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Varied Activities Enjoyed By
Many Westbury Residents
By Dale Whiten
On Wednesday afternoons
from 2:00-4:00, about 15
residents at the Westbury
Nursing Home in Jenkins
burg attend a’class in which
they turn out beautiful
ceramic pieces and craft
items.
They do a thriving busi
ness, filling orders for
employes, other residents,
families of residents and
people in the community.
Right now those taking
part in the class are making
items for the annual Christ
mas bazaar, usually held the
last of November, and some
of the items on display for
sale reflect the approaching
holiday season. Items such
as ceramic Christmas bells
with holly leaves painted on
them.
The class members have
their own kiln so they buy the
greenware-the raw materi
al~for making the ceramics.
They go through the entire
process for turning out a
finished product-cleaning
the material and firing,
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CERAMICS CLASS-Effie Fish (left) and Elma Worley are two of the 15 Westbury
residents who take part in a ceramics and crafts class every Wednesday afternoon at the
Westbury Nursing Home in Jenkinsburg. The products made in the class are sold and the
money goes into a fund to sponsor activities for the Westbury residents. —Photo by Dale
Whiten
FISHING GOOD HERE
AS SEPTEMBER ENDS
With the advent of cooler
weather, fishing prospects
are looking better at Butts
County’s two major lakes,
according to Ben Gunn of the
Georgia Department of Na
tural Resources.
Jackson Lake will be down
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Friday, October 7
SURPRISE! SURPRISE! SURPRISE!
Very Special Event Beginning at 5 P.M.
For Details, See Next Week’s Paper
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Jackson, Ga.
The BIG Money-Saving
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FALL SALE
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NOW IN
PROGRESS!
Sept. 29-oct. 8
City Pharmacy
painting and refiring it-a
process that takes about two
weeks since they only have
class once a week.
Mrs. Sandra Pritchett,
assistant director of activi
ties at Westbury, says the
class is like therapy for the
participants.
“It makes them feel useful.
It s productive, and it makes
them feel good to be able to
do something for someone
else rather than having
someone do something for
them,” she states.
During the Butts County
Celebration Week in July, the
Westbury residents netted
about $250.00 from the sale of
ceramics and crafts.
The money made from
selling the items goes into an
activity fund which is used
for activities such as going
out to eat or going on trips.
The residents at Westbury
have a lot of activities to take
part in. In fact, something
seems to be going on most of
the time.
and clear during the week of
September 25-October Ist
and fishing there will be good
for bass using plastic worms,
good for crappie using
minnows and jig flies, good
for catfish and bream.
High Falls will be normal
and clear, with fishing there
only fair for crappie and
other species, Gunn reports.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, X 977
The Halloween carnival is
currently being planned, and
during the summer, home
made ice cream parties and
square dances are popular
events.
Chapel services are held
several times during the
week, and a class for the
blind is held on Tuesday
night in which the partici
pants listen to music and do
activities such as stringing
beads.
On Monday morning a
retired school teacher from
the community comes in and
conducts an education class.
She has eight students,
some of whom never had an
opportunity to go to school.
Mrs. Pritchett says the
trips are probably the most
popular events with the
residents and the Westbury
van is on the road constantly
for outings to places such as
Grant’s Park, Indian Springs
or High Falls parks, or just
out for ice cream in Griffin or
Jackson.
PVT. RADZIK
COMPLETES MARINE
CORPS TRAINING
Marine Private First Class
Michael W. Radzik, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben C.
Steele of Route 3, Box 144J2,
Jackson, Ga., has completed
recruit training at the
Marine Corps Recruit Depot,
Parris Island, S.C.
During the 11-week train
ing cycle, he learned the
basics of battlefield survival.
He was introduced to the
typical daily routine that he
will experience during his
enlistment and studied the
personal and professional
standards traditionally ex
hibited by Marines.
He participated in an
active physical conditioning
program and gained pro
ficiency in a variety of
military skills, including first
aid, rifle marksmanship and
close order drill. Teamwork
and self-discipline were
emphasized throughout the
training cycle.
A 1977 graduate of Jackson
High School, he joined the
Marine Corps in December
1976.
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SCOUTING NEWS
The Fall Roundup for Cub
Scouting will be held this
Thursday, September 29th.
The organizational meeting
will be held at the Primary
School Cafeteria at 7:30 P.M.
Scouting’s program of char
acter and leadership de
velopment and just plain fun
is open to any young man
who is 8 years old or has
completed the 2nd grade.
The Order of the Arrow is
having it’s Fall Fellowship
this coming Friday and
Saturday, Sept. 30—Oct. 1, at
Camp Thunder. All members
desiring to make up their
Ordeal or pass Brotherhood
should be in attendance.
Check-in will be any time
prior to 10 P.M. Friday.
The Flint River Council is
Georgia Legion
Takes Stand
On Issues
Attending a workshop in
Augusta for American Le
gion and Auxiliary members
recently were Mr. and Mrs.
Willard A. Patterson and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Fountain
who represented the local
Finley-Gray Post No. 102.
Among the actions and
recommendations taken
were the following:
The Legion will sponsor
again in February, 1978 the
oratorical contest for high
school students. College
scholarships for national
winners include SB,OOO, first;
$5,000, second; $3,000, third
and $2,000, fourth. State
winners will receive a SSOO
scholarship and post, district
and area level winners will
receive prizes varying from
$25.00 to $50.00.
Praise was given the
American Legion Baseball
league play for 16-19 year
olds, which has sent more
than 500 baseball players to
the major leagues.
Legislative matters dis
cussed included improved
veterans care, a stand on the
Panama Canal issue, mili
tary defense capabilities,
and the responsibilities of
law abiding citizens.
Each Legion post will have
a maximum of 16 spaces
reserved at Dahlonega for
the next Boy’s State meeting
on June 11-17. If you would
like to sponsor a boy at $65.00
for this meeting call 775-3044
or see Frank Fountain.
The local post is also
seeking the names and
addresses of all World War I
veterans not now registered
with it. If you are a veteran of
this war, or know of one,
please call 775-3044 or
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Juliette Milling
Company
Juliette, Georgia
having a High Adventure
Weekend at Camp Thunder *
on October 8 & 9. TTiis special
session on outdoor skills will
be available to any Scout or
Explorer 14 years old and up.
The courses of instruction
will be divided into four
sections—whitewater sports,
rapelling, shooting sports
and hunter safety, and back
packing—wilderness survi
val.
The Scout Camporee is
coming the weekend of
October 14 through 16 at the
Glenn Mitchell farm outside
Hampton, Ga. This weekend
will provide competition and
fellowship for Scouts from
Butts and Henry counties.
Camporee bulletins will be
available two weeks in
advance.
Agrirama To
Run Cotton
Gins Again
Cotton ginning time at the
Georgia Agrirama is just
around the corner with gin
operation set to get under
way in late September.
The gin will operate on 20
different occasions between
late September and mid-
November. Visitors to Agri
rama can see the gin in use
each Monday and Wednes
day from September 26
through November 16. It will
also run on four Saturdays
during the ginning season-
October 1, 15, and 29 and
November 12. Hours of gin
operation will be 10:00-11:30
a.m. and 1:30-3:00 p.m. on
weekdays and 9:00-11:30
775-2468.
The Fourth District climb
ed from second to first in the
competition with other Dis
tricts for enrollment in
Legion posts.
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i Please Call Collect <day or night)
Automobile
Crashes Into
City Residence
According to Jackson po
liceman Fred Moore, no one
was injured when a car
driven by Dorothy Ann
Jackson of 10 Honey Street,
Jackson, crashed into a wall
of Tom Andrew’s house, 407
McKibben Street, Saturday
night.
Moore said Andrews was at
home at the time of the
accident but was not injured.
Neither were the three
passengers in the car driven
by Miss Jackson who,
according to Moore, was
charged with driving under
the influence and reckless
driving.
Moore said Miss Jackson
was released on a $500.00
property bond.
According to Moore, the
owner of the car, Walter
Slaton, 249 Mallet Street, has
been charged with allowing a
person under the influence to
drive his car.
Moore stated that the
estimated damage to An
drew’s house is $3,000 and
that the Slaton’s car was a
total loss.
a.m. and 1:30-4:00 p.m. on
weekends.
The cotton gin at Agrirama
is a fully-functioning gin
similar to those used in
Georgia in the late 1800’s.
The various component parts
of the gin were assembled
from 12 locations throughout
the state. The gin is full
powered by steam. All of the
gin’s parts were in use during
the 1890’s.
The Georgia Agrirama is a
recreated farm and rural
village of the late 1800’s. It is
located on 1-75 at the Bth
Street exit in Tifton.
The word cadet comes from a
French term meaning 'little
head."
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CAR-HOUSE COLLISION—This car driven by a
Jackson woman, Dorothy Ann Jackson, was a total loss
after it slammed into the residence of Tom Andrews, 407
McKibben Street, Saturday night. According to the Jackson
Police Department, the car belonged to Walter Slaton, 249
Mallet Street. No one was injured in the accident. —Photo
courtesy of Jackson Police Department.
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