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IT’S THIS WAY
BY DOYLE JONES JR.
Jest of the Week: Two women were talking about their husbands.
Said one: “I’m more and more convinced that my husband mar
ried me for my money.”
Replied the other: “Then you have the satisfaction of knowing
that he’s not as stupid as he looks!”
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THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE
The choice of Hampton L. Daughtry as the Kiwanis Club’s first
“Man of the Year” was received with universal enthusiasm and en
dorsement. In fact one widely known Butts countian said the only
thing wrong with the whole proceedings was the title. He allowed
that we (the Kiwanians) should have named Harnp as the “Man of
the Century” instead of merely MOTY. To which sentiments we
concur heartily . . . There is a wide divergence of opinion con
cerning location of the second Atlanta airport in Henry County.
There are those who believe that the decision has already been made
and that Henry County has been chosen with the announcement
to be forthcoming before Christmas. There are others who believe
that Fulton County politicians will never allow the giant facility
to be located south of Atlanta. There are some, of course, who
think either site is too close and the farther away the better. As
you might imagine there is quite a large segment that just don’t
care. If Henry County is chosen as the site, then residents of
Jackson and Butts County better grab their cameras and start an
extensive photographing of the old home town and county, for one
thing should be self evident —in the matter of a brief year they will
never be the same. Jackson will become a city in every sense of
the word and the population expansion of the county will be almost
unbelievable. We’d better be ready for the explosion . . . Two execu
tive types in Peachtree department store ogling attractive blonde
in super short mini skirt with a query that almost answers itself,
“How would you like to follow that up an escalator?" . . . Congrat
ulations to Park Newton Jr. on the important niche he has carved
for himself in the business world of the Southeast. Park is president
of Applied Engineering Company of Orangeburg, South Carolina,
which firm recently merged with Daniel Construction Company of
Greenville, South Carolina. Park is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Newton Sr. of Jackson and is married to the former Miss Elizabeth
Edwards of Flovilla, daughter of Mrs. E. R. Edwards Sr. and the late
Mr. Edwards. He certainly takes his place beside Hampton Daughtry,
James Finley, and William Rogers Woodward as home town boys
who have made good—and then some ... If the past contests are
an indication, then the judges in tonight’s Christmas Lighting Con
test will have problems in deciding the six most attractively decorated
houses and the three most attractively decorated businesses. The
contest, which has been sponsored about the last dozen years by the
Carden Club Council and The Jackson Progress-Argus, has been
Warmly received and participated in by local residents and has drawn
much praise from out-of-towners who visit Jaekson during the Christ
mas season to view the decorated homes. . . Hold on to your season
tickets! The Falcons have risen! We applaud the Falcons for their
fine back to back victories over the Saints and the Eagles. Wouldn’t
.t be something if they closed out their season with an upset Sunday
over the Vikings? With the emphasis on youth, the Falcons may
well develop into the next king-pin of the NFL ... A large number
of striped bass have recently been stocked in Jackson Lake on an
experimental basis. If this species survives and does well, they use
rivers to run up and spawn, then Jackson Lake may well become a
fishing mecca for the entire Southeast. The stripers reach weights
well over 50 pounds. It is hoped they will use the Alcovy River as
spawning grounds . . . This is the season for pickpockets and purse
snatchers. A word to the ladies—hold onto your purse for dear life
and do not put it down on a counter for any reason. Men, transfer
your wallet front your hip pocket to an inside coat pocket. You can
at least make it more difficult for the thieves who operate during
the Yule season. s
HOLIDAY BIRD
Are you planning: to serve
turkey for your main Christmas
meal? Home economists with the
University of Georgia Coopera
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tive Extension Service suggest
that you contract your grocer or
butcher several weeks before you
need the turkey. It will mean less
bother and you will get a better
selection.
tiiiest Editorial
THE MACON TELEGRAPH
VOTE ON FLUORIDATION
BASED ON EMOTIONS
A referendum here to decide whether to fluoridate
the public water supply will not answer the several
questions Maconites and Bibb Countians should be
asking themselves about fluoridation :
Is the addition of this chemical to the water pos
sibly harmful to some people, particularly the elder
ly? Medical opinion is by no means unanimous in say
ing fluoridation is safe for all, though admittedly the
preponderance of physicians and dentists has no
qualms about supporting fluoridation.
Assuming for the moment that
fluoridation is safe, will the chem
ical correct a sufficiently serious
problem to warrant using the
water system to carry the decay
preventative into every home,
wanted or not? We think not.
About the most anyone claims
for fluoridation is that the aver
age person, instead of having two
cavities a year, may have only
one.
Should the public water supply
be used to force some individuals,
against their will, to submit to
preventive medicine for what is
essentially a private health mat
ter?
These questions are not likely
to be raised by proponents of
fluoridation.
The aura surrounding the ref
erendum will be one of helping
youngsters, particularly those
whose parents are too sorry or
too poor to see that proper dental
care is provided.
While we share the concern of
fluoridationists for the dental
well-being of these children, this
newspaper does not believe forc
ing the general public to drink
fluoridated water is a legitimate
use of the powers of government.
Other provisions, perhaps even
more effective, can be made to
give the benefits of fluoridation
to those who want it without re
sorting to compulsory treatment
of those who do not.
NOTICE
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Certified Public Accountants, with offices
in Atlanta, Cartersville, and Cedartown,
Georgia, announce the opening of offices
at 38 Mulberry Street, Commerical Build
ing, Jackson, Georgia for the practice of
public accounting, including auditing and
tax work.
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Boys in Service
(P14AN0462) VIETNAM (FH
TNC) Nov. 18—Petty Officer
Second Class Clyde H. Daniels,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde H.
Daniels Sr. of Route 2, Locust
Grove Ga., is serving with Mo
bile Construction Battalion 74 in
Vietnam.
In Vietnam Seabees build air
strips, temporary housing, port
facilities, fuel storage tanks, drill
water wells and construct other
facilities as they become neces
sary.
Occasionally they become tar
gets for enemy snipers. When this
happens the builders become de
fenders and put to use the skills
acquired in combat training. The
first Navy Medal of Honor recipi
ent in Vietnam was a Seabee.
PERSONAL
Bobby Duke, student at Clay
ton Junior College, is expected to
arrive this week to be with his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Duke, for
the Christmas holidays.
Chip Moelcherk student at the
University of Florida, arrived the
latter part of last week to spend
the Yule holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Moel
chert, and grandmother, Mrs.
India Bailey.
‘Whatsoever Things’
BY DONALD E. WILDMON S
PURPOSE
I met an old friend the other day. When he
asked me to have coffee with him, I took him up
on the offer. I’m glad I did. For my visit with him
did much to restore my faith in mankind.
During the conversation with him, it happened
to turn toward two friends of ours that we knew
from our high school days. My friend told me
about the two, how good the jobs they had, how
much money they were making, and the way they lived. “They have
got their own business now,” he said, “and evidently are making a
killing. But you know what? They haven’t changed a bit. They are
the same as always. Life to them is one big party after another.
They make big money, dress 'sharp to impress their business asso
ciates, drive expensive automobiles, and drink their high-priced
booze while chasing their women.”
Living Fa*t
My friend went on to tell me
that one of the two had recently
gotten a divorce. “He’s dating
plenty of sharp chicks now,” he
said. “They live in fast company.”
Then my friend kinda shocked
me by what he said. “That’s a
heck of a way to live,” he said.
“To know you have got to do that
day after day. To go to bed drunk
and get up with a hangover and
then to know that you have to go
go through it again that night
would be a heck of a way to live.”
My friend continued: “You
know, that’s a carefree way of
living. I wouldn’t know what to
do if I didn’t have something to
concern me. I want something out
in front of me to work toward,
some goal to reach, some purpose
in life. I wouldn’t trade places
with them for three times the
money,” he said.
You know, I got to thinking
about that. Here was a friend
of mine, a traveling salesman,
who got his kicks from making
a home for a wife and son, say
ing that if there was no purpose
any higher in life than living it
up and having a ball, then he
would find it extremely difficult
to find life worth living. For him
there had to be some purpose be
hind it all.
A Goal
Isn’t this precisely the feeling
that we are created with? To
have some goal in life, some pur
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pose, something to work toward?
Here is another Man, walking
along the shores of the Sea of
Galilee, teaching, preaching, heal
ing, saying that “for this purpose
I have come.” The purpose gave
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so much meaning to His life that
He gave His life for that purpose
In a classroom behind the iro n
Curtain some years ago the pro .
fessor was without an answer for
a question posed by one of the
pupils. “Prof,” the pupil asked,
“what’s the purpose of life?”
Galilean had an answer to the
question. He said the purpose of
life is to serve, both God and
fellowman.
Maybe we should, instead of
complaining about all our con
cerns, rejoice that we have some
thing to be concerned about. For
no one is to be pitied more in
life than the person whose major
goal is to make more money
and whose greatest joy comes
from carelessness.
“Thank you, Lord, for values
greater than money and goals
higher than pleasure.”—Five
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new book A GIFT FOR LIVING
at your bookstore.)
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