Newspaper Page Text
The Butler Herald
VJLUME 70
H"
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 8, 194G
NUMBER 31
PACE NOMINATED;
COMMITTEES F0R24
COUNTIES NAMED LIST expenditures
VARIOUS CANDIDATES
FOR STATE OFFICES
Third District Committeemen Met
At Columbus to Officially
Nominate Congressman.
RIVERS SPENT $21,555; TALMADGE,
$24,941; CARMICHAEL, $24,313;
O’KELLEY, $*,<87; OTHER ASPIR
ANTS ALSO SPEND HEAVILY.
GEORGIA TO GET iTAYLOR SECURES
15 MILLIONS OF HALF MILLION
HOSPITAL FUNDS
HIGHWAY FUNDS
Atlanta, Aug. 6—Former Gov. E.
D. Rivers today reported expendi-
The Democratic executive com- ture of $21,555 in his unsuccessful
mittee of the Third District, meet- campaign for governor,
ing Friday in the office of Wil- j Rivers listed contributions of the
liam H. Young, Jr., Columbus at-[same sum. Expenditures were
torney, officially nominated Step- I $15,844 for newspaper and radio
hen Pace as representative for the | publicity; $3,186 for printing and
20th Congress, and elected citi-! 5>2,352 for communications.
Hill-Burton Bill Entitles This Untiring Efforts of Hon. S. Garrett
State to Huge 5-Year Hospital And Board of Commissioners
Expansion Program-
Highly Commended by Citizens.
zen of 24 counties to serve on the
Democratic Executive committee
of the congressional district.
A resolution approved by the 25
delagates present stated:
“Whereas Stephen Pace received
the highest number of votes in
each of the 24 counties in the
Third District and a popular vote
totaling 64,651, be it resolved that
he be nominated as the candidate
of the Democratic party for repre
sentative.”
His nomination will be certified
to the general election authorities,
to the Secretary of State, to the
ordinary of each of the counties
and to the chairman of the state
Democratic executice committee.
Mr. Young was named chairman
and Evan T. Mathis of Americus,
vice-chairman.
Members of the executive com
mittee are:
Muscogee, B. H. Chappell, W. H.
Young Jr., James Huff, George M.
Gamble and Sims Garrett Jr., Co
lumbus: Peach, Noble P. Bassett,
Fort Valley, and Wallace Peavy,
Byron; Pulaski, Judgt H. A. Has
kins and W. N. Pate, Hawkins-
ville.
Quitman, G, O. Kaigler and H- L.
Balcom Sr. Georgetown: Stewart,
Willis, Strickland, Richland, and
Bradley Perkins Lumpkin; Schley,
E. R. Jordan and A. C. King, Ella-
ville; Sumter, W. T. Anderson, Les
lie, Dr. Bowman Wise, Plains, Jame
W- Lott and Evan T. Mathis
Americus; Taylor, J. Ran Cooper,
Butler, and Dr- S. H. Bryan, Rey
nolds.
Terrell, E. J. Pace, and Dr. Steve
P. Kenyon, Dawson; Turner, Mrs.
Alex Story and Y. J. Stover, Ash-
burn
Ben Hill, Jack H. Mayes and S.
G. Pryor Jr., Fitzgerald Chatta
hoochee, A. E. Johnson and Joe
King, Cusseta; Clay, Zach Arnold,
Fort Gaines, and John C. Foster,
Bluffton; Crisp J. W. Cannon Jr-,
and L. O. White, Cordele. Washington, Aug 4-OPA offici-
Dodge, Hall Smith, D. F. Thomas als sald knight that the agency
Osro Peacock and R.T. Ragan, sec- expects to boost price ceilings on
retary; Eastman; Dooly E. H. Con- p ° tton textiles and new automo-
ner, Unadiila; Harris, Will Willi-1 blles . w j th K in + tbe next few days as
ams, Hamilton, and Wiley Wisdom j re ? ulred b V thp new P rice con trol
Chipley; Houston, Floyd Tabor and ac ’ . . , ,
^ These price increases will be
Principal contributors to the
Rivers’ fund were listed as Down
ing Musgrove $2,750; Andy Smith,
$2,000; Albert Ernest, $1,000; F. O.
Miller, $1,000; J. W. Greer, $675;
Willis Battle, $500; R. L. Patten
and-son $221; Lee Purden, $200;
Tommie Lamb, $200; D- J. Brown,
$200, and Dr. Equen $200.
Today was the last day for re
porting expenditures and contribu
tions. Former Governor Eugene
Talmadge, the successful candi
date had reported expenses of $z4-
941; J. V. Carmichael, $24,813 and
Hoke O’Kelly $7,787.
Two losing candidates reported
greater expenditures than their
successful opponents. In the at
torney general’s race, Eugene Cook
the winner, spent $2,040 and Kim-
zey spent $3,889. In the race for
lieutenant governor Dr. L. N. Huff
Atlanta, who ran third, spent the
most money, $16,4443; M. E.
I hompson, the winner, spent $10,-
229; Spence Grayson, $7,986; Frank
Gross $7,368; Marvin Griffin, who
finished second, $4,610 and Bel
mont Dennis $1,155.
Other reports: Tom Linder, com
missioner of agriculture $12,928-
Jim Manning $2,468; for secretary
of state, Ben Fortson $9,285 ano
Napier Burson $4,396; state treas
urer, George Hamilton $2,432, Ar
lie Tucker $2,260; commissioner of
labor, Ben Huiet $9,867 and H. E.
Monroe $4,289; puDlic service com
mission, Walter McDonald $7,804
and Tom Durant $2,811; judge of
court of appeals, Judge Hugh Mc
Intyre $3,196, E. W. Butler, $1,666
R. E. Church $545. ,
Georgia is expected to receive
$3,142,000 yeariy, or $15,710,000
over a five-year period, for the
building and equipping of hos
pitals over the state.
....This comes as Georgia’s share
from passage of the Hill-Burton
bill, which provides for private,
non-profit hospitals, as well as
state, county and city institutions
to share in federal funds. Seven
ty-five million dollars is ap
propriated annually for the en
tire nation, for the next five
years, pius five millions for state'
agencies in planning and select
ing sites for new hospitals- ,
Governmental or private agen
cies will be required to pay 60 per
cent of the cost of building or
equipping any hospital or clinic,
and the federal government will
put 40 per cent into it, under the ,
new act.
Southern states will thus have
an over-all program of $442,600,-
000 through matching the federal
outlay of $177,040,000 with $265,-
560,000.
Governor Arnall hailed the Hill-
Burton Act as a “coming upon
better days” for this section and
said that a fight had been made
for years to fix federal grants in
such a manner as to give poorer
states a larger percentage.
OPA Officials Will
Boost Price Ceiling on
Number of Items
C- Cooper Ethridge, Perry.
Lee, Hugh Keaise, Leesburg, and
C. C. Ansley, Smithville Marion
price
the first large scale actions to
be taken by OPA 'under provisions
The Taylor County Board of Com
missioners as well As citizens of
the county wish to express their
appreciation to Mr. Sims Garrett
Jr., Vice-Chairman of the State
Highway Board for his efforts in
cooperating with the County Com-
misioners to secure approximately
four hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars for Highway im
provements in Taylor County These
improvements will be completed
by the first of the year.
Highway work for Taylor Coun
ty will include: grading and pav
ing of ten miles on highway 128
between Butler and the Marion
County line, also grading of ap
proximately three miles on high
way number 96 from Reynolds to
Flint River in the direction of Ft.
Valley.
$42,049 PAID TO
DEPENDANTS IN COUNTY
DURIN6 PAST YEAR
500 UNIT
FREEZER LOCKER
PLANT FOR CITY
Horace Clements and B. S. Miller, « f act. The new law provides
Buena Vista; Macon, A. H. Clarke,J° r ’the repricing of both new autos
Marshalville, and J. B. Easterlin | ar| b cotton textiles.
Jr., Montezuma; Webster, T. H. M#l. 0, ,cr Pnce increases are also
Oarrah and Willard Kees, Preston; " store lor American consumers.
Wilcox, Wright Mixon, Abbeville, i Jl 1 addition to the auto and tex-
and LeRoy Tippins Sr., Rochelle.
Jail Escapee Held
In Virginia For Upson
Authorities
County
(From Thomaston Times)
tile boosts, price hikes for coffee,
some durable goods, and canned
tomatoes corn, and peas are being
prepared by the OPA.
Since its revival on July 25 after
a 25-day lapse of price controls,
OPA has issued a series of orders
boosting prices of suen, items as
bread, bakery products, breakfast
cereals, shoes, clothing and coal-
But, all of these increases were
_ , , authorized under provision of the
William James Sosbee, who mas- 0 j d pr j e contro ] act t 0 on iy
queraded up and down Epson one ma j or ac tion has Deen taken
county’s honky-tonk row as a under the new act> This was a
F.B.I agent and later drew atten- s j x p er cent avera g e increase in
tion by sawing his way out of the p r j ce 0 f f arm machinery.
Upson county jai , wi e re urn Qp^ officials repeatedly have
ed to Thomas on is wee warned that further price hikes
serve time totaling 24 months. ^ ,
Sosbee, who was first arrested will result when prices of com-
on charge of impersonating an of- modifies are computed under the
ficer following a drunken spree new P rlce law. The boosts for auto
down Highway 3 where he posed mobiles and cotton textiles are ex-
as an F.B.I agent, was sentenced pected to start off a flood of in
to 12 months or $125 on a drunken creases resulting from the new
charge and 12 months or $150 fine act.
on the charge of impersonating an j —
°‘sh"riff Grady Meeks said he has Home COIIimg Day
been notified by Sgt. S. L. Wooll » p A 4
of the Virginia State Police that |0 DC UDSCPYCU Al
he is being held for him at Win- »■ . » l 11
Chester, Va. The Sheriff did not NeW PrOSDCCt AUOUSt 11
disclose if Sosbee would be booked
on a charge of escaping jail.
FOR SALE
1946 FORD Tractor with all equip
ment.
D. W. Payne
Butler, Ga.
Sunday, August 11, will be ob
served as Home Coming Day at
New Prospect Freewill Baptist
church near Reynolds.
Every one interested in the
church is extended a cordial in
vitation to come and bring a bas
ket dinner.
Georgia Newspapers Will
Be Well Represented In
The Halls of Legislature i
Georgia newspaper men came
out very well in election to the
State House and Senate in the
July 17 primary. A total of nine
members of the Fourth Estate will
kjrace the chairs on one side or the
other of the General Assembly.
In the Senate, A. S. Boone Jr-, of
the Irwinton Bulletin, will repre
sent the 21st District; and R. G.
Daniel, publisher of the Metter
advertiser, will represent the 49th.
In the House, the distinguished
Jack Williams of the Waycross
Journal-Herald has been returned
to his chair as has W. H. Lovett,
owner of the Dublin Courier-Her
ald.
Byron Anglin, part-owner of the
c towart-Webster Journal at Rich
land, and newly-returned veteran
will represent his people; and M.
F. Clark, Jr., of the Hinesville
Herald, comes to the House from
Liberty county.
Walter Harrison, editor of the
Millen News and legislative vet
eran, is back in the House; as is
W- H. McWhorter, editor of the
DeKalb New Era.
And as a new legislator comes
Paul Green, columnist with the
j Clayton Tribune.
We extend hearty congratula-
I tions and best wishes to these fine
! gentlemen who will ably represent
; their section of the state and
! prove a credit to the fraternity.
I Americus To Have
Another Daily Paper
Announcement Is Made
i
| Americus, Ga-, Aug. 5—Americus
is to have another daily newspa
per, it was announced here follow
ing purchase by Jack Murr and
Pete Rockett of the Tri-County
News, weekly publication, from
E. L. Gammage, who established
’ the paper 14 years ago.
i Both of the new owners saw
service in World War II, Murr
serving many months in the Pa
cific theater with the rank of Cap
tain in the Army, and Rockett as
a Warrant Officer with service in
the United States.
Rockett served for several
months as Managing Editor of the
Americus Times-Recorder, while
Murr in civilian life is a practic
ing attorney.
Murr said publication of a
daily would start as soon as neces
sary equipment could be pur
chased and installed. He did not
reveal whether the ne paper
! would be evening or morning
j publication.
Cetral of Georgia fi. R.
To Spend On
New Equipment
Savannah, Aug. 6—The Central
of Georgia Railway has been au-j
thorized to finance $2,360,733
worth of new rolling stock, nclud-
ing 10 coaches and six diesel loco
motives.
The authorization was in an or
der by Judge Frank M. Scarlett of
U. S. District Court, in response to
a petition by’ M. P. Callaway, 1
trustee.
The Central, formerly under Fed-'
eral receivership and now in trus
teeship, must get approval for ex-:
penditures through Federal courts.!
The Vdiiroad also was author
ized to buy 200 new all-steel pulp- 1
wood cars and convert 50 steel
boxcars into automobile cars. Cai-,
laway called attention to three
new paper mills being built on
Central of Georgia tracks, two at I
Macon and one a't Savannah- !
The new rolling stock will be
financed with equipment trust cer
tificates. The Central was permit
ted to use the equipment trust
method of financing to pay for six'
express and two mail and bag
gage cars delivered recently at a!
cost of $265,348.
The line expects delivery this
month or next of eight diesel lo
comotives costing $1,604,522.
MRS. WALL, DIRECTOR OF TAYLOR l
PUBLIC WELFARE , DEPARTMENT 1
announces large sums paid i Mr> E - H. Bazemore to Begin Work
OUT IN PUBLIC AID. Within Short Time on Large
„ ,, Refrigeration Plant.
Three types of Public Assistance
—Old Age Assitance, Aid to De-!
pendent Children, and Aid to the I, Mr- E - Bazemore, well known
Blind—paid $42,049.50 the recipl- raylor county and former local
ents in this county during the n } erchant an <T business man ad-
fiscal year ending June 30 accord- j vised the Hera | d that construction
ing to the annual report of Mrs. of a rnoderr | freezer locker plant
Lula Wall, director of the Taylor at But,er will begin within the
County Department of Public Wei-1 next few weeks
fare. ! Mr - Bazemore states that his
Present ease payments include ' ? lant W , ni , inclade . five hundred
382 persons receiving Old Age As- reeZ ° r lockera lor individual cus-
sistanee, 16 aid to dependent chS-' u Zt
dren and six aid to the blind ^ent CUnng P
i The new freezer locker plant
Obligations paid for Old Age j will be erected on the Butler-Rey-
Asistance during the fiscal year|nolds highway just west of the
amounted to $37,976-50; aid to de-! Gulf Oil Companq’s distributing
pendent children $3,123, and $950 station.
to aid to the blind. j Tis new plant will be the sec-
in addition to the above three: ond of its kind in the county. The
special assistance programs the first one was built at Reynolds
department carries on various oth- about two years ago and is
er work. A small amount of gen- j operating most successfully,
eral relief is handled through the; From all indications there is
department, child welfare services ample business in the county to
are rendered, child placement and warrant the operation of two of
foster home studies are made. j these plants.
Referrals are made to the crip-1
pled children and vocational re-! Mrc I inWftnH MrfiPP
habilitation divisions when medi-j UllfTWWU 1 ,LUCC
£ed“"„ g an L *K£X£ :| * Claimed by Death
people in this county. Referrals Affpr Rripf lllllACC
are made to the health depart-, IIIIIQ)
ment for cancer treatments, l Mrs. Linwood Christian McGee
pheumo-thorax refils, X-rays for died at the Macon Hospital Satur-
tuberculosis, etc. Services are also, day evening, August 3, following
rendered on cases sent to Mii- [ an illness of two days,
ledgeville state hospital, Georgia! Mrs. McGee had made her home
training school for boys and girls in Macon for the past several years
as well as numerous problem! and was employed as a member
cases. of the faculty in one of the Macon
The office is open from 8:30 a. j Schools,
m. to 4:30 p. m. for '5 days a! Funeral Services were held for
week. On Saturday the office is her at Heart’s Funeral Homes in
* n ; Macon Monday afternoon, August
, 5 at 4:30 o’clock. The Rev. Round-
i tree officiated. Intement was in
| Rose hill . Cemetery.
J She is survived by besides her
J husband, Mr- Linwood McGee, two
j brothers, Mr. Stanford and Mr- Sam
! Christian.
open only from 8:30 to 12-
Chicago College Students
Confesses To Murder
Of Three Persons
Radium Springs Resort
Now Open To Public
All Seasons of Year
Albany, Aug. 3—Radium Springs
resort, four miles south of Albany
on U. S. Highway 19 and dc. ioj
edin 1925 by the Baron G. Comer |
Interests of New York City, has
bten purchased by Southwest
Georgia citizens, restored along
original lines, and is now open to
the public the year around
Horace Caldwell, lessee, announc
ed today.
Gradual and increasing use of
the resort’s • facilities have been
available since May 15, as recon
struction was carried out, Mr.
Caldwell reveals.
As operated by the Collier in
terests, Radium Springs was aj
club-resort for many years, re
quiring club membership in order
to use the facilities. Closed for
several years, except for reduced
status of the golf course and:
swimming pool, the resort is now 1
open to the public without neces
sity of club membership.
Only the golf course and Radium
Country Club are private, Mr.
Caldwell said-
Overnight cottages, picnic facili-'
ties, barbecue pits, horseback rid
ing and similar attractions have
been added to the swimming, din-'
ing and golfing privileges which
characterized the recreation center
in past years.
Radium Springs in Georgia’s
largest natural spring, flowing
70,000 gallons of water per min
ute, records show. Temperature of
the water is 67 degrees the year
around.
Chicago, Aug. 6—William Heir-
ens, a mild-mannered studious
youth with a strange Jekyll-Hyde
personality, today confessed three
of the most brutal killings in the
annals of crime—one of which was
the sensational kidnap-killing of
litetle Suzanne Degnan.
The 17 year old University of
Chicago student’s calmly related
story in the state’s attorney’s of
fice climaxed weeks of manhuni-
ing, due finding and confession
speculation which was almost as
bizarre and suspenseful as the
crimes.
Veteran crime investigators and
state legal experts sat at rapt at
tention for three hours today as
Heirens unfolded details of the
strangulation of six year old Suz
anne Degnan and dismemberment
of her body, the “lipstick murder”
of ex-Wave Frances Brown and
the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Jose
phine Ross, 43 year old widow.
The bushy-haired Heirens, whom
his classmates described as a“nice
quiet fellow” claimed he was
seized with a sort of stupor when
he strangled the Degnan girl in
her bed with his hands; when he
shoved a 10-inch bread-knife
through Miss Brown’s throat and
after he slashed Mrs. Ross almost
ear to ear- After the crimes his
mind cleared quickly, he added.
The youth blamed all the crimes
on a strange compulsion and “sat
is faction” from committing burg
laries. The killing, he maintained
were on the spot decisions after he
entered the nomes of his victims
to steal.
The confessions—a move by
which Heirens’ attorneys hope to
spare him from a possible sen
tence of death in the electric
chair—ended the greatest man
hunt in Chicago's history.
More than 3,000 persons were
questioned and released in the
Degnan case alone as every lead
investigators unearthed ran into
a stone wall. Scores of others
were questioned in the other slay
ing.
All the while, Heirens was at
tending his classes at the univer
sity by day and, according to his
confession, prowling by night.
The youth has been indicted on 29
assault, many of which were com
mitted after the slayings.
New Crosley Auto
Now on Display at
Colwell Motor Co.
The new sensational little Cros
ley automobile is now on display
at Colwell Motor Company here,
j This brilliant little Crosley
measures 145 inches from bumper
; to bumper and seats four people
comfortably.
The 26 and one half horse pow
er motor weighs only 149 pounds
complete, holds 5 qts. of water and
3 qts of oil, gets up to 50 miles
on a gallon of gasoline and will
run up to 60 miles an hour,
i If you haven’t already seen this
smart little car be sure and visit
Colwell motor Company where Ml
T. E. Stewart will be glad to dem
onstrate it to you.
Davison-Paxon Co.
Plans to Open New
Store at Columbus
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 4—Plans
for establishment of a Davison
store in Columbus were announced
Saturday by Charles H. Jagels,
president of the Davison-Paxon Co.
A long-term lease has been
signed with R. P. Spencer interests
and Marie D. Needham, owners of
two adjoining parcels of property
at Broadway and Twelfth Streets
in Columbus, it was said, on which
Davison’s will build a modern de
partment store as soon as condi
tions permit-
The building will be completely
air-conditioned and will cost in
excess of S500.000 and will be one
of the chow places of that sec
tion, it was said. The location is
in the heart of the Columbus shop
ping district.
LIBRARY CLOSES AUG. 13
The Butler Library will remain
closed until the beginning of the
school term. All who have books
out are asked to return them by the
closing date .
THANK YOU
Librarian—