JOINER--HARPER
The lovely Lane Chapel Mr. B. W. Harper, Jr.
Epworth by the Sea in Paternal grandparents
Huxford Genealogical Society
Hears Wilson
Lilllan Lee Corbett
When the Huxford Ge-
nealogic~al Society met in
Homerville for its regular
quarterly meeting on
February 11 at 2:00 p.m.,
they found youthful Wes-
zines were all in the mail
for the spring edition;
first Monday in February
the City of Homerville
took over the old Homer-
ville High School building
was the setting are Mrs. B. W. Harper, Sr. ley Wilson, speaker for the
the lovely wedding of and the late Mr. B. W. occasion, a refreshing
s Cheri D. Harper toHarper, Sr. Maternal example of his subject,
bert L. Joiner. The grandparents are the late "Youth inGenealogy'.
~uary 26 rites were Mr. and Mrs. Boss Steed- Wilson is 23, and he
ley.
~mnized at 6:00 o'clock became interested in his
! Rev. J. Don ProctorThe groom is the son of f am, ily line at fourteen.
lciating in the double Mrs. Sadie Joiner and the He s been a diligent re-
g ceremony. . late Herbert Joiner of Brun- searcher since that time.
the bride is tim daugh- ~wick, Ga. He's published two books
of Mrs. B. W. Harper,The couple will reside in on his family, has studied
~sta and the late under some of the best
Brunswick, Ga.
' genealogists in both Gear-
infected with the virus, gin and Florida. His roots
Holloway states, "If we are are in Georgia, but is now
going to fight AIDS, we living in Jacksonville. He
.._"OUNTYEXTENSIONH must fight crack and sy- is married and has a child
I! philis as well." 13 months old.
HOME ECONOMIST |l Atleast5to 10% of the Gideon James was his
o II
expectant mothers in grandfather from Geor-
l]~ Georgia are using crack. A gin. He went to Suwannee
survey conducted in Gear- County, Florida and the
gin in 1988 confirmed that family cemetery there be-
is, Crime and Disease 2 out of every 1000 live came a point of interest
',ently an Atlanta TV births are to HIV positive to the youth. He began
n highlighted the women. In some areas it studying old cemeteries,
cocaine invasion is even higher than the both from family history
rural Georgia with above mentioned rate. and connected lines. Now
emphasis in the The black community is he's sold on Georgia and
and northern also being adversely af- Florida cemeteries, and is
of Georgia. The fected by the crack inva- making a great effort to
cocaine problem is sion. Among the cases of restore them to their form-
an urban big city prob- syphilis reported, 90% are er positions. The more ob-
but one that has blacks and the majority of solete they are, the harder
all areas of Gear- those are women. While he works to bring up-to-
both urbanand rural, thirty-two percent of the date those whose graves
Ted Holloway, M.D. black infants were born to have been lost. Taken from
Director of the South- teenage mothers; sixty-five a youth's angle and opti-
Health Unit has much percent of the black bhths mism, he is turning things
rare regarding this to- were to single mothers,around for those who
Accq rding to Dr. Hal- If such trends continue the have been lost through
~'s report, south- black community will the years. He was introdu-
ueol gia has been deal- certainly carry the major ced by Mrs. Charles Hick-
with crack much ear- burden in terms of num-man.
than many other partsbers of HIV infected ba- Randall Walker, presi-
state due to it's pro- bias. dent of the society, presi-
ity to Florida, the coast The use of crack may indad over the meeting, wel-
1-95. Therefore, it' s essence symbolize the comed and introduced
Y introduction to themany ills of our society - new members and guests
]s now appearing as racism, poverty, aliena- present.
problems for the tion, unemployment and Miss Louise Bennett
hopelessness. Our youngopened the meeting with
What are the results of people are more at risk than prayer.
permeation of crack many other age groups. Mrs. H. N. Corbett
Alcohol and Drug Alcohol use among high read the minutes of the
Centers in the school seniors in the previous meeting, and they
have gone from U.S. is 92% and the usewere approved.
middle aged ad- of crack is 12%. The most Miss Frankie Miles,
with years of alco- horrifying fact about treasurer, reported the
abuse to treating crack is that an individual financial statement of the
17-30 year aids, can be "hooked" after the organization.
crack and other drugs, initial use. How many Miss Leola Settle, Edi-
Support their crack young people will want to tar of Huxford Genealogical
~it younger addicts try it -just once? Society, Inc. Magazine
to ~rirae. Drug relat- The war against crack announced:: The maga-~
offe~es among juve- and drugs must be fought ,,
es have increased 80%on many fronts. Remem- latest in a growing list of
the last four years, ber, drugs, crime and dis- awards for the film. Last
Holloway states that ease know no geographical month, "Daisy" brought
of the young girls, boundaries, neither urban home three Golden Globe
have become addicts, or rural. If you need more Awards for Best Picture/
involved in prostitu-information contact your Musical or Comedy, Best
to help support theirlocal health department or Actor - Morgan Freeman
Trading sex for health district. . ,. and Best Actress - Jessica
is not uncommon Made In Ga. Movies Tandy. "Daisy" was also
girls involved with honored at the National
dealers. He fur- 14Academy Board of Review's D. W.
~dds, "The magnitude Nondnations Griffith Awards, receiving
problem is best the Best Picture and Best
when examin- "Driving Miss
the number of syphilis the heartwarming story of
reported in fiscal a Southern matron and her
tr 1985 to those in the fis- chauffeur, and "Glory',
Year 1988." The num- a Civil War epic about the
of cases have increa-first black regiment in U.S.
_ from 47 to 354, an history, cornered the mar-
% increase among the ket on the 62nd Academy
atlas in the South- Award nominations by
Unit. For the netting a total of 14 no-
of March 1989 there minations.
58 cases of syphilis "Driving Miss Daisy"
in the Southeast was nominated for nine
Which is more than awards, more than any
reported for other nominated picture.
1984. "Daisy" earned nomina-
more frightening tions for Best Picture,
possible magnitude Actor- Morgan Freeman,
Spread of AIDS as a Actress - Jessica Tandy,
of sex for drugs.Supporting Actor Dan
of those now invol- Aykroyd, Screenplay
In such activity are Adaptation- Alfred Uhry,
Positive. It has been Art Direction, Costume De-
by the end of' sign, Film Editing and
will be over Make-Up.
Cases of AIDS in Gear- The nine Academy Aw-
and maybe 100,000 ard nominations are the
Daisy', Actor awards.
"Glory" grabbed five
Academy nominations
including Supporting Ac-
tor - Denzel Washington.
Art Direction, Cinemato-
graphy, Film Editing and
Sound. Denzel Washing-
ton was a winner at last
month's Golden Globers
where he picked up the
award for Best Supporting
Actor for his work in "Glo-
ry." "Glory" was also no-
minated for Golden Globe
Awards for Best Picture/
Drama, Best Director,
Best Screenplay and Best
Original Score.
Both "Daisy" and
"Glory" were shot entire-
ly on-location in Georgia
during 1989. "Daisy"
filmed in Atlanta and Grif-
fin while "Glory" shot in
the Savannah, Jekyll Is-
land, McDonough and
and
Apartments
On-site Resident Manager Lisa King
Office Hours Mon.. Fri. 8:30 am - 5:00
pm
Sat. 1:00 pm . 5:00 pm
After Hours By Appointment Only
CLINCH COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1990 Page 3
First Aid For Families Of Teenagers
Tuesday, March 27, 1990 - 7:00 p.m.- Homerville Elementary/Middle School
Meeting #1 -Improving Self-Confidence In Your Child
b~
from the Clinch County
Beard of Education in
which the Huxford Library
is located. They are reno-
vating the total building;
the Huxford Society will
be responsible to them in
the future; the Davis Fam-
ily folder is missing from
its reserved place, and she
asked all using .the library
to look out for other fold-
ers and help turn them in
|
to the proper librarian in
charge.
She mentioned that
some wanted the library These 6th and 7th graders are the picture of healthl Perhaps "First Aid for Families of Teen-AgersH has
opened on week-ends, helped, dence both at home and teen-agers; and realize the out from the Skiiis for
as they have no work daysWhat would be inclu- school will be another goal impact that parents, fatal- Adolescence program.
to come for research. It ded in a first aid kit to help of the meeting, lies, friends and the en- CaSsette tapes of this
was discussed, and plans adults deal with teen- The meeting, which is tire community can have on handbook will also be
are in the making for a agers? Would there be the first in a series of four, our young people, available for those who pre-
Saturday work day if theband-aids, deodorant,will be conducted by At the conclusion of the far audio tapes. Door pri-
staff can be obtained, disinfectant,bandages, local Skills for Adolescence meeting, copies ofa hand- zes will be awarded I
North Carolina Genea. and pain relievers? These teachers, who have recei- book The Surprising Years, Remember now to make
logical Register has been are just a few items to he ved in-depth training in this will be available for check- plans to attend.
given by C. C. Garrason of considered at the first program. Please make I
Jacksonville. Linda Men- Skills for Adolescence plans to attend these meet-
daws, Adel's outstanding meeting to be held next ings in order to learn me-
history teacher was recog- week. All parents, families, thods and techniques
nized as John Floyd and friends of young pea- for helping young a'doles- P
Chapter DAR's Georgia ple are invited to attend, cents become happy,
State History Teacher of The goals for the firsthealthy, and productive
the Year, and received meeting include discussing adults. Remember, Tues-
warm congratulations from the challenges of raising day, March 27, 1990, at
the society. Mrs. Meadows 10-16-year-aids and dis- 7:00 p.m. in the Homerville
was later presented her pin cussing how important self- Elementary/Middle School
at the February PAR confidence is for youngcafeteria istheplace. Come
meeting, people. Reviewing ways to enjoy being with other The family and friends of
Mrs. G. C. Lee of Du- increase their self-confi- parents and families of
Pont, Regent of John ~ ~~ MACK COOPER ~
Floyd
Chapter,
is
the
CARD OF THANKS John Floyd wish hi-m_ a very. happy eightieth hh h-
PAR State Regent of
the Year. She was given a With grateful and appre- day March 21.
special pin in recogni-ciative hearts, we would PAR Meets
tion of the great work she like to express our sin- We love you very. much.
has done throughout PAR,. cerest thanks to all for the John Floyd Chapter, Gwen & the children
as well as State service, prayers, visits, flowers,Georgia State Society of the
and was honored at thefood, words ofcomfort National Society, Daugh- il
White House in Washing- and all acts of kindnessters of the American Revo-
ton for her work in envirom and love during the illness lution, meets Thursday,
ment, beautification and and loss of our belovedMarch 22 at 3 p.m. at .~11nl/
community service. She is wife and mother. We have Okefenokee Heritage Cen-
,,-rlE$
a member of the Huxford tried to thank each of you ter.
Society, and also Mrs: personally, however Mrs. G. C. Lee, regent, Birthday
Meadows where both serve we may have missed some- urges members to attend
diligently, one. The Lord has trulyand says Mrs. L. D. Row- Pop
Various books were blessed us with wonderful ell will be in charge of the
accepted from special,' friends and family and program which will in-
donors. These will be .may He bless each and elude "Meadow Garden
acknowledged by the so-',, every one of you in the and the Flag of the United
ciety, and placed upon the~ same way. Again, thank
shelves for use as soon as you.
they can be properly label. The family of the late
ed for service. Mary Ann Strickland
T Roy, Marty, Freddie
Hampton areas. Cast andand family
crew for both films were (adv.) (lt)
heavily supported by Geor-
gia talent and technicians,
Says Film Office Director
Norman Bielowicz, "We're
excited about the attention
and acclaim that both fil~s
are achieving. We feel
fortunate to be associated
with such high quality
projects and such creative,
professional filmmake~.
There are six ways that a
batter can get on base
without getting a hit in
baseball: error, base on
balls, catcher drops third
strike, hit by pitch, fielder's
States".
Public Service
,Announcement
Do you enjoy reading but
oRentimes find it difficult?
Improve your communica-
tions skills. Registration is
now being held for a Basic
Skills Class in Clinch Co.
The class is designed with
you in mind by allowing
choise, and interference by you to learn at your own
catcher, pace. This class can also
serve as an enrichment
academic dean's office by tool for those persons desir-
April 16. ing to eventually advance to
The success of "Glory" "We will be announc- the GED Preparation class.
and "Daisy" is also a rifle ing many of our on-campus For more information,
tribute to our film c°m- scholarship recipients contact theAdultEducation
munity and the citizens Of during the Honors Day Center, Waycross, Georgia
Georgia; their efforts we~ ceremony on May 2," (912) 287-2302. Remem-
instrumental to the produc- said Burran. "Thirty-four ber, "It's Never Too Late
tion and success of bothscholarships worth a to- To Learn." __
films." tal of $25,820.00 were aw-
{By Georgia Film & Video
Tape Office)
Abraham Baldwin
Offers Most
Scholarships Ever
TIFTON -- Abraham
Baldwin College will of-
fer more scholarships than
ever before for the 1990-
91 school year. Academic
Dean James Burran said
students who wish to
apply for one of over 58
different scholarships
should complete the neces-
sary applications in the
arded last year at Ho-
nors Day."
According to Burran, 41
different scholarships are
available for entering fresh-
men, 20 different scholar-
ships are available for
Abraham Baldwin fresh-
men embarking on their
sophomore year, and two
scholarships are avail-
able for Abraham Baldwini
graduates about to enter
their junior year at a se-
nior institution or univer-
sity. Most of the scholar-
ships are made avail-
able through the
Foundation, Inc.
Santa Claus, a famous
town in Indiana, re-mails
thousands of letters and
parcels with its postmark
at Christmastime.
All
Love You
David, Daniel
All
the Family
HAPPY 16TH
BIRTHDAY
"Terrapin" '
Love Yod
Mom, Dad,,
David, Daniel,
• & Family
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