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‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 84.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1960.
NUMBER 21.
February, 1960
Four-Year College
For Southwestern
Seen in Future
“The trees stand . Archives
square, De £ JLal Library V , Ga. — Prospects that
era ' western College may be
unverted into a four year degree
granting institution in the near fu
ture looked bright this week.
The committee on education of
the Board of Regents recommended
that the Chancellor appoint a com
mittee of outstanding educators in
Southern Colleges to study the pro
gram of Ga. Southwestern to de
termine the feasibility of enlarging
the curriculum of the institution
for offering the bachelor’s degree
in certain fields.
The recommendations of the
committee were approved by the
Board of Regents in full at a mulct
ing Feb. 10. The full recommenda
tions of the committee were as
follows:
“The Committee recommends that
Wearing a half-expt G mlversUy of Ga
The sky is a slenc - uen, eunve
That waits to sound the knell,
Of Winter.” —Anne Mary Lawler.
In the United States February is
the month of famous birthday an
niversaries, and is the last solid
stand of Winter in most parts of
the country. The Word, February
derives its name from the Latin
verb "februare” which means to
purify.
The two Americans who are
probably recognized throughout the
world more than any others,
George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln were born in February.
Other famous birthday anniversa
ries which occur during the month
are those of Aaron Burr, which oc
curred on the 6th, Charles Dickens
Wright, Jarrell, Adams, Elliston,
Whatley and Turner Win Tuesday.
Run-Over Called in Two Races
Run-Over Primary Has Been
Set by Committeemen for
Tuesday, March 8th.
Charlie J. Wright won a 4th term
as Sheriff of Taylor County county
over two opponents in the county
primary Tuesday.
Those receiving the highest num-
bero of votes in contested races
>vere Murray Jarrell, County Com-
misisoner, from Butler, Carsonville
and Cedar Creek Districts W. R.
Turner, County Commissioner from
Howard, Rustin and Daviston Dis
tricts. Julian Whatley, County
Commissioner for Reynolds, Pan
handle and Potterville Districts.
Lewis Beason received the high
on* February"7th, WilTiam H. Har- the board request the Chancellor j est number of votes in a triangle
rison on February 9th, and that
of Russell Lowell on the 22nd.
A timely compliment is usually
more appreciated than an expen
sive gift.
Here's a question we will let you
answer: Do women pursue men or
do men pursue women?
A thought to ponder: We must
keep our money good if efforts to
earn it and save it are to be worth
while.
to appoint a committee of out- jrace for Coroner,
standing educators in Southern j According to the rules and reg-
universities, to be approved by the ulations of the County Democratic
Southern Ascsociation of Colleges Executive Committee a candidate
and Secondary Schools to study the must receive a majority of the
time when
table pub
lished by the government will be
come favorite reading.
There will come £
your Social Security
educational objectives of the
stitution, the cost involved i<n mak
ing this institution a degree-grant
ing institution, and the feasibility
of enlarging the curriculum of the
institution for the offering of the
bachelor’s degree in certain fields.
The Chancellor is authorized to ask
the. committee to study any other
phase of the work of this institution
that he deems desirable.”
Mrs. W. K. Windham
Died at Taylor Mill
Thursday Morning
When parents reach a ripe age
all they want from their children
is some credit for having tried to
do their best.
A rain is good for many, many
things, but don't be counting on
it washing the mud and dust off
your jallopy.
To say modern women have no
hardships is exactly true unless
you are willing to overlook her five
inch spiked heels.
Gov. Vandiver recently blasted
the Eisenhower administration’s
plan to appoint voting references
to insure the rights of Negroes to
register for voting. He said the
plan advanced by Atty Gen. Rogers
violates the Tenth Amendment to
the Federal Constitution and is to
be deplored.
Perhaps it is true, and we hope
it is, that “our country is over all
the strongest Jewer power on
earth, both militarily and eco
nomically.” But such bragging ill
becomes President Eisenhower
who is by nature a modest man
and his own protestation “hum
ble”. And such arrogance in
evitably brings to mind the Book
of Proverbs passage in the scrip
ture: “Pride goeth before destruc
tion and a haughty spirit before
a fall.”
Perhaps a lot of people, includ
ing the integrationists don’t realize
it, but this session of the Assembly
hasn’t the power to pass any valid
local option bill, pupil placement
plan or anything else to de-
Mrs. Willie Kimble Windham, 79,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. T. Smith at Taylor Mill at
1:45 o’clock on the morning of Feb.
18. She had been in declining
health for some time.
Mrs. Windham was bom in Tay
lor County on March 22nd,
1880, the daughter of the
late Mr. W. K. and Mrs. Elizabeth
S. Windham. She was a lifelong
ciizen of the Taylor Mill Commun
ity. She was the widow of Mr.
George Windham.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wind
ham took place at Taylor Mill Bap
tist church at 3 o’clock Friday af
ternoon. Rev. E. M. Clapp, pastor
of the church officiated. Interment
was in Mt. Olive cemetery.
Pall bearers were: Messrs Her
man Parks, J. C. Anderson,, Cole
man Hinton, Corley Barrow, Joseph
Harmon and Johnn Carpenter.
Survivors include: Three daugh
ters, Mrs. Eunice Crook, Reynolds;
Mrs. Eva Smith of Reynolds and
Mrs. Luttie Greer of Tifton; three
sons, Mr. Jack Windham of Colum
bus and Mrs. Jake and Leonard
Windham, Reynolds; Mrs. Susie
Poole, Reynolds. Also a number of
grand children.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds charge of arrangements.
Local FFA
Chapter Activities
During 1959
Heart Fund
Drive Begins in
Taylor County
Special Election
County Ordinary
Set for March 11
votes cast to be declared winner.
This being the case a run over
primary could be called for
County Commissioner from Butler,
Carsonville and Cedar Creek Dis
tricts. The vote was: Murray Jar
rell 1151, E. H. Bazemore, 832 and
Jlomer Chapmen 461. Also a run-
over could be called in the
Coroner’s race in which the vote
was: Lewis Beason 924, Keith Trapp
847 and J. H. Peacock 663.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee has set Tuesday March 8th
as date for a Run-over Primary in
the race for County Commission
er Butler, Crowell and Cedar Creek
Districts, and in the race for
Coroner.
Several candidates were re
elected without opposition. These
candidates included: Thelmon Jar
rell, Clerk of Superior Court; C. H.
Adams, Tax Commissioner, and
W. H Elliston, County School Su
perintendent. County Board of
Education members from the vari
ous districts are as follows:
Emory Harris, Butler.
C. E. Whatley, Reynolds
Walter O’Neal, Panhandle
Moody Peed, Carsonville
W. S. Maxwell, Daviston.
Quinton Clark, Howard
Dave T. Harbuek, Rustin
Roscoe Albritton Cedar Creek
H. S. Gates, Potterville.
CORDELE CHURCH GROUP
VOTE TO ERECT BUILDING
During last year members of the
Butler FFA Chapterhave been busy
carrying out a variety of activi-
segregate Georgia schools UNTIL, ties. As ap art of their high school
the “separate schools" section of | vocational agriculture course, mem-
the State Constitution is repealed.
Even if every member of the legis
lature, Gov. Vandiver and every
other State official agreed to in
tegrate, laws doing so would have
no effect whatsoever, since they
would conflict with the Constitu
tion.
Georgia’s long-range program for
continued — and accelerated —
industrial expansion received a
shot in the arm the other day when
the Legislature passed, without a
dissenting vote, Senate Resolution
No. 78. The House vote was 141 to
0; the Senate vote 38 to 0. The reso
lution, sponsored by Abit Massey,
director of the Georgia Department
of Commerce, calls for a constitu
tional amendment to allow, if
ratified by the voters in the No
vember general election, the cre
ation of a state industrial de
velopment commission.
In a Nutshell
Politics is a game whereby the
people want to know what the
candidate stands for — and the
candidate what the people will fall
f or.—The Tiger, U.S.S. Barry.
ber are expected to plan andcarry
out farm projects thru which they
may apply the latest scientific ag
ricultural practice.
Some of the farm projects carried
out during the year included: Corn
swine breeding stock, market hogs
beef cattle, home gardens, and
truck crops. In addition to these,
members built a variety of items
the vocational agriculture
school. Learning such skills as
welding, concrete work, wood
working and other farm mechanica
skills.
Sixty-two members of the Butler
Chapter had a combined income of
over $3,00t) from their farming pro
grams.
Other chapter activities carried
out during the year included the
operation of a pig chain thru which
members received purebred i
for improving the quality of
produced on their home f
The Chapter was represent nd
District and State FFA mee
and as a highlight of the ;
work, members honored their
with a Father and Son Ba
financed with funds raised
a hog-feeding project and
fund, raising activities.
The Heart Fund Drive, conducted
here by the Georgia Heart Associa
tion was begun this week and will
continue thru Feb. 29th. Principal
aims of the state association in
clude research, education and com
munity services. One of the great
est accomplishments in recent
years is the establishment of 16
Georgia Heart Clinics where volun
teer physicians freely give their
time to advise and assist patients.
A local volunteer arm, assisted
by the principals of the Reynolds
and Butler High schools, will join
in the battle against heart disease
the week of February 22nd when
these Taylor county citizens become
Heart solicitors. A door to door col
lection in the residential and busi
ness areas of the county will be
made.
The following Community Chair
men and workers who will be re
sponsible for coordinating the over
all drive in their respective com
munities are:
Butler:
Mrs. Wilma Gibson, Mrs. Lewis
Beason, Mrs. Sara Adams, Mrs.
Janie Montgomery, Mrs. Louise
Suggs, Mrs. Catherine Cheek, Mrs.
Sara Pennington, Mrs. Madge Dean,
Miss Bertha Bazemore, Rev. Walter
Doggrell, Rev. Bert Wheeler, Mr.
Dorsey Jordan.
Howard:
Mrs. Carl Brown, Chairman and
Rev. A. T. Greer.
Central & Wesley:
Rev. and Mrs. Charlie Harts-
field.
Taylor Mill:
Mrs. Harold Gates, Chairman.
Crowell:
Mrs. Lavelle Stevens, Chairman.
Mrs. George Young and Mrs. C. B.
Byrd.
Reynolds:
Dr. Edwards Whatley, Chairman,
Mr. Hubert Sasser, Rev. Charles
Hillis , Rev. McConnell, Mrs. H. L.
Russell, Mrs. C. S. Sawyer, Mrs.
Wayne Hill, Mrs. Gann Nelson,
Mrs. Elma Childree, Mrs. Thomas
Byrd, Mrs. Mattie Hires, Mrs. Willie
Bell Windham and Mrs. Willie
Gaultney.
ROY HARRIS AND
JAS. A. DUNLAP NAMED
TO BOARD OF REGENTS
Cordele, Ga. — Rev. Guy Johnson
pastor of Pinecrest Baptist church
Cordele, announces that the
members of the church unani
mously voted for immediate con
struction of a church sanctuary.
Work on th sanctuary is expected
to start within the next 30 days.
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
WHEREAS, Bussey Childs, Ordi-
nar of Taylor County, Georgia,
died February 15th, 1960, after
having been elected and commis
sioned for a term of four (4) years
ending December 31st, 1960.
NOW. THEREFORE, I Thelmon
Jarrell, Clerk of the Superior Court
of Taylor County, Georgia, by vir
tue of the authority in me vested
by law under Section 24-1707 of
the Code of Georgia do hereby call
a Special Election to be held in
Taylor County, Georgia, on the 11th
day of March, 1960, to fill the va
cancy in the Office of Ordinary
of Taylor County Georgia for the
unexpired term of the said Bussey
Childs, to-wit: For the term end
ing on December 31, 1960. The
hours of keeping open the election
polls shall be from 7:00 A. M. to
7:00 P. M. at the Court House and
all County Precincts.
All candidates shall file written
notice of their candidacy with the
| Clerk of the Superior Court of Tay
lor County, Georgia by 5:00 P. M.
on February 29th, 1960.
Said Special Election will be held
in accordance with the provisions
of all laws of the State of Georgia
applicable to elections.
This 23rd day of February, 1960.
THELMON JARRELL,
Clerk of Superior Court,
Taylor County, Ge.
Crawford Woman
Dies of Wounds
Sustained in Crash
Mr. R.D. Waller
Died Suddenly
Sunday Afternoon
Funeral Services at the Mauk
Methodist Church Monday, 4
P. M.
Atlanta, Ga. — Gov. Ernest Van
diver has announced the appoint
ment of Augusta politico Roy Har
ris and Barnesviil Atty. J. A. Dun
lap to the State Board of Regents.
The two appointees fill state at
large vacancies held by Mrs. Hea
ley of Atlanta.
A woman injured in a Crawford
County auto wreck Feb. 10 died of
injuries Feb. 17th in a Macon hos
pital.
She was Mrs. John Sandifur of
Roberta, sister in law of Ft. Valley
Police Chief Grady Cochran.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sande-
fur were conducted at 2 p. m. Fri
day in the Roberta Frovidence
Baptist church. Interment was in
Roberta City cemetery.
Survivors include her husband;
five sons, James E., and David L.
Sandefur, both of Macon; Eugene
F. and Raymond Sandefur, both of
Roberta.
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
PICKED UP IN HOUSTON
COUNTY MONDAY
Political activity perked up
quickly Monday as contests de
veloped for three major offices to
be decided in the Houston County
Democratic Primary set for March
22.
Anouneing for sheriff was D. K.
Roughton, Perry businessman and
city councilman, who is challeng
ing veteran Sheriff C. C. Chap
man.
NAME OF CANDIDATE
Butler
Reynolds
Panhandle
Carsonville
Daviston
Howard
Mauk
Charing
Cedar Creek
Potterville
j Totals
1
CLERK OF COURT:
THELMON JARRELL
.1031
526
177
139
85
104
67
57
120
181
2487
SHERIFF;
C. E. (Sink) MARSHALL
221
373
57
47
15
23
12
14
23
41
826
WOODROW MELTON
202
13
9
19
10
21
10
3
34
17
338
CHARLIE J. WRIGHT
600
149
110
71
57
58
45
40
61
122
1313
TAX COMMISSIONER:
C. H. Adams
.1031
527
174
138
85
104
67
57
118
180
2481
CO. SCHOOL SUPT.:
W. H. ELLISTON
.1025
523
175
137
81
103
65
56
114
180
2466
COUNTY COMMISCIONER:
(Butler Dist.)
E. H. (Gene) BAZEMORE
. 339
191
72
5
11
36
20
35
36
87
832
HOMER CHAPMAN
. 246
56
18
18
3
12
10
13
41
44
461
MURRAY JARRELL
. 426
273
80
114
70
56
36
7
40
49
1151
(Reynolds Dist.)
WALTER WAINWRIGHT
. 409
116
123
48
22
31
20
30
43
102
944
JULIAN M. WHATLEY
. 617
418
53
89
60
70
46
25
70
79
1527
(Howard Dist.) .
W. R. TURNER
. 604
308
84
90
61
51
44
3
22
57
1324
LEWIS WATSON
. 403
204
87
40
21
51
22
53
94
118
1093
(CORONER: _ _
LEWIS BEASON
_ 429
207
24
61
32
62
22
27
41
19
924
J. H. PEACOCK
. 288
101
26
21
17
23
22
17
35
113
663
KEITH TRAPP
. 293
210
126
52
30
18
21
12
42
43
847
Mr. Randall Drane Waller,
prominent Taylor county citizen,
died suddenly of a heart attack at
his home in Mauk at 3:50 o’clock
Sunday afternoon. He had been in
ill health for about three years.
Mr. Waller was born in Marion
County, Aug. 13, 1890, the son of
the late Mr. Alex S. and Mrs.
Ophelia W. Waller. He had lived
in Taylor County nearly all of his
life and was engaged in farming
and mercantile business until his
retirement a few years ago. He
was a member of the Mauk Metho
dist church and took an active in
terest in his church as well as all
civic affairs. He was a member of
the Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services for Mr. Waller
were conducted at Mauk Methodist
church at 4 o’clock Monday after
noon. Rev. Tegler Greer, pastor of
the church, officiated. Ho was as
sisted by Rev. C. W. Hancock.
Active pall bearers: Messrs B. L.,
and Gerson Waller, Arthur and Os
car Carpenter, Alton Heath and
Warren Mulinex.
Honorary pall bearers: T. Jarrell
Lewis Watson, Bascom Parker,
Dock Pike, Charles Lancaster, Carl
Turner, Billy Averett, Dock Cul-
verhouse, Jack Turner, Clevis Hill,
B. Montgomery, Hinton Woodall,
Boss Wall and Sidney Rustin.
Survivors include: His wife, Mrs.
Carrie RogersWaller; one daughter
Mrs. C. M. Williams Jr., Columbus;
one son, Dr. Robert D. Waller, Al
bany; five grand children; two
sisters, Mrs. J. A Wadsworth, Ft.
Valley and Mrs, W. C. Barnes of
Americus; one brother, Mr. J. R.
Waller of Mauk.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of funeral arrangements.
Funeral Services for
Mr. Willie F. Hobbs
Held at Reynolds
Mr. Willie Frank Hobbs, 43 years-
of age, died suddenly of a heart
attack at Monroe at 1:15 p. m..
Sunday.
Mr. Hobbs was born in Macon
County, a son of .Mrs. Willie M.
Hobbs, and the late Mr. L. H 1 .
Hobbs. He spent most of his life
in Reynolds and had lived at Mon
roe only a few months.
Funeral services occurred for
Mr. Hobbs at the Reynolds Baptist
church at 4 o’clock Monday after
noon. Rev. T. L. McConnell, pastor
of the church officiated. Interment
was in Hill Crest cemetery.
Pall bearers were: Messrs Henry,
Jimmy, G. C., Sam and Woodrow
Hobbs; Fred Parks, Eugene Parks
and Brooks McDaniel.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Jewell H. Ho.bbs; three children,
Kaye, Randy and Frankie Hobbs;
the mother, Mrs. L. II. Hobbs, two
sisters, Mrs. M. L. Crook, Reynolds
and Mrs. John W. Thomas of Ma
con.
Goddard Funeral Home, Reynolds
was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Joseph Harmon
Elected Chairman
County Republicans
The Taylor County Republican
Party met at the court house in
Butler Saturday to elect county
officers.
Mr. Joseph Harmon was chosen
chairman and Mr. J. E. Bone was
named vice-chairman.
After election of officers the
group named Mr. L. M. Doyel and
Mr. Joseph Harmon as delegates
to the District and State Conven
tion.
Marchof Dimes Group
Reports 791.07 Raised
Mrs. Louise Suggs director and
Mr. Thelmon Jarrell, Chairman of
the Taylor County March of Dimes
for I960, report these totals:
Butler Mothers’ March 166.1()f
Butler Mailer Envelopes 201.94
Reynolds 252.17
Coin Collectors 20.10
Crowell Community 28.00
Eureka High School 95 00
Reynolds Colored 27 76
Total $791.07