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Jl^iE Butler Herald
VOLUME 77.
"KEEPING EVER LASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS"
Scheduled to begin today are two
miles of intersecting highways
within the city of Butler.
Saturday will be Poppy Day in
Butler and throughout the United
States. Millions of Americans will
observe the day by wearing
Memorial Poppies in honor of the
nation’s war dead and by making
contributions for the welfare of
war’s living victims, the disabled
veterans and needy children of
veterans. Let’s all do our full share
of the day.
MR. G. A. PARKER
SUCCUMBS TO HEART
ATTACK TUESDAY
Although in ill health for a long
while the death of Mr. George A.
Parker was deeply grieved as an
nouncement was made Monday at
the Montgomery hospital in Butler
for some days during which time
he was given the closest of atten
tion of physicians, relatives and
friends.
Mr. Parker was a native of Tay
lor county but spent 23 years of
most active and successful farming
in Talbot county. He was born
Jan. 14, 1882 the son of the late
Mr. Daniel Allen Parker and Mrs.
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA.'THURSDAY NOVEMBER 0952.
Georgia and Eight Other States
Go Democratic While Nation
Gives Republicans Big Victory
NUMBER 6.
Stevenson, When Asked About
1956, Says: Examine My
Head, Please.”
It may interest our readers to Parkar -, Surviving him be-
know that we have in our office . ls evo J: 1 ^ c ® m P at J 1 ° n
lihrarv snd nnen for insnection bv 1 are two sons - Messrs E. A. and L. ^uunc service commissioner and
fi / P , ? r P nrcria! R - Parker >' one daughter, Mrs. J. W. |Hon. Walter McDonald as associate
friends a number of Georgia | Ingram; nine chndren; also officer to Mr. Chappell.
In the election Tuesday, voters of
Taylor county cast 1,966 votes. Hon.
E. L. Forrester, Congressman of
this the Third District, received
1770 of the votes cast.
Butler Native and Third
District Congressman Will
Speak at Mercer Friday
HAZLEHURST POSTMASTER
CHAPTER PAPER'S EDITOR,
TAKES AN EXTENSIVE TRIP
newspapers published from 75 to " lne f aaa cn ‘ lar .l n; a s0
more than 100 years ago. These,' 0 " *“>*"■ “ d ““*■> brothers , °‘
include Federal Union at Milledee- lt- MrS ' Nora Waters - Mrs. Artie
mciuae federal union, at Mill edge Robert Mrs Esther Rutherford
ville: Macon Examiner, at Macon „ . .
Otherwise the vote for Governor
It is being not^d with interest by
postmasetrs throughout Georgia
that Postmaster Arley Finiey,
down Hazlehurst way, also editor
of the Cracker Postmaster, official
gazette of the postmasters of Geor
gia—Butler being home of publi
cation for a number of years—ar
rived home last week following an
airplane trip of practically the
United States.
Report of Mr. Finley's 8,000-mile
trip is made as
home newspaper,
County Journal:
“Postmaster Arley Finley return'
ed this week from a trip which
look him by plane from Atlanta to
Final Rites Held
For Mr. Hortman
Accident Victim
Beloved Taylor County Citizen
Is Killed When Farm Tractor
Overturns on Him.
Macon, Nov. 3—Rep. E. L. Forres
ter will speak at hte Mercer Uni-
The same versity chapel at 10 a. m. Friday
voting strenglh was cast for Hon. in connection with the Walter F.
Allen Chappell of Americus for George School of Law’s fifth an-
Public Service Commissioner and nual Law day ceremonies
Che, speakers on the Law Day hashing,on* EVoTaSd “Con
EE';”, r rlnc ? 0, ''° attenVrneZZZ ConveS
and State Bouse officers dropped School, who will brin g a the" 1 annual i p c L ™ v . lng , ® os ?, ll I ov ? r
ville- Macon Examiner at Macon; 1 5l ODeri f: Mrs ' Kstner KutflerI °rd, aa low aa 1679 votes by Democrats, j Law Day address,an d Dr. Charlton ' Mo and . T' L r OU19
Fnauirer also Weekly Times Co- ’ Mrs ‘ Mamie Funderburk, Martin, On the Republican national ticket i Ogburn of the New York City Bar L™ m! S ^
iumbus Georgia Commonwealth, Frank and John Parker - headed by Hon. W. R. Tucker, thejwho will discuss plans fro the pro-' "fio^nd amUv K th{ t - - £| - a
Atlanta- Georgfa Banner Newnan• I Faithful to his church obligations vote in this county was 277. The!posed Southeastern Law Center to! c Z hp wpnt ! 'a this county, who survives him as
LaGrange^ReporterLaG rangeT i I and regular attendant to afl S erv- Republican party did not submit'be established at Mercer. home ?own of InttnenHlL, ^ I Z a ' S ° tW ° da ” gkters ’ five sons
very InterestTg to inspect fhe co - l<*sof church when his health per- any candidate for Governor or A life long resident of Leesburg LeSdne Kansa f fh, Ih i eight brothers and three sisters all
umL of these g preCivn War pub-1 fitted, Mr Parker was a devout State House officers. ’ j Mr. Forreste? was admUte^STlfe , L^AngeS?CelitXh^he'vlsrt" f^ofTheTrLny 0 Menl*
lications and note the progress j mem ber of Shiloh Primitive Baptist The full strength of the county’s bar in 1917. He served during ^ A ^
made in this greatly beloved state; church where funeral was conduct-1 vote was polled on the County Unit, Worild I in the U. S. Army. He was
of ours. ed Tuesda y by the following min-1 Amendment known as Amendment; elected in 1950 as U. S. Representa
1 tstprc V? P\7C Rontl 017 AHo m e To m a.-^ Mn 1 tVlO on m 1 OOC J l ' 1 Siro 4-U» TkS.J n •
Mr. Willie Edwards Hortman’s
friends—they are numbered by his
acquaintances in this section of the
state—were shocked beyond meas
ure when news was spread abroad
follows by his i late Monday afternoon that he had
The Jeff Davis become a death victim suddenly
due to the overturning of a
tractor which fell upon him while
engaged in hauling at his farm in
panhandle district.
Mr. Hortman was bom in Craw
ford county 60 years ago the past
March the son of the late Mr. John
and Mrs. Minnie Moncrief Hortman
and was happily married in early
manhood to Miss Vivilee Spillers,
If a friend of ours gave a feast
and did not invite us to it we
would not mind it a bit. But if a
. — - , , . , | following as pall bearers: Messrs
friend of ours had a sorrow and re- Jo , hnnie Fred B eeiand, Julian Bee-
fused to allow us to share it, we| land c B Whatley, W. J. Edmon-
would feel it most bitterly. If he sorii Huel Wheeless and Randall
closes the door of the house of { Drummond; the Edwards Funeral
mourning against us we would Homei Butler in charge Qf funera]
move bflck 3,g3.in &nd Bgdin ^nci.
isters Revs. Bentley Adams, James | No. 1 the same being 1835 votes di- j tive from the Third Congressional
Land and J. H. Stanford. These jvided as follows: 1270 for, 565 votes j District
services were concluded with in
terment ot the remains in the fami
ly lot at Shiloh cemetery with the
1 , . . . . . - our
Ellen and saw two new grandchil
dren whom he had never seen be-
great sorrow.
Funeral services for Mr. Hortman
with a large attendance present
beg to be admitted, so that we
could share in what we were en
titled to share. If he thought us
unworthy, unfit to weep with him,
we should feel it as the most
poignant humiliation. We have
had such experience and know
whereof we speak.
Postmaster C. C. Hobbs
Succeeds Col. Lunsford
As Defense Bond Chm.
Sunday was a most eventful day ; Jackson P. Dick, Chairman of the
in both the Butler Baptist church State Advisory Committee for the
and the Butler Methodist church. In!sale of U. S. Defense. Bonds in
the first event a very interestinng j Georgia, announces the appoint-
series of revival services was con- j rnent of Carl C Hobbs as "County
eluded after a week’s session with : Chairman for hte sale of Defense
Dr. D. V. Cason of the First Baptist Bonds in Taylor couuty.
church, Hapeville, doing the preach- j This action was made necessary
■ returned by plane to St. Louis, At-
against. | Dean F.Hodge O’Neal of the Law lanta and then home.
The highway amendment, No. 2 School, in commenting on the an- “Traveling almost eight thousand
was also carried in the county, the j nouncement, said, “Rep. Forrester’s j miles in the air, Postmaster Finiey
vote being 964 for and 732 against, i acceptance of our invitation to j says that planes are the best way
Amendment No. 3 changing the lFpeak on Law Da y completes our i to travel long distances with com-
ie levy of taxes received a ma- j Law Da Y program. I am pleased to fort and speed.
fore. After a vveek in California he j were conducted Wednesday after
noon, 3 o’clock at Providence Primi
tive Baptist church in Roberta of
which the deceased was an out
standing member with interment
announce him as the third of the
who will address our
jority of favorable votes, the tabu-,
lation showing 1040 for, with 386 6 P eakers
against. i guests on Law Day.”
Other of the 46 amendments
were carried by outstanding mar
gins throughout hte county.
Total vote by precincts was:
Butler 828
Reynolds 330
Panhandle 138 —
Carsonville 122
Daviston 62
Howard 74
Rustin 87
Cedar Creek 126 <
Potterville 199
ing, each being filled with beauti- because of the resignation of Hon. j as
ful Bible truths and charming il-1 J. R^ Lunsford, who served 10 years, C °o”he r
Grand total 1966
The day was spent in Butler as
an unusually quiet one for elec-
jtion day; the same being reported
as to the other precincts of the
Urgent Appeal in
Behalf of Mr. Windham
By Numerous Friends
“On this trip, Postmaster Finley
was able to visit all of his children
now away from home with the ex
ception of Martha Deen, at College-
boro. At St. Louis, Bobby met
plane; at Lexington, Mo., his
1 V* ~ V ** j-' ; ’ '***'■' —* » V-v, -*-V^ J O
lustrations. He was a long and de- ^ as Chairman. The treasury depart-
Amazing reports are
ceived by local friends of healing \
being obtained by Mr. Donald
Windham, a rheumatic patient for
the past several weeks at Spears’
Clinic, Denver, Colorado.
Donald is a resident of Potter
ville community whose citizens,
under the leadership of Rev. Cooper
Locke, pastor of the Baptist church
Joe with wife and two grandchil
'dren; at Los Angeles. Grace and
I family, which includes husband
and three grand children, and Mary
| Ellen, who taught school in Hazel-
I hurst last year but who now Jias a
(position with Darling’s Technical
. Lab. at Costa Mesa, Calif., as chief
being re- artist >!
in the family lot at Providence
cemetery. Officiating minister was
Mr. Hortman’s beloved pastor, Eld.
Cecil Darity. Pallbearers Included
the eight brothers of Mr. Hortman,
namely: Messrs Allred, Jim, Lewis
( Lemon, Ken, Tommie, Howard and
the j Kennith; Goddard Funeral Home
son Reynolds was in charge of funeral
arrangements.
voted friend of the pastor, Rev. I ment is mailing a citation to Mr.
Gordon Hunter. As for the Metho- j Lunsford for the excellent work
dists of which Rev. C. W. Hancock done in the county
is pastor, layman’s day was ob-1 The goal for the county is $70,000
sreved at the 11 o’clock hour. The sales through September is $67,- , - - -
guest speaker of tile occasion was 1744, leaving a balance of $2,256. : ar wo e ever given any Presiden-
Mr. W. E. Scott, one of Decatur, I Get a new bond buyer for each j * lal . cand i da te. Eisenhower led in 39
Ga.’s most successful business men ! of the 75 boys now serving in the I c, ates W1 . 4 ? 2 electorial votes;
and citizens. This service was un-i a rmed forces from this county is a c Q eV i en ^ 0n m nine States with only
der the pulpit arrangement and di-1 worthy goal for the people of the .f ec oral v °tes.
rection of Messrs Gordon Wallace I county to undergo 11 waa further shown
and James A. Gibson. Mr. Scott I
and his charming wife, who accom- (. . . _ .
ponied him to Butler for the day, LCQIOdfldirCS idVOTGU
Several Members of
Reynolds Family Reported
Injured on Highway
The Macon Telegraph of Sunday
carried the following news item:
Deputies said a car driven by
important facts—-national J 0 f which Mr. Windham is a mem-
and s tate are given as follows: j ber, have become very much in-
ccording to Associated Press dis-, terested in his behalf. Urgent ap- uepuues saiu a car uriv<
patch last night General Eisenho-1 peal is being made by these friends 1 Tommy Evans, 24, of Rt. 2, Rey-
wewer was elected President of the | to secure financial assistance that nolds, ran a stop sign and struck
United States by the largest popu- Donald may remain at the institu-, another auto driven by Wilbur
lar . vote ever given any Presiden-1 iton until he is fully able to come j Watts, 18.
home and return to work. | Watts, according to hospital rec-
Special service on behalf of Mr. | ords < received lacerations of the
With Interesting Report
are leading members of the Patillo
Memorial Methodist church at De
catur. Another striking feature of,
the morning service and preceding i f rftm U nn C I FniTOCtflr
the regular program was perform-! 1 1 L.lwllCaiCI
ance by the pastor, Rev. C. W. Han
cock, of infant baptism conferred
upon children of two most promi
nent families—one that of Macon,
the other of Butler—and were listed
last night
that both Houses of Congress
passed into Republican hands.
There was still doubt last night
with respect to passage of the
i face.
Windham, followed by taking sub-
Gcriptions to secure as much cash ^ Evans, along with his wife, Mary
and checks as possible for further I Rvans > 2 L and Emanda Hollis, 24, f . - — ,
treatment remembering that his aR Reynolds, received treatment ! d e P ,a y Iet on the patriot
hospital expenses alone are $94.00 i for multiple injuries at the Macon ♦ «?- Catl °« Ever - vone
, i. _ ,7. hnsmiai Pmomr,™,, vited to this meeting which
a week and he will be required to
remain in the Colorado clinic for
Amendment in the several weeks longer"“to “gain the
state although its opponents claim benefit expected.
victory
Two Southern States Give Vote
To Ike
Atlanta, Nov. 4—Dwight Eisen
hower took Florida and Virginia
away from the Democrats Tuesday
in the GOP’s first breach of the
Cuthbert, Nov. 3—Congressman E.
L. Forrester of the Third District
Legion and Auxiliary convention
as" Mary Kay^ Compto“n, daughter j S "" da * ° n ! e ? slatior \ sup ' in Ihe" GOP’s"^"^
of Mr. A. DeWitte Compton, of Ma- h^ past two year^in ConTress 11 ' 1112 i S ° Hd South since 192a
con and the late Mrs. Mary F. H e cited his successful g fight to 1 . Ike also took a solid lea ’ d in S row
Compton; and John Morris Com P-!n revent the V A office in Atlanta |ing returns from Texas, where the
ton, son of the principal of Butler; ErLmoved to Dallas Tex ! off ' shore oil issue turned
High school and wife, Mr. and drafti f the first " n [ Q ^ * he j againsl: Adlai Stevenson
Mrs. Dwight S. Compton. Korean Veterans on the san ; e foot-! Stevenson overhauled Ike in
ing as veterans of World War H;! rT p 3 Wh f r !i Democratic
I his oposition to the tidelands oil! SSY'f, Byr " es had cempaigned
I matter and his fight for restriction , ^ f or ex-general. The. Chicago,
I rsf ™* —i.. *1—„| outcome of record South Carolina i Stevenson,
Those who will be kind enough,
good enough or charitable enough
to assist in this most worthy cause
are requested to make their con
tribution to one of the following:
Citizens State Bank, Reynolds, to
be placed to the account of the
Donald Windham fund; Citizens
State Bank, Butler, same;
Cooper Locke or Mr. Herman Parks, I
hospital emergency room.
Donkey Baseball Game
At Butler Legion Home
Next Monday. Nov. 10
The Donkeys are coming! A Don
key Baseball game will be staged;
Home ball
American Education
Week Will be Observed
During Next Week
The week of November 9 to 15
has been designated as American
Education Week.
The Taylor County Unit of the
G. E. A. is making plans for this
occasion. Wednesday night there
will be a county-wide meeting at
Ihe local Methodist church: This
promises to be a splendid program.
Rev. Hancock will lead the group
in singing favorite songs. Each
school will have a representative
discuss what is being done in the
schools of this countj^
Mrs. Margery Fitzsimmons and
Mrs. Matt Mims will conduct a fo
rum discussion with eight Butler
and Reynolds pupils on the “Child'
in Today’s World.”
Mrs. Betty Whatley will present
a fine playlet on the patriotic as-
cts of education. Everyone is in
vited to this meeting which begins
at 8 p. m. Tt is thought that such
programs will better acquaint the
parents and patrons with what is
being done in Taylor County
schools.
At Mt. Pisgah Baptist
Church Next Sunday
at the Butle r Legion
Rev. I grounds next Monday.
.arks,! Proceeds from the game will go
Reynolds, Route 3; or Mr. William I to the Local Boy Scout Troop. Ad-
voters Robinson, Butler. I vance tickets are on sale at the
- I Office of Clerk of Superior Court in
* I the local courthouse.
campaign propaganda into the vot-| Come see local “Dare Devils” risk
ing booth. I their lives on these trained don-
of government, and screening out
Sunday School, 10.30 a. m. Car-j Communists,
roll Peacock, Supt. Gooci classes for. He stated his opposition to mak-
all ages. I ing United Nations as a super gov-
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by the ernment ahead of U. S. Govern-
Nov. 4—Mrs. Ellen B. I keys. There will be plenty of fun
of imigration to admit only those | ou * coa ( ie 01 record South Carolina I Stevenson, divorcee of Gov. Adli j for everyone,
able to assimilate American form K° e ’, owever would apparently not |Stevenson, presidential nominee ap-
of government, and screening out . e e ermin f d until hte last pre-ipeared at the polls near closing
cincts were in. |etime Tuesday and may have vot-
Election Briefs os Published in , a h ?? 1 ‘ t h “ Ck f'; Sh , e 5“? Sai ''. 0ar , U '
Georgia's Dailies Yesterday jL ‘ ° V °' e
pastor. Please read First Samuel,
23rd chapter. Our text will be the
16th verse. This is a message for
(he church. We urge the presence
of every member to hear this
message and bring some friend
with you.
Prayer, praise and preaching
service Sunday evening at 7 p. m.
We began a series of sermons last
Sunday night on “The Family
Life.’’ This Sunday night we are to
preach on "The Mother’s Place in
the Family.” We urge all the peo
ple of the community to come to
this service.
Come with prayer for the pastor
and for the services.
J. H. Stanford, Pastor.
ment.
Augusta, Nov. 4—A Negro was !
He also decried communism and;elected to the board of education 1
socialism and pledged unremitting
fight to keep them out.
Representative Forrester said“We
haven’t gota Communist in the
Third District."
He attacked the Korean War as
Protest Looms on Use of
Homemade Ballots
Extension Landscape
Specialist Will Visit
County November 13
T. G. Williams, Extension land-1
scape specialist will visit Taylor!
Tuesday, the first time since recon
struction days that a prson of his ( Atlanta, Nov. 4—Exceptionally spwiausi
race is believed to have held pub-1 heavy voting on Tuesday’s general | county Nov 13th
lie office in Richmond county. leleciton exhausted ballot supplies! Citizens of the county will be ex
savannah, Nov. 4—The counting,in many Georgia precincts and!tended an invitation to attend i
of votes at several Chatham coun-• brought contest threats from
so called action that has cost al- ly boxes was delayed Tuesday
ready more than market value of
every farm in United States, more
than 200 billion already spent on
it, as well as loss in casualties.
. He explained opposition to the GI
pay raise bill, with large increases
to officers and small benefits to
enlisted men on battlefront.
Morp than 100 persons were in
attendance.
night when box managers refused
to begin the count in the presence
of anti-County Unit Amendment
watchers.
Miami Beach, Fla., Nov. 4—An
unidentified woman had to take off
her “I lowe Ike” skirt Tuesday be
fore election officials would allow
her to vote here.
They told her she couldn’t take
par
Unit
ticipants in the County
Amendment battle.
Homemade ballots were used in
Calhoun county when the official
supply ran out during the after
noon.
Sen. Osgood Williams, an oppon-
nent of the unit amendment, im
mediately threatened an election
contest. He said only official ballots
could be used.
day of landscaping on that day.
The morning session will begin
at at 9.30 a. m. in the courthouse
and this session will be devoted to
questions and answers, general
discussion, plus movie slides.
The afternoon session will be a
group tour visiting private homes,
schools and churches, and giving
demon strations on landscaping.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend.
Union Bag & Paper Co.
To Sponsor Forestry School
For County Farm Agents
Nov. 5, 6, and 7, Union Bag ancf
Paper Co. will conduct a forestry
training camp for County Agents'
of Southwest Georgia. Taylor Coun
ty Agent Vernon Reddish is attend
ing this camp.
During the training period, there”
will be classes in reforestation,
thinning, planting, utilization of
forest products. Timber crusing ancf
marketing, forest management, fire
control; also a trip through the
plant of Union Bag & Paper Co.
Benefit Entertainment
At Rupert November 14*
Your Presence Is Urged
Rupert school will sponsor a
square dance Nov. 14 in the Rupert
school auditorium.
The proceeds of this dance wilP
be used to equip the lunch room
with heaters.
During intermission there will be
an old fashioned cake walk.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by a local band.
Time: 8 p. m. till? Admission:
$1.00 per couple; ?5c stag; chil
dren under 14 years, free.