The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, November 21, 1968, Image 2
3nrkstm Traqrcss->\rqus J. D. JONES .. PUBLISHER (1908-1955) DOYLE JONES JR. Editor and Publisher Published every Thursday at Jackson, Georgia 30233, and entered at the Post Office in Jackson, Georgia 30233 as second-ciass mail as provided by law. Address notice of undeliverable copies and other corre spondence to The Jackson Progress-Argus, P. 0. Box 249, Jackson, Georgia 30233. national newspaper sSb] I*^ ,c 6 t Q‘- Subscription Rates in Advance, Tax Included: One Year $4.00 Six Months $2.25 Single Copy 10c IfS THIS WAY BY DOYLE JONES JR. Jest of the Week: Little Margaret, just home from church, asked her father when their new baby would talk. “Not for about two years,” he said. “Tiny babies can’t talk.” “Oh, yes they can,” said Margaret. “The Bible says so. Our teacher read us the story of Jacob, and it said Jacob cursed the day he was born.”—Ties. • • • ALL HAIL THE SEC CHAMPS When Georgia posted its 17th point on Cliff Hare’s scoreboard under leaden and murky skies Saturday at Auburn, most observers realized that the Georgia football team had reached its avowed am bition of becoming champions of the powerful Southeastern Con ference for 1968. Though there was a half yet to play, the gallant Dogs of Dooley had wrapped up the conference title, almost certain coaching honors for Vince and a bid to the Sugar Bowl, which for mal announcement wus made Monday at noon. The Bullodgs, dedicated and determined, never faltered in their steadfast promise made themselves in the spring to fly the 1968 SEC pennant over Sanford Stadium. With a game remaining against arch rival Georgia Tech on November 30th in Athens, Georgia has ties with Tennessee and Houston and victories over Clemson, South Carolina, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Florida, Kentucky and Auburn. Georgians of all football persuasions are proud of the Bulldogs and congratulate them on their great effort after being selected to finish sixth in the SEC race in pre-season polls. It was a great season and a Sugar Bowl trip is the culmination of a fight against odds that has seldom been matched in the SEC. All hail the champs! • • • GOODBYE TO 1-75 TRAFFIC The link on 1-75 between Forsyth and McDonough was officially opened Monday, November 18th. We say officially because many motorists had been using it more extensively during the last month or so. The changeover of the traffic flow will be greeted with mixed emotions here. The Griffin Daily News said in a feature story Sunday that a State Highway Department official estimated that the opening of the new portion of 1-75 would mean an average of 5,000 cars per day less through Griffin. We have heard no official estimate of the traffic dropoff here, but it would seem to me that it certainly should be at or above the 3,500 daily average. On many occasions during the summer and at peak holiday periods, including most weekends, we have seen traffic backed up from the traffic lights in Jackson to well below Avondale Mills. Quite naturally those who will miss the cars most will be service stations, eating establishments, and the specialty shops that dot the highways so prominently these days. Of course, there were other stores that felt the great influx of the tourists since they were channeled over US 23 the last two years or so. Drug stores and super markets got a share of the tourist dollars, as did the quick service type stores. But in the main the pinch will be felt most keenly by the service stations, restaurants, cafes and road side eating places. But all is not lost, for if we had a dozen expressways close to us there are always those who wish to travel a more leisurely and safer route and they will be coming through Jackson in ever increasing numbers. There is also talk that 87 will be made a four lane in the near future. This alone will keep cars from Macon and southward coming through our city and county. It won’t be long before the silver lining will show through. Weaver Insurance Agency Complete INSURANCE Service LIFE FIRE AUTOMOBILE P. H. WEAVER Phone 775-6911 TELEPHONE 775-3107 OFFICIAL ORGAN BUTTS COUNTY AND CITY OF JACKSON THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA Guest Editorial THE MACON TELEGRAPH PUBLIC SHOULD LET VIEW ON TAX HIKE BE KNOWN The legislators who will be called upon by Gov. Lester Maddox and the state tax revision commission to raise your taxes next year need instructions now. The lawmakers, particularly those just elected for the first time, have their eyes and ears open. They want to know the public’s feeling about the tax pro posals. The pre-legislative forum being held in Macon is one of the places the individual can let his views be known. Taxes will be the main topic as Lt. Gov. George T. Smith and House Majority Whip Charles M. Jones Jr., a leader on the tax revision study com mission, speak and answer questions at the 12:30 p. m. luncheon at the S & S Cafeteria on Walnut Street. Our own feeling is that the public is in no mood to have ad ditional taxes heaped on. No case has been made to justify adding more than S2OO million in taxes, as Gov. Maddox wants to do, or even approximately sllO million as the commission is expected to recommend. It is true the urban areas, such as Macon, are strapped for money to provide adequate services for rapidly expanding populations. But the needs of the cities should not be used as an excuse for slipping through a tax hike for state, rather than local, benefit. A local option sales tax is not the perfect answer either. Cities with the special local tax would be at a disadvantage in competi tion with neighbor cities. Probably the best approach would be a state-wide tax with the money returned to cities on a per capita basis, assuming that Don't Let The Winter Winds Catch You Unprepared It will soon be time to forsake air condition ing and turn to ways of keeping warm from Winter’s icy blasts. Let me install a central heating system, gas or electric, in your home, old or new. All heat ing systems are designed for add on cooling and I can offer Carrier and American Standard, two of the finest lines. Also before cold weather let me service your heating equipment—clean, oil and adjust so it will be in tip top condition. School Trained Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable DONALD WASHINGTON Phone 775-3094 Rt. 3, Jackson 775-6441 Notice of Public Hearing Before Jackson-Butts Cos. Planning Commission This is notice of a public hearing to be held on Monday, December 2, 1968, at 7:00 p. m., at the Community Room of Jackson National Bank, upon a proposal to add to “Article VII, USE PROVISIONS, Section 71. R-l Low- Density Residential District” anew sub-section to be numbered 71.14 as follows: “Professional Pharmacies (Apothecaries), limited to profes sional pharmaceutical services and products only.” The foregoing amendment being pro posed as an amendment to “A Plan For The Development of The City of Jackson, Georgia.” This the 14th day of November, 1968. Jackson-Butts County Planning Commission a tax increase is found to be justified. Quite clearly, property is bear ing about all the tax load it can stand. An increase in gasoline tax, as proposed by one legisla tor, is hardly the answer. The best path is not easy to see because of the barricades erected by special interest groups. Now is the time for the aver age citizen to be heard. Legis lative minds are being made up. Once the General Assembly meets in January, the decision likely will already have been made. C?sß ‘Whatsoever Things’ BY DONALD E. WILDMON t Cancer is a dreaded disease. Millions of dol lars are being spent in research trying to find a cure for cancer. Much progress has been made, but there is still a long way to go before it is conquered. But in their research, scientists have turned up some vital information. One of the things that has been established by the researchers is that there is a definite re lation between smoking and lung cancer. The relationship is so alarming that all packs of cigarettes now bear a warning note and many organizations are spending a lot of money trying to persuade people not to smoke or to quit if they do. One of the most famous people involved in this battle to curb the growing death rate is a fellow by the name of William Talman. I doubt if you know him by that name, however. You probably know him better as Hamilton Burger. He was the prosecutor who always lost on the Perry Mason Show on television. Despite all his trying he could never slip a case by Perry Mason (Raymond Burr.) William Talman has a spot now on television on which he urges people to refrain from smoking. In the spot Talman introduces his wife and three children. After introducing them he goes on to say that he didn’t really mind losing all those battles to Perry Mason. Then he says that he is in a battle which he wants to win, which he doesn’t want to lose. He says that if he loses it, it will mean losing “jny wife and those kids you’ve just met.” The battle Talman is speaking of was his battle with lung can cer. For Talman smoked three packs of cigarettes a- day through out his adult life. He goes on to give some advice on smoking. “Take my advice about smoking and losing from someone who’s been doing both for years. If you haven’t smoked, don’t start. If you do smoke, quit. Don’t be a loser.” Bibb Manufacturing Company PLANT CAMELLIA Percale, Ga. Has openings in the Sewing Plant, Bleachery, Shop, and Warehouse. Excellent wages, working conditions, paid holidays, paid vacation, insurance and retirement plan, and many other company ben efits. Contact the Personnel Office in PERSON at Plant Camellia, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8 A. M. and 4 P. M. and on Saturday between the hours of 8 A. M. and 11 A. M. Plant Camellia is located on Highway 87 be tween Jackson, Ga. and Macon, Ga., 1 mile South of Juliette, Ga. An Equal Opportunity Employer I can remember when I started smoking. I did it because it made me “big.” I can still remember how sick I was when I finished puffing my way through that first smoke. But I did it because I wanted to be big. Smoking never did do anything for me except cost me money. I started when I was 18. I quit when I was 23. It was about the third time to quit, but I stayed quit that time. The reason I had not stayed quit before was that I didn’t have the will-power to do so. That’s the real reason any person doesn’t quit. They haven’t got the will-power. Or, if you wish to state it another way, they haven’t got the intestinal fortitude. William Talman? He lost his battle. At the age of 53 he died of lung cancer. Light them up, smokers. The graveyard isn’t full, yet. THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 196 g PERSONAL Mrs. David R. Black and i nfam daughter, Dawna Deanne We weekend guests in Rocking North Carolina, of Mrs. Black sister, Mrs. A. W. Parris J Mr. Parris. ’ Mr. and Mrs. El Peacock of n lanta visited with Mr. and Mr' W. H. Maddox Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. E . McCrary and children of Augusta visited with their parents, Mr. and Mrs W. O. Ball, over the weekend. 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