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he Butler Herald
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS"
VOLUME 77.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 12, 1953.
NUMBER 24.
OBSERVATIONS
No one can live in a community,
enjoy its privileges and draw his
substance therefrom without be
coming lastingly indebted to the
community, its people and institu
tions, and that obligation is a debt
of loyalty the discharge of which
is incumbent upon him as oppor
tunity offers. In this instance oui
thoughts revert to Mr. J. R. Wilson.
STALIN RULER OF
RUSSIA FOR THIRTY
YEARS DIED FRIDAY
Over 3,000 Attend
Flint Electric Meeting
At Reynolds Friday
Music
Awarding Prizes, Reports and
An Interesting Address.
From London came the sorrowful! p r o g r a m Included
announcement Friday of the death
of Joseph Stalin who died behind
the 12-foot-thick walls of Moscow’s
Kremlin. He dominated a third ot
the world’s people as the most
powerful dictator in history.
The Prime Minister o fthe Soviet Over 3000 assembled in Reynolds
Union and the Supreme chief ot Friday for the Annual Meeting and
the Communist party succumbed ! of this number over 800 were mem-
four days after suffering a brain !bers; the others were consumers
. I and friends.
He had been in a coma since he I During the registration of mem-
was stricken Sunday night, and his bers, the Peachtree Cowboys, with
Condition grew worse. Ten physi- • Herman Horsehair Bugfuzz enter -
cians said his heart was faltering, j tained the group with songs, jokes
Stalin’s fatal illness became and general merrymaking,
day’s sun. They say an avtrage gar- known Wednesday, more than two When the quorum was estab-
den soil will grow roses. The per- • days after he was stricken in his i lished, the serious business of the
feet condition is defined as 25 per j Kremlin apartrflent. An official an-[day began.
cent moss mixed with your soil and i nouncement issued from the Min- The meeting was called to order
if available, 15 per cent well rotted j i s t r y of health and signed by the! by President, Floyd H. Tabor.
well-drained spots io physicians said Stalin “had a I Rev. George Clary of Warner
sudden hemorrhage of the brain” | Robins gave the invocation,
the night of March 1. This “affected
May we remind local gardners
that it is about time to hurry to
plant their roses lor this season; i hemorrhage,
also to remind them in planting 1
that roses like sunshine and plenty
of water. The experts advise that
you select a location for your rose
bed which receives at least halt
manure. Select
for them
We learn through Dan H. Stan
ford of Cordele District Chairman of
the Georgia Society for Crippled
children of Georgia has appointed
Mrs. John Peterman - well known
local lady as chairman for Taylor
Healthtest Program
In Taylor County
Begins Next Monday
Every Person in Taylor County
Urged to Take Advantage of
Free Healthtest.
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
BEGINS DRIVE TO RAISE
$838 IN TAYLOR COUNTY
The Taylor County Chapter of the
American Red Cross is now begin
ning its annual drive for funds
with which to support fyeat hu
manitarian service on a larger scale
than has been in the history of our
. country.
Taylor county’s greatest public . . .
health program begins here next ™elocal Chapter is asking for
Monday ,S838.00 for Taylor County.
The Healthtest program, spon- The war in Korea is requiring
sored by the Taylor County Health "» uch lar f' contributions of Wood
Department, in cooperation with the ! ° r mounded so ' die ™' whicb bl °° d
Georgia Department of Public * be Red A C ™ SS has been collecting.
Health, will begin Monday and con-| The £ ed Cross must collect even
thinue through the following Sat-1 ™ re b | ood ln the fu t ur u e *° be frac-
urday. The six-day program offers ! ,oned •Jo gamma globulin for use
Revival at Reynolds
Baptist Church
All Next Week
Rev. Winston Pearce Will Bo
Guest Preacher; Mr. Clifford
Whatley, Song Leader.
in the fight against polio,
The nearly 3 1-2 million men
now in the armed forces and vet-
vitally important parts of the I Reynolds, extended a welcome to
all citizens free tests for tubercu
losis, heart abnormalities, syphilis,
anemia, and diabetes.
“Full cooperation in this county- erans a " d their families, urgently
wide survey can do much to makej^ quire tbe ste PPed-up services of
our county one of the healthiest j tbe Amer.can Red Cross,
communities in Georgia,” Mrs. Ep-1 The American National Red Cross
Mrs. Florene English, Mayor of j p j e Mae Arnold, public health nurse ; stands ready to supply victims of
The Reynolds Baptist church will
begin its spring revival next week—
March 16—and continue through
Ihe 22, with J. Winston Pearce as
the preacher and Mr. Clifford W.
Whatley as music director. Services
will be conducted twice daily, 10»
a. m., and 8 p. m.
Rev. Pearce is the minister of the
First Baptist Church, Durham, N.
brain” and paralyzed his right leg
and arm. He lost consciousness and
the power of speech.
Two more bulletins were issued
arly Thursday Moscow time, and
county. ,The year’s Easter Seal ap-iand again Thursday evening only
peal will begin Monday and ex- an hour and a half before the an-
tend through Easter Sunday, April i nounced death hour. The third bul-
5, we are advised. letin told of Stalin’s failing heart.
* * * Stalin ruled Russia as unndispuG
Thirty Taylor *county young men I dictator for nearly 30 years.Thru
left this week fo r Fort McPherson [ Communism, he extended his sway
where they will be given Army beyond the borders of the Soviet
physical examination.
the member on behalf of the citi- •
zens of the town. [
The reports were given by the I
Co-op directors.
Manager's Report
in charge of the Taylor County! disaster with needed food, clothing
Health Department, declared. [shelter and medical and nursing
Mrs. Arnold said the five tests i ^ are during the early hours after
are for disesases that have been i disaster strikes,
described as “hidden diseases” be- Countless thousands of Americans
cause any person may have them , must be trained in first aid, home
S. J. Tankersley, Manager, told i without knowing it. Some of the [nursing, and as nurse’s aides thru
the group it had been a pleasure to diseases, she revealed, may . be; the knowledge and facilities of the
serve them, and better still to re- passed from one person to another. American Red Cross to meet the
ceive such splendid cooperation. For this reason, she said, every nation’s needs for civil defense,
from them. person should take the free tests to j People everywhere need the as-
He reported 1000 more are re-[protect themselves, their families sistance of other people in times of
stress and
A most enjoyable afternoon was billion people.
Union and its 200 million people i ast y ear
to areas encompassing another half!
ceiving service from Flint Electric and their friends
now than were receiving service! The free tests it has been ;made possible
poinnted out, requires less than six Cross.
disaster, and this is
through the Red
The members were asked to be 1 ,
spent Sunday by ye scribe in a j
drive over the orchards of Mr. \
Walter Wainwright, Mr. W. J. But-1
ler and other extensive peach-grow- i
ers in this area. These orchards i
He reached hte height of his pow-1 a°!T 1 ^- 0 ?L t !!f^ y ft I I y lit I ii^ 0r ?!: di : essing is not rec > uired - Directors county will give generously so
er when he led the
against the Nazis of Adolf Hitler
as an ally of the United States and
Britain. He was one of the “Big
Three” of the world-
Soviet Union ! a ^ d P ersist f nce of the employes in 0 f the pro g r am also stress the fact that Taylor County will raise its
soviet union glving good and rellable service. I that a]] reports are “strictly con- quota.
Mr. Cater Proposes Resolution fidential” and will be mailed only
The following Resolution wa^ (o the person tested
proposed by Mr. Cater, a member,! ™ , , , ... . .
1 The free tests w'lll be given in
now being at their best as to bios-1 v ?'.\\ u with Britain’s it was sec onded and unanimously,. ^ . . . .. .
Our visitj Kinston Churchill and America’s adopted by the membership: 1 two mobile units t0 be statloned at
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
And in the end, he died of much
the same sort of brain stroke that
killed Roosevelt 8 years ago.
Stalin made a deal W'ith Hitler in
THELMON JARRELL,
Chapter Chairman.
soming and fragrance,
was extended to Reynolds. There we j
admired to the fullest upward of |
a hundred flower yards now in their
prime of Spring blooming. These
exquisite yards are under the lead
ership of Mrs. Earl Marshall and
Mrs. Walter Fickling.
1939 which shocked the rest of the
world. The deal unleashed the war
»e'\t RESOLVED,“b7thi7Annuar^ riouS community centers during MfSS CdFO! BaZCmOrC
the six day period. The schedule of
testing station locations is an
nounced in a full page advertise-
Meeting of the Flint Electric Mem
bership Corporation on this 6th day
of March, 1953, that the progressive,
able, and industrious leadership ^eHeTald*^ ^ ^ ^ ° f
The Herald was honored Monday, WHs rea dy. He scorched the earth
by a visit from Rev. J. Clyde ■ of Mother Russia and he fought. He
Adams, native of Butler and son of [fought so well that he punctured
the late Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Adams | the myth of Nazi invincibility.
and uncle of our beloved citizen j
and accomplished Cashier of the
Citizens State Bank, with whom
Rev. Adam s spent the week end.
Brother Clyde carries the distinction
known to no other Methodist min
ister in Georgia serving as he does
his twenty-third consecutive year of
appointment as pastor of the Frank- j The Butler Boy Scout Troop 33
lin church and is recognized | ivili be presented its charter by
througout Georgia as “Bishop of I Howard A. Bright, Field Scout
Heard C 2 un . ty ”_ Upon bis week ' end Executive, at ceremonies planned
provided by the Board of Directors,
, . . under President Floyd H. Tabor, is
‘ fu ant M d ! n prec . loa ! tln ? e -. deeply appreciated and that each mouslv elected for
n h n .„„ h , e . h , e and ever y director is to be highly j Marshall Pollock.
commended.
Graduates in Nursing
At Ga. Baptist Hospital
Boy Scout Troop
To Receive Charter at
Meeting Mon. Night
visit to Butler Rev. Adams was ac
companied by another highly hon
ored native Taylor county citizen in
the person of Miss Carolyn Booth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Booth. She is serving with honor
for regular weekly Troop meeting
at 8 o’clock Monday evening at the
American Legion Home.
Following the charter presenta
tion Tenderfoot Investure cere
monies will be held at which ap-
and distinction as head nurse of th r ; proximately 16 boys will receive
Hard County Hospital, Franklin, 1 their Tenderfoot Badges,
which institution Miss Carolyn was| The public is invited and parents
principal factor in its organization. ! D f the boys and members of the
* * * j American Legion, who are sponsors
Referring elsewhere to the won-! of hte Troop, are urged to at-
derful honey crop in Georgia Iasi , tend.
year, the bees did and are still do-1 — —
ing some fancy cross pollination in
Butler as far as Camellias are con
cerned. These bushes show the dan
gerous effect of the bees.
a 3-year term, i Miss Carol Bazemore, daughter
Marshall Pollock, Guest Speaker Mrs. B. H. Bazemore of this city
Mr. Marshall Pollock guest ^*is one of fifty-five nurses who
BE IT PURTHER RESOLVED, that 1 S p ea ] <er sa j d be f e j t at bome s j nce graduated from the Georgia Bap-
the friendly, courteous, efficient he was bo „ n so cloge by _ on Mercer tist Hospital School of Nursing, At-
service being accomplished by the campus. lanta, Tuesday evening at the
employees of this Coperative under | Mr Pollock discussed the vital First Ba PHst church of Decatur,
the leadership of S. J. Tankersley,
is also appreciated.
Election of Directors
The nominating committee rec
ommended the re-election of the di-
rctors whose terms were expiring.
Floyd H. Tabor, Area IV.
M. S. Vinson, Area VI.
Thurmon Whatley, Area II.
issue of public power with the, < -' a>
group. He pointed out that electric | Dr. Louie D. Newton, Chairman,
power belongs to all of us like air Hospital Commission, presided and
and water. The utilities cannot Hon. Herman Talmadge delivered
build the big dams, so all of us Hie address of the evening,
must help build them. | Those attending the exercises in-
The South has made great indus- eluded Mrs. B. H. Bazemore, Mr.
Twenty-Six Beautiful Young Ladies Enter Flint Elecric Beauty Contest
4-H Club Sunday to
Be Observed at Crowell
Methodist Church
Butler Garden Dub
To Sponsor Fashion
Show On April 2nd
The Easter Parade will be pre
viewed at the Community House on
April 2 at 8 o’clock when the But
ler Garden Club sponsors a chil
dren’s and young people’s Fashion
Show.
. I Along with the latest in Spring
This week—Mar. 8 to 15 is set 1 f a shions, a musical program will be
aside as National 4-H Club Week.' P resented. ,
Sunday will be observed at the
Butler Methodist Church at the
morning service, with 4-H Club
members taking an active part.
Crowell Methodist church will ob
serve 4-H Club Sunday also, with
members of the 4-H Club taking an
active part in the service.
Reynolds Methodist church will
observe 4-H Club Sunday March 29.
According to Agents Elaine Shell-
house and Vernon Reddish, all 4-H
Club members and their parents and
friends are urged to attend each of
the above services.
Admission is 25c and 50c.
Revival to Begin at New '
Prospect on March 29
An old fashioned revival will be
gin at the New Prospect Freewill
Baptist church Sunday, March 29
at 7:30 p. m.
The evangelist for this series of
services will be Sister Bessie Moody
and she will be assisted by Rev.
E. V. Skipper.
, . . . .. ...... ^ , C., having served in that capacity
trial strides—most of this due to Harol Bazemore, Rev. Arman Baze- for 12 years . Under his leadership
. . the establishment of REA Coopera- more, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Clark and the church ha< . doub i ed in me m-
The above-named were unani- tives. ..^Ali son and Mrs. Helen Clark. j bershipToabout two thouind
He is also a member of the
Executive Committee of the South-
[ern Baptist Convention, the interim
governing body of the Convention.
He is a past vice president of the
Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina.
fie holds an A. B. degree from
Wake Forest College and the B.
D. degree from the University of
Chicago. He has also studied at the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, Yale University, and the Univ
versity of Edinburgh. Last year
Wake Forest College conferred orr
him the honorary Doctor of Divinity
degree.
His ability as a preacher is wide
ly recognized. He spoke at the
1951 meeting of the Georgia Bap
tist Convention at Macon. He has
been the main inspirational speak
er twice at Ridgecrest, the South
ern Baptist Assembly ground. For
the past two years he has preached
at Mercer during the Baptist Train
ing Union week there. He is it*
great demand as a revival preach
er.
Mr. Whatley, director of music, is
a local young man, the son of Dr.
and Mrs. Clifford E. Whatley. He
has attended Abraham Baldwin
and the University of Georgia, hav
ing recently been graduated from
the latter school with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Agriculture. At
both schools he sang in the Glee
Club. Since his return to Reynolds
he has led the church choir. His
additional ability as a soloist is
also well known in this area.
Services are announced for tv ’
daily, 10 a. m. and 8 p. •
public is cordially inv J
First Row: (Reading left to right)—Mary Jo Denton, Andersonville; Jean Groce, Oglethorpe;
Lynda Montgomery, Reynolds; Carol Hayes, Musella; Caremn .Carter, Juniper; Peggy Halley
Charing; Helen Foster, Buena Vista; Anne Harrison, Warner Robins; Glenda Hiers, Reynolds;
Janie Bates, Talbotton.
Second Row: (Reading left to right)—Martha Ann Smith, Oglethorpe; Geraldine Lemons, War
ner Robins; Mary Helen Bivins, Warner Robins; Sara Newsome, Warner Robins; Pattis May,
Warner Robins; Jeanette Weaver, Buena Vista; Yonne McCormick, Hawkinsville; Barbara Mur
phy, Kathleen; Connie Wainwright, Butler; Peggie Ann Watson, Marshallville; Ann Guinn, But
ler; Joyce Bush, Montezuma; Jo Ann Daniel, Montezuma; Ann Bassett, Byron; Jeanette Barfield,
Reynolds. '
NOTE: Camille Fuller was not present for the pictures.