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The Butler Herald
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS"
VOLUME 85
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, TBUHftDAY, JUNE 8, 1961.
NUMBER 36.
Funeral Services
For J. W. Woodall
:wv . ST Arrives p llfl
General ubrar f y Ga - •
University °
Taylor County Gets Two New Methodist
Ministers; Rev. Walter McClesky Comes
To Butler; Rev. Adams Goes to Howard
Rev. Walter Doggrell, pastor of
the Butler Baptist church, ad
justs the tie for his son, Patrick.
This photo was taken by Mrs. Dog
grell at St. Louis, Mo., while the
family attended the Southern Bap
tist Convention in that city May
22-26.
Mr. Raymon Wilkes,
Husband of Former
Butler Lady, Dies
Mr. J. W. (Jim) Woodall, died at
the Montgomery Hospital Monday
morning, 4:25 o’clock after a leng
thy illness of three weeks. Death
was attributed to a heart condition.
Mr. Woodall was bom at Taze
well, Marion County, Ga., on Nov
ember 5, 1875 the son of Abner and
Jane Chapman Woodall. He was
married to the former Miss Fanny
Parker, who preceded him in death
a number of years ago. His second
wife was the former Mrs. Bessie
Mclnvale, who survives him. He
made his residence in Taylor Coun
ty for the past 55 years.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 4 p. M. with
Elder J. W. Hartley officiating, and)
was assisted by Elder Emory Col
lins, pastor of the Mt. Nebo Primit
ive Baptist Church of which the
deceased was a member for sixty
years. Interment was at Mauk.
Pallbearers included: Dock Pike,
Theron Hill, Hinton Woodall, Charl
es Mclnvale, Harold McLendon,
Lester Peed. Honorary pallbearers:
L. T. Peed, Carl Turner, Jack Turn-
Gerson Waller, Benny Waller,
Rev. Virgil Culpepper Returned
To Reynolds-Crowell Charge
For Another Year.
Five Local Students
Received Diplomas
At Ga. Southwestern
Local friends were saddened this „„„„
week by the announcement of the ’ E( . , Wal : cl ® atus Hl ' Butler. Rev. Griner
Rev. Walter S. McClesky has been
appointed by the South Georgia
Conference as the pastor of the But
ler Methodist Church for the next
conference year.
Rev. McClesky has been a mem
ber of the Conference for 16 years
and comes to Butler from Wrens.
His wife is the former Miss Emily
Woodall of Woodland. The Mc-
Clesky’s have three children, Wal
ter McClesky Jr., 13, Cathryn, 9
and Margaret 8. They will be mov
ing to Butler on Thursday, June 15
and he delivers his first sermon
here Sunday morning, June 18.
Rev. Ted Griner, who has served
as pastor of the Butler Methodist
Church for the past four years has
been assigned to the Cochran Me
thodist Church as pastor for the
coming year. Rev. Griner and fam
ily will move to Cochran on the
same day Rev. McClesky moves to
will deliver
death of Mr. Raymon M. Wilkes,
husband of the former Miss Thel-
may Cox of this city. Mrs. Wilkes
was the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. S, E. Cox of Butler.
Following is a reprint of a news
item appearing in the Nashville
Will Turner. Also, the Deacons of i. . - ,,
.. ..... : .. !his farewell sermon here next »un-
the Upatoi Association. .
Survivors include, wife, five sons ^ her Methodist pastoria i chang-
an , f, Ug n ' na £ 6 y: P ^ R ' es in Taylor County include Rev.
w y°n rl: ■ ur.n ’ur Bill Adams, student of Emory Uni-
^ 00 ^ 11 V Ch ^ rin ^r 11 ' a H m n W M 00d - 'versity assigned to the Howard
all, Mauk; Mrs. Thelma Hill, Mon-
Mrs. M. Taunton
Died Last Saturday
After Long Illness
tezuma; Mrs. Mary Peed, Butler;
iT 6 ^’ re ^ a,ing death fourteen grandchildren, five great
grandchildren; one step-son, Ho-
Funeral for Mr. | ward Mclnvale, Macon and one
of Mr. Wilkes:
Pulaski, Tenn.
Raymond Massey Wilkes, 63, re
tired post office employe, was con
ducted at Lynnville Methodist
church. Interment in Lynwood
cemetery.
Mr. Wilkes died at his home in
Miami, Fla.
He was a native of Giles County-
son of L. A. and Mollie H. Wilkes.
Mr. Wilkes was educated at
Massey school and was employed j
by the post office department be- j
fore he moved to Miami in 1927
Charge.
Rev. Tegler Greer, who has served
the Howard Charge for the past
four years, has been named pastor
of the Walden Church in Dublin
District.
These charges will also take
place on Thursday, June 15.
Rev. Virgil Culpepper, pastor of
I the Reynolds-Crowell Charge for the
| past year will return to this charge.
I Rev. Culpepper and family plan
to move into the new parsonage at
Reynolds within the next few days,
j The 96th Annual Session of the
-South Georgia Conference is meet-
Boys elected to serve as officers ,ing at the St. Luke Methodist
sister, Mrs. Sallie Jordan, Jackson
ville, Fla.
Edwards Funeral Home was ii
charge of arrangements.
Butler High School
FFA Officers Named
For Coming Year
Five Taylor county students were
among the 114 to receive their
diplomas from Georgia Southwes
tern College Graduation Exercises
at the First Baptist church, Ameri-
cus, Sunday afternoon, 3 o’clock.
The large group of graduates
took their places to the tune of the
“Triumphal March” by Grieg; de
votional and invocation were
given by Rev. Robert D. Battin, fol
lowed by a solo “The Lord’s Pray
er" by Miss Sandra Smith, so
prano. The speakers were com
posed of honor graduates, James
Bagwell, Ann Wilson and Joyce
Cheek, the subject being "The
Challenge of the sixties and the
College Graduate.”
The presentation of the class was
made by Dean L. V. Williamson;
awarding diplomas was by Pres.
Lloyd Moll and receiving gradu
ates into Alumni Association was
Miss Florence Bridges of the class
of 1952.
The college “Alma Mater” was
sung by graduates and audience
after which Rev. C. W. Right-
myer gave the benediction.
The students from this county
who received two year Junior Col
lege diplomas were:
Charles Edward Benns, III, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benns II.
Jackie Wayne Downs, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Downs.
Hugh Stanley Gee, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Gee.
James Edward Parker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Parker, Taylor
Mill.
Cecil Sawyer, son of Mr.and Mrs.
C. S. Sawyer of Reynolds.
Mrs. Mamie Taunton, widow of
Linton Taunton, died Saturday
night at 9 o’clock after an illness
of about a year. She was making
her home at the residence of a
son, Mr. Fred Taunton and family
in this city.
Mrs. Taunton was the daughter
of the late George W. and Mary
Harmon Locke, and was born Mar.
14, 1892 and had spent practically
all her life in the county.
Funeral for Mrs. Taunton was
conducted Monday, 3 p. m., at Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church of which the
deceased was a member. Interment
was in the cemetery nearby. Rev.
John M. Cox and Rev. Z. L. Perdue
were officiating ministers.
Pall bearers included: Harold,
Cecil, Julian, Riley and H. A.
Locke Jr., and Robert Poole.
Survivors include three sons,
Fred, William and James Taunton
all of Butler; one daughter, Mrs.
William Poole, of Butler; one sis
ter, Mrs. J. H. Taunton of Butler
and a brother, H. A. Locke Sr., also
of Butler.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds was in charge of arrange
ments.
Annual Taylor Co.
Holiness Camp Meet
Set for July 6 to 16
Evangelists This Year Will
Include Rev. Jas. Crispell and
Rev. Morton Dorsey.
Miss Thelma Cox; a sister, Mrs.
Paul Malone, Lynnville; two
brother S. L. Wilkes, Lynnville;
Earl C. Wilkes, Ft. Worth, Texas.
Survivors are his wife, the former 1 of the local FFA Cha P ter for the Church in Columbus this week.
^ a complete list of the pastonal
assignments in the Columbus
District will be published in the
Herald next week.
Wm. R. (Pop) Smith
Cochran Publisher,
Died in Hospital Sun.
Mine Worker Found
Guilty in Blast;
Get 10 to 15 Years
next ensuing year include:
President: Shadrach Barnett.
V.-Pres.: Jerry Allmon.
Secretary: Wayne Cox.
Treasurer: Ronnie Parker.
Reporter: John Purvis.
Sentinel: Larry Bell.
Assistant officers are: Carey Gas-
sett, vice presidnet; Milton Lay-
field, Secretary; David Joiner,
Treasurer; Derrell Kendrick, Re
porter; and Billy Blasche, Sentinel.
All officers and assistant officers
asked to be at the
Gray, Ga. — Jeremiah Harrold
was found guilty last week of dvna are hereby
miting the main ofice building at home of their Advisor, Mr. Harold
the rock quarry at nearby Ruby Ragan, Friday (tomorrow) at 5 p.
on March 19th and sentenced to 10 jm., for a fishfry and short busi
to 15 years in pnsen.
An all-male Jones County Su- j
perior court jury deliberated more
than an hour in finding a verdict
and fixing a sentence.
Defense Attorney A1 Jennings of
Macon anounced that he would
appeal the conviction.
Ocmulgee Sol. Gen. Geo. D. Law
rence of Eatonton said Harrold
would be called to trial Wednes
day on another charge in connec
tion with the wave of destruction
that hit the Weston and Brooker
Co. quarry in March.
Harrold, 45 year old Negro from
Gordon and former quarry worker j
faces an additional dynamiting ( a ^ a
charge and also is accused of mur-
ness meeting afterwards.
Train-Car Wreck
Kills Four Persons
Sunday at Swanee
Processing Center at
Local High School
Will Open Monday
The Food Processing Center
(Canning Plant) at Butler High
School will be open for public use
beginning June 13th. According to
Harold Ragan, Vocational Agricul
ture teacher, the center in Butler
will be open on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Products to be pro
cessed should be brought to the
Cocke Nominated
To Key Position
With World Bank
Atlanta, Ga. — Dawson-born
Erie Cocke Jr., is the latest Geor
gian to join the Kennedy admin
istration in a key position in
Washington.
And as President Kennedy’s
choice as alternate executive di
rector of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development,
known as the World Bank, he
brings this unique distinction to
the international bondy.
Prior to his appointment, Cocke,
as a businesman, government
emissary, head of the American
Legion and delegate to the United
Nations, already had traveled in
51 of the 68 nations holding mem
bership in the World Bank.
This huge organization, created
The Taylor County Holiness
Camp Meeting will be in progress
July 6th through 16th, featuring
two outstanding evangelists, Rev.
James Crispell of Hastings, Mich.,
and Rev. Morton Dorsey, Columbus
Ohio.
This year marks the 23rd year of
Christian Fellowship located seven
miles north of town on Highway
19. Go six miles north on No. 19
then turn right one mile.
Don and Jean Rollings, singer
and youth workers of Wilmore, Ky.
will be on hand again this year to
work with the young people.
The daily schedule is:
Prayer Meeting: 7 a. m.
Bible Study: 9-30 a. m.
Preaching: 11-00 a. m.
Children’s Service: 3 p. m.
Saturday, Sunday and Thursday:
Young People Service: 7 p. m.
Preachin Hour: 8-00 p. m.
Missionary Day: Thursday, July
13. Speaker from World Gospel
Mission, Johnnie and Peige Miller
from American Field.
Officers of the local Camp Meet
ing are:
Rev. M. J. Wood, Alma, Ga.,
President. He will be assisted by
Mr. A. L. Luce Jr., of Ft. Valley,
vice president; W. H. Neisler of
Butler is Secretary; Franklin Me-
Cants of Butler is Treasurer; W. S.
Oliver, Amerieus, Receiving Treas
urer.
The total cost of meals and lodg
ing is $2.00 a day. Special rates
for children under 12 years of age.
For further information about
the camp, contact or write, Mr.
William Neisler at Butler.
Columbus Minister
Loses His Leg
Freak Accident
in
Columbus, Ga. — An elderly
(minister recuperating from leg
in 1945 and now having a total amputation surgery at the Medical
6 Center after a freak auto accident
capitalization of $19 billion is
headed by another Georgian, At
lanta’s Eugene Black.
Cocke’s international experience j
on government levels is reinforced
by a background of direct business
negotiations for Delta Airlines
with the governments of Venzuela,
Jamaica, the Dominican Republic,
Haiti Cuba and Poerto Rico. After
Four Atlantans were killed Sun
day afterfnoon in a train-car col
lision at a railroad crossing at
Suwanee, raising Georgia’s toll to
10.
The victims were listed as Mr.
and Mrs. Barron Wiggins and Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Welch all of At-
The accident occurred at 3 p.m.
der, arson, burglary and simple Th e Southern Railway ^ crossing^ is
larceny in connection with the u ~~ ° ~
quarry case .
In al probability, he will face
trial on a charge of arson or burg
lary, altho Lawrence did not speci
fy one of seven remaining indict
ments against Harrold would be
called to trial next.
University of Georgia
Awards 1300 Degrees
At Commencement
Athens, Ga. — The University of
Ga. awarded nearly 1,300 degrees
Saturday at its 158th commence
ment.
Among the grads were 1,150
candidates for baccalaureate and
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine de
grees plus another 109 who re
ceived degrees at the master’s and
PH. D. level.
Robert Troutman, Atlanta at
torney and former president of
theUniversity Alumni Society, was
commencement speaker.
between Suwanee and Atlanta. The
victims were the only occupants of
the car.
Harold Bramblett, 20, of Carnes-
ville, was killed near midnight
Saturday when his car crashed
south of Carnesville.
Thomas Holder, 35, Smyrna, was
kiled when his car hit a tree Sat
urday on the highway near the
Fulton-Cobb County line.
Edmond Butts, 15, and Roosevelt
Brown, 18, of Columbus, died Sat
urday when their car crashed east
of Columbus.
Friday, Helen George, 65, Sa
vannah, was killed when she
walked in front of a car in Savan
nah and Rober Abernathy, 59, Car-
tersville, was killed in a similar
accident north of Cartersville.
In Ft. Payne, Ala., Bobby Bel-
vins, 5, Marietta, was killed when
hit by a__car.
SWIMMING LESSONS
ten years.
Macon Hospital
Plans Two New
Operating Rooms
gan in Butler or Mr. Herman Parks
at Reynolds.
|
Rocket-Shaped Car
Joins Sunady Drivers
Detroit, Mich. — A rocket-shaped
Anyone interested in swimming
lessens for beginners or interme-
Sharing jdiates will please register at But-
the platform with him was Randall j ler Swimming Pool Friday or Satur-
Hicks of Crawford, valedictorians day. June 9 or 10; or phone Union
of the Class of 1961. Hicks, a math 2-3066. Classes will begin Monday
major received the BS degree mag- June 12th.
na cum laude. I Mrs. N. K. Carter, Jr.
Maccn, Ga. — Bids on construc
tion of two additional operating
roms at Macon Hospital will be I auto, described as an experimental
called for very soon, the Macon (“space age car,” went on its first
Hospital Commission disclosed this [outing — a whizzing performance
week. that startled Sunday drivers on the
The hospital, which has handled John Lodge Expressway,
as high as 62 operations in a sin- j The car, which has seven fins
gle day will have a total of 14 op- ' and twin bubble canopies, is the
erating rooms when these new fa- (Firebird III, made by Gen. Motors
cilities are completed. Corp. GM says the gas turbine-
One of the new operating rooms pawered car is “the most advanced
will be for “contaminated” cases [operational auto in the world.”
such as accident cases brought in [ The Firebird has no steering
for emergency surgery, or cases wheel, gas pedal or brake pedal,
with an infection involved. Design I these are combined in a single
of this room will make extra thor- j four-inch control stick next to the
ough cleaning possible. (driver.
the World Bank.
A World War II hero with many
battle scars and many decorations
including nine from foreign gov
ernments, the 40 year old Georgian
served as national commander of
the American Legion in 1950-51 At Antioch
and as a delegate to the U.N.
1959.
Cochran, Ga. — Wm. R. (Pop)
Smith, III, editor and publisher of p i ant between the hours of 8 a. m.
the Cochran Journal, died Sunday j ajnd 3 p m
in the Taylor Memorial Hospital at p or those who might not be fa-
Hawkinsville after several weeks’ | m iij ar with the operation of the
illness. | Center, it is provided by the coun- 10
Pop Smith was one of the ty Boa rd of Education as a part of * as vic . e president 1o accep t
South’s most respected newsmen : thc schoo! system and is under the ! h j g 1 os( r an oxecutive w p h
and was a member of a wued 1 direction and supervision of the
newspaper family. vocational agriculture teacher. As-
Both his father and grandfather listing this year as in th past, will
were Alabama newspaper men, Pe jvj r Herman Parks,
and his wife and two sons have Here are some of the facilities
continued in the newspaper field.! services available to patrons who
Mr. Smith who was born in 1883, wis j 1 t0 make use of the plant:
in Laurens County, Ala., became,Cans will be available in No. 2
editor of an Alabama weekly news ;md No. 3 sizes. Charges will be 8c
paper at the age of 15. and 10c respectively and this in-
Ile edited various Alabama pa- , ,.| udes the cost of the can and a
pers during the early years of his : sm all plant service charge. Faeili-
career, and later served as editor (t j es are a i so available for shelling
and publisher of the Daily Free peas acld butterbeans, juicing to-
Prcss at Eessemer, Ala. For some ma tos, lye-peeling peaches, and
years he was in the publishing blanching all types of vegetables
business in Birmingham. f or canning or home or locker plant
In 1956, he was named editor of freezing,
the Macon News. He received The p i ant j s also equipped for
many honors and awards including canning in glass jars and a charge
the special award of the Young 0 f 2c per container is charged. The;
People’s League for Better Govern- plant does not carry j ars .
ment in 1947. He was noted for his | citizens of the county are en-
crusading spirit for better govern- j couraged to take advantage of the
men throughout the state. food processing center and its fa-
He was editor and publisher of cilities and anyone having further
the Cochran Journal for the past questions should contact Mr. Ra
in Columbus May 13.
Rev. Norman Lovein, pastor of
the East Highland Methodist church
was injured in front of his home.
Police investigating the accident
said the pastor was standing at the
end of his driveway, talking to a
friend in a parked car.
The pastor’s car was parked in
h is inclined,
. ,,,. , . I his driveway, which
delta executive, he , , .
and his car rolled back, hitting
Mr. Lovein and pinning him be
tween the two parked cars. He suf
fered le: ; injuries and as a result
lost his right leg.
Ordination Service
Baptist Postponed
Watermelon Festival
Slated for June 28th
In Crisp County
Cordele, Ga. — A parade expect
ed to highlight Crisp County’s
Watermelon Festival is planned
for June 28th, it was annouced by
M. F. Carter, chairman of the
committee in charge of the pa
rade.
Carter has written more than 30
high schools as well as other or
ganizations inviting them to enter
bands or other units in the parade
The Crisp County High and Junior
Bands have already announced
plans to enter.
A barbecue for all participants
in the parade will begin immedi
ately afterward at the National
Guard Armory. Ron Kirk heads the
committee in charge of the bar
becue
Due to other conflicting events,
the Deacons ordination service has
been postponed until the third Sun
day afternoon, July 18. Those be
ing ordained are Mr. Cecil Kend
rick, Mr. Blanford Jarrell and Mr.
Felton Po‘'oy. The public is invited.
Time 4:30 P. M.
E. H. DUNN, Pastor
June Meeting Board of
Education To Be Held
On June 8th.
Macon Melody Quartet
Appearing at Horeb
Church June 9th.
The Horeb Baptist Church will
have the pleasure of presenting the
Melody Quartet of Macon to the
Public on June 9th at 8:00 P. M.
Three members of the Quartet
are in rolling chairs, two sisters
and a brother.
The public is given this cordial
invitation to attend. There is no
admission charge.
Preaching at New Life
Church Next Weekend
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
There will be regular worship at
New Life Church, Mauk, Ga., dur
ing the week end. Preaching by
the pastor, Rev. J. B. Lumpkin.
Special singing Saturday night by
a quartet from Newnan.
The public is cordially invited
to come and worship at New Life
church.