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Ti,ie Butler Herald
VOLUME 70
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KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY *A T IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
BUTLEK. fAVLOK COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 18, 1946
NUMBER 38
Eugene Talmadge Nominated Governor of Georgia
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I First Commercial Peach |
I Orchard in Georgia
I Dates Back to the '80's I
While Capt. John B. James of Ft.
Valley is credited with shipping
the first car of peaches from Geor
gia, older citizens of Butler recall
that the late Editor John R. Res-
pess of this city was the
originator of the peach industry in
this section.
It was on lands now owned by
the C. B. Marshall estate, near the
local school building that Elder
J. R. Respess set out in 1885
twenty-five acres of peach trees
that began bearing three years
later, producing some of the fin
est peaches seen $ince that day.
These were the days before re
frigeration cars when getting
peaches to eastern markets where
prices were good, before spoiling
was a discouraging factor. Never
theless express shipments netted
him good results that started the
movement of commercial peach
orchards in this section.
The story about Capt. James’ or
chard is told as follows:
“Fifty-seven years ago the first
carload of peaches was shipped
from Fort Valley to Northern mar
kets, netting the fabulous price of
$2,000, according to clippings from
the scrap book of Miss Margaret
L. James of Ft. Valley, whose
father, John B. James, shipped the
first car.
“A story in The Macon News in
May of 1899 said the carload of
fruit had come from the orchards
of a number of growers “the prin
cipal one being J. B. James.” The
story said:
“The Fort Valley car was iced
in Macon Saturday morning and
bears the placard: ‘Shipped by J.
B. James, controlling 11 orchards,
representing 10,000 acres or 60,000
tr^es, the largest in the world un
der the manership of one man’.”
“The peaches in the car were
Alexanders, the clipping said.
Brand names for peaches in the
1880’s varied greatly from those
we know today. Earliest of the
peaches for shipment were the
Waterloo, the Alexander and the
Shumaker. About June 1, lasting
through June 25, the peaches were
Early Rivers, Early Tillotson, St.
John, Mountain Rose, Lady Ingold
Beginning about July 10, the
peaches ready for shipping were
Early Crawford, Elberta, Stump
the World and Diamond. And
shipped from about July 20 to
August 1 were the Crosby ana the
Late Crawford.
“Known as Capt. James because
he had served as officer with a
company of volunteers organized
in Ft. Valley, the peach grower
had served as a youth of 16 with
General Joe Wheeler’s troops in
the Confederate Army.
“It was James who planted the
first commercial peach orchard
in the state, according to the rec
ords kept by his family: the trees
were planted on the James farm
just outside the Fort Valley lim
its, now known as the Fort Valley
Fruit Farm. Capt. James furnish
ed the land and did the cultiva
tion and it was from that orchard
that the fruit of the first carload
shipped came. The orchard was
planted in 1884 and the first ship
ment made in 1889. Rumph and
James were in partnership, the
records show, but the partnership
was dissolved within a few years.”
UNION REVIVAL BEGINS
SUNDAY NIGHT JULY 28
STANFORD TO PREACH
Two New Filling Stations
Opened Near City Limits
Of Butier Recently
Two new filling stations have
been opened just out of the busi
ness district, but within the city
limits of Butler. Both buildings
are of brick and modernly
equipped.
The first to open for business
was that of Mr. M. E. Haywood
on Butler-Atlanta highway; sec
ond, Mr. R. P. McGuffin on the
Butler-Reynolds highway.
LOST
ne Brooch pen with the letters,
SWEETHEART” engraved on it.
eward offered.
T. B. Joiner
Butler, Ga.
T. E. KISH, BLIND PIANIST AND
SINGER WILL DIRECT MUSIC
AND LEAD THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S
SERVICES.
Adams and Byrd
W in In County
Our Union Revival with Horeh,
Midway and Antioch churches
participating will begin Sunday
night, July 28th.
Bro. T. E. Bush, a blind pianist
and singer, will direct all music
and lead the young people in their
services at 8 o’clock each eve
ning.
Services will be held daily at
11:30 a. m. and 8:30 p. m„ and
the public is cordially invited to
attend each worship service.
Services at Antioch next Sun
day are to be of special interest
to all. All members of the various
committees and deacons from the
several churches are requested to
attend the morning service at
11:30 o’clock. The pastor desires a
meeting of this group immediate
ly after the worship hour.
We w'ill preach Sunday morn
ing on the subject, “The Con
ditions for a Revival.” Do we warn
a Revival? Conditions must be
met. Come and hear this message.
We especially appeal to all
members and friends of the three
churches—Antioch, lloreb, Midway
—to attend this service at Antiocn
next Sunday.
Pray for the pastor upon whose
shoulders rest a great responsi
bility in leading this meeting. We
summon all our people to pray
and cooperate in these meetings.
J. H. Stanford, Pastor.
Justice Department
Denies Alleged Pro,be
Of Bell Bomber Plant
Atlanta, July 16—The United
States Department of Justice has
branded as entirely false a charge
by Fred New, editor of the Harris
County Journal and former em
ploye of Bell Bomber Plant, thai
it is investigating James V. Car
michael and the Bell Bomber
Plant at Marietta.
“There is no investigation un
derway now and there never has
been any investigation by us of
Mr. Carmichael,” a spokesman for
the Department of Justice in
Washington, D. C., told The Con-
ctitution in a long-distance tele
phone conversation Monday.“There
has never been any complaint
filed with us against Mr. Carmi
chael.”
“There is no investigation pend
ing against the Bell Bomber Plant
at Marietta,” the spokesman con
tinued. “Some time ago a com
plaint was made against the
plant, but our investigation
showed that it ‘didn’t hold wa
ter’.” (This is assumed to have
been New's complaint).
This statement from the Depart
ment of Justice was obtained
Monday when The Constitution
accepted New’s challenge to check
up on the accuracy of his radio
broadcast from Savannah Monday
In his radio talk, New declared
that “Mr. Carmichael and Bell
Aircraft Corporation are under in
vestigation for fraud in adminis
tration of Carmichael W-535ac
27730, and his investigation by
the Department of Justice has
been going on for more than a
year.”
Mrs. Margery Mitchell
Makes Final Report
On Emergency Food Drive
The following report by Mrs.
Margery W. Mitchell, chairman,
on final collection of emergency
food and cash is published by the
chairman:
Cash Cans
Previously reported $44.17 171
Wesleyan Guild 3.40
Mrs. T. G. Turk 5.00
Young People’s Class of
Baptist S. S 5.00
Legion Auxiliary 5.00
Grand Total $62.57 171
Talmadge Now Has 236
County Unit Votes to
His Credit
(EUGENE TALMADGE)
With 151 of the 159 counties of
ficially completed Mr. Talmadge has
236 County Unit Votes. He needed
only 206 to be nominated.
(GARLAND T. BYRD)
Mr. Byrd was chosen as Repre
sentative in the General Assembly
from Taylor county. He will suc
ceed Mr. U. S. Underwood incum
bent who did not seek reelection.
Work Has Begun On
New Roof For Court House
Work was begun today on plac
ing a new roof on the Taylor
county court house. The building
erected only a few. years ago is
one of the most attractive of any
county in the state. The covering
is the first to show depreciation.
Former Governor Eugene Tal
madge was nominated Governor of
Georgia for a fourth term in
Wednesday’s primary. He received
a total of 236 county unit votes,
while his closest opponent, James V.
Carmichael received 128 county unit
votes and E. D. Rivers, third runner
in Gubernatorial race received 18
unit votes. However in the popular
307,126 votes to Mr. Talmadge
296,751 votes. The above figures
are not official although they are
comparatively accurate as tabu
lated by the Associated Press.
In the race for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Marvin Griffin of Bain-
bridge was successful over five
other candidates.
Out of the 3,172 qualified voters
in inis county there were 2,193
votes cast in Wednesday’s pri
mary.
Louis R. Adams, cashier of the
Citizens State Bank of this city,
was nominated as State Senator
trom the Twenty-Third Senatorial
District. His only opponent was
oonn £>. Giles also ot Butler. The
Twenty-Third district which Mr.
Adams will represent is composed
of Taylor, Crawford and Peach
counties.
Garland T. Byrd, of Reynolds, a
veteran of Worl War II, was nomi
nated as Representative in the
General Assembly from this
county. He won over Louis R.
Dean Butler. There were only
two canaidates in'this race.
Executive Committeemen were
nominated in the various precincts
as follows:
Butier: E. H. Bazemore and D.
O. Brinkley.
Reynolds: Mrs. Florine English
and J. H. Neisler.
Panhandle: G. G. McCrary.
Carsonville: E. C. Gholson.
maviston: W. S. Maxwell.
Howard: Carl Brown
Charing: Sidney Rustin.
Cedar Creek: Z. R. McCorkle.
Poettcrville: H. S. Gates.
Regular Summer Session
Reynolds High School
Begins Next Monday
The summer session of the Rey
nolds High school will open next
Monday at 8 a. m.
This school is to be conducted
for all pupils who have conditions
to remove, and for any other pu
pils who wish to review or do ad
vanced work.
E. H. JOINER, Supt.,
Reynolds High School.
PROF. G. F. OLIPHANT
DIES SUNDAY NIGHT
AT HOME IN MACON
PROF. OLIPHANT SERVED AS SUPER
INTENDENT OF MACON ACADEMS
FOR THE KLIND FOR A NUMBER
OF YEARS.
TWO MEN KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
AT ELLAVILLE
Sympathy of hosts of Butler
friends is extended Mrs. Jeanette
Wallace Oliphant in the death
Sunday night at the family resi
dence at Macon of Prof. G. Frank
Oliphant. Mrs. Oliphant is the
daughter ol. the late Hon. and Mrs.
H. P. Wallace and was reared in
this city.
Prof. Oliphant, who had been in
declining health for some time,
was born and reared at Green
ville, Tenn., but came to Georgia
in early life. For some years he
edited a weekly newspaper at
Thomaston and later began what
developed into a most successful
career as an educator as head of
the city schools of Barnesville.
In 1906 Prof. Oliphant was
chosen superintendet of Georgia
Academy for the Blind at Macon
which position he held with honor
and distinction both to himseif
and the institution for 33 years. He
was superintendent emeritus of
the academy at the time of his
death.
Besides his wife, he leaves
three daughters, Mrs. T. W. Brown
Lakeland, Fla.; Mrs. T. H. Rentz
Atlanta, and Mrs. Mack Anthony,
Columbus.
Funeral services for Prof. Oli
phant and interment took place at
Barnesville Tuesday with a large
gathering of friends present.
Camp Meeting in Dooly
County to Open July 28
And Continue for Week
Vienna, July 15—Dr. Silas John
son, pastor of the Mulberry Metho
dist church, Macon, and Rev. W. A.
Kelley, secretary of Evangelism
for the Souths Georgia Conference
of the Methodist Church, will be
visiting preachers at the Dooly
County Camp Meeting to begin on
July 28 and continue through the
week.
C. L. Morrow, Tamv„ will be
soloist and music director and
Rev. Ralph Porterfield, Superin
tendent of the Americus District
will lie in charge of the Camp
'Meeting program. Assisting him
will be four Methodist pastors in
Dooly county, Rev. L. C. Fullerton,
Vienna Rev. J. W. Hays, Pine-
hurst; Rev. L. D. Shippey, Unadil-
ia, and Rev. George Clary Jr.,
Byromville, who will lead early
morning prayer meetings and ves
per services for the young people;
Miss Anna Maria Domingocs, Ma
con, will be in charge of a Vaca
tion Church School.
A feature of the Camp Meeting
this year will be a laymen’s rally
to be held on Sunday afternoon,
July 28 with E. D. Bancroft, Chica
go, visiting speaker.
Taylor County Tabulation
NAMES OF CANDIDATES
FOR GOVERNOR:
JAMES V. CARMICHAEL
HOKE O’KELLEY
E. D. RIVERS
EUGENE TALMADGE
FOR L1ETEEANT GOVERNOR:
BELMONT DENNIS
SPENCE M. GRAYSON
MARVIN GRIFFIN
FRANK C. GROSS
DR. L. N. HUFF
M. E. THOMPSON
STATE SENATOR 23rd DIST.:
L. R. ADAMS
JOHN B. GILES
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE:
GARLAND BYRD
L. R. DEAN
Butler
Reynolds
Panhandle
1 Carsonville
Daviston
Howard
Mauk
Charing
Cedar Creek
Potterville
Toteals
319
182
33
64
19
7
20
31
23
23
726
18
4
2
4
9
1
38
51
19
4
6
2
12
5
99
512
149
134
68
51
78
41
26
97
174
1330
39
13
7
6
1
6
5
2
5
84
14
12
7
5
1
19
1
1
14
74
411
62
69
48
26
19
22
11
49
110
827
44
73
10
4
3
3
3
8
2
8
158
144
55
49
33
20
24
16
16
24
33
414
224
128
22
42
18
15
14
20
57
28
568
628
167
113
109
46
36
18
14
24
99
1254
271
180
54
30
27
52
43
43
111
101
912
454
319
140
103
33
49
46
35
101
187
1467
435
22
25
38
36
38
15
21
31
13
674
William Ellislon and Clyde Tondee
Killed Instantly When Plane Falls
Near Elliston's Home.
Ellaville, July 16—William El-
liston, 28, and Clyde Tondee, 35,
of Ellaville, were killed when the
airplane in which they were fly
ing crashed in a pasture on the
farm of Elliston’s father, three
miles northwest of Ellaville, at 9
o’clock Monday morning. The
plane which was the property of
Paul Gill of Ellaville and W. H.
Suggs of Butler, was demolished,
and the men were dead when
would-be rescuers 1 reached the
scene of the crash.
The plane had been loaned El-
liston, a licensed pilot, for a pleas
ure ride and who had invited his
friend Tondee, to join him on
what proved to be a disastrous
rather than a pleasure cruise.
Mr. Elliston, who was a checker
in the receiving and marking de
partment at Rich’s in Atlanta was
on vacation and was visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ellis
ton.
He left Rich’s in March, 1942, to
enlist in the Navy and returned, a
veteran with several campaign
6tars, in March of this year. Other
survivors include two sisters.
Mr. Tondee, an Army veteran,
was a warden at the Schley coun
ty road camp. Surviving are his
wife; four small sons; his mother,
Mrs. V. H Tondee three brothers
and one sister.
Thomaston Girl, 14
Dies After Being
Struck by Automobile
Thomaston, July 12 — Alice
Helen Ellerbee, 14-year-old school
girl, died at 6:30 a. m. Thursday
of a fractured skull sustained
when she was struck by a car
driven by Oscar “Spec” Loosier
Wednesday night.
State Troopers and Sheriff Gra
dy Meeks were investigating the
accident Thursday but the driver
of the automobile was not beine
held.
The young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark G. Ellerbee of the Crest
Road, was struck just after leav
ing a school bus on which she
was riding from her job at a
peach packing house. The acci
dent occurred in front of her fath
er’s combination store-home known
as Mark'-, grocery on the Crest
highway.
She was rushed to a local hospi
tal immediately after the accident
in an ambulance and died there
Thursday.
She was riding on a school bus
driven by Charlie W. Trice and
been working as a packer at the
Thomaston Peach Grower’s Asso
ciation. She was a junior at R. E.
Lee Institute.
She is survived by her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Mack G. Ellerbee
and one sister, Janis.
Mr. Charlie Simmons
Buys Warehouse and Gin
From C H. Neisler Estate
Mr. C. R. Simmons, well known
Taylor County farmer has purchas
ed the large gin and two cotton
warehouse buildingsf rom the C. H.
Neisler, Estate at Reynolds.
Simmons took charge of the bus
iness on Monday July 15.
The Neisler Warehouse and Gin is
one of the largest in the County
and handles a large portion of the
County’s cotton crop each year.
Mr. Simmons stated that he will
maintain most of the present em
ployees.
He also stated that his gin will
be in operation this fall and that
he would offer the farmers of this
section the very best facilities pos
sible for ginning their cotton.