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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, JUNE 21,1956.
SUMMARY OFTHE NEWS
THROUGHOUT GEORGIA
Burglars netted §18,750 in two
•week-end Macon raids.
Major oil companies in Georgia
have hiked the price of gasoline
prices half a cent a gallon.
President Eisenhower has sent
the name of Thos. E. Sikes to the
U. S. Senate for confirmation as
-Columbus postmaster.
Thirteen person, four of them
members of one family, were killed
in traffic accidents in Georgia
during last, week end.
A civlian flight instructor from
Spence Field, Moultrie, and his
student pilot died Monday in the
crash of their plane after a colli
sion in the air.
One of Harris county’s oldest
landmarks, formerly the last stop
for stagecoaches enroute from At
lanta to Columbus, was destroyed J
by fire Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Albert W. Ray, former .
president of Andrew College,
Cuthbert, took over new duties I
Sunday as pastor of the First |
Street Methodist Church, Macon, j
Miss Nina Cox. superintendent of
Turner county schools for 20 years
and a former member of the state
Board of Education at her Ash-
burn home after a short illness.
Mrs. Essie Hughes, a Johnson
county visiting teacher was fired
by the State Board of Education
this week but she promised to
“fight until I die” to be rein
stated.
Georgia is expected to receive
some $120 million in federal
funds for the highway construc
tion in the next two years under
the national highways bill passed
by Congress.
Randolph Medlock of Stone
Mountain will serve a second term
as state commander of the Georgia
VFW. He was re-elected Sunday at
the closing session of the 14th an
nual encampment at Macon.
A 3-year-old Atlanta boy was
struck and killed Friday while
chasing his puppy across the
street in front of his home. The
child was James Overton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Overton.
Rep. E. L Forrester
Endorsed by Sumter
County Democrats
Americus, June 16—The Third
District Democratic Committee has
voted to use the cunty unit system
in the Sept. 12 primary, abided by
the state committee’s primary rules
and endorsed by Congressman E.
L. Forrester for another term in of
fice.
Chairman W. H. Young Jr., Co
lumbus attorney, said, the meet
ing was a harmonious one with 10
delegates attending the meeting in
Sumter County court house. Young
said the committee was looking
forward to having the benefit of
Forrester serving the district for an
other term and many more.
Miss Mamie McCulloh’s
Retires as Church Pianist
After 65 Years' Service
Gambler C. O. Revel, wanted by
Alabama state authorities for
questioning in the A. L. Patterson
murder two years ago, has surren
dered to Columbus officers on fed
eral income tax charges.
A little dog is waiting by the
side of the road near Scotland, Ga.
where her mother is alleged to have
left her last winter. "Julia” will
not desert the spot except to go
across the road to a pond for
water.
The new Grady hospital, Atlan
ta, now nearing completion, offers
no threat of competition to private
Atlanta hospitals and doctors be
cause only indigent patients and
emergency cases will be cared for
according to a news release.
It is reported that something is
going to be done about the long
neglected grave at Macon of G.
W. Towns, Georgia’s governor more
than a century ago. A marker and
inscription for the grave at Rose
Hill cemetery were indicated
in ceremonies at 4 p. m. Wednes
day by former Gov. Talmadge. The
unveiling by Mrs. Talmadge.
Waverly Hall, Ga.—A special rec
ognition service took place at the
Waverly Hall Methodist church re
cently for Miss Mamie McCullohs
in appreciation of her record as
church pianist for 65 years. Due to
declining health she tendered her
resignation to the official board
of the church a few days ago.
The testimonial was for the most
part informal. Rev. Swoll Sawyer
pastor, presided and leaders of the
church joined in cordial tribute to
the honoree as spokesmen for the
membership.
Miss Mamie’s response was in
characteristic spirit, not caring to
be looked upon as having glorified
herself by her feat but as having
served a calling that had been
self-compensating. At the age of 81
she was reluctant to give up
the post which for 65 years has
has provided expression and outlet
for a God-given talent.
The Fulton County Bag & Cot
ton Mills of Atlanta, sold last
week for $10 million according to
a news dispatch.
Thomaston has been granted
approval to buy power direct from
the government at Clark Hill and
Mayor H. A. Barron estimates tax
payers will save $4,000 a year by
the arrangement. The power will
continue to be transmitted by the
Ga. Power Co.
Out-of-State: Fire destroyed the
engineering department' building at
West Virginia University a few
days ago causing a loss of $1,470,-
000. The body of Russell County,
Ala ., Judge Harry E. Randall, 50,
was found Saturday in the back
waters of Bartlett’s Ferry in Lee
County, Ala. Ground was broken
last week end for the $5 million
! home for the Miami Fla„ Daily
News. Thefamous old landmark in
St. Augustine, Fla., is identified
with the very beginning of the
tourist industry on Florida’s east
coast . Erected in 1889 by Henry M.
Flagler as the world-renowned Al
cazar Hotel, this symbolic and ma
jestic structure has since 1947
; been the home of the Ancient
I City’s municipal Lightner Museum
] of Hobbies. Report from Detroit
shows that sale of automobiles dur
ing May reduced the number of
cars 100,000. A record breaking
summer business in the U. S. is
predicted by New Yorkers. The Or-
llando, Fla., Boys’ Club has sent
president Eisenhower a bicycle
and urged him to take up bike-rid
ing as advised by his heart spe-
1 cialist.
Thousands of Georgians
Participated in Stewardship
Week May 6th to 13th
More than a quarter million
Georgians participated in Soil
Stewardship Week May 6-13. This
does not include readers of news
papers, radio listeners Or TV au
diences.
Soil Stewardship Week was
jointly sponsored by the State Soil
Conservation Committee, J. L. Gil-
lis Jr., Chairman, and the State
Association, of Soil Conservation
District Supervisors, B. F. Statham,
President. It was the outgrowth
of Soil Stewardship Sunday and
Soil Conservation Week combined
into a single week of soil and wat
er conservation activities.
The outstanding accomplish
ments during Soil Stewardship
week resulted from the cooperative
effort of all the agricultural agen
cies working together to get peo
ple interested in soil conserva
tion. Also participating were civic!
clubs, ministers, newspapers, radio'
and TV stations, schools, farmers I
and individuals in emphasizing
the importance of protecting the |
state's soil and water conservation
resources.
A summary of activities reveals
the following results:
Special editions of newspapers:
24.
Articles in all papers: 793.
Editorials: 88.
SC Pictures: 358.
Advertisements: 304; TV Flashes
42.
Radio programs, 264; numbers of
radio flashes, 347; TV, 13.
Soil Stewardship Sermons, 981;
Attendance, 99,945.
Agricultural tours, 57; Attend
ance 1,396.
Demonstrations, 56; Attendance
860.
Other meetings, 206: Attendance
9,633.
Civic Club programs, 117: Attend
ance, 4,590.
Motion pictures, 262; Attendance,
Placards, stickers, bulletins dis
tributed, 16.955.
Letters sent out on soil conser
vation, 9,916.
Exhibits and displays set up: 33.
GI and vocational classes con
ducted; also Soil Stewardship
programs, 218; Attendance, 6,030.
Schools participating, 376; At
tendance, 74,563.
Total participating, excluding
readers of newspapers, radio listen
ers and TV audiences, 229,936.
Cotton Insect Field
Demonstration in County
Today at Wilchar Farm
There will be a Field Demon
stration on Cotton Insects, by C. R.
Jordan, Extension Entomologist,
Extension Service, on the farm of
Mr. Herbert Wiicnar Thursday—
today—2:00 p. m. Mr. Wilchar’s
farm is located about a mile south
west of Pebble Peach Packing
Shed.
This field demonstration will
consist of a general discussion of
cotton insects and the audience is
shown, individually, actual speci
mens of boll worms, boll worm
eggs, damage, boll weevil feeding
and egg puncture, etc. The need
and reasons fo r proper timing of
applications are discussed. The
method of making infestation
counts in the field is discussed and
then actual counts will be made
by the group. The results of counts
are evaluated and recommendation
made. The proper nozzle setting to
6 CHILDREN KILLED
IN NEW YORK
TUNNEL CAVE-IN
New York, June 12—A dozen
children digging a cave in an ex
uberant game of cowboys and In
dians, touched off a landslide in
Brooklyn. At least six of them died
beneath tons of sand .
The sheer 25-foot wall of a block
square expressway cut gave way
with scarcely a sound as the chil
dren romped at its base.
Four small boys and two^girls—
aged 5 to 10—were dead before fire
j men could dig them out.
obtain through coverage is demon
strated, using dusting machine in
the field.
The meeting will be concluded
with a questionand answer period.
These demonstrations have been
very helpful to cotton farmers and
you are urged to attend as insects
do untold damage to our cotton
crops each year.
Vernon R. Reddish,
County Agent.
INDIAN MOUNDS GIVE
CLUES TO LIFE SEVEN
HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Athens, Ga.—A picture of life in
the 13th century Georgia when the
death of an Indian leaders meant
the sacrificial deaths of several
other members of the tribe has
been unearthed by a former Uni
versity of Georgia archaeologist.
After five years of work at Kolo-
moki Indian mounds, located a few
miles north of Blakely, Dr. W. H.
Sears has issued his final report on
what life and death were like in
the deep South Georgia 700 years
ago.
FLORIDA MOTHER WITH
UNBORN CHILD SURVIVE
THREE-STORY LEAP
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.—The mir
acle of birth -defied an expectant
mother’s intended death leap from
a third floor hospital window, doc
tors disclosed recently.
Twenty minutes after the de
spondent 31 year old woman, preg
nant for the 11th time, hurled her
self out of the window, she gave
birth to a healthy 10 pound son.
Macon News Lauded
As Winner of Two Top
Press Group Awards
Savannah, June 15—The Gaines
ville Daily Times won top honors
for general excellence and swept
two other • awards in the Georgia
Press Association’s annual better
newspaper conests.
The Macon News shared two
first place awards to follow close
ly on the Daily Times’ heels in the
daily newspaper judging while the
DeKalb New Era at Decatur and
the Cobb County Times at Mari
etta each won first place in two
fields among Georgia’s weekly
newspapers.
The awards were announced at a
banquet highlighting the GPA’s
70th annual convention.
Two Prominent Atlanta
Businessmen Die in Plane
Crash Near Brunswick
Brunswick, Ga., June 14—Four
Atlanta business men including a
former Georgia Tech football star,
were killed Thursday in the
early morning crash of a private
plane into St . Simons Sound.
The tragedy broke up a vacation
ing group that came fro mAtlanta
Tuesday by plane and car.
Only one body, that of R. H.
McKinney, 30, a guard on the
Georgia Tech football team in
1945-47, was resovered immediate
ly-
Others reported on the plane
were:
H. D. Osner, 31, the pilot, presi
dent of the H. D. Osner Construc
tion Co.
V. A. Vinmoli, 34, a partner in
the Osner-Vincoli Construction Co.
Wm. Newton, 40, of OsnerNew-
ton Construction Co.
McKinney was vice president of
the United American Insurance
Co.
Osner, Vincoli and Newton en
gaged in home building in Atlan
ta’s Northside.
Cause of the crash was jnot de
termined. Coast Guardsman re
covered McKinney’s body and the
plane reported sighting a second
body before rough seas washed it
away from the crash site.
Osner and others took off from
St. Simons airport around five a.
rn. McKinney wanted to return to
I Atlanta for a business conference
and they were flying him to Sa
vannah to make connection with a
commercial plane.
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