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VOLUME 85
The Butler Herald
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS’*
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1961.
NUMBER 34.
Man Held in Jones
Blast Will Go On
Trial Next Monday
Reynolds - Butler
Hi School Seniors
Awarded Diplomas
Mr. Buford E. Cox
Dies At His Home
At Taylor Mill
Blast Destroyed of ArcTliv »*s *
J General Library r
In Jones Count; University of Ga “ (graduation exercises for j
zi iiieiuucii of the Reynolds Senior
land Butler High Schools Funeral Services Held At Mt.
heir 1900-61 terms this | , 0 , , ...
Olive Church Saturday After-
Killed In Explosion.
GRAY—Jeremiah Harrold, 45, of
Class on Monday night and for the I
53 members of the Butler Senior |
Class on Tuesday night.
noon 3 o’clock.
Gorton wiiTgo to 'wal”here /..^"yto.Tlundav mornfto and Taylor^toHa^'dl^'af wf'esi"
ISSS-E rjLSSZmr. IS Butler Sunday"evenlng nlng “ 4 .?~ - .TW«J
against him in connection with the
March 19 explosions and fires that .v . . , . . , .
damaged Weston-Brocker Co. rock | the
quarry at nearby Ruby. 1 REYNOLDS SCHOOL
Mill near Rey-
Mr. B. S. Wilchar
Dies May 11 After
Long Illness
Funeral Services Held At The
l. • I suddenly of a heart attack at her:
Northside Baptist Church in home near Butler about 8:30 Wed- i
Manchester, May 13.
Mrs. Hicks Brown
Dies Wed. A. M.
Of Heart Attack
$20-Million Fund
Sought as Ransom
For II. S. Prisoners
Mrs. Dollie Childres Brown died Money Being Raised By Private
Mr. Burton S. Wilchar, son of
Contributions In The United
States.
Prespective jurors'for the Har- I
rold trial at an extension of the
April term of Jones County Supe
rior Court were drawn here Mon
day under supervision of Ocmul-
gee Circuit Judge George S. Car
penter of Milledgeville.
Ocmulgee Circuit Sol. Gen. Geor
ge D. Lawrence of Eatoton declined
to reveal on which specific charge
Harrold will be called to trial first.
Harrold faces cnarges of mur
der, arson, burglary, simple^ lar
ceny and violation of the Georgia
code governing dynamiting.
The murder charge was placed
after investigating authorities said
they were convinced that another
Negro rock quarry worker, Robert
Seabrooks of Gray, was blown to
bits in one of five explosions at
the plant.
Macon Attorney A1 Jennings is
expected to represent Harrold at
the trial opening here at 10 a. m.
Monday. Jennings already has filed
eight separate demands for imme
diate trial for Harrold on all eight
charges he faces.
The American Legion
Meeting Postponed To
Tues. Night, May 30
i
The American Legion have post
poned their regular meeting date
to next Tuesday night, May 30,
8:00 o'clock at the Legion Home.
At this meeting, officers will be
elected for the coming year.
All members are urged to attend.
Those receiving diplomas from nolds a * Friday p. m. The
cause of his death was due to a
heart condition. Mr. Cox had been j May 11, after a
! in ill health for approximately 12 '
nesday morning. j
Mrs. Brown was the daughter of j
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Child-
res and the widow of Mr. Hicks,
the late Frank and Anna B. Wil-; Brown wbo preceded her in death oners released by Fidel Castro to
char, born Dec. 25, 1882, died at ,£ ve years ago. She was a native^of raise $20 million ransom money for
the home of his daughter, Mrs. l(T ay * or Eo . un . ty and a , 1 T 1 ^ n l der the the freedom of 1200 Pig’s Bay in-
Leonard Gilbert, Phenix City, oni Be (L hel Primitive Baptist Church. vasion captives remained closeted
Funeral services will be con-
Miami, Fla. — Ten Cuban pris-
June Meeting Board of
Education To Be Held
On June 8th.
The regular meeting of the
Board of Education of Taylor Coun
ty will be held on June 8th instead
of the first Thursday in that month.
This change in meeting schedule
is for the month of June, 1961, only.
W. H. Elliston, CSS
Marion Boy Top
Grad at ABAC
Buena Vista, Ga. — A Marion
county boy has been named top
honor graduate of ABAC, Tifton,
Donald Wells, 19 year old farm boy
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wells of
Tazewell as honor graduate will
introduce retiring President “Pete”
Donaldson, who will give the main
address at the college graduation
June 6.
Crowell Community
Observes Family Nite
Crowell Community will ob
serve Family Night with a supper
at the Community Center on the
night of June 3rd at 6:30 p. m.
with Gospel singing following.
Groups of Gospel singers from
Thomaston will be present.
The public is cordially invited to
the singing which begins at 8 p. m.
There will be no admission charge.
Moultrie Lawyer
Appointed Judge
Blanche Annis Brunson
Leila Belle Byrd
Lawrence Wyche Cook, Jr.
Sandra Mabelle Gentry
Harry Ellison Hicks
Lewis Clark Hortman
Betty Jane Johnson
Dorothy Lee Manning
Brenda Faye McDaniel
Gerald Dalton Mclnvale
Clopers Montgomery, Jr.
Trena Ann Nelson
Margaret Agnes Parr
Tommie Diane Powell
Evalyn Alice Reynolds
Henry Clinton Sams
Audrey Elizabeth Willis
James Dorsey Brown
Earnest Daniel Guined
Rodney Stephen Montgomery
BUTLER SCHOOL
Olin Albritton
Milton Albritton
Roscoe Albritton
* Elien Allen
* Lynda Barfield
Clifford Barfield
Mabry Barrow
Jerolene Blackston
Johnsolene Blackston
Jo Ann Brewer
Bernice Brown
Freddie Brown
* Jesse Carroll
Bob Cochran
* Pat Cooper
Jimmy Cosey
Marshall Dean
Harvey Duncan
Peggy Fincher
Rannie Gaultney
Betty Jean Gee
Billy Gray
Lessie Harbuck
Sandy Harris
Glennis Harris
Brady Humber
Glenwood James
Carol Jinks
* Carolyn Joiner
Carol Kendrick
Alice Koring <
* Deborah Lancaster
Ralph Lawhorn
Harry Lovvorn
* Bonnie Layfield
Ellen Locke
Evelyn Montgomery
Frieda Mclnvale
Ralph Mclnvale
* Wilhelmina Neisler
Frank Oliver
Betty Ann Peed
Wynelle Posey
* Elaine Posey
Bernard Prince
Nancy Shelton
Cleve Spillers
Allan Spillers
Douglas Ttirner
Shirley Wainwright
Evelyn Wainwright
Frances Wainwright
Hershel Whitley
(*) Honor Graduates
Final Date For
Signing Feed Grain
Intention June 1
months.
Mr. Cox was a son of the late
Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Lucy Dix
on Cox, and had spent his entire
| life in this county. He was mar-
(ried to Mrs. Jettie Crook Cox who
I preceded him in death about 22
(years ago.
I Funeral services were conducted
jat Mt. Olive church Saturday, 3:00
'p. m. with Rev. Ted Griner, pastor
of the Butler Methodist church
officiating, assisted by Rev. J. C.
Owens. Interment was in the
family lot, Mt. Olive cemetery.
lengthy illness.
Sunday in the gold-carpeted plush-
Mr. Wilchar had made his home in d “ ct * d nn Thu , rs . da f (tkls ness of their hotel rooms.
Manchester for a number of years. at . 3 ]9° ° cl °f k at i he T! „? eth t 1 1 “We have to save the lives of
He was married to Sallie V. Rus-| B " mdlve Baptist ch ^ h - E „ de ^. J- these boys — regardless of cost”
tin May 31, 1911. ^ Hartley and E > der Be f nt top Cuban exiler Dr. Miro Car-
Funeral services for Mr. Wilchar 1 interment ‘ ^fu 86 h° f i! dona told newsmen. Miro, presi-
were conducted May 13th, 3:30 P-' hff' 1 b ,dent of the Cuban Revolutionary
m. at Northside Baptist Church, j ! eemeiery. Council, referred not only to the 10
Manchester, with Rev. Fay Askew Survivors Include one son, Mr. emissaries who landed here Satur-
and Rev. Homer Fowler officiat- Eorest Brown of Butler; four broth- day but to their 1,200 comrades
ing. Interment was in the City ers ’ Messrs Hampton, William and in-arms captured in th einvasion
cemetery. [Mosley Childres of Butler and Mr. a nd detained by Castro.
Pallbearers included Dork Pike i A . lfred chil<Jres Reynolds; five ( The bearded Cuban Premier has
Cecil Cox John B Rustin Woodv sisters ’ Mrs - Sallie Mott, Mrs. Mat- offered to barter prisoners for 500
Nelson Edward andSidnev Rusi tie Julia JameS ’ MrS ' Pearl william ‘ tractors complete with spare parts
Nelson, Edward and Sidney Rus- j son> Mrs . Elizabeth Wilson all of and in good condition. He gave the
c . . , , . .. .. 1 Butler and Mrs. Ruby Butts of Tho- men 72 hours to get negotiations
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. maston
Pall bearers included Johnnie, Sallie V. Rustin Wilchar; one son, I 1
Mullins, Ernest Parker, B. R. Dent ■ Willard Wilchar and one daughter'
Jr., J. C. Smith, Cecil Mclnvale, (Mrs. Leonard Gilbert, both of Roberta Twins
Gray Mclnvale, Dan Posey, Lee —
Posey and J. B. Youngblood.
Survivors include three daugh
ters, namely: Doris Wright, Rey
nolds; Mrs. Mozelle England,
Cussetta; Mrs. Rosamond Trussell,
Reynolds; two sons, Richmond and
Madison Cox of this county and
Warner Robins, respectively.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
County Bookmobile
Sponsoring Vacation
Reading Campaign
I The Bookmobile is sponsoring a
(Vacation Reading Club for children
i of this county. All children who
| have completed the second grade
jand are ready to enter third grade
in September may join the Vaca
tion Reading Club and work for a
certificate.
A state certificate will be award- reference book.'
started or return to their Cuban
(prison and one week beyond that
| to complete the negotiations and
(then return to Cuba,
j Altho paroled by immigration
(authorities shortly after their sur
prise arrival at Miami Interna
tional Airport Saturday, the 10 men
have been shadowed ever since by
Roberta, Ga. — Twin brothers, husky, uniformed agents of the
Carey and Gray Gaultney of Ro- Immigration Service’s Border Pa-
berta, inseparable until Nov., 1939 trol.
are together and happy again. I The Border Patrol guards re-
Carey joined the U.S. Navy in gained posted at the elevators,
Nov. 1939 and was sent for leading to the three rooms the
training to California, leaving his men occupy. It was understood the.
twin behind. Gary was most un- U.S. Government was picking up
happy without the companioship .l* 10 tab for the $37 a day rooms.
(of his brother; he enlisted in the I The hotel management sent up
At the Honors Day Program i Navy, trusting that he might soon newspapers and the maids cleaned
Thursday at the Walter F. George be reunited with Carey. He finished j the rooms while the men remained
Phenix City, Ala.; four sisters, _ • j i
Mrs. Allen Payne, Mrs. Orin Scott, Keunited In
Miss Amanda Wilchar, all of But- ( J T c 1VJ
ler; Mrs. W. S. Nelson of Reynolds; ('“'• ^
and one brother, Mr. Herbert Wil- J
cher of Butler. Five grand children
also survive as well as several
nieces and nephews.
Robert Swearingen
Is Named Editor of
Law Review for ’61
School of Law, Mercer University, his basic training in Oct., 1960, in inside. The men have left their
Dean James C. Quarles announced California. Then the chase began. 1 rooms only once — for an infer
tile appointment of Robert L. In Feb., 1961, he overtook Carey view last night with Miro Car-
Swearingen, Jr., as editor of the:in Japan. Since the reunion, the hona — and then were whisked
Law Review for 1961-’62. j twins have been in China, Guam (down a freight elevator and out
The Law Review is published [and Hawaii. (the delivery entrance 1o avoid the
during the Fall and Spring quar-j At this time they are stationed i Cluster °* Cubans gathered in the
ters and placed in libraries in the j in San Diego and are serving on| lo *> d 'y-
' Southern Colleges to be used as the USS Halsey Powell. I Meantime, the campaign to raise
The twins are sons of Mr. and the estimated $20 million needed
ed each Vacation Reading Club: _ prvin _ nr P «i. Mrs. E - E - Gaultney of Roberta, | to bu y the tractors mushroomed
member who reads 10 approved ^ f h “ , student bodv and and grandsons of Mrs. C.R. Reeves spectacularly.
l b ! 0k .?;,iaf° 1 lto Sea leading Ca S Tp! president of phi Alpha Delta Law !* and Mr. and Mrs. Ed- M.ro sa.H
i fraternity. He
the son of
The final date for signing an in
tention to participate under the
1961 feed grain program is next
Thursday, June 1, 1961. A produc
er to be eligible to participate in
the program must file this form
with the ASC office by this date.
The feed grain program is de
signed to reduce the carryover of
corn and grain sorghums by com
pensating farmers for reducing
their acreage from the average
1959-1960 planting on the farm.
be awarded for
pr ° ved books - i Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Swearingen Sr.
Each boy and girl must keep a j Revnolds
record of the books read. The list y
of books read must be turned in
to the Bookmobile Libraran on one
of their trips or mailed to the Re
gional Library in Manchester be
fore school begins next Fall.
Three trips will be made by the
Bookmobile this summer. The VRC
will start with the first trips in
May 31st and June 1st.
Wednesday, May 31
9 to 9:30 Howard Post Office.
10 to 10:15 Central Community
at McCants Store.
10:45 to 11:15 Central Communi
ty at Five Points Grocery.
11:30 to 12 Crowell Community
at Peacock’s Store.
12 to 2:20 Crowell Community
Center.
1:30 to 2:15 Potterville at Old
School.
2:30 to 4: Reynolds Community
Library.
Thursday, June 1
'9 to 9:45: Junction City.
10 to 10:45: Mauk Post Office.
11 to 11:45: Charing Post Office.
1 to 1:30: Rupert at Cooper’s
Place.
1:45 to 2:15: Cross Roads at Old
School Building.
2:30 to 3:30: Butler High
School.
gar Gaultney of Butler.
3rd Dist. Meeting Asso.
Countv Commissioners
Of Ga. at Oglethorpe
Pilot Killed Bailing
Out of Crippled
Jet at Adel
Mr. Marvis Chapman, Macon
VALDOSTA—An instructor-pilot County Commissioner and Chair
was killed, but a student-pilot es-jman of the Third District County
caped injury Monday .when both (Commissioners Association announ-
bailed out of a crippled T33 jet jeed today a Third District Meeting
trainer. of county officials would be held
The plane was on a training in Oglethorpe, Thursday, June 1st.
Miro said he had no direct con
tact with the U. S. Government but
added, “I’m very optimistic as to
outcome.” He indicated he believed
the maximum of $20 million need
ed to pay for the tractors could be-
raised in 24 hours.
Work on Macon’s
Second Street Bridge
Slated This Fall
Macon, Ga.—Award of a contract
for cons! ruction of Macon's new
Second Street Bridge Is tentatively
mission from the Moody Air Force (It will be held at the Lions Club (set for this September, the State
Base at Valdosta. clubhouse. | Highway Dept, notified Mayor Ed
The name of the instructor was j The business session will begin Wilson yesterday.
at 3:00 P. M. with registration
starting at 2:30 p. m. According to
Mr. Chapman, a very large turn
out of county officials is expected,
counting advance registration.
withheld pending notification of
next of kin. The student who es
caped injury was Lt. Howard E.
Lynch, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ho
ward R. Lynch of Charlestown, Md.
The plane crashed about seven
"This will mean that we can look
forward to construction beginning
some time in the fall of this year/’
Wilson said.
Acquisition of rights-of-way for
Commissioner Chapman says the | the Second Street Bridge will begin
miles west of Adel and about four number one project of the Associa- 'within the next 30 to 60 days, the
miles south of the Adel-Moultrie
highway.
Atlanta Theft
Totals $25,000
Fish Fry Tonight
At Reynolds
Atlanta, Ga. — Robert Rodden-
bery Jr., 63 year old Moultrie at
torney, has assumed his duties as
judge of the Small Claims Court
of Colquitt County, a post created
under the 1960 act of the General
Assembly.
Judge Roddenbery, who is a cer
tified public accountant, was ap
pointed by Gov. Vandiver to a
term which expires Dec. 31, 1964.
The law under which he was
appointed created a small claims
court in each Ga. county having
a population of not less than 33,300
and not more than 34,056 accord
ing to the 1960 census. Colquitt
had a population of 34,048.
ATLANTA—A socially prominent
Atlanta widow Monday reported
the theft from her apartment of
furs and jewelry valued at more
than $25,000.
Mrs. Guy Hartman, an army
officer’s widow, discovered the
theft when she prepared to put
her furs in storage.
The missing furs included two
mink stoles. The jewelry included
a diamond and ruby broach and
clips valued at $5,000 and a $3,750
diamond bracelet.
The Reynolds Kiwanis Club is
sponsoring a Fish Fry tonight
(Thursday) at the Reynolds Swim-
The minimum reduction is 20 per- . ming Pool. The public is invited,
cent of the base, and the maximum j Serving the meals will begin at
reduction is 40 percent of the base 17:00 P. M. The fish are fresh water
established for the farm. (Bream and trout. Donated by mem-
The land diverted from the pro- |bers of the club,
duction of corn must be placed in : Tickets for the fish plates will
an apporved cover, and after June!be $1.00 for adults and fifty cents
1 this land cannot be grazed or a (for children,
crop planted for harvest. -
Hat Workshop At
Piano Recital
Tomorrow Night
Mrs. L. L. O’Kelley cordially in
vites the public to her pupil’s pi
ano recital Friday (tomorrow)
evening, 8 o’clock at the Butler
High School Cafeteria.
Community House
bott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Abbott of Mauk will complete
the requirements for the B. S. in
Education degree at GSC at the
. . end of the spring quarter.
There will be a Hat Workshop , Baccalaureate services will be in
conducted at the local Community M c Croan auditorium at 11 a. m.
House tomorrow (Friday) from 11 j Uine 4 tb
a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Commencement exercises are an-
Anyone desiring to attend will
please contact the H. D. Agent.
Miss Abbott Finishing
j Mr. Gann Nelson, Reynolds, Ga.,
brought in the first ripe peach
((Cardinal variety) Tuesday and a
Statesboro, Ga. — Peggy Ann Ab- fine speciman it was. Mr. Nelson
tion County Commissioners of Geor- Macon mayor was informed by
gia this year is Tax Re-evaluation. Highway Dept, officials.
Therefore, a thorough discussion of i Wilson said appraisers have been
this project will be had. Also, Sen- named by the city to handle the
ators Talmadge and Russell will be (right-of-way dealings, and that the
shown on film speaking to the-same appraisers already serving
county officials on important legis- (Bibb County on right-of-way nego-
lative matters in our nations capi- .tiations will be used.”
tol. There will also be shown, addi- j The mayor said “about 105 par-
tional films on subjects of cosicern ,cels of property or maybe more”
to the commissioners. iwill be obtained by the state for
All conuty officers, including (construction of the new bridge,
county clerks, road superintendents j This bridge, under discussion
county attorneys, tax assessors, en- since 1956, will give Macon a third
gineers, wardens and any individ- crossing over the Ocmulgee River,
uals concerned with county prob- jit is to be a span of about 1,500
’ ’ " ’ feet, starting near Second and Wal
nut Streets.
' It will span Riverside Drive, the
|Ocmulgee River, Southern Railway
1 tracks and the proposed interstate
| highway before coming back into
traffic on the east side of the river.
lems are invited.
Peach Picking Time
In Taylor Countv
advises the Herald that he intends
starting to pick peaches Wednes
day of this week and anticipates
fifty bushels; all total, 1500 bus
hels.
Rev. Lumpkin
To Be Guest Speaker
At Turner’s Chapel
jounced for June 5th, 10:30
in W. S. Hanner Gym.
Saturday even’ng, 8 o’clock,
Rev. John B. Lumpkin will be the
The Herald is also advised that guest speaker at Turner’s Chapel
starting Friday (tomorrow) the church.
Wainwright Packing shed will be The public is cordially invited to
operating. come out and hear Rev. Lump-
The forecast indeed looks good-kin at this service,
for the county as a whole. Ran Lawhorn, Pastor.