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rscionary Committee of Oco
nee Street Methodist Church
«ill hold its regular monthly
reeting Friday night, February
17, 8:00 o'clock, at the home of
Mrs. R. E. Breedlove. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Milledgeville College Choir,
ynder the direction of Max
Noah, will give a recital in Ath
ens at the First Baptist Church,
4 p. m. on Friday, Feb, 29.
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oil paintings by Miss Annie
Mav Holliday are being shown
in the library.
Antiques from the collection
of Mrs. Susan Lacy-Baker are
on display in the library.
Children’s Story Hour each
Saturday in children’s: room
from 10 until 11 a. m.
Library story time over
WGAU each Friday, 5 p. m.
Opening hours: Monday
through Friday, 9 a. m. to 9 p.
m.: Saturday, 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.;
Sundays, 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.
W. C. T. U. HOUR
Over WRFC the following
will be heard on the Woman’s
Christian Temperance Union
hour each Monday meorning
during the month of February,
from 11:00 to 11:15:
Feb. 18—Captain Kroeze.
Feb. 25—Rev. G. M. Spivey.
WGAU
Over WGAU the following
will be heard on the Woman’s
(hristian Temperance Union
hour each Tuesday afternoon
during the month of February
from 5:00 to 5:15:
Febh. 19—Wesley Foundation.
Feb. 26—Baptist Student Un
ion,
American Cancer Society is
sponsoring “Songs For Ameri
ca” each Wednesday afternoon,
5 p. m, over station WGAU.
Tune in and listen to this pro
gram which will be featured for
ihe next twelve weeks. -
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars are spon
soring a Valentine dance on Fri
day night, Feb. 15, 8 to 12
o'clock. Admission is SI.OO for
men and 50 cents for ladies.
Honey Dripper’s orchestra will
present the music. A door prize
will be given and also a prize
for the tackiest man and lady.
Post 185 will have a Lumber
Jack square dance at the club on
the Atlanta highway on Thurs
day, Feb. 14, 8:30 p. m. Red
Healan with his special square
dance called will be present.
Admission is SI.OO per couple
and the proceeds will go to un
der-priviledged children.
The Phi Mu Mothers Club, of
Alpha Alpha Chapter will be
enfertained at a luncheon on
Tuesday, February 19th at 12
o'clock, by Mrs. Carl Peavy and
Mrs. R. P. Miller at the home of
the former on Piedmont Road,
Atlanta Georgia. .
- Extezsion Wives Sewing Club
wl’ rzeet Friday, Feb. 15, 10:30
#lih Mrs. J. A. Johnson, 267
Morton avenue. Mrs. George
Firor, is co-hostess,
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WCTU will hold the regular
business and social meeting at
the Prince Avenue Baptist
Church on Friday, February 15,
8:30. The Rev. T. R. Harvill is to
be the guest speaker. Vice
bresidents of all the churches
are asked to call their members,
Wesleyan Service Guild of the
Oconee Methodist Church will
meet Thursday night at the
church. Mesdames Leona Sea
bolt, Ethel Saye and Elizabeth
Knight are co-hostesses.
Everybody that has friends
and loved ones in the Moon’s
Grove cemetery near Daniels
ville, are requested to meet at
the church on Saturday, Febru
ary 23, 10 a. m,, for the purpose
OF cleaning the entire grounds.
Ladies are asked to bring a
Picnic lunch. Please come and
help with the job.
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A Chopin program will be
:’{l.Nented on Music Appreciation
‘our Thursday night in Uni
‘¢lsity Chapel at 8 o’clock. Cho
:"‘}' compositions will be per
:,)E ned by pianists Hugh Hodg
”"" Despy Karlas, Lucile Kim
¢ and Julia Schnebly.
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l,"."”_('hapter of Beta Sigma
v Will meet with Julia Kelly,
't":N Hill street. Jean Flanigen,
¢ guest speaker, 1s to talk on
Watercolors,
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nni"-vsflass of the Prince ave-
Friday DF st Church will meet
Mry eb, 15 Bp. m., with
Drit. I\'(A' Roberts, 165 Best
e embers are urged to be
*sent and visitors welcome.
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d;;Mle will meet next Tues-
Cob nlght at 8 o'clock In Luey
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hificang hn‘:.wihl:n the n:o:;
Session of the Legislature.
Elijah Clarke
“Hero of Hornets Nest”
In 1779 after Augusta fell and
the British began to march on
Wilkes County, they stirred a ver=~
itable “Hornets Nest,” as they
soon designated -the area. The
frontiersmen in this exposed re
gion had come chiefly from Vir
ginia and the Carolinas and set
tled on what was called “the ceded
lands,” which were purchased
from the Indians in 1773. With
few comforts and no luxuries, they
had brought with them cattle and
horses and such ' furniture and
household utensils as could be
transported in carts. Without land
grants the newcomers simply
chose whatever sites they wished
for their homes and began to
build. Though the Indians had
been paid for their sessions, they
soon forgot and began to make
raids into their old hunting
grounds, so that the first settlers
of Wilkes had to be constantly on
their guard against attacks and to
depend largely upon themselves to
preserve their lives and property.
In this school of hardy experi
ences, they were being trained for
the trials of the American Revo
lution. Among those so trained
was the gallant Elijah Clarke with
his equally brave wife, Hannah
Arrington.
Elijah Clarke had come from
Edgecombe County, North Caro
lina, where he was born on Feb
ruary 12, 1733. He was probably
of Scotch-Irish origin, but noth
ing authentic is known of his an
cestry, his parents, or his youth.
Certainly he had few educational
advantages, but he developed
those traits of character that were
of more value to a pioneer. By the
time he and his wife came to
Georgia in 1774, he was recognized
as a strong, active, and brave
leader, especially in stirring times.
In 1776 he began his military ca
reer as captain of a volunteer
company of horsemen whose duty
it was to guard provision wagon
trains for the Army that was gath
ering at Savannah. On one oc
casion, while crossing a stream,
the horsemen were attacked by
Indians, but under Clarke’s lead
ership the redskins were put to
flight. He and his wmen joined
Howe in the disastrous march
against St. Augustine, and Clarke
was wounded in the only skirmish
of the ‘campaign. |
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nah, Clarke repaired to Wilkes
County and seems to have been
inactive untl] eGneral Prevost in
vaded the State and marched as
far as Petersburg on the Savan
nah. Ssoon the British Colonel
Boyd tried to take possession of
the forts o nthe fromtier. Clarke
and his men, who were at she time
away, hastened to join Colonel
Pickens and to pursue Boyd. The
armies met at Kettle Creek, where
Clarke distinguished himself by
seizing the high ground in the
rear of the enemy. The British
were beaten off, with a loss of 70
men killed, and 75 taken prison
ers. Colonel Boyd was mortally
wounded, and his force was so
nearly annihilated that wupper
Georgia was free of the Tories for
several months.
Many who had fled to South
Carolina for safety returned to
Wilkes County, and now Elijah
Clarke was given the responsibili
ty of guarding this frontier com
munity. There followed a trying
period, in which Clarke became
‘the Hero of Hornets Nest” and his
wife a “herone of the Revolution.”
While he was in the field, his wife
kept the home fires burning. She
nursed the wounded, encouraged
the dispirited, and set an exam
ple of fortitude that even her
brave husbana could not excell.
Once, while he was away, the
Tortes burned her home and or
dered her to leave. She had time
only to “snatch her prized work
quilt, the one her mother had
made for her in Virginia.” She
wrapped little Polly up in it and
held her high in her arms on her
horse. As Mrs. Clarke was cross
ing Pistol Crossing, the hated
Tories stopped her and demanded
her horse. One even snatched the
quilt from around Polly, but the
mother held on to her treasure so
stoutly and fearlessly that the vil
lians allowed her to keep both
her horse and the quilt. Mrs.
Clarke helped her gallant hus
band throughout the war, and
nursed his wounds and sometimes
followed him on the march. She
was present at the siege of Augus
ta and its final capitulation when
Colonel Clarke cooperated with
Pickens and “Light Horse” Lee in
the reduction of the town. In
recognition of Clarke’s conspicious
service during the Revolution,
Wilkes County and the General
Assembly of Georgia granted him
an estate. i
After the war he continued his
hatred and fight against the In
dians and the British. In 1787 at
Jack’s Creek, he defeated the
Creeks. Later he made an attempt
to settle on the west side of the
Oconee River an Indian territory
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and also crossed the St. Marys in
te Spanish Florida. ¥or these acts
%o inoungd the displeasure of the
nited States Government, but
Jost little prestige., He died De
cember 18, 1799, the day after
George Washington, “the father
of his eountry” passed away at Mt,
Vernon. Clarke's widow survived
him thirty years and died in
Wilkes Count yin 1829 at the ripe
old age of ninety,
Shortly after General Clarke's
death, a new county was formed
out of Jackson. As an everlasting
memorial to him who had done so
much to free Georgia of the Tories
and thus to win national indepen~
dence, the General Assembly
named the new county Clarke in
honor of ‘“the Hero of Hornet's
Nest.”
~ —Patriotic Anniversary Chair
| man, N: S. D. A. R,
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Hull WMU Met With
Mrs. A.E. Logan
On January 10, the Woman's
Missionary Society of Hull Bap
tist Church held their first meet
ing of the year at the home of
Mrs. Howard Martin with a large
number present. At this meeting
the ladies were invited to hold
their February meeting at the
home of Mrs. A. E. Logan of
Athens. This meeting was held on
Thursday, Feb, 7.
Mrs. James Spratlin called the
meeting to order and expressed
our joy and appreciation for the
opportunity of meeting in this
home.
Topic of the program for the
evening was, “The Ministry of
Prayer.” “Take Time to Be Holy”
was sung By the group and Mrs.
Pauline Thompson gave “Teach
Us to Pray.” 3
The Testimonies of Five Mis
sionaries was given by Shirley
Spratlin, Johnnie Sue Marritt,
Mary Delle Flanigan, Cornetia
Bullock, John Hazel Porterfield.
Seven encouragements to pray
were given by Willie Mae® John
son. |
Mrs. Dan Dotson closed the pro
gram with prayer. After the busi
ness and roll call Mrs. Logan as
sisted by Mrs. Terry Logan served
refreshments which were enjoyed
by all. Mrs. Edna Miller then
closed the meeting with prayer,
Publicity Chairman |
JLanny Devine, 27-year-old gra- 1
duate of the University of Min
nesota, is the new coach of the
freshman football team at Michi
gan State. |
PTA Founders
Day Observed
On Thursday
At the Annual P, 'T. A. Found~
ers’ Day meeting on February 7,
the Life Membership award = for
1952 was presented to Mrs, J. T,
Allan, first grade teacher at the
Oconee Street School, for out
standing service,
Mrs. Allan’s success is due to
the fact that she knows her com
munity. Her home is here and she
holds the A. B .and the M. A. de
grees from the University of
Georgia and has continued to
study and take further courses
since receiving these degrees. Her
success may also be attributed to
her conscientiousness and her in
terest in a gersonal relationship
with each child as an individual.
For this she will long be loved
and remembered,
i Mrs. Allan combines the teach
er-parent view as she is a home
maker as well as a teacher. Mr.
J. T. Allan, her husband, owner
of Allan’s Hardware Store for a
number of years, now maintains
the 'J. T. Allan Gift Shop on
South Lumpkin street. Their
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, is head
of the Home Economics Depart
ment of Hoke Smith High School
in Atlanta and is advisor of the
Fourth District of the Future
Homemakers of America,
Many of the Life Members of
former years were present to see
Mrs. Allan become one of them.
These included Mrs. Ben Epps,
Mrs, W. 1. Flanagan, Miss Jennie
Belle Smith, Mrs. Warren Thur
mond, Mrs. J. Fred Whitehead,
Mrs. L. M. Shadgett, Mrs. Hamp
ton Rowland( and Miss Mary Lou
Wier. Other Life Members are Mr.
E. B. Mell, Miss Ruby Anderson,
Dr. Harmon Caldwell, Miss Ber
tha Hancock, Miss Patty Hilsman,
Mrs. John T. Wheeler, Mr. Char
les Albert, Mr. Sam Wood, and
Mr. David Pusey.
Oconee Street School, where
Mrs. Talmadge teaches, is proud
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Wintervilleß. A's.
And G. As.
The Junior R. As and G. A. s
of the Winterville Baptist Church
met Friday Feb. §th at the Church.
There were 26 girls present, and
27 boys. :
Six Sunbeam girls met to or
ganize. These boys and girls were
divided into groups of 10s, Miss
Peggy Fleeman is counselor for
the 12 year old girs; Miss Frances
Fields, counselor for 10 and 11
year old girls; Miss Barbara Pruitt,
counselor for 9 year old girls. Miss
Elizabeth Hampton has the Sun
beam girls. The councelors for the
two boys groups are Mr. Marion
Todd and Mr. Carson Howard.
The Sunbeam groups is comp
osed of girls who are almost old
enough to become G. A. me:nbers.
The regular Sun became group
under the direction of Mrs. C. W.
Brown meets at the Church on
Thursday after 2nd Sunday each
month,
Publicity Chairman
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Oconee Heights
Home Club Had
All-Day Meeting
The Oconee Heights Demon
stration Club held its annual spend
the day meeting Thursday Feb 7,
at the home of Mrs. Roy Tarpley.
The meeting was brought to
order by Mrs. J. D. Fleming. The
devotional was given by Mrs.
Summie Poss ending with prayer.
The roll was called and minute
read and approved.
A motion was made and carried
to make Mrs. J. W. Scoggins an
honorary member of the club.
A motion was also made to ap
point a committte to see about
where the water meter should be
put for the club. Mr. Roy Tarpleyy
Mrs, Clarence Milton and Mr. A,
D. Bentley are on this committee.
Mrs. Smith showed charr on
how different patterns of silver
get their names and different color
schemes 'to use on tables end tablé
setfng.’"' PSR ALED MNy
After this demonstration, lunch
was served (each lady brought a
g:lishg. M;‘-s. Smx:h show:d the iad
ies how: to e¢ook a meat loaf in a
presurt'ppofiétk\?hww;’&&"}%!&vs%l‘é
ved to the ladies.
After lunch the ladies made
flowers out of nylon lace.
The eleven members and"three
visitors enjoyed the day very
much.
Publicity *Chilix'r:nan
Tuckston Guild
Met On Tuesday
Tuckston Wesleyan Service
Guild held its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
at the home of Mrs, Horace Han
cock.,
Mrs. Lawrence Prickett, presi
dent, called the meeting to order
and the group sang “Sweet Hour
of Prayer.” Mrs, J. A. Yon then
led the worship service. Her sub
ject was “Prayer” and she read
scripture from Luke 1:1, Matthew
6:6, and Hebrews 7:25. She closed
her talk with prayer.
Mrs. Lloyd Flanagan, program
chairman, then presented Mrs.
Agnes Mackey, who told of her
work with “The Children’s Bible
Mission” and showed many in
teresting pictures of the same.
A business period was then
conducted by the President, dur
ing which the minutes of the Jan
uary meeting were read, offering
taken, and other business trans
acted.
A nominating committee com=-
posed of Miss Elsa Ann .Johnson,
Mrs. Cleveland Sorrells, and Mrs.
Jack Daniel, was appointed and
?sked to report at the April meet
ng.
The hostess served coconut cake
and coffee during the social half
hour.
Publicity Chairman
PAGE THREE
Sunset. Garden
Club Met On
February 3rd
The regular ‘meeting of the '
Sunset Garden Club - was held .
February 3 wufi%wwms i
Ted Crowe with Mrs. W. 'A. Glenn
as co-hostess. Delicious refresh
ments were’ served as the guests
arrived. A new mamber, Mrs.
Louis Dickens, was infroduced to
the group and heartily welcomed
by all., ;
Following the social howr, a film
on the Restoration of Williams
burg, was presented by represen
tatives of the Athens Regional Li
brary.
Mrs. F. P. Blasingame reported
that the hyacinths planted by the
club at the entrance te General
Hospital, are up. This gives us
the feeling that our club project is
beginning to be a reality instead
of just a plan.
Mrs. J. B. Henley, jr., is the
chairman of the scrap»)oc}k com
mittee and she brought a beauti
ful book to show the club mem
bers., The year books will be
ready for distribution at the pea*t
ginning of the club year in March.©
Mrs. Hugh Logan is in charge of
this committee. Plans are getting -
underway for a flower show to’
be held in May. Mrs. Walter Mc-
Kinnon is chairman of this group.
Also discussed was the club pro
ject and a committee is to be ap
pointed to draw up plans for work
to be done. The chairman of this
group is Mrs. James Carter.
Judges for the flowers exhibited
were: Mrs. J. D. Parks, Mrs. J. B.
Henley and Mrs. J. J. Harrison.
Winners were: line arrangement, .
Mrs. Hugh Logan; pot plants, Mrs.
W. A. Glenn; and specimen, Mrs.
Louis Dickens.
Other members present were:
Mesdames Julius Bishap, J. C. Lay,
Hugh Peeler, H. E, Wright, and .
Charles D. Payne.
The next meeting will be held
at 3:30 p. m., March 4, at the home
of Mrs. James C. Lay with Mrs.'
Paul Dorsey as co-hostess.