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CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
ACROSS
I Fish
5 Hardwood
tree
10 Path
II Hymn tune
13 Different
' 14 Bogart
movie
IS Night before
10 Ran into
17 Decay
'•"'IS Sheet fabric
20 Wee bird
21 Some
22 Smooth
consonant
23 Bully’s
target
DOWN
1 One of life’s
necessities
2 Split
3 Goose
genus
4 Sandra or
Frances
5 In a wicked
way
6 Growing
outward
7 Anglo-Saxon
letter
8 Lease, as
an airplane
9 Amelia
Earhart, e.g.
12 Be of
concern
20 Shipworm
27 Price paid
28 Favoring
29 Guevara
30 African
river
34 Fog
(Scot.)
35 Beverage
30 Christina’s
late father
37 Jewish
song
(2 wds.)
39 Bard’s
river
40 Banker
Andrew
41 Greek
township
42 American
patriot
43 “The Good
Earth”
# wife
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B. F. Hamlin
Rites Are
Incomplete
Mr. Benjamin Franklin
Hamlin, 82, of Route 1,
Jackson, died Tuesday morn
ing at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Forest Cook,
in Milledgeville, where he
had resided for the past
several months. Mr. Hamlin
had been in declining health
for some time.
A native of Butts County,
Mr. Hamlin was a member of
Macedonia Baptist Church.
Funeral arrangements
were indefinite at press time.
Haisten Funeral Home will
be in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr. Hamlin is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Forest
Cook, of Milledgeville; nine
sons, Melvin Hamlin, Lamar
Hamlin, Virgil Hamlin, Bar
ron Hamlin, Gerald Hamlin,
Leslie Hamlin, Fred Hamlin,
qnd Aubrey Hamlin, all of
Jackson; Ray Hamlin of
Carnegie, Pa.
JACKSON SOLDIER IS
AWARDED MEDAL
SFC Fred A. Head, Jr.,
stationed at USA Darnell
Army Hospital, Department
of Pathology, Fort Hood,
Texas, was awarded the
Army Commendation Medal
(First Oak Leaf Cluster) for
meritorious service while
assigned as NCDIC, Patho
logy Service, USA MEDDAC,
Wuerzburg, Germany from
January 1974 to May 1977. His
outstanding achievements
and exemplary devotion to
duty reflect great credit upon
him and the U. S. Army.
The medal was awarded by
Major General Marshall E.
McCabe, Medical Corps
Commanding General, U. S.
Army Medical Command,
Europe.
Head is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred A. Head, Sr. of 108
Cherokee Street, Jackson,
Ga.
GORDON TO OFFER
BOWHUNTING COURSES
The National Field Arch
ery Association’s Certified
Bowhunters Course will be
offered September 17-18 at
Gordon College, beginning
each day at 10 am., with a
minimum of six hours per
day.
The course is designed to
train bowhunters prior to
hunting. Individuals com
pleting the course will
receive the NFAA Certified
Bowhunters Certificate. Cost
of the course is $35:00.
, Gordon is also offering a
community services course
in bowhunting on five
Tuesday nights, August 30
through September 27th,
from 6:00 p.m. until dark.
Students will furnish their
own equipment and cost of
the course is $15.00.
More information may be
obtained from Gene Waters,
Director of Community Ser
vices at Gordon, at 358-1700.
Answer
To Today’s
Puzzle on
Back Page
16 Numerous
19 Instance
22 Knowledge
23 Tammany
boss
24 Took
a drag
25 Infertile
26 China or
meal
28 Catlike
30 Drawing
room
31 Judge’s
attention
getter
32 Redolence
33 Irish export
38 Old note
39 Commotion
Gordon Grads
Are Admitted
Everywhere
The Math-Science Division
of Gordon Junior College has
experienced phenomenal
success in having 100 per
cent of its applicants to
medical and allied health
school accepted for the
coming year.
“The quality of our
program is evidenced by this
phenomenal success story,”
claims both President Jerry
Williamson and Dr. Sam
Scales, chairman of the
Math-Science Division.
“At this point, I know of no
other institution in the state
which has experienced this
success in the number of its
students entering profession
al schools. Every one of our
1977 graduates who applied
for admission to professional
schools and to senior institu
tions has been accepted,” Dr.
Williamson said.
Among those representing
Gordon in the Pre-Pharmacy
program at the University of
Georgia will be Karen
Newman, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Jack R. Newman,
of Jackson.
Another Jackson student
who will go from Gordon to a
professional school is John H.
Wilson, Jr.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients at Sylvan Grove
Hospital during the period
August 16-23 include:
Robert Watts, Berta Grier,
Zerah Vaughn, Elmo Mor
gan, Clyde Wise and Delia
Watkins.
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THE JACKSON PROCRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1977
Voices Out of the Past
Coldest Wave In
Years Hits Here
Not before in years has
Butts County and Middle
Georgia had a spell of such
prolonged cold weather.
Beginning the week before
Christmas there has been
rain, slush, cold and snow all
along.
The coldest weather of the
season, and the coldest in a
number of years, struck here
Monday night. On Tuesday
morning the thermometer
went down to 11 degrees
above zero.
The second snow of the
season fell here last Friday
night and Saturday, with the
snowfall here amounting to
three inches.
Asa result of the prolonged
bad weather the roads of the
County are in fearful shape
and travel is seriously
hindered. The only visitors to
town during the past few
days have been those who
had urgent business.—Butts
County Progress, Jan. 19,
1912.
Honor Roll Stark School
February, 1912
Eighth Grade —Annie Ried
Harper, Flora Cook, Ozella
Singley.
Seventh Grade Gladys
O’Neal, Berma Barnes, Map
py Hilley.
Sixth Grade—Jettie Biles,
Tommy Cook.
Fifth Grade Clayton
O'Neal. C. B. Biles, Roy
Duke, Willie Cook.
Fourth Grade Gladys
Redman, Annie Mae Saun
ders.
Third Grade —Bill Smith,
Bertron Singley.
Second Grade Horace
Maddox, Bennie Cook, Ber
nice McMichael, Jerome
Jinks.
First Grade—Jim Barth
White.
Primers Bob Thaxton
Lois McMichael, Lucia
Smith.
—Butts County Progress,
March 8. 1912.
Death Claims Capt.
William F. Smith
(Excerpts From
His Obituary)
After a long and distin
guished career. Capt. W. F.
Smith, one of Butts County’s
leading citizens, passed
away at his home in Flovilla
Sunday morning at 11:30
o’clock.
News of the passing of this
pioneer citizen brought grief
to hundreds of friends who
knew and admired him for
his stainless life and for the
good he did to others.
He saw years ago the
possibilities of water power
development on the Ocmul
gee River and wrote and
talked about the proposition
until he lived to see the
Ocmulgee’s waters har
nessed and supplying electri
cal energy to cities and
factories throughout middle
Georgia.
With Messrs. Collier and
Lindsay, he built the Flovilla
and Indian Springs Railway.
He was general manager of
the Middle Georgia Interur
ban Railway Company, char
tered to build a railroad from
Griffin to Social Circle.
In July, 1909, the City
Council of Jackson granted
Capt. Smith and associates a
franchise to build a trolley
line on any street in Jackson.
Work on the line was started
in June, 1911 and the road has
been built from the Southern
Depot to the business section
of Jackson.
Capt. Smith was a pioneer
newspaper man in Butts
County. In 1875 he estab
lished the “Middle Georgia
Argus” at Indian Springs.
The paper was later sold and
moved to Jackson and is now
the Jackson Argus. When
Capt. Smith embarked in
journalism he set the type by
the light of a little brass lamp
and the Washington hand
press was in vogue. In 1882.
Capt. Smith started the Butts
County Progress.
William Ferguson Smith
was born Sept. 26,1845, son of
Samuel F. and Annie Lindsey
Smith. Capt. Smith served
for two years in the Civil War
as a member of Cos. I, 45th
Georgia, commanded by
Capt. John I. Hall.
—Butts County Progress,
March 22. 1912.
Jackson Gets
A Fourth Bank
Jackson secured her fourth
bank this week when the
First Farmers Bank was
organized here. The capital
stock of the bank is $50,000.
Its officers are: L. O.
Benton, of Monticello, presi
dent; Dr. J. A. Jarrell, of
Jackson, vice-president; Mr.
G. P. Saunders, of Jackson,
vice-president; Mr. J. B.
Carmichael, cashier.
This is the eighth bank in
Butts County, there already
being three banks in Jack
son. two in Flovilla and two
in Jenkinsburg.—Butts Coun
ty Progress. April 12. 1912.
The Democracy of Death
In the Democracy of
Death, all things are at least
NOTICE
TO
VOTERS
The registration books at
the Jackson City Hall will close
Thursday, September 22nd, for
the City Primary to be held on
Tuesday, October 4th.
Those residents of Jackscn
who are not now registered to
vote in City elections, may reg
ister at the City Hall at any time
during regular working hours,
until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sep
tember 22nd.
City
Of Jackson
equal.
There is no rank nor
prerogative in the republic of
the grave. At this fatal
threshold the philosopher
ceases to be wise and the
songs of the past are silent.
Dives relinquishes his riches
and Lazarus his rags.
The rich man is as poor as
the poorest and the poor man
as rich as the richest. The
creditor loses his usury and
the debtor is acquitted of his
obligation. There the proud
man surrenders his dignity,
and the politician his honors,
the worldling his pleasures,
and the invalid needs no
physician, and the laborer
rests from his unrequitted
foil.
Here at last is nature’s
final equity. The wrongs of
time are redressed, injustice
is explained and the irony of
fate is refuted, the unequal
displeasures and opportuni
ties which makes life so cruel
and inexplicable a tragedy
passes in the realm of death.
The strongest there have no
supremacy and the weakest
need no defense.—Butts
County Progress, April 12,
1912.
A New Enterprise
For Jackson
The Jackson Coca Cola
Bottling Cos. is busy complet
ing the installation of the
most modern bottling plant
in any town in the State.
The plant is the only one in
this section authorized to
bottle Coca Cola, hence the
company's usual guarantee
goes with every bottle
crowned with their trade
mark.
In addition to the well
known Coca Cola, they are
manufacturing assorted So
da Waters and Ginger Ale of
exceptional quality, using
rqck candy, syrup made by an
improved percolator from
the finest sugar on the
market.
Mr. J. H. Miller is manager
of the local plant.—Butts
County Progress, April 12,
1912.
Pepperlon Now Has
Flourishing Brass Band
A twelve-piece Brass Band
has recently been organized
at Pepperton with Mr. Elmer
Jinks as instructor. The other
members of the band are:
Messrs. R. A. Whatley, Jack
Jinks. George Johnson, Paul
Tyler. John Rawls, L. E.
Turner. Lon Tillery, J. E.
Price, Henry Neal, W. R.
Mahaffev and Virgil John-
son.—Butts County Progress,
April 12, 1912.
Motion Picture Show
Now Opens in Jackson
The Vendome Theater is
the name of the moving
picture show that has been
opened in Jackson. It is
under the management of
Mr F. Gresham and the
pictures are shown in the
Watkins Building on the east
side of the square.—Butts
County Progress, May 31,
1912.
Newspapermen
The man who edits the
average country newspaper
cannot well avoid treading on
somebody’s toes continually;
must expect to be censured
often for unintentional fail
ures; must expect hard work
and little thanks; must
expect to be called a coward
because he does not “pitch
into” everything that some
body thinks is wrong; and a
fool if he speaks out too
plainly on public evils; he
must expect to grind other
people’s axes—and turn the
grindstone himself. Still we
think it is one of the noblest
professions on earth, the one
in which the earnest man can
do the most good to his fellow
man. and in turn in which
any honorable man can wield
much power for good —Butts
County Progress. June 14,
1912.
Why the Editor Gets Rich
Here is the secret of why so
many country editors get
rich.
There is a child born in the
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GAS TECHNICIAN—James Bevil of Griffin is one of the Atlanta Gas Light
servicemen surveying gas appliances and equipment in Jackson. He’s shown
here near the temporary Georgia Natural Gas Company office at the Heart of
Jackson Motel.
We’re Glad To Be In Jackson
Georgia Natural Gas is happy to have the opportunity to
serve the City of Jackson, and we welcome you as
customers of Atlanta Gas Light Company, parent company
of Georgia Natural Gas. We look forward to serving you
beginning October 1. 1977.
Before October 1. you will probably notice our trucks
and personnel in the City making surveys and studies of the
gas system. Also, during August and September one of our
representatives will come to your homes and businesses to
survey your gas uses. If at the time of this call you are not
available, we will appreciate you giving us a call at 775-4138.
Personnel of the company may be identified by their
uniforms with name and symbol on their shirts. You may
also ask these people to show their Identification Card with
Photo for further identification.
Our temporary office is located in the Heart of Jackson
Motel until arrangements for a permanent office can be
made.
Georgia Natural Gas Company
775-4138
neighborhood. The attending
physician gets $lO. The editor
gives the loud-lunged young
ster a great send off and gets
SOO It is christened, and the
minister gets $5 and the
editor gets SOO. It grows and
marries The editor publish
es another long-winded flow
ery article and tells a dozen
lies about the “pretty and
accomplished bride.”
The minister gets $lO and a
piece of the wedding cake.
The editor gets SOO and a
request to carry the groom’s
subscription account another
year.
In the course of time, she
dies. The doctor gets from $5
to SIOO, the minister gets
another $5, and the under
taker gets from $5 to SIOO.
The editor publishes a notice
of death and obituary two
columns long, lodge resolu
tions. a lot of poetry, and a
card of thanks and gets SOO.
No wonder so many country
editors get rich.—Butts
County Progress, June 28,
1912.
THE ADVENTURES OF
Tom O’Dell
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JACKSON, GA.
IN APPRECIATION
Words are inadequate to
express my sincere apprecia
tion to the many people who
remembered me during my
hospitalization here and in
Atlanta, and the continued
thoughtfulness of friends
since I have been at home.
The many beautiful and
unusual cards, prayers, the
flowers, both plants and
fresh flowers, the visits, the
churches, members of those
churches, the visits of
ministers, meant very much
to me and I shall always be
grateful.—Mrs. W. M. (Lo
mai Redman.
Mosquito Bites
Scientists predict that the
world will never be without
mosquitoes. Of the some 130
species in North America,
only about 25 bite man—
sometimes spreading ma
laria, yellow fever and en
cephalitis. Only females
go for blood; males don’t
even have the mouth parts
for biting.