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MRS. LUCILLE FLETCHER
Our working gal for this
week is Mrs. Lucille Flet
cher, cashier and bookkeeper
for the A and P store here in
Jackson.
As of October 27th, 1974,
Mrs. Fletcher had been
employed in her position for
23 years. As you can well
imagine, this working gal has
seen quite a few unusual
incidences during 23 years.
As Mrs. Fletcher stated
that most of the things which
had happened involved
shoplifters, I asked her to
recount a couple of the more
unique crimes.
On one a little
boy stole a bag of candy.
After allowing him time to
get outside of the store, Mrs.
Fletcher proceeded to tell
him she knew what he had
done. The scared young man
proceeded to lead her a
merry chase, across the
parking lot and into the next
block. He finally became so
frightened, he threw the
shoplifted goodies down and
kept on running. Mrs.
Fletcher returned trium
phantly to the store, candy in
hand and out of breath. As
she put it, “That didn’t
happen too long ago and I’d
chased him quite a ways.”
Now, how many of you can
envision this gal chasing an
energetic boy across town?
Another incident recorded
by our working lady, oc
curred when another young
child stole an item from the
store, and upon knowing he’d
been seen, proceeded to
make himself most unavai
lable in a narrow space in one
of the store’s storage rooms.
After much tiresome search
ing and great effort spent in
prying the youngster from
his hideaway, the store’s
employees were exhausted.
One of the local law officers
called, to the scene, placed
the youngster into his car.
When the lawman wasn’t
looking, the thief escaped,
never to be recaptured. Can
you imagine the chagrin felt
by all?
Throughout the years, Mrs.
Fletcher has done most
everything to be done in a
grocery store. She has kept
books, rung up goods, worked
in produce and even but
chered meat on occasion. By
the way, readers, Mrs.
Fletcher’s first paycheck
was $38.00 for a 52 hour work
week.
Mrs. Fletcher noted that
one major change had taken
place since her first days and
that was that customers are
now expected to unload their
own buggies, whereas cash
iers were formerly expected
to do this themselves. When
asked for the one thing the
customer does which most
aggravates the lady behind
the counter, Mrs. Fletcher
laughed and said, “Well, I
suppose it would be those
people who persist in not
turning the end of the item up
which has the price on it. It’s
so tiresome to have to turn an
item around and around,
looking for a price.
According to Mrs.- Flet
cher, many men do grocery
shopping now, and she felt
that was a great idea as they
could see where and how the
food budget was spent. I
asked our cashier if many
housewives complained to
her about today’s high
prices; she stated that they
did, but it didn’t bother her
because after all, she
couldn’t do anything about it.
(She pays the same prices for
food we other working gals
do.)
Mrs. Fletcher lives a busy
life, especially as she lives
alone and as many widows
do, has found it necessary to
do a lot of things about the
home that a man would
usually handle. Mother of
three grown children, Mrs.
Fletcher believes in family
closeness and finds her
grandchildren have brought
much joy to her life.
(Perhaps one statement Mrs.
Fletcher made concerning
her occupation I love my
work, because I love people
will enlighten the reader
as to why this gal might have
such a close-knit family, for
families are more than just
people!)
When store hours are over,
Miss Lucille is kept occupied
with active membership
in the England Chapel United
Methodist Church and mem
bership in the WSCS there.
Her recreational activities
range from participation in
the Jack ’n Jills Square
Dancing Club to helping her
sons manage a baseball team
in the summer.
As you can see, there is
more to being a cashier, than
standing behind a counter 8
hours of the day. And the
next time you go into the A
and P. remember to turn
those prices up and smile:
that gal behind the counter
pays as much for her
groceries as you do.
Congratulations to a real
working gal Mrs. Lucille
Fletcher.
CHARLES’
FAVORITE CANDY
2 Cups Light Brown Sugar
2 Cups Nuts (Pecans)
1 Stick Oleo
' 4 Cup Water
Put all ingredients into a
boiler and cook slowly. Test
by dropping a small anlount
of the candy into water to see
if it forms a soft ball.
Remove candy from heat and
beat until the texture is thick.
Drop by spoonfuls onto wax
paper.
CORRECTION
In last week's column, in
which Mrs. Ruth Bryant was
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Debbie Fears Recounts Highlights
Of Recent Trip To Europe
Despite a freak accident
that put her ship, the famous
liner Queen Elizabeth out of
commission for three days,
Debbie Fears of Jackson has
returned home from a recent
European tour.
Debbie, a June graduate of
the University of Georgia
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred D. Fears of Jackson,
flew to London last October 3
and began a three-week tour
of seven European countries.
The group, in which she
was the only unmarried one,
began their bus tour in
England, and the freak
accident didn’t occur until
time to come home. Debbie
had decided to take the ship
back and was ready to sail
from Cherbourg, France, for
England when a high wind
came up.
“The British never did
explain anything at all,”
Debbie said, “but we thought
the ship has smashed into the
dock.” She said a big hole
was torn in the side of the
ship, and the French Navy
was called in to make repairs
so the Queen could sail.
Debbie’s journey took her
from England to the Nether
lands and then to Brussels,
Belgium. “It (Brussels) was
a mess .... they were
building a subway and the
streets were all torn up,” she
said. But she did manage to
purchase some Belgian lace
to bring home before
continuing the journey up the
Rhine on a glass-covered
boat.
Her best-remembered stop
on the Rhine journey was her
visit to an ancient winery in
one of the castles, where the
group was given wine
samples.
In the Black Forest of
Switzerland, Debbie visited a
“really rustic” house. “We
visited this real old lady,”
she said, “who had cows
living in the house. She had
hung her clothes on the porch
outside. The ceiling appeared
to be held up with railroad
ties; there were plants inside
and a coal stove.” Apparent
ly in anticipation of frequent
visits by tourists, the lady
had had the foresight to have
postcards made up.
Debbie said the weather on
their next stop, Switzerland,
was pretty much like
December in Georgia, al
though it rained and snowed
during the three days and
nights there. “The shops
were modern,” she said,
“and most of the people we
ran into throughout Europe
spoke English ....
There were no real problems
with language.”
The group traveled from
there to Austria (“the
prettiest place,” she said)
and then on to Venice. Debbie
was surprised at the condi
tion of the buildings. “They
looked like they had just
about had it,” she said. “I
understood that a lot of
people are moving out of the
city.” Their hotel, The
Metropole, however, “looked
bad on the outside but was
beautiful on the inside.”
She saw St. Mark’s
Cathedral and the Doge’s
Palace and bought a piece of
crimson Venetian glass
which she said was nearly
unbreakable.
The Sistine Chapel in Rome
was one of the most
featured, it was noted that
Mrs. Bryant was honored as
a member of Phi Beta
Kappa. This was incorrect.
Mrs. Bryant was honored as
a member of Kappa Delta Pi,
honor society in education.
Also, in a quote which was
taken from a write-up about
this working gal, Philippians
in “Philippians in Poetry”,
one of Mrs. Bryant’s books,
was incorrectly spelled. We
sincerely regret both of these
errors. Mrs. Bryant would
like to state that she
inadvertently failed to give
the writer the information
concerning her Jackson
B&PW Club membership.
Mrs. Bryant is a member of
that organization and re
tained her membership dur
ing the nine years that she
lived in Bainbridge.
impressive sights Debbie
saw until she reached Paris
and had some time to herself.
Since the rest of the tour
members were flying back,
she had three days in Paris
before the Queen Elizabeth
was to arrive from South :
hampton. She spent her time
seeing museums: the
Louvre, the Museum of
Modern Art, and the museum
housing the major works of
the Impressionists. Of these,
she liked the Louvre best,
particularly the sculpture.
Debbie described the voy
age back on the Queen
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POSTER WINNERS Winners in the Butts
County Kiwanis Club Pancake Supper poster contest are
pictured above, left to right: Tabathar Allen, first place;
Wayne Enlow, second place and Wade Grant, third place. All
of the children are third graders. Prizes of $5 for first place, $3
for second place and $2 for third place were presented to the
winners by Randy Huggins, president of the Butts County
Kiwais Club. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
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Elizabeth as the highlight of
her trip. She said there were
more young people on the
ship and a variety of
activities were offered. “But
it was so windy we could
hardly go out on deck,” she
said. Next time, she says, she
will go in a smaller group and
probably rent a car so she
will have more freedom of
movement.
Debbie is living at home in
Jackson until the January
quarter begins at the
University of Georgia, where
she hopes to return to school.
WEBB’S
RED DOT
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nw PRICES
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1974
Butts Cos.
Opposed
Exemption
Butts County voted No
vember sth to accept the
provisions of the new
common day of rest act
accepted by the General
Assembly.
Under the act some stores
and businesses must close
one day a week. Although
most businesses will close
Saturday or Sunday, the
chosen day is optional.
Butts County voted 929
against the exemption and
786 for it.
Businesses not covered by
the new law are as follows:
Bakeries, groceries, hotels
and motels, hospitals and
nursing homes, drug stores,
ambulance and burial ser
vices, transportation busi
nesses, vehicle and emer
gency repair services.
Also, florist shops, plant
protection services, gas and
oil services, news media,
entertainment establish
ments, recreational and
athletic events, farmers’
markets, real estate offices,
manufacturing and proces
sing plants, and medical and
agricultural activities.
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Moslem’s believe that an agave
leaf over their doors will ward
off evil spirits.
Jackson Firm
Is Dealer
Kirby Bldgs.
Jackson Metal Buildings,
Jackson. Georgia, has been
named a franchised builder
for Kirby Building Systems,
Inc., Houston-based manu
facturer of pre-engineered
steel buildings.
Victor M. Black, owner of
Jackson Metal Buildings, has
13 years experience in the
metal building industry.
Some recent projects in the
Jackson area have included
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JEWELERS
Y 129 E Second St.
Jackson, Ga. 30233
structures for Quality Auto
Parts, The Cycle Shed and
Fashion Pillows.
Kirby Building Systems
manufactures pre-engi
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at its Houston, Texas and
Portland, Tennessee plants
and ships them ready for
erection by its nationwide
network of franchised build
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On the birdge of Avignon,
you’re only a few miles from
the Palace of the Popes, a
Holiday Inn and the section
of France Van Gogh went
crazy over!
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