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VOLUME 85 The Butler Herald ‘ ’KEEPING EVERLASTIN GLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS” BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1961. NUMBER 50. Rev. Harry Moore To Preach at Butler Methodist Church Rev. Moore Is Serving as Exec. Secty. of Conference Home for Aging. Rev. Wm. Harry Moore of Americus, a member of the South Georgia Conference, will preach at the local Methodist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Moore has been Executive Secretary of the South Ga. Con ference Home for the Aging for more than a year, with headquar ters at Americus. During a long ministry, Rev. Moore has served pastorates in California, Texas, Florida and Georgia. He was at Sandersville as pastor during much of the second World War, and more recently was pastor of the Aldersgate Methodist church, Savannah. It is planned that Rev. Moore will represent the newly planned Home at Americus in his preach ing schedule all across South Ga. this year. Postage Rate Hike Approved By House Bloc North Carolina Girl Begins Her Reign As “Miss Am^ica” Oept. of Archives ° General U^ary Un ^?I Sl iuy° N. J.—A former Ra dio City Rockette from North Caro lina, who admits that she is a ham, j £>egan her reign Sunday as Miss America for 1962. Maria Beale Fletcher, 19, of Ash- ville, was radiant as she appeared At a press conference Sunday morn ing, a few hours after she had won the crown which sent her on the road to a year of glamour and fi nancial reward. “I didn’t know whether I was dreaming or not when I woke up this morning,” she said. “I got a paper downstairs to convince my self that it wasn’t a dream.” ( The new Miss America said she "slept like a log for about five hours" after winning her title. Miss Fletcher was asked if all the attention from photographers and constant requests to smile bo thered her. She replied, "I think all of us are blessed with a little bit jof ham. I have just a little bit more than most. I don’t mind smiling at all. Miss Fletcher said she had receiv ed a number of wires from members of the Radio City Rockettes. The 1960 high school graduate was a member of the Rockettes from last December until she quit in May to go home and compete in the Miss North Carolina pageant. WASHINGTON—A bill to boost first class and air mail letter rates by one cent and make minor rate increases in other classes of mail was approved by the House Post Office Committee Thursday. The compromise measure, which would add an estimated $521 mil lion a year to postal revenues, was backed by a 14-5 vote in a surpris in reversal of the committee’s pre vious actions. Two other rate bills proposed by Reynolds Hi School Off io Good Start On August 30th 3 Escape Convicts From Decatur Co. Captured Near Here Many Young People Leaving for College During This Week Dr. and Mrs. Garrett Celebrate Their 60th Wedding Anniversary Young people from the three lo- pal churches: Baptist, Methodist and Nazarene will be going away (By Mrs. Verna Griggs) On September 3. 1901, Miss Belle . .v, ■ / |Gill became the charming bride of to the various colleges this week. ., , ., , & . . Dr. Eli Garrett at the home of her Those from the Baptist church will include: Anna Jarrell: Tift College. Elaine Posey: Tift College. ,j. . j 0 , , , Gloria Gilson: Wesleyan Coilege. S*“" !?„ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. D. Gill, near Charing. Rev. T. F. Drake, Methodist minister of the Bethel Jerry Jarrell: Georgia Tech. the 60th anniversary of this event. T w o Captured by Butler’s Night Police, Robert Poole; Third Captured Later. Three Decatur County escapees were captured near Butler last week. The trio fled from the Bain- bridge prison camp in a state pick up truck Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3 after locking guards in a laundry room. The truck was abandoned near a fishing camp In Decatur county where the prisoners stole a fisherman’s car and headed north. Night policeman Robert Poole, spotted the stolen car as it came through Butler early Tuesday night and gave chase. Officer Poole, alone, overtook the car about 3 miles north of Butler on a dirt road after the trio bogged the car down at a construction pro ject. One of the men, Joseph Mark Craft, 40 of Atlanta, fled into the nearby swamp while the other two, Levi Crosby of Bainbridge and Tho- had arrived from North Carolinians, including one from Gov. Terry San- J ford. Miss America said her reaction | at winning the nation’s oldest crown of beauty was “just very happy and very honored and very thrilled.” She said she had entered the final night of competition without worry. “I felt I had dene the best I could, and whatever would be, would be,” she said. The new titlist is five feet, five and one half inches tall. Her mea surements, which wone a prelimi celebration. Mrs. Garrett wore for the occa sion a navy sheer dress with mat- l he * , ad ,rrr at r nary swimsuit contest for her in but killed by the committee and / 35-24-35. She backers of rate increases had bout given up for this year. The chief difference between the earlier bills and the one approved is in the increases proposed for se cond and third class mail. The ad ministration first sought increases totaling $290 million in the two categories, which are used mainly for newspapers, periodicals and direct mail advertising. The second bill scaled the total down to $167 million. The total in the bill ap proved is $81 million. The bill would raise the price of a first class stamp from 4 cents to 5 cents for letters and from 3 cents to 4 cents for cards. Air mail stamps would go from 7 cents to 8 cents for letters, 5 to 6 cents for cards. Second class mailing rates would be increased 5 per cent each year for the next three years in rates per pound and from one-half to 1 cent in two annual steps for the minimum piece rate. The third-class mail bulk rate would be increased from 16 cents to 18 cents a pound, but there would be no change in the bulk rate min imum of 2V2 cents a piece, which is the way most direct mail adver tising is sent. The single-piece rate for third class mail would be raised from 3 cents for two ounces to 5 cents for three ounces. The new rate is ex pected virtually to eliminate the category since the mailer could get first calss handling for the same 5-cent price. the pageant, are 35-24-35. She weigs 118 pounds, has brown hair and hazel eyes. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beale Fle tcher, her parents, were present Sat urday night. Maria said her two sisters Marga ret, 17, and Bonnie, 10, and her brother, Walter, 9, watched the pa geant on television at Asheville Lynn Mitchell: Women’s College T'* le couple celebrated with of Q a | luncheon at the New Perry Hotel, Marshall Dean: Auburn Universi- Peny, Georgia. Only two wedding — o—.... ! I guests, Mrs. G. A. Long and Mrs. She said many telegrams also. ... SDillers- Ga Southwestern ' Alma Strickland, sisters of the bride >H arrived from North Carolinians. Alien spuiers. oa. souinwestern , .... .’ Judy Davis: University of Ga. | now residing in Americus, were Edwina Davis: University of Ga. ab * e to attend the anniversary Cleve Spillers: Brewton Parker. Alex Davis: Mercer Law School. Tommy Theus: Medical College. Those from the local Methodist ■ ching accessories. An orchid cor- church: Isage was pinned to her shoulder. Ellen Allen: University of Ga. jThe couple looked like newlyweds Sandra Allgood: Ga. Southwest- |as they cut the cake commemorat- ern. |ing the many years of happily mar- Linda Barfield: Mercer Universi-1ried life, ty. | Two children, Mrs. S. T. Boron, Edward Benns: Mercer Univ. i of Yeomans Hall Club, North Caro- Jimmy Cosey: Ga. State College, i line, and Mrs. Paul M. McLarty, of Atlanta. j Westfield, New Jersey, and four Billy Gray: ABAC. grandchildren, Robert Borom, Sav- Carolyn Haywood: Ga. Southwes- | annah; Paul McLarty, Emory Uni- fern. I versify; Misses Merrell and Martha Carolyn Joiner: Emory at Oxford McLarty, both of Westfield, New Elizabeth Mathews: Wesleyan. I Jersey, are members of the family From the Church of Nazarene: group. Wilhelmina Neisler: Trevecca Col- | M rs Garrett was a Taylor County lege, Nashville, Tenn. _ I schoolteacher before her marriage. Helen Bohler: Mercer University. older residents will remember her For the above named young peo da y S at Pleasant Hill and at the pl e and others from throughout I 0 ] d Massey Schoolhouse, near Ru- Miss Fletcher said her childhood I file county who will too, be going p er f Dr. Garrett has been practicing was “just like any other child’s-} awa Y to school: You may be as- I dentistry in Butler since his gra- nothing really unusual about it.”jsured that not only your imme- 1 duation from dental college in May, Howvere, she said she had been in- idiate f anr >ily but everyone will be 11901. Both are lifetime residents of terested in the field of entertain- | wishing you abundant success in Taylor County, ment since she was about eight your studies at the instution of 1 years old. |your choice during the ensuing! The interest perhaps could be school term, traced to her parents, who were pro fessional dancers and now run a dancing school in Asheville. Miss Fletcher said she would like to use her $10,000 scholarship to study some field of entertainment, per haps at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. Besides the scholarship, Miss A- merica will get about $75,000 plus expenses for personal appearances during the year. She said she was “romantic in terest but not in one specific place.” She added, “I’ll be interested in marriage when the right boy and I get together and decide we’re ready for marriage.” She will make her first public appearance as Miss America at the Air Force Association convention in Philadelphia Sept. 21-23. The Reynolds High School began its 1961-62 session Aug. 30th, at 8:30 a. m. with an enrollment of 373. A list of the enrollment by grades and their home room teach ers is as follows: 12th Grade: Mrs. Winifred R. Harrell, 20. 11th Grade: Mrs. Jackie Payne, 24. 10th grade: Mr. Royce Lynn, 25 9th grade: Mr. Troy Athon, 39 8th grade: Mrs. Mildred C. Payne, 32. 7th grade: Mrs. W. T. Whatley, 28 6th grade: Mrs. Luke Bass, 30. 5th grade: Mrs. Bernard Fuller, 21 4th grade: Mrs. Susie F. Woods, 35. 3rd grade: Mrs. D. E. Byrd, 33 2nd grade: Mrs. W. M. Hollis, 34. 1st grade: Mrs. A. J. Fountain, 28 1st grade: Mrs. Ferdinand Carson, 24. An assembly program was held in the auditorium at 10:00 a. m. and was attended by quite a large number of parents. Rev. Bob Whid- don gave the Invocation. Mr. Wood- . „ fin Hinton welcomed everyone on mas Poss > a native of Venus, re mained in the car. Eoth of these captured by Officer 1 men were behalf of the local Board of Educa tion. Following him, Miss Terry Bishop entertained everyone with ] p p°l e - AH three prisoners were hea- two piano solos, “Ebb Tide” and v 'ly armed. “Exodus”. Next, Mr. Hubert Sasser, | The capture of ( raft was not ac- Principal, made the necessary com- 'Complished until about 1:30 o clock ments and announcements for the I Friday morning, several miles north coming school year. He introduced |°f * be P°int where he fled from Mr. Ed Goddard, Vice-President of t be automobile, leaving the other the P. T. A., who welcomed every- ' wo prisoners behind. Craft had at body for this organization. Misses !t be time of his capture two 38-cali- Kikky Goddard, Jerry Windham, i ber revolvers in his hands. Taylor J3ue O’Neal, Rebecca Culpepper, 1 County Sheriff Charlie Wright said Terry Bishop, accompanied by Miss Craft had two bullets left but sur- Margaret Parr at the piano, sang a medley of school songs, closing with the whole group singing the Alma Mater. Rev. Virgil Culpepper prounced the benediction. We proudly announce the addi tion of Mrs. Ferdinand Carson, first grade teacher, and Mr. A1 Stvens, English Teacher to our faculty and are looking forward to a successful school year. Mrs. J. A. Pendergrast will be with us again in the Music De partment with a studio downstairs in the very near future. Mrs. Verna Lucas will be doing her usual good job in the lunchroom. Mrs. Neisler Named In “Who’s Who of American- Women’’ Jerome Etheredge Asst. County Agent Of Taylor County The Agricultural Extension Ser vice announces the appointment ef fective September 1, 1961. He was born and reared in Baker County and graduated from Arlington High School, Arlington, Georgia where he was an outstanding 4-H Club mem ber for 8 years. He attended Abra ham Baldwin Agricultural College and received a B. S. Degree in Soils in 1959. Mr. Etheredge finished course requirements for a M. S. Degree, majoring in Agronomy with interest in plants. He was recipient of a T. V. A. Assistanceship and during his course of study worked with the branch experiment station of the University of Georgia. He has finished course requirements for a M. S. Degree and is presently em ployed by the Agricultural Exten sion Service while completing these requirements. Ochlochnee Bank Is Being Liquidated; President is Charged Dr. R. D. Gatliff To Open Chiropractic Office Here Soon Dr. R. D. Gatliff, chiropractor, plans to open an office here in the near future. Dr. Gatliff and his wife, Catherine, have spent several days in Butler recently making plans for opening their new of fice. Dr. Gatliff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. Weeks Cates Died in Atlanta Funeral services for Mrs. Zue 1 _ .. . ... , . ...... ,ance Corporation was named Weeks Cates who died Aug. 31st TVlo , Ochlochnee, Ga. — The president of the largest Georgia bank to close since the bank holiday of the 1930’s awaited grand jury action on federal charges Monday while liquidation of the institution pro ceeded. The FBI charged Clifton P. Wurst, resigned president of the Bank of Ochlochnee, with violation 1 Mrs. C. A. Gatliff of Forsyth. He of the Federal Reserve Act in hon- attended Mary Persons High School oring overdrafts of more than $180- 1 anc ^ * s a graduate of the National 000 for two firms in which he is College of Chiropractics in Chica- interested. Upon arrest by the FBI j go, ID- Wurst, 37, made bond of $5,000 for , He is a member of the Chi Pho grand jury action in February and I Sigma Professional Fraternity and if a true bill is returned, trial in served his internship at the May. 'Chicago General Health Service. The bank with assets of about ( $950,000, closed Thursday on or- | ders of the State Banking Depart- j »* 1 11 C r _:i.I 1 ment. The Federal Deposit Insur- 1 lvir * «*• at Georgia Baptist Hospital in At- the liquidating agent. The FDIC option and T?£ X! £ Former Local Man, $10,000 Died in Tennessee eachand E. L. Cox, its representa- 1 heart attack, were conducted at'-. . _y ... ..• . - ■ Be,M Baptist church. FWJttom*- i“™ e5 ’paylne depcslt ' Interment was in Camp Memorial H Have cemetery. Rev. Elbert Moore and ors y Rev. W. I. Ross were the officiating ministers. Mrs. Cates was reared in Ideal, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Weeks. She is survived by Mr. Cates; four daughters, Misses Ginger and Gloria Cates of Fayetteville; Mrs. Joan Mathis, College Park; Mrs. Jackie Turner, Riverdale; two sons CARD OF THANKS Our thanks are extended to our most precious posessiom: friends. The many deeds that pressed during the lingering ill ness and subsequent death of our dear husband and father, are too numerable to name. Your prayers, Bill Cates, Fayetteville; Richard flora } and gift offerings were Cates in armed service in Okla homa; five sisters, Mrs. Ruth Chapman and Mrs. Mamie Hall, Macon; Mrs. Berta Halloway, Gainesville, Fla.; Miss Mary Weeks, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. M at Barron, Phenix City, Ala.; two brothers, Jim Weeks, Columbus and John Weeks, Ideal. appreciated by the family and I. For the capable hands of Dr. R.C. Montgomery, Sr., and the comfort Dewey received from him will never be forgotten. May God bless each and every one of you is my prayer. Mrs. Dewey Johnson & Family. ' Mr. J. H. Smith, 83 years of age jdied Aug. 24th in Athens, Tenn. I Funeral was conducted Aug. 26 i at Trinity Methodist church with | Rev. W. B. Robbins and Rev. J. L. (Stafford officiating, j Interment was in Cedar Grove were ex- 1 cemetery, Athens, Tenn. Mr. Smith had resided at Rupert in Taylor county and at Ideal, Ma con county, before moving to Tennessee. The deceased is survived by Mrs. Sammie Lee Smith and two step children of Athens, Tenn.; also four daughters, Mrs. J. L. No bles, Wilmington, Del.; Mrs. J. B. Albritton, Rupert; Mrs. E. B. Hal stead of St. Augustine, Fla.; Mrs. Wilhelmina McCarty, Thomaston; two sons, C. H. Smith, Rupert and J. V. Smith, Ideal. It has been learned by her friends here that Mrs. C. H. Neisler has been honored by being listed in “Who’s Who of American Wo men”, which is a biographical dic tionary of notable living American Women which is published bien nially. Mrs. Neisler is widely known in business and social circl es as a woman of marked ability. For many years she was president of the Citizens State Bank of Rey nolds and is at present Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Neisler, who before her mar riage to the late Mr. Neisler was Miss Louise Griffin of Oglethorpe, is a loyal member of the Reynolds Methodist Church, the Woman's Club, the Governor Treutlen Chap ter D. A. R., and the Gordon-Car- son Chapter, UDC. She was one of the organizers of the UDC Chapter in 1919 and its first president. She has served as president of that or ganization longer than anyone else. At present, she is Treasurer of the Chapter, a position she has held for six years. Her many friends are very pleas ed that she has been given this de served recognition. ' Airman Fountain Finishes Initial Air Force Course Airman Thomas A. Fountain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Foun tain, Sr., of Reynolds, has com pleted an initial course of Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He has been selected to attend the technical training course for aircraft and missile maintenance at Chamute Air Force Base, Illi nois. This course will be completed October 25. Airman Fountain attended Rey nolds High School. Basic Airmen of Lackland are selected for specialized training at technical schools on the basis of interests and aptitudes. rendered meekly. Before his capture, however, Craft had cut loose with 10 of 12 shots at some 50 lawmen in on the chase. He had fired one shot that wound ed a bloodhound on his trail, She riff Wright said. Craft said he had not eaten any thing except a few watermelons since Sunday. Before Craft was captured, offi cers shot at him, but the prisoner was not injured, Warden Maples of Bainbridge said. Craft’s clothes were torn and tattered apparently from crawling through briars. Craft was serving a 15-20 year sentence from Fulton County for armed roberry. He entered the pri son camp at Bainbridge last Febru ary. Craft is the brother of John W, Craft who last July pulled a flashy escape when he fled the Buford rock quarry with notorious despara- do Jim Meriwether, Georgia’s most wanted criminal until July. Methodist Youth Plan Car Wash For September 23 The Butler Methodist Youth Fel lowship has planned a “Car Wash” day for Saturday, Sept. 23. The purpose of this fund-raising project is to give the M.Y.F. the money needed to help support a Missionary. Everyone knows how much these missionaries need sup port and the MYF wants to help by washing cars. Everyone desiring to have his or her car washed by this group will please call UN. 2-4115 or UN. 2-3361. Tell them what time you would like to bring your car to be washed or the time that you’ll like to have your car picked up. The rates for this service will be: Complete outside wash, $1.00; com plete outside washed and inside cleaned, $1.25. Take a look at your car. Don’t you think it needs washing by the local MYF group. Large Mother Snake Eight Small Ones Killed in Their Nest < I Gideon Threat, local colored man who works for the City of Butler, killed a large molher snake and eight small ones Thursday after noon while cutting grass near the Butler Lumber Company. The variety of snake was not de termined, however it resembled a rattle snake very much but did not have rattlers. Bookmobile Sept. 20th Wednesday, September 20th. 9:15 - 2:30 Butler School 2:30 - 3:00 Butler City Hall J