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The Taylor County News
^ ^ m /4 T /% D ■ 11-1 a •« I I u A I J »
and The Butler Herald
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1964
The countdown has begun as
every candidate goes after that
all important vote before the
Tuesday deadline. For the first
time in the history of Georgia,
the two party system is going
strong all over the state.
Charges and counter charges
ring out from orators as the
time for the biggest decision of
government in at least four
years faces the average citi
zen.
Regardless of the winner, the
election probably will set some
new records. It is predicted
that more Americans than ever
before will cast votes for a
president. Feeling seems to
run higher "against” both men
than ever before and it is said
that regardless of which a per
son is against, he will make
more effort to get to the polls
to vote against someone than to
get there to vote for someone.
Simple growth in population
also accounts for some of the
increase. In 1960, some 68
million votes were counted
while experts predict that 1964
will see 73 million persons vote.
Problems have come up about
the complicated ballot. How
ever many candidates and al
most all news media have co
operated in printing copies of
the ballot as well as explana
tions of how it must be voted.
Polls show that more than
ever the people’s choice is a
split ticket vote. Even many
Georgians will no longer vote
a straight Democratic or Re
publican ticket but will split
his vote between candidates of
the two parties.
However you desire to vote,
just be sure you exercise this
precious right. It is the re
sponsibility of a democracy’s
citizens to exercise this priv
ilege. But voting is not the
only responsibility - informed
voting coupled with the courage
to support calmly and dirmly
intelligent convictions unsel
fishly in the best interests of
our country is a necessity.
But does my vote count? This
question is often asked but let
us look to history to see if
votes count. In 1844 a sick
man in Indiana was carried to
the polls so that he might vote
for his friend. His friend, Da
vid Kilso, won the office by one
vote. In the Indiana Senate he
provided the majority of one that
the Democrats needed over the
Whigs.
Because of the position he
held, he was able to help elect
Edward Hannigan to the U. S.
Senate (this was before the 17th
Amendment changed the elec
tion of Senators). When Hanni
gan went into the Senate, the
first item of business was a vote
on a treaty to annexTexas. The
treaty had been voted down three
times.
The vote was taken and Texas
was annexed by the necessary
two-thirds majority by only one
vote - that vote was cast by the
new Senator, Edward Hannigan.
Suppose that sick Indiana man
had decided he was not able to
go to the polls and vote.
In the 1960 election, 38 mil
lion qualified Americans did not
vote. Don’t be one of those
millions in 1964. Accept your
responsibility as an informed
citizen. Go to the polls and
VOTE as an informed citizen.
The poll holders will be un
able to help you mark your bal
lot, according to Mrs. Childs,
Ordinary, so study the ballot
published last week, read the
instructions and be prepared
to vote your conviction. A rela
tive may help you should you
need help.
Polio Vaccine
Oral polio vaccine will be
available at the Health Cen
ter for children from nine
months to 10 years of age
beginning on Wednesday, No
vember 4. The vaccine will
be available each Wednesday
throughout the month of No
vember.
Rnal Rites For
Mrs. Barnes Are
Held In Butler
Funeral services for Mrs.
Willie George Parks Barnes,
43, who died in Americus at
10;25 a.m. on Saturday, Octo
ber 24, were held Monday, Oc
tober 26, at 3 p.m. in the But
ler Baptist Church. Rev. Wal
ter R. Evans, pastor of the
church, officiated, assisted by
the Rev. Ted Bass, pastor of
the Butler Methodist Church.
Interment was in the Howard
Cemetery.
A life-time resident of Tay
lor County, Mrs. Barnes was
born June 29, 1921. She was
the daughter of the late Havis
H. and Lilia Belle Brown Parks
of Howard. Mrs. Barnes was a
member of the Butler Bpatist
Church whre she was an active
member of the Amzie Wilson
Sunday School Class and Nur
sery leader.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Miss Daphnie Barnes, But
ler; one son, Jackie R. Barnes,
U. S. Army, Virginia; six sis
ters, Mrs. Martha Bishop of
Reynolds, Mrs. Edith Jarrell
of Butler, Mrs. Frances Van-
dergrift of Junction City, Mrs.
Virginia Wilson of Columbus,
Mrs. Hazel Rutland of Atlanta,
Mrs. Marie Parrish of Mid
west City, Oklahoma; and two
brothers, Cecil Parks of Col
umbus and Bobby Parks of But
ler.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
the following serving as pall
bearers, Bob Daniel, Hubert
Payne, Carl Hobbs, Murray
Walker, John Pennington and
H. D. Taunton.
Assembly Of God
Has New Pastor
The Assemblyof God Church
of Butler announces that it has
a new pastor, the Rev. J. E.
Harvelle ofThomaston, who has
pastored churches in Thomas-
ton and Douglas.
Services for the church are
Sunday School, 10a. m.; Morn-
ing worship, 11 a. m.; Night
worship, 7 p. m. and prayer
meeting is at 7p.m. on Thurs
day of each week.
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
Boys Estate Is Subject Of
Speech To Butler Liens
INTERIOR VIEW - The above is an interior
view from East to West of Raburn Brothers Gin
showing pipes which have fallen from over head
and the damaged stands at far left.
"Boys Estate, Georgia...To
which come homeless lads..Be
wildered young victims of home
and economic maladjustments..
And those who have been led
Woman’s Club To
Meet Wednesday
The Reynolds Woman’s Club
will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Wed
nesday, November 3 in the club
house with Mrs. C. L. Ayers,
president, presiding.
Mrs. Leonard Whatley will
have charge of the musical
program while Mrs. Irene M.
Whatley will present the guest
speaker, Mrs. Joseph E. Buf
fington of Lithonia, General
Federation Convention Promo
tion Chairman.
Hostesses are Mrs. R. E.
Aultman, Mrs. Susie Woods and
Miss Winnie Aultman.
Raburn Brothers Gin Burns On
Saturday Night; $75,000 Loss
NOTICE
Due to the electon, the
regularly scheduled county
commissioners meeting has.
been changed to November 10.
Fire of undetermined origin
completely demolished Raburn
Brothers Gin, located in
Freshmen
President
John Thomas Cochran, II
was elected president of the
first year law class by his
classmates here Thursday.
Cochran was elected to this
office on the first ballot, re
ceiving a substantial amount
of votes more than his two op
ponents combined. Other law
students in this race were
John Oldfield of Savannah, and
James Googe of Nordold,
James Googe of Norfolk, Vir
ginia.
Cochran entered the Uni
versity of Georgia Law School
this year after graduating from
the University of Georgia last
June and receiving a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Political
Science at that time. He is
married and has one son.
The son of Mrs. Robert
Cochran and the late Mr.
Cochran and grandson of Mrs.
J. Tom Cochran and the late
Mr. Cochran, he is a graduate
of Butler High School.
ATTENTION YOUNG MEN!
This is not a draft call to join the army but to JOIN the Taylor
County Jaycees. We need men between the ages of 21-35 for this
fine organization. The next meeting will be Wednesday night,
November 4, at the Flint Electric Building in Reynolds. Meeting
time will be 8 p.m.
Mrs. Garrett Selected GEX1964
'State Employee Of The Year'
Mrs. Rebecca L. Garrett
has been selected as the GEX
1964 "State Employee of the
Year." She will be honored
at a Public Service Achieve
ment Awards Banquet on Fri
day, October 30, at 7 p. m.
at the Riviera Motel of
Atlanta. After the dinner,
she will be presented a $100
U. S. Savings Bond and an
engraved commemorative pla
que as part of the Awards
Banquet ceremonies. She will
be accompanied to the ban
quet by her husband, Sims
Garrett of Butler.
Mrs. Garrett has been an
employee of the State for 20
years. She was appointed by
Governor Herman Talmadge-
Mrs.. Garrett was later re
appointed by Governor Mar
vin Griffin and again by
Governor Carl Sanders. She
was also recognized byGover-
Hallowe’en Party
The annual Hallowe’enCar-
nival is set for Saturday
night, October 31, in the
Mauk Community House-
There will be cake walk
ing, bingo, fish pond, haunted
house, candies, peanuts, hot
dogs and drinks. (Another
feature will be string music
by Jesse Smith and his
group, (pd. adv.)
MRS. REBECCA L. GARRETT
nor Ernest Vandiver, who ap
pointed her Chairman of the
State Probation System.
She is the only woman in
the United States who holds
the position of Chairman of
the State Board' of Pardons
and Paroles and Chairman of
the State Probation System.
LIONS ZONE MEET
A Lions Zone Meeting is
scheduled for Sunday, Novem
ber 1. It will be held in the
Ideal Nursing Home in Ideal
from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Officers
from the Butler club plan to
attend.
Ideal, at 10:30 p. m., Saturday,
according to J. L. Turner,
Chief of the local Fire De
partment.
E. C. Raburn Sr., owner
and operator of the gin. es
timated his loss at $75,000.
The first gin was built
1931 by Mr. Raburn’s brother,
the late F. L. Raburn. After
it burned, the two brothers
became partners in 1934.
The gin which burned Sat
urday night had been in
operation since 1937.
Mrs. Gassett Is
Interred At
Turner's Chapel
Graveside services for Mrs.
Annie Laura Gassett, 54, who
died Wednesday in a Bruns
wick Hospital, were held at
2 p. m., Monday, in Turner’s
Chapel Cemetery.
She is survived by her hus
band, W. M. Gassett of St.
Simons Island; a daughter,
Linda Gassett of St. Simons
Island; two sons, Brice
Gassett, who is in the Army
and William C. Gassett of
St. Simons Island; a sister,
Mrs. Leila Howell of West
Palm Beach, Fla. and a
brother, Elmira Posey of
Reyno Ids.
Auto Accident
An auto accident about 4 o’
clock, Wednesday afternoon, in
front of the Guined Locker Plant
in Butler damaged two automo
biles and caused minor injury
to Mrs. Thomas W. Caldwell of
Midland.
A 1963 Chevrolet, driven by
Clifford B. Byrd of Reynolds,
was traveling east of Butler on
Highway 96 when he turned left
in the path of a 1963 Comet,
driven by T. W. Caldwell of
Midland. The Caldwell car hit
the Byrd car in the left front
causing considerable damage to
both.
Mrs. Caldwell, a passenger in
her husband’s car, was treated
at the Reynolds hospital and dis
missed.
Police Chief R. C. Peacock
who investigated the accident
said that no charges were filed
in the case.
Brother Of
Taylor Countian
Dies Saturday
Edwin M. Dean Sr., brother
of M. P. Dean of Butler, died
Saturday, October 24, at 6:45
a. m. in the Emory Univer
sity Hospital of Atlanta fol
lowing a long illness. Rev.
J. Emmett Henderson, pastor
of the Norcross Baptist Church
officiated at graveside ser
vices held in the Peach
tree Memorial Cemetery of
Norcross at 5 p. m., Sunday,
October 25.
Survivors include his wife;
Continued on page 6
RABURN BROTHERS GIN - The above is a full view of Raburn
Brothers Gin following its destruction by fire on Saturday night.
Thomoston Jaycees To Work In
County Precincts On Nov. 3
Members of Georgia’s
Junior Chamber of Com
merce will p ay a key role
Nov. 3 in the most am
bitious vote-counting project
Taylor Mill Man
Dies Suddenly
at Home, Monday
Roy Clifford Moore of Tay
lor Mill died suddenly at his
home, Monday, October 26,
at 8 a. m. The husband of
Mrs- Mary Etta Bartlett
Moore, he was a life-time
resident of Taylor County and
a member of the Taylor
Mill Baptist Church.
He was employed by Bibb
Mills at Taylor Mill and was
a member of the Woodmen
of the World» Born October
13, 1904, he was the son of
the late Charles H. and
Christine Elizabeth Rodgers
Moore.
Final rites were held in the
Mount Olive Freewill Bap
tist Church of Taylor Mill on
Tuesday, October 27, at 3
p. m. Officiating was the
Rev. W. J. Owen of Co
lumbus and burial was in
the Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Cauley
Barrow, Jimmy Hobbs, Syd
Cook, B. R. Dent Jr., A. G.
Windham, and Kenneth Bar-
row.
Survivors are his wife;
one son, Charles Perry
Moore of Fort Valley; two
daughters, Mrs. Bessie Mc-
Invale of Reynolds and Mrs.
Janie Luther of Byron; one
sister, Mrs. Lossie Kent
of Griffin; six grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
Goddards Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange
ments.
Taylor Countians
Purchase $23,809
In Savings Bonds
Taylor Countians purchased
a total of $23,809 in Series
E Savings Bonds during
September. Every family is
urged to buy extra bonds be
tween now and Christmas.
U. S. Savings Bonds make
families stronger. . . strong
families keep America strong.
Graveside Rites
Graveside Services were
Continued on page 5
ever undertaken in an election
in the state.
On election night, members
of the Jaycees’ 169 chapters
will be in each of Georgia’s
more than 1,800 voting pre
cincts to gather returns for
the Network Election Service,
a joint venture of the nation’s
three radio-television net
works and two major news
services.
Thomaston Jaycees will be
working the precincts inTay-
lor county to assure that the
returns will be reported
promptly to Atlanta.
astray by unfortunate associa
tions and circumstantial pres
sures. They come not as wards
of society--But as young citi
zens to this all-boy com
munity." This was the sub
ject of a speech by Miss Mar
garet Kelly of Boys Estate, to
the Butler Lions Club, Monday
night.
According to Miss Kelly, the
State of Georgia gave the land
for Boy’s Estate 19 years ago,
in 1945. The one building on the
land was remodeled last year
and is now the chapel.
Boys Estate includes 365
acres of farmland, all of which
cannot be used and 4000 chick
ens. In 1963, an average of $914
was spent per boy at the home
but this does not include any
gifts.
Approximately 50 boys, rang-
Taylor Native
Dies In Plains
On October 22
Funeral services for Mrs.
Arminda H. Garrett of Taze
well, who died on October
22, in a Plains Convales
cent Home, were held Octo
ber 24 at 11 a.m. from Mount
Nebo Primitive Baptist
Church. Elder Emory Col
lins of Macon officiated and
burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Mrs. Garrett was born in
Taylor County but had lived
in Marion County most of her
life. She was one of the old
est members of Mount Nebo
Church.
Survivors include one
daughter, Mrs. C. S. Har-
buck of Tazewell; four sis
ters, Mrs. G. W. Layfield of
Ellaville, Mrs. W. R. Brewer
of Charing, Mrs. Clifford Ward
of Ashburn and Mrs. C. A.
Robinson of Live Oak, Fla.;
three brothers, E. F. Hill of
Sylvester; J. H. Hill of Buena
Vista and Homer Hill of Char
ing; two grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Giddens Funeral Home of
Ellaville was in charge of
arrangements.
ing in age from six to 18, are
there. The gates to Boys Estate
are never locked; all boys are
free to leave at any time. Each
cottage has a couple as house-
parents.
The purpose of Boys Estate
is to build citizenship from the
raw materials of youth. Elec
tions were held the last week
in September and its mayor is
14, the youngest mayor of an
incorporated area in the state.
Boys Estate is an incor
porated city with police chief,
etc. A courtroom is located
in the Post Office Building and
the boys serve as judges. A
boy who is given a ticket by a
police officer goes to court on
Saturday afternoon. Although
he is not fined, he is punished
by the other boys.
Miss Kelly also said that this
is the only city in the state with
100 per cent participation in vot
ing on election day. The boys
learn democracy by practicing
it.
Guests included Miss Kelly,
C. V. 6illson of Fort Valley,
Zone Director; and Larry Wil-
kerson.
Infant Dies In
Hospital; Rites
In Funeral Home
Michael Thomas Hobbs, in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Joe Hobbs of Rey
nolds, dield in the Macon
Hospital on Sunday, October
25.
Services were held in the
Goddard Funeral Home at 3
p. m. on Monday, October 26.
with the Rev. J. L. Jamison,
pastor of the First Naza-
rene Church of Thomaston,
officiating. Interment was in
Pine Level Cemetery in
Macon County.
Surviving are his grand
parents, Mrs. T. W. Hobbs
of Reynolds and Mr. and
Mrs. Alva Shaw ofThomaston.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements
with the following serving
as pall bearers, Jackie Skip
per, Charles Neisler, Benny
Hobbs and Steve Neisler.
Gordon Carson Chapter Meets With
Mrs. C.G. Elder On October 22
Mrs. C. G. Elder entertained
the Gordon-Carson Chapter at
her home on October 22. Mrs.
C. H. Neisler, the newly elected
vice president, presided over
the business meeting.
An invitation from the Monti-
cello UDC Chapter was read
Mr. Weldon Dies
Monday; Rites
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Dewey
Lee Weldon, son of the late
John and Ophelia Bazemore
Weldon of Harris County,
were held in the Edwards
Funeral Home Chapel on
Wednesday, October 28, at 3
p. m. Rev. W. L. Peed,
pastor of Mornign Side Metho
dist Church of Albany of
ficiated, assisted by the Rev.
Jerry Partain, pastor of the
Bethel Congregational Church
of Butler.
Mr. Weldon died in the Mont
gomery Hospital at 1:30 a.m.
on Monday, October 26, follow
ing an illness of six weeks.
He was buried in the Union
Methodist Church Cemetery,
where Mr. Weldon was a
member. He had resided in
Taylor County since 1919 and
was a retired employee of
the B. F. Goodrich Company.
Survivers include Mrs. Wel
don; three daughters, Mrs.
Robert Peed and Mrs.Thomas
Lajudice of Warner Robins;
two sons, Dewey L. Weldon
Jr. of Macon and Chester
Weldon of the Panama Canal
Zone and four grandchildren.
Continued on page 5
inviting the Gordon-Carson
Chapter to a tea honoring Mrs.
Edgar Lancaster, the new
president of the Georgia Divi
sion, on Nov. 1 from 3:00 to
5:00.
Mrs. S. J. Tankersley Mrs
C. H. Neisler and Mrs. E. B.
Swearingen gave reports of the
Division Convention held in At
lanta recently The convention
will meet in Columbus next
year. The Gordon - Carson
Chapter won several awards
including the Mildred Seydell
cup for contributions to the
Mildred Rutherford Foundation,
a citation as an Honor Chapter,
and the Stone Mountain Flag
Terrace Certificate of Award
for 100 percent of Membership
contributing.
It was announced that the
chapter programs this year will
feature current events and sub
jects of current interest, se
curing guest speakers when
possible. It was also announced
CAKE SALE
A cake and coffee sale will
that the responsibility for the
Kiwanis luncheons will be di
vorced from the duties of the
president. Mrs. S. J. Tankers
ley, Mrs. E, B. Swearingen and
Mrs. Guy Windham will serve
on the Kiwanis Luncheon com
mittee.
William T. Owen, principal
of Reynolds High School, pre
sented the program. He intro
duced two members of the de
bating team, Miss Sara Anne
Fountain who spoke on Gold-
water and Miss Angie Hobbs
who spoke on Johnson. Mr.
Owen gave an interesting and
timely talk on the 14 amend
ments to be voted on in the
coming election.
A social hour followed and at
this time the chapter and the
state scrapbooks were on dis
play-
Mrs. Lee Dies
In Americus
Funeral services for Mrs.
Margaret Lee, 48, of Americus
were conducted, October 4, in
the chapel of Reese Park Fun
eral Home. Burial was in Sun
set Memorial Gardens.
A native of Taylor County,
Mrs. Lee had resided in Ameri
cus for several years. She was
a member of the First Baptist
Church of Americus.
Survivors include her hus
band, T. A. Lee of Americus;
a daughter, Mrs. Gary Guest
of Macon; a son, Larry Lee
of Americus; one sister, Mrs.
Sara Montgomery of Plains;
two brothers, W. M. Gee and
Crowell Com- Hugh Gee, both of Butler; and
Peacock's Store two grandchildren.
be held on election day, Novem
ber 3, by the Student Council
on the Courthouse lawn begin
ning at 2;00 p.m. and continuing
until the polls close.
BOOKMOBILE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
10:00 - 11:00 Mauk at Post
office
11:30 - 12:00 Butler at Taylor
County Library
1:15 - 1:45 Taylor Mill at
Mclnvale’s Store
2:00 - 2:45 Reynolds Com
munity Library
3:00 - 3:30
munity at