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MUSIC MAN STARS—Gordon College students, Diana
Davis, left, and Karin Mirk, right, rehearse a scene as the
gossiping River City ladies in “The Music Man” to be
staged May 9-15th at the College.
Patricia’s
Panderings
Home Economist
SEWING MACHINE
TROUBLES
Recently several ladies
have called the Extension
Office to ask why their
sewing machine was skip
ping stitches when sewing on
knits. This is a common
problem and there are
several solutions you might
try if your sewing machine
skips stitches.
First of all make sure that
the machine is threaded
correctly and then check the
needle. A fine ball-point
needle should be used to sew
knits and you need to replace
it often. A dull needle can
cause skipped stitches or
cause runs in knit fabrics.
Sometimes washing the
fabric before you cut the
garment out will help to
eliminate skipped stitches.
Processes used in manufac
turing the knit may cause the
fabric to have a finish that
causes your needle to skip
stitches. Washing a piece of
fabric not only removes any
temporary finish or sizing
but also pre-shrinks the
fabric before the garment is
made.
COSTS OF FOOD
PRESERVATION
Nothing is better than
fresh-from-the-garden pro
duce and millions of Ameri
cans are trying to beat
inflation by gardening. One
main problem that concerns
a lot of people is how to
preserve the abundant' crops
resulting from their labor.
Many people take pride in
having freezers and shelves
well stocked with containers
of home-preserved fruits and
vegetables. However, there
are those who are disgusted
with jelly that didn’t jell,
pickles that didn’t pickle and
jars that didn’t seal.
Supposedly food preserva
tion saves money, but there
are many hidden costs that
must be considered- cost of
fruits and vegetables, equip
ment, investments such as
freezers and energy and
skills involved. The dollar
value of food preservation is
not the only factor to
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consider when deciding
whether or not to preserve
foods. A superior quality
product may be obtainable
through home canning or
freezing when compared to
commercially prepared pro
ducts. If you are busy
working on your garden and
intending to preserve some of
your harvest by canning or
freezing remember that it is
economical to can and freeze
only the amount that can be
used in a reasonable length of
time.
W ANT TO LEARN MORE?
The Extension Service is
presenting a program on
“Home Gardening and Food
Preservation” at the Central
GA EMC Auditorium on
Thursday, May 12. The
program is scheduled to
start at 7:30 p.m. Some of the
topics to be covered are
identification, control and
prevention of common dis
ease and insect problems in
the home garden. Also to be
presented are some of the
basics of home canning and
freezing and drying. Com-
TO KEEP THEN
STANDING STRAIGHT
MAKE THESE SIMPLE
POSTURE CHECKS
1. SHOULDER CHECK
Have child stand straight. Both shoulders should be level. One
shoulder high is an indication of problems.
2. HEM CHECK
Check a daughter’s skirt hem to see if it hangs crooked —or if
every new skirt purchased has to be altered on just one side.
fir
3. BENDING CHECK
Have child bend straight forward from the waist, head level with
the back and arms hanging relaxed to the floor. Check on either
side of the spine to see if the muscles “bunch" up (one sign of
scoliosis—curvature of the spine).
4. SHOE CHECK
Children wear out shoes in a hurry. This is expected. But if one
shoe wears out well ahead of the other —especially if the wear
is centered on the edge of the shoe —the possibility of spinal
problems exists.
If any of these problems are present, a professional examination
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Progress-Argus
Honor Roll
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Subscription* Of
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Arthur Van Dusen. Indian
Springs
Mrs. Linton Harper, Jack
son
John D. Walker, Jackson
Mrs. Homer Capps, Jack
son
H G. Harris, Jenkinsburg
Mrs. G. L. Hoard, Stock
bridge
Jackson Drug Cos., Jackson
Miller Thompson, Jenkins
burg
Kipling Wise, Griffin
Mrs. B. J. Thomason,
Jacksn
Mrs. Iris Martin, Jackson
Mrs. J. T. Leftwich,
Decatur
Helen Morris, Flovilla
Mrs. Lois Byrd, Jackson
Mrs. Lois White, Jackson
Rev. D. L. Folsom,
Jackson
R. M. Byrd, Jackson
John D. Rooks, Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Robt.
Hummel, Jackson
Doyle McMullen, Indian
Springs
Mrs. F. J. Bearden, N.
Redington Beach, Fla.
Douglas A. Whitmire,
Jackson
John B. Long. Jackson
Willard A. Patterson, Jack
son
Gilbert S. Henley, Jr.,
Locust Grove
Ralph F. Cook, Jackson
Georgia Power Cos.,
Atlanta
Mrs. Ruby McKinnon,
Jackson
Mrs. J. P. Steele. Yankton,
S. I).
Mrs. Minnie Hoard, Jack
son
Mrs. Kennit Williams,
Jackson
Mrs. Caroline Franklin,
Jackson
Mrs. Laura F. Harper,
Forest Park
Otis Hammond, Jackson
Mrs. Carl T. Eidson,
Jackson
Mrs. Lucille Hutcheson,
Jackson
Mrs. A. G. Potts, Jackson
Alton W. Potts, Semmes,
Ala.
G. H. Standard, Jackson
Geo. S. Standard, Mc-
Donough
Josephine Jones. Atlanta
R. L. Waldrop. Jackson
Robert L. Smith,
Wyoming. Del.
Hal A. Summers. Steven
son. Ala.
Geo. W. Harper. Conley
mon problems and fears
people face when preserving
foods at home will also be
discussed. There is no charge
for the program and every
one is invited to attend.
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EARLY METHODISTS—This picture taken shortly after the turn of the century shows
dirt Third and Covington Streets and the Jackson Methodist Church and Parsonage when
they were still wooden buildings and churchgoers had to contend with mud and dust on
Sunday morning. Photo furnished by Mrs. Mattie D. Maddox.
Local Sales Tax Idea Grows ;
Now Levied in 25 Counties
The following article in the
March issue of the Georgia
County Government Maga
zine. the official publication
of the Association County
Commissioners of Georgia,
deals with the ever-increas
ing popularity of the local
sales tax to relieve the
property tax burden. The
article reads as follows:
“Twenty-five Georgia
counties have opted for local
sales tax to relieve property
taxes, four of them having
joined the trend since
January this year as accept
ance of the tax accelerates.
The tax is becoming
t Wi live April 1 in Candler,
t Dooly. Fannin. Harris.
Peach ami Taylor counties.
On July 1. Effingham, Bryan.
Lmerlv and Screven counties
will start collecting it.
In Floyd. Troup and Bibb
counties where countywide
reicrenda failed, municipal
governments were subse
quently able to pass the
issue, making local option
sales tax effective in all or
part of 28 counties The three
municipalities are Cave
Springs. Macon and West
Point.
Voters in three other
counties approved a local
sales tax. but their boards of
commissioners declined to
impose it. Now, because the
time limit has expired for
enactment under their
original elections, they can
not adopt the tax without a
new referendum. Those
counties were Ben Hill,
Turner and Irwin.
Popularity of the local
option tax. as an alternative
to high property taxes, is not
limited to the urban counties
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Posture is an acquired habit. When you are conscious of
how you’re standing... when you think straight... your
posture is bound to improve. And good posture does as
much for your health as it does for your appearance. When
you do nice things for your body, it does nice things for
you. Think straight.
such as Chatham, Muscogee
and Richmond. Indeed, there
are currently more mod
erately populated counties
and purely agricultural
counties choosing sales tax
than there are densely
populated ones.
April 1. 1977 will be the
one-year anniversary of local
sales tax for ten counties and
two municipalities. Butts,
Catoosa, Chatham, Cook,
Forsyth. Lowndes, Colum
bus-Museogee. Richmond,
Walker and Whitfield count
u's were first to impose the
la- . along with Cave Springs
aid West Point.
July 1 last year Coweta and
Jctlcrson counties joined
them, then Douglas county in
(ictohcr.
The City of Macon and Hall
County began collections on
January 1. 1977.”
Despite the acceptance of
the tax locally, none of the
bordering counties of Henry,
Newton. Jasper, Monroe,
Lamar or Spalding have yet
levied the tax. although there
is evidence that some are
considering it.
There is also no evidence to
support the fear that passage
ol the tax would hurt sales in
the County, as retail sales
locally were up sharply in
1970 over 1975.
Calorie Counts
A calorie is the amount
of heat needed to raise
one kilogram of water one
degree centigrade. Each
gram of protein is worth
four calories; each gram of
carbohydrate equals four
calories; and, each gram of
fat amounts to about nine
calories.
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356 E. THIRD STREET
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1977
State Chamber
Sets Seminar
On Personnel
The Georgia Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a
"Personnel Administration
Workshop” on Wednesday,
May 18th, from 9:00 a.m. to
4:80 p.m. at the Atlanta
Sheraton Hotel (formerly
Stouffer's).
Topics to be covered are
“Improveing Your Inter
viewing Skills”, “Labor
Establishes New Goals”,
"Job Analysis, Wage-Hour
Administration” and “The
Dynamics of Human Be
havior”.
The courses will be taught
by Lovic Brooks, Norman
Mitchell, and Bill Zacharias,
all highly regarded in the
personnel management field.
Registration fees of S2O per
person (including luncheon)
should be mailed to the
Georgia Chamber of Com
merce. 1200 Commerce
Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
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Sunday Services
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A. M.
Evening Worship 7:00 P. M.