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The Taylor County News
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Vol. 90 - No. 47
and The Butler Herald
A Prise-Winning
Newspaper
Better Newspaper
Contests
South Main St. P.O. Box 577
Butler, Georgia 31006
Friday, November 24,1967
Price - Ten Cents
Rites Were Held
Here Thursday
Verna
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“Have youheardthe latest?”
A common question in any town
or any locality but had you ever
thought about the consequences
that might be the outcome of the
latest? Will it be news or just
plain unadulterated gossip?
Who will you be hurting when you
repeat the latest? An innocent
victim or someone’s innocent
children?
A few days ago a lady visit
ed in Butler for about three
hours. She might have actually
overheard all of the things or
she might have “made up” a
little to make a good story out
of what she did hear. Of course,
there is the strong possibility
that she was “allowed” to over
hear when it was found out that
she was a newspaper woman.
At any rate, she went to her
home in Albany and wrote up
Butler. Not an exactly pretty
story about the lovely homes and
business section and how clean
and inviting it was for tourists,
not even how friendly the people
were to her when her car broke
down, although she did mention
that a couple of our men were
nice to her. But the main
thing she dwelled on was what
she overheard when she visited
our cafe and grocery store.
Quoting from the article,
“I made good time and drove
in Butler at 12 o’clock. I just
stopped long enough for
more gas and the car wouldn’t
start. The attendants did all
they could to start it and finally
sent me across the street to
the Dodge Agency and garage.
A fine young man, Bill Amos,
that runs the garage, was most
surprised when I pratically
cried on his shoulder. He
assured me the mechanic would
be back soon and they would
do all in their power to fix my
car so I could meet the plane.
“. . .1 spent over three hours
in Butler at the restaurant, the
grocery and shopping area. I
first overheard some men talk
ing while I was shopping. They
were talking about the County
Commission meeting that had
been held the night before. I
heard them say the solicitor
just would not help the grand
jury with the investigation.
And the sheriff had been
in office 18 years and
it was time for a change but
could not get him out of
office.
“Then in shopping around
I heard others discussing the
situation. I heard that they
have a lady alderman and she
was trying to do a good job
See Verna Griggs
Page 4
Funeral services for Andrew
Jackson Peacock, lifetime re
sident of Taylor County, were
held at 3 p.m., Thursday, from
the Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church with the Rev. Ken Ful
ler, pastor of the Pine Level
Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
He was born in Taylor Coun
ty, January 30, 1882, son of
the late John T. and Sarah
Amerson Peacock. He died at
the Ideal Nursing Home at 1
p.m., Wednesday, November 15.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Katie Peterman Peacock; one
daughter, Mrs. Will Turner of
Mauk and one son, Norman J.
Peacock of Butler. Two grand
children, Mrs. Boyette Smith
of Buena Vista and Jerry
Turner of Mauk, two great
grandchildren and one sister,
Mrs. Ira McDaniel of Cordele
also survive.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
Frank, Roy and Cecil Peacock,
Gordon Peterman, Murray
Walker, Robert Peacock and
H.D. Taunton serving as pall
bearers.
Rites Held At
Lucy Chapel
For Mr. Lucas
Funeral rites for Oscar Ray
Lucas were held at the Lucy
Chapel of the Goddard Funeral
Home at 3 p.m., Wednesday,
with the Rev. Nick Randall,
pastor of the Reynolds First
Baptist Church, and the Rev.
Tegler Greer, pastor of the
Reynolds Methodist Church, of
ficiating. Burial was in Hill-
crest Cemetery.
Mr. Lucas was born in Tay
lor County, October 22, 1885,
son of the late James Turner
and Saluda Hicks Lucas. He
was a retired farmer, a mem
ber of the Reynolds Methodist
Church and a member of the
Masons for many years.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Howard McRee and two
grandchildren, Linda and John
ny McRee, all of Reynolds.
Several nieces and nephews al
so survive.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
Julian Whatley, E.T. Eubanks,
Grady Elder, Clifford Adams,
Herman Elliston and Henry
Hicks serving as pallbearers.
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BETA OFFICERS - Left to right, Judy Montgomery, secretary;
Ricky Prince, vice-president; Alan Waller, president and Judy
Riley, treasurer.
Mrs. Morrison with her five
celebration.
children at a recent birthday
Past Recalled By Mrs. Morrison
At 80th Birthday Celebration
Kiwanis Hears Rev. Gilbert
Give Thanksgiving Speech
‘ ‘Just a country girl, a Bap
tist preacher’s daughter” she
will describe herself but she has
had many long happy years of
life and had an opportunity to
think back of those years, Sun
day, and welcome guests she
hadn’t seen in many of them.
Mrs. Dosia Moore Purvis Mor
rison was the guest of honor at
a surprise birthday tea at her
home, Sunday afternoon from
2 to 5 o’clock. The occasion
was to remember her 80th
birthday.
Born in Webster County near
Richland, daughter of the late
Rev. and Mrs. J.E. Moore, she
grew up there and saw her sis
ter, Texas, become the bride
of John Purvis, a Taylor Coun-
tian. A visit to her sister some
time later helped her to meet
John’s brother, Paris Purvis,
and in 1906, she became his
bride and came to Taylor to
live.
As she reminisced she
thought of the early friends, of
the country church where her
father was the pastor and where
she was baptized by her father.
She remembered the mode of
travel as she said “there were
no cars” and you just didn’t
go about as much as you do
now. She moved to Charing as
a young bride and lived on the
Purvis place until 1934.
Her children, Wilma, Dou
glas, Lois, Grade, James,
Marvin and Lillian, were born
in Charing. Lois died while
still an infant and she remem
bers this as one of the tra
gedies of her life. However
there were others to come.
When James was only nine days
old, the influenza epidemic af
ter World War I was sweeping
the country and hit her family.
All of the family had the di
sease except Mrs. Morrison and
the baby.
In 1929, Mr. Purvis died and
Mama Dosia took over the en
tire job of rearing their fam
ily. She later married Mr. Mor
rison who died six years later.
She lived in Ellaville for about
seven years but was to re
turn to her old home in Char
ing which she kept until 1949
when she sold it and bought
her present home in Mauk.
The memory that remains
with her to this day was the
loss of her son, James, during
World War II. All three sons
were overseas at one time.
Douglas was in the Pacific and
Marvin and James were serving
only about 100 miles apart in
the European theater when
James was wounded on Nov.
2, 1944 in Germany. He was
transferred to a French hos
pital where he died on Nov
ember 5 and was buried in Bel
gium. Mrs. Morrison did not
learn of the death until Nov
ember 22. He had entered ser
vice in 1942 and went overseas
in 1943. She said that she only
saw him twice after he entered
service.
The five children are now
married and live within a
short distance so that they can
visit her often. She is active
in community life in Mauk and
attends church regularly at the
Mauk Baptist Church. As she
said Sunday, “I tried to trust
in the Lord knowing that He
knows best in all things.” This
has been her philosophy and
has seen her through the storms
of life as well as the sunny
days.
A pink, green and white co
lor scheme was used for the
decoration Sunday and the
tiered cake was topped with
the traditional Happy Birth
day, Mama Dosia. Mrs. Clea-
tous Hill greeted the guests at
the door and Mrs. Clifford
Clarke and Mrs. Harmon Mont
gomery received with their mo
ther.
Mrs. Marvin Purvis kept
the guest register and Mrs.
Jimmy Earl Hill, Mrs. Doug
las Purvis, Mrs. Lum Purvis,
Mrs. Steve Truitt, Mrs. Char
les Abbott, Misses Karen Pur
vis and Lynda Martin assist
ed in serving.
All of the children were pre
sent as were all of the grand
children except Otis Mont
gomery of Jackson, Tenn. His
two children, Chuck and Keith,
were not present so that only
one of the three great-grand
children, Michelle Purvis,
could be present.
Children attending were Mr.
and Mrs. Cleatous Hill of Mauk,
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Purvis
of Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Cli
fford Clarke of The Rock, Mr.
and Mrs. H.O. Montgomery and
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Purvis
of Thomaston.
The grandchildren were Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Earl Hill of
Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Lum
Purvis of Macon, Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Truitt of Atlanta, Clif
ford Clarke III of The Rock,
Michael Purvis and Miss Karen
Purvis of Thomaston.
Mrs. Dosia Morrison poses with
birthday cake.
Rev. L. Jolly Jr.
To Be Baptist
Revival Speaker
The Rev. Lawson Jolly Jr.
will be the visiting evangelist
and Aaron Lively will lead the
singing for the revival at the
Butler Baptist Church during
the next week. Services will be
held daily at 10 a.m. and
7:30 p.m., Monday through Fri
day.
The Rev. Jolly, a native of
Florida, is a graduate of Emory
University and Chandler Theo
logical School. He is pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Cen
terville.
Mr. Lively is Minister of
Music at the East Thomaston
Baptist Church and is well
known in this area. He will lead
the congregational music and
provide special music each
night during the week.
The pastor, Rev. Woodrow
Hudson, announced that a nur
sery would be open to care for
the small children at all ser
vices.
Rev. Jolly
American Legion
Veterans Program
A joint meeting of the Ameri
can Legion and American
Legion Auxiliary was held on
November 9 at the Legion Home.
A covered dish supper
and program was held in com
memoration of Veterans Day.
Legion Commander Joseph
Harmon presided and Miss
Claire Elliston provided music
during the meal. The Third
District Legion AdjutantCole-
man Speer of Americus was
the guest speaker for the
evening.
Mr. Speer spoke on the mean
ing of Veterans Day. The United
States has engaged in 30
wards or skirmishes since
1899 but has not gained one
bit of territory. America does
not fight for gain but to pro
tect liberty.
He also spoke of the bene
fits to veterans and veterans
families who have fought
in these battles. In praising
the Legion, he said that all
major legislation for veterans
benefits since World War I
has been Legion sponsored or
co-sponsored with other
veterans organizations.
Both Legion and Auxiliary
are now sponsoring member-
The Rev. Tegler Greer intro- Club at noon In the Club
duced the speaker, the Rev.
Emory Gilbert, ' pastor of
the Montezuma Methodist
Church, at the Friday meet
ing of the Reynolds Kiwanis
House.
Rev. Gilbert read Psalm
100 and spoke on Thanksgiving.
The Thanksgiving season dates
back to 1621 when the Pll-
Thanksgiving Union
Service Wednesday
BUTLER
The Rev. Woodrow Hudson,
pastor of the Butler Baptist
Church, will be the speaker
at the union Thanksgiving ser
vice at the Butler Baptist
Church at 7:30 p.m., Wednes
day. The Rev. Frank Terry,
pastor of the Butler Metho
dist Church, will lead the song
service and the Rev. Fred
Cobbs, pastor of the Butler
Church of the Nazarene, will
read the Scripture and lead the
evening prayer.
All churches will cooperate
in the service with Jim Gibson
giving a personal testimony.
Mrs. Nick Sampson will be in
charge of the special music.
REYNOLDS
The annual Thanksgiving’
union service will be held Wed
nesday night at 7:30 at the
First Baptist Church in Rey
nolds.
Selected music will be
given by Donald and Leonard
Whatley, Mrs. Harold Hartley
and the combined choirs from
both churches. Rev. Tegler
Greer will give the devotional
service and the Rev. C. N.
Randall will bring the mes
sage, “What is Thanksgiving?”
The public is cordially
invited.
Rites Are Held
Funeral Rites Mrs.
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ship drives and are working
hared to enlist all veterans.
You are invited to join and
help with the many phases of
work for od and country.
The Auxiliary sold poppies
in Butler and Reynolds last
week in observance of Vete
rans Day. Also in observing
National Education Week and
Veterans Day, the group
distributed pamphlets on how to
display and respect the flag
to all of the schools. This pro
ject was under the leadership of
the Americanism Chairman
Mrs. W. H. Elliston.
Mrs. C. S. Sawyer, past
Auxiliary president and Joseph
Harmon, Legion commander,
presided at the Chapel pro
gram at Reynolds Elementary
School last week. All schools
held programs on flag eti
quette.
BOOKMOBILE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28:
Mauk at Post Office - 9:30 -
10:00; Butler at Court House -
10:30 - 11:30; Howard at Post
Office - 1:30 - 2:00.
For Mr. Turner
Held Satuylay
Funeral services for Brax
ton Bailey Turner Sr. were
held at 3 p.m., November 11,
from the Silvertown Methodist
Church with the Rev. Luther
Porter, pastor of the church,
officiating, assisted by the Rev.
E.D. Carlack of Manchester.
Interment was in the family lot
at Bethel Cemetery near But
ler.
Mr. Turner died at 6:30 a.m.,
Friday, in the St. Joseph’s In
firmary in Atlanta.
Born in Taylor County, Oct
ober 16, 1906, son of the late
John and Mittie Turner, he had
lived in Thomaston for about
25 years. He was a member of
the Silvertown Methodist
Church. After many years in
the shipping department, he was
retired from the Martha Mills.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Jeanette Barrow Turner
of Thomaston; one son, B. Bail
ey Turner Jr. of Tucker; one
sister, Mrs. Ed Wilson of But
ler; two brothers, M.T. Turn
er of Columbus and R.A. Turn
er of Butler; two grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were
Felton Thompson, Ernest
Cross, Gordon Brady, Robert
Hall, Edward and Billy Turner.
Ernest Amerson
Dies At Home;
Rites In Howard
Graveside services for Er
nest Amerson, Taylor native,
were held at the Howard Cem
etery at 5 p.m., Saturday, with
the Rev. Woodrow Hudson of
ficiating. Mr. Amerson died
suddenly at his home near But
ler, about 3 p.m., Friday, of an
apparent heart attack.
Born in Taylor County, May
4, 1904, son of the late Wood
and Lula Amerson, he was a
mechanic.
Survivors include one son,
Lewis Amerson of Milton, Fla.,
one sister, Mrs. Dewey Parks
of Ideal, three brothers, John,
Paul and Raymond Amerson of
Rupert. Several nieces and ne
phews also survive.
Mrs. Willie Mae Bullard
Teat, wife of Melvin E. Teat
of Howard, died at 2 a.m.,
Tuesday in the Sumter County
Hospital in Americus, after a
long illness. Funeral services
for Mrs. Teat were held at
2 p.m., Wednesday from the
Bethany Church with the Rev.
Ken Fuller officiating. Inter
ment followed in the church
cemetery.
Born on January 13, 1933 in
Marion County, daughter of the
late George and Willie Bullard,
she had lived in Howard for
two years.
Surviving besides her hus
band, are three daughters, Wil
lie Elaine, Brenda Gail and
Melba Florence Teat and one
son, Melvin Dudley Teat all of
Howard; one half sister, Mrs.
Mary Frances Watson and one
half brother, George Bullard.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
McDougald High
Crowns Queen
grim Fathers met together
to thank God for food and
fellowship. 320 years later
in 1942, Thanksgiving was
made a legal national holiday,
the fourth Thursday in
November.
The Thanksgiving season
has a significant meaning.
Gratitude is the most pre
vailing power of a good life.
Gratitude leads to a forgiving
spirit, to generosity, to wor
ship, to church attendance,
to salvation. We cannot take
as a matter of fact the bles
sings and privileges we en
joy. For them we are indebt
ed to man for his achievements
in medicine, music and art.
We are indebted to God who
gave Himself through His
Son for us.
One of the greatest things
a man can do is to cultivate
gratitude for the man who has
forgotten to be thankful has
fallen asleep. He concluded
his talk with a prayer.
The invocation was given
by Julian Whatley and the
guests Introduced included
Rev. Forrest Gilbert and
Key Clubbers Henry Anthony
and Harold Young.
Norman Carter was inducted
and welcomed into the Kiwanis
Club by Brer Russell.
A community Thanksgiving
service at the Baptist Church
was announced and it was noted
that there will be no Kiwanis
meeting on Friday after
Thanksgiving. It was also
announced that the Taylor
County Key Club will be
inducted on Monday, Nov. 29,
at 2:30 at Taylor County High
School.
Turner'sChapel
Slates Revival
Beginning Wednesday night,
November 22, through Sunday
morning, November 26, a spe
cial weekend revival will be
held at the Turner’s Chapel
Freewill Baptist Church with
the Rev. Russell Horne as the
guest speaker. The services
will begin each evening at 7:30
and special singing is planned
for each service.
There will be a fellowship
meeting following the services
on Sunday morning. Lunch will
be served and special singing
will be featured in the after-
The administrative staffs
of R. L. McDougald and W. E.
Parker wish to express thanks
to all citizens of Taylor County
for the cooperation and support
that was given to them. These
activities staged more than
5,000 people.
The Coronation of W. E.
Parker, which took place on
Wednesday night was truly
a success when Ann Troutman
was crowned Miss W. E.
Parker. On Thursday night
Jacquelyn Works was crowned
Miss R. L. McDougald at the
Coronation. These were
memorable occasions and we
wish for these young ladies
a happy and properous reign.
The parade was staged on
Saturday so that the academic
programs would not be
affected. We are happy to
that the academic pro-
would not be af-
We are happy to
say that it was a success in
both towns (Reynolds and But-
and we sincerely thank
persons for their coo
peration and support. We had
the largest crowd in the history
of the county.
Saturday night the Tigers and
Tigeretts opened their Con
ference season by defeating
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Booker, T. High Wildcats of
Barnesville. The game carried
the largest group of fans in
the history of the school.
1967-68 BETA MEMBERS - 1st row, 1. to r.
Julia Ann Harvey, Bonnie Harbuck, Karen
Horton, Sandra Stuckey, Faye McKinley,
Priscilla Jones, Sandra Albritton and Robbie
Barrow; 2nd row, Alane Welch, Charlene
Wright, Donna Minor, Sissy Riley, Lynne
Partain and Beth Jones; 3rd row, Edward
Arnold, Glynn Duke, Stephen Taunton, Leroy
Barrow, Jeff Harmon, Donnie Melton and
Murray Walker.
Columbus 'Hi Neighbor' Day Planned Tuesday
The annual “Hi Neighbor” Christmas parade in Columbus will
be Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 5:30. The day will be filled
with fun and shopping for all of the visitors from the Valley area
who go to Columbus for the day. The parade will also be
televised live, Tuesday afternoon. Representing Taylor County
as the Hi Neighbor Queen will be Sheryl Griggs, 3rd grade
student at Taylor County Elementary School.
THE R. L. McDOUGALD QUEEN AND COURT AT HOMECOMING