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THE BUTLER HERALD. BUTTE* GEORGIA, JUNE 13. 1946.
MEWS SUMMARY OF Boy, 18; Wife 79
THE WEEK IN GEORGIA Start Honeymooning
Fighting Weeds
Albany—Receipts from th£ park
ing meters on Albany streets
brought $3,220.40 into the city
treasury during the month of
May.
Louisa, Ky., June 8—Pronounced
husband and wife by the county
Fire Sweeps 22-Story
LaSalle Hotel in
Loop District
Amall Pledges
i To Rid Georgia
Of Ku Klux Klan
Chicago, June 5—At least 54 per- With Dan Duke, assistant
sons were killed—many suffocated torney general, heading
of the
tudee a 79 year old grandma and in their beds without being awak- state’s investigation
he/Vyear-old£oom'"returned , ened—today in an early morning Klux Klan. Goy. Ellis Arnall
at-
the
Ku
has
1*7 Qmirt Cotnrdav m thpir home in the iso- I fire that swept through the 22-story announced that the state govern-
Athens-Mrs. Guy W. Smith Saturday to their home J the l | LaSalle hote , in the heart of Chi- ment “will resort to every legal
Tuesday was appointed Clarke Jated back cou y , V cago’s loop district. means to break up this agency
county tax receiver to succeed her brides admission, to a honeymoon . D( , p P artment sources estimat- which incites prejudice and hat-
father, W. M. Bryant, who died xn, the corn iicia. L d about 200 persons were injured, red, is a disgrace to the state and
last week. | ™ e ' J L T he first alarm was turned in a potential danger to Georgia.”
, r , e, o e ’ Mrs -, at 12:35 a. m. when most of the The Governor revealed he had
Nashville A fund of nearly $1- Sprouse explained adding that if)^ had fQr the received new threats, at both his
000 has been raised in Nashville she anti her new husband, Delbert monoinn oinoo thn
as its share of the advertising of Sprouse, didn’t get busy they
night. Within 10 minutes the first office and the mansion, since the
three floors were engulfed in Klan probe was started at his re-
flames and both of the main street quest by the state’s law depart-
to ""his 'friends—soberly e* its from the 37-year-old host- ment.
Morris r i it woiiman Ielry were impassable. - He informed that state agents
- • stood before J g . . ( p ive extra a i arms were sounded are now in the Klan making a de
ll. S. ARMY OFFICER
ANB HIS WAC BRIDE
FACE JEWEL THEFT
PEARSON ACCEPTS
KLAN CHALLENGE
U. S. Route 129 from Jasper, Fla., wouldn’t have any corn.”
to Macon. I Mrs. Sprouse and Delbert—
. • “Shorty”
Augusta—Mrs. Frances
Parks, Chronicle' H* 6 Lav ^^°. nce count y 1 and more than 300 firemen battled tailed check on its activities and
editor of the Augusta Chronicle, court room this morning to have* , , n linrior
the blaze, bringing it under con- providing information that should
'trol about 3:30 a. m. be quite helpful in the movement
... , „ . . I Most of those who were burned against the hooded organization.
Moultrie—O. ML Bobo, who ope- J,® 1 ™ 6 a h r ™ S van ’ the" *n. lhad been housed on the third, The Governor took position that
fourth, fifth, and sixth floors, although the Klan is weak at this
died Monday
week illness.
following a three- b i m “ sa y the words.”
I The couple, neighbors on ad-
1. bodo, wnu ope- r ,
mechanized farm „ p „
rates a large mechanized farm *■” advancing
about five miles south of Moul
trie, said Monday that he harvest- p i agued them since they
ed 2,000 bushels of oats from 0 mac j e known their intentions sev-
*cres. era i days ago.
MaC on—The 45th convention of But word that they were “in
the Georgia Eastern Star got down town” spread like a'Christmas tree
to business Tuesday. Annual ad- lire, and more than 100 persons
dresses of the grand officers were were on hand in the circuit court
heard and a number of important room and out in the corridor for
committees were named. the ceremony, officially witnessed
by a former police court judge.
Dublin—C. C. McDowell, transfer Delbert, clad in faded blue den-
clerk of the Dublin agency of the im trousers, a work shirt without
Wrightsville and Tennille railroad, tie and unbuttoned jacket
was reteired this week after serv- fidgeted.
ing for 48 years with this line and i
nounced hour of the w d g About the sixth floor, smoke and time, its potential strength should
avoid the crowds which panic claimed their victims. At be considered and action taken be-
1 least 10 persons died as they leap- fore it becomes a power and a real
ed from their rooms and fell to the menace. He laughed off the warn-
street or in a courtyard. ings made to him as being the
Of the 54 bodies which over activity of “crackpots”, and said
flowed the county morgue — 27 he does no. regard the threats se-
were listed as unidentified. On riously.
many of the bodies there were only Duke charged that since the re-
a few fragments of burned clothing birth of the Klan, an Atlanta ne-
which crumpled when touched, gro had been flogged by a group
Most were clad only in negligees Q f men who, it was asserted, gave
or robes.
THREE FOURTHS OF HOTELS
HERE CALLED FIRE HAZARDS
him over 50 lashes with a leathei
two-tailed whip. The assistant at
torney general declared their
methods resembled closely those
of the 1940 floggings near Atlanta
which led to conviction of nine
ether Georgia roads. ATTEMPTED Atlanta, Ga„ June 12—Appro.xi
Forsvth Chiaroscuro, Bessie Tift CHARGE FACING mately 10.000 people sleep in At- members of the Ku Klux Klan.
College annual, will be edited in SYLVESTER MAN lanta’s 90 hotels every night. Sev- In both instances he said the
1946-47 bv Carolyn Alexander, of - ■ — enty-iive per cent of these hotels floggers used tin badges to ldentl-
Forsyth, who also is president of Albany, Ga. June 11—J. O. Cor- because of their age and wooden fy themselves to the vie im as
Alpha Psi Omega national dra- nell native of Sylvester was ar- *A later revelation is that mem-
matic honor society. , rested Monday night in Albany on ha f Z ,™marshall bers of the Klan may, in another
a warrant issued in Columbus Har V iniinps, ure maisuan. n«» h*> with murder
charging him with attempted rape “Most of these hotels are in the instance, be charged with murder,
of an eight year old g : rl,
Washington, June 8—One of his
tory’s most fantastic gem robberies
was solved today with Army an
nouncement it now has recovered
all the fabulous German crown je
wels stolen by a clonel and his
WAC bride and can lay its hands
on the two remaining suspects—a
major and a corporal.
The last of the priceless gems,
6tolen from historic Kronberg
Castle in Germany and flown to
this country, were found in a
writing paper box concealed in a
Chicago railroad station paggage
locker.
Tonight, the glittering pile o
jewels—diamonds by the handful,
sapphires, pearls, rubies, jade and
bejeweled relics—reposed in a
heavily-guarded War Department
vault. They will be returned to
their owners, members of Ger
many’s House of Hesse.
The Army had signed confes
sions from the two principals—
Col J. W. Durant, 36, of Falls
Church, Va., and his 34-year-old
WAC captain bride, Mrs.Kathleen
B. Nash Durant, of Hudson, Wis.
They were flown here from Chi
cago with the jewels early today.
Both are in Army custody await
ing court martial thial.
Durant broke down under lie-
detector tests and led Army au
thorities last night to a baggage
locker in the Illinois Central rail
road station. There, in writing
paper box, thew found the last of
the missing $1,500,000 in jewels—
loose stones wrapped individually
in small squares of paper.
About half of the loot had been
found earlier in Hudson,Wis., aft
er Durant’s bride confessed.
Rome—Dr. Wm. J. Baird, presi
dent of the Berry Schools since
1944, resigned that position Mon- g N H fe Re j' d said to | ay> ’
day at a meeting of the board of
D es g downtown area, most of them are it was announced,
joint-constructed without a sp.-in-
Reid stated that police informa- kler system, and their wooden in- KIL LING SUSPECT
trustees. No reason for his resig- ti showed that the attempted teriors are not treated to maKe OUT under BOND
__ n Ar. nilKlio iU *» X/Tr Dhll >mG
Washington, June 9 — Radio
columnist Drew Pearson said in a
broadcast Thursday night that he
recently had been receiving
anonymous letters from members
of the Ku Klux Klan threatening
him with all sorts of “dire conse
quences, including death.”
“One letter," Pearson said, “chal
lenges me to come to Stone Moun
tain, Ga., where the Klan burned a
dozen crosses in May. If so, warns
this letter, we will have a ‘kill
ing’ time. Please don’t disappoint
us.”
“My reply is—I don’t like to dis
appoint anybody, not even the
Klan, so I will come to Stone
Mountain, Ga., early in July at a
date to be fixed when I can get
radio facilities and I will broad
cast from Stone Mountain what I
think of an order which peddles
Hitler hate and which is afraid to
show its face in public. They can
show their faces at Stone Mountain
if they dare.
nation was made public,
Mr. Phillips
Barnesville—Emmett Lee Cole
man, 59, business civic and re
ligious leader of Barnesville
in Emory University hospita. •
Atlanta early Monday following „
an operation from which he never
rallied-
rape allegedly took place about them lire resistant,
May 20 in Columbus where the said,
accused man, was working. When 9 ne ? ar ® e ’ downtown
found by Albany police, C iinell which is regarded by many
hotel, Albany, Ga., June 11—A. B. Hay-
peo- slip, Albany grocer charged with
ous leader or Barnesville, uieu 7' 7*“ A i ba nv‘ He was be- Pie as being one of the most dan manslaughter in the killing of 74-
Emory University hospital in was gemus (|K hMards oI it8 klnd ln ftto A F.tU*wTue*l»y
Albany—A few days ago when
rural electrification lines were be
ing run on land belonging to Dr.
H. M. McKemil and W. A. Higgin
botham, near Sandy Beach, on the
Kinchafonnee creek, a few miles
north of Albany, an old monument
bearing the date of 1836 was found
in a deserted place in the wild
woodlands. It was the tomb of
Louis Bond, a humane slave own
er, who was killed while defending
a slave in the the same year that
Albany was settled by Nelson
Tift.
jail, awaiting action of Columbus Atlanta, Mr. Phillips pointed out, .. . ... h f justice of
has, as a matter of fact, done more commitment trial belore Justice oi
' .. . nTInnn Uunk Cll O rtl.'lnl’nr/8
ESTRANGED WIFE
AND GROCER HELD
Albany, Ga., June 10—A. B
Hayslip, Albany grocer, being held
i toward making itself fire resistant the ePace Hugh Sliackleiord
(than most of the other hotels in Patterson, the father of five
the “very dangerous” 75 per cent, children, was killed Saturday af-
temoon by a bullet allegedly fired
WILLIE FRANCIS MUST
GO TO CHAIR AGAIN
Baton Rouge, La., June 10—A
Americus—Homer Lee Shelton, a MAN. 74, KILLED;
deaf and dumb negro, was sen
tenced to serve 15 to 20 years in
the penitentiary by a Sumter su
perior court following conviction
on charges of raping a nine-year-
old negro girl.
in the
Brunswick.—Law or no law, cu- cbarged
pid and love will find a way. A A Pattt ^ „
five children. official notice is received that the bead> killing him instantly, ac-
day wait before a , marriage li- Chief Hinson said evidence in- U. S. Supreme court has refused to t 0 authorities who inves-
cense can be obtained, has doubl- d j ca ted that Patterson fired a shot- intervene, George Wallace execu- tigated the shooting,
ed the work of Glynn County Or- gun hjast Saturday into a tourist tive counsel to Gov. Jimmie Davis
dinary E. W. Dart. 'cabin occupied by Hayslip and sa * d tonight.
Patterson's estranged wife, but did Commenting on Washington re
from a rifle by Hayslip
It was brought out at the com
mitment trial that Patterson's
estrangled, 32-year-old wife and
Hayslip were in a tourist cabin
fired
- — 1J1W - shotgun.
, A A. Patterson, 74-year-old father oi second time, will be issued when Hayslip then shot Patterson m the
Florida law which requires a three — official nntir*. is rpppived that tne . . , i..
Dougherty county jail new death warrant, ordering Willie near Albany when Patterson
with the murder of John Francis to the electric einir for the j nto ca bjn with a shi
Columbus.—The body of Mrs.
Lenora Estelle Vessella, 39, dis
charged WAC of North Leeds, Me.
was found in the C hatetahoochee
river Monday where the boat she
was in capsized near the foot of
Sixth Avenue Friday. Her head
and arms were said to be protrud
ing from underneath the boat.
JODI SAMMONS
BELL
Will Discuss the
Governor’s Race
WSB
ObVI :,.v i ii
Tuesday, June 18
6:30 P. M.
LIME
Lime yonr grain land and pastures NOW.
I can make immediate delivery of North
Georgia Limestone and am prepared to
spread it evenly over your land. The Gov
ernment pays $3.00 per ton for using Lime.
Place your orders at the AAA Office.
JACK PEED, Butler, Ga.
Valdosta. The not'einjure either” The office7said Ports that the
court had refused
and Mrs. Geo C. McCrary, all of "‘hen shot PattarsoTin to issue writs in behalf of the 18-
whom have seen mmtaiy service . , l L .: 1 n„rT us™ year-old Negro who ejcajei death
during the war (two of them still ^ h e ief h ^’ son said S f ^ er that Pat- when the elect ric chair iei’ed to
in uniform) were all in Valdosta function five weeks ago, Wallace
at the same time recently at the verson
and his wife had been
_ . , separated for some time and had
* applied for a divorce.
Cordele.—Cordele is to have an-'
other peanut mill. During the NEWSPRINT EXECUTIVE
past week a ^ rou P ^chased SLA1N AT BOSTON DESK
Dooly county citizens purchased
the Williams Milling Co., and plan '
to enlarge the plant and install Boston, June 10—Wm. A. Whit-
machinery for processing peanuts, comb, 73, president of the Great
, . Northern Paper Company, was
Albany Guest of honor a t s b 0 t death in his office in the
Albany Salesmen^ Club unc eon ^eart of the city Monday, and
said:
l “The governor’i reprieve was to
be valid ‘until turtber o: iers.’
I When the official notification ar-
I rives, he will car.ce. iho reprieve
' and issue a new death warrant set-
j ting time for execution.”
GRIFFIN FIRE LOSS
PLACED AT $150,000
Griffin, June 10—Owners of the
meeting was 17-yar-old Lamar -j}" — *nsTgned Big Star Store■And the Buick Ga-
Clifton, Albany High school senior. tract found on his desk a possible rage destroyed at Griffin by fire
Young Clifton was presented the cJue tQ the identity of his well . Sunday night, have estimated
Club’s annual scholarship cash d d SUSDecte d slaver combined damages at more than
award of $500 to be used in li-,^I ve 'a bun? who might . , fat
nancing his first college year. haye done it „ said Lt Harold Operators of the food store will
Moultrie—Elmo Ragsdale is Col- Walkins. “This contract would
meet with Civilian Production Ad
ministration heads Tuesday to ob-
" : fir _ t 1046 nolitical have been very beneficial to a cer- nunu»u<mui* ~
quitt county s Iirsi laao ponuccti . , , , tain Dermission for immediate re-
pa«naltv While encaged ^ain party if Whitcomb had signed
D0YEL
building.
Flames broke out
in the store
campaign casualty. While engaged i a )n party
In a heated argument over the gu- Jt -
bernatorial race, Ragsdale banged Whitcomb a native or Clinton,- ~Sunday morning
his fist against a table. He shat- Ind was slain only seconds after ™ l “ n l * ITlpn h y flttJpd th y blaze foi
tered a hand bone and a doctor Sally Whittam, his secretary, ad-
said he would wear a splint about mitted a visitor to his private of-
three weeks 1 tice and left ^ two men alone -
and firemen battled the blaze for
nearly eight hours before bringing
it under control. Firemen said the
"Talbotton—The Talbotton Lions the floor and four discharged 32-
Club has elected C. E. Keller pres- calibre cartridges were empty.
Ident J. C. Watts, first vice pres- Miss Whittam remembered the
Ident, H. E. Hutcheson, second visitor as a man *who came to the
vice president; C. W. Matthews, office last week, representing him-
Ihird vice president; Spencer Me- self as a Treasury Department
Donell, tail-twister; F. P. Freeman agent.
j. M. Woodall Sr. and D. R. Olive,;
His body was found face down on flames became nearly uncontrol-
lable after a fire wall in the ad
joining building toppled over.
GEORGIA WOMEN
SLATE INSTITUTE
AT MILLEDGEVILLE
Milledgeville, June
11- - The
Women
wo-
directors- C E. Niblack, lion tarn-, Georgia State Colege for Wc
p H Tm-rtan secretary I Moultrie—Alvin Ort, 12, admits here will be host to prominent
er and R. H. Jordan, secretary ^ ^ bp downrigh( . naughty to men leaders from al pd rts of Ga.
Tifton—One person is in the rob the nest of a song bird, but for a two-day Georgia Citizenship
Tift County hospital suffering thinks in the ase of a sparrow it Institute June 27-28.
from gunshot wound and bruises, is different. Moreover, Alvin found This institute will be sponsored
another is suffering from head it profitable. He discovered the by the Georgia League of Women
bruises, and four warrants charg- nest of a sparrow and decided that Voters. There are two branches of
ing assault with intent to murder insofar as he was concerned it had thitf organization inMilledgcville,
have been sworn out as the result served its purpose. Beneath six the town league, headed by Mrs. J.
of an altercation early Saturday in eggs, Alvin found a $1.00 bill. He T. King, Sr, of the G. S. C. W.
Berrien county over some hogs be- promptly proceeded to put it into .faculty, of which Rachael Henry,
ine in another man’s field. .circulation. jStockbridge, is president.
e I Miss Ethel Adams, Dean of Wo-
Macon—Funeral services ' were Atlanta—Emory C. Culver, 54,1 menj j s j n charge of arrangements
held here Tuesday for two traffic professor of mathematics and base 0 f the institute. The meeting hus
victims who lost their lives as the ba ll coach of Decatur Boys’ High ] been C aled so that women lead
result of Sunday accidents. Harry school, was found dead oi a gun| ers f ro m al over Georgia can pool
Davis, 52, of Log Cabin Drive, and shot wound Monday in the male | their ideas and experiences in or-
Freddie Dukes, of Echoconnee, teachers’ rest room at the school'
were buried in Evergreen cemetery on North McDonough Road. The
following services. The Davis car body of Mr. Culver, a bullet wound
figured in a three-way accident in the temple, was found lying on every woman’s group in the State
colliding with a bus arid another a davenport. Directly behind Mr.; have been asked to participate.
der to work more effectively for
a progressive Georgia.
Representatives from piacttcallv
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auteomobile.
crushed.
He was badly
Culver’s head was a revolver.from
which one shot had been fired.
Mrs. J. C. Blalock, Atlanta, is
Chairman of the Institute.
General Electric Appliances
Maytag Washers
Hoover Vaccum Cleaners
Eveready Radio Battery $5.19
Baby Strollers, All Metal $9.95
Bendix Radios
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General Electric Radios
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