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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1962
A Time For
Stewardship
BY DONALD A. WILLIAMS
Administrator
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Stewardship Week, being
observed across the nation May
27 through June 3, is a time to
renew our awareness of the bles
sings of soil and water in our
daily lives. The observance is
sponsored by the National Asso
ciation of Soil and Water Con
servation Districts cooperating
with national church organiza
tions.
This year’s theme “Water—
The Stream of Life,’’ is of special
significance, for water is vital
to all living things. How many
times a day are we dependent on
this priceless gift for necessities
and for pleasure?
Water for commonplace things
such as drinking, bathing, or
sprinkling our lawns. Water for
major purposes such as farm, city
power, or industry. Water for
pleasure such as swimming, boat
ing, or fishing.
We can enjoy the handiwork
of water, our friend, in the green
pastures after a soft, spring
rain, the healthy crops in the
field, or the flower garden in our
backyard. We know that without
water they could not be.
We can dread the power of
water, our enemy, when we see
the flooded streams and the des
truction they leave behind them.
Water will be our friend or
our enemy, depending largely on
how we treat and manage the
land on our farms and ranches
and in our watersheds. For water
stewardship and soil stewardship
are one and the same. As we
practice so shall we reap.
God gave us gifts of soil and
water to be used and enjoyed. He
also gave us the responsibility for
their care. One has only to see
a muddy stream, a gullied hill
side, or a dust storm, to know
how great man’s responsibility is.
One has only to see a landscape
of beauty, or taste pure, spark
ling water or good food to know
that our responsibility is worth
fulfilling.
As our population expands and
our cities overflow into once
rural areas, we become more
conscious of the importance of
water. New homes, highways, air
ports, shopping centers, recre
ation areas, and factories drama
tize the increasing competitive
demands we make of our remain
ing land and water resources.
Thousands of dedicated leaders
of the Nation’s more than 2,900
soil and water conservation dist
ricts have given unselfishly of
their time and energy in accept
ing their responsibilities as
stewards of soil and water in
their communities. They are
stewards for us all. New horizons
in land use today give non-farm
people a greater opportunity than
ever before to practice steward
ship. Many townspeople are join
ing farmers and ranches in multi
ple resource development of small
watersheds for community de
velopment of small watersheds
for comm unity development.
They are accepting the challenge
of stewardship. Their rewards
will be great—a better and more
prosperous life for all and the
knowledge that they are building
for generations to come the heri
tage that is rightfully theirs.
Soi 1 Stewardship Week is a
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Polk Tire Cos.,
Pepperton Wage
First Place Duel
Only the weather could be ad
judged hotter than the torrid duel
for first place in Little League
standing between Polk Tire Cos.
and Pepperton Cotton Mills, both
undefeated as of Tuesday morn
ing, with Polk Tire in first place
by virtue of having won one more
game than Pepperton. Polk Tire
has a record of 4-0; Pepperton
Mills 3-0; Standard Oil 1-3; and
City Pharmacy 0-3.
Some of the leading batsmen
as reported by James Wallace,
Van Deventer Youth Director, in
clude Charles Fountain 3 for 4
with one home run in game of
May 9; Larry Fletcher 3 for 3
with two home runs in game of
May 12; Butch Bell 4 for 5 and
Ronny Harrison 4-6 in games of
May 12; Kenny Duke 4 for 6
and Charles Fountain 5-5 in
games of May 18 with Fountain
stroking four doubles and a
single.
The Little League schedule for
next week is as follows: May 29
(Tuesday)—4:3o Polk Tire vs.
Standard Oil; 6:ls—Pepperton
Mills vs. City Pharmacy.
June 1 (Friday)—6:oo Polk
Tire Cos. vs. Pepperton Mills; 7:45
Standard Oil vs. City Pharmacy.
Cub Scouts Made
Cyclorama Visit
As May Project
The Cub Scout theme for May,
“The World Around You,” has
been interesting for the Pack 80
Cubs. On Tuesday, May 3, Mrs.
R. C. Edwards met with the boys
in the Jackson High School lab.
Mrs. Edwards explained how to
make butterfly nets, killing jars
and how to mount and label
insects for collections.
On Saturday, May 19th, the
Cubs made a trip to Grant Park.
There they saw the Cyclorama of
the Battle of Atlanta and the
Civil War locomotive Texas.
After the lecture the boys were
asked to cooperate in a fire drill
by the Atlanta Fire Department.
A picnic lunch was enjoyed be
fore making the tour of the zoo.
The monkeys and seals were
especially enjoyed by the Cubs
and adults.
The boys were accompanied by
Cubmaster S .L. Waterhouse, F.
L. McCoy, Joe M. Bell, Mesdames
E. D. Briscoe, Lovett Fletcher,
S. L. Letson, Harry Ridgeway, W.
H. Kitchens, Ralph Weaver,
Robert Smith, Mae Wilson, R. C.
Riley, Wayne Barnes, Miss Edith
Lummus, Charles Fountain, Char
lotte Turner, and Lanny Fletcher.
The monthly pack meeting will
be held Thursday, May 24, at
7:30 p. m., in the Educational
Building of the First Baptist
Church. A film on nature and the
boys’ collections will be shown.
time for all of us to pause and
reflect on the blessings of soil
and water. It is a time to remind
ourselves that these blessings
bring responsibilities. It is a time
to remember that as man cares
for the soil and water, so God
intended that soil and water
should care for man.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Sportsman’s Club
Heard History of
Game, Fish Body
Members of the Butts County
Sportsman’s Club heard guest
speakers, David Gould, assistant
Director of the Game and Fish
Commission and Ray Tyner, ex
ecutive Director of the Georgia
Sportsmen’s Federation, at their
regular meeting April 26. Several
resolutions were passed by the
club at the meeting. A committee,
consisting of B. B. Campbell,
David Evans and O. L. Weaver
Jr., was appointed to appear be
fore the Butts County Grand
Jury.
Mr. Gould traced the history
of the Georgia Game and Fish
Commission back to the begin
ning. According to Mr. Gould,
the Commission has just comple
ted the largest deer stocking pro
gram ever undertaken, releasing
800 deer over the state.
Mr. Tyner pointed out the ad
vantages of affiliating with the
Georgia Sportsmen’s Federation.
He told Butts countians of the
success the Federation had in
poisoning and restocking Lake
Blackshear. The work, Mr. Tyner
said, was carried out under the
supervision of the Georgia Game
and Fish Commission biologists.
Lake Blackshear is now one of
the top fishing lakes in the state,
Mr. Tyner said.
Identification badges were
given the Sportsmen. Each badge
has an individual number assign
ed to a member. All members
were urged to attach these
badges to their hunting and fish
ing caps.
The next general membership
meeting will be held at Indian
Springs State Park on June 21.
Mr. J. L. Langston, member of
the State Department of Educa
tion, will present instructions in
the art of mouth to mouth arti
ficial respiration and external
heart massage.
PERSONAL
Mrs Lonnie Hardy was admit
ted to the Griffin-Spalding Coun
ty Hospital on Sunday and under
went major surgery Tuesday
morning, her many friends will be
interested to know.
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF
Farmers Cooperative Fire
Insurance Corporation
OF BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA
As of December 31, 1961
Total Assets $52,892.92
Receipts:
Collections $10,767.52
Interest on Bonds 444.97
Balance Forwarded 1960 - 43,723.72
$54,936.21
Disbursements:
Losses and other expense - 2,043.29
Balance $52,892.92
U. S. Bonds and Stock $37,000.00
Cash in Bank. 15,892.92
Signed: W. M. REDMAN
Secretary and Treasurer
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Camporee For
BFH District
Held May 4-6
The B. H. F. District of the
Flint River Council held its an
nual Spring Camporee at Camp
Little Bear, near Hampton, Geor
gia last week-end, May 4,5, and
6. Troops participating were:
Troop CO, Hampton; Troop 61,
Stockbridge; Troop 62, McDon
ough, and Troop 80, Jackson.
Troops not attending were 63,
Locust Grove; 64 Ola; 71, Fay
etteville; 72, Tyrone; and 73,
Brooks.
Honor Patrol Awards went to
the Panther Patrol of Troop 62,
McDonough, and the Bulldog and
Mohawk Patrols of Troop 60,
Hampton. Proficient awards went
to the following Patrols: Arrow,
Troop 62; Cobra, Troop 60; Buf
falo, Troop 62; Eagle, Troop 62,
Eagle, Troop 60; Eagle, Troop
61; Flaming Arrow, Troop 61;
Fox, Troop 80; Powell, Troop 80;
Starr, Troop 80.
Troop 60, Hampton won a
Honor Troop Award. Proficient
Troop Awards went to the other
Troops: Troop 61, Stockbridge;
Troop 62, McDonough, and Troop
80, Jackson.
Over 80 Scouts and their lead
ers were in attendance at the
Camporee which began Friday
afternoon and ended early Sun
day Morning.
Butts at 22.7%
Of ’62 Bond
Quota $130,000
Butts County citizens purchas
ed $5,031 of E Bonds and $4,000
of H Bonds during April to bring
the county’s total for four
months to $29,581 or 22.7% of
the 1962 goal of $130,000. The
announcement of April sales was
made this week by Mr. J. W.
O’Neal, Sr., president of the
Jackson National Bank, and Butts
County Savings Bond chairman.
Other nearby counties and
their totals through April in
clude: Henry, 34.1%; Jasper,
29.7%; Lamar, 31.4%; Monroe,
43.8%; Newton, 34.6%; Pike,
20.9%; Spalding, 38.4%; Carroll,
40.4%; Clayton, 33.4%; Coweta,
37.6%; Upson, 32.6%; and
Troup, 38.2%.
POPPIES WILL BE SOLD
IN JACKSON SATURDAY
Girls from the Junior Tri-Hi-Y
will sell poppies Saturday, May
26, for the VFW Post No. 5374.
These poppies are made by dis
abled veterans and proceeds will
go to them. The public is asked
to keep this poppy sale in mind
and to respond as generously as
each purchaser may be able.
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Caroline Benton, Jackson
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Mrs. W. H. Roberts, Flovilln
Glen J. Whitaker, Jackson
Mrs. R. N. Reese, Jackson
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to be given away on
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128 E. Third Street
You do not have to be present to win
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We have a good selection of
GRADUATION and FATHER’S DAY Gifts
Mrs. V. M. Freeman, Jackson
T. F. Freeman, Forsyth
Mrs. Hugh F. Price, Locust
Grove
J. M. Washington, Jackson
Fred Raney, Jackson
Southern Bell Telephone Cos.,
Barnesville
Mrs. Jarrett C. Gregory, For
syth
Harry Ball, Atlanta
Rev. Charles Hartsfield, Teh
uacana, Texas
J. S. Ball, Jr., Jackson