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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Wedding - v ■ mm j .*• ’? - /Hr” 'if If «Ws| - ■ '. ’ I',?/ ' jj||l ' 'j al^T- Contributed Karen Renee Crow and Zachary Kristian Borreson Crow - Borreson Larry and Debra Crow announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Renee, to Zachary Kristian Borreson, the son of David and Lori Shad. The wedding is planned for Dec. 30 at Green Acres Baptist Church, Warner Robins. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Fannie G. Yelverton and the late M. L. Yelverton of Warner Robins and the late L. C. and Pauline Crow of Adel. She is a 2003 gradu ate of Houston County High School and will graduate from Mercer University in May, 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Communication and a Bachelor of Art degree in Information Science and Technology. The groom-elect is the grandson of Bud and Carmen Fitton of Blairsville and Shelby Shad of St. Petersburg, Fla. He is a 2002 graduate of Northside High School and gradu ated from Mercer University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He is employed by Robins Air Force Base as an Electronics Engineer. The couple will honeymoon in Jamaica. Anniversary ■ » n .■ ' vs V Jyfljl, y * - „. IT Iferw % ■* mm - X $ 1 v hs^hE 1 : ' Ay n ms -J*\b M - y ' M Submitted The Rev. and Mrs. Sydney H. Odom Odoms 60th The Rev. and Mrs. Sydney H. Odom celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 16 with a family gathering. The Rev. Odom and the former Cloma Dunn were married at the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Pine Mountain Valley. The Rev. Odom formerly pastored churches in Middle Georgia and presently serves as the Minister of Visitation at Central Baptist Church, Warner Robins. His wife is a homemaker. Their children are Phebe (Jim) Settles of Macon, Pamela (Joseph) Akin of Pine Mountain Valley, and Dr. S. Howard (Karen) Odom Jr. of Canton. Kileys 50th party The children of Jerome and Anne Kiley are hosting a 50th wedding anniversary party for their parents on Dec. 28 in Orlando, Fla. While the official anniversary date is Feb. 23, 2007, the event is being held early so that all family can attend. Those wising to send congratulations, best wishes or memories of past events may e-mail kiley@sowego.net or mail cards and letters to Brian Kiley, 911 Old Andersonville Road, Andersonville, GA 31711. Run Your Employment Adi With (LJs, And! You*ll Find! Them! $2 so PER LINE PER DAY $ 13°° PER COLUMN INCH DISPLAY — The amazing Larkin Soap Company I recently attended an auction where a beautiful drop front oak secretary was offered for sale and it had it’s original “Larkin” label from the 1890 s on the back. Can you imagine buying a case of soap powder and getting a set of solid oak drop front secretary as a free premium?! That is exactly what the Larkin Company would do back then. There were thousands of premiums the consumer could earn by purchasing Larkin prod ucts. Here is the fas cinating story! John Durant Larkin started work ing at the age Jillinda Falen Antiques of 12 to help support his family. He started work as a messenger boy for the Western Union Telegraph Company and then became a clerk for a wholesale milliner. He found his calling in the retail world and asked his sister’s husband, Justus Weller who worked for a soap man ufacturer, to start a busi ness with him. Thus, in 1865, the Larkin & Weller company was born. The pair moved to Chicago in 1870 and Mr. Larkin met his future wife Frances who was visiting from Buffalo, New York. Unfortunately, Larkin’s partnership with Weller and his marriage fell apart and he decided to set up business for himself in Buffalo as J.D. Larkin, Manufacturer of Staple and Fancy Soaps. His first product called “Sweet Home” was marketed to street vendors. His next product, “Oatmeal Toilet Soap” quickly followed with both soaps becoming very successful. Larkin had to hire additional employees and one in particular, Elbert Hubbard, became his busi ness partner and market ing genius. It was Hubbard who had the idea of offer ing “give away items” to the public who purchased their products. They started giving away souve nir cards (small pictures) in 1881. This “give away pro motion” soon expanded to include pottery and furniture! Larkin’s busi ness skyrocketed away from his competitors when they started including a handkerchief with their Pure White Toilet Soap and a bath towel with Ocean Bath Soap. This suc cess inspired Larkin and Hubbard to experiment with even bigger premi ums. The Larkin Company moved away from using a sales force and went to a more direct marketing plan, sending the products straight from the factory to the consumer. This saved the company thousands on commis sions. With this savings, Larkin ordered $40,000 worth of piano lamps to offer as premiums. The next year he offered Morris chairs (80,000) and oak chairs (125,000). His most popu lar premium was the Chatauqua desk which is now more commonly referred to as the “Larkin Desk”. Uim Ads OMdtina: 2 day* prior »t 4pm Dl«pt»y Ado Deodllna: 2 days prior at Noon Call Ui At 47(-9t7-tU3 or pi» 470-9M-OIM LIFESTYLE The desk was received free if you purchased $lO worth of soap! The variety of prod ucts offered expanded along with the variety of premiums offered. In 1893 the Larkin Company was offering catalogs to its 1.5 million customers. To keep up with cus tomer demands, the company had to begin producing its own premi ums. A complex network of subsidiary companies were created including a furni ture company that assem bled pieces that were cut in Tennessee and “The Buffalo Pottery” which pro duced its pottery wares. They had a glass company in Pennsylvania and even contracted with Oneida for silverplate items. By 1905, only Sears offered a larger variety of items that the Larkin Company. Sales had reached over sl3 million by this time due to heavy marketing and premiums offered. Housewives were encouraged to set up “Larkin Pantries” and to decorate their homes with the “Larkin Look”. They were then offering every thing from soaps, spices, soups, perfumes, rugs curtains and furniture! You could even get a Larkin Bible, wallpaper and shoes as Larkin premi ums. With offices in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, Larkin commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build his new headquarters that held over 1800 employees. There was natural light ing, modern and efficient furniture and windows and a central court yard. Unfortunately, this building was demolished in 1950. What were they thinking?! At this time Larkin accounted for 15 percent of the mail received at the Buffalo post office. In the words of Larkin’s grandson Harry, the rest of the world caught up with Larkin in the late 1920 s and the company began to go downhill with the onslaught of the Great Depression and the begin ning of the Second World War. Larkin’s partner Elbert Hubbard retired and his wife died on the Lusitania when it sunk. The company struggled until it was sold in 1941. The new owners turned it into a mail order business which ceased in 1962. Larkin premi ums are very collect ible today. Check your old oak furniture for remnants of Larkin labels. Unfortunately, good records of premiums weren’t kept and it is hard to research some of the premiums. There is an article online where a fel low dug out an old privy to find hundreds of old Larkin glass soap bottles. I just don’t think I would go that far to collect antique bottles, person ally! Happy Collecting! Jillinda Falen is the owner of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques in Perry. She has been collecting and selling antiques for 22 years and is an estate liquidation specialist. You may con tact her via the Houston Daily Journal, www. antiquesingeorgia.com or carrielynns@alltel.net. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2006 ♦ Engagement / ’ '4k f - & Hp % > s g| 'JH '' fogSSL- -- fl| f' H ■Br Wmd ''X * - Hw '■ *r • t||p w%sm I | v -Bp . Hr > A v*.v w W jm| %%■ .■> S|y|*. W ',.. ' Contributed Amy Elizabeth Bailey and Jacob Daniel Stewart Bailey'Stewart Jane Bailey of Perry and Bruce Bailey of Vienna announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Elizabeth Bailey, to Jacob Daniel Stewart, son of Dr. and Mrs. Larry D. Stewart of Perry. The wedding will be at 5 p.m., Jan. 6, 2007 at First Baptist Church in Perry. A reception will follow in the church social hall. All friends and relatives of the couple are invited. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Wade and Willene Stewart of Perry; James A. Hendrix Jr. of Eulonia, Myrna Bailey of Pinehurst, Lee and Virginia Bailey of Unadilla. Her great-grandmother is Willa Dean Watson of Claxton. She is a graduate of Fullington Academy and holds a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education from Georgia Southwestern University. The groom-elect is the grandson of Betty Herrington and the late Calvin Herrington of McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Holt of Jonesboro. Kathy O’Neal of Perry is his honorary grandmother. He is a graduate of Perry High school with a bachelor of science degree in business management from the Georgia Southwestern University. Contributed White Columns Homeowners Association, via a release, would like to congratulate James and Anita Hollis for being recognized as Yard of the Month recipients for the month of October. The Hollis’ live at 115 White Columns Drive. James, according to the release, can be seen on any given day working in his yard and it definitely shows. “Thank you for all your hard work to make our neighbor hood a beautiful place to live,” the release reads. Thank You for a Wonderful Year! We Wish You a Merry Christmas! ; Hk' |r/ Ww Hiy filing St ere * j \a A Division ol Soiithua-.: RlectrAal Supply dr' '. 926 Carroll St. • Perry, GA 31069 478-224-8888 T-F 9am-spm SAT 10am-2pm Top yard 3C (MKMUI2I