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The Butler Herald ‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS” VOLUME 86 BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTYGEORGIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1961. In uMliiiiK 12. Contract Let For Widening Hwy 19 Through Taylor Co. Atlanta, Ga. — A total apparent low bid of $10,604,995 has been re ceived by the Highway Department on the first contracts under the the second increment of the Vandi ver Administration’s Highway Au thority and road reconstruction program, according to Highway Board Chairman Jim Gillis. These 26 contracts, the first to be let under the $35 million in bonds which were sold on Nov. 16, will provide for work along 607 miles of Primary and 32 miles of Secon dary routes in 51 Georgia counties, Mr. Gillis said. A total of 1,287 miles of Primary and 912 miles of Secondary mile age, located in 118 counties, will be improved under the increment of reconstruction bonds. Projects not included in today’s letting will be let to contract in February and March. Also in March, the third and fin al increment of Highway Althority bonds will be sold. All work under the $100 million program will have been placed under contract by the end of 1962. Upon sompletion, the program will have brought improvements to over 6300 miles of the state’s ma jor highways; the highways over which 66 per cent of Georgia’s total annual vehicular mileage is driven. The contracts, which were in cluded in the recent letting, with with apparent low bids and bidders on local projects are: Schley-Taylor — 24.7 miles of widening, leveling and resurfacing on U. S. 19 between S. S. 26 in El- laville and the north city limits of Butler. Apparent low bid: 474,375; Cantrill Const Co., Lexington, Ky. Taylor-Upson — 26.23 miles of widening, leveling and resurfacing on U. S. 19 beginning at the north city limits of Butler and extending to the plant mix surfacing south of Thomaston. Apparent low bid: $443,191; Cantrill Const. Co., Lex ington, Ky. Reynolds Gym Open to Anyone Thursday Nights Mrs. Jennie Weaver Dies at Reynolds Sunday Morning Taylor Co. Superior Court to Convene Monday Jan. 1 (Mrs. Verna Griggs) Mrs. Jennie Gray Weaver, 74, passed away in her sleep at her home in Reynolds early Sunday : morning. | Born in this county, she was the daughter of the late Geo. T. and , Mary Ella Ruffin. She was the j widow of the late Jake M. Weaver I and was a member of the Rey- ! nolds Baptist church. | Survivors include two sons, L. iHolt Ruffin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Earl M. Weaver, Greenville, S. C.; j two daughters, Mrs. George Pope 'of Brunswick; Mrs. Reginald James Reynolds; one sister, Mrs. Ida Jake [Ruffin, Atlanta, and a brother, T. |L. Ruffin of Reynolds, j Funeral service was conducted ;at the Reynolds Baptist church on Tuesday morning with the pastor, I Rev. J. R. Whiddon, officiating. Grand and Traverse Jurors drawn to serve during the January semi annual term of Taylor Superior Court which convenes on the first Monday in January, 1962. Grand Jurors Dugger Cosey J. C. Giles Hoyt Clark R. C. Barrow L.H.Vanlandingham O. C. Keen Sr. Harold Lovvorn Chas. Benns, Jr. William Woodall D. M. Harris Girls’ Tournament At Butler Gym December 21 & 22 WOW Annual Christmas Party Held at Legion Home Friday Nite. Long Illness Is Fatal For George Salzer Thursday nights have been set aside for anyone to use the Rey nolds gym that so desires. No one may use the gym at any other time so please do not ask. The only exception to this rule will be if Coach Stevens or Coach Athon is present. The gym floor will be mopped before playing and the balls put back exactly where they were when found. Any violations of the above rules will forfeit your privi lege of using the gym. Coach Athon Jacksonville, Fla. — Geo. V. Sal zer Sr., 80, a wholesale grocer for more than 40 years, died Dec. 11 in a Jacksonville hospital after a long illness. Mr. Salzer was born in Georgia andw moved to Palatka in 1894 to enter the wholesale grocery busi ness. He moved to Jacksonville in 1898 and established one of the first wholesale grocery firms in the city, G. V. Salzer and Bros., operating it until 1930. After that time, he was associat ed with Chitty and Co., the State Road Department and the Merrill- [Steven Drydock and Repair Co. He | retired in 1949. Mr. and Mrs. Salzer celebrated j their 58th wedding anniversary on May 22. Mr. Salzer was an active member of the First Methodist church and was the second Sunday School superintendent of the church after it was graded and reorganiz ed. He also was a former trustee, chairman of the building committee and member of the board of stew ards. Before his retirement, he was act ive in the Kiwanis Club and Jack sonville Grocery Assn. Mr. Salzer is survived by his wife Mrs. May Roberts Salzer; a daugh ter, Mrs. Mayalene S. Kaysen, both of Jacksonville; five sons, G. V. Jr. Jacksonville; Karl R. and John S., both of Tamna; Wm. W. of Lutz, and R. Francis Salzer of St. Peters burg; a brother, Grover W. Salzer of Jacksonville; a sister, Mrs. Ber tha Bazemore of Butler; and 13 grandchildren. | Woodmen Christmas [Party Held Friday jAt Legion Home j (Mrs. Verna Griggs) ! Butler Camp No. 1428, Woodmen I of the World, held their annual 1 Christmas party at the American Legion Home on Friday at 6 P. M. for the children of the town. | After a period of happy singing :of Christmas carols, District Manag- ,er T. E. “Doc” Tante, introduced [the main event of the evening, the | arrival of Santa Claus. He visited [with the children, giving out buble gum, balloons and spinners. Then moving to the beautifully decorated tree, he gave out the love ly array of gifts and bags of fruit and candy. Mr.-Mrs. Callahan Observe Forty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary (Mrs. Verna Griggs) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Callahan were honored at Open House at their new home in Rupert cele - brating their 45th anniversary. Friends of the couple and their children, Mrs. Hugh Howell and Mr. Roy Callahan of Atlanta and Dr. Dan Callahan, Warner Robins, were invited to call between the hours of 2 and 4:30 Sunday after noon. The home was decorated in a Christmas motif of blue, white and silver. Mrs. W. E. Elliston, sister of the bride who was matron of honor at the wedding, greeted the guests at the door. The receiving 'line formed in the living room be- I fore a beautiful white Christmas [tree decorated in blue. I Mrs. Z. R. McCorkle cut the . tiered cake at the dining table laid [with white linen and silver lame and centered with a five branched silver candelabra holding blue candels. Mrs. H. Callahan served punch from a silver punch bowl at the opposite end of the table. ■ Mrs J. A. Hartley of Columbus and Mrs. Edwin Allen, nieces of the couple entertained the guests with music during the afternoon. Mrs. Hazel Patrick invited the guests to register . The cuple married at the home of the bride’s parents,Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cochran on Dec. 17, 1916, ac cording to an interesting clipping from the Butler Herald printed in 1916 and on display Sunday after noon. Assisting the hosts and hos tesses in entertaining their parents were Mrs. Dan Callahan and Hugh Howell. County Commissioners Postpone Jan. Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Callahan ' Due to the fact that the regular meting date falls on Jan. 2nd, the Taylor County Commissioners have [postponed their next meeting date 1 to Jan. 9, 1962. Georgia Power Co. Presents Tax Check to Butler and Reynolds Checks bringing the amount of the Ga. Power Company’s 1961 property tax payments to $6,718,000 are being presented this week to munieipal and county government officials, according to H. L. Russell local manager. Mr. Russell reported the amount compares with a total of $6,122,- 900 paid by the company for its 1960 property taxes. Of this sum, $3,203,192 goes into general county funds, $2,339,142 to school districts, $1,049,533 to cities and $126,859 to Georgia and ad joining states. Earlier in the year, municipal partnership tax payments totaling $2,384,000 were paid by the com pany to the 394 cities, towns and communities in which the firm’s partnership franchise agreement was in effect. Under this agreement the company pays each municipali ty in which it operates three per cent of its gross revenue from the sale of electricity for residential and commercial use. These munici pal partnership tax payments were in addition to property tax payments. The Ga. Power Co. official point ed out that more than 18 per cent of the company's total revenue goes to pay taxes including federal and state income taxes, municipal part nership taxes, and others. Checks delivered to the various towns and counties served from the Reynolds office: Butler, 234.40 Rey nolds $250.07, Roberta, $173.90 Tay lor county $11,605 and Crawford county, $9,598. Correction Bernard J. Puller Simms Garrett Bill Bazemore CVorman Jarrell Reginald James W. O. Neisler B. W. Hinton John Mangham Walter O’Neal Bobby Brooks Albert Peed J. C. Haywood J. W. Waters C. L. Hart, Jr. James Montgomery E. E. Jarrell W. P. Parks H. S. Gates John Mims Herman O'Neal Traverse Jurors L. C. Klrksey Francis Peed Sidney B. Rustln Herman Locke James Splllers L. P. Anthony John D. Purvis Gerald Barnes R. L. Phllmon John Nelson, Jr. ! O. F. Dunn i Jason Albritton W. J. Braddy 'j. H. Neisler [E. H. Perkins | F. B. Eubanks Mack Miller C. R. Simmons Ed Wilson R. L. Garrett Lee Posey Jack Suggs Thomas Byrd William Parks John Nelson Royce Whatley J. S. Green, Jr. J. W. Suggs Leonard Whatley H. W. Cox, Jr. Clifford Whatley, Jr. C. C. Gtfles J. W. Edwards, II James Brown M. B. Pittman, Jr. Albert Harris T. Whatley J. H. Brown James R.Albrltton H. H. Booth J. L. Whitley Carl Brown A. B. Chlldres W. H. Suggs Horace Watson Roy H. Bohler P. L. Crook J. G. Parks Willie D. Goodwin Robert Barrow O. P. Montgomery Sammy Locke E. B. Whitley Roy Weed Homer S. Moore Kenneth Barrow Marshal P. Dean Oatls Rowe Talmadge Whitley Tom Giles B. F. Klrksey J. W. Windham Grover C. Splllers J. F. Sikes The girls Christmas tournament at Butler begins Thursday night with Warner Robins meeting Ma rion County at 7:30, followed by Butler and Stewart County at 8:45. Marion County is led by Marion McGlaun daughter of Coach George McGlaun. These girls have compiled a 12-2 record thus far in the season. Marion is seeded fourth. Powerful Warner Robins has tre mendous depth at forward, some times shifting All-Stater Pat Kirk- sey to Guard. Robins is seeded first in the tourney by virtue of their 10-2 record against the best compe tition the state can offer. Second-seated Stewart County boasts a 6’ 1” forward and a group of fine guards. At the present their record is 12-2. Third-seeded Butler possesses good balance at forward and good depth at guard. All three forwards are averaging in the double figures and any of the three is capable of breaking the game wide open. The girls can call on 6 guards without any noticeable change. The defen se is improving every game and should continue to do so. Butler’s record at present is 12-1. The finals of the tourney will be Friday night, with the consolation, game at 7:30 and the championship *.t.8:45. No Herald Next Week ]J. H. McRee Robert Bell, Jr. ! J. A. Gibson Henry Hobbs J. S. Smith E. A. Newsom H. G. Klrksey Billy C. Amos In a news article carried in the Herald last week Mr. Mack Miller, local business man, was listed as District Manager of the Modern Woodmen of the World. The article should have listed Mr. Miller as District Manager of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. T. E. Tante of Butler is the District Manager of the Woodmen of the World. B. T. I. Holds Christmas Banquet The Business Training Instituee of Macon will hold their annual Christmas banquet at the Jeff Da vis room of the Lanier Hotel in Macon on Thursday night at 8:00 P. M. The students and faculty are participating. The banquet will be followed by an entertainment pro gram. The Danville class of the B. T.I. held its banquet in Danville last Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rustin, Cody and Randy attended. There will not be a regular edi tion of the Butler Herald mailed out next week, Dec. 28. This office will be closed Monday, Dec. 25. However our commercial printing plant will be open the remainder of the week. The Herald staff wishes to take this opportunity to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mr. & Mrs. Hurst Celebrate Sixtieth .. Anniversary (By Mrs. Verna Griggs) Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hurst cele brated their 60th wedding anni versary Sunday with a family din ner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D M. Harris. Mrs. Hurst was the former Miss Lura Harris. The couple was mar ried Dec. 15, 1901 at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harris. The celebration Sun day was at the same site where the wedding was solemnized. The couple has five surviving children: Mrs. Edna Pearl Hart, of Bainbridge; Mrs. Wynelle Bryant, Thomasville; Willie Hurst, Clover, S. C.; Mrs. Annie Lee Crumley, of Americus and Mrs. Sarah Mc- Chargue, Houston, Tex. BASKETBALL Dec. 15 Butler Boys 37 Reynolds Boys 48 Butler Girls 40 Reynolds Girls 27 Dec 19 Yatesville Boys 56 Butler Boys 52 Yatesville Girls 24 Butler Girls 37 Next Gomes Christmas Tournament Here Dec. 21-22 First game at 7:30 P. M. with Warner Robins vs. Marion County Butler vs. Stewart County Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hurst