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The Butler Herald "KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT ISiTHE SECRET OF SUCCESS" VOLUME 85 BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1961. NUMBER 22. Butler High School Burglarized Mon. Night; Cash Taken Tornado Strikes Butler Friday Nite; No One Injured More than Dept, of Archives General Library le property damage y a tornado which Room, Tournament <liSi Cl^s struck this city about 8 p. m. Fri- Funds Taken day - No one was in l ured - ' 1 ‘ The tornado hit the west section of Butler and cut a narrow path through the residential section of town. Several houses were unroofed and otherwise damaged in the Stores subdivision. Thelmon Jarrell Plaque Unveiled Sunday Afternoon Plaque Placed in Taylor County Court House in Memory of Beloved Citizen. Other houses damaged included the residence of Mrs. Havis Parks; Mrs. Ella Foy Richards’ residence and that of Miss Marion West, recently purchased by Mr. E. H. Bazemore were included in the property damage. Several trees were uprooted and minors damage reported other residence and busi- i Program nrnnprtv iDoggrell, pastor of the Butler Bap- f P y ;„ . f . .. tist church; Rev- Ted Griner, pas- „*£ <»P »< tb. local Methodist church; The Butler High School was robbed of approximately $1,200.00 Monday night when burglars broke j g ut i er Naval through the concrete wall of the vault located in the principal’s of fice. The money, mostly cash, rep resented door receipts from the Girl’s Basketball Tournament now in progress here; receipts from Monday’s lunch room fund, and various class-room funds. School officials report that door receipts from the Basketball Tournament were placed in- the vault at about 11 p. m. Monday. The robbery was discovered by the school janitor about 4 o’clock Tuesday morning. City and county law enforce ment officers together with GBI Agents are working on the case. I remained at home were unaware No arrests have been made at the |of the tornado until it was an- time of going to press. The school campus is located some distance from town therefore making it impossible for the night city police officer to detect the burglars in their act. This is the second time proceeds from a Basketball Tournament have been stolen from the Butler High School. The first burglary referred to occurred here several years ago. Columbus Man Gets Life Sentence In Slaying More than a hundred persons gathered at the local court house Sunday afternoon for the unveiling of a plaque in memory of the late Hon Thelmon Jarrell, who served almost 28 years as Clerk of Su perior Court of this county. Rev. Tegler Greer, pastor of the Union Methodist Church of which Mr. Jarrell was a member, was master of ceremonies. Others on included Rev. Walter Vandiver-Byrd Budget Bill Passed Senate by 42-11 Both. Governor and Lt. Gov. Expect Bill to be Approved By House. Taylor Co, Road Project Scheduled For March 10th Atlanta, Ga. —The Georgia Sen ate passed the Byrd-Vandiver ap propriations bill Tuesday night after more than six hours of wrangling. It was a highly signi Atlanta, Ga. — The State High way Department will receive bids on an estimated $7-4 million in new construction contracts on March 10 according to Board Chairman Jim Gillis. One of the contracts, covering 5.7 miles portion of Interstate Route Butler High Girls Win First Place in Ball Tournament Butler and Unadilla Teams Will Represent Region 4-C South in Region Finals. Butler High School Girl’s Bas- ^ _ . ketball team defeated the Unadilla 85 in Franklin and Hart Counties, Team by a score of 57 t0 40 t0 win will mark the resumptiin of con struction on this route connecting ficant victory for the two top I Atlanta and Greenville, S. C. This state leaders. The vote was 42-11 for the bill which Lt. Gov. Byrd and Gov. Vandiver offered last week after the House balked at Vandiver’s original recommendation and then passed its own bill. work which includes grading and paving and three grade separation structures, begins at a point near the north city limit of Lavonia and extends east to the Tugaloo river, connecting with the bridge now being built by South Carolina. A second interstate contract the Region 4-C South basketball championship tournament at But ler Tuesday night. Both the Butler and Unadilla teams will go to the regional tour nament which opens in Roberta Friday (tomorrow) night to take on the winners in the Northern part of Region 4-C; those teams being Talbot County and East Coweta. In the consolation game at But ler Tuesday night Reynolds won Before its passage, the Byrd fore- , es in the Senate slapped down 20 j provides for 1.5 miles of roadway tornado was high in the air and jpev^Bert Wheeler" pastor "of** the amendments, including one by Sen. | on interstate route 20 in down - | ~‘ er ‘ Crawford County "by a close passed over the city without caus- | Church of the Nazar £ ne and Mr i s P ence Grayson of Savannah that town Atlanta. This project extends | margin of 56 t0 55. mg too much damage. j Polk Jarrell brother of the late would have imposed two per cent atl - - • Many local citizens were out of .Mr. Jarrell I budget cuts on most state depart- town when the storm occurred, at- Besides members of the Jarrell I ments. tending a ball game in Roberta. |f am ily from Taylor county Colum-! The bil1 now g° es back to the A number of other citizens who bus, Atlanta Athens and’ Wood-i House ’ wbere it faces another cru- land, there were a number of out! v °t e - The vote may be taken of town guests which included: (Wednesday, and Byrd and Vandi- Judge J. R. Thompson and Solicitor ver claim enou jr h votes there to General John Land of Columbus; guarantee its final passage. nounced over radio and TV. Lt. Gov. Bvrd Recommends State Study of Spending COLUMBUS, Ga. — Harry Cope land Cotton, 31-year-old former Co lumbus mill worker, has been sen tenced to life imprisonment after entering a plea of guilty in Super- state government. ATHENS, Ga-, Feb. 25—Lt. Gov. Hon. John A. Smith of Talbotton! In tbe * orm which the Senate and Mr. and Mrs. John Heard Macon. The plaque was financed 0 j passed, the spending measure guarantees $300 pay raises to school teachers, $200 increases to by citizens of Taylor county and out| sch ° o1 bus drivers afld retains the of county friends of the late Mr. ! g° vernor ’s powers over the bud- Jarrell. Contributions were made j ® eb by the rich and poor, white and from the present construction at | The Region 4 . c South tourna- Pryor Street to a point near Lu- : men t opened in Butler Butler last cille Ave. and Culverson St., and Thursday night with Reynolds de- includes a connection to Brother- . feating Macon Couny by a score ton St. The necessary bridges will! of 46 t0 42 , and Unadilla winning be let separately. J over Schley County 51 to 43. In addition to the two interstate | i n Monday night’s games Butler contracts, the state-aid secondary, won over Reynolds 54 to 36 and i and four state aid contracts. One Unadilla defeated Crawford Coun- of the state aid contracts, which , ty (jo to 40. provides for construction of a dam No games were played in the at Little River State Park in Col- j tournament Friday and Saturday quitt and Cook counties, is being 1 due to the Boys’ Regional Finals handled by the Highway Depart- which were staged at Roberta on Garland Byrd announced Saturday j colored. After all expenses which 'Trinity CHurcH that he will ask the Senate Gov- |were incurred in the erection of the emment Operations Committee to | plaque, etc., were met, there re conduct a thorough, intensive study | mains approximately $775.00 in of state spending, between now and I the “Thelmon Jarrell Memorial 1962. No committee can study the op erations of a $400 million-a?year business in a few weeks, he told editors at the closing session of the Georgia Press Institute. “I want the Senate Government Operations Committee to go tho roughly into every phase of our ior Court to a charge of murder. Cotton was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of James T. Collier Jan. 2. The shooting occurred in the a- partment of Cotton’s wife, Mrs. Iris L. Cotton. Police testimony reconstructed the crime in this manner: Cotton went to the home of his former wife and found her and Collier sitting together on a couch watching television. He fired one shot into Collier as the victim was trying to get off the couch and then turned on his ex-wife. Mrs. Cotton, hit three times, ran from the house screaming for help. Cotton then reloaded his gun and began firing at Collier again. Police arrived in time to catch Cotton still at the house. Mother of 2 Killed In 12-Story Plunge Atlanta, Ga. — An Atlanta wom an died Monday in a 12-story plunge from a window of the Med ical Arts Building in Atlanta, po lice said. She was identified as Mrs. G. E. Degan of Atlanta. Detective G- A. Royal said a window was found open in the waiting room of a dentist’s office and a gray coat identified as Mrs. Degan’s was found at the window. The sleeves of the coat were turned partially inside out as if the coat had been removed hastily Royal stated. He said the body landed in Peachtree street directly beneath the window. A note found in her purse was was turned over to the Ful ton county coroner’s office. Con tents of the note were not revealed. Coroner Compton said a death certificate had been issued listing the cause of death as a suicide. “I want to find out how every dollar of your tax money is spent. “I want to know if there is any waste or inefficiency, if there is any place where we can trim the fat.” Mr. Byrd also took a strong stand for open meetings of governing bodies and for free access to gov ernment -information. "I am opposed to closed meetings in the conduct of the people’s busi ness,” he said. “I am opposed to any legislation which is restrictive or punitive against the news media of our na tion.” Mr. Wanza Hortman Is Presented Plaque By Chain Store Group A handsome plaque recognizing 15 years of service to his commu nity has been awarded to Wanza Hortman, owner of the Western Au to Associate Store here. The walnut and bronze wall pla que, engraved with his name, was forwarded from Western Auto Sup ply Company’s general offices in Kansas City, Mo., and presented through the firm’s division offices which serve this area. Recognition of community service by local Western Auto Associate store owners is given by the com pany at five-year intervals. The honor indicates the dealer has com pleted a specified period of out standing merchandising service to his customers and community. Erection of New Home Ec Building Begun at G. S. C. W. Fund. This money will be turned over to Union Methodist church to help defray expenses of the in stallation of new pews in the church. These pews will also be in memory of the lamented Superior Court Clerk- Moves Up to Two Sundays a Month Wording on the above plaque is as follows: In Memory Of THELMON JARRELL Born: July 15, 1905 Died: August 27, 1960 Clerk of the Superior Court Taylor County: Jan. 1, 1933 August 27, 1960. Red Cross, Boy Scouts, innumer able civic organizations, Sunday School and church leader. After much prayerful considera tion, we, the Trinity Freewill Bap tist Church have decided to add another service to our worship pro gram. This will be each Second Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The 2nd Sunday worship will be in addition to the regular 4th Sun day morning worship hour. An urgent invitation is extended everyone to attend this church on both the 2nd and 4th Sundays, of | God will bless you for coming and to worshiping in these services. Due to heavy rains of several days last week Trinity Freewill i Baptist Church has been badly Quietly and unassuming he went j damaged because of a faulty about his work. He opened his j roof. Efforts are being made to heart and pocketbook to those who j replace the roof and make the needed help. His wise counsel and necessary repairs to the inside of ready assistance guided many into I the building. happier and more fruitful lives. I Anyone desiring to contribute to He visited the sick, cheered the this worthwhile cause may do so lonely, sustained the aging, and steadied those who faltered by the way. His life enriched this county, his memoiy blesses it like a bene diction. We miss him, but never shall forget him. He continues to live in hearts made brighter by his friend ship. Goddard-Adams Head Red Cross Drive in County by sending contributions, regard less of the amount, to E. A. Welch Jr., Mauk, Ga- May God bless each of you is our sincere prayer. R. B. McFadden, Pastor. Taylor County Farm Bureau Plans Meet For Thursday, Mar. 9 ment for the State Parks Depart ment, but will be financed by Parks Department funds, Mr. Gil lis said. Local projects to be included in the March 10th letting are: Talbot: 4.9 miles of grading and paving on the Junction City Old Wire Road, FAS route 1648, begin ning at State Route 96 in Junction City and extending northeasterly to the Old Wire Road. Taylor: 9.8 miles of grading and paving on the Lower Reynolds Road, FAS Route 1506, and Spur, beginning at State Route 96, eight miles east of Butler and extending southwesterly to FAS Route 671 approximately 2.5 miles south of Butler. Also Spur from State Route 96 approximately 3 miles east of Butler south to FAS Route 1506- Special Program Now in Progress in Howard Circuit Taylor County plans an organi zation meeting, March 9th, at 7:30 p. m. at the Butler School Cafe teria. We urge all interested in be- University Press Gets ,500 Ford Grant $2 Athens, Ga. — The University of Ga. Press has received a $2,500 grant from the Ford Foundation to stimulate the publication of schol arly works in the humanities and social sciences. This is the fifth grant in as many years the University Press has received from the Foundation for the purpose, according t o Ralph Stevens, director. Messrs Ed Goddard of Reynolds and C H. Adams of Butler are serving as Co-chairmen of the Red | corn >ng mejnbers and aH present Cross Campaign Fund Drive in this ’ * Milledgeville, Ga. — Chappell Hall is being evacuated as the Home Ec. Department of the Ga. State College for Women moves across the campus to Mayfair Hall. This transfer is being made so that the old Chappell Hall can be demolished. This clears the way for the erection of the new home ec. building The new building authorized by the board of regents of the Uni versity System, will cost $605,000. Chappell Hall was named for Dr. J. H. Ohappell, who was the first president of GSCW. It was erested in 1907. county this year. Taylor County’s quota for 1961 has been set at $777.00. This drive will be in progress during the month of March. These gentlemen urge the co operation of every citizen in the county to help raise this quota. A chairman will be named to receive contributions in each com munity throughout the county. Public Hearing Promised on Tax Exemption Plan Atlanta, Ga. — A public hearing by a Senate committee has been promised on a proposed industry- luring constitutional amendment to exempt raw materials and manu factured products from ad valorem tax. Some county officials have pro tested that it would cripple local revenues. The measure was introduced by Rep. Frank Twitty of Mitchell county and was passed by the House when the legislature recon vened Monday. members to be present. Please make reservations for supper by contacting Ben Guined. There will be no charge for supper. If you are interested in the farm program and want Taylor county to be recognized as a member of the F.Z.F., then be present, help organize, and push the program forward. Ben Guined- Annual Middle Ga. Fair At Milledgeville March 17 and 18 Milledgeville, Ga. — The an nual Middle Ga. Science Fair will be held in Milledgeville March 17 and 18. Students from grades 8 thru 12 have been invited to enter exhibits. Co-sponsors for the science fair are the jfrilledgeville Junior Cham ber of Commerce and the Ga. State College for Women. Exhibits may be entered in six major fields: Life science, earth science, celestial science, physical science, applied biology and en gineering. Entry blanks must be mailed to GSCW on or before Mar. 10. these nights. The “Ten Weeks for Christ” pro gram continues on the Howard charge Sunday. During this cam paign which began on January 22 there has been a service in five of the churches on the charge every Sunday. The pastor has preached on the regularly scheduled day and lay speakers filled the pulpits on the other Sundays. The sched ule for Sunday is as follows: Charing: The Pastor Howard: R. A. Sistrunk. Mauk: M. D. Hughes. Rupert: The Pastor. Union: Nathan Patterson. Wesley: Joe Rogers. This program continues through April 2nd, Easter Sunday. Also Howard church joins Metho- (Leonard Whatley, and C. L. Ayers dists all over Georgia in observing j immediate Past President. “Expansion Day” Sunday. Each The Reynolds Kiwanis welcome year on the first Sunday in March guests at any of the weekly meet- a special offering is received for | ings. ten separate causes. Before the in auguration of “Expansion Day” a special offering woul be taken for each of the ten projects. The goal is one dollar per member. Reynolds Kiwanis Club One of Most Active in Georgia The Reynolds Kiwanis continue to be one of the most active civic Clubs in this area. It is reported to be the only Kiwanis Club that is operating a golf course. Be sides the golf course, the Club planted an experimental pine for est, organized beautification pro jects for the city and adjoining area, undertook projects to im press tourists with the hospitality of people in this area, and partici pated in civic and health programs. It is one of the few Kiwanis Clubs in Georgia to be formerly visited by the president of International! Kiwanis. The Club continues to present outstanding weekly programs. Speakers to date in 1961 include Mr. Jack Kelt, Kiwanis Lt. Gov., Atlanta Realtor Haas; Mr. Charles Weeks, FBI Agent in charge of the Atlanta Office; Mr. Robbie Robin son, former big league ball player; Mr. J. P. Luther, noted humorist; Cpl- Hartsfield of the State Patrol; Rev. Harold Withers, pastor of the First Baptist church, Fort Valley. Next week Mr. E. H. Joiner will speak at the Club and the follow ing week the program will be presented by the 4-H Club. The 1961 officers of the Club are: Woodfin Hinton, President; Edwards Whatley, Vice-President; C. E. Marshall, Treasurer; and Elmo Waller, Secretary. The 1961 Directors are: Ed Goddard, Joe Goodroe, C. J. Harp, William Parker, H. C. Bond, Roy Jones, State Fund Put At $3 Million Washington, D. C. — The new appropriations bill includes $3 million to finance activities of the U.S. Department of the Interior in Georgia in the fiscal yer beginning July 1. Sen. Russell, a member of the appropriations subcommittee which is handlingthe Interior Department items, made the disclosure Mon day. The major items in the Interior Department measure includes: For Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, $901,445. For the Southeastern Power Ad ministration, $800,000. For National Park Service, $638- 000. For geological survey, $530,000- For Bureau of Commercial Fish eries, $198,000. For miscellaneous salaries and expenses, $34,405. Rivers on Rampage Hundreds Forced To Flee Flooded Areas Atlanta, Ga.—Rampaging flood waters ripped and roared through central Georgia Saturday, causing widespread damage, forcing hund reds to evacuate their homes and resulting in two deaths. Disaster conditions existed in a string of river towns along the Chattahoochee—West Point, Colum bus, Phenix City and Lanett, Ala— as the river, already swollen by a week of heavy rains, surged even higher after Friday night’s deluge. Two deaths have been reported as a result of the floods. In West Point, auto mechanic Cecil Rogers, in his 30s, was attempting to drive over a bridge on Waterworks Creek was swept in to the creek by the rushing waters. His brother-in-law, James Y. Tem pleton, 41, of Fairfax, managed to break a car window and get out. In Buford, the body of Mike Smith, 18, a University of Georgia student, was recovered from a flooded creek after his car plunged into it from a washed-out road.