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JAMES WISE
We’re close enough to
Atlanta as it is.
Population Shift Now
Favors Rural Areas
Only a few years ago,
many Georgia people were
moving from rural areas to
cities. But now there’s a
movement back to smalltown
and country living.
The turnaround started
about 1970. It seems to be
gaining momentum across
the country and could bring
about significant changes in
the pattern of population and
lifestyle over coming dec
ades. In 1970, Georgia’s
nonmetro population was
1,994,000. By 1973, it had risen
to 2,069.000, an increase of 3.8
NEWS FROM WORTHVILLE
By Mrs. W. G. Avery
Mrs. J. H. Pope and Mrs.
Nellie Cochran were lunch
eon guests of Mrs. Robert
Wilson in Decatur last
Tuesday. They also visited
Mrs. Minnie Lee Hodges at
the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Tom Collins, and family
in Decatur and report Mrs.
Hodges as still progressing
and gaining strength.
Rev. and Mrs. Clarage
Tucker had as guests Sunday
afternoon Rev. and Mrs.
Jack Bridges of McDonough.
We were honored to have the
Bridges worship with us
Sunday evening and Mr.
Bridges made an interesting
talk.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Washington and Alan had as
guests Saturday afternoon
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Hearn, her sisters, Linda
and Christie Hearn, and her
brothers, Billy Hearn and
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hearn,
all of Hampton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Avery
had as guests Saturday
afternoon their daughter,
Mrs. Tom Bell, Mr. Bell and
Don of Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Kilbian Mills,
Tracey and Steven Mills,
spent Labor Day weekend in
Toccoa where they visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mills and
other relatives and friends.
While there they attended the
homecoming at Rock Creek
Baptist Church on Sunday
and on Labor Day they
visited Mrs. Elizabeth Wat
kins in Lavonia. Mrs.
Watkins is a former resident
of Worthville and is still
loved by all who knew her
here.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ireland
visited Mrs. John Steverson
of Jackson last Friday
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BETTY PEEK
Dreadful, I enjoy living in a
small community and being
able to worship as I please
along with my friends.
percent.
Nationwide, the increase in
nonmetro population was 4.2
percent, compared with a
rise of only 2.9 percent in
metro areas during the
period. An average of more
than 350,000 people are
believed to be moving to
rural areas each year,
compared with annual losses
of about 300,000 in the 1960’5.
What does the population
shift mean? For one thing,
the experts don’t think the
nation is dismantling its
system of cities. But, except
afternoon.
David Smith and Ronnie
Smith have moved into the
old Hiram Smith house and
are busy as beavers painting
and laying new tile and really
•have the place looking good.
We wish David and Ronnie
success and happiness as
they try their wings of
independence.
Mrs. W. S. White had as
house guests for several days
last week her daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Carlos Chafin of Richmond,
Va. Three other daughters,
Mrs. E. M. McCart of
Covington, Mrs. Grady Wil
son and Mrs. Phillip Green
both of Decatur and a son
Lewis White of Covington
joined them for dinner on
Thursday and they spent
several hours reminiscing
over happy childhood days.
Heartfelt sympathy is
extended to Mrs. Martha
Sealey and family on the
death of her grandson, Ricky
Sealey in Griffin Thursday
night. Ricky was killed in a
motorcycle addident.
Mr. and Mrs. Rebon
Maddox had as guests
Sunday afternoon their
brother and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Randal Maddox of
Morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
McCart and Mike visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
McCart of Henry County.
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. H. Pope had as
guest Thursday and Friday
her sister-in-law Mrs. Melvin
O’Neal and together they
visited Miss Lena White,
Mrs. Tassie Jinks, Mrs.
Mary Mote, Miss Talley
Mote, Mr. Harvey Hodges
and other friends in West
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BARBARA FINNEY
I’m not for it, I don’t think
we should be.
for Boston, all of the largest
U. S. metro areas have had
major slowdowns in growth.
The eight largest areas,
which contain a fourth of the
total U.S. population, grew
by less than one-third the
national growth rate in the
1960’5.
The population turnaround
follows three decades during
which about a million
persons per year left rural
areas for the cities. The
current shift back to rural
America is not yet fully
understood, but is believed to
bury Home in Jenkinsburg on
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Nellie Cochran had as
weekend guests her daugh
ter, Mrs. Edna Wilkerson of
Atlanta, and her grand
daughter, Mrs. Mike McKin
ney, and Mr. McKinney of
Morrow.
Rev. Lamar Guyton of Iron
Springs Community visited
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ireland
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sealey
and Mr. and Mrs. Eddy
Johnston spent Saturday at
Georgia Baptist Hospital
where they visited Mrs.
Claudia Washington who is a
patient there. On Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Stacer Washington
visited Claudia and report
that she is still undergoing
tests, but was in good spirits.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Norton
of Hapeville visited their
sister Mrs. Jake Mason and
Mr. Mason last Wednesday.
The singing at Worthville
Baptist Church last Saturday
was a smashing success with
all present enjoying the good
singing. The Lamplighters
were especially enjoyed with
local groups and solos being
featured as well and all were
w’onderful.
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
stem largely from a feeling
that smaller communities
offer an escape from the
social and environmental
problems that affect many
metropolitan centers.
At the same time, rural
communities are doing much
on their own to make
smalltown life more attrac
tive. They are improving
local facilities and services,
using local resources and
federal assistance via
several pieces of rural
development legislation, in
cluding the Rural Develop
ment Act of 1972.
Rural community self
improvement also is includ
ing a major and highly
successful effort to attract
business and industrial in
vestment. Thus, one of the
main things pulling people
back to rural areas is more
jobs. During 1970-75, they
increased at a rate nearly
twice that in urban areas-2.6
percent compared with 1.4
percent. Until the economic
slowdown began in early
1974, nonmetro manufac
turing jobs had gained by
820,000, or 16.5 percent, in a
little less than 3 years.
Because of the recession,
metro manufacturing jobs
dropped 1,420,000 during
1970-75. In nonmetro areas,
the loss was 113,000 jobs.
Along with more jobs,
small-town America can
expect a return of the retail
and consumer service enter
prises that went out of
business after World War 11.
In towns of 2,500 or fewer
people, nearly a third of such
firms stopped operating
during 1950-70.
Now that the nation is
pulling out of the slowdown,
the rural job market is
expected to recover, possibly
more rapidly than in the
metro sector. Farm prosper
ity from an anticipated
record crop and a strong
export market will tend to
boost rural business activity.
Another encouraging as
pect of rural employment is
that the number of farm
people working in nonfarm
jobs has reached an all-time
high and probably will go
higher. One of each three
farm family members, 14
years and older, is now in
pr v
lip
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COTTON VAUGHN
Not just no, but hell no!
nonagricultural employment
more than in farm work.
This, of course, helps keep
youth in rural areas, adding
a plus, and gives farm
families helpful off-farm
income.
Such work is contributing
to the leveling off of
migration from the farm
population. The decline is
now the lowest in 40 years,
and outmigration of farm
residents during 1970-74 was
only about 143,000 a year, the
least since the 1930’s and
down about three-fourths
from the average loss of
594,000 a year during 1965-70.
Dr. Walter A. Guntharp,
administrator of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Rural Development Service,
sees the current population
turnaround as a long-term
trend, calling for orderly
planning and thoughtful
conservation safeguards by
rural counties and communi
ties.
The agency headed by Dr.
Guntharp is responsible for
providing leadership and
coordination of federal rural
development efforts.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER U, 1975
Jenkinsburg News
B.y Mrs. T. H. Price
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harris
had as guests on Sunday
afternoon Mrs. Sarah Ruth
Peek and Mrs. Gladys
Pritchett of Macon.
Mrs. W. T. Fletcher and
Mr. Joe Fletcher went up to
Atlanta Sunday for a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Robin
Fletcher and family.
Friends and neighbors will
be concerned to know that
Mrs. W. G. Preston has been
a patient at Sylvan Grove
Hospital for several days. We
are wishing for her a fast
return to better health.
Saturday night dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Sims were Rev. and Mrs.
Harry Shepherd, Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Allen and Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Price.
An enjoyable weekend was
spent by Mr. and Mrs. Pierce
Power when several of their
children came to help
celebrate the birthday of
Mrs. Power on Saturday. For
the entire weekend were Mr.
and Mrs. James Power and
Burt of Concord, Tenn. and
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Power
and baby of Griffin. Then for
the day Saturday came Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Crum, Lynn
and Sheila of Jackson, and
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bean and
Gregg of Norcross. Then on
Saturday night the entire
group attended the wedding
of Miss Lynn Crum and
Mr. Freddie Bishop of
Barnesville at the Nazarene
Church.
Jenkinsburg Baptist
Church will be host to a
World Mission Conference
Thursday night through
Sunday night. Speakers for
the conference will be two
from the Foreign Mission
Board, two from the Home
Mission Board and one from
the State. Everyone is invited
to attend and hear these men
give their testimonies and
experiences from these
various places of service.
Those attending the State
Leadership Conference for
W.M.U. at Rock Eagle
Friday and Saturday were
the following Kimbell As
sociational officers; Mrs. T.
H. Price, director; Mrs. Roy
Prosser, Associate director;
Mrs. Ruth Faulkner, Sec.-
Treas; Mrs. R. W. Jenkins,
Baptist women director;
Mrs. J. C. Parham, Baptist
Young women director; Mrs.
Linda Mayfield, Girls in
Action director; and Miss
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We welcome into the town
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bargaron
and baby who moved here
from Atlanta on Saturday.
Sunday guests of Mrs. M.
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Lou Rosser and Mr. Tom
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