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The Butler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS”
VOLUME 85 BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1960 NUMBER 10.
Reynolds School Homecoming ** • % Fri.
Parade Begins at -Jed by
Luncheon, Ball Gam*, v'rowning of Queen
More Than 700 Baptist Represnting 37
Churches of the Rehoboth Asso. Attended
“M” Night Services in Butler Monday
Three Basket Ball Games with
Byron High School Scheduled
To Begin at Six O’clock
Reynolds High School is dancing
its busiest week to the tune of
Home Coming Day which is Friday
—tomorrow. In our halls are heard
the cries of “floats,” ‘ decorations”
“ball games”, “Home Coming”
Queens. Everywhere we see the
different clubs surrounded by an
array of thumbtacks, crepe paper
and every material imaginable, in
preparation for the floats.
Those having floats will be the
R Club, F.H.A. Club, Key Club, 4-H
Club, Co-ed-y Club, Beta Club,
and the Reynolds Kiwanis Club.
These floats will form a parade to
roll around Reynolds to the music
of the Ft. Valley High School
band. Last minute preparation
will be from 3:20 to 4 and at 4 p.
m. the parade begins.
Another highlight of the day
will be the barbecue supper in the
Reynolds High School lunch room
from 5:30 to 7 p. m. Price is $1.00
a plate. Everyone welcome!
At 6 p. m. will begin our series
of three basketball games to be
played against Byron High school.
During the half of the boys game
the Homecoming Queen for 1960-
61 will be crowned.
Immediately following the ball
games there will be a sock-hop in
the gym, sponsored by the FHA
Club. All Alumni, students, and
guests are invited' to take part in
this. Refreshments will be avail
able.
What then? A bunch of tired,
worn--out, but happy students and
teachers find their ways home.
And — so crowns our Reynolds
High School Home Coming Day!
R. L, Swearingen
Elected Director
Hereford Assn.
In Chicago, 111., Nov. 29th at the
Annual meeting of the National
Polled Hereford Association, Mr. R.
L. Swearingen of Reynolds was
elected as a National Director to
represent Georgia, Alabama and
Florida for a four-year tearm.
The board is composed of twelve
directors. These men live in dif
ferent parts of the United States
and are elected by the 12,000
members of the American Hereford
Association.
The National Show was staged
in conjunction with the Interna
tional Livestock Exposition.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Swearingen
retunned home Thursday after
spending several days in Chicago.
Polio Cases Count
Below 1959 Number
Washington, D. C. —The Public
Health Service reports the number
of polio cases in the nation
reached 3,071 last week, far below
the 8,129 cases in the same period
last year.
The report said there were 40
new cases last week, including 34
oaralytic. This compared to 105
cases in the same week of 1959.
Cancer Vaccine
Stirs Hope
Tulsa, Okla. — A cancer spe
cialist says vaccines already have
proved up to 95 per cent effective
in preventing some animal can
cers.
And it is possible that vaccina
tion will be the answer to cancer
in humans, Dr. J. R. Heller told the
Oklahoma division of the Ameri
can Cancer Society.
Dr. Heller, president of the Me
morial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center in New York City, said that
eight different types of animal
cancers definitely have been es
tablished as caused by viruses.On
some of these he said, cancer vac
cines proved 95 per cent preven
tively effective.
Our job is first to try to prevent
cancer," he declared. “If we can’t
then we can try to cure It. If not
that, we can arrest it or palliate
it."
He said about 110 chemical
compounds are ready for clinical
trials and that “one or two or even
three of these may be better than
anything we have now.”
Mrs. Luke Mitchell
Died at Columbus
Hospital Sunday
Mrs. Nettie Williamson Mitchell,
widow of Mr. Luke Eugene Mit
chell died at St. Frances Hos
pital, Columbus, Sunday at 12:10
p. m.
Mrs. Mitchell was born May 24,
1883, the daughter of Mr. Jim and
Mrs. Lee Smith Williamson in Tay
lor county.
Mrs. Mitchell had made her resi
dence in Columbus during the past
14 years. Her death occurred after
undergoing surgery three weeks
ago.
Funeral for the deceased was
conducted at the Crowell Metho
dist Church Tuesday at 1 p. m.
iwith Rev. Chas. Hillis pastor of St.
• Marys Methodist church officiat
ing. He was assisted by Rev. Vir
gil Culpepper pastor of the Rey
nold Methodist church. Mrs.
Mitchell was a life-long member
of the Crowell Methodist Church.
Interment was in CroWell ceme
tery.
Active pall bearers included:
Messrs Jim Brewer, E. T. Shealy,
Charlie B. Hicks, L. W. Cook, E. H.
Joiner and W. F. Brunson.
Honorary pall bearers included:
Mercer Smith, Jim and Tom Mont
gomery, C. H. Sawyer, Edgar
Whatley, W. M. Hollis, T. What
ley, J. C. Fuller, F. Slaughter, Dr.
Frank Sams, F. M. Carson, Frank
Musslewhite and Jim Musslewhite.
Survivors include three sons: J.
C. Mitchell, Charleston, S. C.; Gra
dy Mitchell, Baltimore, Md.; Wil
bur Mitchell, Jacksonville, Fla.;
two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Brown
Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Miriam Spinks
Columbus, Ga.
Goddard Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
WOW To Sponsor
Christmas Tree
Program Dec. 20
Butler Camp No. 1428 and Wom
en of Woodcraft Court No. 1605
will sponsor a Christmas tree pro
gram Dec. 22nd at the Community
Club House.
The families and children are
invited to be present for this occa- l
sion.
It is requested that each child
bring a gift not to exceed 50c.
As an added feature, Mr. Paul
Jcnes, State Manager, W. O. W.,
and Miss Ernestine Adams, Na
tional Activity Director of the
Women’s Courts will be present.
It is hoped that every member
will be present for this program
and join in the enjoyment of the
Christmas party.
Fires Throughout
Nation Take Lives
Of 53 in Two Days
An associated press report re
veals that fires and related acci
dents have taken the lives of 53
persons throughout the nation in
recent days. Many of the victims
were children.
By states, this was the death
count: Florida 6, Georgia 2, Loui
siana 6, Maryland 7, New York 6,
New Jersey 2, Ohio 2, Pennsylvania
4, South Carolina 10, Tennessee 8.
5 Youths Released
In Pastor’s Slaying
Columbus, Ga. — Five youthful
suspects held in connection with
the brutal stab-slaying of an
Opelika, Ala., pastor are free after
four of them took a lie detector
test.
Muscogee county officers said
the five apparently had no part in
the slaying of Rev. J. P. May.
County Police Capt. G. H. Roll
ing said officers have uncovered
"several new leads” in the mur
der, but he declined to discuss
them.
Man’s body was found at the
edge of woods in a residential sub
division shortly after noon Satur
day. There wer 29 stab wounds in
the chest and his throat had been
slashed.
We often wonder why so many
people persist in believing there
are people like those in the mov
ies. Tain’t so.
Mr. Wm. H. Theus
Taylor Co. Native
Dies Thursday P. M.
Mr. William Henry Theus, re
tired farmer, died Thursday after
noon at the Montgomery hospital
after suffering an attack of pneu
monia. Mr. Theus was 89 years of
age and had been in ill health for
several months.
The deceased was a son of
James J. Theus and Mary Jane
Davis Theus, born Oct. 25, 1871 in
this county and had spent his en
tire life here.
Funeral services were conducted
at Bethel Primitive Baptist church
at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. Eld.
John Manghom officiating. Inter
ment was in Bethel Baptist ceme
tery.
Pall bearers were composed of
grandsons and great grand sons.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Dora Ann Peterman Theus; three
sons, C. B. Theus, Ellaville, Ga.;
Dr. L. W. Theus and Vester Theus,
Butler; and five daughters, Mrs. J.
H. Cox, Griffin; Mrs. H. C. Bond,
Reynolds; Mrs. J. C. Cox Monte
zuma; Mrs. C. D. Windham, Macon
and Mrs. D. J. Shaw, Marietta.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Byrd Hopes Georgia
Finds Way to Avoid
Little Rock Problems
Atlanta, Ga. — Lt. Gov. Garland
Byrd told a 15 year old high school
student Monday he hopes Georgia
will never have a repetition of Lit
tle Rock’s or New Orleans’ prob
lems with school integration.
“I hope that Georgians working
together,, both colored and white
can solve this problem,” Byrd said
“I call on the colored people to
desist from those activities that
would provoke an incident of this
sort.”
White citizens should “trust
the leadership of this state” to find
the solution, Byrd said, adding that
"Gov. Vandiver and the legisla
ture are doing everything humanly
possible” to preserve segregated
public schools.
Byrd answered the question put
to him by Joe Bentley, a 10th-
grader at South Gwinnett High
School near Grayson.
Bentley had written a letter ask
ing the lieutenant governor about
the Democratic party. Byrd invited
him to attend a press conference
in the lieutenant governor’s office.
After several other questions deal
ing with party politics philosophy
had been discussed, Bentley said “I
have one more question. Do you
think we are going to have anoth
er Little Rock or New Orleans
here?”
Byrd took the unexpected ques
tion in the stride and began by
answering, "I hope we will not be
put in a position by the colored
people of this state similar to what
has happened there.”
He then began to develop his
position, saying he has not given
up hope and adding that I would
not admit that we are going to
be forced in this case (to close
schools or allow integration)”
The lieutenant governor predict
ed that the 1961 Assembly, which
begins next January its 40 day ses
sion will not change the school
laws.
“I don’t anticipate the legisla
ture will take any step that will
have a far reaching effect on the
schools” he said.
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. I
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.
Christmas Party
At Trinity Church
Everyone is invited to attend
the Community Christmas tree and
Carol singing on Dec. 17th at 8:00
o’clock at Trinity Church.
Attendants are requested to
bring a package and exchange
gifts.
Mr. F. C. Jarrell
Dies at Home
Wednesday Morning
Mr. Floyd C. Jarrell, 80 years of
age, died of a heart attack at his
home near Butler at 4 o’clock Wed
nesday morning.
Mr. Jarrell was born in Taylor
County, Feb. 10, 1880, the son of
the late Mr. Albert Hardy Jarrell
and Mrs. Nannie McBride Jarrell.
He spent his entire life in Taylor
County and operated one of the
largest farms in this section. He
served for 16 years as County Com
missioner and was a leader in the
Union Methodist Church of which
he was one of the oldest members.
Mr. Jarrell was the father of Mr.
Thelmon Jarrell, who served as
Clerk of Superior Court of Taylor
County for almost 28 years and
whose death occurred August 27th
of this year.
Funeral services have been an
nounced for 3 o’clock, Thursday
(this) afternoon at the Union Me
thodist Church. Rev. Teglar Greer
will officiate and will be assisted
by Rev. Ted Griner and Rev. F. J.
Gilbert. Interment will be in the
family lot, Union Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Mary McCants Jarrell; six sons,
Messrs Polk, of Atlanta; Gorman
and Fred of Butler; Arthur of At
hens; Doctors Floyd C. Jr. and Ha
rold G. Jarrell of Columbus; three
daughters Miss Hazel Jarrell and
Mrs. H. G. Cheek of Butler and Mrs.
Dequindre McGlaun of Columbus,
also one brother Mr. A. H. Jarrell
of Butler and a number of grand
children.
Driver Cited
Posthumously in
Attempt to Save Lady
Washington, D. C. — A Georgia
truck'driver who gave his life in a
futile) attempt to carry a woman
from a sea of flaming gasoline
was awarded posthumously Satur
day the trucking industry’s high
est honor for heroism.
He was I. B. Garrett of Columbus
who drove for an Atlanta com
pany.
Award of the American Trucking
Associations’ “Pro Meritas” award
—a brcnze medal and certificate—
will be made to his widow at a
meeting -of the Columbus Traffic
Club Thursday
The incident for which Garrett
was cited occurred at Columbus on
Oct. 7, 1959. A leak had developed
in a storage tank containing 18,000
gallons of gasoline. While Garrett
watched repair efforts, flames
suddenly engulfed the tank and
the area around it.
Roberson Names
Durden Sheriff
Bibb County
Macon, Ga. — Macon City De
tectives Newburn Durden will be
chief deputy for W. L. Robertson
when the Bibb sheriff-elect takes
office Jan. 1st.
Robertson announced Durden’s
appointment to the post of chief
deputy. This was his first an
nouncement since the election as
to any change in personnel in the
sheriff’s office.
Forrester’s Americus
Office Closes Friday
Congressman E. L. “Tic” Forres
ter’s Office in Americus will be
closed tomorrow (Friday).
After that date, inquiries and re
quests may be made to Mr. For
res’s Washington Office at 1110
New House Office Building; or by
calling Washington, CApitol 4-3121
extension 5006.
Taylor County Schools
Chirstmas Holidays
All schools in Taylor County will
be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 21
and resume classes on Monday,
January 2, observing Christmas ho
lidays.
$62,379 Approved
For Peach Schools
Washington, D. C.—'The depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare has approved $62,379 in
financial assistance for Peach
County, Ga., schools. Of the
amount, $39,766 was certified for
immediate payment.
Polling Places
Announced for Lint
Referendum Dec. 13
With the Tuesday referendum on
marketing quotas for 1961-crop up
land cotton drawing near, the
County ASC Committee has made
final arrangements for the ballot
ing.
There will be polling places in
all of the county’s 5 cotton-grow
ing communities, the committee
announced. Notices showing the
date of the referendum and the lo
cation of polling places have been
posted in conspicuous places in
the county. The ASC Committee
also announced the names of eligi
ble farmers who will serve on com
mittees responsible for conducting
the referendum.
Mr. Roy Jones of the ASC County
Office points out that eligible vot
ers in the Tuesday referendum are
persons who as owner-operator,
cash tenant, or share-cropper en
gaged in the production of upland
cotton in 1960. Further information
with respect to eligibility (o vote
in the referendum may be obtained
from the local ASC county office.
On the day of the referendum, in
formation on eligibility also may
be obtained at the polling places.
Polling places for the cotton
referendum are as follows:
ASC Office, Reynolds City Hall,
Frank Peacock’s Store, B. L. Wal
ler’s Store and F. C. Jarrell’s Store.
Polls will be open from 8 a. m.
to 6 p. m.
Dr. E. C. Whatley
Heads Boys Estate
Drive at Reynolds
Dr. E. C. Whatley was the Chair
man of the Boys Estate Drive, in
Reynolds on Nov. 25th.
Boys Estate, Ga. is an All-Boy
Community to which homeless lads
and bewildered young victims of
home and economic maladjust-.
ment may go.
Miss Margaret Kelly, public re
lations representative of Boys Es
tate, showed colored slides and
answered questions about Boys Es
tate at the meeting of the Kiwanis
Club, Nov. 25.
The citizens of Reynolds were
very kind toward Boys Estate and
their kindness is very much ap
preciated by the citizens of Boys
Estate.
Macon County
PTA Sponsors Supper
Friday Night
Macon County High School PTA
will sponsor a benefit supper Friay
night in the school cafeteria in
Montezuma.
Serving will begin at 5:15 p. m.
and continue until 8 p. m. The
menu will include chicken, pota
toes, vegetables, peach pickle, pie
and coffee.
Immediately preceding the sup
per at 5 o’clock, members of Macon
County Band will assemble in
front of Carnegie Library for a
short program and will march to
the school campus.
That night at the high school
gym basketball teams of Macon
County High School will meet But
ler High teams in a series of
games.
The boys’ B game will begin at
5:45, followed by the girls’ and
boys’ varsity games.
Co. Church Features
Manger Scene On
Church Lawn
Members are working at the
Congressional Methodist Church to
have a most realist Manger Scene
on the church lawn.
The figures will be life-size and
the animals will be real.
Members secured this Manger
Scene through Mr. Alexander Nunn,
editor of The Progessive Farmer
and went to Ala. (near Birming
ham) and brought it here.
The shed is now being built by
members of the church and it’s
hoped to be completed this week
and lighted at night throughout
the Christmas season.
Rev. Melvin Kilpatrick, of Ma
con Was Guest Preacher and
Spoke on “Be Thou Faithful”
More than 700 members from
(he various 37 churches of the Re
hoboth Association attended “M”
Night at the Butler Gym Monday
evening. To all that were present
“M” Night should mean “More”
n'ights like this. It is very much
regretted by local church-goers
that more people of the community
did not attend the meeting. It was
really enjoyable to hear 700 per
sons blending their voices in
singing the hymn "Leaning on the
Everlasting Arms.” A great bless
ing was also received by all pres
ent the message topic of which was
i “Be Thou Faithful” Rev. Melvin
■ Kilpatrick, pastor of the Glenwood
Hills Baptist Church, Macon, was
the speaker of the evening and he
was introduced by Mr. James Har
mon formerly of this city now re
siding in Warner Robins.
Special music for the evening
was rendered by a trio composed
of young ladies from the North-
side Baptist church, Warner Rob
ins.
The attendance banner was pre
sented to First Baptist Church, Ft.
Valley with an attendance of 71.
Second highest attendance rep
resented was Reynolds church with
68 members present.
Rev. Walter Doggrell, pastor of
the local Baptist church adjourned
the meeting with prayer.
Huge Highway
Contract Letting
Set for Dec. 16
Atlanta, Ga. — The highway de
partment’s contract letting of Dec.
16, last letting for the calendar
year 1960, will also be the year’s
largest letting, according to High
way Board Chairman Jim L. Gil-
lis.
Mr. Gillis announced that an es
timated low bid of $14.7 million is
expected on five Interstate, three
Federal-aid Primary, six Federal-
aid Secondary, and three State-aid
contracts; which provide for new
roadwork in 19 Ga. counties.
The largest single contract in
the coming letting calls for con
struction of 8.615 miles of 4-lane
roadway on Interstate Route 75 in
Whitfield and Catoosa counties, be
ginning at the L & N Railway near
Rockyface and extending north to
prnesent construction at State
Route 3. A second contract will
cover construction of two double
and two single highway bridges,
one double railway crossing
bridge, and a single bridge stream
crossing along the same location.
Other Interstate contracts are lo
cated in DeKalb, Rockdale, Fulton,
DeKalb and Douglas counties. The
DeKalb-Rockdale project consists
of 6.769 miles of grading, paving
and bridges on Interstate Route 20
between the eastern end of current
construction southwest of Lithonia
and a point east of Conyers.
The Fulton-DeKalb Interstate
contract provides for interchange
structures on the Atlanta Perimeter
Route at Glenridge Drive and at
State Route 141. The fifth Inter
state contract covers 8 single high
way bridges and one double stream
bridge along roadway now under
contract on Interstate 20 in Doug
las County. The structures are lo
cated at Chapel Hill Road, Slater
Mill Road, State Route 92, Midway
Church Road, Clearwater Lake
Road, Lithia Springs Road, Swete-
water Street, Federal Route 20, and
Sweetwater Creek.
Hon. S. F. Hogg,
Macon Co. Ordinary,
Died Last Week
Montezuma, Ga. — Funeral was
conducted at Montezuma Dec. 1st
for S. F. Hogg, ordinary of Macon
county for 25 years.
Mr. Hogg, who was a native of
Macon county, was a member of
the Whitewater Baptist church, the
Montezuma Kiwanis Club and of
Travelers Rest Masonic Lodge.
Members of the lodge served as an
honorary escort at the funeral. He
was recently honored with a spec
ial 50 year award by the lodge.