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The Butler Herald
PING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS’'
VOLUME 78.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 20. 1954.
NUMBER 34.
OBSERVATIONS
GRADUATING EXERCISES
REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL
NEXT TUESDAY EVENING
Graduating exercises at the Rey
nolds High School are announced
We understand this is the “rest- j
less’’ time of the year for most
school children and the youngsters
are getting hard to handle as the
vacation season approaches. It was
that way in our school days way f or Tuesday evening at 8:30 o’clock
back yonder and we haven’t for- j n the high school auditorium. Mr.
gotten about it. E. H. Joiner, principal, of the
* * • i school will be in charge of the pro-
We are pleased as other friends gram,
will be, to note the name of Roy J. I Dr Henry King Stanford, presi-
Montgomery Jr., son of Mr- and dent of Georgia State College for
Women, Milledgeville, will be guest
Garland Byrd Enters Race For
Commissioner ot Agriculture
i —
Taylor County Native Enters
Race After Talmadge Says
He Will Not Seek This Office.
Mrs. Roy Montgomery of Garden
Valley to find his name among the
97 Mercer University students He
has completed his ROTC course and
the entire class was recently hon
ored in a chapel program in Mer
cer’s Willingham Chapel.
* • •
We have ever been nappy to find
that children have faith in their
parents, in the goodness of human
beings, and most everything else;
at least they start out that way.
Is there anything more wonderful
than the faith and trust of a child
often needing only the soft touch
of a mother’s hand to bring con
tentment? What is it but faith and
trust that brings a child running
to mother or dad for comfort?
* * *
The entire program outlined for
Senior Day at the local Methodist
church Sunday was most interest- ■
ing with specal emphasis upon the I
TIMELY remarks of Mayor D. j
Warner Wells of Ft. Valley. The gp a k er j or this occasion. Dr. Stan-
ford is a ne P bew of Rev - J - view of his announcement that he
as evenly divided 14 girls and 1 Stanford of Butler and is one of the j s not making the race I have de
boys. After the program was pre- most ominent educators in the g ’
sented to a crowded auditorium, a tate
From Atlanta information came
yesterday that Gov. Herman Tal
madge had removed himself as a
potential candidate for Commission
er of Agriculture. He also ruled
against a move that would make
possible his re-election as Governor.
Immediately following the Gov- i
ernor’s statement, Garland Byrd,
former Representative from Taylor
County and Director of the Georgia
Citizens Council, announced his in
tention to run for the office of
Commissioner of Agriculture now
held by Tom Linder.
The Herald congratulates Mr. ]
Byrd in his statement of a most | —
splendid public record made by'parity to a greater degree of human
MISS JEFFIE HARRIS,
SUCCUMBS TO LINGERING
ILLNESS AT 92 YEARS
U. S. Supreme Court
Rules Segregation
In Schools Unlawfuly
Funeral services were conducted t
Tuesday morning 10 o’clock at Mt Court’s
Pisgah Baptist church for Miss
Jeffie Harris. She was a member
of the Baptist church and was 92
years of age. Although a native of
Crawford county she had resided
in Taylor county for many years
The date of Miss Harris’ birth
no
Decision Requires
Immediate Change in School
Systems. ,#
Washington.—The Supreme Court
given as March 8, 1862. She had '| n lbe most swe A eping acti ?" of , U , 9
been an invalid for the past ,kind slnce Abraham Lincoln’s
had
GARLAND T. BYRD
three years during which time she Emanc, P a t>on Proclamation, ruled
had the constant care and atten- 1 unanimously Monday that segrega-
lion of loved ones and friends. Thei tloa of N ? gr ° and ^ h,to , iri
hour of her death was given as 7 pubhc schools 18 unconstitutional,
a. m. Monday- I The court put off steps to carry
Surviving the deceased is an lout its historic racial rights decis-
only brother, Mr. Will Harris, also ion > however, because of their far-
a number of nieces and nephews. I reaching nature and the “great va-
Rev. W. J. Adair, pastor of the ] riety” of local conditions that must
deceased conducted funeral service j be considered.
assisted by Rev. J. C. Whitener, Tt scheduled fresh arguments
pastor of the local Church Naza-! this fa]1 on how the ruling should
renes, the following as pallbearers:ihe carried out, and whether it has
power to ease the impact of its de-
hirn in a statement of yesterday as security. ! Lewis, Lester and Milton Bone, j I „ ,, .
follows: i H we fail, the economic structure j Harris Hortman, Clayburn Hurt,! l ;' lslon an effective gradual ad-
* f. D th™imitfiii Q na nrai'nrftti iof our whole nation will suffer. Chuence Harris;the se are Miss Har-ji u ^ trnent -”
pnneiripratinn ^ i h ai - ri^irLi tr At this time, all our statesmen i ris’ great-great nephews. | Thus the court’s decision requires
consideration, I have decided to njiJ t , — i Edwards Funeral Home was in n ° immediate changes in segrega-
submit for the consideration of thel aad ^ farm P e0 P le are Ga8ting
people of Georgia, my name as a
candidate for the post of Commis-
about for a new concept of farm
planning to guaarntee our farmers
DR. HENRY K. STANFORD
sioner of Agrirulture in the com- j <
ing Democratic Party Primary.
I regret that Gov. Herman Tal
madge has not seen fit to make the
a fair and just share of the national
in charge of funeral arrangements.
, Annual South Georgia
If I am elected Commissioner,
shall use my good office in every Li * • UJ*||
effort to work for better farm prices i^0TilO(liSl v0llT6r6RC6 Will
Al the rnnp’iisinn of the Dro^ram 1 J . , 6 : * & ‘ YV - 1 ;ouuin ceorgia ivieinomsi c nuren
rr hi r Rmid chai-man P of the post ls a compelling desire to be and all my energies to the job at,will meet June 7-11 at Epworth-by-
Ir. HI C. Bond, cnai man OI tne , , r.t.nrmaV fnrrrwirc hnnrt I,., OA . , .. , J
delightful luncheon was served to
the seniors, the guest speaker, their r Rnnd .....
teachers during the past year, ^ yno]c]s school’ Board will award G r[ gia ’ S A ar , merS ’! ha " d
principal and those whose names c ijp]o m as to the members of the
appeared on the morning program. gra( juating class.
* * * The graduating class is fol-
It has at last come to light that lows: Paul Bartlett, Lillian Byrd,
SUNLIGHT has been wasted long Clifford Vance Childres, James O.
enough and a way is being found Hartley, Marion Lee Hartley, Glen-
to make use of it. We’re told that da Ann Hiobbs, Thos. Sidney Jones,
by using a slice of .SILICON with Betty Joyce
ted schools systems prescribed by
law in 17 Southern states and the
District of Columbia. It may be a
year or more before the court rules
finally on methods of ending seg
regation in public schools.
Monday’s epochal 12-page decis
ion, written by Chief Justice Earl
Warren, ruled that racial segrega
tion in public schools is a “denial
of the equal protection of the
laws,” and therefore violates the
14th Amendment to the Constitu-
| tion.
the-sea, St. Simons Island. th *. C °.V rt ’ S 58 ; year ;
her agriculture and her people. : I solicit the support of every per- Bishou Arthur Moore of Atlanta 10 f ru ing Permitting separate but
I was born and reared on a farm, son in Georgia who will join with 1 will preside iequal” ** Negroes and
race. I would, of course, not have and a higher standard of living for
opposed him, had he run; but in our f arr h people
That is the challenge before us
all—farm, labor, industry—every-
cide to become a candidate. one.
My reason for offering for this. 1 shall give my entire thoughts
Convene June 7 to 11
The 89th annual conference of the
South Georgia Methodist Church I
and have farmed all of mv youth m e in an effort to further improve] Lay and ministerial delegatesi th .IP .'T b . court
------ — 5 1 n^lor.l nfi rulod,to a man lhat separate edu-
inherently
and adult life. I am presently en- our a griculture—an indispensable f rom hte 269
,ty.
pastoral charges ofi n l f rr
gaged in farming in Taylor coun-|Part of our State’s economic team. South Georgia will attend the con-'‘ aciaues are
If I am elected Commissioner, it ference. Bishop Moore will an-1 "T !'. . . . , . .
My record ot service includes ha^V^roLXe^c"‘‘T™ app0in,me " ts Jnnc 'unity t£ ed'ucati™ ’ -is''aTS
McDaniel, James D. over four and one-half years of | y A . P |A , I, . I 11 - Iwhich must he mart** avaiiohio t n
it a flow of electric current can be Montgomery, Woody Frank Nelson, ] service to my country in the Com- service & the^xperimen^sila" MrlTnalw nd Ch ' d p Dr i ,al1 on equal term s.”
had; and that if made useable as Paul Connell Pierce, Patricia Anne bat Engineers during World War tions soil ’conservationists vnrn.ln 3 ^ McLellan. London, England;.
now appears it will prove a Roberson, Lester Hadley, Slaton, Ja- II, most of which was in the L,—... . . ’ —. T> r - Rockwell Smith of G arret 11
BONANZA to us mortals. Becom- nette Trussell, Sylvia Underwood, European Theater of Operation,
ing deeply interested in the mat- Walter Donald Wainwright and Ri- went into the Army as Private
ter we consulted Webster and this ley Frank Windham.
is the information we received, but
without further benefit: SILICON COMMENCEMENT CALENDAR
is obtained by heating silica (sili
con dioxide) with carbon in an
electric furnace.
sil£
m
The time has
have learned by
approached we
personal experi-
Sunday morning, May 23—Bacca
laureate Sermon, Rev. Walter Flan
ders; Reynolds Methodist Church.
Tuesday evening, May 25—Grad
was in
tional agriculturists, 4-H, FFA, Bibilcal Institute, Evanston, 111.;
Faim Bureau, forestry livestock p r Mack Stokes, Emory Universi
the Infantry and was discharged as dabj and 0, * ler groups whose inter- r q Mayfield, Chicago, 111., an
a Captain in the Corps of En- fj p s are Pnmanly centered on farm
gineers. For combat service during, . , , Rev- L- A. Harrell, superintendent
World War II, 1 was awarded the n ^ et ^ ul ^ etl . n 18sued by tho of the Macon district, will give a
Silver Star and the Bronze Star. f . Agriculture is an composite report for
• _ important and valuable publica- tendents.
Since discharge from the Army I tion. I should like to make crystal
have continued service in the Na- clear my policy in regard to its
tional Guard of my country, and operation- It will be conducted dis-
Baccalaureate Sermon
i
Butler Nazarene Church
j
the superin- Next Sunday Morning
uaticn Exercises, Dr. Henry K. now hold the rank of Major in the erectly at all times as a medium
ence for the appearance of that Stanford, President, Georgia State Georgia National Guard. This serv- 0 f information designed to foster
most annoying two-winged insect College for Women, Literary Ad- ice includes that ot Judge Advc- and promote the best interests of
known ,as the mosquito. Summer dress; High School Auditorium. cate of the State Headquarters of the farmers of Georgia. I shall rely
weather is rather trying at best Thursday evening, May 27, Gram- the Georgia National Guard. heavily upon the Agricultural Ex-
and when it is complicated with mar School. Operetta, Jack in the' j served two terms in the Georgia tension Service and olher agencies
such a pest as the mosquito it be- Beanstalk; High School Auditorium General Assembly as a Representa- to provide crop information and
comes doubly so- We are sure our _ Monday morning tt May 31—Honor ^jve from Taylor County and sup- other vital agricultural news for
own city ofiicials as well 'as Day and Address by Rev. John ported Governor Herman Talmadge Georgia farmers,
county officers will do all they can Mangham. in the two-governor fight and his
to prevent the prevalence of these
troublesome insects: but the whole
job of prevention should not rest
entirely with them. Every resident
of this city has an immediate obli
gation to do all he can during the
summer season to di.icourage
propagation of mosquitoes.
Graduation Exercises May 25
Processional.
Invocation, Lillian Byrd.
Remarks, Paul Pierce (Class
the President) Talmadge administration,
I Class Representative, Janett Trus- !three ycar as Director of
Georgia Citizens Council.
I attended the University
administration which have follow
ed.
My subsequent service in state
government includes two years as
Assitant Director of the State De
partments of VeteransService under
and,
the
Prof. Compton Accepts
Position as Principal
At Irwinton Hi School
of
Prof. Dwight S. Compton, for the
past four years principal of the
Butler High School was advised
U. S. Treasury Report
Shows Taylor Slightly
Off in Buying Bonds
According to a recent news re-'
lease sales of Savings Bonds in
|Georgia are two per cent ahead of
last year while sales nationwide
are 15 per cent ahead of 1953-
In Taylor county Postmaster C.C.
| Hobbs, county chairman, has re-
Iceived a report showing bond sales
in the first four months as $23,400
Sales for this period should be l
$30,000 or one third of the annual !
Mr. Hobbs says that
Rev. J. C. Whitner, pastor of the
Church of the Nazarene will preach
the Baccalaureate Sermon to mem
bers ot the Graduating Class of
Butler High School Sunday morn
ing at eleven o’clock These serv
ices wil 1 be at the Nazarene
Church.
On Friday evening May 28 the
Graduation exorcises will be held
at the local school gym. There will
be no out-of-town speaker at this
hour. The program will be made
up of a number oi short talks by
members of the Senior Class and
the teachers.
Tuesday afternoon, June 1, mem
bers of the Graduating Class anc!
one or two adult advisors wil I
leave Ft. Valley for .a sight-seeing
citizens oL trip f ° Washin g^ n - D- r -
The Senior Class roll includes:
sell.
This has become a restless day Vocal Solo, Mr. Donald Whatley ;
in politics-iocal as well as state Literary Address, Dr..Henry King ' — ^Tthe'raw’^ho^'therc ? T Ut ' e , r Hi f h - ^ h0 ? Was adv ! set ! the county "havTalways'^upp^ted ' Pl ^ e Se ”j° r Class roll includes:
and national. Among friends of Stanford President, Georgia State eSmp^tSd mv rw course M f or ; day T of . h f lf; as P^ipal (ho Bfjnd Program _ ;hat £‘ ving Emily Allen Barbara Barfield,
State Senator Hugh Check gossip College for Women , Emory University vvhere l re ? the Irwinton Wilkinson County, Bonds now 3 „ ollnd in- 1 £ von " e J arfleld ’ Gordene Blackstorl
Presentation ot Diplomas, Hon. 2^ J __^ T y _ 1 , Ga-, High School. terest hcld to maturity—a mighty 1 FeI Bone ’ Fl ' ederi ck Bone, Rob-
of three high good investmen t. ‘ 9 |? rt Cooper, Sylvia Cosey, Buddy
has become
wide spread that the
has under consideration the request N- C Bond, Chairman,
of his friends that he enter the Hoard of Trustees,
race for Representative in the Gen- Awards of Distinction,
era Assembly of Georgia from this Faculty Representative,
county. Approaching our good Hartley,
good friend upon these rumors we Llioric
were advised by him that he had
the matter under serious con
sideration and would in a very few
days give us a definite answer as
to his intention.
Marvin
rn l rFedL‘! r cou C rt s b an'd e ha a viS°2 r' h00lS Tl. rec ™ 1 compifion of a ' Tha" "lijraidhas always Doan | E un t n ' J 0 '" C . lay Grii;es -
maintained a I’t?the emDlovmen?^sevemeen T" 1 * T F tor ""“V -card
My farm -!- --■> wnn the employment ol seventeen a ]| worthwhile ennsec that afi
Richard Guined.
Speech,
School (Seniors)
Benediction.
Recessional.
We Came
ini Merrell Harbuck,
exnerience education V— - — all worthwhile causes that affect Bdey Narmon, Nellie Hart, Priscilla
war record and ? exnerienne m the teachers W,U rec I uire Mr ' Comptons thp we „ being of our countv . It is Jones, Betty Maddox, Barbara Mc-
t0 GeLraT tsemblv and b"ite gov SerVice , S a m °' lth in l a S anC ^ f ,S therefore, with regret that we are ? f ork ) lc > Mar,ha Meltotl . Mary Joyce
A-^semmy ^an -tate ^gov norma | opening of the 1954-1955 informed by the county chairman Montgomery, Janet Neisler, Floyd
term of school to adjust situations that we arp behind on our bond Robinson . Gilbert Sawyer, Eugene
Homecoming and Revival
Butler Methodist Church At Bethel C. M. Church
iernment are factors which I be-
Heve will enable ine to render ef- arising due to consolidation. sales for this vear
fective service in the State Depart- Hosts of local friends of Mr. and
ment of Agriculture
, , , in promoting xvirs. Compton regret having to lose
the benefits to, and best interests them as citizens of the community
cf, our farm citizens as well as the as we jj as j n religious and
.masses of our people. civic affairs of Butler.These friends
Agriculture in Georgia and the are gra tjfi e d, however that they
..,1 nation has come a long way in the a j- P the continued advance in
Annual home coming will be oh- ] a st two decades. Over a million , h e school world
served at Bethel Congregational people in our State are dependent 1
Mauk Baptist Church
Streetman, Clifford Swain, Tommy
Theus, Mary Ann Wabiwright and
James Williamson.
Butler High School
Seniors to Repeat Their
(Hoke Hatcher, Pastor)
at Bethel
Sunday School 10 a. m., with Methodist church Sunday, May 30. upon farming for a livelihood; and
James Bazemore, General Superin- Rev. Clayton Gilmer of Jackson will the remaining two and a half
tendent. There is a class for every be guest speaker at 11 a. m. Lunch million are directly dependent up-
age group. I will be served on the grounds. Sev- 0 n agriculture for their prosperity. Tlacc P|au af 1.4{% TAjJay
Youth Fellowship at 7:15 p. m., feral visiting churches will present it is a fact that (he country’s U * * u *
Frank Riley, Counselor- All young short programs in the afternoon wealth is largely dependent on the
people are urged to attend. service. labor of the farmer and the crops The Seniors will present
Junior Youth Fellowship Wednes- The evening service on Fifth he harvests- Ready-Made Family,” a three
day afternoon 3:45 o’clock. Sunday will be the opening service The progress we have made must comedy, at 1:30 p. m. today in the
The Annual Church Night Din- of our Spring Revival. Rev. Barrett be continued unabated. local gym. Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. | Thursday,. May 27, 8 p. m.
ner is announced for Wednesday Whetstone of Waycross will con- Yet the farmer continues to suf- Admission will be only 15c for We extend to all the citizens of | Mrs. Edw'ards’ Music Recital,
evening and will be in the form of duct the service each morning at 11 fer income-wise in comparison children, 20c for high school stu- Mauk, community a cordial in- Methodist Chuch.
a basket dinner. Every member of o’clock and each evening at 8 The with other lines of endeavor. dents, and 25c for adults. (Vitation to worship with us in all
the church is urged to come and revival will continue through June By increasing and equalizing the This play is filled with many our services Sunday. You will find
Sunday School at 10 a. m. wc. . _
111 urge everyone to attend this Bible AMIOUIICCS CdlGfludr
Study Come and bring the whole
i fa Sh,„ g a, U a *. b, the 0f ^'"9 EVdltS
pastor. Please read the 21st chapter
j of I Kings. Our text will be the 2nd Sunday, May 23, 11 A. M.
and 3rd verses. We trust all our Bacclaureate Sermon, Nazarene
members will be present to hear Church.
“A this important message and bring Monday, May 24. 8 PM.
act some friend with you. | Meeting of Parents of Seniors,
Preaching and praise service Gym.
bring the whole family and make 6th. Everyone is cordially invited farmers’ purchasing power, we can laughs and you will never see an- a warm welcome and Christian
this the great night of the year. to attend these services. continue to boost the welfare of all other like it! fellowship.
SEE YOU IN CHURCH SUNDAY. JERRY PARTAIN, Pastor. Jour people along the road of pros- j —The Seniors. J. H. Stanford, Pastor.
Friday, May 28. 8:30 P. M.
Graduation at the Gym.
Tuesday. June I. 2:47 P M.
Seniors Leave Ft. Valley for
Washington.