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Department of Aftrchives
General Library
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
VOL. 89—NO. 10
BUTLEll, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1965
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Mrs. H. L. Bone And Brother
Return From Mexico Trip
Mrs. H. L. Bone, hotel and
restaurant operator in Butler,
says everyone should see Mexi
co, "but only one time." After
quite an eventful trip to the
neighboring country Mrs. Bone
has returned home and brought
her brother who was ill in
Apatzingan, Michonan, Mexico,
with her.
Several days ago a letter
arrived from Jose A. Florres,
a friend of her brother, Elmer
Taunton, who had become ill.
Mrs. Bone sent a telegram to
Mr. Florres to learn more of
her brother’s condition but due
to the language barrier, it was
difficult for her to obtain in
formation. After trying to con
tact the American Embassy in
Mexico City, Mrs. Bone learned
HONOR STUDENTS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Reynolds High School Honor
Roll students for the third six
weeks include:
George Brooks, Mark Fors-
ling, Joan Hodges, Claudia
Johnson, Bunny Marshall, Ske-
eter Pool, Cody Rustin, fourth
grade; Stevie Aultman, Billy
Bell, Chuck Byrd, Bunny Ful
ler, Marijo Goodroe, Jean
Jones, Stan Montgomery, Billy
Ricks, fifth grade.
Sharon Barfield, Susan Byrd,
Karen Forsling, Marianne Hin
ton, Debbie Whatley, Lynn
Young, sixth grade; Gina Boger,
Beth Jones, Julie Posey, Scott
Posey, Clark Walton, Nancy
Whatley, seventh grade; Johnny
Crook, Judy Montgomery, Judy
Smith, eighth grade.
Buddy Marshall, Jimmy
Whatley, ninth grade; Jackie
Fountain, tenth grade; Peggy
Childree, Gene Hodges, Edward
Swearingen, Lynda Whatley,
eleventh grade; Diane Hill,
Sandy Hinton, Angie Hobbs,
Martha Lynn Parker, Jimmy
Payne, twelfth grade.
Semester Honor Roll students
are George Brooks, Mark Fors
ling, Joan Hidges, Claudia
Johnson, Bunny Marshall,
Skeeter Pool, fourth grade; Ste
vie Aultman, Billy Bell, Bunny
Fuller, Marijo Goodroe, Jean
Jones, Stan Montgomery, Billy
Ricks, fifth grade.
Sharon Barfield, Ricky
Parks, Alan Whatley, Debbie
Whatley, Lynn Young, sixth
grade; Gina Boger, Beth Jones,
Julie Posey, Scott Posey, Clark
Walton, Nancy Whatley, seventh
grade; Johnny Crook, Karen
Horton, Judy Montgomery, Judy
Smith, eighth grade.
Buddy Marshall, Jimmy
Whatley, ninth grade; Jackie
Fountain, tenth grade; Peggy
Childree, Gene Hodges, Edward
Swearingen, Lynda Whatley,
eleventh grade; Diane Hill, San
dy Hinton, Angie Hobbs, Martha
Lynn Parker, Jimmy Payne,
twelfth grade.
that a Dr. Serroto in Columbus
was a native of Mexico.
After contacting Dr. Serroto,
Mrs. Bone, her brother, Cal
vin Taunton, and Mrs. Taunton
decided to go to Apatzingan and
bring the brother back to Geor
gia. For the next few days,
affairs at the Bone household
were hectic with packing, res
ervations, immunizations and
obtaining necessary papers to
enter Mexico.
Finally on Wednesday after
noon, the three were off, leav
ing the Atlanta airport about
5 p. m. and with an hour stop
over in New Orleans, they ar
rived in Mexico City about 10
p. m. Finding the weather there
much like the climate here, they
found it rather uncomfortable
in the motel without the type
of heating systems that we are
accustomed to enjoying.
On Thursday morning, the
group went to the American
Embassy where they were di
rected to a travel agency that
furnished them with a rented
car and driver that coulc. speak
perfect English for the journey
to Michonan. The 406 mile trip
was over very good roads that
Mr. Taunton says are quite
common in Mexico. Along the
route, the three learned some
thing of the life outside the
cities there. The contrast is
great, from the tall modern
buildings and paved streets of
the cities to the narrow moun
tain trails and simple life of
the peasant farmers in the coun
try.
As they traveled southward,
the climate grew much warmer
and there were men and women
working in the fields all along
the way raising the wheat, corn
and vegetables necessary to
life. In some areas of the
mountains, only small patches
can be farmed and these are
seen all along the mountain
sides. Mrs. Bone told of seeing
one farmer plowing an ox around
a mountain that was so steep
he carried a stick to steady
himself as he worked. Another
contrast is found in the farm
implements - the plows are
one handled and look like little
more than a stick with a plow
STORK CLUB
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Mc
Donald of Macon announce the
birth of a daughter, Mitzi Eliz
abeth, on Saturday, February 6,
in the Macon Hospital. She
weighed seven and one-half
pounds and is the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mc
Donald of Cochran and Mr. and
Mrs. Mercer Smith of Butler.
MEXICO TRIP - Shown above are Elmer Taunton and his sis
ter, Mrs. H. L, Bone, who have just returned from Mexico, where
Mr. Taunton has been living.
attached.
All of the work is done by hand
according to Mr. Taunton who
has lived in Mexico most of the
time since 1938 where he works
with growing fruits and
vegetables. At the present time,
watermelons and canteloupes
are being harvested in the
southern section where he lived.
He had last been home in 1949
and had made his home in
southern Mexico since that
time.
A short chat with Mr. Taun
ton of the life there brought
out many interesting facts about
the country. He says, "Mexico
is 100 years behind us. The
people are Indian and it will
take more than one generation
to bring them up to date.” In
the mountains, the homes are
primarily mud huts and the food
is tortillas and frijoles along
with vegetables and whatever
they can raise there. Ninty-six
different tribes of Indians live
in Mexico and only 10 of them
have a written language. There
are now 285 people there study
ing their language in order to
learn to put it on paper. Once
noted for its sun worshippers,
the country is now 90 percent
Catholic, the religion brought
to them by the Spaniards in early
settlements.
Good transportation by bus
and truck over the mountain
roads which are surprisingly
Teen Club Meets
At Taylor Mill
Members of the Teenage Club
of Taylor Mill met in the club
room on Monday. Sheila Cox,
president, presided at the busi
ness session.
A devotional was given by
Danny Youngblood.
Needle threaders were dem- x
onstrated and given to each
member to sell. Selling divinity
candy at a future date was also
discussed as a money-making
project.
The next meeting will be held
on February 9.
good is available and social
security has begun the improve
ment of the medical system.
Mr. Taunton said that he re
ceived excellent medical care
during his illnessjeven getting
a blood transfusion.
Because the food and water
is so different from the condi
tions in the States, many tour
ists become ill when visiting
Mexico and this has become
the major objection to the coun
try. In some areas, tourists
eat and drink only food and
drink they have brought with
them.
After many years in Mexico,
Mr. Taunton said that he liked
the area and although he can no
longer live in the section where
he has been because of his
health, he hopes to go to Texas
possibly after being here with
his sisters and brothers for a
while.
Mrs. Dean Dies
Tues.ln Norcross
Mrs. Marion Boyce Dean,
mother of M. P. Dean of But
ler, died late Tuesday after
noon at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Jack P. Smith, in
Norcross.
Born October 1, 1975, in Nor
cross, Mrs. Dean was a life
time resident of the town and
at 89 was the oldest living
member of the Norcross Bap
tist Church. She had been a
frequent visitor in the home
of her son in Butler.
Funeral services were held
in the Norcross Baptist Church,
Thursday, with the Rev. Em
mett Henderson officiating. In
terment followed in the Nor
cross City Cemetery.
Survivors besides Mr. Dean
includes four daughters, Mrs.
Franklin S. Chalmers, Atlanta;
Mrs. Jack P. Smith, Mrs. James
C. Lay and Mrs. Fred W. John
son all of Norcross; 12 grand
children, 13 great grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Peanut Meeting Is
Set For Feb. 15
There will be a peanut and
weed control meeting at 1:30
p. m. Monday, February 15 at
the courthouse with emphasis
being placed on good practices
and chemical weed control. Ex
tension Peanut Specialists will
lead the discussion and peanut
spraying machinery will be
placed on the courthouse
square.
Mr. Nesmith Speaks To
Jaycees On Thursday
Jimmy Nesmith, introduced
by Sherrill Penn, was the guest
speaker at the meeting of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
on Thursday night at the Bone
Motor Hotel Dining Room. In
his introduction of Mr. Nesmith,
Mr. Penn pointed out that he is
president of the Luthersville
Banking Company, the Kerona
Manufacturing Company, the
Jimmy Nesmith Insurance
Agency and a member of the
House of Representatives. He
is vice president of the Man
chester Chamber of Commerce
and has worked toward the ob
taining of new industry for
Meriwether County.
Speaking on the ARA and what
has been accomplished in Meri
wether County and Manchester,
he gave the Jaycees of Taylor
County much food for thought
in trying to attract new indus
try to Taylor County. Man
chester formed a Committee of
25 under the depressed area
plan and went out to seek pros
pects. Prior to this time the
Industrial Bond Act had been
passed on a local level basis
and after it was tested, it could
be put to use. A brochure was
printed, a government assistant
was asked and he helped them
to know what to do to obtain
industry, the county put up the
building under the Industrial
Bond Act and thus the new in
dustry pays no tax because it
has the building leased from
the county which can not tax
itself.
New industry was obtained
in Meriwether County but soon
the committee could see that it
was primarily for women em
ployees and thus did not bring
families into the town. So going
after further industries and
some to employ men was the
next step. Soon three problems
became evident. 1) It needed
diversification - men must be
employed because where the
Butler Baptists Are Hosts To
Rehoboth Association WMU
Butler Bears Face
Byron On Tuesday
Mrs. Robert Green Is
President Of Jaycettes
Mrs. Robert Green of But
ler was chosen president of
tno uGH " t BY^LAVA
nearts and flowers are the
order of the day this Sunday,
also verses that speak of love
or friendship. Wonderful little,
cute verses that speak for us.
St. Valentine was certainly the
beginning of a date we have each
year to remember.
Typical of a few of the verses
we will be seeing are the fol
lowing and we will remember
them year after year because
they don’t grow old.
"If you love me as I love you,
No knife can cut our love in
two."
"Roses are red, violets are
blue, Sugar is sweet and so are
you."
"Sure as the grapes grow on
the vine, You are my darling
Valentine."
The earliest known valentine
dates back to 1415 and is pre
served in the British Museum.
It is a message written by Char
les, Duke of Orleans, while he
was held prisoner in the Tower
of London.
The earliest American val
entines were handmade, often
simple sentimental ones or
verses on gilt-edged note paper.
Others were of paper cutwork.
Some were rather elaborately
designed. Mechanical valen-
times with folding or moving
parts were of German manu
facture and were to be seen
around the late 1800s and early
1900s. The comic or carica
ture valentines seem to have
developed about the time the
sentimental ones did.
A valentine is a nice medium
by which to brighten up an
otherwise ordinary day. For
my part a valentine hand-made
represents time and effort on
someones busy schedule put to
good use and I would prefer
the hand-made valentine. Time,
love and affection put into a
hand-made valentine can’t be
duplicated by any machine.
Demonstration On
Antiquing To Be
Held February 18
For those interested in an
tiquing furniture, come to the
county courthouse in Butler,
February 18, for a demonstra
te Taylor County Jaycettes
at a meeting on Monday at
the home of Mrs. J.E. Bee-
land of Reynolds at 8 p. m.
Serving with Mrs. Green are
Mrs. Ken Lanier, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Joseph Pye, se
cretary and Mrs. J. E. Beeland,
treasurer.
During this third organi
zational meeting of the Jay
cettes, a constitution and by
laws were approved. They will
receive their charter at the
Winter Board Meeting of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
in Savannah on February 12, 13
and 14. Attending this meet
ing for the Jaycettes will
be Mrs. Robert Green and
Mrs. Sherrill Penn, both of
Butler, accompanied by their
husbands, who will represent
the county Jaycees.
Out-of-town guests at this
meeting were Mrs. Sam Bul
loch Jr., Mrs. Raymond
Burrell, Mrs. Mike Moon of
the Manchester Jaycettes and
Mrs. Lee Grogan, district di
rector.
The next meeting is sche
duled for March 11 at the home
of Mrs. Ferdinand Carson Jr.
of Reynolds.
tion to be given by a repre
sentative of Sanders Paint Com
pany of Atlanta. 2:30 p. m. is
the time.
Light refreshments will be
served
The Butler Bears, led by the
shooting of Douglas Taunton and
Albert Adams, plus the re
bounding of Jack James, Billy
Lawhorn and Terry McCants,
came from a 10 point second
quarter deficit to defeat the
Fort Valley Greenwaves here
Monday night, 69-65. The re
juvenated Bears, having won
four of their last seven games,
hope to defeat Byron, Tues
day night, in the Sub-Region
Tourney. The game will begin
Two Butler Girls
Attend Tift’s
Visitors’ Day
Judy Locke and Linda Wil
liamson of Butler were among
high school girls from Geor
gia, South Carolina and Florida
who came to the Tift Col
lege campus in Forsyth on
January 30 for Visitors’
Day activities.
The girls learned about
the curriculum, activities and
historic tradition of the 116-
year-old college and were
treated to a tour led by stu
dents from their home areas.
Dr. Carey T. Vinzant, pre
sident of Tift College, and
Gordon S. Miller, dean, spoke
to the girls and their parents
and the visitors heard a pro
gram presented by the college
choir.
Rufus Kirlcsey Sr.
Honored With
Birthday Dinner
Rufus Kirksey Sr. was given
a surprise birthday dinner at
his home near Butler, Sunday.
The dinner was planned by Mrs.
Kirksey and Mr. and Mrs.
Emory Kirksey of Daytona
Beach, Fla., and R. C. Kirk
sey Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr. Kirksey, who is 80 years
old, cut a special cake dec
orated in white with yellow
roses.
Attending the dinner were
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kirksey
and Mrs. L. A. Harmon of
Butler and Mr. and Mrs. El-
zie Kirksey of Dooling, the
honoree and the hosts.
Afternoon visitors were Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Jinksandfam-
ily of Ideal, Mr. and Mrs. James
Taylor of Montezuma, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Hinton of Columbus,
Mr. and Mrs. Healon Kirksey,
Roy Kirksey, Mrs. Howard
Kirksey and Mrs. Joseph Pye
and son of Butler.
at 7;45 and will be played in
Fort Valley.
The Bears owe their late
season success to a contingent
of three seniors, four juniors
and two sophomores. Seniors
Terry McCants, Jack James
and Billy Lawnorn, as well as
underclassmen Albert Adams,
Doug Taunton, Mark Harris,
Gerald Parker, Robert Taun
ton and Sammy Almgren have
all been major factors in the
Bears recent success.
The Sub-Region Tourney be
gins Tuesday night and three
games are on tap. Crawford
County will meet Schley Coun
ty at 6;30, followed by the But-
ler-Byron game at 7;45. The
last game of the evening is be
tween Reynolds and Unadilla at
•9;00. The tournament then
skips Wednesday night and re
sumes Thursday with the But-
ler-Byron winner playing
Yatesville at 7:30 and the Sch-
ley-Crawford winner versus the
Reynolds-Unadilla victor at
9;00. Friday night the losers
play the consolation game at
7;00 while the winners vie for
the championship at 8:30. The
Region finals will be held in
Roberta, February 26 and 27.
BUTLER HOSTS
SUB-REGION
The girls’ sub-region tour
nament will be held in Butler
on February 23, 24 and March
2. Pairings match Schley-By-
ron, Crawford-Reynolds, and
Yatesville-Unadilla on Tuesday
23. Wednesday, Butler will
play the Schley-Byron victor
while the Yatesville-Unadilla
winner will face the Crawford-
Reynolds victor.
Woman's Club Meets
On January 25
The Taylor Mill Woman’s
Club met last Monday, January
25. The group sang "Take
Time To Be Holy” to open
the meeting and a devotional
was given by Mrs. Reginald
Mclnvale and prayer by Mrs.
Dennon Roberson.
Mrs. Harold Gates, presi
dent, thanked everyone for their
cooperation in all the Christ
mas activities and the party
with the Men’s Club. New by
law revisions were discussed
and accepted by the ladies.
An attendance prize was won
by Mrs. H. R. Busbee.
The next meeting is scheduled
for February 22 and all dues are
to be paid at this time.
Butler Baptist Church host
ed a Spring inspirational
meeting of the Rehoboth As
sociation WMU, Saturday, at 10
a. m. Mrs. Sam Batton of Mon
tezuma presided.
The theme of the meet
was "Praise The Lord A-
mong The People" and the
watchwords came from 1 Cor.
3:9, "Laborers together with
God" and Psalm 57:9, "I
will praise thee, O Lord,
among the people, I will
sing unto thee among the na
tions.”
The devotional was a calen
dar of prayer and theme
interpretation.
Mrs. Martin Chapman, pre
sident of the Butler WMU,
welcomed the guests and Mrs.
NOTICE
Has your child had his
immunizations? If not please
begin them at an early date.
However, if he has com
pleted his immunizations,
please check records to see if
he needs a booster.
Parents, this is important
for the protection of our child
ren.
T. J. Pierce of Roberta re
sponded.
Mrs. Sam Batton introduced
the speakers and their sub
jects, Mrs. Ben T. Ambrose
of Vienna, 5-B Divisional
vice president, "Key Women
In Enlistment;" Miss Dorothy
Pryor, executive secretary,
State WMU, "Four Characters
Speak.” which is a WMU
magazine feature and "Study
to Shew Thyself Approved.”
Special music, “Teach Me
To Pray,” was presented by
Mrs. Robert Cooper.
"Prayer Power for Mis
sions" was the topic of a
speech by Missionary Virgil
McMillen.
Youth features included
Girl’s Auxiliary, "Mrs. New
Member Learns How;" Young
Woman’s Auxiliary, "Turning
in YWA." and Sunbeam Band,
"I Don’t Have A Report Book.”
Announcements and awards
were made by Mrs. Batton and
the Rev. Walter Evans, pastor
of the church, pronounced the
benediction.
The WMU entertained the
visiting speakers with a lunch
eon afterwards.
men are employed, the family
usually lives but women will
travel to a job, draw their pay-
check and leave with it. 2)
Know the typ^s of people em
ployed in an industry - don’t
overemphasize an industry
coming to town unless you know
if it will employ the ones now
unemployed. 3) A town domi
nated by textile mills will not
grow and attract other industry.
And sometimes even unions can
create a problem.
Mr. Nesmith recommended
that in order to obtain industry
through the local level Indus
trial Bond Act that has been
passed in Taylor County, the
county needs an 1) industrial
corporation to sell stock and
put the money in the bank, 2)
ask Georgia Power Company
for prospects, if needed, in
depressed area loans can be
obtained through the Small
Business Administration.
President Bob Green pre
sided at the business session
following the program with
Sherrill Penn giving a report
on a new project planned as the
club gives a free vacation at
Daytona Beach later in the year.
Harold Daniels was appointed
chairman.
Holmes Harrison Jr. gave a
report on the March of Dimes
project sponsored by the Jay
cees. He also reported on the
Winter Board Meeting to be held
soon. Bob Green and Sherrill
Penn plan to attend.
Steve Brown gave a report on
the recent region meeting held
in West Point with seven mem
bers of the local club attending.
The group placed 3rd in per
centage of members present and
4th in number of man miles tra
veled to attend.
The Jaycees resolved to ask
that a Jaycettes be organized
in the county which is the last
qualification needed in order to
form a Jaycette organization.
Three new members, Dewey
May, Len Mercer and Bill Amos
were welcomed into the organi
zation and visitors included Lee
Grogan and Morton Harris of
Columbus, Ray Burrell of Man
chester and Richard Taylor of
Butler. After some discussion,
the group voted to change the
meeting nights to the 2nd and
4th Thursday nights to become
effective on April 1.
Picture of Mrs. H.S. McLean Is
Presented To Methodist Church
A memorial picture of Mrs.
Heard Scandrett McLean was
presented and dedicated in the
Butler Methodist Church, Sun
day. The memorial was pre
sented by the Heard McLean
Sunday School Class. The Rev.
Ted Bass, Pastor, conducted
the dedication service.
In the presentation of the
memorial, the Rev. William
F. Childres, read the follow
ing article, written at the time
of Mrs. McLean’s death by the
Rev. C. W. Hancock:
“God's blessings are mani
fold and they are varied. Yet,
it is likely true that among the
greatest blessings of all is the
privilege of having our life
touched by someone who en-
,riches it and who inspires it.
And if this is true, then the
people who were fortunate
enough to have fellowship with
Mrs. Heard Scandrett McLean
are blessed beyond measure.
To know her was not only to
love her but to be led to love
the virtuous things in life. It
is impossible, now, to think
of her without thinking of
"those things of good report.”
On December 6, 1961 she went
to sleep only to awaken upon
the sight of things her heart
had loved for a long time.
"She was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Scandrett. Her
married life was joyously spent
with the late Henry R. McLean.
Following his death, she re
turned to her home in Butler,
Georgia, where she was a loyal
and devoted member of the
Methodist Church. With her
keen mind and spiritual life
she revealed "the good life”
to a group of young adults
who will never forget her. In
fact, many years before her
death this group of apprecia
tive adults named their Sunday
School Class in her honor. Her
beautiful lessons were surpas
sed only by her beautiful spirit.
"As time bears us all upon
our way these words about her
may soon be forgotten. But,
as eternity receives us one by
one those of us who knew her
will rejoice to know her again.
In the meantime, we shall thank
God for her.
A poem from written Sunday
School lessons taught by Mrs.
McLean was read characteriz
ing her witness in life and
through the church.
Missionary Service
To Be Held At
Trinity Church
A missionary service will be
held at Trinity Freewill Bap
tist Church on Saturday night,
February 13, at 7 p. m. Rev.
Weslen Calvery, a missionary
to Japan, will be the guest
speaker.
Everyone is invited to come
and hear the experiences that
Rev. Calvery has had since
serving in Japan, according to
the pastor, the Rev. R. B. Mc-
Fadden.
Reynolds PTA Meet
Reynolds High School PTA
will meet on Monday, February
15, at 7;30 p. m. in the lunch
room. All parents are urged
to attend and bring a covered
dish.