Local notes and county items from Taylor county humor column
A collage of small town notes recounts price shifts at markets, neighborly praise for Laura Jordan and O W Horne, and tales from Butler Ga. including a distant editor in Florida. It mentions defense factory plans, a porch theft, a romantic mishap, county fair life, a service station anecdote, and a light anecdote about Ed Hollis and a lost gold piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jordan
Bivins
O. W. Horne
Taylor County
H. B. Walker
North Georgia News
Blairsville
Butler Ga
Wilson and Saunders
Ellaville
Jim
Sally
Tom
Bussey Childs
Bussey
Ed Hollis
Dorothy Griffin Jones
DeFuniak, Fla
Breeze
Bruce
Taylor County Sept 1941 Commissioners Minutes Record Tax Levy
Taylor County Georgia commissioners met September 2 1941 with all members present. Minutes approved and bills approved for warrants 6383 to 6488. Tax levy set at 11 mills with dedicated allocations for sheriff fees coroner court costs jurors poor public health and other charges. Local school taxes set at five mills for Butler Reynolds Rupert Mauk Central Wesley Crowell Turner districts. Funds received from Jenkins tax collections gas tax state and forest fire subscriptions were deposited. Meeting adjourned October 7 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
County Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of
Witnesess
Fulton National Bank
Butler School
Butler
Reynolds
Rupert
Mauk
Central
Wesley
Crowell
Turner
P. A. Jenkins
T. C
State of Georgia
J. R. Cooper
L. P. Anthony
Glover Gro. Co
Deep Well to Bless Butler Water Supply Expansion
Members of the Butler Water Works Company signed a contract with Layne Atlantic Co of Norfolk to drill an eight inch well to supply Butler with 100 gallons per minute. Work began Tuesday and runs 24 hours daily until completion near the hill-site by the tank. A modern electric pumping system is also being installed to meet drought and new consumer demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Water Works Company
Layne Atlantic Co
Norfolk
Way
Virginia
Butler
Mrs. R. B. Whittington Dies in Jacksonville Fla
Mrs. Ta Wendelken Whittington died in a Jacksonville Florida hospital on October 6 after a brief pneumonia illness. A Savannah native, she moved to Jacksonville in 1938 and was a Trinity Methodist Church member. She is survived by her husband Robert Berner Whittington a step-daughter sisters and brothers and in laws from Jacksonville. Funeral services were held at Estes Krauss Funeral Home and interment was in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Taylor County
Robert Berner
Whittington
Ta Wendelken Whittington
Jacksonville
Fla
Savannah
Trinity Methodist Church
Wanda B. Whittington
Mattie Whittington
Daniel K. Kirk
Dorsey Whittington
Estes-Krauss
Local enlistees sent to training centers in Wyoming and Kansas
Mr. Leo Anglin of Butler has been inducted into the U S Army and will report to the Quartermaster Replacement Training Center at Fort Francis E Warren Wyoming for duty. Alonzo J Locke Jr of this county has also been inducted and assigned to the Cavalry Replacement Center at Fort Riley Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Anglin
W A. Anglin
Butler
U. S. Army
Quartermaster Replacement Training Center
Ft. Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
Anglin
Taylor County
Births and notices from Butler area announce two new arrivals
Birth announcements from Albany and Southern Pines report a son named William Mark born Oct 9 to Mr and Mrs Mark Hall with Mrs Hall formerly Miss Corinne Bone. A daughter named Susanna was born Sept 10 to Mr and Mrs Joseph N Steed Jr of Southern Pines, son of Capt J N Steed Sr. A separate ad offers a $3500 weekly salary to a male or female Egg Producer for Eureka Mfg Co located in East St Louis Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hall
Albany
William Mark
Joseph N. Steed Jr
Southern Pines
Susanna
Steed
Capt
J. N. Steed Sr
Butler
Eureka Mfg. Co
East St. Louis
Two Local Men Enlist in Navy Here Monday
Mr. Jack Hollis and Mr. John Orrell enlisted in the U S Navy after passing examinations here Monday and Tuesday in Macon and Norfolk Va. They will attend a five week training course before entering one of 45 trade schools. A Columbus Navy recruiter will visit Butler in coming weeks. Last week L M Harmon enlisted and is in Norfolk awaiting a four week home visit. Merchants statewide endorse the Navy call in Herald pages four and five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hollis
Ed A. Hollis
John
Buster) Orrell
John Orrell
U. S. Navy
Navy
Macon
Norfolk
Uncle Sam
Hollis
Orrell
Columbus
Butler
The
Herald
L. M. Harmon
Beulah Harmon
Butler Charge Quarterly Conference to Be Held at Wesley
Announcement by Rev G N Rainey District Superintendent Columbus District for the Butler charge fourth quarterly conference at Wesley Methodist church on Wednesday October 22. Election of stewards for another year for the churches of the charge and reports from Trustees Sunday schools missionary societies and other departments will be discussed and included in the annual conference reports to be held at Valdosta Ga November 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. N. Rainey
Columbus
Butler Charge
Wesley Methodist Church
Valdosta
Bibb Manufacturing boosts mill workers' pay under wage hour law
Macon October 13 A $500 000 pay raise increases wages for 8 502 Bibb Manufacturing Co workers by 2 12 rents an hour Monday. The raise, affecting workers in Macon Columbus Porterdale and Reynolds, sets a 40 cent minimum wage for all covered by wage hour rules. Mill officials say the current minimum is 37 1 2 cents and the increase is voluntary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Bibb Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Porterdale
Reynolds
Crowell Community Wins First Prize At Co. Fair
The Taylor County Fair awarded Crowell Community first prize of 15 dollars for the outstanding exhibit, with Mauk Community taking second prize of 10 dollars and Cross Roads Community third with 5 dollars. The American Legion Post No. 124 thanks Taylor and adjoining counties for patronage and cooperation during the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post No. 124
Taylor
Taylor County
Crowell
Mauk
Cross Roads
Flint Electric Gets $79 000 Allotment to Construct More Lines
Flint Electric Membership Corporation to extend 93 miles of electric lines across Houston Crawford Macon Peach Muscogee Taylor Chattahoochee and Marion counties. The expansion serves 267 additional customers and makes the Flint circuit the largest in the state, feeding Houston Peach and Crawford counties from a new Wellston source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint Electric
L. C. Woolard
Tthe
Flint Electric Membership Corporation
Reynolds
Congress
Steve Pace
Houston
Crawford Macon
Peach
Muscogee
Taylor Chattahoochee
Marion Counties
Flint Corporation
Woolard
Wellston
Crawford
Rededication set for Butler native pastor in Franklin church
Franklin Georgia October 11 1937 Rev J C Adams native of Butler will be honored at the formal dedication of the remodeled Franklin Methodist church Bishop Arthur J Moore will preach the dedicatory sermon. The church has been expanded with a new basement and brick veneer over a century old frame building. Rev Adams has served as pastor for ten years with P T Mel Cutchen leading the building committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Butler
J. T. Adams
Franklin Methodist Church
Arthur J. Moore
J. C. Adams
P. T. Mel Cutchen
Stewards
Preaching At Home Of Dennis Peterman
Regular monthly worship services move from Cross Roads to the home of Mr and Mrs Dennis Peterman for this month Rev Fred Johnson delivers the message at each service Saturday evening Sunday morning and evening Public invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
Dennis Peterman
Fred Johnson
Seed Wheat for Sale in Reynolds Georgia
Sanford Seed Wheat thoroughly recleaned first year from breeder offered by Ed A Hollis Reynolds Ga at one dollar fifty cents per bushel for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
A. Hollis
Reynolds, Ga
Ginners Report Shows Cotton Ginned in Taylor County
Ginners report shows 3,587 bales ginned in Taylor County Georgia from the 1941 crop prior to Oct 1 versus 5,008 bales ginned for the 1940 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Local teachers attend GE A meeting in Americus
Taylor County teachers and students enjoyed a holiday Monday to allow attendance at the Georgia Educational Association session in Americus. Dr Willis Sutton and Knox Walker of Atlanta spoke on education funding and defending democracy through educated citizens, noting low teacher pay and illiteracy among draftees. The opening feature was Dr Ashby Jones’s address at First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Georgia
Americus
T. H. Chambers
Willis Sutton
Atlanta
Knox Walker
Georgia Educational Association
Sutton
Walker
Hitler
Mussolini
Ashby Jones
First Methodist Church
Sutton Accepts Engineering Post in Barranquilla South America
Mr. R L Sutton flew to Barranquilla Colombia to take a Construction Engineer role with Pan American Airways for the city airport project. He recently finished a comparable project in Albany Georgia and was offered the South American post. Mrs Sutton and their two children will reside in Butler during his assignment abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Sutton
Barranquilla
Columbia
South America
Pan-American Air Lines
Sutton
Albany, Ga
Butler
Water Rates Reduced Half For October By Butler Water Works
The Butler Water Works Company cuts rates by fifty percent for October due to universal water scarcity. Drought and higher use during court week, Fair Week, and the start of school strained supplies. A new well is being drilled and should be ready in two weeks to meet city demand. The company asks residents for cooperation during this emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Water Works Company
Butler Water Works Co
Singing Event At Olive Branch Church Near Talbotton
An all day singing will be held at Olive Branch Church four miles west of Talbotton Georgia next Sunday. Music lovers and singers are invited to attend with J L Dean and A H Nesmith in charge of the day’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Branch Church
Talbotton
J. L. Dean
A. H 'NeSmith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board ‘Commissioners
R. B. Whittington
Jacksonville, Fla
A. J. Locke Jr
Kan
Buttler Charge
Church of
Ginners
GEA
Talbotton, Ga
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