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OBSERVATIONS
PEACHES IN BLOOM
Suspended like pink clouds
Against a soft blue,
The blossoming peach trees
Come into view.
Upon Taylor county soil
A feast for eyes
That our God has sent down
From Paradise.
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This is a pretty nice time of year.
Aside from just plain being glad
to be alive, its such a pleasure to
enjoy the glorious color of Spring.
May we extend our personal
thanks and appreciation to those
residents who take such pride in
their yards as to make them a pic
ture of beauty for all to enjoy.
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Don’t forget, revival services
began Sunday morning and will
continue through Friday evening
at the local Bantist church. The
pastor, Rev. J. M. Carmichael is be
ing assisted by Rev. Charles Davis
of the Reynolds Baptist church.
Hours of worship are 10 a. m. and
8 p. m. Everyone invited to at
tend.
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Along with this 70 degree weath
er, car polishing is getting to be
the fad around town. There is
never a day when someone isn’t
cleaning up the old lizzy and get
ting the winter dirt off.
Mrs. Julia Jinks
Dies at Ideal
Wednesday A. M.
Mrs. Julia Downs Jinks, 85 years
old died at the home of her son,Mr.
Floyd Jinks at Ideal Wednesday
morning at 6:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Jinks was bom in Taylor
county Sept. 2, 1872, daughter of
the late Mr. Zack and Mrs. Fannie
B. Downs. She was the wife of the
late Mr. Willis Jinks, who preceded
her in death by about twenty
years. She was a member of the
Horeb Baptist church in this coun
ty, being this church’s oldest mem
ber. Mrs Jinks had made her
home at Ideal for the past 15
years. Prior to that time she re
sided at Howard.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the Howard Methodist
church Thursday afternoon at four
o'clock. Eld. W. ,H. Hancock and
Rev. Tigler Greer will officiate.
Interment will be in the Howard
cemetery.
Grandsons of the deceased will
serve as pallbearers, namely: Roy,
Randall, Arthur and Otha Jinks,
Fentress Peterman, Zebie Peter
man, and Ted Hudgins.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Annie Julia Peterman of
Thomaston; Mrs. Iva Bennett,
Rome; one son, Floyd Jinks of
Ideal; one sister, Mrs. Annie Park
er of South Carolina; one brother,
J. M. Downs, Butler; eight grand
children and eight great grand
children.
Edwards Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY I, 1958.
NUMBER 31.
Butler High Senior
Honored Sunday at
Methodist Church
Rev. Clarence Newton Jr., a
Former Butler Resident, Will
Be Guest Speaker.
Mr. J. E. Bone, local building
contractor, has under construction
for himself and family a residence
which when completed will be one
o fthe show places of the com
munity. The lot selected for this
modern residence is on highway
19, about three blocks south of the ,T /*• Cnnrexr•
public square. In a recent drive I 10 ulVC vOllCcM
around town we noted with pleas
urable interest a number of new
residences now under construction
here.
Mr.-Mrs. Jordan
Called by Death
Two Days Apart
Funeral Services for the
Couple Were Conducted at
Little Bethel Sat.-Mon.
Mr. Johnson of Montezuma, a
roofing and repair man has been
visiting Butler periodically for a
number of years in line with his
profession. He is spending several
days here this week repairing
roofs and due to the fact that he
has a splendid personality he is
always pleasantly welcomed by
local citizens.
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The practice of yawning an hour
early to get an extra hour of day-
Butler School Band
Evening of May 8
The forthcoming band concert,
scheduled for Thursday evening, 1^; * e F
May 8th at Butler School Gym,
should prove to be the highlight
of this year’s band activity. Band
Director, Basil Rigney, announced
that the band had made a great
deal of progress since the last
public performance. Band members
have made much improvement in
instrumentation enabling them to
produce a much better harmony.
The program will include ‘‘Lit
tle Champ March” by Ted Me-
sang; then from the immortal J.L.
The Men’s Bible Class of Butler
Methodist will have as guests Sun
day the Senior Class of the local
high school.
This is an annual program
sponsored by the Men’s Class and
this year celebrates the 20th anni
versary of this occasion.
The guest speaker for this year
is Rev. Clarence E. Newton, Jr.
pastor of Dexter Methodist Church,
Dexter, Ga.
The Dexter minister is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Newton, former
prominent Butler citizens.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged and the public is cordially
invited to attend this service.
Independent Life
Insurance Company
Opens Offices Here
The Independent Life and Acci
dent Insurance Company an
nounces the opening of offices in
the Masonic Building in Butler,
Mr. E. D. Thompson of Colum
bus, who recently moved to Butler
with his family, is superintendent
of the new office. The Thompsons
have moved into the residence
formerly occupied by Mrs. Jim
Nat Cooper near Rupert.
Among those connected with the
Butler office of this well known
insurance firm, besides Mr. Thomp
son are Messrs Evans Willis, Gene
R. B. Hasty and Lucius
Eubanks as agents.
The Independent Life and Acci
dent offers a complete life insur
ance coverage both Ordinary Life
and Weekly Premium plans. Also
included are life, accident, endow
ment, family, group, mortgage avid
hospitalization insurance.
Butler Church Host
To Columbus Dist.
WSCS Convention
light time began Sunday. Don’t |Bach, “If Thou be Near,” arranged
forget to set that alarm clock an I for symphonic setting to three
hour ahead. Remember not back an well known Negro spirituals, “Deep
hour. (Oh, blessed sleep.)
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Thursday of last week was one
of the prettiest days we have en
joyed in some time. The warm sun
brought out a number of flying
ants from old buildings and other
places of hiding. They make their
appearance every year but seem to
be late this year cm account of the
bad weather.
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April 25th was a delightful date
for many Butler citizens this being
the 75th birthday of Mr. Tom Giles
Sr., who with his wife reside in a
beautiful home nestled in a pine
grove two blocks out on highway
19. Mr. and Mrs. Giles built their
home here in the city four years
ago at the time Mr. Giles retired.
Their only daughter, Mrs. Jack
Hammack of Atlanta was hostess
at the delightful surprise party
in honor of Mr. Giles. He was not
aware of the plans until the
guests began coming in and ex
pressing birthday greetings. This
calling period continued through
out the afternoon and into the
evening hours. More than fifty
persons called and the telephone
kept up a lively jingle bringing
felicitations from those unable to
be present in person.
River Suite” arranged by Frank
Erickson. The first part of the con
cert will be concluded with “Jim
Dandies,” a lively trumpet trio by
Harold Walters, featuring Jerry
Allmon, John Childs and Marshall
Dean.
There is a saying that “a band
concert without a Sousa March is
incomplete.” In keeping with such
saying the band will begin the sec
ond group with Sousa’s immortal
“Washington Post March.” The
word “air” in music means “song.”
The next selection is nothing more
than a song written for symphonic
band by Frank Erickson, “Air for
Band.” Next to follow is a tone
poem “Autumn Silhouette” by Wal
ters.
To end the concert, the band will
play a band arrangement of “The
King and I” from the Broadway
Musical.
Admission to this concert is 50c.
Make plans now to attend this
entertainment at 8 p. m. May 8th,
local school gym.
Homecoming Day
Will be Observed
Sunday at Midway
Sunday will be Homecoming
Day at Midway Baptist Church.
Let us pray and plan to make
this a great gathering of friends
and loved ones at Midway church.
May it also be a means of binding
our hearts closer together in
spiritual fellowship.
As usual, fill your dinner bas
kets with good things to eat and
be present for the 11 o'clock wor
ship hour.
Friends and visitors are cordially
invited to join us and help make
this a great day in the history of
old Midway Church.
E. H. DUNN, Pastor.
Jimmy Carmichael was also a
band student from the local school
who participated in the first an
nual high all-state band at Mer
cer University Friday and Satur
day. Through error, his name was
sent to another school, therefore,
Mr. Rigney didn’t know about this
until after the Herald was pub
lished last week. Pimmy played
the bass horn.
Voters Must Register
By May 3rd to Cast
Ballot This Year
Under the new Georgia Regis
tration Law, voters who wish to
vote must register on or before
May 3rd.
If you have not voted in the
past five years and wish to do so,
please come in and qualify.
Please notify the Board of Regis
trars, if you have moved to another
Precinct since the 1956 election, so
you can be transferred to the prop
er Precinct.
Board of Registrars.
Taylor County H D.
Clubs Join in National
Observance May 4-10
Taylor County Home Demonstra
tion Clubs are joining Clubs
throughout the nation in observing
National H. D. Week May 4-10.
The local Clubs have chosen as
their special projects for the week
placing arrangements of home
grown flowers in the churches of
their respective communities, and
acquainting the general public of
their activities by presenting pro
grams on radio.
Tape recordings of outstanding
H.-D. Club programs from 12
counties in the State, with Taylor
included, will be broadcast on
Station WFPM, Ft. Valley, at 2
p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day of next week. On Tuesday and
Thursday of next week leaders
from all the H. D. Clubs in the
County will be featured on Rose
mary Reid’s show at 12:15 on Sta
tion WFPM.
School of County
Will Receive $8,348
In Federal Funds
According to information re
ceived from Sen. Herman Tal-
madge and Congressman E. L.
Forrester, Tayllor county schools
will receive $8,348 assistance from
the Federal Government.
This amount has been approved
under the public law 874 for
school year 1958.
Mr. W. H. Elliston, County
School Superintendent advises the
Herald that this check will come
to the Taylor County Board of
Education for distribution among
all the schools in the county.
Music Recital Planned
For Sunday, May 4th
The St. Cecilia and MacDowell
Clubs will observe National Music
Week May 4-11.
These Clubs will give a Recital
on Sunday afternoon, May 4th at
the local Baptist church and the
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Jordan, well
known Taylor county couple, died
a few days apart. Their deaths oc
curred at their home near Butler
during the past week end. Both
had been in declining health for
the past two years. Mrs. Jordan,
who was 73 years of age died Fri
day morning.
Mrs. Jordan was born in Taylor
county April 1, 1885, the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. George D.
Perry.
Funeral services were con
ducted at Little Bethel church
near Ideal at 4 o’clock Saturday
afternoon. Burial was in the church
cemetery. Rev. W. R. Lawhorn,
pastor of Little Bethel officiated.
He was assisted by Rev. Z. L. Per
due, pastor of the Mt. Pisgah
Baptist church.
Pall bearers included: Messrs
Morris and Rudolphus Tarrier,
Gerrell Bussey, Joe A. Chapman,
Hugh B. Cromer and Jesse Bone.
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Mr. Jordan’s death occurred Sun
day afternoon. He was bom Nov.
13, 1875, the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Jordan. He had
made his home in Taylor county
for many years where he was en
gaged in farming until declining
health forced hi mto retire several
years ago.
Funeral services for Mr. Jordan
took place at Little Bethel Baptist
church Monday, 4:00 p. m. Inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
Rev. Lawhorn and Rev. Perdue
also officiated at this funeral.
Pall bearers were: Messrs G. D.
and Gerrell Bussey, Frederick
Bone, Morris and Rudolphus Tar
rier and W. W. Green.
..The couple is survived by four
son's, Messrs Byron Jordan of Mary-
land; Norman Jordan, Portsmouth,
Ohio; Edward M. Jordan of Balti
more, Md.; and Leon H. Jordan of
Atlanta. Three daughters also sur
vive, namely: Mrs. M. M. Bussey,
Reynolds; Mrs. Earl Bone, Butler,
and Mrs. Joel Peed, Macon.
Mr. Jordan is also survived by
one brother, Mr. A. R. Jordan,
Americus; and one sister, Miss
Nann Jordan, Buena Vista.
Mrs. Jordan is survived by one
brother, Mr. T. C. Perry, Ideal; and
three sisters, Mrs. W. C. Bussey of
Butler.... Mrs. Horace Cromer, Ideal;
and Mrs. W. A. Chapman, Eastman.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. J. D- Lane,
Mother of Reynolds
Man Dies at Americus
Funeral services were conducted
for Mrs. J. D. Lane, 69, Friday
afternoon at Americus with Rev.
W. J. Adair, Forest Jenkins and W.
W. Taylor officiating. Interment
was in the Sunset Memorial Gard
ens at Americus. Mrs. Lane was the
mother of Mr. Wade Lane of Rey
nolds.
Mrs. Lane was born March 31,
1889 in Sumter county and spent
her entire life there. She was the
former Miss Maxie Lee Clements,
daughter of the late Samuel M.
and Molly B. Clements. She was a
member of the Bethel Baptist
church.
Survivors include her husband,
Joe D. Lane of Americus; three
sons, Messrs Wade Lane of Rey
nolds, Bryant of Valdosta and
Herman Lane of Americus; one
daughter, Mrs. Charles Hargrove of
Rhine; one sister, Mrs. C. S. Bras
well of Americus; four brothers,
Messrs Eston, Hugh and Woodrow
Clements, Americus and Paul
Clements of Warner Robins; also
eight grand children.
Date for Senior Play
Set for May 2nd
Greatest show since “Peyton
Place” will be “Hillbilly Weddin.”
This will be a hilarious comedy
sponsored by the Senior of Butler
school and will be staged May 2,
8 p. m. at Butler gym.
Your presence at this play will
be sincerely appreciated by the
Senior Class.
(Mrs. Lynda Bryan)
More than 200 members and
visitors from the Columbus began
arriving in Butler at 9:30 a. m. on
the morning of April 24th. A wel
come was accorded by a commit
tee. A program of beautiful melo
dies was played by Mrs. L. R.
Adams, pianist and Mrs. J. A.
Gibson, organist. Rev. Roy McTier,
District Superintendent and Mrs. G.
E. Singleton gave call to worship.
Mrs. Singleton read “O Master
Let Me Walk with Thee” after
whiih it was sung in unison. Mrs.
Mosley Childres, President of the
local W.S.C.S brought greetings.
Mrs. Turner Blanton spoke inspir-
ingly of her department.
Some time was devoted to local
President’s reports, along the
“Paths of Service,” all manifested
zeal and enthusiasm.
Mrs. L. R. Adams, District Secre
tary of Missionary Education
stirred the audience with a ready
whole heartedness. Mrs. R. T.
Davis conducted an impressive
memorial service while a candle
beamed softly. A solo was rendered
by Rev. Ted Griner, “I Walked
Today Where Jesus Walked.”
Mrs. C. W. Greenlee introduced
the guest speaker, Mrs. W. B.
Landrum who made very real that
masterpiece “The Lord’s Supper”,
out of the highlights were deducted
the lesson for the entire theme.
The hands of the various disciples
showed meaning and purpose.
Rev. Ted Griner gave the bene
diction and invoked blessings after
repairing to the dining hall for
lunch where a competent group
anticipated every need. The lunch
was delicious, with oft repeated
replenish.
The after lunch program opened
with prayer by Mrs. Singleton.
A story from The Open Door was
given by Miss Florence Judy. Rural
work was quaintly expressed by
Miss Pat. Bennett. Mrs. Harry
Jones gave food for thought in an
appeal for strengthening Mission
ary Personnel. Rev. Ted Griner con
vincingly and magnetically urged
Christian Vocation.
There were many bouquets
thrown to deserving participants
and to Butler’s splendid hospitality
to which we add our personal
touch. Nowhere flowers more ex-
quisit, music more classic, or
sweter, hospitality more charming.
Mrs. C. R. Avera in conclusion
crownde this memorable occasion
with a benediction fervent and
lasting in influence.
Taylor County Chapter
Appreciates Contributions
To Infantile Paralysis Fund
The Taylor County Chapter of
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis wishes to thank everyone
for their help and contributions in
making the 1958 annual drive a
success.
Contributions were listed thus:
Mrs. Culverhouse
Dies at Her Home
Tuesday Evening
Funeral Services at Howard
Methodist Church Friday
Morning.
At the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Bill Averett in Howard oc
curred the the death on the eve
ning of April 24th of Mrs. Ida B.
Adams Culverhouse. She was born
in Upson county March 2 1874 the
daughter of Mr. Joe and Mrs. Mary
Adams and had made her home in
Taylor county since her marriage
to Mr. W. J. Culverhouse. He died
approximately 30 years ago.
Cause of Mrs. Culverhouse’s
death was attributed to old age..
Funeral services for the deceased
were conducted at Howard Metho
dist church of which she was a
devout member on Friday morn
ing. Her pastor Rev. Tegler Greer
officiated and was assisted by Rev.
Ted Griner pastor of Butler Metho
dist church. Interment was in the
family lot Howard cemetery. Ed
wards Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Culverhouse was the mother
of ten children, six daughters and
four sons all of whom survive as
do also a sister, two brothers, 24
grandchildren and 28 great grand
children.
Revival Services
Now in Progress at
Baptist Church
Butler District $114.00
Butler’s Mother March 144.50
Reynolds District 44.00
Butler Grammar School 103.07
Reynolds Grammar School 83.60
Central H-D Club 34.27
Crowell Community 38.50
Eureka School & Community 106.19
Reynolds Colored Elementary
School 60.93
Total
$729.07
-County Chapter NFIP.
Department Fails
In Attempt to Raise
Letter Postage to 5c
Washington.—Senate-House con
ferees have voted to eliminate a
5-cent stamp for out of town let
ter mail from a postal rate hike
bill and to fix the rate at 4c.
President Eisenhower and Post
master General Summerfield had
urged Congress to establish the 5c
rate on intercity letters. The pres
ent 3c letter rate has been in ef
fect since 1932.
The conferees also voted to in
clude in the bill a $257 million pay
hike for the 500,000 postal em
ployees. This is considerably more
than the President had proposed.
The pay boost agreed to would
be 7Vi. % for each employe perma
nently plus 2 1-2 per cent for three
years for workers in the first six
grade levels and 7.5 per cent for
three years for those m grade 7.
Revival services began Sunday
at the Baptist church with a fine
attendance of all churches in the
city Sunday evening. Thus far the
attendance has held up well. How
ever, there’s always room for more
and the public is invited to come
and receive a great blessing and
spiritual uplifting for having hear
the gospel messages of Rev, Charles
Davis, the guest minister from Rey
nolds.
Special musis at the evening
; services is under the leadership of
! the pastor, Rev. James M. Car-
I michael.
It is hoped that more citizens of
the city and surrounding communi
ties will avail themselves of the
opportunity to hear these revival
services.
G- T. Jarrard Resigns
Odum School, Accepts
Head of Sandersville Hi
Mr. George T. Jarrard, former
resident of Butler, principal of
Odum school for the past seven
years, submitted his resignation to
Odum school board and the county
school Superintendent this week,
to become effective at the expira
tion of this school term.
Mr. Jarrard has accepted the
principalship at Sandersville High
school, one of the larger Class A
schools in this section of Georgia.
During the years Mr. Jarrard
has been at the Odum school,
the students have earned 34 tro
phies, representing every phase of
school activity, both literary and
athletic. The school has main
tained its accredited rating, and
has expanded its curriculum to
meet more nearly the increased
and changing needs of the stu
dents.
Among the outstanding achieve
ments of the school during the
years under the leadership of
Principal Jarrard are: Three bas
ketball championship teams, both
district and regional; four Literary
Championships and three runner-
up awards; three tennis titles;
baseball runner-up title; one track
championship; five debating titles
within the region and one state
title; two state winners in the one-
act play.
Odum was chosen recently as
one of the 15 schools of the r ;late
in which survey will be made by
the Extension Service concerning
activities of high school students.
First Aid Course Taught
By Mr. Marchmait May 1
On the night of May 1st at the
Butler High School will mark the
second course taught in First Aid
by Mr. Mac Marchman.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this class.
Civil Defense Committee.