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OCT. 20, 2017
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COCA-COLA LOGO
BORN IN TIFTON?
By FRANK SAYLES JR.
Tifton Grapevine
Was the current
Coca-Cola logo known around the world actually
created in
Tifton in
1932?
Yes indeed, according to a recent article in the Hutchinson (Minn.) Leader. The newspaper credits Hutchinson native and artist Les Kouba with "polishing up the Coca-Cola logo" while doing a job for the Tifton Coca-Cola bottling company.
According to the Leader, Kouba "created the familiar Coca-Cola logo. It was in
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Hutchinson Leader photo
Les Kouba and a statue he created for the city of Hutchinson in 1937.
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Tifton, Georgia, in 1932 that he made history," the newspaper wrote. It then quotes the late artist's book, "The Legacy of Les C.
Kouba" :
"Since I painted so many of those bulletins, I was very
familiar with the
Coca-Cola logo used at that time," he said in his book. "I thought it was kind of
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The 1887 logo
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heavy looking and it
could use more slant to the letters. I explained my ideas to
Mr. Holmes, the
owner of the
Tifton Bottling Plant. After listening carefully, he said to me in his slow,
Southern drawl, 'Well ... good.' I accepted his approval and moved full steam ahead with my
improvements. I
painted the
large bulletin in the
ballpark in
Tifton. I remember it was over
100 degrees when I tackled that project.
"Mr.
Holmes was so
pleased with the sign that he
called the ad department at
Coca-Cola headquarters in
Atlanta," Kouba recalled. "They came out to
Tifton with all sorts of
cameras and
technical-looking stuff to take pictures of
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The current logo
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my sign. Shortly therafter, they showed up again and this time, they wanted me
to
sign a release form giving them the
rights to the
improved logo design. It seems they liked my improvements and wanted to incorporate them into the
official Coca-Cola logo.
"They gave me a
sizeable check for my efforts. It was quite a
big deal as I remember it."
The
Coca-Cola Co.'s official
website in its
"History of the Coca-Cola Logo" makes no mention of
Kouba, who died in
1998
and was a
renowned artist
in
Minnesota
. The Hutchinson newspaper said
Les Kouba is among that city's "most famous sons. There's Les Kouba Parkway and Kouba Point, both named after hi
m. The McLeod County Historical Museum is home to the
Les Kouba Art Gallery
, which houses the largest collection of his original artwork, limited-edition prints and memorabilia"
The Coca-Cola logo, although essentially unchanged from its beginnings, did undergo some subtle editing in the 1930s. As Kouba noted, the Spencerian script logo dating ba
ck to
1887
actually was
heavier
, and the
1930s-'40s logo
used today does have
slightly more
of a
slant
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So, if this story is
true, then
Tifton was the
first place in the world to
unveil the
iconic Coca-Cola
logo in its current form. Chalk it up as another
Tifton first, right up there with the United States
interstate highway system beginning In
Tifton -- but that's
another story for another day.
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TIFT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO EXPAND
Officials from
Tift County and
Tift Regional Health Systems held a
groundbreaking ceremony
Monday for an
annex to the
Tift Community Health Center.
The
1,650-square-foot addition to the Health Canter, located at
2735 S. Central Ave.,
will add more examination rooms, allowing the center to serve more residents in the area.
Staff and ambassadors of the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce joined the officials
of
the ceremonial groundbreaking.
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LEND A HAND TO 'HANDS ON TIFTON'
"Hands on Tifton," a day of
community volunteering, is scheduled
Saturday morning,
Oct. 21, and organizers say more
volunteers are
needed to handle the local projects.
From
8:30 a.m.-noon, there will a
coordinated effort to handle projects such as picking up
trash along various streets,
washing  future pets at the
animal shelter, sorting
clothes at the
Salvation Army and
light painting at the
United Way, at
Ruth's Cottage/The Patticake House and at the
VFW.
There are a total of
18 projects designated, and
volunteers may sign up for anyone of them.
Hands on Tifton began in 2013 with 300 volunteers lending a hand that year. This year, barely 100 people have signed up to help.
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TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RIBBON CUTTING
Charles Spencer Elementary School
Renovations
65 Tifton-Eldorado Road
Oct. 17
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Colquitt Regional Medical Center President and CEO Jim Matney, center, with ABAC scholarship recipients Noah Pierzchajlo, left, and Taylor Kight.
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HELPING STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS
Food and entertainment have always been a part of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College's "Evening for ABAC," but supporters know their contributions fund student scholarships.
"Receiving this scholarship meant the world to me," said Taylor Kight, a freshman nursing major from Moultrie. "It helped tremendously when it came time to pay for my books, and it will also help me in years to come."
Kight received the Colquitt Regional Medical Center Scholarship this year. Colquitt Regional was a $5,000 Platinum Sponsor of An Evening for ABAC in 2017.
Noah Pierzchajlo, a freshman biology major from Tifton, also received the Colquitt Regional scholarship.
"This scholarship is an incredible way to recognize my work as a student while freeing me up financially to become an even better student," Pierzchajlo said. "My entire family is grateful since I plan to be in school another eight to 10 years."
"We are proud to support student scholarships at ABAC," said Colquitt Regional President and CEO Jim Matney. "One of our greatest challenges as a healthcare organization is ensuring that we have a solid and capable workforce."
The ABAC Foundation raised more than $100,000 for student scholarships at An Evening for ABAC last year. It marked the most successful night for student scholarships since the event began in 1972.
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Freddie Bumpkin, the Sickly Pumpkin has checked himself in at Ashburn Primary Care -- Just in time, we think.
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TCHS PARENT MEETING
FOCUSES ON TECH
The annual
Title I parent meeting at
Tift County High School will be
interactive and centered on
technology integration.
The meeting will be at
6:30 p.m. Thursday , Oct. 26, in the high school commons.
Food and
door prizes will be included.
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TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RIBBON CUTTING
FRESCO ITALIANO
103 Tift Ave., Tifton
Oct. 17
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YOUR WEEKEND
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..at a Glance
- "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" musical, 6 p.m., TCHS Performing Arts Center, Tifton
- Tift County High Blue Devils football @ Colquitt County High, 7:30 p.m., Moultrie
- Tiftarea Academy Panthers football @ Valwood, 7:30 p.m., Valdosta
- Hands on Tifton, 8:30 a.m.-Noon, various locations, Tifton
- Tiftarea Academy Halloween Hustle Family Fun Day, 8:30 a.m., Tiftarea Academy, Chula
- Wiregrass Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon, Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" musical, 6 p.m., TCHS Performing Arts Center, Tifton
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"
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
musical, 3 p.m., TCHS Performing Arts Center, Tifton
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OCT. 11
Danny P. Smith, 69, West Berrien
OCT. 13
Adaline Ruth Fletcher, infant, Waterloo
OCT. 14
William Thomas Gibbs, 81, Ty Ty
Nelle Watkins West, 96, Tifton
Jonathon Miley Busbin, 23, Tampa, Fla.
Margaret "Maggie" North, 76, Chula
Patrick
J
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Wardrop
Jr
., 61, Sylvester
Rev. Wayne McCrimmon, 79, Irwin County
Audrey Elizabeth Dunbar, 70, Jacksonville
Gary Andrew "Andy" Lawhorn, 45, Adel
OCT. 15
Bonnie Jo Gentry, 72, Mystic
Mary Eunice Henson Sumner, 78, Irwin County
Maria Leverett-Singletary, 39, Hahira
Annie Ruth Williamson Ivey, 88, Rebecca
OCT. 16
George
Allen
Stone
, 73, Albany
Arthur Mae Revell, 94, Fitzgerald
OCT. 17
Jeanette
Pipkin
Jones
, 80, Warwick
Jacky Wayne Ritch, 74, Mystic
Joseph William Gessford, 56, Stockton
OCT. 18
Tony Reese, 54, Fitzgerald
OCT. 19
John "Johnny" L. Wilson Jr., 60,
Sycamore
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