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LARRY NORSWORTHY AND PORK CHOP
By Jerry McLaurin
There are pets and then
there are pets. Larry
Norsworthy has two that fit
best into the latter category.
In this column every variety
of pet, from goats and
parrots to boa constrictors,
have been featured, but
Larry’s wild pigs have to be
the most unique. There is
something about wild pigs
that set them apart from the
ordinary line of critters.
Larry and some friends
were hunting not long ago in
south Georgia, in the vicinity
of Dublin, where wild pigs
roam about wreaking havoc
on farmers in the area, much
like deer do in Butts County,
eating their crops, ruining
fences and just making life a
little more trying for the
tillers of the land.
Larry and his companions
had bagged a few mature
wild hogs when they stum
bled across two wild piglets.
The tiny creatures couldn’t
have been more than a week
old as evidenced by their size
and strength. Being the
Samaritan of good deeds that
he is, Larry adopted the duo
of foundlings and brought
them with him on his return
trip home.
For the first few days,
Larry kept his newly
acquired set of dependents in
a box inside his home, rising
at all hours of the night to
their squealing calls and
feeding them by bottle.
BUCK HOARD
is again associated with us doing the thing he
does best Selling Cars and Trucks.
He invites all to visit him and get the best deal
in town on a NEW or USED car or truck.
ABW CHEVROLET CO.
846 E. THIRD ST.
Today the little orphans
that weighed little more than
a pound when found, weigh in
at a healthy 10 pounds.
Instead of sucking from the
nipple of a bottle, now they
eat Red Rose Pig Feed four
to five times each day. Larry
is never in doubt as to their
feeding time; the two of them
are always nice enough to
emit a barrage of pig
squealing to remind him
when it’s lunch time.
Dubbed Pork Chop and
Tenderloin by Larry and a
lady friend, the two of them
have personalities as indi
vidual as two human chil
dren. Pork Chop is the
healthier of the two, the
louder and the more aggres
sive.
Tenderloin obviously got
caught on the high end of the
trough at lunch time; he is
considerably smaller than
Pork Chop and slower to
develop. While Pork Chop
has been eating solid food for
over a month now, Tender
lion started only a couple to
three weeks ago.
The two of them follow
Larry through the yard like
dogs and they come running
(or waddling) to him when he
whistles. This, to say the
least, is all a little confusing
to Black Boy, a Labrador
retriever, Suzy and Lady,
both basset hounds, which all
live at the Norsworthy
residence. They, no doubt,
wonder if that is the way pigs
behave, then perhaps dogs
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
are supposed to follow
another behavior pattern.
In spite of the bewilder
ment, the dogs and pigs get
along fine. Once the dogs
have reassured one another
that it is the pigs that are
confused about their be
havior and not themselves,
they, enjoy playing with and
barking at the squealing
pigs.
According to Larry, wild
pig is very tasty, at least as
good as domestic pork. In
spite of this. Pork Chop and
Tenderloin don’t appear to be
afraid of the prospect of
becoming the center attrac
tions at a summertime
barbecue and from all
indications, the two hams
have no reason to fear such a
fate.
PERSONAL
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Allen of
Valdosta were weekend
guests of Mrs. Mike Allen at
her home on Woodland Way.
On Wednesday of last week
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pelt,
Mrs. W. T. Pelt, Mr. and Mrs.
Otis Stephens, of Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pelt of
Decatur toured the new home
of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Jones,
Beth and A1 in Tucker,
formerly of Jackson, after
which all had supper with the
Joneses. Also visited were
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gower
and son of Decatur.
Local Schools Observe
Heart Lunch Week
Butts County schools will
participate in the second
annual School Lunch Heart
Week, February 15-21, co
sponsored by the Georgia
School Food Service Associa
tion and the Georgia Heart
Association.
On Wednesday, February
18, approximately 2,200 stu
dents will have a typical
school lunch that is both
good-tasting and low in
cholesterol.
The menu includes barbe
cue beef on a bun, green
peas, carrot sticks, fruited
jello dessert with sugar
cookies and flavored skim
milk.
The recipe for barbecue, a
traditional Southern dish that
is a favorite of Georgia
school children, has been
modified so that lean beef
and a special sauce combine
for a nutritious sandwich.
The sugar cookies are from
the American Heart Associa
tion cookbook.
Participating schools
throughout the states will
serve the same menu on
School Lunch Heart Day.
The theme of the week is an
anagram, “Health Education
a Real Target”. The first
letters of the words spell
HEART.
Teachers have been pro
vided with games, bulletin
board ideas and other
learning activities related to
good heart-health.
FBLA Busily
Engaged Week
February 8-14
The week of February 8
through 14 is an exciting one
for the members of Future
Business Leaders of America
at Jackson High School,
when they join the vocational
and educational students for
various activities scheduled
during FBLA WEEK.
To show the importance of
business and the role of youth
in business, members of the
Jackson chapter plan to visit
the new telephone office and
post office in Griffin, take
part in an assembly program
at the school and deliver
valentines to Sylvan Grove
Hospital. The club will
NOTICE TO
HOME-OWNERS
You are reminded to come in and apply for home
stead exemption laws which might affect you. Please
read this and if you do not understand contact me or
one of my assistants. Do this as soon a possible.
1 - If you are 65 years old or older and the income
of you and your spouse does not exceed $4000.00, you
will be entitled to $4000.00 exemption instead of the
regular exemption of $2000.00. DO NOT count Social
Security or private retirement, disability or pension sys
tem.
2 - If yoy. are 62 years of age and the gross income
of you and your spouse or any and all members of the
family residing within the homestead for the 1975 cal
endar year shall not exceed $6000.00, you DO count
Social Security, pensions, retirement, any and all in
come. If you qualify under this law you will be entitled
up to but not to exceed $10,000.00 of the assessed valu
ation of your homestead on your school tax only.
3- If you have built anew home in 1975 you must
come in and apply for the regular exemption which is
$2000.00 if you do not qualify for either of the above
or if you have a mobile home and own the ground it is
sitting on you will be entitled to homestead exemption.
Please come in as soon as possible and make ap
plication for whichever exemption you are qualified.
Mary Will Hearn
TAX COMMISSIONER
BUTTS COUNTY - JACKSON, GA.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1976
“We want to teach the
children to eat properly at
snack time as well as at
mealtime,” according to
Mrs. Dorothy Slauson, presi
dent of GSFSA. “We recom
mend snacks such as apples,
carrots, celery, fruit juice
and milk instead of ‘junk’
foods such as potato chips,
candy and carbonated soft
drinks.”
School Lunch Heart Week
is in keeping with the
Georgia Heart Association’s
emphasis this year on the
major risk factors of heart
disease - high blood
pressure, cigarette smoking
and improper diet —and
what Georgins can do,
starting at an early age, to
help guard against heart
attack and stroke.
“Our children’s futures
depend on their good health
as well as on the educational
skills they acquire in
school,” commented W. B.
Jones, superintendent of
Butts County schools. “We
are delighted to take part in
this statewide School Lunch
Heart Week.”
The fourth grade teachers
at Henderson Elementary
School will be using packets
to teach good nutrition. The
packets are entitled, “Health
Education a Real Target”
and is sponsored by the
Georgia Food Service Asso
ciation and the Georgia
Health Week.
present the school with the
bicentennial flag during the
planned assembly.
Mrs. Richie Griffin, a
representative from Taylor
College in Macon, has been
invited to speak about
further careers in business.
The club also attended the
First Baptist Church on
February 8. Other activities
during the week include: a
regular business meeting
and bake sale at school, and a
night of bowling and eating
pizza together.
The organization is design
ed to help students learn
basic business skills plus
develop leadership and citi
zenship through planned
activities.
The Jackson Chapter has
twenty-six members. Offi-
Mary Goodman
76 Betty Crocker
Family Leader
Mary L. Goodman has
been named Jackson High
School 1976 Betty Crocker
Family Leader of Tomorrow.
The student won the honor by
scoring high in a written
knowledge and attitude
examination administered to
high school seniors here and
throughout the country Dec.
2. The Family Leader will
receive a certificate from
General Mills, sponsor of the
annual Betty Crocker Search
for Leadership in Family
Living and becomes eligible
for state and national honors.
From the ranks of all
school winners in the state, a
State Family Leader of
Tomorrow is selected
through judging centered on
test performance and re
ceives a $1,500 college
scholarship. The second
ranking student in the state
will receive a SSOO scholar
ship. Encyclopaedia Britan
nica Educational Corpora
tion will present “The Annals
of America,” a 20-volume
reference work, to the state
winner’s school.
Representing every state
and the District of Columbia,
the 51 Betty Crocker Family
Leaders of Tomorrow, to
gether with their faculty
advisors, will gather in
Washington, D.C., in April
for an expense-paid educa
tional tour of the capital city.
During the tour, personal
observations and interviews
are conducted to select the
All-American Family Leader
of Tomorrow, who receives a
$5,000 college scholarship.
Second, third and fourth
place national winners re
ceive scholarships increased
to $4,000. $3,000 and $2,000.
respectively.
The test, personal observa
tions and interviews are all
prepared and conducted by
Science Research Associates
of Chicago.
cers this year are: Deborah
Dawson, President; Judy
Thompson, Vice-President;
Mindy Harper, Secretary;
Beth Patterson, Treasurer;
Lee Ann Harris, Reporter;
Donna Steverson, Project
Chairperson; and Wendy
Elliott. Membership and
FBLA W’EEK Chairperson.
ruth at random
By Ruth Bryant
VALENTINE STORY
Exchanging greeting cards
dates from ancient times
The Valentine is called
forerunner of them all!
Its history began
in old Pre-Christian Rome
With Lupercalia,
the middle of February!
Exchanging greeting cards
thrives in modern times
The Valentine is called
most loving of them all!
On February fourteenth
may greetings be galore
May happiness abound
to friends that we adore!
PERSONAL
Mr. Ralph Evans returned
home Monday from Griffin
Spalding Hospital after
spending several days. He is
recuperating nicely at home.
Miss Jean Evans of Atlanta
has been spend the week
guest of Mrs. Ralph Evans,
while her father Mr. Ralph
Evans was in Griffin Spald
ing Hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Williamson were spend the
day guests Wednesday of last
week of Mr. and Mrs. George
Cleveland of Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C
Chandler of Duluth spent
Sunday with Mrs. M. L
Watters, mother of Mrs.
Chandler.