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The Taylor County News
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and The Butler Herald
VOLUME 14-NUMBER 49
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1962
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
With the black clouds of war
gathering on the horizon, many
of the worries that have oc
cupied our minds for the last
few weeks seem to be pushed
into the background. Located
only a few hundred miles from
Cuba, the center of the tension,
we really have waked up in the
midst of nations struggling for
power.
Let us hope and pray that
Khrushchev will have the sense
that we credit him with to
realize that President Kennedy
has taken a stand and will not
back down. It is only with
God’s guidance that our nation
or the USSR can survive.
* * * *
On the state scene, you will
note that the proposed amend
ments to the Georgia State Con
stitution are running in the pa
pers now. Three of them are in
this paper. It should be well
worth your time to examine
them and find out what you are
voting for or against in the
General Election.
* * * *
A University of Georgia re
search team has come up with
some interesting answers to
what is wrong with business in
small Georgia towns.
Among the reasons given for
a drop in business was the poor
relation with farmers in the
area, an attitude of defeatism
and lack of aggressiveness on
the part of the merchants.
We see every day in news
papers, on radio and on TV,
the ways that big business are
aggressively going after the
customers. They ire'K'HWgThe
consumers in our area as well
as elsewhere what they have to
offer.
We have only to look at some
of the promotional weekends
in our own county to realize
that it can be donel The custo
mers can be brought ini
Taylor County also has the
potential of growth. Our two
towns are in the midst of sev
eral smaller towns. Ourcounty
is almost surrounded by four
smaller counties.
We have competition from
larger towns but in most in
stances these towns are farther
away than Butler or Reynolds.
With aggressive promotional
merchants in our communities,
an atmosphere of a moving ag
gressive, dynamic business
area can be achieved.
The research group added
"retailing is much like court
ing. The man who has the
most to offer, gets his mess
age across and asks most often
for the maiden’s hand is the
man who comes away with the
bride.”
The same is true of the cus
tomers in our trade area.
* * * *
You will note that we have
now completed the transfer over
to the new method of address
ing the papers. If any of the
dates are incorrect and you have
paid recently, your date will
be set up a few days. The
changeover was completed this
week and no dates have been
set up since the stencils were
completed.
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TV STARS WILL BE IN THE
COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 231
We have now received an ac
ceptance from a member of the
staff of WRBL-TV, Columbus
and from the merchandising
representative of Wells
Dairies, Columbus to serve as
a judge for the Baby Contest on
November 23. We are hoping
to be able to announce definite
plans next week and give the
names of all of the judges.
We are hoping that this will
be the biggest pre-Thanksgiving
sale in our county in history.
With good prices on the mer
chandise and people irf the
county interested in buying,
there is no reason why it should
not be.
Watch these columns for fur
ther plans and news on the
clowns, free gifts, and things of
interest to the children during
these days.
Funeral Held For
Mrs. Mattie Pyron
Mrs. Mattie Raines Hicks
Pyron, 82 years of age, died
at her home in Reynolds early
Monday after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at
11 a. m. Tuesday at the Reynolds
Baptist Church with the pastor,
the Rev. J. R. Whiddon, offi
ciating. Burial was in the Hill-
crest Cemetery.
Born in Taylor County, De
cember 23, 1878, Mrs. Pyron
was a lifelong resident of
Reynolds. She was the daugh
ter of the late Aretus William
and Mary Carson Hicks.
A member of the Reynolds
Baptist Church, she served as
an officer and faithful member
of the Woman's Missionary
Union. Active in community and
civic affairs she was a former
officer of the Gordon Carson
Chapter of the UDC and of the
Reynolds Woman’s Club.
The widow of Charles Lewis
Pryon, Mrs. Pyron is survi
ved by one son, Joseph Hicks
Pyron of Tifton and one sis
ter, Miss Kate Eloise Hicks of
Reynolds.
Goddard Funeral Home was in
charge of arragements with the
following serving as pallbear
ers: David Montfort Jr.,
Charlie Montfort, GuyWindham
Jr., Harry Hicks, Ed Swearing
en, William Parker, Willie
Suggs and Desmond Harp.
Former Resident
Dies In Michigan
News has been received here
of the death of Mrs. Geneva A.
Horton on October 2, 1962,
at the Marengo Twp., Michigan.
Funeral services were held at
the Hebble Chapel on October
5 at 3:30 p. m. with inter
ment at the Mt. Ever Rest
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich
igan.
Mrs. Horton whs bom Feb.
19, 1883, in Genessee Co.,
Michigan, and came here tore-
side with Mrs. B. Groves near
Butler for a short time.
The Butler Cafeteria staff prepare to serve one of their meals.
They are left to right: Mrs. Cassie Moore, Mrs. Ophelia Bryant,
Miss Louise King, Mrs. Odessa Harris, Mrs. Nellie Windham,
and Mrs. Elsie Barnes.
Taylor County School
Lunch Program Week
Johnny Bradshaw
Receives Fatal
Injuries Friday
Johnny Bradshaw, 19 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Bradshaw Sr. of Ft. Valley was
killed almost instantly in an
automobile accident on last Fri
day evening, October 19. The
accident occured on U. S. 41
between Atlanta and Marietta
following young Bradshaw’s
initiation into Sigma Chi Tau
fraternity.
Mr. Bradshaw was a student
at Southern Tech where he was
studying Civil Engineering. He
was a 1962 graduate of Ft. Val
ley High School where he had
been a member of the Green
Wave football team, winner of
the state Class ”B’’ crown in
1961-62. He attended the Ft.
Valley Methodist church.
Johnny was a frequent visi
tor to Butler and to the home
Of Miss Fran Cochran. He and
Miss Cochran had unannounced
plans to be married sometime
next year.
The funeral was conducted at
the Ft. Valley Methodist church
Sunday evening at 5 p. m. Rev.
Roy McTier and the Rev. V. E.
Robertson officiated. Rooks
Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements with burial in
Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Survivers include other than
his parents, two sisters, Mrs.
Young Davis, Ft. Valley, and
Mrs. W. E. Beckam, Jr., Perry,
and a grandmother, Mrs. R. E.
Anthoine, Ft. Valley.
We have just celebrated
School Lunch Program Week
in Georgia and the News is
happy to present some of the
people of our county who get
very little recognition and
praise. These ladies prepare
food for our children 180 days
of the year yet they are seldom
seen or thanked for their ef
forts.
In Reynolds, Mrs. Verna Lu
cas is manager of the cafeteria
and uses a colored staff. She
feeds an average of about 275
per day. She makes all of the
menus and never goes back to
the same one. She plans her
meals especially to use the
government commodities and
to have a completely balanced
diet.
One of the unusual things Mrs.
Lucas told of doing that few
mothers have thought of is to
use chopped ripe olives in
ground meat. Because the stu
dents did not like the olives in
any other form, she used them in
this way and thus the nutri
tional value was saved and the
children enjoyed them.
In Butler, Mrs. Cassie
Moore is manager of the School
Cafeteria. She is assisted by
Mrs. Ophelia Bryant, Miss
Louise King, Mrs. Odessa Har
ris, Mrs. Nellie Windham and
Mrs. Elsie Barnes. They too
do things that are unusual. After
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Harris
attended the forum on the use of
peanut butter in food, they tried
one of the recipes, using it in
meat loaf. The children
thoroughly enjoyed the loaf and
never were aware of the peanut
butter.
Many ways of getting children
to eat food they perhaps are not
accustomed to eating at home
practiced in the cafeterias.
Much emphasis is placed on
color, texture and attractive
ness as well as serving a nutri
tional balanced diet.
During the month of Octo
ber, 525 children were served
a hot lunch with milk each day.
During this time 14,401 half pints
of milk were served with food
and 3,686 half pints were sold
at 4 cents each to other students.
The ball players especially take
advantage of the extra half pint
of milk that they may buy for
four cents to add extra energy
to their diets.
The money spent on food dur
ing the time was $3,946.53.
Some of the comodities provid
ed by the government are
chickens, green beans, English
peas, flour, rice, butter, lard,
canned pears and peanut butter.
These same products are re
ceived by the Reynolds school.
In summing up the lunch pro
gram in the county, we find
that it is certainly big busi
ness and we have a group of
dedicated hard working ladies
doing a big job toward making
our boys and girls the best
fed group in the state.
Localite's Father
Buried In Brooklyn
Thomas Baxley Riddick,
father 4 Mrs. Hazel Patrick,
died at a Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hospital on Sunday, October
14. Funeral services were held
in Brooklyn on Monday after
noon.
Survivors besides Mrs. Pat
rick include 5 sons, 2 daughters
and 12 grandchildren. Glenn
Riddick, former Taylor County
resident, is a son and Lt. Sonya
Riddick, also of this county, is
one of the granddaughters.
FRANK RILEYS
CHOSEN FAMILY
OF THE YEAR
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley
will attend the fourth quadren
nial National Methodist Con
ference on Family Life October
19 - 20 at the Conrad Hilton
Hotel in Chicago, representing
Butler Methodist Church. Mr.
and Mrs. Riley and their child
ren, Bill 4; Judy, 10; Eliz
abeth, 11; and Frank Jr., 13,
were selected the Methodist
Family of The Year of the
Columbus District.
At least 3,000 delegates are
expected, most of them parents
and church workers.
The program will include
worship, addresses, work
groups, dramatic productions,
and other features.
General theme of the con
ference is "Jesus Chrust, Lord
of the Family.”
Addresses will be given by
Bishop Hazen G. Werner, Co
lumbus, Ohio, chairman of the
General Committee on Family
Life of The Methodist Church;
Dr. Dan W. Dodson, head of
the Department of Sociology of
New York University; the Rev.
Dr. Nels F. S. Ferre, a pro
fessor at Andover Newton The
ological School, Newton Center,
Mass,; Bob (the Rev. Robert
E. ) Richard, two-time O-
lympic pole vault champion and
now director of the Wheaties
Sports Foundation; and Meth
odist Bishop Gerald H. Dennedy,
Los Angeles.
Television personality Ralph
Edwards of Hollywood will be
the narrator for one of the dra
matic productions.
The "Methodist Family of
tHfe Year” to be chosen by To
gether, Methodist familymaga-
zine, will be honored at a re
ception.
Commissioners To Meet In Reynolds
The Association of County
Commissioners of Georgia will
hold the Third District meeting
in Reynolds, Wednesday, Nov.
14, in the Flint EMC building.
The meeting will begin at 9:30
A. M.
Each year the association
sponsors one meeting in each
of the lOcongressionaldistricts
for the purpose of discussing
matters of common interest to
all county governments in Geor
gia. In this way the ACCG board
of managers can learn through
direct contact with the members
in each of the districts what
Childs Chosen
Magnolia Senator
John Childs, son of Mrs. Bus
sey Childs of Butler, has re
cently been elected to serve as
a division senator during the
Fall quarter in Magnolia Dor
mitories at Auburn University.
Childs, a 1962 graduate of But
ler High Schoool, is a freshman
in Chemistry.
He is one of 30 residents
elected to serve as senators in
the Magnolia Dormitories Stu
dent Government. This group
will work with the dormitory
staff in planning academic, re
ligious, social, and athletic
activities for the 1,112 residents.
Each senator is elected by the
men on his division, where he
is responsible for representing
from thirty-four to fifty-four
residents. This will be Child’s
first quarter to serve as a
senator.
The Cross Roads Home Demonstration Club
really did a bang up job in a short time. With
a week to prepare, they made an exhibit for
the Macon County Fair and took first place.
On Thursday of the week of the air, Macon
invited them to enter the Georgia State Fair.
It was therefore necessary to move all of the
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exhibit from Montezuma to Macon and set it
up again between 6:30 on Saturday night and
Monday at judging time.
In Macon they came through with a 12th
place which is good considering the competi
tion. Using the theme "Yesterday and To
day” the group walked with approximately
$300 in two weeks time.
"In grateful recognition of dedicated service in advancing the
fight against diseases of the heart and circulation,’’ Clifford
Adams, local Tax Commissioner, was presented a plaque for his
work as 1962 chairman of the Heart Fund Drive.
Mr. Adams received tiie plaque from Charles Brame Jr.,
Heart Fund program consultant, on Tuesday morning at his office.
their wishes are concerning
program development. Also
what the legislative efforts
should be at the state capitol.
The program is as follows:
Registration, 9:30, Flint EMC
building. Opening remarks, 10
a. m. Budgeting for county op
erations. Status report on tax
equalization for Georgia coun
ties. Clean water for all Geor
gians, ACCG program work.
What should be our legislative
effort for the coming session of
the General Assembly? Recom
mendations. Taylor County
commissioners will be hosts at
lunch.
Counties in the Third District
are Ben Hill, Chattahoochee,
Clay, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Har
ris, Houston, Lee, Macon, Mar
ion, Muscogee, Peach, Pulaski,
Quitman, Randolph, Schley,
Stewart, Taylor, Terrell, Tur
ner, Webster, and Wilcox.
Cook Appointed
To FHA Body
Gaston B. Cook of Geneva
has been appointed to the Area
Farmers Home Administration
Committee the agency’sCounty
Supervisor Carl W. Grant, Jr.
announced this week. The other
two members serving with Mr.
Cook are E. Norton French
of Buena Vista and Irvin O.
Jones of Charing. The Area
served by this committee in
cludes Marion, Talbot andTay-
lor Counties.
The Farmers Home Ad
ministration Area Committee
reviews applications by farm
ers and other rural families
for six different types of agri
cultural, housing and water
loans made in the above three
counties.
Mr. Cook operates a live
stock and peach farm in Tal
bot county with approximately
523 acres cultivatable land, 300
acres permanent pasture and
100 acres in orchards. Mr. Cook
was one of the group of Geor
gia farmers who toured Russia
earlier this year.
County SupervisorGrant says
that Mr. Cook's practical farm
ing experience will enable him
to make a real contribution to
the Area Committee’s actions
when they review loan appli
cations.
BUTLER BEARS
MOVE INTO
1962-63 SEASON
Butler Bears kick off the
1962-63 basketball campaign in
Byron Tuesday night as they
play the Flashes a twin bill.
Game time is at 7:00.
The Girls have been impres
sive at times in practice, and
should be ready, but Byron has
its entire girls team back from
last year and led Butler at the
quarter in Byron last year.
Bolstered by the return of
Dondra Peed, the Guard Corps
should be ready for its finest
year. Returnees include Doris
Peed, Linda Taylor, Marilyn
Spillers, Mary Lee Oliver,
Brenda Gassett, and Sue Peed.
Newcomers are Joan Wisham,
Janet Turk, and Gwethalyn
Smith.
The forwards should be ready
for another fine season, Ann
Benns and Elaine Bryant, both
with 3 years of experience,
should have their finest year,
while up and comingGailMoore
has the potential to become the
finest ball-handler the Bears
have ever possessed. Moore
should also give Bryant inval
uable assistance on the offen
sive boards. Newcomers at for
ward are Olivia Suggs and San
dra Blackston.
The boys will have their hands
full also as Byron hasadecided
height advantage. Control of
the backboards will perhaps
be the deciding factor, and the
Bears are depending on Roger
Clark, Howard Locke, Hillery
Bone, and Leslie Kendrick to
get more than our share. Locke
was one of the leading rebound
ers a year ago and is expected
to be among the leaders this
year.
The Bear offense is quarter-
backed by team Captain, Richie
McCants, who, along with Locke
is considered to be among the
better defensive in the region.
Expected to lead the Bear
offense this year will be Bone,
who hit for 40% of his shots
last year. This was the most
accurate of the returnees. Bol
stering the guard and forward
corps will be Mike Almgren,
Thomas Gassett and Gary
Hobbs, ail of whom will be
counted on. Hobbs and Alm
gren are juniors, while Gassett
is a Senior.
The first home game will be
November 2 against Unadilla.
Game time is 7:00. The team
will appreciate your support.
Mrs. Sealy's Sister
Dies In Atlanta
Mrs. John W. Forrester, 70,
of 2800 Springdale Rd., SW,
died Sunday in a private hos
pital.
The former Eva Brown, she
was a native of Doyle. Mrs.
Forrester was awidow.Shewas
a member of the Druid Hills
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Monday at Blanchard’s
Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Louie
D. Newton officiating. Burial
was in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Bob Watson, Atlanta; a
stepson, H. A. Forrester, At
lanta; two sisters, Mrs. H. A.
Sealy, Butler, and Mrs. G. H.
Richardson, Atlanta, and two
brothers, Joseph E. Brown, At
lanta, and Alva L. Brown, Jack
sonville.
Swearingen Farms Win More Prizes
Swearingen Hereford Farms,
of Reynolds owned by R. L.
Swearingen, Sr. and R. L.
Swearingen, Jr. exhibited the
grand champion Female at the
Georgia State fair in Macon last
week. This female is their
Senior Yearling CHF Silverette
76th. Swearingen also won three
first place prizes in the strong
est hereford show held at the
state fair in a number of years.
Also at the Central Georgia
Fair held inCordele, Swearing
en had all four hereford cham
pions. Grand Champion bull
was SHF advanced Larry 12,
reserve grandchampion bull
was SHF Aristocrat, grand
champion female was SHF Dul-
cie advance and reserve grand
champion female was SHF Lady
Anna. In the all breed show
SHF Dulcie advance was grand
champion and SHF Advanced
Larry 12 was reserve grand
champion. Swearingen placed
first in all six classes and also
second in four of these.
The Swearingen cattle have
been fitted by Glenn Carring
ton and shown by him and R.
L. Swearingen, Jr. These cat
tle are at the state Fair of
South Carolina this week and
go to the North Florida Fair
in Tallahassee next week.
Mr. Emmett Wilson, manager of Wilson’s Super Market, is
pictured flanked by two of his ’friends’ on Saturday afternoon
during the big weekend promotion sale in commemorating his
19th anniversary. This sale was one of the biggest promotions that
Butler and the county has witnessed in some time.
Prizes were won during the three days with the grand prize of
10 silver dollars going to Mrs. Eleanor Peed. Prizes of 5 silver
dollars were awarded to Mr. Luther Spillers, Mr. J. H. McCartv
and Mrs. Verna Griggs. M. O. Knowlton won the ham. A pair
of hose was won by each of the following: Mr. R. E. Barnett,
Mrs. Susie Wright, Mr. Dave Ilarbuck, Mrs. Irma Barfield, Mrs.
Carl Hobbs, Mrs. Mary Bryan, Mrs. Fay McKenzie, Mr. J. B.
Locke, Mrs. Buren Joiner, Mrs. Elizabeth Mott, Mrs. Mary Sos-
bee and Miss Ann Griggs.
In addition to the above prizes, 33 baskets of groceries were
given away during the three days sale.
A full page ad in last week’sTaylorCounty News carried the ad
vertising message about Wilson’s promotion to the people of this
area.
Mrs. Harry Lovvorncorrect
ly identified Mrs. F. C. Jar
rell as last week's VIP and re
ceived her gift from the RED
AND WHITE SUPER MARKET.
Once again the WILLIS RED
AND WHITE are offering a nice
surprise to someone who will
call in to the New Office 862-
5835 on Saturday morning at
9 and identify the following
mystery person.
Though I have called Taylor
County home for a number of
years because of being married
to a native of this area, I was
born far away across the United
States,
I have traveled over the world
while serving with the U. S.
Army. Even after receiving a
discharge, I stay in the habit
of taking and giving orders with
fellow enlisted men each sum
mer.
My companion and I have
four children.