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E. Clayton PTA Program
East Clayton’s February PTA
■meeting placed the emphasis on
Founders’ Day and the school’s
past presidents. Mr. Mac Keiser,
president, called the names and
dates of East Clayton’s past
presidents of which several were
present. A free-will Founders’
Day birthday collection was
taken by Girl Scouts — the
monies to be used to extend the
work of PTA and develop par
ent-teacher leadership.
A skit, “Faith In An Ideal,’’
foretold the courage and deter
mination it took in 1897 to speak
out boldly for educational serv- |
ices and the welfare rtf all chil-■
dren. By telling the story of the
past, all PTA members consider
the present and dream and plan
for the future. Under the direc
tion of Mrs. Flossie Hilverink,
others appearing in the skit '
were: Mesdames Marian Pace.
Louise Elliott. Doris Adams.
Francis Cowan, Anna Belle
Brown, Betty Castellow, June
Barr. Mary Johnson and Grace
Waggoner.
The nominating committee for
next year’s officers were elected. ’
Chairman of the committee is j
Mrs. Francis Upchurch, Rex;
with other members, Mrs. Fran
cis Cowan, Ellenwood, and Mrs.
Bonnie Crosley, Holland Park.
Mrs. Jean Peacock’s first grade
won the attendance prize. It was |
also announced that 97.8 per:
cent of parents represented in '
Mrs. Tennant’s 5-6th grade were
PTA members. This was the
highest yearly percentage of the
twelve classrooms.
Mrs. Martha Brooks gave an
enlightening devotional. Par- .
liamentarian Mrs. Ruth Mer-1
chant read a portion of East
Clayton’s PTA By-Laws.
Founders' Day cake, baked by
Mrs. Sarah Long, was served in
the cafeteria by the hospitality
committee, assisted by Mrs.
Johnson's 6th grade representa
tives.
From the various committees,
thirteen chairmen were present
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at the regular meeting held one
hour prior to PTA assembly.
East Clayton’s PTA was repre
sented by Mrs. Bea Almand and
Mrs. Sarah Turner at the Execu
tive Committee meet at the
Maple Street School, February
12.
All grade representatives are
, urged to attend a meeting Feb
ruary 26, 1:00 o’clock, in the
school auditorium. Easter parties,
last day of school activities and
teacher appreciation plans will
I be discussed. All parents are in
. vited.
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Sextet Entertains
Service Guild
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of Jones Memorial Methodist
! Church met at the church Mon 1
day, February 16.
Special guests were the Grant
Park Baptist Church sextet, and
their director, Billy Dinsmore
The singers arc Mesdames Jore
Jarrett, George Ivey, W McKen
zey, Dale Randall, Joan Hargis,
Grady McKenzey, whose fine
; voices were enjoyed during the
i evening.
The program was in the very
I capable hands of Mrs. Miriam
' Spivey, and the theme was
“Christian Literacy and Litera
ture” which was ably presented.
Mrs. Bobbie Floyd gave a fitting
i meditation, followed by prayer
' unison The hostesses at the so*
: cial hour which ended the ses
j sion, were Mrs Naomi Barnette,
Mrs. Eleanor Chapman and Mrs.
Geraldine Stone.
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DEAD WOOD NO MORE
’ I 'HE re-hiring was done, and
* the new list was posted. The
men who had been most recently
hired with the Ibgging company
didn’t object too strongly to being
laid off. But Nard Crowell had
spent nearly thirty years of his
life in this one camp, and the
blow was too much for him. He
couldn't imagine why his name
wasn’t on the list.
His soft, grey eyes were clear,
but the twinkle was gone from
them as he started toward the
Superintendent’s office. Mr. Balk
er had sent word that he wanted
to talk to him.
Nard's face, full and round like
a moon, burned a little as he en
tered Balker’s office.
“Sit down, Mr. Crowell,” Mr.
Balker invited. “I wanted to talk
to you about your retirement.”
Nard slid easily into the chair
opposite Mr. Balker and looked
at the man. “What’s this about
my retiring?" he asked.
"It's a policy of the company.
I’m afraid there’s nothing I can
do about it.
Nard ran a rough hand across
his brow and looked at Balker.
“Oh, I am. am I? I reckon you
think those young fellows 'you
took on last year are gonna keep
this place goin?"
“Young men are quicker, Mr.
Crowell. They can take the water
—and the logs better than we can.
Nard felt defeated for the first
time in his life. He rose from his
chair and turned to look out the
window. He was a tall man, slen
der for his years, and he had
always felt he was the best log
roller in Wickam County.
Balker smiled at him. “I know
it’s tough, Mr. Crowell, but the
company’s taking care of you
with its retirement fund. '
“Ain’t there something I can
do?" Nard interrupted him. "Like
taking a night watchman’s job or
something? I just don’t feel I’m
ready to quit, that's all. And you
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“I’m sorry,” Balker said, and
he stood up and offered Nard his
hand.
Without another word, Nard
walked out. He walked around
the river bank and sat on a fallen
log where he could watch the
raw timber line up in the water.
Looking out over the river’s
swift current he could see the
younger men riding the logs
toward the chute.
As he watched, he heard the
foreman yell to Danny Myers,
one of the newer men whom
Nard had taken a liking to, and
he saw Danny look up to yell
back. As he yelled, Danny lost
his balance, and Nard saw him
plunge into the churning water
and disappear between the logs.
That fool foreman —I” Nard
thought. And without hesitation
he jumped onto one of the rolling
logs and flitted across the floating
forest like a water bug. The other
men stood agape at the agility of
the old man as he increased his
speed to reach the young logger
floundering in the stream. And
as quickly as he had reached him,
Nard tugged at the man’s arm
pits and lifted him out.
The foreman and two other log
gers were soon beside them and
with rope they quickly secured
two logs together like a raft. Then
they guided the float toward the
river's edge.
Nard looked up into the face
of Mr. Balker standing on the
bank of the water, but he turned
his face away. Then he heard
Mr. Balker say, “That was great
work, Mr. Crowell.”
“Forget it,” Nard replied as he
stepped onto the bank and started
off.
But Balker was calling after
him, and Nard couldn't help stop
ping to listen as Balker said,
“Come to my office, Mr. Crowell
—we’ll talk about that night
watchman’s job!”
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JONESBORO, GA.
Letters to
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
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Mr. Jack Troy, Editor
Forest Park Free Press
Forest Park, Georgia
Dear Jack:
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help and assistance you have
given this Department in the
past year. Without your gener
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EDITORIAL
An Old Railroad Man
Goes to His Reward
Uncle Walter Harkins worked through the prime of his life
as a conductor on the railroad, making countless trips on the
Savannah run, and he spent almost 20 years in retirement before
he passed on to his reward last week.
He was wed to a relative of ours through marriage and lived
most of his life near Grant Park. Railroad men are fine men,
and yet an aging engineer, who “pulled” Uncle Walter on many
runs, said at his funeral—“l always thought he was too nice to
be a railroad man.”
In his later years Uncle Walter had almost gone blind, but
he had an unfailing sense of humor, even as he reached age 84,
the last year of his life.
He had been a Mason and a Shriner and as the family left
Patterson’s Funeral Home for the final journey to the cemetery,
Fred Patterson walked to the car and said to the widow—Aunt
Lillie —“I’ll give his Shrine pin to one of the ladies.”
Somehow we wish he had worn it to his final resting place,
for he was the kind of a man who could wear a symbol of a
great organization with a dignity that reflected honor on the
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It is often said that the good die young, but in Uncle Walter’s
case—ailing though he was, he outlasted the old man with the
scythe a long time beyond his three score years and ten. We’ll
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As the spirit, at long last released from
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erans and their families, in re
sponse to news articles they
have read.
Your newspaper is the vital
link in our communications with
the veterans. Your use of our re
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With cordial best wishes for
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Sincerely,
PETE WHEELER
Director
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Visible over Gulf waters and lying 12 miles directly south of Biloxi,
Mississippi, is historic Fort Massachusetts, located on Ship Island.
From 1699 to 1720 Ship Island was the harbor for French exploration
and settlement of the Gulf Coast from Mobile to the mouth of the
Mississippi River. Here came the first marriageable girls for the
early colonists, bringing their chests or casquettes.
In 1814-1815 Ship Island served
as a base for the British fleet of
60 vessels, with which General
Pakenham tried to take New
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Fort Massachusetts was orig
inally planned as a matter of na
tional defense during the admin
istration of Jefferson Davis as
Secretary of War. However, the
project was not constructed until
the Civil War, when it was ac
complished under the direction
of Union forces and with all ma
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General Butler.
Biloxi is one of the most color
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The Woman’s Society of Chris
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February 16, for their general
meeting, with Mrs. Minnie Gil
bert presiding. An interesting
and informative program on
Christian work in Literature and
Literacy was presented by Mrs.
Genevive McGraw. -
Helping on the program were
Mrs. Helen Morris, Mrs. Martha
William^ and Mrs. Thelma
Quinn. Mrs. Quinn also gave the
devotional. Hostesses at the so
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an airplane was received by the
Naval Research Laboratory in
1928.
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South. In addition to soldiers and
sailors and adventurers of many
old world nations, the waters of
Biloxi have known pirates and
buccaneers in bygone eras.
Two outstanding installations
at Biloxi today are Keesler Air
Force Base and the United States
Veterans Administration Center.
Keesler AFB is the electronics
center of the U. S. Air Force and
one of the largest military tech
nical installations in the world.
The U. S. Veterans Administra
tion Center is said to be the most
beautiful National Soldiers home
in the nation, occupying several
hundred acres of verdant lands
and evergreen trees, with more
than a mile of waterfront on his
toric Back Bay.
Scout Troop Hears
Mrs. Frederick Lee
Girl Scout Troop No. 1014
Leader Mrs. J. M. Shannonhouse
and Co-leader Mrs. E. B. Yates
held a meeting February 16 at
the Scout buildinj. They are
working for their International
Badge which requires they hear ,«
of some other country from,
whenever possible, a native of
that country. The speaker was
Mrs. Frederick Lee, formerly of
England, who told of her coun
try, its differences and like- *
nesses to America.
_ The troop’s hostess for the day
was Anita Smith, who met Mrs.
Lee with a camellia corsage, and
on leaving, the visitor was given
a huge and delicious cake. Both
gifts were sincerely appreciated.
Mrs. E. B. Yates made the cake,
but she was unable to be there.
In her place was Mrs. T. E.
Smith, who assisted the leader.