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PAGE SIX' _THE_BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, MAY 15, 1947. 4 Valdosta Welcomes Chevrolet Motor Co. The Thompsons to City Offers New Model Truck With Mamoth Barbecue To Owner Of Oldest Unit Notice To Contractors Valdosta, May 9—Acting Gov. M. E. Thompson was welcomed to his home Friday with a mamoth cele bration which prompted him .o comment that it marked the end of the “political war.” The Chief Executive declared several members of the “opposi tion” in the legislature came to banquet celebration Friday night and planned to remain for a bar becue prepared for some 6,000 per sons Saturday at the Valdosta and Lowndes County Livestock Audito rium. The Acting Governor and Mrs. Thompson were guests of honor Friday night at the banquet at the Country Club. Gov. Millard Cald well of Florida accepted an invita tion to the banquet. Wm. S. Morris, publisher of the Augusta Chronicle and Chairman of the Thompson State Democratic Executive Committee, arranged to attend the celebration, along with numerous State officials. It was Thompson's first visit to the city and the little green bunga low he bought here, since his vic tory over Herman Talmadge in the gubernatorial battle. Streets were decorated with wel come signs and a banner across the main thoroughfare acclaimed the Governor as “Valdosta’s Own.” “I feel that this occasion is ush- 1 ering in a new era of good feeling in Georgia,” Thompson said. "Sev eral members of the opposition in ( the Legislature are here and I be lieve we have reached the point where we can forget our diffeer- ences and go to work.” NO. 1 FROM PAGE ONE with her two young children went to Muscogee county to live with her brother, Ralph Banks, for sev eral years. She later retained to Forsyth. “Miss Pearl”, as she was known to all her pupils, was taught by her mother and received her fiist diploma from the Butler Male and Female College, in Butler. In 1879 she and her mother taught a country school at old Mt. Zion Church in Monroe County. Soon alter sire went to Peaoody, Nash- | vill, Tenn. From Peabody she came I to .each m Macon, where she j taught until her death on June 2» j 192o, except for a two-year period | (1888-89) when she had a pricate school in loisyth. Miss Pearl was offered positions in many colleges throughout the i. d.ioii, oui Macon held her devo- Uv.ii a.iu nuertst. bhe taught at a j. ,.. no ..iui scnuoi here, which was situated where the Macon Vo- ci.v.„iiui ochGci is now. She was a.so p: .a..pal at Whittle School lor a number of ycuis. In revealing tentative plans for the -uu.e.... lfa ccicinonies, Mrs. W'eslty and several of Miss Stephens’ former pupils would lam part. Alfred Willingham, one of her former pupils and a mem ber of the First Baptist Church, which Miss Stephens attended waen sue taught here, will give the invocation. Following the invocation the two seventh grades of Pearl Stephens School will sing Miss Stephens’ favorite hymn, The Old Rugged Cross. Wallace Miller, chairman of the bibb County Board of Education, who was one of Miss Peari’s“boys” when she w'as principal at Whittle will give a talk entitled One of Her Boys. Mrs. Maria Hertwig, teacher at Charles H. Bruce School, who at tended the normal school, will give a talk on Her Girls. Miss Augusta Worsham, teacher at Alexander II, will speak on Miss Pearl’s Home Life. Jbhn Stephens, president of the Monroe County Bank in Forsyth, ad nephew of Miss Stephens, and Miss Katherine Zellner, grand niece of Miss Stephens will pull the cord to unveil the picture. Mrs. Wesley will present the picture, a gift of the Stephens family on the condition that it al ways hang in Pearl Stephens School, to the board of education. Clay Murphy, another pupil of Miss Stephens, will receive the picture for the board. Mrs. Wesley, who said all former Students of Miss Stephens are In vited to the ceremonies, urged all •vho desired to attend notify her Immediately. Due to the fact old records at Whittle and the normal school have been lost, it is im possible to get a complete list of the former pupils, Mrs. Wesley •aid. Owners cf early-model Chevrolet trucks in Taylor county were in vited today by R. L. Swearingen to participate in a nation-wide search by 'the Chevrolet Motor Division to locate the oldest Chevrolet truck still in active service in the United Stales. “The owner of the oldest truck will be presented with a brand-new Advance-Design Chevrolet truck and may choose any standard mod el in the current line of Chevrolet commercial cars and trucks," Mr. Swearingen said. Trucks entered in the search must be driven to a Chevrolet dealership, where official entry blanks are available. The search ends June 15, 1947, and the winner will be notified on or before June 20, 1947. “We have a large number of old Chevrolet trucks still in everyday service in this county,” Mr. Swear ingen said, “and the winning ve hicle may be on a farm or engag ed in some other hauling work light in our own community.” The winning truck, Mr. Swearin gen said, must carry 1947 license plates. The oldest Chevrolet truck will be determined by the earliest serial numbers. In cases where the serial number is lost or illegi ble, the number may be establish ed by an original bill of sale or other legal documents showing the original serial number. Entries must be filed with a Chevrolet dealer by midnight June 15, Mr. Swearingen emphasized. Only vehicles manufactured as trucks by Chevrolet are eligible, and the starch is open to all truck owners with the exception of em ployees of the Chevrolet Motor Di vision, dealers in cars and trucks and their employees. Truman Planning Trip to Georgia Thompson Is Told Atlanta, May 11—President Har ry S. Truman plans to visit Georgia on June 25 for the ceremonies dedi cating a memorial at Warm Springs to Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Truman expressed his wish to attend the occasion at a conference with Gov. M. E. Thomp son of Georgia, who visited Wash ington to confer with the President National Democratic officials, and other party leaders on the party situation in this state. The Nat ional Democratic Party recognizes the authority of the State Execu tive Committee and party officials chosen April 30 at the Democratic State Convention, replacing those involved in the 1946 bolt when an independent candidate was sup ported against the party’s nominee for Governor of Georgia. Mr. Thompson, who was accom panied to Washington by W. T- Dean, president pro tom of the .ate Senate, National Committee- qman Virginia Polhill Price, Nat- onal Committeeman E. D. Rivers, nd State Treasurer Geo. B. Ham- Iton, chairman of the Jefferson Day tinner committee, presented a heck for $50,017 to the National tarty as Georgia’s quota. The heck was given to Geo. Killion, easurer of the democratic party, 'ho tmeomnanied the Georgians to the White House for their meeting with the President. DROP IN STATE REVENUE SEEN Atlanta, May 10—Fiscal officers of the state of Georgia are getting ready for a hard recession. Although authoritative sources are reluctant to go on record, those who know what’s what are expect ing a serious business set-back by Autumn and a corresponding cut back in state revenue. Income taxes—payments made March 15 on last year’s earnings— .re preventing an immediate sag. ut when these tabulations level ff, which will be about July 1, the evenue figures are expected to tlummet. Beer, wine and liquor excise evenues are slumping already, ust how much the deficiency will >e remains uncertain, but a sag of nly 10 per cent would cost the itate $2j400,000 in revenue next iscal year. ££ £ stops 000 CHILLS 666 for Malarial SympiomspFlf f 15 now gives you O U I N I N E ■ PLUS 3 MORE anti-malarial cirugs combined as Totaquine os duecird ■LAMES DESTROY ELKO POST OFFICE Perry, May 10—The U. S. Post Office and store of Mrs. Winnie niles, postmaster at Elko, nine -mile? south of Perry, burned to the ground Thursday at midnight. Postal Inspector H. H. Hudson of Macon reported that a number of tareel post packages, money or- ler forms and some mail were lost •ut that the damage could not be stimated immediately. Nothing /as saved. Federal Aid Project No. F 93 (3) | Counties of Upson & Taylor I Sealed proposals will be received by the State Highway Department of Georgia at the General Office at No. 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, Ga., until 11 A. M. Eastern Standard Time, May 23, 1947, and publicly opened for furnishing all labor, material, equipment and other things necessary for the construc tion of a new bridge at the Flint River and 0.668 mile of graded and paved approaches located in Upson & Taylor Counties on what is lo cally known as the Thomaston- Butler Road. Otherwise known as Federal Aid Project F 93 (3) in Upson & Taylor Counties. The work will be let in one contract. The Approximate Quantities For Roadway Are As Follows: ! 11.373 Acres Clearing and Grub bing (Lump Sum) ^ 2.000 Acres Random Clearing and Grubbing (Per Acre) 52036 Cu. Yds. Unclassified Ex cavation & Borrow Incl. Ditches & Shoulders and Construction & Re moval of Detour. 20 Cu. Yds. Excavation for Cul verts & Minor Structures 205874 Sta. Yds. Overhaul on Excavation. 10 Lin. Ft. 15-in. Concrete Pipe SD Ext. I 56 Lin. Ft. 18-In. Pipe CD I 42 Lin. Ft. 18-In. Concrete Pipe CD Ext. 90 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Removed SD or CD 20 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Relaid SD or CD 4.36 Cu. Yds. Class “B” Concrete Headwalls Removed 24931 Sq Yds. Grassing of Slopes & Shoulder Sprigging 15 Each Concrete R/W Markers It) Cu. Yds. Selected Material Backfill-Culvert Foundation. 10.4 Sq. Yds. Plain Sand Cement Bag Rip Rap 40 Sq. Yds. Solid Sod Rip Rap for SD 116 Sq. Yds. Reinforced Concrete Approach Slab 2 Each Concrete Drop Inlet Spill ways Std. 9017 Type “A”—2 Grates 25 Lin. Ft. 9-In. x 6-In. Concrete Header with Raised Edge Curb 117 Lin. Ft. 8-ln. CM Slope Drain Pipe 576 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail with Type “C” Concrete Posts 2-04 Cu. Yds. Class “A” Concrete —Guard Rail Connections 752 Lbs. Bar Reinforcing Steel 2076 Lin. Ft. Remove Guard Rail & Posts 172S Lin. Ft. Reset Guard Rail 108 Each Guard Rail Posts Type “C” 2 Each Remove Concrete Spill ways 58 Lin. Ft. Remove CM Pipe Slope Drain 37 Lin. Ft. Relay CM Pipe Slope Drain 1 Each Concrete Spillway Std. 9013 Type 1 1 Each Concrete Spillways Std- 9013 Type 2 4 Each Concrete Spillways Std- 9013 Type 3 33 Lin. Ft. Concrete Slope Drain 700 Sq. Yds. Solid Sod Backslopes 700 Sq. Yds. Ground Preparation 143 M. Sq. Ft. Obliteration of Old Road 1314 Cu. Yds. Remove & Stock pile Existing Limerock Base 2093 Sq. Yds. Remove Concrete Pavement 1044 Sq. Yds. Processed Concrete Pavement Placed as Rip Rap 146 Sq. Yds. Strip Sod Ditch Checks 5 Each Remove R/W Markers 5 Each Reset R/W Markers 10 Ton Plant Mix Surface Course Open Graded—Class F 870 Cu. Yds. Selected Material Surfacing for Detour—Inch Ma terial & Hauling 8639 Sq. Yds. 8-In. Plain Cement Concrete Pavement 1072 Lin. Ft. Concrete Raised Edge Curb 7839 Sq. Yds. Finishing & Dress ing. The Approximate Quantities For Bridge Are As Follows: 1300 Cu. Yds. Class “A’ Concrete 176000 Lbs. Bar Reinforcing Steel 1564 Lin. Ft. Concrete Handrail ing Lump Sum Structural Steel 4180 Lin. Ft. Steel “H” Piling 6 Each Steel "H” Test Piles 3 Each Test Loads 485 Cu. Yds. Bridge Excavation No. 1 1000 Sq. Yds. Plain Rip R&p 3.572 Acres Clearing & Grubbing —Lump Sum Lump Sum Removal of Existing Bridge Said work shall begin within ten (10) days after formal execution of contract and shall be completed within 220 working days. When contract has been executed, writ ten notice shall be given the con tractor, at which time, and not be fore, work may be started. Contract executed pursuant to this notice is binding on the State Highway Department, as such. Said contractor will not create lia bility, expressed or implied, against the undersigned Director of the State Highway Department, as an individual nor against any employee of the State Highway Department, in his or her in dividual capacity. The minimum wage to be paid under the contract shall be the amounts set out in the Labor Pro visions included in the proposal. The attention of bidders is direct ed to the special provisions cover ing employment of labor, methods of consti uction, sub-letting or as signing the contract and to the use of domestic materials. Plans and specifications are on file at the office of the under signed at Atlanta, and at Macon, Ga., and at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Upson & Taylor Counties at Thomaston, Ga., & Butler, Ga., where they may be inspected free cf charge. Copies of the plans may be obtained upon payment in ad vance of the sum of $5.85. Copies ol the general specifications may be obtained upon payment in ad vance of the sum of $2.50, which sums will not be refunded, j Proposals must be submitted on regular forms, which will be sup plied by the undersigned, and may be obtained by a payment, in ad- jvance of $5.00 for each proposal I issued. When the proposal is sub mitted, it must be accompanied by ,a certified check, cashier’s check, I negotiable United States Bonds, or other acceptable security in the j amount of $11,000.00, and must be plainly marked “Proposal for Road l Construction,” County and Num ber, and show the time of opening j as advertised. Check of the low i bidder will be cashed and all oth- jer checks will be returned as soon | as the contract is awarded, unless it is deemed advisable by the (State Highway Department to hold one or more checks. If an unusual condition arises, the State Highway ; Department reserves the right to | sh all checks. Bidders bond will not be accepted. Bond will be required of the successful bidder as required by law. The bond must be written by a licensed Georgia Agent in a company licensed to write Surety Bonds in the State of Georgia, and be accompanied by a certificate, from the Department of Industrial Relations that the contractor is complying with the Georgia Work men’s Compensation Act. Contracts will not be awarded to contractors who have not been placed on the list of qualified con tractors prior to the date of award. I No proposal will be issued to any ! bidder later than 12 Noon Eastern Standard Time of the day prior to ; the date of opening bids. I All bids must show totals for each item and total amount of bid. Right is reserved in the under signed to delay the award of the contract for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of opening bids, during which period bids shall remain open and not subject to withdrawal. Right is al- ! so reserved in the undersigned to reject any and all bids and to ; waive all formalities. ! Upon compliance with the re quirements df the standard specifi cations, ninety (90) per cent of the amount of work done in any cal endar month will be paid for by the 25th day of the succeeding month, provided that payrolls have been submitted as required and the remainder within thirty (30) days after the final estimate is approved by the Engineer. This the 5th day of May, 1947. STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA J. C. BEASLEY, Director Professional 8x10 ENLARGEMENT 50c—3 for $1.00 Your favorite Kodak negative beautifully enlarged to 8x10 inches on double weith 8x10 portrait paper. Expert workmanship. Prompt service. $1.00 extra from photo or snapshot. $100 extra for Oil Coloring. Limited Offer. Rush negative and remittance today. (4’24’4t) MODERN STUDIOS. Box 614. Americus, Ga. FOR SALE ISew One-Horse Peanut Weeders Work Guaranteed All Work Guaranteed In Our Auto and Tractor Repair Service Shop. LOCKE EQUIPMENT CO. Butler, Ga. , Oliver Dealer Phone lO vwwwvwwwwwvwvwwvwwwwwwvwwwwwwMwwS CAPS, L13 S and Rubbers (INSURE Canning Success — when you follow instructions in the Ball Blue Book. Buy one at your grocer's or send 10< with name and address to: BALI BROTKEKS COMPANY Muncie, Indiana J. L. HANSON At COLWELL MOTOR CO. FOR YOOR BETTER Used Cars If we don’t have what you want we will get it for you. One 1939 CHEVROLET Cheap 2 Door Two 1941 FORD Super Deluxe 2 Door 1936 OLDSOMOBILE Cheap 2 Door We Sell or Trade ^6%XS6»%9S%XS(XX%9SXXSSS6S9SXS(XXXXXXSS%SSXSe»%%XXX9SSS3aS%Sex%XSsS RABIES NOTICE Only Three More Clinic Engagements to Fill. Reynolds May 1 and May 8. Potterville May 21. I will continue to hold clinics in Butl er each Saturday nntil further notice. Bring all your dogs and have them treated. The round up is just around the corner. c. c. COOPER Rabies Inspector