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Its This Way
By Doyle Jones Jr.
Jest of the Week: “My horse gets so lazy he refuses to
walk for weeks at a time. What do you think I ought to do with
him?” asked the farmer.
“Next time he stands up,” the veterinarian said after
examining the horse, “sell him.”
URBAN LIVING
New York is probably the worst place in the country for
Halloween. Kids ring the doorbell and by the time you look
through the peepholfe, open the three locks, slide back the bolt,
unhook the chain, disconnect the burglar alarm and leash the
German Shepherd—it’s Christmas.
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THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE
One thing you can say about E. D. Briscoe. It didn’t
take him long to know he wanted to go to Dallas and as Snuffy
Smith says “Time’s A’Wasting.” He walked into the office
Thursday with the query definitely formed on his lips. “Are
we going Jonesy?” “Yes” I responded, “I would like to go.”
Moments later we were on LD with Southern Railway in
Atlanta to learn the pickings are grim. If we are lucky we
might get a coach—one—about 45 reservations for the trip out
and back. Briscoe and I have been in touch with the Atlanta
and West Point boys and at the Van Deventer Youth Banquet
Thursday night at the new First Baptist Church building, we
decided we’re going even if we have to lease a Greyhound bus.
There is a distinct possibility we can get some rail
accommodations. There will certainly be a first come, first
serve proposition. Those of you who think you might like to
amble out Dallas way, please touch base soon with Briscoe or
me. Briscoe and I will round up all the facts we can obtain,
firm up the prices, see about the reservations and hopefully
enjoy another outing to Big D. Who would go? Try these on for
size. Let’s start off with Ed and Bea Briscoe, John and
Georgia Schroeder, Ralph and Mary Carr, Jimmy and Mabel
Cornell, Lou and Miller Moelchert, Bailey and Sara Beth
Crockarell, Hank and Cheryl Hilderbrand, Sue and Vincent
Jones, Charles and Mary Ann Carter, Tommy and Elizabeth
Webb, Jim and Rose Howell, Seab and Margaret Maddox,
Frank and Angelyn Hearn, Doyle and Martha Jones, Frank
and Frances Barnes, Homer and Brenda Williams, Miss
Georgie Watkins. Others could be added from here and
neighboring towns. Better get your name in the pot ... We
are proud to announce again that The Progress-Argus and the
Garden Club Council will again sponsor the Christmas
Lighting Contest with the same prizes in both numbers and
denominations to be given. As we have often done in the past,
we wish to again commend Mrs. Elizabeth H. Watkins for her
assistance in obtaining the judges, all of whom are accredited
lighting judges. There are many other people who help in so
many ways—those who drive the judges, those who entertain
the judges, those who place the ribbons, those who prepare
the food; in fact, if this were not a community project, it could
not be carried on so smoothly. We are certain the contest adds
much to our community and we appreciate being allowed to
be one of the sponsors .... There is perhaps a direct
correlation between Empty Stockings and misery. We
sincerely trust that there will be no Empty Stocking in Butts
County but one must be realistic about such matters.
Economics are lousy and a lot of parents in Butts County are
coming up short on providing Christmas Cheer for their
children. We hope the people of Butts County will really open
their hearts for the less fortunate and that the true Christmas
spirit will pervade the atmosphere and the less fortunate will
be taken care of.
Jenkinsburg News
By Mrs. T. H. Price
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Morgan
had as their guests all last
week Mr. and Mrs. L. V.
Morgan of St. Petersburg,
Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Allen
spent Saturday with Mrs. R.
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BUTTS COUNTY AND
CITY OF JACKSON
N. Craven of Powder Springs
and went shopping at Cobb
County Shopping Center
where they had lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Price
returned Friday via Eastern
Airlines after spending nine
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
|*|| ‘Whatsoever
Things’
By Donald E. Wildmon
THE TAXI THAT WOULD NOT STOP
It is hard to believe but it actually happened. Up in
Huntington, New York, a taxi without a drive rode backwards
in a circle ramming street signs and utility poles while the
driver, bystanders and the police watched. The taxi was
finally stopped when Lt. Edward Van Every of the Huntington
Police Department rammed it with a 2Vi ton police truck.
Suffolk County Police Sgt. Raymond Wolfe said Tonnie
McCloud, 18, was driving the cab when the brakes failed and
the gas pedal stuck. He tried to stop the cab by putting the
gear in reverse and shutting off the ignition, but it didn’t work
and he jumped out.
About fifteen minutes later police were called and after
several tries to get into the moving taxi, they decided it could
not be done without someone getting hurt. Lt. Van Every went
for the truck and at 11:50 p.m. rammed the cab.
Police said the taxi may have kept going in circles
because of one wheel jamming. They said they didn’t know
why the cab kept moving with the ignition off. Fortunately, no
one was seriously injured in the accident.
Thinking about the cab brought to mind some human
traits. One trait which came to mind was that of people who
keep talking sometimes when they should be quiet. They turn
off their ignition mentally, but their mouth keeps running.
They just keep rattling on. You know, the Lord gave us two
ears and only one mouth. Surely He was trying to tell us to
listen twice as much as we talk!
I was once told that it is better to keep your mouth shut
and have people think you are ignorant than to open it and let
them know you are. And there might be something to that.
This business of talking without thinking and without
stopping is very old. The prophet Isaiah spoke against
“talking idly” centuries ago. Paul, in his letter to Titus, wrote
of “foolish talk” which “blinds people to the truth.” I’m sure
Paul didn’t engage in any foolish talk, but he did have a
tendency at times to talk rather long. (And preachers have
been imitating him ever since!)
Once he was preaching in an upstairs room. The
scriptures say that he “spoke on and on”. A man named
Eutychus, sitting on the window sill, listened as long as he
could hold his head up. Finally he fell asleep and fell out of the
window! (And descendants of Eutychus have been going to
sleep in church ever since.)
it is indeed a mark of superior intelligence to know
when to speak and what to say. It is a mark equalled only by
knowing when to stop talking, to stop the mouth from running
when the ignition to the brain is off.
Not only is knowing when to stop talking a sign of
intelligence, but it is also a sign of maturity. For it is, indeed,
an immature person who doesn’t know when to be silent.
Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote: “Talking is like playing
on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the
strings to stop their vibration as in twanging them to bring out
their music.” “So much they talked,” wrote Charles
Churchill, “So very little said.” And that is the way it is
sometimes.
When your brain is disengaged, don’t forget to turn off
your mouth!
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Adair and son, Rodney, of
Mobile, Ala. were weekend
guests of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Naamon York.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McMichael, Chuck McMic
hael, and Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Titshaw of Snellville were
Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Allen.
Mrs. C. B. Gaston and Mrs.
Edith Spruell were weekend
guests of Mrs. E. W. O’Neal,
Jr. in Atlanta. While return
ing home Sunday they visited
Louis Kimbell and Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Owen in
McDonough.
Mrs. Martha Maddox was
weekend guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Estes of Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Ridgeway of Salisbury, N. C.
are here visiting relatives for
the holidays. They enjoyed
dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Brownlee Monday
night.
days visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Price and family in
Arlington, Texas.
Rev. and Mrs. Elbert
Moore and Mary Ann were
Tuesday night dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Hay
and Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Letson, Joye and Faith. Then
they attended the birthday
skating party for Miss Faith
Letson at Joel’s Skating
Rink.
Mrs. M. B. Farrar spent
Sunday night and Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Childs of McDonough.
Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Price
were Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt
Price and Miss Agnes Price
of Forsyth, and Miss Shirley
Mrs. Mildred T. Raven left
Tuesday to spend the
Thanksgiving holidays in
McDonough with her mother,
Mrs. J. G. Thompson, and
her sister, Miss Mary
Thomspon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Baker,
Billy Baker and Miss Cindy
Baker, of Atlanta, will be
Thanksgiving Day guests of
Mr. and Mrs. James E.
(Jimmy) Cornell of Indian
Springs.
Mrs. J. H. Pope had as
visitors last week Mrs. Lida
Stephens, Mrs. Madge Pic
kett, Mrs. John Fletcher of
Tucker, Mrs. Robert Wilson
of Decatur, and Mr. and Mrs.
Troy Wells of Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Spoon
of Indian Springs visited
their granddaughter, Mrs.
James Moore, Mr. Moore
and little son, Douglas, in
Dunedin, Fla. for five weeks.
While there they visited in
Tampa, St. Petersburg,
Clearwater Beach, Tarpon
Price of Atlanta.
Mrs. R. A. Allen spent two
days last week with Mrs.
Mary Dobbs of Atlanta.
While there they attended the
theatre and dined out.
Mrs. Elwyn Patrick of
Carrollton was Friday night
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0.
Minter. Visiting them on
Saturday afternoon were Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Minter of
McDonough.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Sims
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Connell and Mrs. A. J.
Connell in Nashville last
Thursday and went on to
spend the night Thursday
and Friday with Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Labolito in Albany.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1975
Weekly
Devotional
By Rev. E. Ray Savage
Pastor. Jackson Church of
the Nazarene
TEN LEPERS WERE
HEALED: ONLY
ONE THANKED JESUS
“0 give thanks unto the
Lord, for He is good; for His
mercy endureth forever”
(Ps. 107:1).
One of the greatest faults of
men is ingratitude. Some
times, perhaps, there is
gratitude felt and yet no
opportunity to express it is
given. But, much too often,
those who receive from the
hands of men and God do not
take the trouble to express
thanks.
One day Jesus was taking a
trip. He walked along the
border of Galilee and
Samaria. As He walked,
great throngs of people
followed Him listening to His
every word.
We don’t know what town
the 10 lepers were standing
near, but we do know that 10
lepers gathered together.
They, no doubt, met there in
order that they might make
enough noise when they
called out that they would
gain the attention of Jesus.
As Jesus drew near the
place where the afflicted
men were standing, they
lifted up their voice and cried
out, “Master, have mercy on
us.” And Jesus heard them.
He turned His eyes toward
them and said, “go shew
yourselves unto the priests.”
The men obeyed the
Master. On their way to the
priests all 10 of the men were
healed of the disease. All 10
were suddenly delivered
from the miserable leprosy.
All 10 of the lepers saw they
were healed, but only one
remembered to turn around
and go back to the One who
had healed him.
One was so thankful that
his voice was heard by all
who walked with Jesus. He
cried out loudly and glorified
God. Then when he came up
close to the Master’s side, he
fell down on his face at the
feet of Jesus, thanking Him
from the depths of his heart.
Jesus looked at the man;
here was only one man
expressing thanks for his
healing, when but a few
minutes before there had
been 10 men asking for help.
“Were there not 10 cleans
ed?” Jesus asked. “Where
are the nine?” How many of
us will fall into the nine class
this year? This is the
Thanksgiving season, will we
remember to be grateful?
Ten were healed! All of us
have been blessed by God’s
guidance and love all year.
Will there be only one out of
10 who will give thanks to
God, or will all of us
remember?
Springs and also visited Mr.
Bill Winkelman at Lake
Panasoffkee, and Mrs.
Spoon’s niece, Mrs. Richard
Giles, and Mr. Giles at Lutz
Fla.
Ronald Harris of Marietta
spent a couple of days of his
vacation last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Harris, at their home on
Jackson Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Jones,
Jr. editor-pulisher of the
Jackson Progress-Argus,
attended the Cracker Crum
ble Saturday evening, Nov
ember 22nd, at the Fairmont
Colony Square Hotel at
Peachtree and 14th Street in
Atlanta. Mr. Jones is a
member of the Board of
Managers of the Georgia
Press Association, represent
ing the Sixth District Press
Association. The GPA spon
sors the program in an effort
to raise money to provide
scholarships for outstanding
Georgia students.
CARD OF THANKS
Members of the Rome
Creek Baptist Church in
Monroe County, the Rev.
Roger Greer, pastor, desire
to thank those friends who
have recently made contri
butions to the church’s
building fund. Your many
kindnesses will be gratefully
remembered.
PERSONAL
Mrs. F. A. Holston will
have as guests for Thanks
giving dinner Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Holston and Tina, and
friends, Helen and Joe, of
Severna Park, Md., Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Bogard of
Norfolk, Va., Dr. and Mrs.
William F. Marrs, Billy and
Benji of Glasgow, Ky„ Mr.
and Mrs. M. D. Post of
Macon, Lee Holston of
Wheaton College, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Post, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Thaxton.
Mrs. Paul Mackey of
Cartersville is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Pope.
Mr. and Mrs. Jed Jinks of
Dublin will spend the
Thanksgiving holidays in
Jackson with their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W.
Carr, Jr. and Miss Kibbie
Carr left Wednesday for
Metairie, La. to spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson.
Friends of Mr. George
Stanfield will be interested to
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients at Sylvan Grove
Hospital during the period
November 18-25 include:
Ella Young, Harold Bow
den, Robert Hamlin, Walter
B. Singley, Harry Fletcher,
Betty Jean Smith, Lenora
Reeves, Marica McKibbens
and baby boy, Fritz Fey,
Frances Slaten.
Lollie Mae Pye, Margie
Webb, Monroe Myrick, John
L. Watts, Emma Grier,
Velma Weaver and baby girl,
Jack Goff, Kathy Pollard,
Marion Wise, Ralph Eber
hardt.
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Mrs. May
Was Buried
Saturday
Mrs. Marjorie Smith May,
62, of 710 McDonough Road,
died Thursday morning at
Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta,
where she had been a patient
for several weeks.
Born in Dooly County, she
was the daughter of the late
Mr. Joe T. Smith and Mrs.
know that he is recuperating
at his home following recent
hospitalization.
Mrs. Roy Prosser visited
her mother, Mrs. Eugene
Payton, in Hogansville for
several days while Mr.
Prosser was away on a
fishing trip to Florida with a
group of friends from
Newnan.
LADS N’ LASSIES
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DAVE WILLIAMS
Dave, 3 years old, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Williams of Jackson.
Frankie Smith Smith, who
survives.
Mrs. May was a member of
the First Baptist Church of
Jackson and a member of the
Mimosa Garden Club.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at two
o’clock from the chapel of
Haisten Funeral Home with
the Rev. Donald Folsom,
pastor, officiating. Interment
was in Jackson City Ceme
tery.
Mrs. May is survived by
her husband, Lewis W. May,
of Jackson; three daughters,
Mrs. Randolph Hodges of
Memphis, Tennessee, Mrs.
Clyde Allen of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Allan Brittain of
Jackson; her mother, Mrs.
Joe T. Smith of Albany; one
sister, Miss Elsie Smith of
Albany; six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Lee Roy
O’Neal, Bailey W. Wood
ward, Ted Evans, Denny
O’Neal, Johnny Carter, and
Dickie Moore.
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SHANE FRIX
Shane, shown above at 7
weeks old, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Frix
of Flovilla.