Pace Opposed to Dumping Cotton on Market Now
Congressman Stephen Pace writes to Secretary Claude R. Wichard Aug 15 1941 urging parity income for cotton farmers and opposing rapid dumping of surplus cotton through the Commodity Credit Corporation He warns a veto of the wheat bill could depress cotton prices and cites a market drop after a similar rumor.
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Stephen Pace
National Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wichard
Washington, D. C
Washington
C. E. Wichard
D. C
House
Athens
Commodity Credit Corporation
Schley County Legislator Hon J O Smith Dies in Ellaville
Taylor county relatives and friends report the sudden death of Hon J O Smith 55 a Schley county representative in the General Assembly serving his second term He was a farmer sawmill operator and church leader He was brother to Mrs R P McGuffin and Mr George C Smith of Butler Funeral services were at Ellaville Baptist church with burial in Ellaville cemetery Survivors include his widow and five daughters in Americus Andersonville Cordele Ellaville
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Taylor County
J. O. Smith
Ellaville
Smith
General Assembly
Schley County
R. P. McGuffin
George C. Smith
Butler
Ellaville Baptist Church
Carl McMath
Americus
Lewis Easterlin
Andersonville
Cecil Howard
Cordele
O. T. King
Barbara Smith
Taylor Co Young Man Rapidly Advances in Army Air Corps
Friends of Grady Barron Fuller, son of Grady and Mrs. Fuller, report his recent promotion to Technical Sergeant and posting at Orlando Air Base in Florida. A Reynolds High School 1948 graduate, he studied at Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, enlisted in 1939, and has risen through multiple ranks. His family history includes grandfathers who are West Point graduate and Civil War veterans. his father served as a World War I first lieutenant.
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Grady Barron Fuller
Grady Fuller
Orlando Air Base
Orlando
Fla
Fuller
Reynolds High School
Abraham Baldwin College
Tifton
Army Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Sgt. Fuller
J. C. Barron
Jones County
West Point Military Academy
Messrs
H. H. Caldwell
Wm. Z. Fuller
Appomatox
Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg
S. C
Army Regulation Rifles Distributed To Local Home Guard
Captain Walton Hodges of Reynolds and First Lieutenant C. C. Stone of Butler report government rifles issued to Taylor County Home Guard. Thirty 30 caliber Army Regulation Winchesters and Eddystone 1917 models distributed for members with plans for fifteen air warning stations. Home Guard will meet twice monthly on Tuesday nights. local men deferred from regular Army service urged to join Hodges in Reynolds or Stone in Butler.
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Walton Hodges
Reynolds
C. C Stone
Butler
Taylor County
Home Guard
Stone
Mr Hodges
Mr. Stone
Library Hours Adjusted for School Opening
Due to the start of the new school term the library will change hours. Beginning Wednesday August 27 the hours will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The library will be closed on Saturdays.
Butler Van Guards Recall World War I Era Draft of 1917
Taylor County citizens recall the April 23 1917 organization of The Butler Van Guards under Adjutant General Nash to form a local military company for home protection. The article revisits origins of the Van Guards name from 1861 and lists officers and enlisted members, noting a mass meeting at the courthouse where residents expressed readiness to serve.
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Europe
Butler
Cdnl
J. van Holt Nash
The
of Georgia
Georgia National Guards
van Guards
John T. Griffin
John M. Wilchar
W. H. Caldwell
Jas. M. Bateman
Jas. A. Rucker
W. L. Grice
William Anderson
5. Baer
J. E. Bartlett W. W. Bartlett J. H. Brewer
J. W. Batchelor
W. L. Bodie
G. F. Brooks
John Bryan
W. H. Bradberry
T. S. Brooks
Herald
W. E. Steed
Roosevelt signs draft extension and age exemptions bills
President Roosevelt signed measures extending Army draft service by up to 18 months for draftees guardsmen and reservists and creating mandatory deferments for men 28 or older who have not yet been inducted. The acts also require local draft boards to post names and classifications and permit recall of discharged veterans under specific terms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Congress
Senate
Selective Service Act
Army
Coast Guard
Palace Market Lunch Counter serves full meal for 15c
A Butler Georgia lunch counter advertises a complete student meal including meat vegetables desert bread and a drink for 15 cents. Information on meal tickets is available from Mrs Tante at Palace Lunch Counter in Butler Ga.
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Palace Market
Outlook for Taylor county cotton brighter than last year
Cotton season opened in Taylor county with farmers delivering first 1941 bales. Estimated cotton output this year falls short of 1940's 5,700 bales, but higher cash from 17 cent per pound prices and about $12,000 in government Cotton Stamps boost farmers' income. acres cultivated drop from 14,530 in 1940 to 13,325 this year, with 1,205 acres shifted to other cash crops, improving overall outlook despite boll weevil damage.
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Taylor County
E. G. Blackwell
Blackwell
Mad Fleming Cody Show Set for Reynolds School Grounds Next Week
The Mad Fleming Cody Show will perform on Reynolds School grounds all next week featuring six rides and multiple concessions. Sponsored by the Reynolds Golf Club, crowds of hundreds are expected over six days of wholesome entertainment with Children’s Day on Thursday August 28 offering ride tickets for three cents before seven o'clock. Mr. Fleming touts a clean show and strong local interest as crops improve and farmers prosper in the area.
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Mad Fleming Cody
Reynolds
Cody Fleming
Reynolds Golf Club
Mad Fleming
Fleming
Southwest Georgia Singing Convention To Meet In Butler
The Southwest Georgia Singing Convention will be held at the Butler High School auditorium next Sunday. J. W. Goosby, president of the Association, will lead the singing. Numerous choir leaders from Georgia and nearby states will attend. Everyone who enjoys gospel music is invited.
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Southwest Georgia
Butler High School
J. W. Goosby
Association
Georgia
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E. L. Rawls
L. R. Adams
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W. A. Childs
Chas. R. Brown
Otis McCants
Joe Rawls
Ack Respess
Thea Shealy
Eli Garrett Jay Shealy
Walter Riley
W. M. Mathews
G. C. Smith J. D. Williams
Dock Shealy
Hamp Riley Tohn Respess
L. B. Bolden
F. G. Colbert
W. R. Caldwell
H. Cox
W. H. Cameron
D. D. Cameron
Marion Cox
Matthew Carter
J. T. Collins
Taylor Collins J
R. Craughan
T. Duncan
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Aaron Duke J
M. Davis
Isaac C. Eubanks
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K. P. Fountain
R. M. Garret
F. M. Griffith
F. M. Gasset
E M. Perry
A. Ross
A D Royal J. T. Respess
M. H. Riley
V. T. Smith
D. G. Smith Louis Simon
J. C. Stringfield
R. R. Snelling
T. W. Sistrunk
H. M. Searcy
Rufus Saxon
William £ Vson
J. W. Stringfied
Dennis Stuckey
G. W. Sibley
Ly T. Tune
William Tune
W. G. Harrison
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