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VOLUME 83.
The Butler Herald
‘ ’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1959.
NUMBER 47.
Henry W
If you are poor — work. School
If you are rich — continue xo work
If you are burdened with seeming
ly unfair responsibilities —
work.
If you are happy — keep right on
working. Idleness gives room
for doubts and fears.
If disappointments come — work.
If sorrow overwhelms you and
loved ones seem slot true —
work.
If health is threatened—work.
When faith falters and reason
fails—work.
When dreams are shattered and
hope seems dead—work. Work
as if your life were in peril. It
really is.
Whatever happens or matters—
work.
Work faithfully — work with faith
Work is the greatest material
remedy available.
Work can cure both mental and
physical afflictions.
—Selected.
Someone has said if we can't
afford to throw our money around
ourselves, why should we let Con
gress do it for us?
* * *
Hopeful Presidential candidates
are busy around the clock these
days — part of the time running
for office and part of the time
running for cover.
* * *
Stars fell on Georgia Thursday
night but we couldn't see them
because of heavy clouds hanging
low over this section.
* * *
Senate Democratic Leader John
son of Texas, said last week that
Congress is going to remain on
the job until it passes effective la
bor, housing, civic rights, highway
and anti pollution legislation.
♦ * *
Since ours is a community news
paper, we rarely print anything
that does not directly concern our
community or someone in it. In
fact, one of our biggest problems
is having too much “news” each
week, which means that some of
it has been held over for the next
week's paper, and this sometimes
gets left out. Actually, our biggest
problem is not getting the news
on time.
* *
“A bunch of germs were
Hitting it up
In the bronchial saloon.
Two bugs on the edge
Of the lainyx
Were jazzing a rag-time tune!
While back of the teeth
In a solo game,
Sat dangerous Dan Kerschoo;
And watching his pulse
Was light of love.
The lady that’s known as FLU”.
(Inspiration).
* * *
New buildings costing approxi
mately $10 million either are un
derway, or soon will be built at
units of the University System of
Georgia. Chief among them are an
electrical engineerg building of Ga.
Tech, a reserach wing of Eugene
Talmadge Memorial Hospital in
Augusta, and six dormitories at
the University of Georgia. Thus
Georgia pledges itself and its
young people a brighter future,
aware that education is the key to
a more prosperous and altogether
better tomorrow.
* * *
Dr. Mack Stokes, professor of
theology at Candler School of
Theology, Emory University, will
be one of the platform speakers
for a Conference on Evangelism
Aug. 16-23 at Lake Junaluska, N.
C. Dr. Leonard Cochran, of Mul-
Berry Street Methodist church,
Macon, will direct the conference.
He is chairman of the evangelism
committee of the nine-state South-
eastern evangelism committee.
The conference will run concur
rently with the Candler Camp
Meeting, summer highlight of the
Methodist Assembly at Lake Juna
luska.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
he Hortman Beauty Shop wish-
to take this opportunity to
nk all my friends and custo
ms for their patronage,
his Beauty Shop will be closed
il further notice.
has been a great joy and
lsU re to have served you these
;en years.
Sincerelv,
Mrs. Gladys Hortman.
Taylor Co. Schools
To Open August 31
f g “T, 1ftC0 ’W Term
of Journalism
This is a schedule for the op
ening of the schools of Taylor
County has been adopted by the
County Board of Education.
Monday, Aug. 31: All teachers
report to their respective schools
to begin the pre-planning week of
work.
Thursday, Sept. 3: All students
report to their respective schools
for registration and first day of
school work.
Friday, Sept. 4: All teachers re
port back to their schools for a
continuation of the pre-planning
session.
Tuesday, Sept. 8: All students re
port to their respective schools for
regular school work.
School will not be in session on
Monday, Sept. 7th.
School buses will make their
regular runs on Thursday, Sept.
3rd.
W. H. ELLISTON,
County School Supt.
Smith Youth Given
6-10 Years on Plea of
Guilty to Arson
Columbus, Ga. — A professional
hater of persons of the Jewish faith
and a follower of Adolf Hitler’s
doctrines has been sentenced to a
prison term of 6-10 years after
pleading guilty to burning paint
ings at Columbus Museum of Arts
and Crafts and two charges of ma
licious mischief.
Richard Smith, former page boy at
Bradley Library accepted the sen
tence without comment. He was
flanked by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. V. Smith, Decatur, and his
attorney, Ernest Britton.
Superior Court Judge Hubert
Calhoun cautioned the boy to “be
have yourself" while in confine
ment in order to gain an early pa
role.
Smith was charged with second
and third degree arson, two counts
of malicious mischief and burgla
ry. However, the burglary case
was dropped.
James E. Stokes,
Mrs. Riley’s Nephew
Dies in Bahamas
Boys of Woodcraft
Attend Outing
Boys of Woodcraft Club No. J1428
attended an outing Aug. 14th. The
meeting was attended by 55 boys
and supervisors in Butler.
Theater, swimming, lunch and
baseball were on the day’s pro
gram, climaxed by a hot dog sup
per.
This Club is sponsored by Butler
Camp No. 1428 Woodmen of World.
Boys between 7V 2 and 15% years
of age are eligible for member
ship.
This Club will complete its sum
mer activities Saturday at Byron.
The local ball team will play By
ron and afterwards will be enter
tained by the Sportsman’s Club
of Byron.
Twelve Senior Graduates
At LaGrange College
LaGrange, Ga. — Graduation
exercises for 12 summer session
seniors at LaGrange took place
Monday.
The commencement program was
staged in the Little Chapel in
Smith Hall with Dean C C. Turner
Jr. of Huntington College, Mont
gomery, Ala., as speaker.
Turner is executive secretary
and dean of students at Hunting-
ton. He has degrees from Birming
ham-Southern College and Geo.
Peabody College. Prior to joining
the Huntington administrative
staff 10 years ago, he served po
sitions with both conference and
general boards of education.
Worship at Trinity Church
Next Sunday Morning
There will be worship at Trinity
Freewill Baptist church Sunday at
11 a. m. This is our regular
preaching day so come and bring
someone with you. Pray for a
great service.
A cordial welcome is extended
everyone.
Atlanta Real Estate Executive
Drowned Sunday Afternoon
While Skin Diving.
Mr. James E. Stokes, Atlanta
real estate executive and nephew
of Mrs. Hamp Riley of Butler, died
Sunday while he and five At
lanta friends were skin diving off
a company yacht in the Bahamas
during a week-end pleasure trip.
A coroner’s inquest ruled Mr.
Stokes, 33, died of accidental
drowning, but friends accompany
ing him said they believed death
was caused by an acute attack of
indigestion or a heart attack.
Mr. Stokes, a resident of Atlanta
was executive vice president of
D. L. Stokes & Co, a firm founded
by his father.
Mr. Stokes had been associated
with his father's firm since
leaving college. His father died in
1953.
Survivors include his wife and
five children ranging in age from
10 months to 11 years.
First Quarterly
Conference to Meet
Sunday at Union
The first Quarterly Conference
for theHoward charge will meet at
the Union Methodist Church Sun
day. The District Superintendent,
James R. Webb, Jr., will be there
to preach and to preside over the
Conference. The meeting will begin
at 11 a. m. Sunday.
Sunday’s conference, covering
approximately the first three
months of the new Conference
year will be high-lighted by a re
port of 14 new members having
added this quarter and of the pay
ment of the final indebtedness
against the new’ parsonage. Reports
will be heard from the various or
ganizations in the churches and
plans for future work will be sum
marized.
Rev. Webb will preach at the 11
o’clock worship hour and plans to
convene the conference after the
dinner which will be served on
the church grounds. He is serving
his second year as Superintendent
of the Columbus District and has
been in this county in that ca
pacity several terms before.
Citize>ns of the community
and Union church extends a warm
welcome to everyone to attend this
meeting.
Old-Fashioned Justice
Advocated by Upson
Probation Officer
Thomaston, Ga. — A little old-
fashion justice has been tried on a
group of juveniles and juveiile
probation officers, T. A. Perdue
says it not only kept the boys out
of court but should have some
long range effect.
The old-fashion justice was the
laying on of paddles, switches and
big broad hands with heavy force
at sensitive points. In other words
eight boys got a good licking at
the hands of their parents for
their misdeeds.
“Five white boys and three Ne
gro boys, operating separately of
each group, stole a bunch of wa
termelons from a watermelon
patch owned by Ed Dumas. About
the same time someone filled a
clear spring on the property of C.
W. Trice with rocks,” Perdue ex
plains.
Postage Stamp Issued
Saluting Soil Conservation
Progress in United States
A 4-cent postage stamp saluting
progress in soil conservation in the
United States will be issued Aug.
26 by the Post Office Department,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
announces.
The nation’s first soil conserva-
tioon will be formally released at
the annual meeting of the Soil
Conservation Society of America
at Rapid City, S. D., Aug. 26. It
will go on sale the following day
at post offices throughout the
country.
Legion-Auxiliary
Officers Installed
For Another Year
Joseph Harmon, Reelected for
Second Term; Mrs. Mathews
Named Auxiliary President.
Installation ceremonies were
conducted at the local Post of the
American Legion Aug. 11th. Head
ing the slate of new officers are:
Commander Joseph J. Harmon who
was elected for a second term; and
Auxiliary President, Mrs. W. M.
Mathews, Sr.
Department Junior Vice Com
mander Denis W. Hanlon of Co-
lnmbus assisted by his wife who
is past Third District President,
presided as installing officers for
the ceremony. Others guests for
the occasion were Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Smith of Ft. Valley, Mrs.
Smith being present Third District
President and Mr. and Mrs.
Khoury also of Ft. Valley.
Commander Harmon wishes to
express his appreciation for the
cooperation extended by the mem
bers, the public and The Butler
Herald, and states that he is look
ing forward to an opportunity to
be of service to this organization
during another year.
A “kick-off” meeting to make
plans for activities this year is
planned foh the next regular meet
ing next Tuesday night. All mem
bers are urged to attend as there
is on hand some material for study
and discussion at this time.
Oklahoma Couple
Injured in Auto Wreck
Enroute to Butler
Mrs. Leyla Land and Mr. Luther
M. Cox of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
sister and brother of Mrs. Earl
Neisler were painfully but not se
riously injured in an automobile
accident at Montgomery, Ala., last
week while they were enroute to
Butler to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Neisler’s husband, Mr. Earl
Neisler.
After spending three days in St.
Margaret Hospital, Montgomery,
they were sufficiently recovered to
continue their journey to Butler.
Mrs. Land and Mr. Cox left
here Friday to return to their Ok
lahoma City home after spending
a few days with their their sister.
Lt. Gov- Garland Byrd
To be Guest Speaker
Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd will be
guest speaker at the Reynolds
Kiwanis Club Luncheon Friday
(tomorrow) at noon.
Mr. Byrd, born and reared in
this county, is one of the charter
members of the Reynolds Kiwanis
Club.
Mr. Ed Goddard, president of the
Club advises that a number of
Taylor c'ounty citizens have ex
pressed a desire to hear Lt. Byrd’s
address and that they may do so
as guests of the Kiwanis Club pro
vided reservation is made by noon
Thursday (today).
Anjette Granted Stay of
Of Execution, Returned
To Prison at Macon
Reidsville State Prison. — “You
just don’t know the feeling inside
me.”
Thus spoke Mrs. Anjette Lyles
in her death row cell when she
heard about getting a 60-day stay
of execution.
The dramatic message came only
a week before she was scheduled
to become the first white woman
in Georgia to die in the electric
chair.
Mrs. Lyles got the word over a
little radio in her death house cell
before Assistant Warden Lamont
Smith told her officially.
Meanwhile the State Board of
Corrections and Bibb County of
ficials were far apart on whether
she should remain here in her
prison cell or be returned to Bibb
county jail.
Corrections Board Director Jack
Forrester said in Atlanta he was
instructing Bibb Sheriff J. I. Wood
to return Mrs.. Lyles to his jail
"forthwith.”
Ga. Vocational
Rehab Program
Leads Nation
Atlanta, Ga. — Gov. Vandiver
said Monday that for the fifth con
secutive year the Vocational Re
habilitation Division of the State
Education Department has led the
nation in rehabilitation of disabled
citizens.
Vandiver quoted from a tele
gram from Mrs. Mary E. Switzer,
director of the Federal Office of
Rehabilitation.
She informed the governor that
in the 1958-1959 fiscal year, Ga.
had record of 147 disabled persons
rehabilitated per 100,000 of popula
tion.
She added that a total of 5,628
disabled persons had been reha
bilitated to a productive life in
Georgia and that the total was
second only to Pennsylvania which
had a much larger population.
The national average rehabili
tation rate for the year, Mrs.
Switer said was 43 per 100,000 of
population.
Vandiver extended his congratu
lations to A. P. Jarrell, director of
the Vocational Rehabilitation Di-
Mr. C. E. Benns, Sr-
Honored August 13th
On 85th Birthday
(ByWyoline Hanson)
When the greetings began com
ing in from all about, and far and
wide on August 13th, Editor C. E.
Benns, Sr., realized that his 85th
birthday was more than an ordi
nary day about the premises of
the Butler Herald and his home.
Not only did Taylor countians
headed by Mayors Alfonso McCrary
of Butler and Henry Hicks of Rey
nolds make this thirteenth day of
August a Charlie Benns Day; but
also there were greetings from
fellow editors and friends over the
state, along with nationally known
' celebrities.
Among the greetings were Pres.
Eisenhower, Hon. James James
Hagerty, Press Secretary; U. S.
Senators Dick Russell and Herman
Talmadge; Governor Ernest Vandi
ver; Congressman E. L. Forrester;
Mr. Homer Rankin, President of
the Georgia Press Association, and
Mr. Harvey Walters, Manager.
It was pointed out that for 25
years Mr. Benns was Secretary of
the Georgia Press Association; also
the Benns family for approximately
75 years have published and edit
ed the Butler Herald. Mr. Benns
literally grew up with the paper,
that he has published successfully
for half a century; and thru
which his public service has been
of immeasuraole value. Thru all
the years the Butler Herald has
mirrored Taylor county at its
best, because its editor went out
to seek and to appreciate nothing
else.
This appreciation wasrecalled by
members of a delegation of friends
who called at the Benns home for
a brief informal greeting. A leader
of the group, Wallace Monk (bet
ter known as the One Gallus
Farmer) expressed the sentiment
of the party, when he remarked it
would take longer than one birth
day visit with Editor Benns, to re
count his accomplishments over
the span of years.
It was recalled also that he had
to his credit, the training of sev
eral quite successful newspaper
men in Georgia. One Protege,
Leonard Monk, Sr., for 33 years
with the Atlanta Journal, received
his training under Editor Benns.
Leonard delivered a birthday card,
bearing the names of his Journal
Associates.
These birthday greetings were
grateful expressions of apprecia
tion that Editor Benns was not
only born ■ in Taylor county, 85
years ago, but that he lived those
years there; and that the days of
his years had been indelibly
stamped with good works, that ex
alted his community, and reached
out over the country.
It was a good day, gladdening
the hearts of a host of friends who
wished Editor Benns many happy
returns of the day. In parting, a
beautiful birthday card was pre
sented, signed by hundreds of Tay
lor countians.
FOR SALE
Plenty of good fresh Cement for
sale at $1.00 per 100-lbs.
J. L. WILSON, Butler, Ga
1960 Conservation
Reserve Signup
Starts August 24 '
Farmers Who Wish to Put Land
In Soil Bank Must Contact
ASC Officials.
Farmers who wish to put crop
land in the Soil Bank’s 1960 Con
servation Reserve must ask the
County ASC Committee to set a
basic annual rate per-acre for the
offered land, J. F. Bradley, admin
istrative officer of the ASC Office
announces. The period for filing
requests is from Aug. 24 thru Sept
10. No such requests will be ac
cepted after Sept. 10th.
In setting the basic annual per-
acre rate for land offered, the
county committee will take into
consideration the productivity of
the land and the rate will be lim
ited to the local fair rental value
of the land based on the crops
harvested from it during the past
five years. When all the eligible
cropland on the farm is offered
for the Conservation Reserve, the
rate will generally be set 10 per
cent higher than the rate for only
part of the eliigble land.
After the basic rate has been de
termined, the farmer may apply
for a contract at any figure below
the basic rate established for the
land offered in the request for
rates. If necessary, a priority sys
tem will be used to determine
which offers are accepted.
Contracts under the Conserva
tion Reserve may run for as long
as 10 years. During the time of the
contract, the farmer will receive
an annual rental payment on the
reserved land for the life of the
contract, and he also will receive
cost-sharing help in establishing
an approved conservation practice.
For Georgia, the basic per-acre
rate of payment under the 1960
Conservation Reserve is $12.00, the
same as under the 1959 program.
The tentative acreage goal for
the state Is 133,000 acres, subject
to consideration and recommenda
tion by the State ASC Committee.
Farmers who applied for, but
could not be offered Conservation
Reserve contracts in 1959 because
of a lack of funds will be given
first considertion for contracts
under the 1960 program if they
are otherwise eligible.
Such a farmer will be offered a
contract at the basic rate estab
lished for his land reduced by the
average amount of reduction for
all offers received in his county.
If a farmer is not willing to accept
such terms, his application will be
considered an the regular basis
along with other applications re
ceived.
Rev. Walter Doggrell
Invited to Attend
National Conference
Rev. Walter Doggrell, pastor of
the local Baptist church, has been
invited by the President of the
United States to attend one of two
Seminars on Religious Affairs. One
will meet Sept. 14-17 at Brooklyn,
N. Y.; the other October 26-29 at
the Office of Civil Defense Mo
bilization Staff College in Battle
Creek, Mich.
The courses are designed to pro
vide pertinent civil defense infor
mation for clergymen and church
leaders of all denominations. Sub
jects to be covered include: A re
view of current world affairs;
Comparison of the United States
and Russian military capabilities;
basic defense measures, church-
civil defense problems, and a pan
el on interfaith ministrations.
Jet Pilot Dies in
Crash Near His Home
At Woodbury, Ga.
Woodbury, Ga. — An air force
jet trainer plunged almost verti
cally into a pecan grove Monday
killing its young cadet pilot and
slattering a nearby house with
wreckage.
The craft, a T-37 twin-jet, was
on a routine cross country naviga-
gaion flight from Bainbridge Air
Base to Atlanta. Officials said
they had not* determined what
caused the fatal dive.