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New Perry Civitan Officers
Left to right: Elbert Mullis installing official; Juan Thompson, director;
Ben Boutwell, treasurer; Jim Agerfon (seated), director; David Phelps Jr., secre
tary; Perry Edge, vice president; Lewis Meeks, president elect; and Joe Rogers,
president. Not pictured are directors David Muse and Clifton Athon.
Awards and Installation Banquet
Held by Clvitans at Holiday Inn
The annual awards and in
stallation banquet of the Per
ry Civitan Club was held re
cently at the Holiday Inn. The
event was enjoyed by some
63 persons including wives as
special guests.
Out • of- towners included
Mrs. Harold C. Fast of North
Palm Beach, Fla., Mr. and
Mrs. Van Boyer of Dublin,
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Mullis of
Dublin, Charles Adams of
Fort Valley and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Stuart of Oklahoma.
Dr and Mrs. Jerome Blood
worth, a past president of
the Perry Civitan, were spe
cial local guests, as well as
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Ronnie Stubbs, president of
the Junior Civitan Club and
Jean Martin, president of the
Perry Junior Civinette Club.
The program was called to
order by retiring president
Jim Agerton. He welcomed
all those who had come to this
victory dinner. After the in
vocation by Joe McNutt and
the pledge to the flag, the
buffet dinner was served.
The first speaker on the
program was Ix-wis Meeks,
who gave a progress report
for the year under the “Ager
ton’’ administration. He cited
the highpoints in the pro
grams, projects, fellowship
and civic work of the year.
He singled out Thomas Mayo,
who has been re-elected as
lieutenant governor, for being
the top Halloween candy and
fruit cake salesman; Juan
Thompson for his work in
getting the Junior Civitan
and Civinette Clubs organiz
ed, and David Phelps for pre
paring the District award
winning scrapbook.
Jim Agerton thanked the
club for making all the ac
complishments possible. Jim
awarded Lewis Meeks a Past
Treasurer’s plaque and David
Phelps a Past Secretary's
plaque.
Juan Thompson awarded
perfect attendance pins for
one year to Cliff Athon, Don
Dayton. Don Colder, Lewis
Meeks. Joe McNutt, Joe Ro
gers and Juan Thompson.
Two-year pins went to Ray
Hooten, David Phelps, David
Muse and Perry Edge. A
three year pin went to T. F.
Hardy. Four year pins were
awarded to Jim Agerton,
Thomas Mayo, John Leath
and Billy Ethridge. Fred
Seago was awarded a five
year perfect attendance pin.
Elbert Mullis installed the
officers for 1968 19(39. These
are Joe Rogers, president;
Lewis Meeks, president-elect;
Perry Edge, vice president;
David Phelps Jr., secretary;
Ben Boutwell, treasurer; Jim
Agerton, Clifton Athon, Da
vid Muse and Juan Thompson,
directors.
Jim Agerton presented Out
standing Service Awards to
those who had helped him in
a special way to Joe Rogers,
Thomas Mayo, Juan Thomp
son. T. F. Hardy. Billy Eth
ridge. Chaplain Joe McNutt.
Sergeant at Arms Ray Hoot
en and Ben Newberry. Jim
then passed the president’s
gavel over to Joe Rogers.
Joe passed out Perry Civi
tan Club Handbooks to each
member. The Perry Club has
never had these before and
Joe is to be commended on
the fine job he did on them.
Joe accepted the challenge
of the new year and imme
diately named committees for
two upcoming projects.
Lt. Gov, Thomas Mayo in
troduced Mrs. Harold C. Fast,
who presented Juan Thomp
son with the Harold C. Fast
Civitan of the Year Award
for Citizenship. This is the
highest award given by the
Perry Civitan Club.
Vice President Bon New
berry introduced the guest
speaker, Charles Adams of
Fort Valley. Mr. Adams ex
pressed his feeling that a
group needs to accomplish
something at all meetings.
He issued us an almost insur
mountable challenge concern
ing a nonprofit corporation
to build low cost housing. He
stated that this would be an
excellent way to extend our
influence for good. The Civi
tan directors have taken his
remarks under consideration.
After his most stimulating
talk the meeting was adjourn
ed.
Marsha Moody, spent last week
in Valdosta visiting her sister
Mrs. Vernon Arnold and Mr. Ar
nold.
New Perry Nursing Home, Inc.
(formerly Houston Halls)
500 STANLEY ST., PERRY
PHONE 987-3251
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ED WILLIS Administrator
Cheek to Head
Ten Year Club
E. H. Cheek, vocational ag
riculture teacher at Perry High
School, was elected president of
the Georgia Agriculture Teachers
Ten Year Club at State Teachers
Conference.
The Ten Year Club is an or
ganization of vocational Agri
culture teachers who have taught
Vocational Agriculture for a min
imum of ten years. The purpose
of this organization is the im
provement of Vocational Agri
culture in Georgia and to recog
nize members who have made
outstanding contributions to the
field of Agricultural Education,
While at the Teachers Con
ference, Mr. Cheek was also
recognized as one of the five
Gold Award teachers in the state
of Georgia. This award is given
by the National Vocational Ag
riculture Teachers Association
in recognition for the number of
students entering the field of
teaching Vocational Agriculture.
These recipients were recog
nized as teacher of teachers.
Sam Morton,
Perry FFA Reporter
Coming Events
The Ladies Golf Association
of the Perry Country Club will
have its regular luncheon meet
ing on Tuesday, July 9. Lunch
will be served at 12 noon. All
members are urged to come early
and join in the Interclub tourna
ment.
The WSCS Circle of the
Perry United Methodist
Church will meet in the Fel
lowship Hall as follows: Cir
cle 1,2, 3 Monday. July 8. at
3:30 p. m,; Circle 4. Monday.
July 8. at Bpm; and Circle
5 Wednesday. July 10 at 10
a. m.
St. Christopher's Episcopal
Church will hold Bible School-
Day Camp, July 15-19. A worship
service—Bible school followed
by Swimming, Arts and crafts,
softball, vollyball, hiking, bad
minton. Ages 8-14. Applications
received through July 13 at $6
cost to cover insurance, sup
plies, equipment. Call 987-2190
or 987-11442. Rev. Graham Glov
er, director.
Parkview Hospital
Tim Thompson dismissed.
Willy Kilchriss admitted.
Peach County Hospital
Mary Gay dismissed.
Annie Maude Small dismissed.
Ethel Ellis admitted.
John Scott admitted.
Put Sholl dismissed.
Ernest Hardy dismissed.
Joey Mann Jr. admitted.
Karen Jones admitted.
Freda Livingston admitted.
Houston County Hospital
Wanda Williamson dismissed.
Betty Moore dismissed.
Lewis Thomis admitted.
Martha Jackson admitted.
Anita Hall admitted.
Linda Rogers dismissed.
Inez Harvey admitted.
Georgia Greene admitted.
Jake Little admitted.
Jean Martin entered the Macon
Hospital Tuesday to undergo
minor surgery.
Thomas J. Sprouse is at home
recuperating from back surgery.
Mrs. Jane Schenck has been
hospitalized in Macon.
Cater Rogers was admitted
to the Macon Hospital Tuesday
for eye surgery.
Personal
Miss Jackie Vogt spent the
weekend of June 20-23 visit
ing Miss Patty Rice in Colum
bus, Ga. While there, she at
tended a reception and dance
in honor of the class of 1969
of the U. S, Military Academy
of West Point, N. Y.
♦ * ♦
Mrs. M. N. Mac Michael is
visiting her son and family
in Ohio for several weeks
and her granddaughter, Nan
ette Colwell accompanied her.
* * •
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sellers and
children are spending this week
in Winder.
MRS. JAMES ALTON LAYSON JR.
Miss Ingram Weds
J. A. Layson Jr.
Miss Lillie Joyce Ingram,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. 1.
Ingram, became the bride of
James Alton Layson Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Alton Layson
Sr., on Sunday, June 30 at 3 o’
clock at Memorial Heights Bap
tist Church.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. Tom Harmon,
pastor of the church, before an
altar background of palms with a
center arched candelabrum.
Miss Mary Catherine Spradley
was the pianist.
Serving as the groom’s best
man was Wayne Tharpe and ush
ers were Herman Ingram, brother
of the bride, Gerald Layson,
brother of the groom, Keeland
Harrington, and Bobby McCloud.
Mrs. Connie Chase of Albany
served as her sister’s matron of
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honor. Bridesmaids were Miss
Joane Ingram, sister of the bride,
and Miss Brenda Buckner. They
wore yellow floor-length gowns
of pearled and scalloped Chan
tilly lace around an oval neck
line accentuating the yoked
redigote front revealing an organ
za gown. Their headpieces were
yellow organza bows trimmed in
matching lace with an overlay of
yellow net. They carried nose
gays of white daisies with yel
low centers.
The bride, given in marriage
by her 6 ther, was lovely in her
floor length gown of pearled and
scalloped Chantilly lace encir
cling the oval neckline, accen
tuating the yoked redigote front
revealing an imported rayon or
ganza gown with the lace cage
effect sweeping to a watteau
The Houston Home Journal, Perry, Ga., Thursday, Jg| y 4
chapel train. She wore a short
bouffant veil of illusion held by
a dainty forward headpiece of
alencon lace, pearlized lillies,
pearls and crystals. She carried
a white orchid and stephanotis
on a lace covered Bible.
Mrs. Ingram chose for her
daughter’s wedding a rose lace
three piece outfit with matching
accessories. She wore a cor
sage of pink cymbidium orchids.
The mother of the groom wore
a blue lace two-piece suit with
matching accessories. She wore
a corsage of cymbidium orchids.
Following the ceremony, the
couple was honored with a re
ception given by the bride’s
parents at the continental room
at the Holiday Inn.
Cutting the beautiful wedding
cake was Miss Linda Mclntyre,
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cousin of the groom. Assistin,
in entertaining were Mi ßs 7
Cheryl Cranford. Donr 3 \ ®
and Shirley Parker. Mis\ v"?
Whelchel kept the bride’s book'
The bride-chose for traveHin„
8 17. A ; lme Bhift seemed
with white lace and yellow ac
cessones. She wore the orchid
lifted from her bridal bouquet
After e wedding trip to Gatin
burg. Term., the couple win
reside in Perry.
The gross income from turkev
production in the stale last V S
amounted to approximately
million. According to the Gear'
gia Crop Reporting Service to.
tal production reached luonnrv,
birds.