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The Butler Herald
VOLUME 70
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KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1946
NUMBER 33
Long Awaited Paving
Of Ten Miles on 96
Is Expected Soon
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Columbus, Aug. 19—The poten
tialities of increased trading in
Columbus by residents of Taylor
county, embracing the towns of
Butler and Reynolds, may become
a reality in the near future, it was
disclosed this week by the Co
lumbus Chamber of Commerce.
L. K. Camp, chairman of the
Good Roads Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, embarked
upon a study of the possibilities of
paving a 10.5 mile stretch of Route
96 from Geneva to Junction City
a few weeks ago. The Chamber
gloup has been in close contact
with Sims Garrett Jr., vice chair
man of the State Highway Board,
who indicates that, he is marking
every effort to effect the project be
fore Oct. 1.
The virtual is oblation of Rey
nolds and Butler, principal towns
of Taylor County, from Columbus
was realized during a recent “Hi-
Neighbor” program, honoring the
residents of that county. Taylor
county residents pointed out that
Butler presently is 79.1 miles to
Columbus over paved road by way
of Ellaville. However, they state,
if the 10-mile stretch from Geneva
to Junction City were paved, it
would place Butler 50.3 miles east
of Columbus by paved highway.
Reynolds is 9 miles e ast of But
ler-
The long distance of Columbus
from Butler and Reynolds by way
of paved roads has diverted Tay
lor residents to other areas for
their trading center. The “Hi
Neighbor” committee of Colum
bus asked the Chamber of Com
merce to study the situation and
seek its paving.
Mr. Garrett recently advised the
Chamber that the Highway De
partment has the project under
way with the project of 10.5 miles,
at an estimated cost of $225,000.
All surveys have been completed
and it is now in the drafting room
for final preparation of plans.
“I have been asking them to ex
pedite it in every way possible for
several months,” Mr. Garrett dis
closed in a letter to the Chamber
of Commerce, “as I am vitally in
terested in this unimproved sec
tion being paved.”
The coordinating engineer of the
Highway Department, J. A. Ken
nedy, last week advised Mr. Gar-
PRESIDENT H. L. WINGATE
TO ADDRESS FARM BUREAU
MEMBERS HERE SATURDAY
ALL FARMERS AND SCHOOL TEACH
ERS IN COUNTY URGED TO HEAR
MR. WINGATE AT LOCAL COURT
HOUSE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Taylor County Farmers Are Presented Checks THE AMERICAN LEGION
;P0ST NO. 124 INSTALLS
OFFICERS FOR 1947
Mr- H. L. Wingate of Pelham
president of he Georgia Farm Bu
reau, will be guest speaker of the
Taylor County farm Bureau on Sat
urday afternoon, August 24 at three
o’clock.
The meeting will be held at the
Court House in Butler and all local
farmers are invited to hear Mr.
Wingate at this time.
A special invitation is extended
all school teachers of the County
to hear Mr. Wingate. In his oa-
dress he will give infromation of
vital interest to thet teachers.
Mr. Emory Harris, president of
the local Farm Bureau will be in
charge of the meeting.
Cooper Concrete Block Co.
At Rupert Is One of Taylor
County's New Enterprises
The Cooper Concrete Block Com
pany of Rupert has recently been
completed and is now producing
thousands of ground granite and
concrete blocks every day.
Mr. J. Ran Cooper, owner and
manager of the company has spent!
some time securing the most up-to-
date machinery for his new enter
prise. He has also made extensive
study of this business and is
thoroughly familiar with manu
facturing of cement blocks.
The plant is located on number
three highway at Rupert and is
open at all times for your insepec-
tion.
Citizens of Taylor County are
justly proud of this and other new
enterprises ,
MR. |M. P. DEAN RELIEVES MR.
LUKE ADAMS AS COMMANDER;
MR. W. MACK MATHEWS CHOSEN
VICE-COMMANDER.
Butler Post 124 of the American
1 Legion met Tuesday evening, Aug-
, ust 13 and installed new officres
! for 1947.
State Old Age Benefits
And Allotments to Blind
Will Go Up on October 1
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR C. E. McCRARY
HELD AT CROWELL
Prominent Taylor County Farmer
Dies Suddenly at His Home Last
Friday.
Funeral ervices for Mr. Clarence
Officers elected were as follows:, ^ u £ ene McCrary, 75, prominent
Commander, M. P. Dean; Vice, cltizen of Crowell community of
Commander, W- M. Mathews; Sgt.| this count y were held at the
[at Arms, Tom Giles; Adjutant, Ja-| CroweI1 Methodist church Sunday
son Elliston; Post Chaplain, Rev. E.! afternoon at four o’clock. Rev-
| H. Dunn; Service Officer, Frank' Leon Edwards, pastor of the
; Riley; Treasurer, Murray Walker; j cburcb > officiated. Burial was in
n/r u , , r. * , _ „ Historian, Hamp England. j the Crowell cemetery.
d f 9? ' ?, reS A de S ? f i h * R ^ n ° ldS Li ° nS C1Ub ’ Pre l The Post has changed its meet-! Mr - McCrary died suddenly of a
Fountain «nH fp t V ' V m‘ B ^ ‘ Sbealy E ' A ‘ Hollis - A - J - ing from one meeting a month to heart attack at his home about
h " d ;L ’ Winners in Green Acres Contest which was meetings every second and fourth noon August 16. He had been in
Tuesday nights of each month. All, declining health for some time.
— veterans of both World War I and! Mr - McCrary was a life-long citi-
. . II are urged to attend these meet-| zen of the county and one of the
nzes Awarded Winners i in 8 s and if not already a member I oldest members of Crowell Meth-
| to join soon and make this one of| ot f* st church church.
I Grppn ArrPC f(intact the largest posts in this section. | He * s survved by his wife, the
l Vll CCII HUC3 VUIIIC3I | 1947 membership cards have a l-i former Miss Clifford Montgomery
y Rnimnlflc IIaiic fink ready been sent to each post soj one son Mr. G. G. McCrary, and
nCJIlUHB Lions LIUD j be sure and renew your member- j one daughter Miss Katie McCrary
ship at your earliest convenience| °f Reynolds; one sister Mrs. Emma
The winners of the Taylor if you haven’t already done so.| s healy of Ocala, Fla.; five grand-
County Green Acres Contest were G \X e your dues to either Adjutant.chj dren and three great-grand-
honor guests at a special dinner Elliston or Treasurer Murray Wal- c ren-
given by the members of the Rey- ker - botb be,n 8 6 lad to issue 1947! Pallbearers included Messrs Ber-
nolds Lions Club last Thursday du *f cards - I "? rd Fuller > J °hn S. and Clarence
night at the Reynolds Club House J There 1S a membership drive in! Montgomery, Clifford Adams, Wal-
Dr W G Lee Macon banker pr °e ress which will last until the;ter Wainwright and Clarence
and civic leader, was principal, meeting .night in November. Shealy.
speaker on this occasion. His rhi s drive is to be followed by anj
speech stressing the need and re- enter tainment. Leaders of the drive:
suits of soil conservation in Geor- f^ e J )ean, 17 9 om ? iander ’ and i
gia was appreciated by the audi-; W 1w M ' Ma thews, Vice Commander. I L U/aaL* F _
ence ( Meetings are being held in the lOllipleteS 6-WeekS COUTSC
The Club was praised highly by ? ouse for th T e t,me bemg but ... T
Dr. Lee for the civic improvements p ans . fo . r a new » ome ara W til AirDOIlie TfOODS
that it has helped to make in the already m progress. This Home will
sponsored by the Club-
Miss Mary V. Fountain
Wins $200 Scholarship
To Fla. State College
Atlanta, Aug. 17 — Georgia’s
maximum old age benefits will be
rett that the plans on the project ?? “eh as any other state in the
are “now being Inked and every |Un»>” "J?" 1 ^
effort is being made to include ^ Department
this project m a etting the latter pu £ Welfare announced to .
part of September. ! .
Mr. Garrett pointed out that the, £ sald (he lncrea6ed max .
"'iimuins also would apply to the
technicians in the drafting room
which has occasioned some delay
on this particular project.
Mr- Camp pointed out that the
Chamber Good Roads Committee
will meet this week to follow up
on efforts before the state to ex
pedite the project to fruition.
needy blind, the first child in a
family of dependent children
would receive $24 instead of $18
and other dependent children
would get $15 instead of $12.
The welfare director also an
nounced the percentage of a re-
emte me project tu dpient’s budget which the state
“This project is simp y another £inance WQuld be faised
tangible result of the Hi Neigh- N ?5 tQ 85 per cent
bor’ program, Richard E. u 'ey, Hartley explained this by illus-
executive director of the Cban ‘ d>er ; trating that if a pe rson ’s budget
of Commerce, pointed out Sunday. called for a quart of milk the
He said that local business men gtate could pay on i y 75 pe r cent
had not realized the virtual iso a * I ^he cost. The new figure will up
tion of Reynolds and Butler due| the amount among lower benefit
to the road situation until recent- j g roupSi but n o person may re
ly when they visited the two more than tht maximum of
The following article appearing
in a recent issue of the Monticello
News, Monticello, Fla., will be
read with interest by the man;,
local friends and relatives of Misc
Mary Virginia Fountain, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs- Jack Fountain
of Monticello:
Mary Virginia Fountain, out
standing Jefferson County 4-H
Club girl, has just been awarded a
$200 scholarship to Florida State
College for Women. The contest is
sponsored by the Kerr Glass Co.
Mary Virginia won her award
for home canning accomplishments
and was the runner up in 1945
activities sponsored by the nation
al committee on boys’ and girls’
club work. Last year she was
6teate winner in the canning con
test and was awarded a $25 Wai
Bond for her achievements.
She was a senior at Monticello
High school this fall and plans to
enter the 1947 term at F.S.C.W.
Nw in eighth year club work she
is actively engaged in home
demonstrations in poultry, home
improvement, clothing, canning
and leadership. She recently serv
ed as a local leader with t"ne Jef
ferson and Leon counties 4-H Club
members at Camp Cherry Lake.
As a member of 4-H Clubs, Mary
Virginia has been under the di
rection and guidance of Mrs. Ruby
Brown Braswell, Mrs. Ella Mae
Loeb and Mrs- Ophelia C. Wells,
former Home Demonstration
agents, and Mrs. Bonnie J. Car
ter, the present agent. She has at-
te nded numerous county achieve
ment days,, state short courses
and camps.
Pvt. Walter Hugh Pierce
community. The sponsoring of the be solely . for Le gionaires for regu-
Green Acres Contest was praised meetings, entertainments, and
by the speaker as a noteworthy, recreatl0nal occaslons -
achievement for the Club.
Prizes to the winners of the con
test were awarded at the close of
the mating.
Winners . of the contest and
guests on .this occasion included
Messrs A. J. Fountain, W. A.
Taunton, E. T. Shealy, E. A. Hol
lis, V. A. Bailey and John G
Parks.
Lucy Mae Carpenter
Dies Suddenly Saturday
Night at Home Here
Pvt- Walter Hugh Pierce son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Pierce of Rey
nolds, has earned the right to wear
the “Boots and Wings” of the U.
S. Army airborne troops. He has
completed six weeks of combined
parachute and glider training
'j during urmieh time he mmue aeuem
jumps, the last two being tactical,
(one at night and the ther at the
break of dawn Special glider
Revival Meeting Closes
At Mt. Pisgah Church
After Successful Week
war science has
been augmented by the introduc
tion of the airborne methods of
towns.
“The Chamber hopes that
this
$45.
The Welfare Department, Hart-
project will become a reality in • j ey sa j d> “ W in be living within the
the near future,” Tukey continued. 1 appropriated funds,” and ex-
“Mr. Garrett has been most co- pruned how the boosts became
operative in advising us of the po SS ibie:
status of the road and indicated ( gj nce 1937 the state has limited
that the project had already been ^ ^39 amo unt which may be
under study and planning when pa j d a d ependent. In the 1945 ses-
the Chamber committee put it at sion 0 j t he legislature Hartley said
the head of its list of ‘must’ pro- he drafted a law which would en-
jects. However, we believe that if a ble Georgia to put aside the $30
the Chamber and other interested restriction if it ever became neces-
groups in Columbus become in-j^ry and to take advantage of any
terested in the project that it may increased federal funds,
more definitely be accomplished.”! until recently the state was re-
•■* ! quired to match—dollar for dol-
j lar—federal welfare funds,
j Congress recently passed a meas-
j ure which permits the federal
1 government to put in two-thirds
UAMflau Aftomnnn i of a benefit up to $15, with the
Monday Anenuwn . state kicking in the one-third. Ev-
_____ erything above the $15 would be
A meeting of the Reynolds Girl matched on a 50-50 basis-
Scouts and Brownies will be heldi Since Georgia will receive $10
at the Reynolds Baptist church on every $15 benefit it can og
Monday afternoon at four o’clock, ahead with its expanded program,
— Hartley explained.
airrn for SALE I He said the attorney general
AUTO FOR b had approved t he state measure
On Beuick Coupe, Series "40 1 ’ for passed in 1945 which paved the
sale See or call for further inform- way for increased federal funds
ti ‘ and that the state board of pub-
** ’ Phone 76 lie welfare had given the go-
The Butler Herald ahead signal on the proposal.
Veterans Service Board
Names Talbotton Man to
Succeed Quimby Melton
Atlanta, Aug. 14—Henry Persons
of Talbotton today was elected
chairman of the State Veterans
Service Board, succeeding Quimby
| Melton Sr., of Griffin, who resign-
ied recently.
i Fred Scott Sr., of Thomasville,
j was elected vice chairman and
! Jackson P, Dick Jr., of Atlanta,
secretar.
j Persons, a veteran of World War
II with service in the European
, theater, is mayor of Talbotton,
commander of the American Le
gion post there, and a former Tal
bot county representative in the
legislature.
| The board also authorized C. A.
Cheatham, director of the state de-
i partment of veterans service, to
I hire additional employes to take
; Lucy Mae Carpenter, 6 year old ^ ,f
daughter of Mr. and Mrs James ® SUCCeSSlully
I Other Carpenter, died suddenly of j ™he modern — ^
j a heart ailment at her home In
this city Saturday night.
I Funeral services were held for „„ . . , . - ... ..
Lucy Mae at Mt. Pisgah Baptist 1 wa/ ri as developed from World
i church Sunday afternoon at four| ^ A ™ erican airborne
| o’clock. Rev. John M. Cox official- ' , re ^ gn f ed
ed. Interment was in Mt Pisgah,^ W ?- hlS 1Un “
cemetery. nless ability and meritorious ac-
We have closed a most success-' Sundvors include her parents, j type^fdraining pro-
ful revival in our church at Mt. and Mrs. James O. Carpenter, duces com bi ned vualifipri inmL™
Pisgah and the pastor is most and grand parents, Mr. and Mrs ; a ]id y involves
grateful for the fine spirit of co- Norris Carpenter; also a number of ' specialized training in
cations, rigger, and parachute
mainenance, which are vital skills
Russian People Want
Peace With America
for airborne troops.
operation manifested by the mem- other near relatives and friends,
bers. We urge all the members!
and friends of the church to at- I aina MpwlftH Cauc
tend services at this church next ITCfflUII JOJ)
Sunday- Come to Sunday school
at 10:30 a. m. We have good
classes for all ages.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by the,
pastor. Read Colossians 3rd chap-!
ter. Our text will be taken from I Atlanta, Aug. 14—Dr. Louie D.(
this chapter. Pray for your pastoi Newton, president of the Southern j
in the delivery of this message. Baptist Convention, said on his
Baptismal services will be held return from Russia that he found I 1 n ® 1 ° cai DUS . sia uon was trans-
at Upton’s mill at 3:30 Sunday the people there “pulling togeth-: b '[ red thl . s ^ ek new hea d-
afternoon. Anyone desiring to er” toward “this great thing in the; £ ua !‘ te !! s A" the r ®? e . nt . ly completed
unite with the church may come future for which they dream.” j bri ^ k building adjoining the old
prepared and we will be glad to I “They don’t know what it isi 8 ®* 011,
administer the ordinance of bap- they work for, but they believe in; lbc n . e ^ station contains sepa-
tism at this time. it,” said the minister who toured j ra | e waiting rooms for white and
Bring a friend with you to each Russia as a representative of the; c °l 0I,ed people and is completely
of these services Sunday and let American Society for Russian Re- j up to date every respect -
us expect a great blessing from lief. ! Mr - E - L - Harris - manager of the
the Lord.
Local Bus Station
Moves to New Building
Next Door to Old Station
The local bus station was trans-
J. H- Stanford, Pastor.
Two Shot Dead
In Terrill County
“They don’t want war and they I bus terminal and local representa-
are not talking war,” Dr. Newton j for the John Deere Farm
said. “They particularly want 1 Equipment corporation states that
peace with America and every- (°Id bus station will be con-
where one goes, they talk of verted into a show room for John
Reynolds Girl Scouts
To Meet at Baptist Church
Afternoon
one goes,
America, America, America.”
Dr- Newton revealed he had a
conference with Premier Stalin but
1 was “bound to a promise not to'
Dawson, Ga., Aug. 20 Sunday was discuss the subjects we discussed."
marked by two fatal shootings in He presented Stalin with a New
i care of the extra work anticipated, Terrell County. Testament and a pipe.
I under the newly-enacted terminal! joe Carter, Jr., 19-year-old Negro,! Dr. Newton was one of seven
leave pay bill. | was shot through the eye on the members of the party representing
farm of W. T- Gamble, near Par- the Russian relief
Deere equipment and repair shop
for farm machinery.
Cheatham said the dep artment
expected to receive the forms re
quired by the new law within ten
days.
i FARM FOR SALE
Baptists Organize
For Big Drive
The Robert Moore place located
1 at head of Anthony pond and ad
joining the Walter Suggs farm,
containing 93 1/4 acres of land;
good four-room house with spring
, near house; two good barns; 40
acres of land under cultivation;
about $500 worth of young tim-
will sell for $750.00 cash,
j D. W PAYNE, Reynolds, Ga
Norman Park, Ga., Aug. 20—Two
society which hundred Baptists of southwest Ga.
rot, and died instantly. Ray Collins toured that country for a month, organized here Monday to carry the
another Negro, will be given a pre- Dr. Newton said that “as a; Georgia Baptists Foundation’s cen-
liminary hearing Saturday before preacher, I don’t want to go into tennial education endwoment pro-
B. B. Carden, justice of the peace, the political aspects at all” and'gram into 16 church associations
He claims the shooting was acci- added that he could not speak for controlling Norman Junior College,
dental. Soviet “politicians and diplomats.”! They will seek to raise approx-
Freddie Watson, Negro, 16, was “But the people, everywhere he imately $300,000 toward a state-
shot through the head on the farm went, talked of peace,” he said, wide fund which would provide
of Louell Hiller, Near Dawson. "The only country they are con- an increase of $200,000 each in
Lummus Hartsfielo, said to claim cerned about is America.” ! endowments for Norman, Bessie
an accident, also will face Judge j —— j Tift College at Forsyth, Shorter Col-
Carden Saturday in committment LOST lege at Rome, and Brewton-Parker
trial. Sheriff C. T. Mathews, So ! Somewhere on streets of Butler, Institute at Mount Vernon,
licitor R. A. Patterson and county one, gold hunting case watch. Fin-! The quota includes an additional
police are gathering evidence in del return to Dr. H. J. Porter and $100,000 needed to assure a new ao*
the two pistol cases. receive reward. i ademic building at Norman. ,