Shadrack Barnett Receives DeKalb Agricultural Award
Shadrack Barnett, son of Mr and Mrs R E Barnett, won the 1962 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for outstanding agricultural senior. Advisor W Johnny Davis announced it at Honors Day, with recognition at graduation by Principal M J Marchman. He led in leadership and farm activities, serving two years as local FFA president. his name joins Ralph Lawhorn on the honors plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shadrack Barnett
R. E. Barnett
DeKalb
W. Johnny Davis
M. J. Marchman
Shadrack
FFA
DeKalb Agricultural Award
Ralph Lawhorn
Tommy Montgomery Begins Six Months France Assignment
Pvt. Tommy F. Montgomery son of Mr. and Mrs. Cas Montgomery is serving in Mitz France with the MP Battalion Co B. He recently completed six months training at Chafee Ark and six weeks MP duty training at Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Montgomery
France
Tommy F. Montgomery
Cas Montgomery
Mitz, France
M. P. Bn. Army, Co. B
Montgomery
Chafee
Ark
M. P
Augusta
Grady Trussell Jr Attending South Georgia Forestry Camp
A hundred 4-H Club boys gathered at Laura Walker State Park near Waycross for the 18th annual South Georgia Forestry Camp. The program, sponsored by Union Bay Paper Corp, runs this week to kick off the 4-H Summer Camp series with instruction from C Dorsey Dyer and state foresters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okefenokee
South Georgia Forestry Camp
Union Bay Camp Paper Corp
Laura Walker State Park
Waycross
Gene Grimes
Tifton
C. Dorsey Dyer
Extension Forestry
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
State Forestry Department
Forest Industries
Extension Service
Coounty
R. J. Richardson
UMW
Grimes
International Farm Youth Exchange
South Georgia
Bruno Renzo
Italy
Alf Johansson
Sweden
Savannah
Rock Eagle
Eatonton
Wahsega
Fulton
Chatham
Butler Schools Join Cancer Crusade For Mrs. Ruffin's Memory
Butler High and Butler Elementary students raise funds for cancer research in memory of music teacher Mrs. Lewis Ruffin. School drive led by Mrs. Lewis Adams with county chairman Ben Guined coordinating efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Griggs
Butler High
Butler
Lewis Ruffin
Lewis Adams
Ben Guined
Swimming Classes Begin at Butler Pool
Swimming classes start Monday June 18 at the Butler Swimming Pool. Interested residents may register Friday June 15 at the pool or call Mrs Norman Carter at UN 2 3066 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Swimming Pool
Norman Carter
Thomaston Credit Bank Loans 250 Million This Year
Franklin McCants, director of the Flint River Production Credit Association, reports that the Credit Bank-PCA system in the Third Farm Credit District will loan about 250 million dollars this calendar year. He cites strong growth in Georgia and nearby states and notes the farming sector’s shift toward capital for larger, more efficient operations. The Columbia District PCA grew 11.7 percent last year, with over 225 million in four-state lending and a 12.6 percent rise in outstanding loans as of March 31, 1962. The Flint River PCA serves 1,000 members with loans totaling over two million dollars in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Bank-Pca
Franklin McCants
Flint River Production Credit Association
Jekyll Island
Directors of
Gall
McCants
Credit Bank
Columbia District
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Pcas
Mce- Cants
Notice for Vocational Summer Typing Class at Butler High
Taylor County announces a vocational typing course at Butler High School with Mrs. Edyth Guy as instructor. State support covers 90 percent of costs. students pay 10 percent. Minimum attendance 10, but 12 to 15 enrollments desired. limit of 18 to 20 students. Contact by June 15 to start by June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
State Department of Education
Edyth Guy
State
W. H. Elliston
Supt
Taylor County
Streetman presides at Future Homemakers meet and honors
Roger A Streetman presided over the Future Homemakers of America final meeting. Elizabeth Lawhorn and Sara Jane Garrett assisted in presenting Junior Degrees to Elaine Albritton Merita Poe and others. Chapter degrees went to Daphne Barnes Virginia Blakely Jo Ann Brown and more. Chapter Parents and Chapter Beau received gifts. Margery Fitzsimmons honored. Miriam Tucker to be next president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Annn Streetman
Future
Homemakers of America
Elizabeth Lawhorn
Sara Jane Garrett
Elaine Albritton
Merita Poe
Sandra Blackston
Elaine Clark
Jo Ann Cromer
Mary Carrington
Odean Fallin
Mary Jane Greene
Linda Jarrell
Dianne Kirksey
Tippie Minor
Ellen Parks
Nellie Faye Ritter
Sue Sams
Janet Turk
Simone Williams
Linda Cowart
Betty Smith
Daphne Barnes
Virginia Blakely
Jo Ann Brown
Margaret Harris
Jeddie Pennington
Anne Waller
Miriam Tucker
Korona Waller
Wanda Welch
Gwen Jenkins
Sharon Bohler
Lola Hill
Janice Peed
Sandra Rowe
Linda Faye Austin
Gwethalyn Smith
Olivia Suggs
Joyce Taunton
Linda Williamson
Joan Wisham
Linda Wright
Willis Garrett J
Roger Streetman
Beau
Buddy Hobbs
Margery Fitzsimmons
Roger Ann
Vacation Reading Club promotes summer reading in 1962
The Vacation Reading Club VRC theme Carnival of Books invites all second graders ready for third grade or above to join and earn certificates. State and gold seals reward 10 and 25 books read. Book counts require library borrowing and certificates issued during Book Week. Local library schedules and registration dates are listed for Taylor and Reynolds libraries, with story hours planned by Reynolds Woman's Club and a June Bookmobile route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VRC
Manchester
Taylor County Library
Butler High School
Bessie Nelson
Reynolds Community Library
E. A. Nelson
Reynolds Woman’s Club
Susie Woods
Ferdinand Carson
Taylor County
Butler City
Grand and Traverse Jurors Drawn for July Term Court
Names of grand and traverse jurors drawn to serve at Taylor County Superior Court for the July term beginning the first Monday in July. The list includes William J. Childree Guy Windham Morris Lawhorn J. G. Parks H. E. Allen and many others. Local jurors cover diverse families and community members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Traverse
Taylor County Superior Court
William J. Childree
Guy Windham
Morris Lawhorn
J. G. Parks
H. E. Allen
Guy Windham, Jr
Jeff Gholson
J. L. Wilson James Ricks Mosley Children
James Saunders
W. R. Lawhorn
Carl L. Turner
E. H. Perkins
Frank M. Riley
Lawrence Cook
George Trussell
W. E. Jarrell
Cecil Downs
Bignford Jarrell
J. A. Payne
Quinton Clark
Ed Wilson
Joe Blasche
Emory Harris
A. H. Jarrell
W. F
Ed Swearingen Cleatus Hill
H. C. Bonds H. G. Pye
Tom Bone Clarence Barfield
H. G. Shehee
Harold Locke
Woodrow Melton
H. H. Riley
John S. Montgomery
Otis Morrell Ben Frank Eubanks
John Mims
Clinton Clark
Herman Locke
Thomas Mathews
John Nelson Jr
C. C. Giles
Julian Whatley Royce Whatley
H. L. Whitley
O. F. Dunn Caro Purvis
V. A
Worship Services At Trinity Freewill Church Weekend
Regular worship will be held at Trinity Freewill Baptist Church near Mauk with services Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Pastor R. B. McFadden leads the services. Friends of Mr Ollie Bazemore report he is a patient at Middle Gay Hospital this week and wish him a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Freewill Baptist Church
Mauk
R. B. McFadden
Ollie Bazemore
Middle Gay Hospital
Bazemore
Montgomery Dies at Home in Marion County
Newel Judson Montgomery husband of Eva Rump Montgomery died Sunday at 12 30 a m in Marion county heart ailment. Born July 17 1906 in Marion county he spent his life there. Funeral June 4 at Pine Level Methodist Church with Rev J T Pennell and Rev J B Lumpkin officiating. Interment Pine Level cemetery. Survivors include widow two sons Newell Jr William two daughters Katherine Edith Mary Bell one brother John T two sisters Florence Teat Eunice Carrington two grandchildren. Edwards Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newel Judson Montgomery
Eva Rump Montgomery
Marion County
Mr. Montgomery
Bertha M. Montgomery
T. T. Montgomery
Pine Level Methodist Church
J.T. Pennell
Pine Level Church
J. B. Lumpkin
Pine Level Cemetery
Jack Turner
Robert Taylor
Buck Abbott
H. L. Daniel
Cecil Cox
J. L. Morgan
Danny Hendricks
Andrew Whitley
Leon Theus
R. C. Montgomery
W. S. Payne
Johnny McCorkle
Louie Youngblood
Joe Rogers
Tuck Persons
Marvin Hester
Terrell Fielder
Newell, Jr
Wm. Montgomery
Katherine Edith
Mary Bell
John T
Florence Teat
Eunice Carrington
Taylor County
Edwards Funeral Home
Honors Day awards spotlight at local school gym
Principal Malcolm J. Marchman presided as special awards were bestowed during the Honors Day program. DAR Essay winners were Kathy Guinn and Roger Ann Streetman, with jersey No. 11 retired. Athletic honors went to Hillary Bone, Dwigght Harris, Howard Locke, Roger Clark, Mike Almgren, and Richie McCants. Shad Barnett received the DeKalb Agricultural Achievement Award. Kay Dunn earned the retired jersey honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Griggs
Malcolm J. Marchman
DAR
Kathy Guinn
Roger Ann Streetman
Kathy
Austin Guinn
Roger Ann
Roger Streetman
Kay Dunn
Norman Carter
Hillary Bone
Dwigght Harris
Howard Locke
Roger Clark
Mike Almgren
Richie McCants
FFA
W. Johnny Davis
Shad
Jack Barnett
Roberta Triumphs Over Reynolds 13-3 In Peach Belt Amateur Baseball
Roberta topped Reynolds 13 to 3 in a Peach Belt Amateur game Sunday. Winning pitcher Kay Casey and reliever Bill West limited Reynolds to two hits, both singles by Bubba Peacock, as John Mathews collected three safeties in five at bats. Gene Slaton took the loss after being relieved by Dudley Eu banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta
Reynolds
Peach Belt
Kay Casey
Bill West
Bubba Peacock
John Mathews
Gene Slaton
al Tho
Dudley Eubanks
New Life Insurance Office Opens in Butler
A new insurance office under manager Mr. J W Edwards opens in the renovated space next to Edwards Service Station south of the public square. Edwards says he has secured the general agency for United Family Life Insurance Company of Atlanta and Mr Robert Humber will be the soliciting agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Edwards
Edwards Service Station
Public Square
Edwards
Heas
United Family Life Insurance Company
Atlanta
Robert Humber
Augusta Medical College honors Dr. Tommy Theus with MD degree
Dr. Tommy Theus received the Doctor of Medicine degree at the Medical College of Georgia commencement in Bell Memorial auditorium. He was among 80 graduates conferred by Dean W. G. Rice and will begin a one year internship at Floyd County Hospital in Rome starting July 1. Mrs Verna J Fountain attended the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Theus
Augusta
Medical College of Georgia
Bell Memorial Auditorium
L. Theus
Miss Mathews Earned Music Degree at Wesleyan College
Miss Elizabet h Mathews daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Mathews of Butler received the Bachelor of Music degree from Wesleyan College in Porter Memorial Auditorium last Sunday at 4 p m. Macon lawyer C P Jones and board of trustees member delivered the commencement address to a large audience. Bishop Owen Smith of Atlanta preached the baccalaureate sermon at 11 a m. There were 55 graduates in the class with faculty joining in the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan College
Elizabeth Mathews
W. M. Mathews
Butler
Porter Memorial Auditorium
C. P. Jones
Macon
Owen Smith
Atlanta
Robert Swearingen Receives Mercer Law Degree
Robert L. Swearingen Jr. of Reynolds received the Bachelor of Laws at Mercer University 1962 commencement in Macon Georgia. Dr R C Harris announced the address at Willingham Chapel. Swearingen was an honor student on the Dean's List and editor of the Mercer Law Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Robert L. Swearingen, Jr
Reynolds
R. L. Swearingen
Mercer University
R. C. Harris
Harris
Willingham Chapel
Swearingen
Walter F. George
Mercer Law Review
Martin Jr. Receives Arts Degree at Mercer University
Macon Georgia Thomas B Martin Jr of Reynolds earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Mercer University 1962 commencement exercises announced by Dr R C Harris. The ceremony in Willingham Chapel awarded more than two hundred degrees at 10 30 a m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Thomas B. Martin Jr
Reynolds
Mercer University
R. C. Harrris
Harris
Willingham Chapel
Cemetery Cleanup Notice at Bethel Church Cemetery
The regular annual cleaning is moved to June 29. Relatives and friends with burials or interest in the cemetery are asked to come with tools and arrive early to finish before heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Davis
L ‘Dept. of Archives
Ee General Library
University of Ga
Grady Trussell, Jr
Butler School
Cancer Crusade
Thomaston Credit Bank
Roger A. Streetman
Future Homemakers Meet
Trinity Freewill Church
N. J. Montgomery
A. M
Marchman
Roberta Whips Reynolds
New Life Ins
Thomas L, Theus
Tommy Theus
Miss Mathews
Robert Swearingen
Mercer
Thos Martin Jr
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