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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
2
A record of local residents visiting relatives and spending time in various cities. Names include Miss Winnie Griffith in Griffin, Mrs. Livingston in Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Suggs in Ft. Valley, Lt. Edwin Jones in Perry, Mrs. Neisler and Miss Mary Louise in Thomaston, and many others from Macon Butler Shiloh and Jacksonville.
Gordon Carson Chapter of the U D C met July 27 at the Club House with Miss Elda Blackmon as host. Two War Mothers attended as guests, and Mrs Mils Ricks presided. Members read minutes, discussed Lions Club luncheon, and approved a program plan using something old and something new. Elizabeth Parker received a membership certificate. Kate Hicks led the Confederate Cabinet discussion on War Between the States Secretaries of War, followed by a July birthday tribute to Miss Millie Rutherford and social Coca Cola and cakes.
Mr. C. B. Byrd Jr. advances from desk clerk to night manager of Hotel Clermont Druid Hills Atlanta. A Reynolds High School and Young Harris College graduate with a B S from the University of Alabama he is the son of Mr and Mrs C B Byrd of Reynolds.
Taylor Mill News notes visits by Pvt Ralph Underwood and Cecil Underwood of Macon with U S Underwood family, Supt Elbert Pride group visiting Porterdale, and multiple relatives from Butler, Ideal, and Macon. The community also mentions church, revival events, and upcoming Woman's Club meeting with prayer service plans.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wainwright and children host Sunday guests. Eunice Fuller returns from Rome visiting sister Mrs Omar Hardage. Mrs J C Fuller visits brother Harold Byrd in Atlanta. Macon visitors include Arthur Bearden and Cleo Wainwright. Sarah Adele Lucas visits from Macon. Dock Goodwin returns from Cooper's Mill. E F Parr family heads to Clayton for a stay. Thelma and Sylvia Casey visit grandmother in Macon. Roy Emerson attends Home Coming at New Prospect church. Mrs. G L Sanders and daughter Marjorie from Macon spend time with the Mosleys. Lee Mosley visits home after illness.
The Jayior Mill area held an all day singing with a basket dinner and barbecue last Sunday drawing about four hundred attendees. Organizers Mr. U S Underwood and Mr. Clay Smith and Mr. J W Windham and Miss Belle Gardner were thanked for arranging the event and ensuring supplies. Out of town visitors included Mr. and Mrs A J Dennis and family and Miss Clara Mae Hayes of Macon.
Mrs Nora Moore and Miss Doris Moore of Thomaston visited Turner Chapel near Byron with Alfonso McCrary family. Several families hosted guests from Warner Robins Phenix City Columbus and Rochell. Church notes invite Sunday School at 3 pm and prayer meeting at 8 30 pm.
Pvt. Robert Lynn Ozier of Montezuma has earned an appointment to West Point for three years of training. An honor graduate of Montezuma High School class of 1940, he studied at Georgia Military College Milledgeville and the University of Georgia with ROTC. He was inducted in 1943 and completed Amherst College course before the appointment. His brother Capt. Clyde Copeland Ozier is base adjutant at Florence Army Air Field and sister Edwina works at Camp Gordon. His father R. E. Ozier long led Montezuma High School math and science.
Albany residents O M Martin and R L Brown spent days with relatives in the area and in nearby cities. Dennis Sealy, Marion Fuller and families travelled to Macon, East Point, Augusta and Eufaula while Lillian Brown and Ida Childs visited friends. The Browns and Fain families toured Long Beach Florida with Minnie Sullivan and Elbert Luten. Mrs Brown fell ill Saturday and was taken to St Andress Bay Cottage for care.
Fort Benning officials say an underground igloo vault containing chemical warfare ammunition exploded on Saturday causing $60,000 in damage to ammunition and property. No injuries were reported as fires were controlled and debris and missiles landed in nearby woods.
A July 29 incident in Atlanta reports a pan of boiling jelly spilled by Mrs. Walter Smith causing second degree burns to her husband, herself, and their two year old daughter Mary Catherine. Patrolman R E Carroll described the accident as they were hospitalized.
Atlanta reports the death of Dr. Harvey W. Cox, 69, longtime Emory University president and later chancellor, from a heart ailment at Emory University Hospital. He guided the school from 9 to 2,200 enrollment, oversaw a decade of growth and major endowment gifts, and helped reunify Emory’s scattered branches into a single Atlanta institution.
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