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VOLUME 85
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1960.
NUMBER 6.
Kennedy, Demo. Leads Nixon, Rep. in Vote for President
Annual Butler High School Homecoming
Set For FrL, Nov. 18, Program to Include
Parade, Crowning of Queen & Ball Game
Funeral Services
For Mr. J. C. Byrd
Held Saturday P.M.
Mr. A. L. Waters
Dies at His Home
Early Sat. Morning
Parade Will Begin at 2:30
Followed By Ball Game And
Crowning of Queen at 7 P. M.
The students are eagerly prepar
ing a big welcome for all alumni of
Butler High School. Homecoming
day has been set for November
18th.
A parade at 2:30 will kick off a
big afternoon and night. The New
ton County High School band di
rected by Basil Rigney, will play
during the parade and crowning of
the queen. Immediately following
the parade the band and majorettes
will perform a special twirling rou
tine on the square.
At 5:30 a bonfire and pep rally
sponsored by the Beta Club will be
held in the triangle near the High
School. A paper mache tiger will
be burned.
The games between Butler and
Reynolds will begin at 7:00. Bet
ween the girl’s and boy’s games the
crowning of the 1960 Homecoming
Queen will take place. The Senior
Class is planning to make this the
most impressive ceremony ever us
ed. Girls who were selected for the
court include: Janice Peed, Eloise
Maxwell, Fran Cochran and Betty
Ann Brewer. The queen who will
not be announced until time of
crowning will be chosen from the
following seniors by the student
body: Elaine Posey, Ellen Allen,
Ellen Locke, Bonnie Layfield and
Johnsoleve Blackston.
To complete the day, the Student
Council is requesting all alumni
and visitors to stay after the games
for a period of fun and renewing
old acquaintances. Lets make this
Home Coming one to be remem
bered.
—Reporter.
Teen-age Gang
Arrested After
Macon Terror Spree
MACON, Ga. Nov. 6—A Negro
teen-age gang has been arrested
and charged with arson, robbery,
burglary, larcency and assault, po
lice said Sunday.
The half-dozen minors, police
were told have been operating in
west Macon for several months, but
have not ben reported by residents
of the area because of fear of the
gang.
One resident told detectives: “We
were scared to death of the gang
and failed to report the boys for
fear of what they would do to us.”
Detectives Newborn Durden and
T. J. Mitchell said one Negro man
was beaten twice by the bovs be
cause he had no. money and later
was stabbed in a third attack by
the group.
They said the boys have also
been charged with setting three
fir e 'c in Macon during October. •
The detectives listed two of the
youths old enough according to
Georgia law to be identified, as
Isaac Rawles and Marion Jackson.
Thev were believed to be the lead
ers of the gang.
Airman & Wife Killed
In Car-Train Collision
WARNER ROBINS—A car-train
collision at approximately 7:10 p.
m. Tuesday in Warner Robins claim
ed the lives of an Air Force captain
and his wife, city police reported.
Desk Officer P. A. McCrimons
of the Warner Robins Police Dept,
said the dead were identified as
Capt. and Mrs. James A. Mertens,
residents of 707 Briarcliff Road in
Warner Robins.
A Robins Air Force Base spokes
man said Capt. Mertens was at
tached to the 4137th Strategic
Wing.
Police reported the automobile
occupied by the victims was hit by
a Southern Railway freight at a
crossing at First Street and Cannon
Road. Police said only a stop signs
guards the crossing.
Mrs. Mertens was reported to
have died instantly. Capt. Mertens
died at 8:17 p. m. in Houston Hos
pital.
Public Invited To
Revival Services At
Baptist Church
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the revival at the local
Baptist church this week and hear
the splendid gospel messages
brought by Rev. Henry Gram-
mer the visiting minister, each
morning and evening.
The splendid gospel singing un
der Rev. Walter Doggrell, the pas
tor, is also an inspiring feature of
each service.
The High School Senior Class
in the local school accepted a spe
cial invitation extended by the
Men’s Sunday School Class to at
tend the revival Wednesday eve
ning.
The revival will continue thru
Friday with worship twice daily:
10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Reynolds Kiwanis
Will Sponsor 1960-61
STAR School Program
Reynolds Kiwanis Club will spon
sor the 1960-61 Student-Teacher A-
chievement Recognition (STAR)
program for the Taylor County
school system, announced Dr. John
Miller, Columbus 3W district chair
man of the STAR program.
"Nothing will spur students and
teachers toward maximum achieve
ment as much as enthusiastic sup
port of parents and responsible lo
cal civic and service organizations”
said Franklin M. Garrett, chairman
of the Georgia State Chamber of
Commerce’s Education Department.
“For this reason”, he added, “we
wish to commend Ihe Reynolds Ki
wanis Club for its participation and
sponsorship of the STAR program.
STAR students will be named in
each high school on the basis of
scores made in the December Col
lege Bo^rd Scholastic Aptitude Test
and senior year scholastic averages.
From these winners, STAR students
will be named in each school sys
tem, school. district and for the en
tire state solely on the basis of
college board scores.
Eight high school STAR student
will name the still-active Georgia
teacher who, in the student’s opin
ion, made the greatest contribution
to his scholastic record. The teach
er will then be named a STAR tea
cher and will share all recognition
with the STAR student.
STAR students and teachers from
each school system will be awarded
a trip to Atlanta to attend the an
nual meeting of the State Chamber
on April 7, 1961. In the Taylor
Cbunty school system, this trip will
be sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.
The State-wide STAR student and
teacher will be announced at this
luncheon meeting.
The grand prize in the form of a
free week-long educational tour of
Georgia begins immediately after
+he luncheon for the 22 district
STAR students and teachers plus
five runers-up.
Annual Community
Thanksgiving Service
At Methodist Church
The Butler Community Thanks
giving service will be held on Wed
nesday evening, November 23 at
the Methodist Church at 7:30. The
time has been changed from Thurs
day morning to Wednesday night
because a number of persons had
expressed desire to be away on
Thanksgiving Day but wanted to
attend the service.
We hope this will help us have
an increased attendance.
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.
Mr. J. C. Byrd died Nov. 3 at
7 p. m. in the Montgomery hos
pital. Cause of his death was at
tributed to a cerebral hemorrhage
and duration of illness was quite
brief.
Mr. Byrd was born May 19, 1899
the son of the late J. S. Byrd and
Belle Kirksey Byrd of this county
and had resided in Crowell com
munity his entire life.
Funeral was conducted at the
Crowell Methodist Church Saturday
with Rev. Virgil Culpepper, pastor
of the church, officiating and was
assisted by Eld. John Mangham.
Interment was in Crowell ceme
tery.
Pall bearers included: H. C.
Byrd, Walter and Herman O’Neal,
Talmadge Kirksey, Willie Byrd
John Tucker, Guy Windham Jr.
and James Posey.
Survivors include his wife, Lou
ise Tucker Byrd; a daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Bostwick, Macon; Mrs. E.N.
Shortrand, Troy, N. Y.; Miss Leila
Byrd of Reynolds; sisters, Mrs. Roy
Byrd, Mrs. David Posey, Mrs. J. W.
O’Neal and Mrs. M. T. Gaultney,
Sr., all of Taylor county; one
brother, Mr. S. B. Byrd, Clermont,
Ga.
Mrs. Daisy M. Daniel
Taylor County Native
Dies At Thomaston
Mrs. Daisy Montgomery Daniel,
former Taylor countian, died Nov.
3rd, 5 a| m. at the Upson County
hospital. Mrs. Daniel had been ill
with leukemia for the past four
months.
Mrs. Daniel is the daughter of
Mr. Brannon and Mrs. Louise
P. Montgomery of Mauk, and was
born in this county April 21, 1929.
She and her husband, John B.
Daniel, and three children had
made their residence in Thomaston
for the past four years.
Funeral was conducted at The
Rock Baptist Church Nov. 4th, 2
p. m. with Dr. Malar, pastor of the
church officiating and he was as
sisted by Rev. Tegler Greer. Inter
ment was in Southside Cemetery,
Upson County. The deceased was
a member of the Mauk Methodist
church.
Pall bearers included: Bob
Bickley, T. C. Grabbitt, Jack
Scarborough, James McKinley,
Ross Brantley and Bela Greene.
Survivors include the parents
Mr. and Mrs. Brannon Montgom
ery, Mauk; her husband, John B.
Daniel; three children, Patricia,
Kennith and Tommy; one sister,
Mrs. John Malo, Columbus; one
brother, Russell Montgomery of
Thomaston.
Second Quarterly
Conference Sunday
Night at Howard
Second Quarterly Conference
will be conducted Sunday night at
the Howard Methodist Church with
Rev. W. J. Erwin, District Superin
tendent, scheduled to speak. The
evening meal will be served at 6
p. m. folowed by the service at
7:30 p. m. Program of the evening
will be devoted to the sermon by
Rev. Erwin and to the regular ses
sion of the Quarterly Conference
for the six churches of the Howard
charge.
Every member and friend of the
Howard charge will receive a warm
welcome Sunday night. Come for
supper and join the congregation
for an evening of inspiration and
fellowship.
L. L. Minor Suffers
Heart Attack Tuesday
Mr. L. L. Minor, prominent Tay
lor County Lumberman and farmer
suffered a heart attack Tuesday.
He was taken to an Atlanta hos
pital Tuesday night.
His many friends are concerned
over his condition and wish for
him a speedy and complete recov
ery.
Mr. Arren Lathan Waters, well
known Taylor county citizen who
had spent his entire life here
with the exception of two years
residence at Lizella, died sudden
ly Saturday morning of a heart
attack. Mr. Waters, born Jan. 26,
1864, was the son of Arren Leon
Waters and Nora Josephine Parker
Waters.
Mr. Waters was a deacon of the
local Beptist church and highly
respected and loved by all who
came in contact with him. Having
been in ill health for several years
Mr. Waters was a retired lumber
man. He was employed by the
Reid Lumber Co. of Butler and
Macon and was also employed in
the service station business in But
ler prior to affiliating with the
lumber firm.
Funeral service was conducted
at the local Baptist church Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock with
Rev. Walter Doggrell, pastor, offi
ciating. He was assisted by Rev.
J. R. Whiddon, pastor of the Rey
nolds Baptist church. Interment
was in the Butler cemetery.
Active pall bearers included:
Leonard Adams, Leon Smith, Mer
cer Byrd, Harol Bazemore, Hoyt
Clark and Carl Adams. Honorary
pall bearers were: J. W. Edwards I
W. S. Payne, Hubert Payne, Walter
Suggs, Hamp Childres, Bobby
Brooks, T. E. Tante, M. A. Chap
man, the Men’s S. S. Class of the
local Baptist church and a group
from the Lizella Baptist church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Nellie Waters; one son, Cecil L.
Waters; and a daughter, Mrs.
Lennelle Waters Hart; three grand
children, Sandra and Lathan Wat
ers, Savannah and Charles Hart,
of Butler; three sisters also sur
vive, namely: Mrs. B. H. Bazemore
Butler; Mrs. E. A. Smith, Thomas
ton; Mrs. C. B. Byrd, Reynolds; one
brother, G. L. Waters, Columbus
and a large number of nieces and
nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Dr. William Quillian
Died Wed., Oct. 26th
In Atlanta Hospital
Dr. William F. Quillian died
Wednesday, Oct. 26 in an Atlanta
hospital. Funeral services were
held at the Glenn Memorial Metho
dist Ohurch, with Bishop Arthur J.
Moore, Dr. W. R. Cannon and Dr.
Eugene Drinkard officiating. Burial
was in Westview Abbey, Atlanta.
Dr. Quillian, a native of Lithonia,
was the son of the late Dr. and
Mrs. W. F. Quillian. He was educa
ted at Emory where he was a char
ter member of Phi Beta Kappa, and
at the Vanderbilt School of Theo
logy. He was awarded the doctor
of divinity degree by Emory and
that of doctor of laws from South
ern Methodist University.
Jury Finds $130,998
Deficit in Accounts of
Bleckley Co. Official
Cochran, Ga. — A Bleckley
county grand jury investigating
irregularities in the county commis
sioner’s office Wednesday returned
two indictments against a Cochran
businessmen and issued present
ments charging the county is on
the “verge of bankruptcy” largely
because of “incompetence . . . and
misuses of county funds” by Com
missioner Ivy M. Smith.
R. W. Burke, who has been as
sociated with Smith in business
dealings with the county, was
charged in two indictments with
illegally paying a total of $2,750.50
to Smith in connection with road
contracts between Burke Grassing
Co. and Bleckley County.
The grand jury Tuesday indicted
Smith on two charges of illegally
receiving the payments. It also re
turned two indictments charging he
used county funds to satisfy per -
sonal obligations and to pay per
sonal expenses not connected with
county business.
In its presentment, the jury re
ported that as of Sept. 30 the
county had a deficit of $130,998.50.
Georgia and Taylor County Join Nation
In Casting Their Vote for Dem. Candidate
Local Amendment No. 77 Favored in Co.
Kiwanis to Observe
Farm-City Week
By Special Program
The Reynolds Kiwanis Club will
present a special program on Nov.
18th in observance of Farm-City
Week. The week of November 18-
24 has been designated as Farm-
City Week and the purpose is to
better the relationship between
farm and city people.
This program will feature an ad
dress by Geo. P. Donaldson,
President of Abraham-Baldwin Col
lege, recognized as one of the
best speakers in the state as well
as a nationally known farm lead
er.
As a tribute to the memory of
Thelmon Jarrell and in keeping
with the meaning of Farm-City
Week, this program will be staged
in Central Community at the new
Congregational Methodist Church.
The family of Thelmon Jarrell has
been invited to attend as guests
of the Club.
Following the address of Mr.
Donaldson, the Flint EMC will con
duct a tour of the Franklin Me-
Cants Poultry Farm to show what
local enterprise has accomplished
and to emphasize the relationship
between farm and city people.
The Central Community Club
will prepare the food for the Ki
wanis Club. Interested persons are
invited to attend this meeting as
guests of the Reynolds Kiwanis
Club if they will make reserva
tions with a member of the Cen
tral Community Club or Reynolds
Kiwanis Club not later than
Nov. 15th.
Funeral Services For
Mr. Donald Carpenter
Held at Mt. Pisgah
Mr. Daniel Carpenter died Mon
day morning at ten o’clock after
suffering from a heart illness for
the past several weeks. Mr. Car
penter was born Aug. 11, 1904 son
of the late Gideon and Mollie H.
Carpenter of this county.
For the past several year Mr.
Carpenter had made his home at
Pearson, Ga.
Funeral was conducted at Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church Tuesday at
3 o’clock p. m. with Rev. W. H.
Brown officiating and assisted by
Rev. Perdue. Interment was in the
family lot in Mt. Pisgah cemetery.
Pall bearers included Wanzie,
Wilber Lee and Sanford Carpenter
J. C., Oscar and Arthur Carpen
ter, nephews of the deceased.
Survivors are Mrs. Rubie Car
penter of Thomaston; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Ralph Ellington of At
lanta; a son, Paul Carpenter of
Thomaston and several nieces and
nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Fickling Masonic
Lodge Gathering Toys..
For Co. Children
Members of the Fickling Masonic
Lodge of Butler are collecting toys
for the needy children in Taylor
County for Christmas.
Anyone having toys that they
would like to donate to this cause,
are asked to contact one of the fol
lowing gentlemen: A1 Fehring, O.
C. Keen, Jr., or W. B. Guined. They
will be glad to call for such toys or
if you prefer, you may bring toys
to the Clerk’s office in the Court
House at Butler.
The cooperation of the public will
be appreciated.
Mr. Ed Goddard New
Chm. County Red Cross
Mr. Edward M. Goddard of Rey
nolds has accepted the chairman
ship of Taylor County Red Cross
Chapter. He succeeds the late Thel
mon Jarrell who served as Chair
man for many years.
Kennedy Leads With 285 Elec
toral Votes Against 190 Elec
toral Votes for Ilichard Nixon
John F. Kennedy, Democrat leads
in race for Presidency over Richard
Nixon, Republican by a 51-49 per
cent margin with 84 per cent of the
Nations votes reported. This report
was at 8 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing.
Kennedy leads with 285 electoral
votes against 190 electoral votes for
Nixon.
Georgia and Taylor County as
always voted for the Democratic
nominee by a large majority.
It appears that only a few of
Georgia’s statewide Constitutional
Amendments were approved.
Taylor County’s local amend
ment No. 77 which would give the
County authority to issue revenue
bonds for the purchase, construct
ion, lease and sale of facilities use
ful to industry or commerce was
passed by a vote of 698 for to 258
against.
Mr. Lee S. Mills,
Father of Mrs. Purvis
Dies Sunday A. M.
Mr. Lee S. Mills, father of Mrs.
Carroll Purvis, Charing, died Sun
day morning at Keysville Rest
Home, Burke county. Mr. Mills had
been ill for approximately four
weeks. He had made his residence
in Stewart County for several
years. He was 84 years of age and
was the son of the late John and
Virginia Mills, of Calhoun county.
Graveside services were conduct
ed at Bloodworth cemetery Monday
at 3 p. m. with Rev. W. R. Law-
horn officiating. Interment was in
the family lot.
Pall bearers included: Erwin
Jones, Jessie Bell, Harper Woodall
Benny Waller, Lewis Watson and
Lester Garrett.
Survivors include one daughter,
Mrs. Carroll Purvis of Charing;
a brother, Wright Mills of Lump
kin; two sisters, Miss Stella Mills
of Fitzgerald; and another sister
in Alabama; also feur grand chil
dren.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Nov. 15 Date For
Referendum Vote On
Liquor Store, Upson
(From Thomaston Times)
A referendum to determine if li
quor stores will return to Upson
county has been called for Novem
ber 15 following a reversal of
Judge Bethel Salter’s decision that
a peititon asking for such an elec
tion was insufficient.
The reversal came at the end of
a four-hour mandamus hearing be
fore Judge Hal Bell in Upson Su
perior Court Tuesday.
Judge Bell ruled that names on
525 counter petitions filed with the
Ordinary for removal of names
from the original petition could
not be removed from the peititon.
That ruling was the crux of the
case because alleged forgeries did
not reduce the peititon to an in
sufficient number.
Macon County
Representative
J. L. Souter, Dies
Montezuma, Ga. Nov. 5—State
Representative J. Lester Souter Sr.
died at his home in Montezuma
Saturday morning. He was 60 years
old.
Born and reared in Preston, Mr.
Souter was the owner of the Souter
Lumber Co. and was engaged in
other business and farming inte
rests in this region. He had served
two consecutive terms as represent
ative from Macon County and had
recently been elected to a third
term. A member of the Montezuma
Baptist Church, he was a Mason
and a shriner.