Observations on Local Health and Home Front Events
The column notes Mr. A. L. Swain’s serious illness at Sams Hospital Reynolds following a heart attack. It also covers a Sarasota visitor, a house fire harming Charlie Rushin’s family, a reprimand from Mrs. Susie R. Cotney, and new school principal Hartwell Weaver and Mrs. Weaver visiting Butler. It lists deaths of Luther Parks and Mrs. J. P. Bryant, first cotton blooms from G. W. Harris and Boss Brown, and Sheriff Charlie J. Wright’s FBI National Academy graduation with nods to Nixon and Sarnoff. It ends with the return of Mr. R. L. Burns to Butler and his family plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Swain
Sams Hospital
Reynolds
Swain
Butler
Taylor County
R. L
Bob) Burns
Mr J T Smith 68 Charing Resident Dies at Home
Funeral for John Thomas Smith 68 was held at Little Bethel near Ideal with burial nearby. A heart attack caused his sudden death on Saturday. Born Aug 10 1886 in Taylor county, he was a retired farmer and longtime Little Bethel member. Survived by wife Florence Clark Smith and five children Wm L Ideal John J Charing Rufus A Butler Mrs Levene King Atlanta and Mrs Elizabeth Cromer Charing. Pallbearers were close friends. Edwards Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Smith
Little Bethel
Ideal
Smith
Taylor County
West Hill Smith
Elizabeth Hill
Little Bethel Church
Butler Barber Shop Proprietor Injured In Car Accident
Bernard Walker, well known Butler barber and churchman, was injured Monday afternoon when his car slid on a slick hill and hit a clay bank. His granddaughter Lynn Mitchell, whom he recently dropped off at Suggs Lake, was not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Masonic
Mr. Walker
Lynn Mitchell
Walker
Suggs Lake
Mrs Suggs Reports County Cancer Campaign Progress
Mrs Jack Suggs of Butler, campaign chairman, reports Taylor County surpassed its 100 percent quota with 762.67 collected of a 617.00 target. District totals include Butler 391.90 Reynolds 180.00 Panhandle 38.50 Carsonville 14.00 Daviston 3.50 Charing 12.00 Mark 7.84 Howard 8.00 Rupert 2.45 Taylor Mills 3.00 Colored Drive 101.48 The honor roll lists donors with $25.00 gifts and praises helpers and hospital support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Jack Suggs
Butler
Reynolds
Panhandle
Carsonville
Daviston
Charing
Howard
Rupert
Taylor Mills
J. W. Edwards
Lewis Minor
W. J. Butler
Montgomery Hospital
Singing at Taylor Mill Next Sunday Afternoon
A singing event will be held at Taylor Mill School building on Sunday June 20 at 2 30 p m. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Mill
Taylor Mill School
Local Official Appoints New Assistant County Supervisor
Bob accepts the post as Assistant County Supervisor for the F H A in the section where they reside. The position was formerly held by the late N A Mc Phaul who died here recently of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
F.H.A
N.A. McPhaul
Garland Byrd Dinner Honor Planned by Taylor County Friends
Taylor County friends of Garland Byrd candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture sponsor a Garland Byrd Dinner at Reynolds Golf Course Friday at 7 30 p m Tickets are five dollars per plate and available countywide or at the golf course Proceeds go to Byrd for Agriculture campaign fund A band will perform and Byrd will address attendees Byrd is a Reynolds native with Emory Law School education and a wartime service record He has served in Georgia General Assembly and various state posts and will resign June 20 to campaign locally He remains tied to farming in the Panhandle district and to Byrd Bros Pontiac Co and a Reynolds law office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Garland Byrd
Commissioner of Agriculture
Reynods
Byrd
Reynolds
Emory Law School
Atlanta
Combat Engineers
Armed Service
General Assembly of Georgia
Panhandle
D. E. Byrd
Mable Gaultney Byrd
Byrd Bros. Pontiac Co
Fish Supper Fundraiser at Moore's Store
A fish supper will be served Saturday July 3 at Sam Moore's Store starting at 7 p m. Plates cost 1.00 each with all proceeds benefiting the Building Fund of Turner's Chapel church. Sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Moore
Turner’s Chapel Church
Women’s Auxiliary
The Methodist Church Annual Conference Opens New Year
The church outlines a new conference year and asks for cooperation. Church School at 10 a.m. led by Jas Bazemore general superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening service at 8 p.m. Youth Fellowship at 7 15 p.m. All members and friends urged to attend. See you in church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Bazemore
Methodist Youth Fellowship
4-H Club Boys Attend Week at Waycross Forestry Camp
Local 4-H Club boys Bobby Clark and Stanley Gee attended a four week forestry camp at Laura Walker Park Waycross sponsored by Union Bag and Paper Corp and Georgia Agricultural Extension Service. They learned fire control timber measurements tree identification pruning removing undesirable hardwoods planting seedlings and visited the Savannah Union Bag and Paper plant and County Agent Vernon Reddish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Clark
Stanley Gee
Laura Walker Park
Waycross
Union Bag and Paper Corporation
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
Union Bag and Paper Corp
Savannah
Vernon Reddish
Mrs Jewel Anthony Claimed by Death at local hospital
Mrs Jewel Anthony of Mauk community died at the local hospital Tuesday night. She was the widow of Ernest Anthony and survived by two sons Raymond of Columbus and Richard of Mauk. Funeral services are announced for today at Moore's Chapel in Marion county, four miles from Mauk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Anthony
Mauk
Anthony
Ernest Anthony
Raymond
Columbus
Richard
Moore’s Chapel
Marion County
Drowning in Flint River Claims Two Brothers
A nine year old Peach county boy James H Wells drowned in the Flint River near Roberta while trying to save his younger brother Raymond six. Raymond was rescued by Robert of Chamblee who saw the child clinging to a log. Divers failed to locate James and the body was recovered later by the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peach County
Flint
Roberta
L. R. O’neal
James H. Wells
Raymond
Robert of
Chamblee
H. S. Gates
Potterville
O'Neal
Nazarene Church Invites to Vacation Bible School
The Church of the Nazarene in Butler invites all children to join Vacation Bible School from Monday June 21 to Friday June 25. Classes run daily 6 to 8 pm for beginners to intermediate levels led by Pastor J. C. Whitener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Butler
Mr Irvin Williams Dies After Long Illness
Mr Irvin Williams died Saturday afternoon at home west of Butler after an 18 month illness. He would have turned 60 on July 6. He was a son of the late J F Williams and a native of the county. He was a longtime farmer and active Mauk Methodist member. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Howard Methodist church with Rev Hoke Hatcher and Rev James Carmichael. burial in the family lot. Pallbearers: E L Harris Jr, Benjamin Guined, Herbert Guined, Oscar Averett, Henry Blakely, W J Brady. Edwards Funeral Home in charge. Surviving: two sisters F J Guined and E L Harris Sr. two nieces H B Ellifson and W W Hartman. two nephews James Guined and E L Harris Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Irvin Williams
Butler
Williams
J. F. Williams
Mauk Methodist Church
Hoke Hatcher
James Carmichael
Butler Baptist Church
Howard Methodist Church
Messrs
E. L. Harris, Jr
Benjamin Guined
Herbert Guined
Oscar Averett
Henry Blakely
W. J. Brady
Edwards Funeral Home
Water cooling system boosts Peach Packing House output
Walter Wainwhit introduces a hydro cooling system at the Peach Packing House to chill peaches from 90 to 45 degrees in 15 to 20 minutes. The process aids rapid road and rail transit for local growers and may support strong prices in Northern markets amid favorable rainfall and timely harvests noted by Dr. J. H. Weinberger of Ft. Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wainwhit
Middle Georgia
J. H. Weinberger
Laoratory
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ft. Valley
Cpl Walter Mathews Arrives in San Francisco Port
Cpl Walter M Mathews Jr son of Mr and Mrs W M Mathews Sr Butler arrived at San Francisco Port Friday with a group from West Georgia, transferred to Chicago for discharge. His homecoming is awaited. later reports say he has reached his home to the delight of his family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Walter M. Mathews Jr
W. M. Mathews Sr
Butler
San Francisco
West Georgia
Chicago
Cpl Mathews
South Georgia Methodist Conference Announces New Appointments
The South Georgia Conference in session at St Simons Island announced district changes with Roy McTier named for a third time as Columbus District superintendent. New pastors head Bronwood Buena Vista Graves Parrott Preston Talbotton and Waverly Hall with twelve pastors remaining at their current churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur’ Moore
South Georgia
St. Simons Island
Roy McTier
Columbus
Bronwood
Buena Vista
Graves
Parrott
Preston
Talbotton
Waverly Hall
Bealwood-Earline Avenue
W. L Peed
East Highland
Leland Moore
Edgewood
H. B. Underwood
Stevens Memorial
P. Sloat
Midway
Ted Griner
Rose Hill
Striplin Terrace
E. S. Davis
Wynnton
C. A. Jackson
Jack Gorham
Lou Veal
Butler
Hoke Hatcher
Cusseta
Russell Caleote
Cuthbert
Albert Hall
Dawson
D. A. Duck
Ft. Gaines
C. A. Abbott
Geneva
Grover C. Bell
Douglas
Barnes
Georgetown
J. D. Corbitt Jr
Hamilton
al R. Crumpler
Lumpkin
R. E. Brown
Marion
John McGowan
Midland
A. B. Leonard Jr. Parrott
Lucius Powell
Gaston Pollock
Richland
J. D. Quillian
Shellman
Frank Gilmore
Harold Beaty
Talbot
Ernest Coffee
Swell Sawyer
Woodland
W. R. Key
W.R. Key
Deserved Honor Extended to Reynolds Student Robert L Swearingen Jr
Robert L Swearingen Jr an 11th grader at Reynolds High School received the medal for general excellence and for outstanding work in American History at the Honors Day Program He is class president Metho dist Youth Fellowship president Beta Club secretary Tri Hi Y and saxophonist in the school band He represented Reynolds in declamation and boys essay at the Third District Literary Meet and has earned a yearly honor roll certificate for 11 years He is the son of Mr and Mrs R L Swearingen of Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Swearingen Jr
Reynolds High School
Young Swearingen
Methodis
Beta Club
Tri- Hi-Y
Reynolds School
Robert
R. L. Swearingen
Reynolds
National Guard Officer Garland Byrd Joins Camp Stewart Encampment
Garland Byrd announced to Georgia friends that he will pause his campaign as Commissioner of Agriculture for a week to undergo military training. A major in the National Guard, he left for Camp Stewart with Southeast Guardsmen for the summer encampment after serving in World War II from private to captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Byrd
Georgia
Byrd
National Guard
Camp Stewart
Mr. Byrd
Taylor County
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
William
Bill) Barnett
The
Herald
Linotype
Sarasota, Fla
Herald Office
P. A. Jenkins
Charlie Rushin
Charlie
Susie R. Coiney
Reynolds, Rt. 3
Hartwell Weaver
Butler High School
Luther Parks
Macon County
H. B. Parks
J. P. Bryant
Macon
Doris Williams
Thomas Williams
G.W. Harris
Boss Brown
J. W. Taunton
Cross Roads
Taunton
Brown
Charlie J. Wright
FBI
National Academy
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
David Sarnoff
Radio Corp. of America
Bernard Walker
Chm
Hon
Moore's Store
the Methodist Church
Flint River
Jesse Wells
J. C. Whitener
Irvin Williams
Peach
Cpl. Walter Mathews
South Ga
Robert L. Swearingen, Jr
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