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BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, Jli Y 4. 1946
NUMBER 36
Presentments Made
By Grand Jury At
luly Term Court
DR. ALEXANDER GIBSON MRS. KITTY GILES
DIES AT PITTSBURG DIES AT HOME
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FRIDAY MORNING
DR. GIBSON, A
j PAS T () R, XV A S
O F M R. J I M
BUTLER.
PRESBYTERIAN
THE FATHER
GIBSON Oh
The many friends of Dr. Alex-
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
We, the Grand Jury, sworn an<J
empaneled fbr the July term, 1946 I
of Taylor Superior Court make the j
following Presentments:
We desire to express our appre
ciation to Honorable T. Hicks Fort!
for his timely and appropriate 1 ander Gibson of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
charge to the Grand Jury. We j father of Mr. Jim Gibson of Butler
also wish to thank our Solicitor j were shocked to learn of his sud-
General, Ed Wohlwender, Jr., for! den death at Pittsburgh early
the valuable assistance rendered j Tuesday morning,
us in all or deliberations. We wish! On Gibson underwent an opera-
to express our thanks for the serv- j *-ion several days ago and was
ices rendered by our bailiff, James reported to be improving nicely
G Windham. • • when he was suddenly stricken
The committee appointed by the j wi J: h a Jlf’ art . .,
Grand Jury at July term, 1946, to Dr - Gibson ha.d visited Butler
investigate the conditions at the several ^ during the past few
Convict Camp, the Jail, and the $ mada numerous
friends here who regret to learn ol
his death. ^
At the time of his death, Dr. Gib
son was serving as pastor of a
Presbyterian church in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Jim Gibson left Butler
early Wednesday morning for
Pittsburgh to join her husband
Mrs. Giles Was One of
County's Oldest and
Beloved Citizen's.
Taylor
Most
Court House make the following
report: the officers in the court
house are to be commended for
the well-kept condition in which
their offices were found. The Pub
lic Works Camp is in excellent
condition. In our opinion, ours is
one of the best kept camps in the , vvho had been called there several
state. The Jail was found in good'days a g 0 on account of his fath
condition.
It was observed by this com
mittee that much damage is be
ing done to the court house due to
leaks in the roof. Our body recom
mends to the County Commission
ers that a new roof be put on the
Court House as soon as is prac
tical, and that repair be made to
the building where damage has
been done. We deem it. very neces
sary that this be done at the
earliest possible time to save ad
ditional damage to the building.
The Committee appointed by the
Grand Jury at July term, 1946, to
inspect the books in the County
Offices reports that these books
were found to be neatly and cor
rectly kept so far as a casual in
spection would disclose.
ex’s illness.
Pastor of Midway Church
Announces Services for
Saturday and Sunday
Church conference at Midway
Baptist church Saturday at 11:30
a. m. All members are urged to
attend this business session of the
church.
Sunday School at 10:30 Sunday
morning. Bring your children and
enjoy this hour of Bible study.
We have good classes for all ages.
Preaching at 11:30 a. in. by the
pastor. Our subject will be based
„ .on Matthew 11:8-9. Piease react
We, the Grand Jury, for the teim chapter anc j especially 1he
of July, 1946, of Taylor Superior
Court order that Mr. M. R.
Williamson be appointed a mem
ber of Taylor County Board of Ed
ucation to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. C. C. Stone who has moved
from our county, said term expir
ing December, 1946.
We, the Grand Jury, for the
term of July, 1946, of Taylor Su
perior Court appoint Dr. R. C.
Montgomery as a member of the
County Board of Health. We, fur
thermore, recommend that the
County Commissioners levy such
taxes as are necessary to defray
the expenses of the operation of
this Board, to enable this Board to
become more active.
Even though our county is
known to be one of the most
healthful of the State, a County
Board of Health with sufficient
funds to operate efficiently could
accomplish much toward relieving
worthy cases. The importance of a
properly financed County Board of
Health is emphasized by the epi
demics of rabies, polio, and others
which have been called to our at
tention through the public press.
We, the Grand Jurors for the
term of July, 1946, Taylor County
Superior Court recommend that
these Presentments be published
in the Butler Herald and the sum
of $15.00 be appropriated for
same.
This July 1, 1946.
L. H. VANLANDINGHAM,
Foreman
C. FRED RUSTIN,
Clerk.
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
The Grand Jury having so rec
ommended, it is hereby ordertd
that the foregoing General Pre
sentments be published in the
and the sum of
for said publica-
verses of the text. What is a
prophet? What does it mean when
it says John was “more than a
prophet”? Does the church need
prophets today? What are the
junctions of a prophet? Study
these questions and come praying
God’s blessings on the pastor and
the congregation.
An important announcement
concerning our approaching re
vival will be made at this hour.
Come and bring a friend to this
service.
Preaching at Horeb Baptist
church Sunday at 3:30 p. m. Ail
the citizens of that community are
cordially invited to attend this
service.
We are endeavoring to make all
of our services really spiritual and
helpful. Whoever you are, you are
invited to worship with us Sun
day.
J. H. Stanford, Pastor.
Mrs. Frances Christine Giles,
better known to her numerous
friends as “Aunt Kitty” died at her
home in this city early Friday
morning at the age of 84 years
Her death was attributed to a
stroke of paralysis. She had been
ill only about two weeks.
Mrs. Giles was born in Taylor
county on Sept. 11, 1862, the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Jefferson Joiner. She spent
her entire life in this county and
at the time of her death was one
of the county’s oldest citizens. She
was a member of the Butler Meth
odist church.
On March 10, 1880 she was mar
ried to Mr. James Henry Giles who
died Dec. 28, 1930.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Giles at Bethel Primitive Bap
tist church at four o’clock Saturday
afternoon. Rev. M. A. Hall and
Rev. C. L. Glenn officiated. Inter
ment was in Bethel cemetery.
Pall bearers were Messrs Ben
Giles, Tom Giles Jr., John Giles,
J. C. Giles Jr., J. H. Childres and
Terrell Booth.
Surviving Mrs. Giles are two
sons Messrs H. Tom Giles of But
ler and J. Carl Giles of Macon,
one daughter, Mrs. J. T. Childres
of this city one brother Mr. W. C.
C. Joiner, of Marianna, Fla., one
sister Mrs. Tommie Thompson of
Thomaston, 18 grand-children and
8 great grand-children.
Edwards Brothers Funeral Home
was in cnarge of arrangements.
Thomasville to Dedicate
VA Hospital on July 10th
Butler Herald,
$15.00 be paid
tion.
This 1st day
T.
of July, 1946.
HICKS FORT,
Judge S. C. C. C.
SUGAR SPARE NO. 10
GOOD FOR 5 POUNDS
Three Gubernatorial
Candidates to Speak at
Buena Vista Today
A six-county political rally will
be held at Buena Vista today.
Three gubernatorial candidates:
James V. Carmichael, E. D. Rivers
and Eugene Talmade are sched
uled to speak during the day. At
the noon hour a barbecue dinner
will be served to the public.
Later in the afternoon two base
ball games wijl be played.
Then to close the day’s activities
a dance will be staged Thursday
evening.
All Taylor county citizens are
extended a cordial invitation to
aettend.
Only One Day Left
For Registration
The district ofticeof Price Admin
istration—the oftice personnel of
which is still functioning->-Tuesday
announced that spare Stamp No.
10 in War Ration Book 4 is now-
valid for the purchase of five lbs.
of canning sugar.
The agency said spare stamp 9
was validated for five pounds of
home canning sugar some time ago
and, with No. 10 will be good
through October 31. Spare 49 is now-
good for the five pounds of table
sugar.
It was pointed out that the sugar
rationing program and meat
slaughter control program will con
tinue as usual.
Thomasville, June 30—Dedica
tion of the 450-bed Veterans Ad
ministration hospital, which w’as
acquired from the Army in March,
has been set for the afternoon of
July 10, according to an an
nouncement made by Dr. G. L.
Johnson, manager. Featuring the
dedication exercises from 2 to 6
p. m. will be an inspection of
medical facilities.
John M. Slaton Jr., of Atlanta,
deputy administrator of Branch 5
Veterans Administration jand Dr.
Frank Brewer, medical director in
charge of all medical facilities
within the same area, will attend
the ceremonies and speak briefly
to those in attendance. Dr. John
son said first patients will be ad
mitted at Thomasville on July 15.
Although the Thomasville hos
pital is equipped to eventually
handle a load of 450 patients, Dr.
Johnson said that the present
medical personnel will permit the
admittance of only a small group
of patients on July 15. Others will
be admitted each week thereafter
until the 450-bed hospital is filled
Dr. Johnston’s staff will include
the following: Lt. Col. Herbert
Johnson, Willacoochee, as
clinical director; Dr. Frederick
Cheney, of Indianapolis, chief of
general medical service; Dr. John
McHugh who transferred from
Oteen, N. C, as chief of tuberculo
sis service; Dr. Jefferson Pafford,
chief, out-patinet service, transfer
ring from Montgomery Medical
Center. Dr. John Thurston, of
Thomaston, is being transferred
from Veterans Hospital, Atlanta,
to Thomasville as chief of general
surgical service.
Others expected next week will
include fMvs medical officers from
•the Navy, five from the Army .The
staff of nurses now includes 15,
On but will be enlarged as others are
is transferred from other VA hos-
1s your name written there?
the registration ' hooks that
Only one day—Friday—remains ; pitals.
in which the voters of Georgia cah | The hospital will open with 250
qualify to cast their ballots in the white male tuberculosis beds, 25
highly important July 17 primary, white female general medical beds
Voting is the citizens highest j 150 white male general medical
responsibility. Friday is the dead- beds, and 25 colored male general
line, most Courthouses will be clos- .beds.
ed Thursday, so hurry, hurry.
CEMETERY NOTICE
Tuesday, July 9, has been df'sig
nated as clean- ip .la/ at Bethel
Primitive Bapt-d cnure'i and
cemetery. All pors.in interested
in the church are urged to be pres
ent or to send help for the day.
—Cemetery Committee.
BILBO LEADS
IN MISSISSIPPI
Jackson, Miss., July 2—Sen. Theo
G. Bilbo piled up a majority over
four opponents here tonight in re
turns from Mississippi’s first state
wide Democratic primary in which
Negroes were allowed to vote.
WORK ON BUTLER
BUENA VISTA ROAD
WILL BEGIN SOON
$175,000 Contract For Grading
And Drainage of Ten Miles in
Taylor Co. to be Let For July 26.
A $175,000 project for grading
drainage on the Butler-Buena Vista
highway will be awarded July 2o.
if the xepected formal approval
from the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads is received. The announce
ment was made by Highway Direc
tor Geo. T. McDonald. The project
is one in which federal funds will
be used to match available state
funds.
Almost ten miles of grading is
involved in the contract, which it
upon one of this section’s most
important unpaved roads.
Concentrating upon rural roads
and upon projects in which the
•ederal government “matches”
state funds, the highway depart
ment this year is carrying out the
greatest road building programs
attempted in a single calendar
year in Georgia’s history.
This is made possible because,
during the period when construc
tion was limited to military high
ways and reconstruction activities
the agency went ahead with plans
for postwar construction. As a re
sult, Georgia was one of the
earliest states to submit its pro
gram for the federal bureau oi
public roads to act upon. Moreover
Georgia has been able to provide
the cash with which to operate
rapidly. The economy practiced,
resulting in a debt free state and
in having cash on hand to match
every available dollar of federal
road-building funds, led to
speeding up of the Georgia con
struction program.
In addition to the federal pro
gram, the state has been able to
provide some funds from its
small surplus account, the first
suck surplus in more- than 12C
years, to carry on emergency stau
aid projects, using only state
funds. Gov. Arnall and Director
McDonald emphasize that Geor
gia’s road building today is whol
ly on a cash basis.
Carmichael To Address
Voters at Thomaston
Saturday Afternoon July 13
Hon. James V. Carmichael, can
didate for Governor of Georgia in
the July 17fh primary will address
voters in this section of the state
on Saturday afternoon, July 13.
This rally will be held at Thom
aston at 4:30 p. m. and is being
sponsored by the Upson County
Carmichael for Governor Club.
Voters from Taylor and all ad
joining counties are extended an
invitation to be present at this
rally.
Farm Bureau Meeting
At Americus Urges
Passage of Pace Bill
Americus, July 2—Approximately
200 members of the Third Con
gressional District’s Farm Bureau
gathered today in the Sumter
county court house to hear Con
gressman Steve Pace and other
notables.
With unanimous decision, the
farmers voted to endorse the Pace
Bill now in Congress, lifting the
present acreage controls from cot
ton and peanuts. Telegrams have
been sent to Senators George and
Russell both in Washington, giv
ing this decision, and urging fa
vorable action in the Senate.
Reynolds Lions Club
To Sponsor Dance
Tonight At 9 o’Clock
The Reynolds Lions Club will
sponsor a dance at the Taylor
County Motor Company building
in Reynolds tonight.
The dance will begin at 9 o’clock
with the famous Newsom orchestra
furnishing the music.
Proceeds from the dance will be
used by the Club for civic im
provements.
JULY TERM OF TAYLOR
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
IS ADJOURNED WED. P. M.
-I U I) (i E T. HICKS FORT WILL
RETURN TO BUTLER MONDAY
TO HEAR SEVERAL NON JURY
CASES.
The Taylor County Superior
Court closed yesterday afternoon
after being in session since Mon
day. Judge T. Hicks Fort of Colum
bus Presided.
Court Reporter R. O. Perkins and
Solicitor General Ed Wohlwender,
Jr., both of Columbus, as well as
a number of local and out-of-town
attorneys took part in the court.
A vast number of important civil
cases required the attention o^ the
court Monday and Tuesday.
The criminal docket was taken
up yesterday morning. Although
there were a large number of crim
inal cases to be tried, many of the
defendants pleaded guilty and
these cases were disposed of
rapidly.
The Grand Jury of which Hon.
Herman Vanlandingham was fore
man and Hon. C. Fred Rustin,
clerk, disposed of this business
Monday and were dismissed b>
Judge Fort Monday afternoon.
Only one murder case fas tried,
that of Leon Peebles, colored, whe
was found guilty of the murder ol
Arpocus Hodges. He was sentenced
to life in prison upon the recom
mendation for mercy of the court.
Judge Fort will return to Butler
Monday to hear several civil cases
in which no jury will be required.
Mr. Sordy Harmon
Dies of Heart Attack
Sunday Afternoon
Mr. Gordy Harmon, native of
Taylor County, died of a heart at
tack Sunday afternoon, June 30,
at 2:30 o’clock while riding with
his wife in an automobile about
six miles from Butler.
Mr. FJarmon had suffered heart
trouble for two years and had just
been to the Montgomery Hospital
in Butler for medicine and was re
turning tc his home in Thomaston
when he was suddenly stricken and
died almost immediately.
The funeral services were held at
Mt. Nebo Church July 1 at 2 p. m.
the Rev. W. ft. Lawhorn officiating.
Mr. Harmon is survived by ht£
wife, Mrs. Juanita Peterman Har
mon, and two daughters, Mrs. Gu}
Hill ef Butler and Miss B etty Pe
terman of Thomaston.
Funeral arrangements were un
der the direction of Edwards Bros
Funeral Homes at Butier, Georgia.
Butler Well Represented
At Georgia Boy's State
Held at College Park
Butler was represented at the
Georgia Boys’ State at College
Park by Messrs Lorenzo Doyel and
Elton Wright. Mr. Doyle was spon
sored by the Fickling Masonic
Lodge while Mr. Wright was
sponsored by the local American
Legion Post.
These young men attended the
Georgia Boys’ State along with 165
other young men from various
sections over the state during the
week of June 9-16. The Boys’ State
is held each year for the purpose
of teaching young men how our
form of government is conducted.
Soon after arriving at College-
Park the young men were divided
into groups and each group was
given the name of a city. Wright
was placed in Harrison City and
shortly thereafter elected mayor
of his town. He was also awarded
a medal for markesmanship on
the rifle range. Doyel was elected
chief of police of Washington City
and in the state primary held the
latter part of the week was chosen
state superintendent of schools.
Thursday all the boys visited
the State Capitol in Atlanta
where they heard addresses by
Governor Arnall and several other
state officials. Later in the day
they visited Grant’s Park and
other points of interest in and
around Atlanta.
Both of the local young men
have asked the Herald to express
their appreciation to- their spon-
sponsors and the public in general
for giving them the opportunity to
attend the Georgia Boys’ State.
LOST—Bunch of keys on ring.
Finder please return to
W. A. PAYNE, Butler, Ga.
TAYLOR COUNTY
CAMP MEETING
BEGINS TODAY
Many Well Known Evangelists
Are Expecte td be Present and
Assist in the Preaching.
The Herald is requested to |an-
nounct that the annual ten-day
camp meeting will begin at Tay
lor County Holiness Camp Ground
today and will continue Ihiough
July 14.
Among the widely known evan- .
gelists who will be in charge of
the preaching during this meeting
will be Dr. John Paul of Asbury
College, Kentucky; and Dr. Harry
Blackburn, Parkersburg, W. Va.
The young people’s work will be
under the leadership of Rev. John
M. Cox of this city.
Mr. Joe T. Darity of Columbus,
well known song evangelist, will
direct the song services through
out the meeting.
Rev. M. J. Wood, president of
ihe Camp Meeting Association an
nounces that plans are being made
for a record-breaking attendance
this year.
Dormitory facilities at the Camp
Ground have been considerably
enlarged and improved since last
year’s camp and are said ^ be
ample to take care of nv _»t of
ihose from out-of-town vvho will
avail themselves of the opportuni
ty of coming to spend the entife
10-day period.
These annual camp meeting
here have been held for a num
ber of years with interest in them
growing each year and the ap
proaching series promises to be
the best in the entire history of
the camp.
A cordial invitation is extended
every one in Taylor and adjoining
counties regardless of church af
filiations, to atte.nd as many of
these services, as possible and en
joy t-he Christian fellowship of ...
ihose who attend.
Sutler Post Office
Shows An Increase
Over Last Year
It will be very gratifying news
to learn through your local post
master that in compiling his quar
terly ieport to the Post Office De
partment in Washington for the
June quarter postal receipts for
the Butler post office show an in
crease of 4.5 per cent over receipts
for the same quarter a year ago.
This increase comes in spite of
heavy over-seas mailing a year
ago and which has been greatly
reduced by the return of our boys
after valuable service in the arm
ed forces in all parts of the
world
On the other hand the increase
may be taken as a barometer of
business conditions in the com
munity, which is at a very high
point largely due to most of re
turning veterans selecting their
home town as the best place in
the world to settle down in some
line of business for themselves or
finding employment with old es
tablished firms or new business
enterprises opening up here al
most daily.
Housing shortage is the great
est hindrance in the way of prog
ress in Butler at the present time,
although she is doing remarkably
well under the circuras.anccs, as
indicated by increased postal re
ceipts while shoving deenne in
many towns and cities in the
state.
Annual Three Day July
Meeting to Begin at
Bethel Church July 12
The annual three-dav July
meeting at Bethel Primitive Baptist
church begins Fx day, July 12.
Services will be held Friday,
Friday evening, Saturday, Satur
day evening nod Sunday.
Several visiting ministers will
assist the pastor, Elder M. A. Hall
during the meeting.
The public is cordially invited to
each of the services.