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SOCIALS AND PERSONALS
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Terri Outler of Alston, spent
the week end with Eve Fields.
Johnny Jackson and his
mother, Mrs, Jennie Mae Jack~
son of Tennille, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W, N, Hart on
Sunday.
Miss Lois Pope of Alamo,
and Mrs. Andy Talton and son
of Kathleen, visited Miss Nan
Pope.
Mr. and Mrs, Carlton John
son spent the week end with'
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rain
water and family in Douglas
ville.
Mrs., Ethel B, Fowler and
son James of Milledgeville, vis
ited Mrs. E, M. Fowler on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Shel
nutt, Cynthia and John of
Atlanta, were week end guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Willard McDaniel.
Mr. and Mrs. W, L, Morri
son of Crocker, Mo, visited
his mother, Mrs. Lottie
Morrison.
Misses Winona and Katie
Bridges spent the week end in
Jacksonville, Fla., visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Bridges.
Mr. and Mrs, Ellis Pope of
Lyons, visited Sunday with Miss
Nan Pope and Mrs. Walter Pope.
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nearly 200 years ago. The present building is the four
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FAYETTEVILLE (PRN) --
When Fayette Countians
decide to celebrate a 150th
birthday, they get nearly
everybody in on it.
Plans for their
sesquicentennial
celebration--June 26 through
July 3--began shaping up
more than a year ago, and in
that time local committee
chairmen have enlisted the aid
and talents of people from all
over the state.
Opening day, Saturday, has
been designated Founders
Day, with a 10 a.m. parade led
by Governor Jimmy Carter.
Bands, floats and equestrian
units make up the parade,
with an Air Force jet joining
in overhead.
Sunday is Brotherhood and
Fellowship Day, with
homecomings scheduled at a
number of churches in the
area.
Chief William Mclntosh,
Principal Chief of the Creek
Indian Nation, will be honor
guest Monday, Old Settlers
Day. Fayette County was
formed from lands purchased
from the Chief’s
great-grandfather, also named
William Mclntosh, Principal
Chief at the time of the treaty
in January, 1821. A drama
will be presented depicting
events in the life of the elder
Mcintosh.
Tuesday is Margaret
Mitchell Day, with two
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Mrs. J, J. McDaniel attended
the graduation of Miss Janice
Windham at Georgia Southern
College in Stateshoro, Sunday,
June 6. Miss Windham received
her Masters degree in Master
of Science for teachers.
Miss Wilma Sightler received
her Black Band at a capping
ceremony at Georgia Baptist
Hospital in Atlanta on June 11,
Mr. and Mrs. L, B, Chambers
Jr, of Macon, Spent Sunday
" here with their parents, Mrs.
Cliffola Browning and My, and
Mrs, L. B, Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Zenus Raffield
of Murfreeshoro, Tenn., andson
Dennis, were guests of Mrs, W,
Harvey Kent on Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs, Ela Harden is spending
sometime with relatives in
Jacksonville, IFla,
Mrs. J. W, Ryals, Mrs, Guy
Hughes, Mrs. C. M. Anderson
and Mrs. W, F. Anderson
motored to Dublin, June B§, for
the tour of the Hemerocallis
gardens,
Mrs. W, H. Sightler, Mrs,
T. C, Johnson and Mrs. Matrice
Lovett attended the graduation
of her granddaughter, Brenda
Lovett, from high school in
West Palm Beach, Fla, Steve
Lovett accompanied tile_x_nfillo_x_r_l_e_.__
full-length showings of “Gone
With the Wind” at Sams
Auditorium, followed by
LaFayette Day to honor the
French nobleman for whom
the county was named A
costume ball is set for
Wednesday evening.
Replicas of the different
flags of Georgia’s richly varied
history will fly from staffs
around the Courthouse Square
on Flag Day. This is also the
day appointed for the
Sesquicentennial Invitational
Golf Tournament at Peachiree
City.
Military Day, Friday, will
feature Senator Herman E.
Talmadge in an 11 am.
address commemorating 2 new
Military Memorial. Music will
be provided by Fort
McPherson’s famed Third
Army Band. .
Throughout the week, there
will be automobile tours of
points of interest around the
county. Maps of the numbered
tours will be distributed at a
hospitality booth in
Fayetteville. And for those
who find such a gathering an
ideal time for ancestry
research, all cemeteries in the
area will be specially marked.
¥Yor an entertaining
weekend with a touch of
nostalgia, the Department of
Industry and Trade, Tourist
Division, recommends vou
help blow out 150 candies on
the birthday cake of festive
Fayette County.
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Mrs., Walter Pope and Murs, .
Edwin Rocker and children,
spent several days at Savannah
Beach,
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This Is Your Life
By Evelyn Latimer
Lawrenceville Horne Weekly
Mrs, Julia Nix Jackson had
no idea that the regular P,T.A,
meeting which was held on May
3, would turn intosucha special
treat for her! She thought she
was attending the regular
P.T,A, meeting which usually
concerned mostly school busi
ness.
Sitting in her chair Mrs.
Jackson listened with pleasant
surprise as the voice from
behind stage announced ......
“Mrs, Julia Jackson -- This
Is Your Life.’”” The voice con
tinued, ‘Mrs., Julia Jackson,
born at Lawrenceville, October
10, 1908, the fifth child of
seven children, five boys and
two girls - Col, and Mrs. O, A,
Nix, your only sister being
Mrs, Mary Jackson - our li
brarian here at Grayson. Your
living brother, O, A, Nix was
not able to make the trip from
Birmingham, Ala,
Yes, Julia Nix Jackson
remembered quite well her
happy childhood. And her only
sister, Mary Jackson; it was
always amusing to her that
someone was constantly asking
her if they married brothers.
Both did marry Jacksons, but
there was no relation. And her
only living brother, he is ina
brace... Mrs, Jackson continued
to remember.
Mrs. Julia Jackson was re
tiring after 35 years in the
teaching profession. She re
membered her first classroom.
There was a pot-bellied stove,
and she had to get to school in
time to take up the ashes from
the previous day and start a
fire, There were no janitors
then, and the teachers andchil
dren had to do their own house~
cleaning,
During those first years she
had between 45 and 50 children
in a class, but now there was
not over 25 children to ateach
er. The classrooms of today
were more colorful and more
cheerful. And the modern day
teaching was more liberal than
when she first began to teach .
in 1935. During those first days
the children had only one text;
now they had any number of
text books ~ all of them pretty
and very colorful these days.
The voice behind stage con
tinued, “‘ln 1925 you graduated
from Lawrenceville High
School, then went on to receive
a diploma from the Atlanta
Conservatory of Music, in
1928.”
That was right, she silently
remembered. She had taught
piano quite a number of years.,
She used to teach piano in the
afternoon after a hard day in the -
classroom. And now, she only
touched her piano once in
awhile, At one time she began
taking organ lessons, but she
dropped them and never took
them up again - and for no
real reason,
“In 1931 and 32, Mrs,’
Jackson, you attended training
at Georgia Baptist Hospital,”’
the voice went on.
Oh, that seems like such a
* long time ago, Mrs, Jackson
thought. And yet, in another
way it seems like such a short
time ago, Yes, I was just get
ting ready to go into the ope
rating room and practices when
Morris K, Jackson and I mar
ried on November 14, 1932,
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That began a whole new life for ..
me in many ways, It meant that
I could not finish my nurses
training, because marriedgirls
weren’t accepted there., But I
don’t regret it for a minute,
she continued to meditate.
The voice backstage rang out,
“Mr. Jackson taught school in
Gwinnett County from 1933 thru
1944, you Mrs. Jackson, also
hegan your teaching career at
this time, For nine years, 1935
to 1944 you taught first grade
while working toward your BS
degree in Elementary Edu
cation.’’
Those were good times, Mrs.
Jackson resumed her thinking.
Sunny Hill was my firstteaching
position, right beside my hus
band. 1 learned a lot that first
year. It was just what they
would call a Junior High School
now days. Pupils were trans
ferred to Lawrenceville High
School or Dacula High School
after they left Sunny Hill,
“In June of 1944 your husband
accepted a position as county
agent with the Georgia Agri
culture Extension Service,
causing you to move to Wheeler
County. In Wheeler County you
returned to your teaching
career at Alamo School,” the
voice continued.
Oh, those were joyous years,
Mrs. Morris Jackson reminis~
cenced, Our daughter, Judy, was
born in Wheeler County; it was
the year 1947. It was such a
blessed happy event.
The backstage voice re=-
minded her, “In 1955 after
spending many Saturdays and
summer days travelingas much
as 160 miles a day round trip,
you received your BS Degree
in Education from GSCW in
Milledgevilile.
How could I ever forget that!
Those years of teaching and
going to school myself, lattend- .
ed Georgia first, and when we
moved to Wheeler County I
transferred to what is now days
lnown as Georgia Teachers
College.
The voice continued, ‘“Ten
years later in 1965, Judy finish=-
ed high school, It was quite an
event, she had been selected
Star Student and you, Mrs, Jack=
son, was selected Star Teacher
of Wheeler County. The two of
you were guests at a luncheon
sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce, Then later the same
. day, along with representatives
from the winners of other coun
ties within the first congress
ional district, you and Judy
appeared on WSAV-TV,”
You know, I’ve thought many
times..... I wonder how many
people think that was a put up
job, ha ha, Goodness knows it
wasn’t!
“In 1965 when your husband
retired from his position as
county agent your family re
turned to Gwinnett County., You
began teaching first grade here
at Grayson Elementary with
James Caples as principal,”’
the voice continued.
I’ve been here six years at
Grayson., And all of them have
been good years, And, Mr,
Caples has been so good to
me =~ S 0 understanding, she
thought,
Mrs. Jackson began to won
der..,. now, who in the world
could that voice belong to? And
how in this world did they get
all this information?
The backstage voice con
tinued, “In 1967 your beloved
daughter, Judy, was married to
Alton Browning. Then in August
of 1568 you and your hushand
enjoyed an unforgetable vaca
tion to Germany to visit Judy
and her hushand. Mr, Browning
__was_stationed there on active
e o ettt Bt et 20 e W
~duty with the U, S, Army.”
Oh, that was a great trip!
I could never forget that happy
time!
“Now, Mrs, Jackson, after
six years here at Grayson and
35 years in the teaching pro
fession you are retiring.’’
The voice ran 0n....‘“F0r we
find, we cannot simply say good~-
bye Mrs. Jackson, good luck,
come to see us some time,
No -- indeed, for you will
remain a vital part of the rest
of our lives. And we find that
the only possible farewell
salutation to such a fine person
-- we love you Mrs. Jackson -~
may God bless you for all
you've given u5....,”’ the voice
faded.
The voice, now I should know
who it belongs too. Who was
that? Mrs. Jackson was soon to
find out that ‘““behindthe scene’?
planning was the work of Mrs,
Harvey Thomas, P,T.A, chair
man of the program committee,
and Mrs. Bobby Chaffin, a mem
ber of that same committee,
The information had come di
rectly from Mr, Jackson.
“I’m really looking forward
to this retirement, Mrs.
Jackson smiled. I have a very
good ‘‘ole’’ rocker, and it sits
real good! Os course, I will
miss these children.’’
Yes, Mrs, Julia Jackson will
be ‘busting up’ the family
affair at Grayson Elementary.
Her daughter, Judy, is now a
teacher of the second grade;
she will also leave behind her
only sister, Mrs. Mary Jack
son, who will continue to be
librarian at Grayson,
“I’'m not making any definite
plans, but my husbhand, who
has been retired since ’65, and
I would like to do some travel
ing. But that old rocker is going
to sit real good, for awhile
anyway!’’ she added.
" New Arrivals
TIMOTHY BRIAN
DOHERTY
A son, who has been named
Timothy Brian, was borntoMr,
and Mrs. Bobby Wayne Doherty
of Hawkinsville on May 24,
The baby is the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee
Parker of Milan, and Mrs. Doris
Doherty of Jackson, La, and
J. A, Doherty of Vidalia.
JEFFREY SCOTT PIERCE
Mr. and Mrs, Larry Pierce
of Athens, announce the birth
of a son, Jeffrey Scott, born
on June 7, in St. Mary’s Hos=
pital in Athens., Mrs. Pierce
is the former Miss Jacqueline
Boney of Rhine.
PAMELA JUNE CARTER
Mr. and Mrs. William Larry |
Carter of Eastman, annocunce
the birth of a daughter, Pamela
June, born on June 5, in the
Telfair County Hospital. Mrs.
Carter is the former Miss Pa
tricia Dion Booth of Thomas
County.
JOHN GRADY WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs, Henry Grady
Williams of Mcßae, announce
the birth of a son, John Grady,
born in the Telfair County Hos- -
pital on June 12, Mrs, Williams
is the former Miss Emma Jean
Copeland of Helena.
JESSIE HOWARD
McCRIMMON
Mr., and Mrs. Jessie
N1 .
McCrimmon of Jacksonville,
announce the birth of a son,
Jessie Howard, born on June 14,
in the Telfair County Hospital.
Mrs. McCrimmon is the former
Miss Rosa Brown of Kendell,
Fla.,
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Hospital Pafients
The following patients were
admitted to the Telfair County
Hospital last week: Hazel
Smallpiece and Carol Foskey
of Ailey; Alfred Kelly and La
vada Shepherd of Chauncey;
Donovan Smith, W, P, Owens
I, Dorothy Camp, Donald Re
new, Emma Jean Williams,
Newton Geiger, Mary Ann Har
ris, Hugh Braddy, Nancy Sapp,
Ada Tukes, Rosa M, William
son, Inez Windham and John
D. Melvin of Mcßae.
Annette Bass, Pauline M,
Jones, Lawrence Smith and
Vickie Byron of Milan; Sherry
Wright, Curtis Atkinson, Minnie
Ruth Hendley of Eastman;
Emma Lette Maloy, Jerome
Walker, Gladys Mcßae, Kath
erine Whitehead, Mary Camp
bell, Cathleen Carr and Mattie
Spires of Rhine,
Edward Cannon of Helena;
Larry Brown of Centerville;
Rosa McCrimmon of Jackson
ville; Terri SuttonandClarence
Smith of Lumber City; Geneva
Herndon of Soperton; Donnie
Long of Denton; Samuel P,
Varnadoe of Mcßae Manor; and
Robert C, Holland of Alberta.
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Beauty Area
Os The Month
The pretty redpetunias grac
ing the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lon Adams lead tothe selection
of the Beauty Area of the Month
to be placed there.
We have been watching Mr.
and Mrs, Adams as they have
worked making this a beauty
'spot in town. If you have not
seen this, please ride by the
Adams home and I am sure
you will enjoy it.
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Card Os Thanks
We wish to thank our many
friends for their kind expres
sions of sympathy and all acts
of service rendered during our
hour of bereavement.
May God add a blessing to
each of you,
The Family Os
George Rountree
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Cheerleaders To
Attend Workshop
In Statesboro
More than three hundred
cheerleaders from Georgia high
schools are expected to attend
the Fifth Annual Georgia Sou
thern College Cheerleader Ins
titute in Statesboro June 27 -
July 2. The clinie will be con~
ducted hy the Interpatienal
Cheerleading Foundation,
“Our anpual program hes
developed imto Geargia’s lar
gest and most pepuler summer
training event for cheer=
leaders,” said Hilton Bonni
well, Director of Continuing
Education at Georgia Souther.
Instruction at the workshop in
cludes everything from the
newest cheer routines to train
ing in student leadership. This
year a seminar for novice
cheerleaders apnd a complete
course in begimning and ad
vanced gymnastics will be of
fered.
Cheerleaders as well as
prospective cheerleaders from
junier and senier high schools
and colleges are invited, says
Bonniwell, The finest Georgia
Southern College dormitories
and food services are annually
reserved,
ICF instructors are highly
trained collegiate cheer
leaders, Their teaching in
cludes pompogn routines, and
.experimental pep rally, and
special daily competition far
all squads present.
For further information,
write: Mrs. Karen Lavender,
Conference Coordinator, Geor
gia Southem College, Box 8124,
Statesboro, Ga. 30458,
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