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RAMBLINGS
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Sons of the American Revolution Reenactors Presenting Arms during the
5 Mar 2022 Memorial Service for the 243 rd anniversary of the Battle of
Brier Creek, Georgia. L-R: Steve Burke, John Tapley, Don Bazemore, and
Jerry Lawson. Burke and Bazemore are direct descendants of
Captain J. W. Humphreys, (photo by Ted Walker)
South Carolina, and is bur
ied in a marked grave there.
Donny Mallard’s grandfa
ther who lived to a hundred
years of age, showed Donny
this grave many years ago.
Donny, in turn, took me over
to visit it. Esther Conyers
Humphreys died in Screven
County after 1810 and is in
an unmarked grave in the
Humphreys Family Cem
etery on Mouth of the Creek
Road, along with several of
her grandchildren.
Please keep this in mind
the next time you visit the
Brier Creek Battlefield; that
is part of your personal histo
ry. Additionally, for those of
you who may perhaps wish
to join the Daughters of the
American Revolution or the
Sons of the American Revo
lution, this line has been es
tablished several times, and
should make it easier for you
to join. For more informa
tion on this, please feel free
to contact me.
AMERICANS SUPPORT
UKRAINIAN
HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
-Pam Jesion
As the war in Ukraine rages on, news outlets continue to report
fleeing refugees, destroyed buildings and infrastructures, as well
as detailing the dire situation of the citizens as shells rain down
on them, as shelter, food and water become ever scarcer, as medi
cations become unavailable. The destruction of utility plants has
made it impossible for many to even charge a mobile phone, much
less turn on a light in the dark or a faucet for water.
International humanitarian groups are scrambling, even as the war
against Ukraine continues, as they try to ease the suffering of an
entire population in need of necessities. Agencies are working on
getting solar generators into the country to provide power, on col
lecting life-maintaining medications such as insulin, of providing
food and water. Doctors without Borders is even conducting online
training sessions, teaching surgeons how best to deal with trauma
wounds.
Here in the US, there are people leaving loved ones and the safety
of their own homes, going to Ukraine with these different agencies
to be of in-country assistance, routing supplies and aid to war-tom
areas, using skills to repair or replace sources of necessities such as
power and water.
One of those people putting their sneakers and cowboy boots onto
Ukrainian soil is a man named Joe, from the western part of the
United States. He lived and worked in Ukraine for some years be
fore having to return home. This week, he is returning to work with
humanitarian agencies seeking to get those solar generators func
tioning where needed and desperately needed medical supplies to
the population.
Joe is not a young guy; he’s a middle-aged man who is taking
his skills and talents into a war zone to help a people faced with a
growing humanitarian crisis. With the blockage and destruction of
roads and bridges making normal delivery routes unusable, volun
teers are creating their own delivery systems, using personal ve
hicles to bring in equipment and supplies ranging from backpacks
filled with supplies for medical personnel, tools to repair/replace
infrastructure, insulin and other life-saving medications, formula,
and diapers for babies.
There are numerous national and international agencies strug
gling to provide aid and in need of financial help in funding to
support their efforts in Ukraine; these agencies can be accessed
and researched online.
The United Nations estimates they will need to raise over $1.7 bil
lion for current efforts. Among other respected agencies already in
Ukraine are the International Rescue Committee, Doctors Without
Borders, the Red Cross, and Save the Children.
FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER
WANTED
The city of Oliver is
now accepting
applications for a full
time police officer.
Applications can be
Emailed to:
oliver@planters.net
Or Stop By The Office
and pick up an Application
(any day except Wednesday)
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Sylvania Times
Saturday, Mar. 26: The Golden Harvest Food Bank will
host a drive thru food distribution from 8-10 a.m. at the
S.M.I.L.E. Ministries in Sylvania.
April 5-7: The 71st annual Screven County Livestock
Festival will be held. More details to come.
Tuesday, Apr. 5: The Sylvania City Council Meeting will
be at the Cail Building at 6 p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
Tuesday, Apr. 12: The Screven County Commission
meeting will be held at 9 a.m. in the county offices. The
public is invited to attend.
Tuesday, Apr. 19: The Sylvania City Council Meeting
meets at the Cail Building at 6 p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
Monday, Apr. 11: The Screven BOE meeting will be held
at 5 p.m.at the BOE building.
May 21: Post 116 of the American Legion will be
holding a Golf Benefit at the Briar Creek Co. Club.
Library going Irish
for St. Patrick’s
Day
-Sharon Blank
Happy St. Patrick’s
Day! Did you know
that this month is
both Women’s His
tory Month and Irish-
American Heritage
Month? Why not stop
by the library and pick
up some of the great books
by Irish and Irish-American
female authors like Maeve
Binchy, Alice McDermott,
Alexandra Ripley, and so
many more!
Our storytimes are back,
and we’d love to see you and
your kids there! Come in at
3:30 pm on Tuesdays, and
your kids will get a chance to
listen to a great story and do
a fun activity related to that
story. It’s a ton of fun for the
little ones!
Don’t forget that we’ve got
Crafts To Go for you to en
joy for free! We’ve got a new
craft kit every week, and a
new teen or adult craft every
two weeks. You never know
exactly what fun and creative
craft we’ll have waiting for
you, so make sure to stop in!
Want to do the craft in the
library with friends? You’re
in luck - every Wednesday
at 3:30 pm we have an in
library Craft Time!
Ready to hit the parks and
attractions spread through
out Georgia for spring break
t. Happy
si. pam
Day
and summer vacation? Make
sure you stop in at the library
before you go, because we
can get you into a lot of them
free or at a reduced price!
Whether you’re heading
to the Georgia State Parks,
Chattahoochee Nature Cen
ter, Georgia Sports Hall of
Fame, Michael C. Carlos
Museum, Zoo Atlanta, or
more, we can help! Want to
know more? Head over to
https ://georgialibraries. org /
partnerships/ and leam about
our partnerships.
Keep your eyes on this
space, and on our Facebook
page, because we’ve got
something big coming up!
We’ll be celebrating National
Library Week all through
the month of April, and you
won’t believe what we have
planned! You’ll get the first
look at it on our Facebook
page at www.facebook.com/
screvencountylibrary so go
ahead and give us a “Like!”
so you’ll be one of the first to
know!
Well, that’s all for now - see
you at the library!
PASTOR
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champion over all things.
"Even the youths shall faint
and be weary, and the young
men shall utterly fall, but
those who wait on the LORD
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with
wings like eagles, they shall
run and not be weary; they
shall walk and not faint,"
(Isaiah 40:30-31).
Though the Apostle Paul
was a Championship Cali
ber Preacher, he and Barn
abas did not want attention,
they put the spotlight on the
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
When the people of Iconium
tried to bow and worship
Paul and Barnabas as if they
were Greek gods, the men of
God refused. "But when the
apostles Barnabas and Paul
heard this, they tore their
clothes and ran in among
the multitude, crying out and
saying, Men, why are you
doing these things? We also
are men with the same nature
as you and preach to you that
you should turn from these
useless things to the living
God, who made the heav
en, the earth, the sea, and
all things that are in them,"
(Acts 14:14-15).
Bill Kent is the Pastor of Me
morial Baptist Church, Syl
vania
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EQUIPMENT RENTAL
* Saws * Generators * Air Compressors * Welders *
* Trenchers * Man Lifts * Etc *
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Sylvania, GA 30467 info@arthur-engineering.com
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Smith Bros 301 Cafe Tourist
and Truckstop 1952
was located on U.S. 301 and Highway 21, Sylvania, Ga.
Telephone number was: 3821
Current address would be 408 West Ogeechee Street
Solomon Edmond “Sol” Oglesby, son of Mary Ann Jenkins and
Milledge L. “Jack” Oglesby, and husband of Mozelle “Rebecca”
Mock, died last week.
Marian Catherine Rackley, daughter of Willie Beatrice Wells and
Crawford Ferdinand “Crawf ’ Rackley, will be married to Millard
Mathew Parker, son of Mary Alice McMillan and Matthew Lucius
Parker, will be married on 19 Apr 1922.
John Wesley Howard, aged 76, died last week. He was the son
of Screven County Pioneers, Polly Conner and John Howard. He
leaves behind his wife, Martha, and one daughter. He was buried
at Double Heads Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Harold Hollingsworth is named District Chairmen for 1947 Red
Cross Roll Call Fundraising Drive..
Miss Rosalee Howard, Chair of the Junior Red Cross reports that
Screven County School Children are planning on sending over
100 educational boxes to areas hit by war in foreign countries.
Articles contained in these boxes include writing pads, pencils,
crayons, bath cloths, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toys, needles,
and thread.
W. D. Lundquist, a Screven County Medical Doctor, will discuss
general health conditions at the regular meeting of The Lions
Club at the Sell House this upcoming Monday night at 8 o’clock.
Zell Miller of Young Harris, Georgia will be the Guest Speaker
of the regular supper meeting of the Sylvania Lions Club Mon
day evening. The 7:30 o’clock meeting will be held at the Town
House Restaurant.
Dorothy Freeman talks to Congressman G. Elliott Hagan by
telephone hook-up from Washington, DC in front of a screen
on which his picture was projected at the 4-H Citizenship Rally
held here Saturday. Adults on the program included Donald O.
Sheppard, Chair of the Screven County Board of Commissioners;
Walter Smith, Master 4-H’er who is now a local businessman and
member of the Board of Education; and Mrs. Wendell Wood, 4-H
Director at Screven County Academy.
Glenn Brown will be the Guest Speaker at both worship services
this Sunday at Memorial Baptist Church. Glenn is the son of Al
bert Brown and the last Mrs. Brown of Sylvania and is a graduate
of Screven County High School. He attended Georgia Southern
College and plans to continue his studies in the ministry upon
Screven County High School has reason to cheer “Wunderbar”
as its German teacher Jim Sheppard snared the county-wide
1997 Teacher of the Year award last week. Sheppard is a
11 -year SCHS veteran, and also serves his school as the Head
Tennis Coach.
Plantation Airpark, just south of Sylvania, is an 1,800-acre
facility, with two asphalt runways: one 5,000 feet long and
the other 3,800 feet long. Chairman of the Airport Authority,
Billy Blackburn states that “the airport is self-staining, and does
not take any money from the city of county. Money is made
by renting out farmland owned by the airport, and by selling
hunting rights.” More than 30 airplanes, such as crop dusters, a
Piper Seneca II, a Cessna 150, a Piper Arrow, a Piper Apache, a
home-built kit airplane, a gyrocopter, and an Ultra-Light can be
found here.
“The Silver Spoon: The Story of the Livingstons in New York
and Screven County” will be the topic discussed by Joh A.
Mills, III at the March meeting of Brier Creek Chapter, Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, at the home of Mrs. Lee Roy
Kirkendohl at 3:30 pm next Wednesday.
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