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The Butler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 85 BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1960. NUMBER 5
Two Prominent Men, Robert H. Jordan,
Talbotton, and C. W. Duncan, Buena Vista
Assume New State Offices Monday
Jordan Named to Judge C
Of Appeals; Duncan Go
Highway Board.
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A new Court of _ Appeals judge
and a new member of the State
Highway Board were to assume
their duties Monday after swear
ing-in ceremonies at the State
Capitol.
The appeals court judge is Rob
ert Jordan of Talbotton, who has
been on the highway board since
mid-1959. He succeeds retiring
Judge B. C. Gardner.
Mr. Jordan’s place on the high
way board, as representative of
Georgia’s Middle District, is occu
pied by C. W. Duncan of Buena
Vista. Duncan was a member of
the State Board of Education until
his new appointment by Gov. Van
diver.
The governor has yet to indicate
his choice of a school board mem
ber to replace Duncan.
No Change in Church
Magazine Subscription
The trustees of the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate announce that
the subscription rate will remain
the same for 1960-61 as in the
past — $1.00 thru the churches
during the campaign and $1.50
for individual subscriptions at
other times. January 15 to March
15, wil be the campaign period, but
churches may sponsor campaigns
during an earlier 60 days period.
Subscription rates probably will
increase next year due to increased
cost of production. Last year it
cost approximately $1.30 per sub
scription to print and mail the Ad
vocate, and the figure will probab
ly be higher this year. A small
amount of advertising plus some
commercial printing done in the
Advocate shop has covered pre
vious deficits but this has not
been enough to balance recent
budgets. Some changes are nece
ssary to continue operation at
present rates even for one more
year.
The public is cordially invited
and urged to attend the display
in the Reynolds City Hall during
American Education Week which
is next week — Nov. 6 thru 12.
The teachers and students of
Reynolds High School are combin
ing their efforts to make this ex
hibit a meaningful one and one
that is worthy of the attention of
all persons interested in the edu
cation of our children.
Atlantan Arrested
For Assisting in Jail
Break Attempt
Atlanta, Ga. — A 40-year-old
Atlanta woman has been arrested
on warrants charging she gave a
gun aad ammunition to an inmate
of a North Carolina prison where
her brother is under a 35-year sen
tence, police have reported.
\vui.iun, Mrs. Margie War
ren, was named in the warrants
after authorities at Central Prison
in North Carolina discovered the
gun and cartridges in the prison
area and thwrated a possible
break out by her brother, T. C.
Callahan and other inmates.
Local FHA Members
Will Appear on T-V
Members of the Butler FFA
Chapter will appear on WRML’s
Chattahoochee RFD Program Sat
urday. The subject which the boys
from the local Chapter will pre
sent is: “Today’s Market Type
Hog.’’
The program appears on WRBL
TV Channel 3, beginning at 12:30
p. m. Saturday.
Reynolds High School
Loses Two Games to
Unadilla Friday Nite
Suspects Detained
In Gem Thefts
MIAMI, Fla.—The FBI announc
ed Monday arrest of two men and
recovery of part of about $160,000 in
loot taken over the past weekend
from two Georgia jewelry stores.
Robert Wayne Hinson of Miami
and Dwain Mark Cummings of
Maitland, Fla. were arrested.
They were charged with receiving
and possession of gems taken from
stores in Gainesville and Toccoa,
Ga.
Cummings the FBI said, had in
his possession a suitcase loaded
with watches and rings set with
diamonds and other precious ston
es.
1960 Cotton Crop
Slightly Below ’59
The national cotton crop for
I960 is estimated at 14,533,000
bales, about 5,000 bales below the
1959 crop, according to the latest
information received at the ASC
County Office. The 1949-58 average
is 13,710 000 bales.
The indicated yield for the U.S.
is 450 pounds, compared with 462
pounds in 1959 and the record high
of 466 pounds in 1958, the crop re
port shows. Cotton yields are low
er than last year in most States,
with California the only State in
dicating a record high.
John Miles Chosen
President of Upson
Medical Group
Thomaston, Ga. — John Miles
has been elected president of the
Upson County Mental Health As
sociation for the new year and
other new officers include James
Daviscn, vice president; Dallas |
Hazlewood, secretary; and Dallas
Broome, treasurer.
Mrs. Jeanette Woodall and Mrs.
J. M. Kellum were elected to the
executive committee and seven
new directors elected for three-
year terms.
After defeat by Unadilla Friday
night the Reynolds squad came
back with two consecutive chillers.
The girls of Reynolds gave it all
they had. Gentry and Powell put
on an “excellent” display of scor
ing. The girls were backed by
three very deceptive guards. Only
to be defeated again 40 to 39.
The second chiller came as the
starting whistle of the boys game
blew. After two minutes of play the
score was 0 and 0. The boys had
surprising hustle and speed. It was
a close game till the last three
minutes Reynolds put on splendid
pressing defense to win the game
47 to 37.
Reynolds B-Team also won 41
to 23.
Girls Game
Reynolds:
Juan Hartley, Forward, 6
Diane Powell, F, 16
Sandra Gentry, F, 17
Havilyn Montgomer, Guard
Annis Brunson, G.
Betty Willis, G.
Substitute:
Evalyn Reynolds, G.
Ellaville:
Chapman, Forward, 21
Stein Forward, 19
Stewart, G
Wall. G
Tondee, G
Substitutes:
Larkin. Guard
King, Forward
Owen, Forward
Boys Game
Reynolds:
A1 Denton. F. 10
Jerrv Mclnvale. F. 3
Bobby Green, C, 5
Robbv Bell, G, 5
Substitutes:
Harry Hicks, G, 3
I nuie Lashlev. C
Kmorv Parr. F. 7
L. I ightner, F. 5
Ellaville:
n-'rnclov. F. 2
Wall C. 11
R T ! crVi+no” O 3
Caroenter, G, 10
Substitutes:
Williams. G, 6
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Hambr'ck, F
Mott, F
Walter F. George
Postage Stamp
On Sale Saturday
Vienna, Ga. — Sen. Richard B.
Russell of Georgia, will be one of
the speakers at first-day sale
ceremonies for the Memorial
Stamp hnoring Sen. Walter George
it was announced this week.
Other speakers, previously an
nounced are Postmaster General
Arthur Summerfield and Sen. Her
man Talmadge of Georgia. Vien
na’^ mayor J. T. de Liesseline will
preside at the ceremonies which
begin at noon Saturday in the City
Park at Vienna.
The memorial stamp honoring
Senator George is of four cent de
nomination and is the second of a
series of three such stamps to be
issued by the Post Office Depart
ment during the year of 1960 hon
oring great American officials who
died in office. The two other
stamps honor the late R. A. Taft
and the late John F. Dulles, secre
tary of state.
In a statement released in Wash
ington, Postmaster General Sum
merfield paid tribute to the
statesmanship of Senator George.
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Miss Eddie Ross,
State H.D. Leader To
Speak at Banquet
Plans are well under way for
the annual Taylor County H-D
Achievement Banquet in the But
ler School Cafeteria on November
10th. The hour is 8 p. m.
Miss Ross will give an interest
ing talk on “The Profile of a
Home Demonstration Member. An
i interesting program of achieve
ments of the Clubs and members
is planned,
the
Cause Sought
For Destruction of
Macon Building
Macon, Ga. — Macon fire in
spectors are checking to locate the
cause of a blaze that destroyed the
Clark Memorial building a few
days ago.
The building, its machinery and
the granite and marble were de
scribed as “a total loss.”
Harry Barnwell, president of the
firm said it will be impossible to
make an estimate of the losses
until an inventory is taken.
Canadian Explosion
Killed 11 Persons
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explosion collapsed a busy depart
ment store in the downtown heart
of Windsor and killed at least 11
persons and injured more than 75.
Seven bodies were recovered. Ci
vilian defense worker Bill Bennett
said there stil were at least four
one of them a baby and another
a woman cut in half, buried in
debris in the basement.
Bennett, 47, climbing wearily
from the basement s murky depths
said any other trapped there were
dead too.
Newly Weds Treated
For Collision Injuries
Marietta, Ga. — An Atlanta cou
ple spent their wedding night in
Kennestone Hospital being treated
for injuries received in a collision
on the four lane highway. They
were Mr. and Mrs. McRay, Atlanta
who were among seven persons
hurts when two cars collided, po
lice stated.
Ex-Mayor Felton,
Montezuma Citizen,
Dies of Heart Attack
Montezuma, Ga. — A. C. Felton
III, former mayor of Montezuma
and president of the Georgia Mu
nicipal Association died unexpect
edly Oct. 27th after a heart at
tack. He was 56.
Mr. Felton, a Montezuma attor
ney served with the municipal as
sociation in 1957.
He was a member of the Ga and
National Bar Association and a
past president of the Montezuma
Kiwanis Club. He was a lay lead
er in the Montezuma Methodist
church and a member of the South
Ga. Conference Minimum Salary
Board.
His father was the late Judge
Jule Felton.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Leah Rochester of Norcross;
a daughter, Miss Frances Felton
his mother, Mrs. Jule Felton, all of
Montezuma; brothers, J. W. Fel
ton of Atlanta; W. R. Felton of
Salt Lake City, Utah, and John
Felton of Atlanta, and two sisters
Miss Frances Felton of Macon and
Mrs. James Paulk, Moultrie.
2 Teen-Agers Do
$5,000 Damage
To N. J. School
HACKENSACK, N. J.—Two teen
agers, one weilding a sledge ham
mer, caused an estimated $5,000
dameg in a three-story brick school
house before being arrested by po
lice early Sunday.
Police said Colin Wagner, 18, Pa-
ramus, N. J., and a 16-year-old
boy whose name was withheld be
cause of his age, smashed win
dows, desks and cabinets in the
Hackensack High School.
A dozen policemen, alerted by
a school alarm, captured the boys
on the roof of the school building.
Cost of Living
Rises Again
Washington, D. C. — The cost of
living in Atlanta kept climbing in
September, rising to six-tenths cent
above the previous month and 1.5
per cent above September a year
ago.
This was reported by the South’s
regional office of the U.S. Depart
ment of Labor Statistics.
B. A. Bagdon, Atlanta, regional
director, said the cost of living in
dex for September was 127.9 per
cent of the 1947-49 average.
Simultaneously, the Ga. Depart
ment of Labor said non-farm em
ployment in the Atlanta area rose
400 workers during September, and
unemployment dropped during
the month.
Employment for September was
363,050.
Miss Mathews Takes
“Third Woman” Role
Macon, Ga. — Miss Elizabeth
Mathews, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Mathews of Butler,
portrayed the role of the “Third
Woman” in the Wesleyan College
production of “The House of Ber-
nada Alba.”
Miss Mathews is a senior at
Wesleyan and a member of the
Wesleyan Players.
Carsonville Election
Set For Nov. 16th.
City Election for a Mayor and
four Councimen of Carsonville will
be conducted at M. T. Gaultney’s
Store in Carsonville on Nov. 16,
1960.
Justice of the Peace
Candidates Named
These persons have qualified for
Justice of the Peace and Consta
ble in the Nov. 8th election:
Justice of the Peace
Emory Harris, Butler.
W. M. Hollis, Reynolds
C. D. Lucas, Panhandle
E. M. Gaultnev, Carsonville.
W. W. Am n s, Daviston
W. H. Flowers, Jr., Howard.
Oscar M. Martin, Howard
Carl Turner, Rustin
Julian Cooper, Cedar Creek
Lee Posey, Potterville.
Constable
Ernest Parker, Potterville.
Revival Services Local Baptist Church
To Begin Sunday Morning November 6
And Continue Through Friday, Nov. 11
WTVM, Columbus
Changes to Chan. 28
At 7:00 P.M. Today
At 7 p. m. today (Thursday),
WTVM, Columbus, will make the
long awaited change from Chan
nel 28 to Channel 9.
Telecasting from its 1250 foot
tower, the tallest in Georgia, on
full power, WTVM will serve view
ers located within a radius of 80
miles. A total of 49 counties, 37 in
Georgia and 12 in Alabama, will
be reached.
Many wonderful new shows, the
best of ABC and NBC, can be
viewed when the change is made.
Such programs as “Wagon Train”
“Bonanza” “Real McCoys”, “Ten
nessee Ernie Ford and the Un
touchables will be among the many
presented.
Seven Killed On
Highways in Georgia
Atlanta, Ga. — The deaths of a
Bainbridjge doctor and a Statesboro
youth in separate collisions Sun
day brought to seven the number
of persons killed in Ga. accidents
during the week end.
The state patrol said Dr. Edwin
Lord, 63, died in a two car wreck
within the Bainbridge city limits.
Hugh W. Eurke, 19, of States
boro was injured fatally when the
car in which he was a passenger
was involved in a two-car collis
ion.
A pedestrian from Chatsworth,
Bill Tate, 53, was killed Saturday
night by an oncoming vehicle as
he walked along the highway.
Police said Ardean B. Kittleson,
43, of Atlanta, was killed when his
head was caught between the bot
tom of a descending elevator and
a guard rail while he was looking
into the shaft.
Wm. J. Hobbs, 38, of Buchanan,
was killed Saturday when the ve
hicle he was driving rammed the
rear of a truck near Buchanan on
a Haralson county road, the patrol
said.
Mike W. Preston Sr., 67, of Buena
Vista was killed Saturday when
the car he was driving ran off
Brantley Road and plunged down
an embankment.
Another Saturday victim was
Lonnie Couldin. 45, of Cochran, in
jured fatally when the car he was
driving overturned.
399,000 New Babies
Break Old Record
WASHINGTON—More babies were
born during August than during
any previous August, the Public
Health Service reported Monday.
The National Office of Vital Sta
tistics, reporting this Monday, said
August was the first month during
the past year in which the number
of births showed a sharp increase
over those in the comparable 1959
month.
There were an estimated 399,000
live births registered during August
4.5 per cent more than the 382,-
000 in August 1959.
The report said that even the
sizable increase in August was not
enough to offset completely the de
cline during earlier 1960 months.
The conclusive total for the first
eight months was 2,781,000, or 1.3
per cent less than last year’s 2,817,-
000.
DeKalb Judge
Orders Luther King
Freed from Prison
Decatur, Ga. — A county judge
has reversed an earlier decision
and freed Dr. Luther King, Jr., !
Negro integrator leader, from the 1
Ga. State Prison under $2,000 bail. |
Judge Oscar Mitchell of DeKalb j
county court said he had been |
under mounting pressure for and
against granting bond to King but
that his decision was influenced
only by law.
Pressure for freeing the integra
tion leader, said Mitchell, included
a phone call from a member of the
family of Sen. John Kennedy, Dem
ocratic presidential nominee, Mit
chell did n ot identify the caller
other than that it was a male
voice.
Rev. Grammer, of Columbus,
Will be Guest Evangelist
During Series of Services.
Revival services begin Sunday
at the Butler Baptist church and
continue through Nov. 11th.
REV. HENRY GRAMMER
The visiting evangelist will be
Rev. Henry Grammer, pastor of
the Porter Memorial Baptist
Church, Columbus.
Rev. Grammer is a successful
pastor and capable evangelist.
Services are planned daily for 10
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
The public is extended a cordial
invitation to attend these services
and avail themselves of this spirit
ual enrichment.
Rev. Walter Doggrell,
Pastor.
Warner Robins Mayor
Continues in Campaign
Warner Robins, Ga. — Mayorr
Kemp Harrison will continue his
bid for re-election in the Nov. Sth
election altho he has been ordered
to report to the U.S. Marshal’s
office in Warner Robins to begin
serving a year and a day federal
prison term.
Judge Bootle has signed a man
date making the decision of the U.
S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,
which affirmed Harrison’s bank
fraud conviction, the ruling of the
U.S. District court.
$1100 Salary Raise
Urged for Teachers
Columbus, Ga. — Lt. Gov. Gar
land Byrd came out strongly this
week for an $1100-a-year salary in
crease for Georgia school teach
ers.
Addressing the Muscogee educa
tion Association, he emphasized
that it could not be done over
night but pledged his efforts in
the January Legislature to obtain
action.
The national average for teach
er pay is $5,000. In Ga. it is $3,-
900.
“This is a situation which de
mands immediate and agres'-’ve
action,” Byrd said. “It is a situa
tion which cannot be erased in one
year.
“It would take $32 million to
close that $1,100 per teacher pan,
and it would be a miracle, inde-d,
if that much monev becamp avail
able in the next few months.”
State Revenue
Still Growing
ATLANTA—State tax collections
continued their almost spectacular
increase in October, Revenue Com
missioner Dixon Oxford said Mon
day.
Revenue was up $4,684,299 dur
ing the month over the same month
last year. Collections for the year
have increased $11,660,718.
Oxford said these collections
were pleasing, ard commented that
an increase in sales tax amount
ed to a “surprise because we are
in a mild recession.”
Sales tax receipts are up $358.3
for the month, but motor fuel col
lections have slipped down $410,870
for October, the commissioner said.