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It’s This Way
By Doyle Jones Jr.
Jest of the Week: “He claims to be related to you and
says he can prove it.”
“The man’s a fool.”
“That may be mere coincidence.”
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An optimistic Kansas farmer, on seeing some clouds
floating by, remarked: “Well, I guess we are going to have
some rain.”
“Aw!” said his pessimistic neighbor, an ex-railroad
man, “those are just empties coming back from Illinois.”
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Friend: Was your uncle’s mind vigorous and sane up to
the very last?
Heir: I don’t know. The will won’t be read until
tomorrow.
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THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE
We read with some amazement the exploits of Judy
Garntoe who herself had to be rescued last week at her home
on Old Bethel Road as she fell into a deep dry well while
attempting to rescue a chihuahua puppy. It appears
the puppy had fallen into the well through a hole possibly dug
into the well coping bv a rat. It was reported that Judy saw
the puppy in the well late Thursday through the use of a
flashlight. The impetuous girl, brave to the point of
foolhardiness, rigged up a cord from an electric extension
line, and prepared to let herself down in the dark and
foreboding well. The makeshift rope was far too short and
Judy either fell, jumped or some of both to the bottom of the
50-60 ft. well. She fell on her knees and bruised them badly.
Two passersby, Paul Collins of Rt. 1, Jackson, and Victor
Brown, a neighbor, learned of the girl’s plight and obtained a
100 ft. nylon rope for use in the rescue. Mr. Collins descended
into the well and tied an end around Judy. She was hoisted to
safety, bringing with her the body of the dead puppy, believed
crushed to death in her fall. The brave young girl was
extremely fortunate to have escaped with her life. Falling
from that height could have killed her, or she could have
plunged against the side of the well. She is fortunate and lucky
and we regret the puppy or puppies perished .... About
three weeks ago we received our first letter to Santa Claus
and we have already forwarded to Santa’s residence at the
North Pole. A few days ago we received another one, two of
the earliest in recent years. These early missives to Santa tell
me somthing—Christmas is only a few weeks away and
closing fast and that most children relate to Old Saint Nick.
We look forward to printing the letters to Santa, almost with
as much enthusiasm and anticipation as the youthful writers.
The Progress-Argus has been printing Santa letters for about
100 years and we’re not about to break the tradition. Besides,
we enjoy it .... Congratulations to Roger Bennett,
former state park superintendent at Mistletoe State Park,
who has left the employ of the state and has taken a job with
the Augusta National Course where he has been named Head
Nurseryman. Roger called the other day to say he was
working at the National Course and was proud of his recent
promotion. It seems that he will be especially concerned with
the beautiful azaleas on this prestigious course over which the
Masters is played each year. We congratulated Roger and
asked him to help us with tickets to the Masters and he said he
would. We won’t let him forget it ... . Spalding County
clobbered the local option sales tax as did Habersham County
by a vote of 2,371 to 662. Coweta County approved the tax 2,541
to 911. There apprears to be no ryhme or reason in the voting
over the state. We wonder if Butts had to do it again if it might
be soundly defeated? .... Add pretty tree: the one in the
front yard of Mrs. Ben Haisten on McDonough Road ....
It seems pecans in this area are a near disaster. Many people
say theirs fell off prematurely or simply did not fruit up. They
are scarce around here. On the other hand a bumper crop is
reported in South Georgia where the ground is literally
covered with the nuts when the trees are shaken. Pecans then
will likely be high and in short supply .... One of the first
women editors in Georgia was Mrs. William Henry Robinson
of Folkston. She wasa native of Butts County, the daughter of
Mr. David Joseph Thaxton and Mrs. Margaret Clementine
Carmichael Thaxton. She owned and edited The Charlton
County Herald and served as District President of the
Georgia Press Association, probably the first woman in the
state to hold this position. She was a “total and complete”
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OFFICIAL ORGAN
BI'TTS COUNTY AND
CITY OF JACKSON
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
HE GOT IT BECAUSE HE EARNED IT
I read a very inspiring story not long ago. It was in the
newspapers. It was a story about a young boy overcoming an
apparent handicap.
The young boy was participating in a calf-scramble at a
rodeo out West. A certain number of calves were turned loose
in the arena. Several young boys gave chase to the calves. If a
boy could catch a calf, throw it and hold it down for the
required amount of time, the calf was his.
The thing that made this story different was that it was
about a one-arm boy who participated in the event. He chased
his calf, grabbed hold of it and the battle was on! Round and
round they went. The boy was having a hard time throwing
the calf.
Suddenly the calf started running across the arena. But
the one-arm boy held on. He wasn’t about to let go. The calf
was his, and he was determined to throw it. But he was having
such a hard time that many people in the stands felt sorry for
him. One man even went to the public announcer and told him
to tell the boy to let the calf go, that he would give him a calf
free!
But the boy would have nothing to do with that plan. He
wanted that calf, and he wanted to get that calf like the other
boys had gotten theirs. He was going to throw that calf and
hold it down. He didn’t want anyone to give him anything
simply because he had only one arm. He wanted to have the
privilege of earning it.
The struggle between the boy and the calf went on. It
was a difficult task, throwing the calf with one arm. But one
thing was certain in that young boy’s mind—he wanted the
prize and he wanted to earn it.
As I read that story, my heart swelled with pride for the
young boy. How priceless was that intangible quality he had
within him, that spirit of making it on his own merits, refusing
to be treated differently simply because life had seemingly
shortchanged him. Refusing to take something for nothing,
something which could be his by earning it. He would not be
denied the joy of earning his own prize.
How different was his attitude than that of countless
others. They want a handout, a free ride, an easy reward.
They want the fruits of labor without the labor, the reward
without the responsiblity, the success without sacrifice. Well,
no matter how much you can get without working for it, you
have missed one of the real joys of life if you do not have the
spirit of determination which the young boy had.
As odd as it may seem, the thrill in life isn’t getting
something for nothing. The thrill in life is the process of
overcoming a great challenge despite all obstacles. That is
the reason the obstacles are there, to help us grow—to give us
something to work toward and overcome.
Did the young boy get his calf? You bet he did! And he
got him fair and square just like the other boys did. The only
difference between his calf and the calves which the other
boys got was that his meant more. He had more obstacles to
overcome.
One thing the boy had going for him. His handicap was
outside, not inside.
PRIDE Holds Sway As
County Meets Judges
PRIDE was in evidence
everywhere as Butts County
met the judges in the state
GEMC-GACDS Beautifica
tion through Conservation
contest. A large and enthu
siastic crowd attended the
program held Wednesday,
November sth at the Central
Georgia EMC auditorium.
A report of accomplish
ments during the past year
was presented to the judges
by the BCABC Committee
members, city and county
officials, and other project
leaders, followed by a tour of
the county.
Butts County is competing
Henderson-
Carr Meet
For Title
Of the Middle Georgia
Junior High State Champion
ship, Henderson Junior High
Tigers advance to the final
via their 7-0 victory over
Oconee County last Saturday
night. Henderson’s opponent
will be J. P. Carr in the game
that will be played at
Conyers on Friday, Novem
ber 24, at 7:30 at the High
School Stadium.
The Tigers lone loss of the
season came from this same
Carr Team during the
opening game for Henderson
newspaper woman and was noted for her thoroughness and
completeness. Mrs. Robinson was recently selected as
Folkston’s entry in “Georgia Historic Mothers, 1776-1976.”
We feel Mrs. Robinson will be a formidable entry .... We
applaud the courage and vision of Rocky in withdrawing from
the president’s ticket. He was being treated like a step child
by Ford et al and we assume he was no more fond of Gerald’s
legions than they were of him. Rockefeller is a man of
courage and principle. While it is true he was not the most
popular man in politics there was an honesty and integrity
about him that set him apart from the little men who surround
him.
‘Whatsoever
Things’
By Donald E. Wildmon
with four other counties in
the state contest for the
grand prize of $500.00. Butts
Countians have worked tire
lessly on this project and
presented the county at its
very best in a very
enthusiastic effort to capture
the prize.
Serving as judges for the
contest were Mrs. Kathy
Allgood, Home Economist
with Oconee EMC in Dudley;
Dr. Jim Box, Director of the
Southern Piedmont Conser
vation Research Center,
ARS; DeWitt Harrell, Assis
tant State Leader for
Community Development,
by a 28-6 score. “Carr is one
of the best Junior High teams
in the state,” comments
Brumley, “they work as a
team.” They are strong at
every position on the field
and they make very few
mistakes. We feel that our
team has an excellent chance
of winning the game. We’ve
improved 100 percent from
the first time we played and
our players have been
waiting eight weeks to get
another shot at this team.
Carr has announced that
they expect a crowd of 1,500
to 2,000 fans. We would like a
large crowd on hand from
Butts County to show the
support that Butts County
gives to its Junior High,
therefore we will take buses
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1975
THOUGHTS
FOR
SHARING
BY EILENE MILAM
Butts County Extension
Home Economist
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SPRING FLOWERING
BULB SELECTION
Home gardeners purchas
ing spring flowering bulbs
should buy them as early as
possible. Early is a good time
because you can get a better
selection and the best quality
bulbs are generally on the
market first.
Proper selection is very
important. A good bulb
should be as large as
possible, plump, and firm,
with a thin covering. Tulip
bulbs should have a broad,
flat base, and taper to a point
at the top. Narcissus or
daffodils should have both
the shape and approximate
size of a small light bulb.
As for planting bulbs, you
should check the color
scheme of your garden, and
always plant bulbs in groups,
clusters, or drifts, and never
singly, or in rows.
MUSCADINES FOR THE
HOME GARDEN
Muscadines for the home
gardener may be different
from those used by com
mercial muscadine growers.
Many of the newer varieties
are being grown commer
cially because the fruits of
these have greater eye
appeal. Some of the older
varieties, particularly the
black ones, are of no interest
to people purchasing fruit
from a commercial musca
dine grower. The buying
public wants bronze fruit for
the most part, and large
berries.
Home gardeners who want
to plant muscadines are
reminded to go ahead and
use some of the old varieties
if they are looking for
quality, not size. Some of the
Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
Sponsors present were:
Frank Stancil, Executive
Director of the Georgia State
Soil and Water Conservation
Committee; and J. B. Polhill,
111, Director of Legislative
Affairs, Georgia EMC.
Following the program, a
luncheon was served by the
women of the county in
cooperation with the Central
Georgia EMC.
The BCABC Committee
wishes to thank the more
than 75 people who assisted
with the program and the
day’s events.
to the game. Transporatation
to the game will be SI.OO for
students and $1.50 for adulsts
not including admission to
the games which is 50 cents
for students and SI.OO for
adults. Buses will leave the
school at 5:45. Money is not
refundable.
The game is Friday,
November 14, at the Conyers
High School Stadium. Kickoff
is at 7:30. Be sure to
bring the family and come to
support the Tigers as they
play for the State Champion
ship.
IN APPRECIATION
We wish to thank all those
friends and relatives who
remembered us with beauti
ful gifts, remembrances, and'
words of congratulations
upon our fiftieth anniversary
last Sunday, November 9th.
Especially do we wish to
thank our children, Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Crumbley and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Coker, for
honoring us with a reception
at the Jenkinsburg Club
House on this memorable
occasion. We are indebted to
all of you. Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Coker.
good, old varieties for home
gardens are Dulcet, Magoon,
and Southland.
More information about
home grown muscadines is
available from the local
Extension Service office
located in the Butts County
Courthouse.
TREES DAMAGED
BY LIGHTNING
Lightning could be the
cause of death for trees
which show no outward signs
of disease, insects, or
mechanical injury. If tree
wilting or browning is
noticed within a few days of
an electrical storm, consider
lightning a suspect.
In some cases, lightning
leaves no evidence on the
tree. This can be more fatal
than lightning strikes that
split trees open or debark
large portions of the trunks.
Once the internal living cells
of the tree have been killed,
there is no chance for revival
of the trees.
Lightning wounds need
treatment. All loose bark,
wood, and splinters should be
removed from the trees.
Trim back the tree to the
living bark, or wood, and
then paint with wound paint
or asphalt base roofing paint.
Weekly
Devotional
By Rev. E. Ray Savage,
Pastor, Church of the
Nazarene
FAITH IN GOD CAN
OVERCOME OUR FEARS
Fear and faith are oppo
sites in nature. They admit
neither association nor re
conciliation. Where fear is
present, genuine faith is
absent. Where a genuine
faith is present, fear cannot
exist.
The faith of God’s children
is faith in reality. It lives. It
assures. It is effective and
useful. Without such faith the
experiences of life sooner or
later induce fear.
Materialism is consequent
upon indifference and dis
obedience to God’s will.
Materialism will deceive us
into believing we are in
fellowship with God when
actually we are not. The real
presence of God in the human
heart is consequent upon true
faith in Him. This casts out
carnal fear.
Here is the secret of
Christian victory. By faith
we receive, believe, and
obey, Faith and the promise
are correlatives. Faith is the
hand that reaches up and
grasps the promise; and
obedience, the ground upon
which we stand, that the
hand of faith may be strong
in its grasp.
Thus, our weakest
moments are turned to
strength. And faith becomes
the victory by which we
overcome the world. In even
the extremities of our life,
like the Psalmist of old we
can say, “Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear
no evil.”
Have faith in God. To
whom will you go for comfort
and help? He alone hath the
words of eternal life!
An unworthy minister who
blamed “outside pressure”
for his failure was asked:
“Yes, but where were your
inside braces?”
Fear is an enemy haunting
the race from its beginning.
It hangs over the earth as a
pall today. Sin, depravity,
the devil, unbelief, and
disobedience are the causes.
Quack remedies for its cure
abound.
The only real cure is a
living, vitalized, activated
faith in God! Only in Him can
we live the “unafraid life.”
Such faith is impossible,
however, unless fed with the
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ON THE I
DOYLE JONES, JR. a
It was almost over. Florida had ostensibly wrapped up
the 74th Gator Bowl game. Georgia had played well, on
occasions taking the battle to the favored Gators. But with
3:42 showing in the fourth quarter on the score board clock, a
giant lassitute or inertia seemed to have settled over the
’Dogs.
Florida had just punted over the goal and the ball had
been placed on the 20 while commercials whirred over the
tube and played suspended. Georgia fans had scarce hope.
Die hards expected a few desultory passes, a little movement
of the ball but the score to remained unchanged.
The referee blew the ball in play. Matt Robinson leaned
in under the center, took the ball and pitched it out to tight end
Richard Applebly. Richard started around right end, stopped
suddenly and hurled the pig skin 80 yards down the field into
the waiting arms of flanker Gene Washington who was
lonesome so far was he behind the last Florida defender. He
jogged across untouched as Georgia put the winning
touchdown on the board.
It was over quickly. The flea flicker and the shoe string
had been joined by the flanker pass and bedlam had taken
possession of the Gator Bowl, a great cacophony of sound
welling up from the throats of Georgia partisans while the
Gator fans were quieter than the tomb.
It was over quickly. Georgia was merciful in its
execution. The pass was right on target, perfectly thrown by
Appleby and perfectly caught by Washington. The Sioux at
the Little Big Horn did not abolish Custer and his command
any more efficiently than did the Bulldogs exterminate the
pesky Gators. It appears Florida is destined never to win an
SEC Championship. They have been bridesmaids but never a
bride.
Our companions on the Jacksonville trek were Mable
and Jimmy Cornell and we really enjoyed their company.
Jimmy shared the driving and shortened the trip
considerably. We left Jackson about 9:40 Friday morning and
arrived at the Robert Meyer Hotel about 4 o’clock Friday
afternoon.
We made reservations for eight o’clock at Sandy’s Steer
Room and it was a most delicious meal. Jimmy and Mable
had lobster, Martha had prime ribs while I had a strip sirloin.
Saturday morning I saw John E. (Jay) Jones and
Homer Childs of Warner Robins, Jay being a cousin, who had
left early Saturday morning, driven to Jacksonville, gotten a
room at the Robert Meyer and tickets to the game. It don’t
mean a thing if you ain’t got that swing, and Jay’s got it.
There was a right “pert” little shower about an hour
before the game that drenched the Gator Bowl. The field was
a little slippery and players from both teams slipped a little.
Mary Ann and T. L. Stevenson had tickets adjacent to
us and the Cornells and we enjoyed their company greatly.
We looked for the Jacksonian-Jekyll visitors but not
knowing the location it was like looking for a needle in a
haystack.
We looked for Charles and Mary Ann Carter and
Tommy and Elizabeth Webb but were unable to spot them in
the huge throng, over 72,000 plus.
Georgia opened the game, ripping the Florida line
apart, fumbling at the Florida 44. The Gators took the ball and
marched inexorably down the field to score.
Other than the flurry for the Georgia field goal shortly
before the half there was little to commend the game to the
long suffering fans.
The game was strictly dullsville unto Georgia pulled
the stops at the game’s end. It was over quickly.
We left Sunday morning about nine and arrived in
Jackson about 4 after several stops.
We passed a car with a Butts County tag down in the
piney woods. We though perhaps it was Doug Briscoe and his
sweetie.
A car with an Oconee tag passed us with the passengers
gesticulating wildly. We thought perhaps it was Ted and
Winona Evans and some friends, but were never certain.
The Robert Meyer was as friendly and benign as ever.
I enjoy walking in front of the hotel and watching the Florida
ana Georgia cars drive up and disgorge their passengers. We
saw Mrs. Nelle (David) Hicks on several occasions this year
and enjoyed visiting with her. Her late husband, Dr. David
Hicks, was the brother of the late Dr. Wright G. Hicks of
Jackson.
It is difficult to believe that a city can become so
oriented to a football game. The game is the dominant theme
and the focal point for the weekend. Where else would 1,500
alumni and fans attend a breakfast? Where else would anyone
pay $150.00 for 4 tickets? Where else does the night
reverberate with cries of “Go-O-O-O-O-Gators” and “Go You
Hairy Dogs?” There is an unreal quality about the Gator
Bowl where Georgia and Florida are concerned. I never know
whether Georgia’s best will be good enough but I always know
it will be exciting.
Give ’em hell, Georgia!
fuel of God’s word. A
foundation unshaken, un
changed!
Be unafraid of life. “Fear
thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am
thy God: I will strengthen
thee; yea I will help thee;
yea, I will hold thee . . . ”
(Isa. 41:10).
Be unafraid of death. “I
am the living bread ... if
any man eat . . . he shall
live forever” (John 6:51).
Be unafraid of eternity.
“The eternal God is thy
refuge, and underheath are
the everlasting arms” (Deut
33:27).
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Moel
chert will be among those
from Jackson going over to
Athens Saturday for the
Georgia-Auburn game.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Jones will go over to Athens
Saturday for the Georgia-
Auburn game.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hearn
will attend the Georgia-
Auburn game in Athens
Saturday afternoon at San
ford Field.