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PAGE 6 THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER. GEORGIA, JULY 5. 1962, L,et Majority Vote Truck Hits Elect, Davis Says ', n ' M /|Anrty Store Ga. Sets Record Budget for Year Atlanta, Ga. — Rep. Jas. C. Davis has asked for a change to a ma jority vote rule to pick the winner in the 5th District congressional race in the Sept. 12t'h Democratic Primary. Murphey Candler Jr., of Decatur chairman of the 5th District Demo cratic Committee said Monday that the incumbent congressman has made the request and the commit tee will meet in a few days to act on it. The committee on April 17 tjie race on a popular vote ty for the first time since Dayj£J occupied the office, but it said a plurality would win — that is, the leading vote-getter would wife- tfl** nomination without a runoff even tho the combined vote for “other candidates might exceed his: ■ ' u ft() In Jail Most of Tim^y \ Macon Negro Married’ In Bibb County Cell Macon, Ga. — A Macon Negro, Whose addresses for the past 35 years have been Georgia jails, was married in the local jail after prom ising to go straight. The Negro, Lemon Taylor, 59, wed Lillie Mae Whipple, 59, in the Bibb county jail Monday. The bride said she met Taylor about a year ago during a brief period between jail terms. She said he first proposed about three months ago, but because of his background she declined to say “yes” until he promised to mend his ways. Wilkinson County Man Drowns Milledgeville, Ga. - If Mr.' Atlanta Ga. - The State govern- Shackelford from up North had rnent will operate during the new onlv shackled his Ford truck when fiscal year, beginning July 1 on a he stopped recently in Milledgeville record-breaking budget of $424.9 Bayne^s Army Store would still be million, ft was approved by Gov. standing * Ernest Vandiver whose term of of- , A(i it j s , the front of the build- fice ends mid-way during the fiscal ine .lies in ruins where this 1957 year. Ford trailer truck smashed thru it In approving the budget, Gov. after rolling from its parking Vandiver added $5.3-miIlion to leg- snace across the street. islatlve appropriations. Ironically P DisDlav counters and consider- $452,000 of the added appropria ble merchandise were lost in the tions will go for meeting ex- p, according to tity police Penses of the legislature ijrds. Dublin Man Die* iiyjBurning Home the legislature which failed to provide sufficient spend ing money for itself; Teen-Agers Set Conference On Traffic Safety I Hospital Pay Scale Is Hiked Dublin, Ga. — Hqrvel Hester, 41, Milledgeville, Ga. — Employes at lost his life in an early morning fire Milledgeville State hospital an op- Sunday which completely destroyed eration of the State Health Depart- his home and its contents. merit, are scheduled to get a pay <£ause of the fire at the home raise effective Monday. ■wWirh is located on the Claxton-Da- Dr. j no . H. Venable, health de- rien road near the Dublin City lim- partment director, announced' dur- its, is undetermined and being in- ing the week end that Gov. Ernest vestigated by the Dublin Fire De- Vandiver had approved the raise, partment. Venable said this would be the The fire was reported to the fire fifth salary raise employes have department by Dublin Policeman J, received since the health depart- D. Hightower, but the department ment took over operation of the was unable to save the house. hospital in 1959. Mrs. Hester said her husband was an asthma sufferer, and after awaking his family and safely see ing them out of the burning house he returned to attempt to save family belongings. He then died in the flames when he apparently became overcome by the intense heat and smoke. Atlanta, Ga. — The Ga. Teen-Age Traffic Safety Association is hard at work laying plans for the ninth annual Teen-Age Traffic Safety Con ference, to be held at Georgia Southwestern, Americus, July 29 to August 3. Sponsored by the state-wide youth organization, the conference is un der the guidance of the Georgia Department of Public Safety’s Safety Education Division of which Capt. Eugene Thomas is supervisor. Purpose of the conference is to afford high school students from all over Georgia an opportunity to discuss traffic safety problems as they affect their own age group, their community and the state as a whole. The weeklong program is diversi fied, featuring general sessions dealing with various phases of safety, open forums, panel discus sions, as well as periods for recre ation and entertainment, it was pointed out. High school students, both boys and girls, with leadership qualities and an expressed interest in safety are eligible as delegates. They may be sophomores, juniors or seniors as of next fall's school term. Father and Son Bound Over Waycross, Ga. — A Ware county man and his son were placed un der $15,000 bond each Monday after a Superior Court hearing in which the son testified that he fatally shot an uncle in self-defense. Both earlier were charged with murder. me son, Walter Harrell, 20, said he and his father, A. M. Harrell of Millwood, near Waycross, brought Alvin Hargraves to Memorial hos pital at Waycross after the June 16 shooting and left without identify ing themselves. He said he was scared and upon asking his father what to do re ceived the reply, “Let’s go home. He added that his father was drink ing heavily at the time. Irwinton, Ga. — A 22 year old Toomsboro man drowned Sunday while wading in the Oconee River Just below Middle Creek, according to Wilkinson County Sheriff George Hatcher. John Oliver of Toomsboro was wading with two companions when he stepped off into a deep hole in the river, Hatcher said. Douglas Landrum, also of Toomsboro, tried to save Oliver, but was almost drowned, too, according to Hatch er. Wed 70 Years, Killed by Auto Tifton, Ga. — A Tifton couple who had spent 70 years together will be buried tokether at Tifton Tuesday, their long “and happy” lives snuffed out by a modern in vention — an automobile. Mr. and Mrs. Swan R. Carlton died at the Tift county hospital early Sunday, less than an hour apart, of injuries received when they were struck down while walk ing on upper Ty Ty Road at the Tifton city limits. He was 90 year old; she was 84 and became his bride on her 14th birthday. CLASSIFIED ADS. WANT BOARD Want board only; very light eater. Will pay $25.00 a month. Also am a good housekeeper. Answer at once. Give address. L. E. SPILLERS (751 p) Butler, Ga. Rt. 2. FOR SALE 1961 Model 14-ft. boat, 45-h.p. mark 58A Mercury Motor with elec tric starter; Cox tilt trailer. Take up payments. W. O. Whitley, Jr. Mauk, Georgia (752b) Ph. UN. 2-4160 FISHING WORMS FOR SALE We have a good supply of large African Giant Wigglers. These worms are excellent for bream and bass. $1.00 per hundred. Claire & Thomas Elliston Butler, Ga. (6284p) FOR SALE -T939 Model Chevrolet; 4 doors; in good conditiom. Contact: B. J. FULLER Reynolds, Ga. R. 1 (6282p) Phone TI. 7-4180 ADDITIONAL FULL TIME MAN with car needed for Rawleigh busi ness in Taylor County. Selling ex perience helpful but not required. Write Rawleigh GAF-810-250 Mem phis, Tenn. (6283p) FOR RENT Nice five-room house with all modern conveniences; located op posite local Methodist church. If in- Greatest convenience of a Wife’s time... A KITCHEN TELEPHONE IDEAS IN MINIATURE — Selecting her favorite futuristic model car, this attractive young lady Is surrounded by some of the hundreds of entries submitted in the 1962 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild model car competition. The Napoleonic coach In the foreground was built for the first Fisher Body competition 82 years ago. Created by teen-age boys from all over the United States, the miniature “dream cars” are now i being evaluated by professional judges to determine the 1 winners of cash awards and university scholarships totaling j $117,000. A kitchen telephone is the most time and labor saving convenience you can give your wife. There , isn’t a wife today who couldn’t use the time and energy that’s saved each day by a kitchen telephone. No more running to ^ answer a ringing phone in another part of the house, and no missed calls either. Inexpensive too, only pennies a day. Telephone Company Public Service United Family Life Insurance Company JULIAN W. EDWARDS II General Agent Butler, Georgia We have the General Agen cy for this well-know Life Insurance Company. Our Agent, Mr. Robert Humber, will call on you. New Office located next door to Service Station terested, call: (621tf.) J. A. PAYNE Phone UN. 2-4135 Butler, Georgia Three houses in the City of But ler for sale. Contact Gene Bone, Butler, Ga. Phone UN. 2-4425; night phone UN. 2-3615. (614tf) FOR SALE Yolanda Soy Beans; Germination 93%. Combine run but clean. In 2- bushel bags; $3.00 per bushel. John S. Montgomery Reynolds, Ga. R. 1 Sewing Machine Repairs, all makes; Repairman will be in town Every Saturday. Call or bring ma chines to: McKenzie Furniture, Ph. UN. 2-4665. (619tf> LADIES!!! Semi-Annual SHOE SALE Entire Stock of Spring and Summer Shoes (Some Sandals Not Included) Help Fight Eye Disease SEE YOUR OPTOMETRIST ONCE A YEAR DOES YOUR HOUSE NEED PAINTING? We have a complete line of outside, inside and floor paints, enamel for your cabinets and furniture. Will be glad to supply color cards for your paint selections. SEE OUR LINES AND PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY We also carry Hardware, Gasoline, & Oil Edwards Hardware & Service Station BUTLER GEORGIA Reductions Up to 1-2 Biggest Selection OF STYLES AND SIZES IN PAR-SANS HISTORY Naturalizer, Fiancee, Calilornia Cobbler, Fertunet, Cover Girl, Easy Goer Sale Starts Thursday, June 28th THE PAR-SAN Fort Valley, Georgia