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MRS. DELBERT BENEDICT AND SONS WITH CHIRPY
By Ben Parrish
Chirpy is the household pet
of the Benedict family of
High Falls. He is a
two-year-old English Spar
row from California.
The tiny bird was found
under a palm tree in Port
Hueneme, Calif, shortly after
he had hatched and fallen
from a nest. He was kept
warm in a hox with a light
bulb for several weeks. An
eye dropper was used to feed
him milk. He also ate little
bits of raw hamburger. As
Chirpy grew older, he began
to eat nearly everything the
family ate. He is particularly
fond of bread and fresh
vegetables.
Chirpy has always enjoyed
freedom to roam the house,
but prefers to sleep in his
cage at night. He has had
PACAA Tours This Week To
Outline Services Offered
The Piedmont Area Com
munity Action Agency, Inc.
is conducting tours of its
facilities this week as part of
the “Piedmont Area Com
munity Action Week” pro
claimed for the week of July
4th by the City of Jackson,
according to Edluie Walker,
executive director.
The PACAA program is
aimed primarily at the
eradication of poverty in an
eight-county area including
Butts, Henry, Fayette,
Lamar, Newton, Pike, Spald
ing and Upson Counties. The
services provided by the
Agency can be broken down
into six broad categories,
including the following:
Community Service Cen
ters, located in Jackson,
Covington and Zebulon. Ms.
Havis Greer is county
coordinator for the Butts
County CSC. Among the
services provided are job
placement, clothing bank,
food bank, housing place
ment, legal aid, transporta
tion and others.
Mrs. Bertha White coordi
nates the Family Planning
work of the Agency for Butts
County. Services include
pre-natal and post-natal
care, counseling on birth
control, family planning
orientation, examinations,
transportation, babysitting
services and other related
functions.
The Comprehensive Em
ployment Training Act is
administered by Andrew W.
Fellers, Jr. of Jackson.
Services provided include job
placement for disadvan
taged, outreach recruitment,
job development, training for
various occupations and
others.
Ms. Judy L. Price js
project director for the Head
Start program in Butts
County, assisted by Ms.
Emma Head. Services offer
ed include remedial educa
tion, food service, medical
examinations, transporta
tion, educational tours,
parent involvement and
others.
Ms. Margaret S. Peterman
is project director for the
PACAA’s Nutrition Program
for the Elderly. Services
several opportunities to
return to the wild. Every
time he has flown with wild
birds he has found his way
back home.
He is often mischievous
and playful, although he
sometimes becomes irritated
and voices his disapproval
with a staccato chirping and
a ruffling of his feathers. He
enjoys hitching a ride on a
nearby shoulder, if it is going
in the right direction. He can
occassionally be coaxed into
giving a kiss, but he usually
gives a hard peck on the lips.
His favorite entertainment
seems to be finding an open
package of cigarettes, pull
ing the cigarettes from the
pack, and then pecking holes
in them.
Another favorite pastime is
bathing. Chirpy takes a bath
almost daily, and then dries
provided include hot nutri
tional meals, shopping assist
ance, transportation, health
and welfare counseling,
nutritional education, and
others.
Andrew W. Fellers, Jr. is
project director for the
Summer Work Program
which provides employment
for 730 dis-advantaged in
school students for 225 hours
in public and non-profit jobs.
A summer reading program
to increase reading skills for
grade levels one through
three is coordinated by Ms.
Margaret McCormick.
Arthur Lawson is project
director for the summer
feeding program which pro
vides 4,300 meals daily for
under-privileeed vouth in the
EXPERIENCED RESPECTED
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NOW OPEN
BILES TIRE STORE
156 W. Third 775-4703
TIRES
A-78-13 4 Ply Poly $23.95 Plus Tax
E7B-14 4 Ply Poly $26.95 Plus Tax
A7O-13 Road Runner $29.95 Plus Tax
F7O-14 Road Runner $34.95 Plus Tax
All other sizes at LOW PRICES
Also Used Furniture and Clothes
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
himself by perching on a
lamp shade with the light on.
This is also his favorite place
to preen his feathers and
sharpen his beak. He enjoys
collecting stamps, coins,
pins, tooth picks, and any
scrap of cloth, string of paper
that he can carry.
Chirpy has won a place in
the lives and hearts of the
Benedict family. They say he
is the most lovable, amusing,
adorable, and unusual pet
they have ever known.
Once in a while, Chirpy
heads outdoors for a little
exploring. Once, while eating
grass and looking for ants, he
was stepped on. He escaped
without serious injury, losing
only his tail feathers. After
becoming ill for a few weeks,
he recuperated and grew new
feathers.
8-county area and the
summer recreational pro
gram which offers planned
recreational activities for
disadvantaged youth in the
PACAA area.
CARD OF THANKS
It is with much love and
appreciation that I say
thanks to all those who
remembered me with cards,
calls, flowers and visits while
I was in the hospital and
since returning home. Every
expression of concern has
been appreciated by me and
my family. May God bless
you all. Mrs. Secrell
James.
Early Dramas
Set Twice At
Indian Springs
A group of 15 actors and
actresses from DeKalb Com
munity College will be
touring Georgia’s State
Parks presenting two his
torical dramas, Tokalitta
and The Vigil. Two perfor
mances will be given at
Indian Springs State Park.
Tokalitta is the story of
Georgia’s first colonists and
their relationship with the
Yamacraw Indians. It fea
tures such characters as
Mary Musgrove, who served
as General Oglethorpe’s
interpreter, and Tomochichi,
chief of the Yamacraw
Indians.
The Vigil is based on
actions of the members of the
Colonel Elijah Clarke’s force
as they are encamped near
Augusta during 1780 when the
City was controlled by the
Tories.
Both 90 minute plays begin
at 8:30 p.m. and are
performed on alternate
nights at the scheduled
parks. On all occasions
Tokalitta is on the first
night’s bill and The Vigil is
performed the following
night.
At Indian Springs State
Park, the dramas will be
seen on:
Thursday and Friday
nights, July 8-9
Saturday and Sunday
nights, July 31-August 1.
PACAA’sHead
Start To Be
Funded Here
Piedmont Area Communi
ty Action Agency’s Board
Chairman Reverend Robert
L. Curtis, Jr. announced
recently that the Agency’s
Headstart Program has been
refunded and that both
centers will be open in
September. The Agency had
been informed during the
spring that the program may
not be refunded.
It was learned that
Executive Director Edluie D.
Walker submitted a Compre
hensive Plan to the funding
Agency that was acceptable
and consequently saved the
program.
When contacted Walker
stated that he was extremely
pleased that the Funding
Agency found the plan
acceptable.
NEWS from your
PHARMACIST i
JBj
by
Danny
Hoard
Long periods of bed rest
are required to cure some
illnesses. This means that
someone has to be sure that
the pauent is comfortable
during this period of convale
scence. Here are a couple of
helpful hints for easing the
patient’s stay in bed.
First, be sure to keep the
bed as wrinkle-free as
possible, and help the patient
change positions as much as
possibile to avoid contracting
bedsores. Secondly, keep
heavy objects of the feet and
lower legs. Do not place
folded blankets across the
feet of the patient.
We can fill all of your
pharmaceutical needs.
Check your medicine cab
inet. Replenish your home
medical supplies now from
our well-stocked shevles.
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LUNCH ROOM TRAINEES Among those
completing a 60-hour training course in food preparation
were 12 school lunchroom employees from Lamar, Monroe,
Butts and Jasper counties, including Merlene Thompson,
fifth from the left, on the top row.
Meet on Title
XX Funds Be
Held July 14
The Citizens Advisory
Council on Title XX for
District Four will meet on
July 14,1976, 1:30 p.m. at the
Griffin-Spalding County Li
brary, 800 Memorial Drive,
Griffin, Georgia.
The Council will review the
proposed Title XX Plan for
District Four. Their com
ments, additions and
changes will be forwarded to
the state Title XX Admini
stration Office and will be
considered when the final
plan is written. Any citizen is
fljUk I
EARLY THIS MORNING
OUR OFFICERS AND STAFF
jumped out of bed
brushed their teeth
bathed and dressed
swallowed their breakfast
kissed their mates
waved goodbye to the kids
reported for duty
put on their best smile
and now are waiting for you to come in so they
can assist you with helpful financial service.
Good For Us—Good For You!
GRIFFIN FEDERAL
SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
West Taylor at 10th
In Griffin
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1976
welcome at the Citizens
Advisory Council meetings.
The Department of Human
Resources through Title XX
funds administers com
munity programs such as
day care, foster care,
adoption, home delivered
meals to the elderly, protec
tive services for abused and
neglected children and
adults, transportation and
other social services to low
income individuals and fami
lies.
The Council is composed of
consumers, special service
interest groups, elected offi
cials, and general interest
groups appointed by Depart
ment of Human Resources
District Coordinator Dr. B.
R. Hagebak.
MLMBER ASSOCIATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Member Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Member Savings and Loan Foundation, Irtc.
ELECT
MALCOLM SMITH
PROBATE JUDGE
AND BE ASSURED THAT CAPA
BLE, EFFICIENT, FULL-TIME SER
VICE WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL
CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY.
MEMSIW
ESUC
I Lire■.C I
Your Saving* Inturtd to MO 000
KEEP THE SHERIFF
THAT
KEEPS THE PEACE
RE-ELECT
BARNEY WILDER
SHERIFF
AUGUST 10, 1976
343 Mulberry Street
In Jackson