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“KEEPING EVER LASTI?
Herald
Y AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
VOLUME 73.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL, 7, 1949.
NUMBER 25.
Sidewalk
Gleanings
By OLD TIMER
If right prevails
fails .
. and never
then but one fact re
mains; ... He who rallies to its
cause . . . Surely victory gains . . .
Be thou content ... To stand
anent . . . though erring mortals'
throng ... for right will win the
day at last . . . and triumph over
wrong!
D. E. Byrd Elected
To Fill Assembly Seat
Vacated By His Son
Mr. D. E. (Dock) Byrd, success
ful Taylor county farmer and one
of the county’s best citizens, was
successful contestant in Tuesday's
special election called for the pur
pose of electing a member of the
State Legislature from this 'coun
ty.
The office was made vacant a
Logue Thrift Store
To Open Doors At
9 o‘Clock Tomorrow
Logue’s Thrift Store, Butler's
■ew and complete department
store, will open its doors to the
public tomorrow morning—Friday
—at nine o’clock. The new store is
owned by the Neal Logue Com
pany.
Managers of the store have spent
many weeks planning and arrang-
GEORGIA VOTERS
DISAPPROVE ANY
TAX INCREASE
Tommy Summerour
ELECTRIC STREET CAR passed
in front of our door Saturday for
the first time in Butler’s history.lt
was 44 feet long and will be
known as No. 444 with A. W. Aim- j
green as conductor. “No free rides” |
says Almgreen; “in fact no rides ,
whatsoever, but the best lunches,
hot and cold drinks anyone ever !
flopped lip over and at reasonable
prices,” he continued.
* * *
"ORCHIDS’* THIS WEEK go to
our highly esteemed friend,
churchman and progressive Ex-
Mayor J. Robert Wilson, who is
well-known and greatly admired
throughout this entire section. His
work in the Sunday School and
chairman of the board of deacons
of the local Baptist church has
been outstanding for many years.
He is just as much at home in the
choir at his neighbor’s church—
the Methodist—as his own. Neither
is complete without his presence „
valuable assistance with the 1 wl,h the Sam Uru S Company
Pharmaceutical Honors
Extended to Summerour,
Popular Butler Young Man
Butier friends of Tommy Sum
merour, graduate of Butler High
school and son of Mrs. A. E. Locke
are showering him with happy fe
licitations upon his recent- gradu
ation from the Southern College of
Pharmacy, Atlanta, with Bachelor
of Science degree in Pharmacy, fol
lowed by successful examination
by the State Board of Pharmacy.
He immediately entered the serv
ice of Chief Registered Pharmacist
few days ago by the resignation of | ing a complete line of crisp new
Hon. Garland Byrd,, to accept a
high position with the State Vet
erans department extended him by
Gov. Talmadge.
The newly elected Representative
is the father of Hon. Garland T.
Byrd.
The total vote cast was 1362;
770 for Mr. Byrd; 592 for his op
ponent, Mr. John Turk.
Vote by districts was as follows:
Byrd—Butler, 183; Reynolds, 165;
Panhandle, 76; Carsonville, 58;
Daviston, 16; Howard, 50; Rus-
tin, 67; Cedar Creek, 33;
Potterville, 122; Total, 770.
Turk—Butler, 329; Reynolds, 75;
Pdhandle, 35; Carsonville, 2 7;
Daviston, 26; Howard, 21; Rus-
tin, 17; Cedar Creek, 26; Pot
terville, 36; Total, 592.
and
In business
lumberman
music program,
cabinet maker,
various arts he
We lust don’t see how one man ,
# I PI’00
can do so many good things and \ ,
be in tiie right place on all oc
casions, but he does.
i in Atlanta.
Those from
& and 1 Those from Butler attending
, ■ graduation exercises, March 25th.
has no superior. ? . _ ’ . , . . ’
1 in which Tommy received his de-
were: Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Locke, Miss Dora Summerour, Miss
Dorris Callahan; also Roy Callahan
of Rupert, who is attending North
Georgia College at Dahlonega.
TODAY, APRIL 6, marks the
43rd anniversary of Butler’s mam
moth fire when the citizens of the
town and community stood help
less watching the flames spread
from building to building from
the present site of Suggs Motor Co.
to the present location of the
Ciizens State Bank, thence east the
full length of the block on the
south side of the court house. 9
large number of horses and mules
were cremated, hundreds of bales
of cotton were destroyed, and mer
chandise of all kind went up in
smoke, a total property loss of up
ward of one hundred thousand
dollars. Among the losers were: G.
W. Fountain, Taylor County
Farmers Association, F. A. Peed,
T. W. Rose, W. P. Henderson, J.V.
Dawson, James Rogers, J. W.
Riley, Masonic and K. of P.
Lodges, Mrs. S E. Bateman, L. O.
Davis, J. T. Haywood, W. W. Ed
wards, Mrs. Laura Peed, C. A.
Windham, Mrs. Mulkey, S. B.
Brown, Mrs. Reinhart, B. W. Car
ter, T. C. Butler, Mrs. Charlton Og-
burn, Miss Marion West, Wayne
Riley, 1. F. Peebles and possibly
others whose names have slipped
us for the moment. Insurance was
very small compared with the loss.
From sparks flying high and far
the court house, Sealy Hotel and
many residences were saved by
heroic efforts on the part of men
and boys, white and colored who
formed a bucket brigade as we
had no adequate water system or j
fire department as of today.
* * *
PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF,
and receive two tickets to the
Grand Theatre, Reynolds: “Seen on
the streets of Reynolds wearing a
white uniform and on the way to
Harry’s for that cup of coffee. The
ladies flock to her; she does things
for- them.”
Miss Marion Newsom was last
week’s winner.
* * *
THE FIRST EASTER bonnet
seen on the streets of Butler—
beautiful and most becoming—was
worn by Mrs. K. L. Coleman.
* * *
TO HIS EXCELLENCY, the for
mer Mayor of Butler, former
Worshipful Master local Masonic
Lodge, former S. S. Bible class
teacher, president of the Taylor
County Bar Association, Steward
of the Methodist church, and civic
leader for many years, the Honor
able Walter E. Steed we pay trib
ute in this column today. He is
the only man within our knowl
edge to hold three offices of hon
or and distinction in one and the
same year. These include the fol
lowing: Mr. Steed was County
School Superintendent and elected
State Senator from this senatorial
district in 1898; having previously
Taylor County Farmers
Learn of Co-Op Functions
At County-Wide Meeting
The Taylor County Farmers Co-
Operative held a county wide meet
ing at the Butler High school au
ditorium last Friday evening.
The principal principal speaker
of the evening was Mr. J. C. Hol
ton, assistant commissioner of ag
riculture. He made a very interest -
ingt alk on farming.
Mr. Edwin H. Bogart, secretary
and treasurer of the Co-Op, ex
plained to the farmers that the or
ganization was non-profit, and
the benefits of being a member. To
become a member one has to be a
farmer, dairyman, poultryman, or
receive a portion of his income
from the farm.
The local county agent showed a
picture on how the farmers can
| get together and organize a co-
i operative. After the meeting sev-
i eral new members were enrolled.
I The organization is steadisy
| growing and anyone desiring to be-
j f’ome a member is requested to
'’all by the Co-Op office where in-
[ formation will be given about the
organization.
Negro Woman and Child
Seriously Shot by Drunken
Husband and Father
PTA Sponsors Stage
Show At Butler and
Reynolds April 7-8
Rehearsals are underway for
Laff It Off,” the local talent show
being presented by the P. T. A. for
the benefit of equipment for the
Home Ec Department.
The play is under the direction
of Miss Dorothy Clare Stemme who
has had much experience in this
type of work. Miss Stemme states
that she is very much pleased
with the cast and anticipates one
of the finest shows that she has
ever directed.
The cast includes about 60 per
sons who are to impersonate fam
ous newspaper columnist and other
names behind the news. It is billed
as the big scoop in home talent
productions and depicts the head
lines come to life. From all indica
tions it promises to be what the
name implies, a show where every
one will “Laff It Off.”
“Laff It Off” is a ten scene va
riety show, which includes imper
sonations of Gene Autrey, Judy
Canova, Rochester, Walter Winchell
Dorothy Dix, Popcye, Daisy Mac,
Blondie, Baby Spargle, Maggie and
Jiggs, and many others. Special
costumes will be worn by some of
the high school girls as they im
personate a professional dancing
chorus and do clever routines. You
won’t want to miss it.
A baby contest will be staged in
conjunction with the production.
The winners, a boy and a girl, will
be crowned and presented with sil
ver ’prizes on the stage.
Garland Byrd, Taylor's
Former Representative, to
Assist in Payroll Purge
dry goods and ready-to-wear for
men, women and children.
Elsewhere in this issue of the
Herald you will find four full
pages in whiih only a small por
tion of the numerous items aie
listed along with the price of each
article. The public will have an
opportunity to see for themselves
the real values offered by Butler’s
newest modern mercantile firm.
Located in the building adjoin
ing Walker’s Grocery and Market,
Logue’s Thrift Store has been
completely remodeled and reno
vated. A new floor has been put in
the building—the white walls and
flourescent interior lighting makes
it possible for merchandise to be
inspected in its true color. The ar
rangement makes shopping a real
pleasure.
Experienced clerks is a feature
in which the owners take pardon
able pride.
The combined experience of
Logue’s Thrift Store owners give
the store an advantage in buying
and merchandising which is passed
on to the customers of the firm.
Mrs. E. T. Shealy
Dies At Reynolds
After Long Illness
Talbotton Citizens Vote
For Bond Issue For a
Better Water Supply
Atlanta, April 5—Georgia voters
rejected emphatically today a pro
posed $46,000,000 in new taxes to
improve schools, roads, health and
other state services.
Sloshing through mud and rain,
a surprising number of citizens—■
who would have paid the new tax
bill—rolled up an overwhelming
three-to-one margin against it.
Taylor County's Vote
For—Butler, 160; Reynolds. 60;
Panhandle, 13; Carsonville, 25;
Daviston, 9; Howard, 14; Rus-
tin, 15; Cedar Creek, 10;
Potterville, 16; total, 322.
Against — Butler, 360; Reynolds
182; Panhandle, 92; Carsonville
60; Daviston, 33; Howard, 58:
Rustin, 69; Cedar Creek, 49;
Potterville, 142; Total, 1,045.
Reports from 150 of the state’s
159 counties, and 777 of 1,737 pre
cincts, showed 181,900 against the
expansion plan and 61,450 in favoi
Most of the big precincts were
counted.
Gov. Herman Talmadge, who hat.
promised the people a referendum
on any new tuxes, announced thm
he considered the “dream” plan
for a huge improvement fund
dead.
Talmadge ordered the tightest
economy drive in the state’s his
tory. He declared he would strive
“to see that the mandate ot tlu
people is carried out.”
The governor repeatedly refused
to take a stand on the issue.
| Tom H. Hawkins
Replaces Mr. Coleman
In County Agent Office
Search continues by Sheriff j
Wright and his deputies for Cary i
Daniel, a 23-year-old Reynolds No- j
gro who is charged with the Sat- i
urday night shooting with a 20- !
gauge shot gun of his wife, Letha
Mae Daniel and their seven-months j
old son both of whom were rushed 1
to a Macon hospital for treatment. |
Atlanta, April 2—Reliable sources
this week said 10 percent of the
State’s employees will be fired this
week in a political payroll purge.
They reported that the long-ex
pected Talmadge clean-up is sched
uled to break April 5—the deadjine
for filing budgets for the final
quarter of the year. They said the
slash will be explained as a dras
tic economy drive, hut that ele
ments in the state’s employ who
are “politically obnoxious” to Gov.
Talmadge will be the ones dis-
Being shot in the abdomen the j
woman is reported in a serious ; missed.
condition. The child’s injuries are! It was learned that the cut-back
said to be less severe. j is being supervised by George
Daniel is reported to have been ■ Stewart, Secretary of the State
drinking at the lime of the trag- i Senate, Garland Byrd, former
edy.
been appointed judge of the Tay
lor county court, afterwards abol
ished. Other offices held by him
were: Representative and State
Senator for ten years—1898 to 1906
—and again Representative in 1925
and 1926; a member ot the State
Board of Education for 12 years—
from 1910 to 1922. He was elected
Presidential Elector from the 'State
at large in 1912 on the National
Democratic ticket, the year in
which Woodrow Wilson was elect
ed President.
AU REVOIR for this sitting.
Representative from Taylor County
is assisting. These men will handle
the slash so far as non-merit sys-
1 tern departments are concerned.
I The State Personnel Board, also
| controlled by Talmadge, will be in
; charge of any retrenchment in mer
it system agencies.
Want Applications For
Teachers at Central
Applications solicited for teachers
at Central seven-grade school. Ap
ply to local trustees of Central
School District; Butler, Ga. Rt. 2.
Talbbtton—When outside north
ern industrialist representatives,
looking the city over as a pros
pective site for a possible branch
plant, could not consider it be
cause of inadequate water supply.
Talbotton will swing into action
soon to relieve this situation with
a $92,000 water works improvement
program, which should put this
city on a par with any other in
Georgia, Mayor Henry Persons re
vealed a few days ago.
The go-ahead signal came from
the results of Saturday’s special
election in which the voters cast a
convincing 157 to 10 vote in fa
vor of a referendum providing for
improvement of the city water
system. The referendum gives the
city authority to issue • $62,000 in
revenue certificates and $30,000 in
bonds to finance the project.
Mayor Persons said construction
would begin soon with the erection
of a huge water tank, the addition
of another well, and the installation
of fire plugs and larger water
mains. He estimated that the work
would be completed by early Fall.
“By the most progressive action
this city has ever taken, we expect
to have a water system compar
able to any city of our size in
Georgia,” the mayor said. “With
our increased water storage and
supply, Talbotton will he able to
attract industry which previously
avoided us because of the water
difficulty.”
A complaint of industries look
ing over Talbotton in the past was
that the city’s water supply was
inadequate to enable additional
customers. At one time an indus
trial representative from the North
termed Talbotton.as “a city with
not even enough water to wash its
faces,” the mayor declared.
For the present, at least, the
vacancy in the office of Count!
Agent for Taylor County is beinf.
filled by Mr. Tom H. Hawkins.
Mr. R. L. Coleman’s resignatio:
became effective on April 1st, wher
at the same time he accepted i
position with the John Deere Plov
Co. as territory manager, leaving
immediately for Moline, 111., foi
special instructions and a tour of
j factories.
Assuring the farmers of Tayloi
county that there would be no in
terruption in the service of Countj
i Agricultural agency one of the
• best men available was placed in
j charge of the local office in the
person of Mr. Hawkins, a native ot
Sumter county, graduate of tie
University of Georgia Agricultura
College and veteran of World Wa;
II. The first Tuesday in May is the
date set for election of full time
employe.
With the fine beginning made by
Mr. Hawkins his election , to the
full time position is confidently ex
pected.
Churches Next Sunday
Worship at Howard-Mauk
Reynolds and Taylor county as a
whole lost by death last Friday
at noon one of this section's most
outstanding Christian women-* and
civic leaders in the passing of Mrs.
Gladys Herring Shealy, devoted
companion of Mayor-Merchant E.
Theodore Shealy.
She had been in declining health
lor several months and the subject
of loving services from members
of her family, other relatives and
devoted friends. . . . , .
Born in Macon county Sept. -4,
1897 the daughter of Mr. Alexan
dria Herring and Mrs. Mary Julia
Herring, soon after completThg her
education she Was happily rftarried
to Mr. Shealy and had since made
her home in Reynolds where she
soon became closely identjfiec} with
the religious life and ciLcic. activi
ties of her newly adopted home
city- .* ‘
Mrs.: Shealy.-was a woman-of ex
ceptional force and character, of
rare courage and vitality. She has
left behind an extensive but un
revealed number of kindly and
thoughtful ministrations, Che type
of which is an indication of an un
usual effort . to put ’into her
generosity the added quality of
personal participation and sympa
thy to a, marked degree. She has
been known throughout this- sec
tion for a number of years and dur
ing that time has been the recipi
ent of unbounded and most cordial
friendship and affection. Her death
is a matter of distress and sorrow
to many friends, who have known
of her illness with grave fears for
the past few months and extended
loving kindness where possible.
Besides her husband Mrs. Shealy
is survived by one son, Thomas
Theodore (Sonny) Shealy, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at
| the Reynolds Methodist church of
which she was so closely identified
as a member and for so long, at
3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
the obseques being conducted by
her pastor, Rev. David Lastinger,
assisted by her immediate former
pastor, Rev. Park Smith, of the
Wrightsville Methodist church,
with burial in. the family lot, Hill
Crest cemetery, Reynolds.
Pallbearers included the follow
ing: Active, Messrs Robert Suggs,
Odell Vaughan, J. J. Shealy, Leon
ard Cooper, James Shirley, H. T.
Harris, Ottie Jonhsoh; honorary,
Messrs H. K. Sealy, A. S. James,
J. H. Brewer, J H. Windham, D. T.
Montfort, R. L. Swearingen, Frank
Sams, E. W. Hodges and C. P.
Seay.
Goddard Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Robert Clements
Buried in Buena Vista
Buena Vista, April 3—Funeral for
Mrs. R. E. Clements, 94. life-long
resident of Marior county, was
hold Sunday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. .1. G. Lowe. Rev. J.
W. Clark, pastor of the Baptist
church, conducted the service.
Burial was in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Clements, a native of Mari
on county and oldest member of
the Buena Vista Baptist church,
died at the home of her daughter.
Mauk: Preaching 10 a. m., Sun
day School following; Mrs. B. S.
Parker, superintendent.
Howard: Sunday School 10:30 a.
m., Mr. H. A. Sealy, superintend
ent; preaching, 11-30 a. m. and - 8
p. m.
Our Fourth Quarterly Conference
meet at Butler sometime during om
revival here which will be April'
27 thru May 6. Bro. Fain, our Dis
trict Superintendent, is to be the
visiting minister for the meeting.
Easter is on the way, Let’s make
every preparation possible for that
important observance.
"Disconcerting”
I read in a book
That a man called Christ
Went about doing good.
It is very disconcerting
That I am so easily satisfied
With just going about.
—Kagawa.
CARD OF THANKS
It is with feeble attempt we try
to express our abundant thanks to
our friends for kindness and serv
ice rendered us during the illness
of our dear wife and mother. Es
pecially do we appreciate the love
ly trays so frequently sent us and
the countless number of beautiful
floral offerings placed about her
bier.
Most sincerely,
E. T. Shealy and Sonny.
Hear Raddiff Gang at
Cross Roads April 9th
Preaching at Mt. Ptsgah
Church Next Sunday
FOR SALE
Four-room house and 28 acres of
land located in City of Butler near
local school building. Price, $3.60o
Cash. , t472p)
Dewey Harmon, Butler, Ga.
Come! Where? Cross Roads.
When April 9th.
What? Program and Bar-B-Q.
Time? 7 p. m.
Sponsored by the Ci;oss Roads
Community Club.
Price of plates, 55c; admission,
25c and 50c.
Sunday School 10:30 a. m., at
Mt. Pisgah Baptist church. Carroll
Peacock, superintendent. We urge
a full attendance upon the study
of God’s Word.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by
the pastor. Read the 9th chapter of
Luke’s Gospel. Our text will be
the 25th verse. In these days of un
certainty, how good it is to be
certain about some things. The
pastor cordially invites you to hear
this message.- We believe »t will
help fortify your soul against fear
and doubt. Bring some friend with
you.
Preaching Sunday evening at
7:30. A service of song and prayer
with a message by the pastor.
We extend a very warru welcome
to all our friends cf this communi-
t to worship with us Sunday.
Please pray for the pastor and for
every service.
J. H. STANFORD, Pastor.