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Marilyn Windham
An avocation in history is a
driving force to Windham
Marilyn Windham is instrumen¬
tal in the preservation of history in
many ways. In her home she has
collections of odds and ends that
simply interest her. Her activity
with the Peach County Historical
Society is a desire to preserve archi¬
tecture and history put into action.
At Peach Public Library she has
devoted in excess of 100 hours in
getting things organized and usable
in the "history room.”
"Marilyn has worked so hard in
here," said Library Director Gilda
Stanbery-Cotney, "and we’re so
thankful to know what we have.
Before it was just boxes and boxes
of unopened, unread memorabilia.
Now it all means something,
thanks to Marilyn's dedication."
It’s no "big deal" to Marilyn,
that's what she loves to do. Four
hours here, eight hours there, an af¬
ternoon, an evening - all sifting
through old pictures, letters, post¬
cards, books. The project has served
a two-fold purpose for Marilyn
Windham. She is researching a
book on Peach County history and
another book on the Peach Blossom
Festival of the early 1920's.
"There's a wealth of information
right here at the library," said
Windham, "we just didn't know
how much was here. That’s one of
the things this project has revealed,
that we do have an unbelievable
amount of information on local his¬
tory right here.”
Old postcards, letters, newspa¬
pers, photographs or verbal stories
are all pieces of what Peach County
is and how it evolved. "If anyone
has an old box of papers, a trunk of
letters - anything at all - we’d love
to have it here in the history room.
You’d be amazed how just one sen¬
tence in a letter can be a missing
piece of a whole story!," Windham
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said. "Something that seems totally
insignificant can be a major clue in
a line of history."
"We found this book," she con¬
tinued, "that is a great piece of his¬
tory and has some comical parts,
too, that is a collection of obituar¬
ies from Houston County. It says
in one of them that ’so and so died
leaving a wife and three children;
aren’t we glad he left $3,000 in life
insurance.’ Can you imagine! They
could be very direct in those days.
One tells of a man who was very ill
and died but not from the disease,
he committed suicide. The forms of
journalism changed from being very
formal and revealing very little to
being very direct and straightfor¬
ward. This is a wonderful book!"
The history room is a pet project
for the staff of the library because
with the cutbacks they've suffered,
they have not had the time to de¬
vote to the project that they
would've liked. "We are just so
thankful Marilyn has done this,”
said Cotney, "and it's been wonder¬
ful. She'd work away in here and
come running out exclaiming
things like, 'Ya'll aren't going to
believe what I've found,' or 'Would
you look at this!' as she’s worked.
It’s been great because we've all
been a part of the discoveries!”
If anyone in the community has
anything they would like to con¬
tribute to the history room of
Thomas Public Library, please con¬
tact Mrs. Stanbery-Cotney. As
more and more is discovered, the
desire to learn more grows.
The history room is now much
more organized and things are
"findable." Visit it the next time
you're in the library and share the
enthusiasm for Peach County his¬
tory with the staff of the library.
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Local Heart Assoc,
to hold Heart Walk
Every year more Georgians die
of heart disease than all other dis¬
eases combined-1 out of every 2
people. However, thanks to the re¬
search and community education
programs of the American Heart
Association this number is decreas¬
ing, but we still need your help to
continue our fight.
The mission of the American
Heart Association is to reduce death
and disability due to cardio-vascular
disease. Research plays a key role
in accomplishing this life saving
quest. As a result of research and
advanced technology physicians
have the tools to save lives. Be¬
cause of discoveries such as pace¬
makers, transplants, angio-plasty
and "miracle drugs" the lives of
thousands of Georgians that previ¬
ously would have been called "heart
attack victims" are now survivors.
Take a look around this commu¬
nity; you can see the results. Look
at people like Bill Hopkins and
Betty Clark along with countless
others. Then you make a contribu¬
tion to the American Heart Associa¬
tion. One third of each dollar is
dedicated to research grants to
medical facilities in Georgia. You
can see your dollars working.
In addition to research, pro¬
grams and high blood pressure
screenings are offered through out
the community. One example of
that is the Wellness Program that
the Peach County Board of Educa¬
tion is implementing to promote
better health for their faculty and
GSP reports only two Feb. accidents
The Georgia State Patrol at Perry
announced today that two traffic ac¬
cidents in Peach County were in
vestigated during the month of
February. These accidents resulted
in one injury and no deaths.
In the area of enforcement by
Post 15, Sergeant First Class Jesse
Smith said his officers had made
472 arrests and issued 414 warning
during the month.
Various courts in Peach County
disposed of 533 pending traffic
cases during the month with the
following; 525 guilty pleas, five
bond forfeitures, and eight nolo
contendre pleas. Sergeant Smith
explained that cases and arrests
would seldom be the same number
for each month because some cases
are carried over into the next month
ances (stoves, refrigerators, etc.) or
used clothing,
For pickup or more information,
call the PAHFH office (825-2704),
or Morgan Willis (825-5999) day or
night.
staff. Also, there are several com
panies, such as Bibb Company and
Blue Bird that offer blood screening
to their employees to discover unde¬
tected high blood pressure which is
the leading cause of strokes. Educa¬
tional materials have been inte
grated into the curriculum at the
schools to give children an aware¬
ness of a healthy lifestyle. As you
can see, when you make a donation
to the American Heart Association
the benefits of each dollar stay right
here in Peach County.
The Peach County Division of
the American Heart Association
needs your support to make our
First Annual Heart Walk a success.
The walk registration will begin at
8:30 on March 16 on the Peach
County Courthouse lawn. Prizes
will be awarded to the person
raising the most dollars to benefit
the Heart Association. Prizes
include: three days/two nights at
Jekyll Island, a Timex watch
donated by Avera Drugs, a Heart
Healthy Gourmet Basket from Jolly
Nut Company, gift certificate from
Pizza Hut, dinner for two at Byron
Plantation House and many others.
All entries will receive a T-shirt
free with a minimum donation of
$25. Contact Bill Hopkins at 825-
5561 tor sponsor forms and
information. AH team entries will
compete for a trophy donated by
Valley Athletic Supply, Inc. Get
out and walk for the American
Heart Association...it will do your
heart good.
to coincide with court dates,
He also pointed out that fines and
forfeitures amounted to $35,915.50
for the month of February which
was paid to the courts of Peach
County.
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The Leader-Tribune Wednesday, March 6. 19A1
f Shop at Home' series to
begin in March 20 issue;
Chamber urges support
On Wednesday, March 20, the Leader-Tribune will unveil a new
advertising campaign aimed at promoting the advantages of shopping in
your home town. This week, the Peach County Chamber of Commerce
endorsed the campaign and pledged its support.
"This is something the Chamber has wanted to do, and the paper has
taken the lead in getting it done," said Chamber CEO Ray Hollifield. "We
feel it is vitally important that we all support our local merchants, and this
campaign will help let people know the various advantages of spending
their money at home."
With that comment, Hollifield committed the Chamber as the first
sponsor of the monthly series.
The advertising series, produced by Publishers’ Idea Exchange, Inc.,
contains 13 different messages, all highlighting the advantages a
community gains when its citizens support its local economy.
The ads will run once each month in the Leader-Tribune, at a cost to
the individual merchant of $15 per month. Space is available for a total of
24 sponsors.
The L-T advertising staff is in the process of marketing the series now.
If you have not been contacted, and would like to reserve your space
before the campaign is full, call Susan Plummer at 825-2432.
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host the 11th annual High School
Quiz Bowl beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 9, in the audito
rium of the Horace Mann Bond
Building.
The Challenge Team from At
lanta's Northside High School last
year outsmarted 26 teams represent
ing 14 high schools to win first
place at the day-long competition,
Teams from Dun woody High
School placed second and third.
Teams again this year will be pit¬
ted against each other in a double
elimination question-and-answer
competition that covers several top¬
ics, including academics, entertain¬
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First, second and third place tro¬
phies will be awarded, and a free
lunch will be provided to participat¬
ing teams and their coaches.
The High School Quiz Bowl is
sanctioned activity of the Georgia
High School Association. It is
sponsored by the FVSC department
of history, geography and political
science; Central High School of
Macon; and Fort Valley Chapter of
Links, Inc.
For more information on the
competition contact Dr. Fred R.
van Hartesveldt, contest coordinator
and FVSC professor of history, at
(912) 825-6230.