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NEWS FROM WORTHVILLE
By Mrs. W. G. Avery
Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Washington visited her
brother, Howell Maddox, in
DeKalb General Hospital
Saturday and report him
improving since suffering a
heart attack on Friday. We
wish him a speedy recovery.
David Tucker of Fairburn
visited his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Clarage Tucker, Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Avery
had as a house guest for a
week their grandson, Don
McDonald, of Atlanta and on
Sunday, July 20, their
daughter, Mrs. Tom Bell,
and Mr. Bell of Atlanta
joined them for dinner. Don
returned home with his
parents in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mason
had as guests last Friday Mr.
and Mrs. Benny Brannon and
Lacey of the Stark Com
munity and on Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest James of
Jackson visited them.
Cathye Cochran of Shep
pard Air Force Base, Texas,
arrived at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Cochran, Friday for a two
week vacation before report
ing to Craig A.F.B. in Selma,
Ala. where she will be
stationed.
Mrs. Harold Spruell and
Mrs. C. B. Gaston accom
panied Mrs. Martha Maddox
to Atlanta Friday where they
spent the weekend as guests
of Mrs. E. W. O’Neal.
Mrs. Nellie Cochran had as
weekend guests her daugh
ter, Mrs. Edna Wilkerson of
Atlanta, and granddaughter,
Mrs. Mike McKinney, and
Mr. McKinney of Morrow.
Historic Salem Camp
Meeting Opens Aug. 8
It’s “Camp Meeting Time”
in Georiga, and “tenters”
from throughout Georgia, as
well as many other states,
are reserving the week of
August 8-15 for a season of
spiritual enrichment and
interdenominational Chris
tian fellowship, at historic
Salem Camp Ground, on
Salem Rd., off 1-20 between
Covington and Conyers.
Eminent speakers who will
alternate in the 11:00 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m. services are
Rev. Norman Hallam,
United Methodist Church,
Congleton, Cheshire, Eng
land; and Rev. Marshall
Edwards, Columbus Ave.
Baptist Church, Waco,
Texas, a son of Covington’s
First Baptist Church. Bishop
Wm. R. Cannon will preach
the 11:00 a.m. Sunday
sermon, August 10. Dr. John
Tate, Roanoke, Ala., retired
District Superintendent, will
serve as music director,
assisted by Mrs. Sam
Ramsey, well known
musician of Covington. A
well rounded program of
activities for young people
will be under the direction of
Youth Director Barry
Banther; and daily Bible
Classes for all ages are
RONNY STOREY
Help the economy.
Joining them on Saturday
were Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Harris of Warner Robins,
Mrs. David Burford and
Carin of Flovilla, Cathye
Cochran of Sheppard AFB,
Texas and Mrs. Harold
Cochran. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Molton of Locust Grove
visited briefly on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
McCart and Mike were
dinner guests of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCart of
Henry County Saturday
evening. The occasion was a
family dinner to honor
Angela Gregory, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gregory of
Mcßae, on her Ist birthday.
Angela is a neice of Mr. and
Mrs. McCart.
We offer our condolences to
Mr. and Mrs. Stacer Wash
ington and family on the
death of their mother, Mrs.
Mary Bohannon of Jackson
last Thursday.
Mrs. Minnie Lee Hodges
visited her brother, John
O’Neal, in Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital Sunday
afternoon. We hope Mr.
O’Neal will have a quick and
complete recovery.
Janet Washington of At
lanta spent last Friday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Washington.
Mrs. J. H. Pope was a
spend the day guest of her
sister, Mrs. Troy Welch, and
Mr. Welch of Jackson last
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Avery
visited relatives in Newton
County Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rebon
Maddox had as guests
Saturday afternoon their
scheduled.
Organized in 1824, Salem
Camp Meeting has continued
annually, with the exception
of the War Between the
States years. Farmers en
route home from Augusta
where they marketed their
cotton and farm products,
used their wagon sheets to
raise tents around the
ancient tabernacle for the
week of worship, in the
yesteryears. Modern cot
tages have long since
replaced the rows of tents;
and the rustic Salem Hotel
offers accomodations to
those not owning cottages.
One century old cottage
with earthen floor and
handmade rope-spring beds,
is an annual rendezvous for
seventh generation “ten
ters”.
Other interesting Salem
landmarks include the
century and a quarter old
tabernacle with sawdust
covered floor, hand-hewn
beams joined with wooden
pegs; and the cottage of the
little slave girl, “Kitty”, over
whom Methodism was
divided into sectional con
ferences for nearly a
century.
With the National Bicen-
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
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ANITA LATHAM
Slow down the space
program until the nation’s
economy got back on its feet.
sisters, Mrs. Bob Webb, of
Morrow and Mrs. Lavar
Elmer and Mr. Elmer of
Stockbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolf
and family have as house
guests their daughter and
family, Mr. and Ms. Dan
Hoder and Diane Hoder and a
friend, Paul Polumbo, all of
Fort Myers, Fla. Joining the
Wolf family for the weekend
were another daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Nardone and David Nardone
of Fort Myers, Fla. and a
son, David Wolf of Atlanta.
The whole family enjoyed a
delightful trip to Stone
Mountain on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ireland
had as guests last Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Stroud of
Henry County and on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Blankenship and Robin of
Stockbridge visited them.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Butler, Sheree, Mitzi and
Tandy Butler have returned
home after a very pleasant
vaction in Daytona Beach,
Fla. but it is too bad that the
trip had to be marred by a
thief. Someone stole Sheree’s
nice 10 speed bike and as if
that wasn’t enough they took
Tandy’s shirt while she was
swimming. Moral: Watch out
for rogues even while on
vacation.
The A. M. (Tobe) Smith
reunion was held at Worth
ville Masonic Lodge Hall
Sunday with a good atten
dance. Those attending from
here were Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Mason and Mr. and Mrs.
Forest Mason.
tennial in focus, many
tenters will visit nearby
Oxford, National Shrine of
Methodism, Oxford College
where Emory University and
Ga. Tech began, and Oma
Villa, home of Dr. Alexander
PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
Republican Party
Horace Greely said, “Go West, young man, go
West,”; I say to the unemployed young men, black
and white, “Go North, young men, go North,” Cin
cinnati, New York, Detroit; they have more welfare
and jobs there.
LAWRENCE RICE
REPUBLICAN
Gordon Is Official
Bicentennial College
BARNESVILLE Gordon
Junior College has received
notification of its designation
as an official bicentennial
college by the American
Revolution Bicentennial
Administration.
Dr. Jim Richards, chair
man of Gordon’s Bicenten
nial Committee, said that
application forms and pro
gram proposals were recent
ly submitted to the national
committee. College officials
were notified this week of the
approval. As an official
campus, Gordon will co
ordinate four major histori
cal committees.
A Founder’s Day Festival
commemorating the found
ing of Gordon will be held in
March as part of Heritage ’76
and Festival ’76. The
Festival events include a
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ORIENTATION SESSION
for students entering
Abraham Baldwin was held
July 20-22. Among the
students attending were
William Henry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter R. Henry of
Butts County.
Means, all of which are on
the National Register of
Historic Sites for Preserva
tion; as is Floyd St. District
in Covington, down which
Sherman’s Troops marched
in the 1860’s; and where
JULIA ANN RIDGEWAY
Improve the school sys
tems so that a high school
diploma would have more
meaning.
parade, assembly, dinner,
field day and musical
production.
A display of copies of
documents important to the
history of the college has
been disignated as part of
Heritage ’76. The display will
be a permanent one to
perpetuate one phase of
Gordon’s participation in the
Bicentennial.
The Bicentennial Com
mittee has also scheduled a
series of quarterly discus
sions known as Town-Gown
Dialogue to be led by
community civic leaders and
college faculty. Emphasis
will be on future problems
and directions in higher
education.
A muscial play depicting
“Lighter Moments in His
tory” will be another activity
representing Heritage ’76.
The play will use presidential
elections and campaign
songs to tie each scenario
together. Each play will end
on a sober note regarding the
future of the nation.
In addition to the major
activities an assortment of
smaller monthly presenta
tions are under consideration
by Gordon’s Bicentennial
Committee.
CARD OF THANKS
I appreciate all the Nurses
and Doctors who helped me
at Sylvan Grove Hospital;
they were so sweet to me. I
enjoyed the visits of my
many friends, especially
Preacher Larry Youngblood
and Preacher Henry Brooks.
I would like to thank all those
who sent cards, flowers and
gifts while I was in the
hospital and at home. Thank
you again. Mrs. Lila
McLendon.
beautiful ante-bellum homes
of three Confederate
Generals still stand.
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 197S
Mrs. Bohannon
Dies After
Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Zell Lunsford
Bohannon, 73, of Barnesville,
fomerly of Route 2, Jackson,
died late Thursday afternoon
at Sylvan Grove Hospital
following an extended illness.
For the last four months
she had made her home with
her son, Bobby Bohannon, in
Barnesville and formerly
resided at Route 2, Jackson.
She was born September
29, 1901 in Henry County, the
daughter of the late Mr.
Steadman Lunsford and Mrs.
Lavonia Wilder Lunsford.
She was the widow of Mr.
Sampson Bohannon. She was
a member of the Worthville
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at three
o’clock from the Worthville
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Clarage Tucker, pastor, and
Rev. M. F. Holt officating.
Interment was in the
Worthville Baptist Church
cemetery with Sherrell
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Bohannon is survived
by seven daughters, Mrs.
Louise Washington, Mrs.
Judy Pulliam, Mrs. Doris
Fincher, Mrs. Hazel Adams,
Mrs. Jackie Rooks, Mrs.
Brenda Waldrop, all of
Jackson, and Mrs. Ruth
Daniel of McDonough; two
sons, Bobby Bohannon of
Barnesville and Aubrey
Bohannon of Jackson; a
brother, Clomer Lunsford of
Jackson; two sisters, Mrs.
Lennie Ruth Tolbert of Rome
and Mrs. Ollie Jean Lumsden
of Lawrenceville; 17 grand
children; two great grand
children.
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Mrs. Bevil
Buried At
Liberty Hill
Funeral services for Mrs.
Irene Barron Bevil, 87, were
held Monday morning at 11
o’clock from the chapel of
Haisten Funeral Home in
Barnesville with the Rev.
David Black, pastor of the
Jackson Presbyterian
Church, officiating.
Interment was in Liberty
Hill Primitive Baptist
Church cemetery in Lamar
County.
Mrs. Bevil died Saturday
afternoon in a Griffin nursing
home following an illness of
several years.
She was born in Pike
County, daughter of the late
Dr. J. M. F. Barron and the
late Mrs. Euzebia Wall
Barron. Her father was a
Primitive Baptist minister.
She was the wife of the late
Bloomer V. Bevil of Route 1,
Milner, Liberty Hill Com
munity of Lamar County.
Mrs. Bevil attended Tift
Pallbearers were Earl
Hurst, Frank Lofton, Bob
Fincher, Johnny Russell,
Pete Wilder, Howell
Lunsford.
Life Major Medical
Hospitalization
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Office 775-7544 Office 775-7544
Home 775-3195 Home 775-7178
Cancer I.R.A.’s Disability
JONES INFANT
DIED FRIDAY
The infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth W. Jones of
Jonesboro, Jonathan Wayne
Jones, 10 weeks old, died
Friday, July 25, at Eggleston
Hospital.
Graveside services were
held at Sherwood Gardens
Cemetery in Jonesboro with
Pope Dixon Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements on
Saturday, July 26th.
In addition to his parents,
other survivors include
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil L. Jones of Jackson and
Mrs. Lois Jordan of Coving
ton.
College.
Surviving Mrs. Bevil are a
son, Barron V. Bevil of
Milner; a daughter, Mrs. G.
N. Etheredge of Jackson;
three grandchildren, Larry
Bevil of Woodstock, Dr., G.
N. Etheredge Jr. of Char
lotte, N. C., and Mrs. W. C.
Pierson, Jr. of Raleigh, N.
C.; three sisters-in-law, Mrs.
S. S. Barron of Barnesville,
Mrs. M. W. Barron of Macon,
Mrs. Carey Barron of
Kingsland; several great
grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
