The Office Cat
No pecans this year
In observance of Veterans Day on November 11, William Lloyd

Johnson III (Masters Wildlife on The Square), had an attractive and interesting display of his family's service in the United States Armed Forces in the window at the shop. He titled it "Four Generations of Georgia Tech Men Serving America." Listed first was his grandfather (his mom's dad), William Calvin Drake, who received a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1913 and served in the United States Army during World War I. Others listed were William Lloyd Johnson Jr. (Lloyd II's dad,) BS in Chemical Engineering in 1943, and a master's in 1947. He served in both the United States Army and United States Navy during World War II. William Lloyd Johnson III, received his BS in Industrial Management in 1976 and served in the United States Marine Corps.

William Lloyd Johnson IV received is BS in Management in 2003 and is currently in the United States Navy. The display, with pictures and other memorabilia, is still in the window.

Lois Flynt will be 90 years old November 26 and her family is planning a big celebration at Beulah Baptist Church that afternoon. Mrs. Flynt lives in her own home and enjoys every day.

Shari Bryson's grandson, Josh Babb, from Anderson, S.C., has come to live with his grandmother in Washington-Wilkes and both are enjoying the change. Josh is working at the Pure Service Station at the corner of North Alexander Avenue and Robert Toombs Avenue, and I've enjoyed seeing him when I buy gas. He has joined the Lions Club and club members are glad. He told me about watching the wildlife around Shari's yard. One night last week he watched four foxes travel through the yard on their way somewhere. There was one gray fox and three red foxes. They didn't see him sitting there at first but when they did, they picked up their pace.

I don't think we're going to have much of a pecan crop this year in Wilkes County. I don't have any at all and last year I had a bumper crop. Most people I talk to say the same thing. I did find three on the sidewalk on Spring Street last week and four on South Street. An article in The Augusta Chronicle reported that this year's crop in Georgia would be half what it was last year because of the dry weather we have had.

Jacqueline Nash Al-Azawi, who grew up in Washington-Wilkes, is a great promoter of her hometown. She teaches at DeKalb Technical College in Doraville and sometimes brings tour groups to visit here. She says that there is too much to see in just one day. One of her colleagues, who was on a tour here, returned to Washington later and stayed at the Fitzpatrick in the tower room. Her latest tour group visited last week. "Everybody who visits Washington," she says, "has high praise for what they see. It is an awesome place, they say."

Jason Deweese took the Georgia Bar Association examination in July and received word on October 27 that he had passed. He took the oath of office on November 13 and was sworn in by Judge Douglas Pullen in Columbus. He is now licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia. Jason is a clerk for Judge Pullen. Present for the swearing in ceremony were Jason's mom and dad, Alicia and Jim Deweese, and his sister Rebecca.

Roger and Vivian Walker have bought what I call "the old News- Reporter building." It's the one across the street from Wilkes Loan and across the alley from The Fountain. They hope to entice a business that will be an asset to Downtown. Meanwhile, they have cleaned up the area behind the building, which is also behind the Fitzpatrick, and the old junk cars and messy area adjacent in the back has been cleaned. That is a good deed!

Be sure to take note of

Scarborough's window on The Square. It features part of the Model Railroad club's train system and has Christmas items interspersed. It's interesting and different.

First Baptist, Washington, will have its annual Chrismon Service Sunday, November 26, at seven o'clock. This begins the Christmas season for the church and includes the lighting of the beautiful Chrismon tree in the sanctuary.

One of my memories of childhood is the reading of the poem When the Frost Is on the Punkin' by James Whitcomb Riley (1849- 1916.) I first heard it in Mrs. May G. Van Saun's third grade and I always think about it when Thanksgiving is approaching. It's a long poem. Here's the first verse:

When the frost is on the punkin

And the fodder's in the shock, And you hear the kyouck and gobble

Of the struttin' turkey-cock, And the clackin' of the guineys,

And the cluckin' of the hens, And the rooster's hallylooyer

As he tiptoes on the fence; O, it's then's the times a feller

Is a-feelin' at his best, With the risin' sun to greet him

From a night of peaceful rest, As he leaves the house, bareheaded,

And goes out to feed the stock, When the frost is on the pukin

And the fodder's in the shock.

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