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BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1963 PRICE: 10c PER COPY
The smoke has cleared and
the election is overl Butler has
five good council members to
take office on the first Tues
day night in February. Now if
every citizen will get interest
ed in the city government and
stand behind this mayor and
council, Butler can move for
ward.
Have you been to a council
meeting? Do you even know
what happens there? What do
you think it is for, to air
someone’s gripes?
These men meet to determine
the policies of the town and
they welcome your suggestions
and help. They need your help!
They also need a little encour
agement and advice when you
think you can give it.
The paper hopes to keep a-
breast of the times and keep
the news of what is happening
in the two town governments
published. We need industry
and tourist attractions. Have
you thought about what could be
done in your town and county
to attract industry and tourists?
Have you suggested something
constructive?
The time is now! Get busy
and help to keep our county
a clean place to rear ourchild-
ren and make it the most pro
gressive place possible.
* * *
And speaking of elections,
THANKS a million to all of
you who voted for me in Sa
turday’s election. As another
of the defeated candidates said,
I know I have some friends.
Yes, I was really happy to get
so many votes because frankly
I knew when I entered that the
odds were against me.
Congratulations to the five
winners. We know they have
the best interests of the town
at heart and will do a good
job for the next two years.
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SORRY but due to the late
arrival of some of the news
and ads, it was necessary to
leave out some of the news.
Watch for it next week! Please
get your material in on Tues
day so that the paper may be
laid out Wednesday morning.
County Schools
Enter 1963 4-C
Literary Meets
Five Region 4-C high schools
will present one-act plays in
the second phase of the annual
literary meet competition
Saturday, January 19, on the
LaGrange College campus.
The schools scheduled to
compete in the meet are West
Point, Talbot County of
Talbotton, Reynolds, Green
ville, and Macon County of Mon
tezuma.
Greenville last Saturday
moved toward its sixth con
secutive state Class C debate
championship by winning the
Region 4 competition. Macon
County placed second.
Other high schools par
ticipating in the debate com
petition were Butler,Reynolds,
West Point, Western of Newnan,
and Talbot County of Talbotton.
Alex Davis Is
On Dean's List
Edward Alexander Davis, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davis,
has been named to the Dean’s
List at Mercer University for
the Fall Quarter according to
President Rufus C. Harris.
Sixteen students were named
to the Deans List in the Walter
F. George School Law at Mer
cer and these must have a grade
of 78 or higher for the quarter.
Dean James C. Quarles said
this group comprises the upper
12% of the Law School in
scholarship.
Van Landingham
Heads Easter
Seal Drive
W. H. Van Landingham, Rey
nolds banker and civic leader,
has accepted the dual respon
sibility as Taylor County
Chairman andTreasurer for the
annual Easter Seal Campaign,
conducted each March.
Announcement was made
by J. Arch Avary, Jr., State
Chairman for the 1963 Easter
Seal Appeal.
On accepting the double-duty
role, Van Landingham said,
"For many years I’ve been a
volunteer in the annual Easter
Seal Campaigns. I know the fine
work that is done by Easter
Seals for crippled children and
adults over Georgia.”
The drive is conducted each
year by the Georgia Society for
Crippled Children and Adults,
the Easter Seal Society.
The Society provides care
and treatment for all types of
crippling disabilities, regard
less of age, race, creed or
ability to pay for services re
ceived.
Ninety percent of every dollar
contributed to Easter Seals re
mains in Georgia to help crippl
ed children and adults through
Easter Seal rehabilitation cen
ters, special education school
therapy programs, home
therapy visits, equipment loans,
summer day camps, re
creational swimming pro
grams and Family Camp Week
ends at Rock Eagle.
Georgia Shows
Economic Rise
A total of 80 new industires
located on lines of the Georgia
Power Company during 1962,
E. A. Yates, Jr., vice presi
dent and manager of the com
pany’s area development divi
sion, announced this week. In
comparison, 78 firms were es
tablished in the company’s ser
vice area in 1961.
Only industries with more
than $50,000 of capital outlay
and employing at least 10 per
sons were included in the com
pany’s figures.
Although the capital invest
ment represented by the 1962
industries was less than that
for the newly established 1961
firms, dropping from $105,834,-
00 in ’61 to $55,497,00 in ’62,
a significantly bright factor still
remained in last year’s econo
mic picture, Mr. Yates pointed
out.
"Industrial leaders over the
state,” he said, "are greatly
heartened by the fact that the
expected new payrolls from last
year’s new and expanded in
dustries are more than $2 1/2
million above the comparable
figures in 1961, jumping from
$27,947,500 to $30,605,980.”
The power company official
explained that this increase in
anticipated payrolls means that
Georgia now is getting the much
sought-after businesses with
the higher per-capita payrolls.
As more and more high-paying
jobs are made available, he
said, the state’s economic pic
ture will tend to become cor
respondingly encouraging.
Also during 1962, a total of
66 exisiting industries expand
ed their facilities, involving a
$20,130,000 capital investment.
During the previous year, 51
manufacturing plants increased
their productive capacity at a
cost of $22,670,000. The new
plants and additions established
during 1962 provided 8,830 jobs,
as compared with 9,325 jobs the
previous year.
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Miss Brown To
Appear In Play
The cast has been completed
for the winter quarter’s theatri
cal productions, according to
Mrs. Jean B. Bridges who spon
sors the Thespians, the college
dramatics club.
Louise Brown, Freshman
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Brown of Butler has a part in
the upcoming production at
Brewton Parker College, Mount
Vernon, Georgia.
The production "Lawyer Lin
coln” is a one act comedy with
Johnny Keith of Avondale play
ing the part of Lincoln. Others
in the cast include: Peggy
Castetter, Guyton; Louise
Brown, Butler; Zackie New, U-
valda; Marina Revis, Ludowici;
Jackie Veal Sandersville;
Charles Colley, Atlanta; Allen
Carter, Lakeland, Florida; and
Larry Williams, Soperton.
Miss Adams Is
SororityVP
Miss Johnny Lou Adams has
been named vice president of the
Phi Theta Epsilon Sorority at
Andrew College. She will be in
stalled as the only freshman in
the group of officers to be
elected at the formal instal
lation on Sunday.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford H. Adams, Johnny Lou
is a 1962 graduate of Butler
High School and entered Andrew
in the summer quarter. She is
also a member of the Student
Christian Association and has
been elected to be the Calendar
Girl for one month during the
year for that organization.
Final Rites For
John T. Orrell
Funeral services for John
Tolar Orrell Sr. were held at
the Tazewell Baptist Church, at
4 p. m. on Wednesday, Janu
ary 9, with the Rev. W. Grad-
dic, pastor of the church, offi
ciating, assisted by the Rev.
Herschel Whitley. Burial was
in the Bloodsworth Cemetery.
Mr. Orrell died at the Mont
gomery Hospital at 3 p. m.,
Tuesday, of a heart condition.
He had been in declining health
for a number of years.
The deceased was born in
Americus, Mississippi, on
February 13, 1880, son of the
la^e Christopher and Anna
Rebecca Orrell. He was mar
ried to the former Emma
Northrop Harris. He had been
a resident of Marion County for
about eight years and was a
member of the Lenox Baptist
Church and a Mason.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Jessie E. Garrett,
Hawkinsville, Mrs. Edith Hal
ley, Tazewell; two sons, John
Tolar Orrell Jr., Forest Park
and Harry Timothy Orrell, Port
St. Joe, Floriad; 12 grandchild
ren, one sister and one brother.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
the following serving as pall
bearers: James Craig, Lester
Ickard, Robert Taylor, Cliff
Harbuck, Jake Bell and Jessie
Smith.
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Flint- Customers
Wotch For It!
Be sure to read your Flint
newsletter this month and save
the special coupon. It could
entitle you to a $75 prize if
you are the lucky winner. Bring
the coupon toHammack Electric
Company in Butler and be sure
your coupon is in the boxl
McCrory Remoins Mayor
Payne, Adams, Smith,
Taunton And Kennon
Elected To Council
Architect’s drawing of the new post office
building soon to be built on the south side of the owner, Murray Jarrell, to the federal gov-
the Square. The building, to be built by J. E. ernment. Postal authorities have set July, for
Bone Construction Company will be leased by m oving to the new building.
MISS CHILDREE CLAIMS TAYLOR'S
FIRST BABY OF 1963 TITLE
Taylor County's first baby
to reported in 1963 is Little
Miss Carol Inez Childree of
Route 3, Reynolds. The young
lady born at the Sams-Whatley
Hospital on January 10 weighed
in at 8 lbs., 7 oz. and is the
second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alton Childree. She joins older
sister, Annette, who enjoyed
the distinction of being the first
baby born in Taylor County in
1962.
Coming in first in the race
for 1963's newest at the Mont
gomery Hospital was another
girl, Tammy Charlene Short,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Short, born on January 15.
Lions Welcome
New Members
The Butler Lions Club met
at the City Tourist Court Cafe
on Monday night with William
Neisler presiding.
Three new members were
welcomed into the Club. They
were Ken Lingston, Wilson Jar
rell and Brown Sealy.
Plans are being completed for
a civic improvement project to
be started in the near future.
MARKET REPORT
At the Georgia Farm Pro
ducts Sales Corp., Thomasron,
Georgia, the market was re
ported strong with a $37,424.60
total sale. Compared with two
weeks ago, slaughter steers
were steady, heifers, steady,
cows strong, vealers steady.
Stocker steers were steady with
hogs 25£ lower and pigs ’50£
higher.
US 1, 2, 3 Barrows and Gilts
— $15.75 to $16.90 CWT
US 1, 2, 3 Feeders — 16.00
to 17.50 CWT
US 1, 2, 3 Sows — 13.50 to
15.00 CWT
At the Sumter Livestock As
sociation Inc., Americus, Geor
gia, total sales were $88,266.59
and the market was strong.
US 1, 2, 3, 4, and5—$13.55 to
$16.01
Feeder pigs — 12.50 to 17.50
Feeder shoats — 11.00 to 16.50
Butcher calves — 15.25 to
24.25
Stocker calves — 13.50 to
30.50
Butcher steers and heifers —
17.50 to 24.10
Butcher ciws — 11.00 to 17.75
Stocker steers and heifers —
13.00 to 25.25
Stocker cows — 11.50 to 21.00
Cows and calves — 100.00 to
217.00
FACTS ABOUT
WHO FILES
INCOME TAX
Every citizen or resident of
the United States, including
minor children, who had gross
income of $600 or more in
1962 must file a Federal income
tax return, A. C. Ross, Dis
trict Director of Internal Rev
enue for the Atlanta District
Office, reminded taxpayers to
day.
If the taxpayer’s 65th birth
day is on or before January 1,
1963, he is not required to file
unless his gross income in
1962 was least $1,200, Mr. Ross
’ said.
He added that even though a
taxpayer is not required to file,
he must do so to obtain a re
fund if any income tax was
withheld from his pay.
Mr. said there is one excep
tion to the general rule. Self-
employed persons such as sole
proprietors, partners and in
dependent contractors must file
an income tax return and pay
a self-employment tax if net
earnings from self-employment
were $400 or more.
Mrs. Greene
Dies Monday
Of Injuries
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lula P. Greene, age 79, were
held Wednesday morning at 11
o’clock from the South Side Bap
tist Church. Rev. Bill Oglesby
and Rev. Robert Kent offici
ated. Interment was in South
View Cemetery.
Survivors are; son, Fred
Greene of Thomaston; brothers,
Walter Peters of Thomaston;
Enoch Peters of Rupert; sis
ters, Mrs. J. T. Bridger of
Oglethorpe; Miss Sara Peters
of Rupert; and four grandchild
ren.
Mrs. Greene died Monday
night as a result of injuries
sustained in an automobile ac
cident on U. S. Highway 19
South. She was a member of
South Side Baptist Church and
had been a resident of Upson
County for 43 years.
Pasley- Fletcher Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. Cooper To
Appear On TV
Mrs. Elizabeth Wicker
Cooper, Taylor County Home
Demonstration Agent, will
appear on the Doris Martin
Show on WMAZ-TV on
Wednesday morning, January 23
from 9 - 9:30. Mrs. Cooper
will be demonstrating how to
make rainhats out of clear
plastic on the show. Complete
directions will be given for
making a very attractive rain
hat which will cost little andean
be used many times.
VETERAN NEWS
The Butler Field Office of
the Georgia Department ofVet-
erans Service assisted the Vet
erans, their dependents, or
their survivors in this area
to receive $135,916.52 in bene
fits from the Veterans Admin
istration during 1962, it was
announced this week by Mr.
Billy Bentley, Manager and
Mrs. Eva Halley, Clerk of the
local office.
The Butler Field Office of the
Georgia Department of Vet
erans Service serves Taylor
County.
This money was paid to the
veteran or his survivors in the
form of death claims, compen
sation, pension, education bene
fits, or GI insurance claims
in recognition of the veteran's
wartime service to his nation
at considerable personal sacri
fice to his own economic pro
gress or his physical health.
By their very nature, these
sums flow immediately into the
local economy in the form of
purchase at local retail stores,
thereby crating local jobs,
supporting local churches and
schools, and even paying local
taxes.
State-wide the Department of
Veterans Service assisted
Georgia veterans or their
families in securing some $132
million in benefits from the
VA in 1962.
Bone Gets Air
Force Contract
Business firms in five south
ern ste'es have received Air
Force contracts totaling $765,
319.00 awarded during Decem
ber by the WRAMA Procure
ment and Production Director
ate at Robins AFB.
Among those receiving con
tracts at this time were C. T.
Bone, Butler, who received a
contract for ground alert per
sonnel facilities.
Dr. A. P. Jarrell
Dr. Jarrell
Is Given Award
(Reprinted from the Georgia
Vocational Rehabilitation
News.)
Dr. A. P. Jarrell, Director
of Georgia’s Vocational Reha
bilitation Services, has been
cited by the National Rehabili
tation Association for outstand
ing achievements in behalf of
the nation’s handicapped citi
zens.
At the closing session of the
NRA convention in Detroit,
Michigan, on October 23, Dr.
Jarrell was presented with The
President's Award for 1962 in
recognition of his accom
plishments in the field of re
habilitation services. The
President’s Award is the
highest honor bestowed by NRA.
He is Vice-president of the
State’s Council of Directors of
Vocational Rehabilitation, the
advisory board to the Federal
Office of Vocational Rehabilita
tion; a member of the Board
of Goodwill Industries, Inc.; the
Atlanta Cerebral Palsy School,
and the Georgia Factory for the
Blind at Bainbridge.
Dr. Jarrell has been Director
of the Georgia Rehabilitation
agency for seven years. He ad
ministers the rehabilitation
orograms for sighted and blind
persons, the Old Age and Sur
vivors Insurance Disability De
termination Unit, the Georgia
Academy for the Blind at Macon
and the Georgia School for the
Deaf at Cave Spring.
A native of Butler, he joined
the Vocational Rehabilitation
staff in 1940 as Counselor in
the Columbus area and was ap
pointed Assistant Director in
charge of techinical services
in 1944. He is the son of Mrs.
F. C. Jarrell and the late Mr.
Jarrell.
Under his administration, the
Georgia program of rehabilita
tion services has expanded in
all areas. The number of dis
abled persons restored to jobs
has increased annually to an
all-time record of 6,105 in
ciscal year 1961-62.
Blount Speaks
To Kiwanians
W. E. Blount, saftey super
visor of the Georgia Power
Company, was guest speaker of
the Reynolds Klwanis Club on
Friday at their noon meeting.
He spoke on Industrial Safety.
There were so many accidents
in the textile industry that
President Theodore Roosevelt
siartetl the Workmen’s Com
pensation. This is the
first direct cost of the accidents
in industrial work.
However there are indirect
cost of the accidents in
costs - training new employees,
loss of production and damage
to equipment and even hidden
indirect costs which in
clude - loss of public re
lations, loss of employee
morale and loss of employment
appeal.
These costs have been cut
from 35,000 accidents in 1913
to only 17,000 in 1962 but with
proper supervision, education
and law enforcement these
accident costs can be cut still
further.
President Julian Whatley an-
announced that Reynolds won the
award for excellence in Vo
cational Guidance for the Fifth
Division. The Vocational Guid
ance committee is made up of
E, H. Joiner, chairman, Billy
Neisler and Dr. Edwards What
ley.
A letter from the Americus
Club to the Reynolds Club was
read, commending District Lt.
Governor Ed Goddard for the
installation service.
Guests for the day were Bob
Baker and Swilling McElmur-
ray of the State Game and Fish
Commission and Key Clubbers
Jimmy Payne and ButchThorn-
ton.
Alfonso McCrary has been
renamed mayor of Butler for
a third term and five council-
men were elected to serve
with him for the next two years.
In the election on Saturday,
January 12, Hubert Payne,
Jimmy Smith, Luke Adams, H.
D. Taunton and Alfred Kennon
were named to the council for
the next two years.
Mr. McCrary was unopposed
for the mayor’s post while
others seeking election to the
council were William Poole,
Wilson Jarrell and Mrs. Verna
Griggs.
The first meeting of the new
council will be held on Febru
ary 5 with the new councilmen
taking office at this time.
Mathews Named to
Macon Co. Board
Walter Mathews of Mon
tezuma has been appointed a
member of the Macon County
Selective Service Board filling
a vacancy caused by the death
of a member.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mack
Mathews of Butler, Walter at
tended Butler High School and is
now associated with Watson-
Malhews Funeral Home.
BEAR FACTS
The Future Farmer’s annual
Sweetheart Contesr is schedul
ed for Jan. 22. Girls, entering
the contest, will present their
talent to the boys and the winner
will appear in the District
Rally’s show at Tifton.
Also, barrows were purchas
ed by the FFA for some of the
boys to show at Thomaston and
the State Barrow Show in
Americus. T he boys will pay for
the barrows alter the showing.
A PTA program. AGRICUL
TURE - - Vital to America,
will be presented by the FFA
oflicers later this month. The
officers are Ronnie Parker,
president; Wayne Cox, vice pre
sident; John Purvis, secretary;
Billy Blasclte, treasurer; and
David Joiner, reporter.
One highlight of the week was
a very educational program on
glass. The story of glass
was related and interesting
demonstrations of the flexibility
of glass were given. One in
teresting future use of glass is
the making of material for
clothing.
The Seniors have recently re
ceived the results of the
Scholastic Aptitude Test given
by the College Entrance Board.
It seems the Senior Class of
1963 really wants to be well-
known and remembered since
they have left their mark on the
city water tank.
Janney Attends
Furniture Shows
Mr. Paul C. Janney ofChris-
topher's in Fort Valley has
been attending the furniture
showings at High Point, N. C.
and Atlanta and plans to go to
New York. He says that he
will have the very latest in all
furniture lines for your spring
furniture needs.
A. Wilson Class
Meets At Home
Of Mrs. Chapman
The Arnzie Wilson Class,
Butler Baptist Church Sunday
School, met at the home of Mrs.
Martin A. Chapman on Tuesday
night, January 8. Mrs. Fred
Rustin presided over the busi
ness session and assisted by
the members attending, she
presented a program on the
subject "Have Faith In God".
Those assisting in giving the
program were Miss Mary Tom
Gray, Mrs. Mark Flynn, Mrs.
Jimmy Smith, Mrs. Johnny
Davis, teacher of the class,
Mrs. Chapman and Mrs.
Rustin.
The final date for filing an
application for a 1963 new
grower cotton or peanut al
lotment is February 15,
1963.
New grower allotments can
not be approved if a 1963 al
lotment has been established
for the farm, or if the owner
or operator has another farm
with an allotment for the par
ticular crop.
There are many other eli
gibility requirements rela
tive to the establishment of
a new grower cotton or pea
nut allotment, and any person
interested in applying for a
new grower allotment should
contact the ASCS office
prior to February 15, 1963
for a review of the eligi
bility requirements.
Mrs. Chapman Is
Hostess To The
Rawls Circle
The members of the Hattie
Rawls Circle met on Monday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. M. A. Chapman.
Mrs. E. H. Dunn presided
over the business session.
Mrs. T. L. Fountain lead the
calendar of prayer. The pro
gram, "Christian Witness",
was given by Mrs. Grover
Mott. It followed a patriotic
theme in keeping with the birth
days of famous men this week.
Mrs. Chapman served re
freshments to the members
from plates decorated with tiny
flags and used an American anq
Confederate flag in the decora
tions.
The Butler Bears play Byron
Friday nlghi and Perry Satur
day night, both HERE.