District Governor of 18-D in 1969-70 was Robert Holbrook from North Decatur. Officers elected for 1969-70 were President Andy Crawford; First Vice- President Ray Neal; Second Vice-President Wayne Payne Jr.; Third Vice- President Robert "Babbs" Payne; Secretary Welton Carpenter; Treasurer Larnar Davis; Directors Dave Lockman, Dan Fulbright, Troy Bowen, and Claude Smith; Tail Twister Bill'Johnson; Lion Tamer Jim Flicks; Chaplain Grover Head. Committee assignments for 1969-70 were as follows: Ed Akin, Chairman Safety, Greeter, Education, Health and Welfare; Conrad Anderson, Attendance, Sight Conservation; W.J. Andrews, Chairman International Relations, Convention Greeter, Program, Past District Governor; Harold Atkinson, Safety, Community Betterment, Fund Raising; Walt Barnes, Chairman Leo <strong>Club</strong>; Education, Greeter, Boys and Girls; Bill Bears, Program, Health and Welfare; Troy Bowen, Director, Leo <strong>Club</strong>, Citizenship and Patriotism, Program, Health and Welfare; Walt Button, Membership, land Retention, <strong>Lions</strong> Information, Youth Exchange, Budget and Audit; Don Caldwell, M.A.L.; Welton Carpenter, Secretary; M.A. Cobb, Constitution and By-Laws; Luke Collier, <strong>Club</strong> Photographer, Attendance, Bulletin; Fred B. Cooley, Chairman Fund Raising, Boys and Girls; Tommy Cox, Chairman Youth Exchange, Leo Park; Lamar Davis, Treasurer, Finance; Larry Dodd, Fund Raising, Agriculture; Frank Y. Edmonds, Chairman <strong>Lions</strong> Information, Boys and Girls, Greeter; Lowell Edwards, Leo <strong>Club</strong>, Community Betterment, Safety; Ralph Farmer, Leo Park, Fund Raising; W.T. Farmer, Scrapbook, Membership and Retention; Earl Freeman, Chairman Boys and Girls, Greeter; Jim Fricks, Jion Tamer, Chairman Greeters, Citizenship and Patriotism; Dan Fulbright, Director, Bulletin, Community Betterment, Safety, Finance; Morris Fuller, Chairman Cracker Jack Sales, Constitution and By- Laws; Chuck Gaines, Publicity, Greeter; Don Gathany, Chairman Education, Youth Exchange, International Relations, MAL during summer months; Lilliard Gibbs, Chairman Bulletin, Safety; Boyd Gilstrap, Chairman Budget and Audit, Sight Conservation, Attendance, <strong>Lions</strong> Information; W.L. Green, Agriculture, Education, Greeter; Grover Head, Chaplain, Chairman Broom Sales, Leo <strong>Club</strong>, Boys and Girls; Irving Hellenga, Deputy District Governor, Song Leader, Greeter; Billy Hendrix, Co-Chairman Calendar, Leo <strong>Club</strong>; Wiley Honea, Citizenship and Patriotism, <strong>Lions</strong> Information; Curtis Hove, Co-Chairman Membership and Retention, Budget and Audit, Greeter; Don Howard, Boys and Girls, Sight Conservation; Jimmy Howard, Sight Conservation, Boys and Girls;
Joe Hutcherson, Chairman Constitution and By-Laws, Convention, Membership and Retention, Greeter, Past District Governor; Bill Johnson, Tail Twister, Chairman Convention; Citizenship and Patriotism, Publicity and Public Relations; Bobby Jordan, Chairman Calendar Sales; Publicity and Public Relations, Scrapbook; Willard Kimsey, President <strong>Lions</strong> Lighthouse, Chairman House Committee, Convention, Constitution and By-Laws, Greeter, Past District Governor; John Lawrence, Health and Welfare; Hildon Leopard, Health and Welfare, Sight Conservation; Charles Lewallen, Chairman Candy Sales, Leo <strong>Club</strong>, Education; Dave Lockman, Director, Chairman Barbecue, Sight Conservation; Horace Lu<strong>the</strong>r, Bulletin, Fund Raising; Roy McCay, Finance, House; James H. Moore, Chairman Agriculture, Fund Raising; F.R. Moseley, Membership and Retention, Constitution and By- Laws; ォ John Mullinax, Chairman Attendance, Youth Exchange; Roger Murphy, Co-Chairman Broom Sales, Boys and Girls, Safety; Ray Neal, First Vice-President, Chairman Program, Membership and Retention, Budget and Audit; James Oakley, Chairman Boys and Girls, Fund Raising; Kytle Oliver, Chairman Citizenship and Patriotism, Attendance; Robert Payne, Third Vice-President, Boys and Girls, Program; Wayne Payne Jr., Second Vice-President; Budget and Audit; Loyd Prewett, Immediate Past President; Chairman Membership and Retention, Finance, Chairman Publicity, House, Safety, Greeter; Clayton S. Price, M.A.L; Don Pruitt, Community Betterment, Agriculture; Kyle Purcell, Fund Raising, Publicity and Public Relations; Otto Roberts, Attendance, International Relations; Jerry Sheriff, Fund Raising, Citizenship and Patriotism; Wilmer Shirley, Chairman Leo Park, Constitution and By-Laws; Claud Claud Smith, Director, Chairman Community Betterment, Attendance; W.N. Smith, Chairman Finance, Program, <strong>Lions</strong> Information; Bobby Stancil, Leo Park, Fund Raising; Joe Frank Stewart, Fund Raising, Boys and Girls, Leo <strong>Club</strong>; Ralph Tabor, Pianist, Leo Park, House; Johnny Thomas, Boys and Girls, Health and Welfare; Robert E. Thompson, Chairman Scrapbook and Cup Awards, Greeter; Gordon Towe, Agriculture, Publicity and Public Relations, Leo <strong>Club</strong>; Joe B. Vaughn, Youth Exchange, Sight Conservation, Education, M.A.L. during summer months; W.M. Veal, Greeter, Membership and Retention, Attendance; Howard Whitaker, M.A.L.; Lewis H. Williams, Chairman Health and Welfare, Program, International Relations. <strong>Toccoa</strong> club was first place champion club in <strong>the</strong> District Governor's contest in 18-D for 1968-69. District Governor Carl L. Donaldson
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