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Jest of the Week: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address contains 266
words. The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. The Bill of
Rights contains 557 words. But a federal agency needed 26,911
words for an order reducing the price of cabbage.
One firefly to another: “Give me a push—my battery’s
dead.”
Small boy looking at great dane: “Is he for me or am I for
him?”
THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE
One wonders, with much justification, if the curve at the
Benny Lane Store on Route 42, North, is middle Georgia’s most
deadly. Without researching the files I cannot state exactly how
many lives have been lost in this curve, but I believe one can say at
least five and perhaps as many as seven. The latest fatality
occurred October 13th when a Jonesboro man perished when he
was thrown from an overturning pick-up truck. The curve,
deceptively deadly and virtually unbanked, comes at the end of a
comparatively straight stretch of probably a mile. The unwary
driver or One unfamiliar with the road who heads into the curve
with the speedometer registering 65 or above finds himself in
instant trouble. Most accidents occur when the driver slips off the
pavement on the right side, slides into the ditch and overturns or
strikes a culvert, spinning his vehicle end over end. It is unmarked
which leads one to wonder if the county or state highway
departments placed a “Sharp Curve” sign some 100 yards down
the road would it help save a life or two over the years? The
straightaway sounds the siren call for speed while the curve itself
exacts its deadly toll. Not only have there been several fatalities
but accidents in which no one was killed are too numerous to
recount. It is a “killer” curve and caution will allow you to live
again to drive another day. .. . Mrs. Florence Grier, our Indian
Springs correspondent, must have learned a long time ago that the
way to an editor’s heart is through his stomach. Last Monday
marked her first year as correspondent for the Progress-Argus
and an excellent one she is proving. To celebrate the occasion she
brought the whole paper staff a delicious pound cake, which with
some store bought ice cream, enabled us to have a party and
repast Monday afternoon. We thank Mrs. Grier for her
thoughtfulness and her wonderfully good cake. . . . When
Martha’s mother was moved from Athens General Hospital
several week ago she was brought to the home of her daughter,
Mrs. H. N. (Mozelle) Chick at 115 Milledge Heights. When Martha
and I were married long ago in December 1940, our first
apartment was with Mr. and Mrs. Tony Costa and Miss Vina
Marie Costa in their home almost directly across the street <rom
Mrs. Chick. For many years Martha and Nina Marie nave
exchanged birthday gifts and on the afternoon following the
Georgia-Ole Miss game, we walked across to the Costas for a brief
visit, and to take Martha’s gift to Nina Marie. Unfortunately, we
do not see them as much as we would like and it was like
Homecoming with hugs, kisses and tears. No newlyweds ever had
better and more understanding landlords than the Costas and we
loved them all and grieved to learn of Tony’s death many years
ago now. Now that Mrs. Griffeth is across the street I trust we will
see them more often. And for those who continue to inquire about
Mrs. Griffeth, she continues to improve, amazing the doctors and
family. She is able to walk by means of a walker. Taking
everything into consideration her recovery is simply incredible.
And thank all of you for your inquiries and your prayers. Please
continue both. . . . The Bloodmobile will visit Jackson on
November sth with the project in the best of health, thank you! But
it has not always been so. I’ve begged blood from citizens of the
county with tears almost literally in my eyes but to no avail. I’ve
editorialized, psyched, shamed and conned till I was blue in the
face. The response was negligible. It took Rachel Torrance to put
the burning question of “Why” in the proper context and with the
backing of the 4-H organization, she had the needed manpower and
youthful exuberance of scores to sell the bloodmobile program big
while a lone editor failed. November 5tL the quota will be 112 pints.
The last two visits the quota was oversubscribed. It is a good
feeling to have no deficit. The 4-H boys and girls are helping again
and I trust the goal will be exceeded wi*h no sweat. Please plan to
give. The blood is urgently needed. . . . Annually Martha and I
purchase four tickets to the Georgia-Vandy game in Nashville. We
enjoy the trip as usually the Fall foliage is worth the trip alone
with the game a bonus. This year because of the press of business
we could not make the trip. Not liking to see grid tickets unused I
scoured the county to find someone to give them to. After some
near misses, Ed Briscoe and Lou Moelchert decided they’d take
them and with their attractive spouses they set sail about 7 a.m.
for Nashville with Lou chauffering Briscoe’s car. There is no need
to recount the misery suffered by the Bulldog faithful at the
game’s outcome. I told Martha that Lou and Ed would be cussing
me the longest day they lived and that I bet we’d hear from Lou.
Predictable as ever, Lou poked his head in the door Monday
morning and with one succinct sentence summed up iiis feeling:
“We enjoyed the trip.” It was enough said and well said and with
that he departed.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
(T*) ‘Whatsoever
JH? Things’
By Donald E. Wildmon
A MATTER OF PRIORITIES
In the normal pursuit of life, the average person of 70 has
spent 3 years in education, 8 years in amusement, 6 years in
eating, 11 years in working, 24 years in sleeping, 5% years in
washing and dressing, 6 years in walking, 3 years in conversation,
3 years in reading and Vfe year in worshipping God.
We are all equal when it comes to the amount of time we
have. We may be different in every other aspect of life. But in time
we are all equal - each of us has 24 hours every day. No more. No
less. We don’t all use our time in the same way, but we all have the
same amount.
What we do with our time is determined by what we consider
important. We have time for our business because we consider it
important. We have time for recreation because we consider
recreation important. We have time for the family because the
family is important.
The things we consider most important we always have time
for. The things we consider less important we leave for a more
“convenient” time.
The person who doesn’t have time for God has identically
the same amount of time as the person who always has time for
God. It is simply a matter of priorities. The things we consider
most important. Never use a busy schedule as an excuse for
ignorance in spiritual matters. If we consider God important
enough, we will find time for Him. If we don’t, we won’t.
The person who doesn’t have time for the church doesn’t
•consider the church very important - regardless of what he says.
One person can drive for hours to get to a ball game, make plans
for weeks in advance to be certain he has the time to go. But that
same person can’t block out a single hour to worship God or drive
three minutes to participate in the church worship service. It is
simply a matter of priori ties-what we consider more important.
I knew a person who spent 12-15 hours each week keeping his
yard in immaculate condition. But he never took 60 minutes to
check the condition of his soul. A beautiful yard was more
important than a beautiful soul. It was simply a matter of
priorities.
I also know several people who are faithful and loyal to their
church, who always have time for God and their fellowman. Yet
they only have 24 hours a day like the rest of us. It is simply a
matter of priorities. We find time for the things we consider most
important.
One thing the Galilean does is to help us keep our priorities
in proper perspective. He solved this matter of priorities one day
on a mountainside above the Sea of Galilee. He said: “Seek first
the kingdom of God ...” That one statement solves the problem of
what is most important in life.
What life needs is a proper balance, always making sure
that the most important things are in the most important places.
Life is a matter of priorities. The things we consider most
important are the things we have time for. The things we have
placed in priority positions are the things which have made us the
type person we are.
It is this simple-if you haven’t got time for God then God
isn’t important. You see, life is a matter of priorities. - FIVE
STAR.
Report From
Indian Springs
By Mrs. Robert W. Grier, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Holloway
and their grandchildren, Holly
and Cal Batchelor, of Breman
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Cherokee, N. C. Their children
especially enjoyed seeing the
Indians.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoard
visited Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Adams and Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Hurt Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Asa Maddox left Monday
morning for a four day
business trip to Summerville.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clifton’s
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Worth Clifton, of Macon were
visitors Sunday along with Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip Clifton of
Jonesboro and Perry Clifton,
their grandson, from Gray. Mr.
Clifton has been on the sick list
I SEEDS FROM I fifcl
I THE SOWER
■ By Michael A. Guido, Metter, Georgia JSS
Lost in the woods?
No, I do not mean
w-o-o-d-s, but w-o-u-i-d-s.
There are many who have
said, “I know perfectly well
that what 1 am doing is wrong.
I would do right, and when I
try not to do wrong, 1 do it
anyway. 1 would do good,
but something inside me that
is stronger than myself makes
me do these evil things. I
would do the Lord’s will, but
there is something else deep
within me that makes me a
slave to sin.” Lost in the
“woulds.” But not the
Psalmist.
He confessed confidently
in Psalm 118:14, “TV Lord is
all week and has had severe
pains in his chest.
Mrs. B. T. McMichael is
visiting her daughter and
(family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Zontek, Teresa, Tony and
Walter in Tallahassee, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ashley
spent Sunday with their son
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd T. Ashley, in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, known
as the Gospel Two, will sing at
Log Wall Baptist Church
Sunday, November 4th. Every
one is invited. If you haven’t
heard them you have missed a
great treat.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Spoon
spent Sunday with Mrs. J. R.
Marchman and Mrs. Marvin
Strawn in Jackson.
my strength and song, and is
become my salvation.”
Man individually or cor
porately is not sufficient in
himself. But the Lord is
stronger than Satan and sin.
He can master all conditions
and circumstances.
He said; “Without Me you
can do nothing.” But the
apostle Paul said, “1 can do
all things through Christ who
strengthens me.”
It all boils down to this:
nothing or all things. There
is no middle ground. We are
either living by the power and
presence of the Lord, or we
are not.
I am. Are you?
Guest Editorial
MACON TELEGRAPH AND NEWS
Why Should Georgians
Pay More For Milk?
WHAT MAKES everyone so concerned about the rising price of
food is that food is a daily necessity. And shoppers can be excused
if they are more than a little upset about the high cost of that most
basic of foods: milk.
It now appears that Georgians pay more for milk than
anyone else in the nation, and that possibly the highest price of all
is paid in Macon.
A LEGISLATIVE committee has been formed to look into
the reasons for this. As part of its study, the panel is expected to
hold a public hearing in Macon and solicit opinions from
consumers, producers, wholesalers and retailers in the milk
industry.
One part of the investigation will center around kickbacks
paid by milk producers to retailers for putting their products on
their shelves. “We don’t call them kickbacks,” a spokesman for
one supermarket chain said recently. “We call them volume
discounts.”
Whatever you call them, Agriculture Commissioner Tommy
Irvin says they result in millions of dollars in payments each week.
And other officials say these payments contribute directly to the
high cost of milk in Georgia.
This happens, according to assistant Agriculture
Commissioner Clifton Ward, because the consumer pays for the
kickbacks. The producer overprices the milk to accommodate the
kickbacks when he sells it to the retailer. Then the retailer figures
his own price on the basis of what he paid the producer, ignoring
the kickback he received.
Monthly kickbacks to major supermarkets may range as
high as 20 to 25 per cent.
MAYBE THE kickbacks are not the culprit. But there must
be a reason why milk is higher here than elsewhere, and why,
according to Rep. Dick Dickey of Macon, dairymen in Florida
receive a bigger return on milk than those in Georgia although
their product retails for less.
The committee ought to discover that reason and then
propose legislation to correct the situation.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Stevenson
and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Wells
formed a congenial foursome
going over to Athens Saturday
for the Homecoming game
between Georgia and Ken
tucky.
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PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. John Sherrell
returned Monday from a
weekend visit to Lookout
Mountain and the mountains of
North Georgia where they
enjoyed viewing the autumn
leaves.
This Side
Of Town
BY
BRENDA WILLIAMSON
While rummaging through
the older files looking for items
of long ago I ran across the
following item which could
readily be applied to here and
now: “For a people who growl
as much about gasoline as
Americans it is noted that
wheels turn over at a fairly
steady rate.” September 16,
1943. . . .Saturday is THE day
long waited for by hundreds, of
Butts County hunters who will
take to the woods to spend the
day. Those who are lucky will
see their game early in the day,
aim and fire to bring down the
beautiful specimen. Many hunt
just for the sport or in order to
have a head and rack to mount
while there are many others
who enjoy dining on deer meat
and hunt to provide meat for
the freezer to be enjoyed in the
months that follow. While it is
generally conceded that man is
the hunter and woman is to
stay at home there are many
hunters of the female gender
who enjoy hunting much the
same as their male counter
part. Several, myself included,
will arise in the early hours
Saturday morning for a trek to
the woods before dawn to alight
in a stand or favorite tree for
the usual wait in the hope of
seeing and getting the first
deer before hubby does. . . .
Fred Hammond, widely known
resident of Coody, dropped by
the Progress-Argus Wednes
day and brought two beautiful
Angel’s Trumpet blooms from
his flower garden. The two
large ivory blooms were only
part of a large number of
blooms from bulbs which were
a gift from the Arthur Stodghill
family. Mr. and Mrs. Ham
mond invite their friends and
neighbors to drive by and see
the magnificent trumpet bed
while its at the peak of bloom
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. John Allen of
Decatur were spend the day
guest of the Troy Allen family
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ingram
and Mrs. Ingram’s brother,
Hubert Cochran, have returned
from an enjoyable camping
trip where they spent several
days in the mountains of North
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama
and North Carolina, viewing
the beautiful fall foliage.
Mr. J. Albert Townsend is
spending several days with the
Frank Townsend family i n
McDonough while Mrs. Frank
Townsend is in the hospital.
and color. .. . Have you
stopped to realize that only
about 54 days or so remain
before Christmas 1973 will
make its entrance? The year
1973 has been passing quickly
and has been made up of much
tension and pressure from
almost every source imagin
able as well as being a happy
one for Viet Nam veterans who
returned to the states, many
for the first time in seven
years. This will be an extra
special Christmas and Thanks
giving season for these men
and their families... . Since
only two months remain of the
year 1973 several persons have
stopped to ponder just what has
been accomplished in their
lives during the past ten
months. A few can proudly
point to publicly recognized
achievements, some can admit
to deeds done unbeknowlingly
to those around them while a
minority can’t seem to point
out anything of importance
they have done or accomplish
ed. Sicne there are about two
months remaining it is up to
each of us as individuals to
begin immediately to strive to
reach some goal by year’s end
that will make a better person
and citizen of us. The time is
now, not January 1, 1974.