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Vol. 59 - : 'o. 13
Tax Commissioner Says Tag Sales Slow
Urges Treutlenites Make Early Purchase
Treutlen County Tax
Commissioner Sidney Smith
has reminded County residents
that hours for purchase of
motor vehicle tags are 9 a m to
5p m Monday through Friday,
and 9 a m to 12 noon on
Saturdays.
Governor Jimmv Carter has
announced that, "under no
circumstances will there tie any
extension of the deadline for the
purchase of 1971 vehicle tags
past April 1 1971 ”
The Governor noted reports
from courthouses throughout
the state that tag purchases
were running far behind
anticipated levels and stated
that extensions cost all
PICTURED L R, James Nobles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Nobles and David
Glisson, son of Mr and Mrs. H H Glisson, will represent the Treutlen chapter of
Future Farmrs of America in the area elimination of the FFA Rural
Electrification Contest to be held February 27, at Statesboro and Reidsville.
Dedication and Open House
Set at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church of
Soperton will have dedication
services and open house for its
new educational building on
Sunday, February 2«th The
service of dedication will be at
the eleven o'clock hour of
worship and the open house will
be from 3:00 - 4:30 p m
Costing approximately
$50.000 00 the new facility
contains new study and office
space, a nursery suite choir
room, rest rooms, baptistry.
taxpayers money in additional
administrate e costs and loss of
revenue
"At a time when every level
of government is pressed to its
financial limit, there is no
justification for placing an
additional burden on those
people who buy their tags on
time just to accommodate the
ones who are late." the
Governor said
I Ie urged all v chide owners to
obtain their tags early to avoid
long lines and penalties
At the same time. Revenue
Commissioner .John Blackmon
emphasized that the deadline
for tag purchases is Thrusday,
April 1 Penalties for tags
storage and a large carport for
bad weather entries Also
included in this building project
was the disposal of the old
pastorium and the preparation
of adequate off street parking
facilities
Serving on the Building
Committee were Marx Simons.
Chairman Mrs Bobby
Briggers Frank Radfor. Jr ,
Sidney Smith, and Miss Annette
Walker
In grateful recognition of the
3 o r * on, Georg * .
£ll pgtg g y w
Entered nt Soperton. Ga Post Office, second class postage P*ld
at Soperton. Georgia 30457 under Act of Congress. March 4. IBH7
purchased after the deadline
are 25 percent of the tag price,
plus $t on. and 10 percent or
$1 on (whichever is greater) of
the ad valorem taxes on the
vehicle
In addition, the motor vehicle
director has announced that all
government -owned vehicles (
this includes federal, state,
county and city) will be
required Io be re registered this
year Previously, government
owned vehicle tags were
unexpirable; hover. in order
that all tags in Georgia be
reflectorized. these vehicles
must be re registered by April
1 This can be done at the
countv tax office for a fee of one
dollar
blessings which make such a
building possible, the church
hopes to make the day a
meaningful spiritual experience
of personal dedication as well
Interested friends are invited
to share the day
How can we teach our
children the value of a
dollar We don’t know
ourselves
Future Farmers to
Observe National FFA
Week February 20-27
"Involved in America's
Future” is the theme of Future
Farmers of America over the
nation this wei’k as they observe
National FFA Week Here in
Georgia, 20.275 FFA ers will lie
observing this event by bolding
special school and civic club
programs. FFA parent son
banquets, radio and television
programs and other special
activities
Governor Jimmy Carter, in
officially proclaiming the week
of February 2027 as Future
Farmers of America Week in
Georgia, stated, “It is vital to
our well being that we train
ski lied farmers and ranchers to
provide services to the farmer
and process and distribute farm
products”
FFA members are high
school students of vocational
agriculture There are nearly
400.()()() members in 9,000
chapters over the nation
The primary aim of the
Future Farmer organization is
to help develop rural leadership
and good citizenship and to
stimulate students to better
achievement in their studies
and work toward successful
employment
Not only are these students
learning and practicing
Treutlen FFA's To Compete In
Rural Electrification Contest
According to FFA advisors
H H Glisson and L. C. Hunter,
contestants in the area
electrification contest will
compete for cash prizes and for
an opportunity to compete in the
State Rural Electrification
Contest on March 13.
The area contest is divided
into three parts,” said Mr
Glisson “Each contestant must
present a three to four minute
talk on “Rural Electricity in my
Future”. He will be judged on
knowledge, how well be follow's
his subjects, presentation,
appearance and his ability to
stay within the time limitations
The second part of the contest
will be a 25 question true-false
examination, The third part will
be a wiring problem that he will
be assigned ”
The wiring problem, which
will count 50 percent of his
grade, will be judged on safety,
efficiency, time required and
neatness
Vikings to Start
Spring Drills
Spring football practice for
the 1971 Vikings squad is
scheduled to get started
Monday, March 1, Treutlen
football coach, Wrn It
Whitaker announced this week
Daily practice sessions are
slated to be held in the
afternoons after school,
continuing for about 3 weeks,
and ending with the big annual
spring game, according to the
coach
“It’s extremely important
that we have a good, solid
spring practice this year,”
Coach Whitaker said “We lost
a number off last year’s squad,
so we need to really get down to
work to try to find somebody to
fill these gaps ”
A few players counted on for
next fall's squad are expected to
be still involved in basketball
when grid practice begins next
week “But, we’ve gotta get
going with spring drills so we
can get through and won’t
conflict with track and
baseball ” the coach remarked
A sizable number of football
candidates are expected to ’urn
out for spring drills
Doctor: “The best thing for
you to do is give up drinking and
smokirjg, go to bed early and get
up early."
Patient: “I don't deserve the
best, Doc What's second
best?”
production agriculture, but they
are enrolled in specialized
programs such as ornamental
horticulture, agri business,
farm machinery operation and
maintenance, and pulpwood
harvesting According to J L
Branch, state supervisor of
vocational agriculture for the
Georgia Department of
Education, 34 percent of llth
and 12th grade vocational
agriculture students are
enrolled in these specialized
courses
As a result of their project
programs in production
agriculture last year, Georgia
FFA members grew 9,935 head
of beef cattle, 33,039 hogs,
owned 1,893 head of dairy cattle
which produced almost six
million pounds of mild, and
produced 8,339 acres of
vegetables In addition, they
grew almost 10 million pounds
of broilers and provided
Georgians with over 15 million
eggs
The Georgia Association of
FFA is sponsored by the
Vocational Division of the
Georgia Department of
Education State FFA
President is Barry George from
Union County
The first place winner in the
area contest will receive a S2OO
scholarship and a chance to
compete in the State Contest
Second place will Ixd SIOO to
attent the National FFA
Convention and a chance to
compete in the State Contest A
cash prize of $75 goes to third
place an $25 Io fourth place
In addition to the individual
members entering the awards
program The chapter as a
whole will be in competition in
the electrification program
The chapter will tx‘ judged on I
record of classroom and shop
instruction in electrical wiring.
2) teaching aids and practice
panels used, 3) projects carried
out by chapter as a group since
February 14, 1970, 4i record of
electrical jobs done by
individual chapter members
since February 14, 1970.
FFA members are high
school students of vocational
agriculture
Traverse Jury
Drawn For
State Court
Traverse Jury Drawn to serve
at the Stale Court of Treutlen
County, to Appear for Jury Duty
at 10 00 o’clock a m on March
2nd . 1971
Van Hutcheson, ilcrshcl
Carter, J E McLendon, Mrs
Eulie McLendon, W E Wan
Willard Wright Larry Kelly
Rev Woodrow Jones. Charles
Sumner. Dovie Rivers C M
Moseley ,Jr , Willie Poole, W F
Cone Quinton Webb, Ronald
Sammons, John M Webb,
Ronald Sammons John M
Webb Lester Josey, Paul
Phillips
Bobby Mason, Carlos
Beasley, Luther Lillis, Lake
Brantley, Floyd Brantley,
Rhodus Hardy, Carland Cartel
Jessie Htxlges (I M Bridges,
M A Cox, Jr . Carvon
Coleman, (Jeorge T Love,
Dalton Beasley, Adel Gillis
Martie Wadley. Jimmy Waller,
Floyd B Phillip and Henry D
Sweat
Drawn in Open Court this the
11th day of February II
When you argue with a fool
make sure he i not similarly
occupied
Tri-Couiity Hog Show
Mar. 22-23
March 22 and 23 are two log
days lor some 50 4 II and FFA
members in our area These are
the dates of the Tri County
Market Ilog Show, Sale and
Judging Contest which is
spinsored by the Tri County RC
Hi I) Project
Theorderot events will lie the
Market Ilog Show on Mondav
and the Livestock Judging
Contest and Sale on Tuesday
The show will lie held al the
Soperton Stockyard at 2 tin I'
M , Monday March 22 Tins
year the showman will be
showing gills as well as barrow
in competition The show is
dh ided mio seven classi
follows lour weight dive ions
(16 0 I 7 9 I llg I) I
(IHO2OOI medium light weight.
<201220i medium weight and
<221 240) heavy weight,
homegrown class. Grand
Champion Class and a Fitting
and Showing Class
Approximately seventy pigs
have been entered in the show
with some thirty ol these l>emg
homegrown pigs Tlie
competition should fx‘ good w 11h
Sportsman s Club Meets
Under Improved Set-Up
The Treutlen County
S|x»rtsinan’s < lub held its first
meeting under a somewhat
revamped organizational el up
last Thursday night at Brown
Treutlen
Menu for
Mar. 15
MONDAY Lunch meat mac
cheese brocolli, apple sauce
ginger bread toll milk
Tl ESDAY Hamburger
steak mashed iHitatoc carrot.'
and peas, ice cream roll milk
WEDNESDAY I ish stick ,
turnips |x>lato salad peach
cobbler corn bread milk
Till USDAY Spaghetti
tossed salad green beans
cookie, roll milk
FRIDAY Hamburgers bun
cole slaw pinto tx an cake
with topping, milk
Sub ject to Change
the quality pigs the boys md
girls have this year
On Tuesday morning
following tlie show on Mond ।
111 and I' FA memlicr from
Treutlen. Wheeler and
Montgomery countm will lx
competing in a Livestock
Judging Contest Tin event w ill
lie held at the high chool in
Soperton at lo 00 a in
The Livestock Judging
Contest is a new event this seat
and we hope th,'it it will grow as
the show grows and aid in
getting more young, people
involved inthe various livestock
fields Tlie event this year will
be judging market hogs and
jHissibly a breeding da of
hog
Live tock Judging is a very
educational experience and
gives the young pei son a chance
lo learn more about flic moth tn
type or kind of animal die
judgesare sdeetingin the bow
The Ixiys and girls will ix'
competing on a team and
Bai n And judging from the
rr |x>nse of those m attendance
the changes were favorably
received
Following the unchanged
I inget 11< king good mea I
drawings for several useful
door prizes was helii under the
direction of Jimmy Truett who
is chairman of the newly
formed Projects and Activitu-
Committee At -cording to Mr
Truett the giving of door prize
will be continued at future
meetings along with other
pecial projects and activities
The articles for the dooi prizes
w ere generously donated by E Z
Way Center Simons Store.
Western Auto Youngs Service
station Firc'-mne a id Mormgs
Another new addition to the
Dm al club organization is the
Program Committee with
Ai thur Walden as chairman At
Thursdav s meeting (lie
Feb, 25, 1971
individual basis in the contest.
Then will lx? FFA and 441
team from Treutlen. Wheeler
and Montgomery Counties
\ward ,• ill Ix* given to the top
three teams and the five high
coring individuals in the
contest
'Tuesday afternoon the lx>ys
and girls will lx- selling their
animal; at the Soperton
Stock? ard I hose pigs that
placed in the how will lx* sold
individually and the remaining
jug will lie sold according to
weight division
< ei tamly it । ho[M‘d that the
people ol this Tri-County area
will come out and support your
young people during these
event 1 They have put a lot of
time and effort into their
projects and we hope you will
support them Everyone is
cordially invited to attend all
events or a particular event
during these two days
। ommittee presented
two gut ' who exhibited ample
kill m tfie rapidly growing
|xni if archery Besides
explaining numerous details
. ‘mill tin- ise of the fx>w and
at they entertained the
audience with an amazing
.notation of accurate
t arget shooting
Ai thei change, which was
ipprmed by the club, is a
different arrangement in the
preparation and serving of
ealsat the monthly meetings
Un . m w arrangement will be
rit d for aw hile to determine if
i 'i ks out lor the good of the
। bib according to Clayton
' -p' i ' man s ( lub
president
Ihe third Thursday night in
each month is me regular
meet me night of the Treutlen
< >unty Sportsman's club, with
the next meeting scheduled for
March tH
