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The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
Vo'.ume 89—No. 22
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1965
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
(The Editor yields to a guest
columnist again this week as
THE JAYCEES SPEAK inanef-
fort to save our county. VG)
Much of the material in this
article is taken from the 1965
Yearbook of the Association
County Commissioners of
Georgia.
“As do the statutes of most
states, Georgia statutes con
template that the basis upon
which property taxes shall be
computed is the “Fair market
value” of the property.” "Fair
market value” is defined to
mean the amount of money which
can be realized from the sale of
the property in a normal trans
action.
In Taylor County little effort
has been made, until recently,
to try to comply with this statua-
tory provision. “In fact, it is
doubtful that there are any sta
tutes which are more uni
versally violated than this one.”
The biggest harms in our
hodge-podge of tax assessments
can come under three broad
headings: 1) unfair tax for a
great many taxpayers, 2) the
scaring off of new industry and
3) not enough money to operate
a progressive county.
The additional problems
under these three areas are
immense and quite numerous.
Good schools with adequate fa
cilities should concern every
one — not enough money can
seriously injure education in
your county.
The association of County
Commissioners says there is
one answer -- tax equalization.
Such a program entails two
basic steps:
1. Establish a value for all
taxable property USING UNI
FORM STANDARDS AND
BASIS.
2. Establish a system of maps
and records that will make it
possible to keep the tax rolls
current.
The the citizens of Tfylor
County we would recommend
this program. As we see it the
progress and future of our coun
ty are at stake.
There is no escape from the
responsibilities of citizenship-
we urge you to give thought to
this problem and when the time
comes let your thoughts be
known.
Graveside Rites
Are Held For
Albritton Infant
Graveside services were held
on Monday, May 10, at 2 p. m.
at Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church Cemetery for Angelia
Dawn Albritton, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman O. Al
britton of Butler.
She was born on May 3 at
Sumter County Hospital in
Americus and died on May 9.
Survivors include her pa
rents; maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDaniel
of Buena Vista; paternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jason
Albritton of Butler; seven aunts,
Mrs. Bobby Bradshaw of At
lanta, Miss Mable Albritton,
Mrs. Woodrow Melton and Mrs.
Thelma Teat of Butler, Mrs.
Reba Isom and Mrs. Ruth Ken
nedy of Buena Vista and Mrs.
Doris Waters of Virginia; and
two uncles, Cleveland Albrit
ton and Jerry Albritton of But
ler.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Talent Show Is
Planned In Butler
Plans are underway for the
talent show to be held next
Thursday night, May 20, at 8
p. m. for the benefit of the
swimming pool. Children of
all ages have entered the show
and special entertainment is
also planned. Prices will be $1
for adults and 50 cents for
school children. Be sure to be
present, (pd. adv.)
Mr. Wactor Is
Killed By Train
Lazarous “Bo” Wactor of
Howard was hit by a train and
instantly killed as he crossed
a railroad track near Howard
at 8:25 a. m. on Friday, April
30.
Funeral services were held
at Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church on Sunday, May 2 at 3
p. m. with the Rev. Herschel
Whitley officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Wil
lis Barrow, Lee Windham, Gary
Windham, Arthur Bartlett, Her
bert Ray and Huel Ray served
as pallbearers.
Mr. Wactor was born on
March 27, 1901, the son of Mrs.
Emma Young and the late D. K.
Wactor of Taylor County. He
was a retired lumber man.
Survivors are his daughter,
Miss Brenda K. Wactor of But
ler; his mother, Mrs. Emma
Young of Butler; four half sis
ters, Mrs. Jimmy Edmonson,
Mrs. Tom Simmons of Butler,
Mrs. Bertha Kirksey of Taylor
Mill and Mrs. Mamie Bloods-
worth of Savannah; two half
brothers, Jim Henry Young of
Pike County and George Young
of Thomaston.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Tax Re‘evaluation
Meet Is Scheduled
The special meeting on tax
re-evaluation planned for May
20 at 8 p. m. has been resche
duled for June 3 at 8 p. m. in
the courthouse. Tom Sangster
of the State Department of Reve
nue, Property Tax Division, will
be the guest speaker.
All interested persons are
urged to attend this special
meeting.
Butler Seuiors
To Present Play
The annual Senior Play will
be presented by the Seniors of
1965 Friday night, May 14, at
8 o’clock in the Butler Gymna-
torium.
The three act farce, named
Pick a Dilly, consists of six
teen characters. They are as
follows: Susan Clark (Linda
Wright), housekeeper; Amanda
Strong (Sara Jane Garrett),
spinster; Purina Hogg (Judy
Locke), maid; Arvilla Garvey
(Olivia Suggs), bossy wife; Otis
Garvey (Jack James), hen
pecked husband; Wilma (Linda
Coward), brat; Opal Dilly(Anne
Waller), mother; June Rose
(Linda Faye Rustin), oldest sis
ter; May Lily, (Sharon Bohler),
middle sister; April Violet
(Janice Peed), youngest sister;
T. J. Bleeker (Lynne Taylor),
Lawyer; Rod Benedict (Terry
McCants), Texan; TexLaravee
(Charles Moulton), Rod’s part
ner; Jack Purcell (Larry
Davis), June’s boy-friend; Old
Betsy Drake (Lynda Peed),
ghost; Azariah Coffin (Billy
Blasche), lunatic.
The student directors are
Jeddie Pennington, Linda Wil
liamson and Joan Wisham.
Howard Cemetery
To Be Cleaned
It is requested that all con
tributions to the cleaning of the
Howard Methodist Cemetery be
sent to O. M. Martin by June 1.
School Literary
Team Entertains
Kiwanis Members
Members of the Reynolds
High School Literary Team
entertained the Kiwanians at
their Friday luncheon meet
ing. They were presented
by Grady McClendon, who
teaches English at the school.
Wyman Hartley sang, “Robe
of Calvary," followed by Fay
Crook with “A Brown Bird
Singing" and “It’s A Grand
Night For Singing." Both
were accompanied by Mr.
McClendon at the piano.
Sara Ann Fountain gave the
reading, "Spring", which she
had presented at District
Meet.
Leonard Whatley was in
charge of the program.
TAYLOR MILL BANQUET - Guests enjoy April 23, at the school auditorium.
meal at banquet sponsored by the Men and Wo- , n ,, r „„„„
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man s Clubs of Taylor Mill on Friday night,
Taylor Mill Clubs Entertain With
Annual Banquet On Friday, April 23
Banquet Honoring Athletes
Is Held At Butler School
Using "Spring" as their
theme, the Taylor Mill Men and
Woman’s Clubs entertained with
their annual banquet on Friday,
April 23, at 8 p. m. in the Tay
lor Mill school auditorium.
The stage and auditorium
were done in a garden motif
using the varied colors of
spring. A large pink dogwood
inside the picket fence was used
Howard Callaway
Supports Extra
Viet Nam Funds
Rep. Howard H. (Bo) Calla
way rose today in support of
the President’s request for an
additional $700 million with
which to carry on the war in
Viet Nam. Long a supporter
of a firm foreign policy and
a strong stand in Viet Nam,
Rep. Callaway stated that he
was pleased to see the request
pass the House by an over
whelming majority and that he
felt this was an indication of
American’s determination to
stop Communist aggression in
Southeast Asia. In stating his
position on the floor of the
House of Representatives, Mr.
Callaway said:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup
port of this appropriation to
pursue the war in Viet Nam.
Every school boy learns
Charles C. Pinckney’s famous
quote, ‘millions for defense but
not one cent for tribute’, a time
worn statement yet as true to
day as it was when spoken. I,
like so many others, have de
plored the use of American
dollars to aid the economies
of unfriendly nations, feeling,
as Pinckney said, that these
dollars are for ‘tribute.”
“Yet today we are asked to
give millions for defense, and
I feel that we can put no price
on the defense of freedom.
"If this world is ever to live
in peace, we must halt aggres
sion wherever we can, and we
must halt it before it is too
late. Certainly the price is
high both in dollars and cents
and in American lives; and
certainly we all wish that
America didn’t have to pay it.
Yet we know, and the President
knows, that what we pay now is
far less than what we shall pay
if we do not act.
"Let us therefore unite our
selves in a firm stand against
Communist aggression. Let us
show the enemy that we do not
fight half-hearted wars. Let
us show the American people
that this Congress will do its
part to fulfill America’s com
mittment to freedom. And let
us show the President that we
all seek a firm stand in Viet
Nam.
“If we can do all this for
$700 million, Mr. Speaker, I
for one say it’s a bargain.”
Miss Mitzi Towson
Miss Mitzi Towson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Tow
son Sr. of Butler, has been
pledged to the Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority at Mercer Uni
versity. Miss Towson is a
freshman at Mercer.
with smilax and ivy at the
entrance while pink dogwoods
and flower boxes decorated the
stage. The banquet tables,
draped in white, were centered
with arrangements of spring
flowers and candelabra of pink,
yellow and green burning tapers
was placed on either end of each
table.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gates
welcomed the guests. Mr. Gates
acted as master of ceremonies
and introduced special visitors.
These included Mr. and Mrs.
Bernys Shaw and Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Morgan of Macon; Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Elliston, Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Adams, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wright, Mur
ray Jarrell, Mrs. Bussey
Childs, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Reddish and Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
Reynolds Seniors
To Present Play
The Senior Class of Rey
nolds High School will pre
sent the annual play on
Tuesday, May 18 , at 8:30
p. m. in the school auditorium.
This year’s presentation is
"Summer and Smoke," by
Tennessee Williams. The en
tire action takes place in
Glorious Hill, Mississippi
around the turn of the cen
tury.
The cast includes Sandy
Hinton, Alma Winemiller;
Bonnie Slaton, Mrs. Wine-
miller; Russ Lane, Dr. John
Buchanan Sr.; Sara Anne
Fountain, Roza Gonzales; John
Thornton, Papa Gonzales;
Caroline Brady, Nellie Ewell;
Gayle Aultman, Mrs. Bas
sett; Grady Trussell, Roger
Doremus; Jimmy Payne,
Archie Kramer; Angie Hobbs,
Rosemary, Diane Hill, Pearl;
and Happy Smith, Dusty.
The play is being directed
by Grady McClendon, head of
the English and Language
Department at Reynolds High
School.
The stage is set in three
scenes: The Winemiller living
room, the park and a doc
tor’s office in the Buchanan
home. A new method of
changing scenes will be used
in the play as opposed to the
usual curtain. Lights are
raised and lowered on the
action that is taking place.
Tickets can be obtained from
any senior prior to the play
or they can be purchased
at the door. All tickets are
$1.00.
wards Cooper, all of Butler;
Dale Parks of Howard; Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Wainwright,
Mrs. Leonard Whatley, Mr. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Carson Jr.,
Mrs. Edgar Whatley, and Mr.
and Mrs. James N. Jones of
Reynolds.
Mrs. Edgar Whatley fur
nished background music during
the meal. She also played the
accompaniment for those who
participated in the program.
Skeeter Poole welcomed the
guests followed by a reading,
"Roses On My Shoulder," by
Sandra Buchert. A medley of
spring songs was presented by
Gail Buchert, Ronda Cox, Sheryl
Roberson, Robin Swafford and
Phyllis Windham. Miss Char
lene Albritton of Butler panto-
mined "Paper Tiger." A moon
medley, sung by Mrs. Leonard
Whatley, Mrs. Ferdinand Car-
son Jr. and Mrs. James N.
Jones of Reynolds, concluded
the musical portion of the pro
gram.
The program ended with the
entrance of Mrs. Bernys Shaw,
alias Minnie Pearl, who gave
a humorous skit with the aid of
Mr. Gates.
The evening ended as every-
on sang, “Good Night, La
dies.”
J.C. Driskell
Dies In Maryland
Funeral services for J. C.
Driskell of Harve De Grace,
Maryland, who died there on
Sunday, May 9, were held at
Butler Methodist Church on
Thursday, May 13, at 3;30 p. m.
with the Rev. Ted Bass offi
ciating. Burial was in Crowell
Cemetey.
The son of O. T. Driskell and
the late Mrs. Driskell of Tay
lor County, Mr. Driskell was
born on January 14, 1912. He
had resided in Maryland for 15
years and was a jeweler. He
was a member of Butler Metho
dist Church.
His family includes his
father, O. T. Driskell; three
sisters, Mrs. Hoke Windham,
Mrs. Horace Watson and Mrs.
W. Z. Goodwin; two brothers,
Brown Driskell and Murray
Driskell and several nieces and
nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements. The
pallbearers were Wendell
Windham, Felton Jones, Otis
Rowe, Lem Sawyer, Walter
Driskell, and Bill Bazemore.
Butler High School retired
the jersey of All-State for
ward Gail Moore and gave
a special plaque to All-State
guard Lynne Taylor at the
school's annual basketball
banquet, Friday night.
Coach Norman Carter cited
Gail for the outstanding con
tributions she has made to
the high school basketball team
during the past four years.
During this time, the Bear-
ettes have played infourstate
tournaments and won the state
title in 1964. Gail received one
of her uniforms and the other
bearing the no. 40 will be
placed in the trophy case
in the lobby of the high school
along with the uniform of Kay
Dunn, outstanding Bearette of
1962, whose no 11 is the only
uniform retired in recent
years.
Lynne was also praised for
her fine play during the last
three years, during which
time she made two All-
State teams.
Special trophies were given
to the entire girls team which
played in and won the Heart
of Georgia Invitational Tourna
ment in Macon last Decem
ber.
The boys team members
voted to award trophies to
the Best Rebounder, Most
Improved Player and Most
Valuable Senior. These tro
phies were won by Gerald
Parker as the Best Re
bounder, Terry McCants as
the Most Valuable Senior and
the Most Improved Player
Land Bank
Officers of the Federal Land
Bank of Columbia presented the
annual report of the Bank to
stockholders during the confer
ence. The Bank makes long
term farm loans through the
Federal Land Bank Associa
tions in the four states and the
stockholders of the bank are
these associations which own
all of the Bank’s capital.
“The Bank’s loan volume at
the close of the year 1964 had
reached an all-time high of
more than $275 million. This
is nearly four times the volume
of slightly over $73 million at
the end of the year 1954. By
the end of March, the volume had
climbed to nearly $290 mil
lion," Mr. Neisler reported.
“Farmers today realize
more than ever before that the
use of sound credit is just as
essential in a progressive farm
bussiness as in other busi
nesses," he said.
Other officials of the Federal
Land Bank Association of
Montezuma attending the Co
lumbia conference included J.
A. Collins, President, of Cor-
dele, Georgia; B. T. Whelchel,
Director, of Rochelle, Georgia;
R. E. Suber, Manager; and
James E, Taylor, Assistant
Manager.
The Federal Land Bank Asso
ciation of Montezuma handles
the making and servicing of
loans for the Federal Land
Bank of Columbia in Bibb, Chat
tahoochee, Crawford, Crisp,
Dooly, Houston, Macon, Marion,
Muscogee, Peach, Pulaski, Sch
ley, Taylor and Wilcox counties
out of the Association office in
Montezuma.
was a tie vote between Mark
Harris and Douglas Taunton.
Both boys received trophies
Jackets were awarded to
Seniors Lynne Taylor, Gail
Moore, Brynda and Lynda
Peed, Joan Wisham, Olivia
Suggs, Janice Peed, Terry
McCants, Jack James and
Billy Lawhorn.
Underclassmen who receiv
ed jackets were Dianne Kirk
sey, Elaine Clark, Albert
Adams, Sammy Almgren,
Douglas Taunton, Robert Taun
ton, Mark Harris, Martha
Clark and Bucky Reddish.
Letters were given to the
following B team boys: Les
ter Kirksey, Alan Waller,
David Posey, Benny Coward,
Lee Lane, Larry Wilson,
Joe Woodall and Don Den-
drick.
The speaker for the oc
casion was Harley Bowers,
Sports Editor of the Macon
Telegraph who was intro
duced by J. D. White, prin
cipal of the school. Mr.
Bowers challenged the boys
and girls to greater things
because in being an athe-
lete, one has a big respon
sibility. Not only to his
school and teachers but to
his family, brothers, sisters
and the younger people in
the community because an
athelete is a hero or heroine
to be looked up to by younger
children. He owes a re
sponsibility to his church to
Two persons were killed and
three others injured inaheadon
collision on Highway 96, 1.4
miles east of Butler, Sunday at
5:47 p. m. The Thomaston
State Patrol office identified the
victims as Mrs. Lorene Bar-
ras, 52 of Columbus and J. T.
“Showman" Hayes, 48, well
known Butler Negro. Hayes
died at the accident scene while
Mrs. Barras died about half an
hour after reaching the Macon
Hospital.
Hayes was a passenger in a
1959 Ford Sedan traveling east
on Georgia Hwy. 96 and being
driven by William Charles Ste
wart, 15. According to Troopers
Murray and Freeman of the
Georgia Highway Patrol, the
vehicle ran off the pavement
set an example for others
to follow.
There is not a dumb athe
lete any more because there
must be some degree of in
telligence or the student could
not get into college.
Mr. Bowers expressed his
appreciation for the girls and
their fine play in the Heart
of Georgia tournament this
year and said that the people
of Macon would look for
ward to next year when the
boys from Butler would be
appearing on the hardwood.
In closing he offered this
advice, "To you who are
going off to college, good
luck and keep hitting those
books even though it is the
end of the year."
Mr. White also paid tri
bute to Coach Carter who
made the feats of the teams
possible.
Mrs. Marshall To
Have Recitals
On May 18 And 20
Mrs. Anne H. Marshall has
scheduled a piano recital for
her Butler students on Tues
day, May 18, at 8 p. m. in the
Butler High School Cafetorium.
Her Reynolds pupils will per
form on Thursday, May 20, at
the Reynolds High School audi
torium at 8 p. m.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
on the right shoulder then back
across the road and into the
ditch on the left side of the
road before entering the left
lane of traffic and hitting the
other vehicle headon.
Mrs. Barras was a passenger
in a 1965 Chevrolet Sedan driven
by her husband, Cpl. Eddie
Henry Barras of Fort Benning.
The couple were returning to
their home in Columbus after
a visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Curtis Anderson of Macon. Cpl.
Barras is confined to the Macon
Hospital with injuries.
Both cars were demolished
in the crash. Stewart was
charged with driving without
a drivers’ license and driving
on the wrong side of the road.
Another passenger in the Ste
wart car, Robert Clyde Stewart,
is still undergoing treatment
at the Macon Hospital for in
juries received in the accident.
former Butlerite
On Dean’s List
Mrs. Marian Coulter Gourley
of Atlanta, formerly of Butler,
has been placed on the Dean’s
List of DeKalb College at
Clarkston. She earned an aver
age of 3.5 or better for the
Winter Quarter, 1965.
Mrs. Gourley is working
toward a degree in Elementary
Education. She was a graduate
of Butler High School In 1947.
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REPRESENTATIVE
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Although Taylor County gave Mr. Vanlandingham a majority of the popular vote,
Mr. Taylor with an official vote of Uli3 to Mr. VanLandingham's 69 in Marion County
won the nomination for Representative from the 57th District of Georgia. The 57th
district is made up of Marion and Taylor Counties. The General Election has been
set for June 16 with Mr. Taylor having no opposition.
Two Persons Killed And Three
Injured In Two Car Collision