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Zac Sheldon and Katie Adkins
Sheldon-Adkins
Beth Tabor of Atlanta and Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Adkins of
Augusta are pleased to announce the engagement of their
daughter, Katie Adkins, to Zac Sheldon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Michael J. Sheldon of Augusta.
The wedding is planned for 1 p.m., Oct. 21, at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, in Columbus, Ohio.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mary S. Adkins
and the late Will W. Adkins, Elizabeth E Tabor and the
late Ralph Tabor, all of Perry. She is a 2005 graduate of the
University of Georgia School of Pharmacy and is completing
studies in pharmacy hospital administration at The Ohio
State University where she is employed as a staff pharma
cist.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Sheldon, Doris Roth and the late Kenneth Roth, all of
Augusta. Mr. Sheldon graduated from Aquinas High School
in Augusta in 1997, and the University of Georgia College
of Education in 2002. He is employed by The Ohio State
University.
LEWIS
From page 6A
transcripts, I can’t total
ly immerse myself in art
work, but one day a week
to paint can be wonder
fully satisfying. By 2005,
when we pulled up stakes in
Washington State to move
to Houston Springs here in
Perry, I had completed only
five paintings, all of which I
have used as images for my
personal note cards.
“The one I used on our
annual 2004 Thanksgiving
letter is from a photo I took
of a cluster of grapes while
staying with a family in a
Lebanese village. When my
daughter saw that paint
ing, she asked me to work
from a photograph she took
in California wine country.
I’ve just now finished that
piece, started over a year
and a half ago. I was forced
to take that time off in order
to move here and care for
my husband during a diffi
cult convalescence.
“It was while seeking
to have this recent paint
ing reproduced on canvas
in order to share it with
all three of my grown chil
dren that I met by phone
Allan Carey. She is a Warner
Robins artist who told me
about the need for some
one to help keep the Perry
Arts Center open. While
I am not able to volunteer
to cover bases at the cen
ter every week day, director
Tish Mims has offered to
open the doors for an art
gathering.
“We may not have such
a large retirement popula
tion in Perry, but I wonder
RICH
From page 6A
She has the strength and
ability to rise up from the
toughest situations.
So, Miss Lisa, we thank
you. We quite appreciate a
Yankee woman standing up
and proclaiming what we
have long believed - that
there are many strong life
lessons to learn from the
Irish miss.
Though we really shouldn’t
give a good fiddle-dee-dee
what the rest of the world
thinks, we do appreciate val
idation.
Especially when it comes
if there are home-schooled
young artists, or even night
workers, who might like
to meet for a few hours to
work on special art projects.
The Perry Arts Center offers
wonderful natural northern
light.
“Any art community would
be proud to have such a
spacious facility in which to
work. I envision an eclectic
group of people who need to
get out of the house for a day
of sharing whatever gifts
and talents would otherwise
lie dormant, in a congenial,
non-threatening, non-judg
mental environment.
In Sequim, we came in
neck braces, on crutches,
and otherwise handicapped
to have a time of painting
fellowship. If we could stay
an hour or two, that was all
right. Some visited even
though they didn’t have the
time to stop and paint.
“Some of us stayed from 8
a.m. through our brown-bag
lunch session right through
to 3:30 p.m. or later in the
afternoon.
“Arrival times proved to
be as individual as we all
were. Some were members
of local art galleries or asso
ciations, but most were just
daubers and learners like
me who just needed to get
together with like-minded
art-loving folks on a regular
basis and do whatever their
gifts dictated.
“I’d sure like to see some
thing like that in Perry,
Georgia, my new home
town.”
If you are interested in
joining Olivia in an art
group, please contact the
Downtown Development
Authority at 478-988-2757.
from the unlikeliest of sourc
es. Bless Miss Lisa’s heart.
We could use more Northern
women like her.
The truth is that there’s
more than just a little
Scarlett in every Southern
woman and every Southern
wanna-be. Margaret Mitchell
knew that and celebrated it
in her Pulitzer-prize win
ning novel.
Scarlett Rules. Of course,
we knew that. We just like to
be reminded.
Ronda Rich is the best
selling author of What
Southern Women Know
(That Every Woman Should)
and The Town That Came
A-Courtin’.
Looking at the positive side
Side one: As many of
you know, I am a retir
ee of Fort Valley State
University who just can’t
let go of teaching, so I serve
as an adjunct at this time in
my life, and I am lovin’ it.
The best part is that the
halls of the Horace Mann
Bond Building, where I am
housed, are so crowded for
the first time in many a year,
and it feels so good to have
to work my way through
the crowded halls between
classes saying “’Scuse me,
‘scuse me, please ‘scuse me,
sorry, my bad, ‘scuse me.”
As an example of the
large freshman class, I am
teaching two courses with
two sections in one of the
courses, (OK, I have three
classes) and I have a roster
of 94 students!
Aggravating to have that
Following the history of the humble post card
One of the best things
about writing this
article is meeting
the people who enjoy read
ing it.
I had a lady bring me one
of her cow creamers to look
at after last week’s article
and a lovely lady that works
out at Curves with me asked
me to re-run the article
about postcards that I did a
few years back, so here you
go! If anyone has any topics
they would like for me to
write about, I would love to
hear from you! I would also
like to invite everyone to
join us Saturday, September
9 from 10 a.m. -6 p.m. at
Carrie Lynn’s
Antiques for our six year
anniversary open house and
sale. There will be door
prizes and refreshments.
Happy Collecting!
One of the dealers at
Carrie Lynn’s recently
brought in some lovely vin
tage postcards. The curi
ous thing was that the send
er had written around the
edges and across the front
of beautiful picture! Most
of the cards were like that
and we enjoyed reading
“the living history” of mes
sages long ago from people
long gone. We solved the
mystery when one of the
writers told the recipient
that it sure would be great
when they could write on
the back’s in the coming
months of 1907! I thought
our readers would enjoy
hearing the history of
these humble little pieces
of history.
Most of this infor
mation came from the
International Federation
of Postcard Dealers in
Manassas, Virginia and
can be divided into the fol
lowing categories:
Pre-Postcard Era (1840-
1870) Postcards descended
from envelopes with beau
tiful lithographs, wood
cuts or broadsides which
were called “covers”.
Our country had very
strict postal regulations
during this time. With
high demand during the
Civil War era for patriotic
Happy First Birthday
Katie Lynn
Talton
Katie Lynn Talton cele
brated her first birthday on
Sept. 3. She is the daughter
of Justip and Vashti Talton
and the granddaugher of
Scotty and Tira Green, Joe
and Tammy Craine, and
Warren and Cheryl Talton.
LOCAL
many, yes! A good sign for
positive things happening
and to come for FVSU, yes!
Welcome and thanks, Dr.
Larry Rivers.
Side two: Also many of
you know that for the first
time in
years, I
have fami
ly living in
the area.
Well, it so
happens
my daugh
ter-in-
law is the
seventh
grade soft
ball coach
at Perry Middle School.
As a result, I have been
doing something I have not
done since my kids were in
middle school, and that is
attend softball games in the
covers, the first privately
printed “postal card” was
copyrighted by J.R Carlton
and transferred to
H.L. Lipman. Privately
produced cards were sold
until 1873 when the U. S.
government issued its own
“Government Postals”.
Pioneer Era (1870’s
- 1898) Most pioneer
cards owned by today’s col
lectors began with those
cards offered during the
Columbian Exposition in
Chicago on May 1, 1893.
These cards contained
beautiful illustrations on
governmental postal cards
as well as privately printed
“souvenir” cards.
Governmental postal
cards were already imprint
ed with a one cent stamp
while the privately produced
ones would require a 2-cent
postage stamp.
Writing WAS NOT
PERMITTED on the
address side of the card.
Private Mailing Card
Era (1898-1901) Congress
granted permission to print
and sell cards that were
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late - cool, breezy, bug-free
-afternoons at our various
well-maintained, handsome
(forgive my male adjec
tive for the schools, but to
describe then as beautiful
just doesn’t do it!) middle
schools! Kudos to Houston
County on a fine job.
However, the real posi
tive aspect of these games
is the demeanor of those
with me in the cool, breezy,
bug-free stands. All I have
seen and read in the media,
up to this point, led me to
believe I was going to be in
the middle of some bash
ing, gnashing and fighting
at these softball games. Au
contraire!
I have not heard one slur
ring comment about the
coach, my daughter-in-law
nor the kids on the field—
not even about the umpire.
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The Left Rail
clearly printed with the
words “Private Mailing
Card”. Collectors call these
cards
PMC’s.
These
cards
required
a one-cent
stamp.
This is the
time peri
od when
“postal
cards”
really
began to catch on and doz
ens of printers started to
mass produce them. They
also left a wider border
around the perimeter of the
front for writing since writ
ing on the back was still
prohibited.
Postcard Era (1901-1907)
Use of the word “Post Card”
was granted by the govern
ment to private printers. It
was during this time that
private citizens began to
have their photographs
printed on paper with post
card backs for mailing to
friends and family. You will
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Kudos to the parents, rela
tives and friends attending
the cool, breezy, bug-free
games!
Side three: Gary
Harmon, photographer for
the Houston Daily Journal,
has had some awesome pho
tos in recent editions of the
paper.
I especially liked the ones
taken in the cemetery adver
tising the Perry High play
that will take place in the
cemetery early in October!
While I was away this
summer the paper decided
to change its name. It also
made other changes which
I for one like; I like the new
“look,” and I enjoy being a
tiny part of it.
Until next week “And will
you suceed? Yes, you will
indeed. (98 and 3/4 percent
guaranteed.” Dr. Seuss.
often find these photo post
cards in your grandma’s
collection and at auctions.
Writing on the back was
still prohibited.
Divided Back Era (1907-
1914) The above mentioned
eras can be lumped together
and referred to as the undi
vided era according to col
lectors.
Beginning in 1907 post
cards were printed with a
vertical line down the back
to accommodate a message
and address. Millions of
cards were printed during
this time with the majority
being German lithographs.
White Border Era (1915-
1930) Most cards were
being printed in the U.S.
at this time and to save ink
the printers left a border for
extra writing area. Due to
competition, print quality
was lower and many print
ers went under.
Linen Era (1930 - 1944)
This new printing process
allowed the cards to be
printed on “rag content”
paper that produced
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