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The Butler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVER LASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 81.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 23, 1957.
NUMBER 35.
OBSEHyjTjfiNS.
General Library
University of
We have for several days been
enjoying the fruits of the early
garden of our neighbor, Mrs.,
Rochelle Boswell. Thanks, many
-thanks, Mrs. Boswell.
m m
The beautiful chrysanthemums
adorning the front of the pulpit,
local Methodist church Sunday
were placed there by children of
the late Mrs. A. J. McGee, sacred
to her memory, she having been a
member of this church since early
childhood. Had Mrs. McGee been
living till now she would have ob
served her 100th birthday anni
versary last Sunday.
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The many friends of Hon. Hugh I
G. McCants will be grieved to learn I
of his grave illness at the local |
hospital. Mr. McCants is one of the
county’s most prominent citizens,
having creditably occupied some
of the county’s most important
offices. He has also served as
principal of schools in Taylor
county as well as in those of
other sections of the state. He is
also considered a successful local
farmer.
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Saturday of this week will be
“Chicken Eating Day” in Georgia
by official Proclamation. Gov.
Griffin, making the proclamation,
encouraged all Georgians to en
joy the occasion. He urged that we
consider the historic place of fried
chicken in the South and the enor
mous strides made in the de
development of the chicken in
dustry in Georgia. Elaborate plans
are under way at Gainesville—the
broiler capital of the world—at
which chicken is expected to be
served to 10,000 guests. Eating
fried chicken on Saturday is a
sure sign of prosperity.
Funeral Services
]G. Hobbs, Sr.
eanesday P. M.
Mr. G. C. Hobbs Sr., well known
Macon county farmer, died at 1 a.
m. Tuesday, climaxing an illness
of about a year.
Mr. Hobbs was born in Crawford
county April 1, 1886, the son of
the . late Mr. Owen and Mrs. Dicey
Crumby Hobbs.
For the past 32 years he made
his home in Macon county where
he was ‘actively engaged in farm
ing interests. He was a member of
the Reynolds Baptist church and a
Mason.
Funeral was conducted at
Whitewater Baptist Church, Mon
tezuma, Wednesday, 4 p. m. Rev.
Rawlings, pastor of the church of
ficiated. Burial was in the Felton
cemetery, Montezuma.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Della Bivins; two sons, Messrs G.
Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday
At School Gym
Rev. Cunningham, Pastor of
The Church of the Nazarene,
Will Preach the Sermon.
Miss Annie England!County H-D Club
Dies Here Thursday!Dress Review
After Short Illness Thursday P. M.
Rev. Chas. E. Cunningham, pas
tor of the local Church of the
Nazarene wiil deliver the Bacca
laureate Sermon Sunday, 11 a. m.
at the Butler' High School Gym.
Rev. J. M. Carmichael of the local
Baptist church and Rev. H. C. Marx
of the local Methodist Church will
assit with the program.
Funeral Services for the
Deceased Were Conducted at
Howard Methodist Church.
Relatives and friends of Miss
Annie England of Howard, were
saddened by announcement of her
death at the Montgomery hospi
tal in this city May 16, six p. m.
She had been ill 11 days from a
paralytic stroke.
Miss England who was reported
to be more than 80 years old, was
The local school faculty mem-ia member of one of this county’s
bers as well as the student body!oldest and most substantial fami-
wish to express their sincere ap- 1 lies, that of the late Mr. J. B. and
predation to the local churches Mrs. Nancy H. England. According
Rupert
named
Handsome Piano
Dedicated Sunday
At Local Church
for their cooperation in cancelling
morning worship services in order
_ ,, . * o , ,, T that all parents and friends may
C. Hobbs Jr. of Reynolds and M. J. J wors hj p with the Seniors in their
Hobbs of Cordele ; three^daughters, , Baccalaureate Service.
Mrs. Edith Bearden and Mrs. Vir- |
ginia Hammock both of Oglethorpe
and Mrs. Louise Hooks of Macon;
three brothers Messrs O. D. Hobbs
of Oglethorpe; L. H. and T. W.
Hobbs, Reynolds; One sister, Mrs.
Rufus Jones of Reynolds; also a
number of grand children.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds was in charge of arrange
ments.
Southwestern College
Dean Publishes Plans for
Commencement Program
to information given a Herald rep
resentative she is the last member
of the pioneer England family. She
is survived by a large number of
nieces and nephews.
Miss England had been closely
identified with all religious en
deavors as a member from early
childhood of the Howard Metho
dist church where funeral was
conducted Saturday, 3 p. m., by
her pastor, Rev. Ernest Coffee, as
sisted by Rev. Charles Cunning-
Mrs. Frank Callahan,
H-D Club member, was
County Winner acid Taylor Coun
ty model for the State H. D. Dress
Revue. The announcement was
made at the County H-D Dress Re
vue last Thursday where she
mo-deled a street dress she made of
red linen. Mrs. Beulah Elliston,
also of Rupert Club, placed second
with a church dress she made of
miracle blend, Copenhagen blue
with pink trim.
Mrs. Paul Montgomery, Crowell
Club, in the church group, placed
third with an outfit she made of
navy.
The second and third place win
ners will serve as alternate models
for the State Revue.
Winners are::
Church Dress Group
1st. Mrs. Elliston
2nd, Mrs. Montgomery
3rd, Mrs. Zack McCorkle
Street Dress Group
1st, Mrs. Callahan
2nd, Mrs. D. M. Harris
Piano Presented by Davants
In Memory of Ann Edwards,
Mother of Laura E. Davant.
One of the most outstanding oc
casion in this city in recent years
was that at the local Methodist
church Sunday from 3 to 4 p. m.
The principal feature of the oc
casion was the dedication of a
handsome Steinwa'y piano pre
sented by members of the family
of the late Judge J. E. and Mrs.
Laura Edwards Davant who for
many years occupied an outstand
ing position in this sanctuary. The
presentation was to the mother of
Mrs. Davant, the late Mrs. Ann
Edwards who in other years
shared the responsibilities of the
church.
Rev. H. C. Marx, pastor, was in
charge of the dedication. Presen
tation was made by Dr. Eli Gar-
'rett and acceptance of same by
j Mr. Charles Benns as representa-
board of trus-
Mrs. Bryan Favors
Herald with Copy of Our
Paper Published in 1888
Dr. Pierce Harris
Now Recuperating from
Injuries of 2 Weeks Ago
—
Eatonton, May 20—Dr. Pierce
Harris, pastor of Atlanta’s First
i Methodist Church, who was
grievously injured two weeks ago
in an auto accident that caused
the death of his wife, is recuperat
ing satisfactorily in the Jordan
hospital.
Dr. Harris, who sustained a
crushed left shoulder blade and
seven broken ribs has been able to
take short walks about the hos
pital corridors during the last sev
eral days and is otherwise showing
evidences of improvement. Altho
no definite decision has been
President Lloyd A. Moll and Dean
F. C. Staton have announced plans
for commencement activities at
Georgia Southwestern College. The
program will begin with the gradu- Pallbearers: Messrs Frank Means
ation dance Saturday evening June Fred Vanlandingham,Herman Van-
8 in the gym. jlandingham, Grady, Hamilton and
Rev. Wade E Scott, pastor, First : Kenneth England, all nephews of
Methodist Church will bring the the deceased. Honorary pallbearers
baccalaureate sermon in the First (were: Messrs Terrell Robins,
Methodist Church, Sunday, 11 a.m. • bert Sealy, Charlie Buckner,
3rd, Mrs. W. G. Wallace .
Tlie Annual State H-D Dress Re- i * lve ^ or c h urc h
vue is staged each year on the j tees -
program,of the Annual State H-D I The delightful
ham, pifctor"of the’local Church of | Council meeting. The Council will ^"dered during
meet at Rock Eagle 4-H Club Cen- eluped.
ter June 4-7. Several local H-D Club Prfplude: “My Shepherd,” Wil
ber of deceased members of the | members will be selected by their [“JJ; ‘' To a Wlld Rose -” MacDowells
England family.
the Nazarene. Interment was in the
cemetery where rests a great num-
Clubs as representatives.
musical program
the occasion in-
Organ and Eve
The Herald is under lasting ob
ligations to Mrs. Lynda Bryan of
Talbotton for two early issues of
this paper. One was published on ^
April' 17, 1888, the other was dated reac hed, attending physicians say
June 12th of the same year and [ ^ g^ui^ b e able to leave the hos-
were edited by W. N. Benns and
James D. Russ. It is noted with
interest in the former
the late W. E. Steed,
issued that
local attor-
pital in a week or 10 days.
On leaving the hospital the min
ister plans to return to his resi
dence in Atlanta, where he will
ney made an able address on Mar. j re euperate under the watchcare of
24th; theme, “Resolved, That
Woman Should Have the Right of
Sufferage.” In the same issue it is
noted these persons composed the
county official list: M. H. Riley,
Ordinary; J. B. Fowler, Clerk Su
perior Court; C. A. J. Pope, Sheriff;
R. A. Green, Treasurer: W. A. H.
Royal, Tax Collector; D. J. Peed,
Tax Receiver: W. H. Jinks County
Surveyor; Y. H. Caldwell, Coroner,
Judge of the Superior Court was
J M. Smith; Mayor. City of But
ler, Jas. D. Russ. Officials of the
City of Reynolds were: J. B. Grif
fith, Mayor; G. T. Ruffin, G. P.
Gostin, F. F. Paris, W. I. Powell
and e’. M. Cooper, aldermen. City
Marshal, P. E. McDaniel; J. A.
Adams, City Clerk, J. N. Bryan, City
Treasurer.
In the same issue, a number of
various communities in the county
were represented by splendid cor
respondents: Reynolds, Panhandle,
Garden Valley, Red Level, Howard
and Carsonville among the num
ber.
In the latter issue appeared an
interesting letter from Gen. R. E.
Lee to Maj. J. T. Carson, who was
in command of the 12th Ga. Rgt.
Civil War, which the Herald ob
tained from Hon. A. A. Carson, lo-
clearly foreseen
relatives.
During his confinement in the
hospital, Dr. Harris has received
thousands of letters and telegrams
from personal friends and others
who know him thru his columns in
the Atlanta Journal or have heard
him speak from pulpits all over the
country.
Mr. Giles Attending
Meeting of Underwriters
This Week in Atlanta
Mr. Tom E. Giles, staff manager
for Life Insurance Co. of Georgia
in this city, is attending a con
ference of staff managers at the
company’s home office in Atlanta
this.
He is among 25 men who have
gathered from Life of Georgia’s 11
state area for the meeting.
Mr. Giles has been associated
with Life of Georgia since 1953. He
is a member of the Methodist
church and the Thomaston Life
Underwriters Association. His wife
is the former Miss Catherine Payne
of Butler and they have one son.
cal attorney. As
has been re-nominated VAssembly of God Revival
ticnal Democratic Convention. An, . « ,
interesting contribution appeared ty||| BeQIVI Oil JUIlC 2lUl
in that issue concerning Ma]. W. j *
Kickline An unfortunate acci-1
occurred on the previous j Evangelist Joe Drake of Thom-
ft T-r.\r g3W j
was, Assembly of God Tent in
H.
dent
Tuesday at Waters & Trawick saw ! aston will conduct a revival at the
a.m.
At 12:30 p. m. Sunday there will
be an alumni luncheon in the col
lege dining hall. At 3:30 p. m.
Sunday, Dr. Thos. F. Staton, Senior
Educational Advisor of the Air
Command and Staff College, air
University, Maxwell Air Force
Base, Montgomery, Ala., will give
the commencement address in the
Jackson Hall auditorium.
Among the Junior College gradu-
ates is Miss Venia Anthony, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. F. Anthony
of Mauk.
Capt. & Mrs. Cecil Parks
To Reside in Germany
Friends of Capt. and Mrs. Cecil
Parks and Cecilia of Columbus,
formerly of Butler, will be inter
ested to learn that they expect to
leave for New York Friday and
from there they continue their
journey to Frankfurt, Germany
where the Captain will be station
ed for approximately three years.
Capt. Parks is a brother of Mr.
Bobby Parks of this city and a
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Parks of
Howard.
Mrs. Parks is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C, Cooper of Co
lumbus, formerly of this county.
House or Trash Can?
That Was the QuesHon
Although fortunately it turned
out to be only a trash can smolder
ing, there were some anxious mo
ments Monday evening when the
fire alarm was turned in and the
smoke which appeared to be com
ing from under the eaves of Mr.M.
P. Dean’s residence, aroused the
family shortly after retiring at
10:30 p. m.
However, the alertness of the
fire department, and other citizens
are to be sincerely congratulated
for their prompt response to the
fire alarm.
Lt. Julian Hollis Finishes
Active Duty at Ft. Gordon
Newly Installed Officers
Parent-Teacher Group to
H ;^ Take up Duties in Fall
Brown, R. E. Willis, Oscar Martin,
Quinton and Clnton Clarke, James Mrs. H. D. Tauntcn, retiring
Brown, Perry Parks, D. W. Culver- President of PTA wishes to express
house and Sam Edwards.
Edwards Bros. Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Macon County Growers
Ship First Peches of
Season to Chicago
Wilma Gibson,
l Adams, Piano.
| Two Etudes, Opus 25: C Minor,
I No. 12 and F Major, No. 3; Chopin.
[“Fantasie Impromptu, Opus 66;
Chopin; Liebestraume, "Love’s
i Dream,” Liszt; Ann Gainey.
Solo, “The Holy City,” Adams;
[Donald Whatley.
! ‘Claire de Lu>ne”, Dibussy; “Lit
tle White Donkey” Ibert; Ann
[ Gainey.
At conclusion of program an in
vitation was extended to a tea in
the church annex, given i<n honor
of the donors, Miss Hortense Da
vant, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Davant.
The tea was spcsored by the
Woman’s Society of Christian Serv
ice and Wesleyan Service Guild.
The M.Y.F. girls served. They were
attired in formal'
dresses.
mill i«n
killed.
which Will Duncan
Butler Band to Give
Concert Tonight
Under the direction of Band
Master B. G. Moores, the Butler
Band will give a concert at school
gym at 8 o’clock Thursday (to-
Butler
beginning June 2nd and continu
ing through June 9th.
Rev. Drake is a young man on
fire for God who strictly preaches
the Eternal Word.
The public is extended a cordial
welcome to attend each of
services.
J. B. Weldon, Pastor.
There will be a public hearing
about highways in Atlanta today
(Thursday) with citizens of the
Middle Georgia sent its first
peaches of 1957 crop—a half bush
el of Dixiereds—by air-mail to the
Chicago market May 16th.
This fruit was gathered from the
comparatively new 18,000-tree or
chard of J. B. Easterlin and Son of
Montezuma, growers and packers.
Mr. Easterlin said he expected
to have a carload of Dixiereds for
shipment around Saturday and
packing probably will be well un
der way in Macon county area by
that time. The Dixired is one of
the many new early varieties de
veloped by Dr. J. H. Weinberger
especially to suit the Middle Geor
gia section.
Gordon Chapman of Sandersville
reported indication point to the i
best peach crop in the past four
years for Washington county.
Mrs. Owens, Attractive
Columbus Woman, Missing
4 Days; Kidnaping Feared
Columbus, May 21—The husband
of an attractive 27 year old Colum
bus housewife, who has been miss
ing since Friday, has filed a war
rant charging a man with kid
naping her.
J. R. Owens, local attorney, told
deputies of the Muscogee County
Sheriff’s Department that he fears
his wife has been kidnaped.
An alert was placed with the
Georgia Highway Patrol to arrest
the man.
Owens told the Enquirer that
his wife, in good spirits after re
turning home from his brother’s
;wedding in South Carolina last
! week, called his office at 2 p. m.
] Friday and said she was coming
I downtown.
"Highway of Holiness"
Was Theme of Senior Day
Sermon at Nazarene Church
thanks to all committees serving
with her, and for faithfulness of
all officers, in carrying out their
duties so splendidly. This, along
with the cooperation of all
PTA members resulted in making
this a most successful ' school
year.
The 3rd grade had charge of the
program Thursday night and ren- ,
dered beautiful songs and piano | j^rcUvely
solos. Mrs. Will Turner did a
splendid job training the young
sters in the art of music and song.
Mr. A. M. Duncan, installed the
new officers for the new school
year. They are:
Rev. Chas. Cunninguam, Pres.
Mr. Mack Marchman, V-Pres.
Mrs. Roy Hohler, Secretary.
Mrs Julian Cooper, Treasurer. Last Sunday marked the observ
Mrs. F. Riley, Parliamentarian. | ance of Senior Day at the local
A large crowd enjoyed this last j Church of the Nazarene.
meeting of the season. Who won j On this occasion the church was
the room prize for largest at- j honored with the presence of the
graduating class, Butler High
School, for 1957 in the morning
worship hour.
Rev. Chas. E. Cunningham, pas
tor of the church, bought a mes
sage on the topic, “The Highway
of Holiness.” The sermon was di
rected primarily to the youth pres
ent. Rev. Cunningham urged each
one to not be misled into other
paths but to keep on the Main
Highway—that of holy living.
A book • was presented to each
member of the graduating class.
The book is entitled “In His
Miss Charlotte McCants,
tendance? Why, the third grade of
course!
Local Federal Officers
Destory Large Still and
600 Gallons of Liquor
Sugar is expected to be more
plentiful in this county and Mid
dle Georgia as result of the de
struction of a huge moonshine
still on May 14th.
This large illicit liquor manu- I Steps.”
facturing plant was located 14 j president of the Senior Class, was
miles South of Butler and was re- i presented with a token copy dur-
ported to have been in full opera
tion by three Negro men when the
officers surprisingly came upon
them. The officers included Taylor
County Sheriff C. J. Wright, State
Agents E. D. Pitts, R. D. Harrison
and Willis Garrett.
These officers destroyed 600 gal
lons of liquor and confiscated a !
large truck. They also reported
having destroyed several fermen
ters and 1,100 one-gallon cans.
ing the service.
Special music was furnished by
Mrs. Charles Cunningham and
Mrs. Hal Edwards.
The Church of the Nazarene,
along with the other churches, is
very proud of each boy and girl
graduating this year. They wish
for each one a life filled with suc
cess and real happiness.
Former Butler Woman
Notice to BHS
Fort Gordon, Ga.—2nd Lt. Julian I
Hollis, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. j
M. Hollis of Reynolds, has com- :
pleted his 6-months of active duty. [ A? 1Q97
He was last assigned as a Signal L>lu5S 0T l7jf
Corps Officer with the Signal Corps j
these ; Unit Training Group’s 167th Sig
nal Company.
"‘tSc nublic is cordially invited to j state to attend for the purpose of
ottJnd this concert and really en- asking questions, making —-
joy
an evening of good music. [plaints or just listening.
Members of the Butler High
School graduating class of 1937 are
Mrs. Cochran Recovering ; fl onore£ | |,y Florida Church
Satisfactorily from Three
Water Moccasin Bites
As a warning to others we relate
to Herald readers the experience
of Mrs. Marion Cochran of this
city. While fishing a few days ago
at McCants lake north of town, she
was bitten on the foot in three
places by a large water moccasin.
Mrs. Cochran was rushed to the
A 1950 graduate of Reynolds | planning a class reunion here on i local hospital where she was ad-
High school and a 1956 graduate Sunday, June 23rd. All local mem- ministered medical treatment, and
of the Georgia Institute of Tech
nology, he is a member of Beta Pi.
Lt. Hollis will return to work as an
electrical engineer with E. I.
Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.,
Charleston, W Va.
bers of this class are urged to con- ( several hours later was released
tact those now residing in other [ to be carried home. Although not
cities about the reunion as the j entirely recovered, Mrs. Cochran is
du 1 mailing address of a number of reported as well on the road to re-
at the former graduates are unknown jeovery much to the delight of her
[by the planning committee. many friends.
The Herald was favored with an
I attractive Church Bulletin from the
1 Woodstock Baptist Church, Jack
sonville, Fla., for Mother’s Day
worship Sunday, May 12th.
The feature of this program of
special local interest was that on
the front cover appeared the photo-
grapn of Mrs. Susie Locke Taylor,
born and reared i>n this county.
Her host of local friends as well
as those in Jacksonville deem it a
singular honor that Mrs. Taylor
should be honored on this eventful
day at the magnificent Woodstock
Church in our neighbor state.
Mrs. Taylor resides with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Spepard of
that city.