1967 Moonshine Bust at Middle Georgia Raceway News Coverage

The subject of the moonshine still under turn 3 was talked about on the Goat Rodeo radio broadcast Tuesday night with the good folks from Middle Georgia Raceway preparing for their Saturday, August 31st Reunion with Richard Petty as Grand Marshal.

The story was so big it made national headlines.

Here’s the Associated Press story as carried by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in its edition of September 26, 1967:

thats only an inkling of the story — come to The reunion and we will tell you the REST of the STORY..

Quite a description of an adventure! Thanks, Dave.

Johnny, if the still ain’t working, why should I drive that far?

You just can’t put NOTHIN past us…can you??? LOL!!!

As Paul Harvey would say this is the rest of the story

All so good day

you going to have to drive over if you want to taste the wares –the still could or could not “still” be working

But it is not the rest of the story Leon. As the song goes, :”I guess you had to be there.”: I was there. The only working part of the still when it was raided was a barrel of mesh “cooking”, (fermenting.) There was no hunter as the story tells. But a disgruntled female.???? Or was it a male??? Lamar Brown gave me a guided tour of the still after it was destroyed. See me at the MGR Reunion Aug 31 and I will tell you the whole story. I put nothing in writing. Right Johnny M. ??

And not even the names have been changed to protect the innocent?!!

Oh yes they have Dave. I have to live here.

LOL!

and there is a page two — last two years the reunion was held i could take you to where the real hooch was being run off — if no one tells i may just make another trip ,for the chosen few

kinda like a journey for the chosen few to the promised land….

hold your peace and show your face and you may be rewarded

but remember this, your word is the only thing you can give but also keep