The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, September 30, 1976, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextSOCIETY and CLUBS THE BEVILLES ENTERTAIN AT OPEN HOUSE Mr. and Mrs. David Beville entertained at open house on Sunday, September 26th, at their home on Ball Street. Invited for this most enjoyable occasion were members of the Jackson Presbyterian Church with members calling between the hours of two and five o’clock The appointed table was laden with delicious cakes and cookies of various kinds and one was inscribed with the word “Welcome”. Following a period of fellowship, guests were given a guided tour through the newly re decorated manse. Out of town guests included parents of Rev. and Mrs. Beville, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Beville of Lithia Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mowbray of Jonesboro, and friends, Mrs. Dagmar England and Mrs. Ruth Scar borough of College Park. DIABETES FILM SHOWN TO AARP Forty six members and four guests of the American Association of Retired Per sons were present for an informative program on diabetes last week. Rev. R. W. Jenkins presented a film on diabetes and Mr. Jerry Duke of the American Diabetes Associa tion (Georgia Affiliate) talk ed on different phases of the disease. Mr. Duke said there were ten million Americans who either had the disease or symptoms and strongly re commended an annual check-up, saying the disease is controllable if detected in time. A question and answer period followed. The pro gram was under the super vision of Mrs. Bertha Perdue, program chairman. Mrs. Flora Price presented plans for a Fall trip to Helen about the middle of October when the fall leaves will be most beautiful. Mrs. Eva O’Neal presided at the meeting. Hostesses for the social period wer Mrs. Claudia King, Mrs. Louise King and Mrs. Myrtis Strawn, who served sand wiches, cookies, nuts and punch. HORTICULTURE FLOWER SHOW OCTOBER 5-9 A highlight of the Butts County Fair will be the horticulture show which is open to all flower growers in the county. There will be no competition as garden clubs, but will be on an individual basis. Entries must be made between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M. on Monday, October 4th, and remain in place until Saturday. They must be removed by 10 a.m. on Saturday. There will be classes for African Violets, flowering plants, specimen plants, both foliage and fruited, planters, hanging baskets, ferns, bon sai, terrariums, specimens, roses, annuals, perennials, camellia japonicas, camellia sasanquas. All ladies are invited to enter their beautiful horticul ture and help make this a good show. Prizes will be awarded individually. First place, $3.00; second, $2.00; and third, SI.OO. Please consult the Fair Book for instructions on pages 33 and 34. PERSONAL Among those attending the Georgia-South Carolina game in Athens on Saturday were Pat Smith, Reba Kelly, Eddie Kersey, Scott Moore, Scott Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rooks and Jeff, and Mrs. Ann Kelly. ROBERT FRIDDELL GIVEN SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER Mr. Robert P. Friddell celebrated his 65th birth day on Sunday, Septem ber 19th. A surprise birthday dinner was given by his wife, Dell, and daughter, Mrs. Rod ney Gray, Jr. Those present for this delightful occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Friddell of Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Paul Friddell of Winder, Mr. Ned Friddell of Thomas ton, Mr. and Mrs. George Friddell of Austell, Mrs. Sara Stewart of Hunts ville, Ala., Mrs. Ida Howell of Fayetteville, the latter two being sisters of Mr. Friddell. Others present were Mrs. J. P. Hambrick, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hambrick, Jr. and Mrs. Stella Bass of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Ledbetter of Jackson. KERSEY REUNION HELD SEPT. 26 The family of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kersey gathered for their annual reunion at the home of Mrs. Judy Lofton and Miss Sue Kersey on Sunday, Septem ber 26. A bountiful lunch was served at noon. Present for the happy occasion were Mrs. Helen Welch, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sisson and Jim, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lofton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Perry O’Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers Kersey, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kersey and family, Mrs. Mary Jo Barnes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kersey and Katey, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pickett and Lisa, Mr. and Mrs. Hesper Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wilkes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Speer and Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Van Kersey and Eddie, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Hamlin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kersey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Colwell and Jamie, Guests were Mrs. Callie Lunsford and Miss Reba Kelly. MARTIN-WELLS Iris Martin and Harold E. Martin announce the mar riage of their daughter, Linda Marie Martin, to Ronnie Wells, September 18th. Mr. Wells is the son of Mrs. Nora Wells of Jenkinsburg and the late Mr. Sammy P. Wells. The couple is now residing in the Old South Apartments on Walker Street. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McKibben of Macon were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hurt and Mrs. Cecil Adams on Sunday. Those attending Gene ral Grand Chapter in Cleveland, Ohio from Jackson during the week of September 27th were Mrs. Lou Howard of Worthville Chapter and Grand Representative to Arkansas, also from Jephtha Chapter were Mrs. Ruby Singley and Doris Singley. Mr. and Mrs. Ira G. Burge, Jr. and children, Clark and Stacey, moved recently from Atlanta and are making their home at 472 East Third Street. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collins entertained Mrs. W. Lloyd White at a luncheon on September 19th in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Clyde Hodges returned home last Fri day from Sylvan Grove Hospital where she was a patient for ten days, friends will be interested to know. THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA Jackson Boy Wins Honors At Sewanee Herbie Shapard, son of Herbert F. Shapard of Jackson, has been named a proctor at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Proctors are responsible for maintaining discipline and student services in assigned dormitory areas. Herbie is an honor roll student and last year won medals for scholarship in Spanish I and world history, as well as a citizenship medal. Harmon Sees Georgia Losing On Saturday October second may well be another day of reckoning for many of the super powers. Alabama and Georgia meet face-to-face, and Florida plays L.S.U., both top games in the Southeast Conference. Okla homa has a big date with lowa State in the Big Eight while Nebraska hosts a strong outsider in Miami, Florida. In three important intersectional games, Ohio State hosts U.C.L.A. in “Rose Bowl no. 2” .. undefeated North Carolina travels to Missouri..and lowa confronts Southern California. Georgia’s at home for the Alabama invasion. It’s dif ficult to imagine the Crimson Tide losing two games in the same year in the Southeast Conference, but the Bulldogs could certainly pull it off. It’s too close to be called an upset no matter who wins.. Al abama by ten points. North Carolina’s dream of an undefeated season will be shattered by hot and cold Missouri. The Tigers did nothing wrong against South ern Cal and Ohio State, nothing right against Illinois. Hot day..Mizzou over the Tar Heels by twenty points. That shiny forecasting day arrived much sooner than we expected. With almost an 80 percent average on all games on September 18th (83 percent among the major colleges), the early season average jumped to .751. The crystal ball has picked 319 winners, missed on 106, and there have been nine ties. OK..Ohio State-U.C.L.A.! The Uclans upset the Bucks in the Rose Bowl, 23-10, so among other things, there could be a strong revenge motive for Ohio State. U.C.L.A. has been dominant in all three games to date..the Bucks came close to being upset by Penn State and then were beaten by REMEMBER THE FOLKS THAT HAD THE TRUCKLOAD CARPET SALE AT FRANK’S SELF SER VICE RECENTLY? They will be back Friday, Oct. Ist, and Saturday, October 2nd, with many new and exciting styles and colors. COME SEE AND SAVE BUY DIRECT FROM THE TRUCK AT FACTORY PRICES Save money on carpet from area nigs to room size at Frank’s Self Service Parking Lot at Dempsey Ave. and E. 2nd Street. NEWS FROM WORTHVILLE By Mrs. L. C. Tribble Miss Barbara Edwards spent the weekend with her aunt, Mrs. G. C. Morgan of Milledgeville. Mrs. Morgan is at home from the hospital and is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Webb and Terry had as their guests Saturday for dinner Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lashley of Ellenwood and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Townsend of Jackson. Terry is improving and hopes to get the cast off his arm soon, but will remain in the body cast for a while. Terry enjoys getting cards and letters. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Washington went by plane Wednesday to Biloxi, Miss, where they attended the National REA meeting, re turning home on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Washington enjoy- BCABC Committee Prepares For Judging October Ist Members of the Butts County Association for Beau tification Through Conserva tion Committee met last Tuesday at the Central Georgia EMC building to plan the County’s presenta tion for the area judging, scheduled for October Ist. The following committee assignments were made for Butts County’s presentation to the judges: Program and presentation- Elizabeth Watkins; Invita tions-Christine Hardy; Luncheon and breaks-Gwen Juhlin; Judges’ tour-Millard Daniel and Bill Essich; Dinner music-George Wea ver; slide presentation-Tom Woods; Printed program-Christine Hardy; Summary of year’s activities-Louise Powell; Judges’ gifts-Carol Weaver; Flowers for luncheon-Elena Carter; Publicity-Randy Rivers. Neighborhood captains will be asked to contact property owners in their areas for a general clean-up campaign before judging. The resignation of Cindy Brown as newspaper publi city chairman was accepted and Louise Powell was named to succeed Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Carol Weaver com mended Mrs. L. W. Moel chert and the Beauty Spot Missouri last week. This one’s so close we really haven’t made up our mind! Read the forecast! it might be smarter to just flip a coin, Oklahoma rates only a slight edge over lowa State..the spread is one point..and Florida gets a weak nod over L.S.U. The Gators should win by an extra point. The Miami Hurricanes travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, looking for Cornhuskers. They’ll find ’em.. Miami is a 20-point underdog. Southern Cal will be visited by some surprising lowa Hawkeyes, but the Trojans are favored by ten. ed the trip very much. Miss Cynthia W’hite of Barnesville spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Tribble. Mrs. Minnie Lee Hodges had as guests during the week Mrs. Walter Knowles of Jackson, Mrs. Tom Collins of Decatur. Mrs. Dama Haralson of Barnesville was a guest on Thursday for dinner. Mrs. Madge Pickett of Jackson visited Mrs. F. B. Mason last Sunday after noon. Other visitors during the week were Mrs. Martha Cook and granddaughter of Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Tribble visited his brother, Mr. Whaley Tribble, who is a patient at Elberton Hospital and underwent surgery on Wednesday of last week. Committee for the excellent job they have done this year in identifying many attrac tive homes and yards. County Commissioner W. A. Duke, Jr. thanked the BCABC committee for its effective work in beautifying the County. He pointed out that several complimentary letters have been received by the County Commission on the appearance of the courthouse grounds. The Explorer Scouts were complimented for their clean-up projects conducted under the supervision of Mr. Essich. The Scouts were recently involved in a project to remove campaign posters from the County. Other youth groups will be asked to work with Mr. Essich on clean-up projects. Compliments were paid to the Piedmont Action Agency on the appearange of their buildings and grounds. The Butts County scrap book in the state-wide beautification contest was submitted for judging on August 15th. GETTING WITH IT-Patty O’Neal, of Jackson, is hard at work in the Dean of Students’ Office at Gordon Junior College as fall classes get under way. The sophomore consumer economics major is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. O’Neal. Over 1,000 students have enrolled so far at the two-year liberal arts college. ALL THIS ON YOUR LOT pH® QP“I fhxi , j laun./ rwl IjQ Ii is KITCHEN/DINING UTILITY [_ *'J PbATH ' BEDROOM -3 k | 13'-10" * If-4“ I,— , l7\] ,il7 |i 9’-0" lf-4" j l i c 'Zj2L JR Ij |wot| I ntr 1| HALL - j — ij-i' LIVING ROOM BEDROOM-2 (lj. BEDROOM-I IS'-O" M'-4' 9-0" a H-4" | | I a ll'-4" \c j! _„_ ==i j _____ h_ . CIQ CAA FHA-VA-Farmers Home SIO 9 t)UU Approved To Qualified Buyer FRANKLIN HOMES Model Home Open Daily 9 to 6 Jim Grant 1453 N. Expressway Sales Manager Phone 228-7101 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1976 Jackson Telephones Triple Within A 13-Year Period As more residents and businesses move into the Jackson exchange, more and more telephones are needed but, despite the area’s continuing and impressive expansion, Southern Bell says it is generally possible for telephones to be installed with no more than a two-day delay. Occasionally, how ever, during peak periods of demand, the waiting period might run out to three days. Keeping pace with Jack son’s growth is “no simple task and takes much capital money,” according to South ern Bell District Manager Barry Mansell. But, he says, the company has solid plans to keep up with the growth. In 1963, there were just 2,056 telephones in use in the Jackson exchange. By 1970, the number had increased to 3,782 and, today, the com pany reports, it has over 6,088 in service in the If you're on a picnic check to see that there is sufficient ice left in the cooler to keep left overs safe and cool till you get home. *ian? *tw wv exchange. In the first six months of this year, said Mansell, a total of 121 main line telephones were con nected within the Jackson exchange. By 1986, the company estimates, the number of telephones in the exchange will have reached 10,671. Capital expenditures men tioned by the district man ager as being necessary to keep pace with local residen tial and business growth in the Griffin district include a $8.5 million program for 1976, a $11.2 million program for 1977 and a $9.7 million program for 1978. These projects are part of a statewide expansion pro gram in which Southern Bell is spending $14.4 million for construction this year and another $31.5 million during 1977 and 1978. Single-party home tele phones in Jackson presently cost $6.25 a month while the charge for single-party busi ness lines is $12.40 a month. Current service connection charges are S3O for residen tial telephones and S4O for /business lines. Boys In Service Marine Private Ernest G. McDowell, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis McDowell of 168 King St., Jackson, Ga., has reported for duty with the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa. A former student of Jackson High School, he joined the Marine Corps in February 1976. j TEMPERATURE FALUNG! \ YOUR CAR nffif) /n | | A Word to the Winter-Wise • CHECK HOSES AND BELTS • CHECK TIRES | • CHECK ANTI FREEZE | • CHECK BRAKES • CHECK EXHAUST SYSTEM I • CHECK CHOKE AND AIR FILTER ! FREE AT I CHEVROLET | IN JACKSON | See: See: David Floyd Riley Johnson Rev. Odom Died Tuesday Rev. Sidney Herman Odom, 165 North Harkness Street, Jackson, died about two o’clock early Tuesday morning, September 28th, at the Georgia Baptist Hospital following an illness of two days. A retired Baptist minister, Mr. Odom was born July 8, 1899 in Columbus, Georgia, the son of the late Sidney Harris Odom and the late Dr. Fidelia Jane Howard Odom. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday after noon at two o’clock from the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Folsom, assisted by Rev. Charles Drake, officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Rev. Odom is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ethel Ridgeway Odom; two sons, Rev. Sidney Howard Odom of Hawkinsville and Clifford E. Odom of Mt. Vernon; two daughters, Mrs. Woodfin Routon of Charlotte, N. C. and Mrs. George O. Stubbs of Mauk, Georgia; ten grand children; nine great grand children; one brother, Mr. Howard Odom of Columbus. Pallbearers were Jimmy Stubbs, David Stubbs, Aaron Stubbs, George Routon, How ard Odom, Ray Oakley, Kenneth Thigpin, Joseph Akins.