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Ihe B utler Herald
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS”
VOLUME 77.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 1953.
We have just been advised that
our esteemed friends and greatly
beloved Wesley community citizens
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson have
won the title of “champion turnip
growers,” having grown some tip
ping the beam at eight pounds.
Their neighbors give them credit
lor growing more staple crops in
comparison with the growth of their
turnips.
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Mrs. Lula W. Wilson, wife of Mr.
Lawson W. Wilson, will resume her
former duties as Taylor County
Welfare Director next Monday. Dur
ing Mrs. Wilson’s unavoidable ab
sence of several months the office
of Welfare Director has been most!
satisfactorily filled part of the I
time by Mrs. Jim Nat Cooper and
following her resignation by Mrs.
Mildred Montgomery Joiner, wife
of Mr. Lawrence Joiner.
MOTHERS MARCH OF
DIMES REACHES CLIMAX
HERE THIS EVENING
The campaign will close with a
gigantic Mothers March of
Dimes tonight—Thursday between
bhe hours of 7 and 8 an effort will
be made to contact every house in
the county who cares to give.
Taylor county mothers, civic clubs
schools and church leaders have
joined hands in a concerted effort
to reach the goal of $2,000 set for
the county by the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis.
Infantile Paralysis is no stranger!
Dedication Service
At Methodist Church
Sunday Afternoon
Regular Services at 11 A. M.,
Followed by Dedication at
3:30 P. M.
Sunday will be a memorable day
in the Butler Methodist church. It
will climax a period of interior dec
orating of the sanctuary. The high
point of the day will be the
dedication of the new Hammond
to our county. In the past 10 years | organ in loving memory of Mrs.
there have been several cases of Adele Lucas Garrett given by her
polio with a few being severe. | devoted husband, Mr. Sims Garrett
Last year there was five cases in Sr., and her children, Mrs. Charles
The month of February, soon with
Stowe of Macon and Mr. Sims Gar
rett Jr.,, of Milledgeville. The dedi
cation hour has been set as 3:30
Sunday afternoon with an organ
recital. Mrs. Garrett was a faithful
member of hte church
The usual worship program will
be conducted for the first in the
Dr. H. J. Porter
Dies at Hospital
Early Last Night
Funeral Hour Set for Tomorrow
Afternoon, 3:00 o’Clock at
Baptist Church.
Dr. H. J. Porter, one of Butler’s
most beloved citizens, died at the
local hospital about 8 o'clock last
night. His death was attributed to
pneumonia from which he had
TAYLOR COUNTY SCHOOLS
LISTED AMONG THOSE TO
GET BUILDING ASSISTANCE
It will be most gratifying news
to Taylor county citizens to learn
that the Georgia Legislature Mon
day approved allocation of state
school funds to Taylor county for
school building and improvement
purposes.
Awaiting such action has de
layed the well planned building
program for both white and colored
schools throughout the county. It is
now expected that the building pro-
the county all of which were
helped by the National Foundation
of Infantile Paralysis. Thousands
of dollars have been spent on pa
tient care for local victims, that
wer^ contributed by the county.
May we urge you to help ds carry
cur share of the burden.
. Fifty coin collectors have been [newly decorated sanctuary. The
us, has only 28 days but more, p] a cg d a i] over the county to as- j pastor will speak at 11 o’clock hour
church day holidays than any oth- .gjg^ those who care to give. Coin i on the theme “Workers Together
er month of the year. Here th e y, collectors have been distributed; with God.” At the evening hour,
are: 1, Septuagesima Sunday, 2, through all the schools, both white|7:30 p. m., the message will be on
Purification (Candlemas) andj and colored, enabling the children the subject “The Power of'
Ground Hog Day; 8, Sexagesima tQ g j ve tbey des j re 'Prayer”. The Youth Fellowship
Sunday, 12, Lincoln s Birthday, 14, ^ This Mother’s March will t>e will meet at 6:45 p. m. with
St. Valentine Day; 15, Quinquagesi- ■ sponsore( i j n Butler by the Garden '.Janelle Downs in charge of pro-
m a Sunday; 17, Shrove Tuesday club Reynolds; the Woman’s Club gram. The public is urged to be a
Crowell, the Crowell Improvement i part of these church services Sun-
and Madri Gras; 18, Ash Wednes
day (Lent begins); 22, Quadragesi
ma Sunday and Washington’s birth
day; 25, 27 and 28 Ember Days; 28,
Hebrew Feast ef Esther.
Club; Central, Mrs. Jack Peed, Mrs.
Franklin McCants; Five Points, Mrs
j Calvin Jarrell; Rupert, Mfs. Joel
Hollis and Mrs. Julian Cooper;
* * jMauk, Mrs. L R. Pike and Mrs.
N* matter what a man’s religious ; Randall Waller; Taylor Mill, Mr.j
affiliations are, he appreciates the I an d Mrs. Piper.
day.
fact that his leaders in city, coun
ty, state and national affairs are
men who believe in a Supreme
Being—and that they lean upon
that Supreme Being for guidance
in all their official acts. It is for
that reason we felt that readers of
this column would take pleasure in
reading for themselves copies of the j D • * J ULi..,.
prayers delivered by the Chaplains j mUSCCI lOr VICTOTy
C. W. Hancock, Pastor.
McCarty Infant Dies
In Rupert Community
The Colored March will be spon ,
“«LVp u r McDou gald Beta* Physkian Arrives
and Reynolds School drive under
Prof. Brown.
been critically ill since Monday fol-lgram will begin in a short time,
lowing a decline in health of sev
eral year.
Dr. Porter, a registered pharma
cist, moved to Butler in the early
nineteen hundreds and established
the Porter Drug Store which he
continued to operate to the time of
his death.
Dr. Porter was born in Scotts-
boro, Ala., the son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. L. Porter. After moving to But
ler he was married to Miss Kate
Carheron of this city. He was a
member of the Baptist church and
teacher of the Men’s Bible Class at
With 22 other school building
improvement allotments made Tay
lor’s part was $895,000 from State
and $199,395 from other sources—
bonds already validated.
Sawmillers Training
School Planned at Macon
For Friday A. M. Feb. &
NUMBER 18.
Five Persons Killed
In Hwy. Accidents
NearRobertaSunday
Powersville Postmaster, Wife
And Daughter Killed; Also
Macon Lady.
A training meeting for operators
of portable, circular-type sawmills
the local church for more than 35 1 0 f this county was announced today
years; also 50 years a member ofjby Vernon Reddish, County Agent,
the local Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services for Dr. Porter
are planned for 3 p. m. Friday—
tomorrow—at the local Baptist
church. Rev. J. H. Stanford and
Rev. C. W. Hancock will officiate.
Burial will be in the local ceme
tery.
Five persons were killed in auto
mobile accidents in Middle Georgia
Sunday, four of them in a head-on
collision near Roberta.
A Macon woman, Mrs. Ruby Jen
kins of Macon, was identified four
hours after being pronounced dead
on arrival at a Macon hospital.
Three members of a prominent
Powersville family lost their lives
when the car in which they were
riding collided with the Jenkins?
vehicle 6 miles east of Roberta at
4:15 p. m. Four others were critical
ly injured.
Horace Allred, 38, Powersville
postmaster and merchant, and his
wife were killed instantly. Their
8-year-old daughter, Joan, died,
shortly after being taken to the
Macon hospital.
An Atlanta man, Thomas Mitch*-
ell Holloway, 31, was fatally
The meeting is being planned for crushed when his vegetable trade
Feb. 6th at the Forestry Equipment overturned at Big Indian Creelfc
Com. in Macon, beginning at 10 bridge near Perry in a separate
a - m - ^ mishap.
The Macon meeting is one of six.
The quardruple tragedy near Ro-
over the state during February to ber(a crla< , al d £
show operators ot the portable, Jenk , ns and h(B Mn Gwy 5 . Fra „_
Allred, 11, and her brother, -
operators
circular-type sawmills how to get
Members of the Men’s Bible class, j better quality lumber from the logs |Ef s . fH ire . u ’ AA ’ anu
local Baptist church will act as! they ^ re cutting, Reddish ex . David 8. All are In a hospital..
honorary pall beearers. Active pall plained. Also the meeting will help! CP 1 - G - H - Webb of the State Pa-
operators by teaching them how to trol said both cars were pretty
their neai> ly demolishde.”
Crawford Farmers
In Cotton Contest
Awards on the 5-acre cotton con
test sponsored by the Crawford
County Farm Bureau were given
at a recent meeting of that organi
zation.
The winners were Malcolm
Pyles, first place $90; Floyd Hunt,
second place, $65; Gene Thaxton,
third place, $45.
Also new officers were elected at
the meeting the first of the year.
They include C. E. Thaxton, presi-
bearers will be: Messrs W. J. Butler
E. H. Bazemore, M. A. Chapmen,
B. H. Walker, Walter Jarrell and
J. R. Wilson.
Survivors include besides his wife
thr^T brothers, Dr. R. E. Porter,
Mobile, Ala.; W. L. Porter, College
Station, Texas; and Dan L. Porter,
Ft. Payne, Ala.; also three sisters,
[Mrs. I. H. Roden, Mrs. W. R. Hall
of the House of Representatives and
Senate in Washington when the
present Congress convened a few
days ago.
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We are paying a high price for
our folly in "keeping up with the
Jonses.” Recently we went out
with a friend to inspect his more
than one hundred acres of most
productive land of either cotton or
corn, peas, grain of any kind, Ber
muda, etc., as good prospect as to
be found in the state. This friend
was driving an old-time, old-fash
ioned Ford. Passing us on the'dent; Herman Smith, first vice
road, blinding our eyes with dust! president; J. B. McGee, second vice
was a man driving a high-powered j president, and M. L. Easier secre-
car which he claimed he owned, tary treas.
Our companion is in comfortable A board of directors named at that
financial circumstances, every dol- j time is composed of J. R. Harris, L. |
Jar’s worth of property he owns. D. Baggarley, C. R. Avera, D. M. |
Friends deeply sympathise with
Mr. Jasper McCarty Jr., and Mrs.
Louise Wisham McCarty in the sad
death at an early hour Wednes
day morning Jan. 21 at the famiiy j £“*j* Miss^RmirPorteTall’of ^oUs-
residence in Rupert community of b " ro JJta
Taylor county of their infant son. ’
The bright little son came as a' # #
most welcomed gift to the parents OHIstmaS ChalnMIl
on last Christmas Day and was!
given the name of Lewis Stephen j ThafllCS EVCryOfie fOT Hldf
McCarty.
At early hour on the morning of f nnfrihlltinnc ( A
Jan. 21st the dear little son was Lvllll IUUIIUII3 IU
noted to be suffering from strangu-1
lation and breathed its last within
Mrs. John Davis,
a few moments before the arrival of , the 1952 Christmas
a physician.
Drive
Chairman
Seal Sale
reduce the operation cost of
mi jl s j The Jenkins family was en route --
Reddish said that the meetings to Miami, Okla., where Jenkins?
program will feature talks by some, mot * ier lies desperately ill of influ-
of the outstanding sawmill special enza - A wire summoning thena >
ists in the nation and should be,i^ ere Saturday p. m.
quite beneficial to the Operators I The tw <> Allred children who sur-
who attend. Speakers who will ap- v * ved ike crash have not been told
pear on the program and topics their Parents and sister were killed
they will discuss are as follows. because they are not able to take,
C. J. Telford, Forest Products y e i>’ hospital attaches said.
Laboratory, U. S. Dept, of Agricul-1 Jenkins was suffering from mul—-•
ture, Madison, Wis., Mill Layouts *P^ e bone fractures and a large loss. •
and Equipment, and Power Re- blood. His son s condition had
quirements and Management Ef-, not been fully determined,
ficiencies; W. R. Smith, South-1 , In the accident near Perry, three'
eastern Forest Experiment Station, State Patrol cars were called to re-
Asheville, N. C., Lumber Seasoning move Holloway’s vehicle from thei
and B. F. Grant, University of Geor- roadway. Observers said his truck-
0 f,gia Agricultural Extension Service,
Athens, Effect of Log Size on Yields * eet in eac b direction
load of tomatoes was strewn 20G 1 ’
Witnesses said the accident ocr-
Tavlnr Cnuntv thic week pxnrpsspri and Costs. Also participating will | »vimesses saiu me at
l ay !? r ( : OUnt . y ’ th j S t k ,! be maintenance men from several purred when Holloway
Funeral and interment of the I thanks to everyone who purchased i he maintenance men from several,
o . sawmill manufacturing firms. .mtswiptu
precious one were conducted Thurs
day, 11:30 a. m. at Little Bethel
church and cemetery near Ideal
in Macon county services being
conducted by Elder J. O. White,
pastor of Bethlehem Primitive
a transfer
s vehicle -
truck as it.
Christmas Seals to support the sawmill manufacturing firms. croS sed the brides scanning Rio
In the afternoon the meeting will cr °ssea tne bridge spanning Big.
work of the Taylor County TB Com
mittee | adjourn to a local sawmill for
Mrs. Davis reported that so far
contributions have totaled $322.44
“We are still receiving money from
Baptist church, friends acting as'persons who discover their Seals in
pallbearers and Edwards Funeral j drawers or desks where they were
Home in charge of arrangements.; burie'd during the Christmas rush,”
made honestly. The owner of thelTaylor and H. A. Harvey; publicity i B ® sides the fond parents the in-Mrs. Davis said.
v.„u ^ ™ T o ! afnt is survived by one brother I ‘‘We mailed Seals to 638 persons,
high-powered car has no place to;committee includes Rev. J. S., . .. , .
hang his hat and call it home, and Winn. C. P. Maddox and William l?" d Us godparents, Mr. and Mrs. and contributions have been re-
has had a struggle for years try-[Spillers; program committee named }Y a J? Z1 f w ' s bam; also Mr. and Mrs ceived from only 222. We rely al-
Indian Creek, troopers said.
Quite a number of other persona;
were said to have been givem
emergency treatment for injuries
received in the Macon territory dur—
periment Station, Asheville, N. C. j ^ ie vvee * < end -
A discussion period led by C. D. | ’
demonstration on sawing logs and
mill operation conducted by Mr.
Telford, Mr. Smith and George
Englerth, Southeastern Forest Ex-
ing to make buckle and tongue
meet. He is one of hte many in
Taylor county following the same
foolish and false notion.
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Upon the lapel of ye scribe’s
coat may be seen today a beautiful
50-year Masonic Pin, placed there
three years ago by officers of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia
with a group of friends present in
were Henry Daniel, H. G. Breed
love and J. F. Lowery.
McCarty of Griffin.
Middle Georgia Friends
Saddened by Death of
Mr. Elijah Asbury Hunt
1953 Peanut Allotments
Are Expected Soon for
Farmers of Taylor County
Dyer, Agricultural Extension Serv
ice Forester, will conclude the ses
sion.
The Sawmill meeting is spon-
most entirely on small contribu- ; sored ky the University of Georgia
lions to build up our fund. There- 1 Agricultural Extension Service and
i fore, we urge everyone to dig U p i ^chool ot Forestiy, the Georgia
i their envelope and send in a dollar ' F° restr y Commission and the
or t wo ISoutheastern Forest Experiment
| “All contributors can bo sure Station.
'that their money will be put to ... ~
j work in the most efficient way to Worship at Midway
,help in the fight against TB. I r *
Mrs. Davis says, “I would like to; Church Next Sunday
Talbotton Visited by
Unfortunate Mishaps
During the Weekend
! Farmers will be notified of their'thank Prof. R. L. McDougald and
Funeral for Elijah Asbury Hunt; ]953 pea nut allotments within the,the local colored school fo r the
the hall ox Fickling Masonic Lodge was conducted at 2 p. m. Sunday next few days according to Mr. splendid contribution they made to
No. 129 of Butler. This is looked at Roberta Baptist church. ,pj ^ Sealy, chairman of the PMAithe County TB Committee.”
.upon by the writer with honor and j Rev. J. S. Wynn, assisted by Rev ,Committee. '
appreciation. But, the highest hon-, Herbert Norgan officiated with buri-j Allotments will be established - - —
or that could come to anq living man, al following in the City Cemetery, for farms harvesting peanuts dur- l6mP6r9f1C6 KdllV lO
was that while, standing in the jThomaston, Hunt died Saturday af-jjj-^g one or more of the past three 1
presence of scores of devoted friends'ter a lingering illness. [years, and the 1952 peanut allot ' PreCCde MdNOIl COUIltV
and officiating minister, with the! Survivors include his wife, the|jyjgjij will serve as a basis for the j *
hand of whom you consider the ; former Emma B. Cooper; four; establishment of the 1953 allot- Raor anrl Wino Vftto
greatest woman of your age in the j daughters, Mrs. Tallie Hall of For-iment. The listing sheets showing fTIIIC *Ulv
whole ’round world placed in yours,syth; Miss Willie Mae Hunt of Ro- the 1952 allotment and harvested I
and repeat the following words re-iberta; Mrs. N C. Smith and Mrs. C. I acreages of peanuts for each farm i Bueha Vista, Jan. 23—-A county-
quired of you by the minister: “I L. Myrick, both of Thomaston; four [have been mailed to the State Of- wide temperance rally
—.take thee,—to be my wedded [sons, Floyd, Roy and Amos, of Ro-'fj ce f or review and factoring. staged in Marion county
wife, to have and to hold from this .berta; and Loy of Bolingbroke; two * Applications for allotments for Feb. 8, two days before Marion
day forward, for better, for worse, j brothers, J. E. Hunt of Atlanta and [farms on which no peanuts have! county residents vote on the heated
question of legal beer and wine
for riches, for poorer, in sickness' John Henry Turner of Jonesboro; I been grown must by filed by Feb.
and in health, to love and to and three sisters, Mrs. A. B. Moored, The eligibility requirements for
cheerish, till death us do part, and [of Miami, Mrs. Jessie McGinty of
thereto I plight thee my faith.” It [Forest Park, and Mrs. Cleo Mit-
was FIFTY YEARS AGO this veryjchell of Thomaston.
day, Jan. 29, 1953, we accepted the! Acting pallbearers were: Ed Keen
challenge and fulfilled the obliga
tion thus far most conscientiously
G. W. Burkett Jr., Jack Hatcher,
Paul Gardner, G. H Woodall and
and to the best of our ability, while Leroy Tidwell. Honorary pallbearers
her part of the obligation is with
out blemish; we therefore, challenge
the world to present or to name
a more happy couple.
were R. C. Broach, G. W. Adams, G
V. Brooks, R. E. Stembridge, J. E.
Hamlin Sr., J. C. Shaw, Col S. J. [obtaining price supports on
McCants and Flem Bailey. ^peanuts.
obtaining new grower allotments
are strict and any farmer not hav
ing a peanut allotment and desir
ing to request a new grower allot
ment should contact the PMA office
at once.
Mr. Sealy states that farmers not
harvesting in excess of their 1953
peanut allotment will be assured by
their
He is appearing at the invitation of
Rev. R. T. Padgett, pastor of the
J Buena Vista Methodist church, and
Rev. J W. Clark, pastor of the
Buena Vista Baptist Church.
The rally will be held in the
Buena Vista Methodist church in
the form of a union service.
Rushed to the Montgomery hos
pital in Butler for treatment of se
rious injuries received Saturday was
Mrs. Walter T. Worthen, 73 years
of age, one of Talbotton’s most
prominent women. Her injuries at
first believed might prove fatal
were received when she fell into
Church Conference Saturday at. an open fireplace at the home of
11-30 a. m. All members are urged her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
j to attend this meeting of the and Mrs. Dixon Olive*. The cause
church. of her fall is not known.
Sunday School at 10:30 Sunday During the past few days the
[morning. Good classes for all ages, condition of Mrs. Worthen has im-
'Come and study with us. proved somewhat, friends will be 1
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by the pleased to learn with hope of hen
pastor. We shall use the texts of recovery expected,
scripture upon which our newly: * *
elected President placed his hands' In the second instance Talbotton
when he took the oath of office as was most regretably struck Friday
will be President of the U. S. A. Do you night in a most spectacular fire fra
Sunday, remember these scriptures? They years that raged for more than ars
are most applicable scriptures to hour out of control through a Ne-
our time and point the way for us gro section adjacent to the busi-
all at this time in our nation’s life, ness district of the city, destroying
Come and hear this message and a cafe for the colored and a num-
bring some friend with you. We ber of homes for colored people,
shall have a special musical num- Mayor Henry took personal
that
sales.
Rev. N. M. Lovein, executive
secretary of the Georgia Temper
ance League will address hte rally. | ber at this hour. You will be sure charge of fighting the blaze
to enjoy it. raged for some time on account of
The church and pastor extends a high winds,
most cordial invitation to all our Among the buildings destroyed
people to worship with us in all was the residence of Neal Leonard
our services. and the Smith Hill cafe. The ex-
Pray for the pastor and for the act number of dwellings burned!
services Sunday. was not immediately^ determined^;
J. H. Stanford, Pastor. but, several however.