50 Years Ago: June 11, 1974

FIREMEN HAVE NEW HOME
Firemen are a different breed. They work longer and sometimes more punishing hours than most men, but by and large they relish every minute of the waiting, frustration, danger, and toil their job presents because they are proud for firefighting is at times one of the most rewarding of occupations. There is deep satisfaction in preventing a home’s destruction, saving a life, or even rescuing the proverbial cat that has crept too far out on a limb. Dublin’s firemen are proud. They always have been, but now they have something new to crow about – a new home, and what a home it is. The new Southside Fire Station at the intersection of Saxon and South Jefferson streets has been in use for about two weeks, but the formal open house will be held this Sunday.
If the visitors Sunday are treated like this reporter was when he visited the station, Sunday’s visitors are likely to feel like they are being shown a first born child by the proud father. One fireman almost “old maidishly” refused to let a picture be taken of the dormitory section without first straightening the curtains and drawing them tightly.
“We wanted to build a functional building and one that was attractive,” City Manager Jack Crane said of the building. He added that the real credit belongs to Joe Hill, the building designer, and Simon Construction Company, the contractor.
City Council awarded the contract to build the station to Simon in early December on the firm’s low bid of $149,425. The building cost will be entirely paid with revenue sharing money.
The new station is part of a comprehensive effort by the city to upgrade the fire department for increased protection and consequently lower fire rates. Plans are being considered for the building of a second fire station on the northside of town. One idea which has cropped up is adding two smaller stations, one each in northwest and northeast Dublin.
Crane pointed out that the 40-hour week is coming for firemen and more and more the dormitory setup is being minimized. But one firehouse with barracks is necessary in a well-rounded department, and the Southside Fire Station should meet the department’s need for living quarters for many years, he added.
The new building’s dormitory facilities include a large living room with color television which adjoins a full-size modern kitchen. In the sleeping quarters there are fourteen beds separated by partitions. The sleek contemporary styled building is centrally air conditioned and heated.
The city’s two largest fire trucks are now assigned to the Southside Station with a six-man company. The smaller first response truck and two men stay at the old station at City Hall.
Crane was quick to remark that response time, the time it takes the fire department to reach a fire once a call is received, has not been lengthened to any part of town, as the smaller and quicker first response truck stays at the City Hall Station. Response time has been reduced to points in south Dublin, he said. The small fire truck can handle the first line duties at most fires with its 325 gallon water capacity, Crane explained.
In the equipment area of the new station there is room for four trucks in two bays. A watch room with alarms to local businesses and industries including a sophisticated ticker tape hook up with the VA Center is located in the equipment room. The ticker tape punches out a three digit code which tells the fie department on which wing and ward a fire may be at the VA Center.
The fire department upgrading program will also be helped along by a new 1,000 gallon pumper truck which is on order and should be delivered within six to eight months. In addition, the city is said to be looking around for another large truck to be added to the department before the one already purchased is delivered.
Probably the biggest step in upgrading the department is a recently landed grant for $75,000 to train nine new firemen for the Dublin Department and nine firemen from the Heart of Georgia area. Reports have it that an additional $18,000 has been granted the training program by the Heart of Georgia Manpower Planning Council. Each of the city’s present 19 firemen will also receive the instruction. Classes will be held in an upstairs classroom at the new fire station.
Visitors to the new station on Sunday will surely be surprised at the strides taken in the Dublin Fire Department. The old image of checker-playing firemen is gone, and as one person put it, the department is now “like the Los Angeles Fire Department you see on that T.V. show.”
The open house this Sunday will be held from 2 until 4 p.m. with plenty of refreshments.

WEST LAURENS HONOR ROLL
Mr. J. Alex Woodard, Principal of West Laurens High School, announces these students who made the Honor Roll for the Year 1973-74:
10th Grade:
Rebecca Thomas, Jeanette Torrence, Tim Stuckey, Susan Smith, Phillip Coleman, Ann Bryan, Jim Kemp, Kathy Fountain, D.C. Mullis, Mona Miller, Gary Lord, Denise Perry, Tim Wright, Ben Warren, Wilbur Smith, and Shelia Windham
11th Grade:
Kathy Alford, Gail Bryan, Steve Brown, Wanda Collins Joany Carr, Freda Davis, Emmett Hall, Virginia Jones, Janice Locke, John Knight, Tommy Watson, George McDaniel, and Caron Rose Robinson
12th Grade:
Rhonda Roach, Millie Mullis, Martha Miller, Sammye Nelson, Carolyn Smith, Sylvia Butler, Ora Clark, Karen Baggett, Dianne Carswell, Diane Harden, Jerry Hatcher, Kirk Hogan, Kathy Holland, Juanita Ikner, Carolyn Hood, Freda Evans, Randy Dominy, and Ida Pearl Gainey

BLUE SPRINGS NEWS
Alma Loyde is at home following hospitalization, and her condition is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hester, Mrs. Clena Heath of Towns, and Mrs. Leila Heath were recent guests of the Hester family.
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Spivey, Mrs. Grady Hester, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Hester, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Burgamy, and Mrs. Clifton Herroll and Chad of Eastman were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pournelle and attended the graduation of their son, John.
Happy birthday to Mrs. Jewel H. Burgamy of Eastman, June second; Mrs. Glynn Herroll of Eastman June ninth; Mrs. Lynda Reddox of Jacksonville, Florida, June ninth; Greg Higgs of Dublin, June ninth; Terry Shepherd of Dublin, June 26; Mrs. Bessie Hester of Lollie, June 25th; and Miss Billie
Drew Fordham, Dublin Route Six, June 16th.

EAST LAURENS STAR SIGNS WITH PITTSBURG
By Tony Johnson
Joe Isaacs, East Laurens pitching and hitting star, is in Pirate City, Bradenton, Florida, today, joining other signees of the Pittsburg Pirates to begin, what all the youngsters hope will be, a climb to major league baseball stardom.
Isaacs was signed to a Pirate contract on Friday afternoon by former pitching great Max Macon, Pittsburgh’s assistant personnel director.
The tall right hander was drafted in the eighth round last week by the Pirates.
Isaacs is the first East Laurens High Schooler to be drafted by a professional baseball team. At Bradenton, he will compete for a spot on the Bradenton club of the Gulf Coast League, which starts play on June 25th.
Upon completion of the league, Isaacs is expected to come back to Dublin to finish high school, or he may be sent to another Pirate team in the winter League for further play.
Isaacs finished the 1974 season with an 8-5 mark but averaged 11 strikeouts per game. Four of his victories came during the State playoffs. Isaacs also hit 433, including three home runs.

HONOR ROLL FOR JOSEY ACADEMY
The Honor Roll for Josey Christian Academy for the 4th grading period includes
Fourth Grade:
Ann Batey, John Payne, Pamela Sanders, and Sandra Williford
Fifth grade:
Lisa Kight, Connie Sanders, Connie Hutchings, Pam Brantley, and Ted Graham
Ninth Grade: Becky Payne,
Eleventh Grade:
Cathy Hutchings and Marcia Martin
Twelfth Grade:
Steve Lewis, Sandra Tickle, Kathy Canady, Kathy Fountain, Mike Harper, Sydney Kyzer, Karen Crow, and Debra Graham
Honor Roll for Year:
Fourth Grade:
Ann Batey, John Payne, Pamela Sanders, and Sandra Williford
Fifth grade:
Connie Sanders, Connie Hutchings, Lisa Kight, and Pam Brantley
Ninth Grade: Becky Payne
Eleventh Grade: Cathy Hutchings and Marcia Martin
Twelfth Grade:
Steve Lewis, Sandra Tickle, Kathy Canady,
Kathy Fountain, Mike Harper, Sydney Kyzer, Karen Crow, and Debra Graham

COMMUNITY NEWS
Mrs. Katherine G. Wilson, chairman of the church division of the American Cancer Crusade 1974 has announced the names of churches which together have donated $332 to the Crusade.
The churches and workers are these: Buckeye Baptist, Mrs. Lara Coates; Field’s Temple, Deacons Harvey and Holloway; Fleming Chapel, Cornell Martin; Green Grove, Idella Roberson; Howard Chapel, Katherine Brown; Jackson Chapel, E.S. Myers, Jr.; Jordan Grove, Rev. Ira Edwards; Laurens Hill, Nellie Watkins; Mt.Calvary, Henry Pearson; Mt.Moriah, Will Thomas; Mt.McRae, Miss Davis; Mt.Tilla, Bertha Rozar; New Bethel A.M.E., Petrolia Mootry; and Pearly Chapel, Claudie MccCloud.
Pine Hill Christian, Mrs. Robinson; Rangers Grove, Rev. Ira Edwards, Rice Hill Baptist Mrs. Carrie Gipson; Rose Hill Baptist, Rev. W.B. Nelson; Sandy Ford, Mrs. V.L. Pearson; Second Baptist, Temple L. Stanley; Shady Grove Baptist, Mrs. Carrie Gipson; Rose Hill Baptist, Rev. W.B. Nelson; Sandy Ford, Mrs. V.L. Pearson; Second Baptist, Temple L. Stanley; Shady Grove Baptist, Sharon Blue; Stewart Chapel, A.B., M. Chappell; St. Luke Baptist, Mattie Tinsley; St. Mark and Welcome Friend, Mrs. Ralph Daniels; St. Paul A.M.E., J. Herman Wiggs; Strawberry A.M.E., Hardy B. Watkins; Union Grove Church of God, Althea Beard; Valdosta Baptist, Otis McClendon; William Grove Baptist, Deacon Aarp; Zion Hope Church of God, Robert Pullins; and Tabernacle Baptist, Mrs. Eva Renfoe.
Dr. Pierce Honored
Dr. Atheal Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Pierce of Dublin and an associate professor of education at Alabama State University in Montgomery, has been honored by the Graduate School of Ohio State University. He was included in OSU’s “They Came and Conquered,” a publication containing a biographical sketch and accomplishments of 72 Black OSU graduates who are leading executives and officials in government, business, education, civic affairs, etc.
Dr. Pierce, who received the B.S., M.S., and M.Ed. degrees from Tuskegee Institute was awarded the Ph.D. Degree from Ohio State University in 1969, where he once served as a Student Personnel Assistant.
Dr. Pierce is also a minister.

SWEAT TAKES HOBBY CLASS
Kenneth Sweat, driving a Chevelle, from Wrightsville, captured the Hobby Feature on Saturday night in Dublin at 441 Speedway. Second place went to Lynn Eckles, in a Ford, from McRae. Third went to Glynn Kicklighter, fourth to Larry Clark, driving a Chevrolet. Randell Meeks, from Soperton, brought up fifth place in his Chevy.
The Sportsman Feature was captured by Joe Bishop. Second went to Tommy Snell, third to Freddie Dorsey. Ronny Sweat of Swainsboro brought up fourth, ad Greg Newsome captured fifth.
The first Hobby Heath was won by Kenneth Sweat; second went to Jacky Powell; and third went to Glynn Kicklighter.
The Second Hobby Heath was captured by Lynn Eckles. Second went to Sammy Keyton and third to Larry Clark.
The Sportsman First Heath race was won by Joe Bishop. Second went to Donnie Hugh Mimbs of Dublin and third to Ronny Sweat
The Second Sportsman Heath Race was won by Freddie Dorsey; second went to Tommy Snell and third to Tommy Spence.
The Street Class Feature was captured by Billy Ziegler; second went to Toby Hill, third to Ronny Wiscup, fourth to Arthur Campbell, and M.E. Powell brought up fifth place.
The Go-Cart race was won by Ricky Tanner.

ENGAGEMENTS
Beall – Kight
Lorace Jane (Cissy) Beall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Fillmore Bell, Jr., will be married to Thomas Edward Kight, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edward Kight, Sr., on Sunday, the twenty-eighth of July, at three-thirty o’clock in the afternoon.
Both Miss Beall and Mr.Kight are graduates of Middle Georgia College and are presently seniors at the University of Georgia. Miss Beall will receive her B.S. Degree in Home Economics Education, and Mr. Kight will receive his B.S. Degree in Agricultural Economics in the Spring of 1975.
Their vows will be spoken at Brewton Baptist Church, Brewton, Georgia.
You are invited to worshiip with them, witness their vows, and be their guests at the reception at the home of Mr. M.F. Beall, Sr.
Howell – Brady
Mrs. Verna Howell of Dublin announces the engagement of her daughter Sandra Alice, to Bobby Lee Brady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Lee Brady of Cairo, Georgia.
The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Bloyce E Howell. She attended Dublin High School.
Mr. Brady is a graduate of Dublin High School and recently completed a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy. He is now employed by liberty Mobile Homes in Thomasville.
The wedding is planned for June 29th at 7:30 p.m. in the East Dublin Baptist Church. No formal invitations will be sent. All friends and relatives are invited.
Raburn- Payne
Mr. and Mrs. George Raburn of Dublin announce the engagement of their daughter, Diann Raburn, to Steve Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Payne of Dublin.
The wedding is planned for July 5, 1974, at 7:00 p.m. at the Moore Street Baptist Church in Dublin. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
McLendon – Bailey
Mr. and Mrs.Sidney C. McLendon of Rockledge announce the engagement of their daughter, Susie, to Mr. John Daniel Bailey, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Salem E. Bailey of Cordele.
Miss McLendon is a 1966 graduate of East Laurens High School. Mr. Bailey is employed in carpentry and plumbing in Cordele.
The wedding will take place on Saturday, June 29, 1974, in a private ceremony planned and written by the bride and groom.

DUBLIN HIGH HONOR ROLL
Included on the Dublin High School Honor Roll for the last nine-weeks grading period were these students:
9th Grade:
Bruce Miller, Eddie Roberts, Ruthann Council, Lisa Kisalus, Jimmy Williams, Cathy Hess, Janet Hobbs, Jana Payne, Tracy Thompson, William Barrow, Angela Graham, Jerry Hightower, Debra Mullis, Ann Wagner, Gloria Burney, Cynthia Baugus, Teresa Fernandez, and Cheryl Cook
10th Grade:
Adele Marie Maddry, Jean Trollinger, Craig Williamson, Jo Ellen Lowery, Eloise Rozier, David Smith, Judy Griner, Janie Baker, Alexia Neighbors, Buford Edwards, Michael Kellam, Theresa Law, Diane Hammock, and Marlene Sculati
11th Grade:
Bonnie Garnto, Katherine Carruth, Terry Tindol, Gilda Harrelson, Melvin Jackson, Jackson Armstrong, Jan Holliday, Shelia Joiner, Angela Martin, Brenda Simpson, Betsy Bryan, Debbie DiFazio, Kimsey Fowler, Clen Jackson, Michael McDonald, Larry Lee, Patrick Roche, Cathy Freeman, Nora Jane Smith, Brenda Brown, and Hazel Howell
12th Grade:
Rae-Ann Hodges, Linda Faye Martin, William McLees, Tommy Lynn McTier, Robert Veal, Bo-J Claxton, Martha Jane Faulk, Sara Freeman, Sara Hester, Renee’ Murphy, Susan Roche, Jan Stanley, Cristol Ward, Lynn Douglas, Cynthia Baggett, Mary Catherine Hickman, Jan Joiner, Tina Price, Janice Wagner, Linda Hayes, Sandra Rogers, Susan Sapp, Scott Thompson, Mike White, Andy Williamson, Tim Byers,Tom Easterly, Mary Pat Jones, Gwen Pearson, Jean Sculatti, and Cynthia Walters

OUR MEN IN SERVICE
San Antonio, Texas: Airman Michael D. Edenfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Edenfield of 700 Stewart Avenue, Dublin, Georgia, has been assigned to Keesler AFB, Mississippi, after completing Air Force basic training.
During his six weeks at the Air Training Command’s Lackland AFB, Texas, he studied the Air Force mission, organization, and customs and received special instruction in human relations.
Airman Edenfield is a 1973 graduate of Dublin High School.

Crete, Greece: Army First Lieutenant Louis B. Rau, Jr., whose parents live at 403 Westview Drive, Dublin, Georgia, recently took part in an annual service practice at the NATO Missile Firing Installation on the Island of Crete in Greece.
Lt. Rau is a platoon leader in Battery D, 3rd Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division in Giebelstadt, Germany.

TINA PRICE TAKES TOURNAMENT
Dublin’s tennis star Tina Price captured her second straight Georgia Junior Qualifying Tennis Tournament last week at Macon, repeating as the champion of the girls 18 singles division.
Miss Price also teamed with her Dublin Irish teammate, Cheryl Pritchard, to take the 18 division doubles crown, as the duo stopped Timms-Helfrich, 10-2 in the finals.
By winning the Georgia Junior, Miss Price qualified for the Southern Junior Closed Championships which start next Monday in Nashville, Tennessee.
Miss Price’s championship match on Saturday was a three-hour marathon which saw her on the brink of defeat on several occasions, but each time she fought back to emerge the winner.

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