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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1970
Henderson
Students
Visit Center
by alfreiTwatkins
On Friday night, May 4th, a
L , ;ilU p of Science and Mathematics
students took a weekend field
Jnip to the state of Florida. The
U ip was highlighted by a guided
tour of the John F. Kennedy
."'pace Center. The 44 students
were accompanied by Mr. George
Tate, head of the Science Depart
ment, Miss Ruby Solomon, head
of the Mathematics Department,
and Mr. Emmitt Watkins, a
Mathematics instructor.
At approximately 11:30 p. m.
Friday night the group left Hen
derson High School for Cape Ken
nedy, Florida. At 7:40 a. m. the
Greyhound bus, loaded with 47
anxious tourists, pulled in at
Bethune-Cookman College in Day
tona Beach, Florida. While at the
college we freshened up and had
breakfast. Also, we toured the
college and saw several interes
ting attractions. We viewed the
grave of the founder of the col
lege, Mary McCleod Bethune.
Mrs. Bethune was a personal ad
visor of President Roosevelt. Mrs.
Bethune’s foundation, formerly
her home, is located on the cam
pus and is adorned with many
awards and trophies presented to
her. This was a very educational
adventure.
From there the group went to
Daytona Beach International
Raceway. This large structure is
where the Daytona 500 stock car
race is held. The 2% mile track
has two reclining walls angling
31 degrees.
At 9:05 Saturday morning we
departed from Daytona Beach on
our way to Cape Kennedy.
Finally 1 hour and 35 minutes
later the bus pulled in at the
Kennedy Space Center on the
coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The
Space Center is 88,175 acres.
While at the cape the group
toured the facilities on a bus
conducted by NASA, the National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
istration. We took a long ride
around the Space Center which
included a tour of the museum of
history of Cape Kennedy. We
saw some of the first rockets and
boosters used in outer space, and
viewed replicas of the Apollo 12
cone-shaped capsule and replicas
of the boosters. We also saw one
of the actual Gemini capsules
which has been in outer space.
One interesting factor about this
capsule is its heat shield. Then
we toured the largest building in
volume in the USA. The Indus
trial Building is so large four
Empire State Buildings could fit
in if they were cut in half. This
building is where the Apollo
spaceships are assembled.
The group left the Space Cen
ter at 3:20 p. m. We pulled in at
Sdver Springs, but unfortunately,
we were unable to see all the fa-
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R. A. Garr
Died Early
Wednesday
Mr. R. A. Garr, 76, prominent
and widely known farmer of
Route 3, Jackson, died at Sylvan
Grove Hospital about one o’clock
Wednesday morning from the re
sult of a stroke suffered on April
23rd.
A native of Monroe County,
Mr. Garr was the son of the late
Mr. William J. Garr and Mrs.
Missouri Benson Garr. He was a
member of the Mt. Vernon Bap
tist Church.
Mr. Garr is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Hattie Belle Gilmore
Garr of Jackson; two daughters,
Mrs. R. A. (Claire) Burt of Jack
sonville, Florida, and Mrs. J. A.
(Hilda) Jernagan of Ponce,
Puerto Rico; a sister, Mrs. How
ard Garr of Jackson; a brother,
Wilmer C. Garr of Jackson; three
grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Haisten Funeral
Home and were incomplete at
press time.
PERSONAL
Miss Dixie Elliott of Macon
spent the weekend visiting rel
atives in Flovilla.
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Campbell
and family had as their weekend
guests his brother, Dwayne Camp
bell, Mrs. Campbell and daughter
of Macon.
J. W. Browning spent Saturday
night -With his daughter, Mrs. Al
vin O’Neal, Mr. O’Neal and fam
ily in Forest Park.
Mrs. Molly Padgett spent Wed
nesday night of last week with
her sister, Mrs. Lucy H. Sutton,
in Macon.
Mrs. Carl Funderburk had as
her guests on Mother’s Day Mr.
and Mrs. Cliff Funderburk of
Jonesboro, Mr. and Mj-s. Conner
Dodson, Patty and Alice of Deca
tur and Mrs. H. L. Dodson.
Spending last weekend at
Jekyll Island were Mr. and Mrs.
David Dover, Misses Brenda Mar
shall, Martha Saunders, Pam
Cawthon, Karen Anderson and
Ricky Fletcher.
Miss Ruth Phinazee returned
last Friday from a month’s visit
with a friend, Mrs. C. W. Stid
ham, in Seattle, Washington.
cilities because of the time.
While in Florida we dined and
stretched our legs at cafetoriums
along the route. While at Silver
Springs we made many pictures
near the beautiful water. We
learned that a famous movie was
once filmed at the Springs, “The
Creature From the Black La
goon.” As it neared dark at about
8:00 p. m. we journeyed toward
Jackson. At 4:30 a. m. Sunday
we pulled in at dear old Hender
son High School ending an ad
venture never to be forgotten.
J. E. Hamlin
Passes At
Fort Valley
Mr. James Edgar “Zack” Ham
lin, 63, of Ft. Valley, died Sat
urday at his home.
He was a native of Butts Coun
ty and was retired from the Wool
folk Chemical Company.
Funeral services were held at
three o’clock Monday afternoon
at the Ft. Valley United Meth
odist Church with burial in Oak
lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Hamlin is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Edgar L. An
thoine Jr. of Ft. Valley and Mrs.
Robert Watson of Forsyth; a son,
Rev. James Hamlin of Wilmore,
Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Robert
Rozier of Cochran, Mrs. E. L.
Benton of Eastman, and Mrs.
Martha Mobley of Omega; two
brothers, Leonard Hamlin of Co
lumbia, S. C. and B. F. Hamlin
of Jackson.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients at Sylvan Grove Hos
pital during the week of May 6-
13 include:
Patricia Battle, Judith Murray,
Reuben Bennett, Doris Moncrief,
Bessie Vaughn, Robert Riddle,
Barney Wilder, Samuel Letson,
Nellie Leverrett, Mary Lizzie
Long.
Gordon Gunderson-, Mae Hay,
Donald Phillips, Aubrey Hamlin,
B. T. Kitchens, Ola Mae Lawton.
Katrina Watts and baby boy,
W. L. Scott, Mae Martha Mc-
Dowell and baby girl, Betty Thur
man, Wilson Foster, Feddie Ham
mond.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cook of
Kannapolis, N. C. spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Odell Cook
and family.
Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Fountain and Mrs. Judia
Frazier were guests of Charles
Fountain for dinner at The Holi
day Inn at Callaway Gardens.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Garland,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Garland of
Macon, and Mr. and Mrs. Byrd
Garland enjoyed a picnic last
Sunday at the Garland Cottage
at Jackson Lake.
Mrs. Bernard Mote and daugh
ters, Carroll and Donna, of Mc-
Donough, Mrs. Jon Jackson of
Griffin were recent visitors of
Mrs. W. T. Mote and Tally.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor,
Cliff, Bill and Len of Atlanta,
Mrs. Marguerite Cook, Ronnie
and Dolores Cook, Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Taylor and Robin, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mayhue, Monty,
Renee and Chuck of Gray were
guests Mother’s Day of then
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Taylor. Other guests were Mrs.
Murdock Brannon and family of
Buchanan.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
WORTHVILLE
MRS. MINNIE LEE HODGES
Our deepest sympathy goes out
to Mrs. W. L. Sealey on the death
of her mother, Mrs. Blannie
Johnston, of Jackson, and to Mr.
E-. F. Hamlin Pn the death of his
brother, Mr. Zack Hamlin of Fort
Valley.
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
F. B. Mason were Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Norton of Hapeville.
Visitors Sunday with Rev. and
Mrs. Ben Stone were Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Wiley and family
of Social Circle, Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Stone and family of Jones
boro, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Stone
and family of Morrow and Mrs.
Charlie Waugh of LaGrange.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson
and Bobby of Decatur and Mrs.
J. L. Fletcher of Tucker spent
Sunday with Mrs. Essie Pope.
Mrs. W. S. White spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Green
and family in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Lavar Elmer and
family of Stockbridge and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Webb of Atlanta
and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wash
ington of Atlanta visited Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Washington Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hamlin, Mr.
Lamar Hamlin, Mr. Melvin Ham
lin, together with Mrs. Forest
Cook of Milledgeville, Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Hamlin and Messrs.
Leslie, Fred, Virgil and Aubrey
Hamlin of Jackson, attended the
funeral of Mr. Zack Hamlin in
Fort Valley Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Tom Collins of Decatur
and Mr. and Mrs. Brae Hodges
visited Mrs. Minnie Lee Hodges
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Faulkner
of Macon and Mrs. Edna Wilker
son and Ann of Atlanta spent the
weekend with Mrs. Nellie Coch
ran.
Mrs. Flarold Cochran, Cathy
and Debbie, spent Sunday with
Mrs. B. A. Reis in Newton Cos.
Visitors Sunnay with Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Avery and Mr. L. L.
Washington were Mr. and Mrs.
Julian Washington of Morrow,
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie McDonald
and Don of College Park and Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Avery and Will
of Macon.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. John Pope, John
and Kay of Athens spent Sunday
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Kirk Biles.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brack spent
Sunday with their parents, Mrs.
Paul Johnson and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Brack in Statesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Briscoe
spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Meadows, in
Good Hope.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Powell and
Lindsey spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Braswell in Car
rollton.
%0U §>HALTanswer questions,
seventy times seven, with a smile.
Where is the State Park?
Six miles south on Georgia Highway 22.
Do they have camping?
/ Yes sir, fbr both trailers and tents.
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Well, are they nice camp sites? /
f Oh yes sir, the very best, with
I electricity and water at each site.
nhank you! You have been most helpfuTj
Visitors often ask the same questions, Since
they are potential customers, answer them
all —and with a smile. It’s an easy way to
make new friends and get new business,
"STAY AND SEE GEORGIA”
Support the "STAY AND SEE GEORGlA"program.. .sponiored ty th
Travel Council of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
1200 Commerce Building. Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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The State Supply Cos.
Hi - Fi Oil Cos.
PERSONAL
I- ■
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Wat
kins Jr. and daughters, Misses
Ann, Rachael, and Virginia Wat
kins, attended a Mother’s Day
reunion at the home of Mrs. A.
0. Hood in Jefferson.
Mr. L. M. Spencer visited one
day last week with Miss Annie
Lou McCord, Mrs. Hattie Bell
Garr, Messrs. Dave Thornton and
Howard Simons, all at Hilltop
Nursing Home in Monroe County.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Thurston
of Quaker Hill, Connecticut were
visitors in Jackson Monday while
enroute home from a trip to
Florida. Mr. Thurston, a former
resident of Jackson, visited many
of his friends here and in this
area before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harper of
Elberton were spend the day
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Linton Harper.
Mr. and Mrs. James Turner
and Jerry of Barnesville spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Wilder and Mrs. Clyde Walker.
Visiting in the afternoon was
Mrs. Ricky James of Macon.
Mrs. Obie Watkins and Miss
Ethel Smith visited Mrs. Mildred
Ballenger at Emory University
Hospital on Monday.
Mrs. R. A. O’Quinn continues a
patient at Griffin-Spalding Coun
ty Hospital where she underwent
surgery last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Taratoot of
Atlanta spent Sunday with Mrs.
W. T. Mote and Tally.
Friends of Rev. A. E. Barton
are delighted to learn that he
returned home Monday from
South Fulton Hospital and is re
superating nicely at his home on
McDonough Road.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Daniel, Chip
and Joey spent Sunday with Mrs.
Albert Daniel, Sr. in Griffin.
Donnie Caston of Athens spent
Saturday with his mother, Mrs.
J. B. Caston.
Mrs. J. J. Williamson of At
lanta spent Wednesday of last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Bankston.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Cawthon
had as their guests last week Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kenney of Cov
ington, Miss Karen Anderson of
Rabun Gap, and Miss Pam Caw
thon, students at Middle Georgia
College.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Colwell,
A1 and Kris spent Sunday, with
Mr. and Mrs. Powell Colwell in
Griffin.
Mrs. Ralph E. King and Kelly
of Atlanta spent last week with
Mrs. King’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Cowan. .
Mrs. W. C. Dailey and Miss
Mary Downs were guests of Miss
Lueile Rowan in McDonough on
Wednesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Willis of
Marietta and Mrs. Carl Hamil,
Ronnie and Bill, of Decatur visi
ted Mr. and Mis. Kirk Biles last
week.
PERSONAL
Mrs. J. W. Carter had as her
guests last weekend Johnny Car
ter of Southern Tech, Miss Gail
Carter of Georgia Southern Col
lege, Statesboro, and Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Williams, Melissa and
Susan of Conyers. They enjoyed
a picnic lunch at Indian Springs
on Sunday and were joined in
the afternoon by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Carter, Lisa, Lauree and
Wesley.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Asbury
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Vaughn and Mrs. W. B. As
bury in Union Point.
Ken Barnes of Georgia Tech
spent the weekend at home with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Barnes.
Mrs. Helen Ham returned home
last Saturday from Piedmont
Hospital. Her many friends will
be interested to know that she is
doing nicely.
WE SERVICE
April showers will soon give way to May’s
first torrid temperatures, which means that it’s
time to think of cooling it, man, cool it.
We service all makes and models of auto air
conditioners and give prompt and guaranteed
service. If your car air conditioner needs repair
or just cleaning and putting in tip top shape,
bring your car by today before hot weather
gives the same hint to all motorists. Be wise and
cool it NOW!
Bob Taylor BP Service
Oak and Third Sts. Ph. 775-9056
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CARD OF THANKS
To the wonderful people of
Jackson and Butts County, I
want to say thanks a million times
for being so nice to me while I
was in Griffin hospital and since
I’ve been home. Your prayers,
visits, flowers, cards, people like
you make this world a better
place in which to live. You all
mean more to me than you will
ever know. May God bless each
of you always. I want to share
this little poem I wrote myself.
I found a little remedy
To ease this life “we live,”
And make each day a “happier
one”
It is the word “forgive.”
God help me each day to train
my heart
That it will only sweetness hold,
And as the days and years roll
on
May I keep sweet as I grow old.
—Mrs. Guy Howard.
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