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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 7 2010 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 17A
Rotary celebrates 100 years of Scouting
Assistant District Commissioner Carlton Wilson (L) and
District Executive Joseph Hayes celebrate 100 years of Boy
Scouts with the Rotary Club of Jasper.
Submitted by Barry Hardison
The Rotary Club of Jasper re
cently celebrated the 100th an
niversary of the Boy Scouts of
America. Dr. Carlton Wilson, as
sistant district commissioner for
the Boy Scouts in Pickens, Ro-
tarian and principal at Hill City
Elementary School, addressed a
weekly meeting of Rotary re
garding Scouting. Following are
some excerpts from his speech:
“The Boy Scouts purpose is
simple: It’s to build the character
and integrity of America’s youth
and prepare them to become re
sponsible adults: adults who are
leaders and adults who partici
pate in society according to our
Scout Oath and Law. That Oath
and that Law are founded on
trustworthiness, loyalty, and
bravery, and on values that put
community and family first. I be
lieve that passing something of
value from one generation to the
next is the true meaning of tradi
tion; whether it’s the spirit of
mentoring or the spirit of service.
This is what Scouting does.
“As Scouts we
know it’s important to treat each
other with dignity and honor. We
try to treat others as we would be
treated ourselves. It’s our tradi
tion. And what about Scouting’s
tradition of heroism? Throughout
our history Scouts have been he
roes—some on a grand stage,
some in quiet ways. I doubt that
many people know that in a typ
ical year more than 300 youth
and adults in Scouting are hon
ored with lifesaving and merito
rious action awards. Whatever
inspires you, you can find a hero
who was a Boy Scout. Do you
like sports? So did Scouts like
Hank Aaron, Michael Jordan,
Bill Bradley and Nolan Ryan. Do
you feel the power of words? So
did a Scout named Walter
Cronkite. Bill Gates, Sam Walton
and J.W. Marriott built campfires
with us before they built empires
in the business world. And you
can’t talk about heroic Scouts
without talking about the more
than half of all American astro
nauts who had a Scouting back
ground: Neil Armstrong the first
man on the moon was an Eagle
Scout, or 11 of the 12 men who
walked on the mon, or the more
than 35 percent of West Point
cadets and 30 percent of Air
Force Academy cadets who are
former Scouts; or the countless
Scouts who have gone into the
armed services to risk, and even
lay down, their lives for our
country.
“All of these ideals we dis
cussed today are found in two
precepts that every Scout recites
and lives by—the Scout Oath
and the Scout Law. If you know
it, please join me in reciting the
Scout Oath. ‘On my honor I will
do my best To do my duty to God
and my country and to obey the
Scout Law; To help other people
at all times; To keep myself
physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight. ’ And
closely related to our Oath, the
Scout Law states, ‘A Scout is:
trustworthy, loyal, helpful,
friendly, courteous, kind, obedi
ent, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean
and reverent.” Individually, the
words in the Oath and Law are
simple—but collectively they be
come words to live by. These
principles make Scouting more
than what we do—but rather who
we are—and what we will be.
We are the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica.”
For more information about
Scouting in Pickens, go to
www.pack288.org
The Rotary Club of Jasper
meets every Wednesday at noon
at Chattahoochee Tech for lunch,
fellowship and an outstanding
speaker. For more information
about membership in Rotary
please visit www. jaspergaro-
tary.org. If you are interested in
attending a meeting as a guest,
just send an e-mail to hhamil-
ton@chestateestatebank. com
Hospital Auxiliary Purse sale great success
Ladies of the Piedmont Mountainside Auxiliary
By Betty Brooks
The Piedmont Mountainside
Hospital Auxiliary began a new
and innovative fundraising activ
ity Saturday, Sept. 25. The “New
to You Purse Sale” proved to be
a magnet for many ladies across
our area looking for great bar
gains. And bargains there were.
About 20 high-end brand
named purses were placed in a
Silent Auction at unbelievable
prices and all were bought by
ladies with smiles on their faces.
With beautiful purses priced
from $1 to $20, over 250 ladies
gathered in the hospital lobby to
enjoy looking, laughing, gather
ing and purchasing armloads of
fine quality purses. Over 700
purses were sold out of about
800 donated from around this
area and some shipped in from
other cities by friends of the Aux
iliary.
The Auxiliary received over
$3,600 from this sale which will
be used to refurbish the Women’s
Center in the hospital. Several
years ago, the Auxiliary first dec
orated the Women’s Center
which has seen the delivery of
many beautiful babies over the
years.
The Auxiliary owes many
thanks to the dedicated devotion
of Kathy Browning, the Ways
and Means chairperson, who
gave many hours of service to
the completion of this activity.
And many Auxilians worked
many hours inspecting, loading,
pricing and delivering purses to
make this happen. A big thank
you to hospital management for
allowing the Auxiliary to fill
their lobby with purses and more
pluses.
This is an invitation to all
ladies who love purses to meet
with us again next year - we are
going to do it again.
Youth leaders tour Imervs marble operation
Mining company management
discusses industrial operations
By Matt Moore
On Sept. 27,30 participants in
the Youth Leadership Pickens
(YLP) program learned about
leadership within the industrial
manufacturing environment
through a presentation by the
management staff at Imerys, one
of the marble processing compa
nies in Pickens County.
The monthly YLP session
took place at the Imerys marble
processing plant in Marble Hill.
John McFarlain, operations
manager at Imerys, discussed
management and leadership prin
ciples in the context of the actual
plant operations at Imerys.
McFarlain told the YLP group
that people are your most impor
tant resource, and that the goal of
managers and leaders is to get
the job done with the support and
positive cooperation of your
work force.
This is accomplished by in
cluding workforce input in to de
cisions regarding operational and
safety procedures, and providing
information to the workforce re
garding the comprehensive plant
and business operations of the
company.
The workforce must have
confidence that management is
creditable, compassionate and
will listen to their concerns and
recommendations for improved
operational and safety proce
dures. McFarlain discussed sev
eral ways that Imerys develops a
partnership and team work be
tween management and the
workforce.
Laura Payne, Human Re
sources director, provided advice
to the YLP group about obtaining
employment after college.
She recommended that col
lege students attend career fairs
that are help on college campus
and apply for summer intern
ships that Imerys and other com
panies offer. “Through
internships, you learn how to
apply knowledge, increase your
networking and improve your re
sume.”
Payne described how one col
lege intern helped Imerys de
velop a five year mining plan.
Payne also recommended
“developing a mentoring rela
tionship with someone who
works in your field of interest”.
Imerys staff provided a tour of
plant operations for the YLP
group. The group viewed the
marble mining site, the marble
crusher, the refining procedures
(into powder form) and the pack
aging plant.
Imerys personnel explained
the detailed operational proce
dures for each aspect of marble
processing.
Other topics presented at the
YLP session included the history
of marble mining and processing
in Pickens County, the world
wide operations of Imerys (cor
porate office in Paris), mine
safety procedures and pollution
control.
The YLP group saw first hand
how marble 600 feet below the
surface is transformed into a
product that is used in several
products such as paint, roof shin
gles, poultry feed, plastics, chew
ing gum and many more. They
also learned the leadership prin
ciples that are needed to organize
a large group of people to pro
duce these products efficiently
and safely.
Denise Cornell, Human Re
source representative at Imerys,
made arrangements for Imerys to
host the YLP session. Cornell is
a member of the Youth Leader
ship Pickens Steering Commit
tee.
The next YLP session will be
on Oct. 25 at the Pickens County
Sheriff’s Office/Jail, where the
YLP participants will leam about
local law enforcement leader
ship.
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Marble Festival T-shirt design
For the last eight years, Sharp
Mountain Graphics has designed
and printed the tees for the Mar
ble Festival Road Race that is
held every first weekend of Oc
tober. This year’s design is on a
navy long-sleeve tee. Jerry and
Monica Greer have been proud
to be a part of this annual tradi
tion. Jerry has always strived to
create an innovative graphic for
each year.
Sharp Mountain Graphics has
enjoyed a long and successful re
lationship with the Dorcas Circle
of Jasper United Methodist
Church who have put on this
road race every year. A special
thanks to Patsy Rollins for work
ing closely with us on each
year’s project. The marble
plaques given out as trophies for
the winners in each age group are
donated by Blue Ridge Marble
and Granite Company and screen
printed by Sharp Mountain
Graphics as well. A special
thanks to the marble company
and Janie Knight of JUMC for
making this part of the road race
tradition.
Pickens Star Lodge No. 220 F&AM
Jasper
Masonic Resolution on the death of Bro. Robert Earl Ray
To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of Pickens
Star Lodge No. 220 F&AM, Jasper, Ga.:
Whereas: On Sept. 26, 2010, it was the will of the Grand Ar
chitect of Heaven and Earth to call from labor to refreshment our
beloved Bro. Robert Earl Ray;
And whereas: We, his brethren, feel keenly his absence from
our midst, and while we humbly bow to the will of our infinite
Creator, we desire to make a suitable memorial;
Therefore: Be it resolved that Pickens Star Lodge No. 220
F&AM express to the family of our departed brother our deepest
sympathy and wish to express our gratitude for his life of service
among us.
Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be sent
to the bereaved family of our departed brother, a copy to be spread
on our minutes and a copy to be published in the Pickens County
Progress.
Respectfully submitted,
Bruce W. Mulkey
Josh Tippens
Josh Foulk
Tate Church of Christ
4817 Highway 53
Tate, GA 30177
(678) 454-0151
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Congratulations to
Kerrie Taylor Lee
for winning
Miss Junior Apple 2010
on September 25, 2010 at the
Apple Pageant in Ellijay, Georgia