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PERSONAL
Mr. Ward DuPree of Atlanta and
Sonny Evans of Bolton spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mr. T. W.
Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pledger, Miss
Mamie Smith and Mr. Elmo Brown
motored to Perry, Ga., Sunday af
ternoon.
Dr. and Mrs. N. Overby of Raw
lings Sanitarium, Sandersville, were
guests Sunday of Mrs. E. M. Boone
and family.
Mr. Eugene Anderson, conductor
of the “Around The Circle” column
in The Macon Telegraph, was a vis
itor here Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Anderson, of
Starrsville, were guests of Mrs. T. S.
Edwards, Miss Berta Edwards and
Mrs. R. W. Mays Sunday.
Mr. George H. White, formerly
connected with the post office in
Jackson, now of New York, is spend
ing some time here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Freeman and
Mrs. George I.aw attended the Cen
tennial exercises at the First Bap
tist church in Forsyth Sunday night.
Friends of Congressman Emmett
Owen are glad to know' he has re
covered from his recent illness and
has returned to active duty in Wash
ington.
Mrs. J. A. Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Martin and children of Barnes
ville were guests of Mrs. R. L. Price
and Mr. and Mrs. Smith Price Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Butner of
Griffin and Mrs. Butner’s mother,
Mrs. Smith, of Macon, were guests
Friday and Saturday of Miss Annie
Lou McCord.
Miss Annie Van Jones, Jimmie
Cornell and Vincent Jones came
over from the University of Georgia
at Athens to spend the week-end
with homefolks.
Dr. O. B. Howell returned Mon
day from an Atlanta hospital where
he took treatment for a few days,
and friends are glad to know he is
much improved.
Mrs. Roy Pledger and mother,
Mrs. J. S. Piper, had as their guests
Sunday Miss Kitty Brown, Mr. Jaye
Wrenn of Atlanta and Mrs. George
Law of Indian Springs.
Mr. W. J. Wood left Tuesday for
Tampa, Fla., to spend several days
with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wood. He
was joined there by his daughter,
Mrs. J. E. Williams, of Atlanta.
Friends of Mrs. Levia Goodwin
are interested to know she has left
Georgia Baptist Hospital and is now
with her sister at Chattahoochee.
Mrs. Goodwin sustained severe in
juries in a fall hire several weeks
ago.
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Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Weaver, Miss
es Sara and Susannah Foster were
among those who attended the cen
tennial celebration of the Forsyth
Baptist church Sunday. They were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Dar
den.
The many friends of Mrs. Dan
Thurston of Jackson, will be inter
ested to learn that she is resting
nicely at the Strickland Memorial
hospital after undergoing an opera
tion recently.—Wednesday’s Griffin
News.
Mr. A. C. Finley spent several
days of the week in Roanoke, Ala.,
with his son, James Finley, of De
catur, Ala., who underwent a tonsil
operation at a Roanoke hospital
Saturday. He is now with his aunt,
Mrs. Whit Lane.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. O’Neal, Bird,
Jr., Mrs. J. J. O’Neal, of Atlanta,
and Mrs. R. E. Allen, of Monticello,
returned the past week from a stay
of several days in St. Petersburg and
other cities in Florida. In St. Peters
burg they visited Mr. and Mis. How
ard O’Neal.
CORK
Miss Carrie Lou Webb of Atlan
ta is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. R. Van Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ogletree and
mother, Mrs. J. J. Torbet, spent
Sunday in Athens with Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle Faulkner.
Mrs. J. H. Smith visited the fam
ily of her brother, Mrs. Steve Spier,
at College Park over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith and
children were guests Sunday of
Misses Kate and Josephine Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe White had as
their guests for the week-end Mr.
White’s brother and wife. Mr. and
Mrs. Dink White, of Atlanta.
Mr. Travis W'hite, of Atlanta, was
home for the week-end with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. White.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Maynes, of
Stockbridge, visited Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Tucker Monday.
Miss Lucille McMiehael, of In
dian Sprnigs, spent Wednesday night
with her aunt, Mrs. A. W. Tucker.
Miss Miriam Tucker was the week
end guest of her cousin, Miss Mar
garet McMiehael of Indian Springs.
Miss O’dell Moore was a visitor to
Cork Sunday.
Mrs. D. S. Driskell, of Juliette,
was the guest for the week-end of
Mrs. C. A. Towles and family.
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ANOTHER EXTENSION MADE
TO BUY TAGS AND LICENSE
' State authorities announce the
time for buying 1938 auto tags
and drivers’ license has been ex
tended to February 15. The time
has been twice extended and it is
not likely that another extension
will be made.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON. GEORGIA
New Restaurant
Will Be Opened
Here In Few Days
Lere’s Restaurant is anew busi
ness for Jackson, and the formal
opening will take place, probably
next week, in the Jarrell Building on
the south side of the court square.
The buildings is being remodeled
and made suitable and convenient
for the needs of the new business.
The fixtures, all of modern design,
will arrive in a few days. Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Leres, of Cordele, were
here Wednesday arranging for the
opening.
Mr. Leres has been engaged in
this line of business for some years
and is familiar with all details of
the operation of cafes and restau
rants. He now operates a restau
rant in Cordele. He was attracted
to Jackson, he says, because the
city is neat and inviting and is well
located on main trunk highways.
In their new restaurant, which
will be one of the most attractive
in this section, Mr. and Mrs. Leres
will cater to the needs of local citi
zens and to tourists and after the
formal opening they invite the in
spection and patronage of the pub
ic.
PROGRESS-ARGUS HONOR ROLL
Hew and Renewal Subscription* For
The Past Few Days
W. C. Broom, Jackson.
W. O. Knowles, Jackson.
Mrs. J. H. Carmichael, Jackson.
Rev. J. W. Lee, Flovilla.
G. C. McKibben, Jackson.
Mrs. A. G. Preston, Flovilla.
H. M. Fletcher, Jr., Jackgpj).
H. H. Koch, Jacteon.
F. H. Morgan, Jackson.
Mrs. J. B. Childs, Jenkinsburg.
Mrs. W. R. Dorsett, St. Peters
burg, Florida.
F. C. Maddux, Flovilla.
M. L. Powell, Jackson
I. T. Powell, Hartwell
Taylor Patrick, Jackson
Spencer Woodward, Chjpflotte,
North Carolina
D. W. Ham, Jackson
FACTS A'BOUT GEORGIA WILL
BE PRINTED ON ENVELOPES
Governor Rivers last week signed
a resolution which requires all de
partments to print important facts
about Georgia’s resources on the
back of envelopes sent out by the
state on official business —and ad
vertising Georgia became a law.
Pertinent information concerning
the attractive points of Georgia will
be used by the departments, it was
said. Senators Williams, of Way
cross, and Phillips, of Harlem, and
Representatives Sams, of DeKalb
and Hill, of Screven, were authors
of the resolution.
FARMERS EXCHANGE TO SELL
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC LINE
Sale of Westing-house electrical
appliances in the Jackson trade area
will be handled by the Farmers Ex
change. This company makes an
nouncement in this issue that it has
the agency for this well known line,
consisting of radios, refrigerators,
stoves, water heaters, pumps, elec
tric washers and ironers, etc. Cap
tain E. S. Settle, manager of the
Farmers Exchange, is enthusiastic
over the outlook for sale of these
high standard products and asks
friends to call and examine the line.
SCOTCH LAUNDRY ACQUIRES
THE JACKSON PRESSING CLUB
Announcement is made of the
purchase by the Scotch Laundry of
Locust Grove of the Jackson Dry
Cleaners, operated by Weaver &
Webb. The building: is now being
repaired and extra machinery added
and the formal opening will take
place in a few days. -At present all
work is being handled at Locust
Grove and the same service is being
rendered pending installation of new
| equipment here.
FIRST BAPTIST
R. B. HARRISON, Pastor
Hours of Service:
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
Morning Service, 11 a. m.
B. Y. P. U. 6:00 p. m.
Evening service, 7 p. m.
Prayer and Praise Service, 7 p. m
METHODIST
A. E. BARTON, Pastor.
Sunday Service at 11 a. m. and
at 7 p. m.
Epworth League 6 p. m.
Prayer Meeting, 7 p. m.
P RESBY TERIAN
EUGENE L. DANIEL Pastor
Services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. on
eecond and third Sundays. Sunday
school every Sunday at io a. m. A1
Welcome.
PARAN BAPTIST CHURCH
R. E. CHAMBERS, Pastor
Preaching fourth Saturday and
Sunday at 11 a. m.
TOWALIGA BAPTIST
REV. BEN INGRAM, Pastor.
Services every third Sunday at 11 j
A. M. and 7 P. M. Sunday Schoo
every Sunday morning at 10:30. B
Y. P. U. Junior and Senior every
Sunday night at 7:30.
MACEDONIA BAPTIST
Rev. H. E. Gaddy, Pastor
Preaching service on 2nd Sunday
School every Sunday at 10 A. M.
B. Y. P. U. every Sunday at 6 p. m.
W. M. S. Wednesday 2 p. m. before
third Sunday.
WORTHVILLE BAPTIST
J. B, STODGHILL Pastor
Services third Sunday and Satur
day before. Services at 3 p. m
Saturday, at 11 a. m. Sunday.
Sunday school 10 a. m.
FLOVILLA BAPTIST CHURCH
W. J. SELF, Pastor
Services first and third Sundays ir:
each month.
Sunday School at 10:15 a. m.
Morning Worship at 11:15
Evening Worship at 8
The public invited to attend al 1
services.
MT. VERNON BAPTIST
Rev. G. O. Fuller, Pastor
Services first Sunday and Satur
day before, also third Sunday at 11
a. m. in each month. Will you come
and worship with us?
FELLOWSHIP PR£3BYTERIAN
EUGENE L. DANIEL Pastor
Services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. ou
fourth Sunday of each month. Sun
day school every Sunday at 10 a. m.
All welcome.
PEPPERTON BAPTIST
J. B. STODGHILL, Pastor
Services second and fourth Sun
days at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The public invited.
Liberty Baptist Church
R. E. CHAMBERS. Pastor
Preaching second Saturday am*
Sunday in each month at 11 a. m
The public invited to attend.
COUNTY LINE CHURCH
Rev. K. B. Harrison, Pastor
Preaching services first Saturday
and Sunday afternoons at 2:30.
B. Y. P. U. every Sunday at 2:30.
JENKINSBURG BAPTIST
Rev. Ben Ingram, Pastor
Preaching services on 2nd Sunday,
Sunday school every Sunday, 10 a. m.
B. Y. P. U. every Sunday evening,
7:30. W. M. S. on Monday 4p. m.
after 2nd Sunday.
Church of The Nazarene
Miss Ruth Coleman, Pastor
Sunday school 9:45; morning ser
vice 11; children’s service at 6:15;
evening service at 7; prayer meeting
each Thursday evning at 7.
Attractive Shows
Booked At Dixie
For Next Week
For the week of February 7-12
the Dixie Theatre offers some unus
ually good shows. The week’s en
tertainment menu begins with Gary
Cooper and Jean Arthur in “Mr.
Deeds Goes To Town,” on for Mon
day and Tuesday. Comedy and
news will be added features for
these days.
William Gargan and Orien Hey
ward will be seen in “She Asked For
It,” booked for Wednesday. Com
edy and serial will be added fea
tures.
“A Damsey In Distress,” on for
Thursday and Friday stars Fred
Astaire, George Burns and Grade
Allen. The complicated romance of
an American dancer and a titled
British girl forms the basis of “A
Damsel In Distress.” Asa natural
ly shy and retiring person, Astaire
gets disgusted with the exaggerated
publicity Burns and Allen build up
about him and decides to retire—
just as Miss Fontaine, trying to es
cape fi'om a distasteful marriage,
meets him in London. Attracted to
the girl, Astaire is tricked into fol
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lowing her to her ancestral castle
by a clever scheme of a page 'boy,
,and this lad and the butler manage
|to involve the two in a real romance
that pursues a hectic and riotous
course to its tuneful conclusion.
Other screen celebrities, in addi
tion to those in stellar roles, are
Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner
and Ray Noble.
“Texas Trail” is the No. 1 offer
ign in Saturday’s Double Feature,
with William Boyd in the title role.
“Outlaws of The Prairie” is the sec
ond attraction and a serial will add
spice to the program.
ROUTINE BUSINESS HEARD
BY BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Butts County Board of Ed
ucation meeting in monthly session
Tuesday considered routine business
matters. All salaries for January
were paid in full, it was stated.
The terms of three members of
the board, W. F. Huddleston, presi
dent, J. E. McMiehael and W. J.
Bankston, have expired and these
places will be filled by the Febru
ary Grand Jury.
JACKSON RIFLES WILL HAVE
ANNUAL INSPECTION MCH. 14
The Jackson Rifles, Company A
of the 121st Infantry, Georgia Na
tional Guard, will be inspected this
year on March 14. Captain E. S.
Settle is commanding officer of this
unit. Detachment of the 105th
quartermaster regiment, Lieut.-Col.
G. E. Mallet commanding, will be
nspected March 1.
JACKSON TEAMS WILL PLAY
HAMPTON IN DOUBLE HEADER
Jackson high school basketball
teams will play Hampton high teams
in a double header on the Indian
Springs court Friday night. Admis
sion will be 10 and 15 cents and
! all fans are invited to come out and
root for the home boys and girls.
ALIEN’S WEEK-END SPECIALS
Krafts Miracle Whip
Quarts 40c
Pints 25c
Half Pints 15c
2 Cans Tomatoes 15c
2 Cans Corn 15c
2 Cans E. Peas 15c
2 Pkgs. Grits 15c
8 lbs. Irish Potatoes 15c
7 lb. sweet Potatoes 15c
PHONE 44
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1938
Last Rites Held
For Dr. Thurman
The death at a private hospital in
Atlanta Monday night of Dr. J. B.
Thurman, 79 years of age, caused
regret to relatives and friends here.
Death followed an illness of several
weeks.
Dr. Thurman was born near Lo
cust Grove and was graduated from
Mercer University. He practiced at
Stark and Locust Grove and then lo
cated in Atlanta where he had resid
ed for many years. He was a mem
ber of the Capitol View Methodist
church.
Dr. Thurman married Miss Edna
Cole, step-daughter of Mrs. T. J.
Cole, step-daughter of Mrs. T. J.
survived. He also is survived by
five daughters, Mrs. R. E. Lyle, Mrs.
T. D. Irby, Mrs. C. R. Chewning and
Miss Sallie Jo Thurman, all of At
lanta, and Mrs. H. A. Ezell, of Louis
ville, Ky.; four sons, J. O. and C. B.
Thurman, of Atlanta; L. H. Thur
man, of Madison, Fla. and H. T.
Thurman, of Savannah, and a sister,
Mrs. J. A. Spears.
The late Mrs. Florence Lunquest,
of Jackson, was a sister.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning at 10:30 from the
chapel of Howard L. Carmichael.
Rev. B. F. Mize and Rev. Frank
Adams officiated and the pallbear
ers were Dr. E. T. Parramore, Dr.
W. W. Allen, W. T. Johnson, R. A.
Irby, Fred Williams and T. W. Teas
ley.
Interment was in the Cedar Rock
cemetery, near Jackson.
Rubbing frozen hands or feet with
soft, dry fur is suggested as a means
of relieving pain from frostbite.
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