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PET of the WEEK
The “pet of the week”
feature takes a different
twist this week because the
circumstances surrounding
this story are different. It
concerns four pets which did
not come from a well-cared
for, healthy environment
originally.
Only the compassion of one
man-Jack Burns, Sr., owner
of the City Shoe Shop-may
have saved the lives of these
dogs which were abandoned
within the city limits.
The animals now appear to
be healthy and are certainly
cared for adequately. Burns
has built a house for them out
back of his shop and has
taken care to make sure the
house is warm enough for the
dogs.
Burns is candid about his
position on people who take
the care of animals, especial
ly dogs, lightly. “A man who
doesn’t take care of animals
isn't much of a man,” he
said.
STARK NEWS
By Mrs. B. A. Williamson
A most enjoyable social
event of the Halloween
festivities was the party and
weiner roast at the lakeside
home of Mr. and Mrs. Les
Keller who were hosts on
Friday night to the “Betwixt
and Between” Sunday School
Gass of Stark United
Methodist Church. The
weiners were roasted over an
open fire in the back yard
and served with all the
appropriate accompani
ments along with hot coffee
and cold glasses of kool-aid.
Mr. Harold Spruell is teacher
of the class. Attending were
Mr . and Mrs. Harold Spruell,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim O’Neal,
Mr. and Mrs. Qiett Redman,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Waites, Miss Elizabeth Mc-
Michael, and Mrs. Martha
Maddox. Everybody enjoyed
the good food, fun and
fellowship.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Kersey
spent several days last week
visiting several sites in the
mountains.
Mr. James B. Williamson
of Macon and Mrs. Lillian
Williamson visited Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Hill in Griffin
Saturday.
Mrs. Emerson McMicnael
and Mrs. Jim McMichael
were visitors in Covington on
Friday.
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Burns explained that his
concern about these dogs
right now is to find someone
who will give them a good
home.
He continued that he has
five shepherd dogs at home.
He has provided them with a
home that is large, sealed,
and with heat and air
facilities, another indication
of his belief that animals
should receive sensitive
care and concern.
Mrs. Madge Holifield is a
patient at the Georgia
Baptist Hospital, receiving
further treatment for burns
she suffered three weeks ago.
Her many friends hope that
her condition will improve
rapidly.
The Halloween Spectacu
lar, by the youth group of
Macedonia Church, on Wed
nesday night in the fellow
ship hall, brought out a large
number of people. A spa
ghetti supper, country store,
spook house and many other
Halloween attractions real
ized for the group a sum of
money beyond their expecta
tions. Mr. Don Thurmon,
minister of youth, wishes to
thank everyone who gave his
time to cook the spaghetti
supper, those who donated
articles for the country store,
and all those who helped in
any way. Also to thank all
who supported the affair by
attending - without them
success would not have been
possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Banks
of Barnesville .visited Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd White on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook
spent Sunday with Mr. Lane
Cook in LaGrange.
Mrs. Orville Kitchens and
Mrs. Olis Kitchens were
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1976
"Jackson needs a Humane
Society Center,” Burns said,
as he offered his four
recently-acquired pets bites
of doughnuts from the city
bakery. He asserted that he
has offered to donate an acre
of land on which one could be
built.
Burns, a native of Miami,
Fla., has been living in
Jackson for six years. He is
married to the former Lillian
Waites of Jackson.
School Bus Drivers
Gets Commendation
With the designation of
October 27 as “School Bus
Driver Appreciation Day” in
Georgia by Governor Bus
bee, Butts County can take
pride in its fleet of school
buses which is considered
one of the best and safest in
weekend guests of Mrs. Floy
Dell Franklin and children in
Atlanta.
Mrs. Kenneth Thompson
and son, Eric, of Locust
Grove, were spend-the-day
guests Sunday of Mrs. Lucille
Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Mithcell.
Mrs. Copeland James of
Jackson spent the weekend
with Mrs. Annie Taylor. Mrs.
Gloria Mayhue of Gray
visited Mrs. Taylor on
Thursday.
The condition of Mr.
Truman Hardy remains
critical. He is a patient at
Sylvan Grove Hospital.
Mr. Don Thurmon, mini
ster of music and youth at
Macedonia Church, is on the
sick list at the present time.
Friends hope he will soon be
well again.
Twenty-two people went by
church bus to the mountains
on Saturday, stopping at
Helen and other places of
interest. In spite of the rain,
everybody enjoyed the trip.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Cornell were dinner guests
Sunday of Mrs. Edgar Green
at the Capital City Country
Club. They then went to the
High Museum to view the
Travelogue, “On The
Rhine”, and later to the
home of Mrs. Green on West
Wesley Drive.
Miss Ann Grant of Cedar
town spent the weekend of
October 23rd with Miss
Grace Garlington. While
here they motored to the
mountains of North Carolina
and North Georgia to the
Leaf Festival.
Spend-the-day guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cowan
last Friday were Miss Louise
Elliott of East Point and Mrs.
J. L. Bailey of Lawrence
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cook
and Glen Rivers made a most
enjoyable trip last week to
Disney World and report the
weather was really nice.
the state by the state patrol.
According to assistant
county school superintendent
M. C. Paget, the bus drivers
in the county have an
“extremely good” record
with no accidents of any
consequence in recent years.
The 20 regular bus drivers
who transport about 75 per
cent of the school children in
the county undergo thorough
training programs.
Paget explained that a
person is required to ride the
route several days with the
regular driver before he is
allowed to take a bus.
A bus driver must take an
annual physical with particu
lar emphasis given to
physical abilities which are
completely essential for
driving safety, such as sight
and hearing.
“If a person is missing a
finger, he can’t drive a bus,”
Paget said.
In addition, a bus driver
must be retired by the time
he is 65.
Annual driving examina
tions are given by a division
of the state patrol which is
concerned primarily with
school bus safety.
CARD OF THANKS
In the most humble way,
let me thank all of you who in
any way have shown such
love and concern for me
while in the hospital and
since I have been home.
Thanks to all of you. May
God bless you in a very
special way. --Doris Stan
dard.
TIFT COLLEGE TO
HAVE MAGIC SHOW
A magic show is coming to
Roberts Chapel at Tift
College in Forsyth, Ga. on
Nov. 20 at 2:00 p.m.
The show, sponsored by the
Forsyth chapter of Tift
Alumnae, will have Bill
Vaughn of Macon as
magician.
Tickets are $2 for adults
and $1 for students.
Tickets will be on sale at
the door the day of the show.
THANK YOU
I’d like to thank each and
every one of you,
For the lovely gifts and
flowers too,
And for your visits from
day to day,
For they brightened things
up in so many ways,
Thank you too, for the
cards you did send,
For it truly cheered my
heart to hear from my
friends,
And for showing me too,
just how much you do care,
So these thoughts of love
for you I’d like to gratefully
share.
Thank you. All
Vicky Norsworthy
Junior
Football
The Mclntosh Bank Vik
ings have continued their
unbeaten string by handing
the American Mills Dolphins
their second defeat of the
Season on October 18.
The game, a defensive
struggle for both teams,
ended in a 6-0 score as the
offense on both sides was
stopped on key plays by the
linebackers and defensive
ends.
The only touchdown of the
game came in the first
quarter when the Vikings
marched to the five on their
second possession. Terry
Etheridge capped the drive
on a five-yard run.
The Dolphins made a final
drive late in the game with 23
seconds remaining when
quarterback Tony Wise
threw a long bomb to
Strickland who couldn’t hold
on before the final gun
sounded.
In the second game, the
Parrish Drug Falcons sound
ly defeated the Progress-
Argus Packers 20-0.
Michael Head opened the
scoring for the Falcons on a
21 -yard gallop. The extra
point failed and the Falcons
led 6-0.
In the second quarter. Scot
Folsom got the final three
yards needed for the score
and teammate Marvin Smith
scored the extra point. The
Packers then shut off the
Falcon attack in the third
quarter and looked like they
would come back.
But costly mistakes gave
the Falcons another break.
The Falcons’ Kenny Smith
capitilized on the final error
when he ran 12 yards for the
final touchdown of the night.
Team results as of October
19. Mclntosh State Bank
Vikings 3-0, Parrish Drug
Falcons 2-1, American Mills
Dolphins 1-2, Progress-Argus
Packers 0-3.
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House Burns
In Jenkinsburg
A wooden frame house in
the Jenkinsburg community
was destroyed by fire
Friday, October 29. The
cause of the fire has not been
determined.
Known as the “old Wood
ward home,” the owner of
STRINGER WHOLESALE
LUMBER & SUPPLY CO.
18 Depot Street, McDonough, 6a.
Phone 957-5841
ANNOUNCES
THEIR NEW SHOWROOM
November sth „ 7:30 A. M. - 5:30 P. M.
November 6th__ 8:00 A. M. -12:00 Noon
DRAWING FOR DOOR PRIZES
12:00 Noon__ November 6th
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Energy-Saving House
Built in Jenkinsburg
In recent years the
American consumer has
been acquainted with many
ways he can cut back on
energy cost and consumption
and some have responded to
the various suggestions and
programs and generous
efforts.
One such example is a
house which has been built in
the Jenkinsburg community
by Franklin Terrell.
Construction of the house
features a six inch insula
tion in the outer walls instead
of the standard three and
CARD OF THANKS
Since it is impossible to
thank each of you personally,
the family of Elwood (Pee
Wee) Britton takes this
opportunity to express our
gratitude and thanks for all
the beautiful floral offerings,
prayers, food, cards, tele
phone calls, visits and other
deeds of kindness. Just
knowing we had so many
friends has been a great
comfort to us in our time of
sorrow. God bless you all. -
Mrs. Edith Britton, Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Mangham, Mr.
ar.d Mrs. Larry Britton.
the house was James Mixon
of Jenkinsburg. According to
Mixon, some guns and a little
clothing were all that was
saved from the fire.
In addition to the Jackson
fire department, the Locust
Grove, McDonough and
Flovilla departments also
answered the alarm accord
ing to Jenkinsburg police
chief Thomas Smith.
one-half inches. There is also
six inches of insulation under
the floor and 12 inches above
the ceiling.
Additionally the window
area has been reduced, and a
thermostat-controlled attic
exhaust fan was installed to
reduce air conditioning re
quirements.
According to Terrell, these
features permit use of the
smaller heating and air
conditioning unit. He has also
said that the difference
between this and “standard”
construction is “negligible.”
STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEMBER TO
ADDRESS P.T.A.
A member of the state
board of education, Kenneth
Kilpatrick, will be the guest
speaker at the Henderson
Junior High P.T.A. meeting
Monday, November 8.
The meeting will be held in
the Henderson Junior High
library at 7:30 p.m.
Topics for Kilpatrick’s
speech will include goal
setting, future board of
education plans, competency
testing, and the ‘Value of a
diploma.”
A question-and-answer
session will follow the speech
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By Ruth Bryant
WHAT MAKES A HOME
No matter where on earth I roam
in Jackson or in Avondale,
These beauty spots make me a home
their luscious colors never fail!
Sage brush is purple by the drive
and dogwood leaves are turning red,
Pecan trees all are much alive
with leaves of green from foot to head!
The setting sun looks like pure gold,
the rising moon with silver shines!
Bare trees in black look very old
my purple ink records these lines!
Final Rites
Mrs. Barnes
Held Thursday
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Law
son Barnes, 91, died at
Westbury Medical Care
Home in Jenkinsburg, Tues
day afternoon, October 26th,
about 1:15 o’clock.
Bom September 17, 1885 in
Butts County, she was
daughter of the late Thomas
Jefferson Lawson and Mrs.
Margaret Jane Varnom
Lawson. She was widow of
John William Barnes and
a member of Mt. Vernon
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were
conducted Thursday, Octo
ber 28, at 3p.m. from the Mt.
Vernon Baptist Church with
the Rev. A. L. Price, Rev.
Joe Parham and Rev.
Katherine Burdett officiat
ing. Interment was in Stark
United Methodist Church
cemetery.
Survivors include three
sons, Marvin Barnes and
Willie Hugh Barnes, both of
Jackson; Robert Barnes of
Dawsonville; two daughters,
Mrs. Florence Gregory of
Jackson, Mrs. Ozella Dukes
of McDonough; 21 grand
children ; 48 great grand
children ; 13 great-great
grandchildren; two sisters
in-law, Mrs. Evie Dorsey of
Thomaston and Mrs. Liza
Golden of Warner Robins.
Pallbearers were Tony
Thurston, Tony Moore, Her
schel Dukes, Junior Barnes,
Bill and Jesse Barnes.
Sherrell Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange
ments.
in order to give the audience
a chance to question rules
and policies of the state
board.
The public is invited to
attend.
