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THURSDAY. JANUARY 23. 2003 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 9B
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Bookends Storyteller Ann Parks to Speak
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By Susan White
Librarian
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Kathryn W. Kemp has written
the story of one of the most impor
tant figures in the New South in the
book God’s Capitalist.
Today, people remember Asa
Candler for his part in founding the
Coca-Cola Company and beginning
that product’s phenomenal success,
but he also was successful in real
estate development and in banking.
His interests made him one of the
richest men in the early 20th cen
tury South. His sense of duty led to
his support of many undertakings
of the Southern Methodist Church.
Advised by his brother Warren, a
bishop in that denomination, Asa
wrote a million-dollar check to
finance the establishment of Emory
University in Atlanta where young
men would be prepared for the
ministry.
Throughout his life, Candler
made gifts and loans to encourage
the well-being of his denomination,
his city and his state. At the end of
his life, he had given away his
entire fortune.
By following Asa Candler’s life,
readers have a unique opportunity
to visit Atlanta during one of the
most critical times in its develop
ment and to see it through the eyes
of one of Atlanta’s “movers and
shakers.”
The Marble Valley Historical Society meets at 7:00
on Tuesday evening, Jan. 28 at the Pickens County
Library. Everyone, members or non-members, is invited
to this Society meeting.
The feature speaker is the well-known storyteller Ann
Quinton Parks of Talking Rock. Mrs. Parks will talk
about the beginning of and activities of the Happy Ram
blers. Mrs. Parks has led this group and reported their
activities in the Pickens County Progress for over 15
years. They are truly happy ramblers!
Ann is the daughter of Jesse J. and Katie Ophelia
Waldroup Quinton. Her parents and grandparents, John
and Lula Reece Waldroup, are buried at Talking Rock
Baptist Church Cemetery. The other grandparents, Jim
and Sally Fields Quinton, are buried at Long Swamp
Baptist Cemetery. Ann graduated in the last class of
Pickens County High School before Jasper and Tate
consolidated. Just three weeks later, Mary Ann Quinton
and Truman Parks were married. He was the last of the
nine children of John and Lillie Davenport Parks of
Gilmer County.
Ann and Truman’s son Tony Parks married Cindy
Brown who was bom in Michigan. Ann and Truman are
very proud of their grandsons, Devon and Anthony
Parks. She and her family are active in Talking Rock
Baptist Church which is within walking distance from
their home on Georgia Highway 136.
For several years, Ann was a salesperson for Stanley
Home Products. She called on families in Pickens,
Gilmer and surrounding counties. Later, she was
employed by the Pickens County Board of Education.
She served a while at Pickens County Head Start and
then moved to Jasper Elementary School.
Everyone is invited to hear about the Happy Ram
blers and her storytelling on ETC Television.
The meeting is Tuesday night at Pickens County
Library. You are welcome!
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JBC board of directors
Phil Anthony Mullinax of Jasper
was recently selected to serve on the
Board of Directors for Jasper Bank
ing Co. Mullinax is self-employed
with Mullinax Building Systems,
Inc. He is also a poultry and cattle
farmer and is a member of the
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tion.
According to Mark Whitfield,
president of JBC, “We are excited to
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of being this area’s best locally
owned bank.”
Phil is married to the former
Teresa Weaver and they have two
children, Jeremy and Kadie.
Jasper Banking Company, Pick
ens County’s oldest financial institu
tion, was established in 1945.
Tater Patch organizational meeting
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On Sunday, Jan. 26 Tater Patch
Players will hold an organizational
meeting. Upcoming plays will be
suggested and discussed. Potential
venues will also be discussed. Input
is welcome from anyone who has an
interest in theater. Come and give us
your two cents worth; membership
is definitely not required. The meet
ing will be at the meeting room
above Attorney Mark Miller’s
offices at the SE corner of Main and
Church streets. Look for the sign at
the door to Trophy’s and T’s.
Jasper Elementary PTO to meet
Jasper Elementary School’s first
PTO meeting of 2003 will be on
Monday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the
school’s auditorium. Our remaining
PTO meeting dates for this school
year are Feb. 17, March 17, April 21
and May 19.
We will be soliciting nominations
for PTO officers for the 2003-2004
school year as well determining our
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Introduce youth to hunting experience
through pursuit of small game
Hunters need not despair
because deer season is over.
Instead, take advantage of this time
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Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, Wildlife Resources
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The small game hunting season
runs through mid-to-late February,
depending on the species. WRD
also encourages hunters to take this
opportunity to introduce a youth to
the hunting tradition and teach
them that by supporting hunting
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"Many seasoned hunters enjoy
sitting for hours in a deer stand -
they have the patience for it," says
WRD Assistant Chief of Game
Management Dan Forster. "How
ever, most young hunters prefer
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hunting is a great choice for intro
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hunters a chance to sharpen their
shooting skills and the increased
number of small game available,
such as squirrels and rabbits, great
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chance of spotting and harvesting
something.
WRD operates more than 70
wildlife management area's (WMA)
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opportunities to hunt small game
throughout most of the remaining
season.
National Forest land and private
land also are available for hunting.
Hunters should always get permis
sion from the landowner before
hunting on private land.
The hunting season for rabbits
and squirrels runs through Feb. 28
with a daily bag limit of 12. Other
small game hunting opportunities
still exist for other species, includ
ing bobwhite quail, opossum and
migratory birds.
For information on WMAs, a
complete list of small game seasons
and bag limits, check the 2002-
2003 Georgia Hunting Seasons and
Regulations available at the WRD
website at
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copies of the Regulations guide
book also can be obtained at license
dealers and WRD offices).
Firearms that can be used to hunt
small game include shotguns with
No. 2 or smaller shot and rifles or
handguns of ,22-cal. rim-fire or any
muzzleloading firearm.
There are more than 400,000
hunters that pursue deer, turkey,
waterfowl and other species in
Georgia. Money is generated for the
state through the purchase of hunt
ing licenses and hunting-related
equipment (i.e. firearms, bows,
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WMAs, conducting hunter educa
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management, purchase of land for
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