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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
The Taylor County News
94th Year No. 20
and The Butler Herald
Butler, Georgia 31006
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South Main St. P.O. Box 577
Friday May 24,1968
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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system of setting type. With
the newness of this system
some errors have been made.
Please bear with us until the
system is completely set up. If
your news does not appear,
would you call us at once so
that we may correct errors or
find anything that may have
been lost in the changeover.
The new system will be more
efficient and is a definite
improvement for our county
paper.
Your cooperation in
submitting news by deadline
will be greatly appreciated.
Weddings MUST be in the
office by Monday and all other
news by Tuesday at 4 p.m.
* * *
What price will we pay for
safer driving conditions? What
is the average Georgian really
willing to do to make the
highways safer? Apparently
not too much.
Georgians have not wanted
driver education in the schools.
It’s a frill. It costs too much.
We have insisted on having
football stadiums and
gymnasiusm, but it costs too
much to have a course in driver
education. In sports, a fine
team gives a school or a
community a good reputation
and statewide publicity. The
players receive trophies and get
big write-ups in the papers. The
only reward for being a good
driver is that it saves lives and
property. That’s too intangible.
Georgians don’t wear safety
belts. Stand on a busy street
corner where you can see
inside the passing cars, and this
becomes fact. Nationally, a
survey showed that of one
million cars checked, 65 per
cent were equipped with safety
belts, but only 38 per cent of
the drivers questioned said
they “always” used the belts.
Just over 50 per cent did admit
to wearing the belts on long
trips. The ironical fact is that
most of the traffic fatalities
occur within 25 miles or less
from home.
Georgians have not been
concerned about the
competency of drivers on the
roads. If they had been, the
standards for obtaining a
license would be much more
severe. And if Georgians were
really concerned with safer
highway conditions, they
would have made sure the laws
would prevent a person with a
revoked license from driving.
Georgians are dead from
wounds inflicted by a motor
vehicle in the hands of a driver
whose license had been
revoked.
Georgians are not
particularly “sold” on traffic
laws or rigid enforcement.
Arrests for traffic violations
number in the tens of
thousands, and about the most
that can be heard is the woeful
cry, “Why aren’t you out
arresting criminals? Why are
you bothering an upstanding
citizen like me?’ ’
These few items are an
image which has reflected the
thinking of Georgians in the
past. But perhaps there is an
awakening. Maybe there is a
new dawn.
The 1968 Georgia General
Assembly heard from the
people. And the people said in
chorus, “We want something
done about highway safety.” It
wasn’t unanimous, but it was
decisive enough to generate
more traffic safety legislation
than Georgians had ever
known. They said they would
sanction additional use of
radar, but they did this with a
very “watered-down” version.
Sort of like informing the bank
robbers that you won’t arrest
them for stealing money unless
an officer is right there at the
scene at the time of the
robbery, and is in plain view of
the bandit. However, the radar
as we now have it is better than
no radar at all.
Georgians have also spoxeu
up to reprimand the habitual
traffic violator. They put in the
(cont. on page 2)
If you have a child who will
be six years of age by
December 31, 1968, and who
plans to enter Butler
Elementary School in the fall
of 1968, please check the
following list to see that his
name is there. If your child is
not on the list, please send in
his name, birthdate, and
parent’s name and address to
Jerry Partain, Butler
Elementary School, Butler,
Georgia.
Ronnie David Albritton,
Stephen McCorkle Allen,
Denise Busbee, Veronica Bone,
Sidney Mark Blackston,
Cynthia Jean Bazemore,
Gregory Stephen Brown, Peggy
Barrow, Sharon Denise Barrow,
Susan Denise Busbee, Clifford
Wilbur Carroll Jr., Carlene
Cleveland, Darlene Cleveland,
Kristi Kay Dunn, Hallie Ward
Edwards, Edie Ellen Edwards,
Sidney Michael Fryer, Angelia
Denise Fulcher, John Robert
Griggs Jr., Karen Harris, Sheila
Dianne Jones, Vicki Lynn
Loworn, Cynthia Jean Lail,
Darlene Locke, Rhonda Faye
Lowe, Byron Meredith, Ronald
Glenn Melton, Elethea Arlene
Moulton, James Edward
Massey, Tina Beth
Montgomery, Michael Posey,
Delmore Bruce Pitts, Pamela
Denise Poole, Monica Lisa
Price, Linda Cheryl Renfroe,
Nancy Andrews Reddish,
Barbara Lynne Robinson,
Eleanor Marilyn Rogers,
Michael Eugene Swaney, Leisa
Sampson, Jay Todd Smith,
Military Rites
Are Held For
Curtis R. Jones
Funeral rites for Curtis R.
Jones were held in the Lucy
Chapel of Goddard Funeral
Home on Monday afternoon at
4 o’clock. The Rev. Nick
Randall, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Reynolds,
officiated and burial was in the
Hillcrest Cemetery with full
military honors.
Bom in Taylor County, July
19, 1946, son of Curtis E. and
Jeffie Parks Jones, he had lived
in the county all of his life
until inducted in the United
States Navy. He was serving in
the Navy, stationed aboard the
USS O’Bannon (DD 450) and
was home on leave at the time
of his death after returning
from a tour of duty off
Vietnam.
He died in an automobile
accident early Saturday
morning on Hwy 128 near the
Flint River bridge.
Surviving are his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jones of
Reynolds; one brother, Steven
Shelly Jones of Reynolds; four
sisters, Mrs. Lennis D. Langley
of Reynolds, Mrs. Charles W.
Arrowsmith of Fort Valley,
Misses Sonia Carol Jones and
Melva Joyce Jones of
Reynolds; grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Parks of
Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. S.
E. Jones of Thomaston; four
nieces and one nephew.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in chage of arrangements.
Military pallbearers served with
Greg and Gary Frost, Charles
and Grady Payne, Wayne
Parks and Don Hartley serving
as honorary pallbearers.
Rainey Mark Taylor, Virginia
Vaughn, Judy K. Wainwright,
Barry Watson, Jay Whitley and
Edwin Allen Young.
Each parent must sign a
freedom of choice form. If any
parent has not received one of
these forms, he may obtain one
from the office of the County
School Superintendent.
Each child must have his
birth certificate with him on
registration day.
The Board of Education
requires that the following
immunizations be made before
the child enters school:
Diphtheria
Tetanus,
Whooping cough,
Smallpox,
Polio,
TB Skin test,
Measles and Typhoid.
All these immunizations are
available at the Taylor County
Health Center, just across from
the Taylor County High
School. All immunizations are
free.
The age policy of the Board
of Education states that no
child will be admitted to any
school in Taylor County who
will not have reached his or her
sixth birthday before on
October 1, following the
opening of schools for that
particular term. There is,
however, a provision for the
exceptionally mature child. A
child that becomes six years
old between October 2
andDecember 31 following the
opening of schools for that
particular term, whose parents
believe and insist that their
child is mature enough--so
daily, emotionally, physically,
and mentally-to be enrolled in
the first grade, may enroll their
child for a six-weeks’
temporary-enrollment period
with the approval of the
principal and first grade
teacher of the school in which
enrollment is desired. At the
end of the six-weeks’
temporary-enrollment period,
the teacher and principal of the
respective school will make an
evaluation of the child’s
progress and adjustment based
upon tests’ information and
observations of the teachers
and make a decision as to
whether the child may
continue in school that term or
whether the child be
withdrawn until the next
school term.
MR., MRS. tUCAS
TO CELEBRATE
50TH ANNIVERSARY
The children of Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Lucas will entertain
in honor their parents’ Golden
Wedding Anniversary, Sunday
afternoon, May 26, 4 to 6 p.m.
at the Lucas’ home. Invitations
are not being sent but friends
of the couple are invited. The
hosts for the occasion are Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Lucas Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Rodgers, Jr.
and Mrs. Mac Lucas and Miss
Peggy Lucas of Macon.
Adams At Meet
Tax Commissioner Clifford
Adams has returned after
attending a meeting of the Tax
Commissioners of the state at
the Center for Continuing
Education at the University of
Georgia. He noted that all tax
bills for vehicles will be
pre-billed from the state next
year.
New Reynolds Plant
Begins Operation
MR. AND MRS. HAROLD GATES
Gates Featured
In Bibb Article
Another indsutry has come to
Taylor County and with it
continued growth for the area.
Reynolds Manufacturing
Company opened its doors for
operation May 7.
Light-weight baseball
jackets are the main product.
According to owner and
manager, Julian Whatley, this
new plant will produce
approximately 1,000 jackets
per day or 5,000 per week at
full production.
At present there are 40
employees with a monthly
payroll of about $10,000. Most
of the amployees are from the
Taylor County trade area.
The new industry is located
in the Whatley Warehouse in
Reynolds. Whatley said he had
plans for expansion in the
future as the industry and
demand grows.
This industry is greatly
needed in the county and will
fill a vacuum in the area. It will
bring new people and new
business to the area. With new
people and new business comes
growth.
The Reynolds
Manufacturing Company is
now almost in full swing and
production is underway.
Whatley said all positions in
the company are now filled,
but with future expansion
more employees needed.
In a recent issue of “The
Bibb Recorder”, the Gates
team was featured on the front
page in the Profile at Bibb
column. Better known in
Taylor County as Mr. and Mrs.
Gates, Harold and Bertha Gates
are a Bibb team, married for 39
years and working every day
about as closely as two people
can, the article continued.
“Their desks are separated
by a wall with an opening at
eye-level through which they
can talk. It takes only about
four steps to go from one desk
to the other. This togetherness
probably has a lot to do with
the smooth operation and
pleasant environment at Taylor
Mill where Mr. Gates has been
Superintendent since 1944 -
Cotton Loans Are
Available May 31
CCC loans on 1967 Upland
Cotton are available through
May 31, according to John S.
Montgomery, ASC Committee
Chairman.
Mr. Montgomery stated the
period for requesting cotton
loans was extended from April
30 to May 31 due to the late
harvest in some areas and to
aid in the more orderly
marketing of the 1967 cotton
crop.
Mr. Montgomery stated that
1967 cotton loans will mature
on July 31, 1968. Cotton not
redeemed by this date will
become property of CCC.
with a year and a half out in
1952 and 53 which only made
him realize Bibb was the place
he most wanted to be. Mrs.
Gates was his office clerk and
only office help until two years
ago when W. Ralph Walker was
transferred to Taylor as
Assistant Superintendent.
“Both the Gates live and
breathe “the Bibb”. They
spend many off-duty hours
participating in the plant’s
social organizations and
helping smooth out difficulties
that arise in the lives of the
employees. We are interested in
people, Mrs. Gates says.”
Harold Stephen Gates was
bom in Muscogee County and
went to work for Bibb at the
age of 18 in Porterdale. He
started as a carpenter, worked
up through other jobs to
assistant overseer in the Card
Room. He then served as
Overseer before becoming
Superintendent.
Mr. Gates worked in Athens
for a short time but soon
(cont. on page 4)
Mrs. Marshall
Slates Recital
The piano students of Mrs.
Anne H. Marshall will be
presented in a recital on
Tuesday, May 28, beginning at
8 o’clock in the Reynolds
Elementary School
Auditorium. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Soil
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~ POT May 19-26,1968
hUKH
INITIATIVE
LITTLE LEAGUE RECEIVES CHECK-Sonny Dunn,
treasurer of the Butler Little League, receives a check from
Melvin Barrow, owner of the Standard Oil Service Station
on Hwy. 19 S., to be used by the Little League for supplies
for the 1968 season. Standard Oil presents a check to be
used for the Little League each year toward purchase of
uniforms, equipment and other things needed in keeping
the program going in the county.
CONSIDER THE
TIME--Across the nation, in
our villages and towns as well
as in our cities and suburbs, a
deep-rooted change is taking
place. Natural resources once
taken for granted are being
regarded with ever increasing
importance. Clean water and
air, along with trees and soil,
are taking on a new meaning.
People are discovering these
resources are not only limited
and vital, but vulnerable to
fouling, waste and ruin. They
are awakening to the needs for
better stewardship. On all sides
there is a new climate for
conservation.
It is a time for initiative-for
10,000,000 actions great and
small to set in motion a tide of
resources care, converting
desires into deeds and
opportunities into
accomplishments.
It is a time for courage--to
examine your conscience and
measure how well you are
meeting your responsibilities to
God for the care of His
resources.
It is a time for self
examination- to identify what
new or added steps you can
take as a responsible citizen to
protect and develop the
resources around you.
It is time to speak up for
resource8--because
participation is the essence of
democracy and the surest
safeguard against dictation No
one of us can forecast the
future, but each of us can look
forward to what is possible and
probable. There are clear signs
of on coming resource
requirements. Widespread
hunger is on the horizon for
large areas of the World. At
home, the demand of jobs and
improved income must be met
partly through resource
development. Competition for
the use ofresourcesof all kinds
is growing and the need for
resource products is bound to
increase.
It is a time for
intiative-because great values
are in the balance. Changes are
being made in the use of
resources and more are coming.
What is happening is worthy of
your concern and needs your
attention.
It is a time to join in
planning--to bring your
experience and views to bear,
along with those of your
neighbors, on the inventory of
resources, the identification of
development possiblities, and
the establishment of resource
goals in your own community
and watershed.
It is time to become
involved-because inaction is
usually an evidence of fear or
apathy and neither is creditable
to a man of honor or a servant
of God.
It is time of leadership-b-
ecause the job to be done is as
large as the nation and the
years for doing it are short.
Consider the time, Consider
it well.
HOME AGAIN - Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hinton
and Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Whatley of
Reynolds have just returned from a fun
cruise to Nassau aboard the completely
air-conditioned S. S. BAHAMA
the ship tied right at the dock in downtown
Nassau, adjacent to the straw market, it was
easy to shop, swim, sightsee and enjoy native
calypso, limbo and rhumbas at night.
Funeral Rites
Are Held For
Mrs. Barfield
Funeral services for Mrs.
Laura Frances Whatley Barfield
were held at 11 a.m., Sunday,
in the Lucy Chapel of Goddard
Funeral Home. The Rev. E. H.
Dunn officiated and burial was
in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
Mrs. Barfield was bom in
Taylor County, February 3,
1888, daughter of the late T. J.
and Laura Lucious Whatley.
She was a member of the
Primitive Baptist Church.
She died early Friday
evening in the Ideal Nursing
Home after a long illness.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Ouida Sheppard of
Palatka, Fla. and Mrs. Nettie
Ward Hilton of Jacksonville,
Fla.; four sons, Archie J.
Barfield and R. C. Barfield of
Butler, Walter J. Barfield of
Palatka, Fla. and Bob Hallie
Barfield of Thomaston; two
sisters, Miss Victoria Whatley
of Oglethorpe and Mrs. Oscar
Simmons of Perry and one
brother, T. D. Whatley of
Oglethorpe. 15 grandchildren
and 16 great grandchildren also
survive.
Goddard Funeral Home was
Central HE Club
Meets Monday
The Central Home
Economics Club will meet
Monday night at 7:45 at the
Community House in the
Central Community. All
residents are invited.
Ml. Nebo Sets
Homecominq
Day Sunday
Homecoming services arc
planned for Sunday, May 26 at
the Mount Nebo Rpimitive
Baptist Church near Charing.
Elder Temples of Macon will
be the guest speaker for the
Sunday morning workship
service. Other speakers will be
present for the regular
Saturday night and Sunday
services.
After the basket lunch at
noon, there will be the regular
business meeting and singing
during the afternoon. The
public is Invited to attned.
in charge of arrangements with
Franklin Lewis, James Barfield,
Michael Wadell, Charles
Shepherd, Emory Barfield and
Frankie Hilton serving as
pallbearers.
Rites Are Held
In Reynolds For
Dawson A. Mims
Graveside services were held
in Hillcrest Cemetery for
Dawson Aultman Mims of
Baltimore, Md., Monday at 10
a.m. The Rev. Tegler Greer,
pastor of the Reynolds
Methodist Church, officated.
Mr. Mims died unexpectedly
on May 15 in Baltimore,
Maryland, where he had made
his home for several years. He
was bom in Taylor County,
June 26, 1911, son of the late
Emett Jerome and Gussie
Smith Mims. He was a member
of the Methodist Church and a
32nd degree Mason.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
David and Charlie Montford,
Jerry Walker, John Mims Jr.,
James Hollis and Millard
Shepherd serving as pallbearers.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Helen Mims of Baltimore, Md.,
one son, Dawson Aultman
Mims Jr. of Daytona Beach,
Fla.; one daughter, Mrs. John
Suprik of Spring Lake, N. C.:
two brothers, John E. Mims Sr.
of Reynolds and Forest Mims
of Panama City, Fla. and three
grandchildren.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS-Singing schools
and all day singings with basket dinners were
quite popular during the first half century of
Mount Pisgah history. Some of the leaders
and teachers that have been discovered by
the historical committee in writing the
history are J. L. Stringfield, Martin
Chapman, Tol Fowler, Paron Guthrie, John
Guthrie, Tom Simmons and Mr. Clark. More
recent teachers were John Marvin Cox and
Theodore Sisk. Before the church had an
organ or piano, the leader pitched the songs
by using a tuning fork. Singing school was
almost an annual summer highlight as was
the protracted meeting. To gather a crowd
and enjoy a sumptious dinner was just to
announce, “come on fifth Sunday bringing
your song book and packed basket - ” and
buggies and wagons loaded with singers and
those who just loved to listen with baskets
of food headed that way. Many a romance
began at these ten day singing schools and
many a romance ended there. The above
group was made in 1917 at Mt. Pisgah. Mr.
Clark, the teacher, is at right. Other stories
will keep the story of Mt. Pisgah moving
toward completion and toward the day of
the centennial celebration on the fifth
Sunday in June.