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The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
VOL. 88—NO. 5r
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1964
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
Due to the tremendous in
terest in tax equilization in
recent weeks, I am devoting
my column to a letter written
by Robert E. Green, tempo
rary chairman of the Jaycees.
The Jaycees and the Lions Club
are both highly interested in
tax equilization and we plan
to get answers from the Coun
ty Commissioners to Mr.
Green’s questions as rapidly
as possible.
Dear Editor;
I am a relative newcomer to
Taylor County, and I like the
community and the people a
great deal. In meeting new
people 1 notice that there is
one topic of conversation which
greatly appeals to Taylor Coun-
tians; and that is the subject of
taxes and the present county
financial situation.
I have heard many opinions,
ideas, truths, and some out
right untruths. In short, what
1 have heard is rather con
fusing.
If you can furnish them I would
like to be set straight on sev
eral questions that have come
to me from what I have heard.
The questions are:
1. Is the County in bad
Shape financially?
2. If so, could we actually
lose our high schools (or their
accreditation) because of this
debt?
3. Do we have a chance to
attract any real industry with
the present tax set-up?
4. Would taxes automatical
ly be raised for everyone if the
county underwent a tax re-
evaluation program?
5. Has a Grand Jury ad
vised the county to re-evaluate
taxes?
6. What does the average
taxpayer know about tax equa
lization? Has there been in
formation furnished to the gen
eral public? Do the people real
ly know of the financial dif
ficulty of the County?
7. Would tax re-evaluation
actually solve the problems or
make them easier to solve?
Where do the County Commis
sioners stand on tax equaliza
tion? What solutions do they
offer?
8. Is it possible that Taylor
County might cease to exist if
it doesn’t get its’ house more
in order?
Since 1 am now a Taylor
Countain these questions defi
nitely interest me just like they
do those whom I have heara
discuss them.
There seems to be a lot of
talk favoring a tax equalization
program (and it does have a good
sound), and for the sake of my
children and my families’ fi
nancial future I think perhaps
these questions should be ans
wered forthrightly and some
solution sought.
Sincerely,
ROBERT E, GREEN
Kiwanians Hear
Singing English
Teacher, Friday
Grady McLendon, English
teacher of Reynolds School,
entertained the Kiwanians with
song at their Friday luncheon
meeting. He sang “Yours Is
My Heart Alone,’’ “Makushla,”
and “They Call It America."
Bob Leudtke, accompanied by
Mrs. C. E. Marshall at the
accompanied by Mrs. C. E.
Marshall at the piano.
Bob Leudtke, math teacher at
the high school, was also on
hand for the meeting and both
were introduced by Bobby Ault-
man, who was in charge of tlie
program.
Gene Hodges also told of his
experiences at the youth con
ference in Chicago, 111- and John
Walton, president, announced
that a special program is
planned for next Friday. It
is Farm-City Week and the
meeting will be held in the
Flint EMC Building.
Georgia Power
Wins 2nd Place
In Ad Contest
Newspaper advertising pub
lished by the Georgia Power
company in the past 12 months
has been awarded second place
among utility advertising
throughout the nation, Public
Utility Ad-Views has announc
ed.
Judges in the Ad-Views
competition also pointed out
that Georgia Power is the only
utility in the Southeast that
has ranked in the top 10
for the past three years.
Ad-Views, published byCin-
cent Edwards Ad-View Ser
vice, Waltham, Mass-, has
conducted the annual com
petition for 44 years. The
publication each month rates
and publishes the best ads
from electric power, gas and
other utilities.
Judging is based on general
appearance, idea, merit of the
service or merchandise of
fered, layout and illustration
and the general effect the
advertisement has on the com
pany’s relations with the pub
lic.
Other honors which came
to the Georgia firm within the
past year include five in
ternational awards in the 42nd
annual Public Utilities Ad
vertising Assn, competition.
Here, Georgia Power took top
honors for the best com
plete advertising program, two
second prizes for ads on in
dustrial development and mer
chandise sales and two third
prizes.
Butler Baptist Youths Plan
Weekend Revival Services
HOME DEMONSTRATION MEMBERS HOLD
ANNUAL BANQUET- Left to right, County
Agent Vernon R. Reddish, District Home Dem
onstration Agent, Mrs. Addie R. Powers, Speak
er of the evening Paul A. Crawford Jr., Presi
dent Mrs. Frank Callahan, Home Demonstration
Agent Mrs. Elizabeth W. Cooper are shown fol
lowing the annual banquet of the Home Dem
onstration Clubs of Taylor County last Thursday
night.
Banquet Held By Home
Demonstration Clubs
Using the theme, “Lye Soap
vs. Lux”, Paul A. Crawford
Jr. spoke to the annual banquet
of the Home Demonstration
Clubs last Thursday night in the
Butler High School Cafetorium.
Noting that it is interesting to
see women band together for the
purpose of learning, he stated
that adults must try to “keep
up with this crazy world. If
you are not confused, you just
MIKE GREEN CELEBRATES - Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Green Jr.
entertained with a birthday party on Tuesday afternoon in honor
of their youngest son, Mike. A member of the first grade class
at the Butler School, Mike celebrated his sixth birthday with an
al fresco supper for a small group of young friends. Mike is
shown above opening some of the gifts he received. Those at
tending the cook out were Jimmy Saunders, Bill Riley, Johnny
and Gene Saunders, Ricky Teat, David Rowe, Danny Trussell,
Steve Smith, Barbara Adams, Sheryl Griggs and the brother and
sister of the honoree, Johnny and Kathy Green.
Georgia Freewill Baptists Meet
At Youth Camp Near Colquitt
The Georgia State As
sociation of Free Will Bap
tists met in its 28th annual
session last week at the en
terprise youth camp near Col
quitt. All eight district As
sociations were represented.
Attending from Taylor County
were Bob Dent and Eugene
Windham.
The theme for the two days
session was “A Spiritual
Church.” Featured speakers
on the program were the
Rev. Louis Moulton, pastor of
Bethany Church of Savannah;
Rev. Charles Thigpen, Dean
of Free Will Baptist Bible
College, Nashville, Tennessee;
Dr. W. Stanley Mooneyham,
special assistant to Dr. Billy
Graham. Rev. and Mrs. Sam
my Wilkinson, missionaries on
Furlough from Brazil, and
formerly of Glennville, Ga.
were also speakers for the
session.
National Association re
presentatives present from
Nashville, Tennessee, includ
ed Rev. Roger Reeds, gen
eral director of the Sunday
school department and Mr.
Sam Johnson, church training
service director.
Among the resolutions a -
dopted was one which called
for the clerk to correspond
with our representatives of
our legislative bodies in
Washington, D. C. urging them
to support legislation approv
ing bible reading and prayer
in our public schools on a
voluntary basis.
Officers for the associa
tion are: Rev. Charles Clark,
Eastmond, Ga., moderator;
Rev* Louis Moulton, Savannah,
assistant moderator; Mr. Sher
man Jones, clerk, Cochran, Ga.
and Rev. A. C. Truluck, Bacon-
ton, Ga. assistant cerk.
The Ga. State Woman’s
Auxiliary Convention of Free
Will Baptists met in conjun-
tion with the state associa
tion. The theme for the wo
man's meeting was: “Called
To Be Servants” using as a
basis I Corinthians 7:22. Seven
districts conventions were re
presented.
Special speaker for the
meeting was Mrs. Paul Pur
cell, executive secretary of
The Woman’s National Auxili
ary Convention, Nashville,
Tennessee. Rev. and Mrs.
Sammy Wilkinson brought
greetings and information on
their work in Jaboticabal, Bra
zil. The project adopted for
1965 is the raising of funds
for the Wilkinson’s Passage
back to the field next year.
New officers elected were:
Mrs. George C. Lee, Al
bany; vice-president, Mrs.
Billy Hatcher, Sale City; Sec
retary, Mrs. J. W. Franks,
Tifton; Asst, sec., Mrs. Char
les Clark, Eastmon; treasurer,
Mrs. Earl Tabb, Colquitt; field
secretary, Mrs. O. B. Everson,
Colquitt; corresponding sec.,
Mrs. Edward Kimbrel, Col
quitt; Study course chm., Mrs.
Harris Nix, Colquitt; personal
service chairman, Mrs.
M?nce Cason, Moultrie; Ste-
worship-prayer chm., Mrs.
Joy Swann, Savannah.
don’t understand what is going
on at all.”
Spicing his talk with humor,,
he brought the point to the la
dies and their guests of how it
is so important that they not
just take what they have gained
through hard work but continue
to carry on this work in order
that the world and the ones they
live will continue to improve
through their efforts.
Discussing a book recently
published, “Home for Christ
mas”, he said that a visit back
home for a group of success
ful businessmen and women re
stored their sense of values as
they saw the old way of life.
However, we have abandoned
that old way of life as we em
bark on an entirely new way with
the mother keeping the home
fires burning but at the same
time finding time to ’politick’
for her favorite changes in the
Mrs. Morrison Is
Honored With 77th
Birthday Supper —
Mrs- E. H. Morrison of Mauk
was entertained with a supper,
Saturday night, in honor of her
77th birthday. She was born on
November 17, 1887.
The traditional cake was
white with her age and “Happy
Birthday” written in red and
edged with red roses. Fol
lowing the supper, Mrs.Mor
rison opened her gifts and she
and her guests enjoyed games.
All of her children were
present and only one grand
child, Otis Montgomery and
family of Anniston, Ala., was
absent.
Her guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Clark and family
and a friend of The Rock; Mr.
and Mrs. Harmon Montgomery
and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Purvis of Thomaston; Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Abbott and Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Earl Hill of
Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Lum
Purvis of Macon; Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Purvis and Mrs.Amy
Gill of Butler. Her daughter,
Mrs. Cleatous Hill and Mr. Hill
acted as hosts.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mer
rill Roebuck Jr. of Rupert an
nounce the birth of a son on
November 14 in the Sams-
Whatley Hospital of Reynolds.
His name is Henry Merrill
Roebuck Jr. and he weighed
seven pounds and 11 ounces.
His maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Joe King
of Warner Robins and his
paternal grandparents are
the late Mr. and Mrs. Roe
buck.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Great-
house of Taylor Mill announce
the birth of a daughter, Connie
Young people of the Butler
Baptist Church have been vis
iting other young persons in the
county as they strive to spur
interest in the youth revival to
be held Saturday and Sunday,
November 21 and 22.
Guests at the revival will in
clude three boys from Georgia
Tech. Rogers Redding of
Georgetown, Ky., president of
the Ga. Tech Baptist Student
Union, will speak Sunday morn
ing. He is a chemistry major.
Vice president of the BSU Le-
land Strange, will speak on
Saturday night. An industrial
management major, he is from
Dallas, Texas. The third guest
from Ga. Tech is a chemical
engineering major and he will
lead the singing during the re
vival. He resides in Gray.
Two other guests will be
Diane DeLong of North Ga.
College and Joyce Hawkins, a
Crosses Of Military Service Are
Presented To Reynolds Men
community she would like to see
done, to do PTA work, to help
with various other community
and civic projects as well as
help supervise the projects of
the children.
Listing some of the ‘plea
sures’ that we can do without
in rural life, he said that al
though we no longer follow the
slow simple way of life, the new
way of life has greatly improved
life and health. Giving the
Home Demonstration Clubs
the credit for getting rid of
these ‘pleasures’ of carrying
water, chopping wood, sleeping
in a room so cold you dread
to go to bed and trying to build
a wash pot fire in a strong wind,
he emphasized that the job is
only begun and not done. “Adult
education has revolutionized
rural life but we must all keep
learning if we are to keep up.”
Mr. Crawford was introduced
by County AgentVernonR. Red
dish who told of his years of
work with the Extension Service
where he recently received a 20
year pin. He served in the U.
S. Army in World War II and
is a graduate of the University
of Georgia and is now doing
graduate work at Cornell Uni
versity.
Mrs. Cooper announced the
Club of the Year with the Mauk
Home Demonstration Club
taking the award. Mrs. L. R.
Pike of Mauk read the report
of the club activities of the
year.
Mrs. Cleatous Hill of the
Mauk Club and Mrs. A. B.
Floyd of the Ruppert Club were
recognized for having 100% at
tendance at all meetings of the
clubs. Mrs. Ella Foy Richards
Mrs. J. H. Rustin and Mrs. W.
G. Hill, all long time members
of the Home Demonstration
Clubs in the county, were pre
sent.
The Butler High School Trio,
composed of Misses Judy
Locke, Janice Peed and Lynne
Taylor, entertained the group
and ChaHene Albritton did a
pantomine. Claire Elliston
played the piano during the
meal and members of the 4-H
Clubs of the county served the
meal.
Marie, on November 12 in the
Sams-Whatley Hospital in Rey
nolds. She weighed six pounds
and three ounces. Maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Syd Crook of Reynolds and pa
ternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Greathouse
of Fort Valiev.
In a ceremony at the Club-
Chapter House, in Reynolds,
Sunday afternoon, the Gordon-
Carson Chapter, UDC, presen
ted Crosses of Military Ser
vice to James G. Windham,
a veteran of World War I
and to Roscoe Hunter Bryan,
a veteran of World War II.
Tlie presentations were made
by Mrs. S. J.Tankersley and
Mrs. E. B. Swearingen.
Mr. Bryan’s Cross was ac
cepted by his mother, Mrs.
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Reverend Bennett
Guest speaker at Antioch
Baptist Church, Sunday, will be
the Rev. J. P. Bennet of Adel.
He will bring the morning mes
sage at 11 a.m. and the evening
C. C. Bryan. Mr. Windham was
a member of the famed 82nd
Division and was awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in
action, the Purple Heart and
tlie Victory Medal.
Music for the occasion was
furnished by Mrs. J. E. What
ley and Donald Whatley. Mrs.
Whatley played a medley of
songs popular in the World
War I period- Following the
ceremony, Mr. Whatley sang
“Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing” and "My Buddy."
The assembly room was
decorated with arrangements
of red and white chrysan
themums as red and white are
the UDC colors. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. D. W.
Harp.
CAKE SALE
Members of Crowell Willing
Workers’ Club will spon
sor a cake sale in the Dial
Gas Building of Reynods on
Saturday, November 21. Come
early and take your choice
of fresh homemade cakes.
( pd. adv.)
sophomore at the Ga. Baptist
School of Nursing. Diane has
been elected pianist of the Ga.
Baptist Student state meetings
and will display her skill at
the piano during the revival.
Youth groups from all over
the county have been invited to
join the Baptists during these
two days beginning with a break
fast and a brief devotional
period at 7;30 a.m., Saturday.
A worship service is sche
duled for 8 p.m. on Saturday
to be followed by an inspira
tional hootnanny around a bon
fire at the pastorium. The
youth choir of the Bethel Con
gregational Methodist Church
will present the special music
at this service. The evening's
program will end with a devo
tional.
The regular Sunday morning
worship service will be led by
the revival guests and it will
be followed by a church-wide
dinner in the community house.
Nazarenes Have
A New Pastor,
Rev. H. Amburn
Rev. Hartsell Amburn is the
new pastor of the Butler
Nazarene Church. Formerly
of Loudon, Tenn., he attended
Loudon High School and is a
graduate ofTanner High School
in Chattanooga, Tenn.
He has been in the ministry
for four years and has pas-
tored Wilder’s Tower Naza
rene Church of Chickamauga.
Mrs. Amburn is the form
er Miss Shirley Thompson
of Rosville* The Amburns
have one daughter, Sharon,
who is four years old.
American Legion And Auxiliary Honor
War Dead On Eve Of Veterans Day
On the eve of the 46th an
niversary of the Armistice
of World War 1, Tuesday,
November 10, poppies were
sold in Butler and Reynolds
by Butler Unit 124 American
Legion Auxiliary as a memo-
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wain-
wright of Reynolds announce
the birth of a daughter on Fri
day, November 13, in the Sams-
Whatley Hospital. Little Dana
Michele weighed seven pounds
and two and one-half ounces
at birth. Mrs. Wainwright was
the former Miss Sylvia Wright,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Wainwright of Reynolds. Pa
ternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. M. C. Wright of Ro
berta.
FUTURE FARMER PRIZE
WINNER - Pictured above is
the Butler High Chapter boar
cared for by Jerry Wilson which
won two first places and two
Reserve Champion awards at
the Southeastern FairinColum-
bus recentlv.
Future Farmers
Win At Fair
by LESLEY KENDRICK,
FFA Reporter
Tlie Future Farmers of A-
merica participated in the Co
lumbus Fair, October 12-17.
Jerry Wilson and Paul
Tucker showed their pig chain
gilts on Monday and that night
the boy were entertained at
a banquet in the Martinique Ho
tel Dining Room.
On Tuesday, Wayne Wil
son showed his boar which
took two second places. Jerry
Wilson showed the chapter
boar which also walked away"
with two first places and two
Reserve Champion ribbons.
On Friday, the Future Farm
er Judging Team which in
cluded Billy Lawhorn, Lesley
Kendrick, Lamar Hammock and
Wayne Wilson went to the fair
to judge hogs, dairy cattle and
beef cattle. This groupplaced
fifth among the chapters parti
cipating which was an award
of $30 for the chapter
treasury.
rial to the war dead.
Members of the Legionand
Auxiliary met at the Legion
Home on Tuesday night for a
covered dish supper. Memo
ries were rekindled through
music and the singing of
songs popular during the Wars.
Post Commander Joseph J.
Harmon spoke on the obser
vance of Veterans’ Day and
the organizations' obligations
as citizens to the unholding of
Constitutional government.
An oyster supper was
planned for the December
social to be held at the
Legion Home on December 10
at 7:30 p. m.
Attending the anniversary
rpeet were J. J. Harmon and
Jeff, Mrs. Jeff Harmon, Mr.
and Mrs. Polk Harmon, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Mott, Mr.
and Mrs. Luke Adams, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Mathews,
Mr. and Mrs. C. S Sawyer,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Trussell,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wright
and William F. Gray Jr.
Mrs. Herman Amos, Mrs.
Clyde Walker, Mrs. J.J.Bone
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gee, Mrs.
Lewis Beason, Mrs. Bertha
Bazemore, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Elliston and Thomas,
Thomas Mathews, Mrs. R. D.
Waller, Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford Whatley and Mrs.Cleetie
Wall.
FFA BANQUET
What? BUTLER FFA PORK BAR-BE-CUE
When? HOMECOMING DAY, DECEMBER 5, 5:30 p.m. to ?
Where? BUTLER HIGH CAFETORIUM
Why? TO RAISE MONEY TO AIR CONDITION THE TAYLOR
COUNTY LIBRARY
May we urge you to buy your tickets in advance. They will be
on sale from members of the Future Farmers organization start
ing November 24. (pd. adv.)
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