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The Taylor County News
95th Year, No. 2
and The Butler Herald
Butler, Georgia 31006
A. Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1968
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South Main St. P.O. Box 577
Friday, January 10, 1969
Joycee Empty Stocking
Fund Termed Successful
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TOMORROW WILL be a
“red-letter” day in the city of
Butler. New city officials will
be elected.
There are many newcomers
to the political scene this year.
New blood is always welcome
to help run a city.
They’re probably many who
don’t actually realize the
importance of the mayor and
city council. It is their duty to
run the city. They prepare
budgets, order equipment for
the city, seek solutions to
citizen’s problems, and try to
keep the city running
smoothly.
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INCUMBENT mayor
Alfonzo McCrary has
opposition for the city’s
highest office this election.
James Williamson, a newcomer
in politics, is seeking election.
There are five council seats
and nine men running for the
offices. It should be an
interesting race.
Jimmy Smith and Alfred
Kennon are seeking reelection
to the posts. The newcomers
are Joel Posey, James Poole,
Melvin Barrow, William Scott,
Johnny Neely, Robert Griggs
and M. P. Dean.
The top five men receiving
the most votes will be elected
to the council table.
It is your civic duty to get
out and vote tomorrow. The
lax idea of just sitting back and
letting someone else vote is out
of date. Usually these are the
ones that gripe the most about
the outcome.
Get out and voice your
opinion. After all, it’s your city
and the councilmen are your
councilmen.
They’ll be working for you.
They’ll be striving for a better
place to live. They’ll be asking
for your help. Don’t let them
down.
WHEN ONE enters politics
they take on a tremendous
task. There’s isn’t a 9 to 5 job.
They receive telephone calls in
the middle of the night.
They’re important. The
rewards are many. I’m sure
they learn a lot. But all is not a
“bed of roses.”
They’re responsible for the
city’s future. It is their job to
make sure the city doesn’t end
up in debt, that it progresses
instead of regresses.
A mayor or city councilman
is watched at all times. The
community looks to him for
leadership.
It takes a particular type of
individual to enter politics.
One that has convictions. A
politician cannot be swayed
easily. He must stand his
ground and believe in what he
says and does.
People throughout Taylor
County responded to the
Jaycee Christmas Empty
Stocking Campaign in an
unselfish way this year. Foods,
clothing, toys and other
donations filled the big boxes
that were delivered to several
families in this county prior to
Christmas Day.
Jaycee Calvin Harris was
one of the leaders in this
Christmas project. He alone
toured the Butler business
district and collected over
$100.00 which was used to
buy new clothes, toys and
foods. Some merchants
contributed fruits and other
foods.
Jaycee Buddy Dunn made a
plea for help to basketball fans
at a local game. He was assisted
by the Taylor County High
School cheerleaders who took
red and white stockings from a
Christmas tree and passed them
throughout the gymnatorium.
This gave the club sixty
additional dollars for the fund.
Jaycee Dean Miller, in
making this a county project,
brought in boxes of foods, toys
and clothing from the city of
Reynolds.
Jaycee President Harol
Bazemore and Jaycees Gary
Windham, Dwight Harris, Larry
Wilkerson, Calvin Harris and
Ronnie Clark took this money
(along with $50.00 contributed
by the Jaycee club) and bought
the new clothing and toys,
packed them on Christmas Eve
and carried them to the
families.
It is almost impossible to
thank all of the many
merchants that gave to this
worthy cause. Some aided the
club by selling their
merchandise at a lost cost to
the young men or by allowing
people to bring the gifts to
their busines for Jaycee
pickup. Most participants
would rather their names be
kept anonymous anyway just
as the receipients are never
revealed.
Below is a poem, “My
Jaycee Doll” written by Jaycee
Buddy Dunn. It was given by
Miss Katrina Cheek at the
basketball game when fans
were asked to bring their gifts
for the Jaycee Christmas tree.
It reveals the unselfishness of a
person at Christmastime. It is
good to know that there are
still Taylor County people that
look at Christmas in the same
spirit as this little girl.
“Last Christmas I got a
pretty doll, it was all I wanted
to receive; when I awoke and
found her, it was just more
than I could believe.
I asked my mother who sent
her, I knew they could not pay
that price; she told me Santa
brought it to me, because I had
been so nice.
With tears in my eyes I
loved my mom, as 1 held my
doll so tight; my mother also
cried with me, so I knew
something was not right.
I played with my doll all
day, not knowing from where
she came; if I had known more
about her, itwould have helped
me to choose a name.
That night Mom told my
dad, that she had been
untruthful to me; and that it
was the Jaycees that placed the
doll under my tree.
Now, it’s Christmas again
and they still dp not know;
that I heard them talking, on
that Christmas just a year ago.
I still love my doll and she’s
the most beautiful thing to see;
but I’ve enjoyed her for one
whole year, so it’s time that
she leaves me.
I’m really thankful, for my
doll the Jaycees gave me; but I
want to help them now, by
placing my doll under the
Jaycee tree.”
City Election
Is Tomorrow
Funeral Rites
Are Held Here
For Mr. Gassett
Funeral services for William
Grady Gassett were held from
the Shiloh Primitive Baptist
Church at 2 p. m., Wednesday,
with Elder Bentley Adams,
pastor of the church,
officiating. Interment followed
in the church cemetery.
Born in Taylor County,
December 28, 1889, Mr.
Gassett had lived in the county
all of his life. The son of the
late Oliver Asbury and Matilla
Parks Gassett, he was a retired
farmer. He was a member of
the Shiloh Primitive Baptist
Church.
Mr. Gassett died in the
Upson County Hospital in
Thomaston about 11 a. m.,
Monday, after a long illness.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Beulah Lee Gassett of Butler;
three daughters, Mrs. Roscoe
Alligood and Mrs. Elmer Redd
of Valdosta and Mrs. Betty
Barrow of Butler; three sons,
Murray Gassett of Junction
City, William H. Gassett of
Rochester, N. Y. and Roy H.
Gassett of Waycross; six
brothers, H. G. Gassett of
Pelham, L. L. Gassett of
Webster, Fla., Henry Gassett of
Ocala, Fla., Miles Gassett of
Albany, Levi Gassett of
Columbus and Madison Gassett
of Thomaston; five sisters, Mrs.
W. J. Hammock of Dunnellon,
Fla., Mrs. Edna Webb of
Hahira, Mrs. Myrtle Garland of
The Rock, Mrs. Lenora Reeves
of Barnesville and Miss Kay
Gassett of New York, N. Y.; 19
grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren.
Goddard Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
Jimmy, Tommy and Carey
Gassett, Robert Moore, Claude
Roark and C. B. Whatley
serving as pallbearers.
APPRECIATION-The Taylor County GEA
recently presented Herman Elliston with a
silver tray in appreciation for his many years
of service to the education system of the
county. Harold Helms (r), principal of
Reynolds Elementary School, presented the
tray. Looking on is Larry Wilkerson,
president of the county Georgia Education
Association.
Rites Held For
Taylor Native
Services for Elzer
Washington Ivey, 67, of
Roberta were held Saturday,
December 28, at 3 p.m. from
the Roberta Baptist Church.
The Rec. U. W. Rollins and the
Rev. Bill Hightower officiated
with burial in the Roberta
Cemetery.
Mr. Ivey was a native of
Taylor County and a retired
employee of the Georgia Kraft
Company. He was a member of
the Roberta Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Maetta Ivey of Roberta; a
daughter, Mrs. Betty Higgins of
Griffin, two sons, Frank Ivey
of Roberta and E. W. Ivey of
Duluth; four sisters, Mrs. W F.
Standridge and Mrs. Frank
Waller of Butler, Mrs. Maybelle
Standridge of Otter Creek,
Florida and Mrs. Lala Caldwelll
of Thomaston and a brother,
Ernest Ivey of Charing.
Mrs. Ayers Defeats Harris;
Shepherd And Hinton Win
In Reynolds City Election
Mrs.
named
Mary W. Ayers was
winner to succeed
herself on the City Council of
Reynolds in the City Election,
Tuesday. Mrs. Ayers defeated
Rufus L. Harris in the only
contested race of the day for
the Post 6 on the Council.
Ayers, 200 votes; Harris, 78.
In the other two races for
the council posts, N. B.
Shepherd was re-elected for a
full term with 199 votes on
Post 5. B. W. Hinton Jr. was
elected to fill the unexpired
term of Andy Borders in Post I
with 203 votes cast.
Miss Peed Goes
To Convention
Miss Janice Peed, senior at
Georgia Southern College in
Statesboro, was selected as a
delegate to Pi Omega Pi’s
twenty-first biennial
convention which was held at
The Palmer House in Chicago,
Illinois, December 26-28. Miss
Peed, with three other girls and
their sponsor, left Atlanta via
Delta Airlines on December 26
and returrned on December 29.
Janice is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Moody Peed and is a
business education major at
Georgia Southern.
IF YOU think there’s is an
easy job, just try running for a
public office yourself.
I do think its progress when
so many people are interested
enough to run for an office.
This is probably a record year
for the number of men seeking
office.
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THOUGHT OF THE
WEEK: Since tomorrow is
election day, make plans now
to take time out of your busy
schedule and cast your ballot.
Remember-The future of the
city depends on interested
citizens voicing their opinion.
These men qualified for the
election are counting on your
vote. Don’t let them down.
Mrs. Ida Spinks
Dies At Home
Mrs. Ida M. Spinks died at
her home in Thomaston on
December 23 after a long
illness. Funeral rites were held
at the Pasley-Fletcher Chapel
at 2 p.m. on December 24. The
Rev. Robert E. Blackburn,
pastor of Trinity Baptist
Church, and the Rev. Herbert
Morgan officiated with
interment in Southview
Cemetery.
Born in Talbot County,
September 26, 1897, Mrs.
Spinks had many relatives in
this county and visited here
frequently. She was the widow
of the late R.B. Spinks and a
member of Trinity Baptist
Church.
Surviving are one daughter,
Miss Thelma Spinks of
Thomaston; one
granddaughter, Mrs. Robert
Traylor and two grandsons,
Kenneth and Donnie Spinks of
Boynton Beach, Fla.; four
great grandchildren; one
brother, Hoyle McManus of
Thomaston and two sisters,
- Miss Sally McManus of
Thomaston and Mrs. Esther
Forest of Raleigh, N.C.
Kenneth and Donny Spinks,
Jack Morgan, J.R. Brewer,
Everett Loosier and Emory
Adams served as pallbearers.
Mrs. L. M. Davis
Services Held
Funeral rites for Mrs. Carrie
Brown Davis, widow of the late
Dr. Luther Munroe Davis, were
held December 30 in Atlanta.
Mrs. Davis, sister-in-law of Mrs.
J. B. Locke and Mrs. O. C.
Keen Sr., died at Crawford W.
Long Hospital in Atlanta on
December 28. Services were at
the Springhill Funeral Chapel
and interment was in West
View Cemetery.
The only child of the late
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown of
Atlanta she had visited in Butler
many times with Dr. Davis who
spent his childhood here.
Surviving in addition to her
sisters-in-law are one daughter,
Mrs. H. M. Lamb and two sons,
Dr. L. M. Davis and James
Oscar Davis, all of Atlanta.
Eight grandchildren and six
great grandchildren also
survive.
Rites Are Held
At Prosperity
For Mr. Barnes
Funeral services for George
Robert Barnes were held from
the Prosperity Primitve Baptist
Church at 3 p.m., Thursday
with Elder C. L. Waldrip
officiating and interment in the
church cemetery.
Born in Schley County,
October 1, 1975, he has lived
most of his life in Taylor
County and was one of the
oldest citizens of the county.
He was a retired farmer.
He died in the Sumter
County Hospital in Americus
about 9:15 a.m., Wednesday,
January 1, after only a brief
illness.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Velonia Oliver Barnes of
Rupert; two sons, Gerald and
Don Barnes of Rupert; two
sisters, Mrs. T. M. Porter and
Miss Maude Barnes of
Sylvester; one brother, Charlie
Barnes of Jacksonville, Fla.;
and two grandchildren.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
H. C. Callahan, Fred Brewer,
Julian Cooper, Solon Wisham,
Thomas Massey, Irvin Jones
and Roscoe Albritton serving
as pallbearers.
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Mrs. Carden Dies
At Mauk Home
Funeral rites for Mrs. Risby
Teat Carden were held
Wednesday, January 1, at 2
p.m. from the Brown Springs
Church of God in Marion
County. The Rev. Bo Curlee
officiated with interment in
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Carden was the
daughter of Issac and Tinnie
Stringfellow Teat. Born March
17, 1916, in Marion County,
she was the wife of Palmer
Carden Sr. She died at her
home in Mauk on December 30
after a long illness.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are one daughter, Mrs.
Lonnie Mae Foster of Mauk;
two sons, Palmer Carden Jr. of
Juniper and Houston Womble
of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Currington of
Columbus and Mrs. Ruby
O’Hearn of Mauk; three
brothers, Robert and Sam Teat
of Mauk and Wes Teat of
Columbus.
Tante Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
The citizens of Butler will
go to the polls tomorrow to
elect a mayor and five city
councilmen.
The polls will be open from
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The place to
vote will be in the clerk of the
court’s office at the county
courthouse.
If you voted in the last city
election it is not necessary to
register again. The state law
says that all people must be
registered in the city in order
to vote in a city election, but if
you voted in the last election
you are still registered.
Seeking the mayor’s office
are: incumbent Alfonzo
McCrary and James
Williamson.
Vying for the five city
councilmen posts are:
incumbents Jimmy Smith and
Alfred Kennon, Robert Griggs,
Joel Posey, James Poole, M.P.
Dean, Melvin Barrow, William
Scott and John Neely Jr.
The mayor and councilmen
are seeking to be elected for a
two year term.
Thurmon Adams
On Dean's List
Thurman Adams has been
named to the Honors List at
Andrew College in Cuthbert
for the fall quarter. The
announcement was made by
Dean Douglas R. Barnes.
Thurman, son of Clifford H.
Adams and the late Mrs.
Adams, is a graduate of Taylor
County High School, and is
working toward a degree at
Andrew. In order to be named
to the list, it is necessary to
obtain a high B average in all
academic courses while
carrying a full load of work.
Child Improving
After Injury
Connie Rutherford is
improving at her home in
Thomaston after undergoing
treatment at the Macon
Hospital for several days
following serious injury on
December 16. Connie and a
friend had gone to the farm
where her small Shetland pony
was kept, to visit her horse.
While there, another large
horse in the pasture kicked the
child in the head while she was
feeding the horse. i.
The seven year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie
Rutherford was rushed to the
Upson County Hospital and
later to Macon Hospital.
Although badly injured, she is
now able to be up some each
day.
Mrs. Rutherford is the
former Miss Yvonne Taunton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Taunton of Butler.
Services For
Harvey Hobbs
Held At Bethel
Rites were held in the
Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church for Johnny Harvey
Hobbs, Saturday at 3 p.m. with
Elder Bentley Adams of
Thomaston officiating.
Following the funeral services,
the interment was in the
church cemetery.
Born in Taylor County,
April 24, 1919, son of Mrs.
Annie Dolly Eubanks Hobbs
and the late John Frankin
Hobbs, he had lived in the
county all of his life. He was
employed with the State
Highway Department.
He died unexpectedly at the
Sams-Whatley Hospital, about
12:15 a.m., January 3, after
becoming ill earlier in the
evening.
Surviving are his other, Mrs.
John F. Hobbs; one sister, Mrs.
Zebbie Dee Harris and two
brothers, Neadum and Marvin
Hobbs, all of Butler and several
nieces and nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements with
Carlton Jordan, Boyd Hobbs,
Jesse Bell, Julian Mott, Jack
James and Richard Ward
serving as pallbearers.
Congressmen To
Sponsor Bill
Congressman Jack Brinkley,
Congressman Fletcher
Thompson and Congressman
W. S. (Bill) Stuckey Jr. are
sponsoring a bill in Congress to
guarantee equal rights for
women under the United
States Constitution. The three
stated that “The United States
is a far better country for its
decision to unshackle women
and grant them full political
equality.” It is for this reason
that the three say they have
joined together in a common
effort to guarantee to the
women of the state and nation
equal rights through the
legislation they introduced.
Jim Whatley Is
On Dean's List
Jim Whatley, son of Dr. and
Mrs. Edwards Whatley of
Reynolds, has been named to
the Deans List for the fall
quarter at the University of
Georgia, according to an
announcement today. Whatley,
a graduate of Fort Valley High
School, is a freshman at the
University.
Jenny James Is
On Deans List
Jenny Lynn James of
Reynolds has been named to
the Dean’s List at Middle
Georgia College, according to
an announcement by Dr.
Joseph P. Vidosic, Dean. A
student must attain an average
of 85 or higher to be placed on
the honors list for the fall
quarter.
Allen Waller On
MGC Honor List
Alan Stephen Waller of
Charing had been named to the
Dean’s List for the fall quarter
at Middle Georgia College,
according to an announcement
made this week by Dr. Joseph
P. Vidosic. Alan, a graduate of
Taylor County High School,
where he was named STAR
Student, is a freshman at the
school. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Benny Waller.
Three Named To
GSC Dean's List
Tippi Minor, Janet Turk and
Ronnie Parker have been
named to the Dean’s List at
Georgia Southwestern College
for the fall quarter, according
to an announcement made by
Dean Harold T. Johnson. To
attain this honor, a student
must have earned credit in at
least three academic courses
and must have received an
average grade of 3.20 or higher.
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The above Tigerettes of the R. L. McDougald School played
superb ball and won the Hardwood Invitational
Tournament in Barenesville, Ga. held Dec. 19-20, 1968.
The Tigerettes played outstanding ball on defense and
offense. They out pointed their opponents by a margin of
18 points .. .The participating players are from (1-r) Shirley
Stubbs, Eula Faye McCants, Connie Gibson, Cellessie Ross,
Mary Grover. 2nd row, Virginia Riley, Earlene Flowers, and
Shirley Durham.
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