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The Taylor County News
* M TU/I Di.l>l /« M 1—1 I J " VuNIVERSITY OF GtOItGIA
and The Butler Herald
VOLUME 86—NUMBER 48
Taylor County has reallly
been a busy place for the last
few weeks. Fair time has come
to' Georgia - to Middle Georgia
in fact.
We can take our hats off to
the Cross Roads Home Demon
stration Club - after winning
first place in the Macon County
Fair at Montezuma, they truck
ed their exhibit off to the State
Fair at Macon and won 12th
place over there - sounds like
a long way below first but when
you consider the competition,
that is certainly nothing to be
sneezed at!
POLICY STATEMENT
It is the policy of this newspaper to print all the news and pic
tures about Taylor County people and organizations that we can get
—FREE!
What is news?
Surprisingly, the comparatively new editor has learned that
many of our friends do not really know the difference between
news and advertising.
We have adopted a very simple yardstick, where there may be
any doubt.
If what you are doing or promoting is free, it is news. If you
are charging the public for what you are doing, we believe what we
print about it is advertising.
We print news FREE. We CHARGE for advertising.
We must pay to have this newspaper printed each week. We
have other expenses in producing the newspaper and mailing it.
We sell advertising in order to offset these expenses and—we
hope—someday show a profit for our efforts.
We feel it is our duty to print all the news and pictures about
the area we serve without charge. We encourage you to send yours
in.
But when you ask us to print information about services or
events for which the public must pay, we do not believe it is
right for us to be expected to give it to you free.
Space—just space—in this newspaper costs money. When we
give it away, we are giving away money.
Please cooperate with us and understand the necessity for
this policy. If we give away the only thing we have to sell—
space—soon we will be unable to produce a newspaper at all.
- V. G.
Then we have story in the pa
per on the Swearingen Hereford
Farms and what they won at the
Chattahoochee Fair in Colum
bus with their cattle. They will
also be entered in several fairs
in other places.
And of course we must not
forget the boys and girls of
our county - both 4-H and FFA
- and the hard work they have
done for the prizes they won.
I picked up the Columbus pa
per one day last week and some
breed of hogs was completely
dominated by Taylor County
entries - every ribbon and prize
mind you came home toTaylor.
R. E. Willis and Son were
in there pitching too with their
swine at the Fairs. It seems
that their hogs are carried from
fair to fair in the fall and they
always seem to pop up in the
paper with a picture of their
ribbons.
* * * *
The fair is coming to Taylor
County too almost. It has
been several years since we
have had a real fair but the
News is hoping to really give
our county a carnival atmos
phere during the pre-Thanks-
giving sale.
We may not have a Ferris
Wheel and Loop the Loop but
with the cooperation of the mer
chants in Butler and Reynolds,
we will remember the good ole
days with carnival barkers pre
sent, clowns and other odd look
ing characters walking around.
We hope our county wide News
sponsored Stay At Home And
Shop sale will bring so many
bargains to the people that will
continue to shop at home.
* * * *
The voters ( a few of them)
went to the polls on Tuesday
and elected Garland T. Byrd
the senator from the 17th Dis
trict. In Taylor County a total
of 478 citizens turned out to
even make the effort to cast a
ballot. Well - we aren’t un
der Castro or Khrushchev -
we don’t have to vote. And we
seem to be so busy that when
only one is running it really
seems unnecessary. Let’s do
make the effort.
* * * *
Flint’s annual meeting was a
tremendous success. The
News would especially like to
extend our congratulations to
W. C. (Crum) Shehee for win
ning one of the big prizes and
to Miss Linda Thaxton for win
ning the Miss Flint title.
Of course to Diana Thornton
and all of the girls who parti
cipated deserve a big round of
applause. You were all so
pretty. Those poor judges who
had to pick only one.
And of course we are all proud
of our Taylor County girl, Sue
O’Neal who has had such a big
two weeks crowing successors
to the beauty titles she has held
for the past year.
* * *
The deadline for the baby
contest entries has been moved
up to Nov. 1 so that all the
mothers may get their pictures
from the photographer for pub
lication. Get your entries in and
let us show everyone how pretty
your little one really is.
L.D. Cannon Talks
To Kiwanians
L. D. Cannon, staff member
of the Warm Springs Founda
tion, was introduced by Mrs.
Carol Goddard, and spoke to the
Reynolds Kiwanis Club on Fri
day at their noon luncheon meet
ing.
Mr. Cannon presented a film
on the Foundation called “The
Road Back.” He told of what
can be done at the foundation
and invited the group to visit
Warm Springs.
Charles Denning announced
that the Club made a profit of
$146.40 at the Flint EMC An-
unal Meeting concession.
Guests for the day were Mrs.
L. D. Cannon and Miss Cathe
rine Phillips of Warm Springs
and Key Club members Jimmy
Payne and Butch Thornton.
The Student Council have
completed plans for the big
talent show, Saturday night,
October 20. Jan Hobbs shows
off her new costume to pre
view the different talents on
parade. Entrants will range
from pre-school to high school
seniors.
Woodmen Sponsor
Fair Booth
Girls of Woodcraft Court
G 1631 and B. O. W. Camp J
1428 will assist with the Wood
men Booth to be held at the
State Fair in Macon. The girls
will operate the booth onThurs-
day night and the boys will
operate the booth on Friday
night. If you are in Macon
either night please come by to
see us at this booth.
Pfc. Hill Completes
Training Mission
BERLIN, GERMANY—Army
PFC Jimmy E. Hill, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cleatous Hill, Mauk,
Ga., is a member of Company
B of the 6th Infantry’s 3d Battle
Group which recently return
ed to its home station in Ber
lin after two weeks of field
training in West Germany.
The training, which involved
a trip through 110 miles of
Soviet-controlled East German
territory, enabled Hill’s unit to
participate in range firing and
maneuvers not possible in the
divided city due to the limited
amount of space available.
Training of this nature is de
signed to maintain a constant
state of combat readiness es
sential to a modern Army de
ployed to maintain the defense
of the free world. The 6th
Infantry is a major element of
the U. S. Army’s Berlin Com
mand.
Hill, an assistant machine-
gunner in the company, entered
the Army in November 1961,
completed basic training at Fort
Chaffee, Ark., and arrived
overseas last May.
The 23-year-old soldier is a
graduate of Butler High School
and was employed byFlintridge
Farm Incorporated, Thomas-
ton, before entering the Army.
Mrs. Fay McKenzie of Butler was the winner of a Youngstown
built in surface unit and oven, sponsored byBuiltwell Homes Inc.,
Americus, Ga. The drawing was held Saturday, Oct. 13.
Mrs. McKenzie and he*' ..usband Milford, are building a new
home near Butler and will use the new appliances.
BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 19j2
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Flint EMC Holds Annual Meeting
Reynolds-Butler Play Basketball
Butler’s Ladies broke open a
tight basketball game in the
third quarter last Friday night
and went on to a 43-31 victory
over the Reynolds Ladies, The
game was played at the Reynolds
High gym and sponsored by the
Future Homemakers of Ameri
ca of both schools.
Mrs. Jane Carter, wife of
Butler coach Norman Carter,
paced Butler to an early 14-
8 advantage in the first period
by scoring eight points in the
initial seven minutes. Mrs.
Barbara Payne and Mrs. La-
Wanna Hill each collected four
points to lead Reynolds.
Reynolds roared back in the
second stanza, closing the gap
to 24-22 at halftime, as Mrs.
Hill, hitting on long one-hand
ers, ripped the nets for 10
points.
Both teams started slowly
after intermission, but Butler
found the range midway through
the third period and pulled away
to a 34-26 lead by the end of
the period. Marie Brown and
Leslie Taunton scored six and
four points, respectively, to
lead Butler.
Reynolds made a final bid
early in the fourth frame, but
Butler's snarpshooters quick
ly offset the push and Butler
pulled away to the final score.
Jane Carter and Leslie Taun
ton shared scoring honors for
Butler, eacli getting 12. Marie
Brown followed closely with 11.
LaWanna Hill paced Reynolds
with 15, followed by Barbara
Payne with 10.
To be eligible to play in the
annual game, aplayer must have
been out of high school at least
four years or have been mar
ried at least two years.
The scoring:
REYNOLDS 8 22 26—31
BUTLER 14 24 34—43
REYNOLDS—Barbara Payne
10, LaWanna Hill 15 Hazel A-
vera 2, Mildred Payne 4, Inez
Sasser, Vetra Brown, Sue What
ley, Jeanette Whatley, Mary
Ayres, Anna Willis, Wootzie
Newsome, Otzie Jenkins.
BUTLER—Jane Carter 12,
Leslie Taunton 12, Marie Brown
11, Joan Linvingston 6, Nancy
Green 2, Mary Ann Locke, Nel
lie Taunton, Sylvia Locke, Jua
nita Benns, Hazel Stalnaker,
Lavada Saunders, Marie Bone,
Fay Taylor, Marth Avera,
Nomi Posey, Thelma Parks,
Charlotte Hammock, Sara Pen
nington.
SWEARINGEN
FARMS SHOW
GRAND CHAMP
The Swearingen Hereford
Farms of Reynolds owned by
R. L. Swearingen Sr. and Robert
L. Swearingen Jr. exhibited the
Reserve Grand Champion
hereford female at the re
cent Chattahoochee Valley Ex
position at Columbus, Ga.
The heifer is SHF Miss Ex
emplar II. She was fitted for the
show by Glenn Carrington.
The Swearingen show string
also won two first places, six
second places, and five third
places. These cattle will com
pete in Macon, Cordele, Colum
bia, S. C. , and Tallahassee,
Fla. during the next three
weeks.
Taylor County
Animals Take
Fair Prizes
Richard Allen showed the
Grand Champion Poland China
male and female as well as hav
ing the 1st Senior sow pig,
1st place age boar, 2nd place
Senior Spring boar, 1st place
Junior Spring Boar, Junior
CHmpion andJuniorSpringGilt.
The Taylor County 4-H Pig
Chain male which was kept by
Harold Young was 1st place Sen
ior Spring and Reserve Junior
Champion. Taylor County 4-H
Club Junior Yearling boar which
was kept by Jerry Turner,
Frank Riley, and Grady
Trusseli, Jr. placed 2nd.
John Jarrell was 1st place in
Senior yearling and also Grand
Champion Hampshire Boar.
John also exhibited the 3rd place
Senior Boar pig, 3rd place Sen
ior sow pig, 4th place in young
herd, 3rd place in produce of
dam and get of sire in the
Duroc Class.
Roger Clark placed 3rd with
Junior Yearling Sow, Ronnie
Clark placed 2nd in Junior
Yearling Duroc Boar Class.
Grady Trusseli, Jr. was 1st
place winner in Junior Spring
Spotted Poland China Boar.
The Judging Team placed 3rd
in the Livestock Judging Contest
with Grover Shehee placing 3rd
individual high score. The team
was only 1 point away from 2nd
place and five points from 1st
place.
R. E. Willis and Son ex
hibited many champions and 1st
place animals and this year
Swearingen Hereford Farm ex
hibited their fine hereford cattle
at the Columbus Fair for the
first time.
Attends District
Meeting
Twenty-seven girls, the
adviser and the school bus
driver, Mr. Welch, repre
sented the Butler Chapter, Fu
ture Homemakers of America,
at the Fall District Meeting
in Albany, Saturday, Oct. 13.
The total number in attendance-
1972- including members, ad
visers, chapter parents,
chapter beaux and bus drivers
far surpassed the attendance at
any district meeting previously
held in this state.
The theme for the day,
“FHA’s Prescription for Fu
ture Living’’ was developed
through speeches, skits and
even the roll call of chapters
to which the Butler Chapter an
swered with the magic ingredi
ent “Aim. High Powder’’ to
be taken when the spirit lags.
Stay In School is to receive
major emphasis throughout
this year. The main speaker,
Mr. Walter Flint, of radio
station, WGPC, chose to ap
proach the subject by a pro
vocative speech entitled “The
Educated Fool”, Some of the
major points he made were:
the mind works all the time,
grabbing ideas, so we must ex
pose it only to the best ideas;
over emphasis is placed on the
tongue instead of the brain;
the purpose of education is to
lead out the latent, God-given
talents which must be activated,
and finally, Future Home
makers need an education for
two jobs—homemaking for good
family living and for earning
a living if they must.
Singing To Be Held
At New Life
litre will be a singing at
New Life Freewill Baptist
Church near Mauk on Saturday
night, Oct. 27. Supper will be
served from 5 until 6 o’clock:
barbecue and hamburgers.
The Ben Jackson Trio from
Eastman, Ga. will be the fea
tured singers.
The public is cordially in
vited.
Rev. J. B. Lumpkin, pastor
Jerry Jarrell To
Receive Award
The Georgia Baptist Student
Convention convenes Oct. 26-
28 at the First BaptistChurch,
Griffin, for a three-day inspi
rational session.
More than 800 Baptist
students from the 35 colleges
and universities inGeorgia hav
ing Baptist Student Unions, are
expected to attend the sessions.
Having the theme “God’s Re
demptive Love,” the convention
is planned "to help students
see themselves as the channel
through which God’s redemptive
love is made known to man
kind,” according to Rev. Au
brey L. Hawkins, Atlanta. Haw
kins, secretary of the Depart
ment of Student Work for the
Georgia Baptist Convention, is
program coordiantor.
John Baxley, a student at
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, and
Georgia BSU president, will
preside over the sessions.
Certificates of appreciation
to seven summer missionaries
will be presented. Students who
served, their place of service,
and school, during 1962 include:
Brenda Whitlow, Nigeria,
Georgia Baptist Hospital School
of Nursing, Atlanta; Phillip C.
Smith, The Philippines, Univer
sity of Georgia, Athens; Clay
ton Teague, Australia, Georgia
Tech, Atlanta; Jerry Jarrell,
Alaska, Georgia Teen, Atlanta;
John E. McCord, Hawaii, Geor
gia State College, Atlanta;
Henry Etta Brown, Alaska,
North Georgia college, Dah-
lonega; and Cherry Braswell,
Oregon, Georgia Baptist Hospi
tal school of nursing.
Miss Isolee Jarrell called
in as the courthouse clock
struck nine last week and identi
fied E. H. Dunn Sr. Keep the
calls coming, we like them but
please remember good sport-
manship pays off - when you
don’t win, call again - When
you have won give someone
else a chance and above all
please don’t get mad at us.
Honest we’re doing the best we
can and it is fair.
Read the following clues, if
you can identify the person
call 862-5835 at 9 a. m. Satur
day and if you are first you
may go by WILLIS RED AND
WHITE and pick up your gift.
I was born in Taylor County.
My companion also was born
here. We have been active
Methodists and brought our 10
children up in the church. We
were married for 53 years.
Among my children you will
find one to care for you from
the beginning of life almost to
the end. In between there will
be a lot of eating too.
Figure me out and get gift
from Mr. Willis at the RED AND
WHITE SUPER MARKET.
W.C. Shehee Wins
One Of Prizes
An enthusiastic crowd es
timated at 3,000 persons, mem
bers and visitors, attended the
Annual Meeting of Flint Electric
Membership Corporation in
Reynolds, on the night of Octo
ber 11th, and heard former U.
S. Congressman Steve Pace re
veal census bureau statistics
indicating that an even greater
period of growth lies before
the state of Georgia.
As main speaker of the even
ing, tlie long-time friend
and champion of the coopera
tive electrification program in
dicated that tlie nine southeas
tern states are one of three
areas in the nation destined for
tlie greatest growtli and expan
sion. Projected census figures
place the nation’s population at
200 million bv 1970.
President Floyd H. Tabor
presided at the meeting, and tlie
treasurer, Thurman Whatley,
of Reynolds, gave a financial
report which shows Flint EMC
to be a 7 million dollar busi
ness, in sound financial con
dition, and having returned to
Members over $500,000 in
capital credit payments during
the past five years.
System General Manager S. J.
Tankersley gave praise to the
employees of Flint Electric and
the courage and forsight of its
boards of directors down
through the years as factors
important in building sound
growtli. This year marked the
twenty-filh anniversary for the
local cooperative, which now
serves almost 18,000 member
consumers.
Mr. Tabor, Mr. Whatley, and
Mr. L. R. Newberry, and Mr.
W. D. Whiting were re-elected
to terms on the board of di
rectors.
Excitement was provided in
the acts presented by units from
the Florida State University
Circus, which appeared in two
thrity minute segments. A
large tent was set up in the area
just in front of Flint's Utility
Building, and the Kiwanis Club
of Reynolds and the Crossroads
Home Demonstration Club
served food and refreshments.
The “Country Store”, with
Bobby Trusseli and John Wal
ton as proprietors, sold dozens
of small electric appliances at
bargain proces, in an atmos
phere of of nostalgia as the
area was decorated with many
antiques, and typical “country
store” merchandise.
Charles T. Foley from the
Kentucky Association of E-
lectric Cooperatices, Del Ward,
Macon Television personality,
and Henry Corsini,Macon ar
chitect, were judges in the
beauty contest which saw Linda
Thaxton, 17 year old daughter of
Mrs. N. E. Thaxton, Sr., of
Roberta emerge as the new
“Miss Flint EMC” for 1963.
She will represent Flint
Electric at the statewide com
petition in Atlanta in December,
where the winner will get atrip
to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the
national competition. As Miss
Flint EMC, she was awarded
a siler trophy and $100 incash.
Second, was Diana Thornton,
daughter of Harry E. Thornton
o f Reynolds, and third was
Sheryl Stewart, daughter of
Mrs. Mildred Stewart of Warner
Robins. The runners-up receiv
ed cash awards and silver trays,
the parents of all three winners
received gifts, as did the spon
soring organizations, which
were, in order of winning, the
Roberta Home Demonstration
Club, the Reynolds High School
P. T. A. and the Warner Robins
Jaycees.
Numerous small applicances
were awarded by drawings dur
ing the evening. The grand
prize, a free electric bill for
one year up to $250, was won
by Mrs. L. Andel, of Perry.
$200 gift certificates were won
by Mrs. Ray Giles, of Ft. Valley
and Mr. W. C. Shehee, of But
ler.