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VOLUME 81.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1957.
NUMBER 19.
OBSEI
It’s silence when your words would
hurt;
It’s patience when your neighbor’s
curt i
It’s deafness when the scandal
flows;
It’s thoughtfulness for
woes;
It’s promptness when stern duty
calls;
It’s courage when misfortune falls.
—Selected.
Open
^ruary 8th
1 Contracts
Atlanta, Ga.—The State High
way Department announces it will
open bids Feb. 8th on 14 state aid
and 23 Rural Roads Authority pro-
, jects with an estimated total cost
another’s , Q f <ggi^ million.
The projects include (State Aid)
Richmond County—0.733 miles
grading, paving, lighting system
and six bridges on . the four-lane
Augusta-Aiken, S. C., road.
Jefferson County—21.454 miles
widening and resurfacing on the
Louisville-Augusta road.
Monroe and Jasper: 12.278 miles
grading and paving and three
bridges on the Forsyth-Monticello
road.
Hancock and Warren: 8.283 miles
9 Marion County
Youths Involved
In Auto Accidents
Mrs. Annie Morrell
Died Last Sunday
After Long Illness
Mrs. Leifermen
Named Thomaston
“Teacher of Year”
Accidents Occurred Wednesday Funeral Services at Mt. Olive From Thomaston Times:
Mr. Ira W. Shealy
Meets Tragic Death
At Des Monnes, la.
Night on Hnghway 137; No
One Seriously Injured.
Freewill Baptist
Monday, 3 P. M.
Church
Buena Vista, Jan. 24—Nine Marion Mrs. Annie C. Morrell died at
Ira W. Shealy, former resident
County School children were in- her home near Reynolds Sunday Mrs. Leiferman is a native of J of this county, died Sunday at Des
jured or shaken up in two closely climaxing an illness of long dura- Taylor County and received high- Moines, la., as result of suffoca-
Mrs. Mary Leiferman, first
grade teacher at R. E. Lee School
has been named ‘‘Teacher of the
Year” representing our school. She
was selected by a majority vote of
a meeting of the faculty Jan. 16. i
Mrs. Leiferman is a
Funeral Services at Union
Church Near Butler at 3
o’Clock This Afternoon.
These lines are also offered for
your consideration:
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world
dieS I iuaia. | „ h If
With the dying sun. ; Hancock and Warren: 8.283 miles n, p Q
The mind has a thousand eyes, 'grading and paving and one bridge . ' ' ,' . , , .
And the heart but one; : on Majfield-Warrenton road. I S
Yet the light of a whole life dies Houston: 7 miles widening and tainin5 fivr> ctuHp-itc
When love is done, ^ resurfacing on Hawkinsville-Perry g
* *, road.
Tuesday marked the 54th an- Richmond: 1.761 miles widening
niversary of our married life. As and resur f ac j n g on the Harlem-
many days, months and years of Augusta road
pleasure and happiness as ever Bura i Roads Authority Projects
blessed an individual with thanks, Bibb . 207g miles grading and
to our companion and three de- I paving . L175 miles on Anthony
related traffic mishaps on High- tion. | er education at Georgia South
way 137 on the night of Jan. 23. Mrs. Morrell was a member of western, Americus; Ga. State Col-
Four occupants of a pickup Mt. Olive Church. lege for Women, Milledgeville, and
truck were injured when the Funeral was conducted at Mt. Tift College in Forsyth,
driver, Bennie Pike, lost control Olive at 3 p. m., Monday with ! She has taught school at differ-
and the vehicle ran off the road Rev. G. T. Hollaman and Rev. Wm. ent intervals since the age of 17.
overturning several times. Occu- Childree officiating. Interment was Most of her service has been in
pants were Pual, Henry and Ellen in Mt. Olive cemetery. first grade work.
Survivors include her husband, 1 She married Richard Leiferman
Lonnie E. Morrell; two daughters, at Warner Robins in 1944. After
Annie Morrell Youngblood and Ka- Mr. Leiferman’s discharge
tie Nell Morrell; a son L, E. Mor- the army they moved to Rochester,
rell Jr.: two sisters, Mrs. Guy Minn., where Mrs. Leiferman work-
Windham and Mrs. J. C. Byrd both ed at Mayo Clinic,
of Reynolds; Six brothers, W. H. ; In 1949 the Lifermans moved
Tucker, Washington, D. C.; A. T. back to Georgia, Mrs. Leiferman
Tucker, Atlanta; S. B. Tucker, Jack- began teaching in the Thomaston
sonville, Fla.; J. C. Tucker, Butler; Public Schools at R. E. Lee in
H. L. Tucker, Portsmouth, Va.; and
E. L. Tucker, Newport News, Va.
along.
voted children.
road and paving on Price road. |
Emanuel: 5.499 miles grading
Funeral Tuesday
For Brig. Genl Troup
Former Perry Citizen
ticn during a fire in a building in
which he resided.
He was a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Henry C. Shealy of Tay
lor county.
Mr. Shealy is survived by one
brother, Mr. E. T. Shealy of Rey
nolds; two sisters, Mrs. Robert
Suggs of Thomaston and Mrs. Kate
, Vaughn of Hiram and several
| nieces and nephews.
Funeral for Mr. Shealy will be
conducted for Mr. Shealy today
(Thursday) 3 p. m. at Union
Methodist church near Butler. Rev.
W. H. Ruff of Thomaston will of
ficiate and interment in Union
September, 1951, where she is now oe ^ ie ) i er y
on
We read somewhere that some-, &nd Qn the Nunez . Swains _
one has prophesied the end of the road
world is due to come in March. ; EmanueR
However, the income tax man ad- _ • lrio .
vises that you should not wait p g
for this event in filing tax returns. ,
In fact, it might be wise not to ^ ing ^
depend on the prophecy at all. , road ^ e
Jasper: 1.730 miles paving on before retiring
the Haddock-Hillsboro road.
was
Gen
Atlanta, Jan. 28—Funeral
conducted Tuesday for Brig.
2.946 miles grading- Troup Miller (Ret.) who died in
the Drudenville an Atlanta hospital Saturday af
ter a brief illness.
Georgia Forestry
Commission Ships 90
teaching first grade.
NOTE: Mrs. Leiferman, the form
er Miss Mary Booth was first hon
or graduate in the class of 1934,
Butler High school. She is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Booth of Taylor county.
Pall bearers will include J. H.
Brewer, Lewis Taunton, Braxton
Turner, Jack Suggs, Leonard
Cooper and E. T. Eubanks.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds in charge of arrangements.
5.974 miles grading a graduate of U.S. Military Million Pine Seedlings
Mt. Zion Church Academy in 1902, Miller served
with the Army for nearly 48 years | The lifti „g ana shipping
ana shipping from
The Herald had a welcomed " as P e * ^.™“ es P *T g U " ret > nng V*?: A ’f atlv /! the Georgia'Forestry Commission’s
and interesting visitor Thursday in th e J^***^™*™ - of ^ err >\ he received his early ed- four tree nurseries is scheduled to
the person of Dr. Ed. Lawhorn Jenkins 7.649 miles grad ng and j ueation in Macon. I be completed this week, Sanford
esteemed former Taylor county Paving onthe Millen-Hiltonia road. | Miller once taught President
the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. Lincoln: 5.365 miles grading and Eisenhower in an Army school
an
man,
R. Lawhorn. After his school days
both literary and professional
Dr. Lawhorn established a drug
firm at Greenville, S. C., which
has' proven very satisfactory. Con
gratulations to Dr. Lawhorn, an
other local boy who makes good
in a border state.
Lincoln: 5.365 miles grading and Eisenhower
paving on Lincolnton-Agnes road, during the
Morgan: 7.646 miles grading and
paving on the Godfrey-Buckhead
road.
Webster: 10.699 miles paving
and two bridges on Preston-Cusseta
road.
Chief, an-
military
When ol’ Man Winter starts
spreading his snow and ice
around we always say a little ex
tra prayer of gratitude for having
had the good fortune of being
born in the Deep South. Not only
because the climate doesnt often
give us the cold shoulder, but be- j
cause its people seem to have
stored much of the Sunny South’s died Monday
warmth in their hearts. Altho our Reynolds,
tempo has been stepped up as our Funeral at
beloved Southland flexes its Antioch
Funeral Rites Tuesday
At Antioch Baptist Church
For Mrs. Waif Hancock
President’s
career.
He served as a general staff of
ficer during World War I and in
World War II he received the Le
gion of Merit and a War Depart
ment commendation for services as
inspector general of the Eastern
Defense Command.
Following funeral at 3 p
Darby, Reforestation
nounced.
Darby said that approximately
90 million seedlings will be
shiped to private and public land-
owners. Unfavorable weather dealt
the seedling crop a serious blow
last spring and summer, cutting it
Levee at Montezuma
To Control Flint River
Nearing Completion
New Maintenance
Procedure Pays Off
At Warner Robins AFB
Montezuma, Jan. 28—Montezuma
no longer fears floods like those of
1929 and 1948 when most of the
local business district was under
water—thanks to a $200,000 flood
control levee that’s nearing com-
Robins Air Force Base, Jan. 26—
A new method of covering wheels
on giant C-124 Globemaster prior
to washing the aircraft has beei
devised by a Robins Air Force
_ r — 0 — c, -- | , .. | personnel at an estimated saving
from the projected goal of 140 mil- I pl xP on : . . .. , ; of $3,400 per year,
lion. k, m ° n n , 7“ The C-124 has six wheels and
To meet an expected increased built ln Mlddle Georgia to protect i t i res _f our ] arge and two small.By
Miller will be buried in Arlington demand ’ seedling production next) a clt V £°-^veeTprofecTthe^ibb the ° ld method ’ a " d tireS
Cemetery, Washington, D, C. county' city Tnd C“ower d* Zen
m.
Mrs. Waif
Elizabeth Hancock,
at her home near
3 p. m. Tuesdaw at
church with Rev. E. H.
muscles and becomes aware of its Dunn officiating,
economic and industrial strength, ! Survivors include her husband,
that warmth of feeling for our Ben Hancock; two daughters, Mrs
fellowman is a Southern heritage John Wilder and Mrs. James
Lay Services at Howard
Methodist Church Sunday;
Mr. Hale to be Speaker
Darby said. The opening of Page
Memorial Nursery at Reidsville,
with a 100 million capacity, will
make the expansion possible.
Seedling orders for the next
; year should be placed starting
June 1, with Austin Guinn, your
; County Ranger or directly with
i the Reforesattion Department at
Lay services are announced for j the Macon Headquarters of the
Howard Methodist church Sunday, Forestry Commission, P. O. Box
11 a. m. 1183.
Speaker for this occasion wili Seedling production emphasis
be Mr. L. E. Hale of Hamilton. Mr. will be placed on slash and lob-
masking tape to
paint remover, etc., from entering
and damaging wheel bearings and
brake assemblies.
which we do not forget. Georgia is
blessed with all these good quali
ties.
Phillips, and three sisters, Mrs.
Sam Bailey, Mrs. Ed Kilby and
Mrs. Henry Adams.
Goddard Funeral Home
charge of arrangements.
Hale is well know Taylor county lolly pine this year, Darby said.
in
What is known today as the old
West Hotel recently became the
property of Mr. E. H. Bazemore.
This building is located on State
Highway 19, a short distance from
the public square. About 70 years
ago this property was owned and
occupied by the Allen family, com- |
posed of Messrs Coon, Dick and
Lester Allen; the sisters were
Misses Molly, Betty and Mattie Al-
len Mr Dick Allen was a promi- ! Dr. Clyde Adams, son of the
nent merchant of this city for late Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Adams of
many years. The Allen family lat- Butler, Methodist minister of Heard
er moved to Alabama and the county for 25 years, spoke twice
Dr. Adams, Formerly
Of Butler, Spoke Twice
Sunday at Tifton Church
citizens for his lay activities. He
is associate lay leader for the Co
lumbus Methodist District.
Everyone is invited to attend this
service.
Mother's March of Dimes
Here Monday Evening
Longleaf pine, Arizona cypress,
red cedar and yellow poplar will
also be grown.
The order period this year will
| close Oct. 1. The Commission
! hopes to take care of all seedling
orders next year.
nty city
from floods of the Ocmulgee riv
er.
The Montezuma levee runs about
a mile long and forms somewhat, R R Bohler of Butle prod uc '
of a semi-circle around the city to tion * standards specialist with the
P" 0t fV from overflows from WRAMA Maintenance Engineering
w! r f,! 1 Bea K er r ??o- Directorate, discovered that it was
• W H he " ev f the n ^ arb y Flint River taking approximately seven hours
is high Beaver Creek, unable to co * er the tires and wheels of
flow in o the river, in years past, Qne aircraft Total cosl includi . ng
the Montezuma i labor and material was $40.
Mr. Bohler called the attention
business district.
Retired Sumter County
Judge Recalls Colorful
Past on 90th Birthday
Four Segregation
Bills Have Won
Approval in House
Americus, Ga.—Judge R. L. May
nard, oldest member of Americus
legal profession became 90 years
old recently but the keen sense of
humor and sparkling eyes which
are characteristic of his warm
manner are as much in evidence
now as when he was actively en
gaged in bringing cases to the
bar.
His active creer was a long and
of Henry G. Neisler of Reynolds,
work center foreman and 14-year
employee at Robins, to the tremen
dous amount of waste in labor and
material.
The method devised by Robins
maintenance personnel — install
ing prefabricated reusable canvas
covers and removing them after
use—is resulting in a saving of
$36.64 per aircraft.
The time element has been re
duced from nearly seven hours to
one hour and 12 minutes. The pre
fabricated canvas covers are made
at Robins and may be used for
about a one year period.
The new method was first used
at Robins aircraft, B-57’s, and h^s
proved its worth as a time, ma-
week.
property was purchased by the at Tifton Methodist church Sun-
late Mr. R. S. West and converted day. He spoke at the final session
into a hotel which was the pride of the study, “High Hours in gg '
of the city for many years with Methodism.” He also delivered the
Miss Marion West as hostess. Sunday evening message .
Mr Bazemore, present owner, is Dr. Adams is affectionately
converting the building into a known as “the Bishop of Heard
modern apartment house which County.” He served a 7-point circuit
when completed will be quite a 25 years in Heard county, and did
such an outstanding job Emory
University awarded him a doctor’s
degree.
The Mother’s Annual March on
Polio was conducted in this city
Monday evening. The committee
reports have collected $135.32 col
lected in this drive. Anyone who
failed to contribute dring the Mon- 1 Atlanta, Jan. 23—Four adminis
day evening drive will please tration segregation bills won over- outstanding ’one, ending only five terial and money saver,
send their contribution to Mrs. whelming approval in the Georgia years ago when he fell and broke
House as a move was started in his right leg. Since then he has!
Report of the County-wide drive the senate to transfer to the Leg- been confined to a wheel chair,
will be given in the Herald next islature some of the governor’s con His interest in law has never
trol over the state appropriations waivered, however, and he still
, bill. spends much time in reading it,
Sweeping aside minor objections as well as books and articles per-
to its first general bills of the 1957 taining to Georgia history.
credit'to the city.
Strange Case Defied
Police for 16 Years
Two MeeHngs with
Taylor County Growers
Planned for Monday
Extension Cotton Specialist Wm.
H Sell and Extension Engineer
H. B. Goolsby will meet with Tay
lor County growers and ginners at
3 p. m. Monday and again at
7:45 Monday evening
The purpose of
Sumter County Child
Recovers After Removal
Of Food from Windpipe
session, the House sent to the Sen-
1 ate the measures proposed by the
Georgia Education Commission to
share up the state’s segregation
defense.
They would extend the govern-
and
ths
Americus, Ga.—A year-old child,
Bonnie Chappell has returned
home after having had a small
particle of pecan removed from her
afternoon windpipe at Piedmont hospital,
New York, Jan. 23—Few cases in
police history have been as strange
as that of the “mad bomber.” , , , .
For more -than 16 years, police s authority to quell riots
worked laboriously at tracing ^orders; protect retirement bene-
Two Georgians
Are Resentenced
To Die in Chair
Messrs Jarrell & Brantley
Purchase Mark's Fashion
Shop in City of Thomaston
down hundreds of clues. In the end
fits of teachers if the state goes
it was a newspaper’s enterprise to a P r i vate school system to main- Two Atlantians convicted of mur
which led to the capture.
That, however, was just a single
one of the countless paradoxes en
countered in the career of the man
who spread terror and in recent
months made millions of New
Yorkers edgy.
tain segregation; authorize the der were resentenced in Fulton Su-
Commission to distribute informa
tion about the Southern viewpoint;
and give the Commission subpoena
powers. v
Mr. Calvin Jarrell and his broth
er-in-law, Mr. Ross Brantley of
Thomaston have purchased Mark’s
Fashion Shop from Mark Jacob
in that city.
The sale became effective last
Friday. Mr. Jarrell states the store
perior Court to die in the electric will operate under the firm name
chair.
John F. Corbin, whose execution
Ross’s
The
Fashion Shop,
business will be under the
with
meeting will be to discuss
growers interested in 'the growing,
harvesting and ginning cotton
which is to be harvested with me
chanical pickers.
The 7:45 meeting will be main
Atlanta. She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Billy Chappell, Smith-
ville road.
A prominent part in her receiv
ing medical aid promptly was
player by the Americus State Pa
trol station and patrol unit$ in Sil-
Singing at. Mauk
Sunday Afternoon
Revival at Pleasant Hill
Church Will Begin Sunday
ly * devoted to general cotton pro- ™««»» bef^lng Baptist chore*. There will he serv- murder of his wife, wa
duction. All interested, Jarme s^^ relaye . d ’. her from Americus to At- at 2 p. m. at the Mauk school ices at 7:30 each evening firing | tenced to die jnjhe chair
lanta in two hours after the family building.
Everyone extended a cordial in
vitation to attend.
urged to
meetings.
attend each of
VERNON REDDISH,
County Agent.
was 'notified that immediate treat
ment was essential.
Revival services will begin Sun
day at Pleasant Hill Freewill
" ' ’ " as rese'n
on Dec.
the following week. 21, but was given a stay of exe-
Everycme cordially invited to at- cutiem pending a Supreme Court
tend this series of meetings. hearing.
dates have been stayed on six management of Mr Brantley who
separate times thru legal moves, has had twelve years’ experience
was sentenced for the seventh in this line of business. He has
time. spent most of his life in Upson
Corbin, twice convicted of the County. He attended R. E. Lee
Jan. 19, 1954 slaying of service J?ta- High School and is a veteran of
tion attendant Oscar Roebuck,w%s World War II.
resentenced to die on Feb. 8. “We will continue with the
An Atlanta Negro, Robert Lee same personnel but new lines of
Elder, convicted of the ice-pick merchandise will be added to the
stock as soon as possible,” Mr.
Jarrell told a Herald reporter.
Mr. Jarrell states that he will
not be actively engaged in oper
ating the business.
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