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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1972
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY
TENDERED SHERRI OLIVER
ON HER 14TH NATAL DATE
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Finney en
tertained their daughter, Sherri
Oliver, with a surprise birthday
party at Tomlin’s Restaurant on
Friday night, April 14th, honor
ing her 14th birthday.
Those attending, in addition to
the honoree and hosts, were Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Bailey, Gene Bail
ey, Mr. and Mrs. James Bailey
and children, Al, Jonna and Bob
by, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis, Mrs.
Robert Bailey, all of Monticello;
Mrs. Terry Kitchens, Mrs. Caro
lyn Cook, Rankin Cook and Miss
Kim Schroeder.
Miss Oliver received many
lovely gifts.. The party proved
to be a gala occasion for every
one and especially a surprise to
Sherri.
NEW ARRIVALS
VIA
LITTLE MISS DUKE
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Franklin
Duke of Gordon announce the
birth of a daughter, Joy Lail,
April 7th at Macon Hospital. Ma
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Lail of Macon. Pater
nal grandmother is Mrs. Sara
Duke of Flovilla.
LITTLE MISS STANDARD
Dr. and Mrs. Sam Standard of
McDonough, formerly of Jackson,
announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Barry Susan, March 25th, at
Macon Hospital. Mrs. Standard
will be rememberd as the former
Miss Barry Thompson of Forsyth.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients at Sylvan Grove Hos
pital the week of April 12-19 in
clude:
Jessie Sessions, Lois Coleman,
Lester Barnes, Arvilla Lewis,
Nan J. McDonald, James Pitts,
Marcia Morgan, Ida Coker, Clay
ton Garr, Clarence Whiten, Car
rie Cash and baby girl, Willie
Collier, F. C. Denson, Emma
Crockett, George Taylor, Sr.
Save ! Save ! Save !
Labels ! Labels ! Labels !
Will you help us in our effort to establish
a FUND for the permanent care of Sandy Creek
Cemetery by saving from your pantry or stor
age shelves these labels:
1. Del Monte —Any size, Any style:
Peaches, Pineapple, English Peas,
Green Beans, Golden Corn, Fruit
Cocktail, Catsup.
2. Libby—Any size, Any style:
Canned, Frozen, or Packaged.
For each ten labels, the fund will increase
by SI.OO. Start saving now as you use these
items. Next week’s Progress-Argus will list
the places where you may leave these labels for
regular collection.
Continue saving the Libby items until July
31, 1972, and the Del Monte items until Octo
ber 11, 1972.
You will have helped in a worthwhile com
munity project, and will have our eternal grat
itude.
Beth Towles Hearn
O’Delle Moore
344 College Street
Jackson, Georgia
MRS. DAUGHTRY HOSTESS
TO JACKSON GARDEN CLUB
AT HER ATLANTA HOME
Mrs. Hampton Daughtry was
hostess to the Jackson Garden
Club on Wednesday, April 12th,
at a luncheon in Atlanta at her
home on Chatham Road.
Since the Dogwood Festival
opened in Atlanta April Bth, At
lanta was truly a “fairy land”
everywhere, as were the gardens
and grounds of Mrs. Daughtry.
Special invited guests were
Mrs. J. P. Moore and Mrs. J. C.
Newton, both of Atlanta.
Going up from Jackson for the
day were Mrs. D. P. Settle, Mrs.
E. S. Settle, Mrs. W. W. Wright,
Mrs. J. B. Harrison, Mrs. Hugh
Mallet, Mrs. G. D. Head, Mrs. T.
E. Robison Sr., and Miss Delia
Watkins.
Mr. Daughtry joined the group
and was a gracious host along
with his charming wife.
JENKINSBURG IRIS GARDENS
ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The beautiful Iris gardens of
Mrs. Taylor Patrick on the Grif
fin Road and of Mrs. W. J.
Saunders, Mrs. H. G. Harris, Miss
Ruby Lane, Mrs. M. B. Farrar,
and Mrs. J. 0. Minter, all of
Jenkinsburg, will be open to vis
its by the public from 2 to 6
p. m. on Saturday, April 29th.
The gardens are at their peak
of beauty and a large number
of flower lovers are expected to
make this annual tour.
PERSONAL
Miss Cynthia Bell of Lithia I
Springs spent last week with her J
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Naa
mon York.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest York of
Locust Grove spent Sunday af
ternoon with his brother, Mr.
and Mrs.' Naamon York.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cook,
Gary and Edith were Sunday din
ner guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Perdue.
ELDER Wm. D. FLETCHER TO
SPEAK AT SANDY CREEK
Elder Paul Mann, pastor of
Sandy Creek Primitive Baptist
Church, has arranged a visit from
Elder William D. Fletcher, editor,
Gospel Appeal, Winchester, Va.,
Wednesday night, April 26th, at
7:30 o’clock. He will bring a Gos
pel Message and Elder Mann and
the congregation invite all inter
ested persons to come and share
this privilege.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
MRS. YOUNGBLOOD WAS
GUEST OF HONOR AT
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. Margaret Youngblood of
Jackson was guest of honor at a
surprise birthday party given by
Mrs. Pierce Power at her Jenk
insburg home Monday evening at
7:30 o’clock.
A devotional was given from
the Book of Psalms with Mrs.
Havis Ezzard leading in prayer.
Several games were enjoyed by
the guests with the honoree re
ceiving many lovely gifts. De
licious birthday cake, decorated
with a red crown to symbolize the
honoree being “Queen for a Day”
and red roses, was cut and served.
Those present for the gala af
fair included M'esdames Pierce
Power, Margaret Youngblood,
Ann Smith, Shirley Bridges,
Gwen Smith, Faye Stevenson,
Sandra Thurston, Jenny Cook,
Ruth Kuhn, Mary Jeffers, Hazel
Washington, Priscilla Williams,
Havis Ezzard, S. A. Ireland, Dar
lene Thurston, Wylene Wine and
Mrs. Harper, all of Jackson, and
Mrs. Gloria Collins and Mrs. Tay
j lor of Locust Grove.
JEPHTHA CHAPTER TO HAVE
INSTALLATION APRIL 23RD
Jephtha Chapter No. 252, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will hold
on open installation of officers
on Sunday, April 23rd, at three
o’clock. Mrs. Rozelle Lunsford
will be installed at Worthy Ma
tron and Mr. Howard Greer as
Worthy Patron. Miss Ernestine
Adams, Past Grand Matron of
Thomaston, will be the grand in
stalling officer. All members and
friends are invited to attend.
PERSONAL
Mrs. C. M. Compton has had
as her guest this week Mrs. Hat
tie C. Blankenship on New Provi
dence, New Jersey.
Mr. and Mi’s. Julius Spoon have - !
returned to their Indian Springs'
home following a four month visit
in St. Petersburg, Fla. Visiting
them in St. Petersburg were his
brother, Mr Russell Spoon, and
Mrs. Spoon of Courtland, Minn,
and Mrs. Mattie May Moss of
Tampa, a sister of Mrs. Spoon.
Mrs. Spoon returned to Tampa
with Mrs. Moss and while there
visited many points of interest
including Busch Gardens.
Mr. and Mrs. Juius Spoon visi
ted her daughter, Mrs. Albert
Schwamlein, Sr., in Forsyth while
enroute home from a visit in
St. Petersburg, Fla. Spending the
weekend with them were Mr. and j
Mrs. Albert Schwamlein, Jr. of I
Canton and together they spent
Sunday at High Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hutcheson
of Woodbury visited Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Spoon last Thursday.
Mrs. Lollie Blissitt, who fell re
cently and broke her pelvis bone,
has returned from Griffin hos
pital to Westbury Medical Care
Home and is doing nicely. Mrs.
Blissitt is mother of Mrs. Callie
Lunsford of Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Maddox and
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cook visited
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Coleman and
family of Conyers on Sunday.
Mrs. Doyle Jones, Jr. spent
the weekend in Athens with her
mother, Mrs. L. F. Griffeth, who
underwent successful surgery
last Thursday at Athens General
Hospital. Mrs. Griffeth is expec
ted to return to her home on
Cherokee Avenue during the
week, her many friends will be
interested to know.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Vaughn
and Mr. Stanley Vaughn were
among those from Jackson going
to Decatur Friday night to Briar
wood Baptist Church to attend
the capping of the June 1974
graduating class of Georgia Bap
tist Hospital School of Nursing.
Their daughter, Miss Louette
Vaughn, was one of the 78 young
ladies who received her nurse’s
cap after successfully completing
six months of training.
Coach and Mrs. Darrell Pippin
and family were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Whidby
aboard the Whidby house boat
on Lake Lanier.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Fisher
and Diane of Perry were supper
guests Sunday night of Sirs. S.
W. Maddox, mother of Mrs. Fish
er.
Jackson Band And Chorus To
Give Spring Concert April 26
The band and chorus of Jack
son High School will present its
annual Spring Concert on April
26th at eight o’clock in the Jack
son High School Auditorium. The
band is under the baton of An
drew Buggs,
The band will play selections
such as River Kwai March, Aller
seelen, Unfinished Symphony,
Civil War Supite, Second Suite
for Band, Galant Men March,
On The Trail, Blues in the Band,
Fantasia on Lady of Spain, and
Sounds of the Carpenters.
The chorus will sing selections
such as Deaf Old Woman, Hi
Neighbor, Mayday Carol, Cheru
bim Song No. 7, Soon All Will
Be Done, Bridge Over Troubled
Waters, Go Tell It On The Moun
tain, and a medley of songs in
cluding I’d Like To Teach the
World To Sing.
The members and the section
each plays in is as follows:
Woodwind—Constance Berry,
Rosa Ball, Renee Barlow, Howard
Benton, Nora Berry, Patricia
Buggs, Valentine Fears, Chris
tine Freeman, Anita Head, Na
omi Head, Ronnie Jones, Linda
Lawrence, Miranda Price, Cyn
thia Stewart, Patricia Watfs,
Nancy Webb, John Wise, Edithe
Price, Karen Barlow, Frankie
Bell and Vanessa Benton.
Brasswind Section—Nathaniel
Barlow, Willie Barron, Jesse Bell,
Malcolm Bell, Lewis Jones, Gary
Mayfield, Dennis Shiver, Alton
Stewart, Willie Varner, Alfred
Watkins, Leon Webb, Harvey
Whitehead and Timothy Evans.
Percussion Section—Luelle Pet
taway, Ozie White, Broderick
Stewart, Samuel Taylor, Antho
ny Watts, Alton Patterson, and
Ronald Wilson.
Chorus members include:
Sopranos—Alma Brewer, Viv
ian Cash, Leatha Douglas, Tele
cia Fears, Susan McClelland, Viv
ian Evans, Mary Respress, Deb
bie Williams.
Alto—Annette Eusery, Zadie
Eusery, Bobbie J. Goodman, Cyn
thia Hightower, Margaree High
tower, Natacha Hightower, Scar
let Jackson. Lenora Jester, Pa
tricia Jones, * Clare McDowell,
Mary McDowell, and Cynthia
Head.
Tenor—Steven Brooks, Char
les McClendon, Joe Respress, and
Ronnie Stephens.
Bass—Willie Barkley, Hozie
Folds, Thomas Jester, Ervin
Shannon, Gary Thurman and
Bruce Welch.
The Jackson High Band and
Chorus is under the direction of
Andrew Buggs with tickets now
on sale for admission to the con
cert. The public is invited to this
performance of musical fine arts.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Deraney
left Saturday night for Daytona
Beach, Florida for a vacation of
several days. They are expected
to return home today (Thurs
day.)
Friends of Mrs. Madge Holifield
will be sorry to hear that she is
still confined at Georgia Baptist
Hospital in Atlanta where she has
been a patient for twelve days.
Mr. and Mrs. Olis Kitchens visi
ted Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pickett in
| Griffin on Sunday.
Mr. Emory Abbott and Reg
visited Mr. and Mrs. Bubber
Jones and family Sunday after
noon.
The many friends of Mrs. Em
erson Burford will regret to learn
she is a patient at Middle Geor
gia Hospital in Macon and was
expected to undergo surgery this
week. It is hoped that encourag
ing news of her condition will
be forthcoming.
JACKSON
DRIVE-IN
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
APRIL 21, 22, 23
GEORGE HAMILTON and SUE
LYON in
Evel Knievel
SHOW STARTS AT DUSK
Dr. Ault Named
Regional Head
In New Set-Up
The recently passed reorgani
zation bill for State Government
has brought major changes to the
Georgia Diagnostic and Classifi
cation Center, near Jackson .
Under the reorganization of
the Department of Corrections,
which now becomes the Depart
ment of Offender Rehabilitation,
Dr. Allen Ault, Superintendent
of the Diagnostic Center has been
appointed Regional Director for
Central Georgia. Under his su
pervision will be Correctional In
stitutions at Eatonton, Montezu
ma, Warm Springs, Leesville, Mil
ledgeville, Columbus and Augus
ta. In view of the number of in
stitutions and the area involved,
this assignment will present Dr.
Ault with many challenges and
opportunities for more effective
service.
Dr. Ault will remain as the
Superintendent of the Diagnostic
Center. The day to day operations
of the center, however, will be
under the supervision of Francis
E. Holland, deputy warden.
YOUTH REVIVAL BEGINS
AT LIBERTY BAPTIST
Liberty Baptist Church will
hold special Youth Revival ser
vices beginning Friday, April
21st, and continuing through
Sunday, April 23rd. The youth
directed services will begin at
7:30 o’clock each evening.
Terry Singletary, 12, of Thom
aston will bring the revival mes
sages each evening with special
youth groups to be in charge of
the special singing. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
PERSONAL
'> Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Ball spent
Sunday in Atlanta with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry 0. Ball.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Daniel
and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Allen
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Jones at their
country home, “Owl Cove,” near
McDonough.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Knight,
Mrs. Linda Rooks and Mrs. San
dra Rooks attended the Elvis
Presley show Saturday evening
at the Macon Coliseum .
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Kelly have
as their guests for a visit of two
weeks their daughter, Mrs. Eric
Berg, Mr. Berg and children, In
grid, Signe, Ryan and Ricky, of
Manchester, Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Glidewell
and Tommy Glidewell and Bob
McCullers of Auburn University
attended the Varsity-Alumni
game at Furman University in
Greenville on Saturdav.
Going Out Of Business
CLOSED: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
OPEN: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
9:00 A. M. 7:00 P. M.
Cleveland Furniture Cos.
ON THE SQUARE
Mrs. Thaxton
Passes In
Los Angeles
Mrs. Lamar Thaxton, 58, of
Los Angeles, California died
April sth in a Los Angeles hos
pital following an extended ill
ness.
A member of Faith Tabernacle,
Mrs. Thaxton was bom Opal I.
Sauls January 23, 1914 to the
late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar O. Sauls
of Dallas, Texas.
Funeral services were conduc
ted Saturday afternoon at 1:30
o’clock at Faith Tabernacle with
Rev. Raymond Harms officiating.
Interment was in Inglewood Park
Cemetery with Pierce Brothers
Mortuary in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. Thaxton is survived by
; her husband, Lamar Thaxton; two
Isons, Michael and John Thaxton;
daughter-in-law; one granddaugh
ter, of Los Angeles; one sister
of Dallas, Texas; several nieces
and nephews.
Scout Meet
Termed
A Success
An Opinion Molders meeting to
determine the potential support
from Butts County has been ter
med “successful.”
The meeting was held at the
Holiday Inn in Locust Grove on
April 13th. Community leaders
from this area were present and
pledged their full support to
Scouting. Glenn Williams, the
new District Scout Executive, who
resides in Henry County, stated
that “he felt that Butts County
could become a real leader in
Scouting.”
ELLEN PINCKNEY MAKES
A PERFECT 4.0 GRADE
Mis? Ellen Pinckney had the
distinct and unusual honor of be
ing placed on the Dean’s List at
the University of Georgia with a
perfect 4.0 average, one of the
few achieved in the School of
Home Economics recently. Miss
Pinckney is the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. R. H. Pinckney of Jack
son and her friends are congrat
ulating her on this achievement.
MRS. EDNA ROSS IS HEAD
SIXTH DISTRICT GSFSA
The Butts County Board of
Education sent Mrs. Myrtice
Moore, Mrs. Edna Ross, and Mrs.
Lovett Fletcher to Savannah to
attend the convention of the
Georgia chool Food Service As-
Georgia School Food Service As
sociation, Inc. April 14-16.
Installed as president of the
Sixth District, GSFSA. during
the convention was Mrs. Edna
Ross of the Butts County School
System.
ALL MERCHANDISE IS BEING SOLD AT
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Come Early for the Best Selections
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REV. LOUIE P. OWENS
Rev. Owens Is
Nazarene
Guest Preacher
The public is cordially invited
to attend revival services at the
Jackson Church of the Nazarene
on Indian Springs Street begin
ning April 24th and continuing
through Sunday, April 30th. Ser
vices will begin each evening at
7:30 o’clock with the Sunday
morning service beginning at 11
o’clock.
Rev. Louie P. Owens, pastor of
the First Church of the Nazarene
in Covington, will fill the pulpit
during the week with Rev. Thom
as Fowler and his daughter, Mrs.
Carroll Ann F. Henry, to have
charge of the special music. Rev.
Fowler and his daughter, mem
bers of the famed Fowler Family,
are widely known in this area.
Rev. Billy H. Ring, pastor, in
announcing the revival, said of
Rev. Owens “God not only saved
him from a life of sin at age 34,
but also delivered him from a
life of drugs.” At 38 years of
age Rev. Owens answered a di
vine call to preach and enrolled
in the Nazarene Bible College,
Colorado Springs, Colo., where
he graduated in June 1971.
Asa kick-off for the revival
Sunday, April 23rd, the Jackson
Church will have as special guest
speaker at the morning worship
Georgia District Superintendent
Jack H. Lee of Decatur. During
the worship hour a special “mort
gage burning” service will be
held signifying that the local
Nazarene Church has paid off its
indebtedness on the church par
sonage on Indian Springs Street
in five years. Following the wor
ship hour a covered dish lunch
will be served.
The public is invited to attend
these services.
DOUGLAS FREEMAN MAKES
GEORGIA DEAN’S LIST
Word has been received by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M.
Freeman of Indian Springs
Street, Jackson, that Douglas
Jefferson Freeman has been
placed on the Dean's List for the
Winter Quarter at the University
of Georgia.
Douglas had a quarter average
of 3.75 for the winter.
