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VOLUME 85 BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIaTtHURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1960 NUMBER 11.
Work Started ! Museum
At Warm Springs, Ga. With Dedication
Ceremonies To Be Held on April 12,1961
Funeral Services
For Mr. J. T. Jones
Held Sunday P. M.
Mayor’s Election
City of Reynolds
Set For Jan. 3,1961
Dean Rusk Named Secretary of State;
Adlai Stevenson Appointed Ambassador
To the U. N. by President-Elect Kennedy
Museum to be Financed by
$50,000 Appropriation From
The State of Georgia
ATLANTA, (GPS)—Made possible
by a $50,000 appropriation from
Gov. Ernest Vandiver, the former
summer cottage of the late Miss
Georgia Wilkins, long-time resident
of Warm Springs, is now being re
novated and remodeled for use as
the Little White House Museum,
it was announced.
Miss Wilkins, who died last year,
willed the cottage to the Franklin
D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memo
rial Commission, a state agency
charged with administering the his
toric shrine.
The brick building, which has a
replacement evaluation of $80,000,
was redesigned by Henry Toombs,
Atlanta architect, who designed the
Little White House and Georgia
Hall at Warm Springs in Meriweth
er County.
Work is being rushed to complet
ion on the remodeling program
and plans call for the museum
to be dedicated at ceremonies to be
held April 12, 1961, the anniversary
of Franklin Roosevelt’s death at
Warm Springs’ Little White House.
The President died on April 12,
1945.
Georgia Seeks
Okay to Graze
Soil Bank Land
Gov. Vandiver has appealed to
Secretary of Agriculture Benson to
allow drought-stricken Ga. farmers
to use land under the soil bank pro
gram for emergency grazing.
In a telegram to Benson, Vandi
ver said:
"Without some assistance, many
farmers will be forced to dispose
of livestock due to lack of feed.
“There is an urgent need for au
thorizing the use of lands under
soil bank program contracts for
grazing to assist these drought-
stricken areas to maintain their
herds.”
The governor toldthe agriculture
secretary that a long lack of rain
fall, beginning in the summer and
continuing thru the fall had caused
“a severe drought that has resulted
in an acute shortage of grazing
forage and water for livestock.
He said it had been “virtually
impossible” for farmers to seed or
obtain growth of winter crops on
which they depend for the bulk of
their winter and fall grazing.
He said conditions have pro
duced “serious hardships.”
Mr. John Thor'-..*# Jones, retired
farmer, died Saturday at Goodwill
Nursing Home in Macon. Death
came at 11 a. m. after a lengthy
illness of two years.
Mr. Jones was born in Macon
county Nov. 14, 1894 the son of J.
G. and Vevona Peters Jones and
had resided in Taylor county
since 1954.
Funeral was conducted by Rev.
T. Brown pastor of Lebanon Baptist
church at Goddard’s Funeral Chap
el in Reynolds Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock. Interment was in
Mt. Zion Lutheran cemetery.
Pall bearers were: Charles San
ders, George Lee, Ferrell Lee, Hom
er Chapman and T. E. Massey.
Survivors include three uncles,
T. E., E. L. and W. A. Peters;
three aunts, Mrs. J. T. Bridges, Mrs.
A. G. Green and Miss Sara Peters.
Goddard Funedal Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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 new museum is 300 feet from
the center of the Little White House
building group. It is approached by
a 12-foot ornamental walk leading
from the central fountain.
Items from the small Memento
Room, now located in the Little
White House will be moved to the
new museum and augmented by
additional items which have not
been previously shown because of
a lack of adequate display space,
it was pointed out. There also will
be a historical photo section depict
ing the many visits of world-fa
mous personalitities to this Georgia
shrine.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm
Springs Memorial Commission was
established in January, 1946, as a
separate state agency, self-perpet
uating, self-supporting and autono
mous. The memorial was formally
dedicated June 25, 1947, and was
opened to the public October 28,
1948. Since then it has become one
of Georgia’s outstanding tourist at
tractions.
An attractive, informative bro
chure describing the Little White
House may be obtained by writing
the Tourist Division, Georgia De
partment of Commerce, 100 State
Capitol, Atlanta 3, Ga.
Campbell Exit
Aids Byrd
(From Walton Tribune)
Withdrawal of Commissioner of
Agriculture Phil Campbell from
the list of gubernatorial hopefuls
in 1962, lends considerable im
petus to the position of Lt. Gov.
Garland Byrd, who is regarded as
a certainty to enter the race.
Mr. Campbell’s exit from the list
of possibilities takes a lot of peo
ple “offf the hook” so to speak,
that is, those people who felt
friendly to both the Byrd and
Campbell movements. There are
many who have kept mum on the
subject because of plain reluctance
to make a choice, particularly so
far in advance of the issue.
In a sense, The Tribune is de
lighted to see Mr. Campbell’s
announcement, for we presume we
can count on his continuity of of
fice as Commissioner of Agricul
ture for the State of Georgia. Mr.
Campbell has been and will be
of immense service to the people
of his state in that office, and we
will happily anticipate his extend
ed tenure there. He has rendered an
outstanding performance and we
feel certain that we can look to
some more of the same.
Meantime the 1962 gubernatorial
race appears narrowed down to Lt.
Gov. Byrd and ex-Gov. Marvin
Griffin as the major contenders,
with strays like Ellis Arnall and
ex-Congressman Mitchell strain-
jne at the sidelines.
Lt. Gov. Byrd has made many
friends since he emerged on the
political scene as a major conten
der. He has many strong support
ers who now predict that he will
succeed Ernest Vandiver in the
Governor’s chair.
Eight Practical Ways
To Put Christ Back
In Y our Christmas
Graham R. Hodges,
Together Magazine
Each Christmas season there are
shouts of “Commercialism!” and
“Put Christ Back in Christmas!”
But if these shouters stopped long
enough to ask humbly, “How can
I put Christ in MY Christmas?”
they could be guided by these sug-
] gestions:
1. Attend the services in your
church.
2. Give gifts to those outside
your circle of family and friends
who cannot repay you in kind.
Break the habit of gift swapping.
3. Write a note of appreciation
to .someone who, during the year,
did some outstanding public work
in an unselfish manner, or whose
words or deeds were an inspiration
to you. Written words are especial
ly appreciated.
4. Phone or call on some lonely
person and wish him a Merry
Christmas. You may be his only
caller for the whole season.
5. Send a cash gift through a
church or charitable channel to
needy people overseas. You will be
helping people who will never
know their benefactor. Remember,
when you give alms, give them
in secret, and “your Father who
sees in secret will reward you."
(Matt. 6:4).
6. Ask someone to have Christ
mas dinner with you—a foreign
student, perhaps, who cannot re
pay you in kind. Remember also
that “When you give a feast, in
vite the poor, the maimed, the
lame, the blind, and you will be
blessed, because they cannot repay
you.” (Hike 14:13-14.)
7. Provide your minister with a
cash gift for someone in need,
specifying that he not reveal your
name.
8. Get down on your knees and
thank God that you are living in
a land s o blessed with riches that
it is possible for you to be on the
giving instead of the receiving
end!
WOW To Sponsor
Christmas Tree
Program Dec. 22
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
sion.
It is requested that each child
bring a gift not to exceed 50c.
As an added feature, Mr. Paul
Jones, 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.
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.
Gift Caravan Goes
To Milledgeville
Milledegeville, Ga. — Georgia’s
big mental hospital Monday wel
comed the state’s second massive
outpouring of Christmas spirit and
generosity under the co-sponsor
ship of Mrs. Betty Vandiver, wife
of the governor.
It was “M-Day” a visible token
of remembrance to the thousands
l of patients from the people of the
state. Joining Mrs. Vandiver in
making it a success in the Ga.
Muncipal Assn, including mayors
and other city officials.
In the wee small hours of the day
trucks, autos and other vehicles
loaded with Christmas presents set
out from the far corners of the
state to converge into a huge cara
van of good will and thoughtful
ness. The municipal association or
ganized and directed the collection
and delivery of the gifts.
At last year’s initiation of the
observance countless thousands of
colorful wrapped gifts were stacked
in a huge 10 by 40 foot pile and
delivered to the 12,000 patients in
a heart warming ceremony.
On Mouday’s program for greet
ings and brief remarks were both
Gov. and Mrs. Vandiver. Also par
ticipating was Mayor Chas. A.
Cowan of Cartersville, “M-Day"
chairman, who was GMA president
saw last year's inaugural of the
observance.
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.
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.
Because of the resignation of Joe
Goodroe the City Council by reso
lution has ordered an election to
fill the vacancy in the office of
Mayor of Reynolds, Ga., for the re-
mander of the term, to-wit: One
year. Said election will be held at
the next annual election, Tuesday,
Jan. 3, 1961.
Also, there will be an election of
two aldermen to fill the places
now held by J. W. Windham and
Henry Hobbs whose terms are ex
piring, for terms of three years
each on regular annual election
day Tuesday, January 3, 1961.
Candidates eligible shall be at
least 25 years of age, registered
voters and have been citizens of
the City of Reynolds for at least
one year. Please qualify with the
City Clerk. No entrance fees are
required for these offices. Polls
shall be kept open for this munici
pal election from 9 o'clock A. M.
to three o'clock P. M. in accord
ance with the charter of said city.
This December 12, 1960.
MAYOR & COUNCIL OF
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA
6 Georgians Die In
Traffic Over State
At least six persons died in
Georgia weekend traffic accidents.
One accident near Albany ac
counted for two of the fatalities.
In that accident, the patrol said
two young men were killed when
an automobile struck a utility pole
on U. S. Highway 19, five miles
south of Albany at about midnight
Saturday.
The Albany men were identified
as:
Vernon Douglas Mann, 20, the
driver; and Hiram E. Baggett, 19,
a passenger with Mann, both of
Albany.
In another accident shortly after
midn'ght Saturday, Willie Frank
Brown, 20, of Calhoun, Rte. 4, was
killed when he lost control of his
car and the car overturned six mil
es south of Dalton. The accident
occurred at 12:20 a. m. Sunday, the
patrol said.
Earlier, Columbus police said 3-
year-old James Franklin Love was
killed when he was struck by a car
in front of his home in Columbus.
Friday night traffic accidents
took the lives of Selma Dent, 46, of
Wrightsville an<H Jack Dempsey
Greene, 39, of Covington, Rte. 2.
Decav in Moral
Fiber Can Ruin
N ation-Herman
ATLANTA, (GPS)—Georgia’s U.
S. Sen. Herman E. Talmadge, long
a champion of contstitutional gov
ernment, is disturbed over present-
day trends in America.
All of the things that have con
tributed toward this nation’s great
ness are under attack today, he ob
served recently. Pointing out that
a decay of the moral fiber of the
people always has preceded the
fall of governments, the senator de
clared:
“I see many of the same symp
toms that were present before the
fall of Greece, Rome and other na
tions. We have in America a gov
ernment that no longer is interest
ed in constitutional government.
The executive, ’udicial and legisla
tive branches join hands in this
attitude.
“I see divorce on the increase,
a greater amount of drunkenness,
a large number of people who no
longer care if they spend more
than they earn and a government
which is leading the way by spend
ing more than it takes in.”
Sen. Talmadge pointed to three
things that have made the United
States, though one of the youngest,
the greatest of all nations. They
are:
1. A belief in God and in the
written word of God.
2. A capitalistic system that en
ables a person to dream and, if he
is willing to work and sacrifice, to
earn rewards.
3. A constitutional system of gov
ernment with a system of checks
and balances. -
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.
Procedure To Be
Followed in Purchasing
1961 License Plates
Mr. Murray a Chappell, Director
of the Motor Vehicle License Unit,
has stated that applications for re
registration of passenger cars only
will be filled out by the Motor Ve
hicle License Unit.
All pre-billed applications will be
available in the applicant’s county
of residence. These applications will
be obtained from the tag agent’s
office.
When applying tor a 1961 pre
printed application, the applicant
must tell the tag agent the license
plate number which was issued to
him in 1960.
If a person has purchased a used
vehicle and has failed to transfer
the license plate to his name or has
transferred late in the year and
does not have a pre-printed appli
cation in his name, he must fill out
a new application. A person who
purchased a new car late in 1960,
must also fill out a new applicat
ion.
The applicant must show proof of
ownership on all new applications.
All trailer and motorcycle tags
will be purchased in the county tag
agent’s office.
All persons purchasing a truck
trailer or motorcycle must fill out
a new application.
All trucks up to 14,000 lbs. gross
weight, will be purchased in the
county tag agent’s office.
“Gross vehicle weight" is defined
as the total weight of the vehicle
and load to be hauled any time
during the year.
The applicant must declare his
own gross weight when applying
for his truck tag.
All trucks with a gross vehicle
weight of 14,001 lbs. to maximum
weight permitted must be purchas--
ed at Room 109 State Office Build
ing, Atlanta 3, Georgia.
If a person purchases a vehicle
with a tag on it and fails to get
a transfer on the tag he will be
charged a penalty on his 1961 tag.
Macon Co. Man
Dies of Wounds;
Funeral Sunday
IDEAL—A 50 year old Ideal man
died of gunshot wounds at his
home about noon Saturday.
Police Chief M. E. Mills said
Henry LeCurtis Meadows died of
shotgun wounds which were appa
rently self-inflicted, Chief Mills
said, however, he was out of town
at the time of the incident and
did not know the full details.
Macon County Sheriff W. T. Jolly
investigated the death but was not
available for comment.
Meadows, an employe of the
State Highway Dept., was a resident
of Macon County for 19 years. He
was a member of the Ideal Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were held at 3
p. m. Sunday in Ideal Baptist
Church. Rev. H. H. Gregory officiat
ed with burial in Red Hill Ceme
tery.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Emma Lou Dukes;
three daughters, Mrs. M. P. Ray,
Miss Mary Emma Meadows and
Miss Christine Meadows, all of
Ideal; two sons, Henry L. Meadows
Jr. of Ideal and H. C. Meadows of
Oglethorpe; a brother, Willie Mea
dows of Wichita Falls, Texas, and
a grandchild.
Smith-Tindol Funeral Home of
Montezuma was in charge of ar
rangements.
Supper at Cross Roads
Community House Sat.
Night December 17th.
Menu: Chicken and dressing,
with all the trimming or fried chic
ken plates and everything that
goes with it. Desert, tea or coffee.
Plates well filled, $1.00
Hot dogs 15c. Cold drinks 10c.
Proceeds go for Well being repaired
and repairing Community House.
Everyone come and enjoy a good
hot supper. Also entertainment.
Serving from 6 o’clock until 8
o’clock.
Will be looking for you Saturday
night, Dec. 17th.
—Reporter —
Rep. Chester Bowles, Dem. Com.
Named as Under - Secretary
Of State Monday
Palm Beach, Fla. — President
elect John Kennedy has announced
the appointment of Dean Rusk as
Secretary of State and said Adlai
Stevenson had accepted appoint
ment as U. S. ambassador to the
UN.
The President elect also an
nounced the selection of Rep. Ches
ter Bowles, D-Conn., as undersec
retary of state.
Rusk, 51 year old native of Chero
kee County, Ga., is now president
of the Rockefeller Foundation and
served during the Truman admin
istration as assistant secretary of
state for Far Eastern affairs.
Stevenson, former governor of
Illinois, was the Democratic presi
dential candidate in 1952 and 1956.
Bowles is a former ambassador to
India.
Kennedy announced his long-
awaited selection of a secretary of
state in a tropical patio of his
ocean front villa. Rusk was at his
side, having arrived Sunday night.
Before the appointments were
made public both Kennedy and
Rusk conferred by phone with
Stevenson who was offered the UN
post last week but deferred ac
ceptance until he knew the identi
ty of the secretary of state.
Kennedy was high in his praise
of the three appointees and spoke
briefly of his hopes for American
foreign policy.
“My hope in the coming years
is that the foreign policy of the
nation will be identified in the
minds of the people of the world as
a policy that is not merely anti
communist, but is for freedom,” he
said .
Kennedy with Rusk in emphatic
agreement, said the goals of the
American foreign policy would be
“peace, freedom and the pursuit
of a just life.”'
Mr. John W. Ship
Died in Butler
Early Monday
Mr. John W. Ship, 70 years of
age, died of a heart attack in But
ler at 2:30 a. m. Monday.
Mr. Ship lived at Hiram, Ga.,
where he was a member of the
Hiram Baptist church and teacher
of the Men’s Bible Class for more
than 25 years.
Mr. Ship was well known in this
and adjoining counties. He brought
livestock from farmers in this
section for many years, and spent
at least one day each week in But
ler.
Funeral for the decease was con
ducted at the Hiram Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon.
Survivors include his wife and
one son, both of Hiram.
Burge Gets 5 Years
On Morals Charge
Macon, Ga. — Wealthy Macon
businessman Chester Burge, recent
ly acquitted on a charge of mur
dering his wife, has been convicted
of a morals charge and sentenced
to 5 to 10 years in prison.
The jury of 11 men and one
woman deliberated only 45 min
utes before returning the verdict
of guilty.
They fixed his minimum sen
tence at 5 years and the maximum
10, and superior court judge Oscar
Long made that the sentence of
the court.
Burge was indicted on the mor
als charge involving a Negro em
ploye at the same time he was in
dicted in the murder of his wife.
He returned to a Bibb county jail
cell Monday one month after his
acquittal on the murder charge. !
Defense attorneys immediately
filed notice of appeal and Long
set it for hearing Jan. 24. The judge
will hear the arguments Tuesday
on a motion for bond pending ap
peal.
After Burge’s trial was com
pleted and the case given the jury
Long fined Burge’s sen and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
John Burge $100 each on charges
of contempt of court.
They were cited on charges of
attempting to alter testimony of a
witness in Burge’s trial.