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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. * * * 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. * * * 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- f Continued on Page 6) 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 BUTLER, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1W3 PRICE: 10c PER COPY 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- (Continued on Page 5f 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.