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The Butler Herald
‘'KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SE^C RET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 85
W. C. Edmondson
Dies Wednesday
Of Bullet Wound
nent. of ATCtt'ves ,
° General T=
ix'FSim Suspected
In Recent Fires
At Smith’s Farm
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY^GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1961.
NUMBER 43.
Tragedy Occurred at Marion
County Public Works Camp,
Buena Vista.
Mr. W. C. Edmondson, well known
Taylor County citizen, died of a
pistol wound in the head about 4
o’clock Wednesday morning.
Mr. Edmondson was employed
as a guard at the Marion county
Public Works Camp, Buena Vista.
He was found dead in bed by an
other guard at the Marion camp at
6 a. m. Doctors set the time of his
death as 4 a. m.
No one is reported to have heard
the shot. A report of the coroner’s
inquest was not available at the
time of going to press with this
issue of the Herald.
Mr. Edmondson is survived by his
wife of Butler and three sons
Merrs Melton of College Park, Cla
rence of U. S. Army, stationed in
Texas and Jerry of Butler.
Funeral arrangements will be
handled by Edwards Funeral
Home in Butler, however plans for
the last rites are incomplete at
this time.
Expressway, Macon
To Miami by 1964
Tallahassee, Fla. — The Turn
pike Authority said Monday that it
is determined to extend the Sun
shine State Parkway to the vicinity
of Wildwood even if the federal
government refuses to shift the
proposed route of Interstate high
way 75 to meet it there.
But turnpike chairman John
Hammer said he fully expects the
U.S. Bureau of Roads to agree to
the relocation because it will “bet
ter serve’’ Florida and the South
east.
He said the authority expects to
be able to disclose within a week
or 10 days definite plans for the
156-mile extension from Ft. Pierce
to Wildwood, including a start on
validation of bonds to build it, a
date for sale of the bonds to build
it, a date for sale of the bonds
and a date for start of construc
tion.
Hammer and other authority
members met with newsmen late
in the day after a series of private
conferences with Gov. Farris Bry
ant from the press was barred.
Mauk Revival Begins
Next Sunday Night
The Mauk Baptist church will
begin its annual revival Sunday
night.
Rev. Jimmy Cook, pastor of the
Morningside Boptist church, Co
lumbus, will be the evangelist.
There will be two services
daily: 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. thru
Friday night and eveiyone extend
ed a cordial welcome to come wor
ship with us.
E. H. Dunn, Pastor.
Mrs. Gray Windham
Died at Thomson, Ga.
Arson is suspected in the fire
last week end that destroyed all
the buildings on the James Smith
farm eight miles north of town on
the WesleyHoward highway.
Dr Smith was first called to
the farm about midnight Saturday
when fire was discovered in a tur
key house. This building was de
stroyed along with all the contents
which included feed, tractor and
other equipment. About 5,000
turkeys had recently been moved
to the range and were saved from
the blaze.
About two hours after returning
home Dr. Smith was called back
to the farm to another blaze. The
main house, unoccupied only since
Friday, was completely ablaze
when help arrived. The house and
nearby pump house were destroyed
along with Mrs. Smith’s china,
crystal and some furniture she had
there while her house in town
was being remodeled.
The fire occurred only 10 days
after the loss of a large bam and
several hundred dollars worth of
feed in another blaze supposedly
started by lightning. This one, too,
was discovered at night after every
one had left the premises.
Enroute to the scene of the fire
several weeks ago, Dr. Smith
wrecked his new pick-up truck.
He was not injured in the acci
dent but the truck was completely
demolished.
Butler MYF Sets
Week of August 7-11
For Youth Revival
Rev. Wm. Flournoy of Geneva,
Will be Guest Preacher
During Revival.
The Butler Methodist Youth
Fellowship has set the date for
their Youth Activities Week for
August 7-11.
Speaker for the week will be
Rev. William Flournoy, assistant
pastor of the Geneva Charge.
The order of worship from Mon
day through Thursday of the re
vival week will be: 7:30, Fellow
ship; 8-00, Worship; 9-00, Refresh
ments. On Friday the group will
begin with a spaghetti dinner at
6:30 p. m. Worship hour will begin
at 8 p. m.
The young people are looking
forward to having all of their
group in this area to attend these
services from evening to evening.
Byrd Blasts Memo
On Postal Outing
Mr. Carl Harvard
Named Lay Leader
Columbus District
l
Laymen of the Methodist
Church Assist Pastor in
Carrying Out Program.
Nominees for ASC
Election to be Made
By Farmers Petition
Carl Harvard of Columbus was
appointed Columbus Methodist
Lay Leader at the recent South
Ga. Methodist Conference in Co
lumbus. He makes these appoint
ments:
M. D. Hughes of Sherwood Meth
odist Men is the District Director
of Lay Speaking. He and his com
mittee will be in charge of the Lay
35 Persons Hurt
In Train Accident j
Near Macon Mon.
The Nancy Hanks, Passenger
Train Runs Headon with
Freight Train.
Macon, Ga. — At least 35 per-
ing community committees in carei 50 / 15 we J’ e injured Monday night
of the ASC County Office by Aug. | w ” e J 1 'he Central of Georgia’s
It was announced this week by
the Taylor County ASC Office that
the slate of nominees will be se
lected for this year’s ASC Commit-
jtee elections by petition of voters.
Farmers throughout the county
wil be asked to furnish nominees
by petition to the presently serv
Highway Deaths
Drop Sharply
First 6 Months
Atlanta, Ga. — Even in face of
an increase of more than 110 mil
lion miles of motorized travel on
Ga. roads over a year ago, traffic
deaths throughout the state de
clined substantially duripg the
first six months of 1961 compared
to last year.
This encouraging news is re
vealed in the latest consolidated
statistics of the Ga. Dept, of Pub
lic Safety, just released by Col.
W. P. Trotter, director.
The 1961 six month score: 44
lives saved. Fatalities dropped
from 475 to 431, a nine per cent
decrease. z
A breakdown of the total showed
Lt. Gov. Byrd charged the Post
Office Department’s acting region
al director with “flagrant abuse of
theauthority vested in him,” Mon
day.
Byrd denounced Acting Regional
Director J. W. Askew for telling 1
his staff to stay away from a
segregated outing of postal clerks.
“The citizens of this state have
a right to social freedom and this
memorandum (by Askew) is an
outright denial of that freedom,”
Byrd asserted.
“It is typical of the irresponsible
attitude of numerous federal offi
cials who seem intent on destroy
ing our basic freedoms and our
sovereignty as a . state.”
Byrd said Askew issued a memo
randum July 12 instructing offi
cials and employes in the regional
headquarters to stay away from a
barbecue scheduled Tuesday at
Grant Park by the Georgia branch
of the Federation of Post Office
Clerks.
Askew’s memorandum said he
was invited to the barbecue by J.
B. Haney, president of the Georgia
branch.
As quoted by Byrd, Askew said
in the memo that he checked with
city officials and found that
4th. Petitions must be signed by
10 or more eligible voters. Commit
teemen now serving may be in
cluded. After all petitions have
been received, the respective com
munity committees will make
such additional nominations as are ,
necessary to complete the slate, jficials commandeered private cars
to transport other victims to Ma
con from the wreck scene.
The Macon hospital said the
Nancy Hanks,
collided head-on with a freight
train on a "blind siding” near Ma
con.
Every available ambulance in
Bibb county was called to the
scene and later Civil Defense of-
The community committees will
meet in the County ASC Office on
or before Aug. 10 for the purpose
of completing the slate of nomi- Inumber of injured might total as
nees. I many as 50.
The county office will mail outl. hospital said the extent of
ballots to all known eligible vot- in 3 u y ies ranged from very seri *
ers on or before Aug. 15th. Com-]° uf ’ to , joint cuts and bruises,
plete instructions will accompany A hospital spokesman said, how-
the ballots furnishing information | ever - 'bat most of injuries appear-
on how they should be marked and e,c * '° be minor,
returned to the county office in I passenger cars left the track
postage free envelopes by Aug. 25. but the engines
careened off the
trains hit.
The engineer of the
Hanks, G. B. Wheeler of
of both trains
rails when the
Youth Activities
Week to Begin
Sunday at Geneva
Sympathy is extended Mr. _C.
Gray Windham of Thomson, for
mer citizen of Butler, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Windham
due to the sadness caused by the
death of his wife last Saturday
evening.
Funeral was conducted at Thom
son Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Windham is survived by
her husband, one son and a grand
daughter.
Taylor County Rabies
Clinic Set for July 29
328 persons were killed in rural
area accidents this year compared j Grant Park “does not permit in-
with 376 last year, a drop of 48 |tegrated picnics at the pavilion
or a 13 per cent decrease. Urban j where the affair is to be held.’’The
area deaths totaled 103 against 99 memo added:
a year ago, an increase of four, or
four per cent. There were 12 few
er pedestrians killed throughout
the state, the comparative totals
being 69 and 81, a 16 cent reduc
tion.
What makes this downward
trend in Ga. traffic death toll even
more newsworthy is the fact that
50,300 more motor vehicles travel
ed 110,379,196 more miles over Ga.
roads in the six months period of
this yeear than in the same per
iod last year. The comparative
mileage totals 8.4 billion miles in
1961 and 8.3 billion in 1960 the re
port shows.
As result of this sharp fatality
reduction in face of a record in
crease in road travel, Georgia’s Washi t D c . _Th e H ouse
death rate which is based on the pogt Q{f f ce ’ Committee all but
CARL HARVARD
A Taylor County Rabies Clinic
is scheduled at the local court
house July 29th from 10 to 11:20
a. m. and at Reynolds from 10:30
a. m. to 1 p. m.; south side of the
street from Goddard’s Store. Date
for each clinic is July 29.
The cost for this service will be
$1.50 for each dog.
59 Counties Eligible
For Federal Aid
Washington, D. C. — The Com
merce Department announces the
designation of 468 rural counties
and 48 Indian reservations in 42
states as redevelopment areas eli
gible for federal aid.
Speaking program of the District.
The Methodist Men plan to have
every church in the District with
at least one service each Sunday.
Ralph George of the South Co
lumbus Methodist church, is chair
man of the every member visita
tion. He and his committee will
plan for this visitation in every
church in the Columbus District.
The Columbus District Methodist
Men, under the leadership of Har
vard, plan to organize the Metho
dist men in every church and as
sist all Methodist men clubs in
every possible way.
"We hope,” said Harvard, “to se
cure a permanent camp ground
site which will be as near central
in the district as possible. If any
one can help in finding such a
place, please let me know.”
“We expect to maintain it the
year round as a camp and re-
"I told Mr. Haney I would make i treat, so our Methodist men, our
this inquiry before I could accept I MYF, our WSCS and Sunday
his invitation. Schools may have a place for spir-
“Based on the information now|itual retreats, camping, fishing and
Nanc#
Savan
nah, was taken to Macon hospital
with undetermined injuries. The
engineer of the freight escaped in
jury. He was identified as T. G.
“Youth Seeks” will be the theme Madison of Savannah,
of the Youth Activities Week July The Nancy Hanks was enroute
31 to August 4 sponsored by the from Atlanta to Savannah when
Geneva Methodist “Larger Par- |the crash occurred at 8:50 p. m.
ish.” Monday in a remote section of
Activities will get under way .Jones county. The freight was ert-
each evening at 7:30 o’clock at i route to Macon.
Geneva Methodist church and will j Both trains were moving at a
end at 9:30 p. m. Periods of dis-i “pretty good clip,” according to a
cussion, worship, and recreation witness when they approached a
will be included in the program “blind siding.”
available the above affair is being
held at a place where certain mem
bers of the minority groups are not
permitted to attend, and because
of this it is my instructions that
no official or emploe of this region
al headquarters should accept an
invitation or attend this affair
which is scheduled July 25 at
Grant Park.”
Postal Rate
Hike Shelved
number of persons killed to each
100-million miles traveled, dropped
from 5.7 to 5.1, an 11 per cent drop.
Not only that, but the improve
ment in Georgia’s over all traffic
safety picture has been pretty
consistent. For example, four of
the six months recorded substan
tial decreases while only two (Mar.
and June) showed increases.
N.Y. Firm Buys
Montezuma Mill
Montezuma, Ga. — Montezuma
Knitting Mills Inc., will be pur
chased by Flagg-Utica Corp., a
New York-based textile firm.
Officials of the two companies
announced the move, stating that
the Montezuma mills will become
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Flagg-Utica under the name Mon
tezuma Knitting Corp. The com
pany has been locally owned since
its founding in 1922.
R. C. Collier Jr., secretary-
treasurer of the local firm, will be
come president of the subsidiary
corporation. His father, the founder
of Montezuma Knitting Mills, will
be chairman of the board of direc
tors’ executive committee.
Flagg-Utica operates three di
visions at Florence, Ala., and one
at Grantville, Ga.
killed the postal rate hike Presi
dent Kennedy was counting on to
offset part of the defense spending
deficit caused by the Berlin crisis.
It was the second top-priority
Kennedy proposal to be shelved
this week. The House Rules Com
mittee has pigeonholed his $2.5
billion public school aid bill and
two related bills.
The post office committee virtu
ally ruled out any postal rate
boost this year by voting 13 to 19
to postpone further consideration
to Aug. 17. Supporters and oppo
nents alike agreed that this meant
the measure would be lost in the
adjournment rush.
Cordele Driver
Charged with Murder
Cordele, Ga. — A 27 year old
Negro has been charged with mur
der in the hit and run death of a
West Cordele woman.
Arthur Brown of Cordele was ar
rested Monday and turned over to
Crisp county officials.
Bertha Lee Johnson, 48, of West
Cordele died Sunday as a result
of injuries received when she was
hit by a car Saturday night.
Three other persons, including
two children remain
with injuries from the accident.
picnics.
Assisting the District lay leader
are Associate District lay leaders,
viz: Bob Betts, Claude Mitchell, J.
Q. Davidson, Roscoe Thompson,
Hugh Landrum, Ralph George, E.
L. Massey and Lonnie Hale.
Presidents in the subdistricts
are: Albert Sealy of Cuthbert,
president of the Pautaula sub-dis
trict Methodist Men; Felton Har-
buck, Buena Vista of the star sub
district; and Carl Harvard of Co
lumbus and the Muscogee Sub-
District.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Employed on Faculty
Local High School
Mrs. Sanford Fitzsimmons signed
a contract with County School
Superintendent Herman Elliston
Monday, to occupy the vacancy in
the Home Ec. Department of the
local school caused by the resig
nation of Miss Hasty.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons has taught 12
years at the Butler high school
prior to making her home in Co
lumbia, S. C. where she taught in
the City schools for one year. She
later moved to Macon where she
taught at Lanier High for boys for
a period of four years.
Numerous local friends are de
light to have Mrs. Fitzsimmons as
a member of the school faculty as
well as a citizen of the com-
muniay.
Commissioners Meet
Tuesday, August 8th
each night.
Rev. John Quillian, pastor of the
Buena Vista Methodist church, will
be guest speaker for the week. The
topics each night will be:
Monday: “Youth Seeks: To be
Christian.”
Tuesday: “Youth Seeks: A Solu
tion to Personal and Social Prob
lems.”
Wednesday: Picnic and Galiliean
Servicse.
Thursday: “Youth Seeks: A
Better Knowledge of God.”
Friday: “Youth Seeks: To Know
God’s Will for Life.”
Both trains braked but were un*
able to stop before colliding. An
unidentified fireman on the Nancy
Hanks jumped clear before the
crash, but the engineer stayed with'
the locomotive until the point of
impact.
Passengers in the long train
were thrown helter-skelter about
their cars. In some cars, every
passenger suffered some injuries.
The impact sheared part of the
covering off one engine. Several
freight cars were derailed and
splintered.
The Nancy Hanks has been op-
The churches on the Geneva erating out of Atlanta for the past
15 years. It has derailed three
times previously but all derail
ments were considered “minor” a
Central of Ga. official said.
Georgia Gains
49 Industries, r
Report Shows
Atlanta, Ga. — Gov. Vandiver in
a report double checked and guar
anteed safe from political chal
lenge, Monday said Ga. gained 49
new industries during the first six
months of the year.
State Commerce Department Di
rector Jack Minter, who did the
checking and guaranteeing, said
Due to the fact that the first
Tuesday in August falls on the 1st
day of the month, the Board of
Commissioners of Taylor County
hospitalized have postponed their date of
meeting to Aug. 8th.
"Larger Parish” include: Bethel,
Box Springs, Geneva, Junction City
Juniper, Olive Branch and Pine
Level. Rev. J. T. Pennell is pastor
and Rev. J. T. Trice is associate
pastor.
All young people in the sur
rounding area between ages of 12
and 21 are cordially invited to at
tend.
All State Banks
To Be Checked
Atlanta, Ga. The State Depart
ment of Banking expects to com
plete examination of all Georgia’s
312 chartered banks and 44
branches within the year, Supt. W. i the report showed a net gain of
D. Trippe announces. 'two industries for the first quarter
Trippe said this will mark the j after striking six entries that had
first time in “10 or 15 years” that been challenged,
all these banks have been examin- | Former Gov. Griffin, a candidate
ed by the state. Lack of adequate for governor in in 1962, charged
personnel to staff the department the original first quarter report of
has prevented completion of the 27 new industries was padded and
examination of all banks in the Sen. Carl Sanders, a candidate for
past lieutenant governor, second the
However the staff of departmen- . charge,
tal examiners was recently in-1 Minter admitted the repore acci-
creased from 12 examiners and dentally included some companies
one credit union examiner to 20 ex- that had simply moved from one
aminers and two for Credit un- location to another in the state but
j ons promised he would discover enough
The expansion was made pos- new entries to make up for them,
sible by a 1960 legislative act to! Afther striking six disqualified
increase examination fees. This in- entries, Minter found eight others
creased the department’s appro- that had been overlooked in the
priation to provide examiners sal- original first quarter report, boost-
aries comparable to those paid by ing the first quarter number to 29.
other state and federal agencies.
Trippie, who was appointed by pj rg f Showing Oil
Gov. Vandiver, said the additional 1 irsi , B ~~
funds “enabled us tp staff our de- | Communism Here
partment with adequate help and j .-p C* ' *
to operate on a current basis.” | 1 OlllOrrOW LVeiling
Trippie also announced that his j
department has completed the“best Every man, woman and child in
consolidated statement” of the con- the entire community is invited to
dition of Georgia’s banks that has I see the “First Showing on Com-
ever been made. | munism” here at the school gym
The consolidation shows total as- 1 Friday — tomorrow — 8 p. m.
sets of all state chartered banks on I The showing last only an hour
June 30, was $1,474,741,345, an in- or so and there is no admission
crease of more than $86 million j charge. This showing is endorsed
since last year. There were 312 by local churches, Legion Post and
banks and 44 branches on June 30 Butler Lions Club,
this year as compared to 313 banks Remember time and place: FrL-
and 34 branches June 30 last year, day, 8 p. m. at the school gym. ±