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The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
VOLUME 87—NUMBER 41
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1963
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
Final Services
Held At Antioch
For A. C Adams
Funeral rites for Albert
Clem Adams were held Sunday
at 5 p. m. in the Antioch
Baptist Church with the Rev.
E. H. Dunn officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. Gary
Osborne. Burial was in the
A quiet vote of the Taylor family lot of the Antioch
County Board of Education last Cemetery.
Thursday night discontinued the Mr. Adams died in his
use of six school buses in Tay- home, Friday, of a heart
lor County for the new term condition. His death was
beginning in a few weeks. unexpected.
According to the state official A lifetime resident of
making the transportation Taylor County, he was
survey in Taylor County for the born September 21, 1900,
State Board of Education, this
will save the county some
$20,000 per year in costs.
For this, we can all be grate
ful for the saving of the tax
payers* dollars.
The discovery by the state
official that money could be
saved by eliminating these
buses causes one to wonder.
Are there other ways money
can be saved through consoli
dation of services in other
operations of our county
government?
Is money going down the drain
uselessly. . .wasted money that
people in a county which al
ready is approximately $150,000
in debt can ill afford?
* * *
Perhaps intelligent investi
gations into operations of all
county departments will show
they are efficiently run and
money cannot be saved.
It seems, however, that un
biased, intelligent studies are
in order to help find ways to
save money to overcome the
big deficit our county now has.
Such studies could lead in
many directions. They might
reveal that it really should cost
more to operate our county than
we, as taxpayers, are paying to
support it.
On the other hand, savings
might be effected which could
result in even lower taxes.
* * *
Do we need tax reevaluation
as a step toward attracting in
dustries?
Or would this really help?
More soul-searching and
studying are in order.
Our tax commissioner told
me this week that the tax digest
for Taylor County is up again
this year. A full report of
this, including utilities, will be
printed in The News soon.
This newspaper does not pre
tend to know what is the answer
to our county’s fiscal problems,
I know we do have financial
problems. The deficit clearly
shows this.
If the people want further
studies made. . .if they want
to know whether their county
is operated efficiently. . .if
they want to know if taxes pre
sently are adequate. . .if they
want to know if money can be
saved in ways that will pre
vent taxes eventually being
raised. . .if they want these
things they can get them only
by asking their elected public
officials for them.
If enough people show in
terest, 1 am sure steps will
be taken to provide the answers.
Other items of particular in
terest in the paper today is the
story of a local lady who was
chosen state “Woman of the
Year" of the Rural Letter
Carriers Association and the
audit of the City of Butler.
You will also find an announce
ment of a rabies clinic and a
new dividend announced by Se
curity Federal Savings and Loan
Association.
Be sure to read the story of
the Reynolds Kiwanis Meeting.
Mrs. Catherine Brady does a
good job of reporting these
meetings and though they al
ways have good programs, this
was a very interesting one
to me.
PEACH BELT LEAGUE
Butler 1
Warner Robins 5
Centerville 5
Reynolds
Taylor Mill 1
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Butler 9, Centerville 1
Warner Robins at Reynolds
(postponed, rain)
SUNDAY'S GAMES
Butler at Warner Robins
Taylor Mill at Reynolds
the son of the late Henry
Clem and Mary Lou Jar
rell Adams. He was a
farmer, a cattleman and a
member of the Antioch Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two
sisters, Mrs. M. E. Hay
wood of Butler and Mrs.
Milton Gresham of Macon;
five brothers, Clifford, M. L.
and Norman Adams of Butler;
Bernard and Alvah Adams of
Macon; several nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were Murray
Jarrell, Walter Jarrell, Fred
Jarrell, Luke Adams, George
Adams, Mercer Smith, Blan-
ford Jarrell and Bertlce
Bickley with the Edwards
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Miss Gilson To
Teach Church
Music School
Miss Gloria Gilson will
teach a church music school
at the Antioch Baptist
Church beginning July 22
and ending August 2. The
classes will be held each
night, Monday through Friday,
from 8 to 10 p. m.
Everyone interested in
learning to sing is invited
to attend these classes. For
further information, contact
Mrs. Joe Blasche.
Peach Purchase
Program Told
A program for the pur
chase of 1963-crop fresh
.peaches for distribution to
charitable institutions and
other eligible outlets was
announced today by William L.
Lanier, Executive Director for
the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation State Com
mittee.
Peaches must meet the
requirements of U. S. Extra
No. , 1 grade with a 2-inch
minimum diameter, or better,
as defined in U„ S. Standards
for peaches. All peaches
delivered to USDA shall be
packed in new three-quarter
bushel containers of a quality
coustomarily acceptable in
normal commercial trade
for shipment of peaches.
Baskets and crates shall
be lined, and have pro
tective cushion(s) on top (and
bottom) when such cushions
are customarily used in
accordance with good com
mercial practice. Peaches
packed in baskets shall
be ring faced. The peaches
shall be hydrocooled.
USDA will pay $2.35 per
3/4 bushel container for
peaches accepted, packed,
hydrocooled, and loaded on
cars or trucks at the point
of purchase. The vendor
must furnish the purchase
representative at his own
expense official inspection
certificates issued by the
Federal-State Inspection Ser
vice. Such certificates shall
also include certification of
count by the inspector of
the number of containers
loaded in the car or truck,
and that such car or truck
was sealed by or in the
presence of the inspector.
Lanier further explained
that purchases will be limited
to growers, associations
of growers, or growers’
agents. Further details of the
program may be obtained
from ASCS county officers.
Taylor County To Have
Six Less School Buses
Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Hears Speech By Pace
Taylor County will have six less school buses in operation
for the fall term with a saving estimated at $20,000, accord
ing to School Superintendent W. Herman Elliston. This action
was taken at the meeting of the Taylor County Board of Educa
tion last Thursday night.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR - Woman of the Year Dorothy Har
mon (Mrs. Joseph J. Harmon) wipes an imaginary speck of
dust from the trophy she received at the state convention
in Gainesville last week. Mrs. Harmon is the representa
tive of the Third District Rural Letter Carriers Ladies Auxil
iary. Mr. Harmon is a rural letter carrier at the Reynolds
postoffice.
Mrs. Harmon Named
Woman Of The Year
Mrs. Joseph J. Harmon, usu
ally known as Dorothy and the
wife of Rural Mail Carrier Har
mon of Reynolds, was chosen
Woman of the Year for 1963
from the Ladies Auxiliary of
the State of Georgia. The
honor was given to Mrs. Har
mon at the state convention
held in Gainesville.
Just elected president of the
Third District of Ladies Auxil
iary, Mrs. Harmon has just
completed a year as secretary
and treasurer. She is a very
capable worker and was chosen
chairman of the nominating
committee at the state conven
tion.
She is not only active in the
Rural Letter Carriers group
but is also a member of var
ious community, church and
civic organizations. President
of the Woman’s Missionary
Union of the Mt. Pisgah Bap
tist Church, she has served in
official capacities in the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary and Home
Demonstration Club. She is a
capable homemaker and mother
and finds time to help with the
children’s activities in school.
Dorothy was accompanied to
the convention for the competi
tion by her entire family, her
husband, Joseph, and two chil
dren, Jeff and Suzanne.
Mrs. Harmon received a cup
with her name engraved which
she will keep for one year.
This is the first time that the
Why It Rained
If it is any consolation, the
U. S. Weather Bureau has an
explanation for all that rain
during the second half of June.
A cold low pressure system
above a high pressure system
was the reason 6.68 inches of
rain fell in the Atlanta area
during the last 16 days of the
month. There was no rain
during the first half of June.
Normal June rainfall in the
Atlanta area is 3.83, but the
figure reached 11.21 inches in
1912 and only .39 of an inch
in 1931.
Heavy rains last month were
widespread over the state and
crops suffered to some extent.
Looking at the surface
weather map, th' .,igh pres
sure system would tend to
indicate fair weather. But with
tms cold unstable air aloft,
the circulation was such that it
kept pulling warm, moist air
up from the Gulf of Mexico,
causing the air to come in and
go up into the cold air which
chilled it and turned it to rain.
He said this condition was
unusual for this time of year
and a recurrence isn’t in sight.
honor has come to Third Dis-
tirct in the history of the “Wo
man of the Year” competition.
Butler Defeats
Centerville Y
The Butler Mets continued
their winning ways with an
impressive 9-1 win over
Centerville Sunday.
Sandy Harris pitched a 4
hitter while the Mets pounded
two Centerville hurlers for
13 hits including fourdoubles.
Butler jumped to a quick
2-0 lead in the second inning
and never trailed during the
game.
Once again the Butler de
fense was tight as they played
as excellent game. Butler
travels to Warner Robins Sun
day for a crucial game
with the Demons.
Steve Pace Jr., introduced by
Howard Neisler, brought an in
teresting and timely message to
the Kiwanis luncheon meeting
on Friday. A graduate of the
Americus High School and the
U. S. Military Academy, he has
a law degree from the Univer
sity of Georgia. He was a com
pany commander in World War
II and has served on the late
Senator Walter George’s staff.
He is an instructor of govern
ment and economics at Georgia
Southwestern College and a Sun
day School Superintendent and is
a Mason and Kiwanian.
His theme was the Kiwanis
theme, "Responsibility, the
Key to Freedom." He began
by reminding the group that
the way we act as individuals
reflects upon our country. We
hear a lot about people de
manding their rights these days
but a lot of these people feel
that the world owes them a liv
ing and they intend to get all
they can while doing as little
as possible. This results in
a poor product or services ren
dered in a sloppy fashion.
There is a race - a life and
death struggle - to maintain
leadership of other nations. The
fight can’t be won by spacemen.
It has to be the individual who
wins the fight.
Anyone who does only his sec
ond best lets our country stan
dards down and it loses a little.
Quality matters more now
than at any other time. Our
Holy Bible says, "Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do, do it
with thy might.”
Every man must live with
himself and the better man he
makes of himself, the better
company he will have. We must
set a good example for our
youngsters. Many young people
are afraid to tackle anyting be
cause they might fail. We must
encourage them. We must give
attention to our older people -
encourage them and heed advice
Rabies Clinic Slated
Dr. J. D. Derrick, graduate veternarian, will hold an of
ficial rabies innoculation clinic at the Reynolds City Hall
between the hours of 4 and 7 p. m. on Wednesday, July 24.
The Reynolds City Council has voted persuant to the
Georgia laws on the subject, to exterminate all dogs found
within the city limits which have not been innoculated and/or
fail to wear their 1963 rabies tags after July 31.
The price of innoculation will be $2.00 per dog.
This action is necessary to protect our citizens from rabid
dogs. All persons who wish to have their dogs innoculated
may do so at the time even if they live without the city limits.
J. J. Childre, Mayor
City of Reynolds
offered.
America is great because she
is good - when she ceases to
be good, she will cease to be
great. An Air Force colonel
from Warner Robins was asked,
"How can we fight com
munism." His reply should
reverberate around the nation.
“When the church door is open
ed, go in it. When the flag
passes by, salute it.”
Next week there will be
a report on the national Ki
wanis convention by President
Julian Whatley and Lt. Gov.
Ed Goddard.
Guests at the meeting on Fri
day were Woody Woddard of
Vienna, Doug Mitchell of At
lanta, Donald Horne of Jack
sonville, Florida and the Inter-
Club from Americus, composed
of 1. D. Davis, Dr. Franklin
Stapleton, Clarence Coates,
Charlie Hobbs and J. P. Luther.
Woman's College
Gets Citation;
Mrs. Payne Aids
Mrs. W. S. Payne as
sisted the Woman’s College
of Georgia Alumnae Asso
ciation in the area in being
cited by the American
Alumni Council. The Citation
came as a part of the
50th anniversary celebration
for ‘‘distinguished achieve
ment in the development
of alumni support.”
Major emphasis in the
judging was placed on the
number of dollars raised
through the annual fund and
all other alumni channels.
Also evaluated were the
number of contributors,
the level of giving, the
purposes for which the funds
were raised and evidence
of a deliberate effort to
sustain all types of alumni
giving at a high level.
Trinity Church
Plans Homecoming
Sunday, July 28
Homecoming day has been
set, Sunday, July 28, at the
Trinity Freewill Baptist
Church. You are invited to
come and join with us.
Lunch will be served at
the noon hour.
R. B. McFadden, Pastor
The State Board of Education
made money available some
four years ago to make trans
portation surveys in every
county. Taylor was among
the last to have this survey
completed in the spring of 1963.
All of the counties have now
been surveyed and maps made
with reorganized routes.
When this survey was com
pleted in Taylor in the spring
and the maps made for study,
the state recommended that 4
white and 2 colored buses be
discontinued. New routes were
laid out with drivers no longer
staying in one particular com
munity but with the buses
crossing over into other com
munities so as to pick up the
children on the shortest pos
sible mileage. Under the new
system, the longest route will
be 26 3/4 miles one way.
The buses discontinued under
New Prospect
Plans To Clean
BUTLER POLICE
CATCH WOMAN
Butlev police officials took
a young mother into custoday
Monday afternoon with five
children ranging in age from
one to nine. She was charged
with DUI, according to Police
Chief R. C. Peacock. She will
released to police officials in
her hometown for further
charges.
While in Butler, the young
sters were cared for by the .with this work.
city police, the county sheriff’s
department and the Family Ser
vice officials of Taylor County.
A cemetery cleaning has beer
planned at the New Prospect
Freewill Baptist Church on
Thursday, August 1. Home
coming will be the following
Sunday with the revival to be
gin that night.
Everyone who has loved ones
in the cemetery or is interested
in the upkeep of the grounds is
invited to come and help
Cemetery To Be
Cleaned July 23
There will be a cemetery
cleaning at the Mt. Nebo
Primitive Baptist Church
(Bloodworth Cemetery) on
Tuesday, July 23. All
interested in seeing the
cemetery clean, come early
and bring your tools with
you.
Dinner Party
A group of friends feted Mrs.
Woodrow Amos on her birth
day with a dinner party Tues
day night at the Coco Supper
Club in Columbus. Those who
attended the delightful occasion
with Mrs. Amos were Miss
Mary Lou Averett, Mr^. Bil
ly Amos, Mrs. Hugh Cheek,
Miss Ethel Chapman, Mrs. A.
H. Jarrell, Mrs. Pauline Bem-
bry, Mrs. Floyd Jarrell Sr.,
Miss Hazel Jarrell, Mrs.
Dequindre McGlaun and Mrs.
Fred Jarrell.
Funeral Rites
Held Sunday For
S. B Callahan
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Ed
wards Funeral Home Chapel for
Solon Bolover Callahan, 70 year
old retired farmer of the Rupert
community. The Rev. Walter
R. Evans was officiating min
ister ana interment was in the
Methodist Church Cemetery in
Haralson, Georgia.
Mr. Callahan was born in
Meriwether County, January 17,
1893, the son of the late James
Morgan and Mattie Wilson Cal
lahan. He was married to the
late Evelyn Bowles Callahan.
He moved to Taylor County a-
bout 23 years ago and was a
member of the Lebanon Baptist
Church.
He died at the Montgomery
Hospital in Butler at 6:40 p. m.,
Friday as a result of a cere
bral hemorrhage afer an ill
ness of about ten days.
Survivors include five
brothers: Jessie Callahan of
Williamson; Harmon J. Calla
han of Griffin; Allle Callahan
of Thomaston; Thomas D. Cal
lahan of Haralson and Harvey
Callahan of Rupert; several
nieces and nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements
with the following serving as
pallbearers: Solon Wisham,
Irven Jones, Don Barnes, Mit
chell Turner, Julian Cooper
and Jessie Bell.
the new system will be those
routes of Drivers H.G.Kirksey
R. C. Barfield, A. J. Robinson
and James Young. There will
now be three buses going in to
the Reynolds school and nine
buses to the Butler school.
This will mean no reduction
in funds for transportation from
the state level, according to
Mr. Elliston, but the money
saved will just about equal the
amount that the county has been
putting into the transportation of
the children. The County Board
voted to accept the recommen
dations of the survey team and
voted to use the, money saved to
add to the teaching staff of the
two schools in the county. Rey
nolds is slated to get one new
teacher and Butler to receive
two.
Mr. Elliston also stated that
as far as it was possible to
get the children on the buses,
they would be allowed to ride
the buses even though they live
within 11/2 miles of the school
they attend. The state has never
paid for the transportation of
these children and will not do so
under the new set up but the
bus drivers will continue to pick
them up.
Security Federal
Announces New
Dividend, 1963
It was announced yester
day by Malcolm Reese,
Executive Vice President of
Security Federal Savings
and Loan Association, with
officers in Perry and Fort
Valley, that that Institution
has set and anticipated divi
dend rate of 4 1/2% per an
num on savings for the
six month period ending
December 31, 1963. The
thrift and home financing
Institution has just paid a
dividend at the same rate
for the first six months of
1963.
It was also announced
that Security Federal had
reached a new high in as
sets, having a total of over
$10,000,003.00 at the end of
June. \ It was also stated
that the association had
enjoyed the greatest period
of growth this year of any
six month period of its
almost 28 year history.
Officials of the association
expressed their opinion of
this growth by saying that
this growth was just indi
cative of the growth and
development of the middle
Georgia area. They expressed
their anticipation of con
tinuing growing along with the
area they serve.
LIONS CLUB TO
MEET MONDAY
The Bulter Lions Club will
meet Monday night, 8 p. m.
at the City Tourist Court with
Lion President Wanza Hortman
presiding. All Lions are urged
to be present.
Rev. Green To
Speak At Howard
Church Revival
The Rev. Douglas Greene,
pastor of the Howard Methodist
Church, will speak each night
during the revival which begins
Sunday, July 14 at the church.
The series will continue through seen perils - especially
Friday. Services will begin children.
at 8 p. m. The Georgia Society for
The pastor and church mem- the Prevention of Blindness
bership extend a welcome to warns that there is no safe
everyone to attend. way to look directly at the
Don’t Watch The Solar Eclipse Saturday!
Taylor County Health Of
ficials are joining other health
authorities throughout the
state and country in warn
ing people NOT to view
the solar eclipse Saturday with
the naked eye. For every
youngster and most adults
in Georgia the eclipse of
the sun will be a marvelous
and fascinating feat of nature.
Unfortunately, it has un-
for
eclipse without risking in
curable burns to the retina
of the eye - burns that can
mar your sight permanently.
The oft-mentioned smoked
glass, photographic film and
dark glasses do not offer
sufficient protection for ob
serving the eclipsed sun.
The purpose for the warn
ing is that the sun is ordi
narily too bright to look at
with the naked eye but with
the eclipse lt is possible
to look directly at it. However,
the eclipse hazard for eyes
comes from the invisible
infra-red tays which have not
been filtered out. Those are
not screened by film or dark
glasses and when focused on
the sensitive retina can
cause an irreparable burn.
Such a burn generally means
the loss of sharp central
vision in the eye.
Don’t let curiosity lead
you into needless tragedy.
A solar eclipse is an
interesting phenomenon, but
not worth risking your pre
cious vision. If possible,
WATCH IT OVER TELE
VISION. The second best
wav is WITH THIS SIMPLE
DEVICE. Punch a pin
hole in one piece of card
board and hold another
piece of white cardboard
in front of you. Mani
pulate the cardboard so that
the sun image will come
through the pinhole and be
focused onto the second
cardboard. This image can
be watched with risk.
It has happened before,
people have badly damaged
their eyes. Be sure this
does not happen to you or
your child this Saturday.