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Pet of The Week
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Genny, more properly
known as Genesis Leigh, is a
new and somewhat infamous
member of the Butts County
community of reptiles. Jeff
Jordan of 136 Forrest Ave. in
Jackson, owner and tender,
acquired this controversial
house pet from a shop in
Atlanta, where he lived until
recently.
Jeff admits that owning a
snake is a little unusual and
often unpopular. He explains
that two years ago he and a
friend of his, Rick Newton of
Atlanta, were looking around
in a pet shop just killing
time when they hap
pened upon the cute little
boa-constrictors. Rick start
ed it all by commenting on
what a fascinating pet a boa
would likely be and how
interesting it would be to own
one. An impulsive soul, Rick
bought one of the sl4 critters
and took “Rasputin” as he
was later tagged, home with
him. One day of snake
tending was enough to sell
Jeff. The next day he found
himself back in the pet shop
adopting “Genny”. From
that day Genny and Rasputin
were destined to be wed or
mated (or whatever is proper
for snakes) after Jeff and
Rick were promised $8 per
baby boa.
Today Genny is two years
THE ELECTRIC CHICKEN
When you line! any of Georgia’s famous
poultry products on your table, you know
a lot of workers helped put them there.
Workers helped in hatching, raising
and processing these nutritious foods. In
packing, freezing and marketing them.
Delivering to warehouses and your
local grocery store.
Along the way, they used a lot of
electricity, too.
Electric ity makes these and
many other jobs possible.
Perhaps your own.
Keeping food com in”
and workers working
requires adecpiate
supplies of electricity
all over the state.
And that requires
costly generating *
plants and other fa
cilities to produce and
deliver electricity.
So Georgia Power
Company must attract
GENNY AND JEFF
and four months old. She was
fourteen inches long two
years ago; now she is four
feet long. Jeff says that boas
grow to a maximum length of
18 feet but average around 15
feet and from 45 to 60 lbs.
Asked what Genny was
planning to do with Jeff once
she reached a length of 15
feet, Jeff responded that he
would do his best to persuade
her to go and live at the
Grant Park Zoo!
Boa-constrictors are native
to South America, but Genny
was born on a snake farm in
Arizona. She was born under
the sign of Aries the same as
Jeff, which, says Jeff,
accounts for their mutual
compatability.
Feeding a boa can be
rather unpleasant at times
for they’re carnivorous but
they don’t like dead meat.
Genny eats about five mice
per month right now, all at
one sitting or in her case,
lying. Later she’ll graduate
to larger mouth waterers
such as live rats. “Many
owners feed their boas
rabbits or chickens, but I
don’t think I could stomach
that,” says Jeff.
Understandably, snake
owners are full to the brim of
amusing tales about their
pets. For example, not long
ago as Jeff walked down a
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Jackson Street with Genny
strung about him, he ap
proached the corner at the
telephone office where two
ladies stood chatting. One of
the ladies suddenly stopped,
studdered and finally man
aged to say, “Look!” The
other lady, by the count,
turned, screamed and faint
ed.
Jeff claims that Genny and
Rasputin are the only two
snakes in Atlanta to dine
regularly at MacDonald’s.
He says the first time they
walked into the Cheshire
Bridge Road establishment
with Genny and Rasputin,
that service was rendered
with a rather ridged smile.
After a few visits, however,
Genny and Ffasputin were
welcomed warmly on a
regular basis.
There are advantages and
disadvantages to owning a
boa-constrictor. Some of the
advantages might be: very
little cleaning up; feeding
only once a month; little
noise and people don’t tend to
bother you as much as
before, which may be its best
JAMES T.
investors willing, through loans
and the purchase of our stocks and
bonds, to finance 80 percent or
more of the construction costs. In
1974, a total of nearly SSOO million
of such outside investments will be
required. In fact, for every dollar
earned last year, about S8 must
be invested this year.
That’s why earnings
; |gk must be maintained at a
|Hk sufficient level to attrac t
ihe necessary money
. So c oust rue 1 ion can
go lot-ward, to help
piu\ ideieliahleeh-E
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Electricity that
makes possible a lot
|||||||L of jolts. Jobs that put
BPRp a paycheck in vour
J® pocket. And eggs on
1® your plate.
Electricity means a
■F better life for everyone.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever we serve K
Requirements
Eased For
VA Patients
ATLANTA Veterans
seeking outpatient treatment
at VA expense will find that
some of the requirements
have been broadened making
it possible for more veterans
to be eligible for such
benefits. Public Law 91-102,
which required veterans to
have wartime service and to
be totally disabled from
service-connected causes in
order to be eligible for
outpatient treatment at VA
facilities, was amended by
Public Law 93-82 to provide
that a veteran who has been
rated at least 80 per cent
disabled from service-con
nected causes is also eligible
to receive VA outpatient
treatment for all disabilities,
both service-connected and
non service-connected.
This benefit is applicable
also to those veterans
entitled to a 100 per cent
selling point.
Jeff plans to return to
Atlanta to live soon; all that
is lacking is a roommate that
would share Jeff’s interests
in snakes. The Progress-Arg
us wishes Jeff luck in his
quest for a roommate and to
Genny, fondest regards!
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The Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation
Mclntosh State Bank
Your Home Owned Bank
Member F.D.I.C.
The Kym Cos.
Jackson, Ga.
Authorized
Hi id Catalog
Merchant
wm^m — _sSssl Store
Jackson, Ga. 775-5023
Tomlin's Restaurant
Catfish Steaks Chicken
Monticello Hwy. 775-7611
Middle Georgia Livestock
Sales Cos.
Livestock Auction Sale
Each Wednesday
Jackson, Ga.
state farm State Farm
Insurance Cos.
Luke Weaver, Agent
insurance . Auto-Life-Health-Fire
6 Byars St. 775-2626
| ■■■ | The Closer You Look,
[pi U*jJLL£JJ The Better We Look
1 [Daniel Ford Sales, Inc.
1327 Brookwood Ave.
775-7872
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. W. Herman
Cawthon and son, Wally,
rating because their service
connected disabilities render
them unemployable. Any 100
per cent disabled veteran
who was previously fur
nished with a VA outpatient
treatment ID card may
continue to use the card to
obtain medical care at VA
expense. In addition, those
veterans rated 80 and 90
per cent disabled due to
service-connected causes are
now eligible to apply for the
card authorizing them to
receive VA-paid outpatient
medical care for any and all
disabilities.
Veterans are advised,
however, that this benefit
does not pertain to dental
care. The VA does provide
dental care for certain
eligible veterans, but such
care is administered under a
completely different set of
laws and regulations.
Veterans may obtain as
sistance in filing for outpa
tient care authorization at
any office of the Georgia
Department of Veterans
Service.
Vote For
GERALD DAVIS
CITY COUNCIL
THIRD WARD
We know folks who drive miles to “find” a bargain. Some
are possibly a bargain, but many are about the same as you’d
find at home.
When you consider the “cost” of pursuit-to-purchase, it is
not always as big a saving as anticipated. Your local firms offer
just as many bargains as you’ll find elsewhere, so why waste time
and money?
Be “penny wise” but do it at home where your dollar
spent with local merchants stays around for a long time. It stays
to be passed on in pay roll checks that are re-spent again and again
... all of which add greatly to the growth and betterment of the
entire community.
IT PAYS TO BUY WHERE YOU LIVE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1974
were among those going over
to Athens Saturday for the
Georgia-Oregon State game.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harris
and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Grant
attended the Georgia-Oregon
State game in Athens
For A PROVEN Record
Of
SOUND GOVERNMENT
• ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT
• EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT
ELECT
C. B. BROWN, JR.
YOUR MAYOR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th
“As Never Before Experience Counts!”
This Community Endeavor Made Possible
By These Sponsors
Hodges Ace Home Center
922 E. Third St.
775-7501
Carter Builders Supply, Inc.
25 Carolina Ave.
775-3266
B&C Farm Supply, Inc.
118 Brookwood Ave. 775-2663
Farm Equipment Sales & Service
Massey Ferguson Lawn & Garden Eqpt.
Cawthon Brothers, Inc.
Covington Rd., Jackson, Ga.
Jackson Highway, Covington, Ga.
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1 Truflame LP Gas I State Supp y Cos.
LP Gas-Tanks-Appliances
775-3137
Parrish Drug Cos.
Walgreen Agency
Ph. 775-7121 Night77s-7650
Jackson City Cleaners
138 E. Second St.
775-7816
“An Aid To Smart Appearance” '
Saturday afternoon.
Among those going to
Athens Saturday for the
Georgia-Oregon State game
were Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Briscoe and Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Daniel.
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Polk Tire & Service Cos., Inc.
237 South Mulberry
775-7331
Our Young People Are
Our Salvation
McMichael Bros., Inc.
Propane Gas & Appliances
Heating & Air Conditioning
Indian Springs, Ga. 775-3579
T/dKjL Adams Briscoe
Seed Cos.
Seed Feed
Fertilizer
Jackson, Ga. 775-7826
Coleman's Garage &
Body Shop
Complete Automotive Service
Wrecker Service
775-3184 151 First St. Night 775-7565
Red and White Food Store
134 So. Oak St.
775-7505
Stephens Grocery
Quality Food Store
112 W. Second St. 775-2595
Cleveland Carpet
JT Hundreds of Rolls in Stock
Hwy. 12, Jenkinsburg, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.
Copeland, Jr. of McDonough,
John Schroeder, and Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle Jones, Jr. were
among those going over to
Athens Saturday for the
opening game between
Georgia and Oregon State.
