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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
7
A State Highway Department official says bids to widen U S Highway through Butler will be called by early fall. The column muses on Independence Day, historic figures Jefferson and Adams, and July celebrations, urging reflection on liberty and shared community joys.
General Presentments of the Grand Jury for Taylor County Superior Court July Term 1956 commend court house repairs roof replacement window casing painting and ventilator updates. They note jail care improvements for women prisoners, work camp repairs, and bathroom facilities for guards. They praise county officers books and conclude with publication request and $15 payment.
Talmadge Bowers of Canon withdraws from the U S Senate race leaving a contest between Herman Talmadge and M E Thompson. Bowers, a perennial candidate, was permitted to withdraw Tuesday and his $500 entrance fee was returned. G D Stewart, State Democratic Committee secretary, announced.
Crowell calls for volunteers on July 12 to join a community clean up. Donations are welcomed and suggested to be made to Mrs. J. D. Cosey.
The Reynolds canning plant will be open two days each week 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 of session. Judge T. Hicks Fort opened Monday with a Grand Jury charge on alcohols harm, warning it tears more homes than anything else. Fort said unless a special session is held before 1957, this may be his last Taylor County term as he does not seek re election. Col George Jacobs spoke for the Taylor County Bar Association praising Fort. Charles Benns Jr. was chosen Grand Jury foreman with William Gray and William Neisler as clerks. Civil cases were heard Monday. Tuesday focused on criminal matters with Solicitor General John H. Land present. Court reporter Frank H. Duncan filled in for R. O. Perkins who is on leave in Europe.
C F Hays Jr of Musella was named to the Flint Electric Membership Corporation board to fill the vacancy from the death of Wilmer Dickey. Hays, active in farming timber and business, also leads the Musella Baptist Church deacons and Crawford County education board. The announcement was made by Floyd Tabor, president, at Reynolds offices. Other directors listed include Vinson, Whatley, Gray, Pratt, Murph, Papen, McDaniel and Patterson.
The Cochran estate in Butler sold Tuesday morning in a large auction. Purchases included a cotton gin and two warehouses to Byrd Brothers for 41000, a delinting plant to R C Brooks for 4000, a fertilizer plant to Peed Brothers for 5750, a cotton seed house to Byrd Brothers for 850, 30 acres near Rupert to E B Shehee for 1000, and 12 acres in Butler to R L Swearingen for 1950. Col Dan S Beeland represented the Cochran Estate as attorney in the sale.
A Taylor County resolution at the July 1956 term thanks Judge T Hicks Fort for long service on the Taylor Superior Court in Butler. It praises his fairness and impartial conduct and extends best wishes for his health happiness and future undertakings. Signed by numerous local bar members and court officials.
Six people died and a seventh was seriously injured when an automobile ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle at a western Griffin highway intersection. The victims included a father, mother, and an eight year old daughter from Senoia, with the couple's other daughter hospitalized in serious condition.
About 300 4-H members from 26 Southwest Georgia counties converge on Georgia Southwestern College Americus for the annual district project achievement meeting. County champions compete for district titles with Taylor county participants led by Patricia Daniel Kay Dunn and others as officers and leaders are elected 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 am and 8 pm. Other Howard charge revivals follow at 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 to a third term as president J R Winter of Winterville to the new treasurer post J R Bell of Chula Co B McCook of Lizella Carey Hillard of Rhine Roy Lynn of Waycross and Ray Waldrip of Gainesville were named to the executive board The ladies auxiliary elected Mrs Herbert Porter of Gray as president The association also endorsed a congressional bill to raise postage to render the Post Office Dept paying.
Family Night Supper at Crowell Church set for Friday July 13 features a special speaker and Bro. Charles Hillis on the program.
The Georgia Holiness Camp Meeting begins July 5 at the camp ground seven miles north of town and runs through July 15. This interdenominational event draws hundreds from Georgia and nearby states with evangelists such as Rev. James Crispell, Rev. Haley Messer, and Don Rollins. Daily programs include Bible study at 9:30 a.m. and sermons at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 8 p.m., plus youth and children sessions. Local officers are 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 draft rules for next year. They propose new director Virgil Medcalf assist in rulemaking while finances show outstanding indebtedness after June salary. donations from local groups totaling 75 dollars were noted and public support urged. Mr Medcalf invites discussion on instruments, and enrollment in the beginners band for fifth graders or older.
Macon county dairy farmer Carl P. Savage Jr. campaigned in Butler Monday for Congress in the Third District. He spoke with Taylor County voters in support of his bid against incumbent E. L. Forrester of Leesburg.
The County Extension Agent announces new daily hours from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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