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The Butler Herald
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS”
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1959.
NUMBER 51.
Butler Methodist
Homecoming Day
Set for October 11
If you are a friend to man
Let him know oept . ot
T# vnn urant tn ^ «
If you want to
Why not show i VJn'
Your good will expressed in deed,
May just meet another’s need.
But what good is any seed
Unless you sow it?
When good fortune smiles on you,
Why not share it?
Your brother’s load will lighten, too
If you help bear it.
Lay aside your pettiness,
Help a neighbor in distress,
It will bring real happiness
If you dare it!
This old world we live in still
Needs our loving,
Needs our laughter and good will,
But not our shoving.
So take time to be a friend
And in unselfish service send
Thoughts and deeds that will blend
All—in loving!
—Selected.
Yessir! When there is much to
be said on both sides of a subject
very little is omitted.
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Two hold-over faculties are al
ways important in connection with
thoughts of the Good Old Days —
a day of vivid imagination and a
poor memory.
• •
A Butler wag says a wise man
Is one who never plants more gar
den than his wife can work.
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A smart alec, in trying to make
a cheap pun, said to a good look
Ing girl operating an elevator, “I
’ suppose you have your share of
'ups and downs here, young lady?”
“Yes” she replied sweetly, “And
juite a few jerks with them.”
1 W. C. Tucker in Columbus En
quirer tells us that “a highway
project of tremendous importance
will be included in lettings on Oct.
2 when bids are asked for the
reconstruction of State Route 103.
This matter has been hanging fire
more than five years and it is
gratifying to learn that the reloca
tion of the controversial way is
, finally in sight. The new route will
be constructed because of plans to
close the present 103 in order that
the military authorities may use
, the adjacent areas for firing tests
and demonstration.
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• Carl Rountree added a new fea
ture to his Dawson News: “A copy
of this issue,” he says, “will be
entombed Saturday for future gen
erations to read. The issue has no
particular literary significance.
With the exception of a few spec
ial advertisements, it is a routine
' edition devoted to the principal
news events occurring in our city
and county in the last few days.
| Its entombment is occasioned be
cause of a traditional Masonic cus
tom to include a copy of the local
newspaper in the repository behind
corner stones of Masonic buildings
and the corner stone of the new P.
T. Schley Masonic Temple on the
Albany Highway almost complete,
is to be laid Saturday. Therefore a
copy of The News is to be included
in the repository. The ceremonies
will be conducted by officers of the
Grand Lodge of Georgia and they
will open to the public.
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News item says homeless wife,
19, and baby granted jail cell near
husband at Carrollton asking that
she and baby be locked in after
her husband was arrested on a lar
ceny charge. The sheriff’s office
obliged and Mrs. H. R. Thomas and
son were locked in a cell with a
woman prisoner. “We don’t have
any place else to go and we don’t
have any money. We might as well
be here as anywhere,” Mrs. Thom
as said. In another cell of the jail
are her 22 year old husband and
four other young men charged
•/with driving away from a store
^iear here without paying for gas
d cigarets. Officers said a small
lount of change also was taken
^rom the store counter. The
Thomases said they were from
Pennsylvania. The others are
Wyne Piper, 23, Washington, D. C.,
and three other youths 17 years of
age, whose names were withheld
in accordance with Georgia law.
lutler Methodist church will
its annual home coming
iday, October 11th.
xiev. C. W. Hancock, pastor of
the Porterfield Memorial Methodist
Church in Albany will preach at
the morning worship hour. Rev.
Hancock was pastor of the local
church in the years 1950-1952, dur
ing which time a large educational
annex was added to the church
building.
After the morning service at
11 o’clock a basket lunch will be
served in the church annex.
All former pastors and members
of the church are cordially invited
to return to be with the local con
gregation for Sunday’s home com
ing.
The church is in its 119th year
of service to the community. It was
organized in 1840 by Rev. Harris
Stearns. His father had served the
local Methodist believers for sev
eral years as a local minister. He
was Rev. Zachariah Stearns.
The first church building was lo
cated a miles from what is now
the town of Butler and was known
as the Red Level Methodist church.
The church was moved to Butler
when the town was founded in
1852. The second church building
was erected during the pastorate of
Rev. George Johnston, 1877-1878.
The building which now serves the
congregation was erected during
the pastorate of Rev. L. A. Harrell
1918-1920 avid was dedicated in
December, 1920 .
Members of the church are look
ing forward to having friends and
former members and pastors with
them on Home Coming Day—Sun
day, October 11.
Change in Dates
1960 Conservation
Reserve Program
The closing date for accepting
applications for Conservation Re
serve basic farm payment rates for
the 1960 Conservation Reserve Pro
gram has been extended from
Sept. 10th thru the 30th, state J. F.
Bradley, Administrative Officer of
the Agricultural Stabilization and
Conserbation State Office. Mr.
Bradley also announced that the
date for accepting applications for
1960 Conservation Reserve contracts
has been extended from Sept. 25
thru Oct. 16.
The Conservation Reserve of the
Soil Bank provides for the with
drawal of cropland from production
helping to adjust total crop produc
tion more nearly in line with de
mand at the same time, it provides
that farmers establish and main
tain sound conservation practices
on the land they put in the Re
serve.
It is a voluntary program, under
which farmers sign contracts to
take part for a definite period of
years. In return, the government
assists producers (1) by sharing
the cost of establishing conserva
tion practices; and (2) by making
annual payments during the per
iod each contract is in effect, says
Mr. Bradley.
Five Georgia Projects
Get $43 Millions in Grants
Washington, D. C. — When Con
gress overrode President Eisen
hower’s veto of a public works ap
propriation bill the lawmakers
made more than $43 million avail
able for five Georgia projects.
The largest sum, $25 goes for the
Hartwell dam on Savannah River.
Other projects and amounts in
cluded the bill; the Walter George
lock and dam on the Chattahoo
chee, $14 million; the Columbia
lock and dam, also on the Chatta
hoochee, $975,000; Dredging the
Brunswick harbor, $1,112,500; and
improvementt of the Savannah
river channel below Augusta, $926-
250.
Bethel Church Notice
Butler Swimming Pool Benefit
Banquet at Local School Cafeteria
Friday, October 2,8:00 o’Clock P. M,
Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd Will be
Speaker; Interesting Program
Is Being Planned
Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd will be
guest speaker at the Butler Swim-
| ming Pool Benefit Banquet October
12nd, 8:00 p. m. at the local high
! school cafeteria.
| Among the special guests to be
present will be Hon. Robert Jordan
of Talbotton, member of the State
Highway Board, and Mrs. Jordan.
An interesting musical program
is being planned which will in
clude Miss Margie Jarrell of But
ler; Miss Margaret Parr, Crowell,
Mr. Donald Whatley, Reynolds,
and Mr. Freddy Brown, Howard.
All citizens of the county are ex
tended an invitation to attend this
banquet. Tickets are now on sate
at $5.00 each. For reservations,
call Mrs. Jack Suggs, UN. 2-3995,
Butler.
Proceeds will go to the local
Swimming Pool fund.
LT. GOV. GARLAND BYRD
Funeral Services for
Mrs. Nellie McCrary
Sunday Afternoon
The Annual Fall Cleaning at
Bethel Primitive Baptist church
and cemetery grounds has been
completed. Anyone desiring to help
with exense of this work may
send or bring donations to Mrs.
W. A. Payne or Mrs. H. E. Chil -
dres, Butler, Ga.
Seven Persons Killed
In Georgia Traffic
During Last Weeked
The death of a 4 year old boy
Sunday brought to seven the num
ber of persons killed in week end
traffic accidents.
The State Patrol said Ronald
Wessinger of Bowdon was killed in
a headon collision near Bowdon in
Carroll County. The patrol said his
parents were injured critically.
The State Patrol said 17 year
old James Brown of Anderson, S.C.
died when a car left the road, hit
an embankment and overturned on
the highway near Elberton.
Cobb county police reported L.
A. Orr, 18, of Marietta, was killed*
when car hit a utility pole nehr*
the Fulton county line. The vehicle
went out of control on a curve.
Sept. 28 to Oct- 3
Designated National
Letter Writing Week
The 22nd annual Letter Writing
Week will be observed in Butler,
the week of October 4 to 10, it is
announced by Postmaster Carl C.
Hobbs.
“I am sure we are all aware that
a personal letter is, next to an ac
tual visit, the most intimate and
economical means each of us has
to communicate with our fellow
human beings. Accordingly, I urge
everyone ‘to write today to those
away’.”
This special week should serve
as a reminder to write long-overdue
letters to servicemen, hospitalized
foreign acquaintances faraway
friends and relatives, and others
who will welcome a personal letter
CARL C. HOBBS,
Postmaster.
Hartwell Weaver, Jr.
New Dean of Students
At Young Harris
Mr. Hartwell Weaver, Jr., former
principal of the Butler school, has
been appointed Dean of Stu
dents at Young Harris College, ac
cording to President C. R. Clegg.
Born and reared at Dickson,
Tenn., Mr. Weaver received an A.
B. degree from Vanderbilt Universi
ty and his M. A. degree from Geo.
Peabody College. He has done
post graduate study at Emory Uni
versity, the University of Indiana,
University of Georgia and Mercer
University.
He will succeed R. A. Andress
who has served as college dean
since 1951. Andress is returning to
Columbia University, New York
City, to complete work on his doc-
doral degree.
William H. Ceiments
Died at Talbotton
(Mrs. Lynda Bryan)
The news came to most Talbot
ton citizens at the church schools
Sunday, Sept. 6, “Another good cit
izen has gone.” 'Twas only yester
day we had seen him so amiable,
so serene and so gently smiling
and as his pastor, Rev. Marvin
Cochran, noted, talking cheerfully
of plans for planting. This time a
fig bush, so scripturally fit. Going
to get a sprig from Dr. Watkins’
fruitable bush. Everyone knows it
would never have been a “withered
fig tree” planted by the green
thumb of W. H. Clements. Time
of his passing undetermined, God’s
finger touched him and he slept,
thus he was found by his wife.
This large trout weighing 9-lbs. 6-ozs., 27-In. long was the proud
catch of Mr. Hubert W. Sasser, principal of the Reynolds school. Ap
pearing also in the picture is Mr. Sasser’s little son. The fish was
caught Sept 5th, 7:00 p. m. at the Clifford Whatley lake near Rey
nolds. The Reynolds school principal made this catch with an artificial
red worm.
Mrs. Nellie Turner McCrary, died
at the home of her sister, Mrs. E.
B. Wilson in Butler at 3:20 p. m.
Friday. She had been in ill health
for the past four years
Mrs. McCrary was born in this
countp a daughter of the late Mr
John Turner and Mrs. Mittie
Thompson Turner. She spent her
entire life in the county and was
an active member of the Crowell
Methodist church.
Funeral services for Mrs. McCrary
were conducted at Crowell Metho
dist church at 3:30 p. m. Sunday.
Rev. Charles Hillis, pastor of the
church officiated and was assisted
by Rev. Ted Griner and Rev. E. H.
Dunn. The funeral was attended
by a large number of friends and
relatives. The floral offering was
unusually large. Miss Margaret
Parr served as pianist and Mr. Bil
ly Montgomery sang a solo. In
terment was in the family lot at
Crowell cemetery.
Nephews of the deceased acted
as pall bearers, namely: Messrs
Billy, Ed, Bailey and Bobby Turner,
| Clem Roberts and Coleman Cato.
\ Survivors include her husband
Mr. George McCrary; one sister,
Mrs. E. B. Wilson of Butler; and
three brothers, Braxton B. Turner,
Thomaston; Mack Turner, Colum
bus, and R. A. Turner, Fairfax.
Ala.; also several nieces and
nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Charlie Frank Suddeth
Died at His Home
Friday Afternoon
Mr. Charlie Frank Suddeth, 51
years of age, died at his home
near Butler at 2:45 a. m. Tues
day. He had been ill for about 12
months.
Mr. Suddeth was born in Taylor
county March 4, 1908, a son of the
late Henry Suddeth and Mrs. Mit
tie Shimholster Suddeth. He spent
his entire life in this county and
was engaged in farming and was
a textile worker. He was a member
of the Church of Jesus Christ at
Thomaston.
Funeral services for Mr. Suddeth
are announced for this afternoon
(Thursday), three o’clock at Turn
ers Chapel church. Rev. James
Greer of Thomaston will officiate
and will be assisted by Rev. A. D.
Hunter also of Thomaston. Inter
ment will be in Turners Chapel
cemetery.
Survivors included his wife and
three daughters, Mrs. Ophelia Byrd
Miss Jeraldine Suddeth and Glenda
Suddeth; also five sons: Messrs
James Henry, Troy Edward, Lamar
Willie Frank and Robert Suddeth;
one brother, Arthur Suddeth,
Thomaston; four sisters, Mrs. Lu-
cile Hicks, Mrs. Willie Mae Emer
son, Mrs. Essie Randels and Mrs.
Julie Bedford, all of Thomaston;
and one grand child.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Father Sentenced to Chair
in Rifle Slaying of Son
Greenville, Ga. — A Meriwether
County Negro was sentenced Mon
day to die in the electric chair
for the rifle slaying of his 17 year
old son.
A 12-man jury deliberated about
an hour before finding George
Brown guilty of murder in the
death of his son. There was no rec
ommendation for mercy.
Judge Samuel Boykin sentenced
Brown to die in the chair Nov. 20
at Reidsville State Prisoi.
During the trial, Brown’s wife
testified the shooting was “just
meanness.”
Local 4-H Clubbers Place
Fourth in Atlanta Meeting
Freddie Brown was awarded 2nd
place in the Entomology Demon-
startions, he was one of the pre
vious six district winners.
Other district winners who will
compete in state competition will
be the livestock judging team who
will judge meat animals at South
eastern Fair Oct. 8th. The team is
made up of Stanley Gee, Herbert
Tante, Clifford Gee and Billy Gray.
Oglethorpe Pupils j
Enter Reynolds
High School
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Nearly 100 Oglethorpe Pupils
Protest Consolidation; Choose!
Out-of-County Schools. i
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(From Macon Telegraph) 1
Reynolds, Ga. — Nearly 100
former Oglethorpe High school stu
dents from Macon County reported
Wednesday for classes at Rey
nolds High school in Taylor coun
ty-
They registered in that school
Tuesday.
As many as possible will be ab
sorbed in high school classes at
Reynolds, the rest being assigned
to Butler High school eight miles
away, also in Taylor county.
Meanwhile, at Montezuma, 18
additional high school students re
ported for classes there, bringing
total enrolment to about 200 at the
new consolidated Macon County
High school that merged former
high schools at Oglethorpe and
Montezuma.
Approximately 52 of these are
former Oglethorpe High school stu
dents.
The rest (about 100) say they’ll
refuse to go to the Macon County
High school and prefer to attend
school outside the county instead.
These developments came on the
heel of Monday’s decision by the
State Board of Education upholding
a Macon County Board decision to
consolidate the high schools at
Oglethorpe and Montezuma.
Six or eight of the former Ogle
thorpe High students reportedly
will try to enroll at Ellaville High
school, which is near the part of
Macon county in which they live.
The students, 123 strong have
been assembling at what was Ogle
thorpe and is now a county wide
junior high and an Oglethorpe
elementary school.
Parents of students attending the
Taylor county schools were told
Tuesday they would have to pay,
tuition, exact amount of which has
not yet been determined as well'
as paying for text books and trans
portation.
Speaking to the nearly' 100 stu-
den in the Reynolds High school
auditorium were Taylor County
School Superintendent Herman EI-
liston, Reynolds Principal H. W.
Sasser and C. E. Whatley, vice
chairman of the Taylor County
Board of Education who represents
the Reynolds school district.
One of the 100 students coming
to Reynolds said he felt at least
80 would continue to come to
school in Taylor county with pos
sibly the other 20 returning even
tually to classes at Montezuma,
mostly due to inability of some
parents to pay the extra costs.
State aid does not follow the
students across the county I'.nc, un
less the Macon County Board en
ters into an agreement with the
other county.
Macon county could lose $15,000
in state school aid if the 100 stu
dents continue to go to school out
of the county and possibly four or
five teachers, altho Macon county
usually hires more teachers than
its state allotment and now has
seven over its alloted 45 for white
schools.
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One Man Killed,
Two Hurt Monday
Near Cartersviile
Cartersville, Ga. — A train hit a
truck at Hamilton Crossing near
Cartersville early Monday and
killed Edgar Waters, 70, of Wood-
stock, a passenger in the truck,
Sheriff Frank Atwood reported.
Two others were injured.
Atwood listed the injured as Bill
Ethridge, driver, and Ronald Can
trell, both of Canton.
He said the truck, loaded with
empty chicken crates and en route
to pick up a load of broilers, was
hit by a Southbound passenger
train about 7:30 a.m.
Extra Large Pomegranate
Mr. H. G. Pye was exhibiting an
extra large pomegranate Tuesday
which grew in his yard in this city.
The pomegranate which was
perfect in shape and color weighed
1-lb. 12-oz and measured 15!!■ in-
hes in circumference.