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Volume 102 Number 47
26 Deaths Predicted, 364 Injured
In 1,144 Thanksgiving Accidents
1. Will you be in your
regular place at the family
Thanksgiving Table or will
your name be added to the
tragic list of victims of traffic
accidents.
2. As you drive during the
Thanksgiving Holidays, re
member that your ability to
see and identify hazards
diminishes as your speed
increases to insure safe
travel reduce your speed
during hours of darkness.
3. Drinking and driving
during the Thanksgiving
Holidays or any other time
is dangerous. A car can be
stopped much faster when
both pavement and driver
are DRY.
4. Last year in Georgia, 24
people met their death
during the Thanksgiving
Holidays in traffic accidents.
No one knows what the score
will be this Thanksgiving
we can only make a guess
based on the experience
record of other years. The
Georgia State Patrol predicts
that 26 people will be killed
and 364 injured, an estimated
1,144 traffic accidents over
the state during the Thanks
giving Holidays. You and I
can reduce these predicted
numbers if we all drive
safely.
5. Thanksgiving Day has
real meaning for many
families, so many Georgians
will travel great distances to
enjoy Thanksgiving with
relatives.
Please observe these safe
ty tips from the Georgia
State Patrol:
(1) Don’t attempt to drive
continuously for too great a
distance.
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The C&S Bank of Jackson is sponsoring a stimulating
Economic Education Program in Butts County. Mrs. Tyler
Garland and Hank Hilderbrand, C&S officer, are pictured
above giving the program its first impetus. Photo by Jerry
McLaurin.
Students
Understand
System
Students in Butts County
soon may understand our
private enterprise system far
better than many adults. The
reason is “Economics for
Young Americans” being
distributed by the Butts
County Chamber of Com
merce as a gift from The
Citizens and Southern Bank
of Jackson.
For sometime, business
men and women in Georgia
and across the country have
felt the need for more
teaching of basic economics
in our secondary schools. The
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States believes it has
developed the tools to aid the
schools to do just that—and
they’re all in one kit: film
strips, scripts, ditto sheets,
and teacher’s guides that are
written by teaching profes
sionals.
“Economics for Young
Americans” is designed to
(2) Reduce your speed to
compensate for wet weather
and darkenss.
(3) Avoid starting a long
trip immediately after a
heavy meal, as this may
cause you to fall asleep at the
wheel. Allow yourself plenty
of time to reach your
destination don’t be a
holiday statistic.
6. Excessive speed is
involved in two out of five
fatal accidents. The Georgia
State Patrol suggests that
during the Thanksgiving
Holidays, motorists slow
down and arrive safely at
your destination, if you speed
you may never arrive.
7. Excessive speed, fatigue
and carelessness can result
in deadly traffic accidents.
As you travel this Thanks
giving Holiday remember
this advice from your
Georgia State Patrol start
your trip earlier drive at a
moderate speed rest
frequently —and drive
carefully and ARRIVE
SAFE.
8. This Thanksgiving Holi
day remember that an
increased volume of traffic
means increased dangers.
Slow down and live.
9. Want to save a life
during the Thanksgiving
Holiday? Your Georgia State
Patrol gives this advice:
Obey all traffic laws. Drive
within the speed limit-do not
pass on hills and curves-obey
all traffic signs. Your reward
may be your life.
10. The Georgia Depart
ment of Public Safety
predicts 26 deaths 364
injuries and 1,144 traffic
accidents over the Thanks
clear up a great number of
misunderstandings about the
way our private enterprise
system works. Just one
example is productivity.
Many confuse this work with
working harder or doing a
job for less pay, when it’s
actually “working smarter”.
The section dealing with
Productivity explains it in
clear illustrations and
simple, easy-to-understand
language. In the same kind of
language, the other film
strips in the kit deal with the
meaning of “Money Mat
ters”, “Profits at Work”, and
how “Business Means Busi
ness About Ecology”.
"Economics for Young
Americans” has the kind of
approach which appeals to
students and faculty alike.
Even before completion for
distrubtion, it was school
tested in three states—Ohio,
Illinois, and Maryland. Now,
students at Jackson High
School will have the oppor
tunity to participate in this
stimulating economic educa
tion program which The C&S
Bank of Jackson is sponsor
ing in Butts County.
giving Holiday week-end,
during a 102 hour period
beginning at 6:00 p.m.,
Wednesday, November 26,
and ending at midnight,
Sunday, November 30, 1975.
11. The accident prediction
1975 Thanksgiving Holiday
period, covering a period of
102 hours beginning at 6:00
p.m., Wednesday, November
26, and ending at midnight,
Sunday November 30, 1975,
is: 26 fatalities, 364 injuries
and 1,144 accidents. During
the same holiday period in
1974, Georgia had 24 persons
killed, 336 injured and 1,208
accidents.
12. Stand up and be counted
AFTER the holiday don’t
be I one of those traffic
accident victims counted by
the police. Drive for a safe
holiday.
13. Happiness is seeing a
police car, then looking at
your speedometer and dis
covering you are NOT
exceeding the speed limit.
Drive a safe holiday.
14. Always signal your
intentions to other drivers—
and check to be sure they
understand your signal.
15. Prepare for turns and
stops by getting into the
proper lane well in advance
and signaling.
16. Here’s a mathematical
equation when you divide
your attention you
multiply your troubles. Drive
for a safe Thanksgiving.
17. It takes only seconds for
the average railroad train to
flit by a railroad crossing
whether your car is on it or
not. Watch out for those
crossings they can kill
you!
Mrs. Barber
Has Heart
Medallion
Mrs. Charlotte Barber has
received a Heart Association
meritorious medallion for
outstanding volunteer lead
ership in the Georgia Heart
Association’s 1975 HEART
FUND campaign.
The award was presented
by Mrs. Mary Howe, pro
gram consultant for GHA, at
a meeting in Jackson of the
William Mclntosh Chapter of
DAR.
Under Mrs. Barber’s lead
ersip as Butts County
HEART FUND Chairman
this year, local volunteers
attained 142 per cent of goal,
making anew all-time high
for the county. In accepting
she stated, “I am accepting
this award in behalf of the
Heart Volunteers of Butts
County, without whom this
would not have been pos
sible.”
Contributions received
during the annual HEART
FUND drive are used for the
on-going programs of the
Georgia Heart Association in
the fight against heart
disease, the number one
killer in our state and nation.
Among the activities of the
Heart Association are heart
research, public and profes
sional education and com
munity programs such as
high blood pressure screen
ing and CPR (cardiopul
monary resuscitation).
During the 1975 campaign
and throughout the year,
Heart volunteers have stress
ed the need to know the early
warning signs of heart attack
and to be prepared to call for
medical help immediately
when an attack occurs.
~iraekson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, November 27, 1975
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Patty O’Neal
At National
4-H Meeting
Patty O’Neal, a senior
member of the Butts County
4-H Club, will attend National
4-H Congress in Chicago,
Illinois, this week. The
congress begins November
28th and continues through
December 5.
In August of this year,
Patty was announced a state
winner in the Home Environ
ment Program. In her
demonstration, she explain
ed different aspects of
fluorescent lighting.
Forty-seven 4-H winners
from all fifty states, Puerto
Rico, and the District of
Columbia will number 1,600
at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in
Chicago.
The Home Environment
Program is sponsored jointly
by the Georgia 4-H Founda
tion and the S&H Foundation,
Inc.
This year’s theme for the
54th National 4-H Congress is
“4-H ’76 ... Spirit of
Tomorrow”. This theme is
designed to encourage
4-H’ers to set high standards
and to establish realistic,
personal goals as they
prepare to assume the
responsibilities of adulthood.
Youth are challenged to
vigorously tackle problems
and concerns, to build a
better tomorrow, by exer
cising the same spirit that
4-H has displayed so abun
dantly throughout its history.
First Snow
Strikes State
Saturday
The first snow flurries of
the winter season swirled
over North Georgia Saturday
night and Sunday morning,
blanketing the North Georgia
area with several inches of
snow Sunday morning. The
snow remained on the ground
until the middle of the
afternoon Sunday before last
vestiges were completely
gone in the Atlanta area.
Cold weather moved from
the plains states Friday and
Saturday. It slipped into the
southeastern area Saturday
afternoon with areas of snow
beginning to fall in the
Atlanta area and northward
Saturday evening.
Enroute home Sunday
morning from a party in
Atlanta, we had the occasion
to observe reasonably hard
snowfall along the express
way and on having to return
to Atlanta Sunday for a social
engagement with friends
from Jackson we observed
many indications of snow
along the highway to Atlanta.
AMERICAN LEGION
YULE MEET DEC. It
The Chirstmas meeting of
the American Legion Post
102 will be held December
Uth at 6 o’clock at the Van
Deventer Center with all
members urged to be
present.
A covered dish dinner will
be furnished by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary.
Christmas Lighting Contest
Will Be An Event Of Yule
The Jackson Progress-
Argus and the Garden Club
Council are pleased to
announce that the annual
Christmas Lighting contest
will be resumed this year
with the city expected to take
on a festive glow.
The contest has been held
annually for a span of
approximately fifteen years
with the exception of Christ
mas 1973 when the paper and
the council voluntarily de
cided to cancel the lighting
contest due to the critical
New Food Store To
Open on December 3rd
In an announcement this
week by its owners, Bill
Jones and Mac Collins,
Jackson’s latest retail busi
ness addition, Giant Mart
Discount Foods will open its
doors for a grand opening
celebration on Wednesday,
December 3rd, at 8 a.m.
Grand opening activities
for the large new supermar
ket located adjacent to
Hodges Hardware and Furni
ture Company on Third
Street are slated to be
observed each week begin
ning opening day during the
month of December. Many
free prizes including two
Hotpoint upright freezers
with a large supply of frozen
foods in each and over one
thousand dollars in grocery
items will be given away
Bloodmobile Coming Dec.
1 With 112 Pint Quota
The Christmas visit of the
Atlanta Region Bloodmobile
to Butts County will be an
event of Monday, December
Ist, at the Jackson National
Guard Armory on Franklin
Street between the hours of 1
p.m. and 5:30 p.m. As
customary, the quota will be
112 pints with the county in
excellent standing.
John B. Long, blood
Empty Stocking Fund
Is Now Half Complete
With Christmas about a
month away the Empty
Stocking Fund at the present
time is a little more than half
completed following the saie
of tickets on the side of beef
which was won by E. R.
(Buddy) Edwards. Jr.
A dance was held on
November 22nd and was
reasonably well attended.
Thus far the Jaycees have
about SBSO of a goal of $1,400.
The Jaycees have one
more money-making project,
that being a road block to be
held soon on Third Street
near the Courthouse. This
project has alway brought
forth a sizeable amount of
money and Mike Hosey,
chairman, is confident the
rest of the budget will come
from this.
Also, the Jaycees have the
services of a good-hearted
man who wishes to remain
anonymous. He will show
films to the elementary and
primary school children with
admission to be a toy . So far
this year the Empty Stocking
Fund seems to be adding up
shortage of electric power.
Last year, the contest was
in high gear again and Doyle
Jones, Jr., publisher of the
Progress-Argus, said “I have
talked with local officials and
consulted with officials of the
Georgia Power Company,
The Central Georgia EMC,
and the City of Jackson and
the paper, the Garden Club
Council, and the people of
Jackson are expecting to
follow up the program with
reckless abandon.”
In fact, Mrs. T. H. Price,
during the grand opening
weeks.
In their announcement
Messrs. Collins and Jones
stated that Mr. Terry
Carswell, formerly of Macon,
has been named as general
store manager of the new
business. The store will be
staffed by approximately 25
full and part time employees
and will feature a broad
selection of name brand
grocery commodities at
discount food chain prices.
Messrs. Collins and Jones
went on to state that the store
will offer drive-through pick
up service as an added
convenience to its customers.
The new store will offer a
wide selection of non-food
items as well as a complete
recruitment chairman for
the Butts County Chapter.
American Red Cross, feels
the county is in excellent
position to maintain its
eligibility on the free whole
blood program.
As has been the custom for
the past 20 years, the
Jackson Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club will
staff the visit of the
to a great success but the
Jaycees can still use toys
that are around the house
and that could be contribu
ted.
Toys may be dropped at
Biles Standard Station. Mad
dox-Phiilips Texaco Station,
or can be picked up by calling
Mike Hosey between hours of
8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Jaycees wives will begin
taking applications from
families in need of the ESF
between the hours of 10 to 12
Saturday morning, dates
being November 22nd and
December 6th. The place will
be the lobby of the Butts
County Courthouse.
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president of the Garden Club
Council, announces the con
test will be held and Mr.
Jones states that in the main
the rules of the contest will be
somewhat the same as that of
last year.
Mrs. Price and Mr. Jones
said the city will be divided
into East and West divisions
and that the same prizes will
be awarded those homes
adjudged most attractively
decorated. These include:
first prize of $12.50 each in
the two divisions, a second
selection of money-back
guarantee choice line of
meats at low discount prices.
In addition, a large selection
of market fresh vegetables
will be offered. A complete
line of private label mer
chandise at money saving
values will also be featured
in addition to the wide
selection of national brand
items.
In conclusion. Messrs.
Collins and Jones stated that
they would like to take this
means to extend to the people
of Jackson, Butts County,
and surrounding areas an
invitation to come in and
inspect their new facilities
and take advantage of the
many grocery savings which
will be offered at the new
supermarket.
Bloodmobile and will have
the assistance of many
volunteer workers.
For the past several years
the Butts County 4-H Club
and 4-H leaders, Millard
Daniel and Mrs. Richard
Milam, have spearheaded
the drive for blood donors
and have put the campaign
over the top since their
involvement.
If you desire toys to be
picked up at your house,
please call Mike Hosey at
775-7822 or Danny Moss at
775-5127.
YES. VIRGINIA, THERE
IS A SANTA CLAUSE
Following a tradition of long standing. The
Progress-Argus will again publish letters to Santa
Claus from children of this area.
There is no charge and letters are welcome.
Letters should be signed and reasonably brief. The
102-year-old paper has already received many
letters. So take up your pen or pencil and tell Santa
of your heart’s desire.
Address Santa letters to Jackson Progress-Argus,
Box, 249, Jackson, Ga. 30233.
prize of SIO.OO, a third prize of
$7.50, and a fourth prize of
$5.00.
Prizes for the three best
decorated businesses will be
SIO.OO, $7.50, and $5.00.
A tentative date for the
lighting contest has been set
for Thursday, December
18th, at an early hour.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Watkins
has again agreed to obtain
the accredited judges for the
lighting contest and she is
now in the process of making
contacts.
Mark Cawthon
Named To
All-Star Team
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An outstanding football
player, Mark Cawthon, has
been named to the 11th
annual Metro Atlanta High
School All-Star Team, spon
sored by WSB Radio and The
National Bank of Georgia. He
will be honored at the
Awards Breakfast Ceremony
on Saturday. December 13. at
8:30 a.m. in the Phoenix
Ballroom of the Hyatt
Regency Hotel.
Danny Blue. Jackson High
School football coach, the
player, his parents, and the
principal have been invited
to the occasion.
Mark is a senior and one of
22 players selected from the
Atlanta Metro Area. His
three coaches have been
Danny Blue, Tommy Car
michael. and Hvrum Pierce.
They feel he has a bright
future in college football. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Herman Cawthon.
FACS OFFICE
CLOSES 2 DAYS
In accordance with the
proclamation issued by
Governor Busbee, the Butts
County Department of
Family and Children Ser
vices and the Butts County
Health Department will be
closed in observance of the
Thanksgiving holiday on
Thursday and Friday, No
vember 27 and 28.