[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 27 (Friday, March 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: March 11, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE BRADSHAW

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                            HON. DON JOHNSON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 11, 1994

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
good friend and long-time public servant from my home, Franklin County. 
Charlie Bradshaw recently retired as mayor of Franklin Springs, GA, 
after serving that small city for 27 years. He will be honored at the 
18th annual Northeast Georgia Appreciation Dinner at Emmanuel College 
March 28.
  As mayor of a small town--Franklin Springs has a population today of 
less than 800 people--Charlie Bradshaw has done much more than simply 
preside over council meetings and prepare an annual budget. When 
lightning knocked out power in the city and killed the water pump that 
moves the city's water supply, it was often Charlie who left his warm, 
dry home and ventured out to restart the pump. When the city expanded 
its city hall--known locally as the Town Hut--it was Charlie who 
painted the walls in the new council meetingroom. And when the city 
built sidewalks from Emmanuel College to the new shopping center, it 
was Charlie who was out there every day, watching and helping with 
every step of the construction.
  When he first took office in 1965, Mr. Speaker, the city of Franklin 
Springs had no citywide water and sewer system. Today it does, thanks 
to the persistence and efforts of the mayor. When Charlie took office 
in 1965, the city had a number of unpaved streets and no organized 
plans for paving the unpaved and improving and expanding the network of 
streets. Today, all the streets are paved and many have been added and 
improved, thanks to the persistence and efforts of the mayor.
  During his tenure as mayor, the city also built a city hall and fire 
department building. Charlie was instrumental in the organization of 
the Franklin County Industrial Authority, through which the county and 
five cities have worked to attract a number of employers and hundreds 
of jobs to the county. He is currently serving his second term as 
president of the Royston-Franklin Springs Chamber of Commerce. He has 
been chairman of the Emmanuel College Board of Education and was a 
member of the board of the Georgia Mountain Regional Development 
Authority.
  Charlie Bradshaw is a true public servant. He has given much to his 
city, and his city has benefited greatly. I wish him well in his 
retirement. The city will miss his leadership, experience, and 
devotion.

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