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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 1969
King, Coleman,
Ivey reunion held
at Kolomoki
The annual reunion of the
King's, Ivey’s, and Coleman's
was held Sunday July 27 at Kolo
moki Mounds. A picnic lunch
was served in one of the new
enclosed areas, where you can
enjoy yourselves rain or shine-
These are new accomodations
that have recently been added to
this area, and even though it rain
ed we could all enjoy the festive
accasion. Both old and young
had a very enjoyable time.
Quite a number of us do not
get to visit except at this time
so we al 1 look forward to being
together. The food was delicious
and there was a long table filled
with a choice of anything you
might want.
Those enjoying this delightful
day were: Mr. and Mrs. Bill
King, Athens, Ga.; Miss Ellen
King, Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and
Mrs. Guy White and Leliann,
Blakely; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Arnold, Nancy, Kathy and Steve
Coe, Perry; Mrs. and Mrs. Davis
King, Mrs. and Mrs. Ralph King,
Sylvester; Walter Ed Arnold,
Richard, Walter and David,
Perry; Mr- and Mrs. Wallace
Ivey and Ann, Blakely; Mr- and
Mrs. Roswell Coleman, Vienna;
Mr. and Mrs. Savoy Ivey, Wade
and Scott, Sylvester; Mr. and
Mrs. George Ivey, Bluffton; Mrs.
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Mrs. Alexander
observes 94th
birthday Aug. 2
Mrs. Wyatt H. Alexander, one
of the city’s oldest residents,
observed her 94th birthday,
Saturday, August 2, quietly at her
home on Lakevood Terrace. Mrs.
Alexander’s daughter, Mrs. R. Cl
Norton, and Mr. Norton, of Win
ter Haven, Florida, have been
spending several weeks with Mrs.
Alexander while Miss Annette
Alexander is visiting in Coral
Gables-
Hugh Ivey and Greg, Camilla;
Mrs. Patsy Fetherson, Ellen,
Peggy, Mrs. Ann Thombley, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Thombley, Sally
and Roy, Columbus; Mr. and Mrs.
Hilburn Dunahoo, Vickie, Deb
bie, and Sherrie, Blakely; Mr.
and Mrs- Edward King, Sr., Mrs.
Lealand King, Donna and Kay,
Mr. and Mrs- Ras Coleman, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward King, Jim and
Joe, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cole
man, Mr. and Mrs. Collier Mills
and Bill, Mr- and Mrs- Weston
King and Cody, all of Fort Gaines.
— NOTICE —
— will be a regular meet
ing of the OES, August 14, 8;00
o’clock at the Masonic Hall.
Founder’s Day will be observed.
All members are urged to attend.
Early Co. Library
to have historical
scrapbook
The Early County Library will
have a historical scrapbook to
display at an early date, Mrs.
R. C. Singletary, Jr., Chairman
of the scrapbook committee for
the Early County Historical So
ciety, who has been working on
the scrapbook for almost twelve
months plans to put the book
together within the next month.
To a lover of history, the ma
terial she has gleaned, is of great
historical value, along with the
pictures of the two men (for whom
the county of Early and the city'
of Blakely were named); she has
obtained pictures of the old court
house, the old factory and store
buildings in Blakely. These pic
tures came from the files of
the late D. H. McDowell, county
historian, who had documented
appointments signed by the
governor of the state of Geor
gia, the year they were issued.
These documents are in the
.scrapbook, a gift of Mrs. Mc-
Dowell. .
Weaver reunion
held July 27
in Cedar Springs
A family reunion of Mary Em
ma Roberts Weaver and Roy
Weaver was held in Cedar
Springs, Ga., July 27, 1969.
Those attending were Mary
Emma Weaver Margism, Alex
andria, Indiana; Sam E., Eliza
beth, Roy, Dean, Timmy, Rhonda
Evans, Cedar Springs; Martin,
and Gail Evans, Mayhaw; Bill
Evans, Hawkinsville, Ga.; Tom
Addie, Brenda Amos, Madison
Heights, Mich.; Jack, Linda, Sa
brina Kuhn, Madison Heights,
Mich-; Polly, Susie, Hazel Park,
Mich.; Julius (Buddy), Beverly,
Robert and Lester Amos, Jack
sonville, Fla.; Travis and Con
nie Messer, Orlando, Fla.; Cary,
Ann, Karen, Cheryl Peeples, Tal
lahassee, Fla.; Alfis, Florrie,
Wayne, Lee Edward, Diane Mills,
Auburndale, Fla.; Lamar Mills
and friend, Houston, Texas; Mrs.
Inez Bynum, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Evans of Cedar Springs.
LOCAL
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bell and
Claude, accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Fletcher Thompson, left
this morning for Texas where the
Bell’s will visit their son, A/2c
Carlie A. Bell at San Antonio,
Texas. The Thompsons will
visit in Houston and return by
plane. The Bell family will go
on to Lackland Air Force Base
where A/2c Bell is stationed.
All have tickets for the base
ball game Saturday night.
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New Hope Baptist Church
observes 100th Anniversary
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Dressed in fashions of a hundred years ago, Mrs. Griffin
Houston, secretary of the Sunday School, Mrs. S, B. Black
shear President of the W. M. U. and Miss Ermine Waller,
church pianist, look over the History of the New Hope Baptist
Qiurch.
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Descendants of Charter members of the church: Ist row,
1 to r; Alan Thomas, Robin Mock, Michele Widener, Tammy
Mock; 2nd row; Diane Waller, Mrs- Mike Widener, Mrs. Hilary
Thomas, Kathy Tiner, Amber Houston,; 3rd row: Georgiana
Blackburn, Ellendell Waller, Mrs. Ruby Houston, Mrs. Mary
George, Michael Blackburn; 4th row; Debra Waller, Mrs.
Stephen Cannon, Miss Lulleen Houston, Mrs. Lessie Blenke,
Miss Rosa Watson, Miss Dale Blackburn and Mrs. Byron
Blackburn, and several others who are in other pictures.
Sunday, August 3, 1969 the
New Hope Baptist Church cele
brated their 100th anniversary.
Members were dressed in the
fashion of 100 years ago, the
ladies wore long dresses and
bonnets, the men wore overalls
or suspenders and broad brim
hats. The pastor, the Rev. Danny
Gray, was dressed in overalls
for the morning service-
A record attendance at Sun
day School and the morning wor
ship service heard the Rev. Gray
speak on “Don’t Look Back”.
A baptismal service was held
with Marcine Cooper and Debra
Waller, a 6th gene ration in church
membership, the first to be bap
tized in the second century of
the church. Nancy W’hite joined
the church and became the first
new member in the second cen
tury.
Will Tiner, Chairman of Dea-
Annual meeting
of HE club held at
Kolomoki Park
The Young Blakely Home Ec
onomics Club met Thursday, July
24, at the Kolomoki State Park
for a hamburger cook-out with
approximately fifteen attending.
Delicious grilled burgers with
all the trimmings were served.
The entire group enjoyed
games following the meal with
prizes going to Lisa Still, Tally
Lumpkin, Lisa Lumpkin, Mrs.
Clarence Still, Scott Sammons,
Gail Lumpkin and Wendy Lump
kin.
The annual event was enjoyed
thoroughly by all.
The club welcomed one visitor,
Miss Linda Bush of Bartow, Fla.,
sister of Mrs. Verna Sammons.
Irrigation has made possible
farming in the Imperial Valley
in Southeastern California and'
the- development of one of the
richest farming areas in the
world.
cons, presented a plaque to Step
hen Cannon, an inactive deacon,
inscribed, "Honorary Deacon for
Life, New Hope Baptist Church”.
An old fashioned basket dinner
was served picnic style under
the shade trees on the church
grounds. After lunch congre
gational singing was followed by
the recognization of charter
members and former pastors.
Some of the older members
of the church are: G. L. Dykes,
J. H. J. Waller, G. O. Lindsey,
Sam Moody, Mrs. Will George,
Mrs. Roy Houston, Mrs. Win
gate Bates, Mrs. J. H. J. Waller,
Mrs. C. M. Mock, Mrs. J. R.
Prince, Mrs. Delma Miller and
Mrs. Julia Bruner.
A history of the church was
read by the pastor- Records
show the church was constitut
ed August 2, 1869 at a meeting
in the Dußose Methodist Church
which was a small log building.
There were 17 charter mem
bers. The first revival was
held a week later and 42 mem
bers were added to the church
membership. During the first
16 years of its history, mem
bers worshipped in the Metho
dist Church building-
In 1885 a new home for the
New Hope Baptist Church was
completed with the Rev. J. E.
Dykes as pastor. In 1901 a
larger building was erected.
Forty-six years later in 1947,
an even larger building was e
rected which is the present
church building.'
From 1869 to 1969 twenty
three pastors have served this
church, also the past and present
deacons, clerks and treasurers
were named. The church has
served proudly in the Lord's
service in the Bethel Associa
tion. New Hope has come from
receiving the church's income
through the land called the Lord's
Acre and Sunday eggs, to sup
porting herself through tithes
and offerings.
There were descendents of
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Will Tiner, chairman of the board of deacons of the New
Hope Baptist Church presents Steve Cannon (right) a plaque
inscribed, “Honorary Deacon for Life - New Hope Baptist
Church’’ as other deacons look on (left to right, back) J. R.
George, Bradley Mock, Byron Blackburn, Charles Emmett Hous
ton, and Griffin Houston. Photo by Mrs. Emmett Mock.
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Members of the New Hope Baptist Church, sing out at the
100th anniversary celebration, 1 to r, Ist row: Mrs. Tiner
Cooper, Lizzie White, Susan Cooper, Tammy Mock, Angie
Holloway and Alan Thomas; 2nd row; Mrs. Sam Moody, Mrs.
Marcine Cooper, Mrs. Richard Holloway, Richie Holloway, Mrs.
Bradley Mock, Mrs. Don Cannon, Mrs. Doster Davis; Standing:
Charlie Thomas and Hilary Thomas; back row; Mrs. Birdie
Pollock, Mrs. Will Tiner, Mrs. Allie Wilburn and Mrs. Pete
White.
seven of the the 17charter mem
bers present Sunday. These
descendents represented the
families of Louisa E, George,
Edd Houston, Epsy J. George,
W. R. George, J. A. George,
Harriet Holley and Alpha
A. George-
Items of Historical interest
were displayed in the Sunday
School rooms. These included:
pictures of charter members,
Bibles and song books used by
members 100 years ago and a
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copy of the Rules of Decorum
and Articles of Faith in 1869
were presented to each family.
The Rev. Danny Gray brought
his final sermon to the New
Hope Church as he is leaving
to further his education in Clin
ton, Mississippi- His message
was entitled, “There Is A Need
Elsewhere’’.
The church has called the Rev.
Richard Elevens of Graceville,
Fla., who will begin his pas
torate August 17, 1969.
HOSPITAL LIST
Patients listed as beingadmit
ted and discharged the past week,
at Early Memorial Hospital were
as follows:
ADMITTED
Janice Knight, Peggy Grimes,
Arthur L. Rabon, Lauritha
Thompson, Hattie C. Loyless,
Palestine Dawson, Yonnie K.
White, Emma L. Williams, Gwen
dolyn Hayes, George Spencer,
Charles Yarborough, Josephine
Houston, Ollie Holley, Barbara
Dunwoody, Stephanie Waller,
Annie Anderson, Kim Houston,
Ellen Tinson , Carolyn Tlnson,
Sandra Bonnie Nash, Josephine
Widden, Rossie White, Diane
Murkerson, Kenneth Whitehurst,
Tyrone Webb, Theo Murkerson,
Andy Cowan, Jewell Yarborough,
David Wayne Smith, William
Grimes, Kathleen O. Smith,
Grace Saxon Holley, Sophia D,
Pyle, Earl Williams, Timothy
James, Charles Benton, Thomas
Whatley, Ruth H. Cooper, Mattie
K. Hall, Ida Grier, Shirley Jones,
Ralph E, Hutchins.
DISCHARGED
John C. Blackshear, Ida Bell
Moore, Mainer Williams, Dock
Sutton, Josephine Johnson, Ber
nice Williams, Carolyn Lee,
Mary Beasley, Thomas Whatley,
Janice Knight, Melvin Barbar,
Liz de George, Linda Milner and
Baby Boy, Yonnie Kay White,
Ethel Roberts, Stephine Waller,
Peggy Grimes and Baby Girl,
Carol Tinson, Lauritha Thomp
son and Baby Boy, Gwendolyn
Hayes, Jarlyne Abston and Baby
Boy, George Spencer, Russell
Stevens, Wilda Lindsey, Barbara
Dinwoody and Baby Boy, Arthur
Rabon, Kim Houston, Ellen Tin
son, Andy Cowan, Kenneth White
hurst, Mary Jo Andrews, Vinston
Hilliard, Foy Williams, David
Smith, Jewell Koon, Ollie Hol
ley, Diana Murkerson, Emma
Williams, Josephine Whidden,
Tyrone Webb, Ida Grier, Hattie
Loyless.
Cards of Thanks
I sincerely appreciate all the
citizens wh o supported me with
their vote and encouragement in
the election for City Council.
It is my earnest desire to
help make Blakely a better place
in which to live and congratulate
the two incumbents in this
election.
Sincerely,
Marshal Day
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