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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 , MChW* 9 oe\>< °' ' iAV>vaty X„uera' '' G ive, 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