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By Doyle Jones Jr.
Jest of the week:
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TAXI DRIVER
The wife of a history teacher was dressing to go to a
club meeting and called from the bedroom for her husband to
check the telephone book for the address of her hostess. There
was a moment of silence and then a bit of disdain in his voice
as he closed the book and gently chided her:
“You shouldn’t have any trouble remembering that,”
he said, “it’s the year the Visigoths sacked Rome.”
Lloyd Byers in The American Legion Magazine.
THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE
Most Georgians are appalled by the condition of our
prisons where overcrowding was such a problem the State
Board of Pardons and Parole found it necessary to cut a year
off the sentences of some 7,000 prisoners. Some 700 have
alr.eady been released. Quite naturally this is a dangerous
practice, fraught with grave dangers. It also appears that
some city and county jails are holding more than 700
prisoners the state cannot accept because of the overtaxed
inmate population. It is not fair to impose the cost of these
prisoners on city and county governments whose only liability
is perhaps the crime occurred in their county. The board’s
reduction of sentences is understandable though tragic.
Perhaps the plausible and sensible thing to do is to build more
prison space. This desperately needed step puts it squarely on
the shoulders of the governor, the general assembly and the
people of Georgia. We trust all will respond responsibly. To
defer construction is criminal .... We were amazed to
read recently that Hitler, the arch fiend of the 20th century,
was applauded at a screening of a Nazi propoganda film at
Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. Either people in Atlanta have
short memories or we must be going mad. The applauding of
Hitler is beyond our comprehension. He is the personification
of evil and was responsible for the deaths of millions of
innocent people. Some audiences will applaud anything or
anybody, but an audience in Atlanta applauding Hitler is
beyond our understanding .... Within recent weeks Hugh
Glidewell Jr. and Hugh Bond have passed examinations for
the Georgia Bar. We congratulate them both. They are
outstanding young men and bid fair for distinguished careers
as attorneys. Bond is the son of Mrs. Lamar Jinks and Tom
Bond of Jackson and Glidewell is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Glidewell Sr., also of Jackson .... Jackson and
Butts County welcomes yet another industry here with the
announcement last week that Fabral Corporation of
Lancaster, Pa., has purchased the Poloron building and will
soon begin manufacture of metal roofing and siding used in
the farming industry. As usual, Maurice W. Carmichael,
chairman of the Butts County Development Authority and
Man of the Year in 1973 for other such meritorious civic
exploits, led the way in garnering Fabral in local pastures.
Mr. Carmichael was ably assisted by Dick O’Hara, Chamber
of Commerce prexy, and Richard W. Watkins, Authority
attorney, both of whom contributed substantially to the
successful negotiation. We welcome Fabral to Jackson and
Butts County and trust they will be happy to be here as we are
to have them .... One of the most important football
games in the United States will take place in Jacksonville’s
Gator Bowl Saturday when Florida and Georgia meet in a
game that might well decide the ultimate SEC champion. As
this is being written before the Aubum-Florida game at Cliff
Hare stadium in the Loveliest Village, I have no way of
knowing the winner, though the Gators are picked by most of
the “experts.” Some prognosticators are going with the
Tigers in their upset special of the week and I will say an
Auburn victory would not be too surprising for the Tigers play
best when they are cast in the role of spoilers. Many sports
writers who have been both squads vow that Florida is
superior in talent to Alabama. We take it with a grain of salt
and doubt that Doug Dickey’s team could stand against the
Tide and the greater coaching experience of the Bear.
However, the Gator will probably be too much for Georgia to
handle and we foresee a Florida win. If the Gators were to
lose to Auburn, all hopes of a Bulldog upset would go down the
drain. Florida must beat Auburn for Georgia to have an
outside chance. Anyway, as customary, a representative
number of Jacksonians will be on hand at the Gator Bowl
Saturday for the blood letting. Several couples, five or six in
number, plutocrats all, with time, money and desire, will
journey via Jekyll for three or four days of golf and frolicing
in the sun, while the less affluent fans will make a beeline
straight for Jacksonville and Sandy’s Steer Room, where the
noblest Western beef is sacrificed for a succulent cause.
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON. GEORGIA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1975
‘Whatsoever
w Things'
rH By Donald E. Wildmon
WHAT TO DO WHEN TROUBLE COMES
Too often, when trouble comes to us, we worry
ourselves sick over what other people think about our
troubles. When we do this, we only add to our troubles and
make them greater than they are. Learn to let God be your
judge when trouble comes, and no one else. Do the best you
can do in your troubles, do what you feel God desires you to
do, and then don’t worry about what other people may say or
think.
Ethel Barrett once said: “We would worry less about
what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.”
And she was right about that. In the middle of our troubles it
is hard for us to realize that other people have troubles also.
Many can identify and sympathize with us. Others, of course,
will be critical of us.
When trouble comes, let God be your judge and no one
else. Other people can never know the full details about your
situation, but God does. Other people may not pass their
judgment in love, but God does. “The judgments of the Lord
are true and righteous altogether,” wrote the Psalmist. Those
words could not be written about a human.
As long as you can go to bed at night knowing you have
done your best, and God knows you have done your best, then
what other people think or say just really isn’t too important.
Of course we should strive to set the best example we can for
our fellowman, and leave as little room open as possible for
the criticism of our motives, but we simply cannot live our life
worrying about what other people think or say about us and
our trouble.
Talk to yourself in this manner: “Ok, so I have
trouble. If I had had my desire (or if I had done what I should)
I would not have had this trouble. But I do have it. However, it
is nothing the Lord and I can’t overcome. If others wish to be
critical and cynical about my trouble, then that is their
problem—not mine.”
When trouble comes, say to yourself: “God is my God
and will continue to be my God regardless of what life has in
store for me.” Too often, when trouble comes and we don’t get
the solution we desire, we turn our backs on God. I know of a
father whose son died while an infant. The father turned his
back on God, and has had nothing to do with God since that
time.
Don’t turn your back on God if life doesn’t turn out as
you had hoped. Jesus did not turn His back on you when life
didn’t turn out as He had hoped. God has not promised to
protect you from the hard knocks of life. But He has promised
to stand beside you when they come.
I had a friend who began a magazine in his free time
once. The company he worked for called him in and told him
he was to choose between his job with them and the magazine.
His reply was: “I didn’t start this magazine to stop it.” Don’t
start being a Christian with the thought of stopping your
Christian faith. Bea Christian through the trouble times a%
well as the smooth. “God is my God and will continue to be my
God regardless of what life has in store for me.”
“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not
crushed and broken. We are perplexed because we don’t know
why things happen as they do, but we don’t give up and quit.
We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get
knocked down, but we get up again and keep going,” said
Paul.
When trouble comes, keep going. Never give up.
THOUGHTS
A FOR
ML SHARING
. BY EILENE MILAM
4*l . .. ’J. A Butts County Extension
Home Economist
By Eilene Milam
Holiday season is here, and
what better way to please
your family than by baking a
turkey. Besides, turkey is an
excellent buy this time of
year. Follow these easy steps
if you aren’t sure about
baking a turkey:
Rub cavity lightly with
salt. Put stuffing into
wishbone area. Stuff cavity
well, but do not pack it
tightly. Fasten the neck skin
to the back of the turkey with
a skewer. Truss the bird and
place it on a rack in a shallow
open pan. Grease skin
thoroughly with fat. Insert
meat thermometer so that
the bulb is in the center of the
inside thigh muscle or the
thickest part of the breast
area. Be sure bulb does not
touch bone.
Before putting the turkey
into the oven, cover the top
and sides of it with a loose
cap of aluminum foil or a
fat-moistened cloth. Place
albeit an expensive one. We love Sandy’s and on Friday night
the steak house will roar with partisan cries of “Go You Hairy
Dogs” and “Go Gators,” but on Saturday the spoils and cries
belong to the victors and I’m afraid UGA’s growl will be
silenced .... We’re glad the Braves management decided
against the chimpanzee. It (he or she) might have beat out
one of the players and heaven knows the Braves are in enough
trouble already. Course a chimp might be an improvement
.... Add beautiful trees: the maple in the yard of Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Caston at Jenkinsburg; ditto the same species tree
in the side yard of Mrs. Anna dawn Edwards on McDonough
Road and the two simply gorgeous maples in the yard of Mrs.
Helen R. Vaughn on West Avenue.
the turkey in an oven at 325
degrees. If the cloth dries out
slightly during cooking,
moisten it with fat from the
bottom of the pan. When the
turkey is about two-thirds
‘ done, cut the trussing string.
Roast until tender. Allow five
minutes per pound less time
for unstuffed turkeys.
Time for stuffed turkeys:
6 to 8 lbs., 3% hours to 4V 2
hours
12 lbs., 4 to 5 hours
12 to 16 lbs., 5 to 6 hours
16 to 20 lbs., 6to 7Vi hours
Stuffing: Cook over low
heat, 1 cup of minced onion
and 1 quart of diced celery in
1 cup of fat, stirring
occasionally, until onion is
soft but not browned. While
that is cooking, blend these
seasonings with 4 quarts of
bread cubes, firmly packed -
1 tablespoon salt, Vi teaspoon
pepper, 2 teaspoons of
poultry seasoning. Add
onion, celery and fat. Blend.
Pour 1 to IVi cups of broth,
milk, or water gradually
J. R. Price
Promoted At
Southern
The son of a Jenkinsburg
couple, J. Richard Price, 46,
of Lake Spivey, Jonesboro,
was recently promoted as
vice president of Southern
Airways in charge of
properties following 25 years
of dedicated service to that
airline.
Mr. Price is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Price of
Jenkinsburg.
Mr. Price has attended
several schools and universi
ties though at different
times, his education having
been interrupted by 13
months service in the U. S.
Marine Corps at Paris
Island, S. C. Mr. Price
attended Tech for one year,
attended the University of
Alabama, and an Atlanta law
school for three years.
Mr. Price’s interest in
aviation began with his
position as a control tower
operator.
He is married to the former
Miss Sue Schofield of
Lexington, Ky. and they have
six children, Mrs. Harold
(Donna) Harrington of As
pen, Colorado; Sgt. Rick
Price, Yokota AFB, Japan,
near Tokyo; Miss Susan
Price, Southern Plhes, N. C.;
Miss Kim Price, a senior at
Jonesboro High School; and
Jeff and Phillip Price, both of
Jonesboro.
The Price family are
members of the Morrow
Community Church.
Roger Bennett
Nurseryman at
Masters Course
A Jackson native, Roger
Bennett, former superinten
dent for seven years at
Mistletoe State Park, has
been named head nursery
man at the Augusta National
Golf Course, over which the
prestigious Masters Golf
Tournament is held each
year in April.
Roger is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin R. Bennett of
Jackson. He began his park
career in 1966 at Indian
Springs State Park.
Mr. Bennett said he
changed jobs last June where
he was placed in charge of
irrigation and special water
ing at the Augusta course. He
was recently named head
nurseryman and placed in
charge of flowers especially
azaleas, on the Augusta
course.
In a telephone call to the
Progress-Argus Monday,
November 3rd, Mr. Bennett
said he attended the Master
Tournament a few years ago
and was so impressed with
the beauty of the famed links
that he remarked to a friend,
“If I ever change jobs I want
to work here.”
It appears that Mr.
Bennett’s dream has come
true.
over the surface, stirring
lightly. Stuff turkey.
Gravy: Place 3 table
spoons fat over low heat.
Blend in 3 tablespoons flour,
stirring with slotted spoon or
pancake turner. (You might
try adding nutmeg or a dash
of paprika or curry.) Have
ready 2 cups cold giblet or
chicken broth, water or milk
or vegetable water. Pour 1
cup into pan, scraping and
stirring until browned pieces
are loosened. Add rest of
liquid, stirring until gravy
boils and thickens to velvety
mixture. At this point, you,
may add a little consomme
or bouillion to give the gravy
a nice brown color. Also
season.
For step-up flavor add:
lemon juice or grated rind;
worchestershire; prepared
mustard; onion garlic or
celery salt; or a few cloves.
Serve piping hot always.
For extra touch add;
chopped, cooked giblets; V 4
pound cooked fresh or
one-third 02. can sliced
mushrooms; chopped wal
nuts ; minced chives, onion or
celery; one-third cup sour
cream; sherry to taste.
SILHOUETTES OF TRAGEDY
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A SPECTACLE OF TRAGEDY —Pictured above is the burning home of Willie Crawtora
on Watkins Street. Crawford left his home for his work at Delta in Atlanta at 9:30 p.m., Sunday.
At 10:00 p.m. the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department received a call for the fire. The home
was a complete loss; Crawford’s five children were attending church services at the time of the
fire. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
Weekly
Devotional
GOD IS OUR REFUGE
By Rev. E. Ray Savage
Pastor, Jackson Church of
the Nazarene
You are safer than you
think when you are in the will
of God. The Psalmist
confided, “He that dwelleth
in the secret place of the
most High shall abide under
the shadow of the Almighty”
(Psalms 91:1). Here is true
freedom from fear. As one
seeks for and lives in the
presence and will of God He
is safe. God will keep those
who are committed to Him.
This ancient worthy had
felt pressure from the snare
of the fowler, had witnessed
the harmful pestilence.
Terrors by night and by day
were common. Trouble was
on every hand. There was no
earthly place of safety.
Truth alone was his shield
and buckler. He could not
provide safety for himself.
Nothing short of the Divine
Presence could afford per
manent refuge.
How prone we all are to
measure life by its incon
veniences and extremities
rather than to seek and
secure the poise and courage
to love above them. The man
who had nowhere to lay His
head gave His followers
unqualified peace, and with
out price or partiality offered
to a sinning world forgive
ness sins and an inheritance
among the sanctified. George
McDonald dared to say, “The
Son of God Suffered unto the
death, but that their suffer
ing might be like His.”
The New Testament
Church was poor, but made
many rich; had nothing, yet
possessed all things. The
Apostle Paul learned to count
everything but dross that he
might win Christ and receive
the righteousness born of
faith. Apprehended by
Christ, he became His
ambassador and traveling
evangel of the earth. His
missionary journeyings af
forded him perils in the city
as well as in the wilderness,
on the land and on the sea.
Weariness and pain, cold
and nakedness, hunger and
thirst were his common
companions. Eight times he
received official and lega
lized beatings, and once was
stoned and left for dead.
Three times he was ship
wrecked, but always he came
through. Finally death
caught up with him, and he
knew his hour had come. But
for the point of completed
assignment he could look
back with rejoicing upon a
good (brave) fight. Here are
his words, “I have fought a
good fight, I have finished
my course, I have kept the
faith: Henceforth there is
laid up for me a crown of
righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge,
shall give me at that day: (2
Tim. 4:8,9). He came to the
end with an untarnished faith
and a clear allegiance. He
died as he lived - triumphant!
HOMER MOELCHERT
WORKING IN CANADA
Homer Moelchert, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Moelchert of Jackson, left
Sunday, November 2nd, for
Agincourt, a suburb of
Toronto, Canada, where he
will be affiliated with Eric
Jensen Greenhouses, Ltd.
The firm landscapes shop
ping centers all over the
United State and Canada and
they have a nursery at
Apopka, Fla.
The position is considered
an excellent opportunity for
Chip to practice and enhance
his green thumb expertise.
CARD OF THANKS
Eloise joines me in
thanking our friends who
remembered me so kindly
when I recently had eye
surgery. Malvern H.
Edwards.
He had found freedom from
the fear of fear through faith
in the living God. So can we.
ruth at random
By Ruth Bryant
SENIOR PALS CLUB
Friends, do you know all about
the Upper Ocmulgee Senior Pals Club
at one-sixty-five Carter Avenue,
Where you can enjoy food and fun
as you meet the requirements, take it all in,
and find recreation there for you?
Friends, are you glad that you live
in a Country that cares for all of its folks,
with a personnel, pleasant and true,
Where you can share with your pals,
as you gather together on certain week days,
the thrill of “your thing” that you do?
For Justice of Peace
I am a candidate for the office
of J. P. in the 612th- District of Butts
County.
I have been a resident and tax
payer in Butts County for the past
11 years, and also I am active in
church and community activities.
I feel I am qualified for this office
since I have a degree in law, and I
will concentrate on all duties of the
J. P. office.
Thank You for your vote and sup
port.
James F. (Jim) Trimble
4-H’ers Attend
Tree Farm
Dedication
Twelve local 4-H’ers at
tended the National 4-H Tree
Farm Dedication Ceremony
at Rock Eagle 4-H Center
Monday, October 20, 1975.
The dedication ceremony
marked the start of the first
National 4-H Tree Farm
Week.
Keynote speaker for the
event was J. Phil Campbell,
Under Secretary of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. C.
4-H’ers from Butts County
attending this event were:
Jeff Hurst, Eddie Trimble,
Ricky Long, Terry Whimp
ling, Tony Trimble, Bobby
Pinckney, Jan Thaxton,
Kathy Crockarell, Penny
Newman, Kibbie Carr, Greg
O’Neal, and Virgie Mang
ham.
Mrs. Eilene Milam and
Millard Daniel accompanied
the group to Rock Eagle.