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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, APRIL 22, 1954.
Local
Happenings
Forest Fires Destroy
Only Timber; Not Insects
Advises Ranger Guinn
bad
spent Wednes-
Mr. J. R. Wilson
day in Atlanta.
Mrs. Mae Riley is visiting her
children in Atlanta.
“Who’s
fire?”
“Not I,” said the snake.
“Not I.” said the chigger.
“Not I,” said the boll weevil.
“But I am,” said the tree.
Austin Guinn County Forest Ran-
Miss Glenda Giles and Miss Syl
via Hartman will accompany the
Wesleyan College Speech Depart
ment on its annual spring tour,
beginning April23rd and continuing
Miss Theresa Wallace of Cham- j through April 30th. This year ths ger for Taylor, presented this
blee spent the week end with Miss group is presenting Christopher throe second fairy tale to illus-
Gloria Locke. j Fry’s production of “Ring Round trate the point that farmers
i the Moon* and will visit Camp landowners who set fire to their
Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Athens Stewart, Savannah: Camp Gordon, woods to get rid of pests are burn-
were week end guests of Mr. and Augusta; Fort Jackson, Columbia, ing only themselves.
Mrs. Frank Riley. jS. C., and Parris Island, S. C.
Miss Dora Summerour of New-
nan spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Locke.
Mrs. Mabel Bone of Columbus,
visited relatives and friends in this
community the past weefk.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Mathews were
week end guests of their parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mathews. ’
PAGE SEVEN
H. E. Thompson Dinner
To Be Given Tuesday
At the Upson Hotel
Marriage of Miss Watson
And Mr. Rowe Solemnized
Tuesday Night at Reynolds
afraid of the big, . . .. .... ... ,
A testimonial dinner will be
given M. E. Thompson, candidate
for governor in Thomaston, Tuesday
April 27, and on the next day a
Thompson Radio Pa r ty will be
broadcast over the local station.
, WSFT.
| The dinner is being given by
and Upson County Thompson-for-Gover-
nor Club and will be in the Ban
quet Room ol the Upson Hotel at
7:30 p. m. Tickets are available
, “These persons, the Ranger de- 'f" d ™ aybo S< T? d from T , c ? m I mit s ;
! dared, “are burning up valuable J s ' Talmage Echols, a
i t.onc ~ et prominent Upson countian is in
th * t ™ U]Id , pa y off ; he mort - Charge of arrangements. Friends
hom’ J i* um ( Cr 01 a ne ^ of Mr. Thompson are invited to at-
home, or perhaps put a son through ^ end
C °Lu ge " • ,, , I Between the dinner and broad-
Here m Georgia, he added, castg m Thompson will be at the
u ° Wn " S f 11 T re Upson to receive delegations,
than $167,000,000 worth of wood a and visitors . ..j want to see the
year. The total processed value is people and talk with them . Y need
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Watson an- more than $600,000,000. There are their ideas and views” he said
nounce the marriage of their more farmers right here in this | The Thompson Radio Party will
daughter, Willa Faye to Oatis'county who could share in this har- g0 on t he air from 3 to 5 p m
Rowe of Tifton and Butler. west of green gold if they, too, Wednesday April and will be
The marriage war, solemnized|would protect their trees from wild broadcast from the’ lobby of the
Tuesday evening, 9 o’clock at the fire and manage them as a crop.” Upson County courthouse. Tele-
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Waters of h° me °f Col. and Mrs. J. R. Luns-, The Ranger reported that tests phones are maintained for listen-
Eufaula, Ala., were Sunday visitors terd at Reynolds. Those present in- conducted over a period of many ers to call the former Chief Execu-
of Mr. A. L. Waters and family. j eluded only close friends. jyeara have proved that very few tive of Georgia who will answer
| After the ceremony the couple, boll weevils are found in the their qqestions pertaining to his
Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Whitener,' left for a trip to Florida, whichjwoods. Burning the woods, there- campaign, platform, state affairs
fore, to get rid of boll weevils, is a land his approaching gubernatorial
Mrs. Martha Chapman of Atlan
ta was the week end guest of her
mother, Mrs. Nettie Saunders.
Mrs. J. F. Posey and Mrs. C. E. will be planned enroute.
Benns visited Columbus Monday.
Mr.
cago,
with
Turk.
and Mrs. Ross Turk of Chi
lli., are spending this week
their mother Mrs. Ouid3
Mr. Preston Childs of Washing
ton, D. C., is spending this week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.
B. Childs.
Taylor County Citizens
Uurged to Make Generous
Offering for Easter Seals
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wallace and
daughter, Miss Iris Wallace of
To many Taylor countians it wall,
oe interesting to know that one of i
its native sons, Mr. A. P. Jarrell oti
Atlanta is a member of the dis-!
costly and useless enterprise. Burn- race. The telephone number to call
ing the woods, likewise, does not Mr. Thompson will be 2141. Long
< ^ a < I < Tia ^' e * be sna ^ es and chiggers. j distance calls will be accepted free.
“The best ending I know of to The caller may give his name or
our woods burning fairy tale,”, withhold it.
Ranger Guinn said, “would be for 1 Mr. Thompson’s Radio Partys are
■all of our citizens to take as their proving very interesting, informa-
goal the slogan, “Keep Taylor tive and affording citizens an op-
Green.”
jPortunity to interview the candi
date. In Douglas, for example, 154
Chamblee, attended Easter services : tinguished board of directors of the
in Butler. 'Georgia Society for Crippled Chil
dren and Aults which serves the
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Garrard and entire state of Georgia.
Butler Methodist Church
(Hoke Hatcher. Pastor)
Church School 1
calls were received. In Athens there
were 87, Cartersville 98, and Vi-
rialia 120. Mr. Thompson answered
them all. e
Radio Station WSFT will also
I broadcast a talk by Mr. Thompson
_ a. m. James Wednesday morning, April 28.
son Truett of Odum were guests i Even tho Mr. Jarrell’s primary Bazemore, General Supt. There is 7 to 7.T5 a. m.
Sunday of Mrs. Garrard’s mother, job is being assistant director of a class for every group. The attend-1 Todate, Mr. Thompson has re-
Mrs. A. J. Gill. | the State Vocational Rehabilitation ance Easter Sunday was 175 and'vealed five planks in his platform.
program, he gives untiringly of his we trust that every person who at- More, will be added as his cam-
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McGee of, time and effort to t hi.s charitable tended on that date will be present'paign moves along this summer.
Birmingham, Ala., were week-end : wor k 0 f crippled children without Sunday. iThey are:
guests °f Mrs. Irene Peed and Mr. j any remunera ti 0 n. He was the firsa | Methodist Youth Fellowship 7 p. I (1) Favors maintaining present
and Mrs. Walter Suggs. to initiate a drive for Easter Seal m. Every young person is urged to;racial segregation in public
Mr Walter Wilson studpnt of Funds in this county. !attend and continue the study on'Schools. (2) Favors present county
., , T . a .r Wilson, stude t o Speaking recently Mr. Polk Jar-1 I Believe." [unit system. (3) Favors purchase
the University of Georgia spent the rell said « s j nc e I am a native] Junior Fellowship Wednesday af-|of motor vehicle license plates in
spring holidays with his parents,^Taylor countian myself, I feel afternoon 3:45. AH those between the, e ach county courthouse. (4) Is
Mr. and Mrs. ummett Wilson. [definite responsibility for the con-'age of 8 and 13 are urged to attend ]against toll roads. (5) Against any
Sheriff Charlie Wright, who is at-1 “ buti . on ^ , C0U " ty mak f „ to i. Pra > a Pr meeting Wednesday eve- j new taxes,
tending F. B. I. School in Wash- i 9 p e ° rgia T Socl * ty f °[ ° ri PP led .ning 8 0 clock.
ington D C snerit Easter holidays' dren ‘ I( P ers °nally, urge all I], The value of Easter cannot be'-..^.. .. _ . . #
ys |know to contribute generously to computed until the congregation is DlSmDUtiOII POIJltS for
worthwhile cause.” counted on the followdng Sunday”.
.7, !• r j r -II- I Know LO I
with his wife and family here. 'this most
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Vaughan of
Hiram. Ga., spent Monday with
friends here. Mrs. Vaughan was the
former Miss Bessie Kate Shealy.
Mrs. W. E. Hightower spent sev
eral days last week at St. Simons
attending an assembly of retired
Methodist ministers and their
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Adams Sr. Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor Bone, Willie and
Rickie spent Easter in Atlanta the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Adams.
Wesleyan College Glee Club
Coming to Thomaston Tues.
SEE YOU IN CHURCH SUNDAY.
Hl-Y NEWS
Rat Poison Supplies
The famed Wesleyan College
Glee Club will sing in Thomaston
at the R. E. Lee auditorium Tues
day at 8 p. m., under the local
sponsorship of
church. There
for admission.
Now on tour throughout Georgia,
the First Methodist
will be no charge
Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs
J. F. Sikes include Mr. and Mrs. j tHns. A
Norris Sikes, Ginga and Jimmy W U1 be ;
Sikes of Miami, Fla.; and Mr. and by Marykathryn Kientz
Mrs. John Davis and Donna of Mai
con.
Recently new officers were elect
ed for the coming year. Those
chosen were:
President, Jesse Bone.
V-Pres., Cecil Griggs.
Secretary, Charles Lancaster.
Treasurer, Bob Akin.
Reporter, Harris Hortman.
Recently the members of our
this aggregation of 60 college girl 1°^ Sto . re -
singers will offer a program fea
turing classical and modern selec
new attraction this year' ,i m v
. , “ . ‘incl tn-Hi-Y Clubs have done this
ceramics demonstration : , , . . ,,
( year and brought the evening mes-
jsage. Members of the Hi-Y and Tri-
Hi-Y also took part.
We lack only a few
The locations of distribution
points for the rat poison to be used
in the county-wide rat eradication
program are as follows:
Charing: Lewis Watson’s Store.
Mauk: Pike’s Grocery.
Biitier: County Agent’s Office.
Reynolds: G. H. Godard’s Store.
Taylor Mill: Mdnvale’s Store.
Rupert: Cooper’s Freezer Locker.
Cross Roads: Worthen Taunton’s
:ner, our Peach District Secretary,
talked of the fine work the Hi-Y
Mr. C. L. Seay of Columbia, S. C.
formerly of Reynolds, is a patient
at the Ft. Valley hospital. Mrs.
Seay is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Benns while Mr.
Seay is confined to the Ft. Valley
institution.
DR. WILLIS L. WEBB
OPTOMETRIST
Fort Valley,
Hours: 9 a
Ga.—Phone 611
. m. to 5 p. m.
Except Wednesday
TIRE HEADQUARTERS
WE CAN SUPPLY
ALL YOUR TIRE NEEDS
Now Handling Two Famous Brands of
Automobile, Truck and Tractor Tires
Goodyear and Kelly Springfield
\ For anything in tires see us before you buy.
| Compare our prices and quality of our tires.
! (O Children Service Station
Howard: Vanlandingham’s Store.
Daviston: F. C. Jarrell’s Store.
Carsonville: W. A. Jarrell’s Store.
Crowell: E. F. Parr’s Store.
The poison and corn meal will be
available for distribution in the
near future. This program is being
,f. .,, , points and accepted by the general public as
we will be an “AA” honor Club.
to
We have only one more report
send in for this year.
This week some of our Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y members will speak at
the Lion’s Club meeting on the
work we have completed this
year.
—Hi-Y Reporter.
9m* Phone 63
Butler, Ga.'
Put Your Thoughts Into
ACTION
You know that the longer you neg
lect your health, the more serious
the condition becomes. Delays are
dangerous.
The cemeteries crre crowded
with people who expected to
look after their health next
year, when they had more time
and money.
A thorough and impartial investi
gation will convince you that
Chiropractic
Is Truly, the Better Way to Health
Ask Our Patients
a worthy project.
GEORGE A. TINDAL,
County Sanitarian.
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Clean-up Day at Midway
Clean up Day at Midway church
is announced for Thursday, April
29th. Members and all others in
terested in this work are requested
to meet at the church at 8 a. m.
on this day.
Union Methodist Church Wesley Methodist Church
(Hoke Hatcher, Pastor)
There will be regular fourth
Sunday ( worship at the Union
Methodist church Sunday at 11:30
a. m. The pastor will bring the
message on the meaning of the
Resurrection. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
(Hoke Hatcher, Pastor)
There will he worship at Wesley
church at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday with the pastor bringing
the messages at both the morning
and evening hour. The Youth Fel
lowship meets at 7.15 p. m. Come
and bring someone with you.
SiiXSjSSWSSSS
DEAN
BUTLER, GA.
Sunday and Monday. April 25 and 26
Sunday P. M. Show 3:00—Sunday Night Show 9:00 P. M.
Show Starts Monday Night at 8:30
Joan Crawford
“torch" - song”
Wednesday and Thursday, April 28 and 29
Wednesday and Thursday Night Shows Start at 8:30
Jeffery Hunter.
IN •
“SAILOR OF THE KING"
Friday and Saturday
il 30 and May 1
Friday Night Shows Start at 8:30
Saturday Shows Continue from 2:30 to 11 P. M.
“TWO FISTED SHERIFF”
Phis Second Feature
Cleo Moore and Hugo Haas
IN
“THY NEIGHBOR S WIFE”
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Winner of 8 Academy Awards Given by “Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.” The first picture tying
all time record of “Gone with the Wind/
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DR.
ELMO W. DAVIS
127 S. JACKSON ST.—PHONE 2566
Americus, Ga.
Serving Taylor and Surrounding
Counties Since 1937
If You Love
Decorated Homes
and Beautiful
June Weddings
•
Write or Phone
Mrs. Mae Wheeler
Interior Decorator
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We Have a Complete Line
of
Bulk Garden Seed
and Velvet Beans
All Seed Cleaned and Treated
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Butler, Ga.