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The Butler Herald
•’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS”
VOLUME 86
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961.
NUMBER 10.
State Association
Free-Will Baptists
Met at Mt. Olive
Cotton Quota
Voting Places
Are Announced
The Georgia State Association of
Free Will Baptists met in its 25th
annual session with Mt. Olive
church, near Reynolds on Nov. 14,
15, and 16
Dear Brethren and
Christian Friends:
As I attempt to perform the duty
that you have enjoined upon me, I
approach the task with gratitude
and gratefulness. I am thinking
of God's mighty command to
Iseiah as is found in chapter 8,I
verse 1 (moreover the Lord said!
unto me, take thee a great roll and
write in it with a man’t pen). Like
the great prophet, I humbly seek
God’s guidance in the use of my
hand and directing of the pen as I
proceed in the composition of this
article.
The accomplishment of this
meeting fills a page in religious
and denominational history that
will long remain a challenge to
surpass, is marvelous beyond the
realm of our expression to here
relate the harmony and fellowship
that prevailed in our midst during
our sojourn together. There was
an attendance of 51 ministers and
190 delegates and visitors, from the
Chattahoochee to the Savannah
Rivers. The Georgia State Associa
tion is composed of 7 District As
sociations throughout middle and
southern Georgia: Namely, the
Chattahoochee, being the oldest
was organized in 1836 and conduct
ed the 126th session in October,
1961. The Georgia Union, the Lit
tle River, the Midway, the South
Georgia, the Union and the Martin
which was named in honor of the
late Rev. C G. Martin whose im
mortal work in the field of his
chosen profession remains a monu
ment to his memory and his life of
service to God and man will per
petuate his living on earth and
survive beyond his day. The above
named Associations constituting
the Georgia State Association has
enabled us to advance in progress
of developments that we are so
deeply grateful. Located in Turner
county seven miles north of Ash-
burn, Ga., on Highway 41, is Camp
Mt. Bethel, where summer ses
sions are held yearly for the Youth
Training and Minicsters as well.
Like many other denominations
our missionaries have tread the
sand on foreign shores and are de
livering the gospel to people in
distant lands.
The official staff of the Wom
an’s Auxiliary, S. S., etc., were the
opening of the first day’s session.
The report of the various branches
of the work was impressive and
informal. The conference was en
tered the second day with Rev. C. R.
Houston of Colquitt, Ga., presiding
as moderator; Rev. D. C., assistant
Moderator, Savannah; Rev. S. T.
Shutes, Clerk, Colquitt; Rev. E. C.
Morris, Rev. J. B. Lovering, Assis
tant Clerk, Blakely, Ga.
After transacting all business,
the body elected for the new year
Rev. J. R. Davidson, Moderator,
Cordele, Ga., Rev. D. C. Dodd, Asst.
Moderator, Savannah; Rev. James
Pelt, Clerk, Glennville; Billy Ray
Amerson, Assistant Clerk, Chester,
Ga.; Rev. Mance R. Carson pro
motional secretary, Moultrie, Ga.
After the 11 o’clock service
Thursday, a delicious lunch was
served, as was on each day of the
meeting. After participating in
loving class, the hand-shake was
taken in joyful proclamation with
the Psalmist, David: “Behold how
good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in
unity.
We part now to enter our work
in the field,
The call of our Saviour is Great,
We part with each other with cour
age and zeal;
That soon we shall enter the Gate.
Afar in the desert some wanderer
has gone;
Away from the sheltering fold,
The call of the Saviour, "Go bring
them home.
j,nto the beautiful mansions
gold.”
Wm. J. Childree,
Reynolds, Georgia.
(Free to all publishers)
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.
P piace your orders early by call
ing UN. 2-5661 or UN. 2-4247.
Referendum Next Tuesday
Will Give Growers Chance to
Vote on Allotments.
Reynolds Citizen
Tapped for Blue Key
National Honor
Blue Key, national honor fra
ternity, tapped nine new members
during chapel program Nov. 21st.
On the Mercer campus since
1928, Blue Key bases its selection
of brother members on these
standards: Good character, definite
Polling " ' c n\v«s» yl° r [qualities of leadership, participa
te* 1 Oept , i \praty tion in various extra-curricular ac-
ttle Ge« eta ' «.« of in S‘tivities which show a willingness
9 uot v)ni ve< -»>iand cotton ■ t 0 se rve, completion of two-years
«° P » 'c. -“ 1I ‘ ounce d today by Mr. l Q f co llege, and the maintenance
17 u,'„ chairman, Agricultural f or th e preceding quarter, or for the
Stabilization and Conservation Com [cumulative average an average
mittee. The referendum is an-i^jg^g,. than the all men’s average
nounced for next Tuesday.
The pollirig places are:
ASCS Office: Butler District.
Peacock’s Store: Panhandle Dist.
F. C. Jarrell’s Store, Carsonville-
Daviston Dist.
of Mercer.
Some of the activities and areas
in which Robert L. Swearingen Jr.
served are: President of Student
Government Assn.; Walter George
School of Law; Mercer Law Re-
j ™ e ”. St0re: ^ edar Creek. view, editor-in-chief, special pro-
jjects editor; Phi Alpha Delta, legal
and Rustin Dist.
Reynolds City Hall: Reynolds and
Potterville Dist.
Chairman Sealy explained that
every effort has been made to in-
foim farmers fully about the allot
ment quota program, so that the
fraternity, president, treasurer mar
shall; Associate Justice on Court
of Honor; recipient of the Geo. B.
Connell award, spring, 1960, fall,
1960; scholastic ranking of first in
senior class in the Walter George
Reynolds High
Homecoming Date
Set For Dec. 8th
Barbecue Supper, Basketball
Game and Dance Will be
Features of Occasion.
outcome of the referendum may School of Law; Dean’s list: Win
represent the considered opinion of ter 19 59 ; spring, 1960; fall, 1960;
all the voters. Farmers eligible to |winter 1961; spring, 1961.
cast ballots are all those who en- j
gaged in the production of the up I 1
land cotton crop in 1961. Approval!Observe
by at least two-thirds of the grow ! ^ auanan8 WDserve
ers voting is necessary if the j Forty-Fifth Wedding
quotas are to go into effect. A * r> 1 "7
Issues to be decided in the Tues-1 Anniversary L>eC. 1 /
day referendum are: 1. Quotas or |
no quotas; and 2. The level of price | „ . TT , __ „ _
support to be available for the ■ ^ r ' ^ r \’
1962 upland cotton crop. | Dr - and Mrs - Dan Callahan and
If the vote is favorable, quotas i^ r ' Callahan, children of Mr.
will be in effect for the crop — l and Mrs - Frank Callahan, will con-
with penalties on any “excess” cot- i duct open house for their parents
ton produced on a farm, and price (Sunday, Dec. 17th
This year at the Reynolds High
Homecoming there will be a great
treat in store for all the alumni
and public who attend. There will
be a barbecue supper, basketball
game, and dance afterward for all.
The date, Dec. 8th, being so near
Christmas, will surely put every
one in a festive mood for the holi
days.
As in the past two years, the
Reynolds High Key Club is spon
soring the home coming. The bar
becue supper will be served at the
Reynolds High cafeteria, starting
at 5:30 p. m. Ticket for supper will
be $1.00 each and can be purchased
by calling the principal’s office at
Reynolds school or from any of the
Key Club members.
After supper, a basketball game
with Unadilla is planned. The “B"
team will start at 5:45 p. m. while
the Varsity games start at 7 p. m.
Since this is one of the seven re
gional games our hopes will be
high for winning. Between the boys
and girls games, the Homecoming
Queen of 1961 will be crowned.
After the game, there will be a
dance for all in the gym with re
freshments being served. All in all,
those who attend the home coming
festivities will have something to
remember and something to look
forward to next year.
Key Club Reporter,
James Hinton.
of
support to growers who comply
with their farm allotments will be
available at a level of 65 to 90 per
cent of parity.
If the vote is not favorable,
there will be no quotas or penalties
applicable to the 1962 upland cot
ton crop, and price support to co-
operators will be at 50 per cent of
parity, as directed by law.
Death Date Set
For Trio in Assault
The occasion of the festivities
will be celbration of the 45th wed
ding anniversary of this prominent
Taylor county couple.
The numerous friends of the
family are invited to call between
the hours of 2 and 4:30 p. m. on
the afternoon of the celebration
day at their home in Rupert.
No formal invitations will be
issued.
Know Your School
Farm-City Week
Reynolds Kiwanis
Observed Friday
(By Mrs. Verna Griggs.)
Last Friday at the Howard Com
munity Center the Reynolds Ki
wanis Club held their annual Farm
City Week observance. The group
meets in a different community
each year to aid Kiwanis members
Mrs. H. R. McLean
Died Wednesday at
Convalescing Home
Local Methodist Sunday School
Class Was Named in Her
Honor.
Mrs. Henry R. McLean, well
in studying the interdependence of known and beloved Butler citizen,
farm and city communities. jdied Wednesday morning at 6:30
President Hinton called the | o’clock in the Ebenezer Convalesc-
meeting to order and introduced jing Home, Cochran, Ga.
special guests from throughout the I Mrs. McLean was the daughter
county. He then asked President- of the late Robert A. Scandrett and
elect Roy Jones to introduce the'Jennie Wallace Scandrett and had
speaker of the day. lived in Butler all her life with the
District Governor Myles Cook of | exception of 25 years’ married life
Douglas, proved to be an informed i in Brooklyn, N. Y., where her late
and interesting speaker on the | husband, Mr. Henry R. McLean,
problems of farmers. Born on a!was employed by the Central Rail-
tenant farm in the red hills of i way.
Georgia, Mr. Cook became interest-1 Although Mrs. McLean had been
ed in alleviating the load carried j in declining health for several
by farmers because of his birth, j years she had only been ill a few
because
So far, 31 students from Butler
LaGrange, Ga. — Three young and surrounding schools have reg-
Negroes face death in the state’s' istered to take the College Board
electric chair Dec. 15 for the rape Test at Butler,
of a white woman more than two
years ago.
Troup County Superior Court
There were 30 students from But-
T , * .. . . . ... , .. , ler and surrounding schools who
Judge Lamar Knight set the death .. ° _ . .
e, „ t- took the College Board Exam last
date for the three, George Alford Jr.
18, of Dayton, Ohio, and Brannon
Epps, 24. and Clifford Johnson, 22
both of LaGrange.
Knight’s action followed the U.
S. Supreme Court’s denial of a
hearing Oct. 9 for the three who
have bene twice convicted of rap
ing a 20 year old white woman on
Aug. 1, 1959.
Petty Officer Purvis
Serving on Carrier
Saturday.
The results of the College Exams
the Seniors took last Saturday prob
ably will not be in until late in
January.
Bookmobile Schedule
For December 13th
The Bookmobile will be in this
county next Wednesday. Its sched
ule is as follows:
9 to 9:30: Mauk Post Office
9-45 to 10-15: Charing at Waller’s
Store.
11 to 11-30: Central at Five
Points Service Station.
11-45 to 12-15: Crowell Communi
ty at Peacock’s Store.
1:30 to 2: Potterville at Mclnvale
Store.
2- 45 to 3-15: Howard at Vanland-
ingham’s Store.
3- 30 to 4: Junction City at Lump-
kin’st Barber Shop.
Reynolds Homecoming
Queen to be Chosen
Friday (tomorrow) night the
homecoming queen for Reynolds
High school will be chosen.
The two candidates for the title
are seniors: Rebecca Culpepper and
Ann Avera. The queen’s court will
be made up of these girls: Fresh-
On Tuesday and Wednesday of man Diane Hill; Sophomore, Gayle
this week the Ga. Department ofl.Mathis; and Junior, Rita Wilson.
I Labor gave an aptitude test to in- 1
jterested Reynolds and Butler High
School Seniors. Later the rep
resentative will return to interview
jeach student who took the test and
| help them decide for which career
jthey are best suited.
Navy Chief Petty Officer Wm. D. |
Purvis, son of Mr. Walter Purvis of | Report Cards will go out Friday
Butler, has been serving aboard of this week.
the Super Carrier U. S. S. Kitty
Hawk. Teacher-parent conferences are
Chief Purvis is electronic main j available by appointment. The
tenance chief in the Jet fighter j conferences must be arranged after
squadron which recently broke the ( school hours in order not to inter
speed record from Los Angeles to,fere with classes in session. Ap-
New York. pointments may be made by call-
Mr. and Mrs. Purvis, the former ling High School Office — Union
Frances Wall of Ellaville, and chil- !2-2111.
dren, Steve, Michael and Linda are
residing in Escondio, Calif. They
plan to spend the Christmas holi
days in Butler and Ellaville.
Auto Tag Number
Changes Due to Drop
In Population Count
Tax Commissioner GttMord H.
Adams has received •announcement
of the new tag number fo Taylor
county for next year. With a drop
in population figures from 9313 in
School wil be dismissed for the
holidays on Dec. 20th. Students
and teachers will return on Thurs
day, Jan. 4th.
Good Gospel Singing
Taylor Mill School
8 P. M„, Dec. 8th
Local WOW Group
Presents Appliance
To Butler School
Monday morning in a brief cere
mony at the Butler High School
Cafeteria, t he Woodmen of the
World Camp 1428 presented a Sun
beam Mixmaster to the school for
use in the cafeteria.
Bobby Gean Swain, Consul Com
mander of the local camp, present
ed the check to Principal M. J.
Marehman. Mr. Marchman and
Mrs. Cassie Moore, cafeteria super
visor, accepted the gift on behalf
of the school.
(Congressman’s Office
| At Americus Closes
|On December 6th
education, vocation and
he is a Kiwanian.
Highlights of his speech includ
ed the tremendous advances made
in agriculture in the last 50 years
—from a method of farming little
better than the Egyptians used in
Biblical times to the mechanized
system of modern day. Boys decid
ed to enter the field of agriculture
in the 30’s because they didn’t
have enough education to enter
other fields. Now a boy may fly a
jet, teach school or work for the
government because he cannot af
ford to farm. Agricultural training
is expensive and to set up a modern
farm operation today may be com
pared with setting up a medical
practice.
When the Federal Land Bank
was set up, the limit was $10,000
in 1933 it became $50,000; in 1949,
$100,000; 1955, $200,000, and in
1960 the limit was removed. Farm
ers may borrow as much money
as necessary for operating their
business.
In the last ten years, farmers'
expenses have doubled, yet his in
come has declined four per cent.
They produce two thirds of all raw
materials used in the United
States, yet in a shirt selling for
$2.99 there is approximately 14c
worth of cotton and in a 21c loaf
of bread, 3c goes for the wheat.
In the U. S., one farmer feeds
feeds himself and 26 other people.
In the U.S.S.R., one farmer feeds
himself and three others. When
Nikita Khruschev came to visit the
U. S., he didn’t want to see a
rocket launched at Cape Canaveral
he wanted to see a typical farm—
he wanted to see how our agricul
tural people operate.
We must all back our farmers in
their fight tor an improved mar
keting system because upon the
farmer depends the future defense
of our nation. The two greatest
dangers facing us are ignorance
and apathy. Let us learn how we
can help the agricultural sections
and then get behind them with
our votes and our aid. Upon the
farmer depends freedom and free
dom is not John Doe’s responsibili
ty but our own individual respon
sibility.
Miss Lola Ham
Died Saturday A. M.
At Rest Home
You won’t want to miss this op
portunity of hearing splendid gos
pel singing featuring the Seago
Bros and Naomi and the Journey-
1950 to 8287 in 1960, a loss of 1026 (man’s quartet of Macon.
persons, this county dropped from
number 106 to 110. New auto tags
bearing this number 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
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 an admission
charge of $1.00 for adults and 50c
for children.
Congressman E. L. Forrester an
nounces that his office in Americus
will close Dec. 0th and the staff
and files will return to Washing
ton. Correspondence should be
addressed to him in Washington at
1110 New House Office Building.
Beginning Dec. 7th, Mrs. Laura
Moss will be in Mr. Forrester’s Of
fice in the courthouse at Leesburg,
Ga., Phone is 759-6537.
Speaking of discount buying, you
get top quality Treasury Bonds at
25 per cent discount where you
work or where you bank. Ask for an
E Bond. Price $18.75 for each $25.
worth.
days prior to her death.
Private funeral services will be
conducted in Butler cemetery this
afternoon at 4 o’clock with only
relatives and close friends
of the family present. The
family requests no flowers. Rev.
Walter McCleskey, pa^or of the
Butler Methodist church of which
the deceased was a member, will
be the officiating minister. The
Young People’s Bible Class at the
Methodist church was named “The
Heard McLean Class” in honor of
their teacher.
Pall bearers include: Messrs
Wanza Hortman, Lovick Anthony,
Harris Hortman, Frank Riley, J. R.
Wilson and Emmett Wilson.
Survivors include three sisters:
Mrs. Mary Persons Sims, St.
Petersburg, Fla.; Mrs. Helen Dun-
wody, Butler; and Mrs. Carile
Saunders, Hawkinsville, Ga.; two
nephews, Ben Persons, Atlanta, and
Fred Sanders, Jr., Goldsboro, N. C.;
two nieces, Misses Helen and Ruth
Dunwody of Butler.
Edwards Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Frank Brown
Died Suddenly at
Eastman Saturday
Miss Lola Ham, 87, a lifelong
resident of this county, died Sat
urday, 8 p. m., at Mocking Bird
Rest Home, Geneva. Death climaxed
a lingering illness.
Miss Ham was born in November
of 1874, daughter of the late Bert
and Laura Ham.
Funeral was conducted at 11 a.
m. Monday at the Bethel Primitive
Baptist church with Rev. Bentley
Adams, pastor, officiating. Inter
ment was in the cemetery nearby.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Olivia
Rustin; and several nieces and
nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Butler Camp
Christmas Program
Planned for Dec. 15
J. Frank Brown, Sr., 58, died of a
heart attack in Eastman Saturday
morning.
Born March 19, 1903 in Taylor
county, son of the late Sidney and
Lena Brown, Mr. Brown had re
sided in Eastman for a number of
years. He was employed by a Con
struction firm in that city.
Funeral occurred Monday, 3 p.
m. at Edwards Funeral Home in
this city. Rev. E. H. Dunn, pastor
of Antioch Baptist church, was
in charge of the service. Interment
was in Butler cemetery.
Survivors include three sons: J.F.
Brown, Jr., and Bobby Brown,
both of Columbus and Wayne H.
Brown, Orlando, Fla.; and eight
grandsons.
Edwards Funeral Home was In
charge of arrangements.
City of Reynolds
Election Date Set
For January 2nd
There will be an election for the
purpose of electing a Mayor and
two Councilmen for the City of
Reynolds on the first Tuesday in
January, which is the 2nd day of
the new year.
Any qualified voter desiring to
run for any of these offices must
register with the City Clerk, City
of Reynolds, on or before Dec. 26,
1961.
The annual Christmas program
of Butler Camp No. 1428 is an
nounced for Dec. 15th, 6 p. m., at
the American Legion Home.
This year the Ladies Court No.
1605 will co-sponsor this event.
A fine program has been ar
ranged and a large crowd of chil
dren are expected.
BASKETBALL
Dec. 2
Warner Robins Boys
55
Butler Boys (B team) ...
47
(Here)
Warner Robins Girls
... 57
Butler Girls
60
Dec. 5
Talbot Boys
25
Butelr Boys
41
(Here)
Talbot Girls
.... 58
Butler Girls
60
Next Gaines
Dec. 9
Warner Robins vs. Butler
At Warner Robins
Dec. 12
Buena Vista vs. Butler
At Buena Vista