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The Butler Herald
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS**
VOLUME 86
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1961
NUMBER 8
Myles L. Cook
Addresses Reynolds tw'
M. Felton Peterman
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Kiwanis Club Dec.1" Silvester
Special Meeting Observing
Farm-City Week at Howard
Community House.
Myles L. Cook of Douglas, the
1962 Kiwanis Governor, will ad
dress the Reyonlds Kiwanis Club
on Dec. 1st, at a Special Farm City
Sylvester, Ga. — Funeral services
for Mr. M. Felton Peterman, 63, of
Bridgeboro, who died Thursday at
the Worth County Hospital, were
conducted Friday at the chapel of a
Sylvester funeral home. Interment
was in Hillcrest cemetery.
A native of Taylor county, Mr.
Peterman was a son of the late
David and Jane Peterman. He was
a former worth county commission-
|er and a member of Lodge 194, F.
& A. M. in Sylvester.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Annie Irene Barksdale of
Bridgeboro; a son, David F. Peter
man of Doraville; four daughters,
Mrs. Charles Ryner and Misses! Guests at Key Club Banquet included, left to right: Dave Harde
Manan and Judy Peterman of, man Ft y aUe y. Miss Rebecca Culpepper and Tom Sawyer, Reynolds;
som g of °Tiftcn d a sistfr 'Mrs | Hamilton, Jordan, Albany; James Brady, President Key Club and Miss
Taunton of Butler; two half-sis- , Linda Layfield, Oglethorpe; Bill Martin and Miss Jane Robinson, Benny
ters, Mrs. Jack Peacock and Mrs
Union Thanksgiving Funeral Services
Services Wed. Night
At Baptist Church
The Butler Baptist church will be
host to the “Annual Thanksgiving
Service” which the local churches
observe each year. All churches of
the city gather at one of the
churches for this worship. Hour of
assembly is 7:30 p. m.
A program of inspiring music
as well as a timely mesage are be
ing prepared for the occasion.
The members and pastor °f the
At Bonham, Texas
For Sam Rayburn
‘Mr. Sam” 79 Years of Age,
Had Served in U. S. Congress
For Past 48 Years.
Final respects were paid to
Seaker of the House Sam Rayburn
Saturday.
Royburn died at 6:20 a. m.
Baptist church extend welcome to Thursday of cancer which he had
^ 'known for weeks that it was incur-
everyone regardless of denomina
tional belief.
Walter Doggrell, Pastor.
Thomaston Negro
Files Suit Against
Butler Law Officer
MR. MYLES L. COOK
Week program to be held at the
Howard Community Club House.
Mr. Cook is presently the State
Kiwanis Treasurer and has served
as President of the Douglas Ki
wanis Club, District Lieutenant
Governor and Chairman of the Ag
ricultural and Conservation Com
mittee for the Georgia District. He
is well known in this section of
Georgia as a representative of the
Federal Land Bank.
The Reynolds Kiwanis Club
serves Farm-City Week each year
Dora Theus both of Butler.
Those attending Mr. Peterman’s
funeral from Butler included: Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Taunton, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Peacock, Mr. and Mrs.
H. D. Taunton, Mr. Norman Pea
cock, Mrs. Will Turner, Mrs. H. B.
Walker, Mrs. Sanford Fitzsimmons j
Mrs. Clyde Walker, Mrs. Otis Mott,
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Culverhouse.
Roger Ann Streetman
First Place Winner in
County Essay Contest
Rodgers and Miss Frances Felton, Montezuma. The banquet was at the
Club House in Reynolds October 21st.
Reynolds High School
Anniversary Banquet
Held on October 21
(By Mrs. Verna Griggs)
Roger Ann Streetman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R°ger Streetman,
has been selected first place win
ner in the Taylor County Soil Con
servation Essay contest for 1961.
M. P. Dean, Soil Conservation Su
pervisor, announced the winners in
a chapel program at the Reynolds
ob- High school last week.
This contest is conducted annual-
by visiting a different community ,ly by the Ga. Assn, of Soil Con-
On the evening of October 21st,
the Key Club of Reynolds High
School entertained at an an
niversary banquet. After a de
licious meal served by Mrs. Roy
Montgomery of Reynolds, a num
ber of guests were introduced: Mr.
H. W. Sasser, Principal Reynolds
school and Mrs. Sasser; Mr. Wood-
fin Hinton, president of Reynolds
Kiwanis Club and Mrs. Hinton;
Mr. Roy Jones, president-elect Rey
nolds Kiwanis Club; Bill Martin,
Lieutenant Governor of the Fifth
BHS Homecoming
Wednesday Afternoon
Begins with Parade
this section. The purpose of
these meetings is to become better
acquainted with the people and
communities in the county and to
emphasize the necessity of a bet
ter relationship between farm and
city people.
$35 Million in Bonds
Issued to Finance State
Highway Building
Atlanta, Ga. — Bids were opened
at the Highway Department , re
cently on $35 million in bonds to
finance the second increment of
the Vandiver Administration’s High
way Authority road reconstruction
program.
The winning bid with an interest
cost of 3.75 per cent, was submitted
by the First Boston Corporation
and White, Weld and Co. and As-
servation District Supervisors, spon
sored on a state basis by the Ga.
Bankers Association and locally by
the Citizens State Banks in Butler
and Reynolds. Mrs. Masel Childres
of the Butler bank presented the
check to Roger Ann and Mr. Den
ning of the Reynolds Bank made
(By Mrs. Verna Griggs)
Homecoming at Butler school will
begin with a parade through down
town section at 2:45 p. m. Wed
nesday. Decorated cars only will
be used in the parade this year.
A pep rally and bon fire will be
staged at 6:15 in the triangle north
of the school building.
The basketball game with Mary
Persons High School is scheduled
to begin at 7 p. m. “Miss Home
coming” will be crowned at the
half of the boy’s game. Misses Kay
Dunn. Elizabeth Lawhorn and
Columbus, Ga. — Johnnie E.
Bentley Jr., colored of Thomaston
sought $10,000 damages in federal
court Monday from a Butler police
man for an alleged beating and
verbal abuse.
Bentley charged in a suit filed
in federal district court that Butler
Police Robert Poole stopped him
near a service station last April
8, demanded to see his driver’s li
cense and became abusive.
The suit charged Poole finally
allowed Bentley to go free without
any charge, but not unitl after
knocking him down, aiming a pis
tol at him and abusing him ver
bally because he had not removed
his hat and shown proper respect
toward an officer.
Bentley sought damages for in
juries allegedly received from a
blow on the head.
Ga. District, Key Club^ Internation- l Sandr ’ a Tarrer are the three Sen .
al and Miss Jane Robinson, Mon
tezuma; Benny Rodgers, president
Key Club Macon County High
school and Miss Frances Felton
Montezuma; Dave Hardeman, Sec
retary Ga. District, Key Club In
ternational ; and Bill Moss, Fort
Valley.
The Key Club Sweetheart, Miss
Ann Avera, then presented a flow
er to each Key Club member and
was presented a bouquet of roses
by Key President James Brady.
To climax the event, the group
the presentation to the second and| heard a splendid addre ’ ss by Ham-
third place winners.
A Junior at the local school, Rog
er Ann is active in Beta Club, FBLA
and is serving aspresident of the
FHA. A "Straight A” student, she
is a member of Little Bethel Free
will Baptist Church.
Second place in the contest
went to Jeri Windham, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Windham
and third place was won by Sue
O’neal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter O’Neal. Both are juniors at
Reynolds High School.
The judges stated that “ten es
says were close and there were only
a few points difference in the top
sociates of New York.
The winning bid was somewhat I three.”
lower than that charged on the $30 i The first place essay on “How to
million first increment sold July 24.1 Meet Our Future Water Needs
The bonds sold last week will fi- I Through Soil Conservation
ilton Jordan of Albany, Governor
of Ga. District, Key Club Interna
tional.
Church Officials
Express Appreciations
To Taylor Mill Group
To Mt. Olive Free-Will Baptist
Church and pastor, the citizens
of Potterville Community and
the churches of the Chattahoo
chee Association:
Dear Brethren & Sisters in Christ
During the convening of the Ga
State Association of Free-Will Bap
ior gfirls selected for the court.
One, elected by the student body
but kept a secret until that night,
will reqeive the crown and the
otehr two will be attendants.
Those from the lower grades who
will make up the other members
of the Court are: Misses Betty Jo
Hammack, Wanda Welch, Cheryl
Guy and Mary Jane Greene.
Special guests of the Homecom
ing activities will be the members
of the class of 1952. They will be
honored with a reception imme
diately after the game. All alum
ni and guests are urged to stay for
the reception.
John H. Trussell
Serving with Infantry
In German Sector
Dis-Jtists in your midst we, the minis
nance improvements to Vbout* 2200 tricts” has been entered in compe- .ters and delegates were well re
- - - tition with other county winners jceived and entertained. The entire
miles of Primary and Secondary
highways in 118 Ga. counties, with
letting of first projects scheduled
for Dec. 14th. Contracts were let in
July and August on projects cov
ered by the first increment, cover
ing improvements to 2225 miles of
highways in 130 counties
2nd Lt. Culpepper
Completes Training
Fort Sill, Okla. (AHTNC) —
for the coveted award of an $800'body wanted you to knowhow well
scholarship to an accredited Geor- :we enjoyed our stay with you,
gia college to be made available by jtherefore they voted for this letter
the Ga. Bankers Association. 'to be sent, a task I am glad to
perform.
Words are not sufficient to ex
press our appreciation properly, but
we are glad to say “Thank You”
(and this does mean all of us.)
Dohn Bonner of Barnesville has We * re i° ne , but we f ™ U
been employed to serve you at t he lremem bf r stll \t he fi ea ^ re ° f be f
Smith Pharmacy, Dr. James Smith ^ ,
announces.
able friends of the family said,
altho relatives refused to say be
fore he died whether he was aware
of his condition.
Mr. Rayburn, 79 years of age 1
had been in Congress 48 years. He
had served as Speaker more than
twice as long as any other man.
Rev. H. G. Ball, 74 year old pas
tor of the Primitive Baptist church:
at nearby Tioga, Texas of which:
Rayburn was a member, conducted,
the service. Dr. Bernard Braskamp,.
chaplain of the House of Repre
sentatives, said a prayer and re
cited the 23rd Psalm. Rayburn was
accepted as a member by the Tioga
church’s congregation of 45 when
he was in his 70’s.
Burial was in the Willow Wild
Cemetery, three-quarters of a mile'
from the church. Eight brothers
and sisters already rest there in
the Rayburn plot.
Among the 1,000 gathering which
filled all places in the church and
nearby rooms were Secret Service
men, there to protect the President
and vice president.
Former resident Harry S. Truman
of Missouri and also former Pre-
ident Dwight D. Eisenhower took
off Saturday morning by aid from
Augusta for the services.
Mr. Rayburn is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. S. E. Bartley and Mrs.
W. A. Thomas; and a nephew.
Federal Communications Commis
sioner Robert Bartley.
Auto Tag Number
Changes Due to Drop
In Population Count
Special Meeting
Masonic Lodge
Friday Night
(By Mrs. Verna Griggs)
A special meeting of the Fickling
Masonic Lodge is announced for
tomorrow (Friday) night, 7:30
o’clock, at the local Community
House honoring the widows and
elder members.
Secretary Ben Guined announces Tax Commissioner Clifford H.
that the entire family is invited for Adams has received announcement
the supper and social hour. j of the new tag number fo Taylor
Worshipful Master James H. i county for next year. With a drop
Bazemore will serve as master of in population figures from 9313 in
ceremonies for the program. Fea- 1950 to 8287 in 1960, a loss of 1026
Smith Drug Store
Has New Pharmacist
The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Army 2nd Lt. Geo. V. Culpepper. g onne , j) obn bas a g g. degree in
23, son of Rev. and Mrs. Virgil j ph arrnac y f r0 m Auburn. While
M. Culpepper, of Reynolds, com
pleted the eight-week field artillery
officer orientation course at the
Artillery and Missile School, Fort
Sill, Okla., Nov. 1.
During the course, which is de
signed for newly-commissioned of
ficers, Lt. Culpepper was trained i
in communications, artillery trans
port, tactics, gunnery and material
and target acquisition.
Lt. Culpepper is a 1961 graduate
of McNesse State College, Lake
Charles, La.
Cake Sale Sponsored
By Howard WSCS
On Dec. 22nd at the Brown Elec
tric Co., in this city, the WSCS of
Howard Methodist Church will
sponsor a cake sale.
Place your orders early by call
ing UN. 2-5661 or UN. 2-4247.
God ever be with each of you is our
sincere prayer.
Yours in Christ Jesus,
J. B. Lovering,
there he was active in the Phi) Assistant Clerk of the Association,
Delta Chi pharmaceutical fraterni-1
ty, the American Pharmace utical
As°ciaticn and Sigma Nu Social
fraternity.
He has been employed at a Co
lumbus drug store and later
at a drug firm in the city of
Carrollton. After completing six
Baumholder, Germany (AHTNC)
Army Sgt. John H. Trussell, 30,
son of Mrs. Eunice Trussell of
Reynolds, recently participated
with other members of the 8th
Inf. Div. 68th Armor in the unit’s
annual Army Training Test in
Baumholder, Germany.
Sgt. Trussell and other 68th Ar
mor personnel conducted seven
days of combat readiness tests. The
unit was tested on communications
reconnaissance, security and de
fense against guerilla, nuclear and
chemical warfare.
Sergeant of the armor’s Co. A,
Trussell entered the Army in Jan
uary 1949 and was stationed at Ft.
Benning before arriving overseas
on this tour of duty in December.
The sergeant’s wife, Miriam, is
with him in Germany.
Columbus Boy 13,
Suspect Gang Chief
Chappell Hall Is Name
Of New College Bldg.
Milledgeville, Ga. — The name of
the new Home Ec. Building at the
months of active duty in the U. S. [woman’s College of Georgia will be
Army stationed at F. Sam Hous- ; Chappell Hall. The announcement
ton, San Antonio, Tex., he is in the
Army Reserve at Columbus.
Notice
A new Telephone Directory of
Butler and Reynolds has just been
printed all on one open sheet for
the convenience of the public.
Drop by the VIP Company in
Butler for your free copy of this
very neat and conveniently styled
phone directory.
was made by Dr. Harman Caldwell
chancellor of the University Sys
tem of Georgia. The Board of Re
gents of the University System ap
proved the designation at the Nov.
1 8th meeting.
Thus the new building at the number of business establishments
Columbus, Ga. — A 13-year-old
was the ringleader of a teen-aged
gang arraigned in Columbus on
1123 burglary charges, police said
Saturday.
The seven youths arrested ranged
in age from 13 to 19 and were
brought before recorder’s court on
the charges. The one boy over 16,
and therefore identifiable under Ga.
juvenile law, was Cecil Royce Ply-
male of Columbus.
The 13 year old was the master
mind of the gang, police said, and
was charged with 36 counts of burg
lary.
Authorities expressed belief that
the arrests smashed a widespread
burglary ring that had left a large
tured speaker for the evening will
be Bro. P. Y. Luther, of Griffin,
wel known throughout this area °f
the state.
Cadet Hortman Chosen
For College Rifle Team
Cadet Lewis Clark Hortman, a
North Ga. College student from
Reynolds, has been selected for the
College Rifle Team this year. The
team won its first match of the
season against the University of
Florida last week by a score of
1930 to 1900. Later matches will
include the University of Tennes
see, University of Fa., Ga. Tech,
the Citadel, Clemson, and Ga. State
College.
Cadet Hortman is a freshman at
North Ga. College and is majoring
in Biology. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Hortman of Reynolds.
Local Man Marks
30 Years at WRAMA
persons, this county dropped from
number 106 to 110. New auto tags
bearing this nun ber will go on
sale here January 1st.
Mr. Adams also reminds the'
property owners that Dec. 20th is
the deadline for paying taxes. He
states that in the 14 years he has
occupied the Tax Commissioners’s
office, the months of September
acid October were the best first'
months of tax collection he has.
had. A large number of local citi
zens are taking care of their tax
obligations early, he concluded.
Good Gospel Singing
Taylor Mill School
8 P. M., Dec. 8th
woman’s college assumes the name
that identified the former building
which housed the home economics
department.
Dr. J. H. Chappell was the first
president of the Woman’s College
of Georgia.
and homes in the Columbus area
in shambles. They said the actual
value of goods taken was small
but that destruction to property had
been excessive.
All of the boys were bound over
on bonds of $1,750.
Robins Air Force Base. — Four
Air Force Base employes, represent
ing more than a century of federal
service, were honored recently by
Maj. Gen. W. T. Hefley, comman
der of Air Material Area.
Among those so honored was
Mr. Alvin B. Floyd, Shops Division
Directorate of Maintenance. Mr.
Floyd is a well known citizen of
the Rupert community, Taylor
county.
Expression of Thanks
From Mt. Olive Church
Through the medium of this card
we desire to express our grateful
thanks to our many friends and
members of this and other churches
in * cooperating with us in enter
taining the Georgia State Associa
tion of Free-will Baptists which
ponvened with Mt. Olive church on
Nov. 14, 15 and 16.
For your kindness we shall ever
be deeply grateful, and may the
benediction of our Heavenly Fath
er be your reward.
Mt. Olive Church.
You won’t want to miss this op
portunity of hearing splendid gos
pel singing featuring the Seago
Bros and Naomi and the Journey
man’s quartet of Macon.
The Church of God of Prophecy
is sponsoring this program at the-
Taylor Mill School auditorium on
the evening of Dec. 8th, beginning
at 8 o’clock.
There will be no charges for ad
mission. Free will offering only.
BASK? fBALL
Friday Night, Nov. 17
Butler-Reynolds
Butler Boys—36
Reynolds Boys—56
Butler Girls—53
Reynolds Girls—37
Tuesday Night, Nov. 21
Butler—Schley County
Butler Boys—42
Schley County Boys—33
Butler Girls—38
Schley County Girls—30
Next Games
Wednesday, Nov. 22
Butler-Forsyth, Here
Tuesday, Nov. 28
Butler-Talbot County—There