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The Butler Herald
VOLUME 81.
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General Library
3 University of Ga.
OBSERVATIONS
EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1957.
NUMBER 47.
Train Wreck Here !Peach Jury Frees
It was June 1937—20 years and
two months ago—that we estab
lished the Cracker Postmaster.
Since those days our continued
service with the Cracker has been
most delightful due mostly to af
filiation and personal experience
with Bro. W. C. (Bill) Love joy Jr.,
the efficient Decatur, Ga., Postmas
ter and present able Editor of the
Cracker. It also affords us the op
portunity of keeping informed as to
the activities of the Georgia Post
masters Association, the monthly
publication continuing publication
by the Herald. At this time Hon.
Harry B. Vickers, Savannah’s popu
lar Postmaster, is President of the
organization whose contribution to
the columns of the August issue of
the Cracker is presented herewith:
“My first official duty was to at
tend the Fifth and Seventh Dis-
tric Meeting at Acworth, located on
Lake McClure (a very good name
don’t you think?) EDITOR’S
NOTE: the name is Lake Acworth)
Or better possibly I should have
renamed it Lake Ruth. I have thru
a period of years heard of this one
spot but never realized just what
Postmasters referred to when they
would ask, “have you been to Ac-
worth have you tasted Bessie Sue’s
Rum Pie,” and a thousand other
things connected with that garden
spot of the world. Well, now I can
truthfully say that I have done
both, and along with the many
others attached to that spot is just
beyond any one’s anticipation. I
realize one thing, though, from this
trip; we in South Georgia will have
to get up and hustle to even equal
what I found there. I also realize
just why all the Postmasters of
North Georgia as well as postal of
ficials just break down and go
when a meeting at Lake McClure
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The name is
Lake Acworth) is announced, and
from July 23rd on I will be on the
spot also unless providentially
hindered. It is true that some of
the Executive Committee was miss
ing at the meeting on the
Saturday Afternoon
No One Injured
About six o'clock Saturday after
noon, seven cars of a Macon-bound
freight train were derailed block
ing highway .19 until 10 a. m.
Sunday. During the highway ob
struction, traffic was rerouted by
way of a railroad crossing a mile
west of town or through Panhandle
and Reynolds sections.
It is understood that no one was
injured in the derailment accident.
Trains were not re-routed. The
damaged cars were salvaged ac
cording to a Herald informant.
The Central’s main line between
Macon and Columbus was blocked
by the wreckage which required
about 15 hours to clear.
Revival Services at
Church of Jesus Christ
Now In Progress
Evangelist Bobby Woodruff of
Thomastcn is preaching at a series
of revivel services at The Church
Mrs. Thompson in
Death of Husband
Verdict Rendered
Deliberates on
About an Hour.
After Jury
Decision for
State Trooper
Shot Saturday by
Roberta Negro
Trooper Only Slightly Injured
In Shoulder; -Released After
Firfct Aid.
REV. BOBBY WOODRUFF
but I am sure that all were hin
dered from attending with a good
reason and I must say that you
did miss a lot and it was rather
conspicuous that you were not
there. Your presence and smiling
countenance would have added
much to the program and I do hope
that you can be present at the
next Executive Committee meet
ing May I say that I am looking
forward to a rather large number i
of Postmasters, families, and
friends attending the National Con
vention in Los Angeles in October
as it will be awonderful trip, both
as to the scenery from the line of
travel and also after we arrive
there. You know that California
tries to do a better job than the
East so with that in view you can
readily recognize the fact that Los
Angeles will heap it on and for
every dollar that you spend, you
will receive many dollars in return
for all kind of entertainment. Yes
it is a known fact that they do one
of the best jobs ever, and they
have just what it takes to do that.
Your Transporation Committee
headed by our Editor, Bill Lovejoy,
will get the best rates possible and
work out the best accomodations
for all concerned. Bill told me
that he had one of the best set
ups ever for this trip and as he is
on the ground floor there he can
work out many things for us. There
is nothing better than cross-coun
try trip on an air conditioned bus
(new model bus) and overnight
stops to rest us up for the next
day but Bill will tell you all about
that in his page. Don’t forget the
First and Eighth District Meeting
at Brunswick on Labor Day, the
first Monday in September.
“Be looking for you, so make
plans!”
“Sincerely,
HARRY.”
of Jesus Christ, near town.
The worship hour is 8 o'clock
each evening.
Rev. R. E. Barnett, pastor of the
23rd, j church, extends a cordial welcome
Ft. Valley, Ga.—Mrs. Claudia
Thompson, charged with the mur
der of her husband during an early
morning shooting at their home
near Ft. Valley last March, was ac
quitted by all-male jury in Peach
Superior Court.
The verdict came after the jurors
deliberated for about one hour.
They had heard Mrs. Thompson
read a lengthy prepared statement
from the witness stand in which
she tearfully contended that she
and her husband, C. P. Thompson,
an employee at a local truck shop,
were playfully tussling with* a pis
tol in bed when it accidentally dis
charged and killed him.
The case was unusual in that
testimony in the two-day trial as
well as in the inquest last spring,
disclosed that Thompson actually
had two wives at the time of his
death.
Witnesses testified that the 40-
year-old Peach countian had a wife
and five children at Eatonton in
an “undissolved” marriage.
Mrs. Thompson said in her un
sworn statement that she was “hap
pier than I had ever been before
in my life” as a result of her mar
riage to him.
She later sobbed, “I still love
him.”
Mrs. Thompson said she was un
aware that Thompson had a wife
and children at Eatonton until af
ter his death. She said he told her
he had “never been married be
fore” when they were wed in 1954.
Roberta, Aug. 17—A several hour
manhunt by about 75 law enforce
ment officers ended Saturday night
with the capture of Frank Hart, ac
cused of shooting a state trooper
earlier in the afternoon. The troop
er was only slightly hurt.
Sgt. L. E. Floyd of the Thomas-
ton Patrol Post said Trooper Jack
Lady Missionary
Spoke Sunday at
Nazarene Church
Sunday morning, The Church of
the Nazarene was privileged to
have as guest speaker Miss Mari
lyn Terry of Langdale, Ala. Miss
Terry spoke during the Sunday
School hour and all classes com
bined for this very special occasion.
Miss Terry, who has been a mis
sionary to Korea for three years,
spoke about the work of bringing
Christianity to the people of Korea.
Since her particular work is teach
ing English in a girl’s school there
She gave us much interesting in
formation concerhing the education
Wm. A. Spinks
Dies at Columbus ,
After Long Illness -
Former Taylor County Farmer
Had Made Home in Columbus
During Past 12 Years. -
Barker, 24, of Hawkinsville, assign- th f y° uri 8 folks an d also
ed to the Thomaston Post, was hit
to the public to attend each of
these services and hear this out
standing evangelist.
Butler Girl Makes
Good Catch in
Florida Waters
(Reprint from a Fla. nevvspaper)
Surf, Fla.—Well, here’s another
one of those fish stories. This one
you don’t have to believe—we’re
just printing it.
It seems that 13-year-old Patricia
Montgomery of Butler, Ga., was bot
tom fishing from a 24-foot skiff
about seven miles off Ball Point
Saturday afternoon when .she
hooked two Key West grunts.
Just as the feminine angler got
them to the surface, guide John
Whitestone related, two dolphins
knocked the grums off.
Naturall, the dolphins stayed on.
Otherwise, this wouldn’t make a
good fish story.
The dolphins weighed 3 1-2 lbs.
each.
Fishing with Miss Montgomery
were Mrs. G. F. Oliphant and Mrs.
R. C. Montgomery of Butler.
Annual Receipts of
Taylor County Red Cross
Chapter Campaign
Report of contributions received
by the Taylor County Red Cross
Chapter during the 1957 Campaign
as follows:
Allocation to the Taylor
County Chapter from the
the Warner Robins Charity
Crusade $212.29
Butler District 76.25
Reynolds District 234.83
Crowell Community 21.05
Carsonville District 21.00
Woman’s Club, Taylor Mill 10.00
Charing Community 10.25
Eureka Colored High School 100.53
Reynolds Colored Elemen-
mentary School 53.71
in the shoulder with pellets from a
shotgun fired by Hart when the
trooper was attempting to arrest
the Negro.
Barker received first aid on the
scene and joined in the search.
Hart was captured near his sis
ter-in-law’s house near the scene
of the shooting.
Sgt. Floyd and Trooper Barker
said they went back to the wom
an's house after Hart’s arrest and
found the shotgun hid between the
mattresses of a bed.
Hart was captured without a
struggle by Troopers C. E. Loggin
and W. F Califf of the Perry Patrol
Post. They said they spotted Hart's
small dog near the house and the
dog led them to Hart. The dog had
apparently been with Hhrt all af
ternoon.
Floyd said Barker was patroling
alone on a section of U. S. High
way 341 when Hart’s wife stopped
him and said her husband was
drinking and armed with a shot
gun. Eloyd said she told the trooper
that if someone didn't stop her !
husband, "he would kill some
body.”
Barker spotted the man walking
along the highway with the shot
gun and stopped to' arrest him.The
Negro ran and stopped behind a |
house and fired at Barker, Sgt.
Floyd said.
Floyd quoted Barker as saying
he didn’t shoot the Negro when he
first resisted arrest because he “just
hated to kill him.” Barker did fire
a couple of shots after he was
wounded however.
about the customs and living con
ditions of the Koreans. The mes
sage that she brought was a timely
one and gave an excellent back
ground so that we could better un
derstand the problems of the mis
sionaries.
Miss Terry is a graduate of Ala
bama Southern College, and also
of Scarrett College, Nashville,Tenn.
She received the A. B. degree from
Scarrett and is now attending an
interdenominational C o 111 \e in
in Hartford, Conn., in order t»> com
plete her degree in Religious Edu
cation. She has been in Korea un
Mr. Wm. A. Spinks, 85 years of
age, a former resident of this
county, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. C. F. Slaughter in
Columbus on the night of August
14th. He had been in declining
health for several years.
Mr. Spinks was born in Talbot
County, Dec. 25, 1871= the son of
the late Mr. W. A. and Mrs. Mat-
tie Lawson Spinks. In early life he
moved to Taylor county where he
became an active farmer in Wes
ley community. He was married to
Miss Annie Wade of this county.
About 12 years ago Mr. Spinks
retired from business and went to
Columbus to make his home with
his daughter. He was a member of
the Midway Methodist Church of
Columbus.
Funeral services for Mr. Spinks
were conducted Friday at Striffler
Hamby Chapel, Columbus,' Rev. H.
C. Marx, pastor of Midway church
der the sponsorship of the Metho- I * n ckar £f- He was assisted by Rev.
dist church.
H. C. Griffin, a close friend of the
It was indeed a blessing to all ’ decea s«d. Interment was in Wesley
who attended this service to see and I cemetery near Butler with Rev.
hear one who has dedicated her r^ arx and Rev. Ted Griner, former
[ life to the cause of Christ at so , P as ^ or the deceased, in charge of
early an age. Miss Terry is very at- jSraveside service.
Stewards of the Midway Metho
dist church served as pall bearer.
Survivors include his wife, four
sons, Messrs R. A. Spinks, Orange
Springs, Fla.: Lester ,L., Johnnie E.,.
and Lewis E. Spinks all of Colum
bus; three daughters: Mrs. C. F.
Slaughter and Mrs. P. D. Watson of
Columbus and Mrs. Fred Jarrell of
Butler; also nine grand children
and nine great grandchildren.
| Mr. Allmon Honored
{With High Office by
Third District Masons
tractive both in appearance and in
personality, and will be an effec
tive worker on the mission fields.
We appreciate her message and
will remember her in our prayers.
Butler Church of the Nazarene.
Stinson Family Honored
By Local Baptist Church
Last Sunday Evening
Taylor County 4-H
Members Capture Honors
At Americus Meeting
Total $739.91
The Taylor County Red Cross
Chapter wishes to take this oppor
tunity to thank all contributors
and worker for their services in
raising said sum for 'Red Cross.
Bibb County Jury
Indicts Two Men in
June 1956 Murder
Quarter!; Conference for
Howard Methodist Charge
Next Sunday P. M.
The six Methodist churches of the
Howard Charge will meet for quar
terly Conference Sunday at Union
Methodist' Church with Rev. Roy
McTier, District Superintendent, in
charge.
The day will begin at 11 a.m
Macon, July 19—J. K. Bassett and
Charles Patterson were indicted for
murder Monday at the same time,
Bassett’s attorneys obtained a sub-
ponea for a “mystery woman” in
the case to appear as a defense wit
ness in the trial.
The murder indictment against
the two was returned by the Bibb
Dublin Firm Awarded
Contract for Constructing
Montezuma Housing Job
Moantezuma, Ga.—Bids for con
struction of 56 dwelling units, an
office building and a maintenance
building were received the Monte
zuma Housing Authority, with the
apparent low bidder T. E. Cooper of Talent;
At the District 4-H Project
Achievement meeting in Americus
last week several Taylor County
4-H’ers coped honors.
Steve Brown took top honors in
the Soil Conservation project and
also won a political bout in which
he was made District Council Re
porter for the censuing year.
Freddie Jarrell was named dis
trict winner in the Meat Animal
j Judging Project.
I Betty Gee placed second in the
Junior Canning project.
Bobby Clark placed 3rd in the
Tractor Maintenance project.
Other county winners who par
ticipated in the district meeting
were: Judy Davis, Sr. Canning;
Herbert j Tante, Sr. Talent; Stanley
Gee, Sr. Livestock Judging; Mary
Edith Jarrell, Jr. Biscuit; Miriam
Tucker Jr. Muffins; Dondra Peed,
Jr. Dress Revue; Jimmy Cosey, Jr.
Freddie Brown, Jr. Public
Dublin. The bid was $480,974.
It was announced by W. T. Rob
erts, Montezuma attorney who is
executive director of the local au
thority, that contrast negotiations
would be entered into at the office
of the Public Housing Administra
tion in Atlanta Friday, and that
an official notice to proceed with
the work should be received with-
Speaking.
County grand jury in connection
with the slaying of E. L. Jones at j j n ten days to two weeks,
his Pio Nono Ave. service station
in Macon June 9th.
The subpoena was issued in Bibb
Superior Court for Mrs. Beatrice
Hardigree to appear as a witness in
the case Sept. 16, the date that Bas
sett and Patterson are expected to
go on trial in the court.
Mrs. Hardigree was also identi-
with the morning worship Rev. Me- ; fi e d as Mrs. C. H. Hardigree in the
Tier will preach. (subpoena application filed in the
worship hour, dinner jeour clerk’s office by Attorneys D.
be served and Rev. McTier J. Pippin and W. E. Mull,
ill preside at the Conference in Pippin described Mrs. Hardigree
the afternoon.
This will be the first quarterly
as the “mystery woman”.
A woman was taken into custody
tine of the conference year [by sheriff deuties shortly after the
me ® if members and friends of | shooting and was detained in Bibb
cp six churches are urged to [ jail for more than 24 hours. Depu-
S , ‘ ties refused to identify her.
attend. ,
Mr. Billy Childres
Awarded B. D. Degree
At Emory University
Chapman Named Interm
Crawford County Official
Roberta, Aug. 19—Ordinary K.P.
Lowe announces the appointment
of Frank Chapman as Tax Receiver
of Crawford County, interim, to fill
the office of E. S. Wright who died
rcently after 40 years of service in
that capacity.
A special election for tax receiv
er is announced for Sept. 22nd.
William F. Childres, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. R. Childres, has
completed work toward the bache- j
Off to College
Mr<-and Mrs. C. J. Stinson, Jim
my, Jack and Billy were honored
Sunday evening following evening
worship in the Young People’s De
partment of the building.
The local church family will
greatly miss the Stinsons when
they move to Oglethorpe in the
near future but they have promised
to come back for visits from time
to time. They have already moved
part of their furniture into their
newly constructed Oglethorpe
home.
During the fellowship hour, Rev.
J. M. Carmichael presented the
Stinsons with a beautiful silver
bowl given by the church. The pas
tor and quite a number of other
persons expressed appreciation to
this fine family for their faithful
ness in attending the house of wor
ship.
The social ended with all join
ing in singing “God Be with You
Till We Meet Again.”
H. H. Wind, Wellknown
Cairo Newspaper Editor,
Is Claimed by Death
Local friends were deeply
grieved to learn of the death Aug.
15 of Mr. H. H. Wind, Sr., editor of
the Cairo Messenger. He was an
occasional visitor to Butler in other
years.
Funeral for the deceased was
conducted Friday at the Cairo
Baptist church of which he was
a member and outstanding offical.
Mr. Wind began his newspaper
career in 1912 while his father, the
late F. J. Wind was editor. He was
business manager before becoming
editor in 1922.
His son, H. H 1 . Wind Jr., is the
present editor of the Cairo news
paper.
Mr. Mack Marchman
To Get Master Degree
At Mercer University
S Mr. Mack J. Marchman of this
! city is a candidate for the Master
I of Education degree at Mercer Uni-
L R. Youngblood, -Buena Vista,
was elected worshipful master at
the 57th annual session of the Third
District Masonic convention in
Dawson Aug. 13th.
Mr. W. G. Allmon, prominent
local citizen and member of the
Butler school faculty, was chosen
to second £>lace, Senior Warden.
Other officers elected included:'
T. M Gray, Ft. Gaines, junior war
den; Howard Logan, Plains, treas
urer; D. L. Paulk, Fitzgerald, secre
tary; G. M. Bell, Bluff ton, junior
deacon; M. L. Dix, Abbeville, sen
ior steward; M. E. Mathews, Daw
son, Junior steward; Rev. C. L.Wall
Ellaville, chaplain: George King,,
Americus, custodian, and W. L. Hil-
ton, Ellaville, member of board of
trustees to Masonic Home.
Harvey Stephens, Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, in
a public address said in part:
“Let us not forget from whence
we came nor whither we are go
ing. Masonry has contributed much
to liberty and freedom. Lodges of
the past were places of education
and learning. Our craft has a spir
itual and respected way of life.
When Masonry came to America,
it came clad in a uniform of tol
erance, good will and brotherly love
In the Declaration of Independence
in the Constitution and in the Bill
of Rights. Free Masonry plays an
important and conspicuous part."
Sunday's Worship Schedule
At Local Methodist Church
All our college students will be | versity, Macon. The annual sum-
lor of divinity degree at the Cand- i honored August 25th in a special j mer commencement exercises at the
ler School of Theology. | program at the evening worship Baptist institution are slated for
He was among 150 students ( hour at the local Baptist church. , Aug. 24th in Willingham Chapel,
awarded Emory University degrees Those who are already college l Mercer will award 49 bachelor of
at summer commencement cere- students and those who are enter- ! arts degrees, three bachelor of edu-
monies August 17th. Exerecises ' ing this Fall are requested to re- j cation degrees, one bachelor of
took place in Glenn Memorial am
phitheater at 6:30 p. m.
member this date and be present j laws degree and 40 master of edu-
at this “Off to College” program. j cation degrees.
Ted Griner, Pastor
10 A. M. Sunday School.
11 A. M. Morning Worship.
7:15 P. M., Methodist Youth Fel
lowship.
8 P. M. Evening Worship.
You are cordially invited to at
tend each of these services.
Do you feel that you are fight
ing a losing battle in life?Do you
always seem to be on the short end
of things? If so, come to church
Sunday morning and hear a sermon,
that may be just what you need.
Perhaps your problem is with your
prayer life.
Sunday night Bro. Griner will
preach on some things which may
be the stepping stone for you to
improve your prayer relation to
God. And the evening sendees are
cooler.
Be a blessing to a friend and in
vite him to pome along.