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The Butler Herald
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS"
VOLUME 85
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY,. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JULY 13, 1961.
NUMBER 41.
ents
Group Hunting Pre<
Suitable Locati oe Sene.»'"'|’%<-,. 'Jury
For New Mansiuii 1 " July Term Court
Secretary of State Ben Fortson
Heads Committee to Build
Home for Future Governors
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
General Presentments of the
Grand Jury for the July Term,
1961, Taylor county superior court.
We, the Grand Jury, sworn and
empanelled for the July Term, 1961
Taylor County Superior Court make
these presentments:
We wish to thank Hon. J. R.
Thompson for his charge to the
jury.
We wish to thank Hon. John H.
Land for his assistance and co
operation with the work of this
jury.
We recommend the following:
1. Repair of the court house
steeple which was damaged by
wind.
2. Repair old jail sewerage
system.
The committee is 11 Georgians 3. We wish to commend the For-
appointed to see about building a estry Unit for its outstanding serv
ice to the county.
4. We wish to commend Mrs.
Eppie Mae Arnold, Public Health
Nurse, and Mrs. Hazel Spillers,
Public Health Clerk, for services
rendered the county. We urge all
citizens to take advantage of the
services available.
We, the Grand Jury, recommend
that these Presentments be pub
lished in the Butler Herald and
(By Marvin Wall)
A committee of prominent Geor
gians is out house hunting.
They’re looking for a nice, quiet
place in Atlanta to build a home
that’s frankly a little on the fancy
side — say around a half million
dollars or more.
That may sound expensive, but
it’s rather special tenants the com
mittee has in mind.
The tenants to be accommodat
ed are Georgia’s future governors
and their families and the house
will be the state’s governor’s man
sion.
Election Laws Study
Panel Sets Public
Hearing July 13th
new mansion — a study it’s direct
ed to make by the last session of
the legislature.
The committee chairman, Secre
tary of State Ben Fortson, said the
committee ‘‘pretty well agreed”
that there isn’t much that can be
done with the present mansion.
“It would be an error to pur
chase an old building,” Fortson
says.
Fortson is getting out letters to j that the sum of $20.00 be ap-
former governors and first ladies j propriated for payment of same.
Atlanta, Ga. — Persons interest
ed in revising Georgia’s election
laws will be given an opportunity
to present their views to a legisla
tive committee.
Ben Fortson, secretary of state
and chairman of the election laws
study committee, announced that
a hearing has been set for 10 a.m.
Thursday (today) in the house of
representatives.
The cvommittee met for the sec
ond time Friday since it was set up
by the legislature to make a com
plete study of election laws.
Fortson said it was decided to
limit witnesses to 15 minutes and
Right to left, front row: Freddie Brown, Entomologv Project; Maryl an y Rr° u P in attendance will be
asked to designate one individual
as a spokesman.
Present laws governing elections
Annual Taylor Co.
Camp Meeting
Now In Progress
Meeting; Which Began Last
Thursday Will Continue Thra-
Sunday, July 16th.
Edith Jarrell, Yeast Bread Project; Roger Clark, Tractor Maintenance;
back row: Elizabeth Wicker, Home Demonstration Agent, and Verna
Reddish, County Farm Agent.
These three Taylor County 4-Hers will represent the boys and girls
include some conflicts and some of
the statutes are obsolete, Fortson
of Southwest District in their projects, at State 4-H Congress in Atlanta, jsaid. Some committee members
Aug. 29 - Sept. 1. They will compete with six other winners from over favor uniformity in qualifying
the state in each of their projects for a trip to National Congress in'dates for federal, state and local
officers. Also under consideration
Chicago.
4 Benning Soldiers
Killed by Lightning;
16 Others Injured
Columbus, Ga.—Lightning burst-
Rev. Jake Hutchinson
To Be Guest Speaker
At Reynolds Friday
Rev. Jake Hutchinson, pastor of
to find out what they didn’t like
about the present mansion and to
get their suggestions about features
for the new mansio .n
Past governors and their wives
as widely as they might disagree
about things political, seem to
agree that the present mansion
leaves a lot to be desired as a
place for a chief executive and
his family to call home for four
years.
“The upkeep is tremendous, says
Fortson, whose duties have includ
ed keeping up the mansion,
building and grounds since 1955.
Since that year, Fortson says the
state has spent $88,000
This 3rd day of July, 1961.
T. WHATLEY,
Foreman
AUSTIN GUINN,
("''l prk
E. J. STINSON,
Clerk
Four Get Life
Terms in Doerun
Police Slaying
jing from a summer thunderstorm Perry Methodist church, will speak
J hit an army rifle range Friday, on “Stewardship” at the Reynolds
killing four soldiers and injuring Methodist church Friday (tomor
row) night at 8 o’clock.
Prior to Rev. Hutchinson’s
Moultrie, Ga. — Four men plead
ed guilty and were sentenced to
. , life imprisonment Monday in Su-
. - . . . re \f. I perior court for the 1959 murder of
the mansion. The state bought the l Doerun Po iiceman M. L. O’Neal.
53 year old building in 1925 for
$74,000 and has spent four .times
the purchase price on the house,
said Fortson.
Fortson said the 14 rooms and
five baths aren’t enough for a gov
ernor’s family and guests. The
kitchen isu’t big enough for the
chief executive’s family, says Fort
son, and is hardly adequate for
preparing meals for guests. There
isn't enough room for big dinners
either.
The fortress-like stone house
leaks. In fact says Fortson, “it’s
almost impossible to keep leaks
out of it.”
The mansion has central heating
that was adapted to the building,
but not central air conditioning.
Window units are used, Fortson
said.
The four-aire hilltop lot doesn t
lend itself to landshaping and
there isn’t enough parking space,
Fortson evontinued.
As the man who handles the re
pair bills, Fortson has strong feel
ings about the present mansion.
As far as he’s concerned, the state
should “pitch the thing in the
Chattahoochee River.”
Fortson, the chairman, and State
Auditor Thrasher were designated
as members of the committee by
the resolution. Other committee
members are Sen. Otto Griner, Ocil-
la; Sen. Robert Smalley, Griffin;
Rep. Fuqua, Richmond County: Rep
W. S. Stucky, Dodge; Rep. Quimby
Melton, Spalding; Mills Lane, Ben
Gilmer, Roy Richards and Pete
Knox.
The latter four were appointed
by Gov. Vandiver. The legislators
were appointed by Lt. Gov. Byrd
and House Speaker Smith.
Vandiver, incidentally, won’t get
to live in the new mansion (at
least this term), altho people are
asking him already when he plans
to move. Vandiver’s term expires
in early 1963, and it’s unlikely
that there’ll be a new mansion by
then.
400 Pastors Study
Bible at Mercer
Macon, Ga. — The fourth annual
Pastor’s Bible Study Conference be
gan on the Mercer campus Mon
day. It will continue thru Thurs
day. • j ,
The conference is sponsored by
the Ga. Baptist Pastors’ Conference
and promoted by the Extension
Department, Mercer University.
About 400 pastors are enrolled,
according to Dr. P. H. Anderson,
dean of Mercer’s denominational
extension services.
at least 16.
The victims
racing for the
apparently were
shelter of a tree
a covered dish supper
talk,
will be
The Annual Taylor County Holi
ness Camp meeting began at the
Camp Grounds near Butler Thurs
day, July 6 and will continue throu
gh Sunday, July 16.
A large number of visitors from
all sections of the state have filled,
the dormitories and cabins. Many-
local citizens are also attending the
services.
Two evangelists, Rev. Jamcsr
Crispell of Hastings, Mich., and
Rev. Morton Dorsey of Colunmbus,
Ohio are in charge of the services
each morning and evening.
The evangelists are assisted by
Don and Jean Rollings, singers and.
youth workers of Welmore, Ky.
This year marks the 23rd year of
Christian Fellowship located seven
miles north of town on Highway
is a change that would require in
dependent candidates to obtain ; 19. Go six miles north on No. 19'
signatures of 20 per cent of the then turn right one mile.
voters in order to get on general
election ballots instead of the
present 5 per cent.
Some of the committee members
also favor removing superior court
judges and solicitors from the state
wide ballot and having them elect
ed by voters of the circuits in
which they serve. This would
shorten the state ballot consider
ably.
Fortson said notice of the public
The daily schedule is:
Prayer Meeting: 7 a. m.
Bible Study: y-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
Those sentenced were Ocie New-
nan, 49; Dan Cullifer, 47; Fred Ja
cobs, 61; and Arthur kent, 53, all of
Columbus.
A fifth person who was indicted
on the same charge, is in federal
custody at Springfield, Mo. Sol.
Gen. Bob Humphreys told the court
that the man, Erwin Penzor, 42, of
Atlanta, was unable to appear be
cause he is a mental patient and
a victim of TB.
When the four were arested in
May, they told officers they had
gone to Doerun on April 7 to break
into the vault of Toney Bros. Bank.
The intent was to tie-up officer
O’Neal, but he was shot when he
went for his gun, they added.
Humphrey’s explained that he
recommended mercy in each of the
four cases because “according to
our icivestigatin Penzor is the man
who fired the shot.”
when the storm broke. Trucks, | served to the membership of the
amublances and helicopters sped church in the fellowship hall of
them to Martin Army Hospital ,the church.
Dr. and Mrs. Mack Anthony of
Macon will be among the out-of-
town guests at this occasion.
Rev. Virgil Culpepper, pastor of
the church and the official board
urge all members to be present at
the meeting Friday evening.
Supper will be served at 8 p.m.
followed by the address of the
evening.
Butler FFA-FHA’ers
Make Plans for Camp
where four were pronounced dead
on arrival.
Ft. Benning is the Army's ma
jor infantry center where infantry
men and paratroopers were train
ed for World War II and the Ko
rean conflict.
An army spokesman said those
injured by the lightning bolt were
“not too seriously” hurt.
Identities of the victims were
withheld pending notification of
the next of kin.
Antioch Baptist Church
Cemetery Clean-Up
Thursday, July 13th
Thursday, July 13th., is the chur
ch annual clean-up day at Antioch.
Please come and don’t forget your
necessary tools with which to work
and, also, a basket lunch.
hearing has ben sent all ordinaries Mission, Johnnie and Peige MilleT
and registrars in the state.
Mr. Johnny Davis
New VocAg Teacher
Moves to Butler
Turner’s Chapel
Church Calendar
July 17-22, fourteen Butler FFA
girls and a number of FFA boys
will spend a week at the State
FFA-FHA Camp. This Camp is lo
cated midway between Covington
and Jackson IV2 miles off Highway
36 on beautiful Jackson Lake.
During the week the group will
enjoy a program of wholesome
recreation. This program includes
swimming plus instruction, soft
ball, tennis, folk games, plus in
struction. It also includes inside
games such as ping pong and
shufleboard. As one can easily see
Athens, Ga. — A five-year grant I this wholesome recreation provides
of $355,284 has been received byja vacation for the members plus
the University of Georgia’s depart- | an opportunity to be given ^instruc-
ment of microbiology and preven- * ' u '" *" "
five medicine for graduate train
ing.
The grant was made by the In-
University Gets
$355,284 Grant
Mr. Johnny Davis, new Voca-
cational Agriculture teacher, his
wife and three children moved in
to the Earl Stinson home south of
the public square, last week.
Mr. Davis and family moved
here from Ellaville, and Mr. Davis
replaces Mr. Harold Ragan who
resigned the post in the local
school to accept a similar position
in the Dawson High School, Terrell
County.
Butler citizens extend a warm
welcome to the Davis family and
wish for them a most pleasant and
successful sojourn in the city.
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 at
Butler is Secretary; Franklin Mc-
Cants of Butler is Treasurer; W. S.
Oliver, Arnericus, Receiving Treas
urer.
New Bridge Over
Chattahoochee to be
Let on July 28th
1961 Heart Fund
Sets New Record:
Total Is $437,857
Tuesday, July 18th has been an
nounced as the day to clean the
cemetery and church grounds at
Turner’s Chapel.
Home-Coming will be the Fourth
Sunday in July with revival to fol
low the succeeding week. There
will be night services only. Elder
W. J. Owens will be the evan
gelist.
Vacation Bible School will begin
July 31st, 1:30 p. m., and continue
thru Aug. 4th.
Earl Bone, Reporter.
Revival to Begin at
Tazewell July 17th
stitute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institute of President.
Health, Education and Welfare.
Primary purpose of the grant is
to provide predoctral, post doctoral
and summer fellowships for train
ing and research orientations in
medical microbiology and infec
tious diseases of animals and
man.
Dr. A. L. Kleckner of the School
of Veterinary Medicine will direct
the program in close coordination
with the College of Arts and Sci
ences and its department of bac
teriology, and with the university’s
Poultry Disease Research Center.
Other facilities to be used in
addition to the Science Center will
include the Regional Federal Poul-
tions to bring home to their re
spective communities.
The FHA girls going from Butler
include: Roger Anne Streetman,
President and Miriam Tucker, Vice
4 Georgians Killed
In Weekend Traffic
The death of a 25 year old mili
tary policeman in Rabun county
Sunday night brought the number
of fatalities on Georgia highways
during the week end to four, the
state patrol said. .
A patrol radio operator said Jim institutions and that the strokeci
Taylor county contributed $917.82
to the 1961 Heart Fund, or 108 per
cent of its goal of $845.
Mr. Clifford Adams was Taylor
County Heart Fund Chairman.
Georgians contributed more to
the Heart Fund in 1961 than in
any year in the past, accord
ing to a year end report of the Ga.
pj ear t Assn.
The final Heart Fund total was
$473,857.81, it was announced by
C. L. Redd, chairman of the Board
of the Heart Assn. This compares
with $415,464 in 1959 and $464,394
in 1960.
Redd paid tribute to Heart Fund
leaders and other volunteers
throughout the state.
He noted that results of the
February Heart Fund drive mean
that an increased amount will be
devoted to heart research in Ga.
Revival services at the Tazewell j try diseases Laboratory soon to be
Baptist church will begin Monday , built adjacent to the university,
and continue ■
evening, July 17th
through the night of July 23rd.
There will be worship twice dai
ly: 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Aev. Bob Hogg, Nixon, Tex.,
outstanding evangelist, will be the
guest minister.
Rev. Herschel Whitley pastor of
the church, extends a cordial wel
come to everyone to attend each of
these services.
Food Processing Plant
Open 3 Days a Week
The Food Processing Plant in
Butler will be open Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays of each
week until further notice.
This Taxpayer Helps
Reduce National Debt
Washington, D. C. — Alfred Kas-
tor of Mt. Kisco, N. Y., thought the
national debt was too high and he
decided to do something about it.
He wrote President Kennedy sug
gesting passage of a bill to require
anyone who pays over $10,000 year
ly in income taxes to contribute an
additional 10 per cent toward re
duction of the national debt.
He enclosed a $3,300 check, “as
evidence that this is not a frivo
lous suggestion.” The money, he
said, should be used to reduce the
debt.
Crawford a military policeman sta
tioned at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.,
lost control of his car on curving
Ridgecreek Road in Tiger and the
vehicle overturned.
The car was traveling at a high
rate of speed when it overturned,
the patrol said.
Also killed Friday night after the
official week end count began was
Mary Pope, 19, of Winder. Troop
ers said the girl was killed when
she apparently fell from a moving
vehicle south of Winder in Barrow
county.
The State Patrol said the body of
David Turner, 21, Rayle, Ga., was
found on U.S. 78 west of Washing
ton, Ga., Sunday. The patrol said
he apparently walked into the side
of a car in the early morning dark-
nes.
Mrs. Lisolette Semmelmann, 35,
of Lithonia, died Friday night when
a station wagon slammed into a
utility pole at the intersection of
Ga. 12 and Austin Drive in De-
Kalb County.
rehabilitation program of the as
sociation can be continued at an
accelerated pace.
A special report on research
projects of the Heart Assn, will be
issued sooci, Redd said.
Nahunta Man Detained
In Death of His Father
Atlanta, Ga. — Seven interstate
projects, including a new bridge
over the Chattahoochee River here,
will be among the bids opened by
the State Highway Department ora
July 28th.
The department announces that
projects in the letting will total $19
million.
The day before, contracts total
ing $15 million will be let to kick
off Gov. Vandiver’s $100 million
road construction program. This,
will make the total contracts for
the two days a record $34 million..
The bridge will be located on the
Atlanta perimeter route near Pow
ers Ferry road. It will tie in the-
four-lane Marietta highway with,
areas eastward to the Buford high
way.
Another interstate project sched
uled for the forthcoming letting
will be a bridge over Northside Dr_
and the Southern Railway on In
terstate 20, the Atlanta-Birming
ham freeway.
A third Atlanta project, an
nounce dlast wek will be the big
airport connector. *
Four other projects in the July
letting call for work on Interstate
75 which eventually will run from
Chattanooga south thru Atlanta to
Florida.
One project will be for 13 miles
of grading and paving on Inter
state 75 in Houston County and
another project will be for 14
bridges on the same stretch.
In North Georgia, one project
will be for grading and paving 8
miles of Interstate 75 in Whitfield
County.
Another project calls for bridges
on a portion of Interstate 75 in.
Gordon county.
Nahunta, Ga. — A family argu
ment over $1.65 brought the death
of W. C. Lane, 78, retired sawmill
worker in Brantley county, Sheriff
Crews reported Monday.
The sheriff said he is holding a
son, D. C. Lane, 50 year old laborer
on a murder warrant signed by a
son, Gibson Lane.
The dispute took place Saturday
at Lane’s rural home near Na
hunta.
The sheriff said Lane died of a
heart attack moments after he en
gaged in fistcuffs with David
Lane. He said the son left but
later surrendered.
Singing at Mauk #
Saturday Evening
There will be a singing at Maufc
Community building Saturday eve
ning beginning at 8 o’clock.
Four vocal groups will partici
pate in the evening’s program,
namely: The Foster Trio of Grif
fin; Family Trio of Thomaston;-
Hammceis Trio of Thomaston; and
the Cowalettes, McDonald, Ga.
The public is extended a cordial'
invitation to come out hear these-
splendid groups render good gospel!
songs.