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Serving Wilkinson and adjoining Counues for over 56 Years
THE BULLETIN
VOLUME 56 Official Organ Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Georgia.
Mediate
By ERIC ANDERSON
(Eric Anderson, 16, lives on a
farm near Marlton, N. J. A high
school sophomore, he is active in
music circles. Eric answers the J
question: “Has youth a future on ‘
the farm?”) |
Most people think farm boys
can’t wait until they are old
enough to move to the city. Among
my farm friends, this is far from '
true. j
Let me say now that I don’t -
enjoy getting up at dawn to do
chores. Dad doesn’t either. And ,
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Eric Anderson
knows what work Kas to be done,
and he sets his own schedule to
get at it.
His family is his staff, his
kitchen is his office, and the Ever
sharp Pen & Pencil Set in his
pocket makes him an executive.
Equipped with my own set, I help
Dad with our bookkeeping. Work
ing together, the farm family is
a closer unit, and I think that is
important to consider in planning
a future.
Teenage farmers can look
ahead to their futures with more
assurance than big-city dwellers.
Most of us know we can go to
college if we want to, and we know
that our business—the farm—will
be waiting for us to take over when
we finish school.
On the other hand, how many
city kids go through college and
have some place to go from there
to make their living ? A minority,
I’ll bet.
When a boy from a farm gradu
ates, he goes directly to the work
for which he has been preparing
himself.
Mechanic and scientific progress
has taken much of the labor out of
farming. This way, the farmer is
able to do his job better, faster,
and cheaper. He is able to save a
good portion of his profits for his
old ago and for emergency uso in
the ovont of a crop failure. Realiz
ing the importance of the farmer
in ths national economy picture,
the government also is ready to
assist him in lean years.
Equally Important is the per
sonal satisfaction a farmer gets
from Ms work, which places his
vocation far above all others.
To me, all this offers as close to
an assured good future a person
could ask.
BAITIST NEWS
NOTES
Ebenezer Baptist Church near
Toomsboro will have their regu
lar services next Sunday, May 14
Sunday School is at 10:30 a. m.
Preaching at 11:15, after which
there will be a baptizing
At 8 p.m. there will be a Moth
er’s Day Program. Everyone is
Cordially invited to these servi
ces.
Rev. David T. McAbee, Pastor.
we know that j
we are busiest i
during the I
summer!
months when ’
most folks j
think about ।
vacations. But I
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Th* new officers elected for the coining year at the Georgia Public
Health Association convention In Savannah last week are, left to right
(seated): Mrs. Bessie F. Swan, of Atlanta, presidentelect; Dr. C. D.
Bowdoin, of Atlanta, president; Dr. J. A. Thrash, of Columbus, out
going president) (standing) Ernest B. Davis, of Atlanta, treasurer, and
0. 8. Buchenea, of Atlanta, secretary. Dr. John Venable, of Griffln 4
Who M Mi M the picture was elected vice-president.
MBS. ASBELL BONBEED
Count her garden by the flowers.
Never by the leaves that fall.
Count the days by sunny hours,
Nor remember clouds at all.
Count the nights by stars, not shadows
Count her life with smiles, not tears,
And with joy upon her birthdav,
Count her age by friends, not y ears.
On April 27th Mrs. Lada As
bell was entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. B. B- Asbell. on
the occasion of her eightieth birth
day, by her daughters and daugh
ter-in-law, Mrs. T. J. Finney,
Mrs. Elmo Davis and Mrs B. B.
Asbell.
“Miss Lada,” wearing an or
chid corsage, a gift from her son
in California, received visits from
a number of old friends during
the afternoon.
Following the ‘‘Happy Birth
day Song’’ Mrs. Asbell opened
her gifts. Mrs. Elmo Davis sang
the ever beautiful “Mother Ma
cree.” accompanied at the old
fashioned Emerson Piano by Miss
Elizabeth Todd.
Mrs. Asbell. the former Lada
Hooks, daughter of Charles and
Epsie Hooks, received this piano
as a gift from her lather on the
day that she was born. At that
time Mr. Hooks was a member
of the legislature which was in
Atlanta. The family lived near
Bethel where she became a mem
ber of the church. Later the fam
ily moved to Irwinton where Miss
Lada received her earlyeduca
tion A graduate of Cox College
Mrs. Asbell s future seemed pro
phetically determined by her fa
ther’s first gift as she finished
in music, which she taught in Ir-
winton. The posessor of a fine
lyric soprano voice, she, along
with the late Mesdames Gertrude
Carswell and ‘ Trudie” Freeman
were often asked to participate
in local programs.
Mrs. Asbell was married twice:
First to Mr. James L. freeman
of Toomsboro, and their child
ren were: Gertrude (Mrs T. J.
Finney, Gordon,) J. Lance Free,
man, Hastings, Fla , C. T Free
man of Nashville, Tenn., and J.
W. Freeman of El Monte. Calif.
After Mr. Freeman’s death
‘Miss Lada’ married the late Mr.
Bryant Asbell. Mr. Asbell, who
passed away in 1936 was of Eng
lish and Irish descent, was wide
ly noted and loved for his typi
cal Irish humor.
Mrs Asbell’s younger children
are: Glenn B A.sbe!l, Albany.
Blanchard B. Asbell si.d Mrs El
mo Davis of Irwinton.
Tne life of Miss Lada, devoted
wife and mother and kind friend
ot many, was typified by the
above poem read on her birth
day by Mrs A..C. Todd Sr.
LOCALS.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Culpepper
Jr. spent several days last week
at Jacksonville Beach
Mr. Joe Skelton attended the
funeral his brother in law, Mr.
Wallace Mink in Knoxville, Tenn
last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoy visi
ted Dr. J. L. Robak and family
last week end-
Mr. and Mrs L. L. Petty visi
ted Mr Julian Carswell last week
end Julian has recently under
gone a serious operation.
Friday, May 12 1950 No-16
We’re in the Red
When U’reintheblue
This is Our wav
of apprising You
Relieve it or not !
Your Subscription is due
If the check in the Square
Should chance to be blue.
Judy-Ruth
Theatre
Irwinton, Ga.
Each Week Night 2 Shows
Saturday Continuous From
4 P. M,
Mon. - Tues. May 15 and 16
"MA AND PA KETTLE"
A/V" I MARJORIE MAIN
PERCY KILBRIDE — RICHARD LONG
COMEDY
Wed. - Thurs., 17 -18
"COLORADO TERRITORY"
LOOK — JOEL MCCREA Z
VIRGINIA M\YO — DOROTHY MALONE
COMEDY
Friday - Saturday, 19- 20
’’THE COWBOY &
THE INDIANS ”
WITH GENE AUTRY &
"HAMPION — SHEILA RYAN —
FRANK RICHARDS - HANK PATTERSON
Comedy
Serial No. 2 Wild Bill Hckok.
Late Show Sat. 10 p.m. •
"COBBA WOMAN"
STA TLLOIJSTG-
MARIA MONTEZ — SABU - JON HALL
LON CHANEY EXOTIC LOVE T
Arrangements for commence
ment exercises for Toomsboro
Schools have been completed.
The senoirs present their play,
“DEACON DUBBs” on Friday
night, May 12 at 8 o’clock The
P.T A. will sponsor “Communi
ty Night” May 19, Bpm All the
grades of the schools will parti
cipate. Outside groups m music
or other talents are invited to
take part.
The Baccalaureate Sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Joe F. Ful
bright, Talmo, Georgia, at the
Toomsboro Baptist Church Sun
day am. May 21 at 11 o’clock.
Graduating Exercises will be at
the school auditorium May 22,
8 p.m- Dr. Ralph Newton, of
Mercer University, Macon, will
address the class- Marlene Lord
will give the valedictory; Bobbie
Rozar, the salutatory: C. B. Eu
banks. the prophecy; and Sadie
Tanner, the last will and testa
ment.