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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
1
Sidewalk Gleanings lists 1949 local happenings in Taylor County with deaths, marriages and births excluded. Entries cover January to September events including appointments, inaugurations, accidents, honors, hospital openings, staff changes, club activities, and local civic milestones.
Zenith Milling Co. of Zenith Georgia seeks 3 000 to 10 000 bushels white ear corn. Contact G G Tibble of Fort Valley Georgia or call 537 W for arrangements.
Taylor County grand jury reports on jail and courthouse conditions and approved books, recommends appointing new officials, repairing a school building, and endorses D E Byrd's bill to expand the County Board of Education to nine members elected by district with four year terms. The panel also backs a sales tax.
Georgia voters face statewide contests for senator Walter F. George governor Herman Talmadge and eight top officials including Secretary of State Ben Fortson Jr and Attorney General J Eugene Cook. Supreme Court justices Bond Almand W H Duckworth Lee B Wyatt and Court of Appeals judges B C Gardner Charles Worrill also run. Primary in September with filings due around July 4.
Mrs Emma W Tingle age 53 died at her home seven miles north of Butler in Fickling Mill community after weeks of illness. She was daughter of the late Gordon Whitton and was active in local affairs. Surviving are one daughter Sara Moncrief Thomaston and four sons Riley Clifford Leonard Tingle and J C Cogburn. Funeral held at Midway cemetery with Rev J H Stanford and Rev M T Gaultney officiating under J W Edwards II Funeral Director. pallbearers Alton Oscar Posey James Tingle Ezra Reeves Gordon Bloodworth.
Mr Lovick P Anthony succeeds Hughland Chapman as substitute clerk at the local post office effective January 1. The former clerk, praised for efficient service since July 1 1945, will be missed. Mr Anthony brings bookkeeping experience from Taylor county Board of County Commissioners and Reynolds Truck and Tractor Co. in Reynolds.
Mr. C. B. Burgess of this city was appointed Tuesday to staff operation officer in the Tenth Air Service of the United States. In World War II he earned honors as an instructor with the air forces here and abroad and held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Reynolds high school student Miss Sue Fain was named one of the three most beautiful girls in a Columbus beauty contest staged by the Georgia Peanut Bowl U S A of 1949. She lives with her grandparents Mr and Mrs E E Payne in Reynolds and is among the school's most popular students. She is the daughter of Mrs Robert Cochran of Butler from a prior marriage and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs A F Fain, prominent Butler citizens.
Gov. Herman Talmadge hailed Georgia rural hospital work as a major achievement while dedicating a 24-bed Hill-Burton facility in Richland serving Stewart County and neighboring areas. He urged counties statewide to participate in the program whenever possible.
A broken rail caused five coaches of Passenger Train No 4 to derail Monday night between Columbus and Macon at Geneva. Eight people were injured, none seriously. Six were colored passengers and two were white. two white and three colored were taken to Macon hospital, the rest to Columbus hospital. None of the crew were hurt.
Ellaville Georgia December 30 12 year old Billy Vanlandingham fired a 20 gauge shotgun at a cardboard dog house wounding his 9 year old sister Mary Vanlandingham who was inside. She was taken to Emory Hospital Atlanta with serious injuries feared including possible loss of her left arm. The shot fired from 10 to 12 feet away.
Reynolds selects Charlie B. Hicks to replace E. T. Shealy who declined re election. Hicks won the mayoral post with 121 votes to Hodges 76 after a spirited race. Aldermen winners were R. L. Bell 157, H. G. Windham Jr 144, A. C Borders 137, and E. B. Swearingen 135.
Ben Giles of Tay lor county was elected by the University of Georgia Augusta medical students to represent the medical school at the National Convention of medical college representatives in Galveston Texas. On returning he visited New Orleans where he was entertained by Louisiana fraternity members.
Joe Goodroe has acquired the N. L. Halley Company of Reynolds. The business will operate as Goodroe Appliance Company, a major dealer in Frigidaire Philco Zenith and other appliances, with a Beauty Shop linked to the operation. Goodroe, known countywide for radio and Frigidaire service, has four years with the Halley company.
The January term of Taylor County Superior Court convened at 9 o’clock with Judge YT Hicks Fort presiding. Grand Jury foreman Sims Garrett Sr. led a panel of local citizens after a weekday holiday, reporting 20 true bills and 35 criminal calendar cases alongside 40 civil docket items and seven divorce cases. Notable civil suits include damages by fire against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. by Zacharias J. Loyd and G M. Smith.
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