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University of Georgia
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The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
Vol. 89—No. 24
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1965
PRICE: 10c PER COPY
County To Have Kindergarten
Under Head Start Program
Dr. John T. Mauldin Talks
About Colon-rectal Cancer
The Taylor County HeadStart
Program, a program sponsored
by the Economic Opportunity
We are this week observing
Soil Stewardship Week in our
County. In proclaiming this
special week in Georgia Gov.
Sanders said that "soil and
water are two of our most im
portant natural resources —
producing products necessary
for life and happiness.”
Realizing the need for co
operation of all people and the
particular importance of the
soil in the lives of our people,
the News with the help of the
Soil Conservation Service, the
County Agent, the ASCS person
nel, the Forestry Unit and the
High School Agriculture De
partment, has attempted to tell
you about Soil Stewardship.
Even the advertisers, many of
them, have planned their mes
sages on conserving our pre
cious soil and water.
In connection with this let us
look for a few moments at our
county, its agriculture and the
potential that could be reached
with work and cooperation. In
Taylor our present corn acre
age is 18,790 acres and the aver
age yield per acre is 25 bushels.
However according to experts
who have studied our county it
could be possible that the aver
age yield would be 60 bushels
per acre. According to the sta
tistics the average farmer is
losing money on his corn crop
when it could be possible for
him to make money.
Much the same picture could
be painted for the other crops
grownin Taylor County. Not one
of the crops in the study was
being produced at the highest
yield per acre that is possible
in our soil.
The startling figure on the re
port was the total net income
now derived from agriculture
in the county and the big change
that could be made. Now our
farmers realize a total net in
come on their row crops and
pasturage of $220,317 while ac
cording to the experts our soil
could be producing a total year
ly net income of $1,688,065.
A gain of $1,467,748 to be add
ed to the income of our county.
So much interest has recent
ly been shown in getting an in
dustry in our county. Have we
neglected our biggest industry?
Have we investigated the possi
bility of an agriculture related
industry?
One interesting note is that
Georgia slaughterhouses oper
ate on a less than capacity
schedule because of lack of
slaughter animals. Many of
these animals used are shipped
from other states. With the
Coastal Bermuda and other pas
ture acreage (16,450 acres) why
not produce more cattle?
A commercial beef cattle
feedlot to put a finish on ani
mals for slaughter could be a
good industry for our county. A
canning and freezing plant
located here would employ our
people and use our products.
There are many other agricul
ture related industries that
would improve life here.
We have the educational back
ground and potential. We need
the cooperation of all the
people in an agriculture de
velopment program. The
schools begin teaching boys
everything from how to get the
best yield from row crops and
pastures to welding farm equip
ment to keep it in good repair
and good methods of bookkeep
ing. Mechanical drawing also
prepares them for building new
buildings and teaches the im
portance of being accurate and
neat. FFA also teaches for
estry, how to judge good live
stock and other good practices.
Then the other agricultural
workers are always available
to help farmers in improving
their yields. Improvement of
yield would increase income.
So during this Soil Steward
ship Week we should realize
the importance of our soil in
our lives and the possibility we
have of bringing in more im-
come from our oldest and still
most important industry - agri
culture.
Charing Lad Sells
Poem To Newspaper
A poem, "The Silence of
Night,” written by Mitchell Wil
liams, has been sold to Jack
Tipton of Manila, Ark.
The poem will be used in
"Town and Country," a news
paper published by Mr. Tipton.
It will also appear in his pub
lication of "Anthology of Prose
and Poetry.”
Mitchell, who is 12 years old,
is a sixth grader in Mrs. M. G.
Allmon’s class at Butler High
School. He is the son of Sgt.
Maj. and Mrs. James H. Wil
liams of Charing.
Nolton Boy Found
After Exposure
Of Over 30 Hours
Johnny Nolton, four year old
son of J. H. Nolton, was dis
missing about 5 p. m., Friday,
from his home one mile north
of Butler. He was last seen
about 3 p. m. that afternoon
playing in his yard.
His mother telephoned Sheriff
Charles J. WrigI/ who, with the
aid of his department and a
number of volunteers including
Olief Wainwright, John Winters,
W. J. Brand, Wallace Edwards,
Robert Poole of the Roberta
Police, Lofton McDougald and
Jake Waymond, searched all
Friday night for the child. They
were joined on Saturday by the
Butler City Police, the warden
and crew of the Public Work
Camp and the Thomaston Res
cue Unit. The Thomaston Unit
dragged Wainwright’s Lake
while Otis Rowe and Deputy
Calvin Posey took up a plane in
an unsuccessful effort to find the
boy.
Saturday afternoon, Johnny
was heard crying by E. H. Baze-
more and was finally found near
a beaver dam by a rescue group
headed by Charles Willis. He
was brought out about 5;30 p. m.,
Saturday.
He was examined by Dr. Clif
ford Montgomery who found him
in good physical condition al
though suffering slightly from
exposure and mosquito bites.
Act, completes its planning for
this summer’s operation.
The program is designed to
serve under - privileged chil
dren of all races and creeds to
aid them in getting a HeadStart
as they enter kindergarten and
primary school in the Fall of
1965.
The training is proposed to
begin on June 21, 1965 and will
operate for eight weeks at the
R. L. McDougald Elementary
School, Butler and the Reynolds
Elementary School inReynolds.
Transportation service will be
provided on a non-discrimina-
tory basis for all children.
The training will include or
ganized daily activities such as
listening activities; arts and
crafts, outside play, field trips,
excursions and other activities
with a qualified staff.
A well planned balanced meal
will be served daily. Physical
examinations, dental and visual
examinations will be given to
all children at no cost to their
parents.
For further information you
may contact Principal Charlie
A. Hicks, Director of Taylor
County’s Head Start Program.
RICHARD ALLEN RECEIVES AWARD - Rich
ard Allen, Butler High School Senior, received
the 1965 Foundation Award for Livestock given
each year to a member of the Future Farmers
of America. Richard received this award be
cause of his supervised farming program in
swine and livestock as well as his outstanding
scholastic achievement and his leadership
ability. The son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Allen,
he plans to attend the University of Georgia
next year. Shown in the above picture, left
to right are Richard, his father, Larry Wilker-
son, the FFA Advisor and Don Mott, the 1965-66
president, who presented the award.
Taylor County To Graduate
Largest Group In History
Re-evaluation
A special meeting on tax
re-evaluation is planned for
June 3 at 8 p. m. in the
court house. Tom Sangster of
the State Department of
Revenue, Property Tax Di
vision, will be the guest
speaker.
All interested persons are
urged to attend this special
meeting.
SOFTBALL
All men who are interested
in joining the men’s softball
team are urged to be at the
Butler Ball Park on Monday
night at 7 o’clock. This will
be an organizational meeting.
Little League
The opening of the Little
League Baseball season has
been postponed from Thurs
day night until Saturday night.
Plans are made to get under
way at 7 p. m. with the fes
tivities. The president, Harold
Gates, will throw out the first
ball as the games get under
way.
Kiwanians View
Ga. Power Film
Ted Stokely, Division rural
engineer, Georgia Power Com
pany, was the special guest
of the Reynolds Kiwanis
Club at their Friday luncheon
meeting. He showed a film
put out by the Edison Electric
Institute.
The film pointed out that
we can farm better elec
trically. For eight cents
worth of electricity a farmer
can get eight dollars worth
of work.
Some of the electric ma
chines available to farmers
are silo loaders and un
loaders, grain mixers and
grinders, water systems for
watering stock, brooders and
feeders, electric pumps for
irrigation, drain pumps, power
tools for repairs, air con
ditioners for barns and ultra
violet lights for the control
of insects. These make for
more efficient management
with less drugery.
The Power Company has
experts who will assist farm
ers at any time. They also
have home service repre
sentatives to help housewives.
Other guests were Douglas
Rowe, Vernon Reddish and
Richard Curtis, Fifth Divi
sion Lieutenant Governor of
the Kiwanis Club and Key
Clubbers, Butch Thornton and
Buddy Perkins.
The largest group of grad
uates in Taylor County history
will be awarded diplomas from
the three high schools in the
county within the next week. The
largest class in history at the
Reynolds High School will grad
uate on Monday night, May 31,
Butler High School will have
graduation exercises on Friday
night, May 28 and the R. L,
McDougald seniors will receive
diplomas on Thursday, May 27.
A total of 125 seniors are ex
pected to be members of the
three classes. Butler High will
have 51, Reynolds High, 29 and
McDougald High, 45 to partici
pate.
At the Butler High exercises
Joan Wisham will give the
valedictory address, AnneWal
ler will be salutatorian and the
other student speakers will be
Sharon Bohler and Olivia Suggs.
These four were chosen the hon
or graduates on the basis of
their high school scholastic
achievement.
Teresa Peed and Ben Waller
will serve as mascots for the
class.
Class members are Richard
Mr. Montgomery To
Serve on Board
John S. Montgomery of Rey
nolds has been asked to serve
on the advisory board of the
recently formed Agricultural
Commodity Commission for
Cotton. The commission met
at the Georgia Department of
Agriculture last week for the
purpose of nominating mem
bers for the advisory board.
P. R. (Bobby) Smith of Win
der, acting chairman, said the
commission met again on Mon
day, May 24, with the newly
appointed advisory committee
for the purpose of reviewing
and approving or revising the
terms of the proposed market
ing order for cotton.
MR. SISK TO SPEAK TO KIWANIANS - Leon J. Sisk, Field
Secretary, Georgia State Soil and Water Conservation Committee,
will speak to the Reynolds Kiwanis Club on Friday, May 28.
Mrs. Nelo Davis
To Have Singing
School At Mauk
Mrs. Nelo Davis of Macon
will teach singing school clas
ses for two weeks at Mauk
Community House beginning
June 7. Lessons will be from
3 to 6 p. m., starting again
at 8 p. m. for singing practice.
Mrs. Davis is interested in
learning how many people will
attend as nearly as possible so
that she may order literature.
Anyone who wishes to attend is
asked to contact Mrs. J. H.
Williams, Charing, Ga., 862-
5536, or Mrs. Sidney Rustin,
Mauk, Ga., 862-3231.
There will be no charge for
this school. However donations
are requested so that Mrs. Da
vis may be paid for her trips
from Macon.
Those persons who wish to at
tend the 8 p. m. classes may
bring a sandwich instead of re
turning home for supper.
Allen, Daphnie Barnes, Glenda
Blakely, Virginia Blakely, Billy
Blasche, Sharon Bohler, Ca
rolyn Bodiford, Jo Ann Brown,
Bernette Carpenter, Linda
Coward, William Edwards, Sara
Jane Garrett, Jeanne Griggs,
Cheryl Guy.
Barbara Harmon, Josephine
Harris, Margaret Harris, Jack
James, Lesley Kendrick, Bar
bara Kirksey, Judy Locke, Gail
Moore, Brynda Peed, Lynda
Peed, Janice Peed, Jeddie Pen
nington, Freeny Posey, Linda
Robinson, Linda Faye Rustin.
Gwetholyn Smith, Jackie
Standridge, Olivia Suggs, Joyce
Taunton, Lynne Taylor, Anne
Waller, Jerry Wilson, Joan
Wisham, Linda Williamson,
George Woodall, John Woodall.
Ronnie Clark, Larry Davis,
Melba Foster, Lamar Ham-
mack, Billy Lawhorn, JackMc-
Glaun, Terry McCants, Charles
Moulton, Clyde Melton and
Bobby Smith.
The Baccalaureate service
for the senior class of Rey
nolds High School will be held
at the Reynolds Baptist Church
at 11 a. m. on Sunday, May 30.
Rev. T. L. McConnell, former
pastor of the church, will deli
ver the message.
Graduation exercises are
scheduled for the school audi
torium at 8 p. m. on Monday,
May 31. The principal address
will be given by Dr. Robert E.
Lee, president of the Woman’s
College of Georgia. He will be
introduced by William T.
Owens, principal of the school.
Martha Lynn Parker, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Parker and valedictorian of the
class, will speak as will Angie
Hobbs, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hobbs and class
salutatorian. Diplomas will be
awarded by E. H. Joiner, a
former principal of Reynolds
High School. Accompanying
him will be Mrs. C. E. Mar
shall at the piano and Mrs.
Clifton McDaniel at the organ.
The Class of 1965 is the larg
est in the history of the school.
It includes:
Eleanor Albritton, Martha
Rupert HD Club
Meets On Thursday
Mrs. Luke Adams presided
at the May meeting of the Ru
pert Home Demonstration Club
which met last Thursday at the
Rupert Club House. Mrs. Har
vey Callahan is the new sec
retary.
A "Safety” demonstration
was given by Mrs. Elizabeth
W. Cooper, Home Demonstra
tion Agent, urging that all prac
tice safe driving. In the dis
cussion, plans were made to
tour Magnolia Manor inAmeri-
cus this week.
Mrs. Ed Harvey and Mrs. A.
B. Floyd served as hostesses.
Others attending included Mrs.
Adams, Mrs. Callahan, Mrs.
Cooper, Mrs. Frank Callahan,
Mrs. W. H. Trussell, Mrs. Tom
Fountain, Mrs. Frank Gray,
Mrs. T. B. Green, Mrs. D. M.
Harris and Mrs. Hazel Patrick.
Gayle Aultman, Alan Christo
pher Borders, Martha Caroline
Brady, Sara Antoinette Foun
tain, Jane Leslie Halley, Bon
nie Elizabeth Harrell, Donald
Hartley, Diane Dayle Hill, Bar
bara Elaine Hinton, Sandra
Jeanne Hinton, Henrietta Angie
Hobbs, Russell Thomas Lane,
Gloria Yvonne Lee and Joe
Berry Logue.
Bonnie Karen McDaniel,
James Adair Nelson, Martha
Jacquelyn Parker, Glenda Clyde
Parks, Henry James Payne,
David Ingram Powell, Bonnie
Rae Slaton, Earl Adkins Smith
Jr., John Robert Thornton,
Grady Ambry Trussell Jr., Phil
Stanley Underwood, Ronald Ray
Visage, Margie Elaine Wain
wright and Randall Eugene
Windham.
The members of the class
chose the quotation, "He who
findeth knowledge, findeth life,"
as their motto.
The faculty and members
of the 1965 Graduating Class
of R.L. McDougald High School
of Butler cordially invite all
parents and friends to attend
their commencement activi
ties.
Commencement will be on
Thursday, May 27, at 8:30p.m.
in the school auditorium. Dr.
W. S. M. Banks, head of the so
cial science department, Fort
Valley State College, will de
liver the main address.
Ira Taylor is first honor
graduate with Mary Miller in
second place. Bettye Suggs was
third and Gwender Dixon and
Johnny Riley received honor
able mention.
Other graduates include
Bessie Carter, MaryChatmon,
Willie Colbert, Charlie Dug
ger, Arma Gray, Marie Gray,
Roosevelt Hadley, Beauford
Hicks, James Holston, Fran
ces Hooten, Freddie Hooten,
Sears Howell and Jerome
Jackson.
Sterling Jenkins, Wayne
Jenkins, Charlie Knowlton,
Bettye Lockhart, Marshall
Lockhart, Mildred Lockhart,
Susan McClendon, Patricia
Miller, Bobby Palmer, Wil
liam Palmer, Willie Parker
and Ruthie Peebles.
Jesse Raines, Mary Raines,
Johnny Reynolds, Bettye San
ders, Brenda Sanders, Alice
Sherten, Charlie Smith, Weaver
Smith, Naedean Snipes, Ouida
Sparks, Esmond Turner, James
Turner, Willie M. Turner,
Bessie Waymon and Barbara
Wilder.
In next weeks issue we will
bring you class pictures of the
groups in their caps and gowns
along with full stories of each
program.
Bethel Methodists
Plan Homecoming
The annual homecoming will
be held at Bethel Methodist
Church on Geneva Large Par
rish Charge on June 30 be
ginning at 11 a. m. Rev. Clyde
Lancaster will speak.
A dinner will be served
on the grounds followed by a
singing in the afternoon.
Everyone is invited to attend.
One of the many beliefs that
persists about cancer is that it
is "primarily" a woman’s dis-
cease. This is not true, and
hasn’t been for a number of
years—at least as far as total
deaths is concerned.
Last year in Georgia 2,630
of the 4,923 cancer deaths were
among males — more than half.
The staggering increase in the
incidence of lung cancer among
men and the development and
general acceptance of the
"Pap” smear test for early
uterine cancer are two factors
in this change in total deaths
by sex.
There is still one specific
cancer, however, where the re
verse is still true. More wo
men than men die of colon-
rectal cancer. Statistical re-
Revival Planned
At Taylor Mill
A revival will beginonThurs
day, June 3, at the Church of God
of Prophecy of Taylor Mill.
Services will begin at 7;45 p. m.
each evening.
On Saturday night, June 5, a
special communion service is
planned. The revival will close
on June 6.
Taylor Reaches
100.10% Of
Heart Fund Goal
Through the efforts of Clif
ford Adams of Butler and
Earl Smith of Reynolds, Tay
lor County achieved 100.10
per cent of its 1965 Hear
Fund Goal. Taylor County has
reached the goal in Heart
Fund Drive for a number of
years.
Both n.cii received letters
and certificates from Carter L.
Redd, chairman of the board
of directors of the Georgia
Heart Association, expressing
appreciation for their leader
ship in the 1965 Heart Fund
Drive in Taylor County. Mr.
Redd went on to say. "Not
only does it represent our
gratitude to you, but is should
serve also as a reminder
of the very fine service you
have rendered to the people
of Georgia by the leading role
you have played in the fight a-
gainst heart disease."
Mr. Adams and Mrs. Smith
state that they would like to
thank everyone for their
wonderful cooperation in the
reaching of this goal for
Taylor County.
ports for 1963 from the Georgia
Department of Health show that
274 women died of this disease
and only 235 men.
This is not a diease only of
"old age." In 1963, more than
half the colon-rectal cancer
deaths occurred before age 70
and 21 were men and women
39 years of age and under.
This cancer—the most pre
valent form common to both
sexes—has been called "The
Cancer Nobody Talks About”,
because of false modesty, pride
and inertia.
In the last 13 years only lung
cancer has outdistanced colon-
rectal cancer in increased
deaths. In 1950, 364 Georgians
died of colon-rectal cancer and
286 of lung cancer. Lung can
cer passed colon-rectal in 1960
and last year reached 778 deaths
compared to 520 from colon-
rectal cancer.
It’s time we "talked about it.”
Many of these deaths are pre
ventable. Some authorities
maintain that as many as 75-80
percent of all colon-rectal can
cer is curable if found and treat
ed early.
One survey conducted recent
ly at a Georgia hospital showed
that 62.2 percent of 173patients
treated in the years 1956-58 for
cancer of the colon and rectum
survived five years without re
currence of the disease.
Patients in this group that re
ceive treatment while the can
cer was in Stage 1 (early) had
an 84.6 percent survival rate.
The study also showed that
133 of the men and women in
volved had a cancer of the colon-
rectum that was, or would have
been, easily accessible to ex
amination and detection by rou
tine proctosigmoidoscopy.
This examination, performed
in your own doctor’s office as
a part of your regular physical
examination, can reveal at least
three quarters of all colon-
rectal cancer.
The doctor’s examination is
by touch and by visual inspec
tion of the inside of the lower
colon, employing the procto
scope, a slim, lighted tube.
Routinely performed, it can help
put colon-rectal cancer on the
same descending death rate
spiral that uterine cancer has
taken.
Hattie Rawls
Mrs. Harley Riley was
hostess to members of the
Hattie Rawls Circle of the
Butler Baptist Church at its
Monday afternoon meeting.
Mrs. Riley also acted as
chairman of the circle in the
absence of Mrs. Ed Wilson.
Mrs. Martin Chapman gave
the Call to Prayer. A pro
gram, "The Home: Expres
sing Missionary Concern,"
was presented by Mrs. W. S.
Payne immediately following
the business session.
Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Mrs. Riley’s grand
daughters, Elizabeth and Judy
Riley.
Taylor 4-Hers
To Attend Meet
Summer vacation from school
is right around the corner. For
many of Taylor County's boys
and girls, it’s the beginning of
a full schedule of 4-H Club ac
tivities.
One such activity will be the
largest 4-H Club meeting of the
year, beginning next Wednes
day, June 2. It’s the 32nd
annual Georgia 4-H Club Coun
cil meeting which will be held
at the Rock Eagle 4-H Club
Center near Eatonton.
Four Taylor County 4-H
members and Home Demon
stration Agent, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cooper, will join nearly 1,000
others for the important leader
ship-citizenship session.
One of the highlights of the
meeting will be the election of
new State 4-H Council officers.
Four Taylor County members
who are going as regular dele
gates are; Joye McCrary, Bev-
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MAUK BAPTIST CHURCH — Example of a rural church found
in our land. Faith includes the belief that Almighty God in His
Creation has given meaning to our lives and purpose in our being.
God has given us a share of faith in may forms, one in our con
fidence that responsible stewardship of the soil is a compliance
with His design for an orderly world.