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The Taylor County News
7 and The Butler Herald 7
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1965
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This month we are celebrat
ing American History month
throughout the nation. During
this month two of our most
famous presidents, Abraham
Lincoln and George Washington
were born during the shortest
month of the year.
As we come to the month in
which the Father of our Coun
try, George Washington, was
born, may we pause to remem
ber the principals on which our
forefathers founded this gov
ernment.
As we continue to enjoy the
principal of our spiritual, ma
terial and physical freedoms,
let us think also of the respon
sibilities connected with these
freedoms. Our obligation is
well expressed by William Ty
ler Page, “It is my duty to my
Country to love it; to support
its Constitution; to obey its
laws; to respect its Flag and
to defend it against enemies.”
Remember that we have en
emies within that can cause our
Nation to crumble and decay,
if we as Americans fail to speak
out in defense of our free gov
ernment. Recognize the work
ings of the Communist behind
every move that destroys the
freedoms our forebearers died
to establish for all posterity.
Teach our youth to recognize
these enemies by what they are
and what they do.
Make it fashionable, to ex
press love of Country and to
instill patriotism in our youth.
Give them patriots to admire
and emulate by putting men in
public offices that will be worthy
of this admiration. (Surely,
we still have that type of men
in America!)
Our greatest strength is our
devotion to God and Country.
“God” is greatly feared by the
Communist. Let’s search our
hearts to know that we have the
force to combat the enemy if
we have “Christianity,” not
just religion.
As loyal American citizens
may be take the immortal
pledge: “that government of
the people, by the people, for
the people, shall not perish
from the earth.”
American History is im
portant to our students and often
it is so hard to create an in
terest in the subject. But also
important are the other courses
in our schools which help to
provide an education for our
children.
Recent research by a major
concern in cooperation with
three prominent American Uni
versities has proved that qua
lity and quantity of schoolwork
increased when a child was
trained to use a typewriter.
The studies were made even
on fourth and fifth grade young
sters and six years later the
results tabulated were that
these students were still ahead
of their peer group.
Final Rites For
J. H. Dominy Are
Held On Saturday
Funeral services for J. H.
Dominy of Ideal were held in
the Ideal Baptist Church on Fri
day, February 12, at 4 p. m.
with the Rev. F. M. York, pas
tor of Oglethorpe Baptist
Church, conducting. Interment
was in Ideal Cemetery.
Mr. Dominy died at River
side Sanitorium on Thursday
morning, February 11, follow
ing a long illness. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Susie
Hines Dominy, two daughters,
Mrs. Grady Hill English of
Oglethorpe and Miss Jane
Dominy of Ideal; one brother,
Monroe Dominy of Ideal; two
sisters, Mrs. Thomas Massey
of Rupert and Mrs. J.M. Brew
er of Americus.
The deceased was a former
Chief of Police of Ideal and
served as Justice of the Peace.
He was a member of the Geor
gia Peace Officers Association
Mr. Brady Dies
In Americus On
Friday, Feb. 12
John Michael Brady of Mauk,
73 years old, died at 2 p. m.
Friday, February 12, in Sumter
County Hospital after having
been ill for several weeks.
Mr. Brady was born January
14, 1892, the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brady of
Marion County. He was a
veteran of World War I and a
member of Five Points Bap
tist Church.
Funeral services were held
on Sunday at 3 p. m. in Five
Points Baptist Church with the
Rev. Ralph L. Whittington, pas
tor, officiating. He was as
sisted by a former pastor, Rev.
Milford Brooks of Columbus.
Burial was inSpringHillCeme
tery in Marion County.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Mattie Ruth Brady of
Mauk; four daughters, Mrs. S.
B. Rustin and Mrs. A, F. Davis
of Mauk, Mrs. G. W. Welch,
of Macon and Mrs. T. L. Wat
son of Waycross; one son, Nel
son B. Brady of Warner Ro
bins; eight grandchildren; one
step-son, Carroll Watson of
Warner Robins and one step
daughter, Mrs. M. L. Gilchrist,
also of Warner Robins.
T. E. Tante To
Attend Sales
Training School
T. E. Tante of Butler will
attend a Woodmen of the World
sales training school in Perry,
February 16 - 19.
The school will be conducted
by Woodmen Educational Direc
tor, Robert Simmons and As
sistant Educational Directors,
Raymond Miller, Mel Evans,
and Jim Nash from the Society’s
headquarters in Omaha, Ne
braska.
The field representatives will
be instructed in the principles
of fraternal life insurance at the
meeting.
Bears Lose To
Byron, Tuesday
The Butler Bears, hitting 50
percent of their shots from the
field, lost a heartbreaking 64-62
tourney game to Byron Tuesday
night.
The Bears outscored the
Flashes by 10 points from the
field, but were defeated on the
free throw line. Butler hit 10-
15 free throws while Byron hit
22-33.
Pacing the Butler attack was
Doug Taunton with 35 points.
Taunton hit 70 percent of his
field goals and 88 percent of
his free throws in a magnifi
cent performance. He was also
the leading rebounder with nine.
Mark Harris, Albert Adams,
Terry McCants and Billy Law-
horn also contributed heavily
to the Bears’ fine effort.
"Which Way To Boston” Is
Presented For PTA Members
"WHICH WAY TO BOSTON”
was the title of a one act drama
presented at the Butler PTA
last Monday night. The play
which was entered in the lit
erary competition won a third
place for the school adding six
Butler Future Farmers Initiate 13
New Members Into Ogranization
The Butler Chapter of Future
Farmers of America initiated
thirteen new members into their
group this week. Arriving at
school on the first morning
other students showed their
NOTICE
Members of the Home Dem
onstration Council and others
interested in attending may
contact Home Demonstration
members or the Home Dem
onstration Agent.
Cars will leave the court
house Tuesday, February 23
at 8:00 A. M. to tour the
capitol and visit sessions of
the legislature. Representative
Ralph Underwood will re
ceive the ladies and help
them with their tour.
Tournament To
Be Held In
Butler Gym
The Girls Class C Sub-re
gion 4 South Tourney opens
Tuesday night in the Butler
gym with three games on tap
for Tuesday night. The first
game will pit Unadilla against
Yatesville at 6:30 p. m. and will
be followed by the feature game
of the evening, Reynolds vs
Crawford County. This game
is scheduled to start at 7;45
p. m. Following this contest
will be the Byron-Schley Coun
ty game at 9 p. m.
Wednesday night the winner
of the Byron Schley contest will
play Butler, while the Crawford
and Reynolds victor will face the
Unadilla - Yatesville winner.
The tournament then continues
on Tuesday, March 2, with the
finals and consolation game
being played, also in Butler.
The Region finals will be in
Milner March 5 and 6.
surprise and obvious pleasure
at the added good looks and good
taste that the committee had
planned for the student body.
Each new member was dressed
in a dress shirt and tie, com
plete with sport coat or in a
business suit.
Although slightly uncom
fortable for the boys who were
accustomed to attending classes
in more casual garb, it added
much to the dignity and be
havior at school and proved
quite a contrast to the usual
burlap bag and onion necklace
Mrs. Oliphant Is
President Of
The Garden Club
Mrs. G. Frank Oliphant of
Macon has been chosen presi
dent of the Butler Garden Club
for the coming year. Her se
lection came at a meeting in the
home of Mrs. Julian Edwards
II with Mrs. R. L. Brown and
Mrs. Dock Culverhouse of Ho
ward as co-hostesses on Wed
nesday, February 10.
Serving with Mrs. Oliphant
will be Mrs. Billy Amos, vice
president; Mrs. Herman Amos,
secretary; Mrs. Luke Adams,
treasurer; Mrs. W. H, Trussell,
custodian and Mrs. Hugh Gee,
parliamentarian. They will take
office on March 10.
Mrs. Herman Amos pre
sented a valentine program giv
ing ideas on table arrangements
and food preparation. Winners
of contests connected with the
program were Mrs. Billy Amos
and Mrs. Herbert Sealy. Mrs.
Dock Culverhouse won anazae-
lia plant as a door prize donated
by Mrs. Oliphant.
Refreshments, which carried
out the valentine theme, were
served to the 28 members and
one visitor, Mrs. Martin Chap
man, following the meeting.
Mrs. Billy Amos poured coffee.
Miss Olivia Suggs Is STAR Student; Mrs. Guy
Is Chosen STAR Teacher For Butler High School
Olivia Suggs, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Suggs, has been
selected STAR student of the
Butler High School, according
to Mrs. Margery W, Fitzsim
mons, Butler High Counselor.
She has selected Mrs. EdythGuy
as her STAR teacher.
In order to qualify for par
ticipation in the STAR program
the student must take the Col
lege Board Scholastic Aptitude
Test, be unmarried, a regularly
enrolled senior in the upper 10
percent of the class and the
grades for both parts of the test
must be at least above the latest
national average. The student
meeting these qualifications
who scores highest on this test
is named STAR student for the
school. The STAR student for
the county will be announced at a
later date by the Reynolds Ki-
wanis Club which sponsors the
STAR program in Taylor
County.
The STAR student designates
the qualified teacher who made
the most significant contribu
tion to her scholastic achieve
ment. Mrs. Guy was chosen
for this honor. She teaches
business education and is the
Future Business Leadersspon-
MISS OLIVIA SUGGS
sor in the school. Many hon
ors have come to Mrs. Guy and
to the FBLA Chapter under her
leadership. Olivia is the 1964-
65 president.
Olivia is also active in the
Future Homemakers, the Beta
Club and Tri-Hi-Y. She was a
member of the Region Cham
pion Debate Team and has taken
a second place in State Public
Speaking. A member of the
FBLA for the last four years,
she is Miss FBLA and was a
member of the team of state
winners in Parliamentary Pro
cedure. She has participated
in One Act Play and Typing in
Literary Meets.
Active in sports, she is a
member of the State Class C
Championship Basketball Team
and has played on the team for
four years and the tennis team
for one year.
A member of the Butler
Methodist Church, she is presi
dent of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship.
Both Mrs. Guy and Olivia
will be honored by the Kiwanis
Club at a luncheon at a later
date this month at which time
the county winner will be named.
MRS. EDYTH GUY
wear.
In the above picture, the boys
are from left to right, Jeff
Harmon, Donny Melton, Len-
wood Waller, Larry Wilson,
Joe Woodall, Lester Kirksey,
Hoyt Shehee, Willie Bone, Al
len Waller, Donny Kendrick,
Ricky Prince, Eddie Webb and
Kenny Kendrick.
This is only the first part of
the initiation which will be com
pleted at a later date. The
members are expecting these
new members to become lead
ers and good members in the
Butler FFA as well as their
other school activities as they
move into the upper grades.
Wayne Wilson is president,
Lesley Kendrick is reporter
and Larry Davis is advisor
of the chapter which is making
plans to observe Future Farm
er Week, February 21-27.
Study Course Is
Planned By The
Mauk Baptists
A study course, “What the
Baptist Believe and Why They
Believe It,” will be held at
Mauk Baptist Church. Ques
tions, answers and discussions
will be part of the course taught
by the pastor, Rev. Preston
Batts of Macon.
The course will be divided
into five parts with the first
on Friday night, February 19,
at 6:30 p. m. The second will
be on Saturday, February 20,
at 6:30 p. m.; the third on
Friday, February 26, at 6;30
p. m. and the final one on
Saturday night, February 27.
A social will be held imme
diately following the last ses
sion on Saturday night.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend and take part in any
or all of the sessions.
Antioch Baptists
To Hear Atlanta
Man February 21
Rev. HaroldGraham of Atlan
ta will be the guest speaker at
the Antioch Baptist Church on
Sunday, February 21, at 11 a.m.
His sermon will be in connec
tion with Denominational Em
phasis Visitation Sunday. Rev.
Graham works with the execu
tive committee of the Georgia
Baptist Convention.
Sunday School is at 10 a. m.
and everyone is cordially in
vited to attend.
Bookmobile
Schedule
Tuesday, February 23
Bookmobile #1
9;30 - 10;00 Junction City at
Lumpkin’s Barber
Shop
10:30 - 11;00 Mauk at Post Office
11:30 - 12:00 Butler at Taylor
Community Library
1;15 - 1;45 Taylor Mill at Mc-
Invale’s Store
2:00 -2:45 Reynolds Community
Library
About 46 per cent of breast
cancers are cured today. But
81 per cent could be saved by
earlier detection and prompt
treatment.
Mr. Sawyer Dies
In Hospital On
Friday, Feb. 12
Charles Samuel Sawyer of
Reynolds died in the Macon
Hospital on Friday, February
12, at 11:50 a. m. Funeral
services were held in the Rey
nolds Methodist Church on Sat
urday, February 13, at 4 p. m.
with the Rev. W. W. Whaley,
pastor of the church, officiating.
Burial was in Hillcrest Ceme
tery.
The son of the late Enock
Oscar and Ida Buchannan Saw
yer, the deceased was a native
of Cuthbert in Randolph County.
He was 74 years old and had
resided in Taylor County for 30
years. A retired mail carrier,
he was a member of the Masons
and the Reynolds Methodist
Church,
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Wilma Goree Sawyer;
three sons, Charles Hugh Saw
yer and Cecil S. Sawyer of
Macon and William Thomas
Sawyer, a student at Ga. Tech
in Atlanta; one daughter, Miss
Margaret Aurelia Sawyer of
Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. Lu
cille Hulon of Birmingham, Ala.
and Mrs, Mae Bius of Cuth
bert; three brothers, Zed Saw
yer and Oscar Sawyer of Cuth
bert and Ed Sawyer of Young
Harris. Six grandchildren also
survive.
Active pallbearers were
Frank Sawyer, David Goree,
Billy Gay, Clinton Goree, Char
les Goree, Raymond Goree, D.
W, Goree and W. R. Goree.
Honorary pallbearers were
Cliff Windham, W, M. Mathews,
Joe Harmon, H. G. Windham,
Donald Whatley, Henry Hicks,
C. B. Hicks, Bob Aultman, Jim
Brewer, H. B. Parks, Polk
Harmon, Frank Sams, W. H.
Trussell, EdSwearingen, Henry
Hobbs, Tom Fowler, Hugh W.
Taylor, W. F. Brunson and Troy
Whatley.
Goddards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Franklin McCants
Attends Flint
PCA Institute
“The capital needs of agri
culture continue to increase
and production credit associa
tions are participating in Man
agement Development Institutes
to keep their credit service ef
ficient and ge: red to the chang
ing needs of agriculture,” ac
cording to Franklin McCants of
Butler, director of the Flint
River Production Credit Asso
ciation. Mr. McCants has just
returned from a two-day In
stitute held in Macon for di
rectors of PCAs.
The Institute in Macon pro
vided training for directors in
effective board controls, plann
ing productive meetings, what
has to be controlled, evaluating
performance of PCAs, how to
delegate, appraising manager’s
reports, how the board can make
more effective managers, what
makes one board member more
effective than another and
others, according to Mr. Mc
Cants.
The farmer-owned and op
erated Flint River Production
Credit Association has 911
farmer members and extended
$2,559,483 in capital purpose
and operating credit to farm
ers of the area during the past
year.
The Flint River Association
makes short and intermediate-
term loans to farmers in Butts,
Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Ful
ton, Henry, Lamar, Monroe,
Pike, Taylor and Upson coun
ties with principal office in
Thomaston and Branch office
in Jonesboro.
points in the region meets mak
ing a total of 18 points gained
thus far in the literary activi
ties. It was directed by Mrs.
Jim White.
The story unfolds of a lonely
hermit who once lived in the
hills with his young daughter.
Never making friends he is
feared and despised by all in
the area. One dark and stormy
night, the little girl becomes
desperately ill and he starts
to take her to a doctor but
loses his way.
He stops to ask the way to
Boston but the people will not
tell him until eventually some
one discovers that the little
girl is with him and tries to
tell him but he rushes away
into the night and is never
seen or heard from again.
Thus the old story goes that
wherever he visits on a dark,
stormy night and asks the way
to Boston, death visits the home.
The old couple, played by Olivia
Suggs (seated) and Charles
Moulton (far right) believe the
story and when a knock comes
at the door and a voice asks
the way to Boston, fear clutches
the heart of the two because
their daughter, Ann, is des
perately ill in a hospital and
undergoing surgery.
However the young niece and
nephew, played by Terry Mc
Cants and Lynne Taylor,
manage to assuage their fears
and the niece who had answered
the door tells them that it was
not a buggy but a modern auto
mobile. When the older ones
leave the room, she confides
in her husband her own fear
because it was a buggy and she
had seen the form of a child in
it. He, too, tries td calm her
fears but just then the doorbell
rings.
The old gentleman insists on
answering the bell this time
and as he leaves, Aunt Martha
tells her niece that it is a tele
gram from the hospital. It is a
telegram from the hospital and
the nephew had to read it. The
surprise ending comes when the
telegram brings not the ex
pected news but the news that
Ann has come through the op
eration and is doing fine. Her
mother does not hear it. She is
dead.
President Frank Riley pre
sided at the business session
following the play.
CAST OF “WHICH WAY TO BOSTON”
Butler, Antioch
Baptists Plan
Special Sunday
More than 125 Baptist Chur
ches in a 12-county area in
cluding the Butler and Anti
och Churches will participate
in a unique program on Sun
day, Feb. 21, when they join
to gether with leaders of
Georgia Baptist Convention
agencies, institutions and mis
sions departments for a De
nominational Emphasis Visi
tation Sunday.
The purpose, according to
Dr. Searcy S. Garrison, exec
utive secretary-treasurer of
the Georgia Baptist Conven
tion, is to "present edu
cationally and inspirationally
the ministries of Georgia and
Southern Baptists and to
strengthen the fellowship be
tween the pastor, association
leaders, church members and
others.”
The program is designed
to reach a maximum number
of local church leaders with
a direct spiritual presenta
tion of the work in which
Baptists are engaged coopera
tively through the ministeries
of The Cooperative Program.
Swearingen Farms
Compete In Show
Swearingen Hereford Farm of
Reynolds has entered the com
petition in the Georgia Great
Southern Register of Merit
Hereford Show to be held in
Athens, February 22. The
farms are owned by R. L.
Swearingen Sr.
A total of 44 registeredHere-
ford breeders from 13 states
will be represented at the show.
The premiums for the breeding
cattle amount to $10,000 with an
additional $2,000 in prize money
for a Hereford steer show that
is to be held in conjunction with
the event.
This is one of the first Regis
ter of Merit Hereford Shows to
be held in the southeast and pays
tribute to the tremendous ex
pansion of Hereford herds in
that area.
Better Business
Group Headed By
E. M. Goodard Sr.
E. M. Goddard Sr. has been
chosen president of the Rey
nolds Better Business As
sociation. Serving with him
are C. L. Ayers, vice presi
dent and treasurer and Mrs.
L. W. Cook, secretary.
The Reynolds merchants
met on February 9 to orga
nize a merchants association
and select their officers.
An advertising and promo
tion committee and a laison
committee were set up with
members to be appointed by
the officers.
The regular meeting date
will be on the second Tues
day of each month at 8 p. m.
Kiwanians View
Slides On
Driving Hazards
Woodfin Hinton was in
charge of the program at the
Kiwanis meeting, .Friday, He
showed slides made by Shell
Oil Company entitled, “Per
ception of Driving Hazards,”
Chris Borders, a guest from
the Key Club, narrated. After
viewing each slide for a few
seconds members of the au
dience were asked to tell
what driving hazards they had
noted in the scene. These
slides are shown to high
school driving classes, to a-
dult groups and chronic
violators.
During the meeting, E. H.
Joiner, chairman of Inter
national Relations Committee,
reported that he had placed
books dealing with interna
tional relations in the city’s
library.
Ferdinand Carson Sr. in
ducted three members into
the club bringing member
ship to a total of 49. Joe
Goodroe, who is a former
member of the organization,
was inducted along with Bob
Green and Bill Goodner.
Guests were Butch Thorn
ton and Chris Borders of the
Reynolds High Key Club.