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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1954
Page
1
A tribute to Ernest Camp editor of the Monroe Advertiser on Mother's Day 1939 Georgic verses praise a beloved mother. The edition also notes a Ford gift to Rev J M Carmichael and mentions local businessman Dorsey Smith visiting. A proud citizen applauds home county loyalty and local shopping and support.
Regular Sunday services at Howard Methodist Church are scheduled for 11:30 a m and 8:00 p m. This marks the last regular appointment before the annual Conference as the year’s work is completed. A baptismal service for babies and small children will follow in the morning hour. Church school reminder to attend.
Mrs Martha Riley Simmons, formerly Miss Martha Riley of Butler, died in Atlanta after a several month illness. She was married to the AP State News Editor Paul Simmons and was survived by her mother husband daughter Antoinette Martha a sister Mrs M K Bailey and a brother Wallace Riley both of Atlanta. Funeral plans were not available at press time.
Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder announces he is a candidate for governor, subject to the summer primary, and will not seek re election as agriculture commissioner. He pledges to support a unified Georgia, continue to back agriculture as the state’s economic base, and will outline policy at a State Executive Committee meeting.
Antioch Baptist Church invites the community to Sunday services with Sunday School at 10 00 a m led by Superintendent Hard Kendrick and a 1130 a m sermon by the pastor. The text is Proverbs 31 28 with a Mother centered message and special music. Evening song service at 3 00 p m features songs once loved by mothers.
The Butler Lions Club marked its first anniversary with a ladies night dinner at the Legion home. District 18 C Governor Lion Joe Grollman spoke praising progress and the Lighthouse for the Blind, while Lion Tom Giles presided and about twenty five Lions and wives attended.
Mrs. R C Souder longtime Macon resident dies after months of illness. Funeral services were held at Memorial Chapel with Rev Mack Anthony and Rev Allen Sanders officiating. Burial at Oaklawn cemetery Ft Valley. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs John Dahin of Perrysburg Ohio a son R C Louder Jr Macon a brother J S Slappey Atlanta two sisters Mrs W C Black Tampa and Mrs H T Maddox Raleigh three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Pre school clinics run at the local health department each Tuesday morning. Parents with children entering school in September are urged to bring their children to these clinics to receive immunizations against diphtheria whooping cough typhoid and smallpox.
Gloria Gilson daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Gilson will be presented by teacher Mrs Edwards in a piano recital Monday at 8:30 p m at the Baptist church. The program features Bach Beethoven and MacDowell works along with modern pieces. Miss Margie Jarrell voice pupil of Mrs Ruffin will assist with several vocal selections.
The annual show on April 29 featured a rainbow setting and parasol decor. Mrs. Frank Riley won sweep stakes with 11 blue ribbons and the tri color for best arrangement, earning the Garden Club silver cup for 1954. Rhododendron by Mrs. Hugh Cheek won best horticultural specimen, with Miss Louise Hill's luncheon table taking first in its category.
Butler High School lists events from May 7 to June 1 including senior play, Mother’s Day services, recitals by Gloria Gilson Barbara McCorkle Mrs Ruffin and Mrs Edwards, PTA meeting, junior senior banquet, senior day at churches, graduation at the gym and seniors departing for Washington.
The regular second Sunday worship is announced for Sunday at 10 a.m. at Mauk Methodist Church. This is the last regular appointment before the annual Conference. Everyone is urged to be present.
Funeral services for Mason A. Jones Sr. 83 a retired farmer will be held at Goddard's Funeral Chapel Reynolds this afternoon at 4 with Rev. Walter Flanders officiating. Interment will be in Hill Crest cemetery. He died of a heart attack and is survived by a son a daughter three more daughters six grandsons one granddaughter and several siblings.
Six candidates were baptized Sunday at Beaver Creek Lake two miles north of town at 4 p m. Rev J M Carmichael oversaw the ceremony with a large crowd of relatives and friends present. Those baptized were Mr and Mrs Leo Anglin Miss Carolyn Bazemore Miss Helen Austin Mrs Hubert Payne and Master Jimmy Stinson. The lake was used because church baptism facilities are under renovation.
Three teen aged Crawford county residents were seriously hurt when their car ran off Hopewell Road near the Crawford Bibb line. Driver Binky Hicks 15 Lizella and passengers Wyonell Guthrie 14 Moran and George Newberry Lizella were treated for cuts and bruises. an unidentified Lizella girl was unhurt. The sheriff cited a slick dirt road as cause and said the car rolled but landed on its wheels.
The seniors stage a three act comedy "A Ready-Made Family" by Jay Tobias at the local gym tomorrow at 8 30 pm. Admission 25 cents for students and children 50 cents for adults. Directed by Mrs Margery Fitzsimmons. Cast includes Priscilla Jones Gordene Blackston Janet Neisler Barbara McCorkle Martha Melton Nellie Hart Clay Griggs Richard Guined Eugene Streetman Buddy Dunn. This is the final money making project of the year.
Crowell in Taylor County showcased its long history and progress during an April 29 visit by Chattahoochee Valley guests. The community highlighted its school consolidation with Reynolds, formation of a PTA, a thriving cooperative, diversified farming, erosion control, reforestation, peach production, and a sustained foreign missions fund. Visitors from Athens Albany and Alabama toured homes and farms while state and local officials examined the strong, multi-field development that underpins Crowell’s reputation.
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