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THE BUTLER HERALD. BUTLER, GEORGIA, JANUARY 29, 1953.
Majority of Citizens
Approve of State Vote
Measure by Adams
Representative Owen. Adams of
Upson County Saturday said his
proposal calling for election of
delegates to political party conven
tions is "gaining favor.”
The measure, which is coau
thored by Rep. Bill Brantley of Up
son county, also would change the
method of selecting the chairman
and members of executive commit
tees of political parties.
The Upson legislators said it is
"one piece of legislation on which
all factions can uninte.”
Present laws, he said, leave the
matter of choosing delegates to po
litical party conventions to rules
and regulations of the parties.
“As a result,” he added, “we
have gradually drifted away from
1he old principles of party opera
tion that we knew in the days
when our state conventions were
truly representative of all members
in the party.”
In Georgia’s virtually one-party
state, the newly nominated candi
date of the Democratic party names
delegates to the state conventions.
This, said Representative Adams,
results in “merely a rubber stamp
meeting of friends, supporters and
cornies of tht newly nominated
candidate for governor, whomever
he might be.”
The House member said his bill
would be fair to all factions.
WILSON AGREES TO
SELL GEN'L. MOTORS’
STOCK AS REQUIRED
; Group of Future Farmers
j Planning Luncheon for
! Tomorrow in Atlanta
! Atlanta, Jan. 21—Some 186 Future
Farmers of America and Veteran
Farm Trainees will receive keys
and certificates of membership in
[the Georgia Vocational Agriculture
Hundred Bushel Corn Club at a
luncheon in Atlanta Friday—tomor
row.
I Membership is liimted to those
who produce 100 or more bushels
of corn per acre. One member of
member of Crawford County FFA,
will be among those receiving
membership in the Club, namely,,
Paul Smith, Crawford High School
THREE MEMBERS OF
FORT VALLEY CHURCH
HONORED WITH TEA
Ft. Valley, Jan. 24—The Wom
an’s Auxiliary of Saint Andrews
Episcopal church gave a tea at the
rectory in honor of Miss Parmalee
Cheeves, Miss Nellie Taylor and
Miss Florence Taylor on the 50th
anniversary of their confirmation
of St. Andrew’s Church.
Each of the guests of honor was
presented a silver cross engraved
with the words ‘‘Saint Andrew’s”
A large group was present in
cluding Rev. Hugh Saussy, pastor of
the church, and Mrs. Steward Rich
ardson, president of the organiza
tion.
Empty heads appreciate empty
honors and there are plenty of
both htese days.
Fine Career of Alabama
Leader Ended Suddenly
By a Heart Attack
Columbus, Ga. — Mayor John
D. Harris, 45, of Phenix City, died
suddenly at his home of a heart
attack. He was stricken while keep
ing watch at the bedside of his
critically ill mother.
Harris had been in ill health for
about two years but was active in
the political and civic life of Phe
nix City until his death. He had
served as mayor since 1950,
succeeding the late H. D. Cobb Sr.
A member of the Phenix City
board of commissioners since June
1947, Harris was reelected mayor
and commission chairman on Jan.
6 of this year. He was to serve in
the post until 1954.
The mild-voiced, friendly Harris
was stricken at his home where his
mother, Mrs Myrtle Shell Harris is
reportedly in very serious condition
and under an oxygen tent. Harris
was pronounced dead upon arrival
at Cobb Memorial hospital.
Born June 19, 1937, Harris was
know’ll familiarly to thousands of
people here as “J. D.” in addition
to his job as city commissioner he
had been a Russell county deputy
sheriff for more than 10 years.
Members of the senior class and
band of the Franklin D. Roosevelt
high school in Atlanta, totalling
about 175, will participate in the
observance of the late President
Roosevelt’s birthday at the Little
White House tomorrow—Friday.
! Texans to Study
[Georgia Program
For Fire Safety
| Atlanta—-Representatives of the
fire insurance division of the
board of insurance commissioner of
hte state of Texas will come to
Georgia this summer to spend some
I time studying the program and
'procerure of the Georgia Safety
Fire Commission, it is announced
by Commissioner Za-ck Cravey.
Impressed with the work in Geor
gia as reported in the Georgia Fire
Cracker, official publication of the
[state fire commission, Texas Fire
[insurance Commissioner this week
[ wrote Mr. Cravey that if you would
mind being bothered with my rep
resentatives and attempting to edu
cate them along the lnies of your
activities..
Mr. Cravey, expressing his de
light that his department had been
chosen as a field of study, ni turn
wrote Mr. Brown: “It will be a
privilege and honor to have your
men. I consider this inter-change
of information by states a real step
forward toward our mutual goal
to make our states as well as the
nation as fire proof as humanly
possible.”
i — .
DR. WILLIS L. WEBB
OPTOMETRIST
Fort Valley, Ga.—Phone 611
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
' Except Wednesday Afternoon
‘ and Thursday
Silent Port
Young Actor: I’ve got a job at
last, dad. It’s a new play, and I
play the part of a man who has
been married for 20 years.”
Father: “Splendid! That’S a start
anyway, my boy. Maybe one of
these days they’ll give you a speak
ing part.”
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E. F. PARR ESTATE
Reynolds, Ga.
Washington, Jan. 23—The Senate
Armed Services Committee unani
mously approved Chas. E. Wilson
to be Secretary of Defense after he
agreed to sell all his General Mo
tors interests and conduct his per
sonal affairs “in a glass goldfish
bowl.” ’
But he set up a possible new row 1
by proposing a plan under which
his Defense Department subordi
nates would not have to dispose of
their stock.
Wilson’s nomination, which
caused Eisenhower's first brush
with Congress, now goes to the full
Senate where Republicanleader R.
A. Taft predicted it will be approv
ed probably soon.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
BANK BANDITS
GRAB $52,800.00
Birmingham, Ala., Jan 23—Four
bad-tempered badits, cursing each
other and their victims alike,
snatched $52,800 from a crowded
branch bank Friday and melted
into traffic to make a clean get
away.
The robbers slugged the baik
manager and a customer who
showed signs of resistance. They
made 13 other bank employes and
several customers either lie down or
line up against a wall while they
rifled the tellers’ cages
VA. SOLDIER HOME
ON LEAVE FINDS
WIFE GONE TO EUROPE
Richmond, Va., Jan. 24—Sgt. Lu
ther Seldon Jr., planned a surprise
for his wife. She planned a sur
prise for him.
He got his surprise a few days
ago. She’s due to get hers before
many more days. Neither of them
will be especially pleased.
Seldon was going to surprise his
wife by coming home from his post
in Germany on a 30-day furlough.
He arrived here and found his wife
had sailed the day previous to pay
him a surprise visit in Germany.
MR. LUTHER SMITH
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
AT WARNER ROBINS
Roberta, Ga.—Funeral for Luther
Smith, 43 of Roberta were conducted
yesterday at the Providence Baptist
church.
Eld. Cecil Darity of Macon offi
ciated and interment in Roberta
cemetery. Smith died in a Warner
Robins hospital after a brief ill
ness.
Survivors include his wife, three
sons, Rufus, Dennis and Bobby
Smith; two daughters, Nina and
Sue Ellen S mith all of Roberta;
three sisters, Mrs. W. F. Moncrief
and Mrs. W. L. Jones both of Ro
berta, and Mrs. Ernest Walton of
Ft. Valley; and one brother, Jessie
Wilder of Valdosta.
Webb & Banksotn Funeral Home
of Roberta, was in charge of ar
rangements.
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