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VOLUME 81.
The B utler Herald
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS*’
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1956.
NUMBER 11.
OBSE*VAT,”S^Ss'~ H. Scl 7 l
necomes Member
" Accredited Assn.
In Flanders Field
Lt.-Col. John McRae
In Flanders fields the poppies
blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and the
sky
The larks, still bravely singing
fly,
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset
glow,
Loved and were loved, and now
we live
In Flanders Field.
Butler high school has been ad
mitted to membership on tne
Southern Accredited Association of
High Schools by the Accrediting
Committee now in session at Dal
las, Texas.
This is the highest rating a High
School can obtain and the local
school authorities have been
striving for years to attain this
goal.
Among Butler school officials
Tuesday, Dec. 11
Is Date Set for
Flower Show
Show Will be Sponsored by
Butler Garden Club at Local
Community House.
The Butler Garden Club women
List of Jury
For January Term
Superior Court
Judge Hicks Fort
To Be Honored
By Bar Assn.
Mrs. W. J. Robinson
Dies at Home
After Long Illness
Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you from . failing
throw
are sponsoring a Flower Show the drawn to
theme of which is Christmas Be- 1957 term
gins Today” which promises to be P enor Court:
Names of Three Ladies Drawn Judge Hicks Fort
To Serve on Traverse Jury i [ e fident, retiring Jan 1st as Chat
J i tahoochee Circuit Judge will be
In Taylor County. j honored Dec. 13th by
throughout this section.
• * Herman Talmadge, senator-elect
Grand and Traverse Jurors ! an d son of Judge Fort’s long-time
once Butler Funeral Services at ..Turners
I Chapel Saturday Afternoon,
attorneys 1 Four o’Clock.
serve during the January | close friend, will be key speaker. ^ rhanei
i of Taylor County Su* j J ndge H. W. Duckworth, chief 4 f ‘ M
Funeral rites took place at
cemetery Saturday
a delightful event.
attending the Dallas meeting are j * ot ^ wil1 R be a c ™ test . in
Pnnntv Sr-hnni KnnpH.nfpnrW w 1 Flower Arrangements and Christ
mas decorations but it will be a
social event for friends far and
near to enjoy.
The date for this gala occasion i
3 to 9 p. m. at the Moody Peed
County School Superintendent W, ;
H. Elliston and Mr. A. B. Duncan
principal of the local high school.
They were accompanied by Mr. i
hands we ; and Mrs. W. W. Hortman. The lo- i .
; cal committee plans to return > ? s ue sday.
Grand Jurors
Ed Swearingen W. F. G,ray
J. R. Wilson
James Saunders
Lawrence Cook
H. B. Walker
W. G. Neisler
-Friday.
The torch; be yours to hold it i,home tomorrow
high.
If ye break faith with us who |-
die Cotton Referendum
sleep, the poppies;
We shall not
grow,
In Flanders Fields.
Invitations have been received
two out of town Turkey and
Dressing Merry Christmas Holiday
Dinings, and we are keeping our
ears pricked for others but truly
hope that none of them will con
flict.
Date in Tayor County
Set for December 11
Local friends of Mrs. Lily
Lowe, 82, Buena Vista, were deep
ly grieved to learn of her death
which occurred Nov. 29th. She
with her parents and family
resided here for a number of years
and were held in high esteem by
all who knew them.
We are gratified to learn
Rev. Carl
ter’s absence of two Sundays from
the local pulpit his place was sup
plied by Rev. Ed Grimes of Co-
Lumbus.
How farmers vote in the cotton
marketing quota referendum over
the nation’s cotton-growing area
Tuesday will determine whether i
local Community House.
Horticultural Specimens
Class:
1. Evergreen, 3-branches, suit
able for wreaths (Not over 20 inch
es long).
2. Berried or fruited evergreens,
3 branches.
3. Seed pods useful for decora
ting, 3.
4. Cones, natural, 3.
5. Broadleaf evergreens, 3 speci
mens named.
House Plants
1. Flowering plants, 1 specimen
(In possession of exhibitor at least
6 weeks.)
2. Foliage plants, 1 specimen (In
. ... , , . 6. Decorative cones, 1 color, 3. Dif-
quota pealties will apply and also f > ’
the level of price support for 1957 e enl colors - not more tnafl 5 -
crop cotton. The referendum there
fore is of vital concern to every
grower, says Mr. Sealy, Chairman
of the County ASC Committee.
The marketing quota will be in
operation for next year’s crop, the* possession of exhibitor at least 6
Chairman explains, if at least two weeks.
thirds of the votes cast in the j Arrangements (No Commercial)
referendum are in favor of the | 1. A composition including plant
that : program. In that case, price sup- material and a religious figurine
Marr, pastor of the j port will be available for the 1957 1 (Madona, angel, etc.),
local Methodist church has suffi- j crop upland cotton at a level be- | 2. A composition including plant
ciently recovered from a hospital i tween 75 and 90 per cent of pari- material and a figurine
illness of two weeks to return to j ty, and quota penalties will apply j 3. A composition to include plant
the parsonage. During the minis- j on any “excess” cotton. If more material and 1 or more bells.
than one third of the votes are j 4. A composition to include plant
against quotas, there would be no material and one or more bells or
quota penalties but the price sup- balls in one color or shades of one
port level to eligible growers color.
The local post office anticipates
a heavy volume .of Christmas mail
this year and is making plans ac
cordingly to dispense with it. Mr.
Carl Hobbs advised us Monday
that the ofice will remain open on
Saturdays for the remainder of De
cember and possibly Thursday
afternoons also to render the most 1956 will be eligible to vote in the
satisfactory service possible to- referendum.
ward patrons of the office. j The referendum will begin at 8
* * | a. m. Tuesday and continue to
Well! Well! 1956 Thanksgiving 7 p. m. Tuesday at these polling
Day has come and gone into his- places.
tory : but it is a reminder that in j Butler District: ASC Office (Dean
our hearts every day should be a Hotel Building.)
Thanksgiving Day. Many went J Carsonville-Daviston District:
home to their families from Taylor C. Jarrell’s Store.
County, and our Loving Father Cedar Creek-Rustin District:
saw them safely home on a L. Waller’s Store, Charing,
crowded, dangerous highway, for it Panhandle District: Peacock’s Store
is always dangerous at a holiday : Fickling Mill,
season. People are in a hurry and j Reynolds - Potterville District:
thoughtless, sometimes wreckless City Hall, Reynolds.
in their rush to get back home. :
Many citizens of the county had
their out of county loved Sen.-Elect Talmadae
with them. \ ’
would drop to 50 per cent of pari
ty-
Chairman Sealy explains that,
even tho quotas are disapproved,
acreage allotments will remin in
effect as a means of determining
eligibility for price support.
All farrmers who engaged in the 1 0 r~coffee
production of upland cotton in Other Entries
! 1. Christmas ingenuity, any deco-
I ration or novelty not classified.
; 2. A gift wrapped package.
Rules for Schedules
5. An arrangement including one
or more candles.
6. A dried arrangement.
House Arrangements
1. Doorway decoration.
2. A holiday mantel arrangement.
3. A table arrangement—dinner
F.
B.
Probably one of the latest im- |
portant business transactions in
city recently was consumated i
when the attractive service sta- |
tion established by Mr. J. A. Gib-
Sees Vicious Term When
85th Congress Opens
1. Entries are open to all unless
otherwise stated.
2. Exhibitors may not make more
than one entry in any class.
3. All plants and specimens
must be grown by the exhibitor.
4. Flowers in arrangement class
es need not be grown by exhibitor.
5. Classification Committee has
the right to inform an exhibitor
that an exhibit does not conform to
schedule, and will be disqualified
unless it is made to meet require
ments.
6. Judges may disqualify any en
try not conforming to schedule.
7. Decision of the judges shall be
final.
8. Exhibitors are not permitted in
hall during judging.
9. All exhibits must be passed
by the classification committee be
fore exhibitor leaves the hall.
10. A “specimen plant” is one
Atlanta, Dec. 3.—Senator-Elect
son a" short "time" ago ' was "trans- Talmadge says the coming session
ferred to Mr. Elmo Wright. Since of Congress “perhaps will be the
t v,i„ nrnrvprtv Mr meanest, most vicious since An-
disposing of this P °pe y, • Johnson” from the viewDoint I P lant in a container.
Gibson is devoting his full time « re w Jonnson irom tne viewpoint f ^ ^ hnrtif>nlt]]
to duties as Taylor County Dis- , of J he s ° uth -
tributor of Gulf Oil Products with He made that assertion at a re
office and storage tanks in the cent fund-raising dinner of the
eastern section of the city. 1 States Rights Council, Inc., where
11. All horticultural specimens
should be marked with name and
variety whenever possible.
12. Judges may recommend a
Tellie Taunton
William Trussell
D. T. Montfort Jr.
Clifford Moore
H. L. Wilchar
H. S. Gates
James Montgomery Irwin Jones
C. B. Shine Walton Neisler
J. A. Parks Clyde Wilson
J. W. Suggs B. F. Kirksey
Benny L. Walker T. Whatley
N. L. Halley H. E. Allen
Herman L Bickley Cecil Downs
David Childree
Traverse Jurors
Robert Standiidge B. R. Dent
William Woodall T. C. Harris
Mrs.Miriam C.Wrlght Joe Eubanks
M. W. Smith
James Spillers
Woodrow Wilson
Homer S. Moore
Francis Peed
Clopers Montgomery
Thomas Massey
C. L. Hart, Jr.
Harrold Lovvorn
O. R. Lucas
justice of' the Georgia Supreme 4 m ’ , f ° r Mr / A , Ro ^ 7 mie T N D Rob '
Court will introduce tie speaker > mSOn ’ Wld ° W ° f Mr ‘ Wm ' J ‘ Robin *
A gift from Columbus lawyers ! S °\ a ? er an 1 i,lneS l r °V^ ee
will be presented to the Judge Weeks fr T paralys i s - Mrs. Robl "-
hv t w . . , . , “““ son was born in Taylor county
cloreiTr™’ n 1 J udge of the Dec . 27 , 1874, daughter of Mr
hors of the rhittnh S J^ err J’ James and Mrs. Susie Askew. She
I ttir ? e s ClrCUlt had been a resident of this county
bar and their wives have been in- for 47 vp „ r „ *
vited to attend the meeting. j ^ . *, . , * v
mand’in^Kctnerl'l B /f^R C ° m ’ Rev - Vw - R - Lawhorn conducted the
and Mai Gen. G. E Lynch^S fUneral ri Sat t Ufday l° T T"' R ° bin "
nu/iew-m ,,, imiu son and attended by a large num-
uivision commander, will reore- u * , ", „ . *
cont fh . ... . , ber of relatives and friends.
ha n i«v^°f t S salso ! Fun r “Tv Eey ;
j*" who was arrangements.” 5SS* “a*
“ Pan-bearers were: R. L. Robfnson.
ELI Edward *£ IKES’
the end of the year after serving
since he was appointed in 1942.
Judge Fort began law practice
Levi Dickinson Jr., Herman Dan
iel and Floyd Daniel.
in - Survinigng the deceased are:
in Columbus 54 years ago and Three
rose to a leading criminal at-
Mrs.Florine O.English Ernest Parker
J. Robert Jones C. D. Lucas
O. P. Montgomery Lavelle Stevens
Gerald Barnes
M. L. Adams
Murray Walker
Paul Jones
J. B. Clarke
C. C. Giles
J. C. Giles
Howard Taunton
Zack Posey
Alton Parker
Jack James
H. W. Brazzlel
Jack Peed
E. L. Wilson
S. B. Eubanks
Henry' G. Hicks
D. M. Harris
Mrs.Loulse P. Bryan
G. W. Heath
James Robinson
John R James
Neal Allen, Jr.
W. T. Harrell
Quinton Clark
Lewis Blair
Donald Massey
Neal Allen
J. T. Amos
Ear.l G. Watson
W. E. Jarrell
Joe Brown
Wanza Davis
D. E. Byrd
Fred Brewer
Wm. H. Flowers, Jr, Clinton Clark
Cecil Wilson Frank Peacock
L. M. Doyel W. N. Fowler.
Russell Montgomery
21,500 Hungarian
Find Refuge Here
Under Ike’s Orders
daughters, Mrs. H. W,
yr « - , Daniel, Elberton; Mrs. A. J. Rob-
in nmnlL fo Tf T °£ P inson - Butler; Mrs. W. L. DickCr-
F t g f r f e 3 u ' d R ashl P- son, Manchester; two sons, Robert
were f ° r K JU | g f 1°* Robinson, Reynolds, and W. &
innnnevi n Tn gumbos Roberson, Butler,
attonneys. During the last year, a \
group of attorneys offered again |
to honor Judge Fort by paying his
entrance fee, but the veteran jur
ist declined to seek re-election.
Court House Bond
Election Likely will be
Called for Sumter
Garland Byrd Attending
Important Underwriters
Meeting at Miami, Fla.
Hon. Garland T. Byrd, promi
nent local attorney and vice presi-
dent of the United American Life
Americus, Nov. 27—A special !.T SUr , ance , Com P an y . left Atlanta
>nd election to Hnr-iHn Monday for a meeting of insur
ance officials in Miami, Fla.. 'Hie
trip is in connection with the mid
winter conference of Insurance
Commissioners from all 48 states.
Accompanying Mr. Byrd to the
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 1—President
Eisenhower shredded red tape and
ordered 21,500 Hungarian refugees
from Soviet terror admitted to the
United States. The original plan of
fered asylum to only 5,000.
In announcing the big increase
at the President’s vacation head
quarters, the White House said the
greater number “will be brought
here with the utmost practicable
speed” under an emergency pro
gram. Eisenhower will ask Con
gress in January to take longer
range action.
Lunsford Youth Seriously
Injured by Car Monday
bond election to decide whether
Sumter county will get a new
courthouse has been agreed on by
the Board of County Commission
ers, it is announced by Commis
sion Chairman, George Mathews.
The actual date of the county- Florida metropolis will be Pierre
wide vote has not been scheduled R ™?fl’„ preSldent ° f the United
since a 1 preliminaries have not
yet been completed. Foremost
among these will be the selection
of architect who will submit plans
for thfe new structure after which
the actual cost must be determined
and the amount of the bond issue
determined.
Mathews said the architect may j
be possibly named at next month’s !
meeting of the Board#.
American.
The insurance executives will
discuss expansion plans for the
Atlanta based company with the
commissioners of several states.
United American currently oper
ates in Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina.
Attention All Butler Hi
Graduates and Students
AHanta journal Editor
Also Editor of Columbus
Paper Tender Resignations
Atlanta, Dec. 2—J. S. Childres,
editor of the Atlanta Journal has
announced his resignation from
The Butler High School will ob
serve Homecoming for the first
time in it. history This celebra-
tion will feature a
Author of 12 books and editor of
Barbecue Sun 1 d,,u BUllur
per sponsored by the Senior Class ^ ree ° the ' S ’ a f lo " g wi !£ maga ^ ine
Dec. 21st, and at that time Mr. f torjas aad articles, Mr. Childres
and Miss B. H. S. will be chosen
January 4th we will sponsor a
is returning to his own writing, a
career he was following when he
Homecoming game with Reynolds Ca T me to the ? ourna | in 1951 -
at the local gym. At this time M, M \“^ % resignation
and Miss B. H. S. will be crowned. IJJ- C T hlldre » sald: My years with
We are looking forward to see-1 J ° U », have been enjoyable
ine all the Alumni stnoHnto anH and> I hope, useful. I feel, how-
a good-sized crowd cheered wildly special award for any meritorious starting to get into their P arRed i school.
The public was pleasantly en-| wh en Roy Harris introduced him j exhibit not provided for in sched
QnnHav 9 tn fi n m hv as “my candidate for president in , Uie -
tertamed Sunday, 2 to b p. m. oy, „ * F 13. Awards shall consist of rib-
Mr. Edwin AUen owner anc pro-, „ Th determined to recon- bo<ris except where otherwise noted,
prietor of Allen’s Flower & Gift! iney are aeiermineo xo recon c W p e nstake Drize will be
J, chnwina ^nnrlav aftpr- struct the South for the second aweepsiaxe prize wm De
S ™ T w!/ h elnedallv that of rime,” declared the senator-elect, awarded to exhibitors receiving
Christmas* arrangements and su g. ! And somebody yelled back. “They ereat«t_numbe r of points accumu
home decorations, i won ’t do it!
wall
gestions for
These included wall plaques, i ' “~
China, crystal, boolonware, copper CarflAn flyk CnnnCArC
wrought iron, planter lamps and WClIUCII UUU
numerous other beautiful gifts. AiirtgAn Mpyt WpHflP^flrlV
Beautiful flowers and other deco- MUUIWII IlCAl VTCUIICHldy
rations Sunday afternoon were
greatly admired by all attending. At its meeting Wednesday, 3 p.
lated from first prizes
15. All exhibits
by 12, noon.
Watch the Herald for further in
formation.
ing all the Alumni, stuednts and . . T > . . . ,
friends of Butler f-Ti pttenriina r»nr • that I have certain books
Allan Lunsford, son of Mr. and Qn D 21 d t f? p which I want to write. For that
Mrs. Julius Lunsford and grand- Jfl PP 4{h ‘ d the game ( reason I am resigning from The
?o°r n d, 0f wa C s 01 ^se a r“nj«£ Mot | ^ to make these memor- j Journal -
day afternoon just as Mrs. Lons- | w f 0 ?2e and share wftf us the Robert W * Brow “
ford and her young son were -. . „„„ . . ‘‘ , , i
rirst Homecoming of the. local ~ „
* I Columbus, Dec. 1—R. W. Brown,
144, editor of the Columbus Ledger
j and the Sunday Ledger-Enquirer,
I since July 1948, Saturday an-
j nounced his resignation, effective
Feb. 28, 1957.
—Senior Class.
automobile at Buckhead near At
lanta. Little Allan pulled away
and directly into the path of an
oncoming auto. I
He suffered a fractured skull
and had not regained conscious- j Quota Set at $82.00
Taylor's Hugnarian
ness according to a report from i
the family Tuesday afternoon. He j IJp Jj|ITg|| Cfatpc
must be staged will undergo an operation in ^
Atlanta hospital.
SUPREME COURT RULING
LABELED BY GOV. GRIFFIN,
“CONSTITUTIONAL EROSION”
Methodist Christinas
Program Dec. 16th
m., the Butler Garden Club will
sponsor an auction for the up- ,
keep of the Community House, one
of the town’s anc# county’s great
est assets.
The public is cordially invited, Christmas Music, both vocal and 7th.
Sheep Field Dec. 7
Announced by Agent
Erroll S. Parks
Seriously Injured
In Car Acddfnt
Erroll S. Parks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Parks of Howard was
Hon. Thelmon Jarrell, Chairman
of the Taylor County Chapter,
American Red Cross, has received
word that this county has been re
quested to contribute to the Hun
garian Relief Fund Drive.
] Jhe quota for Taylor County in seriously injured in an automobile
A two to three hour program in- i this drive is only $82.00. Everyone accident Thanksgiving week end
^ eluding a field day demonstration has doubtless read and heard of at New port, R. I. Altho Erroll is
A group of Wesleyan College will be conducted with one of the the pitiful plight of the Hungarian now out of danger and resting
students win present a program of local sheep producers Friday, Dec. [ people. The Red Cross has been comfortably at the Naval Ilos-
™ 1 1 - h. .supplying food and medical sup- pital at Newport .where he is sta-
This will feature a thorough dis- plies for some time now. But ad- tioned. He advises that he would
Gov. Marvin Griffin states that!
the United States Supreme Court especially those who have bene- organ solos, on Sunday afternoon, __ ^
ruling in the bus segregation, is fitted and enjoyed various social Dec. 16th, 4 p. m., at the local eussion of the sheep program from ditional funds are needed. There- like very much to hear from^his
but another evidence of the ero- functions there. Methodist church. financing to production and on to fore all counties are being asked many friends in Taylor county,
siern of the Constitution and des- Each attendant is asked to I The public is cordially invited marketing. All interested farmers to participate. { During this glad season let’s
truction of the heritage of this bring along some gift, preferably to attend. are urged to attend. Mr. Jarrell will be glad to re- not forget our boys in service. Er-
country by political judges. hand made, to be auctioned off, I A more detailed report on the Dennis C. DeLoach, Extension 1 ceive your contribution to this roll’s address is: Erroll S. Parks
Under the color law these law- for the benefit of the building of musical program will appear in Sheep Specialist will conduct the worthy cause at his office in the A. K. 3; 499-86-92; Naval Hosp.[
less decrees are defying the law. which everyone is justly proud, [next week’s issue of the Herald. meeting. .local court house. Ward E.; Newport, R. 1.