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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. * * i 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. * • • 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.