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By Doyle Jones Jr. ■Pj
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Jest of the Week: A staid gentleman, honorary judge of
a horse show, was upset by the dress of some of the girls.
“Just look at that young person with the poodle cut, the
cigarette and the blue jeans,” he declared, to a bystander. “Is
it a boy or girl?”
“It’s a girl. She’s my daughter.”
“Oh, forgive me, sir,” apologized the old fellow. “I
never dreamed you were her father.”
“I’m not,” snapped the bystander. “I’m her mother.”
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“Mother,” said the little boy, “today my teacher asked
me if I had any brothers or sisters and I told her I was an only
child.”
“And what did she say?” asked the mother.
“She said, ‘Thank goodness!’ ”
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Gen. Robert E. Lee of Virginia was a man so noble and
saintly by both precept and example we profane his name by
comparison. In a travesty of justice the citizenship of this
great American and Southerner was restored last week by
Congress, more than 100 years after the war’s end, by an
unanimous vote in the Senate and a 407 to 10 vote in the House.
At the war’s outset President Abraham Lincoln offered the
command of the U.S. Army to the man he felt best qualified to
lead it—Col. Robert E. Lee. In a soul searching decision Lee
decided he could not raise his sword against his native state
and by this decision he became one of the supreme soldiers of
history in a lost cause when he espoused the Confederate
States of America. We are proud of the action by Congress for
no one deserves having himself restored more as an
American than Robert E. Lee .... W. L. Carter, Locust
Grove’s leading citizen and one of Henry County’s most
widely known businessmen, has announced he will be a
candidate for Henry County Commissioner in the Democratic
Primary of 1976. Billy lost in a run-off race for sheriff to
incumbent Jimmy Glass in what is considered to have been
one of the most hotly contested races in the county’s history.
From the vantage point of another county we imagine Billy
will give a good account of himself and we wish him well
.... The inability to read, along with illiteracy generally,
is one of the great blights on mankind. When one is able to
read and comprehend what he reads, the world is at his
fingertips. A book is a boon companion to the good reader.
Reading the nation over is at a low ebb as witness recent
statistics in stories on the Atlanta school system. We wish to
express our appreciation and congratulations to the Upper
Ocmulgee Economic Opportunity Commission and to
Director Edluie Walker for the reading program instigated by
them that has done much to raise the reading level in the
county for at least 105 enrollees. Perhaps the program can be
repeated in the future years and help bring our reading level
to a higher plane .... I first visited the Cyclorama at a
very young age and it has held strong fascination for me to
this very day. I have revisited it on several occasions but not
in recent years. I understand the valuable and expensive
diorama is deteriorating so badly the painting is in danger of
collapse and that restoration will cost between one and a half
and two million dollars. The Cyclorama is owned by the City
of Atlanta and unless they act quickly there may be nothing
worthy of restoring. If this great tourist attraction were
owned privately it would be a money maker par excellence
and an attraction of Homeric proportions. A group known as
Cyclorama Restoration, Inc. is undertaking the considerable
task of raising several million dollars to save the one of a kind
painting. We wish them well. But if the Cyclorama is to be
saved and restored some direct financial intervention from
the City of Atlanta must soon be forthcoming .... Mayor
C. B. Brown Jr. and the City Council have embarked on a
“Clean The Cemetery” project. They are asking that lot
owners please remove old flower pots, wreaths and
containers from the cemetery between now and August 11th,
the date set for the clean up to begin. Unless these pots,
containers and old wreaths are removed before the 11th, they
will be picked up by city workers and carried away. We trust
lot owners in Jackson City Cemetery will comply with this
most reasonable request .... The 1975 Street and Smith
College Football Yearbook hit the news stands last week and
suprises were in store. In the SEC, the S&S seers raised
many eyebrows by picking Auburn over Alabama and Tech to
rule the independents. They rate Georgia 7th and are about
correct, unless the Bulldog defense comes alive in a hurry
.... The population of Butts County has been recently
estimated at 11,900 by the U.S. Census Bureau. We feel it is too
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OFFICIAL ORGAN
BUTTS COUNTY AND
CITY OF JACKSON
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
§ ‘Whatsoever
Things'
By Donald E. Wildmon
THE HIGH-PRICED SADDLE
Once there was a merchant who ran a small general
store in a little community out West. Considering himself a
religious man, he was known far and wide as the merchant
who always quoted a Bible verse when ringing up a sale.
One day a traveler passing through the little
community stopped at his store. “Mister, I have one of the
most expensive show horses in the country out there in the
trailer behind my car. But I forgot to bring a saddle to ride
him with. I hope you have a saddle because this is the last
store before I get to the show,” said the stranger.
“Yes sir, we stock saddles,” the owner replied.
“Good,” said the traveler. “Could you show me one?” The
merchant went to the back of the store and picked up the only
saddle he had in stock. He carried it out to show the stranger.
“How much is it?” the stranger asked. “That saddle will cost
you $20,” replied the merchant. “Man, I can’t put a S2O saddle
on that horse! Don’t you have anything any better than that?”
asked the stranger. “Just a minute and I will check,” said the
merchant.
He went to the back of the store and stayed for a few
moments. Then he came out again bringing the same saddle.
The stranger didn’t recognize the saddle as being the one he
had just looked at. “This saddle is made of some of the finest
material available,” said the merchant. “It is one of our
finest saddles.” “How much is it?” asked the stranger. “Well
sir, that saddle will cost you $400,” replied the merchant. The
stranger looked disappointed. “Mister, that horse out there
deserves the best. Don’t you have anything better?” “Just a
moment,” the merchant replied.
Again the merchant went back to the rear of the store.
He stayed a few moments and then brought the same saddle
out again. “This is the finest saddle we have,” he said. “How
much is it?” asked the stranger. “Mister, that saddle will cost
you $1200.” “Good, I will take it.”
The stranger reached into his wallet and picked out
twelve one-hundred dollar bills to pay for the saddle. Then he
took the saddle and left.
Now the men in the store who had witnessed the
incident were anxiously waiting for the store owner to ring
up the sale to see which Bible verse he would quote. They all
gathered around as he headed for the register. “Sam,” one of
them asked, “what verse can you quote after a deal like
that?”
The merchant thought for a moment, then hit the keys
on the register. As the drawer came open he quoted a
paraphase of Matthew 25:43. “He was a stranger and I took
him in.”
The ability to memorize scripture is a good thing. I
have read of people who had memorized the entire Bible. And
I have met scores of people who could tell you the chapter and
verse of numerous scriptures, particularly those they are
interested in. Personally, I’m kinda on the dullard side. I have
to refer to my concordance.
The moral of the story? It is one thing to memorize
scripture. It is another thing to practice it.
(Visit the Holy Land and Greece with Mr. Wildmon on
his ninth trip. Departs Nov. 17. For more info write him at
Box 1368, Tupelo, Miss. 38801)
THOUGHTS
fh FOR
\f SHARING
1 Jv* ; . BY EII.ENE MILAM
i! , !*Ji A Butts County Extension
Home Economist
A constant laundry prob
lem is yellowing of clothing
items. This is especially
common in Butts county.
Yellowing is caused by the
buildup of oils and soil in
fabrics. This build-up hap
pens when the washing water
is too cold or insufficient
detergent has been used.
Nylon and polyester fabrics
tend to yellow with age.
To prevent, launder soon
after use, pretreating soiled
areas. You can pretreat by
saturating the area with
Rural people in Great Britain once recommended drinking
three lark’s eggs to acquire a sweet singing voice.
low but have no way of proving it. Other counties in this area
have the following population estimates: Spalding 43,200;
Lamar, 11,200; Pike, 8,200; Henry, 28,000; Clayton, 127,000;
Fayette, 16,700; Coweta, 36,000; and Upson, 24,800. These
estimates were of July last year. The next official nose count
will be in 1980 .... Carl Ridley, administrator of the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospital, said at a recent meeting of
the board, “We’re on the way to the poor house as fast as we
can go and it’s gonna hit next month.” There’s an old adage
that “misery loves company” and if that is true, then we can
ask Carl to move over and make room for Sylvan Grove
Hospital and perhaps 90 percent of all Hill-Burton hospitals in
the state. Ridley blamed his hospital’s financial woes on a
decreasing patient load, lower rates than most hospitals of
comparable size, and increased indigent care. He also pointed
to soaring accounts receivable and said “if our coUections
don’t improve we’ll be scrambling for the payroll within the
next two months.” We’re all in the same boat, Carl, and if you
find a way to collect those past due accounts, we hope you’ll
share it with us at Sylvan Grove.
liquid or moistened powder
ed detergent. Use enough
detergent and the hottest
water possbile for fiber
type. Do not wash them with
heavily soiled or darker
clothing.
To correct yellowing soak
in the hottest water possible
for fiber content with twice
the amount of detergent, spin
out and rewash.
Yellowing may also be
caused by iron in the water.
To prevent this, use a water
softener.
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1975
Weekly
Devotional
J. L. Freeman, Minister
Macedonia Baptist Church
Henderson Mill Road
Covington, Georgia
Isaiah 60:2: “Thy shall no
more go down; neither shall
thy moon withdraw itself;
for the Lord shall be thine
everlasting light, and the
days of thy mourning shall
be ended.”
St. John 8:12: “Then spake
Jesus again unto them,
saying, I am the light of the
world: he that followeth me
shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of
life.”
The two passages of
scripture written above
promise you something,
however you have to work for
the benefits of these
promises. The Sun and Moon
are used in a symbolic way to
express joy and gladness to
the human heart. The lights
shine brightly, but at times it
is dimmed.
In seeing an eclipse, it
could be a solar or lunar
eclipse, whichever it be, you
are witnessing one heavenly
body being hidden by the
shadow of another. The
“Everlasting Light”, can
and sometimes is dimmed or
completely blocked out in
darkness that springs from
sin. The facts are we cannot
escape the trials, troubles,
temptations, and failures of
this life. Why? We are
human. The eclispe in life is
caused by the selfishness of
man coming between God
and the soul. Don’t forget we
are the followers of Christ.
Therefore, I am hoping and
praying that the promises
above will have a definite
meaning to you. I hope and
pray that anything which
comes your way causing any
type of an eclipse between
God and your soul will be
moved, and the light of life
will enable you to see your
way. Amen.
FHA Housing
Loans Are
Available
The local office of the
Farmer Home Admininstra
tion has housing loan funds
available for Butts County,
H. Glen Staples, County
Supervisor, announced
today.
These loans are scheduled
for repayment over 33 years
at an interest rate of
8-Vfipercent. However,
families with less than
$8,500.00 per year may
qualify for an interest credit
granted on a two-year period
which could reduce the
effective interest rate as low
as 1 percent.
Families that would bene
fit from these loans would be
those with a $12,900.00
adjusted income or less who
are unable to obtain ade
quate credit from other
sources at rates and terms
which they could reasonably
be expected to meet.
Persons interested in ob
taining a loan from the -
Farmers Home Administra
tion should contact Mr.
Staples, County Supervisor
at the Farmers Home
Administration office. He is
in the courthouse in Jackson
each Tuesday, and the
county office in McDonough,
Georgia is open Monday
through Friday from 8:00
a.m. until 4:45 p.m. The
telephone number in Jackson
is 775-2601, and in McDon
ough 957-3622.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients at Sylvan Grove
Hospital during the period
July 22-29 include:
Willie Lee Andrews, B. D.
Singley, Annie Barlow, Mary
Ogletree, Geneva Tayior,
Clyde Wise, Lollie Rooks,
Lee Artis Jones, Birda Grier.
Norma Boggs, Steve Hark
ness, Willie Milner, Rome
Varner, Aldora Brown,
Nannie Watkins, Ray M.
Snodgrass, B. F. Hamlin,
Nettie Burton.
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I PERSONALS 1
Mrs. Mary Bramblett and
Mr. William Nash from
Panama City, Fla. visited
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E.
Whigham the weekend of the
19th.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
McKinly from Lakeland, Fla.
visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry
O. Higgins.
Mrs. W. M. Johnston and
children, Marshal and Gage
from Atlanta visited Mrs.
Hugh Mallet.
Mrs. Myrtice Merthy of
Decatur, and Mrs. Mable
Sprouse visited Saturday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Post.
Mrs. Myrtice Merthy and
Mrs. Mable Sprouse visited
Mrs. F. A. Holston and
attended services at the First
Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Garr
traveled to Raliegh, N. C. to
visit their daughter, Karen,
and enjoyed several days
with her.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Malcolm from Atlanta spent
Sunday with Mrs. John Hunt
and Miss Lois Colwell and
attended services at the First
Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Killings
worth and Tony from Miami
spent last week with Mrs.
Porter Ham.
Mrs. Lois Hardin from
Laurel, Maryland is visiting
Mrs. E. J. Goggans and Miss
Tommie Higgins this week.
Mrs. C. B. Gaston along
with Mrs. Martha Maddox
and Mrs. Edith Spruill
visited Mrs. E. W. O’Neal Jr.
in North Lake Court, Atlanta
this weekend.
Dr. and Mrs. William J.
Garland, Betsy and John, of
Sewanee, Tennessee were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. B.
B.Garland the first of this
week before going to Hilton
Head, S. C. to spend several
days with Mr. and Mrs. Byrd
Garland of Jackson, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Garland and Ben,
Jr. of Macon, who are
vacationing there this week.
Friends of Mr. Bob
McGinnis are delighted to
learn that he returned from
Piedmont Hospital last
Thursday and is recupera
ting at his home following
recent surgery.
Mrs. Hattie Compton
Blankenship of Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina, who
had been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. H. F. Compton, entered
Emory University Hospital
last Tuesday, friends are
sorry to learn.
Mrs. Stella Terrell return
ed home Sunday by plane
from Harrisburg, Pa. where
she spent a week with her
daughter, Mrs. George E.
Pirt, and Mr. Pirt. While
there she visited relatives of
her son-in-law and toured the
Hershey Candy Plant,
Gettysburg, and other his
torical sites including Dutch
Wonderland.
Mrs. Charles Barber,
David and George, along
with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Caston and Mrs. Jim Brewer,
Mike and Chris, returned
Tuesday from a vacation at
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Jere Webb and
daughter, Tiffany, of Mable
ton, spent Monday with Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cook
were luncheon guests Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Coleman, John and Jimmy,
of Conyers. In the afternoon
they visited Mr. Howell
Maddox in DeKalb General
Hospital.
Mrs. Lawrence Morgan,
Anderson and Randall Mor
gan, Mr. and Mrs. Otho
Morgan and Clay Hoard
spent last week in the
mountains of North Georgia
and Tennessee. The party
also included Miss Joyce
Morgan of LaGrange, Mrs
Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Patterson of Gainesville,
Fla., Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Kitchens and Paul H. Waits
attended the funeral of their
brother-in-law, Mr. B. W.
Collins, of Atlanta Thursday
afternoon, July 24th, at
Lowndes Chapel at two
o’clock.
Friends of Mr. J. W.
Browning Sr. are delighted
to learn he returned home
from Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital Thursday, July 24th,
and is recovering nicely from
recent surgery. During his
period of convalescence his
daughter, Mrs. Alvin O’Neal
of Forest Park, is spending
some time with him.
Mrs. T. A. Lane has
returned to Birmingham,
Ala. after a long visit with
Mrs. O. A. Andrews and
family.
Mrs. Jack Smith was a
recent guest of Mrs. 0. A.
Andrews and family.
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JACKSON DRIVE-IN
THEATRE
JACKSON, GEORGIA
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
July 31, Aug. 1-5
Shows Begin at Dark.
Admission $1.50
MANY FREINDS ATTEND
RITES FOR MRS. BEVIL
Among the friends from
Jackson calling at the Barron
V. Bevil home or attending
funeral services for Mrs.
Irene Barron Bevil on
Monday at the chapel of
Haisten Funeral Home in
Barnesville were:
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar
Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers Starr, Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle Jones, Jr., George
Weaver, Mr. and Mrs.
Sessions Weaver, Richard W.
Watkins, Jr., Miss Georgie
Watkins, Miss Delia Watkins,
Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent Jones.
Mrs. Pearl Remington,
Mrs. Clyde Herbert, Miss
Ruth Phinazee, Miss Lois
McMichael, Mrs. Robert C.
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
Weaver, Mrs. A. V. Maddox,
Mrs. Oscar Weaver, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hammond,
Mrs. R. H. Pinckeny, Dr. Jo
Ann Manley, Miss Grace
Garlington, Miss Eloise
Beauchamp, Miss Mary
Downs, Mrs. G. D. Head,
Mrs. C. M. Compton, Rev.
and Mrs. David Black and
children, Mrs. Howard Nix,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Moore.
FIRST BAPTIST TO
HAVE GARAGE SALE
Members of the First
Baptist Church will have a
Garage Sale Saturday,
August 2nd, at the Old First
Baptist Church building on
East Third Street.
The sale will feature many
bargains. Women of the
church report a great
assorment of dishes that
might attract lady shoppers.
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meetings.
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