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The Butler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS”
VOLUME 86
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY,, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1962.
NUMBER 22.
Jimmy Bone Injured
In Freak Explosion
Here Tuesday P.
Dept, of Archives
General Librarj
Unlversit;
Oil Drum Explodes When Youth
Attempts to Cut Top Out
With Electric Torch.
Mr. Jimmy Bone, 18 year old
high school senior, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. (Gene) Bone was se
riously injured about 5:30 Tuesday
afternoon when a 55-gallon drum
exploded.
Mr. Bone, it is learned, was cut
ting the top out of the drum with
an electric torch when the acci
dent occurred. The drum had pre
viously contained paint thinner but
was empty at the time of the ac
cident.
The explosion occurred at the
Bone Construction Company office
building in Butler and shook the
entire business area of town.
Mr. Bone was blown out of his
shoes and against a brick wall sev
eral feet away. He was rushed to
the local hospital where doctors
have been unable to determine the
extent of his injurnes. His right
arm was badly mangled and he
is also suffering from a head and
back injury and numerous cuts and
brusies about the body.
The young man was reported to
be resting .fairly comfortably Wed
nesday morning.
Reynolds Methodist
Parsonage Dedicated
By Bishop J. O. Smith
Wesleyan Christian Advocate:
The new parsonage of the Rey
nolds Methodist church was dedi
cated by Bishop John O. Smith on
the evening of February 7th.
A covered dish supper in the
church felowship hall took place
at 6:30 p. m. This was followed by
worship service in the church with
Bishop Smith preaching. Special
music included a solo by Don
Whatley, chairman of the official
board.
The dedication cermony was in
the new parsonage. R. L. Swearin
gen, chairman of the board of trus
tees, presented the house for dedi
cation and Bishop Smith led the re
sponsive scervice. Dr. Mack An
thony, Macon District Superintend
ent led the closing prayer.
The pastor and his wife, Rev. and
Mrs. Virgil M. Culpepper, and their
daughter, Rebecca, moved into the
this new home June 21, 1961. It in
cludes three bed rooms, two tiled
baths, a living room, kitchen and
family room. There also is a large
screened porch and a double car-
County H. D. Club
Dress Revue Held
Here February 22
Winners in Various Classes Will
Represent County in District
Meet March 16th.
DR. ELLSWORTH TUCKER
Dr. J. E. Tucker
Will Conduct Study
At Reynolds Church
Dr. J. Ellsworth Tucker, associate
professor of religion and director
of field work at Wesleyan College,
will conduct a study on “Methodist
Beliefs” at the Reynolds Methodist
church March 4th and March 11th.
The study will be in two ses
sions. The first session will be on
Sunday. March 4th, beginning at
5 p. m. At 6:30 p. m. there will be
an intermission when refreshments
will be served. The class will re
sume at 7:30 p. m. and conclude at
9 o’clock. The second session will
be March 11th and will follow a
similar schedule.
Dr. Tucker was born in Oak Lawn
Illinois. He has a wife and three
Children. He was a Lt. Col. in the
Chaplain Branch of the U. S. Army,
serving during World War II in the
European Theater of operations as
Chaplain with the Air Force.
Dr. Tucker attended Pasadena
Junior College, received his B. A.
degree from Asbury College, Wil-
more, Ky.; a B. D. degree from Gar
rett Biblical Institute; M. A. in
Education, Northwestern Universi
ty; further work at New York Uni
versity, and at present, a candidate
for Ph.D. degree in Religious Edu
cation and Educational Administra
tion at the University of Pittsburgh
Doctor of Divinity in 1960.
Dr. Tucker was ordained as a
Methodist minister in the Southern
Illinois Annual Conference in 1940.
He was minister at several Metho
dist churches in Illinois, Wisconsin
and Ohio before accepting his pres
ent position at Wesleyan College.
Everyone interested in this study
in Reynolds and surrounding com
munities are cordially invited to
port. Cost of the building was ap- attend these study periods. The
proximately $23,5000. The lot on I young people are especially urged
which the parsonage is located was to participate,
given to the church by Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Halley.
Building committee members in
cluded: R. L. Swearingen, chair
man; J. W. Waters, R. C. Brooks,
L. W. Cook, Lester Halley, Don
Whatley and the pastor. The com
mittee for parsonage decorations Boy Scout Troop 233 of Butler has
and furnishings was composed of been reorganized. It is being spon
The Central H. D. Club was hos
tess at a Taylor County Dress Re
vue at the Butler School Lunch
room Feb. 22nd.
Those modeling dresses either
in Construction or Consumer Buy
ing were:
Central Club: Mrs. Franklin Mc-
Cants, Mrs. Jerry Partain and Mrs.
Jack Peed.
Cross Roads: Mrs. Benny Avera,
Mrs. Howard Kirksey, Mrs. B. F.
Kirksey, Mrs. Cecil Pennington.
Mauk: Mrs. W. G. Hill, Mrs. Sid
ney Rustin, Mrs. Gerson Waller and
Mrs. Ruth Whitley.
Rupert: Mrs. Frank Callahan,
Miss Lenora Cooper, Mrs. Z. R.
McCorkle.
In Consumer Buying Mrs. Gerson
Waller of Mauk, placed first, Mrs.
Jack Peed of Central, placed second
and Mrs. B. F. Kirksey of Cross
Roads placed third.
In Construction, Mrs. Benny
Avera of Cross Roads placed first,
Mrs. Frank Callahan of Rupert,
placed second and Mrs. Z. R. Mc
Corkle of Rupert placed third.
First place winner from each
class will represent the county at
the Southwest District Meet March
16th at the Flint EMC building in
Reynolds.
Judges were Mrs. Ruth Glover,
H.-D. Agent of Crawford County,
and Miss Helen Brown, Agent of
Houston county. The gifts and stage
decorations through the courtesy
of the folowing local business
firms: Coolik’s, Wilson Super Mar
ket, Western Auto, Butler Drug Co.
and Mrss Bertha Bazemore.
The speaker was Mrs. Jack Reid
interior decorator from Christopher’s
Furniture Stores of Montezuma and
Ft. Valley.
Soil Fertility
Meeting Friday
At Flint Electric
Butler Boy Scout
Troop Re-organized
Mr and Mrs. J. W. Waters, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Halley, and Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Cook.
Butler, Reynolds
Receive Large Checks
From Ga. Power Co.
sored by the Butler Methodist
church with Rev. Walter McCles-
key as institutional representative.
Charles Willis is Sout Master and
O. C. Keen, Vernon Reddish and
Clay Griggs are Scout committee
men.
Friday the the Troop went out to
McCants pond to cook supper and
. i hike back to town. Everyone had
A check for $2,009^57 was de- , an en j oya ble time.
livered to the But er y . | Those going on this hike includ-
L. Russel , oca ® f ! ed Buckey Reddish, Frank Riley,
Georgia Power Company a few ^ Mc ^ eskey> La ’ rry Davig Do y
OtheTchecks delivered to nearby ' Kean ’ Bob £ y f mitb ’ Albert A £ ai f-
towns in this area were: Reynolds, “f ( he Soutmaster, Mr. Charles
$1807.47 and Roberta, $1,351.52. w nils.
This payment represents three Larry Davis - Scout Scribe.
per cent of the gross receipts in |
1961 from the sale of electric power i
to commercial and residential j Melton Sets
customers of the company under > ID
Municipal Partnership Plan. The j 1 WO I rack KaceS
three per cent tax is paid by the ; a . pL~ n : v rjf v
company in place of occupation and ■***■ rncn,x
franchise taxes and is in addition
to?*? company s , ^ r „ 0 i^ r ) y j Mr. Woodrow Melton set two
winch on a s a ewi - J I track records at Phenix City Drag
More ton' J2.488.000 is being igrl,P Sund nyatonoon; one with
p.,a ,o to CO—es . Georei. TkT
s’an ncreasc'ol more than $103,- ! a ” a . " n " lh t ,is 1931 f? rcur *
is an ini.1 powered A-Ford of gaser tripping
000 over 19 . . .... f ithe clocks at an E.T. of 12:15.
The company s total tax bill tor, ... . .. ,
1961 was $28 794,732. This does not i Mr. Melton is not the only one
include the sales tax which the in his family with the talent of
company collects from its customers 'driving. His wife has also won a
of the State nor the sales tax the couple of trophies at Phenix City
company pays on materials used in drag racing with the same 1961
in ist operations . lFord ’
Mr. Jim Bergeaux,- Extension
Agronomist Soils and Fertilizers
will speak to the Kiwanis Club
members, Taylor County Farmers
and Businessmen. The free lunch
eon and meeting will be at the
New Flint Electric building in Rey
nolds Friday (tomorrow) beginning
at 12 noon.
Most everyone is interested in
increasing crop yields more eco
nomically. This will be a chance
for those attending to clear up
those questions that have been in
their minds concerning soil testing
or any kind of fertilizer problems.
If you will attend this meeting it
will undoubtedly be of consider
able interest and help in your in
dividual problems along this line.
If you plan to attend, please let
us know not later than Thursday,
(today) so that we will know how
much food to prepare.
The County Agents.
Preaching at New Life
During Week-end
Jeanne Swagner
Is STAR Student
For Taylor County
Tom Sawyer Named STAR
Student for the Reynolds
High School.
Miss Mary Jeanne Ewagner has
been named the 1962 STAR Student
or the county school system area,
the Reynolds Kiwanis Club an
nounced last week. The STAR stu
dent is a seriTor at Butler High
school.
The STAR student then selected
Mr. B. B. Huling, teacher at Butler
High school, as her STAR teacher,
the teacher who made the greatest
contribution to the student’s scho
lastic achievement.
She serves as STAR student for
both Butler High School and the
county school system area.
Tom Sawyer, a senior at the Rey
nolds High School, has been named
STAR student in the Reynolds High
school.
The announcements were made
as a part of the Student Teacher
achievement recognition (STAR)
program, sponsored statewide by
the Georgia State Chamber of Com
merce, and in the Taylor county
school system area by the Reynolds
Kiwanis Club of Reynolds. The pro
gram is designed to encourage and
to honor scholastic achievement
throughout Georgia.
Designation of STAR students
was based on top ranking scores
they made on the recent December
College Board Scholastic Aptitude
Test and scholastic averages during
his or her first semester senior
year.
Winners at the school system
area level and their STAR teachers
will be honored at a special State
Chamber of Commerce STAR ban
quet in Atlanta next month and
given a tour of the city. Imme
diately thereafter, district area
STAR students and STAR teachers
will be given a free, week-long ed
ucational tour of the state.
Miss Swagner, her STAR teacher,
Mr. Huling and Butler High school
principal, Mr. Marchman, attended
a recognition dinner in Columbus
Monday night given by the Colum
bus Chamber of Commerce. System
winners of the western part of the
Third District were honored at this
dinner.
REV. WALTER R. EVANS
Rev. Walter R. Evans
New Baptist Pastor,
To Preach Sunday
J. Edgar Whatley
Died Monday P. M.
Of Heart Attack
Funeral Services Tuesday P. M.
Four o’clock at the Reynolds
Methodist Church.
Mr. James Edgar Whatley, hus
band of Mrs. Hazel Barrow What
ley, died suddenly Monday after
noon in Reynolds. His death was
attributed to a heart attack. Mr.
Whatley was 68 years of age.
Mr. Whatley was born in this
county Feb. 13, 1894, son of the
l late James Henry Whatley and
I Elizabeth Sanders Whatley and had
spent his entire life in the coun
ity.
He was a retired farmer; a vet
eran of World War 1, trustee and
member of the official board of the
Reynolds Methodist church of
Rev. Walter R. Evans who recent-| which he was a faithful member,
ly accepted the call as pastor of I Funeral services were conducted
the local Baptist church moved to a t the Reynolds Methodist church
this city with his family Tuesday j Tuesday at 4 p. m. with Rev. Vir-
and is now occupying the local gq Culpepper officiating, assisted
Baptist pastorium. | by Elder John Mangham. Interment
Rev. Evans comes to Butler from I followed in t he Hill Crest ceme-
Bronwood. He will preach his first tery.
sermon here as pastor of the lo- Active pall bearers included:
cal church Sunday, 11 a. m. Leonard Whatley, Edwanis Whatley
Sunday evening, members of theij) ucca Whatley, Julian Whatley,
local Methodist church and the T ro y Whatley and Woodfin Hinton.
Church of the Nazarene will call; Honorary pall bearers were: Men’s
off services at their respective class composed of E. H. Joiner, J.
churches and join with the Baptist H Ne isler, G. C. Elder, R C. Brooks
in extendng Rev. Evans and his g j Tankersley, Jim Musslewhite,
family a warm welcome to our E T . s he aly, Edwards Hollis, Jas.
c * ty - Ricks, Jim Brewer, Cliff Windham,
Rev. Evans, 34 years of age, was c r Hicks, Bob Swearingen, Robert
born at Carrollton where he re- Swearingen, Clay Jr., Billy and
ceived his high school education. Thurman Whatley, Jr.
He attended Norman Junior College ; Survivors are his wife; one son,
in 1948-1950; Furman University D ona id, 0 f Reynolds; three brothers
1950-1952; New Orleans Theological ThurmPn and Clifford both of Rey-
Seminary 1952-1955 where received lds and Dr Clay whatley, Sa-
a B. D. degree. vannah; one sister, Mrs. B. W.
He has served as pastor of the H , inton Reynolds.
Talmo Baptist Church, Talmo Ga.; | Goddard Funeral Home was in
First Baptist Church of Cleveland, c harge of arrangements,
the Bronwood Baptist church.
Rev. Evans was married in 1949
to Miss Rachel Haymore of Morgan-
ton. She also has a degree in Home
Economics.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans have three | After Long IllneSS
little daughters: Brenda 7, Karen 3; i
and Denise 2.
Members of the Baptist church
extend to the public a cordial invi
Miss Lora McCants
Died at Hospital
Mrs. Barfield,
Age 82 Years
Died Feb. 21st
There will be services at New
Life Freewill Baptist church near
Mauk during the week end.
Rev. H. E. Whitley will bring
the Saturday night message. The
pastor will bring the messages
Sunday at both the morning and
evening worship.
There will be batismal services
Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
come and worship with us.
J. B. Lumpkin,
Pastor.
Pvt. Jimmy Hill
Stationed in Arkansas
Mrs. Eva Irene Barfield, 82 years
of age, died at 6-30 a. m. Feb. 21st
after an illness of five weeks.
Mrs. Barfield was born Jan. 22,
1880, in this county, the daughter
| of S. B. Montgomery and Katie S.
Montgomery. She was the widow
of Robert F. Barfield.
Funeral services were conducted
at Crowell Methodist church, of
which the deceased was a member,
at 3 p. m. Feb. 22nd with Rev.
Virgil Culpepper, officiating, as
sisted by Rev. Charles Hillis. Inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Mr.
Clarence Barfield, Reynolds; two
brothers, Messrs B. M. and James
Montgomery, of Reynolds.
Pallbearers included Messrs Rus
sell Montgomery, Bernard Fuller,
John Montgomery, Paul Montgom
ery and George McCrary.
Goddard Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Third Person Held
For Feb. 14 Robbery
Of Columbus Bank
Pvt. Jimmy Earl Hill son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cleatous Hill of Mauk
has completed basic training at Ft.
Chaffee, Ark., and has been at
home on furlough for several days.
He has been re-assigned to the
advanced individual infantry train
ing with the 100th Division at Fort
Chaffee, Ark. This training period
will last for eight weeks.
Pvt. Hill left Wednesday for Fort
Chaffee.
Young Hill graduated at the But
ler high school with the class of
1956.
Atlanta, Ga. — A third person has
been arersted in the $24,000 Valen
tine’s Day robbery of a bank in Co
lumbus, the FBI announced Sun
day.
FBI Agen C. E. Weeks said Domi
nick Costello, 26, a soldier absent
without leave from Ft. Benning near
Columbus, was arrested by FBI
agents at a Baltimore Hotel.
In custody on charges of violating
the federal bank robbery statute
are Sgt. D. M. Ingram, 23, of San
Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Mildred E.
Cochran Krebs, 35, of Columbus,
wife of an overseas soldier.
Ingram is being held under $50,-
000 bond and Mrs. Krebs is being
detained under $18,000 bail.
Ingram was arrested in an Atlan
ta hotel three days after the rob
bery and Mrs. Krebs was arrested
the same day as she stepped off a
bus in Columbus from Atlanta.
Miss Lora McCants died at the
Montgomery hospital after a lin-
tation to hear their new pastor next f er * ng “l" 6 * 8 ° n , tbe ™°™ inB ° £
snndav at both the mornine and Feb - 22nd, 11:30 o’clock. Miss Me
Sunday at both the morning and
evening worship hour.
Mrs. Robinson
Died at Hospital
After Long Illness
cants was 87 years old, having been
born April 6, 1875, daughter of Jer
ry J . McCants and Jinny McCants.
She spent her entire life in this
county.
Funeral service was conducted
at Union Methodist church of
which the deceased was a member
on Friday afternoon with Rev. Jer
ry Partain officiating. He was as
sisted by Rev. Bill Adams. Mr. L.
Mrs. Susie Mae Spillers Robinson
died at the Montgomery hospital on
the afternoon of February 16th, 3 T. Peed gave an impressive talk
p. m., after an illness of many'
weeks.
Mrs. Robinson was born in this
county April 6, 1911, the daughter
of Lon E. and Lizzie W. Spillers.
Funeral was conducted at Turn
ers’ Chapel Freewill Baptist church
on Miss McCants’ life and her
childhood days. Interment was in
the church cemetery. • h:
Pall bearers were .Clifton Mc
Cants, Otis McCapts,. Jack Jarrell,
A. J. Fountain. Monroe Franklin
and B. H. Greer. Honorary pall
at 3 p. m. Feb. 18th with Rev. W. I bearers included: Harold Bradshaw
Everett Drinnon, Asberry McCants,
Moody Peed, Hugh Cheek, Murray
Jarrell, William Childres, Clifford
Montgomery and Foots Fehring.
Survivors include two sister, Mrs.
Clara Cameron and Mrs. Kate Jar
rell, both of Taylor county; and
seven nephews and nieces.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Taylor County Friends
Of Garland Byrd Plan
Meeting for March 8th
R. Lawhorn officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Robinson was a member of the
Turners’ Chapel church.
Survivors include her husband, R.
L. Robinson Sr.; three sons, R. L. Jr.
Paul D. and Floyd W. Robinson;
two daughters, Margaret Wain-
wright, Linda Joyce Robinson; two
brothers, Edward and Robert Spil
lers; four sisters, Katie Ingram,
Sara Wilson, Mary L. Robinson and
Lavinia Spillers.
Pallbearers were: Messrs Ray
mond Robinson, Junior Robinson,
Edward Robinson, Hubert Wilson
Mangham Ingram, James Robinson
and James Ingram.
Goddard Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Note: Due to circumstances be-
Friends of Garland Byrd, un
announced candidate for Governor
of Georgia, are planning a meeting
for Thursday night, March 8th,
yond our control, this funeral not- 7:30 o’clock at the court house in
ice did not appear in last week’s
issue of the Herald.
Revival This Week
At Assembly of God
Rev. Loyd White of Dothan, Ala.
is the guest speaker this week in a
revival in progress at the Assem
bly of God on Highway 19 near
town.
The revival began last Sunday
and will continue thru next Sun
day evening with services beginning
each evening at 7:45 o’clock.
Prayers made nightly for the
sick. Come and bring the family.
Good music.
The public is extended a cordial
welcome to each service.
Butler.
Purpose of the meeting is to
promote the future of Mr. Byrd.
Those interested in the progress
of Georgia and of Taylor county
are urged to attend this meeting.
Senators Quartet
Coming to Butler
There will be a featured program
of good clean entertainment March
16th, 8 p. m. at the local school
gym. This program will consist of
the personal appearance of the
Senators Quartet; Wally Fowler,
the all-night singing man, and The
Travelers Quartet. .
This entertainment will be spon
sored by the Cross Roads H. D.
Club