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STARK NEWS
By Mrs. B. A. Williamson
The Crescent Council of the
Telephone Pioneers met at
the beautiful lakeside home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jacobs
for the regularly scheduled
monthly meeting on Thurs
day of last week. It was a
combination business session
and covered dish picnic style
dinner. The bounteous varie
ty of food was spread on
tables on the patio. More
than thirty members of the
telephone pioneers were
present to enjoy the delicious
meal, the fellowship and the
conversation, also the hospi
tality of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacobs.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Nash
were guests for supper
Saturday night of Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Nash and family
at Conyers.
Mr. Don Thurman, minis
ter of youth and music at
Macedonia Church, is attend
ing the Southern Baptist
Convention in Kansas City,
Mo., June 14-16. Missouri is
Don’s home state and he will
visit relatives while there.
Mrs. Bessie Cawthon ac
companied Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Mayhue and children
of Atlanta for a week’s
vacation on Jekyll Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Banks
of Barnesville visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
White.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hardy
and little granddaughter,
Angel Jones of Atlanta,
visited Saturday with Mrs.
Emma Hardy.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jacobs
attended the Stone Mountain
High School graduation exer
cises on Wednesday night,
June Bth. Their grandson,
Steve Florence, was a
member of the graduating
class. After the graduation,
Steve, a number of his
friends and his grandparents
had dinner at Queen’s Mill in
Atlanta. Steve will enter
Georgia Tech on the 20th of
June. He is presently visiting
his grandparents here for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bradley
visited Mr. Harris Bradley in
Smyrna on Tuesday. They
spent Tuesday night with Mr.
and Mrs. Holzer in Decatur
and on Wednesday they
visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Donaldson in Conyers. Mr.
and Mrs. Emory Nash and
daughter spent Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. Bradley.
Mrs. Betty Savage of Flint,
Michigan is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Meredith and at
tended worship services with
them at Macedonia on
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Gladys Burford re
turned home Saturday after
having been a patient at
Coliseum Park Hospital in
Macon for more than a week.
A large and beautiful floral
arrangement was placed in
the Macedonia Sanctuary on
Sunday morning by the
Jackson High School Gradua
tion Class of 1957, in memory
of Aubrey Bankston, who was
fatally injured in an automo
bile accident shortly after his
graduation.
Mr. and Mrs. George
O’Neal and Mrs. Jewell
Justice of Decatur were
guests Friday of Mr. and
Mrs. Emerson McMichael.
They also visited Mr. and
PRIVATE SWIMMING LESSONS
I will offer private swimming
lessons during the Summer months
at a private pool at Miller
Apartments on Brownlee Road for
children and adults.
There will be four students per
class, affording ample time for
individual instruction, with morn
ing and night classes. I hold a WSI
Certificate and am qualified.
For more information call
KATHY MILLER
775-5059
Mrs. Perry O’Neal and Mr.
Chester O’Neal.
A congenial family group
gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. H. Morgan on
Sunday to honor Mr. Morgan
on Father’s Day. The
celebration was a week in
advance of the actual date
for Father’s Day, but since
some members of the family
would have been unable to
attend next Sunday it was
observed a week early. A
table loaded with a variety of
delicious food was thorough
ly enjoyed at the noon hour.
Present were Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Johnson, Carey and
Forrest of Brewton, Ala., Mr.
and Mrs. Doyle Brady of
Macon, Mrs. Ruth Moncrief
and Marie of Roberta, Mr.
and Mrs. Otha Morgan, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe McClelland and
Joyce, Mrs. Carolyn Morgan,
Anderson and Randall, Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Morgan, Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Reeves, of
Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Smith, Scott and Paul of
Carrolton, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Day, Deana and
Mandy of Macon, Mrs.
Elsma Smith and Miss Mary
Lou Morgan. It was a
delightful day of family
fellowship for all who
attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayo
of Jacksonville, Fla. visited
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hencely
on Monday and dined with
them, at a delicious meal, at
Holiday Inn at Locust
Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Hencely had as their guests
on Sunday members of Mr.
Hencely’s family. Included
in the group were Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Hencely and
Virginia and Miss Patty
McLain of Tucker, Mrs.
Dorothy Walters, Melenia
and Buddy and Mrs. Ruth
Walters, of Mableton, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Hencely,
Cecelia and Joe of Decatur,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Hencely and Mr. and Mrs.
George Elliott and Kelley of
Gainesville. Mrs. June Cross
no, Joe, Tom, Robin and
Andrea of Harriman, Tenn.,
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Malcolm and Charlie War
lick of Forest Park, and Mr.
and Mrs. Kenny Scott and
Kenny, Jr. of Lithonia. A
most delicious and bohntiful
noonday dinner was the
outstanding feature of the
day and family fellowship
and reminiscing over by
gone events were also
enjoyed by everyone present,
and all enjoyed the visit with
the Albert Hencelys at their
beautiful home on the Biles
Road.
Miss Patty O’Neal was a
member of the graduating
class of Gordon Junior
College of 1977 at Barnes
ville. The exercises were
held out of doors on Sunday
afternoon at 4:00 o’clock.
Patty again walked off with
honors, being a summa cum
laude honorary graduate.
Her mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim O’Neal, and
her sister, Mrs. Peggy Byrd,
attended the graduation.
Congratulations to Patty on
the honors awarded her
during her entire school life.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Creative
Cookery
By Eilene F. Milam
Cherry pie is really a treat
when made with fresh
cherries. It is simple to
make. The most time-con
suming step is making the
pie crust. It is an amazing
difference in taste between
fresh and canned cherries. I
never liked cherry pie before
1 tasted it made, from fresh
cherries.
CHERRY PIE
PIE CRUST:
2 cups plain flour
Two thirds cup margarine (1
two thirds tablespoons)
Four-five tablespoons cold
water
'v teaspoon salt
Measure flour and place in
large bowl. Add salt and mix
well. Add softened margar
ine and mix well with both
hands until mixture resem
bles meal. Add water and stir
with a fork. Form into a ball
and wrap in waxed paper and
refrigerate for 30 minutes.
PIE FILLING:
3 cups fresh cherries pitted
and washed
Ito 1 1 2 cups sugar
>4 cup plain flour
Dash salt
2 tablespoons butter
Mix cherries in a bowl with
sugar, flour and salt. Roll out
half of pastry and line a 9
inch pie plate with it. Place
cherry mixture in crust and
dot with butter. Roll out
remaining pastry and cut
into lattice strips and place
over cherry mixture. Seal
crust with a moistened fork.
Place in a Pre-heated oven
(400 degrees) for 10 minutes,
then reduce heat to 350
degrees and bake for 40
minutes. Serve with whipped
cream, ice cream or plain.
ATHLETIC AWARD
ADDITION
In last week’s Progress-
Argus, the story about
athletic awards presented to
Jackson High athletes did not
make mention of the fact that
Joey Patterson was named
the most improved baseball
player for 1977. We regret the
omission, however, the infor
mation supplied to the
Progress-Argus did not in
clude this information.
Ms. Jean Terrell
Recently of Andrew’s of jjj^HP
New York, Southlake, has
Joined The Staff At
Rita’s Beauts Rama
Ms. Terrell has 10 years experience as a hairdresser
and recently completed an advanced course in Men’s
Hairstyling.
Bring in this ad and receive SI.OO credit toward
any hairwork Jean does for you during the month of
June.
For our June only vacation special we are reducing
our $6.50 protein treatment to $4.75. Offset that sun and
swimming damage at a savings.
ON THE SQUARE
775-3090
GALE HARVEY JEAN TERRELL
FRANCES JAMES RITA MANGHAM JOY WALKER
Jenkinsburg
News
BY MRS. T. H. PRICE
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Harris on Friday were Mr.
and Mrs. George Speir from
Jackson, Miss, and Mrs. Tom
Carnes of Atlanta.
Mrs. Mary Johnson of
Jackson was guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Mangham for
several days last week. Mrs.
Johnson is aunt of Mrs.
Mangham.
Col. and Mrs. Marshall
Allen of Colorado Springs,
Colo, visited Mr. and Mrs. R.
A. Allen on Saturday and
Sunday.
Sunday luncheon guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Mang
ham of McDonough were Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Mangham and
Mrs. M. B. Farrar.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. Harris on Saturday were
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hoard
and Miss Lynn Hoard of
Stockbridge, and Mr. and
Mrs. Truman Bland of
Jackson.
A group of AARP members
of Butts Cos. Chapter 1283
attended a Cluster meeting of
six other Chapters, held at
Holiday Inn in Griffin,
Friday. Those attending
were Mrs. Edith Thurman,
President, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
McMurry and Mrs. T. H.
Price. Other Chapters repre
sented were LaGrange, New
nan, Carrollton, Covington,
Jackson and Griffin.
Sunday luncheon guests of
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Allen
were Rev. and Mrs. Harry
Shepherd and Mark and Mr.
and Mrs. T. R. Sims.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harris
attended the reunion of the
John and Sara Thomas
family held at Indian
Springs, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Box of
Atlanta were Sunday lunch
eon guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Price.
Mr. Harry Morgan re
mains a patient at Veterans
Hospital in Atlanta but is
recovering nicely from his
recent heart attack. Mr. and
Mrs. L. V. Morgan of St.
Petersburg, Fla. and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Morgan of
Livonia, Mich, have been
guests in his home here for a
week. They were visitors at
Jenkinsburg Baptist Church,
Sunday.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Harris Sunday afternoon
were Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Harris of Atlanta, Mrs. Tom
Harris and Ricky of Conyers
and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harris,
Lee Ann and Emily Joe.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mixon
and family spent the week
end in Parris Island, S. C.
and attended graduation
exercises of their son,
Mickey, after completing
basic training there in the
Marines.
Those attending a tea at
the home of Mrs. Mildred
Burdett in Griffin, Sunday
afternoon, were Mrs. Jane
Weekly
Devotional
By Eugene Maddox, Pastor
The Rock Baptist Church
Jenkinsburg, Georgia
A RUN AWAY BOY
Luke 15:11-24
Jesus was the greatest
storyteller who ever lived.
He tells of a boy who left
home and wandered off into a
far aw ay country. Over there
he got in with the wrong
crowd. He spent his days and
nights in riotous living and
revelry. But his money soon
gave out, he went down and
down, his fair-weather
friends all forsook him.
Finally he landed in a
hog-pen where it was his duty
to feed swine.
One day he came to
himself. Decided to go home.
He thought he would slip into
the house unnoticed, then he
would ask his father to let
him be just as another hired
servant. Even that would be
better than feeding pigs in a
foreign land.
But he didn’t figure on the
great love of his father. That
dear man was out in front of
the house, waiting, hoping,
for the return of his son. And
when he saw his son coming
down the road, he ran to meet
him. The boy began to
confess his sins, but the
father stopped him. He
turned to the servant and
said, “Bring the best robe
and put a ring on his finger.
Bring shoes for his feet. Then
kill the fatted calf and let’s
have a feast. My son who was
dead is alive again, he was
lost, but now he is found.”
Now the father puts his
arms around the boy’s
shoulder and they go into the
house together. No more sin,
in the far country. No more
feeding swine, no more
eating husks, no more
blistered feet on the highway,
and all sins have been
forgiven and the son is at
home at last.
That's the way God
receives a sinner. The sinner
is in rags and God gives him
a robe of righteousness. He
comes as a poor lost hell-bent
sinner and God forgives him,
adopts him into the family of
heaven. And He gives him
the best of all things in two
worlds. (heaven and earth)
Powell, Miss Dorothy Tho
mas of Cochran, Mrs. Helen
Spencer. Mrs. Ann Allen and
Mrs. Flora Price. The tea
was given by the Griffin
B.P.W. honoring Miss Joyce
Howard, State B.P.W. Presi
dent.
Mrs Ansley Brown and
children, Cathy and Taft,
were luncheon guests Satur
day of Mr. and Mrs. James
Whitaker and Jim.
Mr. Jim Whitaker has
returned from a vacation in
Florida. He spent several
weeks with his brother, Dr.
Wm. R. Whitaker, and family
in Miami.
Mrs. Evelyn Larus of
Decatur visited Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. James
Whitaker.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1077
Gordon Student Writes Of
Early Life in Pepperton
Anyone remember Pepper
ton? Paul V. Sherrell does.
His nostalgia prompted him
to write about Pepperton in
his English composition class
at Gordon Junior College. His
professor, Joseph P. Bray,
was so much impressed by
the paper that he submitted it
to the Progress-Argus for
publication.
Mr. Sherrell is a veteran of
the United States Air Force.
After serving his country for
twenty-five years, he re
turned to the Jackson area
with his wife and four
children, Joe, Arthur, Abe,
and Maria, and then he
started his college work at
Gordon.
Mr. Sherrell makes seven
trips per week to Gordon,
attending both day and
evening classes. Employed
at the Diagnostic Center, he
is enrolled in the criminal
justice program at Gordon.
His mother, Mrs. Mary W.
Sherrell, still lives in the
home that he writes about.
While in the service, Mr.
Sherrell traveled extensively
including tours of duty in
Japan, Korea, the Philip
pines, Thailand, and Viet
nam. He has written articles
about some of his experienc
es. He enjoys reading, and
some of his favorite authors
are Hemingway, Steinbeck,
and Caldwell. He usually
reads for at least a period
daily.
The article about Pepper
ton is as follows:
MY HOMETOWN
THEN AND NOW
By Paul V. Sherrell
I grew up in a small town
called Pepperton. Pepperton
had muddy streets and didn’t
have any plumbing in any of
the houses. I remember we
used to draw our water for
washing and cooking from a
community faucet in the
streets.
We used to take a Saturday
bath in a wash tub on the
back porch. We would carry
up boys and girls rooms of their own . . . make more space for Iji
all the family. Want to add a room? Get a Home Improvement $
Loan here. Or, is it time you moved up, to anew, larger home? jij
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water from the community
faucet and heat it on a wood
stove in the kitchen. My two
brothers and I used to take
turns sharing the water in the
old wash tub.
We didn’t have a movie in
our town and we used to walk
to town, which was about two
miles, and see double
features on Saturday. My
brothers and I would stay
until the movie closed, which
was about ten at night. We
would walk home and on the
way back we had to cross
some railroad tracks. It was
very dark and frightening
crossing the railroad tracks.
We used to run across the
tracks so that we would not
have to wait in the dark in
case a train came by. There
were a lot of passenger and
freight trains in those days.
Now that I have returned to
my home town after thirty
years, I see a lot of changes
have taken place. The streets
are now paved and everyone
has indoor plumbing. I guess
the people take a bath now
more than once a week. The
old movie house is now a
fabric store. The railroad is
silent now because the trains
are gone forever. I guess that
this is the price of progress.
My brothers are gone now,
and even the name has
changed. Pepperton is no
more. It has been swallowed
up by annexation and a
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larger city.
Now when I sit on my
mother’s front porch and
look at my old home town, I
think of how silly I was to be
frightened by railroad
tracks.
Newton County
Passes Local
Sales Tax
Newton County voters last
week approved the levy of a
one per cent local-option
sales tax by a margin of 1,682
votes for to 1,385 votes
against, according to Pro
bate Judge Henry Baker.
Only about 25 per cent of
the County’s 12,384 regis
tered voters cast ballots in
the special referendum.
Commission Chairman
Roy Varner, who had been
pushing for the tax since
taking office in January, said
he expected the vote to be
close.
Varner predicted that the
sales tax should bring in
about $730,000 in its first year
of operation and that a
reduction of three mills in the
County’s ad valorem tax
should result.
French Menu
On a French menu, any
thing identified as “pro
vencale” or “ala portu
gaise” is a dish made with
tomatoes.