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General Library
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
Congratulations, Mrs. What
ley! Taylor County salutes you
as the Third District Home
maker of the year. With the in
maker of the year. With the re
cord you have, Taylor County
could easily claim this year’s
Georgia Homemaker.
* * *
Have you noticed the increase
in traffic on the south side of the
Courthouse at the postoffice
corner? It seems early in the
morning and late in the after
noon that the entire population
of the town is headed some
where and all in a different
direction.
Though we do not have the
traffic congestion probelms of
larger towns, the traffic com
ing from the parking area on the
side of the postoffice plus the
traffic coming in from Reynolds
and going both ways around the
Courthouse could create a po
tentially dangerous situation.
Would one way traffic around
the square help? Although 1
am not an engineer, I cati see
how keeping the traffic flow all
in one direction would aid in
preventing accidents at the two
blind corners created.
The concrete islands on the
west side of the square certain
ly helped a great deal, not only
in pedestrain safety when
crossing the street in this area
but also in driving. Perhaps
the islands even sloved down
the islands even slowed down
some of the big trucks and cars
on Highway 19.
However something ot this
type, a traffic light or some
means of keeping the traffic all
in one direction is needed now
at the east side.
The paper welcomes your
comments on this or any other
problems in the county whether
you are for or against.
* * *
Next week we will bring you
a complete account of the area
planning commission meeting
on Wednesday night. Also in
connection with this report, we
hope to be able to report to you
the reaction of your city coun-
cilmen and county commis
sioners on joing this commis
sion.
It is through the cooperation
of our communities, our towns,
our counties and of course the
people in getting up and going
to work that we can pull Geor
gia up to its rightful place among
the nations.
This area in West Central
Georgia has the natural re
sources, it has the potential
cropland for producting agri
cultural products but the people
are rapidly leaving for urban
areas.
We must do something to keep
our population here. As one
speaker has stated “I am not
in favor of eliminating any coun
ties - - The counties are going
to eliminate themselves if we
don’t dig in.”
Let’s "dig in,’’ forget the
petty differences which might
exist between our people, get
behind the elected officials we
have and move forward. Any
one who is benefitted by a ne3
one who is benefitted by a new
industry will help someone else
by buying his products. Then
as the wheel of fortune turns,
if any area in our vicinity should
have the good fortune of get
ting a new industry, some of
our people will be employed and
some of the money will be spent
in our area.
Singing Set
The Upson County Singing
Convention will be held Sunday
September 15, from 10;00 a. m.
until 4;00 p. m. at the Upson
County Courthouse in Thomas-
ton.
Chairman of the Convention is
Reginald Fortner. Carlton Col-
quilt is president, J. V. Canady
is vice president and Pat Dan
iel is secretary-treasurer.
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIt SEPTEMBER 13, 1963
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Rites Held At
Antioch Church
For Mr. Gaultney
Funeral services for
William Leonard Gaultney
were held at the Antioch
Baptist Church near Butler
on September 3 at 4:30 p. m.
with the Rev. E. H. Dunn,
former pastor of Antioch,
officiating. He was as
sisted by the Rev. Gary
Osborne, pastor of Antioch.
Interment was in the family
lot in the Church cemetery.
Mr. Gaultney was the
victim of an auto acci
dent, that occurred near
Howard, September 2. He
died at the Montgomery
Hospital at approximately
1:30 p. m.
Surviving are his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Gaultney,
Jr.; two sisters, Mrs. Ed
Webb and Mrs. Earl Hall,
Carsonville and two brothers,
Jim Gaultney and M. T.
Gaultney III, Thomaston.
Pall bearers were Mack
Gaultney, Cecil Gaultney,
John Gaultney, E. E. Gault
ney and Mitchell Parker.
Vaccinations
Vaccination for small pox will
be available at the health de
partment, beginning Wednes
day, September 18th. and con
tinuing each Wednesday until
further notice.
J. T. McKenzie Tells Of Coins
At Reynolds Kiwanis Meeting
FHA OFFICERS PRE-PLAN - - Left to right are: Back row
Merita Barrow, district meeting chairman; Linda Jarrell, hos
pitality chairman; Ellen Parks and Janet Turk, recreation chair
men; Ann Waller, degrees chairmen; Sharon Bohler, treasurer;
Olivia Suggs, parliamentarian; Front row: Linda Faye Rustin;
president; Linda Wright, vice-president; Joan Wisham, reporter;
Dianne Kirksey, secretary.
FHA officers are planning their year’s activities. This two
day meeting is also serving as an officers’ clinic to teach the
officers their duties in FHA.
Mrs. Whatley Is Chosen Third District Homemaker Mrs. Poole Given
' 20-Year Service
ilHh WRAMA Award
Mrs. E. C. Whatley, wife
of a physician, mother of
four children, former medi
cal technician, and church and
civic worker, has been chosen
GEORGIA HOMEMAKER FOR
THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT. -
Rosemary Whatley, who lives
with her familyonMaconStreet
in Reynolds, will compete in
the State Finals of theGEORGIA
HOMEMAKER PROGRAM for
1963 on HOMEMAKER DAY,
Thursday, October 3rd, at
the Southeastern Fair in At
lanta. Dr. and Mrs. What
ley and the other congres
sional district winners and
their husbands will be special
guests of the Southeastern
Fair. Each congressional
district winner will be pre
sented a silver tray properly
inscribed. The winner will
receive an all-expense-paid
vacation trip to the Wanderer
Motel on beautiful Jekyll Island
for herself and family and a sil
ver tray inscribed, "GEORGIA
HOMEMAKER OF THE YEAR-
1963".
Her four children are
Lynda, 15, Jimmy, 12; Nancy
10, and Susan , 2. Lynda
was county spelling champion
for two years, spelling cham-
Mrs. Chapman
Chosen To Lead
Butler WM5
Mrs. Martin Chapman has
been re-elected president of the
Butler First Baptist Woman’s
Missionary Union to serve
during 1963-64.
Other officers are Mrs. W,
S. Payne, vice president; Mrs.
Moley Rustin, secretary; Mrs.
H. H. Gee, treasurer; Mrs. Ed
Davis, mission study chariman;
Mrs. Tom Fountain, prayer
chairman; Mrs. J. R. Wilson,
community missions chairman;
Mrs. Luke Adams, program
chairman; Miss Mary Tom
Gray, publications chairman;
Ms. Grover Mott, stewardship
chairman; Mrs. J. W. Edwards
pianist.
Circle chairmen are Mrs.
M. P. Dean, Mickey Northcutt;
Mrs. E. H. Dunn, Hattie Rawls;
Mrs. Lewis Beason, Lottie
Moon.
Mrs. Jimmy Smith is sun
beam director. The counselors
are Mrs. Jimmy Smith, pri
mary; Mrs. Walter Evans, nir
mary; Mrs. Walter Evans, nur
sery and Mrs. Robert Poole,
beginner.
G. A. director is Mrs. John
ny Davis who also serves in the
intermediate department. Mrs.
James Manning is in charge of
the juniors.
pion of the Macon County
Fair, and a high school
cheerleader. Jimmy won
second place in a Macon
Junior golf tournament. He is
a Little League all-star and
had the distinction of pitching
a no-hit game. Nancy at
10 years of age has won a
Taylor County 4-H Life Award.
These varied talents and
accomplishments reflect a
home life where each mem
ber of the family is en
couraged to develop his in
dividual talents to the ful
lest ectent.
A native of North Carolina,
this beloved citizen of Rey
nolds and Taylor County
attended Guilford College in
Greensboro, N. C., from which
she received an A. B. de
gree. In addition to work
ing as a * medical tech
nician, she served as a
secretary, civil service em
ploye and YWCA camp
counselor.
Mrs. Whatley is first vice
president of the Reynold’s
Woman’s Club, heads various
P. T. A. committees, is
vice chairman of the Rey
nolds ■ Golf Club, and is a
past Girl Scout Leader.
She was responsible for such
civic improvements as se
curing school playground
equipment and iron benches
for the community recrea
tion center. She worked
on plans for the improve
ments of the grounds at
the school and golf course
through** the planting of
shrubbery; helped to raise
funds to build a bath house
at the swimming pool; head
ed the Girl Scout cookie
sale for three years; participat
ed in Girl Scout fund-raising;
Howard Youth
Tell Fall Plbns
The HowardChargeMYF an
nounces its calender of
events for the following
months.
September 14 - Weiner
Roast and Hayride at the
Howard Community House,
7:00 p. m. Each member
may bring a date for 25£.
October 7 - Monday, Sub-
District MYF at the Howard
Methodist Church at 7:30
p. m.
November - Date for regular
meeting, to be announced.
December - Date forChrist-
mas Banquet, will be an
nounced later.
All wno are interested in
joining please come Saturday
night. Sponsors and chap
erones are the Rev. and Mrs.
Douglas Green and Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Brown. Dues
are 25<f each month.
collected for Boys Estate
(Georgia), the Red Cross,
Cancer Drive, and Heart
Fund.
A member of the Reynolds
Baptist Church, this dedi
cated mother teaches Sunday
School and Bible School and
has taught in the nursery school
for the past 12 years, and
has been a grade mother
every year since her children
started school and even baby
sits for the neighbors when
they take extended vacations.
During her married life she
has sought to increase her
versatility as a homemaker
Gaultney Clan
Holds Annual
Reunion Sunday
The relatives of the late
Reverend M. T. Gaultney gath
ered at Midway Baptist Church
near Butler, Sunday, for a
family reunion. His children
are Edger Gaultnev, Mrs.
Frank Peterman, Ell Jaultney,
Mrs. Evelyn Jarrell, Butler;
Mrs. D. E. Byrd, Reynolds;
M. T. Gaultney Jr., Cedar Keys,
Fla.; Mrs. Emmie Burn
ham and Mercer Gaultney,
Eastman. The youngest child
is 68 years of age and the
oldest is S8 years of age.
Among the 200 guests were
Dr. and B. W. Forrester,
Macon; Dr. and Mrs. E. C.
Whatley and the Rev. Bob
Whiddon and family, Rey
nolds; Jack Peed, Leb Peed,
Miss Sue Peed and the Rev.
Gary Osborne, Butler; and Mr.
and Mrs. Chase Grandin,
Columbus.
Four generations were re
presented.
through home nursing and
sewing courses and cooking
schools. She does all of the
interior decorating of her
home, including painting the
interior walls. Her next pro
ject will be to re-do her
kitchen.
Her hobbies are music
and golf. She regards both
as a means of partici
pating with her family in
recreational activities. Rose
mary’s reading is extensive.
She pursues seven magazines
each month, including the
Journal of the American Medi
cal Association and Mechanics
Illustrated, the latter be
cause of her husband’s hobby
of shop work.
The one trait of character
which impresses Rosemary’s
friends above all other is
her unselfishness and her
willingness to serve others.
As the secretary of the Rey
nolds Kiwanis Club wrote:
"We are gratified to name
Rosemary Whatley as a
citizen who continuously places
the welfare of others above
her own personal desires.
In recognition of her out
standing contributions to the
betterment of our community,
we are happy to salute
Rosemary Whatley".
Homocoming Set
An all day homecoming ser
vice wili be held at the Church
of God in Taylor Mill on Sun
day, September 22. Rev. H. M.
Skipper, pastor of the Church
of God, from Thomaston will
conduct the morning services.
These services will begin at
10;00, Sunday morning.
Dinner will be served and
several quartets are expected
several quartets are expected.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
Mrs. Sarah L. Poole of
Butler will receive a 20-
year certificate and a silver
lapel emblem from the
Robins Air Force Base.
A presentation of 20-
and 10-year awards will be
made to 62 civilians as
signed to the Warner Robins
Air Materiel Area materiel
menagement directorate in
recognition of a total of almost
900 years of faithful federal
service at Robins AFB.
Demonstration
Council Meets
The Taylor County Home
Demonstration Council met
Wednesday, September 4, in the
office of Mrs. Elizabeth Coop
er, Home Demonstration Agent.
The following officers were
elected.
Mrs. Frank Callahan, presi
dent; Mrs. M. B. Pittman, vice
president; Mrs. Benny Avera,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
Clyde Walker, reporter; Mrs.
Hugh Cheek, 4-H advisor.
These newly elected officers,
the retiring president, Mrs.
Sydney Rustin, Mrs. A. B.
Floyd, counselor’s nominee for
district 4-H advisor and Mrs.
Cooper will attend the Home
Demonstration Council and
Workshop at Rock Eagle, Sep
tember 17-19.
Annual Clinic
Set In Dublin
The Annual leadership clinic
of Georgia Teachers and
Education Association will
convene in Dublin, Georgia on
September 13-15, 1963where
educators all over our state
will be in attendance. Princi
pal Hicks has been selected
to address the group
Mrs. Waller Joins
Teaching Staff
Mrs. Gerson Waller of
Mauk is now teaching a
third grade class in Tal
bot County. She has a
three year teaching certif
icate and plans to attend
the Georgia Woman’s Col
lege next summer to com
plete the four years needed
for a teacher’s degree.
Mrs. Waller’s two daugh
ters, Dyrene and Roylyn,
are attending school in Tal
bot County.
John T. McKenzie of Monte
zuma was the guest speaker
at a meeting of the Reynolds
Kiwanis Club, Friday. Mr.
McKenzie’s most recent public
office was that of state
senator from his district.
He is a businessman, a
farmer and operates a pack
ing shed.
He had been mayor
of Montezuma, a city council
man, president of the
Montezuma Chamber of Com
merce, the Montezuma Kiwanis
Chib and the district Kiwanis
Club as well. A graduate
of the University of Georgia,
he was one of those who
brought his talents back to
his home town and has been
a part of every major effort
there all his adult life.
His subject was coin col
lecting, a hobby that has
given him a great deal of
pleasure and satisfaction in
the past few years. He be
gan his talk with a few
points about the value of
coins. (1) The age of the
coin does not determine its
worth. The number of that
particular coin minted sets its
value. (2) Some coins arc
graded good, some extra good
and others fine. Uncircu
lated coins have the best
grade.
The speaker continued with
a history of coins. In the
beginning each state printed
a few coins of their own.
Congress voted to standar
dize coinage in 1892. The
first mint was located at
Philadelphia. There was
also a mint at Carson City anti
New Orleans. The mint at
Philadelphia and one at Denver
are still in operation.
The Philadelphia mint dii>
not place the mint's mark
on any coin except the war
time nickels. The letter
P for the Philadelphia mint was
used to indicate a change
of alloy. Nickel, a critical
war material, was entirely
eliminated.
Charles E. Barber de
signed a great many coins
during the years he served
as Chief Engraver of the
Mint.
Another designer of coins
was Victor D. Brenner. Ilis
initials, VDB, apperar on a
limited quanitity of cents
of 1909. The San Fran
cisco mint produced the
smallest issue before the
initials were removed creat
ing the scarcest though not
the highest priced Lincoln
Head Cent.
The 1916 Dime was the
most expensive mercury dime.
Business Volume
Up In Georgia
Retail sales in Georgia
during the second quarter of
this year totaled$1,525,097,721
as compared to $1,436,238,881
during the same period in 1962,
according to a report released
today by the Georgia State
Chamber of Commerce Re
search Department.
Research Director Morris
Ward reported that 115
counties recorded an in
crease during the last quarter.
Second quarter business
volume in Taylor County
totaled $2,512,463 in 1963
as against $2,436,707 in the
same quarter in 1962.
Green Completes
Annual Training
Army Reserve 1st Lt.
Robert E. Green, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Green of Butler, completed
two weeks of annual active
duty training at Fort Lee,
Virginia, in mid-August.
Lieutenant Green is as
signed as communications of
ficer of the 474th Quarter
master Group, an Army Re
serve unit in Atlanta.
With his wife, Monty, and
children, residents of Atlanta,
the 29-year-old officer is a
1952 graduate of Douglas High
School and a 1956 graduate
of Mercer University in Macon.
Only 264,000 were minted.
The silver dollar reached
its highest value in 1804.
During 1903 and 1904
silver dollars were very
scarce and not one silver
dollar has been printed
since 1935.
The speaker was intro
duced by Buddy Harp.
Visitors were John St.
Clair and Key Club mem
bers Bobby Martin and
Henry Sams. John St.Clair
was accepted as a member
and will be inducted next
week.
Health Exams
Recommended
Before School
Miss Lucile Higginbotham,
Head Health Department lorCo-
operative Extension Service
said periodic health examina
tions provide part of the answer
to such health problems, visual
difficulties, hearing delicien-
cies and others.
"For this reason, parents
should have their children ex
amined by a physician prior to
the opening of school at cer
tain school levels.” One
should be scheduled prior to
entering school for the first
time. Others may be made
at entrance to the intermediate
grades (4-6), during junior high
school (grades 7-9), and during
senior high (grades 10-12).
"Of course," Miss Hig
ginbotham stated, “there is
no substitute for continuing
health supervision by the f amily
physician from the prenatal
period throughout childhood and
youth.”
She pointed out that during,
regular visits for checkups,
the physician gets acquainted
with the child when he is well,
becomes familiar with his
health history, give the neces
sary immunizations, and makes
tests or special examinations
when the situation warrents.
“This is a preventive medi
cine program dedicated to pre
serving rather than restoring,
health,” Miss Higginbotham
explained.
Parents, teachers, the scho
ol nurse, and other adults who
are with the child regularly have
a vital role to play in the pre
ventive program. "Alet par
ents and teachers can often de
tect the beginning, of an illness
and make medical referrals
early when treatment is most
effective,” the health specialist
concluded.
Mike Williams
Now In Army
Michael Johnthan Williams,
son of Sergeant Major and Mrs.
James Harold Williams of
Charing, was enlisted in the
United States Army on Sept.
6, according to a statement re
leased by Sergeant Jeff Head,
Columbus Army Recruiter.
In making the announcement
Sergeant Head stated that Mike
was selected for special as
signment to the Army Security
Agency based on unusually high
aptitude scores achieved by
him while processing for en
listment. Young Williams will
receive eight weeks basic train
ing at Fort Jackson, South
Carolina prior to reporting to
the ArmySecurity Agency Scho
ol for specialized training.