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MILTON DANIEL HONORED - Ford Motor Company’s highest dealership honor for outstanding customer service - the
Distinguished Service Citation--has been presented to Daniel Ford Sales, Inc., in Jackson, Ga. Charles M. Daniel, Jr. (left), accepts the
award for the dealership from R. L. Fenstermacher, Ford’s Atlanta Customer Service District Manager. Mr. Fenstermacher noted that
“Daniel Ford Sales can be justly proud of receiving this distinction for its service department employes. It ranks them in the upper 15
percent of Ford and Lincoln-Mercury service personnel nationally.”
Red Cockaded Woodpecker
Is Headed For Extinction
By Wayne Hanley
The same fate that seems to
be creeping toward us all has
caught up with the red-cockad
ed woodpecker.
The woodpecker no longer
fits the modern world. Eons
ago the bird settled down into a
comfortable job in the woods
and only recently discovered
the role was similar to that of a
buggy whip braider.
A few years ago the
red-cockaded woodpecker was
a fairly common bird, particu
larly in coastal Georgia. In
fact, one might find a
respectable population any
where in a coastal crescent
extending from Dismal Swamp
in Virginia to the Big Thicket
country of East Texas.
Many years ago the red
cockaded woodpecker made an
unfortunate choice of nesting
place. In Georgia, at least, the
bird seeks a longleaf pine
which suffers from a fungus
infection known as heart
disease. The bird chops a hole
in the pine and hollows out a
nest within the tree’s heart.
The bird nests only within
living trees and only those with
heart disease. It pecks around
the entrance hole and causes
sap to flow. Any year in which
it fails to stimulate the flow of
sap, the bird moves to another
nesting site.
The mode of living served
well, so long as longleaf pine
was harvested as a mature
lumber tree. But since techno
logy made it possible to turn
southern pines into paper, the
red-cockaded has been in
trouble. Longleaf pines now
are harvested before they
mature. The tree does not grow
large enough to develop an
attractive case of heart
disease.
A couple of years ago, Uncle
Sam placed the red-cockaded
woodpecker on the U. S.
endangered species list. The
woodpecker could be headed
for the oblivion that surrounds
the ivory-billed woodpecker.
And, as if this were not enough
trouble for the red-cockaded,
the Audubon Magazine’s Sep
tember, 1972 issue announced
that this woodpecker also faces
extinction if the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
continues its Mirex campaign
against the fire ant in the
South. A Mississippi State
University zoologist points out
that the endangered bird’s
range coincides with that of the
fire ant, and the USDA is
Developers-lnvestors
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now being offered for sale for the first time. Three miles
west of Jackson Lake, 60 minutes south of Atlanta, 40 min
utes north of Macon, this tract lies in the path of a dynamic
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Heavily timbered for immediate profit, watered by a
branch and large creek with rushing shoals and deep pools,
the tract abounds with deer, quail, beaver, coon, squirrel and
assorted wildlife.
Good dirt road access now, with paving scheduled this
year, plus the proposed county-wide water system will send
this property far above the firm $300,000 asking price.
Owners will finance and tailor terms to buyer’s needs.
Little, or no, down payment required, interest only for five
or more years, payout an additional eight or ten years.
Deal direct with the owners - no brokers or agents
need apply. For further information call 775-3107 day or
775-7313 night. Or write Box 249, Jackson, Georgia 30233.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
raining $7 million worth of the
pesticide over this area every
year. Two effects from the
spraying could bring a quick
end to the red-cockaded
woodpecker, according to the
Audubon Magazine. Mirex, like
a chlorinated hydrocarbon
DDT, could affect the bird’s
reproductive capabilities. And
Mirex kills so many insects and
other arthropods that it could
gravely reduce the species’
food supply - which consists
largely of ants.
If one cares to see the
red-cockaded woodpecker, the
best bet for finding it lies in
visiting the Okefenokee Na
tional Wildlife Refuge. Refuge
personnel have painted white
bands around the lower trunks
of trees known to be used by the
woodpecker. The Georgia
Conservancy, Inc., 3376 Peach
tree Road, N. E., Suite 402,
Atlanta, Georgia 30326, 404-
262-1967.
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PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oxford of
Atlanta visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Evans Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgan
of Biloxi, Miss, spent Friday
in Pine Mountain Valley with
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hooten,
Tom and Josephine. They
drove to Jackson Saturday to
spend the weekend with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Parrish. Mrs. Dennis Dunagan
of Lawrenceville also spent the
weekend.
Miss Peggy Evans joined
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Gunnels and
Kay and Tommy Gunnels for a
weekend in Panama City,
Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Parrish
entertained at an informal
dinner for their son, Eugene
Parrish, and Miss Wanda
Manning on Saturday at their
home. Invited guests were
Rev. and Mrs. Knight, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Manning, Mr. and
Mrs. Fredrick Harrison, Miss
Karen Reeves and guest, Miss
Donna Reeves and guest of
Macon, Miss Faith Blair and
guest of Jackson. Assisting
Mrs. Parrish were Miss
Beatrice Wood and the Parrish
daughters, Vikki, Patricia and
Linda.
Douglas Freeman and Miss
Cindy Cupp were guests during
the weekend of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Cupp,
in Savannah.
Bert Smith and son, Bryan,
of Marietta spent the weekend
with Mrs. H. O. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Parrish,
Mr. G. F. Gilmore, Miss
Beatrice Wood, Mrs. Ernestine
Glass, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Hooten, Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Morgan and Mrs. Dennis
Dunagan attended the wedding
of Eugene Parrish and Miss
Wanda Manning in Macon
Sunday. Mr. Dunagan was at
Marine Reserves in Quantico,
Va. and was unable to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Williams and family spent the
weekend in Montezuma with
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Williams.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1973
Mrs. B. 0. Williamson visited
briefly Saturday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Welch.
Friends of Mr. Welch are glad
to learn he is improving nicely
at his home from a recent
heart seizure.
Friends of D. D. Estes regret
to learn he is a patient at
Sylvan Grove Hospital where
he has been a patient for
several days.
Friends of J. Flim Brooks
will be interested to learn he
was transferred last week from
Sylvan Grove Hospital to Hill
Top Nursing Home near
Forsyth.
Mrs. Fred Hoard is at home
after having been hospitalized
in the Middle Georgia Hospital
in Macon, her friends are glad
to learn.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fears
traveled to Columbus Wednes
day afternoon to attend the
Babe Ruth All-Stars Tourna
ment in which their son, Bill,
was a player.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Little,
formerly of Jonesboro, are now
residing in Jackson and are
being welcomed by local
citizens. The Littles moved to
Butts County during the past
weekend.
Friends of Miss Ginny
Etheredge of Atlanta will be
interested to know that she
moved to Jackson last Friday
and will be with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Etheredge,
until her marriage in Septem
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Friends of Foster Leverrett
will be interested to learn that
he is presently employed as
operator of the water plant for
the City of Barnesville, having
taken this new position about
three weeks ago. Mr. Leverrett
formerly worked with an
Atlanta real estate firm for
about ten years.
Mrs. Mary Leila Eccles of
Casselberry, Florida and Mrs.
Wilhelmina Gerod of Long
wood, Fla. spent last week with
Mrs. Howard Jolly at her home
on Jackson Lake.
Friends of C. B. Brown Jr.
and Joe Brown regret to learn
that their father, Mr. C. B.
Brown of Columbus, is serious
ly ill at his home. Members of
the two families visited in
Columbus Sunday with their
father.
Friends of W. Sessions
Weaver are delighted to learn
he returned home Tuesday of
last week from the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital
where he recently underwent
surgery.
Rev. and Mrs. Randall
Macon of Knoxville, Tenn.
were recent guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clint
Adams.
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Mrs. Pat Blanco of West
bury, Long Island, N. Y. visited
last week with Mrs. W. H.
Mallet, Mrs. Howard Jolly, and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Jones Jr.
spent Sunday in Statesboro
with Mrs. H. P. Jones Sr. and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Jones
were notified Saturday night of
the death about six o’clock the
same day of Mr. H. P. (Chick)
Jones Sr., first cousin of Mr.
and Mrs. Jones and of Mr. and
Mrs. Vincent S. Jones. Mr.
Jones, 83, suffered a stroke
about two years ago. Funeral
services for this business, civic
and religious leader, he was
Gulf Oil agent for nearly 50
years, were held Monday
morning at 11 o’clock from the
First Baptist Church in
Statesboro. Mr. Jones was the
nephew of the late J. D. Jones
Sr. of Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Birchall
of Sandy Springs and Mrs.
Howard Jolly had dinner
Sunday at the Elder Hotel,
Indian Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Adams
spent last week touring and
camping in the Blue Ridge
Mountains, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia.
