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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
3
Americas Ga December first report shows a new weekly income of four thousand dollars for local farmers since the Sumter county livestock barn opened last month. County Agent J K Lick said the first five auctions brought in twenty one thousand one hundred three dollars for one thousand three hundred ninety nine hogs and eight hundred forty eight cattle head.
Government subsidies total 725 million dollars with payments tied to adherence to crop allotments. Detailed rates apply by crop, including 1.6 cents per pound for cotton and 10 cents per bushel for corn, with penalties up to full loss for overplanting.
Ahtens December 8 University of Georgia geographer Dr E S Sell said two months of drought have left the ground very dry and water poor as heat is stored by dry soil while air remains dry and heats near noon. He notes an Ava 8 degree line and a 20 degree variation this week.
Prominent Macon merchant, banker and business executive Robert Jinks Taylor died in a hospital at age 84 after a long illness. A Macon native, he led the American National Bank and held stakes in major firms including Masse-Felton Lumber and Lamar Taylor & Riley. He endowed Vineville Methodist Church and Wesleyan College and left a million in assets with a $200000 trust for family.
Gov Rivers ousted state highway board chairman W L Miller and named Lawson Patten of Lakeland to replace him. Rivers charged Miller used the office to fuel a gubernatorial campaign and cited a law preventing holding a state and federal job simultaneously. The order also noted Miller had offered to resign.
Valdosta reports that D. H. Bd. Edwards of Lowndes County urged Georgia legislators to convene and impeach Governor Ed Rivers. He outlined two charges: misusing school teachers' funds and old age pension money for a new capitol, and planning an attack on W. L. Miller of the highway department.
George Hay born 1566 or 1567 to 1625 became Scotland’s initial glassmaker by using a naturally formed cave at Wemyss on the Fife coast to house his furnace and operations.
Judge W R Smith said W L Miller former highway board chairman has filed an injunction to restrain W C Grimes capitol custodian Clay Camp Lawson Patten and Marvin Griffin from interfering with Miller or board records Hearing to set for this week will be in Lakeland with the filing occurring in Nashville Georgia authorities report the ouster occurred Saturday and Miller seeks to block actions tied to his removal
The governor formally accepts the offer and reappoints Thomas Watson and J. J. Gillis to new terms on the highway board. Patten named chairman after the meeting, while Miller defends his duty and questions removal, amid a long dispute over highway funding and personnel cuts.
In Marshallville last week Joe D. Massee and Needham M. Massee died within a day of each other. The Masses were uncles of Jordan Massee and Jack and Marion Massee of Macon, and Dave Massee of Florida. Judge Joe Massee reached his 82nd year, Needham was 75. The five brothers were noted for their devoted bond among Vall acquaintances.
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