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VOLUME 17-NUMBER 26
BUTLER, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, APRIL S, 1963
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Have you any pictures hang
ing your home made of pure
Taylor County dirt (yes I said
sand) and glue? 1 doubt serious
ly that you have, but this week
I have had the opportunity to
see one that was pretty enough
to hand. And it was made by a
little first grade student.
That’s the only secret I will
about the Science Fair to be
held in Trynolds Thursday night
but I can tell you this - if you
miss it you are in for missing
a treat. All the way from this
picture made by a little girl
from the different kinds of soil
on her daddy’s farm to the high
school boy who lets you hear a
recording bouncing off a light
beam, it was fun. I had a
sneak preview tour of the ex
hibits and they are great.
* * *
Conditions look very favor
able for spring plantings, ac
cording to a report from Coun
ty Agent Vernon Reddish. The
general outlook over Taylor
County sees farmers and equip
ment busy in the fields pre
paring land, some of them
broadcasting, fertilizing ahead
of planting and many of them
actually planting seed for the
1963 crop.
Due to the extreme cold and
long hours of dormancy and
the recent warm weather we
have had, new growth is a-
bundant. Soil temperature is
warming up in preparation for
April showers. It might be
noted that even with the rain
recently, we need moisture now.
The outlook for our new crop
year seems bright, but we do
not know what the weather
possibly will be as to frost or
rainfall, Mr. Reddish said Mon
day.
* * *
A late bulletin from Georgia
Southwestern College an
nounces that it is now a center
for Graduate Record Examina
tions. For the April 27 test
ing, applicants must write di
rectly to Graduate Record Exa
minations Testing Service,
Princeton, New Jersey. Only
those applications received be
fore April 12 will be eligi
ble for taking the exams on
April 27.
May we again acknowledge
that we have goofed. During
the past several weeks, we have
failed to get three articles in
the paper that were sent to us.
We’re sorry and we are always
happy to do our best to correct
our errors. Please call us when
you do not see your story in the
paper. At least give us an
opportunity to realize we didn’t
get it in and if possible we will
run it the very next week,
many times before anyone
realizes the story was late.
We do ask that you keep your
articles as short as possible be
cause we want to use some of
everyone’s news. We do like
to use everyone’s name but
sometimes it is impossible due
to the lack of space to use a
very long list of names unless
it is an important story.
We also are being forced
to refuse to run proclamations
and resolutions in their en
tirety. We want and will use
a story on the signing of any
proclamation or resolution af
fecting our people and our coun
ty.
We look forward to hearing
from you and printing your
news each week in your county
paper.
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Butler FFA
Enters Meet
In Forstry
The Butler chapter of Future
Farmers of America will
:ompete with other FFA mem
bers in their area at a For
estry Field Day program on
April 4 at Plains.
Winners in this area field day
will earn the right to enter state
competition on May 3 at the
State FFA-FHA camp. Fifteen
area winners will vie for the
State championship.
Sponsors for the local area
filed day will be St. Regis Paper
Company and Valley Wood,
Inc. Coordinating the activ
ities of the event will be Carl
Dennis.
A team of ten Future Far
mers will represent the But
ler Chapter in the field day.
Their advisor is W. J. Davis.
These FFA members are:
Lesley Kendrick, Jerry Wil
son, Albert Adams, Jerry Tur
ner, Glynn Taunton, LarryGuy,
Wayne Wilson, Bobby Lawhorn,
George Woodall and Jack
James.
Cash awards will go to in
dividuals placing first or se
cond in an event. The chapter
totaling the highest number of
points will receive a cash prize
and a plaque.
The ten events in which the
young foresters will compete
are: (1) Tree Planting (2)
Selective Marking (3) Esti
mating Pulpwood Volume from
Standing Trees (4) Estimat
ing Sawtimber Volume from
Standing Trees (5) Tree Iden
tification (6) Ocular Estim-
mation of Height and Diameter
(7) Land Measurement (8)
Log Scaling (9) Scaling Stack
ed Pulpwood and (10) Sawing.
Miss Peed Named
To Southwestern
Honor List
Dean H. V. Williamson an
nounced today that Miss Betty
Ann Peed has been named
to the Dean’s List at Georgia
Southwestern College. Miss
Peed is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Peed and a
graduate of Butler High School.
To attain this honor a student
must have earned credit in at
least three academic courses
and must have received an
average grade of B or higher
with no grade lower than a B.
First Science
At Reynolds
The first Science Fair in the
history of the school will be
held at the Reynolds High School
on Thursday night from 7 to 9.
The fair is sponsored by the
school and is under the direc
tion of Royce Lynn and Hubert
Montgomery Is
On Dean's List
At University
The College of Business at
the University of Georgia has
announced its winter quarter
dean’s list. Among those
listed was Cecill M. Mont
gomery of Butler.
Bethel Church
Holds Services
Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church will have their regular
preaching service by their pas
tor, Elder Bentley Adams, each
first Sunday morning and dinner
at the church. In the after
noon they have a community
sing and invite all who like to
sing or listen to singing to come
and be with them.
Church services are also held
each Saturday night and on the
third Sunday morning.
Everyone is invited to come
and worship with them at any
of these meetings.
Reynolds Church
Slates Mission
Study Monday
The first session of the mis
sion study, "The Rim of East
Asis", will be held at the
Reynolds Methodist Church on
Monday, April 8, at 10 a. m.
The class will be conducted by
Mrs. John Mims, superinten
dent of Missionary Education.
There will be a film, "The
Rim of East Asia", which should
be most interesting.
Everyone is urged to atr
tend this first meeting. Bring
a covered dish. We will havd
lunch at the church.
Revival Begins
At Horeb Church
A joint spring revival at
the Horeb Baptist Church will
bring together the congrega
tions of the Horeb and Midway
Churches for the week of
April 10 through 14. The
Rev. Herschel E. Whitley will
bring the messages each even
ing at 8 beginning on Wed
nesday and continuing through
the Easter Sunrise Service on
Sunday morning at sunrise at
Horeb. The final service will
be held at the Midway Church
on Sunday evening at 8.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Rev. Herschel E. Whitley,
pastor.
New Officers To
Be Installed By
Eastern Star
Stella Butler Chapter 322,
Order of the Eastern Star, will
have their installation of 1963-
1964 officers on the evening
of April 9 at 8:00.
Worthy Matron-Elect is Mrs.
Ruth Whitley and Worthy-
Patron Elect is Reverend Her
schel Whitley. Retiring Worthy
Matron and Worthy Patron are
Mrs. Frances Adams and Roy
Kirksey. Installing Patron will
be Brother R. N. Vandergrift
of Atlanta and Mrs. Gene Bea-
son will be Installing Marshall.
This meeting will be open:
the members and officers of
Stella Butler Chapter would
like to take this opportunity
to invite our friends to enjoy
this occasion with them. A
covered dish supper for which
this chapter renowned will be
served after the program.
Fair Held
High School
W. Sasser. Every high school
student will have a part either
in submitting a project or in
a joint project with someone
else.
Mr. Sasser, principal of the
school, is in charge of the
elementary part of the fair
with Mr. Lynn, science teach
er, leading the work in the high
school. The two made a trip to
Columbus to visit the Third
District Science Fair in pre
paring for the experiments.
Each teacher is supervising the
students in his or her home
room and assisting the students
in setting up the exhibits to
show of projects they have
completed.
Judging will be from 5 to 7 p.
m. with Dr. Mosley of the Geor
gia Southwestern College
Science Department; Mr. Duna
way of the Crawford County
High Science Department and a
representative from the Fort
Valley Science Department
judging the exhibits. .
First, second and third place
ribbons will be awarded in the
six classifications in high
school, three catagories in the
7th and 8th grades and each
room in the 5th, 6th and 7th
grades. The first three grades
will be awarded ribbons on
basis of their participation.
Mr. Sasser stated that he
hoped to make this science
fair an annual affair to in
crease the interest in scienti
fic projects. Everyone is in
vited to attend this year’s ex
hibit.
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Glynn Taunton Wins FFA
Public Speaking Contest
Glynn Taunton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Taunton of But
ler, was winner of the Butler
Future Farmers’ Public Speak
ing Contest. Glynn’s subject
was the feeding of beeves. He
brought out the point that a
cow, like a human being, needs
a well-balanced diet.Cows need
these six nutrients: carbon,
fats, water, proteins, vitamins,
and minerals. Balance-feeding
helps raise healthy cattle by
giving the correct . proportion
HENRY E. BARROW
Barrow Family Celebrate
Birthday With Family Meet
Henry E. Barrow, Taylor
County native, was honored with
a surprise birthday dinner
at his home last Sunday in
honor of his 68th birthday. The
occasion was also a Barrow
reunion, the first held in 15
years, bringing the members
of the Barrow family together.
Among those attending were
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barrow
and children and Mr. Olin Bar-
row of Phenix City, Alabama;
Mrs. Bill Fuller, Columbus;
Mrs Cecil Lee, Mrs. Irma
McKinley, Mrs. Oscar Lee,
Mrs. Daniel Akins and
children and Mrs. Vernon Trice
of Thomaston; Mrs. and Mrs.
Cooper Clark and family of Fort
Valley.
Miss Beatrice Kirksey of
Reynolds F.H. A.
Enjoys Fun Week
by Diane Hill and Jeri Windham
The FHA is sponsoring
the National FHA Week at
Reynolds High School. Sunday
the girls met at the Methodist
Church to worship together.
Then Monday, the hall
at school was attractively
decorated with a bulletin board
telling all about the forcoming
week. A special committee was
appointed Tuesday to fix flower
arrangements for the local hos
pital rooms.
Wednesday was known as "No
Gripe Day’’ for all FHA mem
bers. Secret spies were ap
pointed to keep a close check
to make sure all the members
lived up to this order. A
special Kangaroo Court was
held for those who did not.
Thursday was "Wear What
You Please Day." Friday was
Family Day, when everyone had
to cook a meal at home and
bring the menu to school Mon
day with the parent’s signa
ture. It has indeed been a
FUN WEEK! I I I I
Americus, William James of
Ellaville, Mr. and Mrs. Wanza
Carpenter and family, Mrs.
Ora Barrow and Ralph, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Barrow and sons,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Barrow,
Mrs. John S. Barrow and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Barrow, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Whatley and grand children, Mr.
and Mrs. Jason Albritton and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin
Kirksey and twins, Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Barrow and family, Mrs.
Burie Hobbs and children, Miss
Ila Swearingen and Miss
Miriam Tucker.
RHS Cheerleaders
Attend Clinic
The Reynolds High Cheer
leaders have returned from
a Cheerleaders Clinic at Tif-
ton High School where they
met in the Gym for sessions
of learning cheers and practic
ing along with groups from
other schools. Those attending
the sessions last Thursday
through Saturday were Cayle
Aultman, Bonnie McDaniel,
Glenda Parks, Caroline Brady,
Diana Thornton, Peggy Chil-
dree, Lynda Whatley, Betty
Cummings, Faye Posey, Sue
Trussell, and Jo Wainwright.
The group was chaperoned by
Mrs. Troy Athon.
BASEBALL PLAN'S
The 1963 Butler High School
baseball schedule is as fol
lows:
Thursday, April 4 - at Rey
nolds; Monday, April 8 - Ro
berta Here; Thursday, April
11 - At Ellaville; Monday,
April 15 - At Unadilla; Thurs
day, April 18 - At Roberta;
Monday, April 22 - Reynolds
here; Wednesday, April 24 -
Yatesville here; Monday, April
29 - Unadilla here.
Home games will begin at
3:45.
of nutrients. Feed should fit
its purpose. It should be of high
quality, contain the right nu
trients, and taste good.
As winner of the Public
Speaking Contest, Glynn won
580.00 and a trip to the Natio
nal FFA Convention in Dan-
sas City. The contest is
sponsored by the local FFA
Convention in Kansas City.
The contest is sponsored
by the local FFA Chapter and
The Citizens State Bank of But
ler.
Judges of the contest were
M. J. Marchman, principal of
Butler High School; B. B. Hul-
ing, assistant principal: and
Jerry Partain, English teacher.
Mrs. William Guy was the
official time keeper. Wayne Cox
acted as announcer for the
program.
W. J. Davis is sponsor
of the local Future Farmers
Chapter.
Prosperity Plans
Memorial Day
For April 14
The annual Cemetery Memo
rial Day will be observed at
the Prosperity Primitive Bap
tist Church on Sunday, April
14. We urge all who have
friends and relatives buried
in this cemetery to attend this
important event.
The Cemetery Committee
Miss Russell
On Tift College
Dean's List
Miss Lynn Carter Russell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, H.
L, Russell of Reynolds, has been
named to the Dean’s List for
the Winter Quarter at Tift
College according to Dean Gor
don S. Miller.
To achieve this honor, a
student must attain a scholas
tic average of 2.25 for the
quarter on ten or more hours
of work and have an overall
average of 2.00.
Tennis Courts
Ready For Use
The Butler High School tennis
courts are now ready for use.
A temporary backstop has
been erected until a per
manent one can be arrang
ed. Anyone disiring to use
the new courts is most wel
come. Butler High will enter
the region tennis tournament
for the first time this year.
The tournament will be held
in Thomaston on April 17.
Vandy Gates
On Dean's List
Vandy Stephen Gates, son of
Mr. and Mrs. HaroldGates was
among the honor students in
cluded in the Winter quarter
Dean's list at the University
of Georgia. Vandy is a Senior
and will graduate in June.
District Meeting Of PTA
Held In Butler Thursday
By Lovelace Hair
New officers will be elected
to serve the Fifth District of the
Georgia Congress of Parents
and Teachers at the spring con
ference Thursday, April 4, at
10 a. m. at the Butler High
School.
Mrs. Cicero Johnston, presi
dent of the Georgia Parent-
Teacher Association will be
Butler FHA'ers
Observe Week
by Sharon Bohler and Linda
Faye Rustin
Georgia’s 24,000 Future
Homemakers, on April 1-7,
joined with their members
throughout the nation in the
observance of National Fu
ture Homemakers of America
Week. Over one-half million
homemaking students in all
of the states in the United States
have, during the week, planned
and carried out special activi
ties to interpret their impor
tant program.
This year the special week
was planned to coincide with
Home Economics Week inGeor-
gia. These weeks emphasize
the importance of home eco-
nomics-and the career of home
economics. Future Home
makers are primarily con
cerned with the improvement
of home and family living. Other
worthy goals of members in
clude the development of crea
tive leadership, the achieving
of worthy personal goals,
gaining an understanding of
others, and strengthening im
portance values, promoting
wholesome individual and
family recreation.
The Butler FMAers have
been busy observing this
special week. Sunday morn
ing the members made at
tending church a family affair.
Sunday night a group of FHAers
attended the Youth Revival at
Bethel Congregational Metho
dist Church.
Monday was Publicity Day.
In order to better inform others
of our chapter goals and activ-
ties, announcements were made
each day during the week and
posters were placed in several
stores in Butler and in the
halls at Butler High School.
Tuesday was Community
Day. Tuesday, the members
were supposed to give the com
munity officials a better under
standing of our chapter. How
ever, this was postponed until
April 8, when the FHA officers
plan to give a program at
the regular PTA meeting.
Wednesday- -School Day
every member wore red and
white, the FHA colors.
Thursday was Family Day.
Preparing a family meal and
babysitting for younger bro
thers and sisters were ways
of helping our family through
their chores. Everything was
done with the idea of pro
moting family harmony.
Friday is to be Fun Night.
There is no planned chapter
social affair, because of the
decision to have our party
earlier in the year. But, with
the belief that FHAers know how
to have good clean fun, we
think that this can still be a
fun night.
Saturday, the last day of our
special week, was designated
by national headquarters as
Fund Day but fortunately the
FHA has been successful with
several money-making projects
this year, so the treasury needs
no boost at this time.
Rev. E. H. Dunn
To Speak At
Turner's Chapel
Rev. E. H. Dunn will be the
guest speaker at the sunrise
service on Easter Sunday
morning attheTurner’sChapel
Freewill Baptist Church. No
definite time has been set for
the service which will begin
directly at sunrise.
The public is invited to
worship with us.
Rev. W. J. Owens, pastor
guest speaker on the program,
discussing "New Adventures
in PTA Leadership and Re
sponsibility.”
Miss Jean Abt, public rela
tions representative of Grace-
wood state school and hospital
will show slides and give in
formation on the institution
where the resident population
is approximately 1670. The
waiting list tor admissions
numbers 1300 and is the only
institution for the mentally re
tarded in the state.
Seven Life Memberships, in
cluding one to a Taylor County
resident, will be presented to
those who have contributed of
their time and talent for the
good of children and youth in
Georgia.
One of the honorary Life
Memberships will be awarded
Clifford H. Baldowski, Atlanta
Constitution cartoonist
"Baldy”, for his cartoon on
the “Drop Out’’ which has made
such an impact on youth in Geor
gia.
The Fifth District includes
a membership of more than
20,000 members in the follow
ing counties: Chattahoochee,
Harris, Marion, Macon, Musco
gee, Quitman, Schley, Stewart,
Sumter, Talbot, Taylor and
Webster.
Retiring district officers in
clude Mrs. Roswell Hair,
Buena Vista; Mrs. Oscar Spur-
lin, Columbus, and Mrs. Terry
Hiers, Americus.
Ralph Underwood, president
of the Butler PTA, will bring
Greetings to the district group.
Students Attend
Literary Meet
Students from 12 west cen
tral Georgia high schools will
participate in the Region 4-C
Literary Meet at LaGrangeCol-
lege Friday and Saturday, April
5-6.
The interscholastic event
will include competition in
declamation, essay, typing,
shorthand, and home economics
on Friday and in piano, vocal
solo, trio, and quartet on Sat
urday.
Both girls’ and boys’ com
petition is scheduled in most
of the above events. The winning
high school will compete in
the State Class C Literary Meet
in Macon on Saturday, April
20.
High schools entered in this
weekend’s regional meet, ac
cording to Region 4-C Secre
tary F. W. Taylor of Senoia,
are: Butler, Byron, East
Coweta of Senoia, Georgia
Academy for the Blind of
Macon, Greenville, Macon
County of Montezuma, Meri
wether County of Woodbury,
Reynolds, Talbot County of Tal-
botton, Western of Newnan,
West Point, and Yatesville.
In the earlier competition
Macon County won the one-
act play event and Greenville
won the debating event.
Last year Macon County
High School edged out Green
ville High by a mere half point
to win the Region 4-C Liberary
Meet. The 57 1/2 - 57 point
victory gave Macon County
the right to represent the re
gion in the state Class e Meet.
Navy Recruiter
Comes To Taylor
Jim Lawson, U. S. Navy Re
cruiter, reports that the Navy
is stepping up its effort to ob
tain qualified young men toman
the ever increasing number of
nuclear submarines. Mr. Law-
son said that anyone desiring
to be tested for this duty can
make an appointment to be test
ed by calling him at SH 2-0756.
Mr. Lawson will be in
Butler and Reynolds every Fri
day at the post office.
BUTLER PTA TO
MEET MONDAY
The Butler PTA will meet
on Monday night at 8 at the
Butler High School Cafetorium.
Ralph Underwood will preside
at the April meeting.