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ine Taylor County News
# and The Butler Herald 7
Vol. 90 - No. 48
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South Main St. P.O. Box 577
The following column written
by Foy Evans, publisher of the
Warner Robins Sun, expresses
the thoughts at Christmas so
well that we reprint it here for
the .benefit of our readers.
THIS IS the time ot year when
it is difficult to find the
“Christ” in Christmas.
We all know why we observe
Christmas.
But we tend to overlook this
reason.
We have become swept up
in the madness that precedes
ever Christmas.
Probably because there never
has been such prosperity be
fore, it seems that the scramble
to relieve all stores of their
Christmas merchandise as
early as possible reaches new
peaks every year.
Great Britain recently de
valued its pound. You would
think the United States plans
to do away with the dollar any
day. People are spending like
money will go out of style any
day.
* * *
AS HAS been said before,
“What good is money if not to
spend?”
The crowds grow larger. The
problem of finding what you want
becomes more acute. Time
grows short.
It is easy to lose sight of the
purpose of the whole thing.
* * *
WHEN WE are very young,,
we are thrilled with gifts. There
is little fun in giving. . .the
thrill of Christmas is receiving.
As we mature, the gifts mean
less.
We like to be remembered by
friends and loved ones. The
gift, though, is not nearly as
important as being remem
bered.
We begin to get our joy out of
Christmas by giving to
others. . .by doing something for
someone else. . .by giving
of ourselves.
Whether we realize it or not,
when we enjoy giving more than
receiving we are getting close to
the “Christ” in Christmas.
* * *
TIME grows short.
Christmas is less than three
weeks away.
Ahead we see more things
to do than we possibly can get
around to.
We may become frustrated,
exhausted and wonder if it is
worth the effort.
* * *
WE CAN look inside our
selves and find the answer.
If the hectic pre-Christmas
pace is for the purpose of self
gratification the answer is that
it certainly is not worth the ef
fort.
But if our purpose is to give
joy and happiness to others. . .
if we are swept up by the spirit
of Christmas as an occasion
when we can give some of our
selves to make others happy...
then it is worth every effort
we make.
There is nothing quite as ex
hilarating as the exhaustion that
comes when you know you have
given of yourself—expecting
nothing in return—to make
another human being enjoy life
more. * * *
SO. . .SPEND today and pay
tomorrow!
That is the good old American
way. . .and there must not be
much wrong with it.
* * *
LETS take time along the
way to recall how this all be
gan. . .the significance of the
event that resulted in Christ
mas. . .and we will arrive at
the very special day in the
right spirit for it to mean more
to us than ever before.
TCHS Glee Club
Christmas Sing
Planned Monday
The Taylor County High
School Glee Club will have the
Christmas Concert on Monday
night, December 11, atthe Cafe-
tor ium. The program which
begins at 7:30 p.m. will
be held in conjunction with the
December meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association.
COURT PUNS
ARE TOLD HERE
Plans for the January term
of Chattahoochee Superior
Court are underway according
to Sheriff Charles J. Wright.
Sheriff Wright told the News,
Tuesday, that the Grand Jury
will meet on January 2 at 9
a.m. with the arraignment
docket called for 10 a.m. on
January 5. The Traverse
Jury will meet at 9 a.m. on
January 9.
Rites Held Here
For Mr. Phillips
Funeral services for Ear
nest James Phillips, 64, of
Thomaston were held on No
vember 20 from the Bethel Pri
mitive Baptist Church with
Elder W. H. Hancock, Elder
Emory Collins and Elder
Bentley Adams officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery with Coggins Funeral
Home in charge.
Mr. Phillips died November
18 at his home in Thomaston.
He was a native of Taylor
County and a veteran of World
War I.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Florence Phillips of Thomas
ton; one daughter, Mrs. Chand
ler Rogers of Thomaston; four
sons, Carroll Phillips and
Billy Gene Phillips of Thomas
ton, Robert Phillips of
Douglasville and Nealon
Phillips of Huntsville; four
sisters, Mrs. Henry Wilkes of
Ideal, Mrs. Tellie Rustin, Mrs.
David Theus and Mrs. Gladys
Montgomery of Butler; three
brothers, Cecil Phillips of
Charleston, S. C., Blanchard
Phillips of Walterborough, S.
C. and 0. C. Phillips of
Palatka, Fla. and 14 grand
children.
Taylor Native
Buried Thursday
Funeral services for J. P.
Standridge, Taylor County
native, were held at 2 p.m.,
Thursday, in the Byromville
Methodist Church with the Rev.
C. L. Cawthon and the Rev.
Sam Buchanan officiating.
Burial was in the Morningside
Cemetery in Montezuma.
The Taylor native was a
member of the Byromville
Methodist Church, the V. F.W.,
American Legion, Masons and
was an insurance agent in
Dooly County where he now
made his home. He died un
expectedly Tuesday night in
Vienna.
Several relatives in Taylor
County survive as well as his
wife, two daughters, and his
parents, all of Byromville.
Persons On Trip
Around World
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Per
sons of Atlanta, natives ofTay-
lor County, left on November
28 for a trip around the world.
Mr. Persons is attending “The
4th Regional Engineering Con
ference” in which he will give
a paper on Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering. The
meeting is scheduled to be held
in Capetown, South Africa. The
Persons will return to the States
on December 20.
PROMOTED - Jake G. Mullins
of Reynolds has been promoted
to the position of foreman at
the Blue Bird Body Company
in Fort Valley. The announce
ment was made this week and
as a foreman, Jake becomes
a member of the management
team of the company. A
graduate of Reynolds High
School, he and his wife, Sharon,
live in Reynolds. They have
one daughter, Charlotte Jeanine
who was born on November 29.
HOMECOMING QUEEN — Miss Margie
Wainwrlght, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
W. Wainwright, was crowned Taylor County
High School Homecoming Queen in festi
vities held last Friday at the high school
gym. Standing behind the newly crowned
queen are members of the court. They (1-r)
are: Carlene Hobbs, freshman representa
tive; Diane Wall, junior representative;
Karon Peed, sophomore representative;
Grace Bussey, second runner-up; Paula
Lee, third runner-up; Alane Welch, first
runner-up; and Judy Albritton, fourth run
ner-up. Miss Wainwright was crowned by
the 1967 Homecoming Queen, Miss Vicky
Harris. The naming of the new queen high
lighted a parade and basketball game with
Crawford County, in which Taylor County won
all three games.
Linda Blackston
Wins Art Show
1967 QUEEN Vicky Harris who
has reigned at Taylor County
High School for the last year
crowns her successor, Margie
Wainwright, who won the crown
in a vote by the student body
last week. She is the 1968
Miss Homecoming at Taylor
County High School.
Reynolds Election
Set In Janaary
The City of Reynolds will
hold the city election on January
2, 1968. The mayor’s post
and two council posts are va
cant. The City Clerk will
receive applications in writing
up until December 20 at
6 p.m. for candidates to qualify
for these posts.
Buddy Jarrell
In Nicaragua
Buddy Jarrell left last
Wednesday night for Nicaragua
where he has accepted a po
sition with the Gins of Moutray
and Toyoshima. Buddy, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Jarrell, left the Atlanta air
port for the flight to Nica
ragua. He will be living in
El Viejo and Chinandega while
employed there.
Midway Church
Slates Services
Regular services are planned
at the Midway Baptist Church on
the second Sunday in December,
December 10, rather than
December 24 which is the usual
day for services. This an
nouncement was made this week
by the Rev. H. E. Whitley,
pastor of the church.
Steve Turner
Army Pfc. Clarence S. Turn
er, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter E. Turner of Butler was
assigned as a teletype operator
in the 1st Infantry Division’s
1st Administration Company
near Di An, Vietnam, Nov. 10.
Pvt. Turner is a 1966 gra
duate of Taylor County High
School in Butler.
Linda Blackston, Taylor
County High School Junior, was
the winner of the silver cup
and blue ribbon for the best
in the show at the first annual
art show at the school recently.
Her water color of leaves in
shades of green took the first
prize award.
Winners in the paintings
class included Warren Culver-
house, 1st, Martha Fuller, 2nd
and Larry Gaultney, 3rd, in
the Kindergarten to Grade 3
group; Tippi Youngblood and
Susan Renfroe, 1st, Kathy
Green, 2nd, Cathy Culver-
house, 3rd, Johnny Green and
Terry Wall, honorable mention
in the 4th to 8th grades; Ma
son Rustin and Montez Wads
worth, 1st, Priscilla Jones
and Buster Byrd, 2nd, Gayle
Woodall and Donna Pittman,
3rd, Horace Andrews, hono
rable mention, in the 9th to
12th grades.
In the numbered works were
Claire Elliston, list, Chuck
Willis, 2nd, Wesley Rowe,
3rd and Karen Horton, hono
rable mention.
Priscilla Jones, Sue King and
Angela Peed were the prize
winners for the sculpture ente
red in the show.
Among the hobby crafts in
the lower grades, Larry Cox
was named the winner; in the
4th through 8th grades, Ben
Cheek was 1st, Regina Wood-
all, 2nd and Myra Culpepper,
3rd, in the high school group,
Sissy Riley and Judy Riley
were named the winners.
Taking the prizes in the com
munity entries were Ruth
Jones, first and Kathryn Elder,
2nd.
In the special awards cata-
gories, Mrs. Rita Turner took
Boy Scouts
Christmas Plans
As Christmas nears we hurry
to get just the right gift
for everyone on our list. But
there are those who hurry to
get gifts for those who are less
fortunate than they.
The Butler Boy Scout Troop
has begun a drive to round
up all of the toys and clothes
available to provide for those
who would have a Christmas
that was not so bright without
their help. Would you help
these boys in their special
Christmas project by gathering
up the toys and clothing around
your house and calling to let
the boys know? They will pick
up the things.
SWEIGART SERVES
NOW IN VIETNAM
Senior Master Sergeant Rus
sell J. Sweigart, whose wife,
Catherine, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. I^jwis Wood of
Ideal is on duty at Phu Cat
AB, Vietnam.
1st with her “Seasons” display,
May Sealy won 2nd with her
“Santa” and Robert Bell took
3rd with his “Painting on
Wood”.
Art instructor Kenny Fuller
was in charge of the show.
Jaycees Sponsor
Annual Empty
Stocking Drive
The Taylor County Jaycees
will again sponsor the Empty
Stocking Project and will be
out in full force helping
Santa on Christmas, accord
ing to Norman Carter, presi
dent of the local group. A list
of names has been gathered and
the Jaycees organization will
help to make Christmas just a
little brighter for those on the
list. This is one of the two
major projects of the year
for the Jaycees.
Reynolds 4H
The second meeting of the
Reynolds Elementary 5th and
6th grade 4-H Club was held
Friday, December I. County A-
gent Vernon Reddish, County
Home Economist Elizabeth W.
Cooper and Mrs. Bernard
Fuller attended the meeting.
Bunny Fuller gave a demon
stration on how to gift wrap.
The boys then studied how to
make good farm ponds and
the girls learned about Christ
mas decorations.
PFC. LELIOUS F. HARRIS,
Taylor County native, now ser
ving at Twy Hoa in Vietnam,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Harris of Thomaston. Lelious
is well known in this area and
has an aunt, Mrs. Carlton Jor
dan, and other relatives here.
Presently driving an ammo
truck, he would appreciate
mail from this area. His ad
dress is: Pfc. Lelious F.
Harris, U. S. 53434302. 24th
Tran’s Company (Lt. trk), Sub.
Area Command, APOSan Fran
cisco, Calif. 96316
Men Remember
December 7,1941
“Remember Pearl Harbor”
the slogan goes and there are
those today who are not likely
to forget because THEY WERE
THERE. A group of those
who will not forget are meet
ing in Atlanta this weekend in
commemoration of the 26th an
niversary of that day. This is
the District Convention of the
Pearl Harbor Survivors Asso
ciation which is underway in At
lanta with the 6th District
meeting.
Attending from Butler is Joe
Blasche and his family as the
eight states gather to remember
what happened on December 7,
1941. The purpose of the
organization which was or
ganized in the States several
years ago but only organized
in Georgia in July, 1966, is
to keep America alert and make
sure that the people remember
Pearl Harbor.
Mr. Blasche who is a native
of Pennsylvania was at Scho
field Barracks on the early Sun
day morning that the Japanese
attack came and he can
remember much of the attack
and how as the United States
slept, the Japanese prepared.
The United States naval base
at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Is
land, Hawaii, was attacked
without warning by a Japanese
naval task force on December
7, 1941, while Japanese diplo
matic representatives were
conferring in Washington, D. C.
with the U. S. government on
ways to settle differences be
tween the two countries.
The attack led immediately to
a declaration of war by the
United States and to the
country’s participation in World
War II. The Japanese plan
for crippling the U. S. fleet
in Pearl Harbor by the sur
prise raid was drawn up and
followed to the letter but was
not followed up and it was
this lack of follow-up that al
lowed the United States to get
on her feet.
The naval task force left
Japan on November 25 with
plans to attack. A favorable
weather front concealed the
ships as they drew near the base
and as a small submarine slip
ped into the harbor and two re
connaissance planes flew over,
the fact was confirmed that the
fleet was truly in the harbor.
The order was given to attack.
Because the U. S. and Japan
were not at war, no wartime
alert was evidenced as the Ja
panese planes struck from
the north, south and east over
Hickam Field, Wheeler Field,
Schofield Barracks and Ka
neohe Bay. Planes parked in
compact rows made an excellent
target for the planes as they
raked Hickam Wheeler and
Bellows Fields at 7:50 a.m.
In the first minutes of the at
tack the bulk of the army and
navy planes of the United States
were destroyed on the ground.
Free from interception in
the air, Japanese planes then
turned against fleet units in
the harbor. From 7:55 to
9:45, torpedo planes, dive
bombers and horizontal bom
bers ripped the ships in the
area apart. 3581 Americans
were listed as casualties of
that one attack, 18 ships
were sunk or severely
damaged. Only the failure of
Phenix City
Historian Is
Remembered
In the very near future, a
history of Phenix City, Ala.,
the famous town of the Albert
Patterson murder in 1954 will
reach the markets. The story
was written to tell the world
that Phenix City has become a
better town because of “some
thing inbred in those people -
they wanted to leave the place
better than they found it.”
He says that the gangsters
who made front page news were
in the minority and that cour
ageous people took the town
away from them even though it
was a tough job. He feels that
there is no threat from rough
el'vnents in the town because
the people want a clean place
to live and bring up their child-
The man who has worked for
six years on this book was born
in Girard but he is the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Harri
son T. Coulter of Taylor Coun
ty.
the Japanese to destroy work
shops and repair facilities
allowed America tobounceback
so rapidly and repair the ships
for later use in the war. Some
of the ships are still there on
the bottom of the ocean in the
harbor.
The Japanese took over
temporary control of the seas
as the Americans fought to get
back on their feet. It did
not last and as the years of
World War II passed, America
once again took the title, “mis
tress of the seas,” gained from
Great Britain so many years
before.
These men who are meeting
in Atlanta this weekend saw
this happen. They know it
happened. They remember
that the planes came over and
they remember the eternity of
hours as the Japanese planes
attacked and they do not want
it to happen again.
The organization was put to
gether in an effort to make
sure that people in America
remember and will not let this
happen. Early on the morn
ing of December 7, the group
will go to Marietta National
Cemetery where they will place
a marble marker in comme
moration of those who died at
Pearl Harbor. They invite
any who wish to join them in
this placing of the marker to
send in their contributions of
any size to the organization.
The Georgia Chapter which
was organized in 1966 has a local
man as a charter member and
officer. After reading a story
in the News some years ago
about the organization, Joe
Blasche wrote a letter for
more information. He received
the information and also learned
where some of the boys who
served with them at that time
were located. Consequently
when there was an effort made
to organize a chapter in our
state he was on the front row.
Presently serving as Sgt.
at Arms, he has the honor of
bearing the colors at the meet
ing. The colors in this case
is so new that he told the News
that “outside of my next door
neighbors, you are the first ones
to see the flag.” The blue
and white flag is centered with
an emblem that is the symbol
of the Pearl Harbor group.
They also wear blue and white
caps carrying out their colors
of blue, white and gold. The
group meets once each month
in south Atlanta and Mr. Blasche
attends as often as possible.
He was mentioned in the At
lanta Journal recently for tra
veling so far for the meeting.
Mr. Blasche emphasized that
he didn’t want publicity for
himself but for the organization
so “that we can get all of those
who were there to join us.”
He wants to work hard to keep
our young Americans aware
of what can happen mighty fast
and without warning. As
he said, “Those plan s came
out of the sky like a lornet’s
nest had been disturbed. We
didn’t have time to grt ready.”
Anyone in Taylor t ounty or
elsewhere who is interested is
invited to contact Mr. Blasche
at Route 2, Butler. He will
be happy to give them further
information on the group and
what they hope to do for young
America who when asked,
“What happened at Pearl Har
bor?" are likely to ask, “Where
is Pearl Harbor?” We
cannot forget. We must
“Remember Pearl Harbor” for
the safety of our nation.
**??soci$**
THE PHSA EMBLEM is on display for the camera as Mr.
Blasche gets ready for the convention.
Friday Is Last Day For Ballots
program providing diversion
and price support payments
will not be applicable if
cotton marketing quotas are
not in effect for 1968.
Persons who had an interest
in the growing of cotton in 1967
are eligible to vote in this re
ferendum. Each eligible voter
was mailed a ballot on Decem
ber 2.
The final date for returning
ballots in the 1968 cotton
marketing quota ballots is
Friday, December 8. Ballots
delivered in person must be
in the county office not later than
5:00 p.m. Friday and ballots
mailed must be postmarked not
later than midnight of Decem
ber 8.
If the cotton growers voting
in the 1968 referendum favor
marketing quotas by at least
a two-thirds majority, market
ing quotas and the proposed
1968 cotton program will be
in effect. If less than a two-
thirds favorable vote is re
ceived, there will be no penalty
for exceeding the farm allot
ment but growers who plant
within the farm allotment will
be eligible for price support
at the rate of 50 percent
of parity. The 1968 cotton
STORK CLUB
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Spillers
announce the birth of a son,
Anthony Bryan, on November
21 at the Medical Center in
Columbus. Mrs. Spillers is
the former Miss Davilyn Mc-
Abee. Maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Simpson
Wainwright of Reynolds and
paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Spillers
of Butler.
SANTA CLAUS
LETTERS
MUST BE IN
BY DEC. 15
flfHOM ■ ■•«
Emory Parr
At Pentagon
After basic training at Fort
Benning, Emory Parr Jr. was
listed among the top 35% of his
class and received a promotion
from Pvt. El to Pvt. E2.
Pvt. Parr is in the office
of Personnel operations in the
Training Input Branch as per
sonnel specialist at the Penta
gon in Washington, D. C. for
his next assignment.
Bids Let By
Housing Authority
The Housing authority of the
City of Reynolds, Georgia, ac
cepted bids on its new pro
ject December 5, 1967. The
project is to consist of 20
dwelling units; 16 of which
are designed for the elderly.
The apparent low bid of $227,
000 was submitted by Lake
McDonald Inc., of Vidalia,
Georgia. It is the belief of the
Reynolds Housing Authority that
the construction work will be
gin by January 1, 1968,