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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
The Progress-Argus wishes a very
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the follow
ing:
Aug. 14—Mrs. Edgar H. Polk,
Lynwood Thurston, Helen Britt, Mrs.
George Flack, Cleveland Norswor
thy, Ed Ridgeway.
Aug. 15—Mrs. A. G. Cook, John
Andrew Thomas, Olin Pettigrew,
Mrs. O. D. Smith, Tab Hardy, Rufus
Kitchens, Ralph Weaver, Mrs. K. L.
Mann, Rebecca Jinks, Ray Thaxton,
Julie Watkins.
Aug. 16—Mrs. E. A. Fincher, Mrs.
W. 0. Moore, Fred Hoard, Gean
Harrison, Mrs. Dock Boyd, T. E.
Jones, Linda Adams, Powell Free
man.
Aug. 17 —Mrs. A. A. Nolen, James
A. Treadwell, Elbert Long, Mrs. W.
F. Long, Riley H. Hay, William M.
Towles, Mrs. W. M. Black.
Aug. 18-r—R. E. Evans, Robert
Strawn, Marcia Amelia Mallet, Mrs.
Austin Asbury, Doris Johnson, Har
vey Moss, Hattie Kate Berry, Joan
Mangham, Mrs. M. G. Finney.
Aug. 19 —H. M. Moore, Marlin
Wise, Howell Boyd, Betty Jean Britt,
Mrs. W. E. Mayfield, Mary Kersey,
Rita Thompson.
Aug. 20—Mrs. T. A. Nutt, R. C.
Wilson.
MRS. E. C. ROBISON
OBSERVES EIGHTIETH
BIRTHDAY ON SUNDAY
Mrs. E. C. Robison, well-known
and beloved resident of Jackson for
a long number of years, observed
her eightieth birthday Sunday at her
home in Jackson. Gathered for the
delightful dinner were Mr. and Mrs.
Elwood Robison, Sonny Robison, Mr
and Mrs. Singleton Robison, Nancy
Ann Robison and Miss Flora Robison.
The dinner table was centered with
a beautifully embossed birthday
cake holding 80 lighted candles. Mrs.
Robison was showered with a loc of
useful gifts, and wished “many hap
py returns of the day.”
MISS KATHERINE WAITS, MR.
COCHRAN MARRIED SATURDAY
The marriage of Miss Katherine
Waits, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Waits of Flovilla, and Mr. Curtis W.
Cochran of Forsyth took place Sat
urday morning at ten o’clock at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Oglesby
at 1134 College street in Macon.
Rev. Mr. Oglesby, who is pastor of
the Flovilla Baptist church, perform
ed the ceremony. Attendants were
Misses Dorothy Koch and Edith Lum
mus.
Immediately after the ceremony,
Mr. and Mrs. Cochran left for a short
wedding trip.
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MR.. MRS. HUGHIE WEBB
ENTERTAIN AT BARBECUE
Mr. and Mrs. Hugie Webb enter
tained at a family barbecue Sunday
August 10 honoring Mr. and Mrs.
Herschil Webb of Branchville, Va.
The other guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Moore, Marilyn and
David Moore of Marietta; Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace O’Neal, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Gorman, Mrs. Alice W. Smith,
Miss Hilda Moore and Miss Barbara
Smith, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Chasteen Jr. and Cynthia, For
est Park; Mrs. W. J. Webb, Griffin;
Mrs. Belle M. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs.
Carter Moore, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Wise, Mr and Mrs. Henry Barnes,
Bernard Carter, Frank Ridgeway,
Lamar Eetson and Harold Webb, all
of Jackson.
MRS. T. E. ROBISON HOSTESS
TO JACKSON GARDEN CLUB
The Jackson Garden Club met on
the spacious veranda at Hotel Elder
for its August meeting, Wednesday,
13, when Mrs. T. E. Robison was
hostess at a delicious luncheon.
Twelve members were present in
cluding Mrs. Levi Ball, who was wel
comed as anew member and Mrs.
J. C. Newton of Atlanta. Mrs. Victor
Carmichael, vice president, presided 1
over a short meeting which was held
before the guests were invited into
the dining room. The table had as
is central decoration a long, low
antique bowl of j)ink zinnias artisti
cally arranged.
After the luncheon the club be
came a unit in the famous Rocking
Chair Brigade and enjoyed an hour
of lively conversation made more
pleasant by the beautiful scenery.
MR., MRS. JOLLY HOSTS
AT BUFFET SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jolly were
hosts at a delightfully informal buf
fet supper Sunday evening, cneir
guests being Mr. and Mrs. Palmer
Jolly and Mrs. Estelle Brady of At
lanta, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Jones Jr.
Miss Ruth Phinazee, Mr. and
Douglas Glass, Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Bankston and Mr. and Mrs. Vin
cent Jones.
PERSONAL
Mrs. W. D. Clifford of Marianna,
Fla., was the recent guest of Mrs.
J. M. Currie, Mrs. E. J Williams and
Mrs. H. R. Slaton.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Rooks and
Denise leave Saturday for a visit
with friends in Vevay, Ind.
Mrs. C. B. Guest and son, C. B.
111, of W’inder, are spending several
days with Mrs. W. W. Wright.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
TOWALIGA GARDEN CLUB
Mrs. T. T. Patrick was hostess to
the Towaliga Garden Club at her
home on Friday, August 1, with 21
members present.
During the business session, presi
ded over by the president, Mrs. Rob
ert Lane, the club voted to make a
$5.00 donation to the streptomycin
fund for Battey General Hospital at
Rome.
Mrs. A. L. Weaver and Mrs.
George Etheredge presented a very
interesting program on the Culture
and Care of the African Violet. Af
ter the program club members enjoy
ed a true and false contest on the
program’s topic. Miss Eva Compton
was the winner and was presented an
attractive prize.
In flower arrangement first place
went to Mrs. S. P. Ridgeway, and
second to Mrs. Harry Ridgeway. In
the specimen class Mrs. George Eth
eredge won first place, Mrs. Paul
Evans second and Mrs. S. P. Ridge
way third.
The hostess served a refreshing
plate consisting of iced grape juice,
sandwiches and cookies.
MISS ADELMA RIDGEWAY HAS
SPEND THE NIGHT PARTY
Miss Adelma Ridgeway entertained
six girls at a spend the night party
Saturday. Later in the evening other
guests arrived and all enjoyed games.
Punch and cookies were served. The
guests included Peggy Colwell, Polly
Colwell, Martha Barnes, Warwick
Collins, Marquita and Josephine
Thomason, Joseph and Charles Sam
uel Sims, Marlin Weldon, Johnny
Colwell and Peter Ridgeway.
P E RSQN A L
Mr. W. J. Moss Sr., Hazel and Oli
ver Moss spent several days recently
with Mr. and Mrs. Sandford Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Baker in
Hamilton, Ohio.
Miss Mary Alice Coleman leaves
the latter part of August for tne
Missouri State Teachers College at
Kirksville, Mo., where she will take
a pre-med course.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Fleming
of Daytona, en rr ute home from At
lanta, stopped ir< Jackson Saturday
to greet friends. Mr. Fleming, now
state manager lor several insurance
companies in hlorida, formerly was
a teacher in the Jenkinsburg schools.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. P. Thomas of
Miami are visiting Mrs. N. J. Thomas
and other relatives here and in At
lanta.
Miss Louise Thurston of Birmrv
ham, who spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thurston in
Savannah, was the guest of friends
here the first of the week.
Mr and Mrs. Homer Miller, en
route from Clermont to their home
at Daytona, spent Thursday night
with Mrs. India Bailey and Mr. and
Mrs. Lou Moelchert.
Benny Fletcher, who was recently
injured in an automobile accident,
returned Thursday to a Griffin hos
pital to undergo further treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McNiece and
Miss Jacquelyn McNiece of Dallas,
Texas, are guests of Mrs. McNiece’s
mother, Mrs. J. R. Carmichael.
Miss Myrtice Franklin of Barnes
ville spent this week with her bro
ther, Dr. R. A. Franklin, and atten
ded camp meeting.
Mr. arid Mrs. E. P. Colwell Jr. and
little daughter, Lenora, spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. P. Colwell and Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Ridgeway.
friends of Mrs Litt Townsend are
glad to know that she is improving
and plans to come home in a few
days.
Miss Bonnie Jewel Townsend spent
the weekend with homefolks.
Mr. Raymond Carr of Monroe, La.,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. J. B. Town
send, and other relatives at Fincher
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Ham were
guests of friends in Claxton the first
of the week .
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Hughlen Thornton
Sr. of Knoxville, Tenn., spent the
weekend with Mrs. J. M. Leach and
Mrs. W. F. MaLaier
Miss Maxine Powell of New York
City is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Powell at Indian Springs.
Mrs. Cecil Franklin and son, Den
ny, of Rockmart, are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Thornton.
Misses Mary Moore and Susannah
Foster spent the weekend in Albany
with Mrs. C. C. Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Evett have re
turned from Alabama City, Ala.,
where they attended the funeral of
Mr. Evett’s sister, Mrs. A. 0. Bowen.
Friends of Mr. H. M. Moore regret
to know that he is ill at Crawford
Long hospital in Atlanta, where he
has been a patient for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Maddox will
spend Sunday in Forsyth with their
mother, Mrs. J. L. Maddox, who will
observe her 90th birthday on that
date.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Thomas were
guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs.
yVright Maddox. They leave today
for their home in Jacksonville after
a visit of several weeks here.
Mrs. Roy Ludwig and three sons,
Leßoy, Johnny and Bobby, leave
Tuesday for their home in Miami
after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. R.
C. Thomas. They will be accompanied
home by Mrs. Wright Maddox who
expects to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Lee at Pompano, Fla., before re
turning home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Lamb of Grant
Park, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Lamb of
East Atlanta spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Lamb.
Master Connie Lamb returned
Sunday to his home in Macon after
spending two weeks with Master
Jack Cook and his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Lamb.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Duncan of
Quitman, guests at the Elder Hotel,
visited friends in Jackson Wednes
day. Mrs. Duncan is the former Miss
Julia Thornton.
S/Sgt. Malcolm K. Smith, assistant
R. O. T. C. instructor in the Univer
sity of Michigan, returned Thursday
to Ann Arbor after a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith.
Mrs. Smith returned to Ann Arbor
with him after a visit with ra'a'.wes.
Mrs. Gladys Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Kimbell and children of Grif
fin are spending the week in Florida.
Mrs. R. C. Thomas returned Wed
nesday from Springfield 111.
Miss Kate Pye, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Curry of Atlanta will spend the
weekend with Mrs. Annie Curry.
Mrs. Curry has as her guests for a
week Lewis Curry and son, Hal, of
Tulsa, Okla.
Miss Judy Fletcher has returned
from Montreat, N. C., where she at
tended a camp for eight weeks.
Mr. J. B. Roberts is at home from
Atlanta where he was a patient in a
hospital for two weeks.
Mrs. Fred Saunders and two child
ren, Mary Beth and Bill, of Indian
apolis, were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Candler Webb and Mr. W.
M. Merritt.
Mr. and Mrs Stillwell Ball Sr.
spent the weekend in Columbia, S. C.,
with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Love
ess.
Mrs Bertha Bryan of St. Peters
burg, Fla., is the guest of Mrs. T.
E. Watkins and Mr. Henry McMich
ael.
Little Martha Turner of McDon
ough is visiting her aunt, Miss Pau
line Mallet.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ball and Mrs.
Odum Willingham are spending the
week at Crescent Beach, S. C., where
members of the Harden family have
taken a cottage for a family reunion.
DIXIE THEATER
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SATURDAY
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Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette in
HEADING WEST
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Sydney Greenstreet and Martha Vickers in
THAT WAY WITH WOMEN
WEDNESDAY
Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in
THE VERDICT
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Cornel Wilde and Maureen O’Hara in
THE HOMESTRETCH
Looking Backward
Through The Files
New. of 30 Year. Ago
David Settle was enrolled in the
quartermasters corps.
Standing the examination for
teachers were 26 white and 21 col
ored applicants.
First step in school consolidation
in Butts county was taken when the
Board of Education voted to merge
the Woodlawn, Pine Grove and Cork
schools.
Deaths during the week were J. M.
Leach, 49, Mrs. Cornelius McClure.
65.
Miss Grace Thurston and W. H.
Pettigrew were married Saturday.
News of 20 Year. Ago
Miss Lucy Jim Webb was at
home after spending 5 years in
Shanghai, China.
Miss Rubye Moore and Luthei
Joseph Washington were married
Wednesday at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Moore.
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JACKSON, GEORGIA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1947
Miss Polly Smith accepted a posi
tion of teacher of music in the War
renton schools.
Gordon H. and Don Thompson and
George White were attending the
national rural letter carriers meet
ing in Oklahoma City.
The 1927 cotton crop was estima
ted at 13,492,000 bales.
News of 10 Years Ago
Butts countp pig club members
were receiving profit from their
chain. Ten were sold to a national
mail order concern for shipment to
Savannah and 11 were shipped to
Macon.
L. R. Washington was elected head
Sixth District Masons.
C. W. Buchanan, 76, died Wednes
day.
Ed Evans, Milledgeville, student in
Johns Hopkins Medical School, spent
the weekend with Doyle Jones Jr.
Harry Ball and Jim Howell were
at Camp Dixie at Wiley, Ga.
Porter Ham acquired Bud’s Place
from M. H. Pace.
An estimate placed the 1937 cot
ton crop at 15,593,000 bales.