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T-fffi Butler Herald
’^KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SE CRET Uff SUCCESS”
VOLUME 78.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JANUARY 21, 1954.
NUMBER 17.
Most interesting plans are to be
released in the immediate future
for extensive remodeling of the
local Baptist church, together with
GEORGIA OFFERS TWO
LOCATIONS FOR PROPOSED
' AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Atlanta, Jan. 15—The House
„ Armed Services Committee in
the replacement of the educational!Washington today approved crea
tion of a separate Air Force
Academy and two Georgia groups
began pushing proposed sites.
The bill carries an appropriation
of 26 million dollars. It was ap
building with a new one, both of
brick and at a cost of approxi
mately $75,000.
* * *
Announcement was made Mon-
Half Million Dollar
Improvement Asked
By Mercer U. Group
5 Persons Take Oath 1 ®®® woman killed
As Judges of Georgia! | EEECTRiC MEAR
By Gov. Talmadge
HOWARD SUNDAY A. M.
New Facilities Needed to Take Oath Adminstered to Justice C
Care of the Ever-Growing
Enrollment at Mercer.
Macon, Jan. 15—-An expansion
W. Worrill, Sutton, Nichols,
Hicks and Brown.
Atlanta, Jan. 16—Gov. Herman
Congressmen Salary
Hike Is Opposed
By Mr. Forrester
date this unusual
been in general circulation in this
area. It was first reported by Robert
McDougald of the McDougald Fu
neral Home, who states that Mattie
Bertha Alexander, a local colored
mother who got out of her bed
true story has Six Georgia Members of Lower
proved by the committee 26-0 and program’ costing a million and a,Talmadge administered oaths to 5,early Sunday morning to f eed her
House Favor
Salary Increase.
Reasonable
Washington, Jan. 15—-Members
of the Georgia delegation divided
day of the sale of the Citizens State, nQ opposition has developed in the half dollars has been placed be-1 state judges in his office at the 1 child, three months old was elec- today on recommendations of
Bank of this city by its former House,
owners, Messrs L. R- Adams, Cash-1 Rep. Sidney
Camp of Newnan
fore trustees of Mercer University. | Capitol Friday as 150 public offi-
Pres. Geo. B. Connell, in his first icials and friends looked on.
ipr- T W Edwards President- .1. T. has a bill pending to locate the report to the trustees, warned that j The governor appointed the
p V ' n v.pp President and'other academy in Spaldipg County near Mercer could not provide for the judges only a few days ago.
LOUnrail, Vite r » *o ci to i iftM nninoc TTp ffrct qwovp in Jlislipp PI
trocuted when she touched the special commission that congres-
handle of her refrigerator. Isional salaries be increased to $27-
Investigation revealed that six 1 500 a year, a boost of $12,500.
... other houses in the area—between j Constit ution special writer Glad-
c+fvnv 'hniriVr^T ThVnurchasers were Griffin. Also advocating this site enrollment expected by 1957 unless | He first swore in Justice Charles | Junction City and Howard near the gtone williams sa id apoli showed
stock holders. The purchasers were __ ^ Too , clQtliro and ; new facilities are nrovided soon. i Worrill, elevated only recently to j Talbot-Taylor county line - were
announced as Messrs R-C. Brooks of are the Geoigia Legislature
Jesup and W. H. Vanlandingharn. the Board of Governors of the State
Ellaville, each having been sue- Bar Association.
new facilities are provided soon.
Connell called for a new
resi- State Supreme Court, as Supreme electrically charged. Several per-
dence hall for men at the Baptist! Court Justice emeritus.
six of the state’s 10 House members
in favor of some kind of raise, with
three taking a stand against such
nnoQCTPfi in the banking' W. R. Tucker, Georgia’s Repub-' institution, additional living space j Replacing Justice Worrill was ( . .
cessfully engage ntinnu mmmittppman has fn. o+.iHpntc np«, stu- Justice I. H. Sutton who had been several badl# burned spots 111 the
_ . fntnlli, {mIiimp/I I, > rvrv, n M ’p Vl /-»n
eons suffered shock.
There were said to have been 1 a "g' t j
o f{ic i a 1 lican national committeeman has for women students, a new stu-1 Justice I. H. Sutton who had been ^yeral badly burned spots in the Those opposing commented:
business for y y • offered a 6,000-acre tract along the dent activities center, a building to a member of the Court of Appeals! ^ally injured woman s home.
TTZoZ inffew dais^rheTo- Chattahoochee river for consider* ’ house the departments of religion., since 1932 and had been chief i ShenffCharlieWnght sasslst-
bG i was estabHhed tion. The site is about half in Ful-j speech and fine arts, and new judge since 1947. |‘ ng - Talbot Cou " ty SheriffJ. H.
cal bank whi ^ „f ton rountv and half in Gwinnett! hnusintr units for married and min- ! Judge H. E. Nichols of Rome was Ferguson in a thorough mvestiga-
„ . . 1QOC ..nnsirlprrri one of ton county and half in Gwinnett housing units for married and min , = — ,.. ... ... . . .,
fnf ctLS fnancfal SJstituUons county. ! isterial students. sworn in as new member of the^on of the incident, ,t is said.
■ ih st^te I “Tbe prospects arc very good, j Connell also announced plans Court of Appeals and Judges M. G.
in .e sa . I Tucker said. He added he had con- for strengthening ,the faculty and Hicks and Tom Brown Jr. moved
* * * jtacted both Republican and Demo- a . more active student recruitment ( into places on Superior Court.
An order was recently issued by cr atic leaders in Washington in be- program. ! Justice Worrill will in effect, en-
the Post Office Department in balf of the North Geoigia site, near j The trustees heard reports from j ter retirement, altho he expects to
Washington permitting all Post- Atlanta,
masters who so desired the | —
S IVi Gove,nmen a t nS Bond s e to' banks Def^lSC DifCCtOr JSCkSOIl
within their locality or territory.
Through public notice in most
n( Aed that many, or possibly Reynolds Wednesday Nite
most post offices of the state, |
have taken advantage of this order
To Be Guest Speaker at
Dr. Monroe F. Swilley of Atlanta, retain an office in the State Capi
representing the Georgia Baptist \ tol. The 66-year-old native of Cuth-
! Education Commission, and Dr. Al—bert had served on the Court of
1 bert Evans of Atlanta, president of Appeals for four years prior to be
etle Alumni Association. .coming Supreme Court Justice.
j Among the trustees attending
were Jack Tarver and Mrs. Carlton!
Binns of Atlanta; Joe S. Burgin of j
j Buena Vista, and Lamar Plunkett
All-Star Teams Ready for
March of Dimes Ball Game
Here Tonight, 7:30 o’Clock
Mr. Harry U. Jackson, area direc- of Bowden.-
However most cordial thanks to tor j or Qj v jj Defenes, state of Geor- j
Postmaster Hobbs and his efficient ^ g j a * w jjj speak at the Reynolds C..J1 Drnilflht
clerks is due from our people since sc hool auditorium Wednesday eve- LiVII JUII DIUU1JI11
they have concluded to continue
this business as in the past.
ning, beginning pit 7:30 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this meeting.. Come and
, , . „ „ . ty , ov bring some one with you.
Former local patrons—and they H ^ nrv Hif>k
of considerable number and
In Harris County Against
Local Court Officials
Rep. E. L. Forrester of Leesburg:
“Congress could probably stand an
increase in pay, but here we are
trying to balance the bldget, talk
ing about raising the debt limit
and reducing expenditures. It does
not make sense to raise congres
sional salaries at this time.”
Rep. Paul Paul Brown of Elber-
ton: “This is no time for mem hers
of Congress to be raising their own
pay. It would be particularly inop-
l portune in view of tlie effort we
(are making to balance the budget
Coaches of the East and West all and re duce government spending."
stars, men and women who will' R e p. James E. Davis of Decatur:
play in the local Gymnato- j“The government is now engaged
rium tonight for the benefit of 1 in the very difficult task of bal-
the Taylor County March of Dimes > ancing the budget. We can’t justi-
Drive announce that their teams j fy an increase in congressional sal-
are ready. jaries under these circumstances.”
Coach Hugh Cheek announces 1 Rep Carl Vinson of MilledgeviUe,.
that he has uncovered several star| Rep Henderson Lanham of Rome,,
players from Howard and Daviston and Rep p r ince Preston of States-
Substantial gains in ever, phase £®S£ 1 which wlU SUrprUe h ‘ S ° P ‘! b »™ som<i
Church of Nazarene
Shows Large Gain
During Year 1953
Hienry Hick, Local Director.
are
highly pleased with ouch facts—
were interested in the front page 1
Sunday’s Columbus Ledger-Enquir- Crowned at Game Tonight
er, devoted to the one hundredth 1
Mbs Taylor County to be
of international work of the
!P orted year - e " d statistics re- I stars from Crowell and"Taylor Mill ti
judge leased by Dr. S. T. Ludwig, general , who dazzel the opposition with their ] bejna made to
Columbus, Jan. 18—The
and solicitor general of the ,
tahoochee Judicial Circuit today whi< ^ h maintains its international
were named additional defendants headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.
in a '$75,000 civil rights suit filed Setting the pace of progress was
~ - I , admitted ex-hnntleeeer 1 the amount given by members for
anniversary of ^ A ^ lr ^_ to A »*’l A Queen from Taylor County ; y Monroe QUwer Negro r f s ® dent of ! all purposes—nearly $30% million
Cuthbert, and of which Dr. A. VV. Q rammar schools will be crowned
Ray is President. It was in the
crease.,
, , ,, „ | Coach Hoot Russell announces I said Lfcnham: “Some increase i»
Church of the Nazarene were re ' ]that his scouts have signed ^ several de si ra b%, Ijjit with the unbalanced:
the strenuous effort
reduce spending 1
feel that this is not
depth their squad, each one hav-1 the opportune time to do so. I am
ing about 25 players. | aga inst the full amount recom-
T h e women’s game prom- j mended, but a lesser amount
ises to be thrilling. Both sides have' might be in line.”
--- of ,ar8 ^ squads and have gone into a| Re P- Don Wheeler of Alma, Rep.
Harris county, charged his civil ^ 11Q C „ 1S + a o ^ strenuous practice program. The John L Pilcher of Meigs and Rep.
Olive ami Dr. Branch that this city I f 0n m ', " frowned by arrest '-'' 1 l ast July “ n barges of car-, “ J , , *- ,,,., m p mbership cHmbed Probably use the platoon method of more definitely In favor of an ttt-
and county furnished this historic ®“ e Dta« ofhciSsTad this ryl "* a plsto1 a f™ 6 and I to 258, W) a gain of more than 3 <», P a aa . crease.
institution of learning some of its _ vpn f w ni recoenize all the work carr ^ ing a concea l t< J weapon. ' . cent The reDort also lists 3826 ^^ oor a a times. j “The present pay of congressmen
finest daughters as students and ^ nd d ^ es t be c hndren of Taylor 1 Judge Hicks Fort and Solicl t° r established churches in the Uni’ted! SeveraI P rofessiona l scouts will is whol]y inadGquat e.” said Camp,
due to th^s fact considerable inter- eo Un tv^ale contributed to tWs General Russe11 C Dayison ’ were -iStes 117‘ 1„^ Canada a^d 97 in, be at th<? game looking for ta]ent ' Pilcher said it had cost him mon-
. . . rtllr npnr ip i n Andrew county have co ° nbu named as defendants in an amend- ' ’ ‘ n a • a y J , I Everyone is urged to attend this ev a bove his salary monthly to be
est is felt by our people in Andrew. worthy cauge ed suit. The original action, filed other wor)d areas - for a total of Ki„ dt et—„ f y f.. .. ni f S< mty ,
This is among the oldest college
distinction of holding the highest Talbot High School Band
rank of any junior woman’t college r
in the extreme southeastern states. |Q f fjW Qf (jglUC I OniQIlT
The preparation at Andrew’s fully
accredited college is readily ac-
! last August by Oliver’s attorney, mfstionariewn^l^O nT i run that the weak may walk ‘
j Fred New, named Georgia Bureau ,. as missionaries and na ,
I , T . .. „ t>„ i Uve workers on 25 foreign fields.
of Investigation agents Reuben „ . 0 . . 6 ...
b b The Sunday School organization
showed similar gains, reporting
big event where “the strong will j j n Washington and he irould vote
for a substantial increase.
Smith and R. J. Harris and a Har
ris county policeman Jake Spence. enrolled . This is an increase
Oliver was charged ,n Harris Su- Qf 3 per cent over ]ast year and
, 4or-i Bflnd Director Burgone Mores npriQr court with carrvintj a Distol .
cepted at full value by any stan- ^ bdng hjs 25 piece ban d from R ithout license an / carryi ng a " 10re J nan l twee as many as listed
dard institution of higher lea g. T , uiah to narticiDate in the „—o /-amor, ^ or church membership.
The Butler Church of the Naza
rene has done its share in making
Talbot high to participate in the concealed weapon, and a German
* * * I all-star basketball game to be ] uger automatic pistol taken from
Like mother, like offspring, and played in Butler at 7:30 tonight. him 5y williams, Garrett and thPSe fi o U res The church organized
as remarked by a friend, “she is The entire proceeds of this even- gpence was turned over to Solicitor - *
musical from head to tip of fin- will go to the Taylor County March Davison to he held as evidence.
gers” thus referring to the former of Dimes fund. * , |
Miss Marie Garrett, daughter of Dr. j Brirg your entire family, have a
years ago has had a contin-
Word List In Hie
Vocabee Contest for
School Students
“I think the $27,500 figure is per
haps too high,” said Wheeler, “but
I am in favor of a substantial in
crease.”
and Mrs. Eli Garrett of this city, good time and support this worthy
For a number of years “Miss cause,
Marie” has been the devoted wife
of Mr. Paul McLarty. The couple
reside at Flushing, N. Y., and have
added to their home three adorable
children—two daughters and a son
DANCE
Thursday. Jan. 28, 8 p. m. at the
In recognition of their fine musical Legion Home in Butler for benefit
ill ICLUfc i ... . nf “H/Tcirr-h r, f TI mf-5 ” AdmiKSlOn.
List No. 6
Enough, fierce, irreligiuus, educa-
ual increase in every department. H on ' jodphurs. institutions, equiva-
Last year’s figures show a 14% lent, jamboree, succession, plastic,
gain in Sunday School, 20 per cent javelin, subtrahend, plasma, jerrv-
gain in church membership, a per builder, suspense, dedicate, nephew
Funeral Services Sunday
At the Crowel! Cemetery
For Mrs. Ada Hicks
Greatest Basketball £ S’ suspense, niplOw F»n«.l services *, Mrs. Ada
- , r . , sain in enure n .nembtrsnip a per eminent nestling triscu- i Hicks, 66, who • died Friday at an
Game of Season Announced»- h --
p A- ap Society consisting of ton members deficit > oust - invasion, banquet, ov-;^ ucte ^ Sunday at Crowell ch^icti ,
For Jon. 25 3t Reynolds I with dues and g gifts gave three erwhelm, infinitive-, vestige, hy- j" thl s ^ ounty< Re ^‘ h : S th Ant h n ° n ?
1 hundred dollars in addition to send- potenuse. annihilate, voluble, hymn officiated, with burial in the church
committee.
The greatest basketball attraction ing twelve boxes of clothing medi- antartic,, Kaaba, hyphen, appear-
jji - — — . h , ni ” Arimi^sion appear in Taylor County will be cal supplies and other needed ma- ance, kaolin, longitude, clique, kin-
talent as a gift from both mother ot Marcn ot uimes^ - staged in the Reynolds Gym Mon- terial to Mission fields. Also there dergarten, loquacious, coalesce,
! each $1.00. Come dance ana neip otner ^ _.„ u * o —v I i . ^ -i kinei-na-.ict; luncheon enrlioil kint-
been chosen members of the
at the First Methodist Church in
their adopted city. These children
and three other members of the
choir are most striking in appear
ance as their pictures appeared in
a recent issue of the Long Island,
N. Y., Daily Star-Journal.
cemeteity-
Mrs. Hicks is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Evilou McDaniel,
Butlej; Mrs. Isabell Pafford, Mrs.
We had occasion while on a de-
WOODSMAN SAVED
AFTER TEN HOURS
IN 38 BELOW COLD
and father, the children have each $1-00. Come danC ^ a ^^‘ p , j day night, starting at 8 o’clock.!has been much interest shown in kinematics, luncheon, codicil, kint- Buuej, Mrs. isaneJl ^anorci, Mrs
- • ch0 ir ,to_walk. Dance sponsored by local ^ e Revno]ds ^ c wm play the Young p eople>s Society wear, luscious, grimage, quaking, Letha Wainwright and Mrs. Myr-
| Hazel Walker’s famous Arkansas Everyone is cordially invited to monosyllable, guarantee, urbanite, tie McColugh, Thomaston; two sons
ton; sister, Mrs. Vada Bennett.
Gainesville; brother. Dan Wilson,
Dahlonega; 13 grand children and
three great grand children.
Three Mercer Students
From Taylor County
Named to Dean's List
Worship at Mauk
Baptist Church
Williams, Minn., Jan. 17—A lost
woodsman, who walked 22 miles in
38 below weather and spent 10%
straight hours in the bitter cold,
lightful drive Sunday afternoon to wag rescued ^te last night, numb
call at the home of yon. and Mrs. j and exhausted.
F. C. Jarrell, this being one of the i ^ ar j Hedburg, about 55, shook
most attractive homes in the coun- 0 ^ effects of the ordeal quickly and
ty located on an elevated plot and ^ oday was in good condition in his classes for all ages. Come and
surrounded by a beautiful lawn. A horn g study God’s Word with us.
great variety of shrubbery and | ‘ j Preaching at 11 a. m. Please read
flowers are in abundance in their
Travelers. Miss Walker is known worship with us. Sunday School, .monstrosity, reelvant, vaccine, mort-
the country over as Miss Basket- 10 a. m. Morning worship 11 a. m. |R a 8 e > emunerate.
ball. i N.Y.P.S. at 7 p. m. and evangelistic j ’
To see basketball at its best services at 7:30 p. m. Sunday. I i • in AM* * I
don’t miss Monday night’s game. I JAS. C. WH1TENER, Pastor. lllldTIdl nCVCflUC UTfICIdl
Sunday School at 10 a. m. Good
Mr. Gordon Fowler, Ideal
Resident, Dies at Hospital
In Montezuma Monday
To Be at Post Office Feb. 18
Montezuma, Jan. ' 18 — Gordon
2nd Corinthians. 10th chapter. Our Fowler, 67 year old lifelong resident
A representative of the Internal ]
Revenue service will be at the
: Butler post office Feb. 18, between
the hours of 8:30 a. m. and 5 p. m.
| to give any advice or assistance
'needed. )
Carl Hobbs, Postmaster. 1
respective seasons. This attractive phine Driftmier. daughter of Mr. text will be the 4th verse. This text of Ideal., died Monday in a Monte-
residence is located in the Wesley and Mrs. R. H. Driftmier of Athens, will suggest some helpful thoughts i 2uma hospital after a short illness. Uj.y |)g GllCStS SlUludY
community, nine miles north of It was also learned that day was for the new year. We urge a full I Funeral Tuesday at Little Bethel t ~
Rntlpr We resretted the absence of an important one in the Jarrell attendance of the membership of Baptist church near Ideal, Rev., ^ LOCdl BdOtlSt ChlHTh
Butler. We regretted the absence of an important _
Mr and Mrs. Jarrell, also of their family, that of baptismal service at the church. j Melvin York, officiating,
son Hon. Thelmon Jarrell Clerk of 11 a. m. at St. Paul Methodist Worship Sunday evening at 71 Survivors include his mother, Mrs.
qiinerior Court this county. Each church, Columbus, and in which oclock. I I- W. Fowler of Ideal; four brothers
nf these members of the family little Scott MeCants Jarrell, 4-j We cordially invite all the peo-jW. N. Fowler, Ideal; Z. M. Fowler ice of the local Ha-Y will be con-
were spending the day in Colum-, months-old son cf Dr. and Mrs. Jar- pie of the community to 1 worship | Tifton; JeFome Fow ler. Oglethorpe; ducted at the local Baptist church
bus the guests of Dr. and Mrs. F. jrell. was baptized. Dr. Jarrell is a with us Sunday in all our services. an d A. L. Fowler^ Ideal; and two beginning at 7^30^ m. ^ ^
C JarrelWr. Dr. Jarrell’s wife was successful specialist in Columbus You will find a warm welcome. ’ - *’
bgfQj-g t heir marriage Miss Jose-'in eye, ear and throat treatment. | j. h. Stanford, Pastor
sisterh, Mr$. W. T. Grant of Tifton
and Mrs. N. C. Cromer of Butler.
Sunday night the induction sprv-
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend this service.
Among the ^roup of Mercer .Uni
versity students to have been
named to the fall quarter dean's
list just released by the university's
registrar, local friends will be
gratified to learn that the list in
cluded the following young people
people from our county:
Sanford M. Fitzsimmons, of But
ler; Eugenia R. Crook and Shirley
Ann Trussell of Reynolds.
In order to be so listed, a stu
dent must have made at leat tw»
A’s and one B.