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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
8
Governor Rivers issues commissions. J B Campbell dies in Baltimore. Georgia figures include Mayors, sheriffs, and judges. naval and army units shift assignments. The Fort Benning recruit center hosts over one thousand trainees. local elections, dignitaries, and civic events feature across the state.
Drawings and plans for an incendiary bomb were sent to the War department by J B Reagin, a Carrollton transfer man. The federal grand jury in Atlanta is probing Georgia highway board centerline bids, focusing on a road-striping contract with American Highway Marking Machine Co. of Raleigh, NC, as it center lined about 6,000 miles of Georgia roads at $14.50 per mile during 1987 and 1988.
Two candidates announce for the State Senate in the 25th District. Sheriff J. M. Shipp, defeated in the recent primary, and former State Senator J. A. Smith compete. It is Talbot County's time to furnish the senator.
Vidalia and Toombs County welfare officials announce 75 white youths will join the CCC on July 1. Miss Elizabeth Stanley directs the county welfare office in Lyons. The corps will go to the Soperton camp for classification and medical exams. This July 1 allotment is described as the county’s largest ever to the CCC.
Griffin June 29 Supt A H Shuller of the Spalding county schools stood acquitted Saturday of embezzlement charges. A jury stayed out less than five minutes before returning a verdict of not guilty in the June term. He faces the end of his term next January 1 after losing the recent election to Prof G D Bulce, Spalding High principal.
A Tennessee elopement ended in tragedy when Payton Beasley 22 of Chattanooga was killed in a collision with a truck near Athens France. His 17 year old fiance Agnes Parton of Gatlinburg suffered minor injuries. Beasley a photographer, and Parton eloped from Gatlinburg at 1 am en route to Chattanooga for marriage.
Police labeled the theft an inside job after $1,252 vanished from the E. and W. Laundry office during a 45 minute period Sunday. Two bundles of money totaling nearly $150 were dropped by the thief as they fled. The safe was opened by combination and key from the inside, per Chief J. C. McCarthy.
Waycross June 28 T J Shrouder of Jeff Davis county was awarded a judgment of 2850 by the Waycross city court in a suit against G W Hester sheriff of Jeff Davis county and the National Surety corporation. Shrouder claimed a growing crop was levied on in violation of state law and that he was arrested and jailed on a charge of hog tampering with the crop, a practice hampered by Jeff Davis lacking a county jail and prisoners being sent to Hazlehurst city jail in unsanitary conditions.
Atlanta June 29 Chief Justice Chas S Reid of the Georgia Supreme Court qualified Friday to succeed himself in the September Democratic primary. His entry fee was paid by lawyers from his home northeast Georgia circuit. A large group of friends accompanied him to the capitol. Reid was appointed chief justice two years ago after Chief Justice R B Russell died. He is a Blairsville native.
Atlanta June 29 H C Cutts announced his candidacy for state school superintendent. The Greenville school head pledged to lift the department from politics to professional leadership and to ensure Georgia teachers are paid promptly. He has served as vice president of the Georgia Education Association and directs the Georgia Association of School Superintendents. He is a Mercer graduate and taught in Waycross Ashburn and Blue Ridge.
Oglethorpe Ga June 28 farmers from Macon County report widespread crop success. Corn and hay are better than years past, peanuts, corn and cotton show strong yields, and the wheat harvest is notably good. A large pecan crop and extensive tree spraying are noted as favorable signs. The adage dry May, good crop year appears true.
Cordele faces about 150 layoffs as Davison Chemical Corporation orders closure of its Cordele Read Phosphate and Red Diamond Peanut plants effective July 4 after shutdowns in Charleston and Norfolk. Manager Sam Punidrick provided no further details.
Eugene Talmadge launches his governor bid from Albany on the Fourth of July with broad backing across Georgia. He plans to address North Georgia voters in Monroe Walton county the next day at 11 30 AM, underscoring a push for sensible economical government amid global crisis concerns.
Mildred Woodell 19 dies in Columbus after bicycle accident on Thursday. She struck a pavement bump and suffered a fractured skull, sustaining fatal injuries Friday night in hospital.
June 28 Gainesville A child, Paul Terry Chambers aged 2, was killed instantly when struck by a truck driven by Eldo Gooch 29 of Suches as he darted into the road from his yard. Sgt A L Bagley and Sheriff Arthur Bell ab solved the driver of blame.
Atlanta June 29 Gubernatorial candidate Braswell Deen says the Hatch Act does not require his resignation as state welfare director during his campaign. He notes an pending Congressional amendment would mandate resignation. if passed he would quit. Deen draws about 6800 dollars yearly from federal social security funds and has obtained a leave of absence without pay from July 1 to September 15.
Athens report says schools should instill democratic values and civic loyalty. President Caldwell of the University of Georgia told Georgia PTA Institute that schools must cultivate future citizens who value country, home, and fellow man and learn to live as well as to earn a living.
Judge Geo C Paley announces his candidacy in a public notice. The statement is presented in a newspaper clipping referencing his role and forthcoming campaign details.
Rome reports Air Marshal Italo Balbo died in a crash during an air battle near Tobruk in North Africa. The prominent fascist commander led a famous flight to the United States years ago and was killed about 60 miles from the Egyptian border in Cyrenaica.
Judge Palmer, a Georgia native and veteran of the state and federal bench, announces his candidacy to succeed himself in the circuit. He notes a long career as solicitor for the Chattahoochee and as court reporter, aiming to continue active pro bono work while avoiding large soliciting.
Lavania Georgia June 28 J Z Jeasley prominent merchant writes Governor Rivers urging naming the Route 29 Savannah River bridge near Hartwell for Louie Morris Hartwell Sun editor. Newspapers in the region endorse the proposal citing Morris civic service including securing the bridge project and REA support and Hartwell auditorium center and pool plans.
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