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People's Forum
HAROLD GRANT
I don’t make New Year
resolutions I make
resolutions every day of my
life.
Georgia Improves Its Training
Programs To Assist the Blind
“One state may offer a
certain kind of training for
blind persons which another
state doesn’t, so states
cooperate to see the blind
individuals get the training
they need,” says Wayne
McEachin, director of the
bureau for the blind in the
vocational rehabilitation di
vision of the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Resources.
Georgia’s counselors for
the blind send some clients to
other states for specialized
training and some out-of
state clients come to Geor
gia.
For instance, the Internal
Revenue Service hires blind,
as well as sighted people to
answer telephone questions
about tax returns. The IRS
only trains blind people at the
Arkansas Enterprises for the
Blind in Hot Springs. So while
a Georgian could get such a
job in Atlanta, a counselor
would have to arrange for
that person to go to Arkansas
for training.
The State School for the
Blind in Talledega, Alabama
offers piano tuning, tele
phone operators, and vend-,
ing operator courses to whichi
Georgia counselors have
referred clients. Blind per
sons wanting to attendl
college, are sent to state
training centers in Florida,
Maryland, or Arkansas for a
college preparation course?
which teaches them to>
function on a college campus
as normally as possible.
Sometimes counselors’
send multi-handicapped
people to out-of-state facili
ties. Persons who are both
blind and deaf may be sent to'
Talledega, Alabama or the;
Helen Keller School in New
York where facilities exist to?
train people with both
handicaps.
Many out-of-state people
come to the Georgia Rehabi
litation Center in Warm
Springs,” says McEachin.
“They frequently come first
to the hospital for treatment
of spinal or orthopedic
Have You Made Any New Year Resolutions?
BRENDA RIGGS
To be a better person.
injuries caused by an
accident. Some have lost
their sight in the same
accident. We can begin
counseling and rehabilitation
training while they are
getting help for their other
physical injuries.”
When a person is sent out of
state, vocational rehabilita
tion pays for the training.
And Georgia is paid for the
training it gives out-of-state
clients who come here.
Wayne Sanders has been a
counselor for the blind for
twelve years. “Over the
years. I’ve seen a drop of 35
percent to 40 percent in the
number of persons we sent
out of state for adjustment or
vocational training,” he
says. “I’m very selective
about sending anyone out of
state. Only after I’ve
carefully evaluated a person
and matched his or her
with their abilities and can
find no suitable training in
Georgia, do I recommend out
of-state training. Out of 125
people on my caseload, only
one is now in training out of
state.
Services for the blind in
Georgia have been improved
through the Georgia Reha
bilitation Center in Warm
Springs and the Center for
the Blind in Bainbridge as
well as private agencies such
as Atlanta Area Services for
the Blind.
“We want to continue to
improve the services offered
blind persons in Georgia. But
we’ll keep on sending persons
out of state when it best
serves that individual,” says
McEachin. “For counselors
in any state, the main
concern is getting a blind
person employed. When
states work together, we all
do a better job of meeting
that goal.”
Freezer Temperature
Checking the temperature
of your home freezer to
make sure the interior is
zero degrees Farenheit at
the freezer’s normal setting
helps insure quality reten
tion of the frozen food.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1977
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DAVIS WELLS
Try to visit more people
and spend more time with
my family.
C. W. Cook
Rites Were
Held Tuesday
Charles Warren Cook of
Route 2. Jackson, died
January Ist at 7:15 p.m. at
the Georgia Baptist Hospital
emergency room.
Born February 28, 1913 in
Fitzgerald, he was son of the
late C. W. Cook, Sr. and the
late Mrs. Esther Jane Hunter
Cook. Mr. Cook was a retired
steam fitter.
Surviving Mr. Cook are his
wife. Mrs. Velma Parrish
Cook; three sons, Charles
Warren Cook 111 of College
Park. Rodney Wayne Cook of
Stone Mountain, Kenneth
Keith Cook of Jackson; four
daughter. Mrs Gail Butler of
Houston. Texas, Mrs. Louise
Kropp of Wyoming, Mich
igan, Mrs. Martha Fields of
Jackson, and Miss Jennifer
Cook of Clarkston; two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Pickens of
Stone Mountain and Mrs.
Elizabeth Jones of Birm
ingham, Ala.; one brother,
Henry H. Cook of Floresville,
Texas; nine grandchildren;
several uncles, aunts, nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday morning
at 11 o’clock from the chapel
of Sherrell Funeral Home
with Rev. Clarage Tucker
officiating. Interment was in
Worthville Baptist Church
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Arnold
Kropp, Ralph Butler, Wil
liam Fields, Charles Cook
HI. Rodney Cook, Kenneth
Cook.
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Flovilla Happenings
By Mrs. Emily Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny
Partain, Phil and Cathy, Mr.
and Mrs. S. A. Elliott and Mr.
Charles Elliott were guests
New Year's Day of Mr. and
Mrs. Sanford Elliott and
James.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Elliott and Mr. Charles
Elliott Friday afternoon
were Mrs. Frances James of
Jackson and Mrs. Hollis
Duke.
Mrs. Sara Duke and Mr.
Emory Duke of Jonesboro
were guests Thursday of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Long of Dry
Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marsh,
Robert. Marie, and Larry
and Miss Babara McKenna
spent the Christmas holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Holcomb of Labelle, Fla.
Mi', and Mrs. S. A. Elliott
were guests for lunch with
Mr and Mrs. Harold Elliott
and Mary Ann on Tuesday.
Mrs. Edith Roberts and
Miss Virginia Smith spent
the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. G. P. Hester and family
of Eufaula, Ala. and on their
return trip home visited with
Miss Jewel Smith of Man
chester.
Rod. Tina, and Leigh Ann
Lassiter were guests of
relatives in Conyers during
the New Year’s holidays.
Carin and April Burford
spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Lanier Burford,
RONALD HENDERSON
To make better grades.
Matt and Wade.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marsh
arid children spent New
Year’s Eve with Mr. and
Mrs. Ronnie Marsh, Brian,
Lee. and Lori of Hillsboro.
Attending the Sugar Bowl
game in New Orleans New
Year's Day were Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Williams, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Cook, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Lassiter, and
Mr. and Mrs. David Burford.
Mark Cook and Glenn
Williams spent the weekend
with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Cook of
Jackson.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Emerson Burford of Jenkins
burg were Andy Williams,
Gregg and John Cook of
Flovilla.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shields
ot Mansfield and Mr. and
Mrs. Newton Mayfield,
Walter and Ben were guests
New Year's Day of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Shields and John.
C ARD OF THANKS
1 wish to thank my many
friends for the cards, visits,
flowers, fruit and other gifts
and for every prayer offered
while I was in the hospital so
long, as well as since
returning home. Thanks to
my pastor and may God bless
you all is my prayer. -- Mrs.
Madge Holifield.
Banks Speaks
At PCAA
Staff Meeting
State Senator Peter
Banks of Barnesville ad
dressed the Piedmont Area
Community Action Agency
(PACAA) staff recently at
the monthly in-service
forum.
Senator Banks reviewed
the various roles of govern
ment, its different levels and
the responsibilities of each
level.
He stated that he, as a
legislator, must “appropri
ate funds to develop pro
grams that help people solve
their problems and the
employees of PACAA have
direct access to the people
therefore being responsible
for the delivery of services to
the qualified people.”
Banks added that he
wished all levels of the
community and city and
county governments would
become involved and support
Community Action and then
they would “discover that
PACAA is what this county
should be about —helping
people help themselves.”
Other speakers at the
meeting were PACAA Board
Members John Hall and Mike
Welborn and Henry County
civic leader J. W. Lemon.
Banks noted that among
the 23 similar agencies in
Georgia, PACAA is emerging
as one of the best Community
Action Agencies in the state.
JACKSON STUDENTS ON
MERCER DEAN LIST
Two Butts County students,
Larry Newton Brownlee and
Julia Annette Ridgeway,
have been named to the
Dean's list at Mercer
University for the fall
quarter of 1976.
To make the Dean’s list, a
student must carry at least 15
quarter hours of work and
maintain a 4.0 average. Less
than four per cent of the
student body won this honor
for the fall quarter’s work.
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By Donald E. Wildmon
TRACKS IN THE SIDEWALK
We recently poured some new sidewalks at the church
building. We had those sidewalks real good when we finished.
So we left them and went back inside the building to do some
work.
Well, one of those sidewalks went to the door where the
Kindergarten children’s room was. And it so happened that
the children were still in the room when we finished.
Another of the sidewalks led to the rear entrance of the
educational building. And since it was the middle of the week,
we saw no reason to worry about anyone walking on it.
In a couple of hours I went out to check on the
sidewalks. And what I found was surprising, but not
altogether unexpected. On the sidewalk leading from the
Kindergarten there was a set of little shoe tracks from one
end of the sidewalk to the other. Pretty as you please, they
were perfectly formed!
The children who left their tracks didn’t really mean to
harm anything. And since there was nothing to warn them
not to walk on the concrete until it was dry, they proceeded to
use the new sidewalk. And now, as long as that sidewalk is
used, those footprints will be firmly imbedded in it.
After looking at that sidewalk I went down to check on
the other one. And, you guessed it, there were footprints in
that one also. Except these were larger footprints and it
appeared that they were purposely made. And, with that
walk as well as the other, they will be there as long as the
walk itself is.
You know, those footprints in the two sidewalks
reminded me of a great truth. You see, the things which we
do, purposely or unintentionally, can never be undone. Once
we do something, it is done for eternity. Now we can make
amends for what we do, but it can never be undone. Like
footprints in concrete, they are permanent.
Usually when we begin a thought such as this, our
minds begin to dwell on the negative. We begin to think of all
the bad things we do. But it is wise to remember that the good
things we do are permanent, also. Every kind word you say,
every kind deed you do, is permanent. They can never be
undone.
You know, I guess each of us is making tracks in the
sidewalks of life. Some of the tracks are intentionally made,
some of them are unintentional. Some of the tracks are
beautiful. Some are ugly. But all are permanent.
What does this say to us? Not much. Except perhaps,
maybe we should at least be aware that we are making our
tracks.
And that they are permanent.
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The police officer on your beat may resent being called a
cop, but it has a very long history. The word “cop” in the
sense of “one who captures or snatches” is recorded as
early as 1704. It first came to English with the Norman
Conquest and can be traced back to ancient Rome’s capere
meaning to capture.