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Dale Hollingsworth Temperance Hill Church members attend singing Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We have many blessings God has given us to be thankful for every day! A
large group of members from Temperance Hill Baptist Church attended a
singing by the Master’s Quartet in Booneville on Nov. 13. Joyce Clayton
and her family enjoyed the singing. On Thursday, the daughter of Joyce,
Mirian Hunsucker of Ashland, visited her. We were
saddened by the recent death of a friend, Louise Pruitt, who lived here
for many years. We send our love and sympathy to her family. She will
be missed. Mary Minor had a nice visit with
Estelle Bennett at Azalea Gardens Retirement Home recently. A former
third grade teacher at Potts Camp, Mrs. Bennett has been in Oxford for
the last five years, moving from Greenville where she and her husband
lived for 49 years. She has one son in Texas and a daughter in
Oxford. She enjoys hearing from any of her former pupils. Many
of us enjoyed reading and seeing the picture of Lois Swanee Shipp in
the Tupelo Daily Journal on Wednesday. She told about how the Marshall
County Historical Museum had been restored and about the Christmas
celebration they will have there. Many of us sent pictures and history of our hometown to be viewed at the newly restored museum. My great-grandfather, Col. E.F. Potts, was the first settler of this area. Thoughts 1.
God made us all with a deep hunger for love; emotions and passion soon
pass away, but the love of God never ends. “God is love.” 2. Jesus set a good example for us. Even when we were yet sinners, He died for us. 3.
The peace of Christ is based on love. He tells us over and over to love
each other, and our neighbors as ourselves. When love rules, there is
no fear of wars. Poem Join hands then brothers of the faith whatever race may be, who serves my Father as a son, is surely kin to me. Pray Daily Pray
without ceasing, God hears what you say from the moment you rise to the
close of the day. Don’t think for a moment that He turns a deaf ear,
trust and have faith and you’ll never know fear. One Who Cares There
is one we can lean on in times of great despair. He knows our many
heartaches; He sees our every care. There’s one who sees each tear that
falls and feels each throbbing pain. He longs to draw us close to Him
and revive our soul again. Prayers Renewal Free
me this day, O Lord, from fears of the future; and all anxiety about
tomorrow, all bitterness from anyone, all cowardice in the face of
danger, all laziness in the face of work. But fill me with love that
has no barrier, sympathy that reaches all, courage that cannot be
shaken, wisdom, and power to lift me up. Be with me another day, and
use me as thy will. Wayne Davis of Hickory Flat,
who lost his wife, Gussie Davis, recently, called to tell me that my
late brother, Rev. Charles Potts, had married him and his wife about 70
years ago, when Lindy was a Methodist pastor at Hickory Flat. Happy
birthday to a grandson, Clark Grayson Hollingsworth, on Nov. 22, a
college student. He is the son of Danny and Elizabeth Hollingsworth.
Happy birthday to Jason Gurley on Nov. 22 and to Tyler Knight on Nov.
25 and to Charles Gurley on Dec. 4. Pray for all
the sick, Henry Tutor, Charles Henderson, Mary Jarrett, Doris Goode,
Joann Potts, Sank Owen, Diane Clayton, Lena Faye Work, Betty Fincher,
Edith Jackson Armstrong, Betty Rose Jones, Verla Mae Stanton. We send
sympathy to all who have lost loved ones. We send our love and sympathy
to Wayne Davis of Hickory Flat and family in the recent death of his
wife, Gussie Davis. She has friends in Potts Camp. Histories and Memories Potts Camp’s Bicentennial Roger
Clayton, mayor of Potts Camp, showed his bicentennial spirit by growing
a handsome beard for the town’s celebration on July 3. He also served
as one of the escorts for the style show that day. The
grounds near the Potts Camp Bank (on Center Street then) were the
setting for the Potts Camp Bicentennial. It began at 11 a.m. with A.L.
Sanders, school principal, as master of ceremonies. He introduced Rev.
Martin Raines, the new pastor of Potts Camp Methodist Church charge,
who gave the invocation. Dallas King led the
crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Then Roger Clayton gave
the welcoming address, followed by a brief history of Potts Camp by
King. Irene Wilson (now Strickland) led the crowd in the national
anthem, accompanied by Jerry Sparks at the piano and Keith Watkins on
the drums. Mitch Stone Jr. demonstrated the
shooting of a muzzle loaded gun, a replica of the one used in 1776.
Following the opening ceremonies, fund-raising games and exhibits were
opened. Arts and crafts were on display. Paintings were exhibited by
Marsha Shaw and Bobby Mitchell of Holly Springs, Mrs. Larry Crockett
and Charlie Brown of Potts Camp and others. Prizes were given
throughout the day. Potts Camp Lions Club, a radio, won by Corbett
Marlar Jr. of Potts Camp; Potts Camp Civic Club, a cookware set won by
Jimbo Gilliam; Potts Camp Fire Department, a lovely afghan made by Mrs.
Fuller, won by Emma Mayer. Both Frank Bennett and H.W. Hanson were
awarded prizes in the fiddlers contest. Perhaps the most eye-catching
event was the fashion show by Irene Wilson. About 25 women modeled
their bicentennial costumes. The seven escorts
were mayor Roger Clayton, James Carl Pipkin, Cary Mayer, Robert Luther,
Don Randolph and J.C. Pruitt, all of the fire department, and A.L.
Sanders of the Potts Camp Lions Club. A barbecue supper was prepared by
chief Pruitt of the fire department was enjoyed by all. Entertainment
by Adaid Dee of Memphis and Dennis Henderson Band of Holly Springs was
provided throughout the day. The day was climaxed by an old fashioned
square dance by Pop Berryhill of the Bethlehem community. Thanks to
everyone who made this special day in our town possible!
Did you know?
Richard Simmons Thanksgiving Proclamation 1789 The following is the proclamation, in part, given by George Washington in New York City on the 3rd day of October, 1789. Whereas
it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of the
Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and
humbly to implore His protection and favor; and whereas both houses of
Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to recommend to
the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and
prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many
and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an
opportunity peaceable to establish a form of government for their
safety and happiness. Now, therefore I do
recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be
devoted by the people of these states to the service of the great and
glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was,
that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto
Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of
the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the
signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His
providence…for the civil and religious liberty with which we are
blessed…for the great and various favors which He has been pleased to
confer on us. And also that we may then unite in
most humble offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord
and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other
transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private station,
to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to
render our national government a blessing to all the people by
constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws,
discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed…and, generally, to grant
unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows
to be best. Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3rd day of October, 1789
– George Washington, President
I will be back with the regular “Did You Know” column and quiz next week. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a blessed and happy Thanksgiving Day.
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