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Senate
Resolution 442
By:
Senator Hamrick of the 30th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Horton's Books and Gifts on the occasion of its 115th
anniversary; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
in March of 1892, Nathan A. Horton opened a small bookshop in part of a
furniture store located on the northeast quarter of the public square in
Carrollton, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the next year, finding that he needed more space, Mr. Horton moved the store to
a small building next door; and
WHEREAS,
through the years Horton's has provided textbooks for students of the Carrollton
city schools, as well as stationery, school supplies, pictures and frames,
china, Peerless organs and pianos, and coffins and caskets; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Horton was also a subscription agent and news dealer; and
WHEREAS,
the business later moved to the building previously occupied by the First
National Bank in Carrollton, where the business continued to thrive until Mr.
Horton's death in 1916; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Horton's son, Hewling "Hap" S. Horton took over the business, which he
operated until 1969; and
WHEREAS,
in 1968, Doris Shadrix, a long-time employee, became a partner and upon Hap's
death, became sole owner of Horton's; and
WHEREAS,
after a 42-year association with Horton's as an employee and owner, Ms. Shadrix
sold the business to Larry G. Johnson and in 1997, Mr. Johnson sold the business
to the current owner, Dorothy E. Pittman;
and
WHEREAS, the store embodies generations of stories of book purchases, cherished childhood memories of special books, and those more somber casket transactions; and
WHEREAS, the store embodies generations of stories of book purchases, cherished childhood memories of special books, and those more somber casket transactions; and
WHEREAS,
old bookstores are some of the most wonderful places on Earth, consequently it
is most fitting this body recognizes Horton's Books and Gifts as Georgia's
oldest bookstore and the oldest business in the City of Carrollton.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
congratulate Horton's Books and Gifts on its 115th anniversary.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dorothy E. Pittman.