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March 01, 1973
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Mr. and Mrs. Waters Sr.
say 'dream has come true’
The “grand opening” March
2 of Waters Ford Company is
another grand event in a
parade of many for Mr. and
Mrs. S. Monore Waters Sr.
Mr. Waters Sr., the com
pany’s namesake, saysthenew
building is a “longtime dream
come true and I’m so happy
to see it come true in my
lifetime.”
But, the well-known Blacks
hear citizen and his wife share
more than company dreams.
The are “blessed” with having
two sons in the company and
say they are most grateful
that the business afforded
them the means to allow all
ive of their children to re
ceive college degrees.
“That’s one thing no one
can take from my children
is their education,” Mr.
Waters said. And, the educa
tion of his two sons - Step
hen M. Waters Jr. and Milton
Waters is showing in the con
tinued growth of the company.
The sale of Ford trucks
and cars became under the
management of the Waters’
name in 1941 when Mr. Waters
Sr. became head. He was at
that time a traveling auditor
for the company’s original
founder, Mr. John H. King Jr.
and the late Mr. Russell King
of Waycross. The company
was founded in 1916 by the
Waycross men.
The first building was oper-
conGßflTuiflnons
Waters Ford
We are proud to have had a
part in the building of the new
Waters Ford home.
Raulerson's, Inc.
Ph. 449-6682
Main St. Blackshear, Ga.
ated by R. T. Priester in a
location next to the present
city clerk’s office.
The former building on Main
Street was constructed in
1921 and operated by various
men until 1941 when Mr.
Waters Sr. became manager.
Only in 1968 did Mr. Waters
Sr. retire and turn the man
agement to his two sons.
Mr. Waters Sr. said he
enjoyed “overseeing” the
construction of the new build
ing. “It is a landmark of past
successes and a beacon toward
PYRAMID SHAPE OF MODERN BUILDING PROVIDES IMPRESSVE BACKGROUND FOR EMPLOYES
The Waters say building is “dream come true” for all 19 employes
continuing success and good
automobiles for the city of
Blackshear and Pierce
County,” he said.
Retirement for Mr. Waters
Sr. means very few leisure
hours; for he continues to be
active in the civic and cul
tural growth of the city and
county.
A member of the Blackshear
Industrial Development Au
thority, he is a charter mem
ber of the Rotary Club, Black
shear - Pierce County Cham-
■ Congratulations ■■
We are proud to have
had a part in installing com
fortable and inexpensive
gas heating in your
spacious new Service
Department.
E Texgas
Gordon St. Blackshear, Ga.
ber of Commerce and Lake
view Golf and Country Club.
Friends often find Mr.
Waters Sr. in his rose gar
dens, playing golf or fishing
and hunting. He and Mrs.
Waters are members of the
Blackshear Presbyterian
Church where he has held
the position of elder.
Natives of Pierce County,
Mr. and Mrs. Waters lived
in Waycross in 1941 when he
first became company man
ager; then moved back to
Blackshear. Their home on
Main Street is an added lovely
feature of Blackshear’s re
sidential section.
Mrs. Waters is the former
Mildred Walker. She and Mr.
Waters’ children are: Step
hen Jr, Milton, Miss Marion
Waters of Miami, Fla., a
teacher, Mrs. Howard Leiter
of Columbia, S. C., secretary
to the chairman of tax com
missioners of South Carolina
and Miss Millie Waters, re
spiratory therapist and
assistant supervisor of the
therapy department at Craw
ford W. Long Hospital in
Atlanta.
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