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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
8
Police probed a Macon liquor warehouse robbery while Georgia reported multiple deaths from weekend accidents. Notables include Irma Stewart and Thos Jackson Peeples's passings, cabbage and skim milk distributions, and new job and education updates across the state.
An Associated Press dispatch reports at least 69 deaths from weekend automobile crashes nationwide. Georgia fatalities totaled three as part of the nationwide toll.
G R Willis 74 of Setenburg Ohio died Tuesday from injuries in a crash near Calhoun Monday. His sister in law Mrs W D Willis died Monday from injuries. His brother W D Willis 72 remained in critical condition.
Mrs J W Moore of Cornelia Ga was shot through the door of her home leaving her left arm broken. She was brought to Gainesville and then moved to an Atlanta hospital. She reported an unidentified person fired the rifle which struck through the door.
Birmingham reports bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South announce the South Georgia conference will convene in Waycross on November 24. The 1988 North Georgia annual conference dates set for November 17 with site to be chosen later.
Athens May 8 Margaret Mitchell author of Gone with the Wind received honorary membership in the University of Georgia chapter of Theta Sigma Phi a national women’s honorary journalism fraternity this week.
In Macon on May 10 Mrs Sabina Wesley mother of 24 children won a prize at a Mother's Day program hosted by local theatres. The oldest mother was Mrs Inez Long of Lizella and the youngest was Mrs Myra Andrews aged 15. Over 1500 mothers attended as guests.
Americus Ga May 6 Sumter County 4 H clubs prepare a week long spring festival and rally featuring box picnics county dress revue demonstrations of economical hog production an old fiddlers convention amateur night a junior beauty revue a big apple contest and a buck dancers contest
Representative Carl Vinson predicts at least one new federal building in every Georgia Congressional District if Congress approves Roosevelt’s $60 million public building fund. He cited his recommendation for a new post office and agricultural building at Louisville.
Atlanta May 10 Gov Rivers announced he will receive bids for discounting 3 000 000 in W and A Railroad rental notes this week. He aims to arrange discounting through local banks and the RFC but must advertise for bids under the legislative act provisions.
Governor Ripers issues proclamation designating May as Good Will Month and calling for observance of May 18 as Good Will Day in connection with the Hague peace conference. The proclamation urges all peoples to focus on promoting good will amid troubled times.
Mt Holly N J May 8 two Georgians were found asphyxiated while sleeping in a bicycle shop. Identified as C C Cherry 385 and wife Edith 24 of Gainesville Ga coroner said Cherry accidentally knocked a hose from a gas stove. Bodies found by J W Pickard shop owner.
Major J W Barnett of Macon head the Georgia National Guard Association after election at an Macon meeting. Capt Sterling B Howard of Atlanta and Lieut P W Martin of Macon were named vice president and secretary treasurer. The group plans a meeting on September 4.
Atlanta May 7 A night watchman and city detective were shot during a mistaken burglary call. Detective R T Denny 47 was wounded in the right thigh by buckshot while checking a reported lunch room robbery. Watchman Charles Knight 52 was killed after police reserves battered into the rear of the restaurant. Knight fired first wounding Denny fatally or seriously.
Leesburg Ga May 7 H B Parker of Crossland Ga who operated through the Leesburg post office under the alias W H Snow pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of the mails and was sentenced to two years in a Federal penitentiary Parker was arrested in Titon in February and held in Camilla jail He also received two bicycles by express
Savannah May 9 J M Mallory general industrial agent of the Central of Georgia Railway will retire June first after a service of more than 48 years with the Central and affiliated lines He is a native of Mississippi began rail service at Natchez came to Georgia in 1894 and has held multiple posts including industrial agent since 1906 and general industrial agent since 1922
Valdosta Georgia on May 6 reports the city council approved a new street lighting contract with Georgia Power and Light Company. The city will pay the same monthly amount as before but gains larger lights in many locations and additional lights overall, improving illumination.
Montrose Ga May 6 Twelve year old Eugene Patisaul was killed when the bicycle he rode was struck by an automobile near Montrose Sheriff J F Coleman Laurens county reported The driver J A Cross of Savannah was released after the accident was deemed unavoidable.
A Gainesville hospital treated I. D. Haymore of Decatur after a field crash near Buford on Saturday. The pilot and two passengers sustained injuries when the airplane suffered motor failure and crashed into a field. Haymore regained consciousness and doctors hoped for his recovery.
Fire destroyed the 52 year old Oconee county courthouse in Watkinsville Ga on Friday causing losses over thirty thousand dollars. Firefighting was hindered by the town lacking a municipal water system, and last week residents approved a bond issue to build water works.
Howell claims the administration spent $11,000,000 more than last year, including $7,000,000 plus $4,000,000 overage. He cites Lamar Murdaugh’s salaries totaling about $1,400 per month for three and a half months as wasteful, asserting the public welfare director is not worth it.
L. R. Dean proposes that all books be sent to a heating plant in Atlanta for sterilization under health authority supervision. Books would be crated and shipped back to counties quickly at minimal cost, applying pressure to the Educational Department before the fall term if needed, using an improvised plant until permanent measures are ready.
May 15 to 21 marks the twentieth anniversary of air mail service nationwide. Butler Mayor Owen D. Gorman urges residents to support the air mail program as a valuable federal service. Reynolds Mayor W E Marshall likewise designates the week for the state and asks citizens to observe with liberal patronage.
Moultrie Ga May 8 Zuba O Thompson 15 son of Mr and Mrs Lester Thompson Payo was returning to his work after noon meal when thrown by a mule the animal fled entangling him in harness and dragging him several feet His skull was fractured and he died shortly after the incident in the field
Washington May 9 The senate approved more than 1.1 billion dollars for agriculture next year and sent the appropriations bill back to the house for nearly 50 million dollars in senate added items. The measure was approved without a record vote with 500 million to be used for farmer benefits under the crop control act. Senator Vandenberg charged that farm expenditures had risen sixfold in the last decade without improving farmers finances.
Gainesville Ga May 6 Two men drowned Thursday when their boat sank ten feet from shore in Terrells Lake on Lula Highway Sheriff A W Bell reported The victims Barney Smallwood 32 a Gainesville textile worker and A B Edge 30 of Gainesville appeared to be well out toward the middle before realizing the boat was leaking They headed for shore one paddling while the other bailed but sank with only a few feet to go Neither could swim The bodies were found by Gainesville river men after a several hour search.
Taylor County Georgia voters in Butler Reynolds Rupert Mauk Cross Roads Crowells Central Wesley and Turner School Districts will vote on June 17 1938 to fill vacancies on school boards. Returns sealed with manager names and filed for consolidation at the July 5 1938 county board meeting. Done by order of the Taylor County Board of Education May 3 1938.
J P Posey as attorney in fact for Mary Bennett will sell at public outcry before the Taylor County Court House door Georgia to satisfy a May 1980 secured debt. The real estate includes multiple lots in Taylor and Marion Counties 12th district and 3rd district with specified acreage and exceptions. Proceeds apply to the debt and costs with any surplus to the entitled party.
Public sale to satisfy tax executions on multiple Taylor County tracts in Georgia. Properties include Lot 200 and Lot 201 in the 16th district totaling about 202 acres, plus adjoining town land of Butler, and Lot 107 in the same district. Writs issued for taxes 1934 1936 1937 1934 1936 1987 1935 1986 199? Sold by Sheriff John M Bone with J M Downs assisting.
During legal hours at the Butler County courthouse in Georgia a one half undivided remainder in Lot 123 in the 12th district is levied upon to satisfy a writ of execution issued by the Superior Court in favor of Mrs. Garrett against Eugene Adams. Property pointed out by the plaintiff. Dated May 11, 1938. Sheriff J. M. Bone.
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