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Department of Archives
General Library
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
VOLUME 87—NUMBER 28
BUTLER. GEORGIA FRIDAY. APRIL 19 1963
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
Georgia sales of E and H.
Savings Bonds during March
exceed the sales of 1962 by
$60,000. For three months
sales are up $675,000 or 5.3%
compared with $12.6 million last
year during the time.
Nationally, sales for the first
quarter were $1,347 million
compared to $1,212 million in
1962. Gross redemptions are
considerably less than sales and
are running well below last
year. The value of E and H
Bonds outstanding passed $46
billion for the first time.
Possibly this is partially due
to the fact that for the first
time, income tax refunds could
be taken in savings bonds this
year. One county in the state
had reached 81.5% of its goal
for the year by the end of
March, Taylor had reached
13.6% of the goal set.
* * *
A telegram from Senators
Russell and Talmadge late
Tuesday said “advised today by
Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare, of financial
assistance under Public Law
874 (Federally affected areas)
to Taylor County Board of Ed
ucation, Butler, Georgia.
Tentative Entitlement - $12459;
Immediate Payment - $9,344."
Kennedy's Hike
Speed Record
Broken Here
A/2C Richard Chapman, one
of 18 members of a hiking group
from the 7th Logistics Support
Squadron, Robins Air Force
Base, walked the 50 miles from
Warner Robins to Butler in 12
hrs. and 10 min. He arrived
at a point 1/2 mi. w of the
Butler city limits on Hwy. 96
at 4:40 p. m., Saturday.
According to M/Sgt. Douglas
Burke who was in charge of the
hike, this broke the record for
the 50 mile hike which was 12
hrs. and 35 min. set by an
Army lieutenant.
The 18 men left Warner Rob
ins at 4:45 a. m., Saturday and
headed west on Hwy. 96. A bus
accompanied them to pick up
any who were unable to make
the finish line. The first drop
ped out at the 15 mile line and
from then on, the men slowly
dropped out with sore, aching
and sometimes bleeding feet.
A dog who decided to follow them
fell out at the 35 mile line
and was picked up by the bus
as the mascot for the hike.
A/2C Chapman reached But
ler, tired but determined, and
ran the last 50 yards to com
plete his 50 miles.
Nurses Reunion
Planed May 11
All present and former
nurses of the Montgomery Hos
pital in Butler are planning a
re-union on May 11 at 7;30 p.
m. at the Community House in
Butler. No invitations will be
sent but former nurses will be
contacted if possible.
Would anyone who knows the
name and address of any of the
former nurses please contact
Mrs. John Clark, Howard; Mrs.
Clifford Hall, Mauk or Mrs.
Jamie Cox, Butler and give
them this Information. Nurses
presently employed will con
tact Mrs. Travis Albritton if
they are planning to attend.
Turner's Chapel
Plans Fish Fry
A fish fry will be held at
the Turner’s Chapel Freewill
Baptist Church on Saturday
night, April 20, with serving
from 7 to 9 o’clock. Plates
will be $1 each and pro
ceeds will go toward the church
building fund.
The public is invited to at
tend.
Funeral Rites
For Mrs. Parker
Held Friday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Cora Bickley Parker were held
at the Shiloh Primitive Baptist
Church, Friday at 11 a. m. with
the Elder J. W. Hartley offi
ciating. Interment was in the
Shiloh Cemetery with the fol
lowing serving as pallbearers:
C. B. Whatley, MurrayGassett,
W. J. Braddy, Herman, Cecil
and Robert Wilson.
Mrs. Bickley was born in
Taylor County, August 19, 1883,
the daughter of the late Thomas
B. and Annie J. Spinks Bick
ley. She was the widow of the
late George A. Parker of Tay
lor County and a member of the
Shiloh Primitive Baptist
Church.
She died at the Mockingbird
Rest Home in Geneva at 7:50
p. m., Wednesday, after being
in declining health for about
10 years.
Survivors include: one
daughter, Mrs. J. W. Ingram,
Junction City; two sons, Earnest
Parker, Butler and Lonnie
Parker of Talbot County; one
brother, A. P. Bickley, Fort
Valley and three sisters, Mrs.
L. S. Whatley and Mrs. W. G.
Gassett, Butler and Mrs. J. L.
Spinks, Megs; 11 grandchildren
and 3 great grandchildren.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
E. WAYNE ELLIOTT
Rev. Elliott To
Speak At Butler
Nazarene Meet
Revival services will be held
at the Butler Church of the
Nazarene beginning Sunday,
April 21, and continuing through
Sunday, April 28, with the Rev.
E. Wayne Elliott as the Evange
list.
Rev. Elliott resides in Bra
denton, Florida, where he for
merly served as pastor. He
has also pastored in Colum
bus, Ga.
Special music will be pre
sented each evening.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend these services,
which begin each evening at
8 p. m.
Rev. Robert Agner is the
pastor.
R. R. Beeland
Buried At Camp
Ground Cemetery
Funeral services were held
for Robert R. Beeland at the
Montezuma Methodist Church
at 3 p. m., Saturday, with the
Rev. C. C. Edmundson and Rev.
B. F.. Donehoo officiating.
Burial was in the Camp Ground
Cemetery near Butler.
A native of Taylor County,
Mr. Beeland had lived in Monte
zuma for 45 years, retiring four
years ago after 42 years of ser
vice as peace officer in Monte
zuma. It was said of the chief
that he knew the community,
its developments , water sys
tem, streets, lanes and alleys
like “the palm of his hand".
He was a member of the
Georgia Peace Officers’ Asso
ciation and the Montezuma Me
thodist Church.
Chief Beeland died Thursday
morning, April 4, at a Monte
zuma hospital, after a heart
attack.
Members of the Georgia
Peace Officers’ Association
served as an honorary escort
and Watson-Matthews Funeral
Home of Montezuma was in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors include: his widow,
Mrs. Arvella Hammack Beeland
of Montezuma; two sons, James
H. Beeland of Perry and Sid
ney L. Beeland of Cordele;
two brothers, John D. and W.
H. Beeland, both of Fort Valley;
four grandsons and one great
grandson, and a number of
nieces and nephews.
ANNUAL FAIR TERMED SUCCESS
Sams Places First In Science
Fair At Reynolds High School
The chemistry display pre
sented by Henry Sams in the
first Reynolds Science Fair held
last Friday placed first in the
show. The Sams exhibit, on
the typing of blood, received
the blue ribbon in the chemistry
classification, before placing
first in overall.
Second place went to Sue O’
Neal and Reid Walton for their
display on the three types of
skeletons and third place was
won by Gene Hodges for his dis
play on the light beam trans-'
mitter and receiver.
In some instances two blue
ribbons were given for the ex
hibits and in other divisions
two third, place awards were
given.
The classifications and the
individual winners are as fol
lows: Engineering - Gene
Hodges, first, light beam trans
mission; Anthony Smith, first, -
photolythmicon; Jimmy Ricks,
second, recording telephone and
Bobby Seymour, third, electri
cal power distribution.
Physics - Louie Lashley and
Jimmy Holloway, fist, caven
dish balance; Hugh O’Neal and
Robert Hinton, second, wind di
rection and speed indicator;
Richard Smith, third, seismo-
Ecfwin E. Howell
Participates In
Army Exercise
Army Specialist Five Edwin
E. Howell, 26, whose wife, Joyce
Clark Howell, lives in Howard
is a member of the marksman
ship training unit of Fort Ben-
ning, which participated in
prematch exercises at the
Pan American Rifle Matches
held recently at Fort Amador,
Canal Zone.
Specialist Howell’s unit tra
vels throughout the United
States and other Western Hem
isphere countries teaching
the art of marksmanship.
He entered the Army in
1955 after graduation from
Oglethorpe High School in 1954.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edison L. Howell, live in Ogle
thorpe;
Alex Davis Is
On Mercer Law
School List
Edward Alexander Davis
of Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Davis, was one of the twelve
students named to the Dean’s
List at the Walter F. George
School of Law at Mercer Uni
versity for their scholastic at
tainment during the winter
quarter. Students attaining the
Dean's List must have a grade
of 78 or higher for the
quarter.
Mr. Davis, a senior at the
Law School, is married to the
former Miss Jean O’Neal.
HONORARY MEMBERS - President Ronnie Parker of the
Future Farmers of America presents honorary chapter farmer
degree plaques to Mrs. Edyth Guy, Mrs. Verna Griggs and Mrs.
Elizabeth Wilson.
SPEAKING AWARD WINNER - Mrs. H. E. Childres of The
Citizens State Bank presents a check for the trip to the national
convention to Glynn Taunton, speaking award winner, on Friday
night at the annual banquet.
Assembly Of God
Slates Revival
An old fashioned gospel
revival will be held at the
Assembly of God Church on
Hwy. 19, 1/2 mile north of
Butler, beginning on April 28.
The Rev. W. L. McClure of
Griffin, who has had 32
years in the ministry, will
be the guest speaker.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend. Come and bring
a friend.
J. B. Weldon, pastor
Carlson Guest Speaker
At Annual FFA Banquet
A Yeast Bread display was made Mary Edith Jarrell to carry
out the Easter theme, as a part of her 4-H Club Project.
This is one of the many other projects of which foods and
nutrition, recreation and clothing are a few to be exhibited in
the school eliminations in Reynolds on April 24 and Butler on April
26. The winners will compete in the county elimination at the But
ler School Cafetorium on May 3.
graph and Edward Swearingen,
third, wind tunnel.
Chemistry - Henry Sams,
first, blood typing; Mike Brun
son, second, diffusion cloud
chamber; Leslie Halley, third,
acids of fabrics; Patty Lane and
Brenda Perkins, third, remov
ing stains from fabrics.
Physiology - Sue O’Neal and
Reid Walton, first, skeletons;
Kikki Goddard, Melodye Hill,
Jeri Windham and Nicky Swaf
ford, second, human skeleton
and Linda Singleton, third,
lungs.
Bontany - Donald Hartley and
Ronnie Visage, first, pigments
out of leaves and flowers; Rusty
Lane and Butch Thornton, first,
dyeing from pigments taken
from plants; Bonnie Harrell and
Angie Hobbs, second, forest,
home and desert terrariums and
Caroline Brady, third, spring
blossoms.
Zoology - Ruby Hortman and
Terry Smith, first, development
of the chick embryo; Chris
Borders, second, microscopic
plants and animals slides; La-
quita Barfield, third, hearts;
Sara Ann Fountain and Gayle
Aultman, third, aquarium.
Electricity and magnetism -
Jackie Fountain, first, Van de-
Graef generator; Martin Wind
ham, second, telegraphs and
Ronnie Singleton, third, engine.
Physics and Astronomy -
Brenda Smith, first, pneumatic
lift, Buster Byrd and Billy Pat
terson, second, model cars and
Gary Robinson, third, solar
system.
Biology and Earth Science -
Jackie Fountain, first, rock col
lection; Buddy Perkins, second,
desert terarium; Dixie Harrell
and Jo Wainwright, third, the
brain.
Thied Grade - Bunny Fuller,
first, nature; Billy Ricks, sec
ond, steam boat; Bruce God
dard, third, traffic light and
Douglas Williams, third, traf
fic light.
Fouth Grade - Ricky Parks,
first, magic box; Karen For-
sling, second, bell and light and
Susan Byrd, third, fire needs
air.
Fifth Grade - Clark Walton,
first, rocks and minerals; Scon
Posey and David McCrary, sec
ond, electricity andGina Boger,
third, astronomy.
Sixth Grade - Lucy Jon Mang-
ham, first, sound; Danny Per
kins, second, simple machines
and Priscilla Jone^ third, teeth.
Funeral Rites
Held Monday
For Mrs. Beeland
Mrs. Vesta Carter Beeland,
81 years of age, widow of Homer
Beeland of Reynolds, died at
her home Sunday at 2:40 a. m.,
after a long illness.
Mrs. Beeland was born Nov
ember 19, 1881, in Talbot Coun
ty, daughter of the late Arch
M. and EmmaCarrekerCarter.
She had been a resident of Rey
nolds for 75 years, where she
was a member of the Women’s
Club, the First Baptist Church
and the Bonnie Ruffin Circle
of the Woman’s Missionary
Union.
Funeral services were held
in the First Baptist Church of
Reynolds on Monday at 2 p. m.
with the Rev. J. R. Whiddon,
pastor of the church, officia
ting, assisted by the Rev. B.
W. floats. Interment was in
the Hillcrest Cemetery in Rey
nolds.
Survivors include one son,
Dan S. Beeland of Columbus;
two brothers, Albert M. Carter
and Fred Carter of Reynolds,
several nieces and nephews.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
the folloing serving as pall
bearers: John Mims, Luther
Willis, Lawrence Cook, Julian
Whatley, David Montfort,
Charlie Montfort, Thomas Byrd
and Guy Windham Jr.
by David Joiner
David Carlson, president of
the Terrell County FFA Coun
ty, spoke to the FFA members
and their guests on Friday night
at the 5th annual Parent-Son
Banquet. The banquet was held
at the Butler High Cafetorium
at 8 p. m. David chose for his
topic, “Agriculture, Vital to
America.” He told of the im
portance to the growth of our
nation is the farmlands and
farmers.
All FFA members introduc
ed their parents and other
guests. M. J. Marchm an, prin
cipal of the school, introduced
the teachers present and W.
Johnny Davis, chapter advisor,
introduced the special guests of
the evening. A former chapter
advisor, Harold J. Ragan, was
present. He is now chapter
advisor of the Terrell County
FI-A Chapter and accompanied
the guest speaker.
Ronnie Parker, president,
presented the Green Hand certi
ficates and pins to members eli
gible for the first degree in
FFA work. Next he called the
Junior Farmer candidates to the
front. These must have in the
bank or productive invested $50
as well as other requirements
before receiving the Junior
Farmer certificate and pin.
The officers conducted the
Honorary Member Ceremony
and Joint Purvis announced the
conferring of Honorary Mem
berships on Mrs. Edyth Guy,
Mrs. Emmett Wilson and Mrs.
J. R. Griggs. They received
a plaque and a pin from the
Future Farmers.
W. J. Davis, assisted by Mrs.
Maesel Childres of the local
Citizens State Bank, awarded
Glynn Taunton a check for $85
to be used for a trip to the Na
tional Convention of Future
Farmers of America in Kansas
City. Glynn was the winner of
the local public speaking con
test. This contest is sponsored
jointly by the local FFA chapter
and The Citizen’s State Bank of
Butler.
David Joiner, reporter for the
chapter, awarded FFA Founda
tion Awards to the following
boys: Wayne Cox, Crop Farm
ing and Record Keeping Awards;
Derrell Kendrick, Farm Main
tenance; Wayne Wilson, Farin
Forestry; Paul Tucker, Star
Green Hand; Glynn Taunton,
Public Speaking and Ronnie
Miss Neisler
Helps To Adopt
Korean Orphan
Miss Wilhelmina Neisler,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
H. Neisler, and three of her
classmates at Trevecca Naza
rene College, Nashville, Ten
nessee, have adopted by proxy
a Korean Orphan. These girls
will supply the support of this
child and hope that someday they
will be able to see him.
One of the young ladies, Miss
Kathy Chilton of Atlanta, plans
to teach in a Korean Orphan
age when she completes her
college work. The Church of
Nazarene Foreign Missionary
Society supports and operates
this Mission Orphanage in Ko
rea.
MRS. COOPER
PLANS SPRING
PIANO RECITAL
The grammar school stu
dents of Mrs. Robert Cooper-
will be presented in a piano
recital at the Butler School
Cafetorium on Thursday, April
25 at 8 p. m.
The high school students will
be presented at a date to
be announced later.
Reynolds K'iwanis
Plans Wedding
The Kiwanis Club of Reynolds
will present a Womanless Wed
ding at the Reynolds High School
Auditorium on April 23 at 8 p.
m. featuring a cast of club mem
bers from the area. “Miss"
Ed Goddard will become the
bride of Roy F. Jones in this
star studded event.
Parker, Livestock Farming.
Paul won this award because of
a very good supervised farm -
ing program and Ronnie recent
ly entered a pig in the boar
test competition.
The Star Chapter Farmer of
1963 Award was won by Ronnie
Parker, 1962-63 president of the
Butler Chapter of Future Farm
ers, for the outstanding work
done in farming projects.
George Woodall gave a sum
mary of the chapter activities
of the year. Some of the things
that the chapter has participated
in during the year include: 1)
participating in the Sears Pig
Chain and the Columbus Fair
Open hog shows, 2) partici
pating in Forestry Field Day
and District Livestock Judging
contests at Tifton, 3) Ronnie
Parker entered two boars in the
boar test at the Coastal Plains
Experiment Station in Tifton,
one was accepted, 4) Three
members went to the State FFA-
FHA camp in August, 5) Ronnie
Parker and David Joiner at
tended the State FFA Conven
tion, 6) participation in the
area swine judging contest in
Americus and the barrow shows
in Americus and Thomaston
and 7) Wayne Cox and John
Purvis represented the chapter
at the National FFA Convention
at Kansas City, Mo.
W. H. Ellison, superinten
dent of schools of TayiorCoun-
ty, gave the invocation and the
high school trio, Janice Peed,
Judy Locke and Shirley
Rodgers, accompanied by Mrs.
Robert Cooper, sang “My
Rosary.” Mark Harris gave the
welcome with the response by
his father Emory Harris.
The regular opening and clos
ing ceremonies were used at
the beginning and end of the
banquet and the boys added a
great deal to the occasion with
the delicious bar-be-qued
chicken that they cooked them
selves. Chips, slaw, pickles,
rolls, ice cream featuring a
blue FFA on top and pound cake,
contributed by the mothers,
made up the menu.
Mr. And Mrs. Willis Are Chosen For
Woodmen Of The World Annual Honor
MR. AND MRS. WOODMEN WINNERS - T. E. presents plaques to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wil-
"Doc’’ Tante, District Manager of Camp 1428, lis, Mr. and Mrs. Woodmen of 1962.
Woodmen of the World, Camp
1428, and Women of the Wood
craft, Court 1605, held their
annual Family Night last Thurs
day at the McCants Mill. The
group held a fish fry in the
pavilion.
Special guests for the even
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Wood
men, the boys and girls basket
ball teams and Coach Norman
Carter of Butler High School.
District Manager T. E. "Doc’’
Tante welcomed the visitors
and thanked the teams for the
good job they had done in the
past year.
Mr. Woodmen, Charles Wil
lis, and Mrs. Woodmen, Mrs.
Gervaise "Jerri" Willis, were
awarded plaques in recognition
for the work they had done in
the past year for the Woodmen
Camp and Court. Mrs. Willis
was also presented a gift.