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3arksott Tnxgrsss-^rxpxs J. D. Jones Publisher (1908-1955 Doyle Jones Jr. Editor and Publisher (1955-1975) MRS. MARTHA G. JONES PUBLISHER VINCENT JONES EDITOR Published fevery Thursday at 129 South Mulberry Street, Jackson, Georgia 30233 by The Progress-Argus Printing Cos., Inc. Second Gass Postage paid at Jackson. Georgia 30233. Address notice of undeliverable copies and otner correspondence to The Jackson Progress-Argus, P.O. Box 249, Jackson, Georgia 30233. SIL NEWSPAPER | ZIHjE MEMBER—-1975 ====*?—?=== One Year- $6.24 School Year $5.20 Editorials In the Beginning... Some of the better editorials being written today are often done by that great author Anonymous, whose sarcasm is often so biting and his insight so often piercing as to stimulate the thinking of even the most lethargic of us. He wrote one the other day about the insanity of some governmental policies, entitled “in the beginning” and we thought you might get a laugh, or a tear, out of it: “...God created the heavens and the earth, only to be confronted with a class action suit by the Environmental Protection Agency challenging what this creation would do to the delicate balance of life as it then existed. The creation of light and darkness, and the division of the two, brought charges by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that such condi tions would make working unsafe. There instead should be light while there is darkness. Creation of firmament and waters caused the Department of Housing Urban Development to raise questions over what formula was used to allocate space to each of these elements. And when plants were added, the Department of Agriculture raised a howl because the growing of plants and trees was against departmental policy. The alterna tive plan suggested was that plants and trees be created but not actually be put on Earth. Of course, the National The Voice of the People The Latins, who had a word or phrase for most any given situation, coined one, Vox populi, vox Dei (The voice of the people is the voice of God.) Whether this saying is applic able to local elections, we would not hazard a guess, but the voice of the people has been heard over the land and Butts County, as always, finds itself with capable public Summer s Last Hurrah Coming up Monday, a little later than usual, is Labor Day. Besides affording a rest day for a large segment of the nation’s labor force, it is traditionally a signal of the season’s change. for one last glorious weekend, the motorboats will skim the lake’s surface with the skiiers dangling precariously behind; Mom and Dad and the kids may get one long, lingering look at the beach grown Advance Subscription Rates, Tax Included: telephone 775-3..7 official organ BUTTS COUNTY AND CITY OF JACKSON Six Months $3.91 Single Copy—— 15c Aeronautics and Space Adminis tration had something to say about the plan to put the sun and moon over Earth. The opinion came with a multi-billion-dollar funding re quest to study exact positioning of the sun and moon. As more of the creation plan unfolded, more angry voices were aroused. The section on populating the Earth with living creatures drew comments from private and public groups. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals objected to the proposed survival of the fittest plan. And the National Park Service cited the limited area available for the proposed animal life. The creation of man caused the biggest debate. And the loudest voice in it was that of the agency for Equal Evolution of Creation (EEOC). That group demanded to know why man received first priority in creation, leaving woman to second. Additionally, EEOC requested that reports be filed from the Garden of Eden listing the percentage of all minority groups there. The final straw was the proposal that all this creation be done in six days. That, it was agreed by the bureaucrats, was much too short a time. A minimum of 180 days was asked just to study the plan. We said that was a “what if” situation. If that’s the way things had been run then, it’s doubtful that creation would have ever gotten beyond the beginning.” officials to serve it for the next four years. Considering some of the rumors, and some of the charges and counter-charges that have been flying around in the last few days of a hectic campaign, one cannot help but wonder if the Latins were correct in their assessment of the people’s wisdom. Vox populi, vox Dei. May it be so. lonesome for the shrieks of children or the rhythmic stride of lover’s bare feet. But the time has come to pui the boat in dry dock and to unpack the suit cases ’til next June and get on with the business of the workaday world for the next nine month. Summer’s dreams may fade slowly, but autumn’s beauty offers an enchantment all its own. THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA The Last Straw BY VINCENT JONES The recent column by Celestine Sibley in the Atlanta Constitution on China-berry trees must have sent shock waves of nostalgia sweeping over all who knew this tree on an intimate basis in days gone by. Fifty years ago, a china berry tree graced the front yard of nearly every farm home in Butts County, its thick, green foliage offering summer shade and, in fall, a storehouse of food for the wild birds. Evidently planted because of their quick growth and promise of early relief from the summer sun, the trees fitted nicely into the farmer’s life style. Watermelons were cut under their ample shade for family and friends, wild game and fish were dressed there while a bevy of hungry cats and dogs crowded under the tree’s shadow and they provided a perfect play place for the little ones. But for the youngsters, the chinaberry tree had two fascinating seasons, coming only a few weeks apart. In mid-summer, when the tree’s green berry had matured and was still rock hard, the art of pop-gunning reached a feverish peak. To the nearest swamp, or low-lying place, the youthful hunter repaired to seek there an eight-to-ten inch cut of the straightest elderberry trunk to be found. The pith, or marrow, of the elder was easily removed, leaving a straight, hollow cylinder from which he was to fashion an entertaining, if not a dangerous, weapon. The nearest hillside could usually be counted on to produce a second growth hickory shaft of about the same general dimensions as the elderberry cylinder. Careful whittling reduced the hickory piston to size that would permit its entire length to be passed through the elder cyclinder, with the exception of the hilt which was left its initial size in order to stop the thrust of the hickory shaft. Thus, armed with a perfect piston and cylinder machine, only ammunition was needed to send a projectile hurtling into space. The chinaberry was per fect for the job. Round, solid and tough, a berry could be inserted into the popgun’s cylinder, a quick thrust of the hickory piston given and a loud pop and a swiftly moving berry was the result Every boy had his popgun with him at all times. For who would want to be caught at a shootout with no gun or ammunition? Girls usually avoided, and ran from, the popgun toters, although some of the tom-boys packed their own and gave a good account of themselves. At 50 feet, the berry would produce a slight sting when fired through a well made popgun, but at 15 or 20 feet it would raise one heck of a whelp and send - many a voungster crying to mother for pain relief. In a classroom, the less restrained popgunners could cause havoc and were often sentenced to the embarrass ment of having to publicly surrender their weapon and stay after school as well. But the teachers had time on their side. In early fall, the chinaberries lost their color and toughness, turning beige in color as fermentation set in. It was then that the robins and jaybirds took over and had their fill of the fermenting berries, with their flight patterns becom ing more erratic with each berry eaten. When the drunken orgy ended, the chinaberry lost its leaves and settled down for the winter. But the chinaberry was a fun tree. We agree with Celestine who says it is one of her favorites, as we have one in our own back yard. A Stroll Down Memory Lane New of 10 Years Ago Miss Mary Ruth Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George N. Martin, was a first place winner at the recent 24th State 4-H Congress in Atlanta. Miss Martin won in the field of Dairy demonstra tions. M. L. Hodges, Jr. has won a trip to Ponte Vedra, Fla. given by the Motorola Company for his outstanding sales record. Supt. Lee Roy O’Neal reports that school atten dance has reached an all time high in the Butts County school system, with 686 enrolled in the Jackson Elementary School, and 517 at Jackson High School. Henderson reported 854 in the Elementary School and 55 in the High School. C. C. Clifton won last week’s fishing contest spon sored by Jackson Hardware, with a 1 lb., 5 oz. bream. Mrs. A. E. Evett had a 2 lb., 9 oz. bass. Dr. Randolph Long, presi dent of the Butts County Jaycees, says a S2O jackpot will be given each Saturday night to a lucky couple attending the Jaycee dances at the Jaycee club house on Indian Springs Road. Deaths during the week: Mrs. James Frank Town send, 45; J. E. Rucker, 59. News of 20 Years Ago David Deraney was having a Hog Wild sale, complete with prizes and bargains galore. Mrs. L. M. Spencer attended an Insurance Insti tute last week in Macon. Jerry Long and Eugene Prosser, stellar members of the 1955 Jackson football team, will report Sept. Ist for tryouts with the University of Georgia freshman football team. The families of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walker Head held their reunion Sunday at the home of Mrs. J. A. Padgette, Flovilla. Approximately 35 members were in atten dance. Miss Almeda Ballenger entertained a group of friends at a swimming party at Indian Springs on Satur day. Messrs. J. A. Dodson, W. Ted Evans and Lovett Fletcher were named by Judge Thomas J. Brown, Jr. to terms on Butts County’s Board of Registrars. News of 30 Years Ago A motor boat accident on Jackson Lake late Sunday claimed the lives of two Jackson men, O. B. Pope, operator of the Sinclair Service Station, and W. J. Pope, projectionist at the Dixie Theater and a compan ion, J. A. Thomas, engineer of the Fulton County Tower. Trapnell Industries is the name of anew concern that has leased the Nutt & Bond warehouse at Jenkinsburg for the manufacture of educational toys. Bobby Hammond has been elected treasurer of the State 4-H Club Council for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoard invited the Indian Springs community to a house warming at their beautiful new home. Jack Smith, of Cork, had two bales of cotton ginned this week by Nutt & Bond, the county’s first for the 1946 season. .B. J. Smith bought the cotton at a price of 39>/ 2 cents per pound. Deaths during the week: Mrs. R. S. Brown, 90. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1976 News of 40 Years Ago The firm of J. H. Goldstein, of Atlanta, has leased two buildings on the north side of the Jackson court square and plans to open a five and ten cent store on about October Ist. The Pepperton Consoli dated School opened for the fall term on Monday with Miss Eloise Beauchamp as Principal and teachers Miss Lou Beauchamp, Miss Annie Rosa Bond, Miss Trevalu Whitaker and Miss Elizabeth Finley. Mrs. L. J. McMichael has sold her home on Covington Street to Mr. B. H. Moss, of Dames Ferry. Mrs. Willis B. Powell entertained the Gay Nineties Club at her lovely Indian Springs home, Idlewilde, in compliment to Miss Lucy Shelby, of Los Angeles, the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. M. Spencer. Deaths during the week: Vanie Luther Jinks, 16. News of 50 Years Ago The first cotton bale of the 1926-27 season was sold Tuesday by Mr. C. F. Stroud, of the Jenkinsburg commun ity. E. L. Smith bought it for Pepperton Cotton Mills at 17 cents per pound, or $90.10 for the bale. The Board of Registrars announced that 1,412 voters are registered for the September Bth primary. Of these, 1,071 were men and 341 were women. Messrs. V. M. Freeman and H. J. Maddox have bought the Depot Store from the L. B. Thompson estate. They have also acquired the stock of Mr. A. R. Conner, who will join the new owners at the old familiar Depot Store stand. Butts and Henry County law officers captured an automobile Saturday night near the county line separat ing the two counties and confiscated 127 gallons of whiskey. Deaths during the week: John W. (Cordy) Barnes, 70; Miss Evelyn Smith. The BCABC wishes to express to you and your staff our sincere appreciation for the excellent coverage you have given our association this year. The Beauty Spot photographs were just su perb, and coverage of our other projects could not have been surpassed. We especially appreciate all the front page articles. This is just what we need to keep our citizens informed about our work and continue to solicit their interest and cooperation. It will also help tremendously in our contest. We will surely come out the winner this year. Again, to all of you at the Progress-Argus a most sin cere thank-you. Mrs. Carol Weaver Chairman, BCABD America. 200 years at the same location. JEj ‘Whatsoever Things' ■ By Donald E. Wildmon MAKING OUR OWN DEPRESSION Once upon a time there was man who lived by the side of the road. Being a good farmer, he had more vegetables than he could use. So he decided to set up a stand along the edge of the road and sell the excess vegetables. To help sell his vegetables, he placed signs along the road advertising his stand. Business got off to a good start and kept growing. In fact, in a short time business was so good the farmer made it a full-time, year-around concern. Now it so happened that the farmer didn’t know much about the national economic news. He didn’t own a television or radio, and only read his little county weekly newspaper. So, when business slowed down around the country, this farmer knew nothing about it. But he did know how to raise good vegetables and gave his customers good service. One day one of his city friends stopped at his vegetable stand. He asked the farmer how business was. “It is good,” said the farmer, “real good.” “Well, you had better get prepared for hard times,” said his city friend. “We are in the midst of a depression.” The farmer, knowing his city friend to be well informed about such matters, decided to take his advice and prepare for the depression they were in the midst of. He took down his signs since they would not be needed if people were not going to buy. He raised fewer vegetables since he didn’t want to have something people were not going to buy. He began to offer less variety since people would have less money to spend. And, sure enough, his business began to decline. Before long he was back making a living as he had been doing before his business venture. One day the farmer said to himself: “Well, my city friend sure is smart. We are in the midst of a depression. I’m glad I got prepared for it.” In the Gospel of Mark there is a sentence which reads like this: “But Jesus ignored their comments...” Quite often overlooked while in the process of reading the Gospel, those words could very well be some of the finest advice we could ever be given. “But Jesus ignored their comments...” There are those, unfortunately, who always see the negative side. They are the people who tell you why such-and-such a thing won’t work. They are the people who always look for reasons why such a thing should not be attempted. They are, like the city friend of the farmer, the ‘bearer of bad news.” “But Jesus ignored their comments...” And that, my friend, is often the best procedure for us to follow-to ignore some comments. Expecially negative ones. When you think of some high and holy and great and grand venture, don’t let those “bearers of bad news” frighten you away from attempting it. It is much better to try and fail than never to try at all. That farmer could have probably been the owner of a chain of supermarkets had he ignored his city friend’s comments. But he didn’t. He prepared for a depression and he got a depression. When you work to make a depression occur in your life-economic, physical, emotional, or spiritual-don’t be too surprised when it comes. For it is the truth that a person reaps what he sows. (Join Mr. Wildmon on his 10th tour of the Holy Land and Switzerland. Departs Nov. 8.11 days. For info, write him at Box 68, Southaven, Ms. 38671.). Would it be possible to obtain a copy of the obituary of Samuel T. Haislipp (Haizlip) as was mentioned in a recent article “Stroll Down Memory Lane”? This was under the sub-title of “News of 50 Years Ago” - thus 1926. I do not have the date of this paper as the clipping was sent to me without this - the date that the item appeared in, I mean. Sam Haizlip was my grandfather whom I never knew. I am vjery interested in the history of Butts County because so many of my relatives lived in that area ruth at random By Ruth Bryant QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Shall I remain in Jackson Or shall I go away? My pine trees whisper softly, “We all want you to stay!” Shall I continue writing “My Story” every day? My type-writer clicks boldly, “These keys will make it gay!” Shall I continue sending My poems to Progress-Argus? My friends are calling daily “Keep memories to jog us!” from 1825 on. I was sent a copy of your Bi-Centennial issue which I enjoyed thoroughly. I was in several areas of Georgia during that period and did not see anything to match yours. I know this required a great deal of effort on your part but am sure it was much appreciated by all who read it. Mrs. Melvin G. Ward 18611 Lenaire Drive Perrine, Florida 33157 EftMgSSiig IS UP TO YOU