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THE BUTLER HERALfi, BUTLER, GEORGIA, MaV 24, 1962.
Highway Deaths
Rise in Georgia
For Four Months
Milledgeville Hospital
Fire Burns Hay Barn
Atlanta, Ga. — Thousands more
cars traveled 244, 8 million more
miles in Georgia during the first
four months of 1962 than a year
ago. The result: Georgia’s traffic
death toll rose from 272 to 314, an
Increase of 42 fatalities, or 15 per
cent. Increases were recorded In
each of the four months.
That’s the grim picture reflected
In the latest consolidated statistics
compiled by the Ga. Department of
Public Safety and just released by
Col. Conner, director.
The four month total showed
rural area deaths went up from 207
to 241, an increase of 34, or 16 per
cent, and urban area fatalities rose
from 65 to 73, a gain of eight, or
12 per cent. There were 53 pedes
trians killed throughout the state
three more than a year ago.
Here’s the month by month score:
January 75 deaths, an increase of 9
or 14 per cent; February, 59 fatali
ties, an increase of five or 69 per
cent; March, 106 deaths, an in
crease of 25, or 31 per cent, and
April, 74 fatalities, an increase of
3 or 4 per cent.
Motor vehicle registrations to
taled 1,460, 769, up 126,762 cars or
10 per cent over a year ago. These
vehicles traveled 5.7 million miles
an increase of 244,814,139 miles or
four per cent, compared with 1961’s
Milledgeville, Ga. — Fire de- |
stroyed a hay barn at the Milledge- j
ville State Hospital Sunday night.
The building was unoccupied, a
hospital spokesman seid.
Minor explosion caused by stored
sodium nitrate aroused patients in
nearby Colony Farm buildings, the j
spokesman said. I
The spokesman estimated dam
age at $25,000 to $50,000. The barn
was valued at $25,000. j
Regulations Passed
Recently by County
Board of Education
first four-month period.
Georgia’s death rate which is
basced on the number of persons
killed to each 100-million miles
traveled went up from 4.9 to 5.5, a
12 per cent increase
What is causing this upward
trend in virtually every phase of
Georgia traffic safety program.
“There are many factors,” ob
served Col. Conner, “such as more
cars, more miles of traveling, more
reckless drivers, continued public
apathy and thte like.
“But perhaps the thing that has
hurt the most is the new law,
which became effective Feb. 1, that
prohibits the use of speed-timing
devices within city limits of mu
nicipalities by local enforcement of
ficers. It has a bad psychological
effect on sped-crazed motorists
once thely are out of the city limits
and on the open highways.”
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COMMUNITY OWNED • COMMUNITY BUILT
• COMMUNITY BUILDER
The Taylor County Board of Ed
ucation has made two rulings re
cently which might affect some
parents and students in the matter
of school attendance in the schools
of the county.
The first of these regulations has
to do with married students. Under
this regulation no married student
will be permitted to attend any
school in the Taylor County System
as of the beginning of the 1962-63
term. Any student or students who
might be married at any time dur
ing the course of any term of
school will be required to withdraw
from school immediately upon such
marriage.
The second ruling changed a
previous regulation relative to the
age at which a child would have to
be in order to be admitted to any
school in the county in the first
grade. The last regulation on this
matter specifies that a child, in
order to be admitted in the first
grade in any school in the county
must have reached his sixth birth
day on or before January first, fol
lowing the opening of that term of
school.
W. H. ELLISTON,
County School Supt.
Annual Mailbox
Improvement Program
Conservation Means
More Than Saving
Freeman Declares
The week of May 21-26, has been
designated Mail Box Improvement
Week. Mail boxes on Rural Routes
and Star Routes with delivery and
collection service are to receive at
tention.
Rural patrons are requested to
help make 1962 Mail Box Improve
ment Week the best ever for Tay
lor County. A few ways for your
guidance in making this possible
include:
Names should be shown on the
side of box visible to carrier, or the
door if the boxes are grouped.
Boxes and supports should be
kept painted.
Boxes should be grouped where
two or more are close together.
Blanche Brunson, P. M.
Reynolds, Ga.
Maude Martin, P. M.
Howard, Ga.
Ruth Pike, P. M.
Mauk, Ga.
Effie Garrett, P. M.
Charing, Ga.
Lucile Callahan, P. M.
Rupert, Ga.
Carl C. Hobbs, P. M.
Butler. Ga.
By G. Ross Freeman, Chaplain
Georgia Association of Soil
Conservation District
Supervisors
Churches of Georgia communities
are joining in the observance of Na
tional Soil and Water Stewardship
Week, May 27 to June 3. The Ga.
Association of Conservation District
Supervisors through their District
Chaplains, have suggested ways to
make the week more significant.
A specially prepared packet of
material has been placed in the
hands of ministers to help with
their preparation.
Though the preacher cannot be a
technical conservationist, he can
“spread information about the pro
gram.”
Officials can beautify the church
grounds, in an effort to make the
church a “place of beauty in the
community.”
Ministers can mention some facts
about the good earth and conserva
tion in radio devotionals.
The church bulleting for next
Sunday can contain statements
about the importance of conserva
tion as a religious principle.
A passage concerning man’s ob
ligation to reclaim, protect, enrich
and utilize the land might be in
cluded in a sermon next Sunday
or on the following Sunday.
A dramatic service to dedicate the
soil, water, farm implements and
the sower would be very impressive
in either a city or a rural church.
Church leaders could arrange a
tour of some farms where good
conservation practices are employed
thus focusing attention upon them.
The Soil Stewardship Committee
is anxious to have reports on
original or unusual observance
which can be recommended to other
churches of the state next year.
Ministers are invited to send ser
mon manuscripts to the state asso
ciation office, 707 Grand Bldg., Ma
con.
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Wishing Wells
Seek Rescue
Mission Funds
J)M(CA
Macon, Ga. — Colorful “wishing
wells” and labeled glass jars were I
recently placed in various retail J
outlets and in public locations as \
the Macon Rescue Mission’s $40,000
fund-raising campaign got into full
swing.
Visiting the wishing well display |
in the hall at Westgate Shopping
Center, campaign vice chairman T.
Y. Gibson said he expected the
drive to be successful.
“We got off to a slow start,” he
said, "but I have full confidence in
all the fine people of Macon and vi
cinity who have gone out as work
ers in behalf of this cause. We will i
raise the $40,000, I have no doubt |
about that.”
Wm. A. Fickling, Sr., chairman of
the campaign’s steering council,
called a luncheon meeting for all
campaign officials and division
heads to review initial reports of
the campaign’s progress.
Following the conference, finance
chairman H. B. Mathews plans to
release his first report on returns
from all divisions.
Millionaire’s Marriage
Is Ruled Valid by Court
Waycross, Ga. — The Folkston
marriage of a Philadelphia steel in
dustrialist, now dead, and his real
estate broker wife has been declar
ed valid by a Ware County Superior
Court judge.
Judge Ben Hodges ruled Friday
that TheodorceBlumberg and Helen
R. Blumberg were legally married
by Charlton Comity Justice of the
Peace Harvey on July 9, 1958.
Blumberg of Philadelphia, died in
December, 1959. Mrs. Blumberg was
appointed administratrix of her
husband’s estate, estimated at $2
million, by Pennsylvania courts,
but the estate could not be settled
until the validity of their marriage
was decided by the Georgia courts.
Macon County Grand
Jury Names Official
Oglethorpe, Ga. — B. G. Bickley
was appointed to represent the
Marshallville district on the Macon
County School Board in a recent ac
tion by the Grand Jury.
He succeeeds Dave Vining, of
Marshallville.
The grand jury also recommended
that a detailed statement on the
coleetioci of back taxes be prepared
and presented to the November
term of the grand jury.
THE
MARVIN GRIFFIN
For Governor Club
Met at the Courthouse Monday, May 21 at 8
o’clock p. m. A good representation was
present from all parts of the county.
The club elected Mr. W. M. (Mack)
Mathews as temp, chairman and annuunces a
a public meeting May 28, 8 o’clock p. m. at the
court house for the purpose of electing perman
ent chairman, co-chairman and officers.
All Citizens of Taylor County
Are Urged to Attend this Meeting
(Paid Political Adv.)