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VALENTINE KING AND QUEEN Henry Rowan and Lula McCord were crowned
Valentine king and queen at a festive Valentine celebration at Westbury Nursing Home in
Jenkinsburg Tuesday, February 10. Patients with birthdays in February received gifts and the
occasion was brought to a conclusion with a drawing for a door prize. Photo by Jerry
McLaurin.
GROUP II WMS
MACEDONIA
MET RECENTLY
Group No. 2 of the
Macedonia W.M.S. met in the
Fellowship Hall of the church
on Wednesday afternoon,
Febuary 10th. The study was
“American Women in Mis
sion History.” The program
was based on bicentennial
celebration, calling to re
membrance the people, the
events and the accomplish
ments of the women in early
history that make us proud of
our heritage.
Memos of past years were
displayed on a table. A
picture of Mrs. Ghittie Cook,
one of the pioneers of our own
local W.M.S., was borrowed
from a relative and display
ed, also a picture of the
former church building.
“Mothers, the Mrs. the Miss
and Missionaries at Home”
were among the topics
discussed by members of the
group. The women wore
dresses reminiscent of their
grandmothers mode of dress
and were resplendent in long
dresses, bustles,, hats, bon
nets and shawls.
Mrs. Lucy Jenkins was
gracious enough to bring her
camera and took several
“shots” of proceedings.
Names of missionaries on the
prayer calendar were
written on red hearts and
distributed to members.
Old fasioned refreshments
were served. These consisted
of ginger bread, sassafras
tea and coffee. Eleven
women were present.
We Salute a *
National Leader
of the *
month
James T. Maddox
Field Representative
Jackson. Georgia
Phone: 775-3777
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society proudly
recognizes the efforts of this representative
whose outstanding service to Society members
and record production deserve
national recognition of achievement.
HW/il WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY
HOME OFFICE • OMAHA NEBRASKA
"The FAMILY Fraternity" >
MRS. ENNIS O’NEAL
WILL HOST MEETING
DAR ON SATURDAY
The William Mclntosh
Chapter,, Daughters of the
American Revolution will
meet Saturday, February 21,
at three o’clock at the home
of Mrs. Ennis O’Neal with
Miss Eloise Beauchamp as
co-hostess.
Mrs. Loma Redman will be
in charge of the program.
MIMOSA CLUB
MET AT HOME
MRS. JACK NEWMAN
The regular meeting of the
Mimosa Garden Club was
held on Thursday, February
12th, at the home of Mrs.
Jack Newman with Mrs.
Claude Maddox, Mrs. Glen
Meredith, and Mrs. Newman
as hostesses.
Delicious refreshments
were served to the twenty
three members present.
Mrs. H. M. Fletcher,
president, presided over the
meeting. Several committee
reports were given.
Mrs. Mildred Weaver and
Mrs. Nellie Maddox present
ed a very interesting and
informative program on
horticulture.
GOSPEL SINGING
SATURDAY NIGHT
A Gospel Singing will be
held Saturday night at
Liberty Baptist Church be
ginning at 7:30 o’clock.
Featured groups will be
Phillippi Choir and the choir
from Rev. Leon Cross’
church. Everyone is extend
ed an invitation to attend.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Mrs. A. T. King
Feted On 90th
Natal Date
Mrs. A. T. King of Oxford
was honored Sunday after
noon, February 15th, with a
surprise reception at the
home of her daughter, Mrs.
Dorsey Johnson, in Monti
cello. The affair honored her
90th birthday.
Wishes of a “Happy
Birthday” came from the
approximately sixty visitors
attending. Relatives from
Jackson in attendance were
Mrs. King’s sister, Miss Lena
White, and her granddaugh
ter and great-granddaugh
ter, Mrs. Leslie Johnson and
Ceason.
The honoree received
many lovely and useful gifts
from friends and relatives.
Old times and nostalgic
conversation were shared as
the guests enjoyed hot punch
and birthday cake.
Hostesses for the grand
occasion were Mrs. King’s
daughters, Mrs. James Bates
of Oxford and Mrs. Dorsey
Johnson of Monticello.
The sign & is called the
ampersand from the phrase
“and per se and” or “& by
itself means and.” The char
acter is believed to have
originated as an abbreviation
of the Latin et meaning“and.”
It is pronounced Am-per-sand.
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Regal Valentine
Celebrated At
Westbury N.H.
Volunteers from the Jack
son Second Baptist Church
assisted by Mrs. Mildred
Smith and Mrs. Christine
James of Flovilla helped
Mrs. Cardell and some of the
staff at Westbury Nursing
Home in Jenkinsburg enter
tain patients with a Valentine
Birthday Party on
Tuesday, February 10.
Each patient received a
number to hold for a door
prize drawing as they
entered the beautifully deco
rated dining room. The
drawing was held at the end
of the party. The door prize
was a radio donated by
Hodges Hardware and Furni
ture Company.
A Valentine king and
queen, Mr. Henry Rowan and
Mrs. Lula McCord, were
chosen by the other patients.
After the crowning, the king
and queen each received
gifts including house shoes
donated by Deraney’s De
partment Store.
Each person celebrating a
birthday in February was
given a carnation.
Delicious refreshments
were served and as the 76
patients left the dining room,
they were given gum candy
hearts.
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| New Arrivals
Via
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LITTLE MISS WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton
Williams of Jackson an
nounce the birth of a
daughter, Rebecca Hope,
February 6, at Monroe
County Hospital. Maternal
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Harris of
Jackson; paternal grand
parent is Mrs. D. F. Williams
of Forsyth.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of W. Gay Pitts
acknowledges with grateful
appreciation your kindness
and sympathy extended to us
at the time of his death. We
will never forget your
thoughtfulness toward all of
us. We will never get over our
loss, but we thank God every
day of our lives for friends
like you! May God bless each
of you.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1976
_u
feinlltday
The Progress-Argus ex
tends a very HAPPY
1 BIRTHDAY to the following:
February 20: Dan Thurs
ton. Barry Floy Thompson,
Franklin Edward Rosser,
Mrs. Marty Rossey, Ousley
Lester Peek, Floyd Moore,
Mrs. Clint D. Hill, Mrs. J. B.
Harper, Mrs. Larry Drake.
February 21: Mrs. Willie
Cook, Marie Singley, Ruth
Taylor, Lois Plymale,
George Judson Barnes, Mrs.
Alton Pope, Harold Elliott,
David L. Fincher, Darrell
Thompson, Mrs. Claudie P.
Moncrief, Barry Carr Gil
mer, Charles H. Rape, Phil
Tidwell, Gary Westbury and
Gregg Westbury (twins),
Fred Harris, Mrs. Billy
Crowder, Franklin Edward
Rosser, Mrs. W. H. Gordon,
Donald Phillips, Charles
Washington, Mrs. Cindy S.
Brown.
February 22: Mary Jean
McMichael, Mrs. Morrison
Settle, Seaborn Maddox,
Mrs. Leonard Dodson, Billy
Childs, Nelson Andrews,
J. C. Ingram, Quinton E.
Ingram, Horace Pulliam,
Ann Barnes, Mrs. J. Fred
Williams, Mrs. Hubert Tor
bet, Mrs. Robert E. Smith,
Frank Buchanan, Sheldon
Evans, George Alton Evans,
Frances Barnes, James
Wesley Harris, Jr., Mrs.
James C. Moss, Sr., Mrs. Ida
O’Neal, Paula Knowles, Mrs.
Guy Wallace, Velvie June
TOWALIGA CLUB
MET AT HOME
THE WEAVERS
The regular monthly meet
ing of the Towaliga Com
munity Club was held at the
home of Mrs. W. S. Weaver
February 11th at 2:30 o’clock
with Miss Willene Weaver as
co-hostess. Valentine ar
rangements were used to
decorate the home.
Mrs. Eugene Parrish, Sr.,
president, presided over the
meting and welcomed 11
members and three visitors,
with Mrs. Ava Smith adding
her name to the roll.
Mrs. W. S. Weaver brought
an inspiring devotional
bringing out thoughts of the
blessings of God in a poem,
“God Color TV”, and also
read a prayer taken from
Luke 2:52, Living lives that
uplift and reach out.
Business was taken care of
with a report made stating
taxes on the community
house had been paid. The
group voted to send a thank
you note to the Saddle Club
and others in the community
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
The South s Standard Newspaper
Jim Merriner Jim Gray
Political Editor DeWitt Rogers
oe row " Alexis Scott Reeves
Celestine Sibley Gory Hendricks
Sam Hopkins .. e .
r Jim Stewart
David Morrison Fr „ d „ rk k Allen
Sparks, Letson Wayne Har
per. Mrs. E. R. Edwards, Jr.,
C. A. Colbert, Saralyn
English, Ben Wright, W. C.
Bradley, Jr., Mary Lou
Jenkins, Mrs. Linda McClel
land, Kenny Shiver, Don
Show, Teresa Etheridge,
Leanne Sheffield, Mrs. Jerry
Long, Ronald Daniel.
February 23. Mrs. J. w.
Hardy, Mrs. R. L. Byrd,
Marie Latham, N. A.
Knowles, Janice Cook, Mrs.
Rufus Adams, Pat E. Peek,
Rickey Mangham, Charles
Bowen, Mrs. Wendell Smith,
Mrs. Kathy Hartman.
February 24: John Frank
lin Meredith, Mrs. Smith
Settle. Mrs. C. M. Coggins,
Wm. James Kitchens, Mrs.
Carl Waits, Mrs. Edward
Hardy, Eddie Trimble, Edith
Morris, Mike Peck, Lamar
A. Craig, Mrs. Charles S.
O'Kelley, Robert C. Jones,
Michael Youngblood.
February 25: Ronald Cook,
Ruth Taylor, Diane Beasley,
Edwin Latham, Margaret
Elizabeth Lester, J. M. L.
Comer, Aubrey W. James,
David Pelt, L. R. Ivey, Philip
McCall, Edwin G. Fuqua,
Joy G. Walker, Glen Goens,
Mrs. R E. Whigham.
February 26: H. B. Hale,
Andrew Jackson Waldrop,
W. C. Mitchell, Donna Sue
Flynt, Sammy Byrd, Tracy
Williams, Becky Edwards,
Molly Jane Manley, Andrew
Moore.
who had donated to the
treasury. The sick were
remembered with cards.
Mrs. Myra Smith demon
strated a very attractive roll
cover after which several
Valentine contests were
enjoyed.
Mrs. Charles Gardener
told of her cruise and of
visiting interesting points in
South America.
During the social hour the
hostesses served delicious
sandwiches, nuts, divinity
candy and Valentine petit
fours with punch.
The March meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Carolyn
Moore.
Butts County
VFW Post 5374
Regular Meeting Nights
THIRD FRIDAY
in each month.
Youth Center 7:00
JOSEPH R. CRANE
4-H Club
News
We had our montly 4-H
Club meeting in the Hender
son lunchroom on February
10. We decided on a name for
our club. It is the “Henderson
‘76’ers”.
The meeting was turned
over the Mr. Daniel. He
talked to us about the county
project contest and district
competition. He also discuss
ed our record book and 4-H
camp. Also, he discussed the
hunter safety course and the
“Wheels” program.
We had a demonstration on
rocket engines.
We were then dismissed.
Raymond Yancey, Reporter.
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EASTERN STAR
WILL HONOR
MATRONS, PATRONS
Jephtha Chapter No. 252
Order of the Eastern Star
will honor their Past Matrons
and Past Patrons at a
regular meeting on Friday
night, February 27th, at 8:00
o’clock. Won’t you come?
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank everyone
who was so thoughtful with
cards, phone calls and
prayers while I was in the
hospital. Avery special
thanks to Rev. Don Folsom
and his wife Myra. Thelma
Smithwick.