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Jackson Progress-Argus
J. D. JONES PUBLISHER
(1908-1955)
DOYLE JONES JR Editor
and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter al
the Post Office at Jackson, Ca.
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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IT’S THIS WAY
BY DOYLE JONES, JR.
Jest of the Week: A waiter
in a smart night club tripped and
spilled a drink, ice cubes and all,
down the back of a lady patron’s
dress. The woman gasped, gig
gled, twisted and writhed. While
every head was turned her way,
she jumped up, overturned the
table and knocked her escort
down.
Then, in wild confusion, she
and her escort fled the room.
A man sitting in a corner with
his own date signaled the waiter.
“Bring us two of whatever they
had,” he ordered in a quiet
voice.” —Ties.
There are many grave problems
confronting Georgians in the new
year so recently begun. One of
the more vexing and seemingly
insoluble is that of traffic safety.
During the 204 hour Christmas
and New Year holiday period, 41
persons met death on our state’s
highways and roads, four more
than the 37 predicted deaths by
the Georgia Department of Public
Safety.
If Georgia is to materially re
duce this grim toll, there must
be some way to awaken the con
sciousness of the individual
driver to the grave responsibility
of safer, saner, more cautious
driving. Bluntly speaking, sur
vival itself on today’s overcrowd
ed highways depends on slower
and more alert driving. It is no
longer fun to crowd into the
family car for a leisurely, aim
less drive. It requires so much
purposeful, dedicated driving to
stay alive that no time is allowed
for scenery and local color, how
ever breathtaking.
More troopers are needed and
will help. Stricter enforcement
against violators is mandatory.
Sterner sentences by our courts
would be a judicious as well as a
judicial assist. Yet in the final
analysis the lives saved, if this
carnage is to be abated, must
be done by the driver. Behind the
wheel he is literally the captain
of his fate and the master of his
life—and yours. There seems to
be a direct ratio between high
way safety and the attitude of
the individual driver. When it is
responsible and cautious, acci
dents decrease. When obligations
of the road are taken lightly, the
slaughter accelerates.
We are admonished to live by
the Golden Rule. There would be
countless lives saved if we would
drive by it as well.
Bookmobile
Schedule
Flovilla, Killingsworth Rest
Home, 10:30, Jan. 10, 24.
Flovilla Post Office, 11, Jan.
10, 24.
Flovilla, Virginia Smith’s home,
11:30, Jan. 10, 24.
Jackson Grammar School, Jan.
7.
Jackson High School, Jan. 7.
Jenkinsburg, Mote Home, 11,
Jan. 4, 18.
Jenkinsburg Post Office, 10:30,
Jan. 4, 18.
Jenkinsburg, Westbury Nursing
Home, 10:15, January 4, 18.
Lloyd Shoal3, 1:15, Jan. 10, 24.
Pettigrew home, Towaliga
community, 9:30, Jan. 10, 24.
Pickett’s store, Stark, 2, Jan.
10, 24.
Washington home, Worthville,
12:45, Jan. 4, 18.
Williams home, 12:30, Jan. 10,
24.
Wilson home, 12:30, Jan. 4, 18.
Worthville, White’s store, 12,
Jan. 4, 18.
Guest Editorial
TONIGHTS EDITORIAL
A WAGA-TV Daily Presentation
WAGA’s sister Storer station in Milwaukee, WITI
TV, recently aired an editorial in which there was
wide interest. Channel 5 presents it because the sub
ject is one of general concern and we think Georgians
will have the same interest.
How do you reach today’s teen-ager? How do you
convince him he’d better start taking life seriously
for his own good?
If you’re a parent of a teen-ager or even a pre
teen-ager, you’ll want to hear this advice given to
that over-energetic, sometimes confused, always in
dependent, fascinating individual —the teen-ager.
A juvenile court judge in an
Eastern state, who speaks with
young people every day in his
courtroom, has this long-overdue
message for our youth:
“Always we hear the plaintive
cry of the teen-ager: ‘What can
we do? Where can we go?’ The
answer is clear: Go home! Hang
the storm windows, paint the
woodwork, rake the leaves, mow
the lawn, wash the car, learn to
cook, scrub the floors, repair the
sink, build a boat, get a job. Help
the minister or priest or rabbi.
Help the Red Cross, the Salvation
Army, visit the sick, assist the
poor, study your lessons, and when
you are through, and not too tired,
read a book.
“Your parents do not owe you
entertainment. Your city or vil
lage does not owe you recreation
al facilities. The world does not
owe you a living. You owe the
world something. You owe the
world your time and your energy
and your talents so that no one
will be at war, in poverty, or sick,
or lonely again.
“In plain, simple words: Grow
up! Quit being a cry baby. Get
out of your dream world and
develop a backbone, not a wish
bone, and start acting like a man
or lady. You’re supposed to be
mature enough to accept some re
sponsibility your parents have
carried for years. They have
nursed, protected, helped, appeal-
Telephone
Talk
By
ALBERT HARRELL JR.
Your Telephone Manager
THE BELL SEAL IS ONE OF AMER
ICA’S MOST FAMILIAR TRADE & SS
MARKS. The original seal was developed H H
by Angus Hibbard, the Bell System’s first
general manager, and included the words
“Long Distance Telephone” inside the outline of a bell
which was enclosed in a rectangle. Eventually the wording
was changed to “Local and Long Distance Telephone,”
and still later a double circle replaced the rectangle. The
seal, as it now appears, dates from 1939. You’ll see this
familiar guide to good service on company buildings, on
public telephones and in advertising.
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GOOD BUSINESS SUGGESTION: Do you use printed
stationary for either business or personal correspondence?
If so, may we suggest you include your area code and tele
phone number in the letterhead. If you own your own bus
iness, belong to clubs and organizations, or do a great deal
of personal correspondence, it’s a good idea to give folks
your phone number as well as your address.
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LONG DISTANCE IS A BARGAIN ANY TIME OF
DAY.. .but it’s an especially good buy after 6:00 p.m.
on weekdays or any time on Sundays and holidays, when
bargain rates are in effect. Also remember that rates are
lowest if you call station-to-station. A long distance call
is the next best thing to being there.
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efficient service that’s always available when you need it.
* * •
DID YOU KNOW THAT about 40 per cent of all over
seas calls are with Pan American countries? About 30 per
cent go to the Pacific and 25 per cent are with European
countries. The rest arc to scattered countries and ships at
sea.
ed, begged, excused, tolerated,
and denied themselves needed
comfort so that you could have
every benefit. You have no right
to expect them to bow to your
every whim and fancy. In heav
en’s name, grow up and go
home.”
270 HEAD ANIMALS
SOLD LOCAL AUCTION
Middle Georgia Jan. 2 had a
run of 250 head of cattle and
20 hogs.
Hogs topped $16.76.
Heavy calves $25.80.
Stockers $27.50.
Beef cows $16.75.
Bulls $20.00.
Springers $190.00.
DON’T MIX BLEACH
AND CLEANER
Never mix a bleach with clean
ing agents such as toilet bowl
cleanser, ammonia, iye, rust re
mover or oven cleaner. A poison
ous or highly irritating gas may
be formed by the mixture. Several
persons have been made ill in this
way, and one death resulted from
a woman’s pouring a cup of
bleach into a toilet bowl while
cleanser was still in the bowl, re
ports W. E. Huston, Extension
engineer.
THE JACKSON PROCRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Looking
Backward
Through The Files
New* or 10 Year* Ago
Yeggmen failed in an attempt
to open a safe at the Farmers’
Union Warehouse office Thurs
day night, January 1, according
to J. Avon Gaston, the general
manager.
T. W. Nelson, high man in a
field of 11 candidates for county
commissioners in the ‘52 election,
was named chairman of the three
man board of Nelson, Ralph
Evans and E. D. Patrick, at an
organizational meeting the first
of the year.
A high honor has come to
James C. Newton, Atlanta, mem
ber of Alexius Commandery of
Knights Templar, with the ap
pointment by Grand Master Wil
liam C. Gordon of Marshall, Mo.,
as department commander of the
southeastern department of the
Grand Encampment of Knights
Templar of the United States of
America for the triennial of
1952-55.
At an organizational meeting
of Jackson City Council January
Are You FULLY Insured?
If you have any doubts at all about your answer to this
question, you and your family are most probably not fully
covered by insurance against all loss through accident, sick
ness, or death. In this case, I would be delighted to acquaint
you with the various programs of insurance for which I am
the representative at no obligation whatsoever to you.
These include:
• Colonial Life and Accident Insurance
• Cancer Insurance (through the American
Family Life Insurance Cos., any age).
• Blue Cross-Blue Shield Insurance, any age.
Please do not hesitate to call upon me if there is any
doubt in your mind about your insurance coverage or if
you have any questions concerning these insurance programs.
Your welfare is my concern.
Mrs. Mary Lois White
Phone 4811 Jackson, Ga.
CHEVROLET Keeps Going Great
No wonder Chevrolet is so popular with a choice like this: the luxurious Jet-smooth
Chevrolet, lively low-priced Chevy 11, sporty rear-engine Corvair, and jkJRHLbw
two new versions of America’s only all-out sports car, Corvette.
The make more people
Impala Sport Sedan—
’63 JET-SMOOTH CHEVROLET Chevrolets
Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe
beauty, ride and comfort you’ll go for instantly
Corvair Monza Club Coupe—
unth snazzy bucket seat interior
See four entirely different kinds of cars at your Chevrolet dealer's Showroom!
A B W CHEVROLET CO., INC.
JACKSON Phone 4681 108-116 E. Third St
18 M. E. Wade and Edgar H.
Polk were named to the police
force.
John Kelly Wise, 62, native of
Butts County and life long resi
dent of his community, died at his
home in Pepperton Wednesday
night as a result of a sudden
illness.
New* of 20 Year* Ago
The referendum set for Wed
nesday, January 20, to settle the
question as to whether or not the
county commissioners will issue
beer licenses for 1943 will likely
be hotly and bitterly fought.
Twenty white boys, recruited
largely from the teenage group,
were sent Tuesday to Fort Mc-
Pherson for induction into the
Armed Forces. Twenty-one
Negroes are to be sent January
21 to Fort Benning for induction.
The marriage of Miss Hilda
Marcel Bankston and Mr. Charles
Floyd Sims took place Friday eve
ning at 8 o’clock at the home of
Dr. W. T. Hunnicutt in Atlanta.
Dr. Hunnicutt performed the
ceremony.
Private Chester O’Neal re
ceived an honorable discharge
several days ago from the Army
on account of being past 38 years
old. He has recently been station
ed at Fort Riley, Kansas.
New* of 30 Year* Ago
Deaths during the week: Mr.
Hugh Fuller McNair, 34, at his
home in Griffin Saturday morn
ing from pneumonia; Mr. William
M. Mayfield, 72, at his home near
Walker’s Mill in Spalding County
Monday night; Mr. J. J. Mapp,
76, at his home Saturday night
near High Falls; Mrs. R. V.
Smith, 65, prominent resident of
Flovilla, on Saturday night at
6 o’clock.
Butts County teachers at their
meeting Friday afternoon at the
Towaliga Consolidated School
were given an insight into the
aims and objectives of the Geor
gia Bicentennial to be staged
from February 12 to Thanksgiv
ing.
Sheriff Walter D. Pope re
ported the capture of two stills
within the past week, one in the
Iron Springs district, the other in
the Towaliga district.
Effecting an entrance through
a rear window burglars robbed
the R. N. Hall Grocery Company
of a considerable amount of flour,
NOTICE
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All property owners within the corporate
limits of the City of Jackson are requested to
return their property at City Hall before April
1, 1963. This includes automobiles and house
furniture as well as real estate. No exemption
will be given on furniture unless return is made.
Your cooperation in this matter will be appre
ciated.
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Mrs. Mary Jo Brooks
CITY CLERK
Chevy II Nova 400 Station Wagon
shares the easy-care features of the big Chevrolet
Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe—
there’s also anew Sting Ray Convertible
THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1963
sugar, meat, a pistol and other
articles Friday night of last week.
New* of 40 Year* Ago
The Jackson Rifles will be in
spected Friday, January 12. Cap
tain E. Smith Settle declared the
company will make a first class
condition in every way and it is
believed a good report will be
made by the inspecting officers.
Work of remodeling the Hark
ness Building, formerly occupied
by J. Are ns o n’s Department
Store, which was badly damaged
by fire and water the past fall,
was started the first of the week.
The $150,000 issue of Butts
County’s road and highway im
provements bonds was sold Friday
to J. H. Hillsman and Company
of Atlanta for $160,775.75.
Directors of the Jackson Ice
Corporation were named Wednes
day and include Messrs. Hugh
Mallet, J. H. McKibben, J. D.
Jones, S. P. Nichols, H. L. Daugh
try, W. E. Merck, R. P. Newton,
R. P. Sasnett and R. N. Etheridge.