The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, January 15, 1976, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextJV Jzam WitMmm" ANDREA MADDOX The cost of processing mail has increased as everything else, but it would seem fairer to divide it more evenly among the different classes of mail. NEWS FROM WORTHVILLE By Mrs. W. G. Avery Mrs. J. H. Pope has returned home after having spent several days with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson and Bobby of Decatur. Mrs. Minnie Lee Hodges together with her sister, Mrs. Walter Knowles and Mr. Knowles of Fincherville visited their sister and her husband Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilkerson of the Stark Community Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ireland had as supper guests Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Stroud of Henry County. Sincere sympathy is ex tended to Mrs. Euell Maddox and family on the death of her sister, Mrs. Jessie Mae Smith of Flovilla last week. Mrs. W. S. White returned home Sunday after having spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. E. M. McCart of Newton County. While there Mrs. White’s children entertained her with a party on Sunday, January 4th, in honor of her 84th birthday, which was on January 3rd. Happy belated birthday, Mrs. Pearl! Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sealey returned home Saturday Seventh Annual Boat Show January 22-25 MACON, GEORGIA lt’s lucky Seven time for Middle Georgians. This year marks the seventh time that Ed Conrad has brought his Middle Georgia Boat and Camping Show to the Macon Coliseum. The Show will run January 22-25, 1976, Noon to 10 p.m. each day. Besides a fine assortment of the latest in boating and camping equipment, there will also be free Bass Fishing Clinics daily, special films on boating safety, a beauty contest, free trout fishing for the kids, and a surprise or two. According to reports from the National Boat Show in New York, boating sales are already on the upswing thanks to a reviving econo my, and Conrad says his Show in Macon will also reflect that upswing with more boats and campers than ever before. Upper OEOC Seeks Project Approval The Upper Ocmulgee Economic Opportunity Com mission, Inc. announced today that it is submitting an application for approval of a project designed to raise the level of achievement in reading throughout the County. THE PEOPLE’S FORUM How do you feel about the new postal rates? MIKE MADDOX Everything else is going up so I can understand why they would have to go up. after spending the weekend in Mayo, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Avery had as guests Sunday afternoon their daughter Mrs. Tom Bell and Don and Johny Jones of Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Avery of Covington. Mrs. Robert Wilson of Decatur visited her mother, Mrs. J. H. Pope Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Minnie Lee Hodges spent last Monday and Tuesday with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collins and sons of Decatur. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Bill McCullough and Mr. Roy Beall are on our sick list. We wish them a quick get-well. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Sealey and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sealey and Jeff and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sealey and Lawrence all of Griffin Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Tribble spent last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Otis Faulkner of Barnesville. Miss June Maddox has returned to Georgia College in Milledgeville after spend ing Christmas and New Year’s holidays with her If approved, the project will be financed under the Emergency School Aid Act. The public is invited to an open meeting to be held at 7:00, Thursday night, January 15, at the agency’s central office, 163 Covington Street in Jackson. At this time, the details of the proposed project will be discussed, and questions, comments and suggestions will be welcomed. SMALL FIRES CAN CROW TO BIAZCSj FOR SALE CORN FED STEERS Ready For The Home Freezer These steers have been on corn for six months. Free delivery to processing plant. Available in halves if desired. pound dressed weight. 7St Cawthon Bros., Inc. PHONE 775-7801 JACKSON, GA. THE JACKSON PROCRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA jfcjSLl. ’ f ■ f JL ; f mtmi TOM WEBB Personally I believe that it’s too little too late. The rates should have gone from ten to 20 cents last June. the day guest last Monday their daughter, Miss Janet Washington of Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Washington and Alan visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hearn and family of Hampton on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Sealey and family had as a spend the night guest last Sunday their brother, Mr. Lawrence Dea son of Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Avery spent Monday in Covington and Decatur. Several people of our community have been bitten by the virus bug. Some are back to normal but those who are still below par are Mrs. W. S. White, Mrs. Emma Yancey, Charles and the Paul Yancey family, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Washing ton. Mrs. Jake Mason is improving from other illness than virus. We wish for each of them a speedy recovery, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rebon Maddox. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Washington had as a spend Members of Worthville Baptist Church are enjoying a Bible Study being taught by Rev. Jack Bridges of McDonough this week. PERSONAL Elder and Mrs. John B. Hancock were spend the day guests Sunday of Mrs. Homer M. Vaughn and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hall. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Lewis and Mrs. Wm. M. Towles. Mrs. Vic Hickson, Miss Julia Hickson, and Mrs. Pauline Newton, all of Donalsonville, visited last week with Mrs. Fred Caldwell and attended funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Carter Burford. x. 7 tp|iipr DOTTIE McMICHAEL At 13 cents it’s still a bargain. Where else can you communicate with anyone at a great distance for 13 cents? PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hencely had as their guests Thursday of last week Mr. and Mrs. Herman Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bur ress, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pafford, all of Jackson. Form 64p CSute)-(i2 74) State Bank No PUBLISHER’S COPY Consolidated Report of Condition of “ Mc I ntosh State Bank ” of ....Jackson in the State of Georg i a and Domestic Subsidiaries at the close of business on December . 3.1 ,19 75. yy S S E T S Dollars Cts. 1. Cash and duo from hanks /including $ 120,45S . 6Qinposted debits) 39b 397 !.b0 1 2. (a) U.S. Treasury securities $ 249 f 993.00 1 Total (items xxx xxx xxx , xx (b) Obligations of Federal Financing Bank $ None ( 2 < a> & (b)) = 349 99b 00 2 3. Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations 200 000 00 3 4. Obligations of States and political subdivisions 2. 00 6 24 / 96 4 5. Other securities (including $ None corporate stocks) None 5 6. Trading account securities None 6 7. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell , 20Q 000 QQ 7 8. Other loans 4 002 Olb )1 ; 8 9. Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises 10 0 6-i-3 33 9 10. Real estate owned other than bank premises 3 105 44 10 11. Investments in subsidiaries not consolidated Nones jll 12. Customer’s liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding NPR e_ _ ; 12 13. Other assets (item 6of “Other Assets”) (including $ Non e direct lease financing) 92- ~999 . 13 14. TOTAL ASSETS 3 01 5 15 5 3 1 14 LIABILITIES 15. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 2 309 722 53 15 16. Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 4 43/ 636 14 16 17. Deposits of United States Government 27 947 133 17 18. Deposits of States and political subdivisions I/ O 931 l 0 j 18 19. Deposits of foreign governments and official institutions None [l9 20. Deposits of commercial banks None |2O 21. Certified and officers’checks, etc. _ - 19 1/ 6 39 21 22. TOTAL DEPOSITS $ 6-j l - 1/9t>P •40 xxx xxx xxx xx 22 (a) Total demand deposits $ 2, IjO f 998 .S4 xxx xxx xxx xx (a) (b) Total time and savings deposits $ 9*5/ 2/969.50 , xxx xxx xxx xx (b) 23. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase None j 23 24. Other liabilities for borrowed money None 24 25. Mortgage indebtedness Non e; 25 26. Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding NoQe 26 27. Other liabilities 599 ,)93 9J_ 2 7 28. TOTAL LIABILITIES 7 315 33 28 29. MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES None, j 29 RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES 30. Reserve for bad debt losses on loans (set up pursuant to Internal Revenue Service rulings) 3 1 0>42 42 30 31. Other reserves on loans None 31 32. Reserves on securities None j 32 33. TOTAL RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES IJL 342 42 33 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 34. Capital notes and debentures None 34 (specify interest rate and maturity of each issue outstanding) , - 0 35. Equity capital, total 3 .-3 - Q 3 35 36. Preferred stock-total par value None 36 (No. shares outstanding None ) 37. Common stock-total par value 2)0 000 00 37 (No. shares authorized 25/ 2Q2 ) (No. shares ou tst an Hi n g 25 , 202 ) i | 38. Surplus ' 152 OQO 00 . 38 39. Undivided profits 245 932 [SB 39 40. Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves None 40 41. TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS OJA 93 2 5.3 41 42. TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES, AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 3 Q 1 3 13 A 1 42 * MEMORANDA 1. Average of total deposits for the 15 calendar days ending with call date 6 4/ 0 823 34 1 2. Average of total loans for the 15 calendar days ending with call date 4 957 251 38 2 3. Unearned discount on instalment loans included in total capital accounts None 3 4. Standby letters of credit j j JHfiQfi \ 4 f, W * Ronald We I Is- Cash ien ,of the above-named bank, do solemnly j A FT! KM • that this report of condition is true and correct, fo the best of my knowledge and belief. I / / l ‘ Correct — Attest: ' 'l * “•4../ - v **" i '! r / L. C. Webb /■"'’{ // N v v ' ' ~ ) RllfuS AdamS •>. . - - - / > Directors. E. M. McCord y.-r...<r..K ( State of Georgia , County of Butts ( mv c%27? R Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1.3*- 1 day of J Anna t y ,;§ and NUI AKY IS S P/A L.) and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. \f y commission expires Api ij. ,19 ' C / c<- CL( Notary Public. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1976 Mrs. Mildred Raven spent the Christmas and New- Year's holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Ann Norris in Jonesboro, and with her mother and sister, Mrs. J. C. Thompson and Miss Mary Thompson, in McDonough. F. M. Weldon Buried Jan. 13 In Monroe Cos. Francis Marion Weldon, Sr., 71. of Jackson, died Sunday in a Forsyth hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Monroe County, Mr. Weldon had lived in Jackson since moving from Forsyth two years ago. A farmer and an employee of the Georgia State Highway Department, Mr. Weldon was a member of Forsyth Second Baptist Church, Woodmen of the World, a Mason and a Shriner. Funeral services were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, January 13th, from the chapel of Andrew Dillon and Son Funeral Home, Forsyth. Burial was in Monroe Memorial Gar dens. Mr. Weldon is survived by two sons, Lewis Weldon of Jackson and Francis Weldon. Jr. of Forsyth; two daugh ters, Mrs Mary Reeves of Jackson and Mrs. Martha McWhirther of Macon; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Owen and Mrs. Evelyn Moore, both of Forsyth. f/mmmmroH Services For Mrs. Smith Held Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Mae Mitchell Smith, 72, of Flovilla were conduct ed Friday morning, January 9th. at 11 o’clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. The Rev. James Bohannon and the Rev. A. L. Price officited with interment in Jackson City Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, widow of Mr. Albert M. (York) Smith, died early Wednesday morning, January 7th, at the Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was a retired employee of The Kym BURGLARS - FIRE It happens every day. It could be you. Keep your home and business safe. Let us show you one of the best se curity systems available after 12 a. m. Call Richards Electric 775-5775 R. A. COBB, Owner Complete Electric Service Available Company and a member of Sardis Baptist Church in Henry County. Daughter of the late Mr. Wiley Mitchell and Mrs. Anna Lee Mitchell, she was born June 30, 1903. Pallbearers were Ronnie Smith, Harvey Smith, Victor Jones, Don Smith, Roy Mitchell, and Jerry Brooks. PERSONAL Mrs Lois Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Whidby spent New Year’s day with Mr. and Mrs. Coy Whidby in Griffin. Mrs. F. A. Holston return ed recently from a visit of two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Holston. Tina and Miss Helen Wilkes in Severna Park. Maryland.