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MARY DAVIS WITH TAFFY, BUSTER AND MAMA KITTY
By Jerry McLaurin
Mama Kitty, Buster and
Taffy, three felines, are as
different as the three sides of
a coin, if there ever was such
a coin. The trio live at the
home of Gerald and
Mary Davis on Wesley Drive
in Jackson.
Mama Kitty, now about 13
years old, is black with
touches of white here and
there. She is what the cat
experts call an American
short hair. Most folks just
call them alley cats.
She was living in the
neighborhood, fending for
herself when the Davises
built their home on Wesley
Drive in 1964. In no time, the
soft-hearted Davises adopted
her and two years later she
had her first and only litter of
kittens.
Though Mama Kitty has
never been injured in an
accident, Mary believes that
she has suffered two light
strokes. The first came last
summer. Each summer, in
the last few years. Mama
Kitty has slowed down; last
summer she almost lost the
use of her hind legs; they’re
just not as fast or as strong as
they used to be. Even so, she
has outlived all the predic
tions made by the vet.
Mama Kitty, matured and
sedate, likes to be left alone;
she hisses when Buster or
Taffy gets too close to her.
The two younger cats respect
her but they give her a tap on
the rear now and then just to
let her know that they can do
it when they want to.
At mealtime, when she was
younger, Mama Kitty would
climb up into a particular
chair in the kitchen and
meow until she was fed. The
chair came to be called the
“hungry chair”. She is
partial to canned cat food
and has an enormous
appetite. In particular she
demands that she be fed on
schedule without fail. She
especially enjoys such treats
as spaghetti sauce, chili and
oyster stew. When she was
younger she enjoyed turnip
greens.
Taffy’s origin is still
unknown. Though she bears
all of the physical characte
ristics of a lynx-point
Siamese, no one knows for
sure where she came from or
from what stock.
About two and one-half
years ago, the wife of one of
Mary’s fellow EMC em
ployees was on her way to the
EMC building when she
decided to stop at a friend’s
house on third street for a
short visit. Havine com
pleted her visit, she got back
into the car and proceeded
on to the EMC building. She
was on her way to the door of
the building when she was
stopped in her tracks by a
succession of meows which
came from beneath the hood
of her car. The confused lady
summoned help and raised
the hood only to find a
frightened and somewhat
flustered and wind-beaten
cat. Later the lost feline was
adopted by Mary and tagged
Taffy.
Buster, Taffy’s two year
old son, is a lynx-point
Siamese. Buster’s father.
Blue, is owned by Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Seven of
Turtle Cove.
The two of them (Buster
and Taffy) are very finicky
eaters: Taffy likes her steak
cooked and she is especially
fond of turkey. On the other
hand, Buster has a taste for
raw stew beef.
Both of them like to stay in
high places —• atop the
kitchen freezer is one of their
favorite spots, with the top of
the bookcase in the living
room following at a close
second in preference. Taffy
gets a kick out of stepping
from the bookcase onto the
curtain rod in the living room
and then pretending that she
can’t get down. As soon as
the fun of it has gone she
turns around and walks back
to the bookcase.
Taffy, obviously, is the
clown of the trio and is very
independent. She reserves
the privilege of deciding
when it's time for affection.
Taffy and Gerald have
claimed each other as
favorites. Buster is Mary’s
favorite and craves attention
and affection. When he’s
ready for attention he nudges
the bottom of Mary’s hand
with his head until she pets
him. This can go on for what
seems to be hours.
Boxes and bags are the
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favorite playthings of all
three. Occasionally, Taffy
has been found napping in a
box.
All three of the cats join
Mary on short walks behind
their house. They scamper in
and out of the brush, but stay
close by Mary all during the
walk. They also provide her
with good company while she
picks summer berries.
It is clear that the Davises
are ardent cat lovers and
that their three cats are
ardent Davis lovers.
Kiwanians
Soliciting
Old Tags
The Jackson Kiwanis Club
along with Reynolds Alumi
num Company are actively
seeking old tags. The
Kiwanis Tag Reclamation
drive is underway and for
every old tag that the
Kiwanis Club can beg,
borrow or steal, the Reynolds
Aluminum Company is pay
ing money. The tags will be
used as salvage and the
money that Kiwanis Inter
national collects will be used
for scholarships for Key Club
and Circle K members as
well as for the other worthy
causes.
The Jackson Kiwanis Club
is asking that all members of
the community bring their
old tags by one of the
following tag-collection
points: Carter Motor Com
pany. Mclntosh State Bank,
C&S Bank of Jackson or
Jackson Office Supply.
Harry Lewis of Carter
Motor Company, has pro
mised to mount new tags for
anyone who will donate their
old tag.
Last Rites
Mrs. Watkins
Held Saturday
Mrs. Nannie Ray W'atkins,
82. died about 9:00 a.m.
Thursday. February 19th. at
Westburv Medical Care
Home following an extended
illness.
Born December 15, 1893 in
Walton County, she was
the daughter of the late
David Ray and the late
Martha Webb Ray. She was
the widow of Mr. Walter
Watkins.
A retired employee of
Avondale Mills, Mrs. Wat
kins was a member of Sardis
Primitive Baptist Church in
Walton County.
OPENING SPECIAL
At
Jackson Meat Processors
LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF STARK ROAD
AND SHERRELL DRIVE IN JACKSON
Phone 775-7807
IN FAMILY PACKS OF
TEN 1 LB, PACKAGES
(10 LB. MINIMUM)
(NOT ORDINARY HAMBURGER
BUT WHOLE COW
GROUND BEEF 93% LEAN)
CORN FED STEERS
WHOLE OR HALF CARCASE
75< .
CARCASE WEIGHT
CUT TO CUSTOMERS SPECIFICATIONS AND QUICK
FROZEN READY FOR HOME FREEZER 15c LB.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1976
Funeral services were
conducted Saturday after
noon at two o’clock from the
chapel of Sherrell Funeral
Home with the Rev. Don
Folsom officiating. Inter
ment was in Jackson City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Watkins is survived
by two sons, Mr. Earn
Watkins of Jackson and Mr.
Elwood Watkins of Cleve
land, Ohio; two daughters,
Mrs. Ruby Pelt and Mrs.
Lucy Fincher, both of
Jackson; four grandchil
dren; six great-grandchil
dren.
Pallbearers were Donnie
Pelt, Billy Pelt, Don Knight,
Myron Boggs, Robert Rooks,
and Bobby Whitaker.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSE LAST WEEK
AND THE FACT THAT A NUMBER OF OUR FRIENDS
AND PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS WERE NOT ABLE TO
BE SERVED, WE ARE REPEATING THIS SAME OFFER
THIS WEEK.
Dr. W. Belew
Home Missions
Guest Speaker
March is “Home Missions
Month" in Southern Baptist
Churches across the United
States. During this time
special programs including a
study entitled, “Today Starts
Tomorrow” is taught in most
Baptist Churches. A special
offering is taken during the
month for Home Missions.
Under the leadership of the
local W.M.U. a Week of
Prayer for Home Missions
will be observed March 7-13.
To begin this emphasis,
First Baptist Church of
Jackson will have as its
speaker on Sunday, Feb
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CUBED STEAK
$1.50
(MINIMUM 5 LB. PKG.)
ruary 29, Dr. Wendell Belew,
Director of the Division of
Missions for the Southern
Baptist Convention Home
Mission Board, which is
located in Atlanta. He
assumed this position Jan
uary. 1971. Before coming to
Atlanta, Dr. Belew served
with the Home Missions
Board as Director of Church
Centered Missions, Secre
tary of the Department of
Associational Missions, sec
retary of Associational Ad
ministration Services and
Church Extension Depart
ment, and Secretary of the
Department of Pioneer Mis
sions. He is a native of
Kentucky, a graduate of the
University of Kentucky,
Geogetown College, and the
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Louisville.
Joel Maddox
In UGA School
Of Pharmacy
Joel Albert Maddox, son of
Mrs. Betty Anne Maddox,
1595 Long Acre Drive,
Macon, and the late Dr. J.
Wayne Maddox, has been
accepted at the School of
Pharmacy of the University
of Georgia, where he will
complete his pre-pharmacy
this quarter.
An honor graduate of
Central High School, Joel
plans to enter pharmacy
school in June. He is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Lamar Weaver and Mr. and
Mrs. Adeal Maddox, all of
Jackson.