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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
8
Georgia weekly digest notes a Thomaston ministerial association formed on January 9, memories of recent Southern deaths, recaptured jail escapees, local obituaries including G R Black and Jim Buck Jones, farm programs in Clarke and Oconee counties, Bowman’s solid finances with Liberty bonds, staffing changes at Macon and Atlanta churches, police suspensions over intoxication, and plans for regional dairy cheese production.
Atlanta January 17 a bill to wipe out the department of agriculture one of the state's largest agencies will be introduced in a few days Representatives Ellis Arnall and Stonewall Dyer Coweta county announced Tuesday night It is a great patronage department and a superfluous agency whose functions could be transferred to other state agencies to save taxpayers money The bill proposes moving many duties to the State College of Agriculture revenue collecting to the revenue department and health sanitation work to the health department
W. S. Johnston of Thomaston is a 61 year old Republican or Democrat? The text lists him as a representative from Upson County born May 18, 1871. He is a merchant and farmer, Methodist, Mason, married with four children. He favors modifying the 18th Amendment, supports highway development, economical state administration, economizing in departments, relief from property tax burden, elimination of farm property tax, and reduced appropriations for experiment stations and A and M district schools.
Henry L. Trussell Jr son of H L Trussell of Talbotton has been promoted to first lieutenant in the ROTC at the University of Georgia Maj A T Colley announces He previously attended North Georgia Agricultural College Upon graduation he will be commissioned second lieutenant of artillery in the U S Army He belongs to Alpha Tau Omega and the Demosthenian Literary Society He will receive a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture next June Talbotton News Today
Emmett Couche, a negro, was shot and killed in the Garden Valley district at L. W. Hill’s house. Hill, a white man, claimed the negro shot himself, but a coroner’s jury ruled otherwise. Hill was arrested and jailed at Oglethorpe. a commitment hearing will follow.
John N. Holder, longtime chairman of the State Highway board and Georgia political figure, resigns from public life to take an executive post with New York Life Insurance Co. in Atlanta under district manager R. L. Cooney. He declares his political activities in Georgia are ended and will base headquarters in Atlanta.
Otto Burgamy was found shot near Namur Howard’s chicken coop in Bainbridge with Sheriff Catledge detaining Howard for questioning. the motive remains unclear as the shooter fired after hearing a noise. A Warm Springs Roosevelt special train will leave Columbus March 2 with many Georgia guests for Washington. Harris County urges transportation taxation fairness for highways and carriers. Gov Talmadge acquires two hunting dogs Dot and Net from local breeders.
Jesup Georgia January 15 seven men died when a lumber truck crashed into a slowly moving Seaboard train twenty miles from Jesup. Driver Frank Harter 42 of Jesup was killed instantly. Six unidentified Negro men from Jacksonville also died. Lights on the truck were blamed for the crash as the train was pulling away after taking on water.
William Hart a 20 year old resident of Draneville in Marion county shot himself while in an automobile with Miss Smith a young woman he had shown attention to early Thursday at Shiloh crossroads about 165 miles northwest of Americus The bullet struck the abdomen and lodged under the skin near the heart Hart was taken to a hospital in precarious condition He told relatives a note in his pants pocket would explain everything Sheriff McArthur said Hart had told Miss Smith he planned to kill himself on Thursday.
Incomplete returns from Columbus Georgia show Mrs Wheeler Torbert, noted clubwoman, elected representative from Muscogee county to succeed the late C J Meredith. Official totals give 895 votes for Torbert and 502 for B O Brinson with two precincts missing. She becomes Muscogee’s first woman in the state house and the second woman in the current session. Her cousin Mrs Helen Coyon of Long County is the other woman in the Georgia house.
Magon Georgia January 14 Prohibition officers testified they found Obie Vaughn eighteen year old girl in man s clothes at a liquor distillery leading to a conviction in U S district court The jury found her guilty of manufacturing whiskey and judge B S Deaver placed her on probation for two years Federal raiders said they surprised her and Aaron Whitfield a negro making a run of liquor in Crawford county Whitfield was sentenced to four months in prison.
A coroner's jury in Macon Georgia ruled the fatal shooting of Mike O Neal a 28 year old carnival high diver by railway officer L B Burke justifiable homicide Burke testified he fired after O Neal knocked him down as he stepped from a freight train The incident occurred on January 14 in Macon
Atlanta January 17 a bill by Representative Wm Stokes Twiggs proposes pensions for all Georgians age 65 plus who own no property. Eligible individuals would receive ten dollars a month, rising one dollar monthly each year. The measure lacks funding details and was referred to the pension committee.
The act limits loan interest to an average rate not below 4 percent, with refunds to borrowers via future payments if averages fall. It grants relief to farmers who lost lands to foreclosures by restoring lands upon mortgage settlements with reduced indebtedness and covered foreclosure costs. It authorizes up to 3 billion dollars in total loans in three 12 month periods, plus penalties for false loan representations and clarifies mortgage terminology.
A historic passage notes that the group sustains themselves by forest fuel, spring water, celestial light, garden food, and currently must obtain clothing through charity due to existing conditions. The quote underscores hardship and reliance on external aid for essentials.
Atlanta January 16 The powerful House ways and means and appropriations committees are led by leaders tied to the new Talmadge administration Speaker Ed Rivers named Mundy of Polk as chair of appropriations Spivey of Emanuel as chair of appropriations and Tippens of Evans as highway committee chair numbers one and Scott of Thomas as highway committee chair two Roy Harris of Richmond was named vice chair and floor leader on the rules committee Other major committee members include Alexander Rawlins Wood Flynt Culpepper Gillen Crawford Hendricks Alexander Cartledge Flynt Rogers Myrick Cartledge and Stanton plus officers named for pensions and the penitentiary committee
Mrs Loy Warwick wife of the presiding elder of the Waycross district of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died at her Waycross home from a heart attack. She had recently moved from Americus and planned to attend a missionary conference in Macon with her husband. Born April 4 1872 in Young Harris Ga she graduated with top honors from Young Harris College and Peabody Normal School Nashville. An active worker in the South Georgia Conference she held a leading role in church work throughout the state. Rev Loy Warwick is a well known Methodist minister.
By virtue of a deed to secure debt from L J Wainwright to J W McCook Lumber Co dated December 4 1928 and recorded in Taylor County Georgia a power of sale will be exercised at the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in February 1988 within legal hours to sell west half of lot 125 and all of 126 except 50 acres in the northeast corner both in the 14th district to satisfy a principal note of 800 with interest totaling 1066.70 as of sale day. Title will pass to the purchaser via attorney in fact and any excess after payment will be returned to L J Wainwright. This January 9 1983. NJ McCook Lumber Co Attorney in Fact W Foy Attorney at Law.
Mrs. Rachel Respess Mangham applied for letters of administration on the estate of J. E. Mangham deceased in Taylor County Georgia. This notice cites all creditors and kin to appear at the Ordinarys office within legally allowed time to show cause why letters should not be granted. Witness January 4, 1983. L. T. Peed, Ordinary.
F A Ricks and H K Sealy as administrators de bonis non cum testamento annexo of W M Musslewhite deceased seek permission to sell real estate to pay debts and divide among heirs and legatees. Court of Ordinary of the county will hear February term 1983, unless cause shown to the contrary. January 6, 1983. L T Peed Ordinary.
Clara Musslewhite as administratrix petitions for leave to sell the real estate of Jessie Musslewhite deceased. Creditors and heirs are notified the Court of Ordinary of Taylor County will rule at February term 1988 unless cause is shown. This 5th day of January 1988. L T Peed Ordinary.
The sheriff will sell at the courthouse door on February 7 1988 the property described as all of lot No 150 in the 2th land district of Taylor County Georgia comprising 202 12 acres more or less. It is levied upon as the property of B I Taylor to satisfy state and county taxes for 1928 in favor of Farmers Merchants Bank of Charing as transferee. January 10 1983 R P McGuffin Sheriff.
Sheriff R P McGuhfin notes a 1938 February sale during legal hours. The property is Lot 151 in the 12th land district of Taylor County Georgia, containing 202 12 acres, sold as the property of B T Taylor to Farmers & Merchants for 1929. January 10, 1938.
A Southern Methodist minister with pastorates across Georgia was assigned to the Waycross district at the latest conference session, signaling a new posting within the state's church leadership.
State Highway Board of Georgia invites sealed proposals for guard rail construction on E-298 D and E Taylor County Ella ville Butler Road. bids due Feb 1 1933. project length 18.782 miles. plans cost 5.00. bid bond requirements and wage rates listed. work to begin after shoulder paving progresses with completion by June 25. 1933.
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