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VOLUME 85
The Butler Herald
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1961.
Ultra-Modern
Shopping Center
Opens in Macon
Westgate Developed by Fickling
And Walker at a Cost
NUMBER 52.
Interesting Hobby
Becomes Business
For Taylor Woman
(By Mrs. Verna Griggs)
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’!*■ iS hobby has become
Three Million Doll.DeV* ^library Vf f ° r h Mrs ft C ' - E1 ‘
' Getie ra ' u 0 { G» „..v/itis. She attended a
V)nW etS -•Lclinics class in McRae while vis
iting her sister and there the “bug
Macon, Ga . — B. A. Webb Jr. of
Webb & Co. architect, designer of
the Sprawling Wastgate Shopping
Center, is a man who goes after
originality.
And when he speaks of the huge
shopping center, it’s quite evident
he’s pleased with what has been
described as the finest new shop
ping facility in the South
“Its always an exciting thing to
have a part in such an undertak
ing—almost the doubling of sales
facilities in the city,” said Webb.
Westgate, developed by Fickling
& Walker at a cost of $3 million,
was conceived in 1958, and con
struction began late in the summer
of 1960. In less than a. year, barren
fields have given way to 37.67
acres of modern miracles, 31 beau
tiful stores and shops under one
roof and parking space for 2400
cars.
bit”. She was soon busy making,
molding and firing the beautiful
articles now on display in the
small shop she has set up in a con
verted country store near her home
on the Roberta road.
She began taking lessons at the
Silz Ceramics School, Macon, in
January. Since that time, she has
installed a kiln in her shop and
plans to begin giving lessons in
the near future.
Mrs. Elder gave a demonstration
of the steps in making ceramics.
First, showed how the greenware
is molded (by hand or in a mold)
At this stage, it is very fragile
and must be handled carefully to
prevent breaking. Then, it may be
painted or glazed before the first
firing is done. After one firing, it
may be painted and glazed before
the second firing. If any gold
Annual Meeting Hon. Paul Brown,
FEMC Members Former U.S. Solon,
Planned for OcL 12 Dies at Elberton
Mr. Brown Spent More Than
One-Third of His Life in the
House of Representatives.
Program Consisting of Guest
Speaker, Beauty Contest,
Entertainment and Prizes.
, . ., , , , ., , . , used in decorating, it must be add-
Architect Webb who paid high ed last before a third firing .
tribute to Lee Oliver, his chief i A plaque M rs. Elder has placed
draftsman, for his part in the West- \ d f sp , H ay took days and , days of
ga e project, said there are pres- bard mo lding while keeping it at
ently only two shopping centers in L orrect temperature and damp with
‘ e «r S< u Uth Si y nila ^ to the F ' lc ^ lln Siwet towels to prevent cracking.
& ^ ^.? r +f nt AT Pr o Se ‘ cl \ ar l, ottatow ^ : Now it has a beautifully designed
at Charlct.e, N. C., and Eastwood m j n g tree against a black back-
in Birmingham, Ala., were both i Broua d
visited by the architect, their de- i Home demonstr ation ladies from
signs studied and the best features tbe en tj re county as well as visit-
incorporaed into Westgate. ors from Roberta and Macon at-
But Macons new center is unique tended the openklg of th e shop on
m design in many ways and rep- !g ept n
resents a new concept in merchan- | p ‘
dising. “Macon no longer is follow- .
irfg other cities — we have stepped Montezuma I Hefts
out in front and are leading now,”
Webb said.
15-Year-Old Lad
Admits Shooting
Deputy Sheriff
Solved with Arrest of
11-Year-Old Youth
Cedartown, Ga. — A 15 year old
boy has admitted fatally shooting
a deputy sheriff in a reckless jail
delivery attempt with an older
brother in law, Sheriff Redding re
ports.
The
as Doyel McDonald. He and his
brother in law both of near Rock-
matrt, are detained on murder
charges.
Redding quoted the two as say
ing Ike Buckner a forger, whom
Finnell met while in the Polk
county jail briefly on a wife beat
ing charge, offered them $2,000
each to free him.
Accident Probers
Rule Out Sabotage
Americus, Ga. — A series of day
light burglaries in Montezuma dat
ing back to last May have been
solved with the arrest of an 11 year
old youth.
Macon County Sheriff Jolly and
Americus GBI Agent Beauchamp
said that the youngster . was ar
rested in Montezuma after he ad
mittedly had stolen a pocketbook
The sheriff identified the youth containing $42 from the automo
bile of Doyle Tatum which was
parked near the Tatum residence.
An eyewitness saw the juvenile,
who cannot be identified because
of his age under Ga. law, remove
the pocketbook and run. He was
later placed under arrest at his
home and lodged in Sumter county
jail. A hearing is scheduled before
Judge T. O. Marshall, Jr.
Sheriff Jolly Jolly said that the
p. A • l . p l juvenile told them he would knock
Llag Accident r robers at the door of a residence and if no
answer was received would then
proceed to the rear door and knock
or ring again. If after the latter
knock no one answered the door,
the juvenile would then force entry
to the home.
The first incident occurred last
May 10 when the youth ransacked
the home of F. M. Guerry in Mon
tezuma, the sheriff said.
Nine days later the youth en
tered the residence of school prin
cipal Sam Jones. Mrs. Jones was in
bed and had not answered the
door. The Negro entered the bed
room not knowing Mrs. Jones was
there and ran when she screamed
but not before he had taken a
purse containing $19.
The bold burglaries halted until
Aug. 28 when the residence of Da
vid Anewalt was ransacked and a
piggy bank containing $2.40 was
taken.
Jolly said the youngster’s next
effort came Sept. 8 when after
finding no money in the residence
of Leon Shumate, Montezuma, he
took instant shaving lather from
the bathroom and spread it over
rooms of the home. He also poured
various lotions into the bathtub in
completing his vandalism, Sheriff
Jolly said.
The child capped his visit to the
Shumate residence by drinking a
Coca Cola and helping himself to
some ice cream from the refrigera
tor.
Salisbury, Rhodesia (UP) — The
UN intelligence chief in Katanga
said Sunday that sabotage can be
“99 per cent ruled out” in the
plane crash that killed U.N. Sec
retary General Dag Hammarskjold.
Despite the statement by Nor-
weigan Lt. Col. Egge, some Afri
can Nationalist leaders still blamed
“Western Imperialists” for the dis
aster.
A joint statement by Northern
Rhodesian UN Independence party
leader Kenneth Kuanda and South
ern Rhodesian Democratic party
chief Joshua Nkoma compared
Hammarskjold’s death with that of
former Congo Premier Patrice
Lumumba.
Mother of Two
Is Shot Dead
Ringgold, Ga. — A young moth
er of two children was found shot
to death in her home, and Catoosa
County Sheriff Stewart said her
husband was admitted to a hos
pital for apparent poisoning.
Mrs. Vernon Babb, 25, of near
Ringgold was found by a sister, the
sheriff said, shot in the chest with
a pistol. Her husband, 27, was ad
mitted to a Ft. Oglethorpe hospital
and the sheriff said he apparently
had taken poison.
The hospital reported he was in
fair condition.
21 Entered in
Upson Pageant
Thomaston, Ga. — Twenty-one
conetstants are entered in the 4th
annual Junior Miss Upson beauty
pageant to be staged at R. E. Lee
auditorium Monday ond Tuesday.
This year’s annual meeting of
members of Flint Electric Mem
bership Corporation is announced
for October 12th at Reynolds, with
registration of members open from
5 p. m. The meeting will be con
ducted in the Utility Building of
the coperative, where food and re
freshment booths will be open con
tinuously from 5 p. m.
Annual reports for the year which
ended Dec. 31, 1960 are being
mailed to members now, said Mr.
Floyd Tabor, Perry, president of
the Co-op, and he called attention
to the growth of the membership
over the past decade, which has
more than doubled. The new head
quarters building in Reynolds will
be open for inspection by those at
tending the Annual Meeting, altho
I the new offices will not be occu-
jpied by Flint personnel, as yet.
I In connection with the issuance
•af the Annual Report, Flint EMC
•directors also announced that
| Capital Credit checks are being
'mailed to those people entitled to
I them for their patronage of the
| Co-op during the year 1947. This
i current payment brings to a total
'of $380 270.39 the amount Flint
I EMC has returned to its members
, during these past four years, Mr.
Tabor said.
Members are urged to attend
I the meeting, as it is in the annual
| meeting each year that directors
are elected from the membership,
and the directors, representing the
established service areas, set the
policies under which the coopera
tive operates.
Mr. J. W. Fanning, Community
Facilities Department, Agricultural
Extension Service, wil be the guest
speaker for the meeting. There will
i be entrtainmnt, prizs, and the an
nual beauty contest, the announce
ment said.
Three Brothers
Given Prison Terms
At Way cross
Elberton, Ga. — Former Con-
gresman Paul Brown of Georgia,
iwho spent nearly one-third of his
I life as member of the House of
j Representatives, died Sunday night
at the age of 81.
J He suffered a stroke at his home
! Sept. 20 and was taken to Elbert
jCoynty hospital where he died.
Brown’s long and active political
I career ended when he retired from
I Congress after serving in the House
j from the 10th Ga. district for 28
years. He celebrated his 81st birth
day March 21.
I He was first elected to Congress
in 1933 after previous service in
l the Ga. Legislature and as a dele-
| gate to the Democratic National
Convention.
Brown was the second ranking
Democrat on the House Banking
Committee and one of the few Con
gressmen to serve until he was 80
years old.
His physician advised him not
to seek re-election in 1960.
Democrats and Republicans alike I
“Bishop of Heard
County” Publishes
Book of Sermons
About 50 years ago I began a se
ries of sermons from the text Rom.
6:23. I did not have time to write
any of them for I was a very busy
pastor. I preached the sermons
more than once. The late Rev.
Marvin Maxwell was converted un
der these sermons while I was
pastor at Bowman, Ga. There are
17 sermons from this text, and the
concluding sermon is on My
Philosophy of Life. When I re
tired more than eight years ago, I
began working on these sermons.
I have just finished them this
summer. I have been sick several
times since I began work on the
sermons. More than once I was
night unto death. I feel that the
Good Lord spared me to complete
these sermons. I have been over the
library of LaGrange College, and
the Coleman Library in LaGrange
and did not find a sermon covering
some of the subjects treated in
this series.
I am not known as a great
preacher. My work has been as a
pastor. In order to get the ser
mons printed, I must assume fi
nancial responsibility to the ex
tent of $1,500.00. The books will be
attractively bound in cloth. I am
asking my friends to buy one or
Mrs. L. E. Peterman
Former Local Lady
Dies at Cordele
both Northerners and Southerners j more co P* es - The money will be
paid tribute to the Georgian in I deposited in the Bank of Heard
speeches in the House when he an- | Count y- Bro. H- J- Mickle, a man
nounced he was retiring. He wasi of hi 8 h integrity is the Treasurer
praised for his earnestness, his
conscientiousness and attentive
ness to duty and his knowledge of
legislation on committees to which
he was assigned.
Week-end Accident
Deaths Reach Nine
Waycross, Ga. — Three brothers
were sentenced to five year prison
terms each in federal court last
week for a jail raid that freed one
of the trio last April
Judge Scarlett handed out the
sentence to James, Adrill and
Quitman Strickland.
They were convicted of conspir
ing to violate the federal fugitive
act in freeing Adrill, 23 year old
Atlanta native from the local jail
where he was being held on a
charge of driving a stolen car
across a state line. .
Adrill escaped when two men
posing as policemen and his pris
oner gained entrance to the jail.
After freeing Adrill the two locked
two jailers in a cell and fled in a
stolen car.
Quitman Strickland acted as his
own attorney and told the jury
that witnesses had failed to posi
tively identify him and James as
the two who freed Adrill.
Miss Streetman,
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Attend Dist. Meett
(The Associated Press)
A hit and run victim brought to
nine the number of persons killed
in accidents in Georgia last week
end.
The State Patrol said 27 year old
J. T. Goff of Pitts, was killed by a
hit and run driver Sunday near
Ashburn.
The patrol said Thomas Phinns.
24, of West Columbia, S. C., died
Saturday night when his car ran
! off Ga. 1 in the Warm Springs city
' limits and hit a culvert.
I Kenneth Lanier, Newman, died
, Saturday when his light plane
I crashed near the Chattahoochee
I river, landing partly on the bank
[and partly in the water. The acci-
jdent occurred near Whitesburg.
I Gordon Fleming, 31, of Macon,
land Lemuel Baker, 32 of Madison
[were killed Saturday when hit by a
car being pursued by police on a
j Putnam county road,
i Two Atlanta Negroes were killed
[Saturday in a smashup on Atlanta’s
Expressway. The patrol identified
them as Ralph O’Hara, 17, and
Billy Hunter, 21.
Charles Tankersley of Sylvania,
was killed Friday night when his
'car went out of control and over
turned nearSylvania in Screven
l County.
I A Perry man, Joe Allen 23, was
killed Friday when a vehicle im
which he was riding overturned
near Fitzgerald.
Mr. Durwood Mercer,
Outstanding Mason,
To Speak in Reynolds
of this fund. The understanding is
that no money is to be drawn ou!
until the contract is signed with
the printer. I have not begun the
campaign to enroll the subscrib
ers, as we had the letter heads
printed. Some heard about it and
enrolled. Bro. Marion, our local
pastor,, is No. 1; Bro. LeRoy Smith,
our recent pastor, is No. 2. Both
of these men have read the ser
mons and think they should be
published. Our grand-daughter,
Mrs. Paul Rowe of Huntsville, is
No. 3. There are a number of oth
er subscribers. Ernest Rogers said
in the Atlanta Journal a few days
ago, “A Friend Deserves a Favor
Now and Then.” I have never
asked for a personal favor. I have
done my work without bothering
anyone, not even the District Su
perintendent. I am now asking that
you do me a favor and at the
same time do yourself one by sub
scribing for a copy of “The Bishop
of Heard County Preaches.” They
will make ideal presents, so you
may need more than one,
Your for good preaching,
The Bishop of Heard Co.,
J. C. ADAMS.
Farmers of County
Entitled to Refund on
Gasoline Purchases
Funeral Services Will Occur
At Midway Baptist Church
Thursday p. m.
Mrs. Minnie Lee Peterman, wife
of Mr. L. E. Peterman, died at her
home in Cordele Monday morning
at 11:20 o’clock after a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. Peterman was born in Ran
dolph County March 1, 1886 and
shortly after marrying Mr. Peter
man, changed her residence to Tay
lor county for 12 years. She had
resided at Cordele the past six
years.
Funeral services for the de
ceased will be conducted today
(Thursday) at Midway Baptist
church, 3:00 p. m., with Rev. Bob
Woods of Unadilla will officiate.
He will be assisted by Rev. Carl
Ayers and Rev. E. H. Dunn. Inter
ment will be in Midway cemetery.
The deceased was a member of
White Water Baptist church, Ogle
thorpe.
Pallbearers include: Jerry Peter
man, Bobby Lewis, Charles Chap
man, Charles Sikes, Kenneth Bar-
row and Hughlan Chapman.
Survivors include her husband,
Mr. L. E. Peterman; four daugh
ters, Mrs. T. M. Byrd, Macon; Mrs.
H. C. Chapman, Anahiem, Calif.;
Mrs. F. M. Lewis, Elko; Mrs. K. L.
Barrow, Butler; six sons, William
Billingsley, Cheslea, Mass.; Roy
Billingsley, Miami, Fla.; J. R. Pe
terman, Long. Island, N. Y.; I. B.
Peterman, El Cajon, Calif.; L. E.
Peterman Jr., Cordele; J. E. Peter
man, Anahim, Salif. Also 38 grand
children and 23 great grandchil
dren.
Letter Writing Week
Will be Observed Here
During Next Week
Bethel Primitive
Baptist Church
Cemetery Notice
Miss Roger Ann Streetman,
president of the Butler Chapter of
the Future Homemakers of Ameri-
Ica and the Club Adviser, Mrs. Mar-
Igery Fitzsimmons, attended a meet-
ling of the District I candidates for
the State Homemakers Degree at
(Albany Senior High School last
I Thursday afternoon.
Miss Stretman is the only mem-
Iber of the local club who has thus
far filed a “Declaration of Inten
tion” of work toward the highest
award granted to high school
home making students.
The meeting was conducted, by
Mrs. Janet Barber, State advisor to
the FHA.
Miss Frances King who began
her duties as supervisor of home
making in District I, on Septem
ber 1, was also present.
Mr. Durwood Mercer, prominent
• attorney and an outstanding Ma-
json of Macon, is to give three lec
tures on the History of Masonry at
(the Reynolds Lodge No. 695 on the
[first Tuesday night at 7:30 in
| October, November and December,
i All Masons in this county and
[surrounding counties are invited
I to attend these meetings.
| This is one of the few times that
jthe History of Masonry has been
| presented in such manner to the
i Masonic brothers, according to the
• Herald’s informant.
Notice - - ■ Power Off
The fall cleaning has been com
pleted, anyone having relatives or
loved ones and wish to help with
the financing is requested to give
donation to Mrs. W. A. Payne or
Mrs. H. E. Childres.
Garden Club Meeting
The Butler Garden Club will
meet Oct. 4lh, 3 p m., at the local
Community House with Mrs.
Walter Wainwright as program
chairman.
The Georgia Power Co. current
| will be off in the following places
(next Sunday afternoon from 1:30
to 5:30 p. m.: Reynolds, Garden
Valley, Taylor Mill, Beechwood,
Gaillard and Roberta. All Flint
EMC customers i n the Reynolds
area will be off. Reynolds water
supply will'also be off. Above out
age will be as scheduled unless
due to inclement weather.
Gas used in operating tractors or
other farm equipment exclusively
for agricultural purposes on the
farm is subject to a 5.5 cent per
gallon refund.
Farmers who have not filed for
gas tax refund before, must file
application for permit number. This
application must contain a com
plete list with detailed descrip
tion (inluding the make, model,
motor number, horse power, ap
proximately per hour gas con
sumption) of all machines in
which gasoline is used. This list
must also include motor vehicles,
airplanes, tractors, farm machinery
and any other machinery or equip
ment in which gasoline is used, re
gardless of whether or not refund
claim is to be made for tax paid
on gas used in such machinery.
Farmers having permit number
must show the quantity of gas
used, the quantity on which refund
is claimed and the quantity on
which no refund is claimed. Num
bers of acres cultivated by type of
crop must also be noted. Invoices
showing purchases of gas must
be sent with the application. All
applications for refund must be
filed within 12 months from the
date of purchases.
For additional information and
forms, contact your local oil and
fuel distributors or the County
Agent’s Office.
Vernon Reddish,
Agent
Jerome Ethredge,
Asst. Agent
Car Wash Postponed
The Butler Methodist Youth fel
lowship has postponed the “Car
Wash” day to Saturday of this
week.
The 24th Annual Letter Writing
Week will be in progress in tho
county during the week of October
1-7, it was announced today by
Postmaster Carl C. Hobbs.
Postmaster Hobbs noted that a
letter "is the most economical and
personal way to extend greetings
communicate social news, and ex
change ideas,” the Postmaster
said.
During Letter Writing Week
Mr. Hobbs suggested that you write
at least two letters: One to a friend
or relative from whom you have
not heard in a long time, and the
second as a reply to a friend or
relative who recently wrote you.
He also urged correspondence to
people in other countries as a
means of promoting greater under
standing among the people of dif
ferent nations.
The slogan of this year’s event,
as indicated on more than 200,000
banners, is “Letters Are Links ’ to
Friendship.” The display materials
will appear on post office bulletin
boards, and rural carrier vehicles,
as well as in various schools and
libraries.
Butler P. T. A.
Sponsors Community
Birthday Calendar
The project committee of Butler
PTA headed by Mrs. Alfred Ken-
non, Chairman, and Mrs. Frank
Riley, co-chairman, voted last Fri
day to sponsor the Community
Birthday Calendars as a fund
raising project for the local PTA.
The committee feels sure this fund
raising plan will give its money’s
worth to every person contributing
and at the same time it strength
ens the bands of neighborliness
and friendship in the local school
districts.
The Community Birthday Calen
dar, starting in January, 1962 is a
12-month calendar, printed espec
ially for Butler and surrounding
communities, with names of local
citizens printed on the calendar on
their individual birthdays. It will
also list wedding anniversaries
and church and civic club meeting
dates. A picture of local interest
will appear on the front of the
calendar. Advertising space on
the front of the calendar will be
offered local businessmen.
A group of PTA mothers for But
ler and each of the surrounding
communities has already volun
teered their services for this pro
ject. Wont you do your part by
placing your order for a calendar
when a PTA mother visits your
home next week.