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Guest Editorial
BY VINCENT JONES
Back in the golden days of
yore, when cares were
lighter, hearts were brighter
and the family circle was
tighter, the author wrote a
column of nonsense entitled
“Keeping Up With The
Joneses.” He tried to
sprinkle it with wit and
leaven it with whatever
wisdom his reflections on the
human race would permit.
Believing that we should
enter the New Year with
brave hearts and high hopes
and with some degree of
levity, some of the observa
tions, circa 1955, are repro
duced below:
The difference between
work and play is having to do
it.
The main difficulty with
child guidance books is that
the children can’t read them.
If you are aiming for a
woman’s heart, you are most
likely to score a hit from a
kneeling position.
Marriage is a constant test
to determine if the husband is
faster on the deposit than his
wife is on the draw.
To make ends meet
nowadays most families
have to leave off the meat.
Not only is the grindstone
almost extinct, but so are
those people who used to
keep their noses to one.
Paddles have virtually
disappeared from the school
room along with, we are told,
the scholars. Could it be that
what the students gained at
one end, they lost at the
other?
Nothing will cook a man’s
goose faster than a slick
chick.
Those people who are
willing to let the chips fall
where they may have never
had to pick 'em up.
The foundation garment
industry thrives on those
women who have been
weighed and found not
wanting to reduce.
ruth at random
By Ruth Bryant
MY TREES
All night my trees slept peacefully
beneath their blankets dark
that, appliqued by golden stars,
the milky way did spark!
In early morn, my tall bare trees
gleamed with a silver light
and shivered as they pushed aside
the counterpane of night!
By noon, their patchworked quilts are gone
my trees are covered by
a lacy spread of filigree
drawn up against the sky!
A wise man can become a
fool in a moment; a fool
cannot become a wise man in
a lifetime.
The tax collector is one
person who isn’t concerned
primarily with the juvenile
delinquent.
The three corners of a
triangle are often a man, a
woman and a fool.
Attending school will not
make you a scholar, no more
than attending the theater
will make you an actor.
His mind is so shallow that
he can wade through its
deepest thoughts.
Radio airs the news,
television mirrors it, the
newspaper unfolds it.
The old breed believed in
applying the rod and saving
the child while the new breed
believes in saving the rod to
keep the child from applying.
Shopping and swapping are
arts that only women know
the outs and ins of.
IMPISH IMAGES
NUDIST—A person with no
more brains than clothes.
CUPID—A beau and arrow
hunter who usually Mrs.
MAGICIAN—A man who can
fall into a woman’s arms
without falling into her
hands.
PARENT—Student in child
guidance course.
DIVORCE A decree that
makes a woman feel like a
new man.
DIPLOMAT—A person who
raises an eyebrow instead of
sand.
OPTIMIST—A father who
buys a lawn mower for junior
to use.
HONEYMOON—The quiet
before the riot.
TONGUE—A blunt instru
ment that cuts deep.
WATCHDOG—An animal
that will keep your enemies
away and make your friends
wish they were.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
James Doyle Jones Jr.
This editor was among a number of
others attending funeral services last
week in Jackson, Georgia, for James
Doyle Jones Jr., for more than 30
years editor of the Jackson Pmyress-
A rgtix.
Everybody lost when Doyle Jones
went; countless have gained over the
years through being fortunate
dnough to have known and associated
with him.
The writer of Doyle Jones’ obituary
commented that:
.... “Death and Life are one,
There falls no shadows
where there shines
no sun.”
. . . Hilaire Belloc:
For a Sundial
A shadow fell across Metter and
much of Southeast Georgia on the
morning of December 10 when we
learned that one of our favorite cousins
had passed on to the great beyond.
Asa member of the Jones clan I
feel it is my duty and responsibility to
pay tribute to my cousin. We received the
Jackson Progress-Argus each week and
felt we knew many of you by his writings.
Doyle’s father was my youngest
Jones uncle and was born six miles north
of Metter on April 23, 1883, the son of
William and Susan Dekle Jones, thus
making him related to the Laniers,
Warrens, Durdens, Rountrees and other
pioneer families of this section.
Since Uncle Doyle, Aunt Tallie,
Doyle and Vincent were so dedicated to
having a good newspaper, only a death in
the family or a press conference brought
them our way.
Doyle was one of the younger Jones
cousins but I could see so many of the
Jones traits in him. First, he was a
committed Christian who knew that
every man owes God a life, that life was
eternal, love immortal and death only a
horizon.
Like others in our family, he
seemed to have one common love—-
Georgia. He loved its soil, water, forest,
wildlife and in a special way communed
with God by growing beautiful flowers.
He seemed to be involved in all
community affairs and his services were
as wide and broad as time would permit.
He did all this cheerfully, enthusiasti
cally, generously and in a tireless
manner.
Back in 1962 Doyle and I organized
a Jones family reunion to be held in
Metter each April so that all our
relatives could keep in touch. Doyle was
a person who was devoted to his family
and in closing I would like to borrow the
following to pay tribute to his affection
for his family:
Weekly
Devotional
Rev. A. L. Price, Pastor
Second Baptist Church
REACHING FORTH INTO A
NEW YEAR
Philippians 3:13,14
We are told in the Bible to
remember many things. It’s
very important to remember
but let us not forget that it is
also important to forget. In
our text Paul tells us to forget
those things which are
behind. We are reaching
forth into a New Year and
certainly there are things we
will remember about the old
year but there are no doubt
things that would benefit us
spiritually and health wise to
forget. Some lives are made
miserable because they can’t
forget something that has
happened in the past. Time
is a great healer but it won’t
heal some people because
they harbor things in their
hearts that eat away at their
happiness and their spiritual
power. If there is going to
be peace of heart and mind,
we must learn to forget some
things. n
All of us have sins to forget.
The Bible says that all have
sinned and come short of the
glory of God. We find sin
operating in early childhood
and following us as long as
we are in the world. We can
only be free from the
presence of sin when Jesus
comes in the Rapture for the
believer. How can we forget
“His generous nature made him a
soft touch for the city panhandlers.
He often said he had rather give a
beggar a dollar, even if it went for
cheap wine, than to pass a fellow
human being who might genuinely be
in need of a meal.
This editor has lost a longtime per
sonal friend. We must comment that
Doyle Jones has created a great im
age of the small town newspaper
editor; those of us who remain need
stand tall and walk big to fill the
frame he built.
—The Walton Tribune, Monroe,, ,Ga.
Tues., Dec. 23 and Thurs., Dec. 25, 1975
MEMORIAL TO MY COUSIN
JAMES DOYLE JONES, JR.
by
Mrs. Sue Nell Jones Stapleton
Metter, Georgia
“On Belonging to a Family”
by Richard L. Evans
One of the very wonderful things of
Life is a sense of belonging. And one of
the most wonderful things to belong to is
a loyal and affectionate family -a family
who have each their own individual
activities and interests but who feel a
real oneness with one another. There is
much that a family can do with oneness,
and much that without it is missed. There
are so many things to join, so many
things to do, so many things to take our
time, so many things to take us away, but
a loving and loyal family is still one of the
most wonderful things in the world to
belong to. Families differ: They differ in
their affections. They differ in their
demonstrativeness. They differ in their
sharing of confidences and interests and
activities. Families are sometimes
abused, sometimes slighted, and
sometimes seem to reserve the right to
quarrel and criticize one another, and
often take each other for granted. But let
some need arise, some tragedy threaten,
some sorrow come, some loss or
loneliness -and thoughts turn home
ward; hearts and arms are opened; and
families sense their oneness and their
common claims and causes. Parents, of
course, are the ones mostly who keep
families close. But even after parents
have left this life, families ought to rally
around and carry on traditions and see
that the next generation become
acquainted with one another- for this
sense of belonging, this “togetherness,”
is a source of strength, of comfort, of
safety and security, of peace and
protection. And he who has it has more to
live up to, more to account for, more to
keep him in safe paths and high
purposes. The years move swiftly. The
blessed years when we have our loved
ones with us are all too short, and we
should hold in love and loyalty to those on
whom we have the closest claims. And no
matter who comes or goes, and no matter
where time takes us, families should
■keep close, for a sense of belonging is one
of the sweetest, most satisfying things in
life, and there is no finer thing to belong
to than a loyal and affectionate family -
and it will be so always and forever.
our sins in this life? By laying
them upon Jesus. He can put
them under the blood. “If we
confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” (1 John
1:9).
No doubt we are all aware
of the reason that erasers are
put on pencils. This is to
erase mistakes. All of us
make mistakes. Certainly we
can profit by our past
mistakes but it is injurious to
dwell on our past mistakes so
therefore it would be better
for us to forget them. Our
mistakes are often preludes
to our greatest victories.
Many times after we make a
mistake, we are led to set our
feet upon the right path and
victory is ours. We can shout
the cry of triumph. If we find
that we have tried and failed,
then this is not the time to sit
down and give up but the
time to try again. Anyone can
be a quitter.
We have found that it is
natural for us to have
misunderstanding. Man al
ways wants to look out for
self or “number one.” Yet
when we are offended we are
prone to harbor things in our
heart and this will affect life
to keep if from being sweet
and unselfish. Yet we find
that it is Christian to forget
these things. Not only should
we forget them, but we
should put them away.
Man must remember the
weakness of himself and be
ready to forgive the weak
ness of another. Life is too
short and we don’t have the
THURSDAY. JANUARY 1, 1976
time for petty quarrels and"
continue in misunderstand
ing. We are here for just a
few years and we must make
the best of it by reaching
forth unto those things which
are before and forget those
things which are behind. A
wrong spirit eats away
happiness and spiritual
power as a cancer would eat
away the vital parts of the
body.
By loving, worshipping,
and serving our Lord, the
year ahead can be a great
and happy year. So as we go
thru this life, it behooves us
to trust all the past in the
Lord’s hands, trust Him in
the present, and trust Him
for the future. Why carry
unnecessary problems when
Jesus says, “Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.” (Matt 11:28). Paul
writes, “I press toward the
mark for the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.” Should
Jesus tarry His coming, we
would all profit by reaching
forth into the New Year in
faith and remembering that
Jesus is sufficient for all our
need.
FARM ASSETS UP
Farm assets in America
increased 14 per cent, or
$74.1 billion, in 1975. This
compares to a 1974 increase
of $44 billion. According to
the U.S. Department of Agri
culture, farm assets today
total $594 billion. A 14 per
cent increase in land values
accounted for a major share
of the rise this year.
News of Hi Years Ago
Henry L. Asbury, vice
president and cashier of
Mclntosh State Bank and
active civic and religious
leader of the community will
be installed as president of
the Jackson Kiwanis Club on
Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Carmichael, Miss Janie
Ridgeway, and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Jones of Atlanta will
leave Thursday for the Gator
Bowl game New Year’s Eve
in Jacksonville, Florida.
Tommy Carmichael, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael, is
kicking specialist for the
Georgia Tech team that will
meet Texas Tech.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Fred
Caldwell of Jackson an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Lola Jean Cald
well, to Martin Horace
Bradshaw, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Horace
Bradshaw, Sr. of Rome,
December 21st, in the chapel
of the First Baptist Church of
Atlanta. Rev. Roy O.
McClain officiated.
Friends of Bill Garland will
be interested to know that he
has accepted a teaching
position in the philosophy
department of the University
of Indiana in Bloomington,
Indiana.
Three Butts County youths
were caught Saturday night
destroying mail boxes by
means of large firecrackers
and face possible action by
the February grand jury and
federal charges as well, since
damage to mail boxes is a
federal offense.
News of 20 Years Ago
The City of Jackson will go
into 1956 with two new
members, Mrs. L. M.
Spencer from the first ward,
and J. Horace O’Neal from
the fourth ward, on its
Council.
Many Jackson business
men report that December,
1955 was a record-breaking
month in total sales volume.
Almost without exception,
merchants reported unpre
cedented demand for goods
in the days immediately
preceding Christmas.
Graveside services for
Robert W. (Bob) Moore, 87,
were held Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock at the Sandy
Creek Cemetery with the
Rev. Waldrop, pastor of the
McDonough Baptist Church,
officiating.
Richard Watkins, Jr., as
president, and A. B. Duncan,
as vice president, will lead
Korward to greet
jghts of the
inks for letting
Mjp The Citizens and Southern
Bank of Jackson McmK,rs FDIC
the Jackson Kiwanis Club in
1956. Mike Allen will serve as
secretary-treasurer and
directors include Levi Ball.
Vincent Horace
O’Neal. James Payne, Hud
son Peacock, M. L. Powell
and Blackman Settle. Doyle
Jones, Jr. is the retiring
president.
The Jackson Merchants
Association gave away S2OO
on Christmas Eve through its
weekly Appreciation Day
program. Mrs. Elmer Britt
won S4O and $25 winners were
Mrs. N. F. Land, P. A.
Cochran, Gertrude Johnson
and Fred Head. Winning $lO
trade certificates were Mrs.
W. J. Sutton, B. E. Carter,
Miss Grace Garlington, Mrs.
Frances Kitchens, Charles
Rooks and Mrs. Anice Ruth
Vaughn. Vincent Jones
served as emcee of the
program which has .given
away nearly SSOO in the last
two weeks.
News of 30 Years Ago
According to information
obtained last week more than
214 Butts County servicemen
and w’omen have been
discharged from the armed
services.
Tire rationing will end at
12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1,1946, the
Office of Price Administra
tion has announced. This will
leave only sugar on the
rationing list.
Master Lou Moelchert, Jr.
celebrated his fourth birth
day with a delightful party
Thursday afternoon at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Moelchert on
College Street. -
Funeral services for Henry
Lee Pelt, 82, were held at
County Line Church at 11
o’clock Friday morning with
Rev. Gaither A. Briggs
officiating.
Report From
Indian
Springs
\ By
MRS. CLYDE HOARD
Last Week’s Letter
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taylor
visited relatives in Crawford
ville, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoard
will have as their Christmas
Eve dinner guests Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Mullis, Mr. and
Mrs. Lynn Mullis and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Mullis and
family, Mrs. W. T. Roach of
Dublin, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Cook and family of Macon,
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Mullis,
Jr. and son of Birmingham,
Ala., Rev. and Mrs. Ed
Hoard of Atlanta, and Mr.
and Mrs. Danny Hoard and
Barrett.
Mrs. Margaret Greer is
spending the Christmas
holidays at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Crane
had as their guests Sunday
Mrs. Jeanine Fitzgerald, Mr.
Bozo Crane of Macon, Mr.
and Mrs. Woodrow Turner of
Jackson, Steve and Scott
Fletcher of Locust Grove,
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hoard
and Barrett.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holloway
spent the weekend in Bremen
with Dr. and Mrs. Allen
Batchelor, Holly and Cal.
Mrs. Neil Mullis, Nichels
and Spencer of Dublin are
spending a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Danny Hoard and
Barrett.
Brad and Page Earnhart
spent the weekend with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Asa Maddox.
Mrs. Margaret Greer was
guest of Mrs. Miriam White
and Jeanine in McDonough
Sunday night.
Mr. Victor Goetz of Warner
Robins was weekend guest of
Mr. Stan Hogan.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grier,
Sr. attended a Christmas
dinner Saturday night at the
home of their son, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Grier, Jr. in
Griffin.
Miss Blannie Stallworth
has as her guests last week
Mrs. Ann Pippin and Mrs.
Laura Driscoll of Albany.
Mrs. Margaret McDonald
of Albany spent last weekend
with her sister, Mrs. Lynda
Rastello.
Mrs. Daisy Grant was
guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Turner of Jackson.
Mrs. Jane White of Warner
Robins, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
White and son, Cochran, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ted White and
son of Eastman were guests
Saturday of Mr. and Mrs.
Skeeter Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Skeeter
Grant and Adam visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Eschal White and family in
Eastman.
WORTHVILLE BAPTIST
TO HAVE SINGING
The Worthville Baptist
Church will have a singing
Saturday night, January 3rd
at 7:30 p.m. Guest singers
will be the Hall Sisters from
Adrain, Ga. The public is
invited.