50th AnniversaryThe Georgia County Clerks Association, now known as the Georgia Association of County Clerks, got its start 50 years ago in May when 18 clerks gathered for an informal breakfast meeting during the annual convention of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia.The following articles were printed in the ACCG magazine. The first was published in May 1957 and the second in May 1957. Click the link below for a PDF copy of the original pages.
Clerk's MeetingOriginally Published May 1957What promises to be an interesting and useful adjunct to the County Commissioners Conventions was a meeting of the Clerks to the Boards of County Commissioners of the various counties. Such an informal meeting was held at breakfast on Tuesday morning and time was necessarily limited.Though this first meeting was small - some 18 counties being represented - the ideas advanced and discussion entered into was interesting and informative. Emmett Snellgrove, Bibb County Clerk, Macon, suggested this meeting and Frank Fling, Fulton County, Atlanta, presided. Plans were made to explore the possibilities of future meetings and the exchange of information among the Clerks.
Commissioners Clerks MeetOriginally Published February 1959Program and plans are virtually complete for the third annual breakfast meeting of County Commission Clerks which will he held at 8:00 a.m. Monday, March 23, at the Dinkler-Plaza Hotel in Atlanta in conjunction with the annual convention of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. The breakfast meeting is scheduled for Monday this year instead of Tuesday, Clerks who attended last year having voted unanimously in the belief that this change not only would attract more Clerks to attend but also would make it possible to have a much better program and more time for discussions. Emmett Snellgrove, Bibb County Commission Clerk and General Chairman of the breakEast program, said that the forum discussions this year would be divided into three groups as follows: Clerks representing the two unit counties will meet in one group for discussion of common problems and this group will be led by Palmer Greene of Crisp County. The four unit counties will meet in another discussion group and will be led by Howard J. Sears of Glynn County. The third group, clerks representing the six unit counties, will be led in discussion by 3. Paul Jones of Muscogee County. Mr. Greene, Mr. Sears, and Mr. Jones have been contacting the Clerks in the~r respective groups during the past several weeks and it is anticipated that these discussions alone will be of such great benefit to individual clerks that none of them could afford to miss the breakfast program. In addition to the forum discussions, matters of general interest to clerks will be presented and discussed. Fields Whatley of Polk County is Chairman of a Committee which will recommend future activities and interests for the clerks of the State. There is a possibility, for instance, that these recommendations will include an Institute for Clerks at Athens similar to the annual Institutes held by other ogranizations when clerks over the State will be permitted 'to extend their studies so that they will become better equipped to meet problems that are constantly confronting them as County officials. Frank Fling of Fulton County has been appointed Chairman of a Committee to propose a method for election of a General Chairman and Secretary so that all the clerks attending might have an opportunity to express their views in this connection. General Chairman Snellgrove issued an appeal to every clerk in the State to make plans for attending the breakfast program and he urged every County Commission Chairman not onlv to permit but to insist that the clerk of his Board attend. "We are honored that the Association County Commissioners of Georgia has included a Clerks breakfast in its annual convention program. The Association is our host because our State Association leaders know the grass roots value of such a program for Clerks. We want every Clerk in the State to feel that he has a part in this program. Topics will be discussed of genuine interest to all of them, regardless of the size of the County. An additional benefit, and one which will obtain throughout the convention, will be the opportunity Clerks will have to know each other and enjoy mutual friendships." Mr. Snellgrove urged that Clerks make their reservations with Mrs. Peeler early so that she may know the approximate number to attend.
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Scans of original ACCG magazine pages