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VOLUME 85
The Butler Herald
’’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS T HE SECRET OF SUCCESS’*
Wheat Farmers
Vote Today on
Next Year’s Quotas
Polls Open at ASC Office in
Butler at 8:00 A. M. and
Close at 6:00 P. M.
Dept, of Archives
General Library ^
University of La viu
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 24, 1961.
NUMBER 47.
Secretary Orville Freeman has
set August 24th as the date on
which wheat growers will choose
whether or not wheat marketing
quotas will be in effect on the
1962 wheat crop.
Wheat quotas will be in effect
on the 1962 crop only if two-thirds
of the growers voting in the refer
endum vote for quotas. If quotas
are approved, cooperators will be
assured of a price support between
75 and 90 per cent of parity. If
quotas are not approved, the price
support rate will be 50 per cent of
parity to growers who plant with
in their allotment.
A wheat grower who planted
more than 13. 5 acres of wheat in
at least one of the past three years
is eligible to vote in the referen
dum.
Polls will be open at the ASC
Office on Aug. 24th from 8 a. m.
to 6 p. m. and all eligible voters
are urged to vote in the referen-
Talmadge Hits
Latest Ruling
On Race-Mixing
Atlanta, Ga.—U. S. District
Court Judge Frank Hooper’s latest
ruling in the Atlanta public school
case in which he enjoined the
State Board of Education from in
terfering in Atlanta"s school de
segregation plan brought this com
ment from U.S. Sen. Herman Tal
madge.
“It is unthinkable that any child
—white or colored—should be com
pelled to attend school with mem
bers of another race against his
will.
“It is further argument for the
early enactment of the Constitu
tional Amendment and other legis
lation which I am sponsoring to
restore to the states and their citi
zens their clear constitutional
right to manage their own affairs
in accordance with local wishes,
customs and conditions.”
The much - publicized Atlanta
school case is back in the lime
light because Sandra Malkild, a
17 year old white student at North
side High school, doesn’t want to
be forced to go to school with Ne
groes. Northside and three other
Atlanta high schools are under
Judge Hooper’s Federal court order
to integrate this year.
Sandra petitioned the Atlanta
School Board for the right to trans
fer to Dykes High school, presently
an al-white school, on the ground
she wanted to “maintain freedom
of association.” The Board turned
her request down. She appealed
the ruling to the State Board of
Education.
The state board reversed the At
lanta Board. The Atlanta board
immediately rushed the matter to
Judge Hooper in an effort to fore
stall the state board’s action. The
judge promptly issued a temporary
restriction order against the state
board- A hearing on a permanent
injunction is scheduled for Aug.
30, the day the city's schools open.
Winter Hat Workshop
Planned, for Oct. 27th
rch
Home-Coming Set
For Next Sunday
There will be homecoming and
an all-day singing at New Life
Freewill Baptist church near Mauk
Sunday.
Several well known quartets
will be visiting singers for this
occasion.
Come out and spend an enjoy
able day.
J. B. Lumpkin, Pastor.
Durden Gets ’*
Temporary Job
As Bibb Sheriff
v
Macon, Ga. — Chief Deputy
Sheriff Newborn Durden was ap
pointed interim sheriff of Bibbj tioci from " coming true,”
County Friday.
Durden will serve until Sept. 27,
when an election is called to fill
out the term of W. L. Robertson
who died last week in Clearwater,
Fla.
Durden, 45, has been chief dep
uty since Jan. 1 when he was
named to the post by Robertson.
He was a Macon city detective for
more than 15 years.
The appointment was announced
Experts Predict
11 Highway Deaths
Labor Day Weekend
Holiday Week End Begins at
6 P. M. Friday, Sept. 1st and
Ends at Midnight, Sept. 4th.
Atlanta, Ga. — Eleven persons
are marked for death in Georgia
traffic accidents during the up
coming Labor Day week end.
There will be 170 others injured in
approximately 425 auto accidents.
That’s the grim prediction of the
Ga. Dept, of Public Safety’s Acci
dent Reporting Division for the
longed summer-end holiday period
which extends from 6 p. m. Friday,
Sept. 1 to midnight Monday, Sept.
4, a total of 78 hours.
“Everything will be done that
can be done to prevent our predic-
declared
Sen, Talmadge,
Lt. Gov. Byrd
Speak at Jekyll
Political Leaders Will Be Guest
Speakers at the Annual Peace
Officers Assn Next Month.
Army Reserve Unit
At Fort Valley
Put on Alert List
William Trotter, public safety di
rector, in announcing that the State
Patrol will be out in full force
Sen. Herman Talmadge and Lt.
Gov. Garland Byrd will be princi
pal speaker for the 61st Annual
State Convention of the Peace Of
ficers Assn of Ga. next month at
Jekyll Island.
Byrd, an announce-d candidate
for Governor in next year’s state
democratic primary, will make the
keynote address for the conven
tion. Talmadge will speak during
the banquet.
The two-day meet, which is ex
pected to bring together more
than a thousand Ga. Peace Officers
will be conducted Sept. 26-27 at
Jekyll’s new Aquarama Building.
The Convention program was an
nounced this week by Macon Po-
working around the clock through- lice Chief L. B. McCallum who is
out the 78 hour period.
“We hope each driver will take
it upon himself to prove our pre
diction wrong,” Trotter said. “By
president of the Association.
Talmadge and Byrd are long
time political and business asso
ciates and the Senator is widely
obeying all traffic laws and driv- | reported to be backing the Lieu-
ing carefully and sensibly, they |tenant Governor in his bid to suc-
can, collectively, prevent a single [ceed Gov. Vandiver in 1963.
fatality or serious accident from oc-
Talmadge will be up for election
to his second term to the U.S. Sen
ate from Georgia in next year’s
by Bibb County Ordinary Walter : cur i n g.”
Stevens. | While appealing to motorists to
Durden indicated he would not rna int a i n safety, the safety director 1 primary,
run in the Sept. 27 election. Judge | ma( j e it clear that the State Pa-j Several other state office hold-
Stevens had said he would not ap- ,t ro i will be at top strength and ,ers and unofficial 1962 candidates
point a man to the interim job who I armed with strict orders to arrest for state house offices will be on
was seeking the post permanent- [speeders, reckless drivers, drunk the Peace Officers speaking pro-
iy-
Former Sheriff James Wood and
County Commissioner Jim Blood-
worth have both said they would
run in the special election.
Methodists Plan
Pastor’s School
Macon, Ga. — Almost all Geor
gia's Methodist ministers are ex
pected to attend a special pastor’s
school at Wesleyan College Sept.
4-8.
Church officials said the purpose
of thes pecial program is “to keep
ministers up to date in the busi
ness of the church.”Dr. Ruptert,
pastor of First Methodist church,
Ann Arbor, Mich., wil be the fea
tured lecturer.
drivers and all other violators, in- gram,
eluding “litterbugs” which are j They include Agriculture Corn-
termed a menace to highway safe- ;missioner Phil Campbell, Attorney
ty. i General Eugene Cook, Secretary of
All members of the patrol, GBI . State Ben Fortson, Comptroller
Agents and other service person- General Zack Cravey, Comptroller
nel, as well as all available equip- [General Candidate Jimmy Bentley
ment, will be pressed into action, and posisble candidate for Lt. Gov.
All enforcement techniquest, in-'Peter Zack Geer, Carl Sanders,
eluding newly-purchased radar and | Culver Kidd, John Sheffield and
speed-timing devices, road blocks, i Denmark Groover,
hard to detect patrol cars and air j
borne spotters will be used in an I
all-out effort to apprehend viola- 'p 1 li .
tors, it was emphasized. Complete j** V^Uarter
reports will be broadcast over the \X/ nman , e PoIIpctp
patrol’s state wide radio network. vv oi y ian *» '-Oliege
Last year 11 persons were killed ; Begins Sept. 17
and 169 others injured in a total j
of 441 accidents occurring during ,
Labor Day holiday period-
15-Year-Old Negro
Sentenced to Death
Mathews Family
Reunion Last Sun.
Descendants of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Franklin Mathews
met Sunday at the Butler Ameri
can Legion Home for their annual
reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mathews
and family and Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Gray and family were hosts for | ^mmendin|"mercy'
the occasion.
Brothers and
| Milledgeville, Ga. — Fall quar
ter at the Woman’s College of Ga.
[will open on September 17. Stu
dents applying for entrance may
Register early. The closing date for
jnew applicants is Aug. 28th, an-
inounced Dr. T. E. Smith, registrar
, - I GSCW becomes the Woman’s
Monticello, Ga. - A 15 year old C g & ^
Jasper county negro has been sen- A11 studen ts who have not pre
tenced to die m the electric chair | v . ously attended the Woman - s
!College must appear for a person
al interview before registration
Sept. 22 after being convicted
murdering a 70 year old white farm
er — Frank Dumas — last June.
An all-male, all-white Jasper
county superior court jury took
only 45 minutes deliberation to
bring in the guilty verdict without
sisters of the late
A hat workshop for making
winter hats is planned for Oct. 27.
The exact time and place will be
announced later. If you are inter
ested in learning how to make
new hats or redecorate yow old
one to save money, contact me
right away so that definite plans
can be worked out.
Elizabeth Wicker,
H. D. Agent.
Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton M. Heath
of Woodland, announce the birth
of a son, Allen Munro, Aug. 11th
at the Medical Center in Columbus
Mrs. Heath is the former Betty Jo
Jarrell.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Almgren Jr.
f Pelham, announce the birth of
daughter an Aug. 16th at the
hoebe Putney Memorial hos-
ital in Albany. She will be called
,auren Stewart. Mrs. Almgren is
tie former Miss Gloria Griffin, of
elham.
date.
Application for admission must
be filed 20 days prior to the date
of registration.
The admission requirements were
established recently by the Board
of Regents of the University Sys
tem of Ga. The Woman's College
, , ,, ,, . „ * of Ga. is a unit of the University
the death penalty to Preston Cobb, |" tem J
Jr. |
Cobb took the sentence calmly, j
with virtually no show of emotion |
and said he had nothing to say
when the judge asked him if he
did.
This made it mandatory for Oc-
_ _ , .. ,. „ . mulgee Circuit Judge G. S. Carpen-
J. T. Mathews of Butler, attending jyfjjiedgeville to hand down
included:
Mrs. L. Becham, Mrs. Alice An
drews, Mrs. W. F. Andrews, Rober
ta.
J. C. Mathews of Periy.
W. A. Mathews of Birmingham,
Ala.
W. P. Mathews of Florala, Ala.
Other attendants were:
Miss Lillie Maude Andrews, Mrs.
Minnie A. Holliman, Bennett W.
Andrews and daughter, Meredith,
Frank J. Becham, Miss Kate An
drews, Sandra Andrews, and Cal- i
vin Andrews of Roberta.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fudge and
Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Da
vis and Kennith, Mr. and Mrs. Joel
Davis, Johnny and Jeffery of Per
ry, Ga.
Mrs. W. A. Mathews, Birming
ham, Ala.
Mrs. W. P. Mathews,
Ala.
Ft. Valley, Ga. — An Army Re
serve unit at Ft. Valley and an
Army National Guard unit at San-
dersville face possible federal call
up as a result of action taken by
the Pentagon.
The 718th Eng. Co. light equip
ment USAR, at Ft. Valley and the
10th Sig. Det. from the 11th Sig.
Bat. at Sandersville are among a
number of Army Reserve and Na
tional Guard units over the nation
which were told that they are be
ing placed on “a priority list . . .
for a possible call to federal serv
ice.”
Capt. Freddie Ouzts, commander
of the Sandersville Guard Unit,
said his men recently returned
from summer training at Ft. Gor-
dan with a 92 per cent rating but
“like all other units, we are short
on equipment tho we habe enough
to train with.”
Traffic Accidents
Kill 8 in Georgia
During Weekend
Atlanta, Ga. — 4 23 year old
Buchanan man fleeing from coun
Outstanding 4-H
Club Members to
Attend State Meet
Several Taylor County Students
Will be Among Those to
Attend This Meeting.
All roads will lead to Atlanta
Tuesday of next week for 250 of
Georgia’s most outstanding boys
and girls — the Senior 4-H Club
members who have qualified to at
tend State 4-H Club Congress, in-
cluding Roger Cilark, Tractor
Maintenance; Freddie Brown, En
tomology; and Mary Edith Jarrell,
Yeast Bread.
These will be some of the state's
hardest working youths, too, be
cause to attend State 4-H Congress
they must have already earned rec
ognition for their work both in
their own counties and in their dis
tricts
The largest delegation to attend
the Congress will be the district
winners in various senior 4-H pro
jects, according to T. L. Walton
State 4-H Club leader for the Uni
versity of Ga. Cooperative Exten
sion Service.
These are the boys and girls
who having already won in coun-
, .. . , . . , tv eliminations, took district hon-
ty pohee crashed his car and was y rg . their ojects in comp etition
k. led Sunday boosting the day's! other <£ unty winners at dis-
total for the state to three and the
week end total to 8.
The State Patrol said Billy Heath
was being chased by Haralson
county police at a high rate of
speed when he lost control of his
car and it overturned, pinning him
trict project achievement meetings
in June.
Others will include those who
have received state and district
recognition for their records in
many years of 4-H Club work, lead-
K U A, , ’ £ T K ership and other activities,
beneath the wreckage Sunday near » them wil , g0 back home
Kiinnantin ^ , j
with scholarships and awards, and
Upson Lists
Polio Cases
Mr. Jack Wade
Will be 89 Sunday
Mr. Jack Wade is a "young”
Taylor countian who has been
around for quite some time and if
all goes well until Sunday (27th)
Mr. Wade will observe his 89th
Thomaston, Ga. — The first case ! bl ^ thd ^-
of paralytic polio reported in Up- ! Wade and
son county in three years has been J
confirmed by physicians at the j
National Foundation Hospital in
Warm Springs. It is a child unpro- ,
tected by polio vaccine.
I O. J. Adams, chairman of the •
Florala, Upson County Chapter of the Na- .. ,
tional Foundation, says a 14-month .The Herald and we joyfully join
. and Mrs R. W. Mathews Jr., lold white boy was admitted to the ttl .® Wlde , C . 1IX f., °, f S
his wife “Miss
Lizzie” reside on their farm a
few miles south of town and are
numbered among the county’s most
widely and favorably known citi
zens.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade are probably
two of the oldest subscribers of
Mr
Debbie and Donna, Doris K.
Mathews and Mrs. Eva Spencer of
Montgomery, Ala.
Mrs. Ethel Mathews McAuley
and Norma of Cheverly, Md.
W. G. Andrews, Crestview, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Becham,
Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hortman, Dry
Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Sikes, Gin-
ga and Bubba of Miami, Fla.
I Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mathews Jr.
I Mike and Gary of Montezuma,
j Mrrs. J. T. Mathews. Mrs. W. E.
i Hightower; Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Gray Jr., and Billy, Thomas and
Elizabeth Mathews, Butler.
Warm Springs hospital last week
and a confirmation of the diag
nosis was received by this week.
Adams said the name of the
child cannot be released until the
technicality of permission from the
parents is received.
Notice to Butler
Music Students
wish for Mr. Wade many, many
more happy birthday celebrations.
Note of Thanks
Buchanan.
The State Patrol gave these de
tails in other fatalities:
An Atlanta woman Jimmie H.
Willingham was killed Sunday
when the car she was riding in
overturned near Athens.
James Furr, of Enigma, died
when his car ran off U.S. 82 and
crashed into an embankment Sun
day near Tifton.
James Bishop, 76, of Whitesboro,
died in a two-car crash Sunday
near Whitesboro. He was reported
to be alone in his car. He was pro
nounced dead on arrival at a Car
rollton hospital.
The occupants of the other car,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffin, of
Sargent, were carried to Newnan
hospital and treated for cuts and
bruises. The hospital said their
conditions were not critical.
Two women were killed in a
headon crash at Woodbine Satur
day. They were Mrs. Allen Wat
kins, West Palm Beach, Fla., and
Dorothy Armstrong of White Oak.
Roy Collins, of Oak Park, was
injured fatally Saturday when his
car went out of control and over
turned on highway 130 near Ly
ons.
Harold Roberts, of Cleveland,
was killed Saturday when his car
went out of control near Cleve
land.
The outof state victims were Ed
Cone, Atlanta, and Billy Fields of
Macon.
Navy Patents New
Inflatable Airplane
Washington, D. C. — The Navy
has patented its "Wagmight” in
flatable airplane, the controversial
aircraft which the inventor says is
being fought by admirals who fear
it as a threat to the role of big
carriers, it was disclosed Sunday.
In taking out a patent on the
"accumulator” compressed air prin
ciple, the Navy reserved the non
military commercial rights for the
inventor, Capt. C. R. Bright. The
‘accumulator” principle is intend
ed to give fabric-fashioned, inflat
able aircraft vertical takeoff capa
bility.
The House Government Infor
mation Subcommittee reportedly
has asked for a presentation on
the project. Bright claimde certain
admirals suppressed the project
for fear it might dry up appropria
tions for the carriers.
I would like to take this oppor
tunity to thank my many friends
and loved ones for the numerous
prayers, visits, thoughts, cards,
flowers and good food received
Dove Season
Opens Sept. 15
The lawful
while I was in the local hospital hunting doves
open
will
season for
be Septem-
many will go home to improve
their demonstrations even more in
preparation for representing Ga. at
National 4-H Congress in Chicago
in November.
Miss Gayle Hill of Pulaski coun
ty and other State Council officers
will climax a year of leadership of
the 4-H program during the four-
day event. Other state officers who
will assist Gayle in running the
activities are Sonny Wright of
Camden courvty and Mary Alice
Belcher, Bulloch County, vice presi
dents; Marjorie Whalty, Randolph
County, secretary treasurer; Bryant
Youmans, Emanual County, Re
porter, and Freddie McLeod, Lown
des County, parliamentarian.
A’Hers will go to Atlanta from
all over the state on Tuesday
morning, to register at the Pied
mont Hotel.
The Ga. Power Co. will honor
1961 and 1962 State Council of
ficers at a luncheon Tuesday. W.A.
Sutton, director of the Coop Exten
sion Service will officially open
the Congress that evening at a
diner for the entire delegation
sponsored by the Ga. Bankers As
sociation. Demonstrations will be
gin the next morning and contniue
thru Thursday.
Other special events for the
Club will include a breakfast on
Wednesday morning and a ban
quet Wednesday evening and an
other banquet Thursday evening.
Following the banquet, There will
be a dance at Dinkier Plaza Ho-
4tel. Several firms who sponsor 4-
H projects wil entertain those
competing in these projects at spe
cial occasions.
X15 to Attempt
Speed Record
of 3,700 m.p.h.
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.—
The X15 rocket ship tries for a new
sped mark of 3700 miles an hour
this week with altitude record-
holding Joe Walker at the con
trols.
The stubby-winged black space
dart hit 3603 m.p.h. last June 23 in
flight marred by cabin pressure
failure. The plane since has been
modified for better control of the
nitrogen gas that pressurizes the
cabin and the pilot’s suit.
Worship at Trinity
Church Sunday A. M.
Mrs. Lewis Ruffin, Mrs. Sink ]
Marshall and Mrs. Robert Cooper I
will be in their respective studios
on Aug. 30th (Registration Day)
and wil be glad to see any stu
dents and parents who would like
to contact them.
recently.
Especially do I want to thank
Dr. Clifford and Dr. R. C. Mont
gomery; all the nurses and the or
derly, Sterling McCrary, for the
fine attention I received.
May God bless each and every
one is my prayer.
EMMETT WILSON.
ber 15th through October 14th.
Shoting hours will be 12 noon until
sunset of the same day. Bag limit
12 daily; possession limit is 24
birds.
Second Open Season
The second lawful open season
for hunting doves will be December
7, 1961 through January 15, 1962.
At the usual worship hour Sun
day morning the pastor will bring
the second in a series of messages
concerning the "Second Coming of
Christ.” His topic will be “the
Great Tribulation Period.”
A cordial invitation is extended
everyone to attend this service
which begins at 11 a. m.