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"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS"
VOLUME 77.
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 2, 1953.
NUMBER 27.
KEEP-A-GOIN’
By the late Frank L. Stanton
If you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin’!
If it hails or if it snow,
Keep a-goin’l
’Taint no use to sit an’ whine
When the fish ain’t on your line,
Bait your hook an’ keep a-tryin’
Keep a-goin’!
* * *
Yesterday being April Fool’s Day”
we kept a close watch on our steps
and action.
• * *
March 17th was St. Patrick’s Day.
That means Irishmen (or half Irish
and half Scotch) were proud to be
wearing the green. St. Patrick was
not a native of Ireland, however,
history tells us. He was said to
have been born near Kilpatrick,
Scotland, but his zeal prompted him
to go over to neighboring Ireland
and convert “the pagan Irish.” His
endeavors over 40 years were
crowned with great success.
* * *
We are now-in the midst of the
most solemn season of the ecclesi
astical year, when the Holy Mother
Church, as she has done year after
year, century after century, com
memorates the Passion Death and
Resurrection of her Divine Founder,
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Palm Sunday recalls the tri
umphant entry of our Lord into
Jerusalem when He was greeted
with shouts of “Hosanna” by the
multitude of people, many of whim
a few days later would be clamor
ing “Let Him be crucified.” Next
Sunday is that gladsome day we
celebrate as Easter.
* * *
We are indebted to Mrs. T. B.
Ellis, the former Miss Bessie Hines
of Macon, for a copy of the most
attractive magazine issued in cele
bration of the ninety-third anni
versary of the First Methodist
church for colored people of Ma
con, located at 887 Forsyth street
and of which Rev. A. O. Wilson,
colored, is pastor. The first inside
page carries a full page likeness of
Hon. Richard Henry Hines, son of
Hon. Treat Hines, while thfe second
page bears the following statement:
“In memoariam to Hon. Treat
Hines who donated the land and
?3,000 for commencing the building
of the First Methodist church for
colored people on Cotton Avenue,
Macon.” His son, Richard H. Hines
made the first contribution when
the work began. Of local special
interest is the fact that the late
Richard Hines and fine family of
five daughters and one son were
for a number of years residents of
Butler and leaders in the church,
school and social activities, not on
ly of Butler, but of Middle Georgia
as a whole. He was a great gard-
ner both, as to flowers—specializing
in roses—and vegetable, and most
successful in each as most of we
older heads remember having bene
fited liberally especially on picnic
and other public occasions. His
daughters were: Misses Maude,
Florence, Bessie, Gussie and Ethel
all living and married except the
first named and the last named of
these. The only son was the late
Mr. Thomas Hines, who for many
years was one of the most reliable
engineers in the employe of the
Central Railway, Southwestern di
vision.
* * *
Those of us who have made pil
grimages to famous gardens in our
neighbor states and have not vis
ited the gardens of our very near
neighbors—Dr. and Mrs. Sid H.
Bryan, of Reynolds—have yet a
treat in store. Not one of the fam
ous, nationally known, gardens has
more to offer in beauty and variety
than the Bryan garden. The only
difference is size. It is not so ex
tensive, but it more compact and
quite as beautiful in every way. In
going about over other sections of
the county recently, our heart, mind
and eyes were glorified as we ob
served improvements and beautifi
cation made by the citizens of
Charing community of holy
grounds—that of Mt. Nebo Primitive
Baptist church and nearby cemetery.
This church is ably pastored by Eld.
M. A. Hall, who has the hearty co
operation of the entire membership
of his church as well as that of his
devoted wife the former Miss Jeffie
Watson. Under their leaderhsip and
YOUR EASTER SEAL
MONEY WILL HELP
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
It is only a drop of water added
to another that makes oceans. It is
only a penny added to another
penny that makes fortunes. And so
too, it is only one contribution
added to another contribution to
the Georgia Society for crippled
children that may well help over
100,000 children walk, talk, learn,
and play who otherwise could not.
Your EASTER SEAL MONEY WILL
HELP.
Because of your contribution, smiles
will light the faces of thousands of
children, crippled by various causes
when they learn to use their leg
muscles on special training equip
ment YOUR EASTER SEAL MONEY
WILL HELP.
When you give, children who
have never spoken clearly may of
ten overcome their handicap com
pletely. Specially trained therapists
give painstaking speech lessons at
the Society’s several centers scat
tered throughout our state. YOUR
EASTER SEAL MONEY WILL
HELP.
Playing baseball may be the fav
orite game of some crippled boy
who will be unable to walk unless
you help with your dollar to give
him the necessary treatment.
Thousands more will be given this
gift of happiness. YOUR EASTER
SEAL MONEY WILL HELP.
Yes, as many of Georgia’s handi
capped youngsters as possible will
be taught to walk, talk, learn and
play—depending on the amount of
funds made available t-hrough your
kind contributions.
I, personally, appeal for your
wholehearted support of the 1953
EASTER SEAL CAMPAIGN as a
|6tep in the right direction. It can
i well be the first step for one of
(Georgia’s children.
It has been a happy privilege for
me to serve as chairman of the
Easter Seal Drive in Taylor Coun
ty. I think this cause is a most
worthy one and deserving of all
possible assitance.
Mrs. John Peterman,
Chairman,
Easter Seal Drive.
Break in War Action
Monday Was Hoped for
When Reds Made Offer
Taylor Co. Native
Shot To Death By
Estranged Husband
Armour S. Childree Confessed
Slayer of Wife Yesterday,
Now in Bibb County Jail.
Co.-Wide Methodist
Evangelistic Rally
HereTomorrowNight
Rev. J. Lester McGee Will
AFTER SO MANY YEARS
MUSCOGEE COUNTY PICKS
2 REPUBLICAN OFFICERS
Tokyo, Tues. March 31—An un
easy quiet settled on the 155-mile
battlefront in Korea today, punctur
ed by probing patrol actions which
flared up only for minutes.
The sudden break in the week of
bloody fighting coincided with the
Chinese offer to end the war by ac
cepting the UN prisoner exchange
plan.
Weary Marines holding Vegas
Hill reported the quietest night
since that western front battle
started last week. A small group of
Chinese tested Marine positions for
about 10 minutes then withdrew in
the night’s only action there,
i White House Is Mum
Washington, March 30—The White
House today declined to use atomic
i weapons in Korea if Communist
i peace overtures turn out to be bo-
jgus.
Asked about the report, Eisen
hower’s press secretary, Jas. C.
jHagerty, told news men:
| “You are asking me to comment
, on a dope story and I’m not going
to do it.”
the aid of the entire Mt. Nebo con
gregation, they have not only erec-
ed a beautiful church building but
| the grounds is another of the show
places of the county in the matter
of lovely flowers now shining forth
in all their spring glory'. Added to
these is their cemetery lot, recently
inclosed by an attractive wire fence
and the grounds sparkling clean,
marble head-stones and flowers
placed on practically all of the
more than 50 graves. This cemetery
w’as estabished in 1863 during the
War Between the States when
members of the late John I Garrett
family made a clearing and laid
him to rest following his death
March 26, 1863 while serving in the
Army.
One of the most deplorable trage
dies involving former Taylor coun
ty citizens was brought to light at
Macon yesterday a report of which
appeared in streamer lines on the
front page of the Macon Telegraph
this morning and is given only in
part as follows:
“A 19-year-old Macon woman was
shot and killed by her estranged
husband as she fled from her fath
er’s house in Macon late yesterday
afternoon.
“About an hour after he pumped
five bullets into his wife, Armour
S. Childree, of 1041 Walnut St., gave
himself up and was taken into cus
tody, Sheriff James L. Wood said.
“The woman, Mrs. Emily H. Chil
dree, was shot in the chest, neck
and three times in the head and
died instantly, Wood said.
“Only a few hours prior to the*
shooting, Mrs. Childree had filed a
petition for divorce in Bibb Superior
Court charging cruel treatment.
The petition stated they were mar
ried March 7, 1952 and had been
separated just a few days.
“Mra. Childree was employed as
waitress at Bloodworth Cafe, 588
Mulberry Street and had left work
j about two hours before the fatal
j shooting;
“Under questioning at Bibb Coun-
| ty jail, Childree admitted the shoot-
jing, Wood said, but “was hazy on
the details.” He had been drinking
I Wood said.
i “Wood said the Childrees had
been "fussing” for several days and
(reported Childree “told a witness
, prior to the shooting his wife would
iive with him or not live with any
body.” He also said the woman
had told her attorney, Tilmane Self,
that she “was afraid of her hus
band.”
“A native of Taylor county, Mrs.
Childree was the mother of a two-
year-old daughter by a previous
marriage. She had resided here
about two years, coming from !
Thomaston.-
“Among survivors are her father. I
W. T. Horton; her mother who lives
in Albany; daughter Sandra; broth-'
er, Jerry Horton of Albany, and a
sister, Miss Patsy Horton of Al
bany.”
Atlanta-to-Gulf Route,
A Dream of Many Years,
Seems Possible Soon
A story by Jack Spalding in Sun
day’s Atlanta Journal Constitution I
of interest to Georgians.
Atlanta is one of the few major
cities not on a navigable waterway.
This lack, for lack it is, may be
remedied.
Congress has approved a nine-
foot channel from the Gulf of Mexi
co to Columbus. From Columbus to
Atlanta, 140 river miles, there are 1
no insuperable barriers. The corps I
of engineers, U. S. Army, has sur
veyed the river with navigation in
mind, and reported that as far as'
locks and dams are concerned, the
problem is an easy one. There re
mains an economic problem. Before
Congress will vote money for such
a project, the Army must report
that it will be self-supporting.
Short Crawford County
Court Session Last Week
Columbus, March 25—Two Repub
lican candidates were apparently
Preach at Methodist Church - electe d * n what GOP leaders called
I the first real two-party test in a
Friday Night at 8 o’Clock. local Southern Democratic strong-
hold.
Complete but unofficial returns
The hour for which we have long,Placed the two Republican entrants
awaited is near at hand. For thej a ^ eac * ^ opposing Democrats in
f . .. . . , .. the race for two sets on the Musco-
first time m a number of years, all „„„ , , . .
J geee county commission.
the Methodist churches in Taylor
County are joining in a great
The unofficial vote gave John S
Mr. Robert Boggs
Dies of Stroke After
7 Months Illness
Funeral This Morning at Eleven
o’Clock at the Prattsburg
Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed for Mr. Robert William Boggs at
11 o’colck a. m., today at the
Prattsburg, Talbot couniy Methodist
church, Mr. Boggs having breathed
Knight, 30-year-old attorney, 3,045 his las ’ t at5 p m Tuesday at the
votes an dhis Republican running
mate, Frank Phillips Jr., 32,, a hard
ware dealer, 2,795 votes. Third was
Democrat J. A. Pope with 2761.
Election officials said it was the
first time in memory and possibly
the first time since Reconstruction
days that a Republican candidate
won a county post in this strongly
Democratic section.
Cooking School at Local
Community House Planned
For April 9th and 10th
Montgomery hospital in this city,
where he had been a patient for
several days although seriously ill
for the past seven months due to a
paralitic stroke. Funeral rites will
be in charge o Rev. Bob Slimps,
assisted by Rev. C. W. Hancock,
pastor of the Butler Methodist
church. Pallbearers will include
nephews of the deceased.
Mr. Boggs was the son of the late
Mr. B. N. Boggs and Mrs. Lizzie Mc
Manus Boggs, the family being one
of the best and most highly es
teemed in this area The date of his
birth is given as May 1, 1876 at
Prattsburg, Talbot County, where
he was a resident all of his life
A cooking school is planned by vvith perhaps the exception of the
General Electric at the Butler Com-\y ea rs 1914-15 when he with his
munity House^on April 9, at 8 p.m. I interesting family were' residents of
— Butler during which time Mr;
Boggs served most efficiently as
Evangelistic Rally at the Butler
Methodist church Friday—tomorrow
—at 8 p. m. This meeting is
preparatory for the Revival Mission
which will begin April 19th.
This service will consist of gos
pel singing, great preaching, and
special evangelistic music. Rev. J.
Lester McGee is to be the guest
preacher. This service is guaran
teed to thrill your heart with the
of Christ.
Let everyone come that there
shall not be a vacant seat, made so
by our absence. Come with great
expectancy in your heart.
C. W. Hancock, Butler.
Upson County Votes
In Favor of Retaining
Sale of Beer and Wine
and April 10th at 3 p. m., spon
sored by the Wesleyan Service
Guild of the local Methodist church.
The General Electric Home Econo-
I mist will conduct the sessions. She
will demonstrate the use of all
home appliances.
Lovely door prizes will be offered
and the school will be both in
formative and interesting.All neigh
boring communities are urged to
participate.
Tickets for 50c and 25c will be on
sale soon.
Plans Are in Progress
At Hilledgeville For
Historic Celebrah’on
From Milledgeville come reports!
that many of the male residents'
are growing beard (and that in-'
eludes one of Taylor county’s sons)
now prominent in the business af
fairs of that city).
The reason: They want to look
like the city men of 150 years ago
when the historic community cele
Chief of Police for the City.
Surviving the deceased are his
wife, Mrs. Clyde Davis Boggs: a
daughter, Mrs. Robert Olive of
Thomaston; two brothers, Messrs-
S.H. Boggs, Talladega, Ala.; J. D..
Boggs of Talbotton; a sister, Mrs.
L. A. Franklin of Thomaston;
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Robert Boggs
of Mobile, Ala.; five grand-children
and hosts of devoted friends.
Mr. Boggs had been a member of
Corinth Methodist Church since
early life and active in all religious
educational and social affairs of his
county, especially those of his home
community.
County Well Represented
At School Meeting in
Columbus Last
Thomaston, March 26- 1 — A referen
dum that would have barred the
sale of beer and wine in Upson
county was defeated in Thomaston
by a majority of almost 600 votes.
That will allow local dispensers
to continue sale of the beverage as
they have in the past with no in
terruption, officials said.
Complete but unofficial returns
listed 2,775 votes for the sale of
beer and wine, with 2,193 votes
against.
The referendum vote had touched
off a. controversy, after officials said
the Citizens League began a cam
paign to outlaw the sale of beer .
and wine. c y ‘
In the city, 2,030 votes were cast
for the continued sales, while 1720
cast negative ballots.
Taylor was among the seven
counties of this area represented at
brates its 150th birthday May 3-9.' a dls i riGt ™ ee . ting . °f th f Georgia
Plans for the colorful week-long 6 f°° ] g ° ard Association last night
celebration are progressing rapidly, a , 0 ,, yna on sc °°1’ Columbus,
it is reported. Some 400 persons, in- * ndt * t 5 e ll dl ? !C e tI ? n , °* MuscogGe
eluding students from the Georgia ^° t un ^ Sch ° o1 Superintend-
State College for Women and GMC, en ,L. . Shaw
will participate in the pageant. U. , This was ° nG of 19 similar mGet *
S. Senator Water George, Gov. Her I ln 8f conducted in various sections
man Talmadge and other digni-, 0 * the f sta * e ’ * ™- year educational
taries have been invited to takej plai ? f ° r * he s, f u was discussed.
part The theme of the meeting was:
Milledgeville, for many years the Du t ties and Responsibilities of Edu-
3 J a cation Board Members.
Headed by County School Su-
fact that it is the only city in the P erint endent W. H. Elliston, school
naion besides Washington, D. C„ ^ oard mem bers lending the meeit-
which was laid out to be a capital ng Were: Messrs Ed Davis ’ Walter
state capital before Atlanta came
into the picture, is proud of the
Worship at Midway
Baptist Church
Junior Music Club
Convention Met in
AHanta Last Week
O’Neal N. J. Piper, B. F. Moore r
Dave T. Harbuck, P. B. Childs, Fred
Brewer, C. E. Whatley, W. S. Max
well, Calvin Jarrell and O. M. Mar
tin.
At the Junior Music Club Con
vention in Atlanta last week which
Church conference Saturday, 11:30 was attended by a number of music
a. m. at Midway church. All mem- f uplla fr ° m Rey ” olds and Butler,
ber are urged to attend.
Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.!
two Taylor
(elected as
county students were
officers. These were:
Sunday^ Good classes for' ... ases! ~ SS^oSTS ££
Buter Methodist. Church
Schedule of Worship
For the Coming Week
Sunday
The Sacrament of the
Preaching at 11:30 by the pas-!chairman;; and Gloria Gilson of
tor. Please read 1st n«th«-n- l Butler - chairman.
These officers will serve for the
A criminal session of Crawford
superior court drew to a close with
out a trial.
Solicitor General W.M. West said
a number of guilty pleas were en
tered but there was no contested
case. This comes on the heels of
what West described as "the light
est number of criminal cases to
come before the Crawford county
grand jury since I have been in
office."
The solicitor general said only 13
cases were presented to the grand
jury when it met last week. Pleas
of guilty had been entered earlier
in several cases.
Corinthians,
15th chapter. Our text will be the
20th verse. | next two years ’
This will be Easter Sunday. We ’ ■» .« /• j /*» l
urge all our people to attend this I DUnCf U9r(l6ll CIlID
service and join with us in wor-1
shiping the Risen Christ. What a. J 0 SpOHSOT FaSMOd
glorious day. What trmmnhantl r
Saviour we have. (
We will have special music for
this occasion and extend to all I
citizens of our community a most The Easter Parade will be pre
cordial invitation to worship with | viewed at the Community House on
us and enjoy the fellowship of tonight at 8 o’clock when the But-
God’s people on this glorious Eas- ler Garden Club sponsors a chil-
Show On April 2nd
ter occasion.
Come and bring some friend with
you and earnestly pray for the pas
tor and for the services.
J. H. Stanford, Pastor.
dren’s and young people’s Fashion
Show.
Along with the latest in Spring
fashions, a musical program will be
presented.
10 a. m. Sunday School with
classes for all ages from youngest
to oldest.
11 a. m. Morning Worship. “Why
I Believe in Immortality.”
7:15 p. m. Methodist Youth Fel
lowship; Emily Allen in charge of
program.
8 p. m. Evening worship. “When
Life Tumbles in, What Then?"
Monday
3 p. m. Business meeting of the
WSCS.
Wednesday
8 p. m. Prayer Meeting at Baptist
Church.
Thursday
8 p. m. Charge-wide meeting of
officials of the Butler charge.
C. W. Hancock, Pastor..