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VOLUME 87-NUMBER 12 BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1942 PRICE: 10c PER COPY jjftii.foil |T, of the birthday of Christ, tune our hearts and ears the old but ever beautiful Christmas story. We hear this familiar story so many times each Christmas season but do we only hear with our ears? Have we slowly become so busy that we have X-ed Christ out of Christmas. Let us consider a few events of the day and night Christ was born. First, Herod sent out a decree that all the world should be taxed. Yes, even a wicked king played a part in the great plan of God to fulfill the pro phecy of God’s chosen men. Then a certain innkeeper came into the story - though not actually mentioned, he must have turned away the mother of our Lord because there was no room in the inn. Was there really no space ordid this busi ness man hope there would be others of a higher station in life? ill When Christ was born in a Stable the angels sang of His birth to the lowly shepherds on a hillside outside Jerusalem and they came with haste to find the King. No, angels may not sing today but there are still men of God, preachers, teachers and missionaries, telling the story of our Lord and Saviour. Have we come with haste to find Him as King of our lives? ' Finally, when the star ap peared to the Wise Men they brought gifts to the newborn King. Each year as we rush about buying gifts for everyone from Uncle Joe to the delivery man, how much thought is be hind each gift? More import ant, how much love? H| Then what gift did you give to the King? There are so many ways we can bring our gifts to Him. Have you given something to a family less fortunate than you are? Have you given an offering to mis sions to carry the story of His birth around the world? ■i|Yes, many people played major roles in the unfolding of the drama of the birth of Christ. What part would you have play ed had you been present on that night? Buddy, Freddie, Robert and the correspondents throughout the county join me in wishing you each a Merry Christmas. Lets keep it a safe and happy holiday for our county. Help Yourself Underwoods’ Joy Tree In Full Bloom Representative and Mrs. Ralph Underwood spend a great deal of time each Christmas making their front yard a ‘‘Santa’s Workshop” complete with Santa, the elves, the giant candy canes and the lollipop tree. This lollipop tree is actually filled from bottom to top with lollipops in all colors and flavors. These are placed there especially for all the children of the neighborhood and area who come by to look at the decorations. Please stop by this year to see the front yard fairyland and let all the wee folk select his favorite flavor of lollipop from the tree. Carson, Hicks, Whatley Enter Reynolds Race Qualifying this week in the election which will be held at the City Hall, Reynolds, Georgia on January 1, 1963 for the posts aldermen for three-year terms are C. F. Carson, incumbent, and Henry G. Hicks. Mr. Carson has served on the City Council for the past three years and as Mayor Pro- Tern for one year. He is Ex ecutive Director of the local Housing Authority. He at tends Church and Sunday School at the Reynolds BaptistChurch. Mr. Hicks has served as Mayor of the City of Reynolds for two terms and as Council man for two years. He is a member of Reynolds Metho dist Church and is employed at Whatley’s Warehouse, Rey nolds. Also, qualifying this week for the one-year term to fill the unexpired term of C. H. Denn ing who has resigned is C. W. (Ducker) Whatley. Mr. Whatley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Whatley and is employed at Blue Bird Body Company, Fort Valley, Georgia. He is a member of Reynolds Baptist Church and serves as choir di rector there. Deadline date for qualifying for the three posts is December 24, 1962. “Herald Angels Sing” Charles Wesley, who during his lifetime (1707-1788) wrote hundreds of hymns, was in spired to write “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” as he walked to church on Christ mas day and heard the London church bells chime. Reynolds Merchants Announce Yuletide Closing Plans Miss Albritton Reigns At BHS Homecoming Miss Elizabeth Albritton was crowned Queen of Homecoming at Butler High School, Friday. to climax the day’s festivities Miss Albritton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Albritton, was escorted by Derrell Ken drick. First runner-up was Miss Dondra Peed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moody Peed. She was escorted by John Purvis. Miss Betty Jo Hammack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hammack, was second runner-up. Miss Hammack was escorted by Jerry Allmon. After the presentation of the Court and the three candidates for Homecoming Queen byjim- my Stinson, master of cere monies, the curtains were opened to reveal Miss Kay Dunn, Homecoming Queen of 1961-62. Dressed in white, she was seated on the throne at center stage. Escorted by William Scott, she walked down the carpeted aisle to the center of the court where she crowned Miss Albritton and presented her a bouquet of white roses. Miss Albritton began her reign as she ascended the throne which was set against a white background with tall blue let ters spelling out Home coming — 63. The Queen’s Court was com posed of one representative from the eighth through eleven th grades. The eleventh grade representative, Miss Katrina Cheek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cheek, was escort ed by Wayne Cox. Miss Jean Griggs was the tenth grade representative. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Griggs and was escorted by Kenneth Clark. Miss Ellen Parks, escorted by Douglas Taunton, was the ninth grade representative. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Parks. Acting as the eighth grade representative was Miss Lynne Underwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Under wood. She was escorted by Benny Coward. Serving as ushers for the court were Bobby Brown and Jimmy Woodall. Miss Kay Davis and Arcelus Joiner assisted. Other events of the day included a car parade, which began at 2 p. m. Gaily de corated cars were entered by the separate classes and or ganizations of the school. A pep rally was held at 6 p. m. with the cheerleaders leading the group. A bonfire near the gymnasium was the center point around which the students gathered to practice the cheers that would spur the team to greater action than ever b^ fore. The Homecoming basketball game against the Fort Valley Green Waves began at 7:00p. m. The Bearettes drowned the Green Waves as they swept to a victory with the score 52- 32. Sadness came to the Bears, though, as the Green Waves won the boys’ game with a score of 50-38. OPERATION ECON LAUNCHED BY BUTLER FBLA "Operation Econ,” National FBLA Project, was put into motion by the Butler Chapter of Future Business Leaders last Friday when a decorated car, stressing the project, was entered in the homecoming parade. Handbills depicting the economic structure of our Nation were distributed to students and adults just before the parade got under way. These handbills urged citizens to join the FBLA in its project by viewing the "College of the Air” TV program which features a discussion of Our American Economy by outstanding econo mists of our Nation. This program may be seen each weekday morning at 6:30 from Macon; and at 7:00, Channel 3, Columbus. Other activities stressing the project will be announced later by the Butler Chapter. The following merchants in the city of Reynolds report that they will be closed all day on Tuesday and Wednesday, De- cember 25 and 26 but will re- Bone Theatre To Hold First Jackpot Drawing The first drawing lor the Jackpot at the Bone Theatre will be held on Friday night, December 21. The plans are to place all tickets bought through the movie Friday night in the box to join all the halves already placed there during the last three weeks and at the end of the movie, the winning num ber will be drawn. If the winner is not present, the jackpot will continue to climb and another ticket will be drawn on each Friday night until a winner is fotind. At that time a new jackpot will be be gin. main open all day on Thursday, December 27. Brady’s C. B. Hicks Goddard and Son E, T. Shealy P. E. McDaniel Dial Gas Company Ayers Oil Company B. W. Hinton and Company J. C. Hinton Wilson Cleaners Reynolds Dry Cleaners Whatley’s Warehouse The Citizens State Bank Goodroe Appliance Company Payne's Bouquet Shoppe Taylor County Motor Com pany Beauty Nook “Sil»>»l INifjht” A broken organ inspired “Silent Night.” So that the people of the parish might have a song at Christmas, Father Joseph Mohr, an Aus trian priest, wrote the carol, and his organist composed the music. It was sung on Christ mas Eve, 1818, to guitar ac companiment. GEORGIA POWER CHECK PRESENTED Reynolds Baptist Plans Cantata The Adult Choir of the First Baptist Church of Reynolds will present “Love Transcending,” a Christmas cantata by JohnW. Peterson, on Sunday, December 23 at 5:30 p. m. This cantata for the Christmas season is a testimony transcending the materialism which many as sociate witn the birth of our Lord and King and bringing to us the real meaning ofChrist- mas. The soloists for the can tata will be Mrs. Leila Hinton, Mrs. Marion Whatley and Mr. Warren Windham. The director and narrator will be Rev. J. R. Whiddon. The Choir members are: Mrs. Ben Hinton, Miss Marion Newsome, Mrs. Frank Sams, Mrs. Bobby Aultman, Mrs. Eric Newsome, Mrs. H. C. Bond, Mrs. Walter Forsling, Mrs. Luther Willis, Mrs. Thurmond Whatley, Mrs. E. P. Hodges, Luther Willis, Julian Whatley, H. C. Bond, Warren, Windham, Gordon Lane, C. W. Whatley, Ben Hinton, J. W. Windham, Woodfin Hinton. 'Organist for the Cantata wfll be Mrs. C. E. Marshall. Mrs. Winnie Hodges will serve as pianist. The public is cordially in vited to this early even ing Christmas service. Tax Commissioner Clifford H. Adams is pictured as he re ceived the largest check Taylor County has ever received for taxes from 11. L. Russell, lo cal manager of Georgia Power Company. Taylor County received a check for $13,- 106.90 from Georgia Power while a check in the amount of $10,711. 30 was delivered to the Tax Commissioner ofCrawford County from the local office at Reynolds, Checks bringing the amount of the Georgia Power Com pany’s 1962 property tax pay ments to $7,305,000 are being presented this week to munici pal and county government of ficials. Mr. H. L. Russell, local man ager, reported the amount com pares with a total of $6,719,— 098 paid by the company for its 1961 property taxes. Of this sum, $3,496,920 goes into general county funds, $2,- 493,925 to school districts, $1,- 179,044 to cities and towns, and $52,308 to Georgia and ad joining states. Earlier in the year, muni cipal partnership tax payments totaling $2,488,066 were paid by the company to the 392 cities, towns and communities in which the firm’s partnership franchise agreement was in ef fect,. Under this agreement, the company pays each muni cipality in which it operates three per cent of its gross revenue from the sale of elec tricity for residential andcom- mericial use. These municipal partnership tax payments were in addition to property tax pay ments. The Georgia Power Company official pointed out that more than 18 per cent of the com pany’s total revenue goes to pay taxes, including federal and state income taxes, municipal partnership taxes, and others.