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MRS. PAFFORD
DISPLAYS CRAFTS
FRIENDSHIP CLUB
The May meeting, at the
Community House, on Tues
day afternoon, the 17th,
assembled twenty three
members of the Stark
Women’s Friendship Club.
The devotional was given
by Mrs. Mary Ann Jones. She
chose for her subject “Being
Thankful in all Things”,
basing her thoughts on
Ephesians 5:20. It was an
inspirational and timely
devotional.
The usual order of business
was disposed of- the minutes
of the previous meeting, roll
call and report jn absentees.
It was voted that a picnic
be held at High Falls on the
regular meeting day in June.
It was also voted to have a
rummage sale on June 25th,
details to be announced later.
Mrs. Grace Pafford
brought the demonstration
for the month. She had on
display a variety of beautiful
hand craft, a macrame
Christmas tree, needle point
and a step-by-step creation of
fabric flowers. This was
enjoyed by everyone.
The refreshment tables
were lovely with arrange
ments of spring flowers and
decorated by the hostesses,
Mrs. Wilma Nash, Mrs.
Marie Bradley, Mrs. Mary
Ann Jones and Mrs. Marie
Ferrell, who served delicious
strawberry shortcake, a dip,
chips, nuts and tea.
PACE-KIMBELL
REUNION HELD
SUNDAY, MAY 22
The descendants of Bartow
and Fannie Kimbell and
Asbury M. and Isadora Pace,
as well as friends, met at the
Stark Clubhouse on Sunday,
May 22nd. About fifty-one
were in attendance.
A table laden with home
cooked foods was enjoyed
with everyone greeting and
meeting the kin. It was
agreed that the group would
meet at the same place next
year on the fourth Sunday in
May.
JACKSON HIGH
CLASS OF 1967
TO HOLD REUNION
The Jackson High School
Class of 1967 will hold its 10th
anniversary reunion on Sun
day, June 19, from 1:00 until
4:00 P.M. at the Indian
Springs State Park.
All class members and
their families are invited to
attend and to bring a picnic
lunch. Directions will be
supplied at the entrance of
the park. For additional
information, contact Hugh
Glidewell, Jr. (phone
775-2311).
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cook of
Ashland, Missouri spent
several days recently visit
ing with relatives and friends
in Butts County.
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PERSONAL
Dinner guests Wednesday
evening. May 18th, of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Watkins
and Miss Virginia Watkins
were Miss Georgie Watkins,
Mr. and Mrs. James Brown
ing, and Mrs. Doyle Jones,
Jr. The occasion honored the
birthday of Miss Georgie
Watkins.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Cook and other relatives last
week were Mr. and Mrs. Rog
Cook of Ashland, Missouri.
Friends of Mrs. Franklin
Maddox will be glad to learn
that her condition continues
to improve at Emory
University Hospital where
she has been a patient for the
past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Watkins. Jr. spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Jeffer
son with Mrs. A. O. Hood,
mother of Mrs. Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cook,
Mr. M. B. Cook of Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cook,
Mrs. Mary Elliott of Flovilla
and Mrs. C. L. Cook of
Ashland, Mo. attended funer
al services in Chester, S. C.
for J. B. Montgomery on
Saturday. Mr. Montgomery
was a brother-in-law of the
Messrs. Cooks.
The annual Cook reunion of
the late Walton Cook’s family
was held at Indian Springs
Sunday. All of the immediate
family were present except
for the ones who attended the
funeral for Mr. Montgomery
in Blaekstoek, South Caroli
na.
DAR Monument
Was Unveiled
In Griffin
The Pulaski (Griffin)
Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, un
veiled a beautiful monument
May 17th in Griffin to honor
Revolutionary soldiers in this
area. The monument was a
smaller model of the George
Washington monument in
Washington, D. C. At the top
was the DAR wheel; at the
base the plaques for the
soldier’s names.
The ritual was used and the
monument unveiled by a
descendant of John Duffey,
Mrs. Henry Raven, Regis
trar, who arranged and
carried out the program.
Following the program, a
luncheon was given at the
Griffin Country Club.
Other descendants of John
Duffey, Butts County Revolu
tionary soldier, present for
the unveiling were Mrs.
Loma Thomason Redman
and Mrs. Sandra Thomason
Butterworth.
Complex Machine
The human body contains
enough carbon to make
more than 14,000 pencils and
enough lime to paint a barn
white.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, CEORCIA
Esther Bunch
Wins Gordon
Scholarship
Barnesville The Gordon
Junior College Foundation is
proud to announce that Miss
Esther D. Bunch has been
awarded the Social Sciences
Division Scholarship cover
ing her 1977-78 tuition at
Gordon Junior College. This
scholarship recognizes
Esther's academic achieve
ments in the Social Science
Department of Indian
Springs Academy.
Esther is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Philip W.
Bunch of Route 2, Jackson,
She is active in the Youth
Choir and Youth Council of
the Macedonia Baptist
Church.
Esther anticipates major
ing in Secretarial Science.
She is active in Indian
Springs Academy as a
member of the Honor Society
and the Annual Staff.
Nazarenes To
Begin Revival
On Friday
The public is cordially
invited to attend weekend
revival services at the
Jackson Church of the
Nazarene beginning Friday
evening. May 27th, at 7:30
o'clock. Services will also be
held Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
and on Sunday at 10:45 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m. Rev. John L.
Bradley of Carthage, Ten
nessee will be guest minister
for the weekend services.
Rev. Bradley is a graduate
of Treveeca Nazarene Col
lege in Nashville, Tennessee
and has pastored churches in
Lenore City. Cleveland and
Doyle, Tennessee, as well as
in Murray and Albany,
Kentucky. He presently
pastors in Chathage where he
and Mrs. Bradley are active
in spreading the gospel of
Christ.
All children are invited to
the services thirty minutes
earlier at which time Mrs.
Bradley will conduct special
children's services. Special
music will be presented by
Rev. Kenneth Partain, Min
ister of Music, during the
revival.
Rev. E. Ray Savage,
pastor, states that the
messages are expected to be
Holiness emphasized and
extends an invitation to the
entire Butts County area to
attend and receive a spiritual
blessing.
JACKSON TRUE VALUE
REPRESENTED IN
CHICAGO
Representatives of Jack
son True Value Hardware
Store recently attended the
59th semi-annual National
True Value Hardware Red
Carpet market and conven
tion held at Cotter &
Company headquarters in
Chicago. Attending the three
day event were L. W.
Moelchert, T. E. Jester and
Mrs. L. W. Moelchert.
Upon his return from the
Chicago market, Lou Moel
chert said that his purchases
will make Jackson True
Value Hardware the head
quarters in Jackson for the
newest, most popular mer
chandise for the Christmas
selling season.
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Miss Stodghill
Is Academy’s
Valedictorian
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Phyllis Stodghill
Graduation exercises at
the Jackson Christian
Academy will be held
Friday, June 3rd, at 8:00
p.m. in the school audi
torium.
Miss Myra Woodall, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George
R. Woodall of Stark, will
welcome the audience as
class salutatorian. The vale
dictory address will be given
by Miss Phyllis Stodghill,
daughter of Mrs. Anne
Stodghill, of Jackson.
Myra Woodall
Guest speaker at the
commencement exercises
will be Rev. John R. Rush, of
Monroe, North Carolina.
The baccalaureate service
will be held Sunday evening,
May 29th. at 7:00 o'clock at
the Pleasant Grove Congre
gational Methodist Church,
with the Rev. Lamar Guyton
delivering the baccalaureate
address.
Flovilla Gets
New Street
Signs, Lights
The Flovilla City Council
met Thursday night. May 12,
at City Hall. Major develop
ments at the meeting were
the following:
Ellis Roberts was appoint
ed Zoning Administrator for
the City of Flovilla, as
provided in the Zoning
Ordinance adopted on April
14. 1977 by Flovilla City
Council. A Zoning Board and
a Board of Adjustments and
Appeals are presently being
formulated and will be
announced as soon as
completed.
New street signs have been
purchased and will be
erected on streets where
overloaded vehicles are
restricted.
The Council decided that
additional street lights are
needed in several areas and
Georgia Power Company will
be asked to install them.
The Council, along with
directors of the Indian
Springs Holiness Camp
Ground, are looking into the
possibility of expanding the
present water supply.
Minutes of the meeting and
financial reports are on
bulletin board at City Hall.
Next regular council meeting
will be June 9th at 7:30 P.M.
Wreck Victim
I.D. Sought By
Clayton Police
The Clayton County Police
Department is seeking in
formation concerning the
identification of a woman
killed in an automobile
accident May 17 on Highway
41-19 south of Jonesboro.
The woman, who was
riding in a 1972 blue and
white Chevrolet fleetside
truck traveling north on
Highway 41-19, was burned
beyond recognition accord
ing to Clayton County police.
She was described as a
black female, approximately
45 years of age or upward,
approximately 5 feet 6 inches
tall, 190-200 pounds, gray
black curly hair, two scars on
the left forearm—one scar
being surgical, and size 9%
foot.
Clayton County police said
the woman was wearing two
gold rings on the left hand—a
wedding ring having one
stone surrounded by eight
stones and an engagement
ring having nine stones. She
was wearing a white metal
ring on the right hand. In
addition, the upper right
front tooth was gold-capped
and the lower middle front
tooth was missing. The
only clothing description was
black pants with blue
underpants.
According to the police
report, the driver of the
truck. Wiliis Watkins, 52, of
Route 3. Highway 16, Griffin,
was also killed in the
accident.
Any person with informa
tion on possible identification
is requested to contact the
Clayton County Police De
partment at 404-471-9000.
Inquiries should be directed
to Detectives Brewer or
Partain.
DONALD WILLARD
MAKES HOLE-IN-ONE
Johnny Smolka, Deer Trail
Golf Club reporter for the
Progress-Argus, reports that
Donald Willard aced the
150-yard third hole Tuesday
with a nine-iron.
With both No. 3 and No. 7
holes short par threes,
Johnny says there have been
at least 30 holes-in-one scored
at Deer Trail with some few
local golfers claiming two.
David Fountain eagled the
difficult par 4 No. 5 hole the
same dav.
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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 197?
REVOLUTIONARY MONUMENT—Roy Inman, Griffin City Manager, and Mrs. R.O.
Campbell. Pulaski Chapter Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, are
shown at dedicatory exercises Tuesday, May 17th, in Griffin’s Memorial Park when a
monument to Revolutionary soldiers of this area was dedicated. The names of John Duffey
and John Williamson, of Butts County, were inscribed on the monument.
Henderson Students Attend
Special Olympics in Atlanta
Three students from Hen
derson Elementary, Linda
Sims. Carol Ann Jackson and
Emma Walker, took part in
the Georgia Special Olym
pics May 20 and 21 at Dekalb
Junior College Memorial
Stadium.
The students participated
in the field and running
events with more than 1.000
other youngsters from across
the state.
Miss Jackson received gold
medals for the softball throw
and the dance contest and a
fifth place ribbon for the 50
yard dash. Miss Sims was
awarded a gold medal for the
dance contest and received
two fourth place ribbons for
the 50 yard dash and the
softball throw. And Miss
Walker received two gold
medals—one for the 50 yard
dash and one for the dance
contest. She also received a
fourth place ribbon for the
softball throw.
Many celebrities from
professional athletic clubs in
Atlanta and public officials
from the metro area attend
ed the Special Olympics and
presented the awards.
Special Olympics is an
international program spon
sored by the Kennedy
Foundation to give mentally
retarded people goals and
experiences in athletics.
Over 20.000 children com
peted in local meets this year
around the state for the honor
of making the Atlanta finals.
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Hwy. 36 at South River Bridge
Everybody come spend the
MEMORIAL weekend with us.
BOAT LAUNCHING - SI.OO
Picnicking and Fishing FREE
Delicious Home-Made Hamburgers,
Hot Dogs, Grilled Cheese, Etc.
FISHERMEN’S BREAKFAST
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
BOAT STORAGE $15.00 Month
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all those
friends who remembered our
loved one during her declin
ing years and especially
those who expressed sym
pathy in so many ways at the
time of her death. The
beautiful floral offerings, the
trays of food, the words of
comfort, and other kind
deeds were appreciated and
we are indeed grateful for
your many expressions of
love and understanding
The Family of Mrs. Bob
(Alberta j Fears.