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The Butler Herald ‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS” VOLUME 85 BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY,,GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1961 NUMBER :57. Perry Feder To Open Ofl In Fort Valley I ii (Dept, of Archives General Library University of Ga . Howell Jr. Member Of State Veterans Brd. Celebrating Silver Anniversary This Year. Has Expanded Services to Taylor County Hugh H. Howell Jr., of Atlanta, was appointed a member of t’he State Board of Veterans Service Friday by Gov. Vandiver. Howell will fill the unexpired term of the late Judge A. L. Hen son who died a few days ago. Taylor County Citizens Extend Cordial Welcome To 2 New Methodist Ministers Rev. Walter McClesky & Rev. Bill Adams In order to provide better service and greater convenience to the people of the Fort Valley area, Perry Federal Savings and Loan Association is planning to open an office in Fort Valley. It was an nounced this week by S. A. Nunn, President of the thrift and home financing institution that the asso ciation directors are planning this office, pending approval^ by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in Washington. Perry Federal has enjoyed much growth during its 25 year history and it was felt that the location of an office in Fort Valley was another step in providing service and convenience that the people of Fort Valley are entitled to. The continued growth and development of Fort Valley and the surrounding area indicates a need for the office and a useful place for such an office to fill in the future develop ment of the Fort Valley area. To aid in the initial planning and programming of the office in Fort Valley, several men of the The governor dipped agar ninto business community have accepted : the reservoir of his college asso- membership on a Board of Advi-| dates to select Howell. They were sors. These men include; Robert E. |class mates and fraternity broth- Lanyon, A. L. Luce, Jr., Henry Mat- ers at the University of Ga. hews, A. Lawton Pearson, Bennett ' Howell was born in Atlanta, a F. Rigdon, and E. M. Whiting. It j graduate of Emory and the Uni- is expected that the membership i versity of Ga. Law School, and of the present Board of Directors j has several degrees from John will be expanded to include repre- 1 Marshall Law School where he sentatives from Fort Valley. Also j now teaches. being considered is a change of He is married to the former name to a name indicative of the!Doris Callahan of Rupert, and they position Perry Federal holds as a j live in Atlanta, thrift and home financing institu- | The Veterans Service Board su- tion serving this area of Georgia. • pervises the work of the veterans Upon approval of the application | department of state government by the Federal Home Loan Bank land oversees the work of Vets Serv- Board, it is expected that these j ice Director for Pete Wheeler, changes will be authorized by the | membership at the next meeting j JV/facon Construction of the members of the association. lv * acon ^oniiruciion Present membership of the Board I Firm Low Bidder of Directors of Perry Federal in cludes: S. A. Nunn, President; J. Meade Tolleson, Vice President; Marion L. Brown, Vice President; Malcolm Reese, Secretary-Treasur er; G. Francis Nunn, A. W. Pratt, Claude E. Andrew, K. W. Whipple and Mayo Davis. The application states that upon approval from the Federal Home Loan Bank Eoard the office will open within six months. It is an ticipated that this will allow open ing about January 1, 1962. Mean while, the area will continue to be served from the Perry office. Prisoner Is Bound Over In Razor Attack On Guard COLUMBUS—A 56-year-old city stockade prisoner who attacked a guard with a razor blade has been bound to Superior Court here on . a charge of assault to murder. Police said Alton Dawson, serv On GSCW Building Macon, Ga.—Chris R. Sheridan and Co. of Macon yesterday was the apparent lew bidder for the new home economics building at Geor gia State College for Women at Milledgeville. The bid was $465,900. The bids were opened yesterday in the At lanta office of the University Sys tem Building Authority. Sheridan said the building should be completed within 310 calendar days and will be ready for occupancy by September 1962. W. P. Thompson Jr. of Macon is the architect for the building. Sundav Fire Kills Infant at Macon Macon, Ga. June 12—A 5-Month- old baby, Sam Taylor Jr., of Ma con, was burned to death Sunday when fire destroyed the mattress on which he was sleeping. His pa- Both Preachers Will Deliver Their First Sermons at Their New Churches Sunday A. M. Today (Thursday, June 15) is moving day for Methodist preach ers of the South Georgia Conferen ce. Taylor County is feeling the ef fects of these pastorial changes with two of their ministers being replaced in the conference-wide turnover. Rev. Ted Griner, pastor of the Butler Methodist Church for the past four years goes to the Coch ran Charge. Rev. Tegler Greer, who has serv ed as pastor of the Howard Charge for 4 years goes to the Walden Charge in Dublin District. Rev. Virgil Culpepper, pastor of the Reynolds-Crowell Charge was re truned for another year. Rev. Walter McClesky of Wrens was appointed as pastor of the But ler Methodist Church. He and his family are expected to arrive in Butler late this afternoon. Rev. Mc Clesky and his wife, the former Miss Emily Woodall of Woodland, have three children, Walter Jr., 13, Cathryn 9, and Margaret 8. Rev. Bill Adams, student, of Emory University, will serve as pastor of the Howard Charge. Rev. Adams is not married. A complete list of the appoint ment changes as announced by the South Georgia Conference in Co lumbus last Friday are as follows: Those pastors who were returned to their respective church for another year are not listed: AMERICUS DISTRICT, W. E. Scott—Superintendent. Abbeville, Jack Bentley; Ameri- cus, Lee Street, John N. Shell; Ash- burn, W. E. Dennis; Byromville, Cephas Williamson; Cochran, Ted Griner; Cordele, First, T. M. (Jack) Key; Peavy Memorial,, H. Theo Mc Gee; Elko, Grovania, *C. D. Herring ton; Ellaville, C. E. Croft; Helena, D. A. Price; McRae, James Agee; Montezuma, C. C. Edmundson; Rhine, Chauncey, Homer E. Grim- List Of Jurors Drawn to Serve July Term Court Grand and Traverse Jurors drawn to serve during the July term of Taylor County Superior Court which convenes here on the first Monday in July: Grand Jurors Archie B. Sealy Carl H. Neisler J. W. Suggs William Maxwell O. P. Montgomery G. G. McCrary Thomas Massey C. E. Marshall Kenneth Barrow H. T. Giles Austin Guinn E. J. Stinson Mack Miller J. B. Kendrick Harvey Callahan L. T. Peed L. H. Pierce Clyde Cooper Bobby Parks T. Whatley James Royal Willis Garrett D. W. Culve'house H. W. Breazeale REV. BILL ADAMS Herman W. Btckley Clarence Abbott W. R. Cosey Thomas Mathews Robertson, Superintendent. Cobbtown, Collins, D. Eugene Pollett; Metter, J. L. Robertson; Newington, Charles P. Webster; Savannah, Bloomingtondale, Frank Harris; Peeler, S. P. Clary; Savan nah Beach, Glen Brinson; Westside Chapel, Rufus L. Daniels; Wood- lawn, W. Raymond Wilder, Jr., Springfield, Johei R. Blackwell. THOMASVILLE DISTRICT, L. C. Fullerton, Superintendent. Albany, Trinity, C. I. Morgan; Attapulgus, J. Gaston Pollock; Ba- conton, Putney, Earl E. Hart; Brin son, John Hayes; Dixie, Ozello-Pid- cock, K. E. Clayton; Faceville, W. W. Jackson; Meigs,Ochlocknee, C. S. Easom; Newton, Fred Glover; Pelham, Ernest M. Phillips; Sale City, O. H. Rhodes; Thomasville, First, Associate, Burns Willis; Whigham, Climax, J. Allen Brooks. Sec. of Christian Social Concerns, W. E. McTier, Jr. VALDOSTA DISTRICT, Bernard L. Bfown, Superintendent. Alapaha, J. D. Corbitt, Sr.; Chula, James Hill; Clyattville, L. A. Le mons; Funston, Olin C. Cooper; Lakeland, Vernon Edwards; Lake Park, J. Felton Harden; Mystic, Guil Prickett, Nashville, J. Chester Gil bert; Pearson, Flcyd Berger: Ray W. H. Suggs Benny L. Waller Traverse Jurors Mosley Childres T. J. Hortman J.P. Harmon Dan Barnes Blanford Jarrell Robert Griggs H. B. Parks James Bazemore Dorathy B. Brunson Joe Pyron D. T. Montfort, Jr. Wm. F. Gray, Jr. James Saunders Hubert Kendrick Annual Taylor Co. Holiness Camp Meet Set for July 6 to 16 Evangelists This Year Will Include Rev. Jas. Crispell and Rev. Morton Dorsey. Coleman Hinton Jeff Golson J. H. Turner Clarence Barfield H. C. Bond Murray Walker WlllieF. Brunson Jack Peed W. E. Jarrell Arlie Bazemore Tom Bone Harold Lovvorn T. C. Harris Andrew C. Roberts W. T. Harrell E. E. Bone H. G. Pye Ben Frank Eubanks Grover Garrett J. C. Haywood Merlin Kirksey Rochells, Fred Carter. Sec. ofi^ity, Bobby Eugene Davis, Salem, R. V. Williams; Snarks, Burton Valdosta Forrest Street, Ernest Seckinger; Westview, William Geor ge Brown; Willacoochee, C. B. Stud- still. Sec. of Evangelism, C. E, Steele; Missions, Jarvis Ellis; Christian So . „ i rents are being held for investiga- ing a 60-day sentence on a loiter- . n ~ v ing conviction from recorder’s court, was bound over under $500 bound in connection with the cut ting of guard W. A. Bell, 56. The incident occurred in a resi dential subdivision where a stock ade work crew was digging a ditch. Officers said that Dawson refused to follow Bell’s instructions con cerning how the ditch should be dug and that he suddenly attacked the guard. During the fight Bell was knock- tion. The death raised Georgia’s weekend accident toll to five. 5 Georgians Die In Head-on Crash CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla., June 10- Five persons died and six were in jured in an early morning head- on crash five miles north of Crystal River. All the dead and injured were ed down and Dawson drew a razor ! from Columbus and Marietta, Ga. Evangelism, T. M. Key; Missions, Ted Griner; Town and Country, H. G. McCrary; Christian Social Concerns, C. C. Edmundson; Pub lications, Fred Carter; Christian Vo cations, H. Theo Gee. COLUMBUS DISTRICT, William J. Erwin, Superintendent. Buena Vista, John Quillian; But ler, Walter McClesky; Columbus, Edgewood, J. S. Wtezel; Epworth, Lamar Ball; Hamp Stevens, E. J. Grimes; Sherwood, Loy Veal; Fort Gaines, J. E. Lackey; Geneva Ham ilton, Julius Byers; Howard, Wm. M. Larger Parrish, Associate, Jam es Trice; Adams, Jr.; Parrott, John Horton; Roosevelt Community, W. Eugene Scott; Talbotton, H. N. Tho mas. Sec. of Missions, H. B. Underwood, Town and Country, Donald Kea; Publications, Edwin Grimes. DUBLIN DISTRICT: Joe H. Bridg es, Superintendent. Adrian, Fred P. Maddox; Brew- ton, Curtis Cribbs; Coleman, Don Jordan; Davisboro, W. E. Berry, Sr.; Dexter, W. E. Allen; Dublin, Cen tenary-Evergreen, Hoke Hatcher; Gethsemane, East Dublin, Guy Par rish; Girard J. LeRoy Hendrix; John Wesley Memorial, Fred Foster; Lo- thair, Rockledge, John M. Clements; Louisville, Emory C. Gilbert; Mil- len, Fred McLendon; Mitchell, J. O. Akin; Swainsboro, Calvary, James A TIord; Uvalda, G. Reid Smith; Walden, Tegler Greer; Wrens, Max Hill. See. of Town and Country, Tegler J Q Appear At Mt. Greer; Christian Social Concerns, Thomas Perkins Forest Brown Ennis Childree Clay Smith Woodrow Amos James Ricks Jack Woodall E. M. Ivey Thomas Montgomery Woodrow Melton G,ordon Jinks E. T. Eubanks, Jr. Grover Mott W. O. Whitley Wanza Hortman Clopus Montgomery J. B. Bartlett Ralph Ingle William Bartlett William King Clem Adams Jim Hortman Clay Griggs J. W. Waters J. S. Vann L. Wilson William P. Pool 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 1 his 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. II. Neisler of Butler is Secretary; Franklin Me- Cants of Butler is Treasurer; W. S. Oliver, Americus, 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. Bethel C. M. Church Home Coming Day Set For Sunday ginning of a week’s revival at this church. Rev. Ungh Pore of Greenville. S. cial Concerns, Ernest Seckinger;'c., will conduct the services Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd Reviews 2,000 Natl. Guards at Ft. Stewart FORT STEWART—Lt. Gov. Gar land Byrd, a National Guardsman himself, reviewed 2,000 sun-tanned Sunday will be the time for Georgia Army National Guardmen regular “Home Coming Day” at | c f the 108th Brigade here in cere- Bethel Congregational Methodist I monies marking the end of the first church. This also marks the be- ; W eek of a two-week stint of active Publications, Carroll Crosby; Chris tian Vocations, John L. McGowan. WAYCROSS DISTRICT, II. S. Brooks, Superintendent. Alma, First, J. W. Herndon; North Baxley Circuit, William W. Campbell; Broxton, J. W. M. Stipe; Brunswick, Arco, Ralph Brown; Taylors, J. Kell Hinson; Darion, Clarence E. Wallin; Douglas, St. Mark, W. II. Hinson; Folkston Cir cuit, R. B. Bullard; Ilomcrville, J. Paul Barrett; Jesup, First, W. H. Ansley; Kingsland, Sam Rogers, III; Nahunta, II. C. Overton; Odum, Piney Grove, Ira Dent; St. Simons, Oscar Bell; Waresboro, Carroll Tin sley; Waycross, Minona Park, W. H. Dupree; West Green Circuit, Har vey Strickland. Sec. of Evangelism, Paul Barrett; Christian Vocations, J. J. McLen don. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS: Conference Director Church Ex tension and Evangelism, F. J. Bev erly; Director Wesley Foundation, Georgia Southern College, William T. Browne. Favorite Melodv Group blade from his person and cut Bell I “It was terrible,” said Deputy, — n . . . . _ on the left cheek, chest and back. !Sheriff Herbert Williams. "Four'Ben F. Williams Jr.; Publications, (JllVe; Revival July O Thirty stitches were required to:children wore lying along the road [Fred McLendon; Chirstian Voca close the wounds, police said. Dawscn was sentenced on the loitering charge on May 22. Owens Heads Circuit Bar COLUMBUS—J. Walter Owens, lo cal attorney, has been elected pre sident of the Chattahoochee Circuit Bar Association. Owens succeeds Roy Moultrie of Hamilton in the post. iroughout the week. Sunday’s or der of services will be 11 a. m. Dinner will be served at the church shortly after the noon hour and fellowship will be enjoyed by all. There will be evening worship at 8 p. m. The re' ival will feature morn- ning services for the young peo ple at 11 a. m. At 8 p. m. each day there will be a service for all. The public is extended a cordial welcome to come out and worship with the Bethel congregation dur ing the week’s revival. Ordination Service Next Sunday P. M. For Three Deacons Antioch Baptist church will or dain three Deacons Sunday after noon. Persons to be ordained are: Mr. Blanford Jarrell, Mr. Cecil Kendrick and Mr. Feltcn Gaultney. These men were recently elected in conference by the church mem bership. The services will begin at 4:30 p. m. Rev. Whiddon, pastor of Reynolds Baptist church will preach the ordination sermon and Rev. duty at this armor and anti-aircraft training center. Commanded by Maj. Gen. George J. Ilcarn, Georgia’s Adjutant Gene ral, the Brigade has been engaging in realistic combat maneuvers de signed to bring the “minute-men” to a peak of fighting readiness. Representing Gov. Ernest Van diver, who is cn route to the Na tional Governor’s Conference in Honolulu, Byrd “trooped the line” on foot, stopping intermittcnly to shake hands with the men in ranks and talk with them about their military jobs. Highlight of the review was the presentation of awards. The Governor’s Trophy for profi ciency in training for non-divisio- nal units during field training year 19C0 was awarded to Winder’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 108th Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. William T. Esco. The Eisenhower Trophy went to Battery C, 1st Gun Battalion, 214th Artillery from Thomson, command ed by Capt. Thomas McNeil. The trophy goes to the Guard’s most outstanding unit. Earlier in the week, Georgia’s highest award, the Distinctive Ser vice Medal, was presented to Col. William A. Cauthen by Major Gen eral Hearn. Col. Cauthen was singl ed out for his “exceptionally meri torious and distinctive scrvice ,r when I got there. Everyone in theitions, S. Carter Berkeley. I The Favorite Melody Quartet of t , h two cars were dead.” I MACON DISTRICT, Mack Anth- Macon will be at the Mt. Olive candidates A highway patrolman on the iony, Superintendent. 'Free Will Baptist Church, Potter- ‘other ministers and laymen of scene said bodies were strewn a- Byron, Claude L. Campbell; Jeff- v ille, Ga., July 1 at 8:00 o’clock adjoining churches will assist in long the side of the road and some Bloomfield, E. Ton} Stroud; Chero- p m. t )iis service kee Heights, Associate, Donald j Three members of this quartet j EH DUNN Pastor Hughes; East Macon, W. L. Peed; , are j n ro lling chairs. Two sisters' L Ebenezer, A. C. McLendon; First I an( j a brother. It’s a blesing to any | Street, L. M. Spivey; Glenwood j one to hear them present a program Homecomipp DU2I3 IS Street, Associate, A. W. Ray; Shur- j in song T he public is cordially in- 1 lington, Paul Harwell; Swift Creek, i v itcd to come and enjoy the even- William T. Haseldon; Powersville, i j, n g w j t b us There is no admission Wesley, James Langston; Sanders- 'charge. ville, Ernest L. Veal; Tennille, V. L. I Qn July 3rd., our revival will be ll. , “ “ . , ,, itorious and distinctive service" Walter Doggrell1 pas.or of I rendered the Ceorgia Guard in his Baptist church at Butler will make ca p af ,;ty ac Senior Army Advisor, the charge to the church and to the of the injured were found wander ing in a daze. The dead in one car were identi fied as Margaret Yauncey Littleton, 37, and Etta Mae Yauncey, 62, both of 1016 27th St., Columbus, Ga. SWIMMING LESSONS Anyone interested in swimming Other officers elected at the an-I lessons for beginners or interme- nual meeting here recently were E. Mullins Whisnant of Hamilton, state senator from Harris County, diates will please register at But ler Swimming Pool Friday or Satur day, June 9 or 10; or phone Union vice president, and Homer Suggs, 2-3066. Classes will begin Monday chief deputy of Muscogee Superior Court, who was reelected secretary. June 12th. Mrs. N. K. Carter, Jr. Daughtery; Washington County Circuit, S. H. Gordon. Sec. of Missions, A. W. Ray; Town and Country, T. J. McCol- lough; Christian Social Concerns, Paul Harwell Jr.; Christian Voca tions, Elick Bullington. SAVANNAH DISTRICT: Frank L. gin with Rev. D. E. Bias, Jackson ville, Fla., gospel preacher. Ser vices each evening at 8 p. m. The pastor and Church say come receive a blesing. A welcome ex tended to all. REV. FRANK WILLIS, Reynolds, Ga. At Bethel Church Revival Begins The Bethel Congregational Meth odist Church will have their Home Coming Day Sunday. Revival will also begin on this day and continue through the 23rd. Rev. Hugh C. Pope, pastor of First Congregat ional Methodist Church at Green ville, S. C. will be the evangelist. Savcnnah Youth Fatally Shot Playing Russian Roulette SAVANNAH — Solomon Gamble, 13-year old Negro, was shot in the head and killed as he and his old- er brother played Russian roulene in the bedroom of their home. Police said Richard Henry Gam ble, 16. told them he and the vic tim played a game by putting one bullet iin a .22 revolved spinning the chamber and pulling the trigg er. He said the pistol discharged on the third snap of the trigger. Police are holding him in con nection with the shooting.