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DONALSONVILLE (GA. 31745) NEWS THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 1964
Boating club is the scene of a party
The Boat Club was trans-!
formed into a Paris setting on
Saturday night for an evening
in Paris when Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Stout and Mr. and Mrs.
John Cummings entertained
at a dance in honor of Miss
Linda Stout on the occasion
of her sixteenth birthday.
They were assisted by Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Reynolds.
On one wall was a large pic
ture of the Arch de Triumphe.
Little French lanterns with
varied colored lights hung
from the ceiling. Tables were
covered with red and white
chequered cloths resembling
the side walk cases. The tea
table was also covered with a
Cynthia Maxine Davis
Little Cynthia (Cindy)
Maxine Davis, daughter of |
Mr. and Mrs. David Davis, was
baptised recently following
church services with the im
mediate families attending.
The Rev. Clarence Knight per
formed the impressive cere
mony.
Her aunt. Miss Cynthia
Davis and her uncle, Jimmy
Baxley served as god parents.
She- w’ore the long hand
made christening dress made
by her great -grandmother,
and worn by her grandmoth
er, the late Mrs. Alethea Hull
Baxley.
Her (grandparents are Dr.
H. B. Baxley and the late Mrs.,
Baxley and Mrs. Maxine
Davis Baxley and the late Mr. i
B. L. Davis. Mr. Frank Hull
is her great grandfather.
Immediately after the cere
mony Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Bax
ley, her grandparents, enter
tained in her honor at a fami
ly dinner at their home here.
Attending the happy family
affair were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Nolan, Lea and Margot of
of Waycross, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Kilpatrick, Jr., of At- j
hens, Mr- and Mrs Paul Kil- |
patrick of Columbus, Mrs. 0.
0. Watson of Macon, Miss |
Cynthia Davis, Jimmy Bax
ley and Mr. and Mrs. David
Davis and Cynthia.
Friends here are glad to (
know of the arrival of little
Steven Minter Priest bom to
Dr. and Mrs. John Priest of
Newingate, Conn., on Sunday,
September 20- He has two bro
thers, John Michael and An
drew. '
His grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Wurst and Mr.
Roy Priest and the late Mrs.
Priest of Evansville, Ind. His
great grandmother is Mrs. W.
H. Wurst of Ochlocknee.
Mrs. Wurst has returned
home after a visit with the
Priests and the little new
grandson.
Mrs. Clyde Cherry, Mrs. B.
B. Clarke, Mrs. Alf Greene
and Miss Mary Anne Eason f
attended the State Home De-|
monstration Council Confer
ence held at Rock Eagle the
latter part of September.
From there Mrs. Cherry
visited with the Steven Cher
rys ; Mrs. Clarke visited also
in Decatur with her nephew
and his family, the Henry Go
ings ; and Miss Eason visited
witth relatives and friends in
Hapeville. While there they
enjoyed visiting the South
eastern Fair and on Friday
attended the Southeastern Re
gional Consumers Conference
at the Atlanta Municipal
Auditorium. The President’s
Aide on Consumer Reports
was the principal speaker and
gave most helps ul information
on producer reports.
'large red and white cloth. On
one end was a honeycomb Eif
fel Tower. Silver candelabra
held red tapers. Punch was
served from a handsome sil
ver bowl. The large square,
four-tiered anniversary cake
was iced in white. At each
corner was a bouquet of spun
sugar red roses. Atop was a
lattice with the numerals “16”
encircled with red net. The en
tire cake nestled in a red satin
and net ruching. Miss Stout
cut and served the cake to the
guests assembled around the
large table singing “Happy
Birthday”. Dainty party deli
cacies, mints and nuts were al
so served. .
The honoree, a beautiful
blonde, was especially pretty
in a dress of heavy candlelight |
brocade. The fitted bodice had
an A-line skirt. Her corsage
was a white orchid with the
yellow throat. With the dress
she wore a long coat of the
same brocade.
Numerous guests attended
from Colquitt, Bainbridge,
Jakin and Donalsonville.
Miss Stout had as a house
guest for the occasion Miss
Sandee Shannon of Mobile,
Ala.
W. HOMER DRAKE DIES
IN NEWNAN AT 63
Graveside services were
held Sunday afternoon at Fo
rest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
in Newnan, Georgia, for 63-
year-iold W. Homer Drake, Si.,
superiintendent of the New
nan Public School System for
the past 23 years.
Mr. Drake collapsed and
died at his home Friday night
after returning from a nigh
school football game, appa
rently the victim of a heart
! attack.
Mr. Drake, a son of the late
Henry Thomas and Florence
Barber Drake, was born and
reared in Iron City where he
finished high school in 1917-
[ He taught the next year < at
Enterprise School in Miller
County and attended college
I during the summer. He also
taught in rural schools of De
catur County and continued
working toward a college ed
ucation. He became principal
of the Colquitt high school
where he met and married the
former Mary Lois Cowar..
After many highly successful
years in Colquitt he became a
state school supervisor and
then went to Newnan in 1941.
The educator, of whom Iron
City was justly proud, was a
former presidents the
Georgia Association of ocnooi
Administrators and a former
director, 4th District, of the,
Georgia Education Associa-
Survivors include, in addi
tion to his widow; sons, W.
Homer Drake, Jr., Newnan,
and Dr. Henry C. Drake of,
Macon; si » ters ' Mr ?'
Weleh, Baxley, Mrs. J. T. Uo ,
ree. Decatur, Mrs. R.R. Whit-,
tington, Panama City, ria-,,
Mrs. Fred Tindel, Graceville,
Fla., Mrs. D. E. Haire, Bain-,
bridge, Mrs. Curtis Roberts,
St Petersburg, Fla., and t
Miss Dixie Drake, Washing
ton, D. C.; one brother, John
Taylor Drake, Birmingham,
Ala., and a sister-in-law. Mrs-
E. T. Drake, of Iron City.
In the Hospital
Robert McGowen, has been
in the Seminole /Memorial
hospital. He< a
fractured leg playing football.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe H- McGowen.
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DISTRICT GOVERNOR IS
SPEAKER AT LIONS
CLUB MEETING
District Governor Frank C.
Vann of Camilla, of District
spoke to the Donalson
ville Lions Club this week.
Vann told of the great need
for more donations to the eye
.bank program sponsored by
the Lions Clubs of Georgia.
Under the Lions’ program,
a person can donate his eyes
—for use after his death—to
bring sight to those who can
not see.
An eye which has been do
nated serves three purposes,
Vann said. If it is a good eye,
in good condition, it is used
for a transplant. If it has a
cataract or other defect, the
fluid in the eye can be used, j
Third, it can be used for re- 1
search and study-
The person whose sight is
saved by the program could
be your child or grandchild,
the speaker said.
Vann conducted a test us
ing strips of cloth which
were passed to each person
present. After they placed the
rags as a blindfold, Vann
asked them to pick up a fork
and knife, then stand, and to
sit down. Finally he told the
audience to try to light a
cigarette while blindfolded.
“This may seem to be a,
childish demonstration, but it'
gives some idea of how it is to
be blind, and you can see, it’s
not a very convenient thing,”
he said.
This year each member of
a Lions Club in the state
will receive a letter asking
the member to donate his
eyes to the Georgia Light
house for the Blind. “Make
it a Christmas present to
your fellowman, by signing a
card to join the eye bank
program,” Vann said.
Any person can join with
CRACKERS TO CRUMBLE
FRIDAY IN ATLANTA
Final rehearsals are being
held this week for the Geor
gia Press Association’s Crack
er Crumble, to be held Friday
tot the Biltmore Hotel in At
lanta.
The political satire will be
attended by most of the
state’s leading politicians. Ac
ceptances have been received
from Senator Herman Tal
madge, Governor Carl Sand
' ers, seven of the ten congress
men, and a host of other state
and local politicians.
Those attending will re
ceive a full seven-course meal
before the skits get under
way. The cast, made up of
newspaper reporters, radio
and TV personalities, will give
good-natured ribbing to such
people as President Johnson,
• Senator Goldwater, Robert
Kennedy, Gov. Sanders, Gar
land Byrd, James Bentley,
Lester Maddox, Senators Tal
l madge and Russell, Martin
■ Luther King, Hubert Hum
phrey, Marvin Griffin, George
Wallace, and anyone else they
can think of.
Woman’s club meets at Thomas home
Mrs. Carlton Thomas, Jr.,
entertained the Woman’s Club
recently at her lovely home
here- Assisting in entertain
ing were Mrs. Leon Barber,
Mrs. Frederic . Dunn, Mrs.
John Hanna and Mrs. L. E.
Pierce.
On the coffee table were
orange berries, fruits and fall
flowers arranged around a
pumpkin. Elsewhere were fall
flowers, fruits and berries.
Mrs. Carlton Thomas, presi
dent, presided-
Mrs. Porter Smith gave an
interesting account of Georgia
writers and Mrs. Julian Webb
gave current events.
Mrs. Melton Rabon was pro
gram leader. Mrs. Herman
Richardson of Blakely was
?uest speaker and gave a
nost interesting and informa
ive talk on “Our Immigration
(She pointed out the 1
langer of repealing the pre-;
sent law and allowing a great
nflux of immigrants from all
ver the world. She urged
veryone to give serious con
ideration and to inform our
CELEBRATE THEIR 55TH
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Spooner
celebrated their 55th Wed
ding Anniversary recently at
a family reunion at their
country home.
Mr- and Mrs. Spooner are
both lifetime residents of
Seminole County and have al
ways been a well loved and de
voted couple to their commun
ity as well as their family.
Once again, they had all of
their children together and a
number of their grandchildren
and great grandchildren. They
had a delicious meal, the table
was centered with a three
tiered wedding cake baked by
their daughter, Mrs. Lucille
Dutton.
They were presented, as a
wedding gift from all their
children, a complete set of
china.
Those attending were Mr.
and Mrs.. Leroy Dutton, Bob
and Rose, Mrs. Darby White,
Barbara Sue and Beverly Ann,
Mr. and Mrs. Horace New
berry and Janet, Mr- and Mrs.
E. B. Avirett, Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Folds, Donalsonville; Mr.
and Mrs. Walton Spooner,
Waukanah, Wis.; Mr. and
t Mrs. Thames Spooner and
Sharon, Mr- and Mrs. Aubrey
: Fulford, Becky and Teddy,
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Jones,
Napier Field, Ala.; Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Lee, Enterprise,
Ala.; Mrs. Buford Fulford and
Dan, Bloomingdale, Ga.; Glen
da Newberry and Susan Wa- !
ters, Savannah, Ga.; Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Fulford and
Rickie, Moultrie, Ga.; Mrs.
Johnnie Harrell, Edison, Ga-;
and Mr. and Mrs. Plowden
Harrell and family, Atlanta.
the Lions in the project. John
Miller is chairman of the pro
ject here, and he will be glad
to answer any questions a
bout ways to sign up, how the
project will work, etc.
In the business session of
the meeting, Gil Kelly an
nounced that Sol Guterman
was the top man in calendar
sales with 127 sold. Charles
Burke was second with 97 and
the team of Jabo King and
Alf Greene was third with 36.
Visitors to the meeting in
cluded Jim Pittman, George
Daniels, J- G. Brown, Arthur
Alexander, Bill Hickman, Lar
ry Masser and Clarence Sand
ers.
The speaker for next week
will be the county treasurer,
Miss Carolyn Lane.
' representatives in Washing
ton of the problem;
Mrs. Ed Minter of Blakely
was also a visitor of the club.
Members attending other
than the hostesses were Mrs.
Hugh Broome, Mrs. Ellison
Dunn, Mrs. W. E. Brigham,
Mrs. E. P. (Stapleton, Mrs.
Clay Forrester, Mrs. Paul
Shingler, Mrs- Julia Shingler,
Mrs. T. J. Shingler, Jr., Mrs.
C. C. Foster, Mrs. Joe How
ards, Mrs. Porter Smitth, Mrs.
D- F. Wurst, Mrs; Henry Dur
ham, Mrs. C. W. Smith, Mrs.
Ross Thomas, Mrs C. C. Stew
art, Mrs. Melton Rabon and
Mrs. Julian Webb.
Honored on Birthday
Mrs. Ada Faircloth celebrat
ed her 66th birthday on Sun
lay when her children sur
prised her with a birthday
dinner at the home of her
laughter, Mrs. Lamar Gooch
er.
The birthday cake was bak
ed by her granddaughter,
Miss Rita Horne of Iron City.
Those enjoying the ocassion
with Mrs. Faircloth were Mr.
and Mrs. Hardy Horne, Rita,
Kenneth, and Roger, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Horne, Juanita
and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Horne, Gene, Marsha and
Steve of Iron City; Rosby,
CoSby and Carey Moye, Mr.
and Mrs. Lamar Goocher, Bill
and Robert, Donalsonville.
Hebrew Club Meets
The Hebrew Home Demon
stration Club met recently at
the home of Mrs. J. W. Bush
and Miss Sue Bush.
Miss Mary Anne Eason,
home demonstration agent,
gave a demonstration on safe
ty. She showed the items that
should be contained in a first
aid kit and explained the use
of each. Miss Eason also show
ed an inexpensive method of
antiquing furniture.
The new yearbooks were
given to the club members.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. A. R-
Jones.
A Note of Thanks
Words cannot adequately
express our deep apprecia
tion for the many kind and
sympathetic acts that came
to us while I was in the hospi
tal.
Mrs. Gordon Barber
A Note of Thanks
To those who expressed
their sympathy in so many
beautiful and practical ways
during our recent bereave
ment, we extend our heart
felt thanks.
The family of
Mrs. R. T. Williams
Montee Whittington, native
of J&kin, of Denver, Colo-, is
visiting with relatives in Col
quitt and Jakin for several
weeks. On Tuesday afternoon
he and 'his mother, Mrs. Fan
nie Whittington of Co ? iuitt
i visited with Mrs. E. C. Smith.
1 While here he i enjoying see
ing many old friends and re
latives.
It is good to know that Con
stitution Week recently ob
served, is still being remem
bered in appreciation of this
great document which pro
vides us all the freedom and
privileges of democracy and
the bounty and grace of this
great nation which we love
and honor and serve and
which serves us and protects
us under the beauty of it 3
flag.
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