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The B utler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVERLA STINGLY AT IT I S THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 81.
JIUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1957.
OBSERVATIONS
Take note that the
ment has issued new nupmoins
requiring that refrigerators be
equipped with safety devices to pre
vent children from being trapped
in them and suffocating.
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We recently witnessed tomato
harvesting from vegetable garden
to table. The harvesting was from
the garden of Mr. Allen Payne of
this city. These tomatoes tipped
the scales from alittle more than
a pound each to two pounds each.
They were of splendid flavor and
Mr. Payne has his particular
formula for cultivation. Ask him.
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We join a Georgia writer in ex
tending thanks to the Lord for
Home. No place in the world holds
so many comforts, so much room to
do as you please, and so many lit
tle things that add to the joy of
living. This fact was never more
keenly impressed on our heart and
mind than Sunday during celebra
tion of another birthday anniver
sary. On this occasion we had with
us all our children and several of |
our grand children.
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We were honored a few days ago
by a “pop call” from Mrs. Deedy
Newsom, postmaster at Arkinda,
Ark. with whom we became
pleasantly acquainted some year
ago. Mrs. Newsom is an official of
the National Postmasters Assn and
it was at one of these conventions
where we first met her. Accompa
nying Mrs. Newsom on her visit
to this city was Mrs. A. F. Roberts
of Shreveport, La. These ladies
were enroute to points of interest
in Georgia and Florida.
Special Program
At lM|f|rene Church
i^f^oday Night
Thursday night — tonight — the
Butler Church of the Nazarene will
be privileged to hear ‘‘The Glad
Tidings Trio" of Trevecca College
for a special service of songs and
devotional.
The girls trio consists of Barbara
Martin, Margaret Warmick and
Barbara Campbell. Leading this
service will be Miss Marie Perry of
Nashville, Tenn. In addition to the
special music rendered by the trio,
Miss Perry will give information
concerning the College and inter
esting side-lights about the stu
dents enrolled there.
All who have attended these
services in past years will remem
ber them as being among the best
and most inspirational the Church
of the Nazarene has ever offered.
Everyone is cordially invited to be
present for this unusual and help
ful service. The program will be
gin at 8 p. m. Thursday.
Revival Services at
Howard Methodist
Church Next Week
Revival services will begin Sun
day night at the Howard Methodist
church. Rev. John Quillian, pastor
at Soperton, will preach Sunday
night and twice daily during the
week.
Rev. Quillian, having recently
Noted Ex-Senator
Walter George,
Dies at Vienna
Furteral at Vienna Monday
Attended by Many Notable
Public Officials.
Vienna, Ga., Aug. 4—Former Sen.
Walter George lost a six-week
battle with heart disease Sunday.
Life quietly slipped away' at his
modest oak-shaded home.
Georgia and the nation paid im
mediate and stirring tribute to his
statesmanship, which spanned half
a century, including 34 years in
the U. S. Senate.
George, 79, who retired from the
Senate in January and became the
President’s special ambassador to
NATO, had been growing weaker
for the past week.
Mrs. George, whom he had af
fectionately called “Miss Lucy”
during their 54 years together, was
at his bedside when he died. Also
with him was his son, Heard, who
had served as the senator’s ad
ministrative assistant for many
many years in Washington and
who now farms at Vienna.
Other survivors include a sister
Mrs. J. N. King, Cordele and a
grand daughter, Mary Senate
George of La Jolla, Calif., daughter
of J. M. George. The Senator’s
other son who was killed in action
in World War 11 while serving as
a Naval pilot.
As the news spread from Vienna
County Schools
Will Open Sept. 2
For 1957-’58 Term
Partial List of Teachers, Butler
High School Is Announced by
Principal A. B. Duncan.
NUMBER 45.
at Richland. He is a graduate of
Candler School of Theology, Emory
University and is the son of the
The official opening a few days | }ate^A.^W.^QuiUian^ widely known
ago of the city swimming pool was
been assigned to the Soperton pas ^
torate, served the past four year&jthat George had* died, messages of
in South Georgia Methodism.
You are cordially invited to come
and join the people of Howard in
11 a. m. and 8 p
Sunday evening.
TEGLER GREER,
m., beginning
an interesting local public event
. and attracted a number of visitors . . . ,
Worn other sections. Fifty or more | their revival^ services each day at
persons—young and old—occupied
the pool during practically the en
tire day Sunday. This pool occupies
a plot of ground made attractive
in every way possible, located a
short distance south of the Com
munity House on West End.
Pastor.
There is a certain amount of:
pleasantly acquainted some years,
gin such as equipping the children j
with fall clothing for school. It is
lames Richardson,
Fugitive from Florida
Arrested at Macon
Macon, Aug. 1—A “very attrac-
tempting to get in the family car tiv f. mother sat in the Macon jail
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and drive to'a neighbor city to
make these purchases; but we
urge that the merchants in the
county be contacted for this mer
chandise. Our merchants are here
the year round to serve you. They
pay license to do business, ........ , ,
H J state and school, derrng his blind-dace on a beach
and watched her 25 year old son
eat hamburgers and drink milk as
they waited for Miami, Fla., po
lice to pick him up on a grand lar
ceny charge.
James Richardson, Tennessean
plus acquitted recently in Miami of mur-
taxes, county,
They support the local churches
and fraternal organizations. Did
you ever stop to think how much
you are hurting your home mer
chant when you spend your money
away from home?
Army to Survey
Large Dam Site
Near West Point
From Washington comes this in
teresting report:
A survey to determine the feas
ibility of building a large multi
purpose dam on the Chattahoochee
river near West Point, will be un
dertaken in the near future. The
survey will be made by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
It was authorized Friday by the
House of Representatives Commit
tee on Public Works at the request
of Congressman J. J. Flynt of Grif
fin, in whose district West Point
lies.
The dam would be another facili
ty designed to increase the navi
gability of the Chattahoochee Apa
lachicola Flint river system in ad
dition to generating hydro-electric
power and providing methods of
flood control.
Four dams in the system are au
thorized under construction or al
ready finished. They are the Jim
Woodruff Lock and Dam and other
facilities at Ft. Gaines, Columbia,
and Buford, Ga.
party, was arrested by Detective B.
T. Oxley as he stepped off a bus in
Macon.
Macon police were asked to stop
Richardson as he and his mother
passed thru Macon.
Richardson was placed in jail
and his mother continued by bus
toward Tennessee.
However, she turned and came
back to Macon. Police quoted her
as saying she felt she “ought to
come back to stay with him until
they take him back.”
Both refused to see or talk with
reporters.
Rehoboth Assn. Board
Meeting Aug. 14 Salem
The Executive Board of the Re
hoboth Association will meet in
Quarterly Session at Salem Church
j near Montezuma Aug. 14th at 10:30
j a. m.
' Associational Young People’s
| Leaders will conduct conferences
J after the board meeting for the
I benefit of the Young People’s
I Leaders in the individual churches.
Publicity Chm.
sympathy began pouring in from
the nation’s top leaders.
Rev. L. C. Cutts pastor of the Vi
enna Baptist church officiated. He
was assisted by Rev. W. E. Dennis
pastor of Vienna Methodist church
and Dr. T. W. Tippett, former pas
tor of a Vienna church and now
chairman of the Ga. Baptist Sun
day School Commission of Atlanta.
George, former dean of the Sen
ate and respected by Democrats and
Republicans alike, died of compli
cations of atherosclerosis, an ail
ment that causescongestion and
narrowing of the blood vessels that
nourish the heart.
Last April, George began suffer
ing chest pains and a shortness of
breath. He remained under doctor’s
care in Washington for several
weeks but on June 12 he entered
Emory University Hospital in At
lanta. He remained there until
June 24 when he was moved to his
home to recuperate.
Sen. Russell, George’s colleague
in the Senate for many years,
headed a congressional delegation
flying to Vienna for the funeral.
President Eisenhower designated
Henry C. Lodge, U.S. representative
to the UN to represent him at the
funeral.
A family spokesman explained
that it was George’s request that
donations be made to the Walter
George School of Law, named for
the Senator at Mercer University by
those who would send flowers.
However, the family announced in
dividuals may send flowers or do
nate to the school if they desire.
After 34 years in the Senate,
George was at the peak of his
congressional prestige. As chair
man of the SenateForeign Relations
committee, his influence over
American foreign policy was broad
and President * Eisenhower named
him to the North Atlantic Treaty
Pool
Mr. W. H. Elliston, County School
Superintendent announces that all
schools in the county will open for
the 1957-58 term Monday, Sept. 2.
The pre-school week for teachers
will begin Monday, Aug. 26.
A partial list of the faculty for
the Butler school is announced as
follows:
First Grade:
Mrs. Winnie Breazeale
Mrs. Rita P. Turner
Second Grade:
Mrs. Hazel Elliston
Miss Reba Lou Turner.
Third Grade:
Mrs. Ethyl Harvey
Miss Louise Parks
Fourth Grade:
Mrs. Erma Barfield
Mrs. Winnie Duncan
Fifth Grade:
Mrs. Pauline Bembry
Mrs. Myrtice K. Locke
Mrs. Inez Williamson
Sixth and Seventh Grades:
Mrs. Marion Allmon
Mrs. Harold Ragan
Mrs. Nettie B. Turner
Mrs. Elsie Humber
High School:
Mr. J. C. Williamson,
Science & Asst. Prin.
Mrs. Imogene Garrett,
English
Miss Anne Spillers,
Mathematics
Mr. M. G. Alilmon,
Mathematics
Mrs. Edith Guy,
Commercial
Mrs. Betty Allen,
Homemaking
Mtf. Harold Ragan,
Agriculture
Mr. Charles Cunningham,
* Soc. Science & Science
Mr. Malcolm Marchman,
Soc. Science & Coach
Mrs.' Bessie Nelson,
Librarian
Mr. A. B. Duncan, Principal
Teachers will be selected in the
•near future for the other English
classes, one for Social Science and
one for Music which will include
Barid.
Stewart Bloodworth,
Elko Youth, Named
State FFA President
Butler’s New
Swimming Pool
Open to Public
The Butler Swimming
opened Sunday afternoon. Altho,
the bath houses and concession
stand have not been completed,
the pool is ready for use .
More than a hundred young peo
ple and adults are enjoying the
pool each day.
The pool is open from 10 a. m.
to 10 p. m. each day and from 1
to 10 p. m. on Sunday.
Mr. Jerry Jarrell is in charge
of the pool and is serving as life
guard.
Sen. Herman Talmadge has ac
cepted an invitation to dedicate
the pool at the official opening
which will take place in about 30
days. At this time it is anticipated
that all work will have been com
pleted.
The swimming pool committee
invites everyone to enjoy the fa
cilities of the pool and to abide by
the rules and r egulations. which
are being published elsewhere in
this issue of the Herald.
Season passes at $5.00 each and
are now on sale at the pool and by
various members of the commit
tee.
Revival Services Begin
At Taylor Mill Baptist
Church Monday Night
James H. Parks
Killed Instantly
In Auto Wreck.
Accident Occurred Eight Miles
North of Butler on Highway
No. 19 Saturday Night.
Revival services at Taylor
Baptist church will begin Monday
night and continue through the
following Sunday.
There will be services each eve
ning at 8 o’clock,
i Rev. Hugh Brinkley of Quincy, j grandmother, Mrs. J. J.
Fla., will be the visiting minister j of Reynolds
and bring the messages each eve- I
ning.
Music will be under direction of
Rev. Gene Payne of Byron.
The public is extended a cordial
invitation to attend.
James Henry Parks of Potterville
community was fatally injured Sat
urday shortly after midnight while
traveling alone when his automo
bile overturned on highway 19,
eight miles north of Butler.
Young Parks was the son of Mr.
Herman B. Parks and Mrs. Jewel
S. Parks. He was born in Taylor
county October 22, 1930 and had
spent his entire life in the county.
He was an esteemed member of
Potterville Baptist church. Funeral
for the deceased was conducted at
this church Monday, 4:30 p.m.
Funeral services for Mr. Parks
were conducted by Eld. John Mang-
ham assisted by Rev. Bradley
Brown. Interment was in Mount
Olive cemetery. Included among
the pallbearers were Messrs Veri-
lyn Stanton, Gene Simmons, Ralph
Barfield, Robert Barrow, Donald
Rustin and Cecil Parks.
Honorary pallbeares: Lester Sla
ton, Gerry Slaton, Cecil Mclnvale,
Alton Childres, Reginald Mclnvale
B. R. Dent, Clay Smith and Kenneth
Barrow.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr. Parks was employed as an.
Air Craft Mechanic at Warner
Mill ' Robins.
Besides the grief-stricken parents
Mr. Parks is survived by three sis
ters, Miss Sara Parks, Macon;
Mrs. Allen Cone, Macon; and Mrs.
Quinton Prince, Carrolltcn; also a
Simmons,
LOST CIVIL WAR TESTAMENT
RETURNED TO SPARTA SOLDIER
Covington, Aug. 1—Stewart Blood-
worth of Houston county wore a big
title with his happy smile and
chestful of farm-award medals
today. He’s president of Georgia’s
more than 17,000 Future Farmers of
America.
Bloodworth, 17 and a typical farm
youth is from Elko and is president
of the FFA Chapter at Perry High
school, where he’ll be a senior this
term. That will begin his fourth
year as a Future Farmer.
He’s the son of Mr. and Mrs. R.L.
Bloodworth of Elko and helps han
dle a 400-acre general farm. He is
assisted by his younger brother,
Jerome, 15. His vo.-ag. teachers are
E. H. Cheek W. S. Harmon, Cheek’s
Organization post after George re- assistant,
tired rather than face an arduous Bloodworth was installed at the
campaign for re-election against helm of the big Georgia farm youth
Sparta, Aug. 2—A worn
New Testament was shown at Spar
ta which was picked up on the
Manassas battlefield and finally
found its way back to the relatives
of the owner. It was lost there by
The immediate aim among other Winifred Butts father of the late B.
things is to make the Chattahoo- W. Butts. He was a member of the
hee navigable as far up as Co- 115th Ga. Inf. and enlisted for the
lumbus ^ [service of the Confederacy on July
Ala.,
Herman Talmadge who succeeded
him.
George was one of those rare po
litical figures who never lost an
election, from a race for city so
licitor in his home town of Vienna
to repeated contests for a seat in
the U. S. Senate.
He was well known in the Sen
ate for his stand that if a policy is
| workable, “it makes no difference
pocket | whether it is put forward by a I
Democratic or Republican presi
dent.”
In 1955, when the Eisenhower
Administration and the Democratic j
Congress were bickering over for-1
eign policy, President Eisenhower.
lauded George “for trying to pre- \
serve a true bipartisan, unpartisan j
The Central of Georgia's Nancy
Hanks Atlanta to Savannah pas
senger train was derailed a few
days ago. Three cars left the rails
but no injuries were reported. One
hundred and fifty yards of track
was reported torn up.
15, 1861. He was wounded in battle
and died in a Richmond, Va., hos
pital in May, 1862.
It is not known who found the
Testament but it was given to the
late J. W. Herndon, doorkeeper of
the U. S. House of Representat f ves,
in 1907 by an unidentified woman.
organization in ceremonies which
featured the 29th annual State FHA
Convention.
Also installed with Bloodworth
were three new vice-presidents—
Bobby Cone, Johnny Stone and Jer
ry Davis; and Tony Howell, secre
tary: Roger Bell, reporter; and Rus
sell Harris, treasurer.
Vacation Bible School
At Turners Chapel Church
Will Begin Monday P. M.
Atlanta General Spends
Average of Million Dollars
Each Day for U.S. Army
Atlanta, Ga.—There’s a man in
Atlanta who spends on the average
a million dollars every working
day.
He’s Brig. Gen. Frank M. Al
brecht, the South Atlantic division
engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. From division head
quarters he directs the Federal Gov
ernment's construction program of
military and civil works projects in
the Southeastern states.
Gen Albrecht took over the post
last week. He’s a Coloradan, a grad
uate at West Point and a profes
sional soldier-engineer of 34 years
experience.
Revival Will Begin
Monday at Crowell
Methodist Church
Local Citizens Send
Congratulatory Telegram
To Senator Russell
Everyone is urged to attend the
revival which will begin Monday
and extend through Aug. 18th at
the Crowell Methodist church.
Morning worship begins at 11 a. m.
evening worship at 8 p. m.
The guest preacher will be Rev.
Paul Lowder, pastor of the Har
mony Methodist Charge, Harmony,
N. C.
You are invited to attend all of
these services that you possibly
can and receive a warm welcome
and a great inspirational blessing
for having come.
Vacation Bible School at Turners
approach to our foreign policy prob Chapel church near town will be-
Home Coming Next
Sunday at Pine Level
Methodist Church
lems.”
B. T. Dukes, a 71 year old retired
Pike County farmer was sentenced
a few days ago to life imprison
ment for the shotgun slaying of a
young Negro mother of six children
who he claimed “sassed” him.
gin Monday and will continue
through the following Friday.
Classes will be in session from
2 to 5 each afternoon with Mr.
Homer Moore as director.
Children of all denominations
are extended a cordial invitation to
attend.
Home coming will be observed
at Pine Level Methodist Church
Sunday. Morning worship begins
at 11 o'clock and basket lunch
will be served during the noon
hour.
Sunday night, Rev. Bill Flour
noy will begin the revival which
will extend through next week.
Worship hour will be 8 o’clock
each evening.
Everyone is cordially’ invited
attend each of these services.
A group of Taylor county citizens
sent the following telegram of ap
preciation jo Senator Russell sev
eral days ago. Also a c. py of the
telegram was sent to Hon. Dwight
Eisenhower, President of the Unit
ed States:
Butler, Georgia
August 2, 1957.
Hon. Richard B. Russell,
Senior Senator, State of Ga.
Washington, D. C.
Congratulations . . . Present 'ancf
all future generations will hail this
victory with the vei y humblest of
gratitude and thank Heaven for
the fight you made. The voices of
those gone before blend with yours
in making this a pillar of history
that can never be erased or de
stroyed.
The Citizens of Butler
and Reynolds and All of
Taylor County, Georgia,
cc: Hon. Dwight Eisenhower,
President U. S. A.
Four Persons Lost
Lives in Accitieids
During Lsst Weekend
Atlanta, Aug. 4—A drowning Sun
day brought to icur the number of
persons killed in week end Georgia
| accidents. In addition two Geor
gians died outside the state.
Bcajafin Lewis, 25 year old Sa
vannah post office employe, was
drowned while swimming on Hil-
I ton Head Island. His body was re-
icovered.
| The State Patrol said James H.
| Parks, Reynolds, was killed Sunday
[when the car he was driving over
turned on a curve near Butler" on
jU. S. ID.
( Eunice Wood:,, 40. of Buchanan,
:was injured fatally Saturday when
i her car went out of control and ov
erturned near Carrolllcn.
Paving Contract for
Mauk-Junction City Road
Expected This Auiumn
Information was released this
week, by the State Highway
Board that paving of the Mauk-
Junction City road will probably
come in the October contracts.
The project w'll include 7.7 miles
to of paving in Talbot and Taylor
counties.