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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1938
STAR
A meeting of the local chapter of
the Eastern Star will be held in the
Masonic hall Friday night at 7
o’clock. All members are asked to
be present.
FELLOWSHIP CLASS
MEETING FEB. 4TH
The Fellowship Class of the Meth
odist Church will meet Friday even
ling, Feb. 4, at 7 o’clock, at the home
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of Mrs. Avon Gaston, the joint hos
tesses with Mrs. Gaston being Miss
Elizabeth Finley, Miss Bessie Ruth
Burtz and Mrs. W. N. Harris.
QUILTING FOR P. T. A.
The quilt block piecing for the
.Tussahaw P. T. A. sponsored by Mrs.
Jess Willard will be held at the home
of Mrs. Willard on February 3. All
blocks have been pieced and those
Turnishing blocks are invited to the
Tfljme of Mrs. Willard to assist in the
quilting.
TUSSAHAW 4-H CLUB
The Tussahaw 4-H Club met at
10 o’clock Thursday morning. Every
one enjoyed the program. Songs
were sung and Mr. Powell led us in
prayer.
Miss McGoogan gave an interest
ing talk on table mannei's and how
to set the table.
Lewis and Carolyn White,
Reporters.
D. A. R. MEETING
) Members of the William Mclntosh
Chapter, D. A. R., will be guests of
Mrs. C. W. Buchanan and Mrs. John
E. Lane Friday afternoon of this
at three o’clock, at Hotel
Buchanan.
Mrs. Nellie B. Hamilton is pro
gram chairman for the afternoon.
As is the usual custom, members
not being able to attend will notify
the hostesses.
MRS. POWELL ENTERTAINS
%OR MISS JOYNER
On Saturday morning, Mrs. M. L.
Powell entertained at a delightful
Coco Cola party for her attractive
guest, Miss Pauline Joyner, of Ogle
thorpe.
Several rounds of bridge were
played at tables grouped in the at
tractively decorated living room.
Sixteen guests enjoyed Mrs. Pow
ell’s delightful hospitality.
NEW GARDEN CLUB
ORGANIZED
At the home of Mrs. Benjamin
Garland on Monday afternoon a gar
den club was organized. At the next
fleeting each member will submit a
ame for it. A vote for the best
name will be adopted.
Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Benjamin Garland, president.
W. 0. Ball, vice president.
Mrs. Ed Carmichael, secretary.
Mrs. George Gilmore, treasurer.
The above officers and Mrs. M. L.
Powell will act as the program com
mittee until the next meeting when
the by-laws will be presented.
Other committees will be named
as the club takes up the study of
gardens.
Mrs. Garland served a delicious
salad course and coffee.
ARE YOU CONSCIOUS
of the importance your eyes are to you?
Just what care are you taking of the rnost P 1 o
cious possession you have?
Let’s check up on those eyes and learn more
about them —you will not be obligated.
JOS. E. EDWARDS
Registered Optometrist No. 127
JACKSON, GA.
WORTHVILLE HOME CLUB
The Worthville Home Demonstra
tion Club met at the home of Mrs.
C. N. Thaxton on Friday evening,
January 21, with 20 members pres
ent. The meeting was in charge of
Mrs. D. W. Swint, the vice president,
the president being absent on account
of illness. Mrs. Swint led the devo
tional and several new year poems
were given by the members. Miss
McGoogan demonstrated trays and
food for the sick. After the business
session a delicious sweet course was
served by Mrs. C. N. Thaxton.
The February meeting will be held
with Mrs. Charlie Smith.
Reba White, Reporter.
JENKINSBURG P. T. A.
The January Meeting of the Jen
kinsburg P. T. A. was held Friday,
Jan. 21, in the school auditorium.
The president, Mrs. J. B. Childs,
presided. The Lord’s Prayer was
repeated in unison. Subject of pro
gram for the month was, “The Child
in School.’’ The program chairman
being absent Miss Mae Childs was
in charge, and gave an interesting
discussion. Questions were given
to Miss Willie Woodward, Mrs. O. W.
Durham, Mrs. Tony Hay, Mrs. Ray
Minter and Mrs. A. B. Farrer for
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discussion. Mrs. James Chids gave
an interesting talk on “Library” and
what it means to us.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
C. H. Farrar, Mrs. Marvin Farrar,
Mrs. W. D. Jolly, Mrs. Clay Brooks,
Mrs. Thomas Sims and Mrs. Ray
Minter.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
A delightful party celebrating the
thirteenth birthday of Frances E.
and Tommie Willard was given by
their mother, Mrs. Jess Willard at
her home at Worthville Saturday af
ternoon. Mrs. H. 0. Smith, president
of the Sunbeam class, entertained
the groups in the living room. Carols
were sung of “Happy Birhtday to
You.” She lined up the class and
marched them to the dining room
for lunch. The table was beautiful
ly decorated with a china bowl of
artificial tulips. Devils food and
pineapple cakes, peaches and cream,
chicken salad, sandwiches and pic
kles were served.
Those present were Mrs. F. B. Ma
son, Mrs. Carl Thaxton and little
Carlton, Mrs. Lottie Martin and her
granddaughter, Patsy Martin, Mrs.
H. 0. Smith, Martha, Odelle and La-
Delle and Virgil Smith, Frank Town
send, Hiram and Mary Frank Smith,
Audrey Washington, Carolyn and
Wyolene White.
BALDWIN-SWINT
Of interest to a wide circle of
friends throughout the state was the
marriage of Miss Maude Elizabeth
Baldwin to Mr. David Lamar Swint,
which took place Friday evening,
fanuary 21, at 8:30 o’clock at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Stod
ghill in Jenkinsburg, in the presence
of the immediate families and a num
ber of close friends of the bride and
groom. The impressive double ring
ceremony was performed by Mr.
Stodghill, former pastor of the
'groom and life long friend of the
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
family.
Prior to the ceremony a program
of nuptial music was rendei'ed by
Miss Doris Buckner of Atlanta.
Miss Ann Baldwin, sister of the
bride, was the only attendant. She
was lovely in a suit of black velvet
and with black accessories. Her
shoulder bouquet was of white car
nations.
The groom had as his best man
his brother, Mr. W. H. Swint, of
Jackson.
The bride’s blond beauty was en
hanced by a suit of eleanor blue with
a grey fox collar and grey accesso
ries.
Her corsage was formed of or
chids and lilies of the valley.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Swint left for a shoi't wedding trip
and upon their return they will be
at home to their friends at 7 Rho
desia Street in Atlanta.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING
i The January meeting of the Jack
son Woman’s Club was held Friday
afternoon at the clubhouse with Mrs.
J. M. Leach, Mrs. W. F. MaLaier,
! Mrs. Freeman Land, Miss Pauline
Mallet and Mrs. Henry Byron as hos
tesses. The meeting was opened with
the singing of America and prayer
by Mrs. J. L. Lyons.
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In the absence of the president,
Mrs. Freeman Land, Mrs. P. H. Wea
ver presided. In a most gracious
manner Mrs. Weaver asked that the
club co-operate with Mrs. Land in
every way possible and make this a
very successful year for the club..
After a short business meeting
Mrs. Weaver introduced Mrs. W. T.
Fletcher, president of the Jenkins
burg Home Demonstration Club.
Mrs. Fletcher made a most interest
ing talk on the work of her club.
She passed among the members co
pies of the year’s program for Butts
County Home Demonstration Clubs
by Miss McGoogan. The year book
was very attractive and Mrs. Flet
chej*s explanation was fine and so
instructive.
Mrs. Weaver next presented Miss
Beth Towles, head of the Butts Coun
ty Welfare Work. Miss Towles
stressed the most important problems
confronting the people of the coun
ty. She spoke of the distressing need
of a county nurse and asked that the
Woman’s Club continue to support
her in her welfare work. Mrs. Mar
lin Spencer, who works with Miss
Towles, was a most welcome visitor.
During the social half hour the
hostesses served a delicious sweet
course in the assembly room which
was brightened and made attractive
with early Spring flowers.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Willis B. Powell were
visitors to Atlanta Tuesday.
Mrs. T. W. Moore is spending sev
eral days in Atlanta with her sister.
Miss Fannie Pope of Monticello
is visiting the family of her brother,
Mr. S. M. Pope.
Friends of Dr. O. B. Howell will
regret to learn of his illness at Pied
mont Hospital, Atlanta.
Messrs. H. O. Ball and H. M.
Fletcher, Jr. returned Saturday from
a ‘business trip to New York.
Miss Pauline Joyner of Oglethorpe
was the attractive guest of Mrs. M.
L. Powell Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson,
of Forsyth, were guests Tuesday of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Franklin.
Mrs. J. IT. Hollifield. Mrs. J. G.
Gilmore and Miss Harriett Suffridge
were visitors to Atlanta Saturday.
Mrs. M. IT. Pace and children and
Miss Annie Lou McCord were visi-
tors to Macon Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Newton and
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Edwards were
visitors at Pine Mountain Estates
Sunday.
Miss Frankie Lou Warnock of
Perry and Miss Carolyn Russell of
Winder were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. H. O. Ball.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Weaver, of the
Towaliga community, announce the
birth of a son January 20, who has
been named Hugh Franklin.
Miss Vera Edwards, student at
Brenau College, will spend Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Franklin and
Martha Boyt Franklin spent several
days of the past week with Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Franklin in Millen.
Mrs. J. G. Gilmore left W'ednes
day for her home in Brooklet after
having visited her sister, Mrs. J. H.
Hollifield, for several days.
John G. Brooks and Thomas W.
Hammond are serving as members of
the grand jury in United States dis
trict court in Macon this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cornell return
ed last week from a visit of several
weeks in Florida. While away they
visited both westcoast and eastcoast
cities.
Friends of Mrs. T. E. Shannon are
interested to know that she under
went a major operation at St. Jos
eph’s Infirmary Saturday. Her con
dition is reported as favorable.
Miss Myrtie Lee McGoogan spent
the week-end in Cumming. Before
taking up her duties as home demon
stration agent in Butts county, Miss
McGoogan was stationed at Cumming
for some time.
Mi's. A. T. Buttrill returned Sat
urday after a two weeks visit to St.
Augustine and Sarasota. Mr. But
trill joined her for the latter part
of her visit.
Rev. Eugene Daniel, Presbyterian
minister, is attending the Pastor’s
Institute in Atlanta this week. He
came down Tuesday night for the
meeting of the Kiwanis club of which
he is president.
Doyle Jones, Jr., with the Farm
Security Administration in Eatonton,
and Bert Carmichael, Jr. and Vincent
Jones, students at the University of
Georgia, spent the week-end with
homefolks.
Composing a hunting party that
spent Saturday near Cochran were
P. 11. Weaver, M. L. Powell, J. S.
Robison, J. M. Nutt, J. S. Ball, J.
S. Ball, Jr., Roger Bankston, J. B.
Harrison, W. M. Redman and Gor
don Freeman.
Mrs. Pallie Hood Watkins return
ed recently from Brownsville, Texas,
where she spent several months with
Mr. Watkins. Friends of Mr. Wat
kins, former well known Jackson bus
iness man, are glad to know his
health is greatly improved.
Friends hei'e of Mr. and Mrs. R.
A. McLarty were sorry to learn of
the death of Mr. McLarty at his
home in Charlotte, N. C. Funeral
services were held in Augusta Wed
nesday. Mrs. McLarty was the for
mer Miss Effie Gean O’Neal, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. O’Neal,
of Jackson.
Mr. Gibbs Lyons who was recently
made chief National Bank Examiner
for the Sixth Federal Reserve Dis
trict with headquarters in Atlanta,
spent the week-end here with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lyons.
Mrs. Lyons and daughters will move
from Washington to Atlanta later
in the season and join Mr. Lyons for
permanent residence.
Friends of Miss Virginia Craw
ford will be interested to know she
has been named x-ray technician at
the Macon Hospital. Only recently
Miss Crawford received her certi
ficate in x-ray technique from Plm
ory and her appointment to this posi
tion in one of the state’s largest
hospitals is an honor of which her
friends are proud. She will assume
her new duties on February 1.
Among those who attended the
Georgia Baptist Sunday School Con
ference in Macon the first of the
week were Rev. and Mrs. R. B. Har
rison, J. C. Kimbell, Miss Louise
Thurston, Mrs. Joe Morris, Mrs. Jack
Moore, Mrs. Baxter Watkins, Miss
Helen Thornton, H. L. Allen, Sr.,
of the First Baptist church, Jackson;
J. O. Minter and W. J. Saunders, of
Jenkinsburg: D. W. Singley, of
Towaliga; Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Washington, Miss Bernice Washing
ton, of Worthville; Mr. and Mrs. F.
H. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant
Williamson, of Macedonia; Euell
Maddox, of Sardis.
dr. McLaughlin to speak
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
At a union service with the Jack
son, Fellowship and Bethany church
es co-operating, Dr. Henry McLaugh
lin, director of Country Church Work
of the Southern Presbyterian Church,
will speak at the Jackson Presby
terian church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. Rated an outstanding lead
er, Dr. McLaughlin’s engagement is
awaited with interest. The public
cordially invited.
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Mr. 1). 0. Woodward made a bus
iness trip to Montezuma on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Overstreet of
Fayetteville were guests Friday of
Rev. and Mrs. George Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Minter, Tali
tha and Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Jackson visited relatives and friends
near McDonough Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Durham were
visitors to Fayetteville Saturday.
Misses Edna McElheny and Mat
tie Jo Pullin spent the week-end at
their homes in Monticello and Spald
ing county respectively.
Mrs. Carrie Leila Price spent
Thursday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Minter, Marion
and Rebecca visited Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Saunders in Thomaston Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Crumbley
of Atlanta spent Friday with Mr. and
Mrs. George Chasteen.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Caston, Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Stallworth visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Glass in the
Towaliga community Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. E. K. Huie spent Monday in
Atlanta.
Miss Willie Woodward was shop
ping in Atlanta Saturday.
Mr. W. D. Jolly was a visitor to
Jackson Monday.
Mrs. George Stone spent Tuesday
in Macon.
Friends here of Mr. W, D. Comp
ton, Jr., of Cochran, were pained to
learn of his tragic death which oc
curred Friday evening on the Macon
and Cochran road.
Mr. J. H. Mills was a visitor in
Jackson Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wolma of Locust
Grove were visiting relatives Friday.
GOODY
Mrs. S. A. Biles and Kirk Biles
visited Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Maddox
on Tuesday of the past week.
Mr. Wade Hammond and Mr. John
G. Brooks are attending court in
Macon this week. •
Every one is enthused over elec
trification in this community. A
great majority of the people have
already had their homes wired.
Miss Ora Bell Brooks has returned
to her work in Barnesville after a
pleasnat visit to homefolks.
Mr. W. M. Hammond is spending
a few days in Macon this week.
Miss Ermine Pettigrew, who works
in Griffin, was at home the past
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. White of Stark
were visiting in this community Sun
day.
RABBIT SUPPER AT WEAVER
HOME FOR BOY SCOUT TROOP
Members of the Jackson troop of
Boy Scouts will be guests of Scout
master P. H. Weaver at a rabbit sup
per at his home on West Third street
Friday night at 6 o’clock.