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The Butler Herald
VOLUME 85
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY,^GEORGIA, THURSDAY,
Roberta Methodist
Charge Is Named
Circuit of The Year
Castro Demands
Rejected by U. S.
Freedom Committee
TwentyThird Annual Taylor Co. Holiness
Camp Meeting To Hold Ten Day Session
July 6 to 16; Public Cordially Invited
OF SUCCESS’*
JUNE 22, 196L
List Of Jurors
Drawn to Serve
July Term Court
NUMBER 38.
Funeral Services
For Mr. G. R. Rogers
Held Here Tuesday
Wm. F. Childr- 0 *
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The Charge G^^e^ts.
Honored by Ga. Conf.
The Town and Country Commis
sion of the South Georgia Conferen
ce of The Methodist Church pre
sents annual awards to the out
standing church and circuit of the
year in each of eight conference
districts. The Roberta Enlarged
Charge received the Macon district
circuit of the year recognition, dur
ing the South Georgia Annual Con
ference in Columbus, Ga. Twenty-
two members of the charge attend
ed the recognition banquet. Rev.
Wm. F. Childres is pastor of the
Roberta Enlarged Charge. He is as-
sited by Rev. Willis H. Moore, asso
ciate pastor, and Miss Darlene Mill
er, rural church and community
worker. The Roberta Enlarged Char
ge received the award by virtue of
being a pilot venture in South
Georgia Methodism. 'Hie enlarged
charge plan of organization has
proven very beneficial in the Craw
ford County area. Due to the suc
cess of the Crawford County endea
vor, other enlarged charges are be
ing formulated in the South Geor
gia Conference. Rev. Childres also
received another signal honor, Con
ference appointment as Executive
Secretary of the Town and Country
Commission of the South Georgia
Conference.
Stone Mountain
Cable Car Comes
From Switzerland
Atlanta, Ga., June 20—A cable
car which will take sightseers to
the top of Stone Mountain is ex
pected to arrive in Georgia from
Switzerland sometime next month,
Matt L. McWhorter said Monday.
Mr. McWhorter is chairman of
the Stone Mountain Memorial As
sociation, the group which is guid
ing development of the granite
landmark as a memorial state park.
The skil-lift type of cable car is
being built in Switzerland because
no manufacturers in this country
make exactly the type of car desir
ed, he said.
Tourists and visitors to the moun
tain will be offered a round-trip
ride, to the top and back, for a
nominal charge.
Mr. McWhorter and Peter Zack
Geer, chairman of the Georgia Cen
tennial Commission, will discuss
other plans and developments at
Stone Mountain at a meeting Mon
day night of the Sons of Confede
rate Veterans in DeKalb County.
Letter to the Editor
This letter was published in a
recent issue of the Wesleyan Chris
tian Advocate. We are sure that
the many local friends of Rev.
Clyde Adams, native of Taylor Co.,
are concerned about Rev. Adams’
condition and will be glad to hear
direct from him.
I spent my 80th birthday in the
Emory Hospital. It was on my birth
day that I heard the news that
there was no medical science that
could help my foot. It has been
giving me trouble for years and
since January first of this year, I
had very few easy minutes with it.
My surgeon said there was nothing
left for me to do but to drag along
with it or have it removed. He
wanted me to think it over and let
him know what I wanted done. I
said "Dr. I thought all this over
before I came here. I made up my .
mind that if there was no medical j
help, the foot would have to go.”
On the morning of the 29th it
was removed. I stayed in Emory
Hospital for a week and came to
the Heard County Hospital for
three days. I came home June first.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson are
looking after Mrs. Adams and my
self and are doing a mighty fine
job of it. I do not know about the
future, whether I will be able to
walk or not. I tried some crutches
several years ago and did not do
so well with them. I do not know
how an artificial limb will be. But
if I have to stay in the home the
balance of my days, I’m going to
enjoy my life. The good Lord, and
the folks have been too good to
me for me to sour on the earth.
They don’t make any better folks
than these in Heard County.
Sincerely,
J. C. ADAMS
G* Detroit, Mich. — The Tractors
for Freedom Committee told Cuban
Prime Minister Castro Monday
night it is in effect rejecting his
latest terms for the release of 1200
invasion prisoners.
The committee said it is holding
to its original offer of 500 tractors
for the prisoners.
The committee set noon Friday
as a deadline for Castro to reply
to its decision.
Castro told a four man American
technical team in Havana last
week that he would free the cap
tured rebels for $28 million worth
of American farm tractors.
He orginally asked for 500
heavy-duty tractors. He agreed
last week to accept the lighter
tractors only if their value equal
ed the heavy machines and he
put the value at $28 million.
The committee headed by Walter
Reuther, Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr.
Milton Eisenhower sent a cable to
Castro from its Detroit headquar
ters saying it is restating its ori
ginal offer to ship 500 light-duty
tractors to Cuba.
Also the committee told Castro it
is not prepared to send more than
500 of the farm machines. More
over, the cable said, only farm
tractors would be sent to Cuba.
The committee told Castro:
"Unless we have received from
you clear, positive acceptance of
our offer by noon Friday, the 23rd,
our committee will consider that
the purpose for which it was es
tablished are not possible of reali
zation because of y our failure to
comply with the terms of your
own original proposal.”
"We will therefore feel obligat
ed to dissolve the committee an
return the voluntary contributions
:we hold in trust from the many
thousands of individuals through-
lout all of the Americans who have
| contributed to our fund.”
The fund-raising committee was
[formed at the suggestion of Presi-
| dent Kennedy after Castro made
his first tractors-for-prisoners pro
posal.
The committee has received more
than 45,000 pieces of mail at its
Detroit headquarters, but the letters
have not been opened in view of
the unsettled negotiations.
“Our committee of agricultural
experts have returned from Havan-
na.” the committee said, “and com
pletely reported the content of all
their discussions while in Cuba.”
“In the light of their report we
wish to advise you that you asked
for 500 tractors to increase food
production. You have not changed
to a proposal of $28 million in cash
or credits or its equivalent. Our
offer to you has been made in
good faith for the two-fold human
itarian purposes of freeing 1,124
prisoners and helping the people
of Cuba win higher living stand
ards.
"Mindful of the anxiety of the
prisoners and their families and
fully aware of your expressed ur
gent need to raise Cuban agricul-
tuarl output, we are prepared to
move with dispatch to begin ship
ment of the tracttors if you accept
our proposal.
“We, therefore, earnestly hope
that you do accept our proposal
in order to achieve our two hu
manitarian purposes.”
The committee then set the dead
line for Castro’s answer. It told the
bearded leader to say by noon Fri
day whether he will accept the
500 light farm tractors.
Blair of Americus
Elected President
Ga. Press Assn.
MILLEDGEVILLE — Publisher
James Blair of The Americus Times
-Recorder was elected president of
the Georgia Press Association at the
closing session of its 75 annual
convention here Saturday.
He succeeds Charles N. Martin
Jr. of Atlanta’s Suburban Reporter
at East Point.
Jack Williams Jr., publisher of
The Waycross Journal-Herald, suc
ceeded Blair as vice president; Jere
N. Moore Jr. of The Union Record
er at Milledgeville was re-elected
treasurer.
Change of Date for
Commissioners Meet
The Taylor County Commis
sioners will meet next month on
July 5th since their usual meeting
dates falls on the Fourth (Indepen
dence Day) this year.
Evangelists This Year Will
Include Rev. Jas. Crispell and
Rev. Morton Dorsey.
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. daily
Preaching 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, 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.
Girls of Woodcraft Jr.
Court Being Organized
Butler, Officer Named
Margaret E. Tante has been ap
pointed Counsellor of the Girls of
Woodcraft Junior Court being or
ganized in Butler, it was announced
today by Paul A. Jones, Macon,
state manager of the Woodmen of
the World Life Insurance Society.
The new counsellor is active in
church work and is president of
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
and vice-president of the M. Y. F.
sub district. She will be assisted by
Gervaise Willis, assistant counsellor
on directing the Junior Court’s act
ivities. Mildred Peed will be Court
secretary.
Members will be enrolled by Tho
mas E. Tante, Woodmen district
manager.
Meetings of the Junior Court,
which is sponsored by Women of
Woodcraft Court W-1605 of Butler,
will be held in the Masonic Hall.
Objectives of the 'Junior Court
are to teach awareness of religious,
home, and family responsibilities;
good citizenship; a finer apprecia
tion of nature and out of doors;
and to create a desire to develop
talents and self-improvement.
The program consists of four age-
group degrees, their symbol the
birch leaf with a different Jewel
for each degree:
Degree Emblem age Group
First Green jewel on leaf 8 & 9
Second Yellow jewel on leaf 10 & 11
Third Blue jewel on leaf 12 & 13
Fourth Red jewel on leaf 14 & 15
When 16 years old, members gra
duate to the adult Women of Wood
craft Court.
The Junior Court offers training
in citizenship, homemaking, arts,
hobbies, sports, social leadership,
the study of wildlife, outdoor enter
tainment and recreation. Instruct
ion in archery and rifle marksman
ship is optional. Picnics and parties
are planned by older members for
those under 8 years old. Special ac
tivities are financed by appropriat
ions from the Society’s national
headquarters.
The activities program to qualify
ifor the first degree includes instruc
tion in civics, traffic safety, local
history, homemaking, arts, hobbies,
wildlife and nature. The girls re
ceive advanced instructions in these
subjects in the second and third
degrees. The fourth degree program
includes still further advanced
work, plus training in leadership,
baby care, etiquette, and planning
and supervising parties and picnics.
Additional projects also may be
assigned.
Easter Seal
Campaign Workers
Lauded for Success
Cited for their volunteer work in
the recent Easter Seal Campaign
are H. C. Bond, W. H. VanLand-
ingham and H. L. Russell, who
served as Chairman, Treasurer and
Publicity Chairman of this coun
ty. Certificates of appreciation
have been awarded by the State
Board of Directors of the Ga. So-
,qiety for Crippled Children and
Adults — the Easter Seal Society.
The awards state, “In grateful
acknowledgement of your generous
participation in the Easter Seal
The Certificates are being present
ed by the 1961 Easter Seal State
Ohairman, C. M. Wallace, Jr., Sales
Vice President of Ga. Power Co.,
and signed by E. J. Forio, Georgia
Easter Seal Society President and
Senior Vice President of the Coca-
Cola Co.
“With the wholehearted support
of volunteers such as Messrs Bond
Van Landingham and Russell, to
gether with the generous response
of all countians,” Forio stated,
“Easter Seals are able to provide
care and treatment for Ga. crippled
children and adults. We extend our
sincere gratitude.”
Local Students
Participate in NFBL
In Washington
Fred Brown, FBLA’s state winner
in public speaking scored a very
high place by taking 2nd place in
the Southern Region and in top ten
in the United States last week at
the 10th national annual convent
ion held in Washington, D. C.
Alice Koring, entered the spelling
event along with top state spellers.
Georgia came in 4th place in spell
ing. There were twenty-three Geor
gians who participated in public
speaking and spelling event.
Mrs. Edyth Guy, FBLA sponsor of
Butler High School accompanied
the local students to convention.
Bibb’s Wood
Granted Stay
WASHINGTON, June 21—Justice
Black of the Supreme Court Tues
day granted a stay of a contempt
of court sentence given James I.
Wood, former sheriff of Bibb Coun
ty, Ga.
Wood was sentenced to 20 days
in jail and fined $400 for contempt
because of statements criticizing a
judge's charge to a grand jury. The
grand jury investigated alleged Ne
gro bloc voting a year ago.
The stay will remain in effect
pending final action by Supreme
Court on an appeal which is to
be filed later. The court is now in
summer recess.
Singing School Began
Monday at Mt. Pisgah
A goodly attendance, so far this
week, have come out to Mt. Pisgah
Baptist Church. Rev. John M. Cox
is teaching a singing school. The
school will contnue on through
next week and all interested in
singing or learning to sing better
are cordially invited to attend. Rev.
Cox uses the Broadman Hymnal
shaped note edition.
Favorite Melodv Group
To Appear At Mt.
Olive; Revival July 3
The Favorite Melody Quartet of
Macon will be at the Mt. Olive
Free Will Baptist Church, Potter-
ville, Ga., July 1 at 8:00 o’clock
P. M.
Three members of this quartet
are in rolling chairs. Two sisters
and a brother. It’s a blesing to any
one to hear them present a program
in song. The public is cordially in
vited to come and enjoy the even
ing with us. There is no admission
charge.
On July 3rd., our revival will be
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.
Grand and Traverse Jurors drawn
to serve during the July term of
Taylor County Superior Court
which convenes heje on the first
Monday in July:
Grand Jurors
Archie B. Sealy
J. W. Suggs
O. P. Montgomery
Thomas Massey
C. E. Marshall
Kenneth Barrow
H. T. Giles
Austin Guinn
E. J. Stinson
Mack Miller
J. B. Kendrick
Harvey Callahan
Herman W. Blckley
W. R. Cosey
Thomas Mathews
Carl H. Neisler
William Maxwell
G. G. McCrary
L. T. Peed
L. H. Pierce
Clyde Cooper
Bobby Parks
T. Whatley
James Royal
Willis Garrett
D. W. Culverhouse
H. W. Breazeale
Clarence Abbott
W. H. Suggs
Benny L. Waller
Traverse Jurors
Mosley Childres
J.P. Harmon
Blanford Jarrell
H. B. Parks
Dorathy B. Brunson
D. T. Montfort, Jr.
James Saunders
Coleman Hinton
Jeff Golson
J. K. Turner
Clarence Barfield
H. C. Bond
Murray Walker
WlllleF. Brunson
Jack Peed
W. E. Jarrell
Arlle Bazemore
Tom Bone
Harold Lovvorn
T. C. Harris
Andrew C. Roberts
W. T. Harrell
E. E. Bone
H. G. Pye
Ben Frank Eubanks
J. C. Haywood
Ralph Ingle
William Bartlett
William King
Clem Adams
Jim Hortman
T. J. Hortman
Dan Barnes
Robert Griggs
James Bazemore
Joe Pyron
Wm. F. Gray, Jr.
Hubert Kendrick
Thomas Perkins
Forest Brown
Ennis Chlldree
Clay Smith
Woodrow Amos
James Ricks
Jack Woodall
E. M. Ivey
Thomas Montgomery
Woodrow Melton
O«ordon Jinks
E. T. Eubanks, Jr.
Grover Mott
W. O. Whitley
Wanza Hortman
Clopus Montgomery
J. B. Bartlett
Grover Garrett
Merlin Klrksey
Clay Griggs
J. W. Waters
J. S. Vann
L. Wilson
William P. Pool
Brakes Fail, Train
Wrecks at Macon
MACON—A brake failure on a
130-ear Central of Georgia freight
train caused five engines and 15
to 20 freight cars to pile up in
the Macon yards Sunday night.
The wreck caused extensive dam
age to railroad property and tied
up traffic on a number of Macon
streets.
Engineer Fred Bryant of Macon
said he noticed that brakes on the
train failed to respond as he enter
ed Macon, and the down grade on
the main line caused speed to in
crease.
Bryant said he radioed for clear
tracks and reported he entered the
yards about 35 miles an hour above
the 15 mile speed limit, causing
the engines and cars to leave the
tracks.
The five engines traveled from
100 to 500 yards, breaking away
from the train itself as the cars
piled up piggyback style. None of
the engines overturned, but the
rear unit was covered with wreck
ed freight cars when the pileup
ended.
Only one crew merrfber, Will
Evans, a Negro fireman of Macon,
was injured. He suffered injuries
to his shoulder and side. Rescurers
had to pry Bryant’s hands loose
from the controls.
H. L. Connor, railway special
agent, said the tracks in the yard
probably would not be cleared for
48 hours.
The crack Central of Georgia pas
senger train, the Nancy Hanks, was
stopped on the outskirts of Macon
and its engine used to pull the
portion of the freight train remain
ing on the tracks away from the
wreckage. That opened the main
line and permitted the passenger
train to proceed.
Seven Persons Killed
In Alabama Wreck
PITTSVIEW, Ala., June 16—Seven
persons, six of them in one car,
were killed Thursday night in a
two-car collision along a rural
stretch of U. S. 431 near the Geor-
gia-Alabama border.
The Alabama highway patrol
said one of the cars was traveling
at a high rate of speed on the
wrong side of the road. The patrol
declined to reveal which of the
drivers was at fault.
Five persons were killed instant
ly and two others died shortly after
being admited to a hospital at Eu-
faula, Ala.
Mr. Rogers, Retired Farmer
Died Sunday Afternoon After
A Long Illness
Mr. Grady R. Rogers, retired far
mer, husband of Mrs. Lokie Wain-
wright Rogers, died at the State
Hospital, Milledgeville Sunday. Mr.
Rogers had been in ill health for
several years.
The deceased was born June 30,
1891 in Crawford County, Ga. He
had lived in Taylor County for the
past sixty-one years, and was at
member of Turner Chapel Baptist
Church. He was a son of the late
Mr. John A. Rogers and the late
Mrs. Leslie Spillers Rogers.
Funeral services were held at
Sand Bethel Methodist Church
Tuesday at 3:00 P. M. with Rev. W..
L. Wade of Thomastom officiating.
Interment was at the church ceme
tery.
Pallbearers included Donald Mc
Crary, Charlie McCrary, L. J. Mc
Crary, Sanoy Ranow, Simpson
Wainwright, Robert Griggs. Honor
ary pallbearers inrluded Charlie
Dennis, Ben Guined, J. H. McCall,
Jimmy Smith, Carol Peacock, Mhr-
ray Walker, N. T. Mclnvale.
Sirvivors include wife; two dau
ghters, Mrs. Mozell McCrary, Tho-
maston; Mrs. Reginal Ranow, Pan
ama City, Fla.; one son, Mr. Julian
Royers, Thomaston; two sisters,
Mrs. Maude Rowell, Warner Robins,
Mrs. Lelia Mae Sanders, Hampton,
Va.; one brother, Claude Rogers,
Thomaston, Ga. Also, several grand
children and great-grandchildren,
Ga. Newspapermen
Visit Macon T & N
New Printing Plant I
MILLEDGEVILLE—Georgia Press
Association members were treated
to an extensive tour of the new and
modern Macon Telegraph and
News building on a trip to nearby
Macon Friday afternoon.
The Georgia editors also heard
an Air Force major general Friday
morning sound grave warnings a-
bout nuclear attacks being very
possible and attended an awards,
dinner Friday night.
It was the second activity-packed
day for the GPA’s Diamond Jubliee.
Convention, which ended Saturday
with election of new officers and a;
luncheon with J. P. Stevens Co. as
host.
More than 100 GPA members and
their wives and their friends were
conducted on tours of all depart
ments of the new building housing
the Macon newspapers with Pub
lisher Peyton Anderson as their
host.
The group made the trip frorrr
Millegeville to Macon on chartered
buses and enjoyed refreshments
during the tour.
BookMobile Schedule
So many people met the book
mobile cn its first summer trip
that another day is being added to
the schedule for Taylor County. •
On Monday, June 26, the book
mobile will spend the morning in.
Reynolds at the Community Libr
ary and the afternoon in Butler at
the High School Building. The stu
dents will not find this day on the-
schedule given them at the end
of school. However, the other two
days will be virtually the same
with a little more time at each,
stop.
MONDAY, JUNE 26
9:00 - 12:00 Reynolds Community
Library
1:30 - 3:30 Butler High School
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
9:00 - 9:45 Howard at Vanlanding-
ham’s Store
10:15 - 10:45 Central Community
at McCant’s Store
10:45 - 11:15 Central Community ut
Five Points Grocery
11:30 - 12:00 Crowell Community
at Peacock’s Store
12:00 - 12:30 Crowell Community-
Center
2:00 - 2:30 Potterville at Old School
2:30 - 3:00 Potterville at McCant’s;
Store
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
8:45 - 9:45 Junction City at Lump
kin’s Barber Shop
10:00 - 10:45 Mauk Post Office
11:00 - 11:45 Charing Post Office
1:00 - 1:45 Rupert at Cooper’s Place-
2:00 - 2:30 Cross Roads at Oldlt
School
2:45 - 3:15 Butler City Hall