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The Butler Herald “KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS” VOLUME 72. BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1948. NUMBER 13. Presentments Of The Taylor County Grand Jury Jury Recommends Repairs on Jail As Well As on Other County Property. GEORGIA—Taylor County: We, the Grand Jury, sworn and empaneled for the January term 1948, of Taylor Superior Court make the folowing Presentments: We desire to express our appre ciation to Honorable T. Hicks Fort tor his timely and appropriate charge to the Grand Jury. We also wish to thank our Solicitor Gen eral, Ed Wohlwender J., for the valuable assistance rendered us in all our deliberations. We also wish to express our thanks for the serv ices rendered by our bailiff, Mr. Homer Cox. The committee appointed by the Grand Jury at the January term, 1948 to investigate the conditions at the convict camp, the jail, and the court house make the follow ing report: The convict camp was found to be in a clean and sanitary condition in every department and that Mr. Wright is to be commend ed for keeping it in such manner. The jail, however, is badly in need of repairs as some of the window sashes have rotted and the steps are unsafe due to decay. It also should be painted throug hout on the interior. The first floor of the court house is in comparatively good condition but it is recom mended to the commissioners that the ceiling of the court room and other upstairs offices be repaired and repainted. It is noted however that new blinds have been in stalled in the courtroom. Attention is especially called in that recom mendations for the above noted repairs and improvements have been made repeatedly by other previous Grand Juries but to no avail. It is hoped that this work will be done at once. The committee appointed to in spect the books and receipts of the various county offices reported that as far as they could ascertain all were kept in a neat and orderly manner. The following were appointed as Ex-officio Justice of the Peace for their respective districts: W. G. Hill, R. M. Jinks, Julian Cooper, Gann Nelson and J. W. O’Neal. As a result of a vacancy on the County Board of Education of the place formerly held by Mr. H. K. Sealy the present Grand Jury does appoint Mr. G. L. Cooper of the Reynolds District for a term of five years. A report and statement from Mr. E. H. Dunn, County School Super intendent, indicated efficient man agement of that office and the present jury thanks him for this fine report. As a public service to our local citizens and especially farmers the present Grand Jury recommends and finds it advisable that the county commissioners install or make available if already in stalled treating facilities for creo- soting timbers: and posts and at a ice closely approximating the cost of operation. It is also recommended that our stock law be enforced in the entire County, especially in the Carson- ville and Daviston districts. We understand that in some counties the county pays the sheriff mile age for patrolling and enforcing this law. Every year hundreds of dollars worth of livestock are hilled on public roads and are en dangering human lives. Less small grain and legumes arc sown in ( arsonville and Daviston districts than any other district in the coun- y due to livestock running out and damaging same. We, the Grand Jurors, for the January term, 1948, Taylor Su- perior court, recommend that these ‘resentments be published in The utler Herald and the sum of be appropriated for same this 5th day of January, 1948. J. H. NEISLER, Foreman. B. W. HINTON, Jr. Clerk. GEORGIA—Taylor County: T| 'e Grand Jury having so rec- Tmended, it is hereby ordered at the foregoing General Present ? ents be published - in The Butler .*d and the sum of $15.00 be a ' f l f °r said publication. ds 5th day of January, 1948- T - HICKS FORT, Judge S.C.C.C. PEANUT RESTRICTIONS FOR 1948 HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED BY GOVMT. Price of Peanut# Will be Protected By Agricultural Department As During Post Few Years. Stiff Battle Is Seen Between January Term Superior Court Pres, and Congress 'Adjourns Wednesday Cut in Taxes, Foreign Aid and High Cost of Living Will Be Top Issues. Washington, Jan. 4—Battle lines Washington, Jan. 3—Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced today there will be no marketing oUed Congress on three tower- quotas on the 1948 crop of peanuts. . . 11M „ “ H wh ^h fortunes All Civil Criminal Cases Are Disposed of During Three Days of Court. The January term of Taylor were drawn today between Presi- County Superior Court adjourned dent Truman and the Republican He said he was suspending the quotas because of the world short age of foods, fats and oils. The action means farmers are free to plant and market without ing issues around which fortunes of the major political parties could Wednesday evening after being in session for only three days. Judge T. Hicks Fort of Colum bus presided over the session. So- flourish or fade in this presidential, licitor General Ed Wohlwender Jr. election year. | and Court Reporter R. O. Perkins Streaming back into Washington i were also present and assisted in _ j -r XL- T7<: tYinir :j.i penalty all the peanuts they want for the reconvening of the Eight-j their respective official capacities. ' ieth Congress on Tuesday, Republi- Quite a number of out-of-town cans and Democrat^ began liningj attorneys as well as local attorneys up immediately on: I were present to represent their re- 1. Tax cutting—maybe to the | s P pptivp clients, extent of $5,600,000,000. j Monday and Tuesday was de- „ „ ., , .. ,, '.voted to hearing civil cases while 2. Foreign aid, under the Mar- the criminal docRet wag not taRen to. Under marketing quotas, produc tion in 1948 would have been lim ited to approximately 2,359,000 acres, compared with about 3,378,- 000 acres harvested for nuts in 1947. Farm laws allow quotas to be put into effect when farmers vote up until Wednesday morning. The Grand Jury of which Hon. shall plan. 3. The high cost of living. Each for them Each farmer is them party blaming the other for tbe J- H. Neisler was"foreman and Hon! limited as to the amount ot pea ! SiZC of the Stocery bill, 'B. W Hinton Jr, was clerk, re nuts he can market. The purpose is I Representative Knutson of Min-.mained in session only one day, to avoid a surplus inesota, House Republican tax .however, during this time all mat- Eai*lv in December Anderson ' manager, led the attack from the i ters brought before this group were said quotas andAmentsfor t?.e|G- O. P. phalanx with a declara-, attended to. All county property 1948 crop probably would be sus-| tion that “instead of fitting tax re-1 was inspected and recommendation pended, but ordered a referendum. duction to forei S n relief we should J° r , repairs made in several cases. JOHN w. BARFIELD 77. p. B . Childs Named Tax Commissioner Until Special Election WELL KNOWN SALESMAN DIES AT COLUMBUS Deceased Had Traveled Through Butler Representing Columbus Grocery Firm for Many Years. Special Election I s Set for Thursday, Jan. 29; Entries Close January 16. Mr. John W. Barfield, 77 years of age, for many years a weekly visitor to Butler as traveling sales man for the Columbus Grocery Co. .Childs, last week ac« of Columbus and held in highest ce Pi- e d the appointment as Tax esteem by all who knew him, sue-1 Commissioner of Taylor County to cumbed Monday to a long illness.. fDl the unexpired term of Mr. P. A. He retired from business about two J en kins who resigned this position years ago. ( Jan. 1. His passing was the occasion of i Childs will hold office until much sorrow to his many Butler '• a s P e cial election can be called by friends. the ordinary and a successor Funeral services were held Tues-, naI ^ ed 1° Hll the unexpired term day afternoon with Rev. John L. j which ends Dec. 31, 1948. Henderson, pastor of the Eastern | Ordinary J. R. Lunsford informs Heights Baptist church in charge, ; The Herald that the special elec- assisted by Rev. J. R. Webb, pas- tion ta fill the unexpired term of tor of Wynnton Community Metho- T ax Commissioner will be held on odist church. Burial at Riverdale i Thursday t January 29. cemetery. Pallbearers were: L. W- I Persons wishing to run for the McPherson Sterling Durley, Edgar | unexpired term must qualify with Stephens, ’w. R. Luttrell, George j the Ordinary on or before Jan. 16. Ryan, Dan Wolfson, Glen Fortson, 1 The successful candidate will H. H. Hunter, R. O. Perkins and take office as Tax Commissioner on Peanut producers voted for quotas fit such relief into tax reduction— Books of all county officials were for the next three years This still and this wil1 P r °bably be done.” carefully examined and reported to leaves'quota machinery available! He announced the House ways; be in excellent shape, for 1949 and 1950 should conditions and make it advisable to impose quotas for those years. committee will be I Services Next Sunday At Mauk and Howard Methodist Churches called immediately to act upon his $5,600,000,000 tax-slashing measure, which he calls "veto proof." Speak- j er Martin (Rep. Mass.), without i mentioning its size, already has an- j nounced a tax cut will be at the j top of the House calendar and will j Pastor Urges Good Attendance at Mt. Pisgah Church Next Sunday Dr. J. B. Tingle. Mr. Barfield, who lived in Co- ! lumbus most of his life, was born in Taylor, county, Feb. 25, 1870, son 1 of Pickney and Eliza Catherine D. : Barfield. He was a member of the Baptist church, Columbia Lodge No 7, Masons: St, Aldemar eomman- i dery, Knights Templar, and the | Yaarab temple, Mystic Shrine, At- ! lanta. February 1, term to end Dee. 31. Charlie J. Wright Announces Candidacy For Taylor Co. Sheriff Elsewhere in this issue of The Herald is the announcement of c . . . . Charles J. Wright as a candidate Surviving are his wife Mrs. Julia for Sher { ff o£ Taylor County in the R. Barfield; two daughters, Mrs. - .. • . . . Henry Patterson and Mrs J C forthcomln S pnmary, subject to L Patterson and Mrs. J. c. 1h rules and regulations of the Wright, Columbus; two sons, W. M. r , . r, .. „ .. „ JLij i u j T County Democratic Executive Com- Barfield, Columbus, and J. W. Bar- mi ,, „ field, Albany; three sisters, Miss mittee, Mr. Wright is Lucy Barfield, Columbus, Mrs. W ' c , • ' n B ... . . .. , * E. Grady, Jacksonville, Fla., and Susk. Cooper Wright and the late Mrs. C. . Barbour, Washington; Mr ' Charl “ T ' W' 1 * 11 '- ‘, or acven and two grandchildren, Mrs. Pa- Pll . w e „„— * *“• * iry - N - and E. W. Barfield, Columbus. Start the New Year off right by be voted by that body before Jan-1 attending our Sunday School at uary ends. j 10:30 a. m. Sunday. You will en- “All talk of holding up consid- i j Q y £b e study of God’s Word, once , , , deration (of tax reduction) until a i vou interested lf) M a aU m ^Sunday ^chno^ 1 S lforeign relicf P r °g ram is disposed. Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by the Mrs R M J n superintendent 1 ^ iS baS£?d ° n WiShfUl thinking ’” P^tor. Read the 41st chapter of Airs. k. tvi. Jinks, superintendent. ■ Knutson told a reporter. Isaiah It is a oreat ehanter Our Howard Church: Sunday School at T . p rf ,<- if1 p nt w jn nresent his ! -n u S ^ , grGat chapter. Our 10-30 a m H A <tealv sunerin I lhe Presldent wlH present his text will be taken from it. The tendent Worshin servfces ID5n a’ ' program to Congress in three sep- message will be a New Year’s m and 7 D m 11-30 ! arat e messages, while Republican mes^ge. You need the message to in making' plans and starting out | “ 3 draf ‘ a ; help you meet you’ p’obtemsin . into a Year with our business ^.“an will deliver his 1 ^ureh^i^u 6 S ° me “H" '° DaU dI" BaiHeSVlIle sL^fartorv enTwe a ”ee“To° take StatC the Unl ° n “ se Preaching at 7 p. m. by the pas- • God into ‘account trusting in Wednesda Y. He will follow this on tor. You will enjoy this hour of! News the passing of Mrs all tha fa. v,’„i j ^Friday with an economic message song and praise. Lynne Dennard Saunders, 81 years Wright accepted the son of Mrs. Dr. Fred Saunders' Mother Dies at Home of ail the way for help and guidance. and on Try and imagine what kind of school, community or church we would have if every person in them were just like ourselves. We January 12 with an ex pected peacetime record budget— probably running close to $40,000,- 000,000. a,,™ . . . ,, i The President is expected to rec- once knew of a man who said, 1 1 . iimiii^nif - x at , - ommend: Mr. Wright served as Deputy •Warden of the local Public Works I camp for two years in 1941 and jl942. He enlisted in the U. S. 'Army in December 1942 and spent 21 months in the Pacific theater. • He was given an honorable dis- i charge from the armed service in 'January 1946. J Soon after his discharge from the armed service of his country Mr. a position with wouldn’t live in a town that didn’t have a church and 1. Swift approval of the Mar- coming around occasionally," and ° p a ° posal * or a f our 'y ear GEORGIA Taylor County yet that could not have been pos- fnr ^ ! WHEREAS, P. A. Jenkins, sible if no one bore more of the responsibility than he did to have i these benefits. Yes, spiritual values 1 ery program for 16 non-Communist European nations. uiese nenents. res, spiritual values ' turned down by the 1947 e ‘ xtra ses . fective January 1, 1948, after hav o elp in material and physical . f ing been elected and commissionec The public is cordially invited i a g e > mother of Dr. J. Fred Saun- g 0 jj Conservation service and to worship with us in all our scrv- |ders Jr., of Butlei. brought sorrow sp0nt two months surveying ter- to many hearts when received here races on farms in Taylor county. a ur ay ' ' .. . , Later he accepted employment Death came to Mrs. Saunders at with the Ivey construction Com- the home of her daugnter, Mrs. pany and served as superintendent Tom S Murphey, at Barnesville, of a highway construction project followed by funeral and interment a t Athens and at Richland Sunday attended by a number of Following the death of his father local citizens. on Sppt 21> 194? Mr Wright re- A native of Wi kerson counay, turned to TayJor count and ac . Mrs. Saunders was the daughter of cep ted the position of County E. Dennard and Warden. ices. Pray for the pastor. J. H. STANFORD, Pastor. Notice of Special Election Commissioner of said Tax County, re- 2. Quick action on his proposals s '£ ned on December 31, 1947, ef- commissioned for a term of four years ending ways, concerning our lives and af- , ,. . ^ ... r a ,,. rm nr TniI1 fairs; let’s seek to improve them! wage and rationing powers to sup- iD ' C e m be r 311948 J. W M. Stipe, Pastor Dl eme nt the GOP “voluntarv ac- I secernoer cU, iy4S. 2 Die In Chair For Slaying at Americus plement the GOP “voluntary ac tion” anti-inflation act that he has (Continued to Page 8; No. 1) Reidsville, Jan. 2—LeRoy Scrutch- ens and Joe Porter, Negroes, died in the electric chair at the State Pris on at Reidsville Friday for the I murder in Americus last Haliowe-! Macon, en of Perry Cannon, an aged night, Cheatham watchman. In a death chamber statement, Scrutchens said he was involved in the slaying and askocj forgiveness. Porter, in a final statement, said Disabled Veterans Are Advised to File Claims for Disabilities Immediately the Jate James Elizabeth F. Dennard. She was married 66 years ago to Dr. J. W- Saunders, at that time a prominent NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. R. [ physician. Dr. and Mrs. Saunders Lunsford, Ordinary of Taylor Coun-[made their home in Macon for a ty, Georgia, by virtue of the au- ( number of years. Mrs. Saunders » , , _ thority vested in me by law, do was a member of the First Baptist AOrCCfl TO DV PrCSiUOflt in tn Kn nhiirnh of Do I ^ ^ Reduction of $17 Billion From Long-Term Relief hereby call a special election to be held in said County on the 29th day of January, 1948, to fill the of fice of Tax Commissioner of said County for the unexpired term of said P. A. Jenkins, to-wit: For the term ending on December 31, 1948. The hours of keeping open the of Wilmington, Del., and election polls shall be from 7:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. All candidates shall file written Dec. 31—C. Arthur Director of | Georgia’s Department of Veterans Service’ is sued a warning Wednesday to veterans with service-connected no,1CP their candidacy with the disabilities to file a claim for the Ordinary of Taylor County by 5:00 disability, immediately—even if P- m .' on J anuar y 16, 1948. ' Said Special Election will be held in accordance with the pro visions of all laws of the State of Georgia applicable to elections. This 3rd day of January, 1948. of offices he was present when Cannon was ; me dical treatment for it is not re slain, but took no part in it. He quired at the present time Claims said he asked Scrutchens not to may be filed, he said, at' any kill Cannon. (£be g 7 veterans service The two Negroes were convicted throughout the state, in Sumter Superior court by a jury j Establishment of service-connec- which deliberated only xSix minutes 1ion for disabilities will be required In unsworn statements, permitted b y the veterans administration, he L by Georgia law, each man at the said, after January 1 before any MOfChdlltS tO Cl0S6 fflT ihe i outpatient medical or dental care 1 church of Barnesville. Survivors are her husband: her 1 u- . "7 Z ^ ^ daughter Mrs c Washington, Jan. 5—The Truman Murphey! with whom she and Dr. sft'ooOOOO 000* 2! Dr U F d red .Sunders"Jr Tltatle?""a re “''ery pro B ram°"which sLr„, s SptT i& :ZoT slae ' “ doptln * at SJS3EX? Sa a L d u„ a de g r^! th “" S|„ ber f o' Wilmington. i ttie senate foreign relations com- Georgia Alabama Council Of Boy Scouts to Meet At Columbus Tonight The annual meeting of j mittee told a news conference the j administration had accepted his suggestion that Congress be asked instead to vote necessary funds each year without setting an over all target. | The far-reaching foreign aid question shares the congressional spotlight with cost-of-living curbs the and tax reduction proposals—all J, T R ' LUNSFORD, i□dinarj', executive board of the Georgia- 1 affected to some extent by" politi- Taylor County, Goor^ia. a 1 oKomo /»;i . c*— c 1 .• .i - .. ^ ^ trial blamed the slaying other. is provided, or before admission to Thl|rSddV Hdlf-HolidcIV any civilian hospital at VA expense T " 1,0,1 ,,W,,Ua J i is approved. j Immediate treatment! of Regular Scout Meeting For Local Troop to be Held Friday Evening veterans on an emergency basis. The regular meeting of the local i “Veterans will do well to estab- Troop No. 33 of the Boy Scouts of J' s h service-connected disabilities America will be held in the Sun- jn advance,” Cheatham declared, day School assembly room of the “This will eliminate undue delay local Methodist church Friday at j should medical treatment eventu- 6 p. m. all y be required.” All boys of Scout age are in- The veterans service office in the vited to attend. courthouse is opened daily for the Scoutmasters: convenience of all veterans and Rev. J. W. M. Stipe, their dependents. This office Iwitl Prof. W. H. Elliston. be glad to give assistance. We, the undersigned, do hereby Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of cal considerations growing out of America will be held at the Mus- the approaching presidential elec- cogee county court house in Co- tion campaign, lumbus Thursday—tonight—at 8j Rep. Knutson of Minnesota told o’clock p. m. newsmen his $5,600,000,000 income Mr. W. A. Dobson, regional tax cutting bill would be presented executive for region six which in- to the house soon on a “this or eludes 4 southeastern states with nothing” basis—with I gencies will be authorized, he said, a £ rpe to close our stores each j headquarters in Atlanta, will be barred—and he j only at Veterans Administration Thursday noon beginning January | hospitals which will also treat non- 8 - 1948 - Please do not sign unless I service - connected disabilities of I y° u inten d to clo^e. CHAS L. SNIDER, Jr., JOINER BROTHERS L. M. DOYEL, MURRAY WALKER, E. L. WILSON, SUWANNEE STORE C. C. HOBBS, MRS. BERTHA BAZEMORE COOLIK’S, MAXWELL’S 5 & 10 STORE THE CROSS SHOP, W. H. TRUSSELL amendments , , . predicted passage speaker and will use the subject { of the measure “as is.” “Scouting and Tomorrow”. | Knutson, chairman of the tax- Maj. Gen. John W. O’Daniel, a framing ways and means commit- member of the executive board,, tee, said approval of this bill will commend the Eagle Scouts,'would be the first major action of who will be guests of honor. |the reconvened 80th Congress. The Reports from the operating com-! bill would remove some 6,000,000 m htee of the council will be made. l° w income and elderly persons board members of the executive district committees, scout- from the tax rolls. Election prospects also weighed masters, troop committees, cub-j on other questions before Congress masters, pack committees and den —military preparedness, the hous- mothers are expected to attend- ing shortage, rent control, health Heads of sponsoring institutions insurance among the more import- are especially invited. ant.