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VOLUME 17-NUMBER 24 Flowers blooming, birds singing, barefoot children play ing in the warm sunsine all re mind us that spring has arrived. Much to everyone’s happiness, even those who are reminded that with the abasence of winter cold, less fuel will be needed, we welcome the arrival of re lief from the severe cold that has been with us for the past months. As the peach trees hang full of pink blooms, the tractors hum over the county preparing the ground for seed. The far mers agree that they are a little late in getting the land ready for planting but most of them optimistcly look forward to a good crop year. Several weeks ago, enough hours of cold weather had al ready been registered to as sure the peach crop. Now the peach men just anxiously wait for the end of March with hope that no more frigid weather hits to end the life of the little peaches in all those beautiful blooms. One authority has said that after March 27, we can feel fairly sure of not enough cold to damage peaches. * * * You will note in this week’s paper a story on the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooper. This couple made their home here among us for many years before moving to Columbus several years ago. Now ‘Mr. Lum’ is 84 and 'Miss Libbie’ is 74 and they make their home near some of their children. We look forward to hearing from others of you who no long er live in Taylor County but have many pleasant memories of life here. * * * It is good to hear from you. We really appreciate the news you send in. If you send in some information for a write up and fail to see it in the paper, please contact us. At times articles arrive on Wednesday and are too late for the paper and therefore are a week late getting in but it is possible for articles to be lost as some pictures have been recently so please remind us when you find it is not in the paper. This is your county voice and we intend to use your news. Reynolds Cites Georgia Power The following resolution was passed at the regular meeting of the Reynolds City Council at their March, 1963, meeting: “Be It Resolved That: In sofar as the Georgia Power Company makes a yearly pay ment to the City of Reynolds in the amount of three (3)% of their gross receipts from their operations in the City of Reynolds during the preceding year, it is hereby resolved by the mayor and council of the City of Reynolds that the Geor gia Power Company be cited for its civic interest and financial support and it is further urged that all Reynolds citizens sup port the Georgia Power Com pany by patronizing its services so far as it is economically feasible. Such a sixeable con tribution affords the mayor and council a much better oppor tunity to meet the needs of its citizens.” Greg Brown Has First Birthday Little Master Greg Brown was honored with a birthday party at his home on the oc casion of his first birthday. Joining him in blowing out the one big candle on his cake were Mitchell Brown, Alvin Clark, Gail Clark, Edward Guinn and David Gee. Greg is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brown of How ard and the grandson of Mrs. Henry Moulton and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown. Mrs.Edyth Guy To Present 6BEA State Awards Mrs. Edyth M. Guy, busi ness education teacher at the Butler High School, will pre sent special awards to teachers for outstanding service and to businessmen and women who have helped the Georgia Busi ness Education Association or ganization in some special way. As chairman of the GBEA A- wards Committee, Mrs. Guy will make these awards at the GBEA Fellowship Dinner at the Frances-Virginia Tea Room on Thursday night. The GBEA is a part of the Georgia Education Association that will be meeting in Atlanta during the coming week end. Mrs. Guy received one of these awards, a certificate of appreciation, two years ago. She began teaching business at the Butler High School in 1951 after teaching for some time in elementary grades and high school science. She gradu ated from Oglethorpe Univer sity and received a Master of Science in Business Adminis tration with a major in busi ness education and a minor in office administration from the University of Tennessee. Rev. A. W. Miles Is New Chaplain The Rev. Andrew W. Miles, pastor of Britt David Church in Columbus, has been elected as the first full-time Baptist chaplain for the Reidsville State Prison according to Dr. Searcy S. Garrison, Atlanta, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Georgia Baptist Convention. Miles was elected by the Convention’s Administration Committee to serve in this capacity. Miles will be an associate in the Department of Evangelism and his ministry at Reidsville will be under the direction of Dr. R. T. Russell, Atlanta, Evange lism Secretary. A graduate of the University of Georgia School of Agricul ture and the New Orleans Bap tist Theological Seminary, Miles taught in the public schools before entering the ministry. He was reared near Metier, and graduated from the Metter High School. Miles was active in prison chaplaincy work while serving as assistant to the Rev. B. A. Winburn, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Hawkinsville, in providing a part-time minis try at the Pulaski State Prison branch. Rev. Miles is the guest speak er for the Butler Baptist re vival this week. Former Resident Honored By The Robins Rev-Up Arthur R. Peterman, son of Mrs. A.B. Floyd of Rupert is an item manager for Category 11 R items, fighter fire control systems, located in the fighter armament 1M division under the Directorate of Material Man agement. A native Georgia, Peterman has over 14 years of Federal Service six of which were serv ed in the U. S. Navy as a store keeper second class. He has a BA degree from Mercer University. He belongs to the DAV, VFYV and Masonic Lodge. Peterman is married to the former Sarah Watson of Thomaston. The Petermans have four girls, Cathy 8, Deb orah 6, Cynthia 5, and Randie Lynn 5 months. They reside at 294 Peach tree Circle, Warner Robins. FASHION SHOW TO BE HELD A Fashion Show is being planned for the benefit of the Butler Swimming Pool featuring the youngesters of the com munity wearing their new Eas ter bonnets. The date has been set tentatively for April 13 at the Butler Cafetorium. (pd. adv.) BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1961 BEARETTES REACH SEMI-FINALS IN STATE TOURNEY The girls fell in the semi final games of the to the superior height of the Does, 49-41. state Class C basketball tournament to a fight- In earlier games in the tournament, they de- ing team from Doerun. After jumping off to an feated teams from Lilburn and Toombs-Central early lead, the Bearettes fell in the final minutes to gain a berth in the semi-final play. Future Homemakers And Results Of Hard Work That’s all quilt scraps—no filler material you see in the picture above. Also shown in the picture are the six girls who worked the hardest with the best results. From leftto right are Martha Clark, Linda Fay Rustin, and Miriam Tucker— co-chairmen of the drive, Cathy Guinn, Jo Ann Peed, and Shirley Rodgers. The Butler Chapter, Future Homemakers of America, didn’t build a moun tain, as their slogan sug gested, but they did build a rather high hill. The members set 10 contacts as a quota for themselves to make in the interest of the pro ject. Announcements concern ing it were made at a P-TA meeting and in a number of the churches in the community. The project has had much pub licity in middle-Georgia papers with the result that donations of scraps came in from Warner Robins and Macon. Celestine Sibley, feature writer for The Atlanta Journal—Constitution gave the project a definite boost with her editorial on Febru ary 10. The Butler Chapter is grate ful to those of you who have FAITH BAPTIST PLANS SINGING AND REVIVAL An all day singing will be held at the Faith Baptist Church oh March 31 with a revival beginn ing that night and extending through the week. The singing, featuring the Trebleaires of Atlanta and the Singing Fosters of Griffin will begin at the morning worship hour. The revival beginning Sunday night with the Rev. Cooper Locke of Thomaston as guest speaker will be a series of meetings each even ing beginning at 8 p. m. contributed to this project. However, the project is not yet over. Delivery to the State Hospital at Milledgeville cannot be made until sometime in April, so if you still have scraps which you would like to give, please call the But ler High School or otherwise let some member know so they can be picked up. Former Resident Buried In Schley Funeral services were held at 1:30 Sunday in Macon for Mrs. Willie Lawhorn Eu banks, 62, who died Thurs day night after a brief ill ness. Elder McKinley Wright officiated and burial was in the Concord Church Cemetery in Schley County. Mrs. Eubanks was a former resident of Taylor County hav ing moved to Macon about ten years ago. Survivors include three sons: Moses H. and LintonS. Eubanks of Macon and Rufus L. Eubanks of Atlanta; four daughters; Mrs. Mable R. Cooper and Mrs. Jewell Watson of Macon, Mrs. Virginia Fortner of Carrollton and Mrs. Dollie June Hawkins of Virginia. Other relatives live in this county. Mauk HD Club Met Mach 12 Mrs. Elizabeth W. Cooper presented a demonstration on making draperies and trays at the meeting of the Mauk Home Demonstration Club on March 12 at the Club House. The president presided over the business session and a work day was planned. The hostesses served re freshments to the 11 members and one visitor present. Coopers Observe 60th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooper former residents of Taylor County now living in Columbus, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last week. The couple were married March 15, 1903. The couple reared seven children, six of whom are now living. They include: Alvin L. Cooper Sr., Frederick M. Cooper and Mrs. Cecil W. Parks of Columbus, Mrs, J. p. Kilcrease of Homeland, Florida, Mrs. W. D. Powell of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Mrs. R. C. Pinkard of Thomaston. They also have a number of grandchildren and great-grand children. Mrs. Sara Poole Visits California Mrs. Sara L. Poole has plane reservations which will take her to Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, in behalf of her song-writing and composing. Mrs. Poole, composes pri marily, music for churches and her compositions have been published in the National Church Organist Magazine which is used in many churches through out the country. Mrs. Poole expects to return to Butler in about two weeks. Lt. Gov. Goddard Speaks To Noon Kiwanis Meeting Lt. Gov. Ed Goddard was the featured speaker at the Rey nolds Kiwanis Club on Friday at noon at the Club House. 1 le was introduced by Roy F. Jones, In speaking to his fellow mem bers, he said that the Lt. Gov. forms a liaison between the Governor and the clubs in that division. The Kiwanis Club develops togetherness and cooperation. On January 15, 1915, a few men met in Detroit and the Kiwa nis Club became a reality - now Kiwanians are 270,000 strong belonging to 5000 clubs in all the states and some foreign countries. The objec tives set up at this Detroit meeting remain the same to day. They are 1) Give, 2) Encourage, 3) Promote, 4)Pro vide, 5) Cooperate. This is the first word from the ob jectives but this shows the aims of the Club. The trustees meet once a year in Chicago and set up the years work program. For 1963, the aims are 1) To increase faith in C.od and show others by our actions that we have faith in God, 2) To give support, service and encouragement to the youth, 4) To make youth conscious of the fact that work is important and he must earn what he gets, 5) To recognize and support public officers and 6) To protect and conserve natural resources. President Julian M. Whatley read a letter to the Reynolds Planning Commission from the Housing and Home Finance Agency that stated that this committee was one of 11 out of 375 receiving an outstanding committee rating in this re gion. Guests for the day were Mr. Johnson, Evans Implement Co. and Key Clubbers Hugh O’Neal and Bobby Seymour. Mrs. Wright Is Winner Of Pilot Training Course N. R. Gibbons, president of Thunderbird Aviation, Inc., who operates the Bainbridge Air port, recently presented a pilot flight record book to Mrs. Maude Wright of Bainbridge in special ceremonies at the air port. The presentation was made in recognition of the win ning of a free pilot training course awarded at the airport opening ceremonies. Over a thousand people inspected the new airport facilities. Mrs. Wright is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave llarbuck of Mauk. Miss Nancy E. McMaster To Wed Rolin Stevens In June Rites Mr. and Mrs. J. Murry Me- see, announce the engagement Master of Oak Ridge, Tenes- of their daughter, Nancy Eliza- PRICE: 10c PER COPY Engagements Announced Miss Margaret Willis, George A. Corley Plan June Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gaultney of Reynolds announce the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Margaret Ann Willis, to George Allen Corley, son of Elder and Mrs, A. W. Corley of Cataula. Miss Willis is a graduate of Wedding Reynolds High School and will graduate from the University of Georgia in June. Mr. Corley is a graduate of Hamilton High School and Georgia Southern College. The wedding will be solemiz- ed June 8 at 3 p. m. in the Reynolds Methodist Church. Miss Betty Smith Plans To Wed W. H. McDonald In April Mr. and Mrs. Mercer Walk- er Smith announce the engage- beth, to Rolin W, Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lavell Stevens of Reynolds, Georgia. The bride-elect attended Tennessee Polytechnic Insti tute and is presently employed in the Isotopes Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The groom-to-be is a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently employed in the Y-12 plant at the Union Carbide Nuclear Company in Oak Ridge as a co-operative student. The wedding is planned for three o’clock in the afternoon on June 9 in the First Pres byterian Church, Oak Ridge. ment of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to Mr. William Hay wood McDonald of Cochran and Macon. The wedding will be an event of April 28 at the First Methodist Church in Butler. Miss Smith graduated from Butler High School in 1962 and completed a course in cosmeto logy atDudley Hughes Vocation al School in Macon. She is pre sently employed in Macon. Mr. McDonald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Mc Donald, Cochran. He is a grad uate of Cochran High School, where he was active in the Fu ture Farmers of America. He is employed in Macon where the couple plan to make their home.