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Special reunion held for class of 1947
Perry High class 0f1947 celebrates golden anniversary reunion July 11-12
Special to The Times-Journal
Perry High School’s 1947
graduates gathered in Perry on
July 11-12, renewed friendships
and recalled fond memories of
their high school days.
This was the last class to
graduate from the 11 th grade.
This class of 1947 also produced
the first of Coach Eric Staples’
many state championship bas
ketball teams. The starting five
on that team included Clint
Cooper, Billy Bledsoe, John
Blue Calhoun, Ed Thompson
and Deryle Whipple.
Attending the reunion were
these classmates: Billy Bledsoe,
John Blue Calhoun, LaFay
Carlisle Cruse, Jimmy Connell,
Kathryn Dubois Tilson, Pat Harris
Rogers, Martha Head Peavy,
Sarah Ivey Woodcock, Naomi
Kersey Bowles, James Matthews,
Betty McElheney Seiger, Howard
Peyton, Charles Shelton, Ed
Thompson, Herb Walton,
Annabelle Watts Lytle, Deryle
Whipple and Earl Whipple.
The group met at the home of
Jane and Deryle Whipple on July
11. On July 12, Bobbe Nelson
and Mayor Jim Worrall conduct
ed a tour of the renovated Board
of Education Building on Main
Street, which was the building
Presbyterians plan trip to
see Atlanta Braves play
Perry Presbyterian Church still
has Atlanta Braves tickets left for
July 18, at $9 each. These tickets
are available for anyone. Call the
Church office, 987-1403..
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Jj Johnson, Emily and Rick
Johnstone, and Pauline Lewis of
the Times-Joumal staff attended
the Trib Publications news work
shop in Manchester July 11-
12. Awards were given in several
categories. The Houston Times-
Joumal, in competition with 33
other Trib publications in North
and South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama, was named Best of Trib
with The Leader Tribune in Fort
Valley coming in second.
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Perry Players Youth Theatre
Workshop participants will pre
sent Christina Hamlett and Wayne
Simpson’s musical “Dogs!”
Performances will be July 18 at
7:30 p.m. and July 19 at 2:30 and
7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 each and may be
picked up at the door.
Reservations are not necessary.
For additional information, call
987-5354. Perry Players Theatre
is located at 909 Main St.
The Workshop Teens will pre
sent scenes from several plays.
This is the second season the
Workshop has been held. Some
36 youths attended and will be
performing and doing various
behind-the-scenes chores.
•••
Macon Little Theatre will pre
sent all singing! All dancing! All
Gershwin’s Crazy for You”, July
18-Aug. 2. The book is by Ken
Ludwig, music and lyrics by
George and Ira Gershwin. Macon
Little Theatre is located at 4220
Forsyth Road in Macon. Call 471-
PLAY for reservations.
Macon Little Theatre will hold
open auditions on July27-28for
“Always Patsy Cline” to run Sept.
10-27 Bring sheet music and
dress comfortably.
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Congratulations!
To June Schmidlkofer of
Perry, selected as one of the win
ners ofsso U. S. Savings Bond
through Flint EMC’s “Give Us An
A” Program.—
To Neil and Heather
(Russell) Whitaker of Perry, upon
the birth of their daughter,
Annabelle Lane Whitaker,on May
28.
To Steve and Stephanie
(Fibbs) Allen of Perry, upon the
birth of their son, Jordan Thomas
Allen, on June 9.
To Trisha Trang Nguyen of
Athens and Gregory Scott Owen
of Athens, upon the announce
ment of their engagement.
The bride-elect is the daughter
of Vinh and Lois Nguyen of
Bonaire and the granddaughter of
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PHS CLASS OF '47 50TH REUNION Some 18 members of the PHS Class of '47 gathered for their 50th
reunion. Attending were (front, from left) Ed Thompson, Howard Peyton, Deryle Whipple, (second row)
Sarah Ivey Woodcock, La Fay Carlisle Cruse, Kathryn Dußois Tillson, Naomi Kersey Bowles, Betty McElheney
Seiaer, Martha Head Peavy, Patsy Harris Rogers, Annabelle Watts Lytle, (back) Earl Whipple, Charles Irby
Shelton, Jimmy Connell, Jonn Blue Calhoun, Billy Bledsoe, James Matthews and Herbert Walton.
where the class attended school
for 11 years.
Potpourri
Pauline Lewis
Lifestyle Editor
Vang Thi Nguyen of Vietnam and
the late Bay Van Nguyen, and the
late Gioi Van and Pham Thi
LeNguyen of Vietnam.
The groom-elect is the son of
Phillip and Elaine Owen of
Donalsonville and the grandson of
James Taft Owen of Pensacola,
Fla., and the late Evidee Owen,
Nadal Hatcher of Albany and the
late L.H. Hatcher. The wedding is
planned for Aug. 10 at Perry
United Methodist Church in Perry.
To Sheri Rebecca Cotton of
Byron and Joseph Wayne Battle of
Byron, upon the announcement of
their engagement. The bride-elect
is the daughter of The Rev. and
Mrs. P. S. Kelly 111 of Byron and
Dr. Richard H. Cotton of Douglas.
She is the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Cotton of Perry,
Marion McGinty of Perry and the
late George J. McGinty Sr. The
groom-elect is the son of Dennis
K. Battle and Daphne M. Keeffe,
both of Macon, and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Blankenship of Byron. He
is the grandson of Nell Battle of
Abbeville, Ala., and the late
Sanford Bartle and Louise Mills
of Columbus, Ala., and the late
Jack Mills.
The wedding is planned for
Sept. 6 at First Evangelical
Methodist Church.
To Amie Leigh Allen and
Kevin Byron Craig, upon the
announcement of their engage
ment. The bride-elect is the
daughter of Carl Lee Allen Jr. and
Peggy H. Allen of Macon, and is
the granddaughter of Evelyn
Hancock of Tifton, the late James
Hombuckle of Tifton, Anne C.
Allen and the late Carl Lee Allen
Sr.
The groom-elect is the son of
Edward H. and Judith C. Craig
and the grandson of Byron and
Emily Clark of Tallahassee, Fla.,
and Arlene Craig of Tallahassee
and the late m. E. Craig. The wed
ding is planned for Sept. 20 at
First Christian Church.
To Nicole Dyan Peterman of
Kathleen and Kenneth Erwin
Keuper 111 of Perry upon the
announcement of their engage
ment.
The bride-elect is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Peterman
of Kathleen. The bride-elect is
also the daughter of the late Judy
A. Peterman and the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F.
Peterman of Warner Robins and
Mrs. William Kallbrier of
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Classmates and their spouses
joined that evening for a banquet
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Perry and school photos of the
class’s early years.
Billy Bledsoe gave a special
class report, contrasting life in
the 40’s with the fast-paced pre
sent-day activities.
Special guests included former
teachers: Cohen Walker and his
wife, Hilda; Dorothy Jones Ayers;
and Margaret McFarland Ayers.
Certain classmates were given
special recognition: Fay Carlisle
came from California, the
longest distance; James
Matthews has the youngest fam
ily, four boys ages ranging from
11-17; Howard Peyton has the
newest bride he married Pat
last April and lives in Cochran.
Senior class officers were:
Deryle Whipple, president; Ed
Thompson, vice-president; Sarah
Ivey (Woodcock), secretary; and
James Matthews, treasurer.
Waldo Woodcock led the class
in singing and closed the
evening’s activities with“Blest
Be the Tie That Binds”.
Members of the Reunion
Committee included Sarah Ivey
Woodcock, Annabelle Watts
Lytle, Charles Shelton, Ed
Thompson and Deryle Whipple.
Classmates reportedly agreed
that it is just great to grow up in
Perry, Georgia.
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Andrew UMC seeks
mission volunteers
Special to Times-Journal
Andrew UMC is now
accepting applications for
volunteer in missions to
Kenya East Africa. The Rev.
Gene Bates, senior pastor at
Andrew is organizing a 30-
person team to travel to Mera
and Maua, Kenya in July and
August 1998.
This three-week mission
team will be involved with
medicine, education, evange
lism and construction
Bates serves as secretary of
the Board of Directors of the
Kenya Methodist University
Development Association and
has led mission teams to
Central America and Africa in
recent years.
Volunteers with special
gifts may include doctors,
dentists, surgeons, nurses,
health care providers, pas
tors,engineers, computers,
musicians and teachers.
Interested persons can call the
Andrew United Methodist
Church office at 987-7934 for
additional information.
The Kenya Methodist
University is about five hours
north of Nairobi,the the capi
tal of Kenya. It is expected
that construction and vaca
tion bible schools will be held
in association with the local
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