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VOLUME 98—NUMBER 14
Department of AArchives
General Library
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1963 PRICE: 10c PER COPY
It has been election time so
much in our county for the last
six months that the election
fever has about run out but get
a good case this week end and
get out and vote once more in
the city election in Butler.
Elsewhere in the paper you will
find a list of the candidates for
the two offices. The mayor and
all council members must be
voted on with the top five of the
eight running to be elected.
You, as an interested citi—
aen might go to the candidates
this week and ask them indi
vidually what they think of the
issues that will probably come
up in the next year. There
are many questions that arise
in the governing of a town but
some of these are more
easily answered than others.
1 believe these candidates are
interested in doing what the peo
ple of the town want them to
do and the News will try to
obtain the news of what is go
ing on to keep the citizens post
ed.
Above all, on Saturday morn
ing, don’t say this little elec
tion is not important, it is I
Select the five you think will do
the best job and go to the polls
and CAST YOUR VOTE!
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Reynolds has just elected a
group of council members. Al
though the turnout was not as
great as in the election held
in the fall, it was good. And a
group of members were elect
ed that the citizens have con
fidence in and think they will
help the town to grow in the next
year.
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BE SURE TO SEE “WE'LL
BURY YOU” NEXT WEEK. SEE
AD INSIDE FOR TIME AND
PLACE. THIS MOVIE IS ON
THE DANGERS OF COMMU
NISM.
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CHECK YOUR DRIVER’S
LICENSE THIS YEAR THEY
EXPIRE ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.
Rites Held For
Mrs. E Garrett
Funeral services for Mrs.
Isabelle Gill Garrett, 81, were
held at the Butler Methodist
Church on Saturday at 11 a. m.
with the Rev. Walter McCles-
key, pastor of the church, offi
ciating, assisted by the Rev.
Walter R. Evans, pastor of But
ler Baptist Church. Interment
was in the BloodworthCemetery
near Charing.
Mrs. Garrett, wife of Dr.
Eli Garrett, was born in Ste
wart County, the daughter of the
late Zack D. and Elizabeth Wat
son Gill, on October 2, 1881.
She lived inTaylor County since
early childhood and taught
school here in the county. Dr.
and Mrs. Garrett had been mar
ried over 61 years.
A member of the Butler
Methodist Church, she was
active in the missionary work of
the church.
She died at the Montgomery
Hospital, Thursday at 10:20 p.
m. of a heart condition. Al
though Mrs. Garrett had been
in declining health for several
years, she had been ill for only
a few days.
Survivors include her hus
band; two daughters, Mrs. Sam
Borom, North Charleston, S.
C. and Mrs. Paul McLarty,
Westfield, New Jersey; one
brother, Dr. Clark D. Gill,
Rochester, Michigan; two sis
ters, Mrs. Alma Stripling and
Mrs. Grady Long both of Ameri-
cus; four grandchildren; sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
the following nephews of the de
ceased serving as pallbearers:
Emmitt Long, John Jinks, Paul
Gill, Julian Gill, Cecil Gill,
Leon Gill, Earl Gill and Z. W.
Trussell.
Taylor Superior Court
Adjourns After 1 Day
The January term of Taylor
County Superior Court adjourn
ed Monday after being in ses
sion only one day.
Judge J. R. Thompson of
Columbus presided with Solici
tor General John H. Land and
Court Reporter Thomas W.
Hughey also of Columbus as
sisting.
At the opening of the court
Monday morning Judge Thomp
son delivered the charge to the
members of the grand jury of
which L. P. Anthony served as
foreman and C. E. Marshall
was clerk.
Sixteen criminal cases were
tried including one murder.
Tyler Dent, colored, was given
a life sentence after being found
guilty of the knife slaying of
Charlie Grant on October 20,
1962.
Other cases heard included
assault and battery, driving un
der the influence, possessing
non tax paid liquor, carrying
a pistol without license, manu
facturing liquor, hog stealing,
wife whipping and attempting
to pass a forged check.
A plea of guilty was entered
in most of the cases and sen
tences or fines were placed
on the offenders.
Three civil cases were heard
with a number of the criminal
and civil cases being postponed
to the next session of court.
Georgia Taylor Countv
Grand Jury
January Term Court, 1963
To the Honorable J. R. Thompson, Judge of the Chattahoochee
Circuit Court, Taylor County.
The Grand Jury for the January 1963 term of Taylor County,
Superior Court, convened on 7 January 1963 at 9:00 A. M. Mem
bers of the Grand Jury elected Mr. L. P. Anthony as Foreman,
with Mr. C. E. Marshall as Clerk.
We wish to express the appreciation of the Grand Jury to
Judge Thompson for his able and inspiring charge to this
body. We also rendered the county during this term of court.
John Land for services rendered the county during this term of
court.
Committees were appointed to inspect county offices and county
operations. The following recommendations were adopted by the,
Grand Jury:
1. Plumbing facilities at the Public Works Camp is in need of
repair. Several leaky faucets were observed. It is recommend
ed that whenever possible petroleum products be purchased local
ly if prices are competitive. At the time of the inspection by the
Grand Jury no one was in charge of the camp. It is recommended
that a responsible person be in charge at all times.
2. Records of all county offices inspected appeared to be in
order, were neat and well kept.
3. It is recommended that the outside walls of the Health Cen
ter be waterproofed and the inside walls and ceiling be painted.
4. It is recommended that the jail fence and outside wall of the
jail be painted. The heating system evidently has a leak and should
be repaired. Colored rest rooms in rear of jail need cleaning.
5. It is recommended that the front door of the county office
building be repaired.
6. It is recommended that woodwork on Courthouse door and
windows be painted. Some woodwork in the windows needs re
placing. The furnace in the Courthouse should be converted to
use a different type fuel as the present fuel is wasteful.
7. The Grand Jury wishes to commend the County Forestry
Unit for services rendered to the county.
8. It is recommended that the Peace Warrant against Robert
Winters brought by Mrs. Lila Pearl Winters be continued in
effect until the July term of Taylor County Superior Court.
9. It is recommended that the county commissioners in con
junction with the county tax assessors work out a feasible pro
gram of tax equalization in Taylor County. It is further recom
mended that the progress of this project be published periodical
ly so that citizens of the county may be kept informed.
10. It is recommended that The Taylor County News be paid
$20.00 for publishing these presentments.
L. P. Anthony - Foreman
C. E. Marshall - Clerk
Funeral Rites
Thursday For
R.C. Greene
Robert C. Greene, father of
Wilbur W. Greene of Butler,
died at the Macon County Clinic
at 2 p. m. on January 1. Mr.
Greene had been ill one week
and death was attributed to a
heart attack.
He was born in Macon Coun
ty, September 19, 1892, the son
of the late George W. and Lelia
Allen Green. He had been a
resident of Ideal all of his life
and was a member of the New
Hope Primitive Baptist Church
near Reynolds.
Funeral services for the de
creased were held at the New
Hope Primitive Baptist
Church, Thursday, January
3, at 3 p. m., with the Elder
John Mangham officiating.
Interment followed in the Ideal
City Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife,
Clemmie Lockwood Greene, I-
deal; six sons, Wilbur W.
Greene, Builer, Raymond E.
and Martin Ray Greene, Ogle
thorpe, George B. and Morgan
D. Greene, Ideal and Robert
Lewis Green of Perry; one
daughter, Mrs. Monroe Lay-
field Jr. of Ideal; four sisters;
six brothers; 17 grandchildren
and 3 great grandchildren.
Butler To Play
StratfoiJ Academy
The Junior High Team of
Butler High School will play
the Stratford Academy team in
the Butler Gymatorium, Satur
day nighty to begin at 7 p. m.
District- Soil
Group To Meet
At Perrv ’Hotel
The Annual Meeting of the
Affiliate Membership oftheOc-
mulgee Soil and Water Conser
vation District was announced
today by Mr. C. F. Carson
local supervisor of the District.
The dinner meeting will be at
the New Perry Hotel in Perry
on the evening of January 10,
1963, and the invited guests will
include Soil Conservation
Service personnel.
The featured speaker will be
M. M. Kimbrel, a banker from.
Thomson, Mr. Kimbrel is also
President of the American
Bankers Association.
The affiliate membership is
composed of outstanding busi
ness men throughout the nine
counties of the District who are
actively supporting the District
Program of Soil and Water
Conservation.
Affiliate members from
Taylor County are:
Hinton and Company, The
Citizens State Bank of Reynolds,
Whatley’s Warehouse, Payne
Motor Company, TaylorCounty
Motor Company, Flint Electric
Membership Corporation,
Rick’s Warehouse,TheCitizens
State Bank of Butler, Payne’s
Warehouse, J. G. Simmons &
Son.
119 BUSINESSES
NOW IN TAYLOR
Today Wm. M. Gordon, dis
trict manager of the Atlanta
office of Dun & Bradstreet,
Inc., announced statement re
quests were mailed to 119 busi
ness in Taylor County. He
said this figure was obtained
from a physical count.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Moore on their Golden Wedding Anni-
versay.
Sonny Miller Is
High Scorer In
Close Ballgame
The following news comes
from one of our servicemen
now serving overseas. It is
reprinted from the paper in the
area of Greece where David
M. (Sonny) Miller is now serv
ing.
“Supply downedTanagra 37-
36 in the final minute of play
in what spectators call the fin
est game of the current intra
mural basketball season. Tana
gra led undefeated Supply 20-
17 at half tie and it looked like
Supply would finally meet their
match. Supply fought back with
strong shooting on the part of
Jack McElyea who accounted for
11 points to overcome the threat.
David Miller led the Tanagra
attack with 11 points while
Charles Mills added 8.”
Another interesting note
comes from a phone call from a
lady in Virginia and a letter
from a lady in Washington to
Sonny’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Miller.
When Sonny first arrived in
Greece, he stayed in a hotel
and one day happened to meet
two Americans making a tour of
the area. They had lunch to
gether and then the two ladies
left for a trip to Egypt before
coming home. On arriving home
in December, one called to tell
Mr. and Mrs. Miller about
meeting their son and the other
wrote them a letter to tfell them
about seeing Sonny
Butler PTA
To Meet Mon.
The Butler PTA will meet
Monday night, January 14, 1963
at 8 o’clock in the school cafe
teria.
Dr. Bryant, an area Super
visor, will be the guest speak
er for the evening. The mem
bers of theTaylorCounty Board
of Education are extended a
special invitation to attend this
meeting.
All parents are also urged
to attend and hear this infor
mative, educational talk by Dr.
Bryant.
BUTLER PLANS
CITY ELECTION
Nine citizens have offered for
election to the offices of mayor
n "d city councilmen for the city
of Butler in the election to be
held on Saturday.
Mr. Alfornso McCrary, in
cumbent, has no opposition for
the office of mayor. Four of the
present council members are
offering for re-election while
four new ones are entering the
race. The four members of the
present council are James T.
Smith, H. D. Taunton, Luke
Adams and Alfred Kennon. The
entire group includes:
FOR MAYOR
Alfonso McCrary
FOR CITY COUNCIL
Luke Adams
Mrs. Verna Griggs
Wilson Jarrell
Alfred Kennon
Hubert Payne
William Poole
Jimmy Smith
H. D. Taunton
Four generations of the Homer Moore family gathered to help
them celebrate. They include Mr. and Mrs. Moore with great
granddaughter, Cindy Rogers, standing between them. Standing
are Bobby Rogers, grandson, and Mrs. Nannie Rogers, daughter
of the Moores.
Craven Speaks
To Reynolds
Kiwanis Club
The new officers of the Kiwa
nis Club presided at the first
session in 1963 on Friday at
the luncheon meeting attheClub
House. President Julian M.
Whatley presided at the busi
ness session and C. E. Mar
shall introduced the guests,
Rodney Mabrick, Chattanooga,
Tennessee and Key Clubbers
Nick Carrington andChris Bor
ders.
Further plans were an
nounced for the meeting at Rock
Eagle on January 11 and 12 at
which time Reynolds is slated to
receive the Lt. Gov. flag. Ki-
wanian Ed Goddard was elect
ed Lt. Gov. for the district.
Frank Craven, introduced by
Austin Guinn, Forest Ranger
for Taylor County, was the
guest speaker and spoke on the
Southern Pine Beetle. He em
phasized that Taylor County
is not infested now but he told
how to spot them. Georgia is
the first state to declare war
on the beetles even though sev
eral states have them.
An Insect AdvisoryCommit-
tee has been set up by the Gov
ernor and the $34,000 of state
money was matched by federal
funds to fight the beetle. The
group spot the sections of dying
trees from planes andthencon-
trol them by cutting the infest
ed trees and then spraying.
It is well that Georgia is do
ing something to control the
Pine Beetle. She holds the lead
over the south in the produc
tion of pulpwood and the lead
over the entire world in pro
duction of naval stores.
Former Taylor
Resident Dies
Tom Henry Shehee, 55, died
enroute to the hospital following
a heart attack at his home near
Ashburn, Saturday at 11 a. m.
Mr. Shehee was a brother of
W. C. and H. G. Shehee of
this county.
Born in Taylor County,
August 9, 1907, the son of
the late A. B. and Savannah
Guy Shehee, he had made his
tome in Ashburn for a number
of years.
Funeral services were held
at the Live Oak BaptistChurch,
Ashburn, at 11 a. m., Mon
day with the family pastor of
ficiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery with the
nephews of the deceased serving
as pallbearers.
Survivors include his wife,
Cora Avery Shehee and one
son, T. H. Shehee Jr., Ashburn;
three sisters, Mrs. F. C. Sim
mons, Warner Robins, Mrs.
Hardy Crumley, Perry, Mrs.
J. L. Winn, Sycamore; five
brothers, Joe D. , Gainesville,
Florida, M. E., Ashburn, J.
Howard, Warner Robins, Her
bert G. and W. Crum of
Butler.
Perry Funeral Home of
Ashburn was in charge of ar
rangements.
Butler Camp 1428, Woodmen of the World presented an Ameri
can flag to Mrs. Locke’s section of the 5th grade at Butler High
School on Tuesday, January 1. This flag was presented by Dis
trict Manager T. E. ‘Doc’ Tante and accepted by Steve Taunton
and Cathy McCleskey. Mrs. Julian Locke, teacher of the group,
expressed her appreciation for the flag which will be hung in the
classroom.
MARKET REPORT
SUMTER LIVESTOCK
ASSOCIATION, INC.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA
January 3, 1962
Total Number of Hogs: 2340
Total Number of Cattle: 549
Total Sales: $112,301,61
Graded Hogs:
462 No. l’s - 15.22
298 Lt. l’s - 15.21
105 No. 2’s - 14.31
87 No 3’s - 14.00
64 No. 4’s - 15.80
84 No. 5’s - 15.85
67 Lt. 5’s - 14.50
80 Heavy l’s - 14.30
37 Extra Heavy l’s - 13.50
9 Double Heavy 1 ’s 12.00
2 Light Roughts - 12.30
5 Heavy Roughs - 12.60
13 Extra Heavy Roughs - 12.25
7 Double Heavy Roughs - 11.50
6 Triple Heavy Roughs -12,20
10 Light Soaps - 10.10
1 Heavy Boar - 9.50
Feeder Pigs - Pigs under 50
lbs. - 11.25 to 17.50
Feeder Shoats - 50 to 100
lbs. - 11.00
to 17.25
Butcher Calves - 13.50 to 23.50
Stocker Calves - 14.00 to 20.75
Butcher Steers and Heifers -
16.50 to 24.00
Stocker Steers and Heifers -
15.25 to 28.00
Butcher Cows - 10.25 to 17.20
Stocker Cows - 12.00 to 21.00
Butcher Bulls - 15.00 to 18.0C
Cows and Calves - 100.00 to
210.00
Baby Calves - By the Head -
5.00 to 22.00
Haygood To Work
In Youth Revival
The church of the Roberta
Methodist enlarged charge an
nounce plans for a week end
Youth Revival Thursday, Jan
uary 10, through Sunday,
January 13, with services each
evening for the four days.
Preaching in the revival will
be Rev. George (Chuck) Hunter
with Rev. David Haygood as
song leader. The hour of these
services sponsored by the Ro
berta charge MYF council is
7:30 except on Friday when it
moves to 6:00.
Rev. Haygood, of Eastman,
Georgia, attended Young Harris
College where he was student
body president of the Freshman
class at Candler School of
Theology. He has had wide
experience in youth work serv
ing as associate pastor of the
La Grange First Methodist
Church for two years. For two
of the last four summers he
has spent as a part of a
youth team touring the state
and for two years was the
youth director in two South
Georgia Churches. He plans to
enter the South Georgia Con
ference upon graduating from
Seminary at Emory University.
Rev. Hunter grew up in
Miami, Florida, where he was
an outstanding athlete and a
student leader.
MOORES HAVE
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Moore
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary with a family din
ner at their home on Satur
day, January 5. Mr. and Mrs.
Moore were married on Janu
ary 5, 1912, at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Ingram. Mrs. Moore was
the former Cora Ingram.
They are the parents of nine
children, seven of them pre
sent to help them celebrate the
Golden Wedding Day. They are:
Mrs. Nannie Rogers, Mrs. O-
delle Rogers and Mrs. Sara
Posey of Butler; Mrs. Ruby
Psey and Mrs. Florrie Wind
ham of Reynolds; Mrs. May-
belle Chandler and Morris
Moore of Thomaston and Mrs.
Doris Wadkins, Rome. Mrs.
Wftdkins was unable to be pre
sent and one son is deceased.
Also present for the cele
bration were part of the
couple’s 28 grandchildren and 6
great grandchildren.
Those enjoying the occasion
were Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Rogers
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Beaumont Rogers and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Rogers and
girls, Mr. and Mrs. Felton
Posey and children, Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Windham and child
ren, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chand
ler and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Moore and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Posey and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Posey,
Sheryl and Jay, Mrs. Carl Gil
bert and J. C., Mrs. Lester
Locke, Mrs. Johnny Posey and
son.
Whatley, Carson
Hicks Elected
In Reynolds
A city election in the city of
Reynolds on Tuesday, January
1, brought 199 people out on
a holiday to vote and elected
three new councilmen for the
city council to serve with the
mayor and councilmen whose
terms had not expired.
For the one year unexpired
term of Charles Denning who
resigned, Clifford W. (Ducker)
Whatley was elected to fill the
vacancy. For the two three
year terms, C. F. Carson, in
cumbent, was re-elected and
Henry Hicks was chosen.
Taylor’Native
Studies Mental
Health Problems
Mrs. Maldana Knott Nunr. is
on a leave of absence from the
State Hospital at Milledgeville
where she Is instructor of
nurses, for study in advanced
mental health work in Balti
more, Maryland.
Mrs. Nunn, daughter of Mrs.
Julian Locke, is a graduate
of Butler High School, Macon
Hospital School of Nursing, The
Woman’s College of Georgia and
received a BS degree at the
Medical College of Georgia in
Augusta. She has been employed
at the State Hospital s<nce com
pleting her education.
Notice of Election
NOTICE is hereby given that
on the 12th day of January 1963,
same being the Second Saturday
in January there will be held
an election by the qualified
voters of the City of Butler,
Taylor County, Georgia to elect
a mayor and five alderman as
the governing body of the City
of Butler for a term of two
years.
Said election to be held in the
Office of the Clerk of the Su
perior Court at the Courthouse
in Butler, TaylorCounty, Geor
gia.
Names of the qualified candi
dates will appear on an official
ballot prepared by the govern
ing body of the City of Butler,
Georgia.
Candidates seeking election
will register with the Clerk of
the City Council at least ten
(10) days prior to the date of
the Election.
This January 1, 1963.
Mrs. Elmer G. Swain, Clerk
of City Council.
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