Some Vets
Qualify For
Special Homes
Under certain conditions,
disabled veterans whose
period of military service
was during wartime or
peacetime may be entitled to
receive grants from the
Veterans Adminstration for
the purchase of homes that
have been specially modified
or adapted to meet their
particular needs.
To qualify for one of the
so-called “wheelchair
homes,” Georgia Veterans
Service Director Pete Wheel
er said, “A veteran’s
physical impairment must be
to such a degree as to entitle
him to compensation for
permanent and total disabi
lity as a result of a
service-connected disability
incurred during wartime or
peacetime service since
April 29, 1898.”
Wheeler described the
degrees of disability as: the
loss or loss of use of both
lower extremities, such as to
preclude locomotion without
the aid of braces, crutches,
canes or wheelchair; or
blindness in both eyes,
having only light perception,
plus the loss or loss of use of
one lower extremity; or
the loss or loss of use of one
leg with residuals of organic
disease or injury which
precludes locomotion without
the use of a wheelchair.
Eligible veterans may
receive VA grants up to 50
per cent of the cost of their
homes up to a maximum of
$25,000. These grants may be
used to pay part of the cost of
building or buying such
homes, or to remodel
existing dwellings to meet
their specific requirements.
The grants also may be used
to pay off the indebtedness of
such homes already acquired
by eligible veterans. Current
VA figures show that the VA
has made “wheelchair
home” grants to 290 Georgia
veterans.
Complete information on
“wheelchair home” benefits
is available at any office of
the Georgia Department of
Veterans Service.
IN APPRECIATION
The family of Rayford W.
Thompson is using this as a
means of saying thank you to
each and everyone of you for
your prayers, calls, cards,
visits, flowers, food and other
remembrances shown during
his illness and death.
Your friendship, kindness
and concern during the long
months of his illness shall
always be remembered, as
well as at the time of his
death.
Also a special thank you to
Dr. Jack Newman and the
staff of Sylvan Grove
Hospital for their concern
and kindness to him and his
family. Also thanks to Rev.
R. W. Jenkins and Rev. Bill
Whitlatch for their concern,
visits and comfort, and to the
staff of Sherrell’s Funeral
Home for their courtesy,
thoughtfulness and assist
ance during his illness and
death.
We will always remember
and love each of you and may
God bless all of you.
□ CONCERNED
Great Young
Americans Are
Being Sought
Who’s the most-outstand
ing young American you
know?
That young person, if he or
she is 21 years of age, or
younger, and rates high in
citizenship, character, schol
arship and community ser
vice, just may be selected as
WSB Radio’s “Great Young
American” for 1976.
The Voice of The South, in
cooperation with Atlantic
North American Van Lines,
is again asking WSB listeners
to nominate their favorite
young American. The winner
will receive the “WSB Radio
Great Young American of
the Year Award”, as well as
a SSOO U.S. Savings Bond.
Nominations must be made
by midnight, August 22, 1976.
Entries may be either by post
card or letter, and should be
mailed to “Great Young
American, WSB Radio, At
lanta, Georgia.”
Last year’s recipient of the
“WSB Radio Great Young
American” award was Dave
Lee, of College Park, a
student at the University of
Georgia.
Opening Tonight
Indian Springs Holiness
Camp Meeting
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Evangelists: Dr. Dennis Kinlaw
Lt. Col. Andy Miller
Song Leader: Rev. John Lindsey
Preaching Daily at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. & 8 p. m.
NO GATE FEES ... NO ADMISSION CHARGE
YOU ARE INVITED
IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE
ELECT
COMMISSIONER POST NO. 2
A BUSINESS MAN FOR A BUSINESS LIKE ADMINISTRATION
The Nashville
Sound Comes
To Macon
The Macon Fire Depart
ment and The Georgia State
Firemans’ Association is
having a Country Music
special on Wednesday,
August 11th, at 8 p.m. in the
Macon Coliseum.
Heading the star-studded
show will be The Mississippi
Wild-Man, Jerry Clower.
Appearing with Jerry will
be Mel Street, doing “Bor
rowed Angel”; Billie Joe
Spear, singing “Blanket on
the Ground”; Stan Hitch
cock, belting out “Back in
Baby’s Arms Again”, and
others.
Advance tickets may be
purchased at all Macon Fire
Stations or by calling
912-746-9878.
According to folklore, a ring
worn on the forefinger is sup
posed to indicate a naughty
person, on the long finger a
dignified one, on the marriage
finger an affectionate one,
and on the little finger a
masterful one.
"Old friends are best."
John Selden
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
□ DEDICATED
PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF E. D. BRISCOE
Weather
Report
By Johnny Smolka
Now, my friends before
you let out a Big Whew, that
sure was a Hot July, just take
a long look back a couple of
years, like July 1974. Sure,
July 1976 was a Lulu, but our
records show that in July
1974 twenty (20) of the 31
days registered ninety (90)
degrees or higher. The
highest being on the 17th
when it reached 97.
It had been erroneously
reported earlier, during the
month of June, that Macon
registered one hundred (100)
degrees, but a later check
found it did not reach the
century mark until the 15th of
July.
Then too, looking at
another July, 1972, it was 99
on the 13th and 21st of that
month, which was just a
sample of what was to follow.
I mean, the two days of the
23rd and the 24th the
mercury soared to one
hundred (100) on the 23rd and
102 the following day.
So much for the heat, let’s
see what took place to
alleviate the drought suffer
ed by the farmers and home
gardeners? The first respite
came on the 6th of the month
8 P. M.
Rev. Billy Key
EVANGELIST
when our gauge of Deer Trail
Golf Course registered 1.65
inhes of rain.
Oh, yes, we had some
threatening weather and so
forth in between, but our next
actual measurable amount of
rainfall did not come until the
27th day of the month when
we had 1.60. That gave us 3.25
inches for the month.
However, the general con
sensus, which includes my
opinion, contends that the
thunder and electrical storm
of the late evening of July
27th, 1976, was the most
severe ever witnessed in this
area. Aside from that night of
the 27th, there were addi
tional thunder storms on the
20th; the 23rd; the 24th; and
the 26th.
Our report on the rainfall
for the month and the year
and also for neighboring
Lloyd Shoals went this way.
As mentioned earlier, here at
Deer Trail Golf Club we had
3.25 for the month. That gave
us 36.11 for the year. Last
year at the end of July we
had 50.32 inches. Lloyd
Shoals measured 3.70 for
the month and 32.60 for the
year.
Again I say, if you have
any unusual weather of the
past to report, call me.
ELECT
Bailey Woodward
Butts County Commissioner
Post No. One
August 10th General Primary
The only commitment I am making is that
1 will give the people of Butts County the
kind of representation they wish, and de
serve, as a member of the Butts County
Commission.
I am a former member, Butts County Com
mission, former member, Georgia State
Senate, 1957-58, former member, Georgia
House of Representatives, 1960-1965.
□ EXPERIENCED □ QUALIFIED
□ DEPENDABLE
THURSDAY, AUGUST S, 1976
□ QUALIFIED
SERVICE, MAJOR REPAIR FOR
BUTTS COUNTY AND
SURROUNDING AREA
ON
TOYOTAS, DATSUNS, TRIUMPH,
AUDI LS 100 AND FOX
I am set up in Atlanta with distributor of all parts
- ONE DAY SERVICE.
New Guarantee on cars during warranty if your car should fail
because of my negligence l’ll rent you a car at my cost.
David’s VW Service
LOCUST GROVE, GA.
PHONE: 1-957-1241
