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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
2
Mrs. R L Bell Jr and others travel to Macon and Atlanta for visits. Many relatives and friends from Reynolds gather in towns like Greenville and Thomson. Christmas plans include trips to Raleigh and Maine with family, while college students return home for holidays.
The WSCS of Howard Methodist Church sponsors a cake sale on December 22 at the Brown Electric Co in this city. Place orders early by calling UN 2 5661 or UN 2 4247.
All merchants and the Citizens State Bank in Reynolds will be closed on December 25 and 26 for the Christmas holidays.
Chas W Robinson of Evergreen Alabama is promoted to Captain while serving as Commanding Officer of Garrison Co at Fort McPherson Troop Command Headquarters. A Harri man Tennessee native, he graduated from Auburn University with a degree in agriculture and entered the Army in 1957. He is married to Barbara Bond of Reynolds with two children Charles W Jr and Richard A.
The Senate Government Operations Committee drafted a bill to create a seven member Georgia Police Academy Board to establish and operate a state academy for training officers from all law enforcement agencies. Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd plans to push for passage in the next General Assembly beginning January 8. The board could accept gifts and property, with site options including Moultrie Griffin Rome Dublin and Americus, and would fund operations through the Department of Public Safety.
A wallet bearing the name of U S Air Force Capt Ralph L Davenport Jr of Macon Georgia a member of the American B66 bomber crew that ditched in the North Sea October 26 has been found by the Lowestoft Strawler Trinidad. RAF planes and trawlers searched the crash area for two days but found no survivors. The admiralty had earlier reported wreckage of the bomber located by the minesweeper Shoulton.
The article urges planned soil testing before liming or fertilizing to determine soil acidity and fertility. It explains pH targets, lime needs, and how to match fertilizer analysis to soil phosphate and potash levels to maximize crop production at minimum cost. It stresses avoiding guesswork and using soil tests to guide fertilizer choices.
Gov Vandiver says Georgia can finance essential services including education health highways welfare and tourism from a $412 million budget for 1961 aided by surplus funds. He describes state government as a growing $500 million operation with about four million stockholders and notes 395 million in income last year.
Macon Georgia December board meeting reports the Ga State Fair Association and Exchange Club Fair Assn share of 99112 gross. The associations split 18103 in profits with 6034 reserved jointly. State Fair uses its share for property improvements.
Reynolds Kiwanis Club held Ladies Night on December 14 at 7 30 p m in the Reynolds lunchroom with Rev Bob Whiddon giving the invocation. Ed Goddard and Pete Ayers presented pins and awards as Roy Jones became president with William Parker vice president C E Marshall treasurer and Woodfin Hinton secretary. Bill Mundday, the main speaker, is a nationally known figure.
Mr. H. A. Sealy, ASC Committee chair, reports 204 cotton farmers voted in the Dec 12 referendum, with 201 in favor of marketing quotas and three against. National press services say the 1962 crop quotas approved by two thirds of growers trigger acreage allotments and marketing quotas, making price support 65 to 90 percent of parity for compliant growers.
A veteran pioneer in sports broadcasting recalls his work as a radio announcer for a national network. The piece highlights the experience of hearing this informative speaker and reflects on his impact.
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