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VOLUME 70
BUTLEK, IAVL0K COUNTY. GEORGIA, THUKSMY. JULY 25, 1946
NUMBER 39
CONFEREES AGREE
ON OPA’S REVIVAL
UNTIL NEXT JUNE
Committee Votee Rent Controls;
Food Curbs Given to New
Board.
Washington, July 20^-Senate-
Holse conferees agreed Saturday
night on compromise legislation
to revive OPA until next June, 3u,
with a complex formu'a for han
dling price controls fer various
major food items.
In agreeing on the bill, Barkley
said the conferees voted to re
store federal rent controls without
changes. Previously the Senate
had voted to eliminate federal
controls where states had entered
this field, but the conferees struck
this out.
RECOUNT VOTE IN BRYAN
COUNTY GIVES PRESTON
SEAT IN CONGRESS
KEP. HUGH PETERSON OF THE FIRST
DISTRICT LOOSES NOMINATION
WHEN BRYAN’S TWO UNIT VOTES
GO TO PRESTON.
Atlanta, July 23—Another vet
eran Georgia congressman lost
his seat today, bringing to four
the number of representatives
ousted in last Wednesday’s Demo
cratic primary.
P. H. Preston of Statesboro be
came the First District’s new con
gressman on the basis of a re
count today in Bryan county.
The original count gave Bryan’s
two unit votes—the margin of vic
tory—to incumbent Hugh Peter
son.
The recount, asked by Preston
because of the closeness of the
original count, put Bryan’s two
TAYLOR-SCHLEY COUNTY CITIZENS
TO BE GUESTS OF COLUMBUS
ON HI-NEIGHBOR BAY
In announcing the end of
stalemate over a bill to put OPA' un j t vo t e s in the Preston column,
back in business, Senate Demo-1 The vote was Preston 733, Pe-
cratic Leader Barbley (Ky. said
this would be done with major
food items which the Senate had
proposed to remove entirely from
price controls:
Controls would go back auto
matically on August 20 on meats,
dairy products, grains, cottonseed
and soybeans, and food and feed
products made from them unless a
three-man decontrol board de
cided before then that they should
be reimposed sooner—or should
terson, 727.
In the Eighth District, W. M.
Wheeler defeated Rep. John S.
Gibson in a see-saw race last
week, and Rep. Tarver of the 7th
district lost to Henderson Lanham
solicitor of the Rome judicial cir
cuit.
The Fifth District race is still in will be. given their free books
doubt, with Rep. Helen Douglas tickets.
Mankin and J. C. Davis both claim
ing victory.
Mrs. Mankin won the Fifth Dis-
remain free of controls. If the, ,
board fails to act, the controls trlc Popular vote but _lost the
are reinstated.
As soon as the compromise bill
is enacted—a reliable authority
said President Truman had indi
cated he would accept it reluc
tantly—controls would go back
immediately on poultry, eggs,
food and feed products made from
them, tobacco and its products,
and petroleum and its products.
Whether the ceilings would be
those in existence on last June 30,
when OPA expired, or whether
they would be fixed at some other
level would be up to the price ad
ministrator to determine, Barkley
said.
The conferees agreed also that
tne administrator, in establishing
maximum prices for wholesalers
or retailers, should permit the cur-
ient cost ol purchase to them plus
the percentage mar -up or dis-
unit vote 6 to 8. Davis, judge of
the Stone Mountain , Superior
Court, claims the victory because
the district Democratic committee
named by former Rep. Robert
Ramspeck, decided that the unit
vote system should determine the been mac } e to make the honorees
winner.
Mrs. Mankin, named to fill Ram-
speck’s vacancy, named a new
committee. The committee decid
ed to stick to the popular vote,
elections for
trict congressional
years.
The issue is now before
steate democratic committee.
the
Local Citizens Will Be Shov^n Special Favors
By Columbus Merchants Wednesday
Citizens of Taylor and Schley missioners and mayors in these
counties will be honored Wednes- 1 counties will head the delega-
day, July 31, when they “take; tion of city and county officials
who will be special honor guests;
at a noon luncheon at the Rals-
teon hotel on this local Hi-Neigh
bor day.
City and county official s from
Columbus and Muscogee as well
as business leaders will be present
Oscar Betts, chairman of the wel
coming committee, stated.
The luncheon program af pos
sibly oteher parts of theday’s ac
tivities will be broadcast over ra
dio stations WRBL and WDAK.
Mayor Sterling Albrecht Satur
day issued a letter of invitation
and welcome to the citizens ol
Taylor and Schley counties, who
will visit the city during the fifth
day of “Hi-Neighbor” program
Wednesday. Text of the invitation
follows:
July 22, 1946
Dear Friends:
On behalf of the peop’c of Co-
iumbus I want to extend the city's
vvarmest greetings to you and the
people of Taylor and Schley count
ies, on the fourth Hi-Neighbor Day
celebration.
The people and officials of Co
lumbus appreciate deeply the im
portance of their Valley neighbors
and their progressive farms, me. "
hanis and officials. It is our pur
pose to become better acquainted
with them through the Hi-Neign-
oor program.
As always, the facilities of this
city are at the disposal of Chat
tahoochee Valley residents to us;
and enjoy.
Sincerely yours,
STERLING W. ALBRECHf
M«yo r
over” Columbus as special guests
in the fourth of a series of Hi-
Neighbor Day celebrations.
The guests of these counties will
be treated to free ice cream and
half-priced dinners and will re
ceive a free book of tickets en-
titeling them to “special surpris
es” in Columbus stores.
Designed to foster and cement
friendships among Chattahoochee
Valley residents, the Hi-Neighbor
program will bring residents of 14
Georgia and Alabama counties to
Columbus in separate Wednesdays
during the summer months.
Each visitor from Taylor and
Schley counties in Columbus on
July 21 will be requested to reg
ister at a booth located south ol
the transfer station on Twelfth
Street and Broadway, where they
of
Hi-Neighbor guests should ask
at the registrati(#i desk about
such prizes as automobiles, re
frigerators, clothing, washing ma
chines and many other expensive
and hard-to-get items.
Residents from each of the 14
honored counties will have tickets
in the box for the final drawing.
Every possible arrangement has
feel welcome. Mayor Sterling W.
Albretch has issued special wel
come invitations and Columbus
business firms are offering many
gifts and bargain prices to every
UNION REVIVAL MEETING
TO BEGIN AT CENTRAL
SCHOOL SUNDAY JULY 28
NEW HIGHWAY
PROJECTS SET AT
TWO MILLION
REV. .1. II. STANFORD WILL BE IN,
CHARGE OF THE REVIVAL. HE i
WILL BE ASSISTED BY MR. T. E.,
BUSH, BLIND GOSPEL SINGER.
Antioch, Midway, and Horeb
Baptist Churches will hold Union
Revival Services in a large tent atj
Central School House near Butler.
The meeting will begin Sunday,
July 28.
Rev. J. H. Stanford, pastor of the
three churches will be in charge of
the meeting. He will be assisted by
Mr. T. E. Bush, blind Gospel Singer
of Columbus who will be in charge
of the young peoples’ services and
lead the singing.
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.
Governor Amall Announces That
$37,000,000 Program Will Be
Underway By end of the Year.
which had determined Fifth Dis-; one from tb is section who attends
the gala day in our honor.
It expected that the county com-
CARD OF APPRECIATION
Thirteen Taylor County
White Men Are Given
Discharge from Army
During the past 30 days thir
teen Taylor county white men
have received discharges from the
armed forces.
These men include:
Marion E. Jamerson
Donald F. Parks
Joseph G. Waller
Bobby Dent, Jr.
Frederick M. Cooper
James Posey
Felton Jones
Wanza S. Wisham
Clarence Montgomery
Albert S. James
Talmadge Whitley
Andrew M. Whitley
Elmer Nelson, Jr.
Atlanta, July 22—During the
present year, road construction
contracts will reach $22,300,000,
with a letting scheduled of $2,000-
000 for August 2, according to
George McDonald, director of the
State Highway Department.
Highway engineers and drafts
men are working toward a goal
of $37,000,000 by the end of the
an all-time record for road
building in Georgia. In the past,
construction has averaged little
more than ten million per year.
Over the war period, $16,000,-
000,000 in federal funds accumu
lated and Gov. Arnall has pro
vided five million to apply on ad
ditional state road contracts, on
which the state pays full cost.
Engineers and d raftsmen are
now working on plans and speci
fications for the rest of the pro
gram, McDonald said.
WANTED
Good used upright piano.
Mrs Murray Walker
Butler, Ga.
To the Citizens of Taylor County:
1 wish to take this opportunity
count in effect on May 31, 1946. j to thank my friends w’ho support-
That represented a change in the | ed me in the recent election.
Sincerely,
L. R. DEAN.
date, from June 29.
Standards set up for the decon
trol board would let it restore
controls if:
The price of a food item has
risen unreasonably above the ceil
ing price in effect June 30, plus To the Voters of Taylor County:
CARD OF THANKS
(Continued to No. 1 page 8)
Two Men Killed In Auto
Wreck On River Bridge
Late Thursday Night
Messrs Grady McCants, 45, a for
mer merchant of Ft. Valley and
recently produce dealer a.id
James Merritt, 25 employee of the
Green Motor Co. of Ft. Valley,
were killed late Thursday night
in an Automobile wreck on the
Flint River bridge between Rey
nolds and Roberta.
I wish to express my apprecia
tion and gratitude to all my
friends and supporters in the re
cent election. Having been elected
to the House of Representatives, I
pledge my loyalty to the citizens
of Taylor county and will always
work for the best interest of the
county as a whole.
Thank you,
GARLAND 3. BYRD.
CARD OF THANKS
To the Citizens of Taylor County:
1 I wish to take this opportunity
j to express my appreciation to the
The automobile is said to have , citizens of Taylor county for nom-
struck the steel rail of the bridge I mating me as Senator from the
as the driver attempted to go on- Twenty-Third State Senatorial dis-
to the bridge from the Taylor Co. trict in the State Democratic Pri-
side. Apparently both men were kil- 1 ma ry last Wednesday. I consider
led instantly. Although the acci- jte an honor and a privilege to
dent is belived to have occured a- se rve as your Senator and assure
round midnight, the wrecked car eac h of you that at all times I
and the bodies of the two men w jn wor k for the best interest of
were not discovered until about 6 m y district,
o’clock Friday morning. Mr. He- Sincerely,
Canst is suvived by his wife and L. R. ADAMS,
three children and other relatives!
r 1 c tid Merrl “ leaves a wiIe and CARD OF THANKS
TAYLOR COUNTY CIVIC LEADERS who accepted invitations to visit Columbus
on “Hi-Neighbor” day Wednesday smile for the camera on the courthouse steps in
Butler. They are, left to right, ((frone row): Sheriff J. M. Bone; Miss Sara Wind
ham, public health nurse; Elsie Hill, county agent clerk; Thelmon Jarrell, city
clerk; (second row’) E. L. Harris, city councilman; E. * Wilson, city councilman;
the Rev. J. N. Shell, pastor of the East Highlands ' uist Church, Columbus;
L. R. Adams, state senator elect; Neal Stokes, Columbus banker; (third row) Wal
ter Huff, Columbus merchant; Charles Benns Jr. editor Butler Herald; Judge J.
R. Lunsford, and E. H. Dunn, county school superintendent.
New Industries Urged
For Manchester Area By
Senator J. H. Woodall
Manchester, July 23—Praising
the “wonderful industrial possi
bilities” of this section, John H.
Woodall, Woodland manufacturer
and civic leader who Wednesday
was elected without opposition to
the State Senate, urged Manches
ter Kiwanians to finance new en
terprises so as to provide oppor
tunity for the young men wh6 are
1 returning from service and for
those who will be graduating from
schools.
Woodall was the guest speaker
at the last regular meeting of the
Club.
He cited the availability of ev
erything necessary to make the
Pine Mountain area a leading in
dustrial section. Money is ample
teo finance home-owned and oper
ated enterprises together with an
adequate supply of good Georgia
labor, he said.
Woodall, President and majority
stockholder of the Georgia Cush
ion and Wrapper Company, has
recently formed a company for
the manufacture of furniture at
Woodland. A building has been
completed and most of the equip
ment and fixtures installed. Pro
duction will probably begin about
Sept. 1.
"This section could easily be
come a furniture manufacturing
center,” he said. “A fine supply of
necessary hard and soft woods are
available.
The Woodland industrialist is
primarily responsible for the re
cent appropriation by Congress of
$50,000 to be spent on research in
the use and salvage of sawdust
and sawmill slabs for the manu
facture of synthetic lumber.
Five Hundred Postmasters
Attend Annual Convention
At Savannah This Week
Mr. C. E. Benns, local postmas
ter, along with five hundred other
Georgia postmasters attended the
annual convention of the Georgia
Chapter National Association of
Postmaster at Savannah several
days this week.
A number of national postoffice
department officials were present
and took part on the program.
More postmasters attended this
convention than in any previous
year in the history of the or
ganization.
July 23, 1946.
To the Voters of Taylor County:
I want to thank the fine people
; in Taylor county who supported
j me in my race for the Senate. As
i time goes by I hope to thank you
' personally but until then I take
this means of doing so.
j Even though you chose to elect
Mr. Adams to represent you in
the Senate I was glad for the op
portunity of renewing my friend
ship with the people and making
new friends over the county. That
was worth a great deal to me.
I was opposed by one of Taylor
county’s finest citizens and I am
sure he will give you good Irep-
resentation in the Senate.
I Respectfully,
JOHN GILES.
TAKING IT ALL IN—Mayor R. L. Swearingen, of Reynolds, and city councilmen
listen to an explanation of the "Hi-Neighbor” program by Oscar Betts, welcoming
committeeman. The group and other members of thp Taylor County official fam
ily will receive Columbus Mayor Sterling Albrecht’s official welcome to Columbus
Wednesday at a luncheon at the Ralston Hotel. Shown in the photograph above
are left to right (front row) E. T. Shealy, councilman; Mayor R. L. Swearingen;
R. K. Paiks, councilman, and Oscar Betts. Second row, left to right: L. W. Cook,
councilman; J. H. Brewer, councilman, and H. C. Whatlety, clerk of the city
council.
Mr. Percey B. Horton
NaHve of Taylor County .
Dies at Perry Saturday
Percey Bedell Horton, 71, Hous
ton county farmer, died at his
home two miles north of Perry at
11 a. m. Saturday. Mr. Horton was
born and reared in Taylor county
and had Jived in Houston county
for the last 11 years. He was a
member of the Perry Methodist
church.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 p. m. Sunday at the Tucker
Funeral Home in Perry and inter
ment was in Evergreen cemetery.
Rev. J. B. Smith, pastor of the
Methodist church, and Rev. J. A.
Ivey, pastor of the Baptist church,
officiated.
Mr. Horton is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Lola Din
kins of Moultrie; a son, R. E. Hor
ton; a sister, Mrs. R. D. Byrd, of
Byromville, and two grandsons,
Bobby and Jerry Horton, of Perry.
HARROWING
If you want some harrowing or
plowing done or some wood sawed
immediately see,
Emory Harris
Butler, Ga.