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South Main St. P.O. Box 577 Butler, Georgia 31006 Friday December 1,1967 Prj ce - Ten Cents
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The Taylor County
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and The Butler Herald
Thank you for your kind com
ments on the column last week.
For about three years after
taking over the helm of this
newspaper 1 wrote a column
regularly and thoroughly en
joyed the effort. However I
felt that since I had little com
ment either pro or con may
be the space could be utilized
better. Since it seems that the
article was read with interest
last week perhaps we shall have
more. I wish to still invite
your comments whether in
agreement or disagreement. A-
merica is a free country and
we still have the right to dis
agree whether it be with Stokely
Carmichael, Gov. Maddox or
President Johnson. Write us
a letter. Keep your thoughts
brief and you can rest assured
that it will be printed.
* * *
Following the same idea
as last week may we repeat
that no public officer should
have a permanent office. Each
office belongs to the people -
from the smallest town mayor
to the president. The officer
is elected and put into that
office in our county by public
confidence and therefore if that
officer betrays that confidence
then it is time to do something
about it.
But even more important,
with the election year coming
up, let us measure each candi
date for his dedication and com
mitment to law and order, to
God and country; let us insist
that such a commitment be a
prerequisite to election and
our Republic will be strong
enough to withstand the pro
blems that seem to be facing
us from every angle.
* * *
Let me tell you a little story
this week. For many years -
yes since I was in high school
here in Taylor County, I have
heard, “Why can’t we get in
dustry in the county?” Many
of our people have worked
hard to obtain new industry.
Now we do have a thriving
industry here. The Baby
Cloze, Inc. which was or
ganized about a year ago and
went into operation in January,
1967, has had some problems
but now is in full swing with
the owner-manager in charge
and having to turn down orders
for the little garments made
there for the simple reason that
he cannot get the help needed
to turn out the work. He
needs experienced personnel
so that he can turn out the work
and get better organized so that
he can train even more
employees.
Are you riding 30 to 60
miles a day to your job?
Not even mentioning the danger
faced when on the highway, why
not look at it from an economi
cal standpoint. If you spend one
hour to one and a half hours per
day in transit from home to
your job, what are you losing
by working away from home?
At the minimum hour wage
of $1.40, that is about $1.75
per day you lose plus ride
bill which usually is $1 per
day. Now do a little simple
math - multiply that $2.75
by five and you get $13.75
- right? Now multiply that
amount by 50 because you
usually get two weeks paid
vacation and the staggering
amount of wasted money YOU
lose in a year is $687.50.
This amoupt will more than
offset the gain that is received
in other places from other jobs
and besides that - you will be
helping to keep the industry we
need here at home. The money
will come into the economy of
the county and will help this
county to grow and will pay
taxes to help relieve your
tax burden.
Will you at least go to see
Mr. Friedland at the plant and
let him see that we are in
terested in having an industry
in Taylor County, we need
it here and it needs us. The
plant needs a home but it can
not operate without labor and
we must provide that labor.
* * *
Governor Maddox blamed
many of the problems of Ameri
ca today cm a spiritual decline
in a speech, Sunday, at River-
cont. on page 4, col. 6
ASC Office Defines
Cotton Vote Choice
Just what a “yes” or “no”
vote will mean in the upcoming
referendum on upland cotton
marketing quotas was ex
plained today by John S.
Montgomery, Chairman, Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation Taylor County Com
mittee. Farmes eligible to vote
are all producers who shared
in the 1967 cotton crop or its
proceeds and the owners and
operators of allotment farms
where no cotton was planted
in 1967. Questions about eligi
bility to vote should be re
ferred to the ASCS county of
fice.
As last year, balloting in the
quota referendum will be by
mail. Ballots may also be
returned to the ASCS county
office in person. The vote
will be conducted during the
period December 4 through 8.
The Chairman said that the
basic program choices are:
1. If at least two-thirds of
the growers who vote in the
referendum approve of quotas,
the quotas and an acreage di
version program will be in
effect for the 1968 upland cot
ton crop, price-support loans
will be available at a national
average rate of 20.25 cents
a pound for Middling 1-inch
cotton at average location, and
marketing penalties will apply
to any excess cotton produced
on a farm. The 1968 pro
gram will then provide di
version payments (at 10.76
cents a pound on the farm’s pro
jected yield for the basic di
version—5 percent of the farm
allotment and 6 cents a pound
for additional — voluntary-
diversion of up to 30 percent
of the farm allotment) and
price-support payments of
12.24 cents a pound for the
acreage planted within the
farm’s domestics allotment (65
percent of the farm’s effective
allotment) to farmers who
divert cotton acreage, put the
diverted acres into a conser-
ing use, and meet other pro
visions. Special acreage-
Butler Garden
Club To Meet
The Butler Garden Club will
meet December 6 at 3 p.m. at
the Butler Community House
for the annual Christmas par
ty. Mrs. Jeanette Oliphant will
preside over the brief business
session and gifts will be ex
changed by the members. Each
member will also carry a gift
for the white Christmas for the
patients at the State Hospital.
Hostesses for the afternoon
will be Mrs. William C. Amos,
Mrs. Clifford Montgomery,
Mrs. J.M. Rustin, Mrs. Walter
Suggs and Miss Willie B. Wil
son.
Mrs. Cooper Has
Program For The
Rupert HE Club
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Cooper
presented the program at the
Rupert Home Economics Club
on hints for Christmas decor
ating and showed slides on set
ting shrubs in the right place
with notes on how to set them
and water them. The meeting
was held Monday night at the
Club House. Mrs. Bessie Har
vey and Mrs. Hazel Patrick
were hostesses.
Mrs. Julian Locke gave the
devotional and the president
presided over the business ses
sion. As a money making pro
ject, it was voted to sell cook
books. During the business ses
sion, a report was made on
the annual meeting held recently
at Jekyll Island and on Achieve
ment Day. There was a small
crowd at the program on
Achievement Day but it was a
helpful and interesting day.
One new member, Mrs. Ed
na Carpenter of Ellaville join
ed the group and two other
visitors, Mrs. Lawson of Key
West, Fla. and Mrs. Lonnie
Rustin of Butler, were present.
Fifteen members, Mrs. W.H.
Trussell, Mrs. A. B. Floyd,
Mrs. Luke Adams, Mrs. T.L.
Fountain, Mrs. Effie Bone, Mrs.
Arthur Carpenter, Mrs. Fred
Harvey, Miss Lenora Cooper,
Mrs. Lucile Harvey, Mrs. An
nie Cooper, Mrs. Hazel Patrick,
Mrs. Frank Callahan, Mrs. Ju
lian Locke, Mrs. Zack Mc-
Corkle, Mrs. Ed Elliston, at
tended the meeting.
diversion exemptions apply
to “small farms”. Growers
who elect not to participate
in the diversion program may
apply for a share of the export
market acreage reserve and
produce for export only,
without Government assis
tance or marketing quota pe
nalties.
2. On the other hand, if
more than one-third of the
growers who vote oppose the
quotas, then there will be no
quotas and no penalties ap
plicable to the 1968 up
land cotton crop, no diversion
program providing price-sup
port and diversion payments,
and no export market acre
age reserve. Price-support
loans to farmers who do not ex
ceed their acreage allotments
will be available at 50 per
cent of parity, as directed by
law. Acreage allotments will
remain in effect as a means
of determining eligibility for
the available price support.
The lease or sale of cot
ton allotments is provided for
the 1968 crop regardless of
the outcome of the marketing
quota referendum. However,
transfer documents have to
be filed with the county office
not later than January 2, 1968.
Mr. Montgomery pointed out
that, while the Secretary of
Agriculture is directed by law
to proclaim quotas for the next
crop when the total upland cot
ton supply exceeds normal,
the growers themselves decide
whether or not quotas shall be
used. Previous votes on the
subject have been outstanding
ly favorable. Maketing quotas
for the 1967 upland cotton
crop were approved by 91.6
percent of the growers voting.
Cotton allotments and farm
yields for individual farms have
been made available to growers
so that they may have the in
formation prior to voting time.
Fountain Family
Has Model Farm
Had the Luther T. Fountains
of Madison, Fla., been easily
discouraged by the dire warn
ings of their friends they would
never have purchased their first
farm near Monticello and moved
there in 1947. Friends told them
that no one had ever farmed
that 240 acres of ground and
they were making a mistake.
That error has grown to one
of the model farms in the area
and recently won the “Farm
Family of the Year” award for
the Fountain family. As the
Jefferson County farm family
they will be honored at the
North Florida Fair Association.
Born in Butler, Mr. Fountain
moved to Florida as a boy and
married Miss Mamie Sue
Shackleford of Madison. They
bought the farm and moved to
it and have been expanding and
remodeling since that time.
He has cooperated with the
Soil Conservation District and
put into use the practices they
advised. He has twice won
recognition for his work and
one of those times an expense-
paid trip to Phoenix, Arizona.
Mr. Fountain is the son of
Mrs. Mary Lizzie Garrett Bur
nett and has many relatives
in this area.
WHO WILL BE QUEEN? — Senior girls at
Taylor County High School are aeeking the
title of Miss Homecoming 1967. One of
these five girls will be crowned tonight.
They (1-r) are: Judy Albritton, Alane
Welch, Paula Lee, Margie Wainwright and
Grace Bussey.
Plans Discussed
By Saddle Club
The Family Fun Saddle
Club met at the Arena, Sun
day afternoon at 2 o’clock
with about 35 in attendance.
There are presently 29
charter members enrolled in
the club which was recently
organized.
President Billy McF.lmurray
presided over the brief
business session and plans
were discussed for com
pleting the arena facilities.
Following the business ses
sion and a brief horseman
ship period, there was a
trail ride around the' area.
Parties Honor
Miss Joiner
Several parties were given
in honor of Miss Carolyn Join
er prior to her marriage, Nov
ember 11.
Mrs. Julian W. Edwards II,
Mrs. Donald Edwards and Mrs.
Ward Edwards entertained at a
morning coffee on Thursday,
November 9 at the home of
Mrs. Julian Edwards. The table
was centered with an arrange
ment of fall flowers and silver
services were at either end.
Mrs. Ward Edwards poured cof
fee and Mrs. Rod Brown poured
Russian tea. The hostesses pre
sented the bride a book, “Ap
ples of Gold.”
* * *
Mrs. Edward Davis enter
tained with a bridesmaids lun
cheon at her home on Novem
ber 10. Assisting her with the
serving were Mrs. Vernon Red
dish and Mrs. Lovick Anthony.
Mrs. Davis’ home was decor
ated with a pink and white color
scheme. She presented the
guest of honor with silver flat
ware in her chosen pattern.
COURT - 1. to r. - Diane Wall, Karen Peed and Carlene Hobbs
await the big night.
Jury Lists-January
Term Of Court Told
Jerry Wilson
Studies Radio
Army Pvt. Jerry R. Wil
son, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert F. Wilson of Butler
completed a radio course at Ft.
Huachuca, Ariz., Nov. 17.
During the 10-week course,
he received instruction in ba
sic radio and electrical theory
and was taught the international
Morse code.
The Grand Jury List drawn
by Judge J.Alvan Davis, Nov. 17,
1967 includes: A. E. Guinn,
Jr., Roy R. Bohler, Paul N.
Jones, N. L. Halley, C. E.
Marshall, Charlie Baldwin,
James Bailey, Clason Kirksey,
Herman O’Neal, Murray Gas-
sett, Cecil Gaultney, Wanza
Carpenter, W. W. Wainright,
H. G. Cheek and G. C. Spillers.
Also, R. J. Montgomery,
Jamie Cox, J. T. Goodroe,
Jr., Hiram McCartha, Hollis
Lockhart, Irvin Jones, M.
D. Kirksey, C. B. Montgo
mery, J. Frank Peacock, Rich
ard H. Parks, Jr., James L.
Saunders, Jr., J. N. Kirksey,
Bill Bazemore, Julian Locke
and Earl H. Dunn, Jr.
The Traverse Jury List
drawn by Judge J. Alvan Davis,
Nov. 17, 1967 includes: Larry
L. Greeson, Homer Barrow,
Hubert Young, Lillian Beeland,
Charles Willis, Cecil Gill,
W. G. Neisler, E. A. Parker,
TCHS To Observe
Homecoming Today
Taylor County High School will observe their annual Homecoming
tonight.
The days’ events will begin with a parade downtown at 2 p.m.
Various clubs and organizations will participate in the parade.
The highlight of the day will be the crowning of the Home
coming Queen tonight. The queen will be selected from the
following senior girls: Judy Albritton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roscoe Albritton. She is 17 years old and a member of the
F. H. A.
Grace Bussey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bone, is the
second senior vying for the title. She is 17 and a member of the
F. H. A., Glee Club and plays fr the varsity ball team.
Paula Lee, daughter of Mrs. George Lee, is 17 and a member
of the F. H. A., Glee Club and captain of the cheerleaders.
Margie Wainwright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Wain
wright is also seeking the coveted title. She is 17 and a member
of the F. H. A., Glee Club and a cheerleader.
Alane Welch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Welch Jr., is
17 and a member of the F. B. L. A., Beta Club and F. H.A. She
is also a member of the Glee Club.
The Homecoming Court will consist of: Carlene Hobbs re
presenting the ninth grade. She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Hobbs. Carlene is 14 and a member of the F. H.A.
and F. B. L. A.
Representing the tenth grade will be Karen Peed, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Peed. Karen is 15 and a member of the
F. H. A. and F. B. L. A.
The eleventh grade will be represented by Diane Wall, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wall. Diane is 16 and a member of the
Debate Team, one-act play cast and on the varsity basketball team.
The senior class will decorate the gym for the festivities
sponsored by the Student Council.
The game will be played at the Taylor County High School
Gymnatorium.
John H. Duncan, Homer D.
Scott, Travis Albritton, J.W.
Miller, Ronald J. Wilder, Mrs.
James O. Hartley, Edward
Montgomery, J. B. Kendrick,
Raymond Jones, T. J. Riley,
Marvin Peed, Mabry G. Bar-
row, E. L. Wilson, Mrs. B.
A. Jarrell, Clarence Lockhart,
Jr. and C. S. Culverhouse.
Also, Archie Culverhouse,
Embry Taunton, W. ( T.
Williams, Grady Averett,
Marion J. Carson, Troy H.
Athon, John S. Montgomery,
Horace Kendrick f Mrs. C. G.
Elder, Benjamin Jones, Cecil
T. Locke, Robert Brunson,
James W. Hinton, Robert D.
Cooper, Wanza Hortman, R.O.
Griggs, Dan W. Payne, Jr.,
Jack Tooks, Jr., Lewis Moul
ton, Franklin Hobbs, Jack R.
Hobbs, Terrell Smith, John
Calvin Harris, Jack James,
Otis B. Meredith, Syd Crook,
Jimmy Melton, Hilton Taun
ton, W. T. Parks and Joel
Posey.
Also, Morris Lawhorn, J.
B. Clark, W. M. Gee, Jr.,
Walter Harmon, W.C. Whitley,
Carroll Purvis, Jr., C. E.
Pennington, Donald R. Edwards,
Gene H. Whitley, Herman O.
Albritton, R. E. Willis, Eugene
Wainwright, A. D. Harris,
A. Franklin Childree, E. A.
Welch, Jr., H. H. Currington,
R. C. Barfield, T. E. Massey,
William O. Keen, T. D. King,
Sears Howell, Jr., James D.
Peterman, M. P. Dean, Wayne
Hill, James O. Hartley, James
R. Albritton,Jr.,Claburn Hurt,
Richard F. McCants, Walter
Jarrell, James Leon James,
E. B. Whitley, Houston L.
Guined, Wilbur Carroll, Fran
cis Peed, Grover W, Mott
and Gordon Jinks.
Linda Whatley
Pledges KAT; Is
Named Sweetheart
Miss Linda Whatley, Univer
sity of Georgia student and
daughter of ,Dr, and Mrs. E.
C. Whatley, has recently
pledged membership to the so
cial sorority of Kappa Alpha
Theta.
Linda has also been chosen
as pledge sweetheart of Pi Kap
pa Phi social fraternity. To
be given this honor a girl dis
plays outstanding beauty, char
acter, personality and friend
liness.
Miss Whatley is in her soph
omore year and plans to major
in foreign language.
Freddie Harbuck
Is Honor Guest
At Dinner Party
On Saturday night, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Tante of Buena
Vista entertained with a sur
prise going away party for
Freddie Harbuck. Those at
tending the special occasion
were Miss Pam Bazemore,
Wayne Abbott, Tom and Bill
Wyrick, the host and hostess,
their daughter, June, and the
honor guest.
A family dinner at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Harbuck Sr. was given by the
Harbucks and their daughter,
Bonnie, in honor of Freddie
Harbuck.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. E.A. Wright, Donna, Di
ane and Don of Bainbridge, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Tante and
June of Buena Vista, Mr. and
Mrs. Clint Mines and Char
lotte, Mr. Dave Harbuck Jr.
and Kathy of Warner Robins,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Welch,
Alane, David and Billy ofMauk,
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bell and
Chet of Junction City, Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Wyrick and Cheryl
of Columbus and Miss Pam
Bazemore of Butler.
HARRIS AWARDED
10 YEAR PIN
William Clarence Harris of
Butler was awarded a pin and
certificate for ten years of
service to the United States
Air Force at Warner Robins
Air Material Area at a recent
service on the base.
The Upson County native has
lived in Butler since the age
of 11. After serving two years
in the armed forces, he began
work at Robins Air Force Base
in October, 1959. Marled to
the former Miss Susie Mc-
Murry of Jones County, they
have three children, Lisa, Glen
and Milton.
Milledgeville Road Named
For Sims Garrett Jr.
HI NEIGHBOR - Little girls from 18 Chat
tahoochee Valley counties gathered in
Columbus, Tuesday, for the annual Hi Neigh
bor Christmas parade. Along with the King
and Queen of the parade these 18 were
guests at a luncheon and later attended a
movie before going to the parade. Sheryl
Griggs, third grade student at Taylor County
High School and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Griggs, represented the county.
“Garrett Way” is the name
of a new connector road near
Milledgeville, named for a
Mariettan now but a Taylor
County native, Sims Garrett
Jr. The new road was dedi
cated on November 17. Milled
geville officials said they chose
the name because of the efforts
he made in securing the con
nector and other improvements
while he was a Milledgeville
resident. The new road will al
low motorists to bypass the
city of Milledgeville, going from
State Hwy. 22 to U.S Hwy. 441.
Born in Taylor County, Char
ing to be exact, Mr. Garrett
is the son of Mr. Sims Gar
rett Sr. and the late Mrs. Gar
rett. He was educated in Tay
lor County Schools and at Em
ory. He lived in Milledgeville
from 1950 to 1954. He served
as chairman and director of
the Milledgeville Sesqui-Cen-
tennial in 1953 and received
an outstanding citizens award
for his work.
Now living in Marietta, he
is a member of the vestry of
St. James Episcopal Church,
director of public relations of
Georgia Trucking Association,
vice president of the Roswell
Bank, a director of the United
Family Life Insurance and of
Fulton Federal Savings and
Loan Association anda member
of Captial City Club.
Debra Hobbs, the 8-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Hobbs, it was an important day
as she celebrated at her home,
Sunday, November 26. The cake
decorated in yellow and pink was
the center of attention. At
tending were Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Peterman, Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Hobbs and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Allen and
children, Mrs. Lonnie Rustin,
Frank and Lloyd Hobbs of But
ler, Carl Slaughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Boyt and children,
Mr. and Mrs. David Russell
and Billy, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Slaughter, Wayne Pollard, Julia
Slaughter of Thomaston.
Spillers Men
Return Home
The two men, Jimmy Spil
lers, 21 and Matt Spillers, 27,
of Thomaston that were re
ported lost in Flint River two
weeks ago and objects of a
two county search showed up
back in Thomaston Saturday,
safe and sound.
The two men that caused the
Taylor County Rescue Unit to
be called out two weeks for two
different search efforts said
that they had been to Mobile,
Ala. but gave no further de
tails of their visit. They were
charged with larceny of a boat
and motor, according to Sher
iff E.T. Bray of Upson Coun
ty. The boat belonging to Ri
chard Carr was found near
Reynolds after the two cou
sins left it to catch a bus to
Columbus on Saturday.