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Jackson Progress-Argus
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9. D. Jones Publisher
Doyle Jones Jr Editor
Vincent Jones Associate Editor
Entered as second-class matter at
the Post Office at Jackson, Ga.
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IT’S THIS WAY
By DOYLE JONES JR.
How’s this for kicking the gong
around? At a recent joint meeting of
the Mimosa and Cherokee Garden
Clubs, Mimosa President Margaret
Hicks welcomed the members and
introduced Beulah Armstrong, Cher
okee president, who presented Miller
Moelchert, program chairman, who
introduced Mrs. Frank Childs, pro
gram procurer, who presented the
speaker, Mrs. Milton Blanton of At
lanta. Anyone that adept, at passing
the buck should be in Washington.
Time’s a wasting, ladies .... The
Protestant church bloc that is fight
ing tooth and toenail against UMT
in Washington, though sincere, are
doing the country almost irreparable
harm. According to Senator Richard
B. Russell this country is in serious
danger of a military dictatorship
from outside, not inside. And while
precious time is frittered away in de
bate over the merits of UMT, Russia
grows in strength and power as good,
but short-sighted, churchfolks fuss
over the harm six months of service
would do the youth of this nation.
The tragedy looms greater because
there is so little time and we are dis
sipating it so prodigally .... Seldom
in SEC history has any conference
school woven a tougher schedule
than have Wally Butts’ Georgia Bull
dogs. The 11th game was announced
last week, a September 20th opener
in Nashville against Vanderbilt. The
coffers over Athens way may bulge
with the coin of the realm but the
won-lost record, barring some unfore
seen miracle, mn hardly be impres
sive .... Butts county’s two local
politicos, Dan Fears and Vincent
Jones .are back at home after 30 try
ing days in the General Assembly.
The county and the district are due
Let’s make those plans real
You’d like to fix the barn. And you’d
like to add anew storage bin. You’ve
a flock of wonderful plans, but where
to get the cash? Call on us today and
let us help you with a friendly loan.
JACKSON NATIONAL BANK
JACKSON, GEORGIA
Representative Fears and Senator
Jones a vote of thanks for their
courageous and forceful stand
against the now infamous elector bill,
which quite simply disfranchises all
Georgians in November’s General
Election. They were both “indepen
dents” in the true sense of the word,
voting their conviction, not the ad
ministration’s, on every measure.
Butts countians will do well to con
tinue these two outstanding young
men in office as long as they offer,
or in the unlikely event that either
or both prove unworthy of the public
trust ... If the opportunity presents
itself, by all means see “Bright Vic
tory.” The role of a returning GI,
blinded in combat, portrayed by
Arthur Kennedy, brings a realism
seldom matched on celluloid. You
suffer with him as he undergoes the
trying period of readjustment and
rejoice with him as he overcomes
every obstacle to win his bright vic
tory .... And if your meat is the
wi'itten word you’ll enjoy “The Caine
Mutiny,” best seller of some months
standing. It holds a particular appeal
for all Navy men and women and
lovers of the sea for it deals with the
tribulations of the I)MS Caine in
World War 11. The characterizations
are among ihe best in contemporary
fiction as the ill-assorted crew of the
Caine come alive under the skillful
pen of Herman Wouk .... Bert
Carmichael and your fish hungry
writer took off three Saturdays ago
for Rock Eagle Lake with the mer
cury hovering around the 45 degree
mark and the sun obscured all day
by heavy clouds. If any fish passed
our well appointed hooks (luscious
pcnnywinkles) they evidently were
too surprised and/or too cold to do
anything about it. Consequently we
came home not only without a fish
but without a bite, redbugs still being
in hibernation. However, with warm
er weather we confidently expect to
rectify our glaring error of timing,
the fish willing and cooperative. Any
way, as Bert said, it was a nice trip.
Looking Backward
Through The Files
Newt of 30 Years Ago
Farmers who bought silos were J.
R. Riles, R. H. Burford, J. E. Wal
lace, J. T. McClure.
Recently organized Kiwanis club
Sponsored dairy farming in county.
Bert Kinard was student at Geor
gia Military Academy.
The UDC chapter of which Mrs.
L. D. Watson was president invited
all Confederate veterans to see“ The
Birth of a Nation” at Jackson Thea
ter February 25.
News of 20 Ycart Ago
Six candidates announced for Con
gress to succeed Sam Rutherford in
sixth district. They were Carlton
Mobley, Mrs. W. 0. Kinney, J. A.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Giles, Eric Binford, all of Macon, J.
J. Flynt of Griffin and Harvey Ken
nedy of Barnesville.
Report of T. J. Dempsey, school
superintendent, showed schools of
the county had income of $39,997.91
in 1931.
Asa result of a warm winter, Mrs.
L. D. Singley displayed lilies in
bloom.
A Deodara was planted on the
Jackson school grounds in honor of
Prof. R. I. Knox, former superinten
dent.
Newt of 10 Years Ago
J. P. Roberts was soil technician in
Butts county.
H. H. McCord was named head of
county Farm Bureau.
Miss Helen McMichael and Harold
Ham were married Sunday at the
home of the bride’s parents, with
Rev. J. C. Callaway officiating.
A largely attended mass meeting in
courthouse agreed to grow larger
food crops as a war measure.
A total of 430 men between ages
20 and 45 registered for military
duty February 15.
The State Guard, B. B. Garland
captain, was holding drills twice a
week.
Boys in Service
Camp Drum, N. Y Sgt. Jessie
R. Willard, son of Mr., and Mrs.
Paul Willard of Jackson, is partic
ipating in exercise Snow Ball, the
joint Army-Air Force winter maneu
ver now in progress at Camp Drum.
He is a member of the 11th Air
borne divison’s 511th regiment, a
highly trained unit which took part
in exercise Southern Pine last sum
mer. The current exercise, involving
more than 30,000 soldiers, is de
signed to teach techniques of Arctic
warfare and to test winter equip
ment. Ft. Campbell, Ky., is the’home
station of the division.
Sergeant Willard, a squad deader in
Company L, entered the Army in
July 1950. He completed parachutist
school in January 1951. He attended
Jackson high school.
Gerald Hamlin has been honorably
discharged from the US Navy after
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four years of service, 14 months in
Korea and Japan. He is at home with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ham
lin.
Melvin Hamlin is expected home
from Allegheney Hospital in Pitts
burgh, Pa., in a few days. He is re
covering from a serious burn. He will
come by plane to Atlanta. His friends
hope for him a speedy recovery.
Ellis Cook, US Navy, son of Mr.
SJI4 New Telephones
4—11,043 of Horn lo
Installed ntml amount* ot
LAST YEAR was another big year for telephone p^PS^
expansion in Georgia. We are working on an even
larger program for 1952. Good and growing tele
phone service is essential to the growth and progress :
of Georgia and to National Defense, and we will get flp|| 1
along with the job with the same determination that
has more than doubled the number of Georgia tele- r jPjjfvff Ipli
phones in 8 years. —Southern Bell Telephone and WWmMR
Lane Hubbard, Georgia Manager
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LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALE
A report of the Middle Georgia
Livestock Sales Cos. shows that 194
and Mrs. D. D. Cook, is spending a
leave with his parents here. He has
recently returned from an overseas
assignment.
Cpl. Julian Odell Smith, US Army,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Smith, is
now stationed at Bussac, France.
GEORGIA POWER
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1952
head of cattle and 46 hogs were re
ceived at the sale February 13. Cat
tle on most grades advanced from
SI.OO to $1.50 per hundredweight,
the company said.
Prices were: Canners and cutters,
sl7 to $22.50; steers and heifers
topped at $34.75; light bulls, $31.50;
stockers, $37; milk cows and spring
ers, $222.50 per head.
There will be a special sale of 150
or more Herefords Friday, February
29.