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The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
VOLUME 17-NUMBER 23
BUTLER. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1163
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An article in the News to
day tells of the increase in
buying in Taylor County last
year according to the figures
of the Sales Tax Bureau. How
ever, you will note a drop in
the sales of the fourth quar
ter of 1962. If we will shop at
home for those things avail
able in our county { and I
might add, many times at low
er prices) we will find the
county economy on the up
swing.
* * *
It might be interesting to
note here that 64% of the Tay
lor County retail dollar went
for food and transportation ex
penses. $1,128,000 went for
foo:d purchases not including
that purchased in restaurants.
A breakdown of the purchas
er’s dollar shows that each
household bought an average of
$2,309 in retail products in
the county while in 1961, $2,216
was spent.
* * *
When we think of Girl Scouts
we think of youngsters - and
so most of them are. However
a number of the "girls’’ are
over 18. There are even a
number of grandmothers among
the adults who make it possible
for girls to share in the count
less activities which Scouting
offers.
The variety of these activi
ties means that there is some
thing for every girl in Scouting,
whether she be interested in
nature, the arts, homemaking,
or learning about other coun
tries and meeting girls from
other lands.
To explore these varied
fields, the girls need qualified,
well trained leaders and pro
gram consultants. In addition
adults are needed to keep the
council machinery running
smoothly to provide good pro
gram and good camping faili-
ties.
Leadership responsibilities
sometimes call for sacrifices
in social and family life, for
girls are quick to sense if a
leader is halfhearted. Girls
need a consistently stimulating
program to hold their interest
and it is the leader’s job to
keep it so.
A Girl Scout leader must be
friend and confidante to every
member of her troop and stand
ready to give smypathetic, per
sonal help to any individual
girl who needs it.
We owe it to all girls who
wish to be Girl Scouts to make
it possible. Scouting is every
body’s business.
Mrs. Roy Jones is the lead
er and friend of the Girl Scout
Troop in Reynolds.
DID YOU KNOW. . .
. . .that each of the Ten
nessee Valley states is out
standing nationally, in some
phase of forestry or forest
industry?
ALABAMA has more forest
land certified as Tree Farms
than any other state.
GEORGIA produces more
than half the world’s supply
of naval stores.
KENTUCKY is pioneering
a new field by building a cen
ter to train and retain wood
workers and develop new uses
for wood.
MISSISSIPPI leads all states
in the production of soft hard
wood pulp.
NORTH CAROLINA ranks
first among all states in wooden
furniture manufacture.
Taylor Milt
Slates Revival
A series of revival services
will begin on March 17 at the
Taylor Mill Baptist Church with
services each night at 8 p. m.
through Friday. Rev. Cooper
Locke is guest evangelist for
the meeting.
Everyone is invited to attend.
4-H Members
Give Kiwanis
Program Friday
The Taylor County STAR
Student and STAR Teacher, Bill
Walton and Mrs. Virginia Bo-
ger of the Reynolds High
School, were recognized at
the Kiwanis Club Meeting on
Friday at noon at the Club
House. Mr. Woodfin Hinton
also displayed the plaque
awarded the Club by the Dis
trict for sponsoring the STAR
student program in this county.
The 4-H Club members
presented the program under
the guidance of Mrs. Elizabeth
Cooper, Home Demonstration
Agent, and Vernon Reddish,
County Agent. Lisa Nelson
sang "Irish Lullaby" and
Lucy Jon Mangham present
ed a song and tap number
"I’m Gonna Sit Right Down
and Write Myself A Letter”.
At this time Jimmy Hollo
way, president of the Senior
Club in Reynolds, gave a
philosophy of 4-H Work. He
presented his talk witli a man
whose various parts represent
ed the work. The trousers
were projects, belt - parents
support, one sock - work,
one sock - club meetings, one
shoe - leader, one shoe -
program, shirt sleeves - judg
ing and demonstration, tie -
exhibits, hat - recognition to
members and leaders and
hands - larger service. He
summarized his remarks with
the thought emphasis on any
one thing.
Gina Boger played "Siesta
Song”, Joy McCrary pre
sented an acrobatic num
ber and the program was
closed by a pantomine "He’s
A Rebel” by Bonnie Slaton
and Glenda Parks.
The Womanless Wedding,
scheduled for March 15,
has been postponed, date to
be announced later.
Guests for the day were
Mrs. John Walton, mother of
the STAR student, and Key
Clubbers Butch Thornton and
Chris Borders.
Gordon-Carson Chapter, UDC
Holds Memorial Service
The Gordon-Carson Chapter
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy met at the home
of Mrs. D. W. Harp and Mrs.
D. J. Hicks on February 28.
After the ritual and salute and
pledge to the flags, the historian
presented a memorial to two
deceased members. Miss Marie
Barrow gave the memorial to
Miss Elda Blackmon and Mrs.
C. H. Neisler to Mrs. C. L.
Pyron. Music was furnished
by Mrs. Edgar Whatley.
Following the memorial ser-
Miles To Speak
For Butler
Baptist Revival
vice, the reuglar business of the
meeting was discussed. A
report was made of the 8th
District Meeting held recently
in Columbus with the Cusseta
Chapter as hostess. Members
from this chapter attending
included the president, Mrs.
E. B. Swearingen and Mrs.
C. H. Neisler, Mrs. S. J.Tank-
ersley. Mrs. J. G. Hicks,
Mrs. B. W. Hinton, Mrs. C.
E. Whatley, Mrs. W. H. Maples,
Mrs. C. G. Elder and Mrs. R.
L. Swearingen.
The Chapter welcomed Mrs.
J. R. Lovlns of Macon, a
former member, who has
been reinstated.
Mrs. R. L. Swearingen, pro
gram chairman, gave a most
interesting talk on the South
ern poet, Sidney Lanier, whose
birthday is observed in Febru
ary. Mrs. Whatley played a
medley of popular music of the
early twenties.
Two guests of the Chapter
were Mrs. Whatley and Mrs.
E. Paul Hodges.
The hostesses, assisted by
Mrs. F. M. Carson and Mrs.
E. B. Swearingen, served re
freshments.
Funeral Held
For Mrs. Childs
In Atlanta
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 8, for Mrs.
J. R. Childs at Spring Hill,
3 o’clock with Dr. Bonneau
H. Dickson officiating. Entomb
ment followed in Westview
Abbey.
The pallbearers were Mr.
Henry B. Green, Dr. W. C.
Goodpasture, Dr. Floyd W. Mc
Rae, Dr. W. A. Selman, Mr.
W. Reid Brown, Mr. Ralph
C. Beinecke, Dr. Jesse H.
York and Dr. George W. Fuller.
Survivors include husband,
Dr. J. R. Childs and four
sons, Mr. J. R. Childs, Jr.,
Mr. J. Bloodworth Childs, Mr.
William H. Childs, Mr. Charles
T. Childs, one brother, Mr.
William P. Green.
Mrs. P. B. Childs of Butler,
attended the funeral , Friday.
Marchman Serves
On Re-Evaluation
Committee
Malcolm J. Marchman, prin
cipal of the Butler High School,
served as a member of the com
mittee headed by Dr. Moll of
Georgia Southwestern College
for a re-evaluation study of the
Terrell County High School in
Dawson for the Southern As
sociation of Schools and Col
leges. This study was complet
ed on Marvh 4, 5, and 6.
Marchman served on the
school plant, social studies and
health and physical education
committees. The committee
made recommendations from
objective point of view on how
improvements and additions to
the course of study could be
made.
Bulletin
The Butler Bearettes defeat
ed the Lilbum girls' team, SI-
37, In the first round of play In
the State Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, In Columbus.
The Andrew L. Miles, pas
tor of the Britt David Baptist
Church of Columbus, will be
guest evangelist at the series
of revival services to begin
Sunday, March 17 at the But
ler Baptist Church. The ser
vices will be held each day
at 10 a. m. and 7;30 p. m.
through March 22.
Rev. Miles is a native of
Metter, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Georgia and New
Orleans Baptist Seminary. He
served pastorates in Mississip
pi, Hawkinsville and has serv
ed for the last five years at
the Columbus church. While in
Hawkinsville, he was also pri
son chaplain.
Rev. Walter R. Evans is pas
tor of the church.
Everyone is extended an in
vitation to attend these ser
vices.
Peterman Rites
Held Yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Jeffie Gaultney Peterman, 77,
who died were held yesterday at
the Central Baptist Church.
Rev. Sydney H. Odom, Jr.,
and Rev. J. O. Dorriety of
ficiated. Graveside services
followed at Midway Baptist
Church Cemetery near Butler.
Her grandchildren serving as
pallbearers were Sonny Peter
man, Glenn Peterman, Bobby
Peterman, Gary Hortman,
Jerry Holland, Larry Hortman,
Clifton Peterman and Walter
B. Peterman, Jr.
Mrs. Peterman was a native
of Taylor County, but had lived
in Warner Robins for 11 years,
coming here from Butler. She
was a member of the Central
Baptist Church and the TEL
Sunday School Class and the
BTU of the church and was
active in the WMU. She was
the widow of Newton Edward
Peterman of Butler.
Survivors include five sons,
Elise N. Peterman of Butler;
William, Eugene, Walter B.
and Carl Peterman, all ofWar-
ner Robins; seven daughters,
Mrs. Menthie Whidby ofMacon,
Mrs. Jimmy Stringfield of But
ler, Mrs. Tommy Hortman of
Ft. Valley; Mrs. Howard Hol
land and Mrs. James L Poole,
both of Warner Robins; Mrs.
Tom Murray of Arlington,
George C. Peterman of Ameri-
cus; Sam Peterman of Milledge-
ville; and Robert C. Peterman
of Warner Robins; three sis
ters, Mrs. Martha P. Yongue,
Mrs. Susie P. Gaultney and Mrs.
lone Garner, all of Warner
Robins; 26 grandchildren and
13 great-grandchildren.
Christopher Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dick Turk
Is Named The
AWARE Chairman
In Monrovia, Liberia, West
Africa, Mrs. Richard P. Turk
has been elected Chairman of
AWARE (American Women
Assisting Rural Education) for
1963. She is the wife of Lieuten
ant Colonel Turk of Butler,
Georgia, presently assigned
to the United States Military
Mission to Liberia.
AWARE is composed of
women of the official Ameri
can community and wives of
American businessmen in Mon
rovia. With the slogan “Give
A Helping Hand to Help Another
Understand”, the group meets
each Thursday morning to pro
duce and assemble educational
aids for the rural schools of
Liberia. The materials are de
veloped in cooperation with the
Liberian Department of In
struction and the Education Di
vision of the United States
Agency for International De
velopment. The projects under
taken by the group runs into
several dozen, including book
lets and charts for spelling,
counting, and beginning forms of
arithmetic, clocks to help the
children learn to tell time,
maps of Liberia, teachers at
tendance records, alphabets,
and even play items such as
bean bags.
Colonel and Mrs. Turk are
popular members of the official
American colony in Liberia.
They are making marked con
tributions to the religious, cul
tural, and social life of the
American colony. They are
here on a two year tour.
Rev. Mathison
To Speak At
Roberta Church
The Roberta Methodist
Church announces revival ser
vices March 18-22 with Rev.
M. C. Mathison of Pensacola,
Florida, as guest preacher.
Services are scheduled for
10;00 and 7;30.
Rev. Mathison, a native of
DeFuniak Springs, Florida, is
superintendent of the Pensacola
District in the Alabama-West
Florida Annual Conference.
He has served several churches
in Alabama and west Florida
including a thirteen year term
as pastor of the First Metho
dist Church of Opelika, Ala
bama. For several years he
was the Conference Secretary
of Evangelism and has done
extensive work in this field.
Rev. and Mrs. Mathison have
two sons, both preparing for
the ministry, one at Young Har
ris College and the other a
senior at Candler School of
Theology.
The revival services are a
part of the "warm up your
heart" evangelistic emphasis
underway in Methodist churches
throughout south Georgia.
March is designated as the
month of Alsdergate Preach
ing in commemoration of John
Wesley’s Alsdergate experi
ence of two hundred years ago.
Each evening the services
will feature songs and a story-
sermon especially for children.
The music will be directed by
the choir in cooperation with
the ministers of the church.
State Filming Records
At County Courthouse
If you value your intieritance
and history through the preser
vation on microfilm of your
county courthouse records,
church minutes and family
Bibles, your interest is focused
on The Microfilming Program
now going on in the courthouse
by the Department of Archives
& History under the administra
tion of Ben W. Fortson, Jr.,
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Mary Givens Bryan, Director
and Archivist. This program,
City Council Meets
Notice
An examiner, from theSafety
Dept, of The State of Georgia,
for both new and renewal of
driver’s license, will be at the
Court house in Butler each
Tuesday except 2nd Tuesday
when he will be in Reynolds
at the City Hall. The time is
set from 9:00 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Driver’s license are
renewable 90 days before li
censee’s birthday. Automobile
tags expire March 31.
Mayor Alfonso McCrary call
ed the Butler City Council to
order at the City Hall Tues
day night and H. D. Tuanton led
the opening prayer. Mrs. Elma
Swain, clerk, read the minutes.
One correction in the term of
the policemen was noted by
Councilman Taunton and was
made. Minutes were adopted.
The bills were checked by
each member of the counciL
After all bills were found to be
correct, Councilman Alfred
Kennon made a motion that the
bills be paid. Taunton second-
MISS LUTTRULL
TO SPEAK AT
BETHEL CHURCH
Miss Esther Luttrull, R. N.,
missionary to Burundi, Africa
will speak at the Bethel Con
gregational Methodist church
on March 17 at 7;30 P. M.
Miss Luttrull has com
pleted two terms of ser
vice in Burundi where she
served as a nurse. She worked
under the auspices of World
Gospel Mission, an interdenom
inational missionary society
with over 200 missionaries
and work in 15 areas in
the world.
Miss Luttrull was stationed
at Murore, the location of
the WGM hospital which has
ed the motion and it was car
ried.
Lester and Marvin Peed
brought a request before the
Council that a larger water
main be put in across the rail
road on Industrial Street. A
discussion of running an 8 in.
water main in the area followed
with the advantages given.
Councilman Jimmy Smith sug
gested the possibility of running
the main through the storm sew
er under the railway to reduce
expenses.
City Attorney Charlie C.
Stone presented a map of the
proposed new water mains for
the entire city. Mr. Stone
explained the methods avail
able for financing. Smith made
a motion that Stone be asked
to make application for a federal
grant, Council Hubert Payne
seconded, the motion was pass
ed.
Mayor McCrary said that the
street light work had been sur
veyed by Georgia Power Com
pany and the requests will be
filled soon.
Complaints of BB guns being
used in the city limits was
brought before the council. It
was found that there is an or
dinance against their use with
out supervision and the police
were authorized to confiscate
. any and all guns found outside
a very important ministry Dur- (he parents supervision .
Final Rites For
J.B. Byrd
Funeral servicesfor JesseB.
Byrd, 83, retired Taylor Coun
ty merchant, will be held today
(Friday) at 3:30 p. m. at Crowell
Methodist Church.
Mr. Byrd died Wednesday
at 7;45 p. m. after a long ill
ness.
Interment will be at Crowell
Church cemetery. The body will
lie in state at Lucy Chapel of
the Goddard Funeral Home in
Reynolds.
The family will be at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wain-
wright.
Mr. Byrd was born in Taylor
County and lived here all his
life. His parents were the late
Amos Byrd and Molly Cody
Byrd.
Survivors include: two
daughters, Mrs. J. C. Fuller
of Reynolds and Mrs. Walter
Wainwright of Butler; two sons,
Robert E. Byrd of Warner Rob
ins and Harold R. Byrd of Ft.
Walton Beach, Fla.; two sisters,
Mrs. Bailey Joiner of Butler
and Mrs. Beulah Webber of St.
Petersburg, Fla.; one daughter
in law, Mrs. Nora Byrd of Ma
con; 13 grandchildren and 19
great grandchildren.
Ministers in charge of fu
neral services will be Rev. W.
W. Whaley and Rev. E.H.Dunn.
Reynolds Sells
Revenue Bonds
On March 4, 1963, the City
of Reynolds, Georgia, sold
second lien Water Revenue
Bonds in the amount of $100,
000. The Robinson-Humphrey
Company, Inc. and Johnson,
Lane, Space and Company, Inc.
were co-purchasers. The in
terest rate is 4.089909.
Local Telephone
Company Gives
Deposit Refunds
The PublicServiceTelephone
Company has during the last
week refunded all telephone de
posits on telephones that had
been in service over eighteen
months. A notice sent with the
deposits by Mr. H, C. Bond
stated that this was made
possible by the excellent record
of the subscribers in paying
their accounts.
Favorite Melody
Quartet To Sing
At Bethlehem
The Favorite Melody Quar
tet will sing at the Bethlehem
(Fort Perry) Baptist Church
on March 16 at 8 p. m.
The public is invited to come
and hear these singers in wheel
chairs. There will be no
admission charge, a love offer
ing will be taken to help
with expenses.
SERVE THE FUTURE
ing the first six months of 1962
alone, 373 inpatients and 13,481
outpatients received treatment.
The medical personnel en
deavor to minister to the
spiritual needs of the people
as well as their physical needs,
and as a result there are many
who receive healing in both
realms of their lives. Many
converts testify that they first
heard the Message when they
came to the mission station for
medical aid.
Miss Luttrull is a graduate
of Asbury College and Asbury
Theological Seminary, Wil-
more, Kentucky. She received
her Master of Nursing de
gree at Yale School of Nursing,
New Haven, Connecticut, ob
tained Certificate in Tropical
Medicines in Antwerp, Bel
gium, and earned a Diploma
in Midwifery in Brussels.
Miss Luttrull has displayed
much courage in times of
emergency and has spent
long hours on duty. She holds
a regular baby clinic day at
which time she distributes
free milk (government
supplied) and quinine, and she
also visits outstations to
hold medical clinics. She is
completely devoted to the task
of helping the Burundi people
both spiritually and physically.
Miss Luttrull is speaking in
behalf of her "adopted"
country of Burundi, and
has an interesting, challenging
message. Everyone in in
vited to attend.
Pastor
Jerry Parfain
TAYLOR RETAIL
SALES RISE
Georgia retails sales for 1962
totaled $5,731,463,157, an in
crease of 11.19 per cent over
the $5,154,353,718 collected in
1961 the Georgia State
Chamber of Commerce report
ed today. The year-end total for
Taylor County came to $9,623,
797 as compared to $8,949,517
for 1961.
Fourth quarter total for
1961 for the entire State
amounted to $1,549,197,347,
compared to $1,404,399,230 for
the same period during 1961,
the State Chamber reported.
Taylor County's total for the
fourth quarter is $2,456,528
compared to $2,495,318 for
the fourth quarter of 1961.
The problem of dogs running
loose in the city limits was
also discussed. The police
were authorized to destroy all
dogs after March 18 found run
ning loose without tags.
Councilman Luke Adams
made a motion that the meeting
be adjourned.
Final Rites Held
Wednesday For
W. F. Callahan
Funeral services for William
Frank Callahan, 71 year old re
tired farmer and railway sta
tion agent, were held at the But
ler Baptist Church, Wednesday
at 11 a. m. with the Rev. Walt
er R. Evans, pastor of the
church, officiating, assisted by
Elder Collins. Burial followed
in the Bloodworth Cemetery,
Born in Meriwether County,
October 23, 1891, son of the late
James Morgan and Mattie Wil
son Callahan, he came to Tay
lor County in 1909.
Mr. Callahan was a member
of the Royal Arch Masons and a
Master Mason of Fickling Lodge
129, F. and A. M. Active in
the Woodmen of the World, he
had recently received his 50
year pin. He was a member
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Telegraphers and had been ac
tive in the reforestation work in
this county.
He died at the Montgomery
Hospital Monday after an illness
of several years.
Members of Fickling Masonic
Lodge H129, F. and A. M. serv
ed as active and honorary pall
bearers.
Survivors include: his wife,
Mrs. Jewel Cochran Callahan;
one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Howell
Jr. of Atlanta; two sons, Dr. Dan
Callahan of Warner Robins and
Roy Callahan of Forest Park;
six brothers, Solon and Harvey
Callahan of Rupert; Allie Calla
han of Thomaston; Jessie Cal
lahan of Pike County; Dee Cal
lahan of Meriwether County and
Harmon Callahan of Spalding
County.
Edwards Funeral Home of
Butler was in charge of ar
rangements.
as a public service to the coun
ties, supported and financed
with appropriations of the Gen
eral Assembly in cooperation
with the Genealogical Society,
Salt Lake City, Utah, has made
this security measure possible.
After completion of filming
the records, the negative or
master copy will be stored in
an underground vault for se- .
curity purposes in case of lose
against fires, pests, nuclear
warfare and other means of des
truction. From the master film
copies can be suppled to the
county in case of any disaster.
We urge anyone having
Church Minutes, Bible and
Lodge Records. Confederate
Letters, Diaries, Family
Histories or any other records
of vital historical value to take
advantage of this free service
of preservation. Your Ordi
nary Mrs. Bussey Childs, can
direct you where to contact
Miss Beatrice F. Long, County
Archivist, or Don Collier,
Microphotographer, for infor
mation concerning filming your
records.
With the great interest now
in tracing family lines, your
descendants in later years will
be grateful you cared enough
to deposit on microfilm such
precious accounts of family
births, marriages, deaths, etc.
Special interest in the coun
ty’s can be found in old Church
Minutes. A wonderful example
of Taylor Cqunty’s past would
be to find Old Crowell Metho
dist Church Minutes establish
ed in 1826 and named for the
Indian Agent, Henry Crowell,
who succeeded the well known
Benjamin Hawkins, First Creek
Indian Agent.
Taylor County is not one of
the older counties in the State.
It was created Jn 1852 from parts
of five counties - Crawford,
Talbot, Macon, Monroe and Ma
rion and part of the Old Creek
Agency located west of the Flint
River. The greater part of Tay
lor County was originally em
bodied in Muscogee. It was
named for the twelfth president
of the United States, Zachary
Taylor, also a famous General
in the Mexican War. The color
ful lives of the pioneers as far
back as the Creek Indian Set
tlements in the territory made
history and today their des
cendants live and own property
in Taylor County. On the old
maps of the county twenty-
eight lots each marked "Old
Agency’’ showing they were for
merly constitued as part of
Indian Reservation. One of
the wealthiest land owners of
ante-bellum period was Peter
Corbin who came to Georgia
from S. C.; Henry Crowell,
William Crowell, John S.
Brooks, Daniel Whatley, Reuben
Windham (patriots of the Re
volution) and many other fine
old families of culture have
long been residents in this sec
tion of Georgia. We would like
to mention others as pioneer
builders if space would per
mit.
The town of Butler was named
for General William Orlando
Butler a noted officer of the
Mexican War and candidate
for Vice President in 1848.
General Butler was a poet and
author of the famous ante
bellum classic entitled “The
Boatsman’s Horn’’. The town
of Reynolds was first settled
by Dr. Alfred Coleman and
named after L. C. Reynolds,
Esq.
DINNING CHQSIN
BANK milPINT
Charles H. Denning, former
resident of Taylor County, was
recently named president of
the First State Bank of Cor-
dele. Mr-Denning and his family
moved to Reynolds in 1960 when
Mr. Denning became executive
vice president of The Citizens
State Bank there. While
in Reynolds, he served as a
leader in both civic and
church affairs as a member
of the Baptist Church and a
member of the Kiwanis Club,
He was president-elect of
the Kiwanis when he moved to
Cordele In the fall of 1962.