The Soperton news. (Soperton, Ga) 1914-2020, February 18, 1971, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextAnd Now it’s Tourney Time Next week. February 24 . 25. and 26. the seven Region 4 B basketball teams will congregate at Wheeler County to find out who is the region s best And if tourney action turns out like regular season play, anything can happen, and probably will In this final week of the regular season, let s peek in the rear view mirror and review a few oddities of the year in the boys half of region doings In early season games, Wheeler C(Hinty bolted from the starting line as the team most likely to succeed in the region, with Treutlen and NW Laurens acting like the top challengers to the front runners Strung out behind these three, it looked like Montgomery County and SW Murens with Lyons and Georgia Military trotting along behind not neccessanly in that order So far so good Then somebody threw away the script, and confusion set in First, Montgomery County, who the Vikings had whizzed past as if the Eagles' had lost their tail feathers and their wings weren't flopping in early season, up and surprisingly clawed the Treutlen lads in their second chance Then, while the high riding Wheeler County five were hollering. "We re No 1 We re No I!" and reading their news clippings, and off lieatcn SW Laurens bunch, who apparently forgot to read the papers, put the whammy on the txiys of Alamo, and suddenly they had been “Whupped" like everybody else !n the meantime, things seemed to settle down, somewhat The Vikings quickly re fueled and got back on the victory trail, SW Laurens was picking up steam and believers, NW l^aurenswas showing symptoms of sluggishness, while Lyons and Georgia Military were looking at everybody's flapping shirt tails from the rear, as expected But, last week, the Lyons Bulldogs, who had been acting WELL DRILLING WHEN YOU WANT IT. NEW & MODERN EQPT. ( all Collect 272 IMI7. Dublin Stewart Pump & Wall Service 8. M Dominey, 302 Rosewood Dr. xtf Fresh garden seed. Certified Red-seed potatoes Cabbage and Cabbage and onion plants Lawn grass seed Rootone - plant food Peat moss - potting soil Hudson sprayers HANOI! KKIGHT-ZINC hath, fins «o, 9 .d v ’w'*-- " • ITMI VL —YP* V \ \ \ \ \ HEAT-TREATED SHACKLE \ CHAIN HOOKS Um ®" HI- T«»l Chai*. IJi P tt * A * sur X ' ■<s!s X/fate KpsM}, 1 check SIMONS ll|k STORE Y first Ramblin' with Brooks wT*/ BY GENE BROOKS Jr* / One of my pet peeves is television commercials Oh I know they are necessary economically, hut do they have to rate the viewer s intelligence at absolute zero 9 I especially dislike the commercials for detergents laxatives, denture cleansers, and pain pills Four illustrations serve adequately to demonstrate how these companies feel about our intelligence First there are the high powered detergents After telling iii glowing adjectives all that they will do. then comes the startling demonstration Now I really don’t expect them to take dirty clothes (Hit of the washer This would never do (or something that’s supposed to gel out even imaginary dirt, hut when they start taking folded clothes out of the dryer that’s just too much My wife doesn't care for the detergents but she surely does want one of those miraculous dryers Then there are the laxative commercials There are many of them but one will make the hke tame little puppies all season, got into the act SW Laurens, the only region team able to mess up Wheeler County’s playhouse all winter, forgot their Wheaties. and were slapped down by the Bulldogs And so it went Oh. well, next week is tourney time, and all this will be forgotten history and won't mean a thing In line with our policy of strict neutrality, all we will say is. "Go Vikings, do yo' thing'" (At least, wen- six sevenths neutral We don't care which of the other six comes in second ) point The telephone rings just as the housewife comes in from shopping The man on the other end is making a laxative survey Now it just so hapjwns that in the top of the shopping sack with the label turned conveniently towards the camera is this woman's favorite laxative Further, she has on the tip of her tongue a memorized speech about it’s wonders The poor fellow on the other end is left speechless No wonder' It's too much to believe Next there are the denture cleansers Kight in the middle of the super market the customer encounters the clerk The clerk is appaled that the the customer doesn't use this certain brand of cleanser Suddenly a glass of water just appears there on the shelf and the clerk, right in the middle of the store just happens to have this brand handy to drop in the glass for a sparkling demonstration of the effervescent cleaning qualities I have never been able to figure out how the water gets then 1 Every time I go shopping I look for the glass of water in the denture section I haven’t found it vet Wav too much! Finally, then- are the pain pills The pitch now is to convince me that one is stronger than the other You would think from all the emphasis and competition to make a stronger pill that by now they would have a very strong one, but then comes the giveaway No one ever takes just one pill Have you ever noticed 9 They never take less than two of the stronger medicine Hah, some strength! I’m convinced that most of the commercial writers have a very low opinion of the viewer’s intelligence, sol just take a low view of his product If they only knew that instead of selling me they turn me off completely, maybe they would revise their Ist, Disi Assoc. Funeral Director Meet Feb. 9th. The First District of Funeral Directors Association met Tuesday night. February 9, 1971 at 6no p tn at Elouise's 'Ella’s । Motel Statesboro. Georgia The highlights of the meeting was the election of new officers who are as follows Mr Nathaniel B Braddy, Savannah. Ga President. Mr Earnest Hodges, Soperton. Ga Vice President. Mrs Frenchye M Bynes Savannah. Ga Secretary. Mr Reno Tapley, Swainsboro. Ga Treasurer Mr Herman Flowers, Savannah, Ga Chaplain. Mr Loranzo K Sexton. Savannah, Ga Reporter. Rev Rosier W Butler, Savannah. Ga Historian, Mr James R Barnes, Statesboro, Ga Sgt at Arms Mr Herbert Henry Riggs was honored as the oldest member of the district present Contributing to the atmosphere, was Mr William S Hutchings. Sr , Macon, Georgia who is State President of Georgia Funeral Service Practioners Association, Inc Mr Hutchings installed the newly elected officers to their seats Along with Mr Hutchings were several other visitors who we were happy to have Due to the very near approach of Valentine's Day a delicious repast was served by Mr James R Barnes of Statesboro Mortuary with Valentine's decorations. Mr Barnes was a marvelous host and the evening was enjoyed by all Mr Nathaniel B Braddy, President Mrs Delores Johnson Reporting Nursing Home Guests Have Party The recreation room of the Treutlen County Nursing Home was the scene of a birthday party held on Friday morning, January 29, honoring those guests whose birthdays came in January Those so honored were Mrs Lonnie Avery, Miss Birdie Dickens and Mr Math Toler The refreshment table was covered with a cut work cloth placed over pink A birthday cake iced in pink was flanked by two tall pink tapers in crystal candle holders, and pink punch was served Rev. Don Proctor, accompanied at the piano by Mrs Janie Sammons, sang “Near to the Heart of God,” after which each of the honorees were presented with a small gift About thirty guests enjoyed this affair Hostesses were Mrs Luther Phillips, Mrs Carlton Warnock, and Mrs R. A Perry. Youmans Family Has Reunion The Youmans Family Reunion was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Phillips. Sunday. February 14, 1971 on Route 1, Soperton, Ga Those attending were Mr and Mrs Ivey Youmans, Mr and Mrs Sewell Youmans, Julia, Kim and Keith, Swainsboro, Ga , Mrs Rozzie Youmans, Mrs Beverly Roundtree, Rhonda. Stan, and Lindsey, Mr and Mrs Horace Youmans, Mr and Mrs Clinton Patrick, Mr and Mrs David approaches I know some others who feel the same way How about you” Clip 1 ^nprrtnu Nrms OCVUI Organ Treutlen (TrraUaa Canty PnbliahiMg Caswpaay) County Second claw postage paid at Soperton, Ga. 30457 Xdvertislng and Subscrip tion Rates Available Upon Request B. I. LKDFOBD FwblUbcr WM. F. LKDFOKD K4tt«r MBS. BETTT BBINBON AMetatc Kilter BOSCOS PKACOCK B*orte Miter Published Every Tburrday ta ndalla. O«ar«ta Wl4 Day Care Center Children Have Party Friday The children of the Little People Day Care Center had a Valentine Party last Friday afternoon The children enjoyed games, and refreshments and were given party favors Mrs Mickey Palmer and Mrs Hugh Ricks made fancy and delicious cupcakes Those attending were Jeffery Palmqr. Gay Ricks, Lisa and Rhonda Williams, Rodney Meeks, Billy and Frankie Wade, Johnny Pace, Linda Gillis, Allen and Drew Freeman, Buddy Brantley, James Kight, Sheila Meeks, and Darlene Sheppard The hostesses Mrs Elise Meeks and Mrs Yvonne Mosley are planning an Easter party. Walker Family to Have Reunion A reunion of the family of the late David Edward Walker and Georgia Thigpen Walker, Mrs Bernice Williams Walker and the late James D Walker, of Soperton, Georgia, and Mr and Mrs Henry Thompson Ailey, Georgia, will be held Sunday, March 7th, at the Soperton Club House This is the first Walker reunion to be held All friends and relatives are invited. A basket lunch will be served at 1:00 p m. Further information may be obtained from: Mrs. N. L Phillips, Rt 1, Box 121 H 50, Callahan, Florida 32011, phone 904 879-2112 or Mrs. Bernice Wall, Box 447, Soperton, Georgia, phone 529-3285 Smallwood, Sandy, Tammy Gordon. Georgia, Mr and Mrs John Homer Youmans, Jill, Milledgeville, Ga , Mr and Mrs. Ed Holton. Dunedin, Florida Mr and Mrs John Toshaek. Kelly, and Shannon, Warner Robins, Georgia, Mr and Mrs Elisha Youmans, Jr , Los Altos, California, Mr Rufus Youmans, Mr and Mrs. J. C. Youmans, Mrs A. C. Lindsey, Mr and Mrs Grayson Phillips, Martha. Susan. Kim and Ri ickey, Soperton, Georgia Mr Lot Smith, Soperton, Ga., Warren and Seaby Phillips, Soperton, Miss Pam 1 NOW THIS BEST seller is ^vyorktim^ I MTI AVAILABLE IN 1 111 PAPE R BACK ■ H ■ ! M EDITION IN OUR IMIV Hl LARGE BOOK H W DEPARTMENT. ^7 W f l f 1 B EVERYBODY LOVES LOVE STORY/ B B 1 "Funny, touching, and infused with wonder, B J M as all love stones should be" ^B B | —San Francisco Examiner S SEGAL "Erich Segal has managed to compose a story about genuine love among the moderns, keep ing it in key with our times and avoiding the sticky bit. If your emotions are still able to \-oic a Paramount vibrate, here is a story that will shake you up’ motion rn w —Miles Smith, Associated Press starring Ah MacGraW and Ryan O'Neal — "You’ll be enchanted by Love Story —The Washington Post READ IT NOWAND SEE THE MOTION PICTURE LATER. /111 I U 11111 1 “FOR SOMEONE WHO IS IN LOVE. OR WAS I 111 lUHW IN LOVE 0R HOPES T 0 BE IN LOVE” office supply VIDALIA, GEORGIA 30474 Swainsboro Tech Observes National Voc. Ed. Week The Swainsboro Area Vocational Technical School, located in Emanuel County and serving all the nearby counties, is observing Vocational Education Week, February 7 • 13 Courses offered to over 200 students at Swainsboro Tech are Auto Mechanics, Business Education, Electri cal Construction and Maintenance, Electronics Technology, Heating and Air Conditioning, Machine Shop and Tool and Dye, Mechanical Drafting, and Practical Nursing No tuition fee is charged, only a small supply fee plus the cost of books Many job opportunities are available to students who have completed courses at Swainsboro Tech Eighty-one percents last year’s graduates are presently employed in their chosen or related fields The students have an opportunity to participate in many activities. A n active student council promotes and organizes the activities, such as, the collecting of gifts for orphans at Christmas, annual “Miss Swainsboro Tech" beauty revue, crowning of “Miss Turkey Tech,’’ and sponsoring the school softball team. A yearbook, The Reflector, is published each year An active intramural program is held each day during the lunch hour. Men and women participate in volleyball, flag football, basketball, and softball. Students from Soperton, and surrounding area presently attending Swainsboro Tech are: Billy Arrington - Heating and Air Conditioning. David Jones - Machine Shop. Ricky Meeks - Heating and Air Conditioning, Homer Rivers - Heating and Air Conditioning, Gregory Sammons- - Heating and Air Conditioning. Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Sanders Sunday were their children. Mrs Robert Hill and Mrs. Hill of Hawkinsville, Mrs Sam Bobb, Milledgeville, Mrs Ira Maddox and Mr Maddox, Madison Fla grandchildren. Gene Hill, wife Beasley, Brunswick, Miss Jamie Dobbs, Scotland Georgia Zemp Named Agency for West Building Centers W M Zemp & Associates, Inc . St Petersburg, Fla., has been retained as advertising agency and public relations counsel for West Building Materials Centers, according to an announcement by Robert V. Harper, vice president, marketing, of West, and W M Zemp, president of the Zemp agency Treutlen School Menu, Feb. 22-26 MONDAY: Beef and Gravy, Steam Cabbage, Pickled Beets, Rice. Cornbread. Cookie, Milk TUESDAY: Pig N Blanket, Stewed Tomatoes, Black Eye Peas, Peanut Butter Cookie, Roll, Milk WEDNESDAY: Turkey & Dressing, Turnips, Cranberry Sauce, Fruit, Bread, Ice Cream, Milk THURSDAY: Pork Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Apple Sauce, <Roll Milk FRIDAY: Sloopy Joe, Cole Slaw, Pear Salad ■ Cheese, Cake with Icing, Milk SUBJECT TO CHANGE New Arrival Mr and Mrs James Fowler Lawton of Atlanta announce the birth of a son, February 5, 1971 at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. The name chosen for him was James Fowler Lawton, Jr Mrs Fowler is the former Miss Caroline Lindsey Taylor of Manchester, Georgia Maternal grandmother. Mrs. Norman Carter of Talbotton, Georgia Paternal grandmother, Mrs. James Maner Lawton. Soperton, Georgia and daughter Gena Cochran, Mrs Henry Coody and Mr Coody Hawkinsville, Sharon Fulford and daughter, Tracie of Milledgeville, also Mr. Sanders, brother J G Sanders of Toomsboro, his sister, Mrs Walter Dena of Toomsboro and sister Mrs E. D Watts of Toomsboro They celebrated Mr. Sanders 80th birthday. Feb. 18, 1971 Soperton News Vikings.... (Continued from page one) 75-63, Treutlen’s scoring was led by Dorsey with 18 points, closely followed by Kincy with 17, and McLendon with 16 Griner and Barwick hit 9 markers each, Hires and Pournelle added 2 each, and Payne added 1. Little, G. Brooks, D Brooks and Fordham also saw action In dropping their game, 47- 36. the Treutlen girls got 16 points from Strickland. Hudson had. 8. Phillips got 7, with Coney, Benjamin and Gillis getting 2 points each In taking NW Laurens 70-53, the Vikings high point man was McLendon with 24. followed by Dorsey who had 16, Payne was next with 13, and Kincy added 9, Barwick 4, Little 2, and Fordham 2 I n losing 44-34 to the Raiderettes, the Treutlen girls scoring was done by Strickland, who got 16 points, Phillips 10, Hudson 6, and Coney 2, Wadley, Miller, Gillis and Bush also played in the game. As the Treutlen teams bring the 1970-71 season to a close this Friday night, several seniors will be seeing their last performance in the local gym. A large turnout of fans are expected to be on hand to see the Vikings and their coaches, Ray Fuller and Cook Holliday, wind up an exciting season of basketball Also, the Vikings are looking for the fans to show up at Wheeler County next week to cheer them on in the exciting tournament action GT666