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IT’S THIS WAY
BY DOYLE JONES JR.
Jest of the Week: Miniskirts gave us a generation of girls who
are all legs—and boys who are all eyes.
A girl may be both ignorant and shapely—but she’s never
ignorant of the fact that she is shapely.—Both these gems from Ties.
• • •
THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE
This is the week of the big dream—better known to seniors the
length and breadth of the land as graduation week. There is no limit
to the aspirations and exuberance of youth and those with persever
ance and fortitude will achieve their dreams. It is good to face life
afresh at the age of 18 or 19. There are problems and responsibilities
but they have ever been thus. There are also golden opportunities
for the strong at heart with vistas as vast as the horizon. Creeds
seem to have become outmoded, but one, “to thine own self be true,”
is as relevant as tomorrow's headlines. Or if patriotism is not dead
and buried in your young soul, “Duty-—Honor—Country,” the motto
of the Cadets at the United States Military Academy, will always
keep your feet on solid ground. We extend our sincerest congratu
lations to the seniors of Jackson and Henderson High Schools as the
proud moment of graduation approaches ... 1 have never known
an elected official who gave more of himself to public service than
the late Mayor W. M. Redman Sr. He was mayor of Jackson for
approximately 26 years and guided the city with a sure hand through
a period of transition to its present era of growth and expansion.
He was the only official of whom I could truthfully say that his
desk was as much cluttered as mine. 1 used to call on him at his
office in the courthouse for a paper or a document and he would
laugh and say, “I know it’s here, Doyle, I'll find it in a minute.”
And he always did. He was kept so busy by the public that I never
understood how he found time for his family. He was mayor, judge,
trouble -hooter, father confessor, tax consultant, legal counselor
(unpaid) and so many, many things to so many people, 1 never
understood how he completed his far too numerous acts of gratis.
A good many years ago the Georgia and Auburn freshman were
1 laying in Athens. A carload of us went over and 1 recall going by
to ask Morris if he would like to accompany us. He looked down at
his desk and the jobs that needed to be done and really surprised
me when he said, “1 believe 1 will. Give me a minute or two.” He
pui the more important papers in his typewriter, reached for his
hat and coat and away we went. The late James Buchanan accom
panied us on that trip and he and Morris kept us royally entertained.
Morris seemed to enjoy the occasion immensely, particularly so since
the Bullpups won. We paid him honor and tribute, at least in a
small measure, Sunday by dedication of the Police and Fire De
partment complex on Byars Street. It was a tribute that was greatly
deserved and credit should go to Jackson City Council for making
this dedication in his name . . . Congratulations to Victor Davis for
being the first Jackson High basketball luminary to ever ink a
college grant-in-aid for his cage prowess. Victor is the son of Coach
and Mrs. Joe Davis and will be entering Norman College this fall.
We wish him and his team well with the certain knowledge that
he wdl contribute materially to whatever success it enjoys . . . While
we are passing out bouquets, let’s reserve a big one for Newt Ether
edge Jr. Newt was winner of the James A. Redfearn Award for
outstanding achievement in pharmacology in the School of Pharmacy
at the University of Georgia. It is one of the school’s premier
awards in the field of pharmacy and he is receiving the congrat
iations of his many friends. Newt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
Newt Etheredge Sr. of Jackson . . . We predict that in a few years
the Atlanta Country Club course will wrest laurels from Augusta
National as beirtg the state’s most beautiful and demanding links.
It already is quite a test, despite this year’s low scores, and a looker
to boot. It is a difficult course for spectators due to hills—some
say small mountains—which makes walking tiresome, but it is pic
turesque and scenic in the extreme with more streams and lakes
than most courses offer. A crowd of more than 25,000 turned out
last Wednesday for the Pro-Am, the largest of recent record, all of
which indicates that golfing is on solid footing in Atlanta . . . My
good friend Dan Magill Jr. was recently named “Citizen of the
kYear” by the Athens Rotary Club. Dan is the ultra successful
"coach of the Georgia tennis team and is sports information director
for the University of Georgia. He is one of the Bulldog’s most
Guest Editorial
THE MACON TELEGRAPH AND NEWS
PEOPLE, NOT TECHNOLOGY,
SPOIL THE ENVIRONMENT
There is question where a current great issue—
rescue of the ravaged environment—may be leading
us. To a population in sterile masks, on foot and to
tally engaged in pollution-proof handicrafts?
Hardly, of course. Although there should be no
doubt that correcting misapplication and overappli
cation of man’s technology in ordering nature to his
purposes—for this is the source of the ecological
crisis—is going to mean considerable change in our
way of living.
The process of making up for
past error is already under way.
But another aspect of the prob
lem, finding a middle way which
will permit us to use technology
but not suffer from it in the fu
ture, so far has come in for very
little public discussion.
This, however, is exactly what
a Connecticut congressman has
in mind with legislation he has
introduced in the House.
Rep. Emilio Daddario, chair
man of the House subcommittee
on science, research and develop
ment, proposes creating a con
gressional “office of Technology
Assessment” charged with over
seeing scientific development.
This watchdog body would not
itself initiate or direct research
but would study, or arrange study
by experts, of the likely effects
of technological developments
once they are put into practical
use.
Desirability would be deter
mined not only on the basis of
workability and profitability, as
in the past, but by the full range
of effects on people and their en
vironment. If possible harmful
effects were indicated, the assess
ment office would raise a warn
ing and recommend corrective re
search.
The proposal puts the technol
ogy vs. environment problem in
terms that clarify consideration
and encourage hopes for a solu
tion.
There is nothing inherently
harmful in the technology that
is being blamed for fouling earth,
air and water. The problem lies
in man’s understanding and con
trol of applied technology.
Technology doesn’t ruin the
environment—people do.
PERSONAL
Mr. J. K. Carmichael of Atlan
ta and Mrs. Frances Barnwell of
Atlantic Beach, Florida, were
visitors in Jackson Thursday
morning.
devoted admirers and hardest workers and the richly deserved hon
or could not have happened to a nicer guy . . . September is just
around July 4th’s corner and that means politics with a capital P.
If the election was held tomorrow, the winners undoubtedly would
be Carl Sanders for governor and Lester Maddox for lieutenant
governor. Things won’t likely change between now and the primary
date either. How's that for a tandem? You’d better get used to it,
though it will be the strangest coalition in the state’s political history.
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Letters To
The Editor
Dear Mr. Fears;
As Foreman of Putnam County
Superior Court Grand Jury this
Spring Term, I had an interest in
the activities of the Butts County
Commission.
I must commend you and your
fellow commissioners for your
efforts in the Butts County Court
House and your recently an
nounced solid waste disposal
plans.
The people of Butts County
can take pride in your moderniza
tion efforts and the proper main
tenance of their facilities. Solid
waste disposal is one of today’s
problems that needs to be solved
everywhere. Leadership today’s
old and new problems should be
gin at home.
I wish to thank you on behalf
of the Grand Jury and the peo
ple of Putnam County for your
hospitality while I viewed Butts
County’s facilities.
JOHN W. PECK
Eatonton, Georgia
cc: The Jackson Progress-Argus
Jackson, Georgia
PERSONAL
Alton Colwell went up to At
lanta Friday for the second round
of the Atlanta Golf Classic at the
Atlanta Country Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Jones Jr.
attended the Atlanta Golf Clas
sic at the Atlanta Country Club
on Saturday and Sunday, Mr.
Jones having also gone up on
Friday.
Friends of Mrs. Oren Gunn will
be glad to learn that she returned
home last Thursday after being a
patient at Middle Georgia Hos
pital.
‘Whatsoever Things’
BY DONALD E. WILDMON
THE GREEN GATE HAS CLOSED
For 17 years the Green Gate was a striptease
club in San Antonio, Texas. All kinds of people
came to the Green Gate. Some were lonely seeking
companionship. Some were frustrated people, try
ing to sap a temporary thrill from a life that had
no meaning. Some were ignorant people who
thought life offered nothing higher than a bottle
of booze and a naked dame.
The Green Gate is closed now. It’s out of business. It wasn’t so
much a lack of business that closed the Green Gate. It was more of
a change of attitude on the part of the owner. Guy Linton closed
down his club and said it will stay closed. Linton even posted a sign
over the club door which read: “Closed Forever.”
Others Still Open
There’s many clubs like the
Green Gate still in operation
across the country. Thousands of
them. There people can go to find
lights low, music loud, and booze
plentiful. Many of them do a
thriving business, living off the
superficial food they offer to the
deep hunger in the human heart.
Dr. Gallup ran a poll on hap
piness many years ago. He found
that the most unhappy people
were those who visited the tav
erns and clubs. Life magazine
said some time back that we
spend more than forty billion dol
lars a year seeking this elusive
thing known as happiness.
Will Rogers, a man of a day
gone by, used to tell about the
druggist who was asked if he
ever took time off from his duties
to have a good time. The druggist
said that he did not, but that he
sold a lot of headache medicine
to those who did.
Good Time
What is a good time? How do
you define it? Is it something
that has no lasting value in it,
is i gone when you wake up the
next morning? Or is it the deep
satisfaction that comes from
knowing you are drinking deep
from the cup of life offered by
the Father? Surely happiness
comes from having some great
objective, beneficial to mankind,
and single-minded pursuing that
objective with all the strength in
oneself.
Some of inose who are seeking
happiness in the clubs and tav
erns are surprised when they fin
ally find happiness. They are sur
prised to find that it comes not
from a club but from a Cause. A
great and demanding Cause. Guy
Linton found it in this manner.
You see, Linton made his decision
i v * 1 !
Congratulations
TO THE CLASS OF THE LOT
THE CLASS OF 70
"i
CENTRAL GEORGIA EMC
JACKSON, GA.
to close the Green Gate after
listening to Rev. Bob Harrington,
the “Chaplain of Bourbon
Street,” speak to the standing
room-only crowd. Now Guy Lin
ton has, to use familiar words,
“changed over to the Lord’s
side.”
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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1970
CARD OF THANKS
In gratitude to the concerned
people who in accordam sent
cards, flowers, and paid • , v j sit ‘
and phone calls during gta *
in Middle Georgia Ho ~1 j
would like to thank you people
for your consideration dm mv
illness. May Dr. Earl \y
and the staff at Middle rgia
Hospital be recompensed
bestowment of their kindiv aru j
help. — Mrs. Oren Gunn and fam
ily.
Green Gate. Linton has sai 1 that
the Green Gate will be turned
into a religious bookstore Let’s
hope the Green Gate ke ~s j ts
same customers that it has had
for many years.
And unless other club owners
are ready to close down their
clubs, we advise them t stay
away from the Man of Galilee.—
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