highway No. 26 at 4:20 o’
clock Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Hugh Bryant of Americus, Uie
only other occupant of the car, was
injured in the accident and is un
dergoing treatment at Rrather Clin
ic in Americus. Extent of his in
juries are not yet known.
According to reports by patrol
men, Mr. Cooper was driving the
automobile, which he was using in
attempt to overtake the Americus
Columbus bus in order that Mr.
Bryant might ride to Columbus. The
accident occured on a curve as line
automobile approached the bus.
Troopers said that the automobile
apparently struck a guard rail on
the curve as it was traveling at a
high rate of speed and overturned.
Funeral services, which were at
tended by an unusually large num
ber of friends and relatives, were
held at Sand Bethel Methodist
church near Rupert, of which the
deceased was a member, Friday
afternoon, at four o’ckn.k. Rev. 1SL
R. Lawhom of Rupert officiated
Burial was at Sand Bethel Cemetery
Members of the Fickling Masonic
Lodg of Butler were in charge ol
the funeral.
Surviving Mr. Cooper is his wife
the former Miss Sara Gee of Butler
and three children, Bobbie, 7, Billy
2, and Rebecca, six months, Mother,
Mrs. J. W. Cooper of Rupert, three
brothers Messers. A. D. of Ft Gain*,
J. Ran and Julian of Rupert, six
sisters, Mrs. W. E. Bone, and Mm.
C. T. Wright of Butler, Mrs. Lillian
McGinty, Misses Lenora and Corene
Cooper of Rupert.
Mr. Cooper had moved to Bairn-
bridge three months ago where he
was working on the extra board
as regular engineer. He was in line
for promotion to regular engineer
Junly 1. He has been connected
with the Seaboard Railway for
past 4 years.
Taylor County Citizens
Cooperate In Having
Dogs Innoculated
To the People of Taylor County.
I wish to take this opportunity ui
thank you for your cooperation
with the law in treating your dog*
against rabies. There are some win.
as yet have not had their dog*
treated and are holding a deadly
poison and dangerous animal.
Please have this corrected at youi
earliest possible convenience.
There has been much talk lately
of rabies-infestec( foxes in this
county. It is my firm belief that
there are no mad foxes in Taylor
county.
I have worked hard and long
hours at treating dogs but believe
that all my work has bee* to
ward a good end, one of saving hu
man lives from otherwise harm
less animals crazed from rabies.
For the benefit of those who
have not had their dogs treated
they may do so June 29th, which
will be the last day I can offer
you my services. 1 will he in ButJer
on this date for that purpose only.
Again I ask you to please bring
your dogs and do not risk the
likelihood of trouble that may
arise from uninoculated animals..
All dogs that are not inoculated
will bo killed in accordance with
the law.
Thank you,
G. N. TAUNTON
(Pd. Adv)
STEWART EDITOR
SEEKS HOUSE POST
Richland, June 4—Stewart mia*
ty friends of Lt.-Comdr Bym:
(Red) Anglin, USNR, qualified tain
as a candidate for representsiiv
from Stewart County ni the rvex
General Assembly.
Now serving in the armed Jorrei
Anglin will be retired to inactive
service in a few weeks. Before en
tering the service four years age
he had represented Stewart count:
as a legislator.
He is the son of Mrs. John 14
Anglin, Lumpkin, and is associah
editor of the Stewart-Webste
Journal.