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The Butler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 85
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1961.
NUMBER 23.
Butler High School
Girls Win Third
Place in Region
r « N 1
Lose to East Coweta b 0 eV*'-^ a \
OnePoint; Prospects tv'' ,cT
Good for Team Next Season.
The Butler High School Girls
Basketball Team, after winning the j
sub-region went down to a one-1
point defeat at the hands of East I
Coweta 39-38, thus losing their op
portunity to represent the region
in the State Tournament.
However, the local girls came
back to play a fine game against j
Unadilla, winning 42-38.
The Butler team holds a splen
did record this year with 25 wins
and only six losses.
Prospects for next season are
even better as the team will lose
only one starting player.
Francis Carroll, 18
Died at His Home
At Charing Sat.
Francis Lealious Carroll, 18
year old son of Mrs. Lucy Carroll
Jordan died at his home near
i Charing at 9 o’clock Saturday
; night. He had been ill for about
' two years.
Young Carroll was born in t his
county June 5, 1942. He attended
school at Mauk and was attend
ing Butler High school until h e
Ga. House Favors
Federal Aid For
Education in State
Assembly Adjourned Monday
Afternoon; Received Praise
From Governor Vandiver.
| Atlanta, Ga. — The Georgia
’ House has gone on record as fa-
jvoring federal aid to education in
, was forced to stop on account of ill |™ e n ° f its last ac,s bofore ad J 0Urn ‘
A resolution which endorsed the
health.
Funeral was conducted at the
i Charing Methodist church at 4:00
; p. m. Tuesday. Rev. William Chil-
dres officiated. Interment was in
I Bloodworth cemetery.
Active pall bearers included
1 Clifford Barfield, Bob Cochran,
Frank Oliver, Jimmy Woodall, Olin
New Postoffice Building at Pine Mountain, Ga. This building was built by the J. E. Bone Construction j Albritton and Maybry Barrow.
Mrs. Gurvis Locke
Winner of Taylor
County Dress Revue
j Co. of Butler. Heating and Air Conditioning contractor
Similar Postoffice Buildings have
botton, etc. Why can’t Butler have
Hammack Electric Supply also of ButlerJ Honoring pall bearers: were Har-
Atlanta, Ga. — Gov. Ernest Van
diver has announced the appoint
ment of Julian Edwards of Butler
as a member of the Ga. State Board
of Funeral Service.
The appointment was announced
by the Governor’s Office Monday.
Mr. Edwards is owner and oper
ator of Edwards Funeral Home in
Butler.
He replaces Board Member Gard
ner Watson of Perry whose term
expired earlier this year.
New Truck Law '
Will be Explained
Here March 14th
Last Thursday being a very
delightful day, the County Dress
Revue at Cross Roads Community
House was quite successful with
the final winners being announced
as follows:
Play Clothes Division:
1st: Mrs. Gerson Waller
2nd: Miss Lenora Cooper
Church and Street Dress:
1st: Mrs. G. W. Hill
2nd: Mrs. Katinel Mott.
3rd: Mrs. Moody Peed.
4th: Mrs. A. B. Floyd.
Suit and Party Dress Div.:
1st: Mrs. Jeanette Locke.
2nd: Mrs. Z. R. McCorkle
3rd: Mrs. Gaynelle Pittman
4th: Mrs. Ben Neisler .
House Dress:
1st: Mrs. Frank Callahan
2nd: Mrs. B. F. Kirksey.
3rd: Miss Wilhelmina Neisler
4th: Mrs. Wilma Hill.
County Winners:
1st: Mrs. Jeanette Locke
2nd: Mrs. Z. R. McCorkle
3rd: Mrs. Gerson Waller
4th: Mrs. W. G. Hill.
Mrs. Gurvis (Jeanette) Locke
will receive a paid trip to Rock
Eagle State Home Demonstration
Meeting June 6-9. Mrs. McCorkle
received piece goods for dress,
compliments of Mrs. Bertha Baze-
more. Mrs. Gerson Waller received
a pair of shears, compliments
Allen’s Hardware, acid Mrs. W. G.
Hill received a mixing bowl set,
compliments of Western Auto.
Mrs. Barrow called the meeting-
to order, followed with devotional
by Mrs. Gurvi sLocke. Mrs. B. F.
Kirksey, of Cross Roads, gave the
welcome. The judges were from
Dudley M. Hughes Vocational I Taylor County Farm
School, Macon and Crawford
County. Mrs. Bert Wheeler, County
Clothing Chairman, narrated 14
beautiful dresses. Miss Amelia
Flethcher of Flint EMC, gave an
interesting demonstration on light
and color. After the announcement
of winners the group was dis
missed with Council Benediction
and refreshments of coffee, pound
cake and nuts were served.
recently been irectedin adjoining towns, Reynolds, Ellaville, Tal-
ciew Postoffice building like other cities of comparable size?
ry Lovvern, Jimmy Cosey, Brady
Humber, Jessie James, Harvey Dun
can, Jessie Carroll, Pete Albritton,
Mr. Julian Edwards
Appointed by Governor
To State Funeral Board
Murray A. Chappell, Director,
Motor Vehicle License Unit, an
nounces that a representative of
the Tag Department will be in the
Taylor County Tag Agent’s Office
Tuesday, March 14, 1961 at 2:00 p.
m. for the purpose of explaining
the new truck registering law to all
truck owners of this county.
Mr. Clifford H. Adams, Tag
of i Agent, asked that all truck owners
see this representative since the
new bill is based on the tqtal gross
weight, including the weight of
truck plus load,, instead of the old
method of the pulling tonnage of
the truck.
Eugene Anderson
Paid Tribute by
Legislative Body
Atlanta, Ga. — A resolution was
introduced in the Ga. House of
Representatives has “expressed re
gret at the passing of Eugene An
derson,’’ veteran Macon newespa-
per man.
The resolution is scheduled to be
read and approved in the House
Friday. It was introduced by Bibb
Reps. Taylor, Phillips, Richard
Thornton and Phil Taylor and by
two of Anderson’s journalistic col
leagues, Rep. Quimby Melton of
Spalding county and Rep. Lovett of
Laurens.
Bureau Plans Meet
For Thursday, Mar. 9
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
coming members and all present
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-
Watson, Wainright
Form Partnership
At Warner Robins
idea of federal a ; d was approved
by a vote of 99-45. The action in
creases t lie pressure on Ga. con
gressman to go along with the
Kennedy administration’s federal
aid bill.
Rep. Mac Barber, Commerce, was
author of the resolution. The Fed
eral aid plan reportedly would
give Ga. school teachers a pay raise
of approximately $700 a year.
Gov. Vandiver earlier had told
Miss Beulah Barrow
Died Suddenly Tues.
At Home in Reynolds
Miss Beulah Jeanette Barrow, 74,
died Tuesday at her home in Rey
nolds.
Funeral plans will be announced
by Rooks Funeral Home of Fort
Valley.
Miss Barrow, formerly of Macon
county, was a retired school teach
er and a member of Reynolds
Methodist church.
Survivors include three sisters,
Etta Mae Barrow and Marie Bar-
row, Reynolds, and Mrs. John R.
Humphries, Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn;
two brother, J. T. Barrow, Reynolds
and Dr. W. E. Barrow, Jacksonville
Fla.; and several nieces and
nephews.
The family suggests that flowers
be omitted.
Raging River Becomes
Suitable for Wading
Columbus, Ga. — The Chattahoo
chee River which crested well
above the 34-foot level a week ago
was suitable for wading Sunday.
The Ga. Power Co. closed gates
at two dams north of Columbus for
three hours to block the flow of
the river, in order to inspect a dam
further downstream for flood dam
age.
Know Your School
Mr. Gardner Watson of Perry
recently announced the formation
of a partnership with Mr. Walter
Wainright in the operation of the
Anderson, 94, died March 1st. He j funeral home in Warner Robins
now known as the Watson-Wain-
right Funeral Home, effective as
of March 1.
Prior to becoming an active part
ner Mr. Wainright served as man
ager of the -funeral home for the
past two years. He is a licensed
funeral director and embalmer. He
(This column is sponsored by
the Butler Student Council and the
Future Business Leaders of
America.)
The Future Homemakers of
America have been electing an out
standing girl for the "Girl of the
Month.” These girls have given
their time and efforts toward FHA
work.
Girls who have received this hon
or during the present school term
include:
September: Roger Cinn Street-
man.
October: Charlotte Mclnvale.
November: LaVerne Poole.
December: Jean Griggs and Jed-
die Pennington.
January: Gail Peacock.
February: Bonnie Layfield.
Trinity Church
Moves Up to Two
Sundays a Month
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.
Aci urgent invitation is extended
everyone to attend this church on
both the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
God will bless you for coming and
worshiping in these services.
Ralph Lawhorn, Hershel Whitley * be l e gi R l a i° rs that they had met
Ralph Mclnvale, Shadrack Barnett and solved “awesome responsible
and Sandy Harris.
Survivors include his mother and
one sister, Miss Jaqueline Carroll;
a grand mother, Mrs. Viola Car-
roll and several uncles and aunts.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Selective Service
College Qualification
Test Set for April 27
?> Due to heavy rains of several
days last week Trinity Freewill
B.aptist Church has been— badly
damaged because of a faulty
roof. Efforts are being made to
replace the roof and make the
necessary repairs to the inside of
the building.
Anyone desiring to contribute to
this worthwhile cause may do so
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.
City of Buena Vista
Gets Full Time
Services of Doctor
Report cards will go out Friday
afternoon.
The annual Selective Service Col
lege Qualification Test will be of- i
fered to college students April 27 j wound up
at approximately 500 colleges
throughout the nation.
The score made on the test is a
help to local boards in considering
students for deferment from indue
ties,” mainly to do with school
segregation, faced by no other Ga.
Legislature this century.
He got what some observers con
sidered a surprisingly good recep
tion to his remarks, delivered in
separate visits to House and Sen
ate, considering the bitterness that
marked the final four weeks of the
session.
“Georgia’s schools and colleges
are open and they are operating.
“Her children—our children—are
being educated.
“Serenity prevails.”
The Governor made no direct
mention of the budget battle, which
alignment of gover
nor and lieutenant governor versus
House administration leaders, and
unloaded only one statement which
may have referred to it obliquely.
The governor and Lt. Gov. Byrd
tion for study as undergraduates , ex „ ch “8 ed complimentary phrases
when the governor made his speech
in the Senate.
Byrd said in introducing Gov.
Vandiver that it was only with
the aid and assistance of the gov
ernor that the legislature "met
or graduate students.
Col Mike Hendrix, State Director
of Selective Services for Ga. an
nounced that the test in Georgia
will be conducted at the following
schools:
Albany: State College.
Athens: University of Georgia
Atlanta: Clark College.
Atlanta: Ga. Institute of Tech.
Macon: Mercer University.
Mt. Berry: Berry College.
Statesboro: Ga. Southern College
Col. Handrix urged students to
take the test.
the
the school crisis” and passed
appropriations bill.
Then the governor commended
the lieutenant governor for his
leadership on the budget bill which
he said had “captured the imagi
nation of the people of Ga.”
Talking of the accomplishments
of the legislature, and what is in
i store for the people because of
“The test is for the student’s j some of the legislative actions, he
benefit as well as for the Nation’s isaid:
good, Col. Hendrix said. “A local I “I see people, I see young Geor-
board should have full information gians assuming positions of lead-
Buena Vista, Ga. — Approximate
ly 6,500 people in Marion county
relaxed for the first time in almost
three months Monday as a young
doctor began general practice in
the area.
Dr. W. M. Calhoun opened the
Buena Vista Infirmary and began
making house calls after the area
had been without the services of a
local physician since Jan. 3, when
Dr. R. S. Robinson left to begin
practice in Metter.
Residents of the community, 33
miles south of Columbus, expressed
deep satisfaction about again hav
ing their own doctor and admit- „
ted it was good to be able to feel j me A n ^,.
secure at night.
Before Dr. Calhoun, a former Na
vy doctor at the Marine Supply
Base in Albany, was released from
the Navy, two Army doctors from
Ft. Benning and physicians from
neatrby Plains and Ellaville filled
the gap.
about a student in order to classify
him, including his class standing
and a score on this test. A high
test score may compensate for low
class standing; and high class
standing may compensate fo ra low
test score.
“The purpose of student defer
ments is to give promising students
an opportunity to continue to pre
pare themselves for careers in sup
port of the national interest.
"The undergraduate student who
today does not plan on graduate
study may change his plans as he
ership in their communities, de
termined to move ahead—I see a
state which says to the few seek
ing special privileges at the ex
pense of the many—your day has
passed in Ga.”
But Vandiver hinted not whose
day it is he thinks has passed, and
his aides would do no interpola-
ing on the remark.
He again said he thinks he can
finance all of the new appropria
tions act which he and the lieuten
ant governor slammed thru the
legislature, pushing aside the gov-
nears graduation,” Col. Hendrix jernor’s House speaker and floor
added. “That is the time that a de- ; leader in doing so. It provides a
ferment may be most important. I $300 teacher pay raise and $200 for
The boys basketball tournament
will begin Wednesday in Macon.
was a columnist and former city
editor of the Macon Telegraph.
The resolution notes he was the
writer of a “widely loved column,
‘Around the Circle’ (which) grew
out of his assignment as a roving
reporter in rural Middle Georgia
news.
It also took note of Anderson’s
other varied professional and civic
activities. “His passing is a great
loss not only to his locality but to
the state and entire nation," the
resolution continued.
It extended the “deepest regrets”
and “sincerest sympathy” of the
Girls from Butler
place in Region 4-C.
won third
The Juniors took the National
Merit Scholarship Test Tuesday.
is chairman of the Warner Robins
Unit of the Red Cross, member of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
and the Optimist Club.
He and his wife, the former Miss
Helen Bazemore of Butler, are
members of the Central Baptist
church in Warner Robins. They
General Assembly “to his wife and j have a daughter, Bonnie Deen, six
the members of his family.” -years of age.
Annual group pictures
made this week.
will be
The Beta Club will be represent
ed at the State Convention by El
len Allen, Carolyn Joiner, Lynda
Barfield, Katrina Cheek, Sandy Har
ris, Jimmy Cosey, Bill Gibson,
John Childs, Fred Brown, Betty Gee
Betty Ann Peed, Johnie Lou Adams
Eugenia Hortman, Patricia Mont
gomery. Mr. and Mrs. Ai’mon will
chaperon the group while in At
lanta.
Supreme Court
Refuses to Review
Florida Sit-in Case
Washington, D. C. — The Su
preme court refused Monday to re
view the first case brought to it
from the wave of sit-in demonstra
tions at lunch counters in the
South.
The court left standing the con
victions of eight Negro and four
white students for sitting at the
counter in a Woolworth store at
That is also the time when a test
score may be important in the local
board’s decision concerning defer-
Application materials for the test
are now available at the nearest
local board office. Students are
urged to make application early.
The application must be postmark
ed not later than midnight April 6.
Full instructional materials are is
sued with the applications.
school bus drivers.
Services at New Life
Church Next Weekend
FBLA To Observe
“Dress Right” Week
Future Business Leaders of
America in 1500 cities over the na
tion will observe “Dress Right”
Week next week.
In recognition of the link be
tween a good personal appearance
and getting and keeping a good
job, business students at Butler Hi
will turn out for classes in appro
priate apparel. On March 17th,
members of the FBLA will appear
in class rooms in attire like that
seen in the nation’s top business
There will be regular week-end
services at New Life Free-will
Church, near Mauk, during the
week end.
Preaching will be by the pastor,
Rev. J. B. Lumpkin. The Ben Jack-
son Trio and the Logan Trio of
Eastman will lead the singing
Saturday evening.
The church cordially invites ev
eryone to attend these services.
Saturday evening service begins at
7:00 p. m.
Bookmobile Stations
In T aylor County
Tallahassee, Fla. Each was sen
tenced to pay a $300 fine or spend (offices. The boys will wear busi-
60 days in jail.
So far as could be learned, the
justices were unanimous in refus
ing review. At least none noted
dissent.
ness suits, and the girls will wear
a business dress or suit.
The entire student body is in
vited to join the FBLA in observ
ing Dress Right Week next week.
Mauk: 9 to 9:30 a. m.
Charing, J. P. Waller’s Store:
9:45 to 10:15 a. m.
Central Community, Five Points
Grocery: 11 to 11:30 a. m.
Crowell Community at Peacock’s
Store: 11:45 a. m. to 12:15 p. m.
Potterville, Mclnvale’s Store: 1:30
to 2 p. m.
Butler, City Hall: 2:30 to 3:00
p. m.
Howard, Vanlandingham’s Store:
3:30 to 4:00 p. m.