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VOLUME 86 The Butler Herald "KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT »S T HE SECRET OP SUCCESS” BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1962. NIJMBErToT Rev. Walter Evans Acepts Call to Baptist Church Future Homemakers Attend Home Ec Day at U. of Ga. New Pastor Will Begin Work Here March 1st; He 1 '* rC r\\'J' eS Hom- Day at the University an enjoyable day for • a fy 1 Streetman, Miriam From Bronwood. oeP v -° a \ Vjj G®. ^axy Edith Jarrell, Sue , eed and Mrs. Fitzsimmons. The VJtA ve Sunday morning during the wor ship hour at the local Baptist church Mr. Earl Stinson, Sunday School Superintendent, read a welcome letter from Rev. Walter R. Evans of the Baptist church at Bronwood. The contents of the letter stated that after serving a required notice at the Bronwood church, Mr. Evans and family plan to move to our city the first of the week beginning Feb. 25th. Rev. Evans was extended a call to the pastorate of the local church on Feb. 4th and will begin his ministry here Sunday, March 4th. Rev. and Mrs. Evans have three little daughters, ages two, five and seven years respectively. The church as well as the com munity at large extend a warm welcome to the new minister and family as residents of our city. Kathleen Man Dies in Mishap Kathleen, Ga. — One man was killed and two others injured when two cars collided at an intersection at Kathleen. Willie Dorsey, of Kathleen was injured and died enroute to Ma con hospital. The accident occurred when an automobile driven by Henry Jack- son pulled out of Pine Grove in front of a car traveling south on highway 247. Local FFA Chapter Owns Valuable Bull Donated by Sears (Mrs. Verna Griggs) The Future Farmers of America Sears Roebuck Livestock Improve ment Breeding Program began in Georgia in the Fall of 1947. At that time, the Sears Foundation pur chased 50 purebred Hereford bulls from the Mill Iron Ranch in Tex as for the Ga. Association of FFA. These bulls were placed with 50 Chapters throughout the state for the purpose of encouraging FFA members and farmer in the com munity to improve and expand the quality of their beef cattle. As it has become necessary, the original bulls have been replaced by other high quality animals. The animal supervised by the Butler FFA Chapter at the present time is HSF Victor Design 22, bred by L J. Moore of Covington. He is being kept on the Joe Blasche farm north of Butler. Blasche has done an ex cellent job of getting the animal in good breeding condition. Under this program, the bull is rotated among Chapter members or farmers who have herds of beef cattle. Also, people having only a few animals may make arrange ments to take their cows to the bull for breeding. Persons interested in keeping the bull when he becomes available again may contact the Butler FFA Chapter. girls who went to Athens have shown a real interest in Home Ec. as a career. Activities for the day gave the more than 800 girls who attended an insight into the many fields for which a major in Home Ec. pre pares one. A tour of the south campus in cluded a look into one of the freshman girls dormitories, the physical education building and a visit to one of the home manage ment houses, the latter being one of the most interesting of the ex periences for the girls. It is there that Senior girls put into practice the principles learned in classes during the first three years in col lege. Six to eight girls live together as a family with their advisor who evaluates all of the work. Time and money management are major con cerns as they carry out all the household activities which include planning, purchasing, preparing meals, cleaning and even saving five cents out of $1.00 a day al lowance for each girl living in the house. 1 A visit to some of the classes in Home Ec. acquainted the girls with methods and materials used in college teaching. The class size was surprisingly small. In the tailoring class, for instance, there were only three students. An entertaining skit which showed many of the avenues which Home Ec. students may take after graduating was presented in the auditorium of Dawson Hall, the Home Ec Building. Lunch at Snelling Hall, the cafe teria on Ag Hill completed the plan ned activities for the day. After lunch the Butler group vis ited the main college library and the new art building. While riding home the girls re viewed the day and summed it up in this way — interesting, inspir ing, informative and just plain fun. Six Persons Died in Accidents Last Weekend Six persons were killed in Geor gia accidents last week end accord ing to an Associated Press release. An 18 year old Atlanta Negro, Tom Hurley, was killed Saturday night in Atlanta, police said, when his speeding car left the road, sailed 50 feet thru the air, and landed on a railroad track. The State Patrol said two Jock- son area men were killed just be fore midnight Saturday in an acci dent 10 miles east of Griffin on a county road. The victims, whose ages were not given were Kelly Ber ry and Mac Smith. A 31-year-old Taylorsville man, Raiford Tilley, was killed when his car overturned inBartow County Saturday night. J. B. Conner, 42, was hit and killed by a train at a Cobb County crossing Friday night. Post Commander Durvard Bryan of the Local VFW Presents Check to Mrs. James Lail; money raised at Benefit Barbecue Post Com. Bryan Presents Mrs. Lail With $216 Check (Mrs. Verna Griggs) Post Commander Durvid Bryan of the Harley Riley Jr., Post 8802 VFW presented Mrs. James Lail a check for $216.00 Monday night at her home. This was the proceeds from the barbecue sponsored Saturday evening 7:30 o’clock at the VFW Club to benefit an ill comrade and his family. No charges were made for the plates and donations were accept ed in any amount. The Post mem bers extended their thanks to the approximately 150 persons who supported the project. Mr. Lail was admitted to Dub lin Hospital Dec. 30th for treat ment. He was transferred to Forest Hill Augusta on January 12, where he underwent a brain operation on January 18th, He has remained in a coma since that time is listed in critical condition. Mrs. Lail and the children, Jim mie, Faye, Robert and Brenda are at their home in this city. Three Eatonton Men Detained in Eatonton Woman’s Murder Eatonton, Ga. — Three men who reportedly are suspects in the al leged murder of an Eatonton wom an were being held Monday in the Eatonton jail. Sheriff J. R. Walton of Putnam county said Mrs. I. L. Farley, 25, was found dead Sunday in her small frame home. She apparently died from a shotgun wound in the mouth and head. Walton said he was holding two of the men as material witnesses and another as a main suspect. Know lour School (This column is sponsored by the Butler Chapter of Future Busi ness Leaders of America.) Dr. Hayden C. Bryant, Area Su pervisor, State Department of Edu cation will meet with the Butler faculty Thursday to discuss plans for the coming evaluation for the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The Butler school was first ac credited by this agency in 1956. The Butler school collected $64.20 for the March of Dimes. The last basketball game was played Friday night. Both teams would like to express appreciation for the interest shown in these teams. The Butler boys will play Byron in Roberta Friday (tomorrow ) night, in the sub-region tourna ment. (Left to right: Johnny Davis, Chapter Advisor and Joe Blasche, show off HSF Victor Design 22, now being supervised by Butler FFA Chapter) On the evening of Feb. 9th, Mres. Edyth Guy attended an area conference sponsored by the Busi ness Education Service at the Worn- Ian’s College of Georgia in Mill- , edgeville. i Dr. John Rowe, Chairman of Busi ness Education Department, Uni versity of North Dakota, was guest speaker. The theme of the confer ence was “New Techniques in Teaching Typewriting.’’ Approxnmately 90 teachers in this area attended to hear this national ly known authority in typewriting. Macon Negroes Protest Segregation On City Buses Macon, Ga. — Negroes hastilj launched a segregation protest boj cott of city buses in Macon Mon day and as their car pools went into action the busloads appearec almost all-white. Negroes waited for rides ir large numbers — but not at the bus stop. Adults and childrer gathered at locations to await the car pool transportation which boy cott leaders hastily worked on un til midnight. Police cars cruised the route: after company officials expressec fears that Negroes trying to ride the buses might be intimidated b) the boycott advocates. But that proved unnecessary since few Negroes rode the buses Most of those apparently had no learned of the boycott. Car pools concentrated on the 7 te 9:30 a. m. rush in order to build uj participation. They were bolsterec by donations of about $1,000 at { mass meeting Sunday night. The bus company estimated it: normal Negro passengers at abou 50 per cent of the total load. County Peanut Growers Attend Albany Meeting Taylor County Ton Per Acre Pea- nutGrowers attended the 12th an nual Georgia Ton Per Acre Peanut Club Awards meeting Friday at Al bany. Members of this club in Taylor County include: Guy Peterman, J. S. Montgomery, W. W. Greene, James Bailey, Oscar Averett, M. L. Layfield, Jr., E. A. Welch Jr., Charles Wright, W. S. Payne and William Woodall. The morning program began at 11 o’clock with a tour of the Lilliston Implement Co. At noon, a peanut luncheon was served at the Porterfield Methodist church on the Dawson Road. Dr. Ray Hammons, Tifton peanut breeder, was principal speaker. Awarding peanut keys and certifi cates preceded adjournment at 2:30 p. m. Mr. C. E. Nevil Addresses Reynolds Kiwanis Club (Mrs. Verna Griggs) Mr. C. E. Nevil, manager of the Americus office of the Georgia State Employment Service, was guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club luncheon last Friday. Introduced by Mr. Julian What ley, chairman of the Business and Public Affairs Committee, Nevil explained the work of the office and told how Taylor county could benefit from the service. President Roy Jones presided and announced that the Club had bought a street sweeper for the city to be delivered in about 60 days. Rev. J. R. Whiddon introduced Key Club members, Sonny Shealy and Bobby Green, guests for the day. NOTICE^ Under new postal regulations we have to pay a dime for each news paper that cannot be delivered. We ask any subscriber who changes address to please notify us in ad vance. ' Mrs. Anna Dunn, 93, Mother of Local Man Succumbs at Griffin i Funeral for Mrs. Sara A. Dunn, 93, of Griffin, the mother of Rev. E. H. Dunn of this city were con ducted at White Water Baptist church, Fayette County, Tuesday. Interment was in the church ceme tery. Mrs. Dunn died Sunday of a heart attack at her home in Griffin. She was a native of Fayette county and was the widow of Henry C. Dunn, j Survivors include three daughters jMrs. Ruth Thompson, Mrs. Mamie Dunn and Mrs. Mattie Lifsey all of Griffin; five sons, Wilbur and Roy i Dunn of Griffin; Harvey Dunn, Brooks; Fred Dunn, Fayetteville; and Earl Dun, Butler; two sisters, I two brothers; 21 grand children, 51 great grand children, 15 great great grand children. Condensed Financial Report of County Published by Commrs. Elsewhere in this issue of The Herald appears a condensed fin ancial report of the financial con dition of Taylor County as com piled by the Board of County Com missioners. The county is fortunate in hav ing a group of outstanding busi ness men serving as guardians of the county’s general wellbeing and they are to be commended upon publishing this concise report of their stewardship during their first year in office. Serving on the Commissioner’s Board are Mr. Murray Jarrell, chair man; and Messrs. Julian Whatley and W. R. Turner, members. They are assisted in their work by Mrs. Ruth Clarke, efficient county clerk. Deadline Announced For NDEA Institute by Woman’s College Milledgeville, Ga. — The dead line is approaching for foreign language teachers in Georgia to apply for admission to the summer language institute at the Woman’s College of Georgia. Applications must be postmarked by March 1st. This institute is sponsored by the National Defense Education Act, and will be under the direction of Prof. S. C Mangiafico. The trtining will be for secon dary school teachers, French, and Spanish, and will be a seven- week summer program from June 25th to August 11th. Prof. Mangiafico is Chairman of the Department of Modern Foreign Language at the woman’s college. This is the second consecutive year that he has directed an institute at the Woman’s College of Ga. The reason for this institute is to upgrade the preparation of lan guage teachers in Georgia and the surrounding area. Last year there were participants from 26 states. Sixty candidates will be ad mitted. Each public school teach er who is selected to attend the institute is entitled, upon applica tion, to a stipend of $75 a week. An additional allowance of $15.00 a week is made for each dependent. Private school teachers who are se lected for admission receive free tuition, but no stipend. Mr. James R. Lail Died at Augusta After Long Illness Deceased Was Veteran of World War II and Active Member Of Local VFW Post. Mr. James Robert Lail, 40 years of. age died at the Veterans Hos- pital in Augusta at 1:45 a. m. Wed nesday. Mr. Lail had been on the critical list at the hospital for the past several weeks. He was born Jan. 9, 1922, the son of Mrs. Pearl Lail of Buter and the late Mr. Miles Lail. j He served in World War II and was an active member of the VFW. Mr. Lail had lived in Butler for the past 22 years and was a car penter by trade. Funeral plans are incomplete at time of going to press. Survivors include his mother, his wife, Mrs. Eleene Kirksey Lail, two sons and two daughters, Jimmy, Robert, Faye and Brenda Lail all of | Butler. Two brothers, Mr. Carl Lail of Butler and Mr. Charles Lail of Dawson; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Bell and Mrs. Roy Kirksey both of Butler. Albert Powell, Local Negro Man, Observes His 100th Birthday (Mrs. Verna Griggs) As he looks out from his rocking chair through cataract covered eyes, Albert Powell can recall memories that few living persons today remember. As he celebrated his 100th birthday Feb. 8th, at the home of his daughter, few things remain the same as when he was born before the Emancipation Proclamation. Born on the Tom Freeman farm in Talbot County Feb. 8, 1862, the son of Albert and Rita Powell, he remained there during his child hood. One of his earlies memories ,was coming to Butler to see the : hanging of Jesse Cook. This occur red in what is now known as the Big Gully back of the colored peo- ] pie’s church. I Early in life he was married to ■ Frances Owens of Taylor County J and they moved to the Bob Tomlin j farm east of this city prior to 1898. jHe has remained with Mr. Tomlin and later his son-in-law, Walter lButler, until forced to stop work a- •few years ago when cataracts I caused blindness. Altho Mr. Tom lin and Mr. Butler are deceased, ' Albert still resides in a house on 'what was the Tomlin and Butler es tate. . He was well known throughout the county for his work in peach’ orchards. Many of the prurrrfnent' farmers depended on Albert to Iky-' off and prepare their rows for peaclii trees. Albert’s wife died several years ago but three of their four children are living. One daughter, Hattie Mae Knowlton, lives in Detroit, Mich., while a son, Flournoy, and a daughter, Mymie Hicks, live here. Other descendants include 20 grand children, 50 great grand children and several great great grand children.