Kendrick High School - Cheraqui Yearbook (Columbus, GA)

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Georgia's population of 5,084,000 are scattered about over 58,876 square miles. Our nickname is The Empire State of the South and our motto is Wisdom, justice and Moderation. The song Georgia on My Mind is the theme song of our beautiful state. Out state flower is the Cherokee rose and our state tree is the Live Oak. The Brown Thrasher and the Largemouth Bass represent the state bird and the state fish. We have two National Forests and seventy state parks and recreation areas, with Atlanta as the capital. Whoever thought our own peanut boy, iimmy Carter, would be our 39th President? His home town Plains has become a frequently visited town. A new addition to Georgia is Interstate I85 This highway saves time to Atlanta and to Montgomery 9612 mtv k KN it WX Y H398 3' 'f Nix Kass it gm s .ft AW it f A W ' F4 1 . 2 if 5- .K lr, l , fi j!3,gg,,a if 4 . , V f, , X ' , ' 5 Xie' A -95 elif - li A :gtk ' - W V. 1. 1, - tt- 'gf 'Q A . ' 'ffzispzz--- 5-,xc I V A , ' A if K A -. . .avi as if 1 A- ith' -'J' tp-13 sl J, i if '-K ,v ' ' n -1' 5 '71 T35l33','gg'i- . ,f 4 ,. I . aa A. -, 5' V T ,. ' Q A E , - I .f K .tt s A . sss- :tstjgftg A as . ' 'G-.iggg 'HSISJ-'H . -. ' 5 - ifffffie 125 ' - K - 122 Current Events

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UQQQUERSHZF' F1356 5-fag y fe R ss 3 ff' 5 fit 3- 351' mga A f A -i , ir' - . 1. ,si-:gow - is . .. - Q . 1 A. Columbus with a population of 162,599 has been modernized. The Columbus iron Works and Trade Center is a big attraction. The city has used this building for private and public hold- ings. john Connally presented his Presidential-election speech at the Trade Center. Ronald Reagan and his wife visited Columbus College. The Swift and Company Plant after 39 years of business closed its doors. However, Motor Inn opened in Cross Plaza. Smugglers Inn Restaur- serves as a good prom-night ant. Apartment complexes on Georgetown Drive have crowded Kendrick students. Columbus rememn bered Carson McCullar's birthday with films at the Bradley Memorial Library. The movies shown were, Member of the Wedding and The Heart ls a Lonely Hunter. These movies were based on McCuller's books. The gasoline crunch has hit Columbusites too. Prices of gas have jumped 156: and more. Skateboarding is one of the people's favorite activity. Slit skirts and disco-roller skating have revealed themselves in Columbus. People closed out the seventies with mixed emotions. This year of 1980 will be breathtaking and challenging. A new spirit of unity and determination will allow the American people to endure this new decade. Current Events 123