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The Taylor County News
and The Butler Herald
94th Year No. 22
South Main St. P.O. Box 577
Butler, Georgia 31006
Friday June 14, 1968
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By JIM COSEY
(Guest Columnist)
DEAR OLE “Dad’s Day”
has rolled around again.
It seems impossible that
only a year ago I was writing
my first story on a father’s first
father’s day.
But it’s true.
Now comes, my second
fling at something to say. What
is there to say about a second
father’s day?
Sure, there are lots of things
that could be said, but most
everyone has already
experienced them at one time
or another.
I could tell you about all
the sleepless nights, the
measles’ shot, the smallpox
vaccination, the bad colds, the
runny noses, the temper
tantrums and all the other
“goodies” that come in the
package.
Then, I could also tell you
about the other side of the
leaf. There’s the first word,
“Da-Da” of course, the first
kiss, the first step, the giggles
and all the other discoveries
that also come in the package.
* * *
PERHAPS the worst
experience thus far was the
measles’ shot. Sure thought
we’d lost her that night. Come
to find out, I was much more
upset than she was.
Her whole problem seemed
to stem from the fact that I
wouldn’t let her alone. I kept
rocking and singing, trying to
calm her down, but she kept
screaming. Finally I gave up
and put her in the bed and she
immediately went to sllep.
Seems that’s what she wanted
all the time.
And, I guess the best
experience so far was the time
she first crawled up in my lap
and looked up with her big,
blue eyes and said “Da-Da”.
I had to be pulled down
from the ceiling. I was at least
10 feet tall at that moment.
* * *
THEY SAY (whoever they
are) that children can get you
in the worst predicaments. It’s
true.
I think the most
embarrasing situation that my
daughter has gotten me into
was the time I was in the
grocery store.
She was sitting in the buggy
big as you please, looking
around and reaching for
everything on the shelf.
The place was packed as
usual and people were all
around us. I was nonchalantly
pushing the basket through the
aisles, when I heard a lady
behind me giggle. I ignored her
and kept pushing.
As we rounded the aisle,
someone else started giggling.
My daughter was awfully quiet,
so I knew right away she was
up to something.
As I started down the aisle
everyone sort of backed away
from us and made room so we
could get by. I wondered what
was going on.
I happened to glance down
and back.
I discovered why everyone
was giggling and stepping back
as we strolled down the aisle.
There was a slow drip coming
from my basket.
It seemed as though my
daughter had been blazing a
trail throughout the store.
Of course, I turned green
and purple at the same time,
but just laughed it off as one of
those things.
That was my last trip to the
grocery store with the little
one. Mama goes by herself
now.
* * *
THERE ARE good
moments and bad ones. I have
to admit that the good
outweighs the bad. Especially
when you walk in the door and
a squeal comes from the
kitchen as “Da-Da” arrives
home.
But, everyone experiences
these things.
This is my second father’s
day and I can hardly wait. Last
year I received a nice present
and am hoping to have a repeat
performance this Sunday.
But the best present of all
will be when I open the nusery
door Sunday morning and that
sleepy smile says “Da-Da” and
makes your heart melt.
THE SEARCH GOES ON-The Mt. Pisgah
History Committee searching for
information on the church, in the “Baptist
room” in the Stetson Memorial Library,
Church
Searches History
Mercer University. Left to right, seated, Mrs.
Carroll Peacock, Mrs. Gurvis Locke, Mrs.
Clyde Walker; standing, Mrs. Polk Harmon
and Mrs. Joe Eubanks. At right is Mrs. Mary
Overby, Curator.
After months of tedious
search for information, facts,
and interesting memories of
the founding and history of
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church by
the history committee, the
information has been compiled
and is now in the hands of the
printer.
Commenting on the time
spent in traveling,
corresponding, telephoning and
searching records, old
newspapers, and contacting
anyone whom they felt could
give any information, or had
pictures of former pastors; the
chairman of the committee had
this to say,“ the more we
searched the more we found;
the more we found the more
we wanted to find.” The
compiling of these findings was
almost as time consuming as
the search.
Mt. Pisgah is a rural church
four and half miles southeast
of Butler. June 30 has been set
for the Centennial program in
observance of the church
which was organized by nine
Covenant signers on April 25,
1868. An old fashioned basket
dinner will be served on the
church grounds at the noon
hour.
All former members,,
descendents of members and
friends are invited to attend.
Funeral Rites
Held Thursday
For Mrs. Jones
Funeral services for Mrs. Iva
Trussell Jones, 82, who died
last Wednesday, were held at 4
p.m., Thursday, in the Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church. The
Rev. Carl Ayers and the Rev. J.
D. Eldridge officiated and
interment was in the church
cemetery.
Born in Taylor County, Mrs.
Jones had lived in Macon
County for 45 years. She was a
member of the Pleasant Grove
Church.
Surviving are four brothers,
W. H. Trussell of Butler, C. H.
Trussell and George H. Trussell
of Reynolds and W. Moody
Trussell of Oglethorpe; one
sister, Mrs. Dita Martin of
Reynolds and two step-sons,
Bill Jones of Montezuma and
Ross Harris of Jacksonville,
Fla.
Midway Cemetery
To Be Cleaned;
Help Is Needed
It is time for the annual
cleaning of the Midway
Cemetery. The date is set for
June 20. All those who have
loved ones there are urged to
come and bring working tools.
If unable to attend on this day,
please send your contributions
toward having the work done
to Mrs. Ruby Stringfield,
Route 2, Butler, Ga. 31006
Taylor County
Camp Meeting
Soon To Begin
The 1968 session of the
Taylor County Camp Meeting
will get underway on July 4,
continuing through July 14.
Let’s be preparing for a great
year.
GRADUATE-Cathy Peterman,
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Floyd of Rupert is a
recent graduate of Perry Junior
High School. She gave the
invocation in the May 31
ceremony and was the
recipient of two awards, one
for being in the honor group
and another for Citizenship by
by the American Legion. She
lives with her family, the A. R.
Petermans, in Kathleen but is
presently, visiting her
grandparents here.
Homecoming Is
Set At New Life
Homecoming has been
planned at the New Life
Freewill Baptist Church on
June 23. Guest singers for the
day will be the Singing Fosters
of Griffin, the Trebleaires of
Atlanta and the Gospeletts of
Columbus. The church is
located near Mauk.
The public is cordially
invited. Rev. J. B. Lumpkin is
pastor.
HE Clubs To
Meet Next Week
The Mauk HE Club will
meet on Monday, June 17, at
2:30 p.m. at the Mauk
Community House with Mrs.
Cecil Gill as hostess.
The Rupert HE Club will
meet on Thursday, June 20, at
2:30 p.m. at the Rupert
Community House with Mrs.
A. B. Floyd, Mrs. Morris
Harvey and Mrs. Julian Locke
as hostesses.
Jerry Jarrell
Graduates At
Baptist Seminary
Woodrow Wilson (Jerry)
Jarrell Jr. was among the 141
graduates receiving diplomas
from The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary here May
31,1968.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Jarrell of Butler, Jarrell
received the master of church
music degree. He holds the
bachelor of science degree
from Georgia Institute of
Technology. He begins work
Sunday as Minister of Music in
Gaffney, S. C., at the First
Baptist Church.
Addressing the graduates
was Dr. Franklin Paschall,
president of the Southern
Baptist Convention and pastor
of the First Baptist Church of
Nashville, Tennessee.
This year Southern
Seminary provided theological
training for 1,321 students. It
has the largest theological
faculty of any seminary in the
world.
Purvis Reunion
Was Held Sunday
The Purvis Reunion was
held Sunday, June 9, with
friends and relatives from far
and near assembling at Mount
Nebo Church for the 15th
annual meeting. The family
members began arriving about
11:30 a.m. and each member
registered. A basket lunch was
served at the noon hour after
Clifford L. Clark asked God’s
blessings on the group.
After the meal, the relatives
talked of days gone by and
friends joined them in
remembering the Good Ole
Days. The next reunion was
planned for the 2nd Sunday in
June of 1969.
Those attending were Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Purvis, Mr.
and Mrs. Harmon Montgomery,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brewer all of
Thomaston: Mrs. Brannon
Montgomery of Upatoi; Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford L. Clark of
The Rock; Mr. and Mrs. Lum
Purvis and Michele of Macon;
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Purvis
and Mrs. Eva Whatley of
Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. William Purvis,
Steve, Mike and Linda of
Manchester; Mrs. Cleatous Hill
and Mrs. Dave Harbuck of
Mauk; Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Abbott and Adidea, Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Abbott, Mrs.
Charlie Abbott, Mr. and Mrs.
David Purvis and Kenneth of
Phenix City. Ala.; Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Earl Hill of Columbus.
DAY TO CELE-
BRATE--Johnny Barrow, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Mabry Barrow,
happily eyes his pretty cake as
he celebrates his fourth
birthday at his home last week.
He invited his cousins and close
friends to come in and help
him to eat cake and ice cream
last Sunday. He is the grandson
of Mrs. John S. Barrow of
Butler and Mrs. J. C. Gordon
of Fort Valley.
Ronnie Parker
On Dean's List
Ronnie Parker was among
those listed on the Dean’s List
for the Spring Quarter at
Georgia Southwestern College.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Parker, he is a graduate of
Butler High School and is a
history major at the school.
BOOKMOBILE
Tuesday, June 18, Taylor
Mill at Mclnvale’s Store,
9:45-10:45; Reynolas at
Bentley’s Store, 11:00-11:30.
Candidates Qualify
For Local Office
As the deadline for
qualifying for the Democratic
Nomination in September
arrived, Wednesday, Harry
Johnson entered as a candidate
for the Board of Education
from the Reynolds District
making a total of 29
candidates, according to Dale
Parks, secretary of the
Democratic Executive
Committee.
Qualifying in the County
Commissioners race were L. R.
Pike and J. R. Turner for the
Howard, Rustin and Daviston
District. Incumbent Dale Parks
did not seek the place again.
For the Butler, Cedar Creek
and Carsonville Districts were
Julian Locke, Murray Jarrell
and James C. Royal. Jarrell is
the incumbent. Walter
Wainwright, incumbent, Gann
Nelson and Bob Brunson were
seeking the Reynolds,
Panhandle and Potterville
position.
In the Sheriff’s race,
incumbent Charlie J. Wright
was challenged by Grover
Mott. For Tax Commissioner,
Herschel E. Whitley was in the
race against incumbent Clifford
H. Adams. Mrs. Bussey Childs
was unopposed for the position
CELEBRATES-Carlton Jordan
was the guest of honor at a
birthday celebration given last
Sunday by his children at his
home. Guests in addition to
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan were Mr.
and Mrs. Olief Wainwright and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Jordan and son, Miss Connie
Jordan, Barry and Ronnie
Jordan. Mrs. Wainwright baked
the birthday cake for the
occasion.
Funeral Held For
Mrs. Sally Mott
Funeral services for Mrs.
Sally Childres Mott were held
at 4 p.m., Thursday, from the
Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church with Elder Bentley
Adams of Thomaston
officiating. He was assisted by
Elder W. H. Hancock of Macon
and interment followed in the
Bethel Cemetery.
Mrs. Mott was born in
Taylor County, February 16,
1895, daughter of the late
John H. and Mary Elizabeth
Windham Childres. She was the
widow of the late John W.
Mott Sr. and had lived in the
county all of her life. She was a
member of the Bethel Primitive
Baptist Church.
She died at the Montgomery
Hospital at 4:10 p.m.,
Wednesday, after a short
illness.
Surviving are five daughters,
Mrs. Frances Windham of Gray
and Miss Grace Mott of
Thomaston, Mrs. Florence
Cox, Mrs. Faye Peed and Mrs.
Mary Nann Spillers of Butler;
three sons, Grover W. Mott,
Julian H. Mott and J. W. Mott
Jr. of Butler; four sisters, Mrs.
Willis Butts of Thomaston,
Mrs. W. J. James, Mrs. Pearl
Jarrell and Mrs. E. L. Wilson of
Butler; four brothers, Mosley
Childres, Hampton Childres
and William Childres of Butler
and Alfred Childres of
Reynolds. Seven grandchildren
also survive.
Edward Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
Leon James, Forrest Brown,
James Williamson, Gene Butts,
Felton Childres and Bobby
Childres serving as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers were
Hubert and W. S. Payne,
Austin Guinn, Marvin Peed,
Luther Spillers, Lawson
Wilson, Howard Hinton, Elder
John Mangham, Ed Taunton,
John Pennington and Jack
Hobbs.
of Ordinary as was Ben Guined
for Clerk of Court.
For the school positions,
Taylor County High School
Principal Norman K. Carter
qualified for the position of
School Superintendent as did
the incumbent, W. Herman
Elliston. Only one Board of
Education member was
opposed as Mrs. L. M. Doyel
entered the race for the Butler
post against Emory Harris.
Other members qualifying were
H. S. Gates, Potterville District;
Cecil Kendrick, Daviston; Dave
Harbuck, Rustin; Harold
Brown, Howard; Moody Peed,
Carsonville; Russell
Montgomery, Panhandle and
Mrs. Johnson. Incumbents C.
E. Whatley, Roscoe Albritton
and W. S. Maxwell did not seek
re-election.
In the Coroner’s race were
incumbent R. C. Peacock and
Harris Harmon. Qualifying for
Justice of the Peace were Mrs.
Faye McGee from the Butler
District and C. D. Lucas from
the Panhandle area.
The vote is set for
September 11 and all persons
must be registered by July 22
to be able to vote in the
nomination.
Local Girls At
State Meeting
Two Taylor County girls are
attending Girls State in Athens
this week, sponsored by local
organizations. These girls will
learn much about how the
government is operated and
learn by actually carrying on
some of the functions of
government in a small way.
Priscilla Jones, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones of
Reynolds, is representing the
Woman’s Club and the Kiwanis
Club of Reynolds. Charlene
Wright, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie J. Wright of
Butler, was sent by the Butler
Unit 124 of the American
Legion Auxiliary. Both girls are
students at the Taylor County
High School.
Girls State is held each year
to teach democracy and
patriotism to the youth of our
state and is sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary
with the local unit taking a
part each year. Many of the
girls who have attended in
previous years have returned to
tell the organization of how
much this week has meant to
them individually.
Taylor Native
Dies Sunday;
Burial Is Here
Seaborn L. Montgomery,
69, died at his home in
Manchester, Sunday afternoon
after suffering an apparent
heart attack.
The funeral services were
held at 2 p.m., last Wednesday
at Pine Level Methodist Church
in Taylor County with the Rev.
W. R. Lumpkin and the Rev. J.
B. Lumpkin officiating. Burial
followed in the church
cemetery.
Born in Taylor County,
June 24, 1898, he was a son of
the late Reed and Jessie Jinks
Montgomery. He was retired
from employment with
Callaway Mills and had lived in
Manchester for 26 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Emmie Lou Lumpkin
Montgomery of Manchester; a
daughter, Mrs. David O’Neal of
Macon,; three sons, Henry
Montgomery of Alamo, Lewis
Montgomery of Macon and
Freeman Montgomery of
Junction City; a sister, Mrs. Ed
Hinton of Welaka, Fla.; two
brothers, Lewis Montgomery
of Welaka, Fla. and Byron
Montgomery of Yerington,
Nev.; 13 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
LIBRARY HOURS
The Taylor County High
School Library will be open
each Tuesday and Thursday
from 2 to 3 p.m. for checking
out books during the summer.
Rabies Clinic
Set For Saturday
Reynolds City Hall
A Rabies Clinic is planned in
Reynolds at the City Hall from
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday,
June 15. All dog and cat
owners are urged to bring their
pets to this clinic. Confirmed
cases of rabies have been found
as nearby as Crisp County.
Mt. Pisgah YBS
Underway Now
The annual Vacation Bible
School got underway at the
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church with
Preparation Day on Friday and
classes each day this week. An
enrollment of 50 was reported
with Mrs. Julian Locke serving
as principal.
Mrs. Robert Barrow is
superintendent of the Nursery
with Mrs. Charles Chapman,
Mrs. Riley Locke and Mrs.
Harold Locke working with
her. Mrs. Charlie C. Giles is
superintendent of the Beginner
group with Mrs. Gene Trussell
and Mrs. Carol Trussell helping.
Mrs. Jerry Peterman heads the
Juniors with Mrs. Lamar
Hammock as teacher.
Mrs. Brown Eubanks is
leading the primary group with
Mrs. Embry Taunton and Mrs.
Tom Eubanks working with
her. Mrs. Polk Harmon is
leading the Intermediates with
Mrs. Joseph Harmon and Mrs.
Joe Eubanks working there.
The school will close on
Friday with a program and a
picnic supper at the church.
G RADU ATE—Deborah
Peterman, granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Floyd of
Rupert, graduated on May 31
from the Perry Grammar
School. She gave an original
talk entitled, “Food For
Thought.” Quoting from
Longfellow, “Lives of Great
men all remind us, We can
make our lives sublime And
departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of
time,”, she continued, “As
Longfellow stated in his poem,
we do leave impressions. What
footprints have we made on
the sands of grammar school?
Were they good? What
impression have we made on
the children coming up? How
have we taught them to act?
Like good students or lacking
self-disciple like us? Do we
know the opinion adults have
of us? We know and hope we
are improving - because we will
be the adults of tommorrow.
This has been a good year and
we have all learned something
for our own benefit. But let’s
make next year even better!”
She lives with her family, the
A. R. Petermans, in Kathleen
but is visiting her grandparents
here now.
Cheerleaders At
TCHS Go To Camp
The cheerleaders of Taylor
County High School spent
from June 3- June 7 at Mercer
University for the American
Cheerleading Association
Camp.
The academy is located in
Leesburg, Florida, and is
owned and operated by Bill
and Jean Horan. The camp is
considered as “The West Point
of Cheerleading.”
The Taylor County girls
were among 75 other girls from
high schools all over the state
of Georgia and South Carolina.
The girls were exposed to a
lot of hard work and strict
discipline and plenty of sore
muscles. But they all agree that
it was well worth the “pain’,
suffered and that as a group,
they learned very much which
will be useful to them in the
1968-69 basketball season.
The cheerleaders attending
were: Karen Parks, Captain;
May Parks, Sharon Barfield,
Charlene Albritton, Judy
Scott, Co-Captain; and
Charlene Wright.
We, the cheerleaders of
TCHS, would like to take this
opportunity to thank the
people of the community for
their co-operation during our
bake sales to raise money for
us to make this wonderful trip
to camp.
Don Mott Is
ABAC Graduate
, Donald Julian Mott was
awarded the Associate in
Science Degree in Two-year
course in Agricultural
Engineering at Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College,
Tifton on June 8 at 10 a.m.
The graduating exercises
were held in the Bruce V.
Gressette Gymnasium.
Dr. Felix C. Robb, director
of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools with
headquarters in Atlanta,
delivered the main address. He
was introduced by the first
honor graduate, James W.
Cannon of Cairo.
Dr. Loyal V. Norman,
Academic Dean, presented the
candidates. Dr. J. Clyde
Driggers, president, conferred
the associate degrees and
certificates.
Mott is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Mott of Butler. The
Motts attended the graduation.
TAKE IT NOW, I’M
POSING--Jay Neely says as he
is pictured with his first
birthday cake recently. He
invited his cousins, Chas Bray
and Todd Lanier, and a
neighbor, Trey Carter, to share
his cake and ice cream. Born
one year ago, May 21, Jay was
officially listed as John James
Neely III and is the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Neely Jr.
of Butler.