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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
County News
Butler Herald '
One of the most interesting
jobs a newspaper reporter has
each January is poring over
the old files and records to see
what has been done in the area
in the past year. With the help
of a nice staff at the local
courthouse, we were able to
glean some information from
the records as to the progress
of our county in the last year.
From the records in the Or
dinary’s office, we found 268
births, 92 deaths and 60 wed
dings occurring in our county in
1962. From these statistics it
would seen that our county
would only be growing but then
we realize that the smallest
group of people in our county
are those between the ages of
25 to 30 and the second smallest
is in the 20 to 24 age group
so the conclusion seems to be
that our young productive peo
ple are being forced to seek
employment elsewhere. This
seems to be the answer to why
our schools enrollments con
tinue to drop.
The deplorable thing dis
covered in the search was the
number of recorded births with
no father listed. 44 of the 268
listed had no father recorded.
From the Tax Commission
ers office more interesting in
formation was obtained. In
addition to the story written for
today’s paper, Mr. Adams said
that there were less intangible
taxes recorded in 1962 than
196 which indicates that the
county is in better condition.
He also said that 1962 was the
best year ever for collecting
taxes - by January 15, 98% of
all taxes had been collected.
In the story you will find
that we do have some persis
tent people in the county even
though no one spent the night,
December 31, in a sleeping
bag on the courthouse lawn as
I read about in another county
paper. Three have had the
same tag number since 1958
except for the change of popu
lation rank number from 106
to 110.
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Another interesting thing that
I find quite often when I have
time to look over some of our
neighboring counties’ papers is
a story and often a picture of
Mr. Ed Goddard, Lieutenant
Governor for the Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Goddard has visited a num
ber of the clubs in this area and
installed their officers and al
though I did not check the num
ber of clubs visited, several
papers have carried front page
stories with Mr. Goddard fea
tured.
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Let's all get busy and go over
to Byron Saturday night to see
Mr. Tante receive his 15 year
service pin from the Woodmen
of the World. This is going to
be a big surprise to Mr. Tante
when he reads in today’s paper
that he is to be honored be
cause he was planning to attend
a family night over there Sa
turday.
Congratulations for ajobwell
done, Mr. Tante.
* * *
Work continues to go on im
provements in the county. In
Butler Mr. ’Buck’ Allen has
done a complete renovation of
the H. E. Allen Hardware and
has one of the most modern
stores in the area. Watch a
future issue for the grand open
ing.
Another change noted was the
change of managers of the But
ler Drug Company on January
1. A letter of appreciation
will be found elsewhere in the
paper from Dr. and Mrs. Leon
Theus as Dr. Theus retires
from active participation in the
business and Dr. John Penning
ton becomes head of the busi
ness.
* * *
A telegram from Senators
Talmadge and Russell last
Thursday advised that "com-
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Mrs. Suggs To
Lead Drive For
March Of Dimes
Mothers' March
Set For Monday
The 1963 March of Dimes
has been kicked off with the
theme of “Give For The
Life Of A Child” re
minding everyone that the
dimes and dollars given to the
March may mean the dif
ference between life and death
or at least a crippled body
to some child.
Millions of dollars are
still needed to fight polio and
aid polio victims. In addition,
are you aware of the plight
of children crippled and dis
abled by birth defects and
arthritis? These children
too CAN BE HELPED if they
get the proper medical care,
and this is the goal of the
1963 Mother’s March.
County Chairman Mrs.
Louise Suggs announces the
chairman for the city of Rey
nolds, Mr. Hubert W. Sasser,
and for the Panhandle dis
trict, Mrs. J. C. Fuller,
and gives the date for the
Mother’s March, Monday, Jan
uary 28, at 7 p. m.
Mothers who will assist with
the march in Butler are Mrs.
M. E. Haywood, Mrs. J. R.
Gray, Mrs. Alfred Kennon, Mrs.
Ralph Underwood, Mrs.
Charles Wright, Mrs. Leo
Anglin, Mrs. Jim Gibson, Mrs.
John Pennington, Mrs. Vernon
Reddish, Mrs. Cadet Harden,
Mrs. William Amos and Mrs.
Norman Carter.
When the siren blows on
Monday night, please turn on
your porch light and welcome
the mother who will come to
get your donation.
B. B. Turner
Mr. Turner
Gets Award
Mr. B. B. Turner, a member
of the shipping department of
the Martha Mills, hasjustcom-
pleted twenty years of service
and has been presented with a
twenty year award.
Mr. Turner, formerly aTay-
lor County farmer, now resides
with his wife, Jeanette, who is
a music teacher, inThomaston.
They have one son, Bailey, who
lives in Atlanta.
MARKET REPORT
At the Sumter Livestock As
sociation in Americus, total
sales were $90,691 compared
with $88,000 last week.
US 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - 13.50 to
15.78
Feeder pigs - 13.50 to 20.75
Feeder shoats - 14.00 to 18.75
Butcher calves - 17.00 to
27.50
Stocker calves -16.25 to 27.50
Butcher steers and heifers
- 17.25 to 25.10
Butcher cows - 11.00 to 18.00
Stocker cows - 13.25 to 22.00
Stocker steers and heifers -
20.00 to 27.00
Cows and calves - 100.00 to
230.00
At the Georgia Farm Pro
ducts SalesCorp. inThomaston,
slaughter steers were steady,
heifers steady, cows weak.
Heifers steady, bulls steady,
calves and cows weak, vealers
steady. Stocker steers were
steady. Hogs were 25 to 50^
higher; pigs 50£ lower, sows
steady.
US 1, 2, and 3 barrows and
gilts - 16.00 to 17.30
US 1, 2, and 3 Feeders -16.00
to 17.50
US 1, 2, and 3 sows - 13.50
to 15.00
Sue O’Neal steals a kiss from Henry Sams as Donald Peacock
reposes on the table as though dead. Poor Fritz only becomes
hopelessly confused.
Reynolds Win 2nd
In One Act Play
Macon County High School
of Montezuma won the Region
4-C one act play competition
at LaGrange College on Sa
turday, January 19. The Ma
con County group presented a
drama entitled “Anastasia’’.
Reynolds High placed second
with its comedy entitled “The
Shoemaker’s Wife”. Third
place winners were students
from West Point and Greenville
won fourth.
The Reynolds High group pre
sented “The Shoemaker’s
Wife," a classic farce in one
act involving three charac
ters, Hans, the daydreaming
shoemaker, played by Donald
Peacock; his pretty, quick-wit
ted wife, played by Sue O’Neal
Funeral Rites
For Mr. Poe
Funeral services for Paul
Poe, 58 years of age, were
held at the Vineville Methodist
Church on Tuesday at 4 p. m.
with the pastor of the church
officiating. Interment followed
in the Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Poe, husband of the for
mer Miss Ethel Marshall of
Reynolds, died at the Macon
Hospital on Sunday, January 13.
Survivors, besides his wife,
included one daughter, Mrs.
Helen Chichester, Cedartown;
two sons, Pat and Bill Poe,
Atlanta; and his mother who
was formerly a resident of
Garden Valley.
and Fritz, a friendly, docile
customer, played by Henry
Sams. Hans pretends to be dead
in order to test his wife's love
and his sharp-eyed wife
realizes that he is faking. Fritz
becomes hopelessly entangled
in their wild tricks and finally
escapes to the horse who un-
derstands him I
Reynolds Ladies
Attend U. D.C.
Board Meeting
The Executive Board Meeting
of the Georgia Division of United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
was held on Thursday and Fri
day, January 17 and 18, at
Callaway Gardens. Three
members of theGordon-Carson
Chapter, Mrs. E. B. Swear
ingen, president, Mrs. C. H.
Neisler and MRS. S. J. Tanker-
sley attended.
Following a buffet supper, the
President’s Council meeting
was held and after the meet
ing beautiful colored slides
of places of interest in the
gardens with many pictures of
the lovely flower and vegetable
gardens were shown.
The business meeting was
held Thursday morning with the
new president, Mrs. Hiller
Gammage of Moultrie, pre
siding. Reports of officers
and committee chairmen show
ed that good progress in our
work is being made.
Following the business ses
sion a luncheon was served
in the motel dining room and the
meeting adjourned.
Miss Sue O'neal Chosen
By BRENDA PERKINS
The Tigers and Tigerettes
showed off before a homecoming
crowd of 500 Friday night by
defeating the Byron Flashes.
The Tigerettes lead the Flashes
throughout the game, finally de
feating them with a score of 41—
33. Rita Wilson lead the scor
ing with 16 points. Next came
Havilyn Montgomery with 13,
and Sandy Hinton with 12. The
guards; Diane Hill, Brenda Per
kins and Bonnie Slaton did a
magnificent job of holding the
Byron forwards to 33 points.
The Tigers downed the
Flashes by a score of 48-46.
Ronnie Visage lead in the scor
ing with 22 points, two of which
were the deciding points of the
game. They were made by a
long shot from the base line.
Following Ronnie was Bobby
Martin with 9 points. Jimmy
Holloway and Mike Brunson
both with 6, and A1 Denton
with 5.
Everybody awaited enthu
siastically the crowning of the
new 1962-63 Homecon ing
Queen, which transpired dur
ing the half of the boy’s game.
The lovely girls representing
each class were: Madelyn
Montgomery from the Fresh
men Class, Gayle Aultman from
the Sophmore Class, Pam
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VOLUME W-NUMBER 16
Taylor's Tag
Sales Rise
For the 6th consecutive year,
Mrs. Bernard Walker, Mr.
Allen Payne and Mr. Marshall
Hobbs are driving cars with tag
No. 1. In 1958, when Georgia
began to sell tags locally by
numbers, Mr. Walker, Mr.
Payne and Mr. Hobbs bought
I J, 1A and 1R respectively and
habit just hangs on. Mr. Hobbs
and Mr. Payne continue to pur
chase the No. 1A and R each
year and Mrs. Walker buys 1J.
Joining the ranks of No. 1
tag buyers in 1959 was Mrs.
Bertha Elliston who rushed in
and purchased No. 106 - 1. This
year of course it was 110 - 1
but at least it was no. 1.
In I960, Mrs. Lucile Reddish
bought the ID for her ear and
she has continued this practice
each year.
Others purchasing no. 1 tags
this year were: IE - Mrs. Leo
G. Mclnvale, 1W - The" Green
Co., IX - George Hortman;
1AT - Jason Elliston, IT - John
C. Owens and no. 1 for motor
cycles - B. R. Dent Jr.
Mr. Clifford Adams report
ed on January 19 when the check
was made that no. 1 in the
PD, PE, BT and FT classes
of vehicles had not been sold.
At midmorning on Saturday,
377 tags had been sold com
pared with 341 sold at the same
time last year. Mr. Adams
said that he would sell about
2500 tags by March 31. The
last week in March, 1962, he
sold 832 and 3 delinquent tags
were sold in 1962.
Be sure to gel your tag early
to avoid the rush during the
last week this year.
Little Change
Noted In 1962
Statistics
During 1962, 60 certificates
of marriage were recorded in
our county. No particular month
was outstanding in issuance of
marriage licenses although a
number were recorded during
the summer and at Christmas.
April was also a popular month
for weddings.
According to Mrs. P. B.
Childs, Ordinary of Taylor
County, 268 new babies were
born into the homes of our
county while 92 deaths occur
red. Of these 268 births, 77
of the recorded births were
white 191 colored. Among the
268 births listed in 1962, 44
had no father listed.
Homecoming Queen 1963
Goodroe from the Junior Class
and Rita Wilson and Sue O’
Neal from the Senior Class.
Tension mounted high as the
envelope containing the name of
The new Queen was opened. Our
beautiful 1961-62 Queen, Miss
Ann Avera, was present to
crown our new Queen, Miss
Sue O’Nea 1 as her name was
disclosed.
There was a completely dif
ferent atmosphere during the
remainder of the game as Sue
and her court took their places
in the beautifully decorated area
especially for them.
Immediately following the
game, a Soc-Hop was held in the
gym with music furnished by the
WMNZ Radio station.
Montgomery Is
New Manager
Clarence Montgomery is the
manager of the newly opened
Macon County Auto Parts on
South Dooly Street in Montezu
ma. Assisted by Ray Mathews
of Fort Valley, they will handle
a complete line of auto, tractor
and truck parts and accessories
at wholesale and retail prices.
Mr. Montgomery, a native of
Reynolds, his wife, the former
Carole Greer and their daugh
ter, Cindy, are now making their
home in Montezuma.
Flint EMC
Reports Taxes
Flint Electric Membership
Corporation, with headquarters
offices in Reynolds, Georgia,
paid a total of $51,344.46
in 1962 ad valoren taxrs to
the counties in which the local
electric cooperative serves
Member-Consumers, accord
ing to S. J. Tankersley, general
manager.
"In paying these state
and county ad valorem pro
perty taxes we are glad to make
this substantial contribution to
the progress of our com
munities,” said Mr. Tanker-
ley, “and our Membership can
look with justifiable pride on
the accomplishments of the co
operative which in 1962 cele
brated twenty five years of
operation.”
Flint EMC paid state
and county ad valorem taxes
in the amount of $11,041.85
in Taylor County, for 1962.
In 1941, soon after the
Georgia electric cooperatives
were organized in the then
un-served areas of the state,
the General Assembly granted
them a 20 year exemption from
taxes, to enable the locally
formed businesses to get on
their financial feet, explained
Mr. Tankersley. This period
expired at the end of 1961,
and the electric cooperatives
are now taxed on their property
as are the other public utilities
in the state. There is no in
come tax, since any margin, or
profit, remaining after a year’s
operation is credited to Mem-
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T. E. Tante
To Be Honored
At Byron Meet
On January 26, T. E. "Doc”
Tante will be King For A Day.
Yes, to his complete surprise,
Doc will be honoree at a dinner
at 7:30 at the Byron Woodman
Hall, given by Byron Camp
//1197, Woodmen of the World.
They wish to have all the camps
and clubs in Doc’s area repre
sented at this meeting.
District Manager Tante has
just completed 15 years of ser
vice to the Woodmen and dur
ing this time the Camps and
Courts under his direction have
accomplished many worthwhile
community projects assisted by
the Woodmen National Service
Fund. According to State Man
ager Paul Jones of Macon, these
camps and courts have done
“one of the outstanding jobs for
the community of any Wood
men units in the nation.”
Doc, as he is best known,
also is well known for his work
with Woodmen boys and girls,
having very active units in But
ler, Byron, Fort Valley and
Roberta.
At the dinner District Man
ager Tante will receive 15
year service pin from Wood
men of the World.
Be sure Doc’s hometown is
well represented to say thank
you to him for a job well done.
Be sure to notify Mr. and Mrs.
Buck Keys, Byron, that you and
all your family will be present
on Saturday night at 7:30 to
help our friend celebrate 15
years of service.
Butler Post 124
Exceeds Quota
George Woodall, Jack James, Jerry Wilson and Leslie Kendrick
show off the newly made watering troughs they poured with the
forms they built in agriculture class.
Butler Future Farmers
Work To Raise Funds
Despite the torrents of rain,
the supper for Butler Post 124,
and the Auxiliary Unit at the
Legion Home, January 10, was
well attended.
The Post has exceeded its
quota, but no let up is made
in soliciting members. To date
the following have their 1963
membership cards: W. M.
Mathews, Joseph J. Harmon,
W. H. Elliston, J. P. Har
mon, Watson H. Trussell, C.
S. Sawyer, Luke A. Adams,
Jason L. Elliston, Frank H.
Musselwhite, R. E. Aultman,
Edward B. Wilson, Forest H.
Brown, J. M. Rustin, E. A.
Welch Jr., Swain W. Wall, Hu
bert H. Payne, Tom Bone,
Murray Walker, Charles J.
Wright, Floyd W. Averett, E.
H. Perkins, James A. Gibson,
Tom B. Giles, Durward M.
Bryant, W. R. Turner, J. S.
Green Jr., Ralph Under
wood, Haywood E. Allen Jr.,
Sidney B. Rustin.
B. R. Dent Sr., William F.
Gray Jr., James Montgomery,
Thomas Montgomery, John B.
Pennington, Walter S. Mc-
Cleskey, William H. Neisler,
H. D. Taunton, James T.Smith,
Walter R. Evans, Woodrow
Melton, James E. Griggs, Hugh
Gilson, Hugh H. Gee, E. T.
Shealy, James C. Hinton.
Dr. E. C. Whatley, L. H. Van-
landingham, Carl L. Turner,
Benny L. Waller, Darrell Hill,
R. M. Turner, Hugh G. Cheek,
D. E. Byrd, Carl C. Hobbs,
Garland T. Byrd, Ernest M.
Ivey, Willie Windham, W. H.
Mott, Roy Kirksey, James G.
Windham, Dr. Frank H.
Sams and Lee Posey.
As a fund raising activity
the Butler Chapter of Future
Farmers of America have built
several concrete watering
troughs. Four members of the
chapter, George Woodall, Jerry
Wilson, Jack James and Leslie
Kendrick, built the forms for
the troughs as a learning ex
perience in class. The chap
ter has a 2 1/2 ft. long
size and a 5 ft. long size.
For further information call
Mr. W. J. Davis or any member
of the chapter.
The chapter also has a
portable farrowing stall which
was built by Ronnie Parker,
Gerald Parker, David Joiner
and Mr. Davis. This stall may
also be obtained for use at your
home by contacting Mr. Davis
or a member of the chapter.
These learning experiences
that the boys have in the class
room are carried over into
actual everyday home ac
tivities as the boys carry on
their F. F. A. work under
the guidance of Mr. Davis.
Reynolds-Butler Game
Set For Tuesday Night
The Reynolds-Butler basketball game, originally scheduled
for Friday, January 25, has been changed to Tuesday, Jan
uary 29. The game will be played in Butler.
The Bears played their worst game of the year in losing
to Byron 56-37, and then played their best one of the year in
losing to powerful Perry, Saturday night, 60-52.
The Bearettes defeated the Byron girls 46-19, and on
Saturday night defeated Perry 29-17 in a defensive duel.
The girls’ sub region tournament will lie held in Butler,
February 20, 21, 25 and 26. Pairings for the tournament will
be announced later.
The boys’ sub region tournament will be held in Unadilla,
February 15, 16, 18 and 19. No definite pairings have been
drawn.