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The Taylor County News
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and The Butler Herald
VOLUME 87-NUMBER W
BUTLER GEORGIA FRIDAY APRIL 26 1963
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You will note that "Buddy’s
Bylines” today are concerning
one of our dread killers, Can
cer. The drive to raise funds
for the defeat of this disease
is now underway. Be sure to
read all of this article, see who
your chairman is and by all
means remember to fight can
cer in your own home with a
check-up and with a check.
Every bit counts in the re
search for new cures. Your
contribution may seem small
to you but when combined with
other small contributions, it
will do big things for this world
and the generations to come.
* * *
Chief of Police R. C. Pea
cock met with peace officers
from a 24 county area in Mid
dle Georgia Friday morning in
Macon to plan for the United
Cerebral Palsy Telethon.
Mr. Peacock announces that
the police will again be avail
able on call to pick up contri
butions for the Crebral Palsy
Telethon.
You will become aware as you
pick up your paper this week that
the younger set of our county
have again brought laurels back
to our county. With Literary
Meets just over, basketball sea
son just ended a few weeks ago,
now is the time for conven
tions.
Yes, a young lady from our
county is head of the state or
ganization of Future Business
Leaders of America. This
group of boys and girls are
studying to become leaders in
our world tomorrow. They are
making every minute in high
school count as they keep busy
with useful things.
This group, not just the seven
who went to Atlanta, but the en
tire club who stayed home and
applauded as they won, are on
the road to useful citizenship.
These students and their
teacher, Mrs. Edyth Guy, de
serve a word of appreciation
for the work they have done
in winning. To you, Mrs. Guy,
thanks a million for what you
are doing for the young citizens
of our county.
Funeral Rites
Held Tuesday For
H. 6. Sizemore
Harrison Beulah Sizemore,
55 years of age, died at the
Sams-Whatley Hospital in Rey
nolds, Monday morning. His
death, attributed to a heart at
tack, was unexpected.
Funeral services were held
at the Providence Primitive
Baptist Church in Roberta,
Tuesday at 4 p. m. with Elder
Robert Torrence, Warner
Robins, Elder Freeman Keel,
Dudley and Elder John Mang-
ham officiating. Burial was in
the Roberta cemetery.
He was born October 29,
1907, son of the late Tom and
Mattie Grissom Sizemore.
He was a farmer and a mem
ber of the Providence Primi
tive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife
Mrs. Nettie Kate Hortman
Sizemore; four daughters, Mrs.
Tyner Wellborn, Macon, Mrs.
Joan Cummings, Roberta, Mrs.
Faye Mitchell, Reynolds and
Mrs. Cherrie Kate Bone, But
ler; two brothers, Stoney Size
more, Troy, Alabama and
Alfred Sizemore, Phenix City,
Alabama; three sisters, Mrs.
Claude White, Hazelton, In
diana, Mrs. Louise Hartley and
Mrs. B. O. Amerson, both of
Columbus.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements
with the following serving as
pallbearers: Thomas Byrd,
Columbus, James Sizemore,
Box Springs, Edwin, Benny and
Harvey Hortman, Roberta and
Walter Hortman.
Butler High FBLA Wins Honors
MASONIC AWARDS - Fickling Masonic Lodge 1 Herbert A. Sealy, John B. Locke, Alfonso Mc-
presented special awards to George Z. Young, Crary, Henry T. Blakely, and J. S. Martin.
Fickling Masonic Lodge
Presents Special Awards
Fickling Masonic Lodge#129,
F. and A. M. was host to the
Four County Masonic Associa
tion at the Masonic Lodge, last
Thursday night. Masons from
all over the area gathered at
the local Lodge for the fish
supper and program.
After the meal, the group
gathered for the special pre-
Funeral Rites
Held Sunday
For Mrs. Kilby
Funeral services for Mrs.
Alice Haywood Kilby were held
Sunday at 3:30 p. m. at the
Howard Methodist Church with
the Rev. Hoke Hatcher, pastor
of the First Methodist Church
of Dublin, officiating. He was
assisted by Rev. Bill Adams and
Rev. Tegler Greer. Burial was
in the Crowell Cemetery.
Born in Taylor County, Sep
tember 23, 1888, Mrs. Kilby was
the daughter of the late John
and Emma Rhodes Haywood.
She was the widow of the late
Edward H. Kilby. She was a
member of the Howard Metho
dist Church.
Mrs. Kilby died at the Mont
gomery Hospital Saturday
morning of a heart condition.
She had been ill for about a
month.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Mrs. Austin Guinn, Butler;
one son, Guy Kilby, Thomas-
ton; two sisters, Mrs. Sam
Bailey and Mrs. H. D. Adams
of Taylor County and seven
grandchildren.
Edwards Funeral Home of
Butler was in charge of ar
rangements with the following
serving as pallbearers: Stanley
Gee, Clinton Clark, Quinton
Clark, Carl Brown, Lewis Wat
son, Jr. and James Jones.
Mrs. Binioii Dies
Rites Thursday
Mrs. Blanche Edith Binion
died at the home of her daugh-
er, Mrs. Sonny Wainwright,
early Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Binion had been ill for
several months.
Funeral services were held
4 p. m., Thursday at the As
sembly of God Church in But
ler with the Rev. J. B. Wel
don officating. Interment was
in the Bethel Cemetery near
Butler.
Born in Taylor County, Feb
ruary 27, 1898, the daughter
of the late Bill and Ella Mae
Harmon, she was a member of
the Assembly of God Church
and a housewife.
Survivors include her hus-
hand, Jessie Binion; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Joyce Wainwright;
two sons, William W. Hobbs and
Homer Philmon; two sisters,
Mrs. Henry T. Anthony and Mrs,
Nannie Mae Mathews; three
brothers, Jasper Harmon, Jay
Harmon and Julius Harmon;
seven grandchildren.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
sentations of the evening. First
on the agenda was the award
ing of 25 year pins to nine mem
bers. They are: Herbert A.
Sealy, C. C. Cooper, J. S. Mar
tin, A. P. Jarrell, Alfonso Mc
Crary, J. W. Pittman, Herbert
M. Riley, James C. Royal and
Henry T. Blakely.
Emeritus certificates were
awarded to J. S. Martin, Wil
liam Nathan Fowler, J. B.
Locke and George Z. Young.
After these presentations, the
Four County Association of
ficers were elected for the next
year. Herschel E. Whitley was
chosen Worshipful Master. La
mar Rogers is the new Senior
Steward and Sidney Rustin is
Senior Deacon for 1963-64.
MRS. COOPER
SLATES HIGH
SCHOOL RECITAL
The high school piano and
voice students of Mrs. Robert
Cooper will be presented in
recital on Monday evening,
April 29, at 8 o’clock in the
Butler School Cafetorium.
Reynolds Study
To Conclude
Next Sunday
At the Reynolds Methodist
Church, Sunday evening, April
28, at 7 o’clock, a covered
dish supper and a program
of sharing will complete the
final session of the mission
study, ‘‘The Rim of
East Asia.’’ Veterans ofWorld
War II who served in the
Pacific will provide a round
table discussion of the peoples,
customs, religions, etc. and will
show slides taken in the
area while stationed there.
Plan to attend and make
this final session a success.
UDC Plans For
Memorial Day
Memorial Day, April 26, will
be observed with a program at
Reynolds High School audi
torium at 2;15 Friday afternoon.
The program committee, Mrs.
C. E. Whatley and Mrs. B. W.
Hinton, Sr., announced that Mrs.
Garland T. Byrd will be the
principal speaker for this oc
casion, which is sponsored an
nually by the Gordon-Carson
Chapter, UDC.
Prizes for the essay con
test will be awarded at this
time. The members of the
Oglethorpe Chapter, Mrs. J.
J. Bull, president, have been
invited. The public is cordial
ly invited to this program which
will last about one hour.
Revival Begins
At Mt. Olive
A revival will begin at
the Mt. Olive Freewill Bap
tist Church, April 28 with
the Rev. W. L. Purvis as
the guest evangelist. It will
continue through May 5 with
services each evening at 7:30.
The pastor, Rev. J. B. Ful
ler, and the congegation ex
tend a cordial invitation for the
public to attend all these
services.
For the second consecutive
year, the Parliamentary Pro-
ceedures Team of the Butler
Chapter of Future Business
Leaders of America has been
declared state winner. The
group composed of Katrina
Cheek, Joan Wisham, Charles
Moulton, Ellen Guinn andOlivia
Suggs with Eloise Maxwell as
alternate, will go to Dallas,
Texas, in June for the national
competition.
The state plaque, first pre
sented in 1962, has space for
12 names. The Butler team
has captured the title twice
and occupy the first two spaces.
The team in the state winning
the most times will receive the
plaque at the end of the 12
years.
Participants in the contest
are given a written objective
test based on the principles of
parliamentary procedure. The
five scores are then averaged
for the team score and the
three top teams are called be
fore judges for a performance
test.
Twenty minutes before the
performance test, the team’s
president is given a sealed
envelope containing several
problems. The team uses the
twenty minutes to study the pro-
lems and procedure.
The president then calls the
meeting to order and proceeds
with the order of business,
including adjournment. Mem
bers may not refer to outlines
or notes. Each member of the
team, except the president and
secretary, must speak at least
once for or against each de
batable motion. The four
classes of motions must be
introduced. Demonstration
time is 10 minutes.
The team’s secretary, with
the aid of one member, is given
30 minutes to prepare minutes
of the meeting.
The team’s score on the test.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TEAM -
Eloise Maxwell, Olivia Suggs, Joan Wisham,
Ellen Guinn, Katrina Cheek and Charles Moulton.
the performance test and the
secretary’s score are combined
to determine the rank of the
team.
Also at the awards banquet
on Friday night, the Butler
Chapter was honored as a Gold
Seal Chapter for its outstand
ing activities and programs by
the Georgia Business Educa
tion Association.
The Chapter placed second
in the National Project competi
tion with its "Operation Econ”
project.
Mitzi Towson represented the
chapter in the spelling competi
tion.
Mrs. Edyth M. Guy is spon
sor of the chapter and teacher
of the business education at But
ler High School.
Katrina Cheek Elected President
HIGH SCHOOLS LIST SCHEDULES
The following is the schedule
of each of the high schools
in the county, listing the dates
for events prior to and
including the graduation ex
ercises.
REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL
April 25 Track Meet in
Thomaston
April 26 Athletic Banquet
May 3 Junior-Senior Prom
May 6 & 7 State Golf Tour
nament in Reynolds
May 9 Mrs. Hick’s Dance
Revue
May 16 Mrs. Pendergrast’s
Recital
May 17 Alumni Banquet
May 23 Mrs. Anne Mar
shall’s Recital
May 24 Honors Day
May 26 Baccalaureate Sunday
May 27 Graduation Day
BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL
Region Track Meet, Tho
maston, April 25
Cooper Music Recital (ele
mentary) , April 25
Cooper Music Recital (high
school), April 29
Student Council Convention,
April 25,26,27
Trampoline Stars (8:45 a.m.)
May 3
Senior Play, May 3
Junior-Senior Banquet, May
10
Hicks Dance Recital , May
16
Senior Class Night, May 17
Marshall Music Recitals
May 20, 21
Baccalaureate (night) May
19
Graduation Mav 24
Lucas Is Presented A 50
Year Masonic Award And Pin
Mr. O. Ray Lucas was
presented a 50 year Grand
Lodge Award and pin by the
Reynolds Masonic Lodge #695
F. and A. M. on Sunday after
noon, April 14 at the Tay
lor Mill Community Center.
The occasion was the celebra
tion of the birthday of Mr.
R. O. Slaton of Macon County,
who was also presented a
50 year Award at the time.
Mr. Lucas, a native of Tay
lor County, was the son of
the late J. T. Lucas who was
also a member of the Reynolds
Lodge. A farmer for many
years he has now retired
but continues to live on his
farm north of Reynolds.
Present for the presentation
were bis daughter, (Mrs.
Elizabeth Lucas McRee and
two grandchildren, Linda and
Johnny McRee.
FAMILY ATTEND PRESENTATION - left to right: Johnny
McRee, O. Ray Lucas, Mrs. Howard McRee, Linda McRee.
SLATION BIRTHDAY - Member of his family joined R. O.
Slaton in celebrating his birthday last Sunday at Taylor Mill
LUCAS AWARD PRESENTED - left to right: E. T. Eubanks,
Worshipful Master; O. Ray Lucas and D. Warner Wells of
Fort Valley, Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Geor
gia
Katrina Cheek, was chosen
state president of the Future
Business Leaders of America
last week-end at the state con
vention in Atlanta. She defeat
ed stiff competition, another
girl, Sltelby Goss, from Cedar-
town High School to become the
First Lady of the State FBLA.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Cheek, Katrina is amem-
ber of the Junior Class at But
ler High School. In addition
to her FBLA work, she is an
A student, a Beta Club mem
ber, vice president of the FHA
and active in the 4-H and Tri-
Hi-Y.
She was a member of the
Butler Debate Team which re
cently took fourth place in the
Region Literary Meets. Also
active in community and church
work, she is pianist of the
Union Methodist Church. Pre
sident of the Butler Youth Fel
lowship, she is recreation di
rector of the STAR Sub-Dis
trict.
To be eligible to run for a
THE TAYLOR MILL BEACH
WILL OPEN SATURDAY,
APRIL 27 AT 10 O’CLOCK.
Child Dies In
Car; Rites Held
Bonnie Lavonne Ingram, 2
years old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Ingram of Colum
bus, was pronounced dead last
Sunday night atTalbotton after
being discovered unconsious on
the rear seat of her parents
automobile. The couple and
their three children, two of
them asleep on the back seat,
were returning to their home
in Columbus from visiting here.
Their five year old son became
ill in Talbotton. Stopping to
give aid to the older child, they
found the younger child uncon
scious.
Talbotton and Talbot County
officers attempted to revive the
child and stopped a passing
physician who gave the reason
for the illness as carbon mono-
ide from the car exhaust. The
State Patrol rushed the older
child to the hospital in Warm
Springs where he spent the night
Sunday and was transferred to
a Columbus Hospital on Mon
day. He was said to be out of
danger at last report. The
youngest child was in the front
seat and suffered no ill ef
fects.
Funeral services for the child
were held last Thursday at 2
p. m., at the Chapel with burial
In the Parkhill Cemetery in
Columbus.
Born March 14, 1961, in
Columbus, she had lived there
all her life.
Survivors include, in addi
tion to her parents, two
brothers, Ben and Ronnie In
gram; maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Duncan
of Charing; paternal grandpa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob In
gram of Phenix City, Alabama
and several aunts and uncles.
KATRINA CHEEK
state office, candidates must
meet certain requirements.
Each candidate is required to
submit a list of qualifications,
his or her platform, and appear
before a committee for an in
terview. The candidate must
also give a three minute speech
based on the purposes of the
organizations.
Prior to her election, Ka
trina had racked up two other
honors at the convention. At
the awards banquet on Friday
night, she was awarded the first
place cup in public speaking.
In the public speaking con
test each contestant is requir
ed to write the speech which
must be of a business nature
and developed from one or more
of the 12 purposes of FBLA.
The decision of the judges is
based on the qualities of im
portance and appropriateness
of subject, language and sen
tence structure, unity of though,
accuracy of statements, accom
plishment of purpose, voice
quality, stage presence and
power of expression.
Katrina will compete in the
Southern Region which consists
of 12 states on the first day of
the National Convention which
is to convene in Dallas, Texas,
June 9-11.
The third honor of the con
vention was that Katrina serv
ed on the Parliamentary Pro-
ceedures team that took first
place in the state competition
for the second consecutive year.
Woodall Chosen
Leader Of Hi-Y
At Butler High
The Butler Hi-Y elected of
ficers for next year at
its club meeting April 19th.
The slate of officers to help
the new president, George
Woodall, includes Gary Hobbs,
vice president; Hillery Bone,
treasurer; Charles Moulton,
secretary; Lesley Kendrick,
School project chairman;Terry
McCants, Community project
chairman; Jerry Wilson; world
service project chairman; Scott
McCleskey, chaplain.
These officers will be
installed at the next meeting
in a joint service with the
new Tri-Hi-Y officers.