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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
1
State Highway Department set to call bids for widening Butler’s U S Highway by early fall. A Butler fisherman laments bites from chiggers after catching fish. July Fourth memories recall Jefferson and Adams’ deaths, Monroe era jubilee, and enduring American ideals.
The 1956 Taylor County Georgia Grand Jury presents recommendations on courthouse roof repairs window casings moulding and ventilation to stop pigeons plans for janitorial cleaning and women prisoners facilities. They commend court officials books and records and endorse the Fort/Judge Fort for publication of presentments with a $15 payment.
Bowers of Canon has withdrawn from the U.S. Senate race leaving Her man Talmadge and M. E. Thompson as the two remaining candidates. He was allowed to withdraw Tuesday and his $500 entrance fee was returned. G. D. Stewart, State Democratic Committee secretary, announced.
Crowell residents are urged to participate in a community clean-up day on July 12 with volunteers, donations welcomed to Mrs. J. D. Cosey. The call encourages help from individuals and groups to improve local areas.
The Reynolds canning plant will operate two days weekly until further notice. Hours are Tuesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for receiving products.
The July term of Taylor Superior Court adjourned Tuesday at noon after only one and a half days in session Judge T Hicks Fort opened with a Grand Jury charge on alcohol noting its harm and stating this may be his last Taylor County term unless a special session is called before 1957 He will not seek re election Col George Jacobs spoke for the Taylor County Bar Association praising Fort The Grand Jury foreman was Charles Benns Jr with William Gray and William Neisler clerks Civil cases were disposed Monday and the criminal docket followed Tuesday Solicitor General John H Land attended for the state and Frank H Duncan served as court reporter in place of R O Perkins who is on leave and abroad
C F Hays Jr of Musella has been appointed to the Flint Electric Membership Corporation Board to fill the vacancy from the death of Wilmer Dickey. Hays, active in farming and local civic life, serves as deacons chair at Musella Baptist Church and leads Crawford County education and Kiwanis efforts. Other directors include Vinson, Whatley, Gray, Pratt, Murph, Papen, McDaniel, and Patterson.
The Cochran estate in Butler sold Tuesday morning the cotton gin, two warehouses and office, a seed delinting plant, a fertilizer plant, a seed house, two tracts of land near Rupert and within Butler city limits for a total of 54 550 dollars. Byrd Brothers bought the gin and two warehouses for 41 000, R C Brooks bought the delinting plant for 4 000, Peed Brothers purchased the fertilizer plant for 5 750, Byrd Brothers also took the seed house for 850, E B Shehee bought 30 acres near Rupert for 1 000, and R L Swearingen acquired 12 acres in Butler for 1 950. Col Dan S Beeland handled the sale for the administrator.
A formal resolution from Taylor County lawyers and court officials at the July 1956 term expresses gratitude to Honorable T Hicks Fort for his many years as judge, noting his fair impartial conduct and announcing his retirement at year end 1956. The document lists the signers including George Jacobs Dan Beel John A Smith A C Felton J R Lunsford John Land H Thad Crawley Garland T Byrd Joseph M Rogers Robert H Jordan.
A crash west of Griffin injured one and killed six people, including a Senoia family of a father, mother, and an eight year old daughter. The couple’s other daughter remained in serious condition at a hospital.
Approximately 300 4 H club members from 26 Southwest Georgia counties travel to Georgia Southwestern College Americus for the annual district project achievement meeting. County champions from Taylor county and other districts compete for district titles en route to state and national honors. Election of district officers and leaders for 1957 will be held with two voting delegates from each county Wednesday afternoon.
Revival services on the Howard Methodist charge start Sunday at Sand Bethel church near Rupert with Rev. Ernest B. Coffee preaching. Services occur twice daily through Friday at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Other Howard churches schedule: Mauk July 15–20 Union July 22–27 Howard August 5–12 Wesley August 20–26.
The Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Assn closed its annual convention at St. Simons Island re electing most officers. G C Barnhill of Glenwood was chosen for a third term as president and J R Winter of Winterville became treasurer in the newly created post. Other officers include J R Bell, Co B McCook, Carey Hillard, Roy Lynn, Ray Waldrop and Mrs Herbert Porter as auxiliary president. The group also endorsed a pending congressional bill to raise postage rates to keep the Post Office Dept on a paying basis.
Friday July 13 sets Family Night Supper at Crowell Church with a special speaker and Bro. Charles Hillis on the program.
The Geor gia Holiness Camp Meeting begins July 5 at the camp ground seven miles north of town and runs through July 15. Evangelists Rev James Crispell Rev Haley Messer and Don Rollins will assist with daily Bible study at 9 30 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. plus a Young People service at 7 p.m. and children hour at 3 p.m. Local officers include Rev M J Wood president A L Luce Jr vice president J W Lancaster secretary Franklin McCants treasurer and W S Oliver recording secretary.
The Band Boosters Executive Committee met at the local school gym with ten members, eight present, to appoint rules for next year. Mr Virgil Medcalf may help draft them, while finances show indebtedness after June salary payments. Donors include Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8802, Hartwell Weaver, Carl Brown, and the Lions Club. public support is urged to keep the band operating. The group praises progress under T N Brown and looks to an improved year with Medcalf, inviting interested parents to discuss instrument choices with him in Thomaston.
Carl P. Savage Jr., a Macon county dairy farmer and candidate for Congress in the Third District, was in Butler Monday talking with Taylor county voters in support of his candidacy. He opposes incumbent E. L. Forrester of Leesburg.
Beginning this week the County Extension Agent's Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. through 5 p.m. each weekday Monday through Friday.
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