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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 2021
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From November 28, 1996
Martin, Wofford win runoffs
Frank Martin defeated Bill
Newton by 268 votes to become the
next commissioner of Pickens County
in Tuesday’s runoff. Martin will begin
his four-year term on January 1 suc
ceeding Don Mullinax as the county’s
top elected official.
Incumbent Sheriff Billy Wofford won by a comfortable
margin against Republican Don Ware Jr. in the race for
sheriff. With his victory in Tuesday’s election, voters re
turned Wofford to his fifth term.
Martin was able to carry six of the 10 precincts including
the absentee ballots. Although many of the boxes were
close, the 183 vote margin Martin won by in town district
were enough to enure his victory. Newton’s biggest margin
was in the Dug Road box which he carried by 138 votes.
In the sheriff’s race, Wofford carried every box except
for Ludville. With strong showings throughout the county,
Wofford was able to win by 930 votes over Ware who was
going against local tradition by running on a party ticket.
Altogether 4,569 voters cast ballots in the runoff— 47
percent of the registered voters.
Local girl dances with Atlanta Ballet
When the Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker opens at the Fox
this year Pickens County will be represented by Carla
Looney. This will be Carla’s third year with the Nutcracker,
but her first year in the role of Party Child. Carla studies
ballet at the Atlanta Ballet Center for Dance education in
Atlanta and tap and jazz at the Academy of Dance Arts in
Canton. Her performances will be [Dec. 8, 13, 20, 22 and
24]. Carla is very excited about this opportunity to perform
and represent her community. She and the Atlanta Ballet
would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a joy
ous holiday season and a Happy New Year.
From November 25, 1971
Two Pickens students receive
scholarships
Don Payton, executive director
of the State Scholarship Commission
of Georgia, announced that two Pick
ens County students have received
scholarships through the commission’s students aid pro
gram. The two are Louise Clark and Angela Wigington,
both studying nursing.
Miss Clark is a graduate of Pickens High School and of
Pickens Technical School. She has worked as an LPN at
Pickens General Hospital for the past two years and is the
daughter of Clarence Clark of Jasper.
A graduate of Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville,
AL, Mrs. Wigington is attending Grady Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing. She has worked as a volunteer at the
Grandview Manor Nursing Home and is married to Charles
L. Wigington of Jasper.
60
YEARS
AEMC expanding lines
Senator Herman Talmadge, chairman of the committee
on Agriculture and Forestry, announced that the Depart
ment of Agriculture has approved a loan of $610,000 to the
Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation.
This loan is for the construction of 71 miles of new lines
in the area, improving existing lines and equipment, and
providing a new substation or delivery point for Gilmer
power consumers.
Mr. Paul Weatherby, manager of the AEMC says that
there is usually an average of from 375 to 400 new cus
tomers annually but there have been 550 new customers
during the past year and that many more are expected to be
added in the coming year. He explained that Bent Tree,
Cousins Development, and other developments over the
area substantially increased the number of consumers.
Counties served by the AEMC main office at Jasper are
in addition to Pickens, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Gilmer,
Fannin, Cherokee, and Lumpkin.
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From November 7, 1946
Local post wins two Legion
YEARS Basketball games
The Pickens County post of the
American Legion won two basketball
games, played in the Pickens County
High School gymnasium on last Fri
day night. They defeated Holly Springs 22 to 18 and Ball
Ground 49 to 25. The box scores follow: [in the Holly
Springs game W. Mosley was the high scorer with 11; in
the Ball Ground game W. Mosley was the high scorer with
22.]
Wednesday night the Pickens County post defeated Ball
Ground 60 to 31 in a game played at Nelson. [In that game,
Boling was the high scorer with 11.]
Weather
We have been living in Pickens County 40 years, and this
is the first season we remember in which people during the
first week in November were still eating fresh beans, toma
toes, butter beans, and other tender vegetables from their
own gardens. Several reports have reached us of peach and
apple trees in bloom and other unusual stories due to the
mild fall. Up to this writing (Tuesday) there has been only
a little frost in the deepest valleys and the little ice that
formed around Jasper did no damage.
Freedom of Speech
The United States Supreme Court has again ruled in favor
of free speech. It recently held unconstitutional that part of
the labor laws that prohibit an employer from discussing
with his employees the question of organizing unions in the
plants. It looks like that Congress and state legislature
would some day realize that the portion of the federal con
stitution which guarantees freedom of speech and of press
is not just empty words. It is strange that after all this time
and in the face of countless court decisions, that not many
years pass but what Congress or some state legislature tries
to abridge this priceless heritage of the American people.
Funny piece
A lady was entertaining her friend’s small son. “Are you
sure,” she asked, watching his struggles, “you can cut up
your meat?”
“Oh, yes,” the youngster replied brightly, “We often have
it as tough as this at home!”
Planning for your future with PWPC
Entertaining & Event Planning for Your Future was the topic for the September networking luncheon. Pictured left
to right are Sally Stenger, PWPC secretary; Hannah Jones and Mila Lane from Renasant Bank; Sheri Crowe, PWPC
president; guest speaker, Donna McDonald; and Kelly Stover, PWPC president-elect.
Dave Garner was the guest speaker for the Planning for
Your Future: Staying Motivated <6 Positive virtual meeting.
Pictured left to right are members of the PWPC leadership
team with Dave; Sheri Crowe, president; Kelly Stover, pres
ident-elect; and Sally Stenger, secretary.
By Sheri Crowe
CAP-OM
President
The theme for this year’s
PWPC networking meetings
have focused on planning for
your future. The meeting title
for the September virtual ses
sion was Planning for Your
Future: Staying Motivated &
Positive with guest speaker
Dave Gamer bringing to the
attendees ways to do that in
the work place and in life in
general with Woodmen Life
being the meeting sponsor.
The latest networking lunch
eon meeting was held in-per-
son on November 4. The
meeting theme for was Enter
taining & Event Planning for
Your Future with guest
speaker Donna McDonald
providing pointers for suc
cessful and stress free enter
taining. The meeting sponsor
was Renasant Bank. During
both the September and No
vember meeting a silent auc
tion was held to benefit
Youth Leadership which is a
program of the Pickens
Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber businesses that
generously donated an item
for the auction were Moose
and Annie Mercantile, Jax
Coffee, iTHINK Financial,
Lollidrops Sweet Shoppe,
and Your CBD Store. The
PWPC leadership team
thanks the meeting sponsors,
the businesses donating to the
silent auction and those atten
dees that participated in bid
ding for the cause.
PWPC (Professional
Women of Pickens County)
is a Pickens Chamber pro
gram that meets about six
times a year. PWPC was es
tablished to create a forum
for women to support one an
other in all aspects of their
busy lives and make net
working connections. Mem
bership in the chamber is not
a requirement to attend.
There will be a Christmas
dinner at 5:30 p.m. on De
cember 2 in the Pickens
Room at the Pickens County
Admin building. An RSVP
for the dinner is required by
Monday, Nov. 29 with the
cost $20 per person. Mark
your calendars for the next
networking luncheon for
Thursday, January 6, 2022 to
start at 11:30 with network
ing and lunch and program to
follow. If interested in attend
ing the Christmas dinner or
any future networking meet
ing please contact Sheri
Crowe at 706-253-2457 or by
e-mail scrowe@picken-
sprogress or contact the
chamber office at 706-692-
5600.
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Jasper United Methodist Church
“WITNESS HIS MAJESTY”
(Advent Sermons)
November 28th
James 2:14-26
“Innkeeper’s Son”
Dec. 5th
Matthew 1:18-25
“Joseph”
Dec. 12th
Luke 1:26-38
“Mother of Mary”
Dec. 19th
Luke 2:8-20
“Shepherd’s Wife”
Dec. 24th
Luke 2:1-20
“He’s Here!”
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
Saturday, December 4th, 8:00 am
(online registration)
GOLDEN BELLS OF ATLANTA CONCERT
Monday, December 6th, 7:30 pm
LADIES CHRISTMAS BANQUET
Tuesday, December 7th, 6:30 pm
PRESCHOOL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Thursday, December 16th, 7:00 pm
SPECIAL MUSIC
Sunday, December 5th, 11:00 am
Presented by our Chancel Choir,
& Kids of the Kingdom
Sunday, December 12th, 11:00 am
Chancel Choir, Youth Choir & Youth Bells
Sunday, December 19th, 11:00 am
Chancel Choir & Chancel Bells
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT
COMMUNION SERVICES
Friday, December 24th
5:00 pm-Contemporary, 7:00 pm-Traditional
Sunday, December 26th
11:00 am-One service only
9:45 am-Sunday School
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICES:
9:00 am-Contemporary, 9:45 am-Sunday School, 11:00 am-Traditional
85 West Church Street, Jasper, GA 30143
Phone: 706-253-2100 Fax: 706-253-2110
www.jasperumc.org
Facebook: Jasper United Methodist Church
Pastor: Rev. Greg Meadows MusicA/Voiship Leader: Roxanne B. Golden
Director of Christian Education: Kelly Wisniewski Director of Youth Ministry: Eric Justice
Director of Congregational Care: Gerry Gleason Contemporary Worship Leader: Nathaniel Singletary