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The Taylor County News
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.VOLUME 17-NUMBER 11
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 19M
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
A newspaper has one purpose
for existence - to get the mes
sage of the advertisers and the
news to the subscribers. This
means to all the subscribers.
When this paper was established
many years ago, the founder
recognized that he had to have
two things to have a news
paper - advertisers and sub
scribers. The present ediotr
well realizes the same thing.
In order to get the mes
sage that the advertisers pay to
give to the people we m sthave
a majority of the citizens of the
county on the subscription list.
In order to have long sub
scription list, we must get news
in the paper that will appeal to
all the groups of the people.
We have tried hard to do just
that.
At times it is necessary to cut
some of the stories in order
to get at least a part of some
one else’s story in - this we
do as little as possible. How
ever we belive if you will read
the paper week by week, you
will find that you will find
news of you, your family or your
friends if you live in Taylor
County or know the citizens of
our county.
We are always open to sug
gestions or criticism at any
time. In fact we invite them.
We want to improve the paper
and we will do so as far as the
advertising permits. Your
editor will be glad to listen
to you. Call, write or come by
to see me but do tell us and
not your next door neighbor -
that won’t accomplish anyihing.
Incidentally, it might be in
teresting to some of you that
Butler made the front page of
Lhe FortValley Leader-Tribune
last week with a mention of the
work being done on obtaining
new Christmas decorations.
* * *
I hope you citizens of Rey
nolds have noted the announce
ment of the city election to be
held soon. Think seriously
about the election and the
people who run. Then by all
means get out and vote - then
get behind the one elected and
resolve to work harder for more
improvements in 1963. The re
cord for 1962 looks good - it
will be a challenge to match it.
* * »
Boyl I’ve got my walking
shoes on for the holiday season
and then I’m afraid I can’t keep
up. Christmas parties began
last week with the first of De
cember and will continue on
through the New Year.
Then right in the middle of it
all, the schools are celebrating
Homecoming and of all things -
on the same night. That does
make it hard on those people
who would like to attend both of
them. By 12 Friday night, two
pretty senior girls will have
been duly elected and crowned
Queen at the celebrations -
two mothers will be mighty
proud and two daddies will walk
just a little straighter.
Congratulations to all of you
lovely girls elected by your
classmates to represent them
on this important occasion. And
of course, we’re looking for
ward to reporting four basket
ball viciories in next week’s
paper.
* * *
Please check your dateline
this weekl All of the stencils
have been brought up to date
and should be correct. Please
notify us at once if yours is
not correct according to your
records.
* * *
We want to make this your
paper. If you have a special
Christmas recipe, decoration
to be made or used in any way,
or hint that would make Christ
mas brighter, you are invited
to mail it to the News, Box
298. If we do not have space
for ail, we will use as many
as possible along with the name
of the one who submits it.
Jury List Given
For January
Term Of Court
The following is the list
of jurors selected for the Jani-
ary term of Superior Court to
meet in Taylor County the first
Monday in January.
Grand Jury List
Hubert Payne
John Mims
H. E. Whitley
Carl L. Turner
Willis Garrett
J. G. Parks
J. H. Brewer
O. P. Montgomery
R. L. Philmon
Bernard J. Fuller
Archie B. Sealy
W. P. Parks
J. W. Waters
C, E. Marshall
Bill Bazemore
Reginald James
Carl H. Neisler
N. L. Halley
Russell Montgomery
Bobby Parks
Harold Lovvorn
T. Whatley
A. B. Floyd
William Woodall
E. H. Griffith
Robert Wilson
J. R. Wilson
L, P. Anthony
Mack Miller
Traverse Jury List
Carol Purvis
A. J, Locke
J. S. Smith
Roy H. Bohler
H. G. Windham
Don Barnes
Otis Morrell
John Nelson Jr.
W. C. Shehee
Oatis Rowe
Calvin Jarrell
Clinton Clark
Albert Harris
H. H. Booth
Thomas Mathews
H. C. Bond
Sammy Locke
Billy C. Amos
W. T. Rustin
W. F. Oliver
Willie Frank Brunson
Robert Barrow
O. F. Dunn
W. F. Averett
Royce Whatley
Roy Weed
H. H. Riley
J. F. Sikes
G. D. Locke
Clifford Moore
Jim Hortman
E. L. Wilson
Roy Waller
Ed Swearingen
H. G. Pye
T. J. Hortman
W. J. Braddy
Jack Woodall
Jim Simmons
Zebedee Harris
Guy Hill
Clarence Whitley
Lester Peed
Thomas Montgomery
Julian Whatley
H. W. Brazziel
Kenneth Barrow
Jack Peed
H. L. Whitley
Tom Giles
Jake Windham
Coleman Hinton
D. T. Montfort, Jr.
J. A. Gibson
E. A. Newsom
John S. Montgomery
Sid J. Crook
Woodrow Melton
J. D, Mosley
Z. R. McCorkle
Wanza Hortman
J. G. Kirksey
Wayne Hill
H. G. Shehee
Clarence Barfield
Henry G. Hicks
C. C. Giles
Tom Bone
Cleatus Hill
Webster Montgomery
M. L. Adams
Henry Hobbs
Retail 'Sales
Volume Told
For Quarter
Georgia retail sales volume
for the third quarter of 1962
totaled $1,4-15,923,999 as com
pared with $1,29-4,020,291 for
the same period during 1961,
a Slate Chamber of Commerce
report showed today. Increases
were registered in 1-lScounties.
Third quarter business
volume in Taylor County total
ed $2,4-10,959 in 1962 as com
pared with $2,320,870 for the
same- period in 1461.
SPEAKER'S TABLE - Kiwanis officers and their wives were
photographed at the speaker’s table at the Ladies’Night last week.
OFFICERS INSTALLED AT
KIWANIS LADIES NIGHT
Out going President Roy F. Jones welcomes new President Julian
M. Whatley at the Kiwanis Ladies Night held last week. Looking
on is installing officer Ed Goddard, Fifth District Governor.
Reynolds Homecoming
Planned For December 14
Reynolds High School will
have its annual Homecoming
Friday night. The KeyClub will
be in charge of this event. The
Key Club will sponsor a pan
cake supper between 5:30 and 7
o’clock. Tickets will be sold
at the door at $1.00 for adults
and 60if for children under 12.
A prize will be given to the
one who eats the most.
At 7 o’clock, the Reynolds
High Tigerettes will battle a-
Reynolds City
Election To Be
Held January 1
This is an official notice of
an annual election to be held
in the City of Reynolds onTues-
day, January 1, 1963. This e-
lection is to be held for the
purpose of filling three vacan
cies on the board of aldermen,
two of these vacancies will be
for three-year terms and the
other is for a one-year term
brought about by the resig
nation of C„ H. Denning.
It is asked to all persons that
are interested in these posts
to please qualify at the City
Hall before December 24, 1962,
J. J. Childre, Mayor
gainst the Byron Flashes. At
8:15, the Tigers will defend
their victorious record against
the Flashes.
Between the half of the boys
games, there will bethecrown-
ing of the Homecoming Queen.
The Homecomina Court is as
follows: Freshman Repre
sentative: Madelyn Montgo
mery; Sophomore Representa
tive: Gayle Aultman; Junior
Representive: Pam Goodroe.
Rita Wilson and Sue O’Neal
are the Senior Representives,
one of which will be crowned
Homecoming Queen.
After the basketball game,
the Key Club will sponsor a
soc hop. The music for the
soc hop and the Homecoming
will be supplied by the Macon
County Radio Station (WMNZ).
Everyone over 12 is invited to
stay for the soc hop.
House Tour
Planned By
Garden Club
Lights Purchased
For Butler
Others who should be added
to the list of those donating
to the new Christmas lights for
the square in Butler include:
Smith’s Pharmacy
C. H. Adams
Mrs. P. B. Childs
R. B. Maxwell’s Store
W. H. Suggs
E. H. Bazemore
Sims Garett
If there is anyone who has
been omitted, please call the
paper.
The Butler Garden Club will
sponsor a "Holiday House” tour
on Sunday, December .16, from 2
to 5 p. m., with a Christmas
Tea at the Community House.
First on the tour will be the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Payne. Others will be the homes
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Giles,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Allen and
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bone. The
homes will be decorated by the
Garden Club members.
Tickets may be purchased for
$1.00 at the Community House.
Cross Roads HD
Club 'Met
The Cross Roads Home De
monstration ClubmetonThurs-
day, at the Club House for the
December meeting with Mrs.
Benny Avera presiding over
the business session. Pftins
and projects for the coming
year were discussed.
Mrs. Jeff Harmon gave the
devotional and Christmas
carols were sung by the group.
New officers for 1963 were
installed in a candle lighted
service. They are: Mrs.
Benny Avera, president; Mrs.
Lena Pennington, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. Leila Walker,
assistant secretary and trea
surer; Mrs. Ethel Kirksey, re
porter and Mrs. Darby Kirksey,
4-H Advisor.
The group enjoyed a period
of games and refreshments.
"We must return to the ideas
and principles on which Ameri
ca was founded if we are to
survive,” said E. D. Whison-
ant, speaker at the Kiwanis
Ladies Nigln at Christmas on
Thursday night at the Reynolds
Cafeteria. Mr. Whisonant was
introduced by Kiwanian Grady
Elder, a friend for a number
of years.
In his highly entertaining and
informative speech, Mr.
Whisonant said that we are liv
ing in a world of decline, cheat-
Sandy Harris To
Play For Mercer
Coach Bobby Wilder’s Mer
cer Bears officially open their
1963 basketball season Friday,
Dec. 7 with a game against
LaGrange College in Porter
Stadium at 8 p. m.
The Mercer team got warm
ed up for the season’s opener
by capturing theCitrusTourna-
ment trophy last weekend at
Lakeland, Fla.
•*>.-.
With only five returning let-
termen, Wilder has done some
streneous rebuilding with an
eager crop of youngsters. He
is depending heavily on a fine
string of second year men and
new prospects.
The three big guns of the
season will be Captain Butch
Clifton, a 6-1 junior from Kins
ton, N. C„, and Don Baxter,
a 6-6 sophomore from At
lanta. Bob Reeves, a 6-0 sopho
more from Americus who was
named the CitrttsTournament's
Most Outstanding Player, is
also expected to see plenty
of action, along with BillExurn,
6-4 sophomore from Lakeland,
and Sandy Harris, a 6-0 sopho
more from Butler.
Wilder also will depend
a great deal on two transfer
students, Jack Manton, a 5-10
sophomore from Atlanta, and
Jim Chapman, a 6-4 junior from
Greenville, S. C.
A bright spot in the fresh
man prospects is Ray Pearson,
a 6-2 forward from Ft. Valley.
Pearson scored 25 points in the
two games played in the Citrus
Tournament, a remarkable feat
for a freshman playing his
first college games.
ing in our schools and colleges,
marriages ending in divorces
and parental authority is on the
wane while delinquency and
crime are on the increase.
We are clothing our bodies in
costly raiment while our souls
are clad in rags. When a
Godless nation like Russia
cracks down on divorce, etc.,
it is high time our home loving,
God fearing country cracked
down on the degradation of our
own homeland.
In closing he said we must
return to the good manners,
common honesty, sense of fair
play and respect for law and
order that was stressed in the
log school houses and country
churches.
President Roy Jones served
as toastmaster for the even
ing. Pins of perfect attendance
were presented to John Walton
for 16 years of attendance;
Leonard Whatley, Julian What
ley, Dr. Edwards Whatley and
Ed Goddard for 4 years;
Woodfin Hinton and E. T. Shea-
ly for 3 years; Rev. J. R.
Whiddon and H. L. Russell for
2 years; William Parker, Roy
Jones, Grady Elder, Ferdinand
Carson, H. W. Breazeale and
B. W. Hinton for I year.
District Governor Ed God
dard installed the officers elec
ted for the coming year. Julian
Whatley was installed as presi
dent for 1963 with Roy Jones
to serve as secretary and C.
E. Marshall, treasurer. The
Board of Directors will in
clude H. L. Russell, Woodfin
Hinton, Grady Elder, John Wal
ton, J. R. Whiddon, li.W. Brea
zeale and Roy Jones.
The Reynods High Trio
(Misses Gayle Aultman, Kikky
Goddard and Sue O’Neal) sang
during the evening and Miss
Melodye Hill and Harold Helms
presented special music.
Guests introduced by the 1963
president, Julian Whatley, in
cluded Miss Amelia Fletcher,
Mrs. Catherine Brady, Miss
Viola Whigham, Miss Ruby Hor
ton, Anthony Smith, Hugh
O'Neal, Reid Walton, Freddie
Jarrell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Griggs.
Peanut Meetings
Held At VMS
A series of meetings on
producing, harvesting and
marketing peanuts will be
held in the Vocational Agricul
ture Department of Butler High
School and all interested
farmers or people in related
businesses are invited to at
tend.
Taylor County farmers in
general are doing a good
job with peanuts but improve
ments can be made.
North Carolina apparently
is doing an exceptionally good
job with peanuts. Astor Perry,
peanut specialist in North
Carolina and chairman of the
N. C. Two - Ton Peanut
Club reports they have 20
members through 1961 and
expect to add 20 - 30 more
members this year as yields
generally were high through
out the area. Also the
slate average yield is expect
ed to be above 2,000 lbs
per acre this year.
Final Rites For
Mr. Chambers
Held Here
Funeral services were held
on Saturday at 11 a. m. in the
Edwards Funeral Home Chapel
for Ira Chambers, with his
grandson, the Rev. W. S. Shaw
of Brookville, Florida, officia
ting. Burial was in the Butler
cemetery.
Mr. Chambers was born in
Macon, moved to Butler where
he owned and operated the
Chambers Hardware Store
before moving to Jacksonville,
Florida about 30 years ago.
lie managed the Towers Hard
ware Co. in Jacksonville before
retiring and going to Alantic
Beach, Florida.
lie was married to the former
Naomi Windham of Butler, who
proceeded him in death.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. D. H. Stynchcomb,
Atlantic Beach, Florida; Mrs.
W. S. Shaw Sr., Jacksonville,
Florida and one son, Guy Cham
bers, Jacksonville, Florida.
Pallbearers include Charles
Benns Jr., M. A. Chapman,
Walter Suggs, J. R. Wilson,
H. E. Childres and William
Childres.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Sister Of Local
Man Is'Buried
Funeral services for Mrs.
Nettie Lee Collins Fowler, 47,
who died early Wednesday
morning at her home, were held
Friday at the First Baptist
Church, Fort Valley, with the
Rev. 1 larold Withers officiating.
Burial was in Oaklawn Ceme
tery, Fort Valley.
Mrs. Fowler was a native of
Houston County. She is sur
vived by her husband, two sons,
two sisters and eight brothers.
Mr. Charles C. Giles is one
of the brothers.
Funeral 'Friday
For Mr. Rogers
Funeral services for Luther
Lee Rogers, 51, Fort Valley,
were held at 3 p. m. Friday
in the Fort Valley Methodist
Church. Mr. Rogers died in
the Peach County Hospital of
injuries received Sunday in an
automobile accident near
Perry. Burial was in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers was a native
of Taylor County and was owner
of the Rogers Plumbing Co.
in Fort Valley.
He is survived by his wife
and one child.
Some Tree
Seedlings Sold
The ‘sold out' tag has been
placed on shortleaf pine,yellow
poplar, Arizona cypress,
and cottonwood, announced
Georgia Forestry Commission
Director Ray Shirley.
Shirley added that slash, lob
lolly, Virginia, and east
ern white pine and eastern red
cedar seedlings are still avail
able. He emphasized that more
than one-third of the Com
mission’s seedling crop, 60,
000,000, has been sold. Land-
owners are urged to put in their
orders now to ensure receiving
their seedlings when desired.
Reforestation Chief Sanford
Darby pointed out that schedul
ing of shipments is being made
by Commission nurseries. In
quiries, as to delivery, should
be made through forestrangers
to nursery superintendents.
Questions concerning payment
and availability of trees should
be directed to the Macon office,
Darby added. Seedlings for this
area are being grown at the
Morgan Memorial Nursery.
Available spacies and cost
per thousand are slash, lob
lolly, longleaf, and Virginia pine
$4; eastern white pine, $6; and
eastern red cedar, $10.
VFW Christmas
Party 'Planned
The VFW Christmas party
will be held at the VFW Club
on Saturday night at 7:30. All
members and their families
are invited to attend.
Group Names
Swearingen
After meeting LaGrange at
home Friday night, the Mercer
Bears travel to Due West, S.
C, , for a clash with Erskine
College Saturday, and then will
be idle until Jan. 5.
Latest reports on Wednes
day night was that the Nativity
scene for the courthouse square
was completed. The Firemen
have worked hard and the
figures are all cut and ready
to be put in place. With some
flood lights and the Christmas
lights already on plus the cross
on the water tank, Butler will
really be ready for the holi
day season.
OFFICE CLOSED
The Taylor County News of
fice, next door to the Edwards
Hardware Store will be closed,
beginning December 1 until
further notice. For in
formation concerning advertis
ing, news, etc., please call my
home UN 2-2552. News
items may be left at the Cal
vin Harris Barber Shop next
door to the News office or
subscriptions may be paid to
Mr. Harris.
EASTERN STAR
CHICKEN-QUE
SATURDAY P.M.
The Stella Butler Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star will
sponsor a Chicken-que on the
Courthouse Square on Saturday,
December 15, beginning at 4:30
p. m. The Chef will be Mr.
Jimbo Culverhouse. The menu
will include:
1/2 Barbecued Chicken
Potato Chips Pickles
Cole Slaw
Bread
Coffee or Tea
Pie and cake
extra.
Be sure to join your friends
on Saturday and enjoy a deli- ford
At the 1962 National
Polled Hereford Show and
Sale held in Jackson, Missis-
ippi, December 6, 7, and 8,
Howard E. Marks of Bel
mont, Calfornia, was elect
ed president and R. L,
Swearingen, Sr. of Rey
nolds, was elected vice-
president of the American
Polled Hereford Associa
tion. There are twelve
National directors and Mr.
Swearingen represents Geor
gia, Alabama and Florida.
At the banquet Friday
night, Mr. Swearingen was
awarded a plaque for be
ing the district director having
the greatest percentage in
crease in new member
ship.
At the sale Saturday at
the Coliseum in Jackson,
the Grand Champion Bull
owned by James C, Lin-
thicum of Dayton, Maryland,
and H. A. Bartholomew of
will be sold Washington, D. C„ was
sold for $102,000.00.
The National Polled Here-
Show and Sale will
Clous barbecued chidken plate,
(pd. adv.)
lie in 1963
Indiana.
in Indianapolis,
OPEN HOUSE - These pic
tures were taken at Allen’s
Flowers and Gift Shop’s annual
Christmas open house. In the
above photo, ladies help them
selves to the refreshments. At
the left is one of the Christ
mas many displays
Greeting the guests at the
door was Mrs. Edwin Allen.
Mrs. Zack McCorkle and Mrs.
Frank Callahan served the
guests from a table decorated
in red and silver. Miss Ellen
Allen and Mr. Edwin Allen
guided the guests in the tour of
the shop.
A jolly old red and white
Santa nodded cheerfully to
passers from the front window.