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The Butler Herald
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VOLUME 86
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1962.
NUMBER 16.
220 Soil SaiTo"' 0 ’"ub“. s Seal
,V*
Taken This Wson
Says Asst. Agent
Taylor County Farmers Busy
Submitting Soil Tests for
1962 Crops.
Drive Begins
On March 15
(Mrs. Verna Griggs)
According to Jerome Ethredge,
Assistant County Agent of this
county, 220 soil samples have
been taken and recommendations
made for the crops planned in this
area this year. An additional 165
had been taken and maile to the
laboratory at Griffin to be run
where they were pending. Twenty-
ehree others had been bought into
the office to be mailed in to the
lab. A total of 408 soil samples
have been taken in the county in
preparation for the 1962 crop sea
son.
Mr. Ethredge and Mr. Reddish
urge any farmer who has not ob
tained the materials for taking
his soil sample to come by the
office at once.
Methodist Church
Host Monday to
Quarterly Meeting
(Mrs. Verna Griggs)
Methodist Parsonage at Reynolds
Will be Dedicated on February 7th;
Bishop Jno. 0. Smith to be in Charge
The Butler Methodist church was
host Monday to the Quarterly
meeting of the Methodist ministers
and their wives of the Star Sub-,
district. Speaker of the day Was
Mr. Wynn M., member of the Al- 1
coholics Anonymous.
Mr. M. spoke to the ministers on
the purpose of AA and disclosed
how the minister could be more
helpful to the alcoholic and to al
coholism in general which he de
scribed as a disease of mind and
body. He told the ministers that a
sincere understanding alcoholics
would better help ministers in
guiding alcoholics into AA. He
showed them more clearly their
role of helping alcoholics as being
one of refusal — to the AA. The
ministers were invited to ask any
questions they desired on the sub
ject.
Mrs. McCleskey entertained the
wives at the parsonage where
they joined in a period of fellow
ship and discussed the minister's
wives annual retreat. The date of
this event will be some time in
May down at Epworth by the
Sea.
Vidalia Raid
Nets Two Stills
Inside City
Two top Easter Seal volunteers
Nancy Pudvin, three-year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Pudvin,
Decatur and C. M. Wallace, Jr., Ga.
Power executive and State Chair
man for the 1962 Easter Seal cam
paign examine the new Easter
Seals to be used in the annual drive
which opens March 15th.
Petite Nancy is an Easter Seal
volunteer who has also enjoyed the
Easter Seal swimming program one
of the many services and program
which benefited 2,365 crippled
children and adults last year.
Wallace, sales vice president of
the Ga. Power Co. is a native of
McWeesport, Penn. He attended
public schools in Jacksonville, Fla.
and is a 1928 Ga. Tech graduate.
He is a member of the sales di
vision executive committee of the
Edison Electrict Institute, South
eastern Electric Exchange, Ga.
Engineering Society and chairman
of the Georgia farm electrifica
tion Council.
Active in the civic affairs, com
munity and industrial development
Wallace is a member of the
American Legion, Military Order of
World Wars, Battle Hill Haven op
erating board, Atlanta Rotary
Club and the First Methodist
church, Decatur.
Announcement of Wallace s ac
ceptance of the state chairmanship
for 1962 Easter Seal Campaign is
made by Edgar Forio, senior offi-
cal of another huge corporation
and president of Ga. Society
Crippled children and adults, the
Easter Seal Society.
Evenings Program Begins at
7:30 o’clock; Other Honored
Visitors Expected.
Dedication for the new Metho
dist Parsonage at Reynolds is an
nounced for the evening of Feb. 7th
at 7:30 p. m. at the Reynolds
Methodist church. Bishop John O.
Smith will be in charge of the serv
ice.
Bishop Smith has been Bishop of
the Atlanta Area of the Methodist
church, which includes the North
and South Ga. Annual Conferences
since his election to the Episcopacy
in July, 1960.
Other distinguished guests will
include Mrs. Smith, Rev. and Mrs.
Mack Anthony of Macon; Rev. and
Mrs. Dan Williams, also of Macon.
Rev. Anthony is District Superin
tendent of the Macon District and
Rev. Williams is business manager
of the Wesleyan Christian Advo
cate.
Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Culpepper
and the officials of the Reynolds
Methodist church extend a cordial
invitation to the public to attend
this dedication and hear Bishop
Smith.
All former pastors of the Rey
nolds Methodist Church are extend
ed a special invitation to be present
at this service.
Bishop John Owen Smith
Vidalia, Ga. — Vidalia city po
licemen and federal revenue agents
destroyed two liquor stills inside
the city limits of Vidalia Sunday
night.
E. L. Blume, chief of police, said
his men and the federal agents de
stroyed a 1,000-gallon still and an
800-gallon one on Sunday
State Extends
Term of Four on
School Board
Veterans, Widows
Receiving Pensions
Should Report to VA
Atlanta, Ga. — Veterans or wid
ows of veterans refcelving pensions
should immediately report any
(changes in their estimated 1962
| incomes to the VA, Ga. Vet. Director
| Pete Wheeler warned this week.
' Veterans and dependents of de
ceased vets this month are filing
reports of their 1961 incomes and
estimates of their 1962 incomes to
the VA. These reports must De
mailed to the VA before Feb. 1st or
Xe pension payment will be sus
pended immediately.
Should any change in the esti
mated income for 1962 occur during
the year, however, the veteran or
Sow must report the fact to he
VA within 30 days. Changes which
must be immediately reported in
clude increases in salary, sale of
property, increases in insurance or
social security payments, etc.,
Wheeler said.
Failure to timely report such
changes within 30 days may cause
Tn overpayment and a retroactive
claim for return of all pensions re
ceived since the beginning of he
year. Timely reporting of the
change, however, will eliminate ay
retroactive claim against the
or widows. ■ _ p _
For advice and assistance n
porting income changes or J"J'
ing income reports and estimates,
veterans or their dependents should
call at an office of the Ga. Dept
of Veterans Service. The nearest
office is located in Butler.
BISHOP JOHN O. SMITH
Ordination Service
At Baptist Church
Sunday Afternoon
Atlanta, Ga. — Gov. Vandiver has
extended the terms of four mem
bers of the State Board of Educa
tion whose terms expired this
year.
Reappointed were R. B. Wright,
Jr., Moultrie, who was named to
the board in 1959; Thomas Nesbitt
Jr., Cordele, who joined the board
in 1961; David Rice, Atlanta, who
was named in 1961 and Henry
Stewart, who joined the board in
1955.
Eureka School News
(By Verna Griggs)
Our school is serving as a prac
tice center for student teachers
from the Ft. Valley State College
this quarter. Annie Ruth Black and
Fannie Leary are doing their prac
tice work in the area of Home Ec.
under Hattie L. Brown, Department
Head; Howard Preston, Natural
Science under Rufus Green, De
partment Head; Barbara Watson,
Elementary Education, under
Blanche Dixon; Mary Braswell,
English and Library Science under
Jewell McDougald.
The Tri-H-Y gave two boxes of
food to needy families in the com
munity during the Christmas holi
days.
Gospel Concert
Saturday Evening
At Taylor Mill
A gospel concert is planned for
Saturday evening at the Tayior MU1
school auditorium, four miles
south of Reynolds. The program
begins at 7:30 p .m.
The Journeymen Quartet an
Sego Brothers with Naomi of Macon
will be present to delight the
hearts of their hearers with gospel
singing which is being sponsored
by Mt. Olive Free-will Baptist
church of Taylor Mill.
The public is invited to en] y
the concert with Mt. Olive churchy
Price of admission is $100 to
adults and 50c for children.
Special Vote Set for
Apiericus Mayor
Americus, Ga. — A special elec
tion to fill the unexpired term of re
signing Americus Mayor J. F. Myers
has been scheduled for Jan. 30.
Action setting up the special elec
tion was completed at the regular
monthly meeting of the Mayor and
City Council.
Bishop John O. Smith was born
Sept. 21, 1902 in Johnston, S. C.,
and was educated in the public
schools of that city. He began his
formal education at Wafford Col
lege and graduated there in 1922.
He was a student of Yale Univer
sity for the past three years, and
received a B. D. degree there in
1925. He began his ministry by
being admitted on trial to the South
Carolina Annual Conference in 1925
at Abbeville, S. C., and was or
dained Deacon, 1927; Elder, 1929.
His first appointment was to the
Leesville Methodist Church, Lees-
ville, S. C., where he served from
1925 to 1930. He then served ap
pointments at Clemson College;
First Church, Laurens; Washington
Street Church, Columbia; Buncom
be Street Church, Greenville; Cen
tral Church, Spartanburg and in
1954 was appointed District Supt.
of the Spartanburg District where
he served until June of 1960, at
which time he was assigned the I
historic Bethel Church in Charles
ton. He had only been the min
ister of this great church for five
days when he was elected Bishop.
On Dec. 27, 1924, Jolin O. Smith
married the former Miss Mildred
Brown and they are the parents
of two daughters, Mildred Adela
(Mrs. John Lepingwell) of the Re
public of Panama and Betty Jean
(Mrs. Wm. G. Katzenmeyere) of
Jackson, Mich. Bishop and Mrs.
Smith are the pround grandparents
of six grandchildren.
Bishop Smith is a member of
Delta Sigma Phi, of Book and
Bond, Yale University; and Theta
Psi, professional fraternity. He has
been a General and Jurisdictional
Conference delegate since 1948; ac
credited visitor to World Council of
Churches, Amsterdam, 1948; voting
delegate to World Council of
churches, Evanston, 111., 1954; mem
ber of the World Methodist Coun
cil;' past Secretary of Southeastern
Jurisdictional Council; member of
General Board of Education since
1952; member of Phi Beto Kappa.
Bishop Smith has been a Bishop
of the Atlanta Area of Methodist
church, which includes the North
and South Ga. Annual Conference
since his election to the Episcopacy
in July, 1960.
Dedication for the new Metho
dist parsonage at Reynolds is
planned for 7:30 p. m., Feb. 7th in
the Reynolds Methodist church.
Bishop John O. Smith will be in
charge of the service.
Other distinguished guests will
include Mrs. Smith, Rev. and Mrs.
Mack Anthony of Macon; Rev. and
Mrs. Dan Williams also of Macon.
Rev. Anthony is Disetrict Superin
tendent of the Macon District and
Rev. Williams is business manag
er of the Wesleyan Christian Advo
cate .
Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Culpepper
and the officials of the church ex
tend a cordial invitation to the
public to attend this dedication and
hear Bishop Smith.
All former pastors of the Reynolds
church are extended a special in
vitation to be present at this meet
ing.
The Ordination service in behalf
of Messrs E. H. Dunn Jr., and H.
D. Taunton for Deaconship into the
Butler Baptist church will be con
ducted Sunday, 3 p. m. at the
local church.
Dr. Aquilla Chamlee of Ft. Val
ley and Rev. Bob Whiddon of Rey
nolds will assit with the ordina
tion service .
Columbus District
Methodist Youth
Rally at B. Vista
(By Verna Griggs)
The Columbus District Methodist
Youth Fellowship will conduct its
youth rally Saturday at the Buena
Vista Methodist church, beginning
at 10 a. m. and concluding at 2 p.
m. Lunch wil be served at noon
by the host church at a cost of 35c
per peffson.
The, theme to be used on Satur
day will be “The Holy Spirit and
You” with Dr. Leonard Cochran,
pastor of Mulberry Street Metho-
odist Church, Macon, as guest
speaker. Dr. Cochran is well known
and quite popular among the youth
of this area.
The afternoon session will find
the young people attending a
workshope which will be a review
of the book, “Evangelism for
Teen-Agers” by Howard Ellis of
the National Department of Youth
Work of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Danny Voight, Youth Director
of the Edgewood Methodist Church
of Columbus, will lead the recep
tion of the day.
A cordial welcome is extended to
the youth of the area to attend this
inspiring program.
22 Deer Released
In Beechwood Swamp
Game Warden Says
Dr. DeWitt Harrell
Was Guest Speaker
Of Kiwanis Club
Visiting Speaker Explained the
Purpose of R. u r a 1 Areas
Development Program.
Annette Childree
First Baby Born
This Year in Co.
(By Verna Griggs)
The first baby of the new year
born in this county was little An- Crawford, Crisp,
nette Childree, daughter of Mr. '
and Mrs. Alton Childree of Taylor
Mill community. Mrs. Childree was
the former Miss Carolyn Thompson
of Macon county. This was the
couple’s first child.
Annette weighed 6% pounds and
was born Jan. 3rd, 5:15 a. m. Dr.
E. C. Whatley was attendant phy
sician and she made her advent
at Sams-Whatley hospital.
Game Warden Swilling McEl-
murray of Reynolds, announced
last week that the State had
bought several hundred deer from
Wisconsin and that 22 of these
had been released in Beechwood
swamp a few days ago by the
State game and fish department.
Other counties in this immediate
vicinity in which deer have been
released recently include Macon,
_ Upson, Houston,
Marion and Sumter Counties.
Mr. McElmurray says the above
land will be posted for five years
before open-season and at the end
of five years, this county should
have quite a number of the deer
tribe.
(Mrs. Verna Griggs)
In an address to the Reynolds
Kiwanis Club last Friday, DeWitt
Harrell, Rural Areas Development
Agent for the Georgia Extension
Service explained the purpose and
operation of the Rural Areas De
velopment Program.
Mr. Harrell stated that the Rural
Areas Development Program in
cluded several programs designed
to accomplish a better economic
condition in rural areas that are
suffering economic losses due to
loss in rural population. He
pointed out that Taylor county is
one of the 67 Georgia counties
listed as a distressed area and is
eligible for assistance under the
Area Redevelopment Program.
The speaker stated that none of
the programs under the Rural
Areas Development Program are
give-away programs, and-no loans
or grants will be made unless the
resulting economic gain for the
area can be clearly shown. He
stated that local planning and ini
tiative is imperative if this program
is to be fully utilized.
Mr. Harrell praised the Reynolds
Kiwanis Club for the civic activities
taken by the Club and expressed a
surprise at the large membership
and attendance.
NOTE: (Another article at a later
date will explain more fully the
Rural Program and the part this
county is playing in working to
ward obtaining this aid.)
Two Gunmen
Rob Lenox Bank,
Flee on Foot
Wrecks Kill
Two at Dudley,
3 at Riceboro
Rev. Z. L. Pardue
Will Preach at Antioch
Church Sunday
Rev. Z. L. Perdue of Thomaston
will be guest minister at both the
morning and evening worship at
Antioch Baptist church. Hours of
worship will be 11 a. m. and 7 p.m.
All members are requested to be
present and the public is cordially
invited to worship with us.
E. M. Gaultney.
Lenox, Ga. — Two Negro gunmen
took $1250 from the Bank of Lenox
Monday in Georgia’s second rob
ber of the fnancial firm of the
day and the third of the year.
The baidits missed $680 in the
back of a cash drawer and $30,000
in a safe in the bank’s vault.
A car in which they attempted to
escape failed to start and they
fled afoot. Sheriff D. J. Connell
hurried from Adel, the county seat
ten miles to the south and gave
chase with blood hounds.
R. H. Robinson Sr., president of
the bank said the bandits were still
at large seven hours after the rob
bery. He said they split up three
or four miles north of Lenox and
appeared to be heading toward
Tifton.
A hat believed to belong to one
of theb andits was found by offi
cers, Robinson said. FBI agents
joined the Ga. Bureau of Investiga
tion, the State Patrol and deputy
sheriffs in the hunt.
The robbery followed one earlier
in the day in which a woman,
waving a blank pistol, took $500
to $700 from a savings and loan
association in Atlanta.
Only 11 days ago, burglars
broke onto the Bank of Tennille at
Tennille at night and escaped with
$6,500.
The three robberies of the new
year continued a wave of brigand
age which saw 15 banks and say
ing and loan associations robbed in
the state in 1961.
Governor Hints
College Age Veto
Atlanta, Ga. — Gov. Vandiver in
dicated Monday that he would
again veto legislation to remove
the age limits on Ga. public col
lege applicants if it is passed by
the Assembly.
But one of the authors of the bill
to remove the limits said he and
other backers of repeal would push
for early passage and then attempt
to dissuade the governor.
Atlanta, Ga. — Five persons were
kiled Monday in two highway traf
fic crashes, the State Patrol said.
A sixth died of injuries suffered a
week ago.
Three were killed and four others
injured in a head on collision of
two vehicles on heavily traveled
U.S. 17 near Riceboro, the patrol
said.
The dead were listed as Charles
T. Braddock, 42, Albany, N. Y.; Mrs.
Sharon Samples, 24, and Robin L.
Samples, 1, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Two were killed when an auto
crashed into the rear of a log truck
two miles north of Dudley In Lau-
reuns county, the patrol said.
Bids Are Sought
For Roberta P. O.
Three Youths
Arrested Here
For Tire Theft
Washington, D. C. — Sen. Herman
Talmadge announced Monday that
the Post Office Department is ad
vertising Jan. 19 for bids on a
new post office at Roberta.
The 1,300-square foot structure
wil be built for a five year rental
term, with a two-year renewal op
tion.
Five Trusted
Employes Face
Theft Charges
Macon, Ga. — Five men described
as trusted, highly placed employes
in their respective firms are being
detained for theft of several thous
and dollars worth of building ma
terials and merchandise from
their companies, according to city
detectives.
Macon Detective Chief W. H.
Bargeron said the five men, all
charged with larceny at the pres
ent time, are C. L. McClendon Jr.,
35, who worked 17 years at Mc
Nair Lumber & Supply Co.; H. K-
Kitchens, employe of Rosemont
Gardens; F. H. Powers, 27, em
ploye of Lowe Electric Co.; O. M.
Powers, 23, employe of Lowe Plumb
ing Co.; and Roy Pinnell of Riggins
Mill Road who worked at Georgia
Oxygen, Inc.
Three white boys, two from Mi
ami, Fla., ages 19 and 20 years
of age, and one youth from Beaver
Pa., 19 years of age were arrested
by local Night Police Robert Poole
shortly after the trio had stolen
automobile tires in different sec
tions of town. The trio was taken
into custody about 11:30 p. m.
Sunday.
Mr. Poole had been alerted to
the fact that the three strange
young men were loitering around
town and upon questioning them,
secured a signed statement admit
ting their guilt of thievery on three
counts Mr. Poole says.
One of the tires was taken from
John Newton’s car, one from the
car of Billy Amos, and the third
one was taken from the local po
lice station, and was owned by
Chief of Police R. C. Peacock.
The accused are being held in
custody in the local jail.
Rev. Evans to Preach
Here on January 28
Sunday, January 28th, the local
Baptist pulpit will be occupied by
a visiting speaker, Rev. Walter
Evans of Bronwood.
Every member of the church is
cordially requested by the pulpit
committee to make plans now to
attend both the morning and eve
ning service on the day of Rev.
Evans’ visit to this church.
Rev. Dunn to Preach
At Local Church Sun.
Rev. E. H. Dunn, well known lo
cal minister, will be guest speak
er at the local Baptist church Sun
day at the 11 o’clock morning
worship hour.
There will be no worship service
at the Baptist church Sunday
evening due to the fact that the
Ordination is planned for 3 o’clock
(Sunday afternoon.