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The Butler Herald "KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS" VOLUME 85 BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1961. NUMBER 30. Ohio Lady Praises Butler Citizens cA o. The following letter from Mrs. E. O. Cox of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to Mrs. Ward Edwards of Butler will be of interest to ma Taylor county citizens. Mrs. Cox is an aun + Mrs. Elsie Turpin, w in an automobile Butler on March 31st. 3479 Northcliff Rd. Cleveland Heights, April 8, 1961 Dear Mrs. Edwards: I am Elsie Cox (Mrs. E. O.) and was Elsie Turpin’s aunt, her moth er’s sisters. Her parents are deadd. Elsi’s family has been very close and dear to us, and we are grief- stricken. We can’t find words to express the gratitude in our hearts for you, your husband and the people of Butler. We call you “an gels of mercy.” Lynn and the two children arrived safely and Carter was taken to Medina Hospital, Me dina, Ohio for two weeks. Lynn will not be able to work for ten weeks. We are grateful to you for the tender care given Lyr.n Marie and Carter by your family and the friends in Butler. Lynn Marie is very proud of her Easter clothes. Lynn is grateful for everything, but is weighted down with grief and pain just now. Elsie was a teacher and had a class of seven year old children waiting for her after spring vaca tion. She had a large funeral and Pierce Family Together Again After 45 Years Reynolds to Get 20 New Low-Rent PHA Homes Atlanta, Ga., April 21—A recently reunited Atlanta brother and sister, separate^ 45 years ago when their hom - ■ broken up, now have v >ack into their lives an- % whom they hadn’t seen G? .a from since the children °_ie parceled out to different fos- Actual Construction of These Low - Rent Houses Should Begin at Early Date. The Public Housing Administra tor parents. |tion announced last Friday that the The new-found sister is MrsJ Housing Authority of the City of Helen Marie Angerami of East 1 Reynolds will shortly sign a fin- Meadows, Long Island, N. Y. She | ancial aid contract with PHA for 20 flew to Atlanta Wednesday night | new low-rent homes to be built to see her sister, Mrs. Emmett J. , under provisions of the Housing Stephens of 8 Kensington Road, 1 Act of 1959. Avondale Estates, and her brother, j PHA will execute an annual con- William E. Pierce of 3211 Sewell tributions contract with the Local Road, SW. j Housing Authority providing for the The reunion came about after construction of the new homes at The Atlanta Journal of March 10 an estimated total development told of the recent meeting of Mrs. i cost of $283,596. Stephens and Mr. Pierce. They had 1 The Housing and Home Finance another sister, they said, but didn’t i Agency approved execution of the know her whereabouts. jloan contract as required by law. A reader of the story remembered ;A workable program for long-range that Helen Marie had been reared 1 elimination of slums and blight in by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cooper. Mrs. j Reynolds had previously been ap- Cooper has died, but Mr. Cooper I proved, making it eligible to apply lives in Hamilton, Ala., and wasT 01- various types of federal assis- able to provide his foster-daughter’s . tance in carrying out its civic im- present address. j provement campaign. In that way Mrs. Stephens open- I Under the terms of the contract, ed a correspondence which led to! PH A may lend 90 percent of the Mrs. Angerami’s visit to Atlanta. i total development cost to the Hous- Thus the three survivors of the ing Authority. This loan will be re- broken household are brought to- ,paid with interest by the Authority gether. A fourth, a brother, Joe ! from the proceeds of the sale of its Jones, died in World War II. (long-term bonds to private invest - Mr. Pierce, now 47, was 2 or 3 : ors - The contract with PHA also when his father was killed in ! provides for annual contributions middle Georgia. The four small by the Government to help keep Butler Chapter FFA Parent-Son Banquet Held Many Awards Presented to Outstanding F.F.A. Students Of Butler High School. Ft. Valley School Wins Literary Meet For Sixth Year Lt. Governor Byrd Main Speaker at Peace Officers’Meet The Butler Chapter of the Future Farmers of America entertained Ft. Valley, Ga., April 23—Ft. Val- [Officers from All Sections ley High School won the State Class j B. Literary Meet for the sixth J straight year. In class C, Putnam j County High School of Eatonton j copped top honors for the second | year in the last three, having fin ished second in 1960. of State Attend Annual Meeting At Ft. Valley. I Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd was prin- ,. . . | The two Middle Georgia schools [ cipa J. s P eak er al [be anaaal spring their parents and other friends captured first place trophies as meeting of the Peace Officers As- with ati annual parent-son ban ‘ nearly 400 top students from station of Georgia m Ft. Valley quet in the scohol lunchroom Fri- | throughout the state represented [Wednesday. f y ru? ' Th u S sp ? cia i ° ccaS ‘° n more than 100 schools in the B and | Mr. Byrd and Gov. Vandiver had for FHA members in Butler has G competition. (been scheduled to speak 20 min- previously been staged as their I p t Valley piled up 41 points in utes each, but Vandiver cancelled father-son banquet. However, this winning its sixth straight state (out. This left Byrd with the major year it was expanded to include | meet> five points ahead of Perry, j speaking assignment on thePOAG tbeir mothers. which had 36. Seminole County of [program. This, their third banquet, was . Donalsonville was third with 19 and Other speakers on the program especially prepared for the pur-' fourth place went to Harris County were Peter Z. Geer, Vandiver’s ex pose of honoring the members’1 0 f Hamilton with 17. jecutive secretary; Jack Minter, di parents and presenting awards to j Putname County rolled up 33 and 'rector of the State Department of those members of the Chapter who| 0 ne-half points for its first place [commerce; Wm. W. West, solicitor had made outstanding achieve- 1 j n the C meet. Greenville, with 26 general of the Macon Circuit, and ments during the past year. [points was second and Monticella !c. E. Weeks, agent in charge of Serving as master of ceremonies ' and Richland tied for third place the FBI’s Atlanta office, for the occasion was Shadrack | with 20 points each.Wilcox-Central They spoke 10 to 25 minutes Barnett, Chapter President. In a! High of Rochelle was next with 16. each. Minter’s subject was “The very business-like way Shaderack | In Class B Region 2 took the rc- poAG and Public Relations to Ad- guided the program along by call- Igion trophy with 110 points and vance Georgia.” W. P. Trotter, di- ing the members and their guests 1 Perry got the award for scoring i rector 0 f th e stale Department of to their places for the invocation, most points for an Region 2 school, j p u t,ij c Safety, spoke five minutes which was given by Mr. W. H. El- Region 3 was second with 98; Re- 0in lhe ou tlook for a permanent Ga. liston. After barbecued chicken gion 1, thrid, with 51 and Region 4, po ] if , e academy quite a number °f children were [ wem brought up"by difFe^ents within the means of low in their mothers. They _ ... , . J../ famiiips there with mourn for her, too. I guess it doesn’t matter where we live: North, East, South or West; we are all God’s children and care for one another. I don’t know your husband’s initials or your address. Once again, we all thank you and the good people of Butler with all our hearts and with deepest of gratitude. Sincerely, ELSIE COX (Mrs. E. O.) Suspect in Telfair Murder On Way Back to Georgia rent families and took their foster [come families. parents’ names. I Their mother, Minnie Lee Pierce, | _ ^-•11 i q. . later remarried, and died in 1943. ! • IviHed On State The family once lived at Ideal Ga | R d MfitH Drowns Recently Mrs. Stephens set about , ’ communicating with her brother Near Macon and sister. Mrs. Angerami’s visit brings to- j Atlanta Ga . Apr ii 24—Seven gether the three now living. ! persons lost their lives in Georgia Mr. Joe Pierce, father of the three traffic over the wee kend, four of was a brother of Mr. Lonnie Pierce them jn cars which over turned, of Reynolds and Mrs. Foster Cox of d an elderly man was found Butler. MCRAE— Two Georgia police officers Saturday took into custody in Cleveland, Ohio, 17-year-old James R. Powell for extradition to Telfair County to face a murder charge. The youth is wanted in connect ion with the slaying here last Jan. 5 of restaurant owner Vance Scur ry. GBI Lt. H. M. Spurlin of McRae has identified Powell as “a susp ect” in the murder case. Scurry, who owned and operated the Long Horn Restaurant and dressed Western-style to fit the at mosphere, was killed with a .22 caliber bullet when he went to in vestigate someone prowling around the juke box and cigarette machine on the patio of the eating estab lishment, according to Spurlin. Lt. Suprlin was the slain man’s brother-in-law. Death Takes James Lott with the trimmings was served by.fourth with 43 Miss Jane Hasty’s FHA girls, Eu- | genia Hortman, FFA Chapters ,Citizens of Butler Sweetheart entertained the group | » i . , ^ by playing several selections at the | Advised to Lorrect From this point on, the program I Sewage Disposal was conducted very much as a regular chapter meeting. The of ficers presented the Chapter’s op ening ceremony, and Jerry Ailmon i The official meeting began at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. The Georgia 'law enforcement men were served jbarbecue at 5 p. m. Byrd’s wife, Gloria, spoke at a ! special luncheon for women and | honored guests. A special meeting was called by the Butler City Council April 14th to discuss with representatives was “called on ’ to extend to thej from the local and state Health guests an official welcom. Jerry’s Departments recommendations for father, Mr. M. G. Allman, respond ed with a word of thanks and ap preciation on behalf of parents and guests to the Chapter for their efforts in preparing the banquet in their honor. Members were then recognized and awards made for their ac complishments in agricultural and Lt. Gov. Byrd Favors Establishing Ga. Police Academy eliminating insanitary conditions existing within this city. Mayor Alfonso McCrary stated that numerous complaints have been received pertaining to home sewage being discharged on the ground from defective septic tanks and grease traps. A survey of all premises will be made in May by R Chief of Police, and a representa five of the Ga. Department of Pub lic Healtli to determine the serious- ATLANTA- drowned near Macon. Bibb County investigators said leadership activities during the past the body of a man tentatively [year. Thirty-one first year mem- identified as Jimmy Lee Waits, 70, jbers received the Green Hand de- was discovered Sunday in a swam-igree. Thirteen were presented pins, py area about three miles south of and certificates for having quali- nea ® of the conditions reported. Macon. His address was not deter- fied for the 2nd degree available to rh f Haalth Department recom- ! mined immediately, an FFA member, that of the Chap- mended that a H homes and busi- Lt. Governor Garland . Shirley Jean McGarian, 18, of Dal-| ter Farmer. ness establishments be connec.ed T. Byrd has asked the Senate Gov- | ton was injured fatally Saturday; Recognition was then given to to the Public sewer system, where ernment Operations Committee to j ni ^ t when the car she was driving [those who had excelled in certain available, especially those places conduct a study into the desirability I crashed iclto the s j de G f a bridge [special activities, these included: u,hf>rp thp disnnsat svstem is not and procedure for establishing a !j us t outside the Dalton city limits, [ Forestry: Milton Albritton; Crop Police reported. [Farming, Barry Bell; Livestock Muscogee County police said Ken- I Farming, Jerry Ailmon; Farm Me- neth Burelson, 17, of Fortson, died jehanics, Olin Albritton; Dairy early Sunday when the car in which (Farming, Gray Hobbs; Public he was a passenger over-turned on Miss Lynn Russell Miss Anna Jarrell on Dean’s List at Tift Forsyth, Ga. — Miss Lynn Rus sell has been named among the Tift College students receiving recognition on the winter quarter Dean’s List, according to an an nouncement by Prof. G. S. Miller, C Peacock iDean. The list includes those students who have maintained a 2.25 quar- Georgia Police Academy. The purpose of such an academy would be to train law enforcement officers prior to and after employ ment. Byrd made the request in a letter n s 27 near Columbus, to Senator J. W. Claxton of Wrights j John Davis Jr _ 2 2, of Woodville ville, Chairman of the Committee. also died early Sunday when he The Lt. Governor also requested lost control 0 f his car and over- that a report on the committee s , turned about three miles north of findings and recommendations be j c 0 iquitt on Post Road in Oglethor- presented to the 1962 session of the j pe Countyj the State Patrol said. General Assembly. | A Riceboro man, S. T. Travis, 30, where the disposal system is not giving satisfactory service. The Health Department also recom mended that all residences and business establishments disposing of edible garbage store this garbage Speaking, Wayne Cox; Star Chapter!* 11 , standard metal garbage cans Green Hand, Billy Blasche; and [with tight fitting lids. Star Chapter Farmer, Ralph Law- Infectious hepatitis, polio, and h orn . | many other diseases can be spread Milton Albritton, Chapter vice- by insanitary conditions caused by president, presented medals to the | improper disposal of sewage and boys receiving this recognition. Three local persons were then re-i — - iniatinn ceived into the Chapter as honor- I strongly urge _ aH citizens to co- ciauon. ter point average for the quarter’s work. Miss Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Russell, of Reynolds, is a member of the sophomore class and is active in Baptist Stu dent Union, International Rela tions Club, arnd Studio Players. Miss Anna Jarrell has been named among the Tift College stu dents receiving recognition on the winter quarter Dean’s List, accord ing to an announcement by Prof. Miller, Dean. Miss Jarrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Jarrell, of Butler, is a member of the junior class and is active in Baptist Student Union, carbage International Relations Club, and ‘Mayor McCrary and City Council j Student National Education Asso- The Gcnero] Assembly failed to died Sun day of ’injuries received [ary members: Mrs. H. E. Childres, I°P erate in makin £ Butler a clean take action during its recent sess- | Saturday n ight when he lost con- Mr. Austin Guinn and Mr. M. J. | and safe P lace 1J1 which to live. ion on a resolution which would tro] of his car and over-turned on have established a committee to make the study. Byrd, in his letter to Senator Claxton, pointed out that presently in Georgia there is no requirement that peace officers receive any type instruction prior to employment. “It has long been my belief”, U. S. 17 in Liberty County. The State Patrol said Franklin F. Wood, 14, of Alma, was injured fatally Saturday when a car went out of control on a curve, left the highway and overturned half a mile east of Alma. Earl Rayburn Tucker, 20, of Tif AMERICUS, Ga.,—Civic leader James Watson Lott, 65, died early Sunday in his sleep, apparently of a heart attack. He was chairman of the Amei- cus Sumter County Hospital Autho rity and the Airport Commission and had served three terms as pre sident of the Americus-Sumter County 'Chamber of Commerce. A native of Johnston, S. C., he had lived in Americus since 1909. Survivors include his widow, the former Agnes Thomas; a daughter, Mrs. V. A. Williams Jr., Sanford, Fla., a sister, Mrs. T. G. Moss Sr., RHS Awards Banquet Alexander City, Ala., and a brother, Sam Lott, Americus. Byrd said, “that it would be highly ton> died ea rly Saturday in a head- advantageous to the State and its | on collision involving a car and a political sub-divisions as well as [tractor-trailer on U. S. 441 about the peace officers, if a permanent half a mile south of Ced ar Grove. Georgia Police Academy were to be Six-year-old Craig Eugene Swift established for the purpose of train- l 0 f Norcross was killed near his ing law enforcement officers prior I Friday night when he rain to and after employment. | j n to the path of an oncoming ve- Byrd said the Peace Officers Asso- hjc j e the patrol said. ciation of Georgia has named a _J | committee to work on the project _ _ .. _ . and told Senator Claxton: W. W. Jarrell Makes “President L. B. McCallum of! n I • . p Macon has informed me that the LJCanb cit v_id. committee wiii be happy to work Institute of Technology with you in any way." Mr. Woodrow W. Jarrell’s name was included on the Dean’s list Carey May Kill Auto Safety Insurance Plan Women of Woodcraft Court to Celebrate 1st. Birthday Mayv 11 Women of Woodcraft Court No. 1605 of Butler will celebrate itS|fi nds j t j s “being used as a gim first birthday on May 11th. imick to up the insurance premi This court was chartered in May| ums on Ga m o orists.” Atlanta, Ga. — Zach Cravey, state insurance commissioner, threaten ed Monday to throw out a safe driver auto insurance plan if he of last year and a fine year has been achieved. Marchman. A certificate of mem- j bership and an attractive wall plaque with name inscribed was presented to each by the president. Mrs. Childres having been invit ed for the purpose of being re ceived as an honorary member, had the distinct privilege of pre senting this year’s public speaking award to her nephew, Wayne Cox. Wayne was winner of the Chapter’s public speaking contest and the award is an expense-paid trip to the National FFA Convention which meets in Kansas City, Mo., in October. The local bank assists in sponsoring this award. Ronnie Parker then summarized the Chapter’s activities for the past year. The final event on the program was Wayne Cox with the speech , , , . . - he used in winning the public Mrs. Adriane .riggs is P 1 s i urns written by member compa- speaking contest. His subject was: *be Court and Miss i <r c j n j es G f jbe two rating bureaus. It “Water, The Life-Blood of Civilli- Peed is Secretary. 'proposed reductions or increases zation.” With this the officers I — zn |from the new rates based on safe- He recently approved the plan presented by the National Bureau The group is sponsoring a supper of Casualty Underwriters and the May 11th at McCants pond. Mrs. j National Automobile Underwriters Earnestine Adams, National Or- Association. It is supposed-to bring ganizer and State Manager Paul Jones are the invited guests. A splendid program is being ar ranged. All members of the Court and Woodmen members are invit ed to attend this program. lower rates to careful drivers and increase the tariff on those with ac cident or arrest records. The plan was offered in a pack age calling for an overall average increase of 84 per cent on premi- Jackie Barnes, 4-H Club Member Attends Land Judging Banquet adjourned the meeting with their $40,000 Fire Threatens . ty records of the insured drivers. Sponsored by Kiwanis i£ ^ [ Whole Block at Preston [ tfc Th S a ,T“ 7„ TtZZr'% insutute oi tecnnoiogy. save cen t but | To be included on the Dean s i i ‘ The Annual Athletic Awards.jj sti a student must achieve an Banquet, sponsored by the Kiwanis overa ]j scholastic average of 3.0 or Club of Reynolds, will be conduct- i better out of a possible 4.0. ;cd in the lunch room of the Rey-j Woodrow is the son of Mr. and molds High School Friday (tomor- 1 [ row) night at 8 o’clock. | TV and Radio Station WMAZ in All basketball players, cheer- Mrs. Wilson Jarrell of this city. Orientation Day for Preschool Children Preston Ga. — fire of undeterm-l those with spo ted records would Macon who sponsors the State 4-H leaders and their dates are cor- dub Land Judging held the third dially invited to atted as guests of annual banquet Monday at Demp- .the Kiwanis Club. Parents and sey Hotel honoring state and dis- [others are welcomed. Tickets are trict winners. The state judging $100 each. team will compete with other ' Coach Wilder of Mercer Univer- teams in the nation for top scores [sity will be the guest speaker, in Oklahoma City this week. j H. W. Sasser, principal. Notice There will be a pre-school orien tation clinic in the Reynolds School tomorrow (Friday) from 9 | a. m. to 12 noon. The regular meeting of Butler Parents of children entering Camp No. 1428 Woodmen of the j school for the first time in Septem- World is planned for tonight per are urged to bring children (Thursday night) at the local Ma- with birth certificates, to Rey- sonic Hall. All members are urged molds school on that date, to attend. H. W. Sasser, principal. ined origin destroyed a general store and threatened to engulf an entire business block in Preston early Monday. The blaze was discovered at 6:45 a.m. and brought under control several hours later by fire fighters from Richland- One fireman received minor burns. Albert Adams, owner of the gen eral store, estimated his loss at $40,000 and said he had no insur ance. i i t i have to pay much more than the basic rate. The rating bureau said it all would mean that 79.5 per cent of auto insurance buyers in Georgia would pay reduced premiums, Cravey said today that uuless they do he will call he whole thing off. “When I oakved thr> filing,” he said, “I said I wouiu cancel it in the event the statistical data furn ished by the National Bureau was not substantiated. This is still my position.”