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The Houston Home Journal, Perry, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 28, 1967
Rev. Oglelree, Former Perryan,
Has Impact on Gainesville, Ga.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: David Ogle
tree, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Ogletree of Perry, was the sub
ject of a feature story in The
Gainesville, Ga., Daily Times
last week. The story printed be
low tells the impact Rev. Ogle
tree is having on Gainesville).
David Ogletree is not just a
“busy minister,” he is simply
engrossed in his work young
people.
For David these young folks
come in many groups, all pushing
forward under his leadership to
ward different, yet similar, goals.
They range in age from the very
young elementary student to the
more sophisticated young adult.
“One of the reasons I like
Gainesville so much is that there
» are so many young people
here. Os course, there are young
people everywhere, but here
there are so many!” he says’'
with obvious pleasure.
David feels very attached to
his flock but once in a while they
keep things from him. For in
stance, when the First Methodist
Church was planning to present
its young minister of youth with
a new station wagon to aid him
in his work, the youngsters kept
mum on the subject and even
David’s close contact with them
couldn't spring the well-kept
secret. “I was completely floor
ed,” David says.
So, the 1968 model station wag
on is scheduled to arrive in a
day or two, and all that needs
to be decided is the matter of
its color. “I’m having a hard
time deciding on that,” David
jokes. He says the new auto will
be used for several things in ad
dition to its main purpose to
provide transportation for his
young folks to and from their
youth camps in the summer and
other trips they will make during
the year. And for young people
it is.
• “Being a bachelor, there’s no
family affair involved in this,
you know,” he commented.
Speaking of the young, David
has his hands full. One group he
is particularly proud of is the
Acolytes—a group of 26 boys who
were installed last June and
trained to light candles for the
worship service, ring the steeple
bells, and do other altar duties.
He expects 10 to 15 more of them
to be installed this week.
Then, the girls have their an
swer to this group, too. They are
the Junior Altar Girls, and they
will alternate with the boys. In
regard to the good-spirited com-
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petition, David says of his Aco
lyles, “I have always some or
ganization in the church strictly
for the byos, and this is it.”
David also has a part in the
organization of the new Hand
Bell Choir which is just getting
started. David had a similar
choir in Cartersville when he
was minister of youth there, so
that experience is helping him
fill in as director until a full
time one can take over.
Piano
He took piano lessons from the
fifth through the tenth grades
and plays the piano regularly for
the church. He says that he
would like “to branch out to the
organ” but that he hasn’t found
time so far.
David also handles the Metho
dist Youth Fellowship in all its
forms—Junior, Junior High and
“The work is fantastic,
"and the older people are so in
terested in the youth program
that they really support you.”
he reports proudly.
“1 will probably be doing this
type of work my entire minis
try," David says, then, pointing
to a ceramic Red Elephant on
his bookshelf that he keeps as a
constant reminder of his youth
involvement, he says, “I wouldn’t
swap places with anybody.”
Associate Pastor
In addition to his youth work
David is associate pastor. This
work is in itself “fulltime,” but
somehow he finds time during
the week to line up the programs
for each Sunday, contact all the
Sunday School teachers, keep
running tabs on his young folks,
and do some community work
on lop of that.
Right now his Acolytes are
busy getting money together to
place another bell in one of the
church’s steeples. This summer
they sold papers to help the
project along.
An associate pastor, David also
serves as righthand man to the
Rev. R. P. Segars, filling in
when he must be away on de
livering sermons and making
calls and visits.
Georgia Native
Born in Perry, David came to
Gainesville a year ago after
serving as minister of youth at
First Methodist in Cartersville.
He attended Emory at Oxford
and completed his undergradu
ate work at LaGrange College.
He did his ministerial work at
Emory University in Atlanta.
Asked why as a South Georgia
native he likes the northern part
of the state, David replies “I’ve
County Agent Says . .
BY EMMET V.
WHELCHEL
Houston County Agent
Congratulations to Wanda
Bragg, local 4-H’er, who
placed second in Junior Pole
Bending at the State 4-H
Horse Show held Saturday.
, September 9. at the Coliseum
in Athens.
Wanda competed against 17
'• other contestants from
, throughout the state for this
' honor. Congratulations Wan
da. for a job well done.
Forest fires are still a major
problem in Georgia. Amazingly,
Georgia has from 5,000 to 10,000
wildfires annually. As a compar
ison, California usually has half
that many.
Is the situation improving? The
answer is, no. Last year we had
more than 8,000 fires, more than
during the two previous years.
Over 7,000 fires have already oc
curred the first six mnths of
this year.
Why so many forest fires?
Careless and indifferent people is
the answer in 98 per cent of the
cases. Some few fires ar caused
by lightning or other factors be
yond man’s control. The 98 per
cent which are man-caused are
the ones to he prevented.
Most fires in Houston County
start around homesteads. Debris
done most of my work in North
Georgia, so I might as well re
main here,” talking enthusiastic
ally about the mountains, col
lege campuses, civic theaters and
Gainesville.
He is also a Lincoln collector,
and his office gives evidence of
the hobby because artifacts of
the Civil War President are ev
erywhere in the form of book
; ends, statuettes and sketchings,
i And if all this is not enough to
! convince you of his engrossing
involvement, David is also a
i writer of free verse and has had
many of his poems published in
i several church publications and.
: just recently, in the Hartford
i Courant. He is a great admirer
of Robert Frost and one of his
! poems about the poet was re
printed in an anthology.
David is encouraged by the re
) ception some of the newspapers
■ give his poems and feels that
t the newspaper market for poems
. is one of the more neglected
1 ones. He says he tries “to paint
- picture with words” in his poems
. and develop them rhylhmatically.
t When Carl Sandburg died Da
vid attended his memorial serv
a ice at Flat Rock for Sandburg
1 was one of David’s literary he
c roes, too.
burning has been a main cause
of forest fires for years. This is
the burning of trash or leaves
and hedgerows. Left unattended,
these fires often spread to near
by fields or wooded areas. This
common, everyday activity caus
ed nearly 37 per cent ol Geor
gia’s forest fires in 1966.
Incendiary, or intentionally set
fires, and smokers round out the
“Big Three" of forest fire caus
es. The “Big Three” accounted
for over 80 per cent of the 1966
forest fires. All could have been
prevented if people had been
careful and had more concern for
our forest resources.
There are some bright spots,
however. Fires in Georgia are
spotted and controlled quickly.
This accounts for the relatively I
small acreage burned by each
fire. The average size last year
was less than seven acres. The
7,000 fires this year have been
held to less than a five-acre av
erage. Most credit is due the
Georgia Forestry Commission for
their fast, efficient work. Forest
industries and interested land
owners have also played their
part in supprssing our many
fires.
As of this July, all of Georgia’s
forest land is under fire protec
tion, As a result of this legisla
tive action, our fire record should
improve.
Fire is not all bad. It can, if
properly used, be a valuable tool
in control of brown spot needle
blight. Wildlife also benefits from
prescribing burning. To pre
scribe burn, you must have a
prescription. You must be sure
that the benefits will outweigh
any damages that the fire may
cause.
Wildfires must be reduced if
we are to continue to support our
growing forest industry. How
ever, wise use of fire can help
us meet our increasing demand
for forest products.
Officers Elected
By Bykota Club
5 The Bykota Home Economics
1 Club met Thursday evening,
5 Sept. 21, at the Flint Electric
1 Building. Mrs. Ben Morgan open
-1 ed the meeting with the Pledge
1 of Allegiance to the flag.
• Mrs. Allie Waltman, chairman
• of the nominating committee for
new officers f -- 1968, offered a
S list of two names fur each office
’• which were voted on by the
membership.
" The following officers were
elected: president, Mrs. Hazel
McCurdy; Ist vice president,
Mrs. Nora Thomas; 2nd vice
president, Mrs. Nancy Colder;
drd vice president, Mrs. Jean
Stubbs; secretary, Mrs. Carol
Fudge; treasurer. Mrs Rae
Kran. Devotional chairman will
be Mrs. Nancy Wallace and 4-H
club advisor, Mrs. Nancy Colder.
Hostesses and project chairmen
were also assigned for 1968.
The club's new by-laws were
read and approved. A letter from
Mayor Ray was read requesting
the club to lake part in the com
munity Bloodmobile Oct. 11. All
members are asked to give so
our city can reach its goal.
Mrs. Helen Sasser asked that
the club participate in preparing
the Red Cross ditty bags for the
men in Vietnam. It was decided
our club would make and fill
eight bags. All members wishing
to contribute articles were asked
to call Mrs. Colder or Mrs.
Thomas.
Following the meeting, a sur
prise baby shower was given for
Mrs. Phyllis Thompson.
Refreshments served by hos
tess, Mrs. Carol Fudge consisted
of punch and small cakes decor
ated with pink ? id blue bootees.
PAULINE VUXTA
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Yates
Graveside services for Mrs.
Morgan Yates of 2630 Stanislaus
Circle, Macon, who died Sunday
in a Macon hospital, were held
Monday in Riverside Cemetery.
Mrs. Yates was born in Hous
ton County, the daughter of Wil
liam Daniel Day and Mrs. Mary
Gordon Day and had been a resi
dent of Macon for the past 60
years, coming here from Perry.
She was the widow of George
Morgan Yates.
She attended Brenau College
and was a member of the Vine
ville Baptist Church.
Survivors include one brother,
Miller Day of Macon: five nieces,
Miss Lucille Martin of Macon,
Mrs. Frances Day Adkisson of
Coral Gables, Fla., Mrs. Carl
Massey of Macon. Mrs. Robert
Rutledge of Virginia Beach, Va.,
and Airs. W. T. McConnell of
Hawkinsville; and a number of
great-nieces and nephews.
Houston is a seaport although
50 miles inland. A canal con
nects the city with the ocean.
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