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and The Butler Herald
VOLUME 14—NUMBER 44
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1M2
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
Taylor County really became
a politician’s paradise last
Thursday with so many people
gathered in one place - for
Garland Byrd Day. Although he
wasn’t stumping the state fov
the governor’s chair in 63, he
sounded mighty like he wanted
to make Gloria first lady of
the state in January, 1967.
Who knows? This may not be
the last time for honoring na
tive so i Byrd and next time
he may be governor.
With the bond issue just pas
sed and the ASC election com
ing up, some Taylor County
folks are getting in good prac
tice for the big blowout on
Sept. 12. The paper plans a
special run down on all candi
dates and their platforms the
week prior to the voting - at
least as manyas reply to our
note.
And may we say again, this
paper belongs to all the people
of the county. We feel it our
duty to print any information
from any candidate and as much
as possible - tell you what
they are saying over the state.
If anything in the paper seems
biased - even the cartoon - It
is completely unintended.
And on Sept. 12, go to the
polls - yes we said go the the
polls - all of you - and vote -
for the candidate of yourchoice.
Then don’t gripe if one is e-
lected by the majority of the
state’s citizens.
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With all the little markers
going in the ground around the
two towns, it looks as if we
might get some new paving.
Representative Ralph Under
wood returned from Atlanta on
Tuesday and came by The News
office to tell us that paving would
begin immediately on our al
lotment.
Reynolds will get approxi
mately three miles of paving
to be used primarily for re
surfacing work. Butler will use
the three miles to build new
streets in the town and to pave
areas at both schools.
In fact, from the looks of
the roads on most any side of
the county, Georgia is being pa
ved. If you don’t get hit by a
caterpiller, the roads will soon
be in such good condition no
on can joke about the holes in
Georgia roads anymore.
Seriously, however, with the
new roads being built and the
efforts toward bringing in tour
ists, Taylor Coujty will be in
a position to paint up, build
up and attract some of the Yan
kee dollars flowing south each
year.
We may not be located on an
interstate highway, but with the
U. S. 19 going through our
county, we will still get some
of the traffic and we owe it
to ourselves to make our towns
so attractive the tourists will
want to stop and stay awhile.
The brickbats and bouquets
column has been omitted this
week due to lack of space but
please let us call one small
thing to the attention of home-
owners. Please go out to the
street in front of your house,
particularly if you live on a cor
ner, and see if you have shrub
bery that can obstruct the view
and cause a traffic hazard.
Some people seem blind to
the beauty of a wide green lawn
and plant and plant until it is
practically impossible to see
oncoming cars when stopped at
a stop sign in front of the house.
The police cannot be guardian
angels and watch every street
corner, so be courteous, trim
your trees and shrubbery until
everyone can see at your cor
ner. The accident you prevent
might be your own.
Sheffield Speaks
To Kiwanians
John Sheffield was the guest
speaker at the Kiwanis Club
luncheon in Reynolds on Friday.
Sheffield continues the list of
candidates for lieutenant gover
nor speaking to the Club each
week.
Introduced by the Rev. Carl
Ayers, he commended the Ki
wanians for inviting political
speakers to their meetings to
learn more about the campaigns
before election time. He said
in beginning ‘we must main
tain local control over local af
fairs with strong local govern
ment backed by strong leader
ship if we are to maintain
progress.
Sheffield proposed to allow
the lieutenant governor be a
goodwill ambassador to further
industrial development, to in
vite tourists to our state and
advocated vocational training in
our schools because of the 73%
dropout in Georgia.
He also stated that he was
in favor of giving counties long
range planing programs before
consolidating the counties to
allow each one to try to build
under its own power before join
ing with another to build with
it.
The Balladeers, Jerry Con
nell and Winston Robinson,
played guitar and sang prior
to Sheffield’s talk.
Roy F. Jones, president, an
nounced the nominating com
mittee whichwill select officers
for the next year. They are
Ed Goddard, Pete Ayers, Leon
ard Whatley, H. W. Breazeale
and Edwards Whatley.
Julian Whatley introduced the
following visitors - Pat Hodges
of Pheonix, Arizona, Paul Em
erson, Richard and Roland
Brooks,
Garland Byrd Birthday Celebration
County Schools
Open Aug. 30
1
Six year old Sammy Deep who helped with entertainment said
"I’m drumming for Garland.”
The Butler High and Grani-
mer School will open at 8:45,
Thurs., Aug. 30, for the 62-63
school term. This will be a
full school day and the lunch
room will be open. Lunches will
cost $1.40 per week.
First grade pupils must bring
a birth certificate or other
NEW LIFE
SPONSORS TRIO
evidence of recorded birth.
They must also be able to show
that all required shots have been
completed.
If accompanied by an adult,
first graders may leave as soon
as registration is complete.
Principal H. W. Sasser an
nounces the opening of the Rey
nolds Schools on August 30.
This will be a full school day.
Further information will be giv
en next week.
Tragedy Takes Lives
Of Negro Youths
Antioch Revival
The Antioch Baptist Church,
north of Butler of Hwy. 19,
will hold its annual revival the
week of August 19-26.
The Rev. Gary Osborne, pas
tor, will be the speaker for
the series of services.
Morning worship will begin
at 11 A. M. with evening ser
vices at 8 P. M. each day.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
Cosey To Direct
'Graduation
HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT
The body of George Wiggins,
Negro, was found approximate
ly 8 mi. north of Reynolds on
Ga. 128 hwy. at about 4:30
Sunday morning. The 21 year old
Methodist layman
To Give Talk
Guest speaker for Sunday
morning services at the Butler
Methodist Church will be Mr.
Joseph Rogers from Buena Vis
ta. Mr. Rogers is a certified
lay speaker of the Methodist
Church.
The Rev. Walter McCleskey
has been invited to speak at
the homecoming day services at
Evans Chapel in the Woodland
Circuit.
cemetery cleaning
Plans have been made for
cleaning the Howard Cemetery
Contributions to aid in this work
may be mailed to O. M. Mar
tin, Howard, Georgia by Sep
tember 4,1962.
Jimmy Cosey will direct the
graduation exercise at Georgia
State College on Friday, Au
gust 17, 8:00 P.M. at the City
Auditorium, Atlanta.
A graduate of Butler High
School, Jimmy is a student at
Georgia State. He has been em
ployed in the registrar’s office
for about 14 months.
He has majored in Business
Administration but plans to
transfer to education in the fall
and major in English.
Mrs. Cosey is the former
Miss Wynelle Posey also of
Butler.
Walton Attends
Conference
John Walton of Reynolds will
represent Taylor County at the
Sixth annual Statewide Junior
Fire Marshal Conference to be
held at the FFA Camp on Lake
Jackson, August 19-25.
Over 400 young marshals
from high schools in every
county in Georgia will gather
for the conference. They have
been selected by their school
officials because of outstanding
character, leadership and ap
titude.
School Safety Director Bob
Roper announces the program
will include many fire safety
lectures and demonstrations,
both indoors and outdoors. Spe
cial periods will be set aside
to work on fire drills with small
classes so that each student
can be given special attention.
Not a single Georgia child
has been killed in a school
fire since the General Assemb
ly adopted the state Safety Fire
Law in 1949.
youth was found by L J. Walker
of Reynolds in the right lane
of traffic.
Acdording to Sheriff Charles
J. Wright, existing evidence
seemed to point toward a hit
and run accident. The position
of the body looked as if it bad
been hit and dragged about 10
feet.
A coroner’s inquest will be
held pending further investiga
tion.
DROWNING VICTIM
Floyd Rogers, 21 year old
Negro of Route 1, Butler,
drowned on the morning of Aug.
9 in the Ran Cooper farm pond,
12 mi. south of Butler on U.
S. 19 hwy., near Rupert.
Rogers and a group of fri
ends were swimming when he
and Milton Terry decided to at
tempt to swim the pond. Rogers
evidently caughtcramp and went
down near the center of the two
acre pond.
A search was begun by divers
from the County Public Works
Camp, then local authorities
began dragging operations
which countinued for several
hours. A Rescue Unit from
Thomaston was called to aid in
recovery work and found the
body approximately 200 feet
from shore at about 8 P. M.
The Columbus Ledger put out
a special edition and The Macon
Telegraph headlined “Byrd
Predicts Ship To Sail Again
In 66” as the people of Taylor
County and the entire state turn
ed out to wish Garland Turk
Byrd a happy birthday.
They came in air conditioned
Cadillacs with tags from cities
and they came in small cars
with tags denoting country
towns. But they came because
they had love and respect for
a man who only a few months
ago was getting set to stump
the state for election to its
highest office.
Georgia’s lieutenant gover
nor said “my power plant has
suffered a minor breakdown.
I’ve had to tie up at the dock
for awhile. So now, Garland
Byrd is no longer an appli
cant” ir the Governor’s chair
in 63.
Dr. B. W. Forester, Macon,
was master of ceremonies and
he had words of praise for the
Harris Wins
Scholarship
A Butler student, George
Dwight Harris, has been award
ed a $1,000 scholarship to Ber
ry College.
Harris who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dudley Harris and
a graduate of Butler High
School, was awarded the
scholarship to Berry College,
scholarship for the 1962-63 a-
cademic year beginning in Sep
tember.
In addition to having received
the scholarship, Harris will
also participate in the college’s
work-experience program
through which he will receive
additional earnings to be ap
plied toward his remaining ex
penses.
Berry is a fully accredited
four-year coeducational college
offering the bachelor of arts
and bachelor of science de
grees. All students at Berry
College participate in the flex
ible work-experience program
on or off campus.
The religious program is in
terdenominational. Students
worship in campus chapels and
participate in other religious
activites.
38 year old Taylor County na
tive as did the Rev. Guy K.
Hutcherson, pastor of the First
Methodist Church of Moultrie.
William Fickling Sr. .Macon
spoke briefly andGloriacharm
ed the entire crowd of over
3000 as she appeared briefly
to say “come back and see us
and thank you so much for mak
ing this a wonderful day for
Garland.”
All in all, it was really Gar
land Byrd Day and though he
stated that it was not a polit
ical gathering, that seemed hard
to believe as candidates seemed
to spring up from every di-
rection.The gubernatorial hope
fuls were joined by candidates
for the lesser offices in hand
shaking and getting acquainted
with the people.
It was evident that Byrd would
miss being at the capitol “of
ficially” for the next four years
but he put the other candidates
on notice that he would not hesi
tate to point out to them the
needs of our state nor would
he hesitate to point out to the
people any wrongdoing that
should be done to the good
people of Georgia.
It must’ve been the biggest
birthday party in some lime
and the main refreshments were
not cake and icecream. Instead,
the Kiwanis Club cooked up a
batch of chicken in a big tent
on the grounds and served it
with all the trimmings.
As the crowds began de
parting for their homes, there
seemed to be no doubt in any
one's mind that GarlandT. Byrd
would be on hand four years
from now with one destination
in mind - that of the governor
ship of Georgia. He stated "my
friends, I do not choose to quit
now or tomorrow or in the
future."
There will be a Hamburger
Fry at the New Life Freewill
Baptist Church near Mauk, Sat
urday night, August 18, 1962
from 6 til 8 P. M.
The Family Trio from Thom
aston will furnish the entertain
ment for the evening.
All proceeds will be used for
putting electricity in the
Church. The public is cordially
invited.
1957
Hold
Class To
Reunion
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Mrs. Clyde Walker of Butler
identified correctly the VIP last
week as Mr. Charles E. Benns
Sr. and picked up her gift at
Smiths Pharmacy.
Another interesting person is
given here and maybe you will
be the winner. Pick up your
pnone and call 862-5835 at 9
A. M. Saturday and correctly
identify the person given and
you will receive your gift cer
tificate from SMITHS
PHARMACY, the sponsoring
merchant of the month.
No calls will be accepted
prior to 9 Saturday morning.
I was born in Owensboro,
Kentucky in 1887. 1 came to
Taylor County in 1908 for a
period of three years. Then I
moved on to Madisonville, Ken
tucky, and Atlanta, Georgia, be
fore returning to TaylorCounty
in 1920.
I was married in 1919 and
lived happily for 38 years. I
retired from active work in
1959 but I continue to live
with my son and remain active
in the work 1 love so much.
The one clue that should re
veal my identity is the fact
that so many people cannot
smoke comfortably in my
presence. Although I smoke
cigars, I never did in the pre
sence of my co-workers.
The Class of 1957 of Butler
High School will hold its first
reunion in the five years since
their trip to Nassau, on Sat
urday night, Aug. 18, at 8 P. M.
The group will dine at the J
and A Restaurant in Thomaston
and then go to the home of the
E. G. McCants at 707 Green
wood Road for the social hour.
The class members are Ja-
nelle Adams, Milton Bone,
Floyd Brewer, Corine Carroll,
Edna Childree, James Childree,
Alex Davis, Jeraldine Davis,
Ann Griggs, Annette Guy, Billy
Hardwick, Betty Jo Harris,
Bobby Harris, Harris Hortman,
Mary Lancaster, Carlene Marx,
Lamar Massev.
Elizabeth Mathews, Charlotte
McCants, Ferrell Montgomery,
Thomas Parks, Garrett Purvis,
Joseph Pye, Juliette Raburn,
William Roebuck, Annette
Taunton, Tom Taunton, Betsy
Theus, Lucy Wainwright, Milton
Watson, Ellen Weldon, Willard
Wilder, Robert Woodall and
Dorothy Mclnvale.
Mrs. E. G. McCants and Mrs.
Willis Garrett were class spon
sors.
All members of the class and
their families are urged to at
tend.
ASC Election
Being Held
August 14-24
The election of ASC community
committeeman is being held
during the period August 14-24,
and balloting is by mail. The
following persons have been
nominated by the 1962 com
munity committees: Butler: J.
O. Albritton, Herman Bickley,
James H. Brown, Arthur Car
penter, Joe Eubanks, Albert
Harris, Raymond Johnson, Er
nest Joiner, J. D. Kirksey, Her
bert Shehee. Carsonville-
Daviston: Joe Blasche, W. J.
Braddy, Fred Jarrell, Gor
don Jinks, Asbury McCants,
William Neisler, Ernest Par
ker, T. A. Robbins, Albert
Whatley, Herman Wilson. Pan
handle: James Bailey,Clarence
Barfield, C. C. Elder, Odell
Hartley, Howard McRee, Rus
sell Montgomery, Webster
Montgomery, L. H. Pierce, J.
P. Stringfield, James Young.
Cedar Creek-Rustin: Oscar A-
verett, Fred Brewer, Irvir
Jones, T. E. Massey, B. L. Wal
ler, Gerson Waller, E. A.
Welch, Jr., A. M. Whitley, Jack
Woodall, Alton Childree, A. J.
Fountain, Reginald James, Dan
Payne, Zack Posey, J. W. Suggs,
T. W. Taunton, C. E. Whatley.
Ballots have been mailed to all
known eligible voters, and the
ballot must be returned to the
ASCS Office, Butler, Georgia
not later than August 24, 1962.
Eligible voters who did not re
ceive a ballot may receive a
ballot by request to the ASCS
Office. Ballots will be tabulat
ed publicly by the County Com
mittee on August 27, 1962 be
ginning at 10:00 AM in the
ASCS Office. Questions on eli
gibility to vote and hold office
will be settled by the County
Committee subject to appeal to
the State Office.
Voters in each community will
elect a community committee
composed of three members,
and this committee will take
office on September 1, 1962.
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Norman King Carter Jr. will
receive a masters degree in
education from Mercer Univer
sity in graduation exercises
on Saturday. The program will
begin at 10 A. M. at the Wil
ling ham Chapel on the campus.
Carter is a teacher and coach
in the Butler High School. His
girls basketball team placed
second in Class C State com-
petiotion last year.
revival at
MT. ZION
Revival services will begin at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, onOld
Wire Road, Monday evening,
August 20th through Friday, Au
gust 24th. There will be evening
services only, beginning at 8 o’
clock. Rev. B. E. Donehoo will
be guest speaker.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
A severe thunder storm in the county on Monday night caused
some damage to power lines, telephones and electric appliances.
The greatest loss however was suffered by Hubert Payne of
Butler who lost 17 registered polled Herefords when a bolt of
lightning struck a tree near them. The cattle along with 136
others were in a pasture about a mile south of the city limits
of Butler on the Garden Valley Road. They had sought shelter
in a group of pine trees when the pine in the center of the picture
and another just to the right were hit. Two others of the herd
were injured but are expected to recover.