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The Taylor County (Ga.) News, Friday, November 24, 1967
VERNA GRIGGS
Continued from Page I
but they would not send her any
cases. One old timer at a
filling station told me there was
8600 voters in Taylor County
and the most of them were very
unhappy about the unscrupulous
county officers. If the men
voters in Taylor County can’t
clean up their county why
don’t the women voters rise
up in arms and elect some
upright county officials. Too
many politicians forget they
are elected and paid to serve
the people.”
Perhaps some of what she
overheard is true. Though
some of her facts are a little
mixed up the general idea is
pointing out that we need to
do something about our county
if so many are dissatisfied.
Maybe it takes someone 89
miles away and completely
unaware of the condition of our
county to tell us what we need.
But - back to the way in
which she gleaned her in
formation. Does it help tojust
gripe about the situation? Does
it help to talk about our of
ficials and run them down? Why
do we not have more people
who are willing to DO SOME
THING instead of just talk?
From my study of government
I believe that it is possible
to remove any public official
from office who is not per
forming his duty. There is
legal procedure to remove any
officials and of course the main
place that any voter always
has to hit back at any official
is in the ballot box. Have you
worked to help out in some of
| these officials or have you voted
for them? Or most important
ot.all, have you failed to vote
on election day? Many ‘‘bad
officials are elected by
good citizens who do not vote”
has been said and is often so
true.
Most important of all, have
* you given our county a black
eye by gossiping about our
government when you were
doing nothing? The govern
ment is not perfect and I would
be the first to admit that but
do you know the full facts?
Even more important, do
you have proof of those facts?
In America one is innocent
until proven guilty. If some
one is guilty there are legal
measures to take to bring the
guilty party to justice.
The News has been criti
cized severely, according to
hearsay, for not grabbing the
bull by the horns and publish
ing all the dirt. We have no
dirt to publish except just as
the lady from Albany glean
ed hers-neighborhood gossip.
May we repeat again - of you
wish specific facts published,
write a letter (short please),
SIGN YOUR NAME and ask
for those facts. We will do
our best toobtain whatyou wish
to know from our county of
ficials and publish it or state
in print that the information was
refused.
But we feel that the time
I has come to Butler and the en
tire county when every citizen
would be a better citizen to
refuse to criticize and gossip
about a fellow man ‘‘until you
have walked in his moccasins
for one day.”
I Ricky Parks
Brings Down Deer
Ricky Parks, 14 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Parks
of Reynolds killed a 6-point
buck Thursday, Nov. 16, on his
first deer hunting trip. The
deer, which was killed in Taylor
County, weighed 142 pounds.
Hunting with Ricky was Ray
Hartley of Reynolds.
FISH POND PROGRAM
IS SET FOR THURSDAY '
A fish pond management pro
gram will be given at the
courthouse in Butler on Thurs
day, November 30, at 10 a.m.
by David Almand, extension
wildlife specialist.
The meeting will last ap
proximately an hour and a
half. The first part of the
program will be devoted to
raising catfish as a crop
and the second part of the pro
gram will deal with general
farm management including
fertilization, liming, stocking,
and other points regarding a
successful farm pond.
BRYAN INITIATED
IN VIRGINIA AOA
Alpha Omega Alpha, nation
al medical honor society, will
initiate two medical students
in Lynchburg, Va., Monday.
Phillips Respess Bryan Jr.
of Lynchburg and Richard Dix
on Giles of Chatham, third year
students at the University of
Virginia School of Medicine will
be inducted at the 5 p.m. cer
emonies.
Mr. Bryan is a frequent vi
sitor to the Bryan family in
Reynolds.
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New Band At McDougaid High Marches
Mr. Henderson Is
Guest Of UDC;
Shows Slides
The Gordon Carson Chapter
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy met in the par
lors of the Reynolds Methodist
Church on Thursday, Novem
ber 16, at 3:30 with the pre
sident, Mrs. Ferdinand Carson,
presiding.
All members were glad to
welcome Mrs. C.H. Nelslerwho
had been absent because of
illness. Mrs. S.J. Tankersley
gave a report on the U.D.C.
General Convention which she
recently attended in Hot
Springs, Arkansas. The chap
ter also voted togive$25 toward
furnishing the Taylor County
Library.
The historical program con
cerned three outstanding men
of the Confederacy, Henry Tim-
rod, the poet; Wade Hampton,
the Gray Giant and Francis
Warrington Dawson, the jour
nalist
Charles Henderson, Science
Consultant of the Macon County
Area Instructional Services,
showed colored slides of Ja
pan, including street scenes
showing the people and their
way of life and the cherry
blossoms. He Included slides
showing the temples of Japan
and explained the symbol of the
hanging rope often found at
the entrance of a shrine by
telling this story.
‘‘Long ago the sun goddess
thought she wasn’t appreciated
by the people so she hid in a
cave. The earth was plunged
in darkness and the people were
saddened and still. Then some
one suggested that the people
all laugh loudly and pretend to
be gay.
‘‘The sun goddess became
curious and peeked out to see
why the people were so merry
and she saw another sun god
dess for the people had placed
a large mirror before the en
trance of the cave. So she came
out to regain her place.
“To prevent her from ever
returning to the cave, they
placed a magic rope before
the entrance.”
Guests at the meeting were
Mrs. H.C. McCracken of Bax
ley, Mrs. Edgar Whatley, Mrs.
Susie Woods and Mrs. C.R.
Simmons.
Peed Home Is The
Scene Of Bridal
Dinner Party
Mrs. Albert Peed and her
daughters, Mrs. Ray Durden,
Mrs. Roger Clark, Misses Lyn
da and Brynda Peed, were hos
tesses to a dinner party in honor
of Miss Carolyn Joiner at the
Peed home on November 9 at
7 p.m.
Following the dinner, several
gifts were presented to the
honor guest.
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Taylor Native
Dies Friday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Sara Alene English, 67, who
died Friday in the Peach Coun
ty Hospital were held at 2 p.m.,
Saturday, in the Fort Valley
First Baptist Church with the
Rev. Sidney Jones officiating.
Burial was at 4:30 p.m. in the
Milner Cemetery in Milner.
A native of Taylor County,
Mrs. English was a member of
the Taylor Mill Baptist Church.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Joe Blount and one son,
Clayton English of Thomaston;
three sisters and one brother.
Funeral Rites
In Thomaston
For Mr. Young
Final rites for George Young
were held Friday morning at
11 o’clock from the Flint River
Primitive Baptist Church in
Thomaston with burial in the
church cemetery.
Born in Taylor County, he
had resided in Thomaston for
19 years where he was employ
ed by Thomaston Mills. He
died Wednesday at the Upson
County Hospital.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Viva Young; two daughters
and three sons of Thomaston;
one brother, Jim Henry Young
of Meansville; four sisters,
Mrs. Maude Simmons and Mrs.
Annie Bell Edmondson of But
ler, Mrs. Bertha Kirksey of
Potterville and Mrs. Mamie
Bloodsworth of Ellaville.
Don’t store your children’s
outgrown toys, clothing or
furniture. Let classified ads
sell these still-good things
for you and bring in wel
come extra cash.
nolds Federated Womans Club
sponsored a UNICEF Party.
Club members who participated
were Mrs. Walter Forsling,
International Affairs Dept.
Chairman and Mrs. George
Brady.
Children who canvassed the
town were Stevie Aultman, Will
and Mike Crawley, Lisa and
Alan Whatley, Karen and Mark
Forsling.
A total of $60.60 was col
lected. This will be sent to
the United Nations Internation
al Children’s Emergency Fund
in New York and distributed
to needy children throughout
the world.
Butler Garment Co.
Needs Employees
With a weekly payroll of $3,000 and often more, the But
ler Garment Company needs new employees.
David Friedland, owner and manager of the local firm who
has replaced Mrs. Wilmet Stripling, said yesterday there are
approximately 25 machines in storage now waiting for someone
to operate them.
At present there are 49 employees, but Friedland said
more experienced operators are needed to continue operation.
“We are now two weeks behind on spring delivery,” he said.
He said if operators are available the business will be
expanded. "We have too much money involved to give up
now.”
He said they have a Man-Sew ruffle machine now that is
in need of an operator.
Hours of employment are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friedland
said he doesn’t forsee any possibility for layoffs. There is
four times as much work available as can possibly be done
at this time. Orders have been turned down because it was
impossbile to fill them.
Anyone interested is asked to contact Friedland at the
plant located on the Thomaston highway next Monday, Tues
day or Wednesday night between 7 and 9 p.m.
Draft Board Office Moves
The Selective Service office
in Taylor County has been mov
ed from the old location in the
Courthouse and is presently in
the Edwards Building. The of
fice is open on Monday, Tues
day and Friday morning, ac
cording to Mrs. Lucille Red
dish.
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CLEARING and HARROWING
PHONE _ BUTLER
OR a Ulus Walls Jr. at Mauk
▼ Lewis Watson Jr. at Howard
Woman's Club
Helps UNICEF
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