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By Johnny Bullard


 It is hard to believe
that the month of August
will soon be behind us,
and, at this writing, in
exactly one month, we
will have our first official
day of fall. I saw some
goldenrod blooming on
Saturday which, is, for
many in our area, the
first herald of the ap-
proaching fall season. I
don't know about the
feelings of my readers
but, I, for one, am ready
for a little bit cooler
weather. I especially
love the evenings during
the fall when there is just
a little "nip" in the air.
Keep your fans and air
conditioners on for now,
though, as our hot
weather will be with us
for while.
 Speaking of, fall, I
shared lunch with Janet
Moses and Gena Stone
on Friday at the Telford
Hotel. Janet is busily
preparing fall themes
Folk Art projects. She re-
lated to us that she
would be going to, a fall
open house in Mount
Dora, on Aug. 19, and
that she was very excited
about it. Fall is a magical
time in Janet's shop.
More magical to me,
since fall is my very fa-
vorite season of the year.
I love the colors, every-
thing about the fall of
year..
 The Nature and. Her-
 itage Tourism Center
and the Town of White
Springs will host their
annual Han-r\ eit .,. .ti\1l
on .Sattrday," Nov. 4.
Mark your calendars for
a weekend of arts, crafts,
regional foods, etc.. For
more information about
this event, call Mitzi Nel-
son at 397-2733.
 The Hamilton County
 Democratic Party hosted
 a political speaking at
 Crossroads Volunteer
 Fire Department on, Sat-
 urday, Aug. 19, begin-
 ning at 6 p.m., and the
 Hamilton County Re-
 publican Party hosted a
 political forum on Sun-
 day, Aug. 20, at the Civic
 Center. Both political
 parties are to be com-
 mended for making
 ,these forums available
 for the voters. Don't for-
 get that early voting be-
 gan Aug. 21, at the Su-
 pervisor of Elections Of-
 fice and will extend
 through .the time of the
 Sept; 5 Primary.
 Speaking of. the up-
 coming election, I want
 to take this opportunity
 to express my apprecia-
 tion to the following can-
 didates for state-wide of-
 fice. who took the time
 from their -busy sched-
 ulesto visit us and spend
 a little time with us here
 in Hamilton County -
 United States Senator
 Bill Nelson, one of his
 Republican opponents,
 Congresswoman Kather-
 ine Harris, Democratic
 Gubernatorial candidate,
 Jim Davis, and Democra-
 tic candidate Alex Sink,
 candidate for Chief Fi-
 nancial Officer for the
 State of Florida. It means
 Sa great deal when state-
 wide candidates take
 time from their busy
 campaign schedules to
 call on your county. At
 least it lets 'you know
 that they know where
 you live and care enough
 to visit.


 Lee Lewis, Fernandina
Beach, was a weekend
guest of the' Bullard
Family over the week-


 reported that she is
 getting along well.
 Doris' daughter,
 Beulah, is a guidance
 counselor in Milton,
 and Beulah's hus-
 band, Dr. Jonathan
 Fountain, has a fam-
 ily medical practice.
 Both of Beulah's
 d au g ht e r s ,
 Stephanie and
 Michelle, are college
graduates. The Foun-
tains took both daugh-
ters on a two week vaca-
tion to Hawaii this past
summer to celebrate
their college graduations
and accomplishments. I
always enjoy hearing
from Doris. Both she and
Beulah were longtime
White Springs residents,
and we miss them.
 Please remember the
following in prayer:
Wendell Wyhn, Glen-
wood Bennett, Virginia
Daniel, JM Morgan,
Franklin Fouraker, Mae
Tomlinson, Preston Stor-
mant, Jean Padgett,
Gladys "Granny" Ruh,
Lafayette McCall, Justin
Hill, Ben Register, Ceil
Pound, Gaynelle Greene,
Isabel Freeman, Wanda
Stephens, Gussie
Cheshire, Billie Payne,
Dorothy Hill,, Claude
Hall, Sarah Thomas,
Frank McPherson,
 Sarah Jordan, Verna
Mae Johnson, Marie
Hickson, Ella Taylor,
Tommie Smith, Darlene
Hall, Trey Townsend,
Live Oak, Melvin Shep-
pard, Lake City, our
state, our nation, and our
own Hamilton County.
 Have a good week,
 Hamilton County, I love
 you.


Norris Notes

By Lillian Norris


 The National Association
of County Office Employ-
ees, formerly ASCS, now
FSA, met in Cleveland,
Ohio the week of Aug. 10.
Billie Payne, Blair and
Mona Payne, and Jeff and
Kay Slocum were invited to
a presentation in memory of
Clyde Payne, who was in-
strumental in the formation
of the organization. Clyde's
life in NACOE, as well as
parts of life in the private
sector, was shown by way
of a CD. Blair Payne spoke
for the family and Fritz
Scarborough, former State
Director of ASCS in Geor-
gia, spoke as a friend. Much
was said by many of the ac-
complishments made be-
ginning with the year 1959.
This was a well-deserved
tribute to Clyde Payne, he
served his County as well
as others and we, too, are
thankful for his contribu-
tions in so many ways.
 We have learned that
Mac's Repair and Towing
Inc. has been sold to JD
Daniels, who will be owner
and operator of the busi-
ness. Leon McGauley told
us that the name will re-
main the same, and the ser-
vice will continue. Gloria
said they haven't really re-
alized it yet, but are enjoy-
ing have a little time to re-
lax. He remains in the office
of County Commissioner
and we are sure he will be
busy.
 Most people who retire
 seem to get busier with oth-


 T 0 WD
er things, sometimes having
trouble taking time to enjoy
the leisure that is supposed
to go along with retirement,
after so many years of
working. I am not sure how
long Mac's has been in busi-
ness and cannot find out at
this time (it is too late at
night) but it has been a
while; many of you may re-
member. We wish them a
happy retirement, and JD
success in his new business.
 Of course the big thing
right now in Hamilton
County is the election. All
of a sudden it is here. I did
not know of the other fo-
rums, etc. (except the one I
attended at the VFW) in
time to get to them, but the
one Sunday afternoon at the
Civic Center, sponsored by
the Republican Party was
well attended and many of
the candidates turned out.
 Jim Tompkins welcomed
 the group, followed by the
 invocation given by Rev.
 Doug Hilliard, pastor of
 First Presbyterian Church,
 Jasper. Marsha Groll led the
 Pledge of Allegiance to the
 flag, following the posting
 of the flags by members of
 Boy Scouts Pack #153,
 Jasper. Trey Norris sang the
 Star Spangled Banner.
 Jack Vinson served as
 Master of Ceremonies. He
 was introduced by Jim
 Tompkins. Jack announced
 that the Cub Scout Troop is
 having a fund raiser auc-
 tioning off cakes. made by
 the Scouts and their Dads.


end of Aug. 18. Lee came
up for the seventh birth-
day celebration of his
daughter, Sarah Kather-
ine, in Lake City, held on
Saturday. As always, we
enjoy his visits with us
here "way down upon
the Suwannee River."
 Bill, Laura, and Molly
K. Saunders, Dallas,
Tex., were all weekend
visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Klinger (nee Leann
Brewer), Lake City, the
weekend of Aug. 18.
Folks were happy to
share a visit with Bill
and .Laura, but, in this
case, they took a "back-
seat" to the joy everyone
shared over seeing
young Molly K., their
daughter, born on April
14. I know everyone en-
joyed getting lots of
sweet "baby sugar".
Amber Robinson,
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Robin-
son, White Springs, has
returned to the Universi-
ty of Florida,
Gainesville, for the fall
semester. We are all very
proud of Amber, and we
wish her well in her aca-
demic pursuits.
 A very welcomed let-
 ter from Doris Weaver,
 Milton, this past week,





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This is to make it possible
for the Troop to take a trip
to Washington, DC, on
spring break from school.
The bidding was fast and
the cakes were mostly pur-
chased by candidates. It is
our understanding that the
troop raised over $500. We
have reports that the cakes
were very good.
 Jack introduced the can-
didates, starting with Rhett
Bullard, speaking for candi-
date for Governor. Others
speaking for themselves
were Martha Butler, School
Board Dist. 1; Sonny Scaff,
County Judge; Don Rudser,
County Judge; Joyce Law
Shaw, School Board Dist. 4;
Tracy Moody, School Board
Dist. 5; R. B. Davis, County
Judge; Don Fenneman,
School Board Dist. 5; Mike
Adams, County Commis-
sioner Dist. 2: Wilbur Rye,
County Commissioner Dist.
2; Ensley Newsome, School
Board Dist. 4; Damon Dees,
School Board Dist. 1; P. J.
Jackson, School Board Dist.
1: These are listed in the or-
der in which they signed in.
 Messages were interest-
 ing and informative; the
 speakers were kept within
 their three minute time lim-
 it by Jerry Griner.
 Following the "speaking"
 the audience was invited to
 stay and sit with the candi-
 dates, talk with, them and
 visit the table set up at the
 back of the room where can-
 didates had displayed items
 for distribution. Laura
 Deas, Supervisor of Elec-
 tions, spoke of the election
 dates, rules and other items
 pertaining to election, espe-
 cially the early voting,
 see Norris, Page 10A


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