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THURSDAY, MAY IS, 1941
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
The Progress-Argus wishes a
HAPP\ BIRTHDAY to the follow
ing:
May 15 —Mrs. E. J. McMichael,
DeWitt Moore, Miss Lilia Watkins.
May 16—Christine Barnes, Alli
son Fuqua, Mrs. B. T. Glass, Julia
Taylor, Mrs. Willis McElheney.
May 17—Mrs. W. J. Jones, Har
vey Clark, Evelyn Hodges, Miss
Dora Rawls, Harry Ball.
May 18—Mrs. George Gilmore,
Rachael McClure, Linton Lofton.
May 19—Annie Rosa Bond, Sara
Foster, Mrs. K.' J. Thaxton, Mrs. C.
D. Thacker, Reuben Wilkes, T. H.
Faulkner.
May 20 —Mrs. R. L. Smith, Mrs.
Howard Norsworthy, Mrs. Asa
Smith.
May 21—Mrs. Dan Hoard, George
Parham Saunders 2nd, Edna Coch
ran.
May 22 —Loy Wilson, Mrs. W. W.
Wright, Billy Wright, Mrs. J. E.
Lane, Talitha Minter, Mrs. T. E.
Watkins, Mrs. J. C. McClendon.
MAY MEETING OF THE
CHEROKEE GARDEN CLUB
The Cherokee Garden Club held
its May meeting at the home of Mrs.
W. O. Ball. Eleven members were
present.
The president, Mrs. Ball, present
ed Mrs. Candler Webb with a love
ly gift for selling the greatest num
ber of tickets to the cooking school.
The members expressed their appre
ciation to Mrs. Ball for the splendid
work she rendered at the school.
Flowers brought by the members
were voted on. The winners were:
Mrs. Candler Webb, first place on
her beautiful white Texas Radiance
roses. Mrs. W. 0. Ball second place
on her artistic arrangement of a
variety of flowers, and Mrs. W. 0.
Ball third place for a very attrac
tive arrangement of red verbena,
white Shasta daisies, and blue rag
ged robins.
The hostess assisted by Miss Mar
garet Foster served a delectable
salad course.
COUNTY WINNERS IN
STYLE REVUE LISTED
Winners in the community 4-H
Style Revue will compete in the
county contest June 6. The coun
ty winner selected on this date will
enter the district contest which will
be held in July. Fifty-two club mem
bers entered this contest and model
ed their dresses at the chapel pro
grams. Mrs. Baxter Watkins judged
all of the revues and announced the
following winners.
Tussahaw —Wyolene White, Ann
Clark, Bobbie Maddox.
Jackson Nellie Pelt, Annette
Moore, Ina Mae Britton.
Towaliga Jane Barnes, Jose
phine Maddox, Jeannette Smith.
Jenkinsburg—Virginia Cook, Lur
lene Burford, Virginia Coker, Em
ma Jo Chasteen.
Indian Springs Clementine
Smith, Betty Jones, Frances Free
man.
MRS. RUTH ADAMS CAR
MICHAEL WEDS MR. BEELAND
Jackson friends are interested in
the announcement of the marriage
of Mrs. Ruth Adams Carmichael of
Macon and Mr. Albert Beeland of
New York, formerly of Macon. The
marriage took place Saturday af
ternoon in Atlanta. The couple
left immediately after the ceremony
for New York, where they will re
side.
CLUB WILL NOT BE HELD
On account of the series of ser
vices in progress at the Methodist
church, there will be no May meet
ing of the Jackson Woman’s Club,
which was scheduled for Friday of
this week.
MIMOSA GARDEN CLUB
MET INDIAN SPRINGS
The Mimosa Garden Club met
May 6 in the lovely home of Mrs.
W. B. Powell at Indian Springs with
Mrs. O. A. Pound as co-hostess.
The president, Mrs. H. M .Fletcher
Jr., presided and there were four
teen members present. Mrs. R. W.
Mays was most cordially welcomed
back after a long absence. Reports
were made by the treasurer, Mrs.
P. H. Weaver, and all the commit
tees.
Due to the absence of the pro
gram chairman for the afternoon,
Mrs. Fletcher was in charge. Mrs.
R. P. Sasnett read a vei-y appro
priate poem on spring; Mrs. W. W.
Jamerson gave “Hints on What to
Do in Our Garden,” and Mrs. Flet
cher read a piece on “Bulbs to Dig."
Reports were made by several
members of their visits to various
flower shows and garden tours.
These proved most interesting and
enjoyable.
The program completed, Mrs.
Powell graciously invited all pres
ent to ramble around her gardens,
which were very beautiful.
The hostesses served a lovely
salad plate and tea.
PRIMARY AND GRAMMAR
GRADES TO PRESENT
TOM SAWYER MAY 26
“Tom Sawyer,” an operetta, will
be given by the primary and gram
mar grades of the Jackson High
School on Monday, May 26th at
8:15 p. m.
Tom, played by Julian Callaway,
and his friends will whitewash Aunt
Polly’s fence. Tom and Alfred, who
is Bill Wright, will have a real fight.
There will be songs, dances, ghosts
in the graveyard, dead cats, dead,
rats, and a cave. Aunt Polly will
give Tom a switching and Mary will
scrub his face. Injun Joe and all
of the characters of Mark Twain’s
book will be present.
Everyone is invited. Admission
prices will be five cents and ten
cents.
MISS GARR NAMED
VALEDICTORIAN AT
MARY PERSONS SCHOOL
Friends here of Miss Claire Garr
will be glad to know she is valedic
torian at Mary Persons High School
in Forsyth. Miss Garr attended the
Jackson public schools for three
years and is remembered here pleas
antly.
She is an outstanding student of
Mary Persons High School and for
several years held a class office, is
a member of the Beta club and the
Glee club. Asa junior she was as
sistant editor of the school paper,
The Merry-Go-Round, and this year
served as editor.
Miss Garr is the oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Garr, a
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
F. Gilmore of this city and of the
late Mr. and Mrs. W T . J. (Buck)
Garr.
MISS MOORE TO PLAY
AT DANCE RECITAL
Friends of Miss Trudle Moore, of
Jenkinsburg, will be interested to
know that she will play for Miss
Nancy Keeler’s dance recital to be
held at the North Fulton High
School in Atlanta on May 24 at
3:30 p. m.
Miss Moore has played at Miss
Keeler’s recitals for several years
and music-lovers from Jackson and
Butts county attend these recitals.
JENKINSBURG PTA
The regular monthly meeting of
the Jenkinsburg PTA will be held
on Thursday evening, May 20. The
men members will have charge of
the program, Mr. H. G. Harris,
chairman. A full attendance is
urged.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
MISS LUCY EVELYN MERRITT,
MR. 808 BARNETT MARRIED
AT QUIET CEREMONY MAY 4
Announcement is made by Mr.
W. H. Merritt of Jackson of the
marriage of his daughter, Lucy Eve
lyn, to Mr. Robert Scott Barnett of
Greensboro, which took place Sun
day evening, May 4, in LaFayetto,
Ala., the Rev. Mr. Gardner, pastor
of the Baptist church officiating.
The bride wore a most becoming
dress of Navy blue sheer trimmed
with Irish lace. Her hat and ac
cessories were also in blue, and a
shoulder corsage of orchids com
pleted her ensemble.
Mrs. Barnett is the youngest
daughter of Mr. Merritt and the late
Mrs. Mary Strickland Merritt. She
is a graduate of Jackson High
School, Cox College, and GSWC in
Valdosta. For the past several
years she has been teaching in the
Troup County school system. She
possesses a most charming person
ality and is gifted in dramatics.
During her college days she coach
ed plays and had charge of various
college entertainments. Her sis
ters are Mrs. John W. McCranie of
Leeds, Ala., Mrs. L. C. Webb and
Mrs. Fred Saunders of Jackson.
Her brothers are W. S. Merritt of
Decatur and Dan Merritt of the
Coast Guard Academy at New Lon
don, Conn.
Mr. Barnett is the younger son
of Mrs, W, H. Barnett of Alpharet
ta. He is a graduate of the Alpha
retta High School and the Univer
sity of Georgia, class of 1940. For
some time he was connected with
the Central Georgia Electric Mem
bership Corporation in Jackson but
is now Junior Engineer with the
Farm Security Administration in
Greensboro. His sisters are Misses
Hattie, Ruth and Nora Biarnett and
Mrs. M. E. Thompson, all of Alpha
retta, and his only brother is Hugh
Barnett, also of Alpharetta.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnett will reside
in Greensboro.
WILLARD-GORDON
The marriage of Miss Mary E.
Willard and Jack M. Gordon took
place Saturday night at the home
of Judge and Mrs. G .D. Head, with
Judge Head performing the rites.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Willard of Jackson,
and the groom's home is at Way
side, Ga.
Friends extend congratulations
and good wishes to the young cou
ple.
PULLIAM-LANDERS
The marriage of Miss Helen Pul
liam and Virgil E. Landers took
place Saturday night at the home
of Judge G. D. Head, who perform
ed the ceremony.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
J. W. Pulliam and the late Mrs. Pul
liam.
Friends of the young couple ex
tend congratulations and good wish
es.
MRS. J. R. CARMICHAEL
HONORED WITH DINNER
ON MOTHER’S DAY
Mrs. J. R. Carmichael was the
honor guest at a delightful dinner
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Carmichael in Atlanta,
the occasion being given by her
children to honor her on Mother’s
Day. There were thirty-one mem
bers of the family circle present.
The only two children absent were
Mrs. Stanley McNiece of Texas, and
Mr. Ed Carmichael, who is ill in Ma
con.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Newton visi
ted relatives in Newnan Sunday.
Mrs. C. J. Tompkins spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. W. R.
Clark.
MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM
FEATURED MEETING OF
WCTU CHAPTER FRIDAY
The May meeting of the Woman’s
Christian Temperance Union was
held Friday in the home of Mrs. J.
H. Carmichael with Mrs. C. R. Gres
ham as co-hostess. The home was
lovely with decorations of spring
flowers and shrubs.
A program on “Mother's Day”
and “Child Welfare” was presented
with Mrs. J. C. Newton, program
chairman. On arriving each mem
ber was presented a red or a white
flower—the former in reverence of
the mother who lives and the latter
in memory of the mother who has
gone. Mrs. Newton paid tribute to
“Mother,” and spoke beautifully of
flowers, associating the two together
in a lovely relation. She conclud
ed with the poem “Home,” by Ed
gar A. Guest.
“It takes a heap o’ living’ in a house
t’ make it home,
A heap o’ sun an’ shadder, an’ ye
sometimes have t’ roam
Afore ye really ’predate the things
ye lef’ behind,
An’ hunger fer ’em somehow, with
’em alius on yer mind.
It don’t make any difference how
rich ye get t’ be,
How much yer chairs an’ tables cost,
how great yer luxury;
It ain’t home t’ ye, though it be the
palace of a king,
Until somehow yer soul is sort o’
wrapped ’round everything.”
The devotional was given by Mrs.
J. L. Lyons who read scripture
verses as a basis for her discussion
of “Home and Child Training.” She
emphasized that Christian Educa
tion in the home, church and school
is the most important factor in pre
paring a child to meet the problems
of life, with home training by far
the most important.
Mrs. Henry Byron told of that
most wonderful woman, Susanna
Wesley, and of her love, service and
devotion to the Christian ideals.
“Dear Little Mother” was exquis
itively sung by Mrs. Jim Newton,
accompanied by Mrs. Avon Gaston.
The program was closed with a
chain of prayers by the members.
A short business session was held
presided over by the president, Mrs.
J. L. Lyons. Reports of officers
and committees were given and an
nouncement made that the June
meeting would be held at the home
of Mrs. G. D. Head with Mrs. An
nie Curry as co-hostess and Mrs.
Morris Moore as program chairman.
Sandwiches and tea were served
during the social hour.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Hampton D. Wil
liamson of Pepperton announce the
birth of a daughter, Patricia Jane,
May 9.
Willie Avery Cook is at home
from the Georgia Baptist Hospital
where he underwent an appendix
operation and friends are glad he
is steadily improving.
Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Land will join
a group of friends from Lexington,
Sandersville and Dawson and will
spend several days in Panama City,
Fla., on a fishing trip.
Friends here are interested to
know that Miss Eugenia Hopkins,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Hop
kins of Griffin and granddaughter
of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Hopkins of
Jackson, and student of GSCW in
Milledgeville, appeared in a junior
piano recital May 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Buchanan
and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Buchanan and
children of Macon spent Sunday
with Mrs. C. W. Buchanan.
Miss Udelle Thomas of Atlanta
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Maddox
were visitors to Atalnta Wednesday.
MAY MEETING UDC
In reviewing the exercises on
Memorial day the president, Mrs.
T. E. Watkins, expressed regret
for the first time in many years, on
account of the rain, the procession
and decoration of the graves at the
cemetery had to be omitted. A com
mittee composed of Mrs. T. E. Wat
kins, Mrs. J. T. Moore, Miss Hattie
Buttrill and Miss Sara Foster car
ried lunch to Mr. J. S. Gregory, of
Indian Springs, the county’s s<)le
remaining veteran.
The report of the nominating
committee was unanimously accept
ed. The following officers will be
inducted into office after the state
convention in October: President,
Mrs. J. T. Moore; 2nd vice presi
dent, Mrs. J. S. Ball; 3rd vice pres
ident, Mrs. R. L. Grant; recording
secretary, Miss Sara Foster; corre
sponding secretary, Mrs. T. B. Mil
ler; treasurer, Mrs. Marvin Ridge
way, registrar, Miss Hattie Buttrill;
recorder of crosses, Mrs. Park New
ton. A rising vote of thanks was
given to Mrs. L. M. Crawford for
her loyal service to the chapter.
On the program were the two suc
cessful contestants for the UDC es
say prizes, Miss Emily Mallet, of
the grammar grades, read her paper
on Three Flags, and Miss Annie Lois
Browning, of the high school, read
her paper on the same subject. Miss
Gladelle Moss gave a piano number,
Improvisation and Melody, Brown.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses during the social hour.
WMU MEETING
The Young Matrons’ Group of
the Baptist WMU met at the attrac
tive home of Mrs. W. O. Ball, Mon
day afternoon, fourteen members
being present. Miss Louise Thurs
ton presented the program on “The
Urgent Gospel.” Mrs. Dan Thurs
ton gave the devotional, followed
by prayer by Mrs. T. E. Watkins.
Others on the program were Mrs.
John Hunt, Mrs. Dan Thurston, sfiss
Louise Thurston.
During the social hour the hos
tess served delicious ice cream and
cake.
CENTRAL SCHOOL PTA
TO HAVE PROGRAM
On Tuesday evening, May 20, be
ginning at 8:30 EST, the Central
school PTA will present a program
of unusual entertainment featuring
an eligible bachelor surrounded by
a bevy of charming girls, black-face
comedy and musical numbers. Lo
cal talent will be assisted by the
Happy Rhythm Boys, well known
radio entertainers, and by Leßoy
Smith, soloist, of Forsyth.
Drinks, candy and ice cream will
be sold. The public is cordially in
vited to an evening of fun.
Mrs. W. T. Newton of Buchanan
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. P.
Settle.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To my many friends and customers in Butts
county I would like for you to know that we are no
longer connected in any way with Sim’s 5 & 10c
Store, but have gone in business independently
next door.
We have enjoyed working with and for you so
much during our 4 years here that we want this to
be our permanent home. We intend to operate our
place independently and will keep Butts county
money at home. Our merchandise will be the same
high quality as before with the lowest prices to be
found anywhere.
Mrs. Sam Coleman also came with us and will
be glad to serve her many fgiends here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Yarborough
JOHN’S VARIETY STORE
Next Door to Sim’s
IS IT A
QUESTION
OF
CONFIDENCE?
Have the same confi
dence in your druggist
that you have in your
doctor, for he is your
doctor’s helper. Our
policy has always been
integrity, purity, quali
ty. You can count on
our service.
SLATON DRUG
COMPANY
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael of
Birmingham visited relatives here
Saturday.
Miss Irma King, University of
Georgia student, spent Mother’s Day
at home.
Miss Mary Redman leaves this
week to visit Mrs. Howard Bailey in
Charleston, S. C.
Miss Ethel Smith has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith in
Wyoming, Delaware.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kimbell
spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. JT.
A. Combs in Atlanta.
Mrs. George Damour is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carmichael in
Macon for a few days.
Bob Carmichael and Tom Nutt;
Georgia Tech students, spent Moth
er’s Day with bomefolks.
Sergeant W. D. Pope of Fort
Jackson is spending this week with
his mother, Mrs. W. D. Pope.
Mr. H. 0. Ball is spending the
week in New York City on business
for the Pepperton Cotton Mills. J
Mr. C. T. Gifford is now with the
McDougald Construction Company
in the Charleston Navy Yards.
Little Miss Judy Fletcher is vis
iting her uncle and aunt, Dr. and
Mrs. McCall in Acworth this week.
During Mrs. W. A. Newton’s ab
sence in Dothan, Ala., Mrs. L. P.
Lester is with Miss Mary Newton.
Grady Redman of Charles
ton has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Lane in Monticcllo and Mr. and
Mrs. W. C.Redman at Stark. Mrs.
W. C. Redman will accompany her
home Friday for a visit.