The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, March 18, 1971, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextBaxkscn Trngrcss-^rgus J. D. JONES . PUBLISHER (1908-1955) DOYLE JONES JR Editor and Publisher Published every Thursday at 129 South Mulberry Street, Jackson, Georgia 30233. Second Class Postage paid at Jack* son, Georgia 30233. Address notice of undeliverable copies and other corre spondence to The Jackson Progress-Argus, P. 0. Box 249, Jackson, Georgia 30233. NATIONAL NEWSPAPER TELEPHONE 775-3107 fSncuriON UnM m OFFICIAL ORGAN rrstrnsira NNA SUSTAINING butts county and MEMBER —1971 CITy OF JACKSO n Subscription Rates in Advance, Tax Included: One Year $5.00 School Year $4.00 Six Months $2.75 Single Copy v 10c IT’S THIS WAY BY DOYLE JONES JR. Jest of the Week: “Your husband looks lik e a very intelligent man, Mrs. Green,” remarked a neighbor. “I suppose he knows about everything.” “Don’t be silly,” said Mrs. Green. “He doesn’t even suspect anything.” And this: He staggered in at 4 a. m. and was met at the door by his angry wife, who asked for his excuse for coming home at that hour. His reply was simple and to the point: “Breakfast!” • ••••• THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE Newspapering is a fascinating profession. We don’t believe we’d like to be in anything else. But it has its share of “dry runs” and “wild goose chases.” Like Thursday evening. It was about 6:30 and I had returned from a directors meeting at Mclntosh State Bank to the office. Martha was ready and we locked up and were pro ceeding to our car in an adjacent parking area when Police Chief Watson Vaughn beeped his Paris-sound siren once lightly and took off out South Mulberry like the Devil was sitting on his shoulder and whispering blandishments in his ear. We waited long enough to see that he kept on Route 36 at the Brownlee Road intersection and then we took off. Quite naturally we speculated about the reason for the “law” being summoned in such a hurry, but in our business we have long since learned just to wait and see. 1 had the Caprice which ABW and Mclntosh Bank own but which they allow me to drive since no payments are over two months overdue stretched out about the 70 mph mark. Just beyond the hill at the G. F. Etheredge home place Russell Crumbley, Butts deputy sheriff, passed me like the roadrunner does the wolf in those corny cartoons and my interest was picqued again. This side of the Towaliga River bridge a State Patrol car whizzed by and soon vanished over a ridge. By the time we reached the Rt. 36 Interchange the “law” cars were long since out of sight so we had no way to determine which of many routes they might have taken. We pulled into a station to inquire and were told that the officers cars had turned into Bucksnort Road. We followed and a few hundred yards up the road there they were. The excitement? Forget it! A burglar alarm in a shop that has had more than its share of robberies lately had in some inexplicable way set itself off although I, and certainly the owners, were happy that it was false or at best only a dress rehearsal. The trip home was made at more leisurely speed and enjoyed more. The “dry hauls” are all part of the game and scarcely newsworthy unless used in this context . . . Congratulations are in order for the four persons tapped by the Jaycees in their recent Awards Night banquet. They are Patsy Maddox, STAR Student, Wilson Bush, STAR Teacher, Fred P. Cook, Farmer of the Year, and Steve Jett, Young Man of the Year. All have rendered distinctive service in their various fields and are re ceiving the good wishes of their many friends upon being so rec ognized by the Jaycees . . . The rains of March 1-3 in Henry County were reported by Henry County Warden Clyde Canup as the worst in 26 years. Some 27 bridges and pipes were washed away and Mr. Canup said “We’re going to be a long time getting the roads and bridges back like they were.” Butts County roads were heavily damaged but evidently not to the extent of those in Henry County. . . . C. L. Sanvidge has been elected president of the Butts County United Appeal. Sandy is the very able secretary of th e Jackson Kiwanis Club and will make an excellent president. We applaud the directors for their foresight in electing him . . . Probably 99.44 percent of all whites were pulling for Joe Frazier to maul the daylights out of “Blabbermouth” Cassius Clay. And he darn near did, flooring Clay with a left hook early in the 16th round that left him a battered hulk, eyes glazed and a flicker of fear showing momentarily. Clay had more than met his match with Frazier win ning a unanimous decision with comparative ease. Of course there is talk now of a rematch and an $8 million gate. If Clay could keep his mouth shut—probably an impossibility—and conserve his strength he might fare better in the next encounter. Anyway, no fighter in my recollection has ever been knocked out with words. . . . We have heard alarming reports that the poisoning of dogs is occurring in the Garden Hill Subdivision. Several families have lost pets recently and it is reported that autopsies on two of the dogs Guest Editorial THE GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS ATLANTA AIRPORT STALL All that talk about the urgent need for a second Atlanta airport has been grounded. The aviation committee of the Atlanta aldermanic board scheduled a meeting yesterday afternoon. One member showed up. He was Hugh Pierce who frankly admitted that Atlanta may be oversold on the urgency of anew airport. The economic slow down has pinched the airlines, officials say. They have pulled back from talks of rushing into an expansion in Atlanta. They say th e economic slow down and the rescheduling of flights in Atlanta are two factors for the stall on a second airport. Maybe so. But anyone who has used the Atlanta airport lately will witness to th e fact that delay is stand ard. Incoming planes have to cir cle sometimes for an hour or more before they can land. This makes them late in taking off. One pilot was telling his pas sengers the other day that he was sorry about the delay in getting down in Atlanta. “But this is always the way it is here in Atlanta,” he told them. This could give Atlanta a bad indicate they died agonizing deaths of strychnine poisoning. We understand that cats also have fallen victims of the poisoner’s bait. We realize that dogs can be nuisances on occasions and that many owners do not look after them properly, allowing them to become “wards” of the neighborhood, but we are equally certain that poisoning is not the answer. It only creates more problems, the most serious of which is that it makes neighbors and friends suspicious of one another, plus the ingredients of tragedy in that a child might pick up a piece of poisoned food and eat it. We hope that the City Police will and have investigated these poisonings thoroughly and can bring the perpetrator before the bar of justice speedily . . . The tragic death of two outstanding rising sophomore grid players last week in an auto accident in Athens cast a pall of gloom over Spring practice at the University which currently k at the half way point. Killed in the two car collision on Baxter Street were John Florio of North Miami, starting frosh fullback, and Ed Milo of Youngstown, Ohio. Milo was a 6’6” 254 pound giant with a brilliant future and would have been certain of seeing much duty as defensive tackle for the Bulldogs. Also since last season Georgia has lost two fine assistant coaches, Billy Kinard to Arkansas and Gary Wyant to Tennessee. That’s the penalty that fame brings and when one has a brilliant record as young Vince Dooley, you may rest assured that other schools are always after the top assistants. There were also rumors last week that Doc Ayers might be headed fo r Darlington. The G-Day game is April 3 in Athens. Some 10,000 Bulldog faithfuls are expected to be on hand for the preview of the ’7l Georgia team Mrs. Walter J. Bennett Bennett Tax Service Corner Joy St. and Freeman Road (One Block off Brownlee Road) Office: 775-5121 Home: 775-7759 "You can save next month!’ C&S Automatic Savings. The sure way to beat the deviL There always seems to be something that tempts you to spend more money. So you never get around to save. That’s why C&S has Automatic Savings. We automatically transfer a set amount from your C&S Checking Account into your C&S Savings Account. And as we make these regular deposits, you build up a sizable balance. Talk with a C&S banker who can work out a program tailored to your budget and needs. It’s like having an angel on your shoulder. C&S Automatic Savings. It leads you not into temptation. The Citizens & Southern Banks in Georgia. CgS What can we do for vouT J^PL: THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA name quick with air travelers. The carriers may have lost some of their urgency in talk ing about anew Atlanta airport. But passengers using the At lanta airport have a different view. PERSONAL The friends of Ballard Perdue are glad to see him out again following an illness last week which kept him confined to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rucker of Piedmont, Ala. visited Mrs. Ira Cawthon at Sylvan Grove Hos pital Sunday. ‘Whatsoever Things 1 BY DONALD E. WILDMON IS IT STERLING? Many times in my life I have heard some * one speak of silver, and the question will be asked: “Is it sterling?” I never really knew what IBL the basis of the question was, except that sterling Wk was supposed to be the best type silverware. And, really, I doubt if many of those who asked the S HH question were really aware of the origin of the The word came into our language many years ago because of a silversmith by the name of Sterling. It seems as though many of the silversmiths in those days would defraud the buyer through the use of a baser metal. The buyer, unable to tell the difference, would often pay a large sum for something he thought was solid silver only to find out years later that the silversmith had cheated him. Man of Honesty Sterling was a silversmith who was a man of honesty. People who bought his products could be sure that the product was of high quality and no attempt to defraud the buyer had been made. Because of Sterling’s utter trustworthiness, the king engaged Sterling to make all the silverware for the court. He could be assured that if it bore the mark “sterling” it would be genuine in value. And now we all want to know if it is sterling silver! I guess that a man is known by his deeds. It is what you do that you are known for more than what you say. Somewhere in the Book among the books we read these words: “Their end will cor respond with their deeds.” Some how, I kinda figure that those words are true. Many centuries ago two men were contemporaries in history. Whether or not they come face to face with each other is un certain. There is a distinct pos sibility that they did. The two men were named Paul and Nero. Now Paul was an itinerant preacher, traveling from town to town proclaiming a strange new doctrine about one called the Nazarene. He was the scorn of the respectable people of the day, and often found himself leaving a town in a hurry—often to save his own life! Roman Ruler Nero was the ruler of th e Rom an Empire. He was a great man who ruled all men. He was a mem ber of the respectable section of society. In fact, he even declared himself to be a god! Centuries have come and gone since Paul and Nero faced each other, if indeed they did. It has been a long time since Nero burned Rome and blamed Paul and his followers. But somewhere along the way from there to here, men started calling their sons Paul and their dogs Nero. I have never heard of a man who had the name Judas. The only usuage of the name I have ever heard has been to identify one as a traitor. But before Judas Iscariot did what he did it was quite a common name— S RENT-A-CAR : I H — , at DANIEL FORD SALES Jackson, Ga. Phone 775-7872 well respected. Like I said, I guess it is true that a man is known by his deeds. And I believe I would rather have men call me Sterling than Nero— or Judas. —FIVE STAR (Tour the Holy Land and Rome with Mr. Wildmon. His third tour. Nov. 23-Dec. 2. $649. Terms. For more info, write him at Box 1368, Tupelo, Miss. 38.801) Jackson Paint & Decorating Center Custom Colors Latex & Oil Paints Wholesale Prices Call us for Your Paint & Painting Needs 775-7571 Remodeling, Add on, House Repairs Phone 775-7571 oiw IPjmllllL -ip *f Bblbp ,3^ The best things in life aren’t free. A breath of perfect air. A walk through a ferny wood. A fish, fat and clean from a sparkling river. These joys are disappearing. And it will cost a lot to get them back. People have long expected nature to renew herself eternally in spite of mistreatment. But nature can’t. Man must undo the damage he has done. And everyone will have to pay the price. We’re willing to do our share, and already are spend ing millions to preserve the environment. Like $lO million in the next three years on electrostatic precip itators to protect the air. And $27 million on towers to cool for reuse the water we take from the rivers. These efforts weigh heavy in our construction budget. But we think the best things in life are worth paying for. Georgia Power Company A citizen wherever we serve ® THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1971 Heart Attack Takes Life of Van R. Wilson Mr. Van R. Wilson, 63, of 1579 Deer Park Road, NE, Atlanta, died unexpectedly March 10th in DeKalb General Hospital follow ing a heart seizure. He had been a patient in the hospital fo r two days. Mr. Wilson was born August 8, 1907 in Butts County to the late Mr. I. M. Wilson and Mrs. Lucy Maddox Wilson, both of Butts County. He had lived in Atlanta for 40 years and was employed by the Comptroller General’s Of fice for the State of Georgia. He was a member of the Clair mont Hills Presbyterian Church in Decatur and a graduate of Jackson High School. Mr. Wilson attended Mercer University. Funeral services were conduc ted Friday afternoon at two o’- clock in th e chapel of A. S. Tur ner & Sons with Rev. Max Mil ligan, pastor of the Clairmont Hills Presbyterian Church, offi ciating. Interment was in West view Cemetery with A. S. Turner & Sons in charge of arrange ments. Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Doris Kingston Wil son of Atlanta; a son, Gary Wil son of Atlanta; a granddaughter, Miss Tiffany Wilson of Atlanta; a nephew, Victor L. Wilson of Warner Robins.