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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.