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The way we were,
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The card came in the mail
recently announcing the Byron
High School’s annual reunion. It
will be held at the old Byron
School, now the Byron City
Complex on May 17th from 4:00
pm until —. Take a Sentimental
Journey back to Byron, it stated,
and enjoy and afternoon of
reminiscing with old friends and
enjoy a potluck dinner together. I
got a head start. This is the year my
graduating class will celebrate our
50th Reunion! As I stood there
holding the card, I wondered, where
have the years gone? They slip by
so stealthily yet so steadily. Where
are those once familiar faces, who
with me, logged the 11 years then
required to graduate? Many of us
completed both elementary and
high school together. We were a
close knit group as was common in
smaller schools. Words to an old
song returned, “Ain’t it funny how
time slips away.” Not so funny,
actually. I thought. I began to
think of old faces and places and
recall, The Way We Were back in
1947.
Byron and Fort Valley were
both much smaller ones then.
Everyone knew their neighbors plus
their neighbor’s dogs and cats and
their names and temperaments. In
Byron the majority of business
establishments were located on
Main Street in downtown Byron.
Dr. James B. Kay practice medicine
at his small clinic adjacent to his
home on Railroad Street where
many Byronites first entered the
world. Mayor Robert J. Murdock
also served as dispatcher for the
railroad and was busy at the Depot.
Judge W.D. Aultman took care of
local legal matters. Mr. Lester
Goss cut hair and was the town
Barber. Mr. Joe Sullivan’s gasoline
station in the center of town was a
gathering place to exchange gossip
and check out the checker players.
Mr. George Mills store located near
the small brick Post Office, served
a similar purpose for local farmers
to exchange news of their crops and
purchase farm supplies. Peavy’s
Store, in addition to having the best
penny candy in Georgia, sold both
groceries and dry goods. Mr. Hays
also sold groceries and did a great
business in selling hot dogs and
hamburgers each Saturday to
shoppers. Their tantalizing odor
drifted throughout town and was
hard to resist. Mr.John Grace was
another Grocer. Mr. Merrits’ store,
nearest the school, Principal R.G.
Grogan ran a taunt ship at the
Byron School. Supt. Ernest
Anderson did the same in Fort
Byron Church
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Entertainment was much less
expensive then but scarce was the
spare change to purchase it. A
candy bar was 5 cents. A Saturday
afternoon movie plus a hot dog and
milkshake at The Candy Kitchen,
operated by Pete and Gus Wouvis,
and maybe a 10 cent comic book,
were all within the 1 dollar range.
A meal at Dud Poole’s Restaurant
in Fort Valley could be enjoyed for
about the same.
In Peach County, farming was a
major occupation and Blue Bird
was busy building school busses.
President Harry truman was in the
White House in Washington. Over
one million veterans of World War
Two were returning and enrolled in
Colleges and University’s under the
G.I. Bill. Others were entering the
job market. The New York
Yankees took the World Series,
winning over the Brooklyn Dodgers
in 7 games. On the Hit Parade,
Woody Woodpecker, and Almost
Like Being In Love, were near the
head of the list of pop tunes.
For the class of 1947, the major
event of the year was Graduation
from Byron High School. For 3 or
4 nights prior to the big event,
Yours Truly had experienced the
same recurring dream. - - that of
marching down the aisle to accept
my diploma. To the tune of Pomp
and Circumstance and in cap and
gown we began the processional.
Glancing down, al realized that I
probably decided that I felt ill
prepared for both this event and the
responsibilities of adulthood to
follow. He just might have made
the correct diagnosis! I was sixteen
years young.
That’s how it was in our world
50 years ago. My generation, to
use a familiar phrase, has “Come A
Long Way. Baby!”
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