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The Butler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 81.
OBSERVATION!
^ited
i| l^pOcstruetive Fire
‘ Saturday Afternoon
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1957.
NUMBER 36.
SHINGLES, a very painful
nerve Malady, is spreading aborad
among our elder ladies. Mumps
also continue spreading among the Sunday’s Columbus dailies
school children. An explosive fire gutted the 4-
The Edwin Allen home which,j eSLn^K' dJSXSS
attractWe ’in tteTty is LaTnB^.—- Saturday afternoon and
completion r "~ A tnreaienea
to spread throughout
the downtown business district be
fore glames were brought under
control.
The inferno raged for two hours
over guge gasoline storage tanks
separated by only eight inches of
concrete. But the flames never
j reached the volatile fuel.
Hundreds of spectators were
menaced as they stood within 100
Hie South Georgia ! fe et of the raging flames, unaware
that more than 6,000 .gallons of
gasoline was in danger of explod
ing.
It took more than an hour for
police to clear the spectators and
get them within a safe distance
and will be in readi
ness for occupancy by June 30.
This is the wedding date an
nounced for Miss Betty McCorkle
and Mr. Allen.
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It is gratifying to note the inter
est the members of the local Meth
odist church are manifesting in
the return of Rev. H. C. Marx as
pastor of the local church for an
other year by
Conference which meets within
the next few days at Wynnton
Church, Columbus.
The negligible minority of men
who had been believing they un
derstood women changed their
feeble minds when they read that
the first thing a woman who suf
fered a broken leg in a traffic ac
cident said to those who came to
aid was: “Is my face smudged?”
Reynolds School
Commencement
Begins Tonight
Recital Tonight ; Sermon
Sunday, and Graduating
Exercises Monday Nite.
The Commencement exercises of
Reynolds High School will begin
Thursday evening (this evening)
when Mrs. J. A. Pendergrast pre
sents her pupils in a Musical Re
cital.
The Baccalaureate Sermon will
be preached next Sunday at the
Reynolds Methodist Church by Rev.
Charles Hillis.
Butler Hi School
Graduation
Friday Night
Thirty-four Members of Butler
School Senior Class to be
Awarded Diplomas.
Thirty-four members of the local
High School Sehior Class will be
be awarded diplomas at gradua
tion exercises Friday (tomorrow)
evening. The graduation will be
gin at 8 p. m. at the local Gym.
As is the custom at the local
school, there will not be an ad
dress by an out-of-town speaker
! but rather the entire evening’s
Next Monday evening the ! program will be rendered by the
Graduation Exercises will take (senior class and a short address by
Duncan, principal
place at the High School Audi
torium. Hon. Jas. S. Peters, mem
ber of the State Board of Educa
tion, will bring the literary ad-
Better watch that power mower.
At least one hundred Georgians
lost toes, feet, fingers, hands or
eyes, or otherwise were injured by
power mowing machines last year.
Another 650 persons were less se
riously hurt, but required medical i
attention according to a survey.
from the building.
It was the worst fire in recent
years in Columbus.
One fireman was seriously in
jured whe nhe plunged thru a sky
light and fell 30 feet in an adjoin
ing building.
Eight other firemen and one po
liceman were injured, tho not se
riously.
The entire city fire department
battled the flames for more than
two hours to bring the fire under
control. Some worked only a few
feet from the explosive gas tanks.
A freak accident started the fire.
A new fly spray is on the market i te began near the recapping plant
called Fly Kill that claims to knock ! of the auto service plant and
them cold. Its a pinkish sort ofj s P rea d instantly
Sandy stuff you sprinkle around A person at the plant said the
fly-infested areas such as garbage ^e started when a Negro was op-
cans chicken yards and around Min g a 55-gallon drum of solvent,
your’ house. It lasts several days ! a h ig' hl y combustible solution used
and when you put it out, there ! in the recapping process,
just aren’t any flies left. L, Tha solvent burst into flames
* * j like gasoline. Attempts were made
When you meet or pass someone to put out the fire with an extin -
you know and are too far away to
j dress.
Monday Evening's Program
Processional.
Invocation.
Salutatory.
Class Song .
Literary Address by Hon. James
S. Peters, Member of the State
Board of Education.
Presentation of Diplomas by Mr.
Clarence Barfield, Member of the
Reynolds Eoard of Trustees.
Valedictory by Geneva Cummings
Our Heritage, Senior Class.
Farewell song, Alma Mater.
Recessional.
Taylor County Citizens
Observe Soil Stewardship
Week May 26-June 1st.
speak, shake hands or stop for a
chat, a wave or salute with the
hand backed up with a smile is
guisher nearby but it was already
out of control.
Reporters said the flames spread
from ihe recapping plant on the
next best and costs you nothing, j ground floor of the building to the
We have known a few females who ; adjoining service station in min-
were afraid to risk a wave of the j utes. The fire department was sum-
hand lest somebody would see and I nioned i n five minutes after the
accuse them of flirting. |* ire broke out. By that time the
* * I flames had spread to the entire
The annual spring paint-up, fix-I building.
up bug has hit both the residen
tial and business sections of o;
city, judging from the painters’
ladders up in front of so many
buildings in a drive over town.
Saturday's Fire Recalls
Incident of 1913
Fire ravaged the 1200 block of
First Avenue, Columbus, Satur
day, for the second itme, many old
Also the demand for paint is great- [ time Columbus residents remem-
er than the immediate supply. Be
patient, is the advice you hear on
all sides. The list of fixers is so
long we refrain from printing lest
we leave someone out.
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Graduating time is at hand.
Soon the last valedictory will have
been given and the last prophecy
read. It should be a time of inven
tory. For most it marks the com
pletion of their formal education.
Some will Pursue their studies at
colleges, universities, technical and
training schools. For all it should
be a period of planning, of straight
looking into the future, not char
acterized by aimless drifting or in
decision. For most young men,
military service looms large and
close at hand. Usually it is better
to have it over and done with so it
will not interfere with college or
career. The commencement season
is both a sad and happy time, but
important. Know the path you wish
to take and let nothing detour you
from your goal.
Assembly of God Revival
Begin on June 2nd
bered.
Slightly north of the United Oil
Building is the site of the old
Palace Livery Stable, which burn
ed in 1913 in a fire that for a while
threatened the entire downtown
section.
W. E. Sullins Jr.
Finishes at Auburn
Next Tuesday p.m.
“Soil Conservation Week and
Soil Stewardship Week, May 26
thru June 1, are closely allied with
teaching good forestry practices to
Taylor county citizens,” declared
Austin Guinn, County Forest Ran
ger.
Special committees, composed of
prominent citizens throughout the
state have worked together to
strees to local citizens and all
Georgians the importance of con
serving and preserving our soil.
Soil Stewardship Week will stress
the need for good soil manage
ment and use of the soil to the
best advantages.
Soil Conservation affects our
lives, the growth and health of our
communities, our prosperity. It
assures a good water supply which
is all important for domestic use
and to expand and develop indus
tries.
Water is necessary for good
crops, such as trees and other farm
crops. This is one of the reasons
Taylor county farmers should have
a good farm program which will
result in his acreage contributing
to a good all-around community
watershed.
Taylor countyans who would
like technical assistance in plan-
Auburn, Ala A total of 641 grad-! n j n g a farm program should con-
uating seniors will get degrees at i su it their soj] Conservation tech-
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Jun 4th. Two honorary degrees will
be awarded. The commencement
program will take place at 5 p. m.
in Cliff Hare Stadium. API Presi-
den R. B. Draughon will award the
degrees.
Among the graduates is W. E. j
Sullins Jr., of Butler, who will re
ceive the degree of Bachelor of
Science in Pharmacy.
After graduation, Dr. Sullins
will be connected with Wilson’s
nician, M. P. Dean.
Flood and forest fires are two
of the main cousins of soil ero
sion. This is where Taylor County
citizens can play an important
role in soil conservation by help
ing the Forestry Unit keep wild
fires at a minimum.
The recent heavy rains that oc
curred this month is a warning to
land owners that we would practice
soil conservation every day, and
Drug Co. of Ellaville, as a Phar- j no * To make good use of pro-
mac j st Itecting the soil every time we go
into the field. Remember, the soil
is no good to us when it has
Evangelist Joe Drake of Thom- j
aston will conduct a revival at the j
Assembly of God Tent in Butler I
beginning June 2nd and continu- |
ing through June 9th.
Rev. Drake is a young man on !
fire for God who strictly preaches i
Junior Music Club
Recital Sunday P. M.
The Junior Music Clubs will be
presented in a Recital by their
the Eternal Word. , | Counselor, Mrs. Julian Edwards
The public is extended a cordial | Sunday 3 p m at the local Baptist
elcome to a en eac 'church. The public is cordially in
welcome
services
J. B. Weldon, Pastor.
j vited to attend.
Students who will appear on the j the increase in
washed
creek.
down the local branch or
Agent Reddish Reports
No Fire Ants in County
Mr. A. B
Those participating on the pro
gram will be: Carlene Marx, Sa
lutatory Address; Betsy Theus,
Class Poem; Alex Davis, “A For
tunate Generation”; Robert Wood-
all, “New World Before Us”; Edna
Childree, “Youth Has a Chal
lenge,,; Mary Lancaster, “With
Faith in the Funture”; Jeraldine
Davis, Valedictory Address; Char
lotte MeCants, Presentation of
Seniors for Diplomas: Harris Hort-
man, Solo, “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Honor graduates include Jeral
dine Davis, Carlene Marx, Harris
Hortman, Charlotte MeCants, Gar
rett Purvis, Annette Guy, Billy
Hardwick, and Robert Woodall.
The Senior Class includes: Ja-
nelle Adams, Milton Bone, Floyd
Brewer, Edna Childree, James
Childree, Alex Davis, Jeraldine
Davis, Ann, Griggs, Anette Guy,
Billy Hardwick, Betty Jo Harris,
Bobby Harris, Harris Hortman,
Mary Lancaster, Carlene Marx,
Lamar Massey, Elizabeth Mathews
Ferrell Montgomery, Gerald Moore
Charlotte MeCants, Dorothy Mc-
Invale, Thomas Parks, Garrett Pur
vis# Joseph Pye, Juliette Rabum,
William Roebuck, Annette Taun
ton, Thomas Taunton, Betsy Theus,
Lucy Waimvright, Milton Watson,
Ellen Weldon, Willard Wilder and
Robert Woodall.
Former Days in the County
I
Items of interest in Taylor coun
ty appearing in an issue of the
this paper in May, 1903:
The water tank at Reynolds is
completed and is running by a gas
oline engine and furnishing plenty
of water for the town.
Hon. Jule Felton of Montezuma
we are delighted to announce, will
be commencement orator. The sub
ject of Mr. Felton’s address will be
“The Power of Speech .”
The union picnic at Fickling’s
mill Friday has been the subject
for discussion since that day. There
have been but few like occasions
for many years attended by so
much pleasure as was this one.
A beautiful wedding of the past
week was that of Miss Ruby In
gram and Mr. W. Earl Marshall of
Reynolds, which was solemnized
May 6 at the Baptist church.
The city is keeping up its repu
tation for its number of pretty girls
If you don’t believe it we will
prove it if you meet us at the
college Wednesday night of next
week. The ten you will see on the
stage will be a fair representation
of the whole number.
Perhaps the most brilliant social
events of the past week, was the
entertainment Saturday evening at
the home of Miss Nettie Ward
Frierson in honor of Miss Berta
Little of Macon. Many games
were indulged in among which
were “Flinch” and “Dogon.”
Col. E. A. Goddard, one of our
oldest and most substantial citi
zens will attend the Old Vets reun
ion at New Orleans next week.
Col. Goddard served through the
j Confederate war and came out with
(credit. Soon after the war he was
: married to Miss Julia Hines of
Macon.
“Andersonville Day”—May 30—
j heretofore a day of riot, crime and
J bloodshed, caused by Negro excur
sionists who gather at Anderson
ville on that day, has been abol
ished. Hereafter those who as-
Mr. Cliff Rhodes
Dies at Macon
Friday Evening
At a Macon hospital Friday oc
curred the death of Mr. A. Clifton
Rhodes, 72 years of age, who had
l been making his home for a num
ber of years with his daughter,
Mrs. Eugene Peed.
Funeral was conducted at Union
Methodist church, north of Butler
and interment was in the family
lot, Bethel Primitive church two
miles south of town. Rev. O. M.
Cates conducted the last sad rites.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include: Two daughters
Mrs. C. P. McDaniel of Reynolds
and Mrs. Eugene Peed of Maccn;
four sisters, Mrs. Mary Fountain,
Winter Haven, Fla.; Mrs. B. P.
Jones, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Les
ter Royal, Thomaston; and Mrs. J.
F. Chapman, Albany; five grand
children and two great-grandchil
dren.
Annual Methodist
Conference to Meet
In Columbus Tuesday
Mrs. J. N. Turner
Dies Sunday of
Heart Attack
Funeral Services at Sand
Bethel Methodist Church
Monday Afternoon.
Last Sunday morning at the
Sumter County hospital occurred
the death of Mrs. Beulah Alma
Mitchell Turner, wife of Mr. J.
Nat Turner. The couple had re
sided at Rupert practically all
their married lives and were high
ly esteemed by all who knew them.
Mrs. Turner was a daughter of
the late Mr. J. W. Mitchell and
Mrs. Catherine P. Mitchell and was
born in this county May 19, 1887.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Turner
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Ann Cooper and four sons, Messrs
John W., Mitchell, Lester and Tom
Turner; also two sisters, Mrs. M.
O. Bryant, Rupert, and Mrs. J. H.
(Hill, Buena Vista; and three
brothers, towit: Messrs J. T.
Mitchell, Savannah; H. J. Mitchell
Albany; W. H. Mitchell, Raleigh,
N. C.
Mrs. Turner had been in declin
ing health for several months but
her death was almost unexpected
she having suffered a heart at-
-' |tack Friday before she expired
Columbus, Ga. — The South i the following Sunday morning.
Georgia Annual Conference of the | Since early life she had been a de-
Methodist Church will convene atjvout member of Sand Bethel
Wynnton Methodist church, Mon- | Methodist church where impressive
day, 4 p. m. j funeral services were conducted
Noted minister and author, Dr. Monday afternoon, Rev. Ran Law-
Norman V. Peale will address the horn in charge,
conference twice a day Tuesday | Active pallbearers: Messrs Jim
and Wednesday. He will speak at'Nat Cooper, Julian Cooper, Robert
11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. each day. J Cooper, Don Barnes, Hughes Palm-
Dr. Peale, the author of “The j er and Russell Hall; honorary:
Power of Positive Thinking” and | Messrs Fred Brewer, T. E. Oliver,
many other inspirational books, is | Thelmoai Jarrell, P. B. Childs, Mor-
pastor of Marble Collegiate
Church, New York.
Bishop Arthur Moore will preside.
More than 1,500 ministers and lay
men from South Ga. Methodist
churches will be welcomed by
Mayor B. F. Register of Colum
bus.
First report to be given will be
composite findings of the district
superintendents about achieve
ments of the eight South Georgia
districts. Rev. J. H. Wilson, Dub
lin district superintendent will pre
sent the report.
Speaking Tuesday will be con
ference lay leader W. E. Bostwick,
of Arlington: Mrs. C. R. Avera, Ro
berta, president of the Woman’s
Society of Christian Service and
Rev. Roy Bond, Macon statistician.
A number of ministers will be j
admitted into full connection with
the conference Wednesday morn- j
ing, following reports from the
boards of missions and education
and the committees on Methodist
Expansion and world service and
finance.
Thursday, attention will center
on the work of the board of educa
tion emphasis. Speaking on a $2
million campaign for six Methodist
Colleges in the State will be Dr.
L. A. Harrell, Atlanta, director of
the commission on higher educa-
ris Harvey, H. C. Callahan, A. B.
Floyd and Z. R. McCorkle.
Butler School Band
Gives Concert
Thursday Evening
The Butler Band played as they
never played before last Thursday
evening under the leadership of
Bandmaster B. G. MOORES. Those
who were not fortunate to be pres
ent really missed a treat. It
seemed that each number was
played better than the preceding
one. The program of music in
cluded: Little Champ, a March by
Mesang; The Redwood Forest, Ov
erture by Frangkiser; Starter,
March by Ribble; the Rosary by
Ncvin; Young Love, Popular, by
Leonard; Sun Carnival, Overture
by Tarver; Airport, March by
Eisenberger; Maddalion, Overture
by Johnson and Promotion, March
by Chenete.
It might be said here a-nd now
that local citizens are behind this
band 100*% and intend to continue
to support the children in every
way possible for a more desirable
tiom; Dr. E. C. Colwell, president- j opportunity to better themselves
elect of Southern California School | j, n the fine art of music in the
of Theology, Clarmont, Calif.; Dr. i sc hool.
W. G. Henry Pr., LaGrange Col- | The local Band Committee is
lege president, and Bishop Moore. ; tremendously concerned over the
Resolutions are slated for Fri- | possibility of not being able to fi-
riay morning. The conference ad-; nance a band instructor for the en-
journs at 1 p. m. after appoint
ments.
Host pastor of the conference is
Rev. Charles Jackson, Wynnton
pastor.
Open House at Crowell
Community House June 1
Observing Soil Week
There will be open house at
Crowell Community House Satur
day evening, 8 o’clock in observ
ance of Soil Conservation Week.
Mrs. Idolene Cosey, president of i . k -
the Club announces that feature | rier a ing
events will be the awarding of j
plaque for outstanding conserva- ;
tion farmer of the community, j
suing school year unless help can
be secured through the County
Board of Education. The Commit
tee requests that a special teacher
be employed for this purpose and
be paid for under the regular
teachers’ allotment fund.
During the past three years, thru
the Band Committee, patrons and
other individuals have invested ap
proximately $17,000 for instruments
and instructors’ hire.
Presently a petition asking that
the band be made a part of the
local school system is being circu
lated over the county. All inter
ested persons are asked to cooper
ate with the Committee in this un-
Mr. Robert Woodall
This plaque will be awarded by! _ t. .
Many people have inquired as to1 semble there for the true purpose | But i er Camp 1128 Woodmen of i tntCrS llIC MlTIISfTy
number of ants i of the day can do so in peace and : Wo rld.
Cemetery Clean-Up Day
i program include: Mitzi Towson,
I Patricia Montgomery, Douglas
I Taunton, Randy, Jimmy and Ang-
j harad Carmichael, Judy and Ellen
Everyone interested in cleaning Locke, Johnny Lou Adams, Freeny
uo Bloodworth cemetery will please and Elaine Posey, Ronnie Towson,
com° as early as possible Friday ! Marilyn Spillers, Olivia Suggs, Sara
(tomorrow) morning and bring Jane Garrett, Katrina Cheek, Phil
along work tools. Those unable to Walker, Robert Peacock and Gloria
come will please send help. .Gilson.
Singing at Mauk Sunday
and wondered if these were actu- i quietness,
ally the fire ants. The latest report
is there are no fire ants in the
county at this time.
The County Agent says there is a
new bulletin on the control of ants j The regular monthly singing will Public School,” will read her win-
in and around the home, which J begin Sunday, 2 p. m. at the ning essay.
may be obtained from his office. Mauk school building. Everyone j The Butler High School Band di-
It gives the latest control meas-j cordially invited to come out and rected by B. G. Boores will furnish
ures. ; enjoy this fine gospel music. ! music for the occasion.
I Miss Geneva Cummings, County 1
land Area Winner of Essay Contest
(sponsored by newspapers and Con-
jservation Districts; title, “Why Soil
I Conservation Should be Taught in
Mr. Robert Woodall, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Woodall of Mauk,
has announced his intention to en
ter the ministry and plans to study
for the ministry in the Baptist
church.
This interesting information was
given the Herald by Mr. Woodall’s
pastor, Rev. E. H. Dunn.
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