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The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
.VOLUME 17—NUMBER 45
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1963
PRICE: 10e PER COPY
With school time so near
parents are beginning to resolve
that this will be the year that
their son or daughter will make
the best grades possible. But
suppose your son made a per
fect score on the math civil
service test that is given to
those who hope to get an ap
pointment to a service
academy?
This week a headline story
in the Thomaston Free Press
tells the story of a Thomaston
boy who was notified by Con
gressman J. J. Flynt Jr. that
he had made a perfect score
on the math section of the
test. Usually these scores are
not told but because of the un
usual situation, the boy was
notified and the newspaper was
allowed to print the story. This
is the only perfect score ever
confirmed to Congressman
Flynt in more than 300 such
tests.
A former Butler resident was
involved in an unusual situation
last weekend according to an
out-of-town newspaper. Buying
and opening a new eating estab
lishment on Thursday of last
week, he was forced to ask two
men to leave on Saturday night
after they became involved in
an argument.
Because of the argument he
would not allow them to leave
together. One of the men left
and being under the influence
of alcohol, he forgot he had
moved during the week. He
went to his old home where
the owners came home to find
him asleep in bed. They called
police who carted him off to
a jail cell.
Meanwhile, the other man
left and went to another res-
taurnat where he caused a di
sturbance and eventually police
picked him up and he landed
in the same jail cell. The
argument began all over again.
One of the men killed the
other and according to a near
by cell mate, the argument
was over a quarter.
With Taylor cutting the num
ber of school busses, Lt. Gov.
Peter Zack Geer told the Geor
gia School Bus Association’s
annual convention, held recently
at Jackson Lake, that "rather
than being unnecessary, school
bus transportation is now more
necessary than ever.” said he:
"Many of our citizens, I fear,
have reached the mistaken con
clusion that because so many
families have left the farms and
moved to the cities, that fewer
school buses are needed.
"Too many of our people, I
believe, improperly associate
school bus transportation only
with rural schools. Some of
them, I am afraid, think that
the school bus transportation
system is no longer necessary
and should be abolished as an
unneeded expense.
"You and 1 know that the ex
act reverse of this is true.
Instead of needing less school
buses, we actually have had
to have more. During the last
three years, for example, we
have had to provide additional
buses for 34,000 pupils—14,000
more than in 1962 alone.
"Thirty-one more school
buses were operated in Georgia
during the last school year than
during the previous year.
f Rather than being unnecessary,
school bus transportation is now
more necessary than ever.”
PEACH 'BELT
LEAGUE
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Butler
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Warner Robins
7 3 1'k
Centerville
7 4 2
Reynolds
2 8 6 ‘/i
Tnvlor Mill
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Sunday's
Games
Centerville at Butler 3 p. m.
Warner Robins
at Reynolds
Funeral Rites
Held In Reynolds
For Mrs Jinks
Funeral services for Mrs.
Nellie Watson Jinks, widow of
the late Rudolph Montford Jinks
of Mauk and Reynolds, were
held at 11 a. m., Wednesday,
in the Lucy Chapel of the God
dard Funeral Home in Reynolds.
Mrs. Jinks, the daughter of
the late Joe and Mattie Weeks
Watson, was born in Marioi
County in July, 1879. She was
an honorary member of the
Reynolds Woman’s Club and a
member of the WSCS of the
Reynolds Methodist Church.
She died at 8:30 a. m.
Tuesday following a long ill
ness. The Rev. W. W. Whaley,
pastor of the Reynolds Metho
dist Church, officiated at the
services, assisted by the Rev.
C. J. Ayers of Oglethorpe. In
terment was in Hillcrest Ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Tom Mar
tin, Jimmy Windham, Ed
Swearingen, Dick Windham,
Lester Halley and Dr. F. H.
Sams. Honorary pallbearers
were Jim Brewer, R. L.
Swearingen, Henry Hobbs, W.
W. Braezeale, Howard Neisler
and Charlie Simmons. God
dard Funeral Home was in
chage of the arrangements.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. R. L. Bell of Rey
nolds, Miss Ruby Jinks of Or
lando, Florida and one son, G.
C. Jinks of Colquitt.
Miss Kate Hicks,
Retired Teacher,
Dies In Reynolds
Miss Kate Eloise Hicks, re
tired University of Georgia
teacher and a member of a
pioneer Macon County family,
died in Reynolds on Tuesday,
August 13, after an illness of
many years.
Miss Hicks was born Novem
ber 9, 1873, in Reynolds, the
daughter of Aretus Williams
Hicks and Mary Carson Hicks.
She received a bachelor of arts
degree for Georgia State Teach
ers College and a master of
arts degree from the Univer
sity of Georgia. She, also
studied at Peabody, Columbia
University and the University
of Chicago.
For approximately 30 years,
she was principal of the demon
stration school of State Normal
School, later merged with the
University of Georgia.
Since her retirement she has
made her home in Reynolds.
She was a member of the Rey
nolds Baptist Church, Delta
Kappa Gamma and Kappa Delta
Pi and an honorary member of
the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Services were conducted by
the Rev. J. R. Whiddon, pastor
of the Reynolds Baptist Church,
in the Lucy Chapel of the God
dard Funeral Home at 4
o’clock, Wednesday afternoon.
Interment was in the Hicks
Family Cemetery in Macon
County.
She is survived by two sisters-
in-law, Mrs. D. J. Hicks and
Mrs. J. G. Hicks, both of Rey
nolds, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Southern 'Foods
Plant Opened
On Friday, August 9,
Southern Frozen Foods held
Open House for ali residents
of MaconCounty and surround
ing areas.
The purpose of this Open
House was to familiarize
everyone in the community
with the increased production
facilities at Southern’s plant
and to convey the thought
that the plant is a vital
part of the community.
During the month of July,
Southern produced a total of
5,200,000 pounds of finished
frozen products which is the
largest single month in the
history of the company. This
increased production was made
possible through new facilities
which were shown those visit-
in; 1 , the plant on Friday.
Taylor Cattlemen Join
Lions To Hear Dr. Daniels
A group of Taylor County
cattlemen were guests of the
Butler Lions Club on Tuesday
night for a supper and discus
sion on increasing efficiency in
the cattle business and growing
out steers. Dr. O. G. Darnel,
haed of the Extension Animal
Husbandry Department, was
guest speaker for the evening.
Wanza W. Hortman, president
of the Lions, called the meeting
Antioch Church Plans Homecoming
The annual Homecoming Day has been planned for Antioch
Baptist Church next Sunday. Services will be held at the
regular time on Sunday morning with lunch to follow at the
noon hour.
Robert Maddox will speak on the Gideon Bible in the after
noon, telling the story of how it was put into circulation.
No services will be held Sunday night.
The annual series of revival services will begin on
Monday night to continue through the following Sunday
night. The Rev. W. R. Whaley, pastor of the East End
Baptist Church of Manchester, will bring the message
each morning at 11 and evening at 8 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to attend the services.
TAYLOR’S TRIPLETS - Warren^Wallace and
Wayne Culverhouse, 5 years old, are the sons
of Mr. and Mrs. . Archie Culverhouse, They
were born April 30, 1958. Only one, Wayne,
was kept in an incubator for a few weeks.
Wayne also was ill for a week when quite
young but they have all been unusually healthy
according to their mother. They love to
visit their grandparents and have particularly
enjoyed the watermelons at grand-daddy’s this
summer. They have been a constant source
of joy and though they are early risers (up
at 7 a. m.) they are no trouble to get into
bed about 8:30. They love to watch television
and it has been a good baby sitter for a busy
mother with twc older boys, Jerry 11 years
old and Allen, 9. This family will increase
the school population by three next fall. The
time the mother really had fun was when all
five boys had a good case of chicken pox at
one time.
Homecoming Set
At Bethlehem
Homecoming will be held at
the Bethlehem Baptist Church
(Fort Perry) on Sunday, August
18, with the day beginning
at the 11 a. m. morning
worship hour.
Lunch will be served at
noon and the Singing Fosters
of Griffin will join other
groups for singing in the after
noon.
The Rev. Skipper of Colum
bus will be the guest speaker
for the series of revival
services beginning on Mon
day night. Services will be held
each night at 8 through Friday.
The public is cordially
invited.
DOVE SEASON
The first Dove Season gets
underway at noon on Septem
ber 20, according to Mrs. P.
B. Childs, Taylor County Or
dinary. It is open until Octo
ber 20 with shooting hours from
12 noon to sunset daily. The
bag limit is 10 daily with the
possession limit of 20.
The second open season be
gins on December 9, 1963. The
same hours and bag and pos
session limits prevail on this
season which will close on Jan
uary 15, 1964.
Jones Announces
ASC Elections
County and Community will
be elected during August
to 1-year terms beginning
September 1, 1963. These
are annual elections and
this year the voting will
again be by mail, accord
ing to Roy F. Jones, ASCS
County Office Manager. On
or before August 13, the
county office will mail ballots
to all eligible voters on
record. Any farmer who does
not receive his ballot prompt
ly should contact the county
office and obtain one.
Full instructions will be
furnished voters along with
the ballot. Voters will
be asked to vote for 5
persons. After voting, the
ballot will first be sealed in
a blank envelope bearing no
identification, and then placed
in another pre-addressed enve
lope (requiring no postage) tor
mailing, or personal delivery
to the county office. Write-in
votes will be permitted. How
ever, the overall total of
persons voted for including
write-ins, must not exceed
5 or the ballot will be void.
Last . year Georgia farmers
led the nation with 67%
participation. Taylor county
had a participation of 76%.
The comminity committees
will meet on August 8 in the
county office and make the
nominations for the year’s elec
tions. Also included will be
nominees made by petitions
signed and submitted by 6 or
more eligible farmers. Cur
rently serving county and com
munity committeemen may be
included in the nominations.
The county committee will
meet on August 26 for the
purpose of counting the votes
officially announcing the re
sults. The person receiving
the most votes will be com
munity committee chairman
and delegate to the county
convention, the second highest
will be Vice-Chairman, and
the third highest, regular
member. The Vice-Chairman
and regular member will
be alternate delegates to the
county convention. The first
and second alternates will like
wise he chosen by the number
of votes received. The elect
ed community committee
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"It’s Cotton Picking Time In
Taylor” As Gins Start To Roll
The first bale of cotton in
Taylor County was reported
by the Whatley Warehouse in
Reynolds Tuesday morning. The
first bale weighing 388 lbs.,
graded SM 1 1/16 in. and was
grown by Odell Hartley. The
Hartley farm is located near
J. E. Parker Is
Graduate At
Ga. Southern
James Edward Parker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Parker of Reynolds, graduated
at the Twenty-third Annual
Summer Commencement Ex
ercises of Georgia Southern
College on August 15 at 10:30
a. m., in the McCroan Audi
torium. The speaker for the
occasion was Dr. Paul D.
West, superintendent, Fulton
County Schools. Rev, Gilbert
Ramsey, pastor of the Pitt
man Park Methodist Church,
gave the invocation.
James Edward received
the Bachelor of Science
in Education degree in the area
of Physical Education.
Coi]4r-c\tcilcNtioi?s
B est Wishes
Best wishes to the follow
ing who are observing birth
days and anniversaries during
next week. If you have not
been added to our birth
day calendar, we invite you to
call us at 826-3136.
Roxane Jenkins, Juanita
Tante, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Stalnaker - August 16.
Mrs. Emory Parr, Mr.
and Mrs. Woodfin Hinton,
Mrs. D. W. Payne Sr., Cody
Rustin, Polk Harmon, Jayne
Amos, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Bone - August 17.
Jimmy Whatley, C. F.
Posey, Winifred Harrell, Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Sealy, Gloria
Gilson, Mrs. H. A. Sealy,
Peggy Barrow, Dorothy Kirk-
sey - August 18.
Mary 11 alley, CindyGranger,
^lr. and Mrs. A. J. Pea-
vfctck, Peggy James, W. II.
Mrs. Neisler To
Head Nazarene
Missionary Group
by Miss Mary E. Neisler, pub
licity chairman
The Nazarene Foreign Mis
sionary Society met at the
home of Mrs. Ruth Neisler
last Thursday night with nine
members present.
The meeting was opened
with a hymn after which
Mrs. Roy Bohler led in
prayer. Mrs. Robert Agner
gave the devotional with
emphasis on prayer and fast
ing. Mrs. William Neisler
gave the study chapter on
Korea.
The group elected officers
as follows for the coming
year. Mrs. Alice Neisler
was chosen president; Miss
Janie Neisler, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Roy Bohler,
secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
Christine Neisler, study chair
man; Miss Mary E. Neisler,
publicity chairman.
Miss Janie Neisler, box
work chairman; Mrs. Robert
Agner, prayer and fasting
chairman; B. H. Neisler,
membership chairman; Mrs.
A. W. Almgren, Other Sheep
chairman; Mrs. Alice Neisler
and Mrs. A. W. Almgren,
delegates to missionary con
vention; Mrs. Christine
Neisler and Mrs. Ruth
Neisler, alternate delegates.
Stalnaker, Lucille and Ver
non Reddish - August 19.
Karen Evans, Howard Bar-
row, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Barrow, Bucky Reddish,
Dawn Pennington, Sara Jane
Garrett, Edward Guinn, -
August 20.
Neil Hinton, Carnus
Childree, Mrs. Walter
Wainwright, Albert Adams, Mr.
and Mrs, Billy Amos - August
21.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl and Byrd,
Sonny Hobbs, Mary Tom Cray-
Vugust 22.
Flint River on the Roberta High
way about 7 miles north of Rey
nolds. It sold for 40if per
pound.
Coming in a close second
was a bale at the Payne Gin
and Warehouse in Butler,
brought in about two hours later
than the Hartley bale. It was
grown by Harvey Callahan on
a farm west of Rupert. IT
weighted 531 lbs., graded SM
1 1/16 in. and had not been sold
at the time of going to press.
The Ricks Warehouse was
expecting their first bale to ar
rive on Wednesday morning
from the farm of J. J. Bryan.
Simmons Warehouse in Rey
nolds and the Byrd-Jarrell
Gin and Warehouse in Butler
had not ginned a bale at press
time.
District Governor
To Visit Here
Butler Lions Club officers,
Wanza Hortman, Carlton Hort
man, Murray Jarrell and Robert
Griggs, attended the district
quarterly meeting Sunday. The
meeting of the District 18-E
was held at the Upson Hotel in
Thomaston.
District goals were adopted
for 1963-64 and the budget was
set up for the next year. One
of the primary projects of the
Lions Club is the donating of
eyes to those who are bling.
eyes to those who are blind.
The District Governor, Frank
Holladay of Carrollton, plans
an official visit to the Butler
Club on November 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Gulah Blood-
worth of Fort Valley announce
the birth of a son, Jasper
Lamar, who arrived August
10 at the Sams-Whatley Hos
pital in Reynolds. Mrs. Blood-
worth is the former Miss
Juanita Williams of Mauk.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mor
gan of Warner Robins announce
the birth of a daughter,
Chrystal Lee, at the Sams-
Whatley Hospital on August
8. Mrs. Morgan is the
former Miss Betty Gay,
daughter of Mrs. Elma
Swain. The paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Morgan of Nahunta.
Number of farms decreased
from 216,033 in 1940 to only
100,000 in 1962. Farms aver
age 185 acres in size com
pared with 110 in 1940. Value
per farm has increased 7.4
times since 1940 and in 1960
was $16,550.
Use of wood for paper has
increased greatly from 700,000
cords in 1940 to 4,700,000 in
1960.
Miss 'Bishop To
Attend Tift
Miss Terry Ann Bishop of
Reynolds plans to return to
Tift College for the fall quar
ter where she will be a sopho
more. A graduate of Rey
nolds High School where she
was queen of the Future Home
makers of America, Terry is
the daugher of Mrs. Martha
Bishop.
Chicken Supper
WHAT - Chicken-que
WHEN - Labor Day, Septem
ber 2, 5 p. m.
WHERE - Courthouse Square
WHY - For Parsonage Fund
of Butler Methodist Church
WHO - Circle No. 1, W. S.
C. S., Butler Methodist Church
HOW MUCH - $1.25 per plate
Call Mrs. L. R. Adams or
Mrs. M. E. Haywood for tickets.
(pd. adv.)
to order at the Bone Hotel and
welcomed the guests saying that
the Lions were happy to work
with and for the people of the
county.
County Agent Vernon R. Red
dish introduced the speaker for
the occasion.
Dr, Daniel began by saying
that the major problem of farm
ers was the lack of identifying
the cattle in their herd. This
is considered a very important
step in herd management be
cause without identification it
is impossible to know which
cow is producing the better
calves and therefore paying the
hay bill.
Other matters discussed in
cluded pasture preparation be
fore cattle are obtained, calving
at the proper time of the year,
how and when to cull a herd
and pointers on buying a good
bull.
Due to the unusually good corn
crop produced in Taylor County
more interest is being evi
denced in wanting to feed out
cattle. This also was discussed
by Dr. Daniel. He stated that
feeding out cattle has always
been a good way to increase
the price of corn raised on the
farm.
Dr. Daniel, who was accom
panied by M. K. Cook, also a
member of the Extension Ani
mal Husbandry Department,
gave many good pointers on
cattle feeding and production.
These facts could be used to
improve the conditions of the
cattle growers of our entire
county and area.
Magic Number
’One' for Mets
The Butler baseball team
was assured of at least a
tie for the Peach Belt title,
Sunday, when Warner Robins
defeated Centerville 4-3.
Butler can win the champion
ship Sunday by beating Cen
terville. A Butler loss com
bined with a Warner Robins
double victory over Reynolds
would result in a tie for first
place, therefore, forcing a
play-off game between Butler
and Warner Robins.
The Mets will be with
out the services of three
first string players Sunday
but have capable reserves
and will be out for the win.
Don’t miss the final game
of the season Sunday against
Centerville.
Mrs. Gray And
Mrs. Rifey Host
Garden Club Meet
Mrs. J. R. Gray and Mrs.
Hamp Riley entertained 16
members of the Butler
Garden Club at the Com
munity House, Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. R. Wilson was
program chairman for the
meeting and presented an
interesting program on Birds,
using "Birds of the Bible”.
One visitor, Miss Miriam
Riley, joined the group for the
afternoon.
MORE LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM MEMBERS - The Yankees
team members are - Buster Hobbs, Danny Youngblood, Roger
Smith, George Goddard, Reggie Singleton, Steve Aultman, Charles
Crawley, Charlie Whiddon, Mike Crawley, Robert Cummings
and George Brooks.
Dodgers are - Edward Arnold, Johnny McRee, Wayne Mc-
Invale, Wayne Duncan, Fred Duncan, Chuck Byrd, Jimmy
Childree, Billy Bell, Larry Hinton and Gary Payne.