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MASTER MATTHEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Wayne
Matthews of Dallas. Ga„
announce the birth of a son!
Eddie Wayne, July 23, at
Cobb General Hospital. Mrs.
Matthews is the former Miss
Marcia Whigham of Jackson.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Whigham of
Jackson and Mrs. Willie Mae
Matthews of Dallas, Ga.
MASTER WILLIAMSON
Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone
Williamson announce the
birth of a son, Kevin Tyrone,
July 17, at Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital. Mrs. Wil
liamson is the former Alice
Ray Reeves. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Reeves and Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Williamson of
Forsyth, Ga.
DAVID LEWIS REUNION
HELD SUNDAY AT
INDIAN SPRINGS
The descendants of David
Lewis met at Indian Springs
State Park on Sunday, July
27th, for a delightful reunion.
Over 51 relatives and friends
enjoyed a bountiful picnic
lunch at one o’clock.
The afternoon was spent
reminiscing with each other.
Mention was made that the
last direct descendant, Mrs.
Susie Lewis Duffey, passed
away on May 26, 1975.
Plans were made to meet
again next year on the fourth
Sunday in July.
ruth at random
By Ruth Bryant
NONSENSE
If bees make honey
and worms make silk,
Then what’s so funny
that cows make milk?
If clouds make water
and sun makes heat,
Then why not “oughter”
A pig make meat?
If guy is blondish
and gal brunette,
Is it outlandish
that she’s his pet?
If rhyme is silly
and rhythm queer,
There’s reason really
for ending here!
Senior Citizens Are Boon
To Butts County Economy
Special to the
Progress-Argus
NEW YORK, JULY 26
Butts County’s over-65 pop
ulation is growing in im
portance numerically,
economically and politically.
The latest figures show
that this age group has been
one of the fastest growing
and that its influence at the
polls and in the market place
has been increasing propor
tionately. About 1 out of
every 9 persons, locally, is
now 65 or older.
Nationally, there are now
more than 22 million men and
women in that age bracket.
They represent 10 percent of
the total population. In Butts
County they represent 11.2’
percent.
For many of them, ihcome
is the No. 1 problem.
Inflation during the past few
years has made it difficult
,for people on small fixed
income to make both ends
MISS LENA WHITE
OBSERVES 95TH
BIRTHDAY JULY 27TH
Miss Lena White, oldest
member of the Jackson
United Methodist Church,
celebrated her 95th birthday
Sunday, July 27th, by
attending Sunday School and
church there.
Miss White was presented
a yellow eymbidium orchid
by Westbury Medical Care
Home in Jenkinsburg.
Miss White and Mrs. Ruby
Compton, neighbors for
many, many years, were
dinner guests of Mrs. W. J.
White and Mrs. Eslyn Jinks.
Her sisters, Mrs. A. T. King
and Mrs. James Bates of
Oxford, Mrs. Jane Cawthon
and Mrs. Robert Anderson of
Atlanta visited her in the
afternoon.
PTA AT JCA TO
MEET TONIGHT
The Parent-Teachers an
nual meeting will be held at
Jackson Christian Academy
on Brownlee Road this
Thursday night, July 31st, at
8 o’clock. All interested
parents are urged to attend.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Grant returned July 23rd
from an enjoyable two
week’s visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Jim Ragland,
Mr. Ragland, and Grant, in
Juneau, Alaska. Mr. and
Mrs. Grant flew to Alaska,
leaving on July 9th. While
meet. All in all, about 17
percent of those over 65
cannot get along without
public assistance according
to the Department of
Commerce.
The bulk, on the other
hand, are managing satis
factorily on their own. Many
of them have income from
one or more sources social
security, pensions, interest,
dividends, annuities and,
frequently, from wages.
About 1 out of over 5 are in
the labor force. Their
earnings account for a third
of all the income of older
people.
In Butts County, the latest
government figures show,
10.2 percent of the men over
65 and 6.9 percent of the
women are in the labor force.
Most of them hold part-time
jobs.
Although the median in
come of families in the
over-65 category is only
around $6,500, it adds up to an
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
CAWTHON REUNION
BE GALA EVENT
OF AUGUST 10th
The descendants of Wil
liam Harrison and Mary Lee
Stewart Cawthon will hold
their annual reunion Sunday,
August 10th, at the Masonic
Hall at Worthville. A basket
lunch will be spread at noon.
August 10th will be Jim
Cawthon Day. He is the third
of 12 children to reach the
age of 80. Others were Emma
Cawthon White, Robert and
Elmer Cawthon. There are
four living children, Emma,
Robert, Jim and Ector.
The crafts and picture
display this year will feature
“The Old and The New.”
Those attending are asked to
bring something to share.
ROSSER REUNION TO
BE HELD ON SUNDAY
The annual Rosser Re
union will be held Sunday,
August 3rd, at Shingle Roof
Camp Ground, north of
McDonough on Ga. 155.
The reunion will be held
under the tabernacle. All
relatives and friends are
invited to attend and bring a
well filled basket.
there they had the privilege
of seeing their grandson,
Grant, on live TV church
service.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cawthon
and Donna, Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Cook spent last week in
Daytona Beach, Florida.
Friends of Howell Maddox
of Conyers, formerly of Butts
County, will be sorry to learn
he suffered a heart attack
July 21st. He is resting
comfortably at DeKalb
General Hospital, Decatur,
Room 4464.
David and Mary Faulkner
from Coral Gables, Fla. are
visiting Mrs. Margaret Car
michael.
Kilarney O’Shaughnesey
from Columbus will be
visiting Mrs. Margaret Car
michael next week.
Tom Carmichael from
Decatur is spending three
weeks with Mrs. Margaret
Carmichael.
Mrs. Connie Hall from
Isom, Kentucky will arrive
next week for a visit with
Mrs. Margaret Carmichael.
Mrs. Elmer Cawthon,
along with Myra and Jimmy
Mayhue, visited Jekyll
Island the week of the 21st.
impressive S7O billion or so in
the aggregate.
That is money that gets
spent promptly for food,
housing, household opera
tions, medicines, clothing
and the like.
The size of this spending
power has led industrial
firms to cater to their special
tastes and wants, devising
products to suit them.
Politically, too, their in
fluence has become strong,
not only because of their
number, but because most of
them go to the polls on
election day. About 70
percent of oldsters vote, a far
greater proportion than in
other groups.
They have been raising
their voices in Washington,
lately seeking a better
national health program and
the right to earn more than
$2,520 a year without loss of
social security benefits.
Flovilla Happenings
By Mrs. S. A. Elliott
Visiting Mrs. Joe Waits
and Marion on Sunday were
Mrs. Bill Collins and Mrs.
Lucy Couch of Atlanta, Mrs.
Jimmy Kitchens of Jackson,
Mrs. Catherine Cochran of
Juliette, Mr. Edward Waits
and Mr. Herman Waits of
Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marsh
and children, Robert, Marie
and Larry Jr., spent the
weekend in Birmingham,
Alabama with Miss Barbara
McKenna, sister of Mrs.
Marsh.
Mrs. Alice Peurifoy of
Monticello visited her
mother, Mrs. Winnie Mon
crief, and sister, Mrs. Frank
Moore, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Vivian Hightower had
an accident, injuring her
foot, and she is at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Funder
burk at Jonesboro.
Mrs. Jack Cook and boys,
Mark, Gregg, and John, also
John Anderson, visited her
mother, Mrs. John Dykes of
Mcßae, recently.
Mr. Ed Williams and
friends of Warner Robins
spent the week at Eufaula,
Ala. on a fishing trip.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Smith
and Thomas spent the
weekend at Rome visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Washing
ton. They returned Miss
Barbara Washington home
after she had spent a week
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Winifred
Perdue spent Saturday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
WEBB’S THRIFTOWN
Intersection Hwys. 16,
23 and 42
Jackson, Ga.
WHITE LILY s Lbs ,
FLOUR 48c
Limit 1 with $lO order or more
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BAILEY SUPREME
COFFEE
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Grapefruit Juice
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Luck’s Beans
Pinto - Great Northern - Giant
Limas - Navy Beans -
Speckled Butter Beans
3 Cans SI.OO
24 OZ. TETLEY
Iced Tea Mix
$149
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1975
Ballard Perdue. They picked
up their daughter. Dee, who
had spent two weeks with her
grandparents and they are
all vacationing in Florida
this week.
Luncheon guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Elliott
were Rev. and Mrs. Randy
Guyton and daughters, Le
chell and Mechell, of Deca
tur, Mrs. Nancy Guyton and
Kelly, and Mr. Charles
Elliott.
Mrs. Harold Elliott carried
Miss Elaine Elliott, Miss
Sybil Perdue, Miss Shelia
Crum, and Miss Rose
Campbell to camp at Adrian
last Monday. She motored on
to Brunswick to pick up Mary
Ann Elliott who had spent the
week with her aunt, Mrs.
Mildred Smith, and Mr.
Smith.
Mrs. Sara Duke, Mrs.
Emily Burns and children,
Billy and Beth, visited
Tuesday in Tallapoosa with
Rev. and Mrs. John Huggins
and Jason. Later on in the
afternoon they visited Mr.
Gene Duke and Mrs. W. M.
Smith of Carrollton.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Skinner and Lori, Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Smith spent last
week in Florida. They also
visited Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Chambers and children and
Mr. and Mrs Jerry Rice and
children in Jacksonville.
Visiting Mrs. Virginia
Williams and boys, Glenn
and Andy, Saturday were
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BREAD
LOAVES sfoo
LARGE DOZ.
EGGS 59c
GALLON PUREX
Bleach 59c
Poss
Canned Meats
Brunswick Stew - Beef Stew -
Chili - Chicken and Dumplings -
Camp Stew - Potatoes, Beef and
Gravy - Spaghetti and Meat
4 SI.OO
CELERY 28c
Stalk
green Onions
2 lbs - 48c
Sweet Thompson Seedless
GRAPES
■ 68c
Mr. and Mrs. Sebert Bower
man and Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Tisdale, all of
Macon.
Guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Sanford Elliott and
James were Mr. and Mrs.
Darrell Kenny and children
of California.
Friends of Mr. Frank Duke
will be interested to learn of
his promotion recently as
local manager of the Gray
office of the Georgia Power
Company. He and his wife
Bonnie and daughter Joy will
be making their home in
Gray in the near future. Mr.
Duke is the son of Mrs.
Emory Duke and the late Mr.
Duke.
Rev. Randy Guyton of
Decatur preached Sunday at
Pleasant Grove Congrega
tional Methodist Church in
the absence of the pastor.
Rev. Lamar Guyton, who
was in revival at McGee,
Mississippi.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank Dr.
Newman and all the staff at
Sylvan Grove Hospital for
their excellent care while I
was there. Thanks also for
the cards, gifts, visits and
prayers for which I am so
grateful. I must also thank
my niece (Mrs. Haisten) for
taking care of me at home.
May God bless each one is
my prayer. Etta Lee.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Huggins and children, Emily
and Skip, returned home
Sunday from a most enjoy
able trip to Honolulu, Hawaii,
where they attended
National Exchange Club
convention. They left July
19th and jetted both ways.
Enroute home they stopped
for a visit of Disneyland in
California.
Mrs. Ethel Plank spent
Tuesday night in Hampton
with Mrs. Darrell Anglyn and
was the guest Friday and
Saturday night of Mrs.
Mamie Mathis.
Mrs. Eleanor Coleman
from Atlanta spent last
weekend with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Cook.
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Six and four year old
daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Olen Davis, Jr.
Chuck Roast
• 89c
Ground Beef
1 79 c
Fryer Legs
s 69c
12 Oz. Goldkist Sliced
BACON
$1.09
ICE MILK
/^4Bc
NABISCO
Chocolate Chip
Cookies QQ#
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NABISCO
Pecan Shortbread
Cookies GO
i4 Oz. 07C
Stan Gillespie and Amy oi
Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr
Gillespie joined them foi
dinner on Tuesday.
Miss Joyce Morgan of
LaGrange spent the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. Joe
McClelland, Mr. McClelland
and family and also visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Otho Morgan.
Col. and Mrs. Roy LeCraw
of Atlanta were weekend
guests at the Elder Hotel and
attended Sunday School and
church at the Jackson
Presbyterian Church
Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Grinstead
Brewer of Charleston, Mo.,
were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Marlin Spencer.
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STEVEN BROOKS
Two vear old son of Mr.
and Mrs. George H
Brooks. Jr.
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