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Jackson Progress-Argus
Published Every Thursday
J. D. JONES PUBLISHER
(1908-1955)
DOYLE JONES JR. Edito.
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IT'S THIS WAY
BY DOYLE JONES JR.
Jest For the Week: An in
surance claim agent was teaching
his wife to drive when the brakes
suddenly failed on a step down
hill grade. “I can’t stop,” she
shrilled. “What shall I do?”
“Brace yourself,” advised her
husband, “and try to hit some
thing cheap.”
Work began in earnest last
week on Sylvan Grove Hospital.
McDonough Road became quite
congested what with interested
motorists viewing the grading
work for the hospital and the
nearly completed mansion of the
Watkins sisters. Sidewalk super
intendents will hav§ a field day
for the next year as construction
begins on the beautiful new half
million dollar hospital.
We are happy to welcome Bill
Garland to our staff during the
summer months. The brilliant
Emory University student, son of
Col. and Mrs. B. B. Garland, is
editor of his school newspaper,
The Emory Wheel, and is achiev
ing an academic record that
has culminated in e lection
to Phi Beta Kappa his junior
year. If he should choose journal
ism as his life’s work, he can look
forward to an auspicious career
with his gift for writing coupled
with his vast knowledge on
various subjects. It is a distinct
pleasure to have him with us
again for the second consecutive
vacation period.
Jacksonians afe proud of the
new mercury vapor lights being
installed over the city, both in the
downtown area and in residential
sections. The Mayor and Council,
Superintendent J. H. Rooks and
Councilman Gordon Bankston of
the Water and Light committee,
are all to be commended on this
progressive step which leaves our
city’s streets better lighted and
safer. But lest we repose on our
laurels may we have some more
of the lights SOON!
Georgia fans and Bulldog Club
members are reminded that the
ticket deadline is fast approach
ing. Application blanks were re
ceived a month ago here and
ticket orders should have immed
iate attention.
New Georgia mentor Johnny
Griffith has said that he will use
the two platoon system that car
ried the Bulldogs to the SEC
championship in 1959 and an
Orange Bowl victory over Mis
souri. Georgia is reported to be
vastly improved defensively,
weaker offensively.
An attractive five game slate
will be featured by the titanic
opener against Alabama on Sep
tember 23 and the stadium filler
against Auburn on November 18.
In between the Bulldogs sandwich
in Vanderbilt on September 30,
South Carolina on October 7 and
Kentucky on October 28.
The ’Dors meet two foes in
Atlanta, Mississippi State on the
night of October 21st as the night
cap of a double-header, Tech
meeting Auburn in the afternoon
fracas, and the traditional game
against Tech on December 2nd.
Write your check and order
your tickets now. Remember
there are only 99 days until the
Crimson Tide-Bulldog kickoff and
you can bet your bottom dollar
Sanford Stadium will be over
flowing. We just hope the vaunt
ed Tide wont inundate the not so
ferocious Bulldogs, who may
prove to be better swimmers than
generally believed.
Nobody Asked
Me, But.. .
BY BILL GARLAND
The more I read and hear of
President John F. Kennedy and
the more I see of Mrs. Jacqueline
Kennedy, the more I realize that
America is finally in capable
hands.
President Kennedy’s recent
visits to Paris, Vienna, and Lon
don to confer with France’s De
Gaulle, Russia’s Krushchev, and
Great Britain’s Macmillan, indi
cate that he takes his responsi
bility as chief defender of democ
racy in the Western world ser
iously. His subsequent report on
these visits over television on
Tuesday night, June 6, reveals
that he has an excellent under
standing of the world situation
and is able to make an intelligent,
interesting talk to the people of
his country.
At this point I cannot avoid a
comparison of President Kennedy
to ex-president Eisenhower. It is
such a relief to finally have an
able speaker as chief executive,
one who does not get bogged
down in the middle of his senten
ces or make gross absurdities in
grammar or logic.
Also, it is interesting to note
that for the first time in quite
some while the wife of the Presi
dent of the United States has
created a slight sensation on the
Continent and in England due to
her charming appearance. At least
the United States has triumphed
over Russia in this respect. Any
one who compares Mrs. Kennedy
to Mrs. Khrushchev will know
what I mean.
President Kennedy’s talks with
Mr. Khrushchev are also interest
ing. It was probably quite an
achievement for Mr. Khrushchev
to enter into what the U. S. Presi
dent termed “sober” talks, since
it is a well-known fact that the
Russians are fond of their vodka.
But at any rate, their meeting
seemed to have been a profitable
one for clearing up issues and dis
cussing them frankly.
Mr. Khrushchev’s stand reveals
much of the nature of interna
tional communism. According to
President Kennedy, Mr. Khrush
chev refused to agree to any halt
in the armaments race* although
he did not expect an all-out war in
the near future. Mr. Kennedy said
that the present Russian strategy
is to, with a small communist
band in the target country, incite
the dissatisfied native populations
to overthrow their existing gov
ernments and turn to communism
rflther than to send communist
troops across the borders of
these countries.
Therefore, President Kennedy
calls for more foreign aid funds
in order to strengthen democarcy
in the countries which the com
munists seek to control. Also, the
Peace Corps may be a valuable
aid in creating good will for
Americans in foreign countries
that may he future targets for
communism.
These practical steps are very
necessary to halt communistic
agression. However, I believe that
other forces will also help de
feat communism. One of these is
the unsound philosophical basis
of communism. The communists
—Mr. Khrushchev included—be
lieve that the triumph of their
system is inevitable. They think
that all they have to do is to
abolish private property, set the
world up on a communistic eco
nomic basis, and all the problems
of mankind will vanish.
This thinking contains two
basic errors. First, the commun
ists think in terms of classes
rather than individuals, and
second, they think the universe
is composed of matter instead
of complex individual wills. They
think that changing the structure
of government is the major thing,
not realizing thaj in order to im
prove the world the complex
of men must be changed. On the
contrary, it is my conviction that
we stand today on the threshold
of a religious and philosophical
revolution which, rather than po
litical dogmas, will shape the
future of mankind.
President Kennedy is right
when he says there is no ultimate
means of compromise between the
United States and communistic
Russia. The beliefs on which the
two governments are erected are
basically different and cannot be
reconciled. However, the Russian
people may someday wake up to
the fact that communism is based
upon fundamental errors, and
communism, through its own in
adequacy, will destroy itself.
SAFETY, SANITY AND
THE FOURTH
It wasn’t too many years ago
when fireworks were a real prob
lem in this country. Kids were
losing fingers, hands and eyes
during the supposedly happy days
of their summer vacations.
Rallying under the battle cry,
“Have a safe and sane Fourth of
July,” parents, educators, civic
leaders and elective officials
finally curbed the fireworks prob
lem.
But the need for a safe and
sane Fourth has not diminished.
Motorists are literally driving
I themselves to death over the long
Fourth of July weekends, and
drownings have surpassed traffic
deaths in some states as the lead
ing cause of death over the holi
day period.
The National Safety Council,
pinpointing these two holiday ac
cident problems, makes two sug
gestions which we think make a
lot of sense.
One is pretty simple. Learn to
swim. That means everybody
learn to swim. Can you think
of a better way to avoid drown
ing?
The second suggestion is to in
stall and use seat belts. Seat belts
may not prevent an auto accident,
but they can be worth your life
if you should have a collision.
Seat belts and swimming les
sons two very sane keys to
Fourth of July safety.
STARK
MRS. HOPE McCLURF.
The Clubhouse was a scene of
much activity Saturday afternoon,
when the ladies of the community
gave a miscellaneous shower for
Miss Nancy Singley, a bride-to-be,
as of Sunday.
Mrs. Alene White, Mrs. Law
rence Morgan and Miss Fleetie
Cook spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Wright Maddox at Bibb Station,
it having been Mrs. Maddox’s
birthday.
Mrs. Ray Maddox and children
and Mrs. Edith Spruell, all of At
lanta, were guests a part of last
week of Mrs. Stella O’Neal and
Mrs. Bernard Gaston. Mrs.
O’Neal’s friends are glad to know
she is much improved since she
returned from Atlanta where she
was under the care of a doctor
for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan and
family of Warner Robins, Mr. and
Mrs. Winfred Cook and children
of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. For
est Mason and Lanny of Worth
ville were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Clark and
Charles.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Cook and
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mitchell had
as supper guests Saturday even
ing Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Loyd,
Ganelle and Sylvia of Pepperton,
and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Waites, Mike and Dianne.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jinks and
Tommy of Atlanta, Mrs. Lilia
Gaston of Four Points were the
guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs.
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JACKSON DRIVE-IN
Thursday, June 15—“ The Dark
at the Top of the Stairs.” Starring
Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire,
Eve Arden, Shirley Knight, An
gela Lansbury. Taken from the
New York stage play, this drama
concerns the life of a Midwestern
family. In Technicolor.
Friday and Saturday, June 16-
17—“ The Ladies Man.” Starring
Jerry Lewis, Helen Traubel,
Kathleen Freeman, Lynn Ross,
Pat Stanley, Hope Holiday, Bud
dy Lester, George Raft, and Har
ry James. A Technicolor comedy,
with Jerry Lewis playing the title
role.
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday,
June 18, 19, and 20—“ Where the
Boys Are.” Starring Dolores Hart,
George Hamilton, Connie Francis,
Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, Bar
bara Nichols, Paula Prentiss, and
Frank Gorshin. In Cinemascope
and Metrocolor.
Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri
day, June 21, 22, and 23—“ The
Big Fisherman.” Starring Howard
Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon,
Martha Hyer, Herbert Lorn. Based
on the Lloyd C. Douglas novel,
this tells the story of Simon
Peter’s proselytism and the tran
sition from hate to love of the
young Arabian princess who had
sworn vengeance against her
father for his wrongs as a brutal
king.
TOWN THEATRE
Thursday, June 15—“ Look in
Any Window.” Starring Paul
Anka and Ruth Roman. A dra
matic exposition of the problems
confronting two teenagers in love.
Friday and Saturday, June 16-
17—“ Twelve to the Moon.” Star
ring Ken Clark, Robert Mont
gomery, Jr., Anthony Dexter,
Michi Kobi, Anna Lisa. This
V. L. Jinks.
Mr. Richard Swan, student at
Georgia Tech, and Mr. Charles
Wilson of Americus are spending
their vacation with their parents
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Harper
and family and Mrs. Carrie Har
per, of Atlanta, visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Potts
and family.
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Lake front property. Hotels, Motels,
and all types of Businesses.
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CARD OF THANKS
I would like to take this oppor
tunity to thank my friends for
the prayers, cards and flowers
that were sent to me while in the
hospital, and since my return
home. Especially do I want to
thank the WMU of Pepperton
Baptist Church for the wonderful
grocery shower that was given to
us. May God richly bless each and
every one of you is our prayer.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Welch.
science-fiction melodrama tells of
man’s first trip to the moon and
the brave men and women who
make it.
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday,
June 18, 19, and 20 “G. I.
Blues.” Starring Elvis Presley and
Juliet Prowse. Elvis Presley’s
first picture upon his release from
the U. S. Army, this is a story
with songs of American soldiers
in Germany. In Vistavision and
Technicolor.
Wednesday and Thursday, June
21, 22—“ Sex Kittens Go To Col
lege.” Starring Mamie Van Doren,
Tuesday Weld, Mijanou Bardot,
Mickey Shaughnessy, Louis Nye.
Mamie Van Doren plays the role
of a girl who is hired to a college
staff and has to prove that beauty
can sometimes also have brains.
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