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THE PACK IS STACKED AGAINST LITTLE JOHNNY
I saw a tragedy last Sunday morning. I hope I see it again
next Sunday morning. For I would rather see the tragedy I
saw than a greater one I fear will eventually occur.
I will call him Johnny. That’s not his name, but for our
purpose that’s what I will call him. Johnny is in elementary
school. He is in his formative years. And Johnny is the
tragedy—or miracle as it may turn out to be.
You see, Johnny came to Sunday School and worship by
himself last week. He’s been doing it for some time now*
Sometimes Johnny will ride with a neighbor to the church,
sometimes when the weather is fair he will walk. Sometimes
a member of his family will bring Johnny to the church and
drop him off.
What’s the tragedy I saw? Just that. Someone in
Johnny’s family bringing Johnny, dropping him off to go by
himself. Johnny’s father and mother have something else to
do, more important. And so Johnny manages to get to the
place that would give him some direction in life all by
himself.
The story is often repeated in our society. However, I’m
afraid it doesn’t happen enough. For most Johnnys never
manage to get to Sunday School and worship. They simply
find more important things to do like the rest of the family.
How long little Johnny will continue to see to it that he
gets himself to a place that can give him moral and spiritual
instruction and guidance I don’t know. I hope he will find
strength to continue the habit. But I’m afraid that one day
Johnny will find it easier to sleep. Or one Sunday the family
will make some plans that will require Johnny to be away,
and that will be followed by another Sunday with some more
plans, and another, and another.
I guess what I’m really saying is that the pack is stacked
against Johnny. The chances of his continuing his present
habits are small. The odds against him are too heavy. Johnny
will find, further down the road, that his visits to the House of
God will have to cease. The family has other things to do,
more important.
Johnny isn’t a poor boy. His family is one of means. They
have what most families long for—two cars, a fine home,
modern conveniences, the works. Now they are not
millionaires, but they are well over the poverty line,
materially.
And that’s the tragedy. Johnny’s family gives him
everything he needs, except what he needs most. And I guess,
if you asked them, Johnny’s family would say they love him.
Certainly there would be an emptiness in their home should
Johnny suddenly die.
But like I said, Johnny’s chances are slim. There’s just
too much going against him. There’s always that slight hope
for a miracle, however. So I guess we can hope. But in a few
years if Johnny doesn’t make it and he turns out wrong, don’t
be too hard on him. For as a youngster, he tried.
Johnny isn’t kin to you, is he?
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HINT FOR THE HOME:
When you have left-over
baked potatoes, they can be
tieheated by dipping in hot
water and baking again in a
warm oven.
PACAA Adds
Three To Its
Present Staff
Edluie D. Walker, execu
tive director of the Piedmont
Area Community Action
Agency, announced the addi
tion of four administrative
staff members, three of
whom fulfill newly created
positions.
Mr. Fred Head has been
selected as Project Director
for Community Services and,
as such, will directly super
vise all coordinators of the
multi-faceted programs of
the Agency. He is a graduate
of Mercer University and has
worked for PACAA several
summers in various CETA
positions. Prior to joining the
PACAA staff, Mr. Head was
employed by the Upson
County School System.
Rev. Conrad Gamble is
filling the newly created
position of Energy Coordina
tor which includes crisis
intervention. Rev. Gamble
has studied at both Moody
Bible and Chicago Baptist
Institutes; served as a pastor
in Chicago; and worked as a
community organizer for the
Chicago Kenwood-Oakland
Community Organization.
Mr. Richard E. Eidson is
the Public Information Offi
cer, the first person to serve
in this capacity. He will be
responsible for informing the
community members and
other agencies of the eight
counties served by PACAA
of the programs and services
available through the Agen
cy. Mr. Eidson is a graduate
of Oglethorpe University and
has done post-graduate work
at Georgia State University.
Prior to joining PACAA, he
was employed as a sales
manager for a business
machines manufacturer.
Miss Joann Fortson will
assume the position as Head
Start Director on August 8.
She has both undergraduate
and graduate degrees in
Early Childhood Education.
In announcing the appoint
ments, Mr. Walker stated
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON. GEORGIA THURSDAY. AUGUST 25. 1977
Georgia Businessmen Oppose
New Federal Tax on Gasoline
A large majority of the
nation’s small business peo
ple do not like President
Carter’s proposal for a
“standby” gasoline tax,
according to the nationwide
poll conducted recently by
the National Federation of
Independent Business
(NFIB).
Through its official publi
cation, Mandate, NFIB polls
its 515,000 members every
eight weeks on issues of
interest to small business.
More than 87,000 small
businessmen and business
women responded to the
most recent Mandate poll.
Seventy-eight percent said
they opposed the “standby”
tax, with 17 percent favoring
it, and five percent undecid
ed.
In the State of Georgia, the
results were 81 percent
opposed, 16 percent in favor
and three percent undecided.
The Carter proposal would
add a five cents per gallon
tax to the cost of gasoline
eath year that gasoline use
rose above a certain federal
ly-designated level. If gaso
line use stayed under the
designated level for any
year, the tax would drop five
cents a gallon.
NFIB members also ex
pressed their opposition to
the Department of Transpor
tation’s proposal to convert
all road signs to metric units
by 1982. The vote on that
issue was 75 percent opposed,
19 percent in favor, and six
percent undecided.
On three other issues, the
respondents were fairly
evenly divided. Asked whe
ther they felt that highway
construction money should
be withheld from states that
do not enforce the 55-mile
per-hour speed limit, 48
percent said they were
opposed, 48 percent in favor,
and four percent were
undecided.
Fifty percent of those
responding said they were
opposed to forcing manufac
turers of large appliances
such as freezers and air
conditioners to meet federal
standards for efficient ener
gy use. Forty-six percent
said they were in favor, and
four percent were undecided.
To protect the nation
against another Middle East
that “The new staff members
will help to make this a more
cohesive operation and will
insure greater use of the
services of the Piedmont
Area Community Action
Agency.”
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oil embargo, the federal
government has set aside a
five months’ supply of oil,
known as a “Strategic
Reserve”. President Carter
proposes expanding the
“Strategic Reserve” to a
10-months’ supply. Forty
eight percent of NFIB
members said they were
opposed to the idea, 43
percent were in favor, and
nine percent were undecided.
Mrs. White, 86,
Is Buried In
Hazlehurst
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lillie Creamer White, 86, of
Hazlehurst, were held Wed
nesday, August 17th, in the
Hazlehurst Church of God.
Interment was in the
Hazlehurst City Cemetery.
Mrs. White, a lifelong
resident of Jeff Davis
County, died Tuesday in a
Waycross hospital after a
brief illness. She was a
charter member of the
Hazlehurst Church of God.
Survivors include five
daughters, Matro Young
blood, of Jackson; Lettie
Johnson, Mrs. Clifford Car
ter, Virginia Nichols and
Ocala McCrary, all of
Hazlehurst; three sons, Jes
sie White of Baxley, Paul
White of Hazlehurst, and
Hilton White of Macon;
Four sisters, Missie Wil
cox, Mittie Rowell, Jane
Brown and Clara Gillis, all of
Hazlehurst; one brother,
Elias (Bud) Creamer, of
Baxley.
Miles Funeral Home, of
Hazlehurst, was in charge of
arrangements.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of
Aubrey Ray Bankston, who
passed away 16 years ago,
August 26, 1961.
Deep in our heart lies a
picture.
More precious than silver
and gold
It’s a picture of our dear
son
Whose memories will
never grow old
At evening when the
shadows are falling
Sweet memories, saddened
with pain,
Steal into our heart with
longing
For a glimpse of his dear
face again.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Bankston and Donnie.
Booklet Helps
Child Adjust
To School
“I’m not going to school.”
What is a parent to do when
little Suzy or Timmy refuses
to take that first step away
from home and into kinder
garten? This September,
more than six million 5- and
6-year olds will begin
kindergarten or first grade.
Although most children will
take that first day in stride, a
few will have problems.
Anew pamphlet from the
Office of Child Development,
Department of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare gives
parents some good advice
about how to prepare their
child for the first day of
school. You can get a free
copy of the pamphlet, When a
Child Begins School, by
sending a postcard to
Consumer Information Cen
ter, Dept. 635 E, Pueblo,
Colorado 81009.
You can make the first day
of school an easier task for
your youngster by following
some simple do’s and don’ts
this summer.
Don’t make the beginning
of school a topic of daily
conversation during the
summer months. As one
child said to an over-zealous
parent, “Mom, don’t make a
federal case out of it.”
-Do treat going to school as
a part of the normal course of
events. It is something that is
expected, not something
there is any choice about.
Don’t allow older brothers
and sisters to tease or scare
the younger child. If neces
sary, talk to the older
children privately.
-Do answer all questions
about school honestly. Many
children want to know the
number of days in a school
year, the number of hours in
a school day, how students
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GETTING ORIENTED—Jackson Gas Superintendent Jimmy Saunders (left) points
out service locations on gas system map to David Jones, Atlanta Gas Light Griffin
manager, (center) and Jack McAllister, AGL Griffin superintendent, as Atlanta Gas Light
prepares to take over gas operations on October 1.
get back and forth to school,
and so on. Answers to these
types of questions are
important because they may
help reduce anxiety. Some
schools hold orientation
sessions to acquaint children
and their parents with the
school and the teachers.
-Many non-working mo
thers look forward to the free
time they will have while
their children are in school.
However, don’t tell your
child how much fun you’re
going to have while he or she
is in school. Instead, let the
child know that you will be
doing your job at home, while
the child is doing a good job
at school. You might say,
"While you're in school
today, I will be shopping and
going to pottery class, so we
can spend some time
together when you get
home.”
A matter-of-fact, positive
attitude can go a long way
toward helping your child
adjust to school. But if the
moment of truth arrives, and
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your child begins to cry or
pretends to be sick, don’t
despair. Just grit your teeth,
fight back your annoyance
and PUSH! Many a mother
or father feels terrible all day
because the child was left in
tears. But most children will
stop crying shortly after
their parents are out of sight.
It is important for your
child’s emotional health to
know that, with support, he
or she has mastered a
fear—has learned to cope—
and. in the process, has
learned to feel good inside
and secure in the world.
W ? hen a Child Begins
School (free) is one of more
than 200 selected federal
consumer publications listed
in the Consumer Information
Catalog. The Catalog, pub
lished quarterly by the
Consumer Information Cen
ter of the General Services
Administration, is free. For
your copy, send a postcard to
the Consumer Information
Center. Pueblo, Colorado
81009.
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FIRST SBA FARM
DISASTER LOANS MADE
Clarence B. Barnes, Acting
District Director, U. S. Small
Business Administration in
Georgia, announced today
the disbursing of the first
loans to farmers under the
SBA Disaster Loan Program
for physical damage to crops
and livestock as a result of
drought conditions. The loans
went to three farms from the
Perry area of Houston
County and totaled over
$750,000.
SBA is currently proces
sing 39 applications for loans
totaling over $2,250,000.
Barnes said.
Butts County farmers and
businessmen who suffered
losses as a result of the
drought may contact the
Atlanta SBA office at 1720
Peachtree Road. N. W., Suite
640, or call toll free
1-800-282-0411.