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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