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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016
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Ions Club Horse Show
A Great Success
NUMBER tl
1
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li' 1 - .iihiMnidofromdpm-
’f liter to * fcir-
Idler,1 <1* »ho* m*
ly^'fiill afiemoon anricren-
51k? Dining
j 0 oin Holds
)pen House
i[| e n, tocretsry-Treas-
on, Hinder lifts Club,
L R W m Committee, an-
" L ihis ivech that the Efts
1 Room "ill observe an
flixisc ceremony Satin--
'night, August ll- (rora 6
, o'clock
w occasion Bill mark the
Ljjnf of nev management
L Dining Room under the
n-tsion of Andres Poiante
recently was discharged
, ^ United States Navy
rc ho seized for 20 years,
pnlantc Is a native of tite
BffW
Islands, having be-
Naturallzcd citizen of
United states in 1952,
L r r Polante states that tiie
lf! House Saturday night is
^ public and llinteveryone
cordially Invited to visit the
j;- Room for a delicious
nin g meal, Reference is
k ro the special advertise-
,l in this issue of The News
jrdingr the details. Mr. Po-
ft ni be assisted b> mem-
of the Elks Auxiliary.
Evaluation of Perfor-
nce statement was issued bj
United States Navy in the
la! papers belonging (o the
manager of the local Din-
Room. The statement reads
bllotvss "Polantc is >i very
nted person and he can and
prepare the most delic-
food Items, lie knows the
of cooking and is always
ag to Instruct others to-
this profession,"
• Polante speaks English
Lly. lie is married to the
cr Helen Jones of Wind-
aughtcr ef D, II, Jones and
ate Mrs, Jones , also of
er. The Pol antes, with Mr.
live at 3J1 Georgia Ave-
They have one daughter,
:a, who Is three years old.
Ing of entertainment was pre
sented for tho benefit of hun
dreds of hoi so show fans.
The Midway Saddle Club won
the trophy for the best showing
in the parade. The Lanier Saddlo
Club had 48 entries and won the
$25.00 prize for the most en
tries in events.
The twenty events .sponsored
at tills all western horse show
will bo repeated again next year
as the Lions Club mnkos thcLr
plans as an annual event.
Horse Show Chairman, Sam
Dunaway, expressed ht.s appre
ciation to all Lion members
who worked so hard to make the
show a success and die Winder
Lions Club wishes to thank all
the business firms who spon
sored classes in the show.
Conducts
Statham
Revival
JimmyCarter ToVisit
Winder And County
REAR VIEW - A rider gallops off to attempt one of the 20 events in the show,
Special Rally On Court House
Lawn On Thursday Afternoon
Senator Jimmy Carter, erstwhile candi-
date for the Governorship of Georgia in the
Democratic Primary to be held in Novem
ber, will visit Winder and Barrow County
Thursday (tomorrow), August 11.
Mr. Carter has a large num
ber of friends and sponsors in
Barrow County, and it has been
announced that many of his
friends will great him in the
county around 11:30 a.m, and
will accompany him throughout
the area. They invito the public
to join them in meeting Mr.
Carter In person and partJci-
BARREL CHASE - Tills rider races for time. The point to round three barrels in the shortest
time Spectators, vans, etc., in the background.(other pictures on page 1-C)
IIEV, W. W, RICHARDSON
Story on Page IB
School Siipt. Nix
Will Speak To
Winder Lions
State Superintendent of
Schools lank P, Mv will speak
to the Wlndci Lions Club In
Winder on Hint -itlay evening,
August ] t at n o'clock.
The guest speaker will be in
troduced by program chairman,
John Peterman. The public is
invited,
Superior Court Will
Convene August 15
The regular August term of
the Barrow Superior Court will
convene at the court house in
Winder on Monday morning, Au
gust 15 at 9.30 o'clock. Pied
mont Circuit Judge MarkDuna-
hoo will preside. All civil cas
es assigned for trial will be
called as the first item of bus
iness and will be in order until
completed.
The motion docket will be
called at the conclusion of issue
cases.
The criminal docket will be
called at the conclusion of the
civil business.
Uncontested divorce cases
and default cases may be call
ed up for dispositional any time
during week and at convenience
of counsel,
The complete Court Calendar
appears elsewhere in this issue
of The Nows.
The following is the list of
Grand Jurors and Traverse
Jurors for the August term,
Superior Court,
GRAND JURORS
August Term, 1966
James W, Rainey, R. B.
Helton, Jr., Gifton Thomas,
Henry Peskin, R. R. Patrick,
Charles Perry, W, D. Wall,
Joe T. Guffin, Lamar Perkins,
Odis Williams,
T. J, Sfandrldge, Jasper Wa
ges, L V. Wright, WinfoCd
Orr, L r D, Sims, Walter Mc-
Elhannon, Travis Wiley, J, H,
Hollifield, M A, Coker, Jr>,
Grover Maddox,
J. F, Wages, L. E. Hill,
E. H. Collins, Alvin Watkins,
J, C, Guffin, W. E* Elder, Jr„
L, F, Wall, W, Harold Ham
mond, Claud Tuck.
H e R. Wright, O. T, Casper,
Hayden Camp, John F. Lyle,
Harvey Turk, Glenn Jackson,
roduction Credit Stockholders
o Hold Annual Meeting Here
kridgy. August 12, Stock
er members of North Ceor-
1* reduction Credit Associa-
"111 come from all over
% Northeast Georgia Coun-
! «rv«i by this credit or-
^don, to Winder for their
ti rating. This meeting
held at Winder Lions
holding and barbecue
■' organj/ation has com-
***■ { d Its most vjccoss-
^ serving farmer
with credit to carry
>iX production oper-
M.
i sm farmers
approximately Ton
^publican
lapler
Orme/I
of < 4 „f B ar -
l/!r Jy f lti/Y.rv rt.K.ht Jdon
jfcii,.! ifiT ,fu - purpo e of
Z;'* A W Ui« Burrow flinty
* ‘ ,t{ NatlofiuJ Pej.ijh-
, in '/ t Teinpor, try off I -
re! b Itch'd. ( )U0 . Ah 1ur
I rank
. Ninth Dlstrfa ( o-
,J f |, ' M ( alia way for (#ov-
Um H'Kulioy,
;/ ty, Vko Chair-
’h- Jfijpobli-
a^ gh ^itsUmdlrig
and W. LC
4 At to,
^Unucd
W I V.t; 4 A
Million Dollars In credit with
this organization during the past
year tlmt ended on June 30th
with thi s organization during the
with loans outstanding Just
under 10 Million dollars on that
elate. The farmers using the
services of this credit cooper
ative now own mom than One
Million Dollars worth of stock
In their association, Accumu
lated earnings anti reserves now
exceed One half Million Dollars,
This credit crsjperative, op
erated by and for the farmers
of this area, has evperlenccd
more than an Eight Hundred
Percent growth during the past
10 years expanding Its services
to meet the needs of the ever
growing and changing pros
porous agriculture of this area.
VJOUTMANTKII FRANK (ilUIFUT I, «hr,wi rucnlvlnit it dunk
in tin.' [.mount rif *178.0,5 from Allan Horilluy, Iroaatiror oftliB
thfl.llan Hun's FolluBnhlp of 810 i'lrst CilrlfiUttn Chureh.
Wlt/iussln* tiw pniwiUHInn itro 1)111 Encn, lulninv CnldwtU.
(Mi i*,, ,!di.nl; unit ciautm *H*i* Hih moivjy Bltleh tMlw
procund. Imm a vary *UW»»»fol oltlohon Itnrtweuo, Bill ho
UHU-It to pnrnhnno badly nuadud ur,il(.nwnl for (ioy Sronl Troop
I F., spt.M/.i'ud by do; EMF, Troop Iflfl I. umi of dr nuWUmd-
liu< 1 r.ojps In tills district duo Ui do; vary lino laiulorihlp ton-
n. rad by Mr, fdlburt and Ms asidMJWU. W, C, Filfflirds Ititd
Hillman f'utrick, vdw Bo. k.ol hard Oil thlsprojocl, tvoro iFd pru>
not Bioiri do; jdrb.ro was Inborn THo ( Mb’ would lllor to Uoosb
nwn.y.mi for Us lr support in nuihlrii! Uiis pwjiicl s suocoss,
TRAVERSE JURORS - 1st Week
AUGUST TERM 19M
August 15,1966
J. W. Rice, Coy Smith, It.
Hillman Camp, Clarence W.
Thomas, Joe C. Harwell, J.C.
Hegars, H. H. Howell, W,A,
Parker,
L D, Conner, B. B. Phillips,
John D. Weatherly, l. T, Wall,
Robert Hannah, N, L Brook-
Wallace, .Styles Timms, Gerald
Watson,
Dan Dunlap, E, M, William
son, Frank Chastain, H. G,
Banks, Leon Pruitt, W. E, At
kinson, Jr*, A. D. Wall, J, A,
Williams, Jr,, W. Willie Mc
Daniel,
Richard N. Pentecost, Troy
M. Edwards, Prince Dooley,
Clyde Finch, Hoyt Hardy, M,J«
Thornhill, h, C, Perkins, Jr„
Bomar Checley, Hoyt Cooper,
John Larson,
R, N. stjindrldge, Claronco
E* Ferguson, J, C, Sauls, D.O.
Barber, Paul McCain, J, C,
Furr, J. N, Beckum, E, E,
Smith, N, C* Hutchins, Randolph
Brock.
Jerry Malcom, C, E, Wll-
liams, C* A. Rutledge, A, B,
Jones, William R. -Smith, C,P.
Sanders, Robert H, Ridgeway,
J. D, Lylo, Hugo C. Williams,
Jr., Donald ft. Hardlgrao.
T. G* Etheridge, ThomanMc-
Glnnls, IL H. Cook, John L.
Greotton, G r L, Colson, Ches
ter McUcklln, II* E. Sima,
W, M. Sougravea, D. B, Wil
liams, J, IL Lyle.
Bon Mill Bowman, Dolmfirn
Smith, M, J, Pncock, W. O,
fyimmerour,
* * •
TRAVERSE JlIltOHS- JndW.sh
AUGUST TKRM 1888
Au.pl M 22, I a fib
Jack Mcl'dlitmitnn, Too Al
lan Muli.in, [‘'rad Cut., ,lp..
1V, Clfirldi, ItoracoV. Rronb-
-Iwr, Ihmiy Kunnody,
I* Whuaicir, tjlonn I’antPdftt.
0 i, tailor., G, T, Murphy
llariild w, iii.ii,i>, rlor»iin
Stall, wltiliim Stuy lluiiiin, wll-
lin jop smltlti ft I , I’lnlon,
Guntlniiod on I'mis 1A
Large Crowd At
Marbury Creek
Watershed 'Cue
The Marburry Creeb Water
shed Association officers and
members belt) Its annual busi
ness and social meeting at the
Winder Lions Club quarters on
Wednesday evening, August 2,
svith a barbecue and speaking
at 7 o’clock,
Horace Caldwell, State Park
Supervisor was introduced by
U» Association president, J.
[lave Watson, and spoke briefly
compllm-nltng the officers on
the Splendid progress which has
been made. The assistant
supervisor, henry Strubel. out
lined the parkprogram of things
yet to be done.
JIMM1
pate in tho day's activities,
The Gubernatorial candidate
from Plains, Ga ( , will climax
his visit to Barrow County with
an informal rally on tho Barrow
County court house lawn in Win
der beginning at 4:30 o'clock in
the afternoon. The public is In
vited to participate. Free Coca-
Colas will be served and music
wUl be provided for the oc
casion.
Upon declaring himself a can
didate for Governor, Mr. Carter
said: 'T pledge . . thatl shall
carry out an accelerated sche
dule of progress for our grow
ing state. I promise the people
that I will build upon and con
tinue the significant progress
Georgia has made during the
administration of Governor Er
nest Vandiver and Governor
Carl Sandfers," Prominent a-
mong the things to which Mr.
Carter has dedicated his cam
paign are; "Progress - Exper
ience - Common Sense,"
The principal speaker, J. W.
Fanning, Vice President, Uni
versity of Georgia, was introc-
uced by Richard B, Russell,
III* and ho emphasized the Im
portance of soil and water con
servation, It was a most Inspir
ing and Instructive address. Ho
also spoke of the great recrea
tion must play for the rapidly
Continued on Page 4 A
Mrs. R. L. Ropers
Dies Suddenly
At Residence
Mrs. Rufus- Lot Rogers* 82,
passed away suddenly at her
homo on South Center Street ‘
in Winder, on Saturday, Aug
ust 6*
Mrs. Rogers was born Daisy
Bush, a daughter of the late Dr*
Wiley H, Bush and Laura Lat
imer Bush in Jug Tavern, Goro-
gia, on April 3, 1830. The old
Bush home where she was born
stood in the center of Winder on
tho present rite of the Barrow
County court house. She was
one of twelve children, ten of
whom grew to adulthood. The
first school in Jug Tavern that
Mrs, Rogers attended was lo
cated on North Broad Street,
about where the old Segars
homo stood which was recently
torn down, next to the present
L E, Jackson home.
She was married December
23, 1897 to the late Rufus Lot
Rogers, of Dillon, South Car
olina, who bought cotton and
operated a cotton warehouse
In Winder for many years, To
this couple were born two chil
dren, Howard F, Rogers, who
was killed In an automobile ac
cident In January,1937, and Ger
trude R. Shields, who survives,
and made her home with her
mother.
At an early age she became
affiliated with the First Metho
dist Church of Winder and was
a life long member of that
I church.
Final rites for Mrs, Rogers
I were held on Monday morning,
August 8 at 11 o'clock at the
residence with the Rev. Hub
ert Flanagan, pastor of the
First Methodist Church of
Winder; and the Rov. Walker
Chidsey, of Commerce, a for
mer pastor of the Winder church
officiating. Interment was in
Rose Hill Cemetery with Also
Funeral Home of Winder In
charge of the arrangements,
In addition to her daughter,
Mrs. Gertrude R. Shields, Mrs,
Rogers is survived by a sister,
Miss Cleo Bush, of Winder; a
grandson, Rufus W, Rogers, of
Atlanta and two granddaughters,
Misses Rhonda and Lisha Rog
ers, both of Atlanta,
KENNETH DEATON, 213 Maars Street, Winder, winner of last
viturcUy's Shower of Gifts Is shown with M. B. Huff, proprietor
or Hud’s Grocery on the Atlanta Highway, By coincidence
M. B. Hud Grocery was the host merchant In last Saturday s
drawing and Mr. Deaton was In tho store at the time his name
was drawn. Enthusiasm remains high In this special promotion
which will continue tor three more weeks, Sappers arc urged
to remembor that the names are destroyed after each drawing,
therefore It is Important to register each week to be eligible
for the drawing s cm Saturday morning at 11 o’clock, Seek out
the stores carrying the “Shower ol Gifts Promotion red signs
and got your name in the bos every week.
Barrow County Schools Open
August 29th. - Labor Day Off
According to Joe Kirby, County School Superintendent the
schools of Barrow County will begin with a full day of school
for students on Monday August 29, 1966.
Pre-planning for teachers
will begin with a county-wide
faculty mooting at the Barrow
County Health Department on
August 22, 1966, at DiOD a.m.
A noon luncheon will be aorved
to tho G.E.A. by tho Peoples
flank.
The remaining four day* will
bo spent in die school prepar
ing tor tiie entrance of stu
dents on the 21) th.
Each school building has had
a fro all coat (if paint witsldo
Uilw summer and Insofar as
possible painting in Uto most
needed arena lias boon com
pleted. Grounds have boon kept
mowed all summer ami are In
gnnd abapo tor the opening of
NChonl.
T eachers tor the various
scltnnls are listed as ftillnwsi
...
AtimiHN — Aaron IJHipnr,
Grade H| Judllh It, Duncan,
Grade 7 - H.| Utilise Hutch
ins, Grade 7| Amy hinilh,
i .ratio ll| Fnr.kio Willis,Grade
5; Wayne Adams, Grade 1; Bet
ty Madder, Grade 3, Minnie
House, Grade 2; Hath Willing
ham, Grade 1.
BETHLEHEM — Eniostllar-
rlson, Grade Bt Beverly Jordan,
Grade 7 - S; Terry Smith,
Grade T; Lu. S. Peterman,
Grade 6; Margie Dillard,Grade
5; Sbarllno Sibley, Grade 11
Jolla Harrison, Grade 9; Luna
Mno linrilsou, Grade 2j Ita-
chol Thompson. Grado 1,
COUNTY LINE - William II.
Odum, Grade tl; Carolyn Wouth-
ekford, Reading Spoclul; Caro
lyn Allison, Grade 7 -8,.lane
J, l-'orguson, Grade 8; Hub}' A,
HU, Guide 5; Newell H, Wood,
Grado 1| Gornldtno McWhorter,
Grado 3) Alice ltlco, Grade 2;
Hntintto You mans. Grade 11 Nel
ms Kilby, lustrum, Secretary.
IIOLSENHELK - Grady
Hicks, Grade 6; Coloon Wil
liams, Grntin 7 - Si Jean Wil
son, All-Heading Spoelali
u ,. ( Nonl McNeill. Grade
Francos Mitcham, Grade 6iSu-
m Popo, Grade 3, Mary Ben
ton, Grade 4; Lorcno Jackson,
Primary! Kathleen White, Pri
mary! Hattie Hill. Primary;
Jackie Williams, Primary; Dot-
tie Keynotes, Instruct. Soerc-
** STATHAM - o, H, Wood.
Grado 6; Hostor Lovra, Librar
ian; Shirley thinciui, AH-ftood-
Ing Special; Charles Jordan,
Grade 7 - S: Wendell Gibbs,
Grade i - 8i Margaret Albert,
Grade 6; D "ris Adams, Grade
5; Lillie Milter, Grade 4; Vir
ginia llodlford, Grade 3-4,
Edna mils, Grade 3; Mattie IL
Steed, Grade 2; Alma Pente
cost, Grado 1; Hilda Unco,
Grade ! - 2, Marie Daniel,
Special.
Following Is a tentative cal
endar for Uw 1960-67 school
yoarf
August 32. IH80 - Pre-plan
ning for tanChors.
Auijunt 39.1 m - First Day
for .Students*
September 5* 1906 - Labor
Day.
October 21, 1 m « District
Continued on Paso 2A
Akin Ford Corp. Is
Low Bidder On
School Buses
Akin Ford of Winder Is the
low bldeer for new School bus
chassis for Barrow County. Julj
7, 1966 tho Barrow Count;
Board of Education mailed in
vitatlons to bid on school bu
chassis to Akin Ford Lompan
of Winder, Ouats Chevrolt
Company of Winder, J. Swaato
Ivy or Athens and intematloni
Harvester Company Of Atlanta
Those companies responding
the invitation were Akin Ford,
Winder and international Ha
voster Company of Atlant
Each bidder was furnished w
ct of specifications suppli
by the State Department of E
ucation upon which their'
was based. As is tho practi
In purchase of materials for
County Hoard of Education,
sealed bids were opened in il
ular Board session on Aug
2, 1966* Into rnational \ lams
bid $2862,62 per unit. AkinF
Company bid $2810.00 pvt n
The Board declared Akin F
the low bidder to receive
business. Sealed bids on sch
bus bodies to meet state
partition! of Education spe|
cation were received as folio
Carpenter Body - Mur
Motor Company, Monroe, Cl
$2924,62,
Thomas Body - Thomas E
Company*, High i'oint, N.
$2930.00,
Wayne Body - Truck tacp
mont Company. Atlanta, w
$2970,30,
s^tperior Body-Booker Tr
Cimtlnuixl on PaM
LOCAL HISTORY
Beginnign with this issue, past newspaper front pages will be highlight local news and history. This front page is from the Aug. 10, 1966 issue of
The Winder News.
Auburn officials look at capital projects during retreat
By Sli aron Hog'an
News-Journal Reporter
The Auburn City Council
recently discussed a number of
capital projects slated to be put
in the FY2017 and FY2018 bud
gets.
Some of the proposed proj
ects will be funded in the Fiscal
Year 2017 budget, while others
will be funded with Special Pur
pose Local Option Sales Tax
(SPLOST) revenue and some
were pushed into FY2018. Some
will be funded with grants, also.
Acquiring property for the
proposed Scott Industrial Bou
levard project calls for partial
funding with a $300,000 grant
and $500,000 in matching funds.
The Auburn Center project, old
R&R building, will be funded
using $500,000 in grant money
and $150,000 in SPLOST funds.
The Department of Corrections
will provide $300,000 in labor
for the project.
Other projects to be fund
ed with FY2017 budget funds
include: a new police department
video server at a cost of $19,000,
the leasing of three police vehi
cles at a cost of $21,000; $2,395
for Criminal Investigations Divi
sion ( CID) data search programs
— Leads on Line and ID Pur
suits — to help track stolen
property and to locate suspect
individuals; $45,000 to help fund
the Greentree water line project;
$25,100 for slip line projects
on County Line Auburn Road,
Quail Valley and Heatherwood
Drive; $75,000 for utility billing
software that will handle taxes
and the acceptance of debit/
credit card payments; $5,700 for
several small projects that costs
$1,000 or less each.
The city has projected spend
ing $1.36 million in 2016-17
SPLOST revenue to fund the fol
lowing proposed projects: ren
ovation of the railroad museum
at $10,000: installation of the
trailhead fountain at $31,500:
phase III of the Community Gar
den at $27,000; phase II and III
of the Whistlestop Shops proj
ect at $116,000 for each phase;
Fourth Avenue road paving at
$107,000; Fourth Avenue curbs,
gutters and sidewalks at $30,000;
new speaker system for down
town area at $43,000; phase II
of Caboose Museum work at a
cost of $2,500; city cemetery
survey at $3,500; $135,000 for
ball fields at city parks; $76,000
for the Mary Carter Sports Com
plex; $150,000 for the sports
complex pond; $60,000 for
drainage work on Floneysuckle
Terrace; $84,100 for property
acquisition; $26,000 for Parks
Mill Park field No. 1; $73,263
for paving on Harmony Grove
Church Road; and $116,000 for
phase I of the Whistlestop Shops
project, which is scheduled to be
completed by the end of Aug.
Three road projects in Gwin
nett County were discussed for
funding with Gwinnett Coun
ty SPLOST revenue, including
Trotter Lane and Blackberry Cir
cle.
The council also discussed a
number of projects that were
on the for last year's retreat that
have been completed, including:
stormwater projects at Parks
Mill; Wynfield Drive; Clover
Drive; Roy E. Parks renova
tion and pavilion; sound system
in the council chambers; wifi
for downtown; electronic sign;
customer service area improve
ments at city hall; Willow Gate
Trace; Saddlecreek; GIS —
water lines, hydrant updates,
sign replacement and stormwa
ter; code enforcement position;
concession stand and restrooms
at Parks Mill Park; drive-up pay
ment drop box installation; Sixth
Street parking queuing; and
phase I of the Caboose Museum
renovations.