The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, May 29, 1975, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text3axkson Trcgress-^rgus J. D. JONES PUBLISHER (1908-1955) DOYLE JONES JR.—Editor and Publisher Published every Thursday at 129 South Mulberry Street, Jackson, Georgia 30233 by The Progress-Argus Printing Cos., Inc. Second Class Postage paid at Jackson, Georgia 30233. Address notice of undeliverable copies and c ~ier correspondence to The Jackson Progress-Argus, P. O. Box 249, Jackson, Georgia 30233. NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION fuuu im‘ Fret Fmi g| NNA SUSTAINING kUI g MEMBER —1975 Advance Subscription Rates, Tax Included: One Year $6.18 School Year $5.15 Six Months $3.87 Single Copy 15c It's This Way By Doyle Jones Jr. j* ,\&\ oA Jest of the Week: FISHY BUSINESS “Why not add a little spice to this outing?” suggested the first minister, conceding that fishing was poor. “Let’s confess our weaknesses.” “All right,” agreed the second, ’’mine is drink. When I’m alone I like to take a little nip.” “Not me,” replied the first, “but I do enjoy looking at pictures of pretty girls.” The third parson, the man at the oars, made no comment but began rowing hastily toward shore. “What is this?” demanded the other two, “you haven’t told us yours.” “Mine?” responded their partner, “I thought you knew, I’m a TERRIBLE gossip.” xxxxxxxxxx THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE The Atlanta Constitution has done the people of Georgia a tremendous service in their fine articles and expose of the “welfare mess.” The frauds perpetrated in the name of “welfare” literally boggle the imagination. It is almost beyond the realm of credibility to learn that college students and persons of means have had themselves admitted to the eligibility rolls of food stamps users. It is heart rending to learn that many persons who desperately need to be on welfare programs cannot or are not certified while others who have no business whatsoever on the rolls are receiving benefits of the program fraudently and illegally. Certainly the team of Constitution writers who researched so diligently and thoroughly the facts on the welfare mess should receive some recognition for their efforts. It is such reporting as this that keeps alive the faint hope that perhaps better days are ahead for our nation in the not too distant future ... In recent weeks we have had several non-fatal accidents in the county involving young drivers which were caused by nothing in the world but pure, unadulterated speed. Driving too fast for conditions coupled with one too many for the road is a deadly combination that can cause tragedy in a twinkling. It takes an expert driver to control a car at 85 to 100 miles an hour when an emergency appears, and most of those drivers are professionals on the raceways. You really don’t have a chance at such speeds and we recently printed a rather detailed and gory article on what happens when a car strikes a tree at the speed of 75 miles per hour. You can die at one-hundredth of a second and take a car full of passengers with you to eternity, an event which most youngsters are not prepared to meet. We realize it’s spring and graduation, the sap is rising, the moon is full, and love is the sweetest thing. But remember, life is sweet and precious too. And at 85 mph you have no regard for yours nor anyone else unfortunate to be with you. Slow down and live—and let live! ... A young child last week drank some potash at the home of her parents and was rushed to the Poison Control Unit at Grady Hospital where effectual efforts were made to save her life. On many occasions parents use poor judgement in leaving poisonous substances around which children unknowingly eat or swallow, causing death in many instances and serious injury in others. Parents who unwittingly leave poisons around to which children gain access by devious means are flirting with a charge of criminal negligence. Parents should realize that children are inventive and imaginative and can get to bottles and cans that seemingly are out of reach. And once obtained, it is safe to say that almost nine of ten children will eat, drink or at least taste the poisonous substance. These are tragedies that can be prevented and must be laid to the guilt of the parents. Please be careful with that poison . . . Watermelons have been on the shelves of local stores for several weeks and we are always amazed at the prices at the first of the season. A local supermarket had them priced at $2.69 recently and the Charleston Grays had few takers. Another supermarket had them priced last week at $2.05 with the best price in town a still high $1.78. Week before last one store had some small melons selling at $1.45. Acknowledging the “good old days” are gone forever, but I can remember when 15 cents or two bits, would buy you the largest watermelon in the county, and the real watermelon growers like the late J. H. Patrick or Walter Moore would be almost apologetic about feeding some of the “knots” you see nowadays selling for two bucks to their hogs. Of course, we’re glad to see the farmer get more for his melons but we suspect most of the increased cost goes into the pocket of the trucker, the middle man and the grocer. The farmer probably gets precious little of the increased hike. Anyway we can hardly wait until the current crop of melons comes in about the middle of July. We hope Hulon Cook and J.B. Kitchens will TELEPHONE 775-3107 OFFICIAL ORGAN BUTTS COUNTY AND CITY OF JACKSON THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA WORDS VS. DEEDS I passed through your town the other day. You didn’t notice me because I came quite unexpectedly. No one knew that I was coming. I had planned it that way because if they knew they would have done things they do not otherwise normally do. And if I had told you that I would be coming through, you would probably have looked for me in the wrong place. You see, I did not come by air, or even on a bus. And I don’t have a car by which to travel. I came through your town as a hobo—on the freight train. And I wasn’t dressed the way most people would think I would be dressed. I needed a shave and my clothes needed cleaning and I could have used a good meal. It was a Sunday that I passed through your town. I saw your church. Beautiful thing, isn’t it? Must have cost an awful lot of money. It was before the time for services so I took the privilege of looking through your church. The carpet was so soft and nice. And the pews were very comfortable. The air-conditioning was on and it sure felt nice to get in from the hot air outside. I went through your educational building, also. It is really nice. And I read on the wall where the church and educational building were paid for before you ever moved in. Boy, that is something I didn’t stick around for the worship hour because I knew that most folks wouldn’t take kindly to me staying. I mean, with my dirty suit and all. I know my place and I try to keep in it most of the time. But I did manage to get a glimpse of the service on one of the television sets that was in the department store window downtown. Your minister was a nice, clean-cut fellow. And I heard the plea he made for the extra $90,000 so your services could be telecast over color television instead of black and white. Boy, that really is something! I mean being on color TV. I went down to a little cafe in your town to eat. I tried to bum a little money but the three I asked told me to work for a living like they do. I wished that I had had the advantages they had. Either that, or that I had taken advantage of the few opportunities that I did have. But you know, once you make a mistake nobody lets you forget. I finally went to your neighbor’s house to get something to eat. I went to the back door because I knew better than to go to the front. Your neighbor told me that if I wasn’t off his property in five minutes he would call the police and then he slammed the door in my face. I didn’t get anything to eat in your town. I finally met a drunk in the next town and he gave me enough to buy a sandwich. And he was real nice to me. Seemed to understand. Yes, I passed through your town recently. I hope I didn’t upset anyone. I certainly didn’t want to or mean to. I hope to visit your town again someday. I surely would like to worship with you—or better yet, have you worship with me. And maybe I will have some food to share. My name? Let’s just say I’m from Nazareth. Most folks have heard of me. Very few know me. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Glide well, Sr., Miss Becky Glidewell, Miss Mary Glide well, and Mrs. Hugh Glide well, Jr., will motor to Greenville, S. C. on Friday to attend graudation exercises in which Billy Glidewell will receive his diploma from Furman University. Billy will leave shortly after graduation for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Beverly Lenter, and Mr. Jurgen Lenter, of Stuttgart, Germany. Billy will tour many places and points of interest in Germany over a period of six weeks before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Webb and Mrs. H. W. Webb spent Sunday in Forest Park with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Mears and children, A1 and Angie. Other guests during the day were Mr. and Mrs. G. W.Chasteen, Jr. of Nashville, Tenn. and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Buckalew of Forest Park. Chuck McCrackin was honored on his birthday Thursday with a surprise cook-out supper. Those pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. John Sherrell, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Rawls and Mary, Mrs. Bonnie Richardson, Toni and Johnny. hurry them up ... It seems incredible but Camp Meeting is scarcely more than two months away. That fact was brought home last week in a most delightful manner when Rev. H. H. McAfee and his charming daughter, Mrs. Mary McAfee Hardwick, arrived at the camp ground from their home in Lakeland, Florida, to spend the summer here. They’ve been coming regularly since the late 1920’s and camp meeting wouldn’t seem the same without them . . . Bill and Carolyn Hammond Francis of Ossining, New York, were here a few days last week visiting relatives and friends. They stopped by the office and it was really enjoyable visiting with them for a while. Carolyn is as big a tease as ever and has definitely inherited the Hammond gift of gab. She is beginning to look more and more like her father while her sister, Mrs. Olga Hammond Balk of Augusta, looks more and more like her mother. Both are daughters of the late Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hammond. ‘Whatsoever Things’ By Donald E. Wildmon Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harris and Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Harris and family of Mariet ta attended the Southern Bell Telephone Pioneers Conven tion at Jekyll Island last weekend. Speaker for the Saturday banquet was the Hon. John J. Flynt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harris spent Wednesday, May 14th, in Atlanta. Mrs. Harris attended the Cascade Garden Club while Mr. Harris visited friends. The garden club program featured a SHell Collection and slides on shells from all parts of the world, with explanation as to how they grow, mature, color, etc. The luncheon tables were also decorated with flowers and shells. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Glidewell Sr. and family over the weekend were his aunt, Mrs. Jose phine Dunlap, and a friend, Mrs. Pearl Officer, both of Denver, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Merritt and children, Robert and Deborah, were Sunday after noon guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Naamon York. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Rawls and Mary had as their Sunday night dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rawls of Atlanta. THURSDAY. MAY 29, 197S Walker Tells Ministers of EOC Programs Edluie D. Walker, Execu tive Director, Upper Ocmul gee Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., spoke to the Butts County Ministerial Association last Monday evening and invited them to become partners with the agency in an effort to seek out, identify, and eliminate the causes of poverty in Butts County. Walker informed the min isters of the role of Upper Ocmulgee Economic Op portunity Commission, Inc., and of the agency’s five areas of operations: CETA (Comprehensive Employment Training Act), Family Planning, Head Start, Neighborhood Service Centers, Nutritution Pro grams for Senior Citizens. In explaining the programs to the ministers, Walker indicated to them how they and their congregations can become aggressively invol ved. He also reminded them that they have a scriptural mandate to get involved in trying to eradicate social and economic problems and that this role as ministers does not end at the pulpit on Sunday mornings. Walker also informed the ministers that the agency will be sponsoring anew program this summer de signed to meet specific needs of youth in Butts County. This program will be announced later. He stated that he is “beating the bushes” talking to civic groups, churches, etc. informing them of the agency’s programs and in forming them how they can get involved. DERANEY’S BARGAIN STORE SALE BEGINS THURSDAY, MAY 29th, at 9 A. M. AND EXTENDS THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE sth SO SETS - 16 Pc DOUBLE KNIT WHITE DISHES Jm Ist Quality 60” Wide #} AA irapfflV Reg. $3.98 Yd. $2.99 wmu Now $1.49 MEN’S CASUAL Wf S' Ladies First Quality SUITS Wfi BALLET I AH Sizes ■ All Colors M PANTY HOSE Reg. $45.00 / M Reg. $1 Pr. - On Sale fo, $24.98 j-f 2f. SI.OO MEN’S JARMAN LADIES DOUBLE KNIT SHOES SLACKS V.lu up to $30.00 Return $12.99 m $5.99 LADIES mm fjk LADIES COS COB BIKINIS & [f f\BLOUSES PANTIES hj H Floral erfutf With Elastic Leg ftp 1? Value# to s l2 00 Irreg * I . R . g . 98c Value I 0.98 & $4.98 3 * SI.OO * LADIES m h, vi r SANDALS Many other Values. Come I I Values up to $10.99 early for the best selections I I on bargains. I $1.99 & $2.99 AFTER 70 YRS. OF TREATY..... J||( WE'VE CHANCED %l\oUft MINDS; W£ W\viir4ViT SfTVm Westside Graduation Sunday, June 1 • . Ir *•** jgS'.; IBhw, 9 DARLENE GALLMAN The first commencement of Westside Christian School will be held on Sunday evening, June Ist, at 7 o’clock in the auditorium of Westside Baptist Church. Participating in the service are all the students who attended Westside Christian School this year. Many students will receive awards for outstanding achievement. Miss Darlene Gallman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gallman, will receive her diploma. The pastor-principal, Rev. Larry Youngblood, wishes to extend an invitation to every friend of the graduating senior and school to attend. IN APPRECIATION We are grateful to every one who made contributions through Roy and Gene Mitchell in our behalf. Every remembrance has been greatly appreciated. Lucille and Billy Thomp son. PERSONAL Messrs. Willie Avery Cook, Maurice Carmichael, M. L. Hodges Jr. and Tony Grant were among those from Jackson going up to the Atlanta Country Club Wed nesday for Pro-Am day of the Atlanta Golf Classic. 44ospital^Notes Patients at Sylvan Grove Hospital during the period May 20-27 include: William H. Roberts, Laura McClure, Openelle Ogletree, Olin Signley, Amie Brannon, Hester Fuqua, Marvin High tower, Mary Bohannon, Sweetie Benton. James W. O’Neal Sr., Martha Gorman, Annie Taylor, William Truman Hardy, Lizzie Smith, Luther Turner, Lurlie Pressley, Martha Griffin, Sue Patrick, Johnny Williams.