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PAGE 4B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JANUARY 23. 2003
From the Progress files
Turning back the pages: January 1946
About Pickens Men
on Military Duty
P.F.C. Edgar B. Fields was dis
charged from the Army after serving
37 months with 29 months overseas.
He wears the European Theatre rib
bon with two stars and Asiatic The
atre ribbon with one star.
James Gaston Tatum has been
discharged from the Army after
serving a year and a half in the
European area.
P.F.C. James Roach has been dis
charged from the Army after three
years of service in the Pacific. He
wears the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon.
T-5 Hubert E. Satterfield has
been discharged from the Army
after serving over two years. He
wears the European Theatre ribbon
with three battle stars, Asiatic-Pacif
ic and the Philippine Liberation rib
bon and Meritorious Unit Service
plaque.
Sgt. Berlin Harris has been dis
charged after serving with the Army
in China, Burma and India.
Roper Hospital to Build Add-on
Plans have been drawn and esti
mates made for extensive improve
ments for the Roper Hospital and
immediate construction is expected.
The plans call for two fifty foot
wings, one to be built on each side
at the rear of the present building.
This will allow for a total of thirty
one beds and will have an isolation
ward. Also there will be enlarge
ments of the operating room, labora
tory and maternity unit.
Roper Hospital was built about
six years ago and has gained a repu
tation of confidence of the people of
this area of North Georgia. Dr. C.J.
Roper and Dr. E.A. Roper head the
hospital.
Major C.J. Roper and Captain
E.A. Roper, both having served
overseas during the war, were
recently discharged from the Army.
Cagle Elected Mayor of Nelson
In the recent city election at Nel
son, Garlon T. Cagle was elected
Mayor with Councilmen J.W. Gar
rett, Pat Sharkey, Y.T. Tarpley,
Homer Humphrey and Claude Jack-
son.
Jasper Banking Co. Elects
Officers for the Year
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Jasper Banking
company the following officers
Jasper Lion Club has session
on CPA ElderCare Services
At their first meeting in 2003 last
Thursday, members of the Jasper
Lions Club were briefed on a multi
disciplinary approach to the needs
of elderly people and their families.
Julia Jorns, CPA, LLC, outlined the
various services now available in
the CPA ElderCare Services
approach, designed to help older
adults to “Age-In-Place” to the
extent possible. CPAs can serve as
“family members” when members
of the family or other responsible
persons cannot be present to super
vise care for their elderly loved
ones. Services provided include a
variety of financial and geriatric
social services performed after ini
tial assessment and evaluation ses
sions. Ms. Jorns and other CPAs
augment their professional educa
tion and experience with five addi
tional courses specifically devel
oped for the special elderly servic
es.
In the business session, Lion
Julie Roper announced that mem
bers of the club collected $5,384 in
their Fill-A-Stocking Fund drive,
exceeding the goal of $5,000.
Lion Camille Robinson
announced that the Lions Club, the
2002 winners, would have two
teams in the 2003 Certified Literate
Community Program (CLCP)
Spelling Bee competition to be held
February 18 at Jasper Middle
School.
Lion Peggie Chapman
announced that the 8th Annual
March in Like a Lion, Out Like a
Lamb Road Race will be held
March 3. This has become one of
the most popular races in North
Georgia; applications are already in
the Georgia Runner Magazine and
will be printed later in the Progress.
Lion President Leslie Chapman with speaker Julia Jorns.
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were elected for 1946:
President, A.C. Moore; Vice
President, A.W. Lawson; Secretary,
J.W. Chappell; Cashier, J.L. Harri
son; Assistant Cashier, Ruth Jones.
Directors: R.M. Edge, A.W. Law-
son, J.W. Chappell, J.S. Darnell.
G.P. Hamrick, C.C. Rogers, Carter
Burgess and Steve Tate.
The bank has made an unusual
record since it began operation last
year on March 12th. Its deposits
have steadily increased and in less
than ten months passed three-quarter
million dollars.
Mrs. Mary Byrd Smith and Mr.
Clyde Verlander, of Atlanta, spent
last week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J.B. Jones.
Mrs. Ora Little has accepted the
position of day operator in the local
telephone exchange.
Jimmy Floyd of Tulane Universi
ty is spending a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Floyd.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Norton and
son of Dellon, S.C. are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Mosley.
Mrs. E.A. Roper and Mrs. Grady
Jones announce the opening of
Jasper Florist at the home of Mrs.
Roper.
THANK YOU!
Rose Ann and I would like to thank each of you
for your support to El Azteca the past sixteen
years. Some of our customers are under the
impression that our business has been sold. This is
not true at all. We decided to retire, but our family
continues to operate the restaurant.
Hopefully, our family will continue to get the
support Rose Ann and I have received from you,
our customers. I am not going anywhere, I will
continue to be somewhat active in the running of
the business.
We will begin opening on Sundays beginning
February 2nd from noon until 7:00 p.m.
Also, since parking on Main Street is limited
during lunch hours, additional parking will be
available on the street behind the restaurant. There
will be an entrance in the back.
I would like to salute Mayor Weaver for the
wonderful job he has been doing in the City of
Jasper. It is good to recognize what he has been
doing.
Thank you,
Joe Gallardo
Those called
to duty have
job protection
Georgia Commissioner of Veter
ans Affairs Pete Wheeler wants to
remind National Guardsmen and
Reservists called to active duty that
their jobs would be waiting for them
after discharge or release from serv
ice.
“That’s thanks to improvements
in re-employment rights laws passed
after the Persian Gulf War,” Com
missioner Wheeler recently com
mented. “These individuals will be
able to perform their mission know
ing they will not in any way be
penalized for their military service
to the country.”
The Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act of 1994 calls for the
returning veteran to be reinstated as
if he or she had remained continu
ously employed.
“And rightfully so,” notes Com
missioner Wheeler. “The law
requires the person to be placed
back in, at the very least, the same
position, with the same benefits and
seniority he or she would have
accrued had they not been on mili
tary leave.”
The law applies to private sector
employment as well as state, local
and federal government jobs.
Commissioner Wheeler points
out that individuals with specific
questions should address them to the
Department of Labor’s Veterans
Employment and Training Service
listed in the government section of
their local telephone directory.
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