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You will note that the three
grocery advertisements from
local grocers list special prices
for the observance of “Food Is
A Bargain” week. The grocers
of America have joined together
to show the people of the United
States what a real bargain they
are getting from their food dol
lar. Latest studies show that
food in our country is getting
to be more and more of a bar
gain.
In the nation in 1963, only 16.3
percent of total income per per
son was spent for food. Total
income is income before taxes.
It is apparent that taxes cost
consumers more than food.
Even if we look at food cost
from the disposable income
basis, food is still the best buy
the housewife can obtain. Only
18.8 percent of the income after
taxes was spent for food in 1963.
This is the take-home pay and
therefore it is apparent that
food costs less than taxes even
on the disposable income.
In 1963, food comprised only
20.2 percent of the consumer
expenditure, the day to day
living costs. The American
housewife buys food from all
over the world and then comes
Mr. Montgomery
Dies Sunday;
Rites Monday
Brannon Montgomery, 57,
of Mauk died at his home at
4:20 a. m. on Sunday Octo
ber 11, after a short ill
ness.
He was born June 26,
1097, in Taylor County, but
had been a lifetime resident
of Marion County. He was the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred O. Montgomery and
was a member of Mauk
Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held
on Monday, October 12, in the
Mauk Methodist Church at 3
p. m. with burial in Pine
Level Cemetery of Taylor
County. Officiating were the
Rev. Douglas Green, pastor of
Mauk Methodist Church, and
the Rev. Tegler Greer.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Brannon Montgomery of
Mauk; a son, Russell Mont
gomery of Thomaston; a
daughter, Mrs. John Malo
of Columbus; a brother, Har
mon Montgomery of Thomas
ton; eight grandchildren
Fox Hound Association
Meets In Taylor County
BENCH SHOW WINNERS - William H. Smith
of Milledgeville shows the Grand Champion Ju
ly Fox Hound in the bench show on Wednesday
night. This dog, Stud, had already taken top
honors in the all age male class. In the back
ground, George W. Jones, Bybee, Tenn., shows
the second place dog, which was the winner in
the all age female. Also shown is the bench show
judge, Thomas J. Smith of Columbus, a long
time fox hunter. Other winners and their owners
were unavailable at press time.
The citizens of Butler and
Taylor County welcomed the
members of the National July
Fox Hound Association into the
area Wednesday for their annual
meet and hunt. The associa
tion, reorganized in 1955 from a
state association, held the an
nual meet last week for the
second consecutive year.
Beginning Wednesday night
with a bench show on the south
side of the courthouse square,
the hunts continued each morn
ing until Saturday. The dogs
were cast near the Public Works
Camp, west of Butler, at day
break, according to Joe Faulk,
secretary of the group. The
public was invited to attend
the hunts and local people,
aroused by the city fire siren
used to awaken the hunters, at
tended the early morning meets.
Bill Evers served as master
of ceremonies for the bench
show on Wednesday night and
Lee Long gave the invocation.
State Senator and Congressional
Candidate Garland T. Byrd
spoke briefly to the large crowd
assembled, welcoming the visi
tors to the area. He told of the
early beginning of fox hunting
and how it "had its origin in
hawking with the first record
of falconry in China 200 years
before Churst.” He ended his
brief talk by welcoming the
group back to Butler and Taylor
County at any time.
The first showing was the
puppy class under one year with
Rowdy, owned by William H.
Smith of Milledgeville taking the
award as the Best Puppy in the
Show.
In the Derby Females, Murt,
owned by Hugh Phillips of Sop-
erton took top honors. Second
was Bell, owned by Glen Wat
son of Enterprise, Ala. and 3rd
was Cindy, B. W. Giles, Mil
ledgeville; 4th - Sally, EdThax-
Homer Moore Day Held At
Turner’s Chapel, Sunday
Homer Stephen Moore was
honored by members of his
family and Turners Chapel
Freewill Baptist Church on Sun-
home with almost 80 percent day, October 11, a t the church
of her spending money. located near Butler.
In comparison, in the Soviet Regular worship
Union, the consumer spending
is quite different. With far less
food to choose, the housewife
must spend about 50 percent of
her dollar for the necessary
food to keep her family fed.
Yes, food is a bargain and we
can certainly be thankful for the
very good food that we enjoy
every meal and think so little
of the many people who are not
privileged to have even the
necessary food to maintain
health.
Visit your grocer this week
and look around at the many
bargains that await you. While
in the participating stores, ask
about the game that is in pro
gress and play the “19“ game.
Who knows? You might be the
winner.
services
were held with the pastor, the
MR. AND MRS. H. S. MOORE
Dr. James S. Peters Speaks
To Butler PTA, Monday Night
Dr. James S. Peters, chair
man of the State Board of Edu
cation, was the guest speaker at
the meeting of the Butler PTA
on Monday night in the Butler
High Cafeteria. Introduced by
County School Superintendent
W. Herman Elliston, he told of
the progress in education in the
last few years and how Georgia
schools are now an asset to the
state.
The State Board of Education
spends more than 50% of the
state taxes and a great deal of
the money that comes in on the
local level as well now. This
money is spent on the basis of
a formula that has been worked
over a period of about 100 years
of school. This year for the
first time there are more than
one million children enrolled
in Georgia schools, making
Georgia’s school system rank
about 10th in size in the U. S.
Georgia is transporting about
a half million children and is
feeding 600 thousand a balanced
diet everyday.
Once Georgia schools were
looked down on by all parts of
the country but now there are
visitors from all over the coun
try coming to Georgia to see
how the schools operate. Dr.
Harrison of Georgia Tech re
cently made the statement,
“Boys now entering Georgia
Tech in 1964 are five years
farther advanced than those en
tering five years ago.” We are
now able to get and hold better
teachers than ever before in our
schools. More of the students
entering the service academies
are now coming out of the rural
schools than ever because of the
increase in size through con
solidation and the increase of
financial output on equipment
providing the rural children
with an education that can com
pare with the education of the
children from the city systems.
With all these good points,
what can be lacking? One of
the big points lacking is local
support and the new school laws
will provide some of this re
quirement while the people must
see the local support is given
to their schools. A second point
in favor is the reevaluation of
taxes so as to be able to provide
the maximum amount for the
schools. A third point is con
solidation of smaller schools
into larger ones that can use
the same equipment and provide
a better education for the entire
student body.
Peabody College has agreed
to make a fair unprejudiced sur
vey of Georgia schools and re
port to the state board early in
March so that the board will
know if the most is being ob
tained for the money spent.
This survey should provide a
criteria necessary to establish
a standard elementary and high
Rev. Warren Wyatt, bringing
the morning message. Mr.
Moore’s granddaughter, little
Miss Phyllis Windham, who is
nine years old, sang one of his
favorites, “Amazing Grace,”
in honor of him.
Following a dinner on the
grounds, Mrs. Mac Miller read
a brief summary of his life.
He was born on April 18, 1892,
and was the son of the late
Bennie and Nannie Moore of
Taylor County.
He married Miss Cora Ing
ram on January 5,1912, and they
are the parents of nine children.
Mr. Moore became a member
CAR WASH
The Freshmen 0 f Reynolds
High School have scheduled
a car wash for Saturday,
October 17, at the school
building. The hours will be
school.
The educator also emphasiz
ed the necessity for the students
having good grades in high
school so that the possibility of
getting into college is in
creased. With the crowding in
colleges, a student must show
that he is willing to work and
that he is capable of making
the grade if he even hopes to
get into the college of his choice.
He emphasized for parents to
stay behind the children, help
them make the grades, help
them stay in school because
the world today has no place for
the dropouts and those who de
sire success must be willing to
work.
Regardless of how far Geor
gia has gone in education, there
is still room toward the top.
He said, “When we realize
schools are an educational in
stitution and not a community
enterprise, then we will con
sider the dollar and the educa
tion of the child. If we could
look to the education of the
children. . .we could educate the
children and pay teachers sal
aries to keep the best of them
in the state.”
MR. PETERS SPEAKS - Dr. James S. Peters was featured
speaker at the first meeting of the Butler PTA on Monday night.
With him are left to right. President Frank Riley, Mr. Peters
County School Superintendent W. Herman Elliston and Princi
pal James D. White.
of Turner’s Chapel Church in
June, 1917, and was elected a
deacon in August, 1918. He was
ordained on October 4, 1918, in
Taylor Mill Missionary Baptist
Church.
He has been a member of the
Church for 47 years and it is
believed that he is the oldest
active member of the church.
Enjoying the occasion with
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were their
children, Mrs. Jesse Wadkins
and family of Rome; Morris
Moore and family, Mrs. Jack
Chandler and family and Mrs.
Felton Posey and family of
Thomaston; Mrs. Jack Posey
and family of Reynolds; Mrs.
A. G. Windham and family of
Taylor Mill; Mrs. Odell Rod
gers and family and Mrs. J. B.
Rodgers and family of Butler.
It is regretted that no an
nouncement of the date could
be placed in the paper since
it was to be a surprise to Mr.
Moore.
Mount Nebo Cleans
Cemetery Tuesday
Bloodworth Cemetery of
Mount Nebo Church will be
cleaned on Tuesday, October
20. Those who have loved
ones buried there and wish
to help are requested to bring
the necessary tools for work.
Mr. Spiders
Dies At Home
Funeral services were held
in the Turners Chapel Free
will Baptist Church on Friday,
October 2, at 2 p. m. for
the late Durward Spillers of
Thomaston, formerly of Buter.
The Rev. E. H. Dunn Sr. and
the Rev. Carl Blanford of
ficiated with interment in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Spillers died un
expectedly on Wednesday after
noon, at his home in Tho
maston. A native of Taylor
County, he had made his home
in Upson County for the
last thirty years. He was
50 years old, a textile em
ployee and lived on Route
5, Thomaston.
Survivors include his three
sons, Terry Spillers of At
lanta; Danny Spillers, Air
Force in Charleston, S. C.;
Mickey Spillers, Thomaston;
one daughter, Mrs. Brenda
Jo Monrad of San Jose,
California; his mother, Mrs.
Cora Spillers of Buter; one
sister, Mrs. Frank Dunaway
of Thomaston; five brothers,
Ben Spillers of Atlanta;
Clifford Spillers of Macon;
Grover C. Spillers of Butler;
Paul Spillers of Shreveport,
Louisiana; Calvin Spillers of
Macon.
Coggins - Trice Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements with the following
serving as pallbearers: Cic'e
and Allan Spillers, Jerry
Spillers, Lamar and Carson
McCrary and Frank Duna
way Jr.
MISS FLINT EMC 1964 - S. J. Tankersley
presents a bouquet of red roses to the new
Miss Flint, Miss Beverly Markham of Warner
Robins following her crowning by the 1963 Miss
Flint, Miss Bonnie Bell of Warner Robins (far
left). Next to Miss Bell is Miss Judy Elaine
Lindsey of Lizella, second runner-up, and at
far right is the first runner-up, Miss Jayne
Hawkins of Warner Robins.
Miss Beverly Markham Is Crowned
Miss Flint EMC, Thursday Night
ton, Pomona; 5th - Sue, Carl
Kite, Seale, Ala.; 6th - Lil,
T. E. Hunter, Pinson, Ala.
Only four dogs were shown
in the Derby Male and H. M.
Guffy of Athens took first place
in the event. Salvo, owned by
B. W. Hardaway of Columbus,
was 2nd; Josh, owned by Hugh
Phillips of Soperton, 3rd and
Jim, also owned by H. M. Guffy
was 4th.
Rose, owned by George W.
Jones of Bybee, Tenn. took first
in the All Age Females. The
same dog walked away with top
honors in the Derby Females
in 1963. Cricket, owned by H.
Lee Long of Macon, who was
the champion in the All Age
Class in 1963, took 2nd in the
1964 Bench Show. 3rd went to
Matt, H. M. Guffey, Athens,
4th - Sanction, Ben Hardaway,
Columbus; 5th - Lucy, Burns
McLendon, Seale, Ala.; 6th -
Dinah, B. W, Giles, Milledge
ville; 7th - Red Bird, George
W. Jones, Bybee, Tenn.; 8th -
Sparkle, Ben Hardaway, Colum
bus; 9th - Secrest, T. E. Hun
ter, Pinson, Ala.; 10th - Saucy,
Ben H. Hardaway, Columbus.
The All Age Males award went
to Big Stud, owned by William
H. Smith of Milledgeville. Bern,
H. M. Guffy, Athens, was 2nd.
3rd - Cap, Joe Faulk, Jefferson
ville; 4th - George. A. V. White,
Jr., Dry Branch; 5th - Dooley
and 6th - Tom, both owned by
H. M. Guffy of Athens; 7th -
Sim, Clinton Dykes, Milledge
ville; 8th - Black Hawk, W. H.
Smith, Milledgeville; 9th-Bus
ter, Joe Faulk, Jeffersonville
and 19th - John, Morris Ard,
Monticello.
William H. (Bill) Smith’s
male, Big Stud, then walked
away with the finale of the bench
show as he took both the Top
Dog In The Show and the Grand
Champion ribbons and trophies.
Rose, George W. Jones’ female,
took second place.
Judge for the evening was
Thomas J. Smith of Columbus,
long time fox hunting enthusiast,
who has been fox hunting and
training dogs for 50 years. H.
Lee Long was master of the
hounds and Charlie Heath of El-
laville served as ringmaster.
Alton V. White Jr. of Dry
Branch is the 1964 president and
Joe Faulk of Jeffersonville is
secretary of the Association.
About noon on Saturday, the
trophies for the field trials
were awarded in the main lobby
of the Bone Hotel which was the
headquarters of the meeting.
Miss Beverly Markham,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Markham of War
ner Robins, won the title
of Miss Flint EMC for 1964
during the annual meeting held
on Thursday, October 8.
A silver bowl and $100
as well as a portable dish
washer for her mother were
4-H'ers Win
The 4-H Club Council
placed a booth titled "Corn
is Cash” in the Thomaston
Fair last week and placed
2nd. Other winners were:
Elizabeth Riley - Luncheon
Set, 1st place and Book Ends,
2nd p ace and Apron, lstp ace.
Donna Pittman - Luncheon Set,
2nd place and Embroidered
Scarf,3rd place; Regina Parks-
Party Apron, 2nd place; Judy
Riley - ServingTray, 3rd place;
Miss Musette Pittman - Em
broidered Scarf, 2nd place;
Mrs. M. B. Pittman, Jr. -
Street Dress, 3rd place; Mrs.
John Montgomery - Suit, 2nd
place; Judy Montgomery-
Dress, 1st place; Pam Mont
gomery - Blouse & Skirt, 3rd
place.
Columbus winners were: Re
gina Parks - Potholders, 2nd
place; Donna Pittman
Potholders, 3rd place; Pam
Montgomery - Sport Clothes,
2nd place; Loretta Harden-
Potholders - 5th place; Judy
Riley - Potholders - 1st place;
and Dish towels - 2nd place;
4th p ace and Blouse - 4th
place.
her prizes- She was crowned
by the former queen, Miss
Bonnie Bell of Warner Robins,
and S. J. Tankersley, general
manager presented her with
a bouquet of red roses.
A senior at Northside High
School, her activities include
FHA, Drama Club and Stu
dent Council work and she
also serves as secretary of
the French Club, captain of
the cheerleaders and office
assistant. She was first run
ner-up in the Miss North-
side and Miss Autumn Prin
cess Contests. Miss Mark
ham plans to attend Georgia
Southern College. She will
represent Flint EMC in the
Miss Ga. EMC Contest.
First runner-up Miss Jayne
Hawkins of Warner Robins
who won $50 and a silver
dish. Miss Judy Elaine Lind
sey of Lizella was second
runner-up and she won $25
plus a silver dish.
Another highlight of the
evening was a speech by
U. S. Senator Herman E-
Talmadge who said that the
rural electric cooperative sys
tem “is one of the finest
and most successful examples
in America today of how local
people can work together to
solve their own problems.”
Senator Talmadge pointed
out that in 1935 less than
three per cent of Georgia
Farms received central
station electrical service and
now more than 98 per cent
receive electrical power, with
almost 80 per cent of them
being served by REA borrows.
“Some 25 years ago, most
American farms were dark.
Now they are lighted and
our farmers now use elec
tricity in about 500 ways
to do work they once had to
do with their hands- More
over, they have telephones,
television, home freezers and
other major appliances which
once were available only to
the city dweller,” noted Sena
tor Talmadge.
“Rural electrification has
virtually revolutionized the
GEORGE T. SMITH
Rally Speaker
George T. Smith, speaker of
the House of Representatives,
will be guest speaker at a rally
organized by the Taylor County
Committee for Johnson on Octo
ber 22 at 7;30 p.m. at the Na
tional Guard Armory in Rey
nolds.
The Cairo Attorney is a Bap
tist and a Democrat. He is a
Veteran of World War II having
served as Lieutenant Comman-
rural South-In addition to in- der in the U, S. Navy. Elected
RICHES TOUR
Sponsor: Home Demonstration
Council
October 27 th
Cost $5.00 (Lunch Included)
Time 7:30 A. M. - 7;30 P. M.
Everyone Invited
Contact Home Demonstration
Club Members
creasing farm production and
efficiency, it has been of
great assistance in com
munity development. Rural
electrics are exerting great
leadership and influence in
the struggle to create new
job opportunities and better
living for all in rural areas.
"Flint Electric can take
great pride in the fact that
it provided the first electri
cal power in 1940 to the
virtual crossroads that is
now the bustling city of
Warner Robins, ” Senator
Talmadge said.
as member of the Georgia House
of Representatives from Grady
County, he has served con
tinuously in this post since 1959
and was elected Speaker of the
House in January 1964.
Frank Myers, Americus at
torney, will introduce the
speaker. Sani Caldwell, Direc
tor of Personnel of the State
Highway, will be among the
state officials accompanying
Speaker Smith. Refreshments
will be served and EVERYBODY
IS CORDIALLY INVITED, ac
cording to Mrs. Louise Suggs,
chairman.