Photos are in left to right order, top to bottom for new principals for the Integrated school system of Turner County Schools:
Jimmy Alberson
Rudene Gentry
Bill Hardin
Elie S. Griffin
Hodge King
Photo taken at the Southwest corner of the Turner County Courthouse of Jack Marrell and his wife.
The wagon is selling Rawleigh Products: Medicines, Extracts, Spices, Soaps, Perfumes, Toilet Articles.
J.S. Betts was one of Ashburn’s founding fathers, long-time Mayor of Ashburn, and owner of the Betts Lumber Company. It was said that his wife Elmira Josephine Bohannon Betts (May 2, 1858 – September 27, 1907) used to “signal” her sister Ella…
Born in Hancock County to Sterling G. and Mary West Evans, John and his wife Ella, followed his business partner/brother-in-law John Samuel “J.S.” Betts (July 29, 1848 – April 25, 1918)…
Once a guardhouse at the Prisoner of War (POW) camp located in Ashburn, Georgia from 1943-1946. This one is located on Raney Street in Ashburn with another on Monroe Avenue. According to current Raney St. owner Susan Watson, "It was purchased by the…
"A count showed that 210 students already have been enrolled as prospective attendants at a private school which has been proposed by a citizens' group..."
"The crowd which turned out to discuss plans for the private school - an effort to take…
Only 75 students have paid the 50% of tuition for the new proposed private school. They are considering only making it for grades 1-9 due to lack of high school student registration.
"Confronted with a Federal Court order to abolish a dual school system by integrating all students and faculties, the Turner County Board of Education met..."
Turner County was one of 81 systems that were required to integrate or risk losing their…