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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN, 27, 1872
IRENE BUSH
Two Local Women Share
Same Job and Salary
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Mrs. Obie Middleton (left) and Mrs. Leonath Smith have
polled their work to hold one job and one salary.
Two area residents share the
same job and sajary, because
neither wanted to retire, and at
the same time each felt she
could not accept a full-time job.
Both have held jobs related to
practical nursing, while one was
considering retirement, the
other was looking for someone
to go on duty with her.
Mrs. Leonath Smith of Arl
ington and Mrs. Obie Middle
ton of Blakely have teamed up
to serve as a companion and
practical nurse. “Just leave it
up to us, when one is called
home because of illness, or wants
to attend an associational meet
ing, the other comes on duty”,
Mrs. Smith said.
Both have held a variety of
jobs. Mrs. Smith came to Baker
County as a bride in 1923; being
a versatile person and sensing
the need, she did community
nursing as a neighborly act.
The doctors under whom she
worked were the late Dr. Pay •
ton Keaton and Dr. Leslie Che
shire both of Damascus; and the
late Dr. C. K. Sharp and Dr.
W. W. Calhoun of Arlington.
Mrs. Smith is the former
Leonath Parke r of Pine Park,
Ga. near Cairo; and a native
of Grady County.
Mrs. Smith became a widow
in 1945, she went to Florida
where she was manager of
Ocean Front Cottages at Day
tona Beach and governess in
Miami, Fla. She operated the
hotel in Arlington after returning
to Georgia in 1958 and was on
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AMELIA BARKSDALE
the staff at the hospital in Ar
lington.
Mrs. Smith is a member of
the National Hemerocallis Soc
iety and hybridizes these popu
lar lilies as a hobby. She is a
member of the Arlington Metho
dist Church. Although she does
not have a chance to attend
church very often because of
the demands of her work she
says, “I have dedicated my life
to witnessing for Christ. I have
put my faith in the Lord and
believe there will always be a
door open for me in my line
of work”
“When I returned to the field
of nursing I came back to my
first love, for 1 have found some
thing that is rewarding in this
service.”
“You would be surprised at
the fine people 1 have come to
know and love throughout South
Ga. I am known through a chan
nel of friends who refer me to
their friends,” she said.
Mrs. Smith has one daughter,
Mrs. Jermaine Newberry of Arl
ington who resides on her farm
at the Old Sheffield Mill site;
and a grand-daughter, Jan.
Mrs. Obie Middleton is a native
of Miller County and the former
Obie Sheffield. Her husband was
the late Rufus Middleton of Bla
kely. She served as supervisor
of the dietary department of
Early Memorial Hospital for 2
years, also as a practical nurse
on private duty for patients in
the hospital and in their homes.
She has been representative
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Locals
Mrs. Annis Sullivan of Ameri
cus visited her sister, Mrs.
Merle Haisten Sunday. Mrs.
Haisten, who has been a patient
at Early Memorial Hospital since
January 19, underwent surgery
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Walsh
of Fitzgerald, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Cribbs and their son and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Crib
bs, all of Ashburn; and Mr. and
Mrs. Marshal Day and family
were luncheon guests of Mrs.
J. M. Erwin on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burns of
Columbus, Georgia were week
end guests of Mrs. Burns’ sis
ter, Mrs. C. G. Brewer in
Blakely. The Burns left Mon
day morning for a months stay
in Miami before returning to
Columbus.
Little Tanya Welch, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Welch
was in Columbus Tuesday for
additional surgery following an
eye operation last fall.
for two cosmetic companies for
a total of fifteen years; she was
formerly manager of a pick up
station for laundry and dry
cleaning and did alterations at
this place of business; and was
general manager of a grocery
store on North Main Street for
several years.
“I was considering re
tirement,” she recalled but after
thinking about half-time work she
decided this would be the answer
“I have a house to keep, child
ren and grandchildren to visit
and I want to enjoy my family.”
She has two sons, Garland
Middleton of Blakely, who has
four children and Hayes Mid
dleton of Albany who has three
children.
There is such a great need
for practical nursing, and yet
it is confining, it seems this
might be an answer for other
women; share the job and the
salary”, it leaves time for the
things these grandmothers want
to do.
Mrs. Smith has put in more
weeks and years in nursing and
her conservation includes some
of the best known families in
Southwest Georgia whom she has
served. They are her friends
and she keeps in touch with
many.
Both women enjoy television,
Mrs. Smith feels the necessity
of keeping up with the news and
relaxes with the newspapers.
Mrs. Middleton’s hobby is sew
ing, and both like to be on the
move, to visit relatives, friends,
and interesting places. At the
same time they are making the
most of their organized talents.
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Local FHA’ers to Attend
State Nutrition Cons.
Anagene Barham
Parents, doyou worry about the
haphazard eating habits of youth
today? So do many young people,
themselves.
Two local teenagers have been
chosen as delegates to the 1972
Georgia Teenage Nutrition Con
ference, held at the Executive
Park Motel in Atlanta, February
4-5. Cheryl Harvey, State Treas
urer of FHA and President of the
local chapter and Anagene Bar
ham, Ist. Vice President of the
Early County High FHA will join
200 other representatives chosen
from 15 youth organizations.
The theme of the Conference
will be “Food Builds the Body -
Fun Builds the Soul”. The two
day event will attract representa
tives from the following youth
groups: Allied Medical Careers
Clubs, Boy Scouts of America,
Camp Fire Girls, Inc., Distri
butive Education Clubs of
America, Future Business Lead
ers of America, Future Farmers
of America, Future Homemakers
of America, Future Teachers of
America, Georgia Association of
Library Assistants, Girl Scouts
of the U.S.A., Girls Clubs of
America, Inc., 4-H Clubs, and
the Georgia District of Key Clubs
International. Participants will
be given the opportunity to view
films, see exhibits, hear food
experts and discuss ways in
which they can promote better
nutrition among the state’s teen
agers. Friday night’s program
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farr and
daughters Misses Beverly and
Barbara Farr of Orlando, Fla.
visited relatives in Blakely and
Early County this week end.
Chris Logan accompanied his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Cary Logan
on a trip to South Florida and
Disneyland at Orlando, during
the week end.
Mr. C. P. Jenkins, who re-‘
cently underwent major surgery
in an Albany hospital, was dis
missed the past Sunday, and is
now recuperating at his home
in North Blakely Heights.
Mrs. Trudie Odum, Mrs. Bes
sie Glosson, and Mrs. Adele
Harris, all of Albany were guests
of Mrs. C. G. Brewer at her home
on South Boulevard at a luncheon
Tuesday. The quartet, who have
Cheryl Harvey
will include a banquet and enter
tainment featuring a band.
Organized in 1962 by the Geor
gia Nutrition Council, the Con
ference emphasizes the import
ance of balanced teenage nut
rition. Four specific objectives
of the Conference are: (1) to
improve the dietary habits of
teenagers; (2) to develop an ap
preciation of the food industry
and its contribution to our con
venient, high quality food supply;
(3) to develope an awareness
of our dependence on agricult
ure to provide an adequate quan
tity of food essential for health;
and (4) to develop an awareness
of careers in food and related
fields.
Cheryl is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Harvey. In
addition to servingas State Trea
surer and President of the Early
County High Chapter of FHA,
she is Secretary of the Beta
Club, Gossip Editor of the School
Paper, member of Varsity
Basketball team, Ist Baptist
Youth Choir, and “The New Des
tiny Singers”. She has recently
been chosen as a candidate for
State President of FHA.
Anagene is the daughter of
Mr. Felix Barham. She is Ist
Vice President of FHA, and has
served as a delegate to State
and National Conventions, and
holds the State Degree. She was
National winner of the College
Inn Recipe Contest, receiving
a $2,500 scholarship.
Blakely Garden
Club to meet
Thursday, Jan. 3
The Blakely Garden Club will
meet Thursday February 3 at
3:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs.
Rafe Houston. Mrs. Robert Hall
will be in charge of the program.
In Memory
In remembrance of J. M. Er
win, dear husband and father,
whom the Lord called home to
be with him in heaven on the 27th
been friends for many years,
reminisced old times, enjoying
the ‘Get Together’.
Mrs. George W. Nelson
Visits 3 DAR Chapters
In the tradition of “The Pony
Express” which always delivered
mail despite adverse weather
conditions, Mrs. George W. Nel
son, State Regent of the Georgia
Society Daughters of the
American Colonists made three
official visits to Chapters in Au
gusta, Waynesboro, and Ailey on
Wednesday and Thursday, in tor
rential rains, heavy fogs, and
tornadoes and returned safely to
Blakely on Friday from the 706
mile trip.
Mrs. Howard Koontz, Regent,
and members of the George Wal
ton Chapter, Augusta, gave a
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Nelson
on Wednesday, January 12, in the
George Walton Room of the Rich
mond Hotel in Augusta.
Over a hundred pink and white
camellias were used in the table
arrangement and a lovely camel
lia corsage was presented to
Mrs. Nelson. After the luncheon
the State Regent gave a talk
on the Aims and Objectives of the
National Society DAC, and con
gratulated the Regent and mem
bers of the George Walton Chap
ter on being one of the first
seven chapters in the National
Society to reach the 10% gain
in membership this year, which
was the goal set by The Na
tional President, Mrs. Charles
Jules Michelet, for the three
years of her administration.
Plans for the State Assembly to
be held on March 8-9 at Rich
mond Hill, Georgia were given,
and the Members were given a
cordial invitation to attend.
On Wednesday afternoon,
January 12, a tea, honoring Mrs.
Nelson, was given by Mrs. Porter
Cars well at her lovely and his
toric home, Bellevue Plantation,
twelve miles from Waynesboro,
with the Regent, Mrs. T. Ayer
Hatcher, and other members of
the St. George’s Parish Chapter
attending. The tea table had
camellias from the gardens of
Bellevue arranged in an antique
Silver epergne. The history of
Bellevue Plantation, which is one
of the homes included in the book,
“White Columns of Georgia”, by
Medora Field Perkerson, was
given by Mrs. Carswell, and a
tour wa s made to see the bullet
holes in a portion of the house
left by a conflict between Con
federate and Union forces during
Sherman’s March to the Sea. An
historic marker has been placed
at Bellevue by the Georgia His
torical Commission, which gives
in its text that this plantation
has remained in the same family
since the original grant received
from George 111 of England.
Thursday, January 13, Mrs.
Nelson was guest of honor at a
luncheon, given by the Regent,
Mrs. Bartwo Snooks, and the
day of January one year ago.
Oh how we miss you.
Wife and Children
Os J. M. Erwin
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members of the General Richard
Montgomery Chapter, at the
beautiful Country home of Mrs.
William C. Peterson, near
Saperton. A lovely and most
unique co.rsage was presented to
the State Regent, which was in
the Motif of the National Society,
designed by Mrs. Neil Gillis,
who was the former Miss
Jermie Bell Perry. She will be
pleasantly remembered by many
Blakely people as a teacher of
music at the Blakely High School,
and as a cousin of the late Miss
Mayme Perry, at whose home
she stayed while teaching in
Blakely.
Mrs. Peterson’s home is built
in the California style of Archi
tecture, with glass enclosed Ja
panese garden in the center, on
which one may look upon from
all the rooms. The buffet lunch
eon was served from the dining
room and the guests were seated
at tables for four, arranged so
that the beauty of the garden was
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enjoyed by everyone present.
After the luncheon, Mrs. Hugh
Peterson, an honorary state Re
gent of the Georgia society, was
asked by the Chapter Regent, to
introduce the State Regent, who
spoke to the members on many
phases of the work of the Na
tional and the Georgia Societies,
and praised the General Richard
Montgomery Chapter for its ex
cellent work in carrying out the
aims and objectives of the Na
tional Society.
Mrs. Snooks thanked the State
Regent for keeping her appoint
( ment to visit their Chapter in
such adverse weather conditions,
and presented to Mrs. Nelson
a copy of the lovely book, “Geor
gia - From Plum Orchard to
Plum Nelly”, Vol. 1 the colors
photographs and test by Carroll
Proctor Scruggs. Under the for
mal presentation by the General
Richardson Montgomery Chapter
on the title page are the signa
tures of all the members. This
gift was especially appreciated,
as Mrs. Nelson collects books
on Georgia.
Mrs. Don Richardson, of Col
umbus, accompanied her mother
Mrs. Nelson, and was a guest of
the Chapter’s visited.