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VOLUME 77.
The Butler Herald
"K/yP 1NG EVERL ASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCES 8”
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY JULY 30, 1953.
NUMBER 44.
The Herald was honored Friday
by a social visit from our esteemed
friend, Ben Tyler, who is serving
successfully in dual capacity as
Editor and Publisher in two thriv
ELECTED
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
SOIL CONSERVATION
Mr. Walter J. Butler, prominent
Taylor County farmer, peach
grower, and cattleman has been
Mr. C. L. Bowden
Macon’s Former
High Official Dies
ing Middle Georgia towns the| e i ec ted district supervisor for Tay-
same being Talbotton, the capital j lor county, which is part of the
of Talbot county and Buena Vista i Ocmulgee Soil Conservation Dig-
the capital of Marion county, j trict.
each of which is blessed with a, Mr. Butler has a large acreage
citizenry not to be excelled thejof Coastal Plain Bermuda. Pensa-
world over. i cola Bahia Grass, Common Bermu-
« • • Ida, Tall Fescue and Clover pas-
; tures
I The pastures are well arranged
cross
Deceased Had
Colorful Political
Bibb County.
Truce Signed Monday
Brings Fighting
In Korea To End
Long and Three - Year Conflict Ends;
Career in Prisoner Exchange to Begin
Within One Week
Macon, Ga.—Charles L. Bowden
retired postmaster and former may
or of the City of Macon, died in a
hospital after a long illness.
, , . .iuico Mr. Bowden was born in Monroe
With anouncement of a series of! The p astures are we n arranged County the son of C. A. Bowden
interesting Evangelistic Services j w jth cross fences. Butler has a, and Mrs. Bowden, and had lived in
the interest of our citizenry is | fine herd of crossed Angus and j Macon most of his life,
keenly felt in services in progress j Hereford cattle to graze on these. h ad been interested in the
each evening at 8 o’clock under a pastures. ( religious, civic and social life of
tent located on the Butler-Rey- Butler also has over 200,000 [ Macon and Bibb county during his
nolds highway a short distance I slash pine seedlings set out, some j long and colorful political life, and
east of public square.Revival is be-; of which have already been thin- j bad been awarded many positions
ing conducted by a group of de- ned. He also has approximately 2,- of honor and service,
vout women from national and | ^00 peach trees, the majority of
and state religious organizations | which are planted on the contour,
who extend most cordial invitation j Mr. Butler has done an outstand-
to attend each of these services, j 3°b of applying soil and water
m , 0 I conservation practices on his farm.
„ . , I His experience and knowledge will
Butler relatives and.friends were j be of great help toward getting
very much gratified on learning j conservation practices applied on
yesterday that Col. Theo McGee | many acres in this county,
had been appointed by Muscogee | ~ "
County Commission as County At-j1 Aral uFA
torney, an appointment of distinc-
COUNTY 4-H CLUB
BOY IS ELECTED
DISTRICT OFFICER
Group of Taylor
Countians Form
Progressive Body
; •
Butler and Reynolds Were Well
Represented at Meeting in
Thomaston Monday.
tion and honor He succeeds Horn J Will Attend SeVCflth
Alva Davis, resigned. Col. McGee;
was born and reared in Butler the WArlfcIlAn CAnVAntlAn
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. An UHlVClHIOll
drew McGee and brother of Mrs.
Irene McGee Peed of this city. He
He was a member of the Mabel
White Baptist church and was a
deacon of that church from 1925
to 1951. From 1935 to 1945 he was
president of the Macon YMCA and
a member of the board of directors
of the YMCA from 1935 to 1951.
He was president of the Macon Ex-
John F. Peterman of Butler, pres-
has for several years been an out- ident, Mrs. Edith Guy, acting presi-
change Club in 1930 and District
Governor of Exchange Clubs of j wayside village of Panmunjom,
Georgia in 1931 I which the Koreans called, “The Inn
He was Mayor of Macon for 10! with the Wooden Door.”
years, 1937-1947, and during those j They began at 10 a. m (8:01 p.
years was a member of the Bacons-1 m - EST, Sunday) and finished in
| field Park Commission, the Macon exactly 10 minutes 1 ater. They
Hospital Commission, the Bibb separated in silence, but not before
County Board of Education; from exchanging one long, searching
look.
From the University of Georgia
College of Agriculture, Athens,
comes this interesting announce
ment:
Taylor Childree of the Reynolds
*4-H Club was elected reporter of
!the Southwest District Council. He
From the East came announce-1 was also district winner of the
ment Monday that two stormy-j Farm and Home Electric Contest,
faecd Generals, an American and a demonstrating a room ventilating
North Korean who had wrangled j unit. These honors will entitle him
for months, today signed in silence)to attend the State Council Meet
18 pieces of paper that converted in Milledgeville Aug. 3-8 and the
the 37-month Korean War into an' State Congress in Atlanta Oct. 6
uneasy armistice. j7 and 8 to compete for a national
B y the terms of the truce, full trip to Chicago. *
of compromise on both sides and Others attending were Charlotte
bargained painfully across a spanjMcCants and Jeraldine Davis from
of 2 years and 17 days, the guns ( the Butler Senior Club who entered
were to cease firing not, later than the talent contest singing “Side: by j ^^ ThTei7‘homT‘counties
10 P- m ‘ u , . . ! Slde wipng thrrdp^ee and a' dged to tell the story of this
The men who signed the armis- i prize. Margie Jarrell from this city ^
tice were U. S. Lt. Gen. Wm. K. | entered the contest and sang “Your
Harrison Jr., of the United Nations Cheating Heart.” Tempie Hill of
Command and North Korean Gen [Reynolds Senior Club who competed
Nam II representing his nation! in the Senior Public Speaking Con-
and Communist China. [test and spoke on “What 4-H
They met in a jerry-built but or-[Means to Me and My Comrhnuni-
nate structure with an Oriental I ty." Rollin Stevens of the Crowell
pagoda roof in this war ruined Club spoke on “What 4-H Means
to Me and My Community” jn the
Junior Public Speaking Contest
standing citizen, professionally, in j dent also of Butler and Mrs. Wil-
church and social activities sinse ma Hollis of Reynolds, program
establishing residence in Columbus c ^ a > rr ^ an of the county
a number of years ago. ' ^ '
Three hours later at 1:01 p. m.
11:01 p. m. EST Sunday, Gen. Mark
Clark signed at the Allied advance
1943 to 1947 was a member of the
Agricultural and Industrial De
velopment Board of Georgia; 1947-
1951, was chairman of the Macon,
I Hospital Commission; 1944-1951, a'idquarters in Munsan and sent
GEA local unit have been invited j member of the Bibb county inter- 'Lhe copies off to North Korea.
, . . j to attend the annual GEA Leaders racial Committee; 1948-1951, a| The Red chiefs, Chinese Gen.
Pearh shinninp in this area iust : Workshop Au £- 16-19 at North j member of the Armed Services Teh-huai and North Korean Mar-
peacn snipping in mis area jus Georgia college, Dahlonega, Ga. j Committee 0 f the Chamber of Com- shal Kim II Sung, were to send
closed one of the largest and most.jhis is the 7th Annual Leaders • merce . 1937.39, he was president of! Ibelr signed copies down to Clark,
successful in a number of years, is 1 Workshop sponsored by the Geor-jthe Macon Community Chest; and!These were anticlimatic signatures.
being 1 supplanted by freight carlots Education Association of which j f rom 1943 through 1947 was a lieu'-jwiHnabte to agree on meeting at
as well as by truck of the finest B. C. Cuttg, Greenville, is 1953-54[ tenant colonel of Gov. Arnall’s I Panmunjom, the top commanders
watermelons both in size and President and J. H. Saxon is execu- J staff. j had agreed that Harrison and Nam
quality jyown by local planters in 1 tlve secretary. He was a Mason and a member B would do the signing that set
recent years. These are of the Con-! Approximately 400 class room 0 f the Shrine, serving as potentate The armistice in motion,
go variety and average -in weight teachers, administrators and col-1 0 f the Ail Sihah Temple in 1933.1 The strokes of their pens on the
from 24 to 32 pounds. Prices range le S e people will participate in the j Surviving are his wife and three 18 copies of the armistice document
A plan to band together the 100.-
000 people of Crawford, Lamar,
Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Talbot,
Taylor and Upson counties into a
program for mutual progress was
launched at a meeting Monday in
Thomaston.
Approximately 100 civic, govern
mental and farm leaders from
these eight counties attending the
meeting, endorsed the West Central
Georgia Development Program”and
plan to their people and select two
persons from each county to form
a board of directors.
The program, in brief, is as fol
lows:
1. Create throughout\ the “West
Central Georgia” area a desire for
communities to work together for
the economic development of the
area and the welfare of its peop-
winning third place and one year’s. ple, „ „ ., .
subscription to the National 4-H j 2 ‘ Secure recognition that
magazine, and Joseph Pye who en- j£ reater . benefits can be derived by
lered the Tractor Maintenance Con- area-wide efforts than by separate
test where he proved his ability to , co " F1 ”) umty ef t° rts -
drive a tractor 3 - Secure recognition of the inter
Accompanying the group was, de ^ nde " ce of a ” communities
Vernon Reddish, County Agent and 1 mth * n l , he area ’ aad lhat the eco *
Elaine Shellhouse Home Demon-: nom " development of any com-
stration Agent. The group stayed ;™™ ity Z
on the campus of Georgia South
western College at Americus, while
competing in the district project
achievements July 8, 9 and 10.
from $300 to $550 per car on the Workshop. Members of the GEA daughters.
track. One hundred or more car State Committee on Teacher Edu-
shipments are expected before the <-’ at io n a ^d Professional Standards, I . _ , _
season closes. These are being Legislation, School Public Rela- M9XII16 TUITICI* S ESSAY
shipped for the greater part direct li° ns i Ethics and Centennial Action J *
to Canada, others to Baltimore, De- P ro S ram have also been invited to ■
troit, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and , participate.
New York. Local growers include j The Workshop Program has been
Messrs J. T. Cochran, H. L. Wilchar 1 Pl anne d ith special emphasis on
E. L. and Edward Davis, J. D. j Local Unit Program Planning,
Childs, Homer Chapman, W. M.! Membership and Public Relations.
Petitions Heard Tuesday
On Discontinuing Trains
Between Macon-Columbus
area as a whole and its people.
4. To create and perpetuate a
spirit of friendliness and good-will
throughout the area.
5. To jointly conduct area-wide
studies to determine (a) the eco
nomic needs of the area and its
people, (b) the economic needs at
community levels that are of a
nature where area-wide action and
participation can prove helpful.
6. To adopt both short-range and
long-range plans to meet the needs
found to exist.
After presentation of the plan
Is Placed in Record at
Congressman's Request
A prize winning essay written by
A strong delegation from Colum- spokesmen from each of the West
touched off reactions around the
of Korea^wheref troops have'fought i bus and Macon; also points along Central Georgia counties expressed
in mud kn7 dust and snow to line of the Central Rai]way Co ' u " an A imous app ,™ al and per
world capitals where diplomats I appeared yesterday before the cen Cooperation to assure its suc-
have Dondered the Korean 1 Georgia Public Service Commission cess -
and what to do about it * n At l anta in protest to the dis- i Sen. Robert H. Jordan, of Talbot*
President Eisenhower in a radio- continuance of passenger - mail Jon, summed up the feelings of
trains Nos. 3 and 4 operating for most of those present ' when he
many years through Butler enroute said, “We are going to continue to
i to Macon and Columbus. These * ose population unless we get to-
television address to the American
people from Washington hailed the
| armistice with thanksgiving. He
Gee T B Joiner E L McCorkle ' GEA offcials of the third west dis Maxine, daughter of a former Tay-! de C la. r ed the UN had met the chal-1 t ra ‘ ns being the only passenger gather on a workable plan. The
pSLLSHALocked aid^ic. are A. J. Benson. Buena Vls.a > > county ".1,^ j ,^1 - 5 between these cities by Wes, Centra, Georgia —
Robert Wilson. The Herald wishes [ director and 3rd west GEA Vlce ’ ^ H th*° ’ decision ” and warned that thel rad
each of these gentlemen continued . Presidents Miss Marjorie ChBmblee | Jas been placed in the Cor^res-
r’ninmKiic v t cvioffioirT Dinine • 810113.1 IvGcorcl 3t iii0 reauest of
success.
Columbus, Y. T. Sheffield, Plains
[and Miss Elise Buchanan, Ellaville.
Pleased indeed were we Saturday
by the visit from our dear friend
of many years, Mr. Jack Foun
tain, native of Taylor county but
resident for a number of years of D a l|M fhirlr PrAfllirtmn
Monticello, Fla. Jack is the son of ; Dau JF vHIUI riUUUUIUll
the late Robert Lee Fountain and
Georgia Ranks Third
In United States in
sional Record at the request of
Third District Representative E. L.
Forrester. The writer of the essay
is a recent graduate of the Colum
bus high school. She with her par
ents moved to the Muscogee capi
tal city a number of years ago.
In presenting a copy of Miss
Turner’s essay to the House of
Representatives, Rep. E. if. Forres-
Mrs. Mary Lizzie Garrett Braswell, | Georgia passed two states in June] ter . commented that it “is so well
who since widowhood has been , to become the nation’s third-rank-1 written and so points out our du-
work with
Plan can
the unselfish coopera-
United States and
remain vigilant.
its allies must
I ties an dresponsibilities that 1 I be-
S. Department of Com- i^ eve ^ expedient that this essay | s j on
Truce Deridde
Washington, July 26—South Ko
rea's representative at the UN, Col.
Ben C. Limb, tonight called the
Korean truce “nothing hut a
crumple of trash.”
“The Republic of Korea and the
three Western Powers have been in
partnership in this business before,
defeating the Communist aggres-
The railroad has sought discon- .Bon of all.
tinuance of these trains claiming Henry Persons, mayor of Talbot*
their operation a heavy financial j ^ on ’ sa * d ‘The West Central Geor-
loss to their organization. ; Sio plan will work if we* just don’t
It may be several days before the eat > applaud and go home to
Commission renders a decision in, sleep " He assured the gathering of
the matter.
er, Mrs. Georgia Garrett of Char- The U. „
ing. Our joy was beyond expression [merce Saturday placed the state j be ■printed in the Coigressional Rec-j «j\j 0 D ther hand,” the Communists
when Jack and his lovely wife who [behind only Missouri and Indiana i ord '’ u claim that they have won victory
accompanied him included us in turning out commercial baby! The essa v on “What Our Elected ] hecause the Allied side made con-
with a list of Butler citizens to at- chicks. At- the end of May, Georgia j Seniors and Representatives to j cessions ta thepi . . .
tend the following day (Sunday) was also behind Iowa and Illinois. | tlie Congress of the United States “what the Koreans are very
Hie birthday celebration of Mother; For two years the nation’s lead-t Ean do to Promote- Continued Free-1 anx j ous about is that we have paid
Garret at her lovely Charing home, Ing state in broiler production, i d ° m i n Our Land” won a trip to | jn a( j vance a price—an enormous
which delightful occasion is said to [Georgia hatcheries produced 72,189,-1 Washington for Miss Turner. land a fearsome price—for a bit of
have been attended by more than 000 chicks thru June compared to' Rep ‘ Forrester said further that ] food t j lat hag been sol( j to ug
one hundred relatives and friends, 184,400,000 for Missouri and 76,891,-1 e essay “fortifies my view that pur f r i en{ j s
the coming generations will carry] „ Now when the package is de
all being provided for with a love
ly basket dinner spread on long
tables near the home. Since his
residence at Monticello, a thriving
city of around three thousand in
habitants, Jack has prospered
most remarkably, in business be
ing engaged in a number of enter-
pries as well as extensive farming.
His present real estate possessions
are said to include upward of one
thousand acres of
000 for Indiana.
Rev. P. C. Hutchinson
Will Supply at Local
Nazarene Church Sun.
on our philosophies and concepts, |]ivered and if we ]ooked into the 1 a fternokn
if we, those trusted with the re- na „ Waap o att _ ernoon -
Methodist Pastor Gives
Sunday Worship Program
(Hoke O. Hatcher, Pastor)
Church School, 10 a. m. Classes
for every age group.
Morning worship, 11 a. m. “Holy
Communion.”
M. Y. F., 7:15 p. m. All the
youths urged to attend.
Evening worship, 8 p. m. Mes
sage by the pastor.
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service, business meeting Monday
i cooperation from Talbot County
“where the plan is certainly need
ed.”
A live speaker from each of the
other seven counties was heard.
Those attending the meeting in*
eluded the following from Taylor
County:
E. H. Bazemore, Chairman, Board
of Commissioners.
Lewis Watson, County Commis
sioner.
E. L. Harris, Mayor of Butler.
Mrs. Florine English, Mayor of
Reynolds.
Mrs. R. L. Bell, Clerk, City of
Reynolds.
W. W. Hortman, Vice President,
Butler Lions Club.
Vernon Reddish, County Agent, j
Regular services will be conduct
ed at the Butler Nazarene church
land Sunday. Sunday school at 10 'a. m.
much of which is in some of the Morning worship at 11 a. m.
large Florida lakes; these abound- and evening service at 8 o’clock,
ing with the choicest fish which ! Rev. P. C. Hutchinson of Dublin
statement can easily be verified, will bring the messages at both
if called on to do so by a number the morning and evening worship
of local citizens who have in re- hours. We enjoyed two inspiring
cent years enjoyed most generous services at this church last Sunday
favors at the hands of Mr. and and are looking forward to hear-
Mrs. Fountain. Luther and Robert, ing Rev. Hutchinson again,
brothers of Jack have been business \ Come praying for God’s blessing
partners through the years and on the services and you will re-
. package, we find nothing but a
sponsibilities of government now,! ( . rumple of trash.” '
will preserve our way of life so asi ’
to deliver these concepts over to ij DI L l A
our successors unimpaired. MOFQdfl ulAKC, 64 f
The Essay and Rep. Forrester’s
remarks were printed in the Con
gressional Record of July 13.
share honors in their wonderful ( ceive a blessing,
business success. ;
-Reporter.
All-day Singing
At the Mauk School
Retired Columnist,
Died Sunday Night
Atlanta. July 26—Morgan Blake,
64, retired columnist and former
sports editor of the Atlanta Journal
died Sunday night in Emory hos
pital.
He had been in failing health
for some time. He was widely
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ning 8:30, with choir rehearsal to
follow.
Everyone invited and urged to:
attend all services of our church.
Plans are under way for an all
day singing at Mauk school
auditorium Sunday.
The program will begin at 10:301 known as a churchman as well as
a. m. with a basket luneh to be a newspaper man. <
served at the noon hour. Blake, a native of Fayetteville,
Persons interested in good sing- Tenn., retired as a Journal column
ing are cordiallyy
tend.
invited to at-
ist in August, 1951, after a serious
illness earlier that year.
Revival to Begin at Howard
Methodist Church Aug. 9th
Taylor County Man
Loses Car Radiator
While Watching Fight
Columbus, July 25—Charlie P.
Hutto of Howard, was a little hot
under the collar today.
His car, however had been even
hotter under the hood the night
before.
Beginning Sunday, Aug. 9th, J Both were result of a thief’s
at Howard Methodist church, and walking away with Hutto’s auto
continuing through the following! radiator while he watched a wrestl-
Friday evening, revival services! ing match at Columbus Thurs*
will be in progress at 11 a. m. and [ day.
8 p. m. | Hutto said someone painstaking-
The pastor, Rev. Hoke O.Hatcher, j ly removed four bolts, cut a water
will bring the messages each day [hose and left with the radiator,
and the public is cordially invited Police are searching for the cul-
to attend. jprit. j