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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
2
Citizens led by C B Marshall sank two deep wells at Reynolds Golf Club property and produced a strong mineral water flow of 42 gallons a minute. The water was directed into a cement pool that can be emptied, scrubbed, and refilled within 26 hours, drawing daily visitors from Reynolds and nearby areas.
The steam canning outfit installed at the Butler high school building is ready for use by the public on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays each week. The program encourages residents to can surplus harvests to save money this winter. The canner will process foods from tomatoes to beef, supplying canned goods for half a cent per can with a capacity of 1,500 cans per day.
Americus Ga July 17 The Columbus franchise in the state league has been transferred to Montezuma. League directors in Americus approved the transfer and published a week’s schedule with games across Macon Milledgeville Barnesville Albany and Americus. Montezuma won its first league game 5 to 3 over Peaches.
Butler Dramatic Club has announced a forthcoming production titled A Ratty Farce. Members and writers are busy with plans, and work on the show has begun. Further announcements will appear in next Herald.
Taylor county mails last cotton acre age reduction offers to Washington on Wednesday July 19. Acceptances and checks will be mailed from Washington once tallied. County agent to notify inspectors to recheck fields before farmers receive payments by August 1. Plant peas in cotton middles now. plowed cotton must be destroyed. Use an Oliver plow with chain to bury stalks. stalk-cutters help. Do not plow until county agent instructs. W A Lundy County Agent.
Governor Talmadge appointed J. Mangham of Bremen and Max L. McRae of McRae to the state highway board to replace ousted commissioners after martial law and troop aid. Mangham becomes chairman and McRae a commissioner as Barnett and Vereen resign. De la Perriere named to price director post, replacing the resigning state relief head.
Auditors from the Atlanta office of the Georgia Relief Administration audited Butler relief accounts Tuesday and approved them as submitted. A new system of relief work in the county and a complete personnel change in the committee have been authorized and will be announced later. Taylor will receive about 1500 dollars per month for relief work next quarter, with work resuming around August 1.
The Lebanon Baptist church will start a revival series on Saturday July 29 with Rev H G Hobbs supplying, continuing through the next week. The committee urges prayer for a genuine outpouring of the Holy Spirit and invites all to attend.
An advertisement seeks ash timber in logs and short bolts. Buyers request price and specifications and provide contact: The Standard Tool and Handle Co. P O Box 726 Macon Georgia. Phone 1340. July 20 1918.
William Martin of Howard Ga is carpenter foreman in charge of camp buildings. A log gate marks the camp entrance and a 600 foot square athletic field is cleared west of camp for baseball and football. Entertainment includes Red Anderson and others, with Roosevelt speeches broadcast over the camp radio. The Forestry Service seized four trucks from High Pocket Barrett, while Lieut Malloy reports a nocturnal visitor to tents. Third Section baseball, led by Red Hudson, tops the camp league standings.
Appointment of J. R. Lunsford of Reynolds as attorney and G. A. Roberts as appraiser for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation for Taylor county was filed yesterday. Other counties in the Third District list names for positions with the same agency, including Clay with R. King and Zack Arnold, and Quitman with Tom Methvin and W. C. Crampley, among many others.
Fourteen girls and seven women from Girl's 4-H Clubs and Women's Home Demonstration Clubs will attend the state short course in Athens the week of July 24. The trip departs Butler at 8:00 a.m. by school bus with sessions on home making, sight seeing, swimming, and recreation.
News reaches Butler of the death of John R. Braddy at his Woodland Georgia home at 6:50 this morning after months of declining health. He once ran a successful mercantile business in Butler. He was married to Annie Mae Cox, daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Cox, who survive with their two children James and Juanita. Funeral plans were not announced.
A Treasury Department report issued Monday shows only sixteen individuals in Taylor County paid federal income tax for the calendar year 1991. The names and amounts are not published. The state total taxes paid by individuals were $1,410,542 for 1981 and $2,174,484 for 1930.
Rev. W. C. Huckabee, pastor of Reynolds Methodist, resigns to become foreign missionary to Japan for seven years. He departs in ten days via Chicago and Seattle with wife and daughter. A successor in Reynolds will be announced soon as two prominent Georgia ministers are considered. Huckabee will give his farewell sermon next Sunday.
Mr Curtis is promoted to Maintenance Engineer with headquarters at Louisville Ga by the State Highway Board. He has served as resident engineer in Taylor and Talbot counties overseeing grading and paving on routes Three and Twenty two. His new duties take him from the area but friends praise his deserving promotion.
Mr A E Guinn a noted poultryman shot and killed an unusually large rattlesnake while supervising a White Leghorn flock at night. The coil snake measured four feet eleven and a half inches, weighed nine pounds, bore 18 rattles and a button. Guinn fired four shots ending the threat. The serpent drew town attention as the largest seen locally this season.
A minor drop of $11,917 in Taylor county property assessments is reported from the 1932 figure of $1,634,62 and 1938 valuation of 621,707. The county records reveal the year’s loss at $185,000, noted as the heaviest in county history, with several plausible factors cited for the sharp decline.
In Butler a six room home of Mrs T C Ruse east of the public square was destroyed by fire Friday morning. Defective wiring is suspected. Neighbors helped but most belongings were lost. Adjacent homes of Mr W M Mathews and Miss Helen Montfort were saved but heavily damaged by heat and smoke. The Russ family has begun temporary housing and plans to rebuild soon.
The Anglin home south of Butler’s public square burned early Wednesday, ashes and most contents lost. Sparks woke the six Anglin children as the kitchen ceiling ignited and the top floor collapsed. Estimated loss near 3500 with 1000 coverage. the house recalled by locals as the McCrary/Mauk era residence.
A church notice states preaching services at Butler Baptist Church on Sunday July 28 with a graded church school at 9 50 a m and morning service at 11 a m The Junior and Senior B Y P meet at 7 p m with an evening lesson titled The Sete Hlo yd is to Love Everyone is invited to attend worship and Sunday activities at the church.
All members and friends of Mid Way church are requested to meet at the church on Monday July 24 bringing tools needed for area cleaning and ground work.
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