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"S E EPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS’*
VOLUME 78.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 13, 1954.
NUMBER 33.
OBSERVATIONS
Kind words expressed on behalf
of those whom we know and highly
esteem are gratifying. Well may
they be considered the greatest of
assistance to others that by so j
conducting themselves they, too, j
may become most useful citizens.
Such remarks are concerning our
esteemed friend of many years, Mr.
Arthur Benson. They were written
with regard to Mr. Benson by Car
men Carter, member of the Junior
English Class, Buena Vista High
School and published in the home
newspaper, the Marion County Pa-
tiot as follows:
‘‘Mr. Benson was born seven
miles out in the country Nov. 17,
1919. This was known as B. R. I.
community. He attended school 7
years at Brantley, then came to
Buena Vista High School where he
graduated in 1936.
“In September of 1936 Mr. Benson
entered G. S. C., Americus. He was
interested in basketball and dec
lamation contests while in Ameri
cus. He graduated in 1938.
“He taught 214 years in Taylor
county and was principal of a four
teacher school. He married Miss,
Irene Kirksey of Butler, also a
teacher in Taylor County in 1941.
“Mr. Benson served in the Army
three years. One year in the states
and 2 years overseas. He returned
in 1945 and served as principal of
Brantley from January until end of
the school year.
“In September of 1946 he en
tered University of Georgia in
Athens. While at the University he
served as president of the Kappa
Delta Pi one year and as president
of the Education Club one year. He
was also member of the Vocational
Guidance Club. He graduated with
a B.S. degree in Education in 1947
and with an M. E. degree in School
Administration in 1948.
“On January 1, 1949, he assumed
office as Superintendent of Marion
County Schools.
“Mr. Benson’s present interest is
to provide for all the children of
Marion county an equal and best
possible education.
“Having company is a hobby of
his because he enjoys people.
Growing flowers and fishing are
also hobbies. He hasn’t missed at
tending church on Sunday in 14
years.
“He has one son Arthur Jerry
Benson who is three and one-half
years old.
“Mr. Benson’s Civic organizations
include: Lions Club, PTA, American
Legion, Forty and Eight. V.F.W.;
he is co-chairman of Better Home
Contest, chairman of Board of*
Health, member of Keep Marion
County Green Council, Third Dis
trict Director of Georgia Education
Association, member of State Trade
School committe, member of Geor
gia Association of County School
Superintendents, member of Na
tional Educational Association and
Georgia Education Association,
member of Marion County Teach
ers Association, member of Na
tional Association of Rural, School
Administration, Georgia Association
of School Administrators and
American Association of School
Administrators.
“Mr Benson enjoys his present
work and wouldn’t be happy in
anything except school work. His
greatest ambition is to provide the
type of school plan for Marion
county that other children enjoy.
In a few months this ambition will
be realized at the completion of the
new" school plan.
“I choose Mr. Benson because I
think his job is one of the most im
portant in the country. He has
helped the schools and the school
children.”
Next Sunday Eventful
Day at Marshallville for
Baptists of This Section
The first Royal Ambassador rally
for boys 9 years old and older will
he in Marshallville Baptist church,
at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Boys
from Tharpe Memorial, Montezuma
Roberta, Perry, Warner Robins and
Marshallville will appear on the
program. Rev. Tommy Jones of Pres
ton and Plains will bring the clos
ing inspirational message. "1 As
sert My Allegiance to Jesus Christ”.
All churches in the Rehoboth
Baptist Association are urged to
send representatives, whether they
are Royal Ambassadors or not.
ARMY TROOPS PASS
THROUGH BUTLER FOUR
FULL HOURS FRIDAY
Local citizens were very much
interested in the great throng of
army men, trucks and army ma
terial passing at average speed
through the streets of this city Fri
day from 11 a. m. to 4 p. m.
They wereenroute to Fort Ben-
ning from Fort Bragg, N. C., it is
said.
From Columbus came announce
ment Saturday that five generals
and three rear admirals will be
among the 12 military representa-
tivesfrom the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization countries who will
witness the Army’s phase of Joint
Civilian Orientation Conference No.
18 at Ft. Benning this week.
Two of the generals are making
return visits to the Infantry Cen
ter.
French Lt. Gen. Jean Valluywas
at Ft. Benning, April 23-25, 1953,
for a orientation on the Infantry
School, and Lt. Gen. Stylianos
Pallas of Greece visited Fort Ben
ning Feb. 2-3, 1953 and returned
last March 10-11, with Greek Min-
| ister of Defense Panyiiotis Ka-
nellopoluos.
Others scheduled to attend are
Rear Adm. S. Ramlau-Hansen of
Denmark, Lt. Gen. Cesare Gandini
of Italy, Belgian Army Col. Baron
A. P. del Marnol, representing Lux
embourg, Maj. Gen. Th. Carp of the
Netherlands and a number of other
'high army officials from throughout
the nation.
Georgia Postmasters
Elect Gibson, President
And Finley, Editor
Jeanette Trussell
Represents County
In Vocabee Contest
First Place in Contest Won by
Miss Sue Worley, Student of
Heard County High School.
Miss Jeanette Trussell, member of
the Reynolds High School class
represented Taylor county in the
Vocabee finals at Columbus
i Thursday night of last week.
| Miss Trussell, winner in the
i Vocabee contest from this county
| made an excellent showing in the
finals. t
| The contest was sponsored by
| Columbus Ledger and co-sponsored
j in this county by the Butler Herald.
■It was originated a year ago by R.
IW. Brown, Editor of the Ledger. The
jlist of words was compiled by a
group of prominent educators from
various sections of Georgia and
: Alabama.
j First place winner in the final
j contest at the Winton High school
was Miss Sue Worley, 17 year old
Heard county senior. She will be
j awarded a free trip to Washington,
j D. C., where she will spend a week
visiting points of interest and will
also be accompanied by adult ad-
■ visor who likewise will have all ex
penses paid.
| Prior to the Vocabee contest the
Columbus Ledger entertained all
contestants, teachers and co-spon
soring newspaper editors at a
luncheon at the Ralston Hotel.
CHv-p
Butler High School
Announces Calendar
Of Coming Events
Mr. J. T. Cochran
Dies of Heart Attack
Early This Morning
Prominent Local Citizen Dies
Almost Suddenly at
Home in Rupert.
MRS. OLIPHANT GIVEN
SPLENDID APPOINTMENT
AT WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Butler High Seniors
Will Be Honored
Sunday Morning
Dr. B. Joseph Martin, President of'
Wesleyan College announced Satur- Hon. Warner Wells, Ft. Valley,
His| day that Miss Lucia Hutchinson
land Mrs. Jeanette Oliphant have
been employed by the college as
j student promotion representatives
promi- for next year. Their duties will be-
Mr. J. Thomas Cochran,
nent Taylor County citizen, died'gj n June 1st
suddenly at his home in Rupert | Miss Hutchinson, a Wesleyan
about 5 o’clock this morning of a [graduate with the BFA degree last
heart attack. He had been ill onlyjj une , was Miss Georgia of 1953.
a few hours.
Mr. Cochran
Will be Guest Speaker
Senior Class Day.
at
(Hoke Hatcher, Pastor)
was born in tins jast year, she became Miss Georgia
[county the son of Mrs. Mary E.
[Cochran and the late Mr. W. T.
| Cochran. He was 62 years of age.
j In early manhood Mr. Cochran
jwas engaged in farming interests
iand general merchandise business
[in Rupert. Approximately twenty-
five years ago Mr. Cochran became
at the state contest in Columbus.
Church School, 10 a. m. Mr.
, . .James Bazemore, general superin-
Ther,. Is a class for every
i person who attends,
j Morning worship, 11 a. m. The
„ »*. — .. .Senior class of the local high
w LT, k . f “f Jea , ne .i. Mh °ol will be honored guests at
u „ o e a ,n , , e thls «nd Hon. D Warner
slddlt rierson W a P lla a i d Ts rhe' Wclls oI Ft ' »<“ *»•«
taglhe 0 / T r 'e F 's n 1 h' ll! !li an h DUr |Snior e ciaK V lfwgSrTo b attend. ' he
mg the last years of his life he >vasl
.engageu m me couon warenouse | recognized as one of the leading J’ e i 1 S Wsh . ip ' ^
and gin business Butler and since educators of this state. i blb p ‘ m ' Mr ' Frank is the
[that time has greatly expanded his | A former student at the state i Adult Coun selor for this group and
[business affiliations to include a! normal schoo] ln Athens p ea bodyi urg( : s ever y y° un g person to at-
'fertilizer manufacturing plant , [College and Wesleyan Conservatory
[Standard Oil Agency, bank director j Mrs . oliphant was for some time
iand extensive farm operations. [associated with the Georgia
I Mr - Cochran was married to Missj Academy for the Blind ag a teach _
| Frances Stewart of this county who [ er _
survives him.
o'clock.
Macon, Ga., May 12—Dan L.
Gibson of Albany took office as
president of the Georgia Chapter
National Association of Postmasters
Tuesday night at the final session
of the group’s annual convention at
Macon.
| Elected at an earlier meeting to
serve with Gibson were J. Storey
’Ellington of Jefferson, first vice
president; Wylie H. Johnston of
Cordele, second vice president; Mrs
Hilda Lowe of Crawford, third vice
president; Mrs. Mildred Y. Moore
of Nunez, fourth vice president; Ed
H. Osborne of Avondale Estates,
secretary-treasurer; Arley Finley,
Hazelhurst, editor of the Cracker
Postmaster; Mrs. Agnes Mundy of
Roekmart and Wilbur N. Harwell
of Oxford, district directors.
A resolution was passed endorsing
recomendations of Postmaster Gen
eral Arthur Summerfield to Con
gress for reclassification and ad
justments of postal salaries and an
increae in postal rates.
The resolution also called for re
moving the limit in weight of par
cels mailed from one first class
post office to another.
J^Tracy Moore, vice president of
NAP. 1 , apd G. B. Connell, president
pi Mercer University, were speakers
at tjidt ’ final session. Norman A.
Abrplitfs, assistant postmaster gen
eral, was scheduled to speak, but
was unable tc attend because of
the death of the wife of a second
assistant postmaster general.
The Association voted to meet
next year .in Savannah. A date for
,the convention was not set
Vernon Roberts of Monticello is
retiring president.
Besides his wife and mother, Mr.
Cochran is survived by one son,
iMr. Robert Cochran of Butler; seven
j sisters, Mrs. Ed Elliston, Mrs. Fred
i Harvey, Mrs. Frank Callahan of
Rupert; Mrs. Jim Smith of Dawson;
[ Mrs. W. M. Mathews, Mrs. A. E.
| Locke and Mrs. Z. R. McCorkle of
Butler; four grandchildren, Tom, I
Bob, Fran and Nita Cochran all of | News was received here Friday
Butler. J of the death of Miss Ella Cameron
Funeral plans were incomplete [ at Americus. She was an esteemed
at time of going to press this morn-i Americus resident and was 85
ing.
Miss Ella Cameron
Is Claimed by Death:
iWas 85 Years Old
Thursday, May 13, 8 P. M.
Last PTA Meeting, Gym.
Friday, May 14, 8 P. M.
Junior-Senior Banquet, Communi
ty House.
Sunday, May 16, 11 A. M.
Senior Day, Methodist Church.
Monday. May 17, 8 P. M.
Barbara McCorkle, Recital, Meth
odist Church.
Tuesday, May 18, 8 P. M.
Mrs. Ruffin’s Music Recital, Gym.
Thursday. May 20, 8 P. M.
Mrs. Edwards’ Music Recital,
Baptist Church.
Sunday, May 23, 11 A. M.
Baeelaureate Sermon, Nazarene
Church.
Monday, May 24, 8 P. M.
Meeting of Parents of Seniors,
Gym.
Friday, May 28. 8:30 P. M.
! Graduation at the Gym.
Tuesday, June 1, 2:47 P M.
Seniors Leave Ft. Valley for
Washington.
|
Date of Music Recital
Is Moved Up One Week
Seventeen Reynolds
Students to Receive
Diplomas May 25th
Evening worship at 8
Message by the pastor.
Circle meeting of the Woman’s
Society of Christian Service Tues
day afternoon at 3:30, place to be
announced later.
Junior Fellowship meets on Wed
nesday afternoons, 3:45, in the
church school building.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 8 p.
m. followed by choir rehearsal.
SEE YOU IN CHURCI? SUNDAY.
Macon's Entry Wins
Beauty Contest Award
Third Straight Year
[years old. Mrs. Cameron was born
and reared in Americus and dur
ing her active days was outstand
ing as a member of the Methodist I
church. She was also a frequent' Columbus( May 7.—Mary Jane
Butler visitor as guest of local Doar, beautiful 19 year old bru-
relatives and friends. [nette entered as Miss Macon, was
She was a sister of the late Mrs. 1 acclaimed recently as Miss Georgia
r iW. P. Arthur, Jim Cameron and J. of 1954.
Seventeen Reynolds high school R- Cameron all of Americus. / The green-eyed l*eauty, five feet,
students are receiving congratula- j Funeral for Miss Cameron was six inches tall and weighing 120
tions from their hosts of friends as conducted Saturday afternoon with pounds, is a student at Wescleyan.
they are listed for graduation Rev. W. E. Scott officiating. Burial It was the third straight year a
within the next few weeks
Those to receive diplomas in
clude: Sylvia Underwood, Patsy
Robeitson, Joyce McDaniel, Jeanette
|Trjussell, Lillian Byrd, Shirley
Hobbs, Paul Bartlett, Sidney Jones,
Riley Windham, Donald Wain-
: vvright, Lester Slaton David Mont
gomery, James Hartley, Marvin
Hartley, Vance Childers Paul
i Pierce gnd Woody Nelson.
Crawford School Seniors
Left Sunday for New York
Washington Class Trip
was in
Americus.
Macon Boy Accidentally
Stabbed to Death by His
Own Knife, Self-Inflicted
Oak Grove cemetery, Wesleyan student has won the tal
ent and beauty competition.
i Last year’s Miss Georgia, Lucia
Hutchinson, was a Wesleyan stu
dent and the year before, the title
was won by Neva J. Langley also
of Wesleyan, who went on to be
come Miss America.
Miss Doar was crowned Georgia’s
1954 queen of beauty by Miss
Hutchinson, 1953 Miss Georgia, be-
Macon, May 10-A 13-year-old %£ 3 cheering thron ^ at a the *
schoolboy died at Macon as result, In the ta]ent portjon of the con .
S miff nnnl C y °" t<?St lhe l0Vel y b ™nette ^ng *WO
h tt i r f ’r ■ .... , Gershwin melodies, “Embraceable
Eddie Bouyer apparently intended y ou ., and ..j Got Rhythm -- She
to cut a schoolmate with the knife wore a red evening gown
which entered his own chest Offi- T he annual contest is'sponsored
urfr Hinson and O. D. b y the Columbus Junior Chamber
Williams reported. 0 f Commerce.
Bouyer was admitted to Macon i
Contract for Flint
River Bridge Let Last
Friday by Department
The State Highway Department
let contracts Friday totaling $5,-
628,002 for constructing 26 bridges
and road repair work.
The total was some $640,423 less
than the estimated cost of $6,268,-
426.
Among those of greatest interest
to local citizens was the contract
let for construction ofa bridge over
Flint river a few miles east of Crow
ell church connecting Taylor and
Crawford counties. Conti act for the
construction of this bridge was let
to Leo L. Barber Co., Moultrie for
j $183,000
! Due to illness the music class of
Mrs. J. W. Edwrads will give their
Recilal Thursday evening, May 27th
, at the Methodist church at 8 p.m.
i The following students will ap
pear in this recital and the
public is invited to attend: Her-
schel Walker, Elizabeth Mathews,
Merrill Harbuck, Emogene Spillers,
Isabella Gordv, Patsy Posey, Arie
Ann Barrow, Sandra McTnvale, Car-
loetta Pye, Carolyn Joiner, Lynn
Mitchell, Patricia Montgomery,
Elaine Posey, Ellen and Jimmy
Locke, Margaret and Herbert Tante,
Tom Cochran, Robert Peacock,
Ellen and Dudley Eubanks, Katrina
Cheek, Mitzie Towser, Olivia
Suggs, Judy and Edwina Davis,
Gloria Gilson, Angnarod and Jim
my Carmichael, Shirley and Jimmy
Barrow.
Parents of Children
Now in School Urged
To Meet Medical Test
After a year of hard work and
much pleasant anticipation the
senior class of Crawford County hospital' and“died‘SO^minutesTaTer
High School is on its wly to Wash-' hospital attaches said,
ington and New' York. i The youth, a student at Taber-
Members of the senior class left nacle school was wrestling with an- ... ...
Sunday. They are Shirley Bennett, other boy for possession of the knife ClldVlIIC Mail L0S6S
Charlec Rpntlpv Winifred Bowers, when the accident happened, wit-; *
Harold Ware, 42,
Charles Bentley,
Roy Busbee, Winifred Carroll,
Eleanor Chapman, Margaret Davis
Rita DuBose, Ray Dean Giles, Ben
nie Gordon, Ann Grant, Shirley
nesses told police.
When Bouyer freed the knife
from the other boy, he swung and 1
missed and the knife entered his!
Life in Auto Mishap
May 8—A prominent
Ellaville,
Guthrie, Barbara Hancock, Janis own chest, a teacher at the school Ellaville businessman was killed
Harris, Frances Hays, Jane Hogg, told police. ' ; instantly Friday night while en-
Sandra Horne, Jack Hudson, Bet- The other boy involved ni the route to Newnan to spend Mother’s
ty Joyner,, Bobby Joyner, Don Lind- fracas on the school grounds was Day with his mother,
sey, Carolyn Long, Eugene Mason. unhurt Harold Ware, 42, proprietor of
Harold Presley, Reggie Rowell, Gio-: — Belware Tourist Court and for sev-
ria Sandefur, Luleen Sandefur, Paul n , [era] years was president of the U.
jS. Highway 19 Association, was
[thrown from his station wagon as
it left the highway north of Barnes-
ville went down an e mbankment,
and overturned twice.
Ware, a veteran of World War II
had lived at Ellaville since his mar-
peaches of riage to the former Miss Belle
Smith June Stewart, Garland Wat
kins and Joan Watkins.
Charles Bentley is president of
class and T. C. Glover is sponsor.
Senior Play to be Repeated
Thursday Afternoon, May 20
Bibb County Peach
Grower Ships First
Peaches of Season
Macon.May 8—First
the 1954 Georgia crop were shipped Stevens of Ellaville.
from Macon Friday. —
Five half-bushel baskets of the . . . .
Mountain Rose variety were picked Ml. 9110 Ml'S. IldlTHnOCk
Pre-school clinics are being con
ducted at the local health depart
ment each Tuesday morning.
Parents of children entering
school in September are urged to
bring their children to these clinics
for immunizations against diph
theria, whooping cough, typhoid
and smallpox.
“A Ready-Made Family,” a three
act comedy that received many
favorable comments will be pre- f rom the W. C. Glawson Orchard at
sent once more on Thursday, May Bradley in Jones County and
20, 1:45 p. m. in the local gym. Packed at Mrs. Pat Hungerford’s
Admission will be only 15c for packing house nearby,
children and 25c for high school Fridays’ shipment w j as 5 days
students and adults. earlier than the first shipment last
If you missed seeing this play year. The new peach crop went on
Friday night, believe me you must the market May 12 last year. Three
see it this time. Ask
saw it. and they will tell you
Open Electrical Appliance
Shop in This City
Mr. and Mrs. George Hammock
anyone who of the baskets leaving Macon Fri- ^ a , ve recently opened an electri-
tell you to day went to the East Coast Fruit f 3> 3ppl j 3nce sho P , in Bu , tler - This
make a date for the 20th of May. Exchange in Jacksonville, and two r -.. ”l ess _ located between
You may expect just as many went to Green and Milan in Atlan- wa c s . " ae Ban ‘ t an( * Ec * _
laughs as before from those five fa. i .
of course the Mrs. Hungerford cat a I ypes of electrical re-
step-children and
colored helpers .
—Reporter.
said additional r . a ; P . . ,, _
shipments will be packed at her P ^ SL installations ^
Shed Mondav are Handling a complete line of
Crosley Appliances.