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VOLUME 87—NUMBER 30
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1963
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
Spring has really arrived and
from the looks of flowers in this
area, they were just waiting for
Mother Nature to give the word
so they might burst into bloom.
If you have been down the
road toward Cross Roads to the
home of Mrs, Robert Butler and
looked at her iris blossoms, you
can understand exactly what 1
mean. In all colors from pale
blue to deep purple, yellow to
mahogany and even black, they
are beautiful as you walk up the
hillside above the house. Rain
and wind during the week end
damaged some of them but they
are rapidly replacing the dam
aged blooms.
Mrs. Butler has many varie
ties and is now attempting to
create some new plants of her
own.
Tragedy almost occurred in
our midst again last Sunday
night. A couple traveling from
Tennessee to Florida with a
third occupant of the car asleep
in the rear seat had a bout
with carbon monxide poisoning
just north of Butler on Hwy.
19. Stopping at the hospital
here, they told about how the
wife had become dizzy and faint.
The husband felt no effects but
stopped to help his wife and
found that the boy in the back
also was unconsicious. Both of
them when revived would lose
consiousness again.
The man who was driving had
a window open on his side of
the car but all them were fright
ened at finding that death had
been so near. They spent the
night at a motel and had the
car repaired before going on.
Tragedy strikes rapidly and
quietly in the form of carbon
monoxide. There is no noise,
no scent, nothing to warn you.
This family had had a faulty
muffler replaced in Dalton, dur
ing the day. Replaced but not
correctly or for some reason
not working properly, therefore
they had a potential death trap.
As vacations begin and child
ren travel in the back, take
safety precautions. Be sure
before you leave that your car
has been checked thoroughly for
faulty mufflers, tail pipes and
yes, there are other parts of an
automobile that can cause acci
dents. Be sure the car is in
good condition and then be sure
you and your family are in con
dition to travel. Don’t attempt
to drive so long that you are
over tired. Stop and stretch.
And check on those children
of yours who might sleep on
the back seat.
Once again we are reaching
that period of the year when
bright eyed graduates walk the
aisles. With proud heads in
mortarboards, they march to
the strains of "Pomp and Cir
cumstance” as Daddy stands
stiff in his new suit and Mom
sheds a quiet tear or two.
But had you thought, where
will these graduates be next
year at this time, or ten years
from now? How many of them
will remain in this county to
help it to grow and prosper?
How many will search for
greener pastures?
Of course, some will wear
a different headdress before
the summer is over to be
come the brides of that shy
young boy across the street.
Where will he earn a living for
himself and his new bride?
Some will go away to college
to prepare themselves for
better jobs. Where will they
find these jobs?
Some will return to take over
businesses owned and operated
by Dad who can now live a little
easier but what will happen to
the great majority? What can
Taylor County do to provide
more and better job opportuni
ties for her young people? How
can we keep them here at home?
Palmer Infant
Dies In Macon;
Funeral Here
Graveside services were held
Monday, at 3 p. m. for Marvis
Lamar Palmer Jr., 2 day old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvis L.
Palmer of Macon. The Rev.
William Childree officiated at
the services held at the Mount
Olive Cemetery near Taylor
Mill.
Born at the Macon Hospital
April 27, the child died at the
Hospital Monday.
Survivors include besides the
parents, one sister, Deborah
Anne Palmer of Macon and a
number of relatives in this
county.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in charge.
Final Services
Held For Former
Taylor Resident
Funeral services for Task
er W. Rakestraw, 82 years of
age, former resident of Taylor
County, were held at the Poplar
Springs Baptist Church, April
26, with the Rev. C. R. Camp
bell officiating.
Born in Cobb County, Mr.
Rakestraw lived in Taylor
County for a number of years
before moving to Florida. He
was married to the former Sally
Sorrells of Powder Springs. He
died in Tallahassee, Florida,
April 23.
Survivors include four daugh
ters, Mrs. M. H. Johnson, Mrs.
W. W. Catledge, Mrs. R. W.
Moss and Mrs. A. D. Chester;
three sons, Barney G., Frank
G. and Harley S. Rakestraw;
24 grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
PSG D. S. Cox On
Duty In Germany
PSG. Delmar S. Cox of
Fort Benning will spend the next
three months in Germany on
the rotation plan. He is as
signed to the 9th Inf. Reg.,
Hdq. Co., 1st Bat. The group
was flown from Turner Air
Force Base, Albany, to the
Frankfort, Germany, Airport
by jet.
PSG. Cox is the husband
of the former Miss Nina Bone
of Butler, who is visiting her
mother, Mrs. W. E. Bone, for
a few days.
BOOKMOBILE
SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, MAY 7
91:15 - 10;00 Mauk at Post
Office
10:15 - 11;00 Charing at Wal
ler’s Store
11:30 - 12;00 Taylor Mill at
Mclnvale’s Store
1:00 - 1:30 Reynolds Com
munity Library
1:45 - 2;15 Crowell Com
munity at Peacock’s Store
2:45 - 3:15 Central Com
munity at Partain Home
Mrs. Phillip Mann, Extension
Librarian
Howard Cemetery
To Be Cleaned
The Howard Cemetery
Cleaning Committee has an
nounced that any donations
help with the cleaning should
be mailed to Mr. O. M. Mar
tin, Howard, Georgia. Anyone
who wishes to help with this
work, please send your donation
in by June 1.
Local Men To
Attend State
WOW Camp Meet
Thomas E. Tante, Alfonso
McCrary and Joseph Pye will
be delegates to Woodmen of the
World’s Georgia Head Camp
State Convention, May 5-7, in
the Civic Building, Gainesville,
it was announced today by Mr.
McCrary, secretary of the lo
cal Woodmen Camp.
More than 225 delegates and
officers representing the 32,918
Georgia members will attend,
according to Head Consul Al
bert E. Fabian, Decatur, who
will preside.
Speakers at the meeting will
include Paul A. Jones, Macon,
Middle Georgia state manager.
He will give the response to the *
welcome and will give a report
on Girls Courts.
Rev. G. Price
To Be Speaker
At New Prospect
Revival services will be
gin at the New Prospect
Freewill Baptist Church near
Reynolds on May 12. Services
will be held each evening
at 8 with the Rev. George
W. Price of Phenix City, Ala
bama bringing the messages.
The church membership and
pastor urge all who want to
hear good old fashioned
gospel preaching to come out
and worship.
Rev. W. R. Lawhorn, pastor
Assembly Of God
Revival To End
Revival services will con
clude at the Assembly of God
Church N. of Butler On Hwy.
19, Sunday night. Special ser
vices are planned for Friday
night with a Preacher’s Night.
Several speakers will give short
messages and Saturday night
will be Appreciation Service
Night. At this service, people
in the church will take ribbons
from the altar to pin on those
who have been a blessing to
them.
Club Members
Vie For Titles
School Eliminations were
held in Reynolds on April
24 and Butler, April 26 with
5th,6th and 7th grade girls com
peting. Projects entered were
Family Life, Between-Meal
Snacks, Muffins and Biscuit
with exhibits of clothing,
entomology and recreation
being displayed, 70 in all.
Reynolds - Between-Meal-
Snacks, Beth Jones, 1st, Pri-
cilla Jones, 2nd, Joann Parks,
3rd; Muffins, Nita Cochran, 2nd
Diane Butler, 1st, Pricilla
Jones, 3rd; (loverleaf) Family
Life, Nancy Whatley and
Belinda McElmurray, tie for
1st place.
Butler - Biscuit, Patricia
Edwards, 1st, Pearl Taylor,
2nd, Ruth Wainwright, 3rd; Bet
ter Breakfast, Melinda Wads
worth, 1st, Sandra Spillers 2nd,
Jane Terrell, 3rd; Jr. Family
Life, Melinda Wadsworth, 1st;
Between-Meal-Snacks, Eliza
beth Riley, 1st, Dyrene Waller,
2nd, Karn Parks, 3rd; Clover-
leaf, Family Life, Elizabeth Ri
ley, Judy Riley, Kathryn Mc-
Cleskey, Diane Wall.
The winners will compete
for county titiles.
Final Rites At
Butler Church
For Mrs. Binion
Funeral services for Mrs.
Blanche Edith Binion, wife of
Jessie Binion, were held at
the Assembly of God Church,
April 25 at 4 p. m. Rev. J.
B. Weldon officiated with the
following serving as pallbear
ers: Woodrow and John Win
ters, Johnnie Sams, Lawrence
Short, Brantley Moore, Jerry
Weldon and Rev. Blackmon.
BUTLER HIGH
EDGED UN ADI LLA
Butler High closed out the
baseball season on a winning
note as they edged Unadilla
4-3, on a single by Howard
Locke in the bottom of the
seventh inning. Locke receiv
ed the victory, as he won his
second game against three de
feats. Leading the Butler hit
ters was Gary Hobbs. Gary-
enjoyed a perfect afternoon
at the plate with three hits
and a walk in four trips.
One of the favorite recreation spots in Taylor County opened
last week end as a gathering enjoyed the swimming, skiing and
just plain being lazy in the sun last Saturday, at Taylor Mill.
The group gathered around the long tables at noon for a covered
dish lunch.
In the first picture, Reynolds High Co-eds Rita Wilson, Gayle
Aultman, Jeri Windham and Melodye Hill soak up the sun.
Picture no. 2 shows some of the people as they ate lunch. In
the third picture, even the small fry get in the act as a group
play on the sand and in the edge of the water as a boat pulls a
girl or. skis far in the background.
Annual Inter-club Meet
At Kiwanis Golf Course
Plans are underway for the annual 5th Division inter-club
meeting and golf tournament on May 15 at the Kiwanis Golf
Club in Raynolds. All Kiwanians in the Division and their Ladies
are invited to join with the Reynolds Kiwanians at this event.
This is the third consecutive year that the Kiwanis Club has
sponsored this meeting with members from all over the division
gathering to play golf with fellow Kiwanians on the only Kiwanis
Golf Course in the country.
Golfing gets underway at 9 a. m. Tee off time is from 9 a. m.
until 1;30 p. m. Excellent prizes will be offered in each flight.
You pick your prize. The club with the most points wins the
Championship and the 5th Division Golf Plaque to hold until an
other Club wins it.
For the ladies special features have been planned. A bridge
tournament gets underway at 10:30 a. m. with morning coffee,
sun bathing, swimming, fishing and a Fashion Show by Par San
of Fort Valley to end the day at 4 p. m.
The group will lunch picnic style from 12:15 to 1:15 with the food
furnished by the ladies of Reynolds.
Included in the Fifth Division are clubs at Fort Valley, Ameri-
cus, Perry, Cordele, Montezuma, Reynolds and Vienna.
Mrs. Luke Adams
To Give Program
At Friday Meet
The Butler Unit #124 of
the American Legion Auxiliary
will meet at the Legion
Home, Friday afternoon, May 3,
at 3:30.
Mrs. Luke Adams will be
in charge of the program on
Mothers Day. Mrs. Robert
Butler and Mrs. Clyde Wal
ker will be hostesses for
the group.
Randy Harper
To Run In State
Track Contest
Butler High School finished
sixth in the Region 4-C Track
Meet with a total of 22 1/8
points.
Leading the team was fresh
man Randy Harper, who gather
ed a total of 14 points by him
self. Randy finished third in
the mile and second in two mile.
He will represent Region 4-C
in the state track meet in Ma
con in the two mile event.
Gary Hobbs collected six
points by finishing third in the
two mile run, while Howard
Locke finished fifth in the low
hurdles and managed two points.
Others on the track team are
Terry McCants, Hillery Bone,
Mike Almgren, Leslie Kend
rick, Sammy Almgren, Larry
Davis, Ronnie Locke, Jimmy
Woodall and John Woodall.
REYNOLDS PTA
TO MEET MAY 13
The Reynolds PTA will hold
their meeting for May on Mon
day night, May 13, at the Cafe
teria, beginning at 7;30 p. m.
A covered dish supper will pre
cede the program.
Woodfin Hinton will have
charge of the program which
will be Fun Night and Officer
Installation.
Miss Bishop Has
Part In May Day
Miss Terry Bishop of Rey
nolds will participate in the
May Day activities at Tift
College next Saturday. She
will have a part in the "Dance
of the Rag Dolls” prior to
the crowning of the May Queen.
The festivities will begin at
12:30 p. m. with a barbecue-
luncheon. A parade will
begin at 2 and the May Day
pageant gets underway at
3 p. m.
LAYTON JOHNS
GUEST SPEAKER
R.Hi. BANQUET
Layton Johns, Auburn Uni
versity athlete from Nahunta,
was guest speaker at the athle
tic banquet at Reynolds High
School, Friday night at 8 o’clock
at the Reynolds Cafeteria. Mr.
Johns, who was elected the
most valuable player in the
Southeastern Conference, was
introduced by Hubert W. Sas
ser.
Mr. Johns asserted that
athletes have an obligation to
themselves, their team, their
school and community. To be
a good athlete, a person must
have 1) good character, 2)
a desire to play, 3) be a stu
dent of the game, 4) be dedi
cated to the team and self and
5) do hard intelligent work.
The Kiwanis Club of Reynolds
sponsored the banquet and the
president, Julian Whatley, gave
the welcome. The high school
trio, Gayle Aultman, KikkiGod
dard and Sue O’Neal, accom
panied by Melodye Hill, sang
the invocation. The trio and
Harold Helms entertained the
group after the meal.
Each player on the teams,
baseball, basketball, golf and
track, received a certificate.
Some also won letters and jack
ets.
Special awards were given to
Havilyn Montgomery, girls re
bound; Sandy Hinton, highest
percentage of free throws; Ron
nie Visage, boys rebound and
A1 Denton, highest percentage
of free throws.
Prior to the Alma Mater,
Mrs. W. F. Brunson presented
Coach Troy Athon with a gift
in appreciation for what he has
done for the teams during the
past year.
Voc-Tedi. School
Upson Co. Area
To Open Soon
The opening of the Upson
County Area Vocational-Tech
nical School is a result of years
of work and planning. It is de
signed to serve an area of about
a 40 mile radius from Thomas-
ton including the counties: Tay
lor, Talbot, Meriwether, Pike,
Lamar, Monroe and Crawford.
The School will open in the
old Highway Elementary School
Building in North Thomaston
where due to lack of space,
the initial course offerings will
be limited to Electronic Tech
nology, Radio and TV Repair,
Practical Nursing and Business
Education (including typing,
shorthand, bookkeeping and of
fice machines).
The new, modern and com
pletely air-conditioned building
will be completed toward the
later part of 1963. It will be
located one and a half miles
south of Thomaston on Highway
19.
Upon moving into this build
ing, the following additional
courses will be offered: Auto
Mechanics, Machine Shop,
Welding, Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration, Drafting Tech
nology and Industrial Electri
city.
All courses will be offered
on a full time basis. Part time
night courses (three nights a
week) will be offered for peo
ple who work during the day.
There will be NO TUIT1TION
charges, however, students will
be required to pay a $5.00 per
month supply fee plus their
books. Practical Nurse stu
dents will be required to buy
uniforms and a few other items
required in their training.
Persons interested in enroll
ing may contact E. G.McCants,
Director, at the Upson County
Courthouse or the applications
may be secured from the
Taylor County School Superin
tendent’s office or the Prin
cipals’ offices at the Butler
or Reynolds High Schools.
CORRECTION
In the story of the wedding
of Miss Brenda Albritton and
Victor Smith last week, Miss
Carolyn Albritton served as
pianist for the ceremony.
MRS. GARLAND T. BYRD
BETHEL CHURCH
SLATES SERVICES
The Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church will have regular
preaching service their pastor,
Elder Bentley Adams, each first
Sunday morning.
Plans for this Sunday include
dinner at the church with a com
munity sing in the afternoon.
Cood singers will be present
and all those who like to sing
or listen are invited to come
and worship with them.
Church services are also held
each Saturday night and on the
third Sunday morning.
Byrds Entertain
At Robins Home;
Local People Go
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byrd
entertained Sunday with a family
dinner at their home on Wat
son Blvd. in Warner Robins.
Present for (lie occasion were
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tallent
and sons of Ft. Walton, Fla.;
Steve Byrd, Cochran; Mr. and
Mrs. Terrell Tatum and son
of Thomaston; Captain and Mrs.
J. J. McCarthy and children,
Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Riley
Windham and children, Mrs.
Nora Byrd, Mrs.Emily Bear
den and Mr. Hershell Bear
den of Macon; Mrs. Donald
Wainwright, Fort Valley.
Those attending from Taylor
County were Mr. arid Mrs. Wal
ter Wainwright, Mrs. Maude
Joiner, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Ayers and children, Mrs. Nell
Wainwright and sons, Troy
and Ronald, and Mrs. J. C.
Fuller.
De George Speak
To Kiwanis Club
Eric Newsome Jr. introduc
ed Donald DeGeorge of the Mas
sachusetts Mutual Life Insu
rance Company, graduate eco
nomist, who spoke on honorable
and legitimate ways of avoiding
overpayment of taxes.
Mr. DeGeorge has studied
taxation and extate planning at
New York University and for
some years has been a con
sultant to accountants and at
torneys in the field of estate
planning.
On May 15, a 5th Division
Golf Tournament has been
planned with entertainment pro
vided for the women. This will
be a regular meeting and there
will be no charge for wives of
the golfers. Any lady in the
community is invited but is
asked to please bring lunch.
Chris Borders, Butch Thorn
ton, Henry Brooks Jr., Happy
Smith, Layton Johns of Auburn
University and Eric Newsome
Jr. of Atlanta were special
guests for the day.
MR. W. G. HILL
HAS BIRTHDAY
W. G. Hill celebrated his
81st birthday quietly at his
home last Monday. Born in
Macon County at Southland, he
has made his home in But
ler for about 42 years.
Mr. Hill retired several
years ago from the grocery
business and has since given up
his position as Justice of
the Peace after serving for
25 years.
Married to the former Miss
VashtiCox, the couple reared
four children, Mrs. Carolyn
George of Atlanta; Mrs. Net
tie B. Turner of Mauk; Her
man Hill of Reynolds and
Miss Louise Hill.
Mrs. G.T. Byrd
Speaks To Group
On Memorial Day
The Gordon-CarsonChapter,
UDC, observed Memorial Day
with a program at the High
School auditorium, Friday,
April 26. Special guests for
this occasion were the mem
bers of the Oglethorpe Chap
ter, the delegation being led
by the president, Mrs. J. J.
Bull. The program was pre
sided over by the president of
the Chapter, Mrs. E. B. Swear
ingen.
Mrs. Tliad Crawley, Essay
Chairman, presented the prizes
for the winning essays on the
subject, “Women of the Con
federacy”. The winners were:
for fifth grade, Charles Craw
ley; for sixth grade, Lucy Jon
Mangham; seventh grade,
Denise Avery; Junior High,
Jackie Fountain; Senior High,
Rita Wilson. The grades winn
ing cash awards for writing
one hundred perceni were the
eleventh, twelfth, and sixth.
Music for the program was
furnished by the High School
Trio, Klkky Goddard, Sue O'
Neal, and Gayle Aultman, ac
companied by Melodye Hill.
Program chairmen were Mrs.
C. F.. Whatley and Mrs. B. W.
Hinton, Sr. Mrs. F. M. Carson
and Mrs. R. L. Swearingen
provided the decorations for
the stage.
The address was given by
Mrs. Garland T. Byrd, whose
subject, "The Character of
Lee”, was presented in a
most effective manner. Mrs.
Byrd began her address
with an explanation of why we
observe Confederate Memorial
Day. She said, “We are com
memorating honor and valor.”
She went on to present Lee
as the personification of these
virtues.
The invocation and bene
diction were given by Mr. W.
H. Whaley. Flags were placed
on all Confederate graves in
the area by Mrs. D. J. Hicks
and Mrs. D. W. Harp, assist
ed by Miss Bess Bryan and
Mrs. C. G. Elder.
Seniors To
Present Play
Friday Night
The Senior Class announces
the presentation of “EVERY
BODY’S CRAZY NOW,” a play
in three acts. The date is to
night, May 3, at 8;15 p. m. at
the gymnatorium.
Miss Elaine Bryant is the
young, pretty, romantic June
Austin who has recently com
pleted a course in finishing
school. Her boyhood sweet
heart, Greg Beecher, is play
ed by JerryAllmon. Miss Roger
Ann Streetman plays June’s
mother, Ada Austin. The
famous author and friend of the
family, Basil Lindsay, is Bert
Albritton. Miss Kay Davis plays
the role of Nan York, a friend
of June. Richie McCants, as
Stan Barbour, is a graduate of an
osteopathic school and is in
love with Nan. Miss Marilyn
Spillers plays the part of the
maid, Hetty Metcalf, whb isn’t
quite right mentally. Hiram
Dill, an old man interested in
buying the Austin home, is play
ed by Bobby Brown. The World
Gyshia Ardnt, is played by Miss
Betty Jo Hammack. Lee Tyson,
who pretends to be Basil Lind
say, is Jimmy Stinson.
The living room of the Aus
tin home makes a fine setting
for a barrel of laughs I