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A. T, Land
TO THE PEOPLE OB' WILKINSON
COUNTY:
Two years age, you gaye me a yete of
coafideace by sleeting me your Rep
resentative in the Georgia Legislature.
The best interests of our County and
State has been my first consideration;
and I feel we are making progress in
our expanded school program as well
as in the building and improving of
our roads and bridges. I think the
two go hand in hand and by all
working together, wo can march for
ward in full stop with the wonderful
progress our State is now enjoying.
I am a candidate for re-election and
I will appreciate the support and help
of all our people. I feel the two years
experience I have had as your Repre
sentative will be a great help during
the next two years. Our State is faced
with momentous problems and the fu
ture of our people may well be writ
ten during the eoming months. Wo
must face the situation with courage
and conviction and with the determ -
nation to try tu solvo all the problems
fairlv and for the good of our people.
Your help and advice will always
bo appreciated; and in return, I
pledge you the very best that is in
mo. Again, thank you for your sup
port and with best wishes always, I
am,
Sincerely,
A. T. Land.
MR- J. J. SHEPHERD PASSES
82ND MILESTONE-
Jerusalem Jack Shepherd is
celebrating his 82nd Birthday to
morrow. You would think the
figures in some way are reversed
as 28 would be more in keeping
with the appearance of the gen
ial Rte. 2 farmer.
His father named him Jerusa
lem Jack, which he carried for a
few years, but with an eye on
Hollywood and a movie career,
his press agent induced him to
reverse the first names Jack
Shepherd and Jack Penny fought
it out for years Benny was fin
ally selected, because alphabeti-
WHAT’S BECOME OF THE OLD FASHIONED GIRL - THANK HEAVENS
Vol, so Irwinton. Wilkinson County, Georgia. Friday. July 9, 1954 5^0.26
Toomsboro Topics
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kaminsky
spent Sunday with brother, Mr.
and Mrs. George Legg in Barnes
ville and during the afternoon
they attended the Golden Wed
ding anniversary, in Forsyth, of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Willingham,
an aunt and uncle.
Toomsboro people are enjoying
boating and fishing at Lake Sin
clair. Some have been swim
ming and picnicking.
Mr. and Mrs. Stoy Keene and
children of Murfreesboro, Tenn.,
have been visiting their mother,
Mrs. Callie Jones.
Miss Pattie Travis, a student
nurse at the Georgia Baptist hos
pital. has returned to Atlanta af
ter spending her vacation with
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bar
tow Wood.
Miss Marion Holliman has re
turned to Atlanta after spending
a week with the family at St. Si
mon’s Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Lord
and children spent the week at
Sea Grove Beach, Fla.
Rev. and Mrs. Maurice Fain
are being welcomed into the com
munity, They are living in the
Baptist pastorium and are an at
tractive young couple. Rev. Fain
will conduct services at the Bap
tist Church each Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lord of At
lanta recently visited parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lord.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Crosby
and little sons of Augusta spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Stephens.
Quite a number heard the new
Methodist minister Rev. ( hi Id res
preach 2nd Sunday in Toomsboro
and were well pleased*
Mrs R. I. Lord,daughter Mary
and her husband (Mr.and Mrs.
Howell.) Mrs. RH. Brown and
R. M. Brown, all of Atlanta, vis
ited Miss Nina Beck and Mr. Gil
bert Sunday, Mr, and Mrs. E. P.
Parker were also down from Ma
con.
Chief and Mrs I. L. Walton Jr
of Portsmouth, Va. recently visi
ted sister. Mrs. H. C. Kelly and
Mr. Kelly
cally B came before S On those
grounds alone!
December 20th Mr. Shepherd
will be m a r r i e d 60 years, the
first big wedding ever to be pub
lished in the Bulletin in its first
year of life. There sure have
been several on our front page
since that time! Back in 1892 or
’3, Jack accused John N. Todd,
his buddy, of trying to steal his
girl, (now Mrs. Shepherd) be
cause he didn't think she should
Concluded oa Page 4
REV- J- MAURICE FAIN COMES
TO TOOMSBORO CHURCH-
Rev. J. Maurice Fain of Pelham
Ga., a recent graduate of the
New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary, has accepted a call to
the Toomsboro Baptist Church
in the Ebenezer Association and
has moved on the field to do full
time pastoral work in the com
munity He began his new duties
on July Ist. Toomsboro Church
has only recently gone to full
time.
The Toomsboro Church is look
ing forward to making much pro
gress under the direction of the
new pastor. Prior to their mar
riage about a year ago Mrs. Fain
was Secretary to Dr Leslie S.
Williams, head of the Depart
ment of Religion in Ouchita Bap
tist College, Arkadelphia, Ark.
H E. Stephens,
Church Clerk.
Street of Irwinton
By Mary Tigner Hoy
The Lion’s Club presented
their out-going President, Wade
Claxton, with a past-president
pin in recognition of his outstand
ing service as president. The pre
sentation was made at the regu
lar June meeting of the Club, by
J. D Holliman, Secretary.
Hon. Tom Linder, gubernatorial
candidate, was in town Sunday,
visiting friends With him were
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Wingo.
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Hughs of
Moultrie and Mrs. Viola Hughs
of Atlanta spent the weekend in
Irwinton, guests of Col. and Mrs.
George Carswell.
Mr. Julian Carswell of Green
Cove Springs, Fla., Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Carswell and children
of Jeffersonville spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Petty
and family.
Mr. and Mrs Taylor Spears
and Mrs. Nelle Bush of Miami*
and Mrs. Ruby Jones of Macon
visited relatives here Friday.
Sorry to report that Lum Dix
on has ret med to Binion’s Clinic
and Royce Shepherd is again a
patient in Macon Hospital.
Mrs Hazel Woods of Dublin
visited friends in town Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Adkins
had as their guest last week Miss
Annie Mae Smith of Jessup, who
came to be with Mrs Adkins mo
ther. Mrs. Bentley, who is con
valescing from an operation. She
stayed from Wednesday to Fri
day.
Mrs. Eunice Beck and Mrs Al
ma Lee were at home for the
weekend.
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Homefolks here received Wed
nesday fetching little notes fold
ed into significant triangles that
were worded thusly:
’ Look who’s wearing the pants
in our family now! Susan Elaine
Bragg. Arrived July 2,10:10 p,m
Weight 6 lbs. 9 oz.
Vera and Raymond Bragg.
Eglin Field. Fla.
Miss Etta Hatfield, of MaCOn,
Mrs. J. D. Rackley of UWda,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bragg
of Jacksonville, Fla. visited Mrs.
S. E. Hatfield last week.
On an outing at Camp Reed,
near Wrightsville, this week are
Misses Joyce Riden, Joyee Walk
er. Elizabeth Carswell, Dana By
ington, Carol Davis, Faye Staple
ton, Anne Hatcher, Judy Taylor
and Ann Taylor
The following boys spent last
week at Camp Reed: Ray Walk
er. Sporty Carswell, George Hill
Carswell, Jr., V\indy Davis and
Ollis Williams Mrs. Ciaud Beck
and Mrs. Wendell Dav's each
spent half the week at the camp
to make sure the young sprouts
sat down to a groaning table.
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