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J. D. JONES PUBLISHER
(1908-1955)
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BY DOYLE JONES JR.
Jest of the Week: The mother was cross-examining her lovely
daughter.
“Well, you went out with another of those wild college hoys
last night,” she began. "1 hope you kept your eyes open just like
1 told you to do.”
“Yes, mother,” the daughter replied, “but he said he didn’t
mind.”—Ties.
• • •
WHERE TO BURY A DOG
This beautiful prose is from “The Dog Scrapbook” of Ben
Lampman in The Portland Oregonian. We printed it several years
ago and have had some requests for it to be reprinted. It is one
of the writer’s favorite articles and expresses the love and bond of
friendship that existed between the writer and his setter with “coat
aflame.” A pet that is well remembered—be it a dog, cat, horse
or what have you—lives forever in his master’s heart. Following is
the article in its entirety.
A subscriber of the Ontario Argus has written to the editor
asking, “Where shall I bury my dog?”
We would say to the Ontario man that there are various places
in which a dog may be buried. We are thinking now of a setter,
whose coat was aflame in the sunshine, and who, so far as we are
aware, never entertained a mean or an unworthy thought. This setter
is buried beneath a cherry tree, under four feet of garden loam,
and at its proper season the cherry strews petals on the green lawn
of his grave. Beneath a cherry tree, or an apple, or any flowering
shrub is an excellent pluce to bury a good dog. Beneath such trees,
or shrubs, he slept in the drowsy summer, or gnawed at a flavorous
hone, or lifted head to challenge some strange intruder.
These are good places in life or death. Yet it is a small matter.
For if the dog be well remembered, if sometimes he leaps through
your dreams actual as in life, eyes kindling, laughing, begging, it
matters not at all where that dog sleeps. On a hill where the wind
is unrebuked and the trees are roaring, or beside a stream he knew
in puppyhood, or somewhere in the flatness of a pasture land where
most exhilarating cattle graze. It is all one to the dog, and all one
to you, and nothing is gained, and nothing lost—if memory lives.
But there is one best place to bury a dog.
If you bury him in this spot, he will come to you when you
call—come to you over the dim frontiers of death, and down the
well-remembered path, and to your side again. And though you call
a dozen living dogs to heel they shall not growl at him, nor resent
his coming, for he belongs there. People may scoff at you, who
see no lightest blade of grass bent by his footfall, who hear no
whimper, people who may never really have had a dog. Smile at them,
for you shall know something that is hidden from them, and which is
well worth the knowing. The one best place to bury a dog is in the
heart of his master.
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM IS AT STAKE
A constitutional amendment that most Georgians will hope
fully vote “Yes” on in the general election of November 6th is
amendment number 4.
"The ballot will state that this is an amendment: “ ... to
authorize the expenditure of State funds for school lunch purposes.”
This proposal adds an additional item to the list of purposes for
which State taxes may be levied. This addition would authorize
the expenditure of State funds for school lunch purposes. One of the
purposes for which State funds may presently be expended is for
educational purposes. The Supreme Court has held that school lunches
do not fall within the phrase “educational purposes.” Consequently,
before State funds may be expended for school lunch purposes it
will be necessary to change thj Constitution as provided in this
proposal.
In Georgia, more than 750,000 children eat school lunches
every day. The school lunch program makes it a major market for
Georgia products. Food purchases total s,‘lo million a year. A single
day's menu in the state’s schools can require 10 carloads of chicken,
131,250 pounds of meat, or 64,600 dozen eggs, or more than 40,000
gallons of milk.
The rising costs of supplies and services threaten the low-cost
non-profit school lunch. Last year the General Assembly voted $1.6
million for school lunches. The money, however, could not be spent
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Guest Editorial
THE MACON TELEGRAPH
AMENDMENT WOULD AID
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
A proposed constitutional amendment with broad
popular appeal is on the general election ballot Nov.
5.
The amendment removes any doubt that the state
may financially support the school lunchroom pro
gram.
A million Georgia pupils are involved in this de
cision, The youngsters already pay the greatest share
of the cost of school lunch. In some cases, local school
systems and the federal government contribute cash
and commodities.
The state has primary responsibility for providing
an educational system. But, strangely, the state has
found its hands tied in the matter of school lunches
by a strict interpretation of the state constitution
limiting expenditures to “educational purposes.”
With passage of Amendment
No. 4, any doubt of the state’s
authority to support the lunch
program would be removed. The
way would be cleared for the leg
islature to keep prices down and
assure that every youngster, no
matter how poor, would receive
at least one nourishing meal a
day.
In an editorial yesterday, we
discussed and advocated passage
of the first three of the 21 gen
eral amendments to be on the
ballot.
Today three more proposed
amendments, including the one on
school lunches, are covered.
This newspaper believes a
“yes” vote is justified on each of
the three discussed today.
Amendment No. 5 provides a
procedure for filling vacancies in
state house offices in the event
because of a legal interpretation.
Vote Yes to Number 4 and let’s keep the school lunch program.
Asa companion measure, this paper endorses Amendment No.
22 which bill would authorize the General Assembly to provide by
law for a sound retirement system for all employees of public schools
not covered by the Teachers’ Retirement System, such as bus drivers,
school lunchroom personnel, school maintenance and custodial per
sonnel. This amendment deserves your support.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Robison
Sr., Mrs. J. B. Harrison, all of
Jackson, and Mrs. Miriam S. But
ler of Columbus returned Sun
day from an enjoyable week’s
visit to Kentucky where they at
tended the Georgia - Kentucky
game Saturday night in Lexing
ton.
Mrs. Jane Godowns of Griffin
was a visitor to Jackson Thursday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Moelchert
and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Jones
will be among those from Jack
son going over to Athens Satur
day for the Georgia-Houston
game.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. McCord
will attend the Georgia-Houston
game Saturday in Athens.
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of death in inability of the of
ficial to serve.
Besides providing that the sec
retary of state, attorney general,
state school superintendent,
comptroller general, treasurer,
commissioner of labor shall be
elected in the same manner as
the governor (including runoffs
and contested elections), the
amendment says the governor
may appoint a replacement for
any of these officials who dies
or withdraws after election. The
replacement would serve until the
next general election, when the
people would choose someone to
serve the unexpired term.
The amendment is needed to
clarify an uncertatin situation.
Amendment No. 6 merely
changes the name of the office
of solicitor general to district at
torney. The solicitor general of
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through the weekend of November 30th.
2. Persons under 12 are not eligible.
,3. Only one entry per person is permitted.
4. Selections must be deposited in boxes at any of the
four sponsors by 12 o’clock noon on Saturday games
are to be played.
5. Scores must be indicated. No entry will be counted
unless scores are listed. If tie is picked and missed,
NAME
TECH
GEORGIA
AUBURN
CLEMSON
LSU
ECON-0-WAY
Coin Operated Laundry & Dry Cleaning
213 2nd St. 242 S. Mulberry St.
CITY PHARMACY
“The Store of Personal Service”
Phone 775-7812 Jackson, Ga.
‘Whatsoever Things’
BY DONALD E. WILDMON
tWhen was the last time you had a bath? Say
you had not thought about it? Well, chances are
that if you haven’t thought about it someone
around has. For if you neglect cleaning your body
for very long it cannot go undetected. Folks near
you will know it—it they are clean. We are so
made, you see, to keep our bodies clean. And
when we fail to do this it goes contrary to nature’s
laws and the result is kinda smelly to say the
least.
Realizing this, some folks have made great gain out of selling
materials to keep us smelling good. And this thing that we call the
soap industry, with all its connected industries, is relatively new.
For soap didn’t become a big business until after M. E. Chevreul’s
classical research on the constitution of oils and fats early in the
19th century. Of course the process of making soap goes as far
back as Pliny (about 50 A. D.) and was farther advanced in the
13th century in France and in the 14th century in England.
We are kinda glad someone
started boosting the industry,
however. For there aren’t many
of us that can go too long with
out a bath. Before long we begin
to smell. And then if we wait
too long we begin to stink! While
we cannot usually smell ourselves,
the folks that have to associate
with us get a good whiff.
Now, shall we turn the corner
for just a moment. The Galilean
spoke of being clean, you know.
Told us that we need to be a
clean person. And while He would
agree about our bodies being
clean, this is not where He put
the emphasis. When He spoke of
being clean He was talking about
our inside.
We said that if we didn’t take
a bath occasionally we started
stinking. We do. And the same
law holds true in the higher field
of man’s being. If we don’t take
a spiritual bath occasionally we
begin to smell. And if we go just
a little longer before you know it
we stink! Whew! And how! But
the big trouble is that we can
not smell ourselves, only those
who are clean inside can detect
the odor. We go right on think
ing ourselves clean and healthy
while we are, in reality, getting
kinda smelly.
Now if all this seems Kinda
on the light side and humorous to
each judicial circuit is the state’s
prosecuting attorney in Superior
Court. The term “district attor
ney” is more generally used in
other states and is more easily
understood by the public.
DUKE
HOUSTON
FLORIDA
N. C. STATE
MISSISSIPPI
you, let me assure you that it is
no laughing matter to find some
one who needs a clean inside and
does not know it. For these peo
ple, unable to detect any odor,
are the hardest people to get to
take a bath. And the longer they
wait the more they smell.
Looking at the thing in its full
ness, I have come to the conclus
ion that the Nazarene’s Way and
soap have a lot in common. Those
who need it most use it least.
—FIVE STAR FEATURES.
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6. In event of a tie, the prize will be equally divided
among the contestants tieing.
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the winner’s names will be posted in the windows of
the sponsoring firms and announced in the paper.
8. No employees and their families of four sponsors and
newspaper are eligible.
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THURSDAY, OCT. 31, 1968
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Matthew,
will go over to Athens Saturday
for the Georgia-Houston
at Sanford Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Van
Meevern of Fort Launderdale
Fla. were overnight guests Mon’
day, October 21st, of Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Ball. The Van Meever
ens were enroute to the ; cabin
in the mountains of North Caro
lina.
Mrs. J. B. Caston, Mrs. 'arolyn
Thaxton, Mr. and Mrs R. L
Glaze spent Wednesday of l ast
week with Mr. Perry Parks and
family in Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder
joined friends from Macon for
an overnight stay in Atlanta
which included the Tech-Tulane
game Saturday afternoon at
Grant Field.
Mrs. Ruby Burford returned
home last Thursday from Jasper
Memorial Hospital, her many
friends are delighted to know.
Mrs. A. A. McLeod of Rob
bins, N. C„ Eilly McLeod of
Charlotte, N. C., and Mrs. E. M.
Harrington of Eastman were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Lovett Fletcher and family.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Ball spent
the weekend in Atlanta, going up
for the homecoming festivities at
Tech including the Tech-Tulane
game on Saturday. They also at
tended Mr. Ball’s class reunion
which included a banquet Satur
day night at the Commerce Club.
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