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Department of A^rchiyos General Library I University of Georgia Athens, Georgia The Taylor County News, 7 and The Butler Herald 7 & VOLUME 17-NUMBER 21 BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1MI PRICE: 10c PER COPY SENATOR GARLAND T. BYRD EXPLAINS SENATE Bill 105 This is an unofficial account of a meeting of the Committee for Better Education of the Butler PTA with Hon. Garland T. Byrd and Hon. Ralph R. Underwood to obtain an interpretation of Senate Bill 105 and the motive behind it. Also present were three mem bers of the County Board of Education and several other interest ed people. James T. Smith - Mr. Byrd, we have asked you here to obtain an interpretation of Senate Bill 105. Would you explain what you meant by this bill? Byrd - Yes, the bill provides that the local board will hold a referendum on the question of consolidation. Each group will hold a referendum and the votes will be counted separately. Smith - Is this bill written so that a minority group can control consolidation? Byrd - Yes, the affected areas will vote on this question. Smith - What are the intentions of this bill? Byrd - I want to see a referendum on this matter but I want a referendum that would offer a safeguard to all affected areas. 1 want to see how the people feel about it. 1 am in favor of conso- Reynolds-Butler Cage Game Real Thriller TO SPEAK AT REYNOLDS CHURCH Dr. Evangeline Thillayam- palam, a native of Ceylon and lecturer from Wesleyan Col- Bearettes To Play In Region The Butler Bearettes roar- Mrs. B. E. Avera, presi dent of the Cross Roads Home Demonstration Club, has been invited to appear on the pro gram of the Macon County Home Demonstration Workshop on Thursday, February 28, begin ning at 10 a. m. She will give a demonstration on how to make a hat from a straw table place- mat. DR. EVANGELINE THILLAYAMP ALAM Give HarMaking Demonstration lege, will be guest speaker at the Reynolds Methodist Church, Monday evening, March 4, following a covered dish supper beginning at 7 p. m. She will show slides and talk about the Methodist mission work in India. Everyone is invited to attend this meet ing sponsored by the WSCS of ed to their third straight sub- the Reynolds MethodistChurch. region title by downing a fight- ' 1 ing Reynolds team 58-36, then roaring past Roberta 62-40. Led by the shooting of Ann Benns, Elaine Bryant, and Gail Moore, plus the tenacious de fense of Doris Peed, Dondra Peed, Mary Lee Oliver, Bren da Gassett, Marilyn Spillers, Linda Taylor and Lynne Taylor. The Bearettes fought back a charge of the Reynolds Ti- gerettes and coasted the 2nd half, winning by 22 points on Monday night. Tuesday, the Bearettes blistered the Craw ford County Eagles in the 2nd quarter and won going away by 22 points. The girls journey to Roberta tonight and at 7:30 they play Milner for a shot at the state playoffs in Columbus. A motorcade is being formed to leave for Roberta from the courthouse at 6:30. Bring your family. "If My People Pray” Is Theme For Baptist Missioa Week AfTdersen Is Kiwanis Guest The unsung heroes of the athletic teams that play around our country are often forgotten in the praise for the teams them selves. But as the spotlight turns once again to the finale of the year, the tournament games, the cheerleaders certainly deserve some thanks for the work they have done this year. In the picture at the left is the group that cheered the Reynolds lidation but I am in the small minority therefore I don t want to team- This squad is made up of front row> left t0 right . Lynda penalize the people there. : . Smith - But a referendum would be by the county at large but a small minority could rule over the remainder of the county. Byrd - I only went back and picked up the old 1945 law. Smith - But we can hold a referendum now. Byrd - The board refused to hold one. Emory Harris - No sir, we only tabled it until the committee can meet. Itwas left for the periof of one month. Dr. Whatley was to appoint a committee for his side of the county and I was ap pointed by the Board of Education to get 6 from the Butler dis trict to get a committee together and work on it. Byrd - Wasn’t a committee already working on it? Harris - No sir, this was a PTA committee and had nothing to do with consolidation. They are the Education Committee of the PTA. Byrd - Is consolidation essential? Harris - Tests prove that we must have a better educational system for our students to get into college. The same tests were given in Butler and Reynolds and the alarming thing about it was that neither school had developed the potential of their children. We are not pointing a finger at the Reynolds School. We realize our own shortcomings and are only trying to help all concerned. These tests were given to the present Senior Class in the spring of 1962 and they graded at Princeton University for tabulating by IMB machine so you see it was not done by someone here but by a machine - human hands didn't do it. Byrd - Where will you put them? Harris - We have the space in this high school building. Four rooms of the grammar school are now in the high school and could be moved back to the elementary building. It was mentioned at the board meeting to raise millage 5 mills to keep both schools but one local man said it wouldn't be right to increase taxes to keep both schools. We think it is a county wide issue because we all must raise the money and all the people would pay the taxes. Moody Peed - Would this bill do away with the power of the board in all counties? It would here. Byrd - It certainly would but this bill would only affect Taylor County. It was meant as a stopgap measure to give time to stop and take stock. I thought we were going to take stock after the meeting with you here. I had no idea there would be any starting on consolidation at this time. So I wanted to see how the people felt on it. Smith - So this bill Indicates that the board were not handling it Byrd - No, I just want to see how the people and the board feel Anderson Speaks about it. Harris - Wome of our members are here. There’s Mr. Peed and Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark, how do you feel about it? Byrd - I assume you three are for consolidation. I have been In the Macon County squabble for seven years. In fact, I am the only one of the lawyers living. I don’t want to see a good school system ruined and a county divided as there was there. I hope to postpone consolidation for a year. Harris - We want to ask you to let us as a board of education of the county to let the committees work this out. We are trying to pick people who sit and talk intelligently. We believe we are going to be able to work it out to the satisfaction of the majority of the people. We would ask you to let this bill ride like the temperance bills that are put in the hopper each session. Byrd - If the schools are consolidated, my children would come to Butler but I can tell you they will be some of the few who do. Harris- Well we don’t want to see you live permanently in Reynolds - we would like to see you sit in the governor’s chair and we know you have to live the people in Reynolds but we also feel that this district has treated you fairly and there is almost as many voting in the Butler district as in the rest of the county. What I’m asking is that you don’t drive a wedge between these people. Byrd - I’m fully aware of how good the county has been to me - I went through this same thing in Macon County. I recognized an effort to consolidate without the PTAs working it out and I believe this committee led by Phyllis could have done it. We don't want a river to divide us. I was shocked and surprised at the effort to consolidate I read in the Taylor County News. I thought it was behind us until I read it. The bill is only tem porary to allow a "cooling off’’ period. Nothing can be done in the heat and passion of such discussion. Smith - These committees were being formed. The motion was not for consolidation but for a referendum to let the people speak on it. Byrd - A majority of the voters. And you know the main area affected wouldn’t have a ghost of a chance. Jim Gibson - It would be discriminatory if it pits one end of the county against all the rest of the county. Byrd - If my bill passes, will it take away from Butler? Several answered - Yesl Harris - Let me ask you one question, Can six people run a good high school and give all the subjects that are needed? Hullng - How far do we have to go on this exploration before something will be done? Byrd - I wouldn’t be satisfied with a State Education report. Left to right, back row: Reid Walton and Mrs. Virginia Boger; Harris - I don’t feel that legislation coming out of Atlanta front row > Hugh O Neal, Sara Ann Fountain and Butch Thornton, should run the county. Smith - What is this legislation designed to do? Byrd - To stop consolidation. Smith - By a minority group? Gibson - Why did you have the urgency to get this Dill in? Byrd - I thought we should study further. Peed - We’ve been studying it since we were in school. Byrd - Should we completely disregard that end of the county? fou'rnament'' held in Athens, 1 will take full responsiblity of the bill. February 22-23. The negative Smith - This was conceived in Atlanta and no delegation came team> Butch Thornton ^ Reld to see you? Walton, won four of their five Mr. Byrd stated that he had no delegation and drew up the bill rounds and ln lndlvidual polnts Continued on page 4. Whatley, Peggy Childree, Caroline Brady, Jeri Windham and back row: Betty Cummings, Gayle Aultman and Sue Trussell. In the right photo is the Butler cheerleaders squad composed of front row, left to right: Ellen Parks, Betty Jo Hammack, Daphne Barnes and Linda Cowart; back row: Marie Albritton, Ellen Eubanks and Kay Davis. WALTON NAMED STAR STUDENT FOR TAYLOR At Reynolds High Mr. Paul Anderson, the World’s Strongest Man pre sented a program to the Rey nolds School Students, Friday, February 22. Mr. Anderson delivered a short talk on his background and his accom plishments, including his Boys Home in Vidallia, Ga. where he spends most of his time now. He also demonstrated feats of his strength and an swered questions of the students and teachers in the audience. WSCS SPONSORS DAY OF PRAYER Reynolds WSCS is sponsoring the World Day of Prayer ob servance Friday morning be ginning at 10 a. m. at the Rey nolds Methodist Church. The Butler Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union will observe the Week of Prayer for Home Missions during the week of March 4-8 meeting each morn ing at the church at 10 o’clock for one hour. The topic to be studied for the week is "If My People. . . Pray”. The public is invited to come, especially all ladies of the But ler Baptist Church are urged to be present. Will YOU Come? Final Rites Held Here For Miss Bussey Funeral services for Miss Mary Thomas Bussey, who died at the Mockingbird Rest Home, Geneva, on Saturday at 2 a.m., were held at the Edwards Fun eral Home Chapel on Sunday at 3 p. m. with the Rev. Her- schel Whitley, pastor of Horeb Baptist Church, officiating, as sisted by the Rev. E. H. Dunn. Interment was in the Bussey Cemetery. Born in Taylor County, April 19, 1872, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Nancy Willis Bussey. She was a life time resident of the county and a member of the Horeb Bap tist Church. Survivors include a host of nieces and nephews. Edwards Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements with the following serving as pall bearers Eugene Downs, J. B. Vain, Mercer and Charles Downs, T. A. Teale and Curtis Wade. The Reynolds High School debate team, composed of Sara Ann Fountain, Hugh O’Neal Butch Thornton and Reid Wal ton, participated in the Fourth Annual University of Georgia Invitational High School Debate Reid Walton scored in the top percentage of the 188 debaters. Of the 47 teams participating from all over the states of Georgia and South Carolina, the top honors went to Dreher High School, Columbia, South Caro lina. The group recently won third place in the Class C, Region 4 Loierary Events. MaconCounty placed second and Greenville was first in the event. Paul Anderson, World’s Strongest Man, was guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club luncheon on Friday at the noon hour. Mr. Anderson, introduced by Richard Parks, spoke on the wgrk he and his wife are doing with a home operated for teen agers. Born in Toccoa, he develop ed his strength by lifting weights and participated in his first international meet in Moscow in 1955. In 1956 he won the gold medal at the Olympics at Mel bourne, Australia and holds 52 world records in weight lifting. He is a lay speaker in the Me thodist church and a member of the President’s Physical Fit ness committee. He said that he is most in terested in our children be cause "They are our most valu able assetl" To do the most with a child go to the source of trouble, the home. Stay in close contact with your children and let them talk out their troubles. He also gave the ten ways to rear delinquent children. After having had the home in operation for little more than a year, they have 14 children which they have obtained through various sources. All are required to work and to go to church and Sunday School. He is also interested in getting detention homes built to keep children who are in trouble from the hardened criminals. Guests for the day were Holmes Harrison, Richard and Roland Brooks, Ray Hartley, Brady Humber and Key Club bers Henry Sams and Anthony Smith. Mr. S. J. Tankersley will be program chairman for the next week. Reynolds Man Dies In Atlanta Funeral services for Clenton D. Green, 76, who died Sunday were held Monday at 3 p. m. in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon. Mr. Green, a native of Bibb County, had lived ln Reynolds for 20 years. He was a retired Southern Railway employee. Surviving are several cousins, Mrs. James Gray, Mrs. Ernest Childre, Mrs. A. S. James and Mrs. Henry Payne all of Reynolds. Peter W. (Bill) Walton has been named the 1963 STAR STUDENT for the Taylor County school system area, the Reynolds Kiwanis Club announced this week. The STAR STUDENT is a senior at Rey nolds high school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wal ton of Reynolds. The STAR STUDENT then selected Mrs. Virginia Boger teacher at Reynolds High School as his STAR TEACHER, the teacher who made the greatest contribution to the student’s scholastic achievement. Walton serves as STAR STUDENT for both Reynolds high school and the Taylor County school system area. At the supper meeting at tended by the Kiwanis com mittee and the STAR student Continued on page 2 Postpone Regular Meet The regular meeting of the Taylor County Commissioners has been postponed from March 5 to March 12. Georgia Power Presents Checks A check for $2259.32 was de livered Feb. 27, 1963 to the city of Butler and a check for $2,064.29 was delivered to the city of Reynolds by H. L. Rus sell, local manager, Georgia Power Company. This tax payment represents three per cent of the gross receipts in 1962 from the sale of electric power, under the Municipal Partnership Plan, to commercial and residential customers of the company. It is in addition to the company's property taxes, which on a statewide basis last year total ed $7,308,700. More than $2,734,000 in 1962 gross receipts taxes is being paid this year to the commu nities of Georgia. This an in crease of more than $246,000 over the amount paid last year. The company’s total tax bill for 1962 was $31,596,000. This does not include the sales tax which the company collects from its customers for the State of Georgia. Neither does it include the sales tax which the company pays on materials used in its operations. The Reynolds - Butler game was a scorcher. The first seven shots taken from the floor were made. Ann Benns started things off with a 30 ft. two hander. Sandy Hinton retaliated with a hook. Elaine Scouting Film Feature At Kiwanis Meet The program of the Kiwanis Club on Friday was presented by Woodfin Hinton who was in troduced by Ed Goddard. A film on Scouting was shown telling of the work of Explorer Scouts. It showed how explor ers are busy throughout the United States and maintain church grounds, teach polio vic tims to swim and other things as each post specializes in some one thing whether music, elec tronics, swimming or gasoline engines. Mr. Howard Neisler was in ducted into the club as the 50th member by J. W. Windham. The committee selected to help with the Heart Fund Drive included C. E. Marshall, Bobby Aultman, Luther Willis and Woodfin Hinton. Visitors included Cornelius Lumpkin of Columbus and Key Clubbers, Jimmy Holloway and Bill Holloway. Funeral Rites Held Tuesday For Mrs. Mathews Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Windham Mathews, 83 years of age, were held at the Butler MethodistChurch,Tues day at 3 p. m. with the Rev. Walter McCleskey, pastor of the Butler Methodist Church, offi ciating, assisted by the Rev. Walter R. Evans. Interment was in the Butler Cemetery. Mrs. Mathews was born in Taylor County, January 11,1880, daughter of the late J. J. and Sara Johnson Windham. She was married to the late J. T. Mathews, who died in 1957. A lifetime resident of the coun ty, she was a member of the Butler Methodist Church and the WSCS. She died suddenly at her home in Butler at about 8 a. m., Monday. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. W. F. Gray Sr. But ler; two sons, Robert M. Ma thews, Charlotte, N. C. and W. M. Mathews, Butler; two brothers, W. G. Windham, Tif- ton and C. G. Windham, Thompson; one sister, Mrs. W. W. Wallace, Miami, Flori da; 7 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers were Charlie Wright, Wanza Hort- man, Vernon Reddish, Hugh Chee k, James Gray, W. H. Trussell, H. E. Childres and Lawson Wilson. Watson-Mathews Funeral Home was in charge of arrange ments, Bryant then dropped in a driv ing hook. Miss Hinton hit a jumper. Gail Moore dribbled to the corner to sink another jumper. The tirade of bask ets continued throughout the first quarter with Butler ahead 16-12 at the first rest stop. The action slowed a bit in the second quarter as the de fense began to show its teeth. Reynolds guards, led by Slaton, Hill and Perkins held Butler to 12 points during the period while Butler’s Oliver and Gassett held Reynolds to six. The second half found a fight ing Reynolds team, led by Rita Wilson and Havilyn Montgo mery, trying desperately to get back into the game, but the overall depth of the Bearettes was just too great an obstacle. Butler extended the lead to 41- 27 after 3 quarters, and won going away. Reynolds came back Tuesday night to win the consolation game from Yates- ville, 41-27. Sanders Asks Aid For Taylor Governor Carl Sanders has appealed to U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman, for emergency assistance to livestock farmers in Taylor County. The Governor said Taylor is one of 75 Georgia counties where pasturage has been wiped out by severe freezes and drought. Secretary Freeman has approved emergency aid for five counties — Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell and Clay — but has given no an swer to Governor Sanders’ request for assistance for the remaining 70. "Local and Senate disaster committees have informed me that livestock farmers in these counties are suffering from lack of pasture and hay to feed their animals," Governor Sanders said. "Under such conditions, Secretary Freeman may grant permission for the farmers in these hard-hit counties to graze pastures held in reserve under the soil bank program," Gov ernor Sanders said. "In addition, the farmers would be permitted to buy feed grains from the Agriculture Stablization Conservation Service at reduced prices," The Governor said. Taylor is among 44 counties for which Governor Sanders requested aid this week.Others in this group are: Barrow, Berrien, Bibb, Bul loch, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chat tooga, Columbia, Coweta, De catur, Dodge, and Early. Floyd, Glascook, Gordon Grady, Gwinnett, Haralson, Harris, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Lincoln, Monroe, Muscogee, Paulding, and Putnam. Quitman, Schley, Stephens, Sumter, Tattnall, Taylor, Tift, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, Wash ington, Webster, Whitfield, and Wilkinson. Legion Auxiliary Meet Postponed The meeting of Butler Unit 124, American Legion Aux iliary, has been postponed from March 1 to Friday afternoon, March 8, at 3;30 p. m. Mrs. Joe Royeton and Mrs. C. S. Sawyer will be hostesses at the meeting which will be held at the Woman’s Club House in Reynolds. Mrs. E. J. (Mable) Stinson has been elected "Favorite Teacher of the Year" by the student body of Butler High School. Mrs. Stinson first attended Berry College and graduated from the University of Georgia. She did further work at Mercer and the Woman’s College of Georgia. Mrs. Stinson teaches science and biology and also sponsors the Hi-Y Club and the Junior Class. The election of the "Favorite Teacher" climaxed Teacher Appreciation Week sponsored by the Student Council. Each day a coffee break was held for the teachers with members of the Student Council serving coffee and other refreshments.