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WAYNE KERSEY
Wayne, the 1-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers Kersey, is pictured
above with the cake provided for his
birthday Thursday, January 17. The
child is suffering from what is con
sidered an incurable disease and his
first birthday may prove to be his
last.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers Kersey of Jackson route 2.
His father, a war veteran, is a me
chanic at the Atlanta General Depot.
Young Wayne was taken ill when
he was three months old, and when
he was seven months old a kidney
was removed in an effort to save his
life. The condition has recurred and
the family is confronted with the
realization that the child cannot long
survive.
There are two other Kersey child
ren, Gerald, 9, and Mary Jo, 8.
Jackson Splits
Friday Games
With Milner
Jackson High’s basketball teams
divided a pair of court games with
Milner here Friday night, the local
girls taking a 35-23 licking, while
the Red Devil boys were annexing
their third win in a row, 45-38.
A valiant effort on the part of
Joe Bell’s girls squad proved futile
as the superior Milner height began
to take its toll in the last half of the
game. At half-time, Milner held only
a two-point margin.
Joanne Waits led the Jackson
scorers with nine joints, while Dom
ingos had 19 and Torbert 14 for Mil
ner.
Jackson (23) Milner (35)
Waits (9) F Domingos (19)
Tomlin (5) F Morgan (2)
Bailey (5) F Torbert (14)
Williams G Creamer
McCrary G Cook
Fletcher G Evan.
SubstitutionsJackson —Fretwell
(4), Thompson, Crane, Colwell, Gray.
Milner—Barlow, Kinard, Yancey,
Wilson, Whitten, English.
Coach Strickland’s boys, behind
one point at the quarter and half,
had the extra drive they have been
lacking all season in the last half and
pulled away for a fine seven-point
victory.
Frank McMichael and Johnson
Funderburk led the victors with 10
points each while Morgan, with 12
points, paced the Milner five.
Jackson (45) Milner (38)
Evans (6) F Morgan (12)
McMichael (10) F Floyd (9)
Smith (8) C Smith (4)
Fund’burk (10) G Cook (4)
Fletcher, J. (4) G Wilson (4)
Substitutions: Jackson —Watkins
(1), Fletcher, S. (4), Rooks (2),
Davis, Long, Coleman, Cochran and
Thurston. Milner —VTiittington (5),
Ross, Dumas, Price, Vining, Dingier.
Interest Shown In
And Broilers After
Next step in the movement for
egg production and a broiler indus
try in Butts county, following an
all day meeting here Friday, will be
a conference between the Program
Planning Committee and seed deal
ers. At that conference it is hoped to
work out plans for financing the new
project.
Arthur Gannon, head of the Poul
try department of the University of
Georgia College of Agriculture, spent
Friday in the county. He was heard
by a fair-sized crowd at a morning
and afternoon session. Interest, how
ever, was not determined by the
crowd, as several people are already
showing interest in more cash income
from poultry through eggs or produc
tion of broilers on a commercial ba
sis.
The poultry industry has assumed
large proportions in Georgia in re
cent year. Gannon showed, with a
production of 88,000,000 birds in
1951 with a cash value of $45,000,-
000. At present the broiler industry
is confined to a few north Georgia
counties in and around Gainesville,
but is spreading to other areas. Com
mercial broilers were given a cash
income of $43,433,000 and eggs $15,-
301,000.
Points in a successful poultry pro
gram were listed as good houses,
good chicks, good equipment, good
feed and good management.
In Butts county it is believed that
interest will center in egg produc
tion. However, broiler production
will not be neglected for those who
desire that end of the poultry game.
The success of a profitable poultry
industry depends largely on finan
cing. This is usualy done by feed
dealers, it was brought out.
At the afternoon session talk cen
tered on turkey production and at
tending the meeting were Jim Brooks
Lawrence, Lester McCreary and S.
M. Craig, Pike county farm agent.
Pike county has become the turkey
capital of the state with a production
last year of about 150,000 turkeys.
The average profit per bird was given
by the visiting delegation at from
$1.36 to $4.00. Other pertinent facts
about turkey production, manage
ment and care and marketing of
birds, were cited by the visitors.
Members of the Poultry division of
the Butts County Agricultural Plan
ning Committee are Harvey Hooten,
chairman, Walter Gerrick, Claude
Maddox, O. B. Farrell, Kermit Wil
liams, H. F. Compton and Albert
Maddox. This committee will meet
with representatives of the two lo
cal feed stores, Adams-Briscoe Seed
Cos. and Redman Seed Cos. and seek
to work out a plan for increasing
egg and broiler production in this
county and area.
TWO LOCAL WINNERS
IN CROSLEY CONTEST
ON NATIONAL LEVEL
Jackson Hardware Company has
been notified that two of their con
testants, Mrs. I. C. Smith of the
Stark community, and Mrs. W. E.
Watkins of Jackson, were both
awarded $25.00 each in the National
Crosley American Way contest.
Mrs. Gladys Wilson was awarded
the local $300.00 merchandise cer
tificate with the Jackson Baptist
church receiving the cash award of
SIOO for recognized local organiza
tions named by the winner.
Thus it will be seen that contes
tants in the local and national con
test received liberal rewards for their
efforts.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 24, 1962
Egg Production
All Day Meeting
Mitchell To Be
Candidate For
Solicitor Post
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WM. BUFORD MITCHELL
William Buford Mitchell, Forsyth
attorney, has declared his intention
to run for the office of solicitor gen
eral of the Flint Circuit in the state
primary. His formal announcement
will be made after the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee fixes the
date for the election.
Mr. Mitchell is a native of Monroe
county and was born on a farm about
four miles south of Culloden in 1911.
He attended Mercer University and
was admitted to practive of law in
1935 and has been engaged in the
general practice of law since that
time. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the
First Baptist church of Forsyth,
holds membership in the Forsyth
Lions Club and is a past district sec
retary. He is a past commander of
William Tracy Gould commandery
of Knights Templar at Forsyth and
is a member of the Georgia Bar As
sociation, the Flint Circuit Bar As
sociation and served as president of
that group.
In 1943 he married the former
Mary Wade McKenzie of Marietta,
Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have
three children, Susanne, Mary Mar
garet and Lenora. He represented
Monroe county in the General As
sembly of Georgia three terms, 1943-
1949.
He will run for the post now held
by Solicitor General B. B. Garland
of Jackson, named in 1948 when
Frank B. Willingham, who held the
office for a long period of years, be
came judge of the Flint Circuit.
Sunday School
Rooms Be Added
By Fellowship
Fellowship Presbyterian church in
the Towaliga community is launching
a building program to include the
addition of five Sunday school rooms
in the rear of the church edifice.
This facility has long been needed
and will give Fellowship a commod
ious building for worship and Sunday
school work.
The work is to be started at once
and a considerable part of the funds
have already been raised. Labor and
materials are being donated by mem
bers and friends and in this way the
cost of the expansion will be sharply
reduced. It is estimated the additions
will cost more than $2,000.
Fellowship church of which Rev.
Kirk Nesbit is pastor is one of the
old churches of the county and
through the years has been a con
structive force in this county and
area. The membership is growing and
keen interest in all departments is
manifested by members.
Lt. Gov. Griffin
Be Speaker At
Kiwanis Meeting
LT. GOV. S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
At the meeting of the Kiwanis
club January 29 Lieut. Governor
Marvin Griffin will be the speaker, it
is reported by Vincent Jones, pro
gram chairman for that date. Sena
tor Jones, attending sessions of the
General Assembly as representative
from the 22nd district, will bring
Lieut. Governor Griffin and likely
other members of the legislature for
the meeting.
A former adjutant general of
Georgia and editor of the Bainbridge
Post-Searchlight, Lieut. Gov. Griffin
is widely known in Georgia politics.
By virtue of his office he is president
of the Georgia state senate and has
won favor by his fair and impartial
rulings.
Mr. Griffin is an entertaining
speaker and is known to many people
of the county through a visit here in
1948 when he was first a candidate
for the p6£t of lieutenant governor.
It is the hope of the officers and
members that a large group be pres
ent to greet and welcome the distin
guished visitor and ranking state of
ficials.
Anniversary Of
Kiwanis Observed
Tuesday Evening
With Mark Smith, past Georgia
district governor and a past president
of Kiwanis International as speaker,
the Kiwanis club of Jackson observed
its 30th anniversary at a Family
night meeting Tuesday This was also
the 37th anniversary of Kiwanis In
ternational.
The program was arranged by Bird
O’Neal, past president, who showed
the Jackson club helped organize the
Thomaston club in 1924 and from
that club Mark Smith went on to the
top office in the organization.
Smith, leading Georgia educator,
traced the early history of Kiwanis
and its steady growth through the
years. He told of the many accom
plishments and the work for under
privileged children. Kiwanis Interna
tional now has 3,400 clubs and is a
“big, going organization dedicated to
service with its motto of ‘We Build.”
He also sketched the origin and the
growth of Key Clubs, sponsored by
Kiwanis.
Messages from the international
office in Chicago were read and the
local club was lauded for its con
structive efforts during 30 years of
service. Five of the charter mem
bers were present, J. W. O’Neal, R.
P. Newton, T. E. Robison, D. P. Set
tle, J. D. Jones, and absent were
three other charter members, H. O.
Ball, S. H. Thornton, V. H. Carmich
ael. Mike Allen was praised for six
years of faithful service as secretary.
Mrs. Smith accompanied Mr. Smith
to the meeting.. Roy Goff was wished
happy returns on his birthday during
the week. Mrs. W. H. Wilson and
friends of Kiwanis served a fine meal
for the anniversary night meeting.
Friday, March 28, Picked As Date
For Butts County Primary Election
Jurors Chosen
For February
Term of Court
Jurors, both grand and traverse,
have been drawn to serve at the Feb
ruary term of Butts Superior Court,
scheduled to convene Monday, Feb
ruary 4, for two weeks.
Clerk Paul Maddox will arrange
the civil calendar in a few days.
Criminal cases will be tried during
the second week of court.
Judge Frank B. Willingham of
Forsyth will preside and Solicitor
General B. B. Garland will appear as
prosecuting attorney.
Called for service are the following
jurors:
Grand Jurors
J. ,W. O’Neal, J. E. Bond, B. B.
Campbell, H. O. Ball, J. M. L. Co
mer, Harvey Hooten, D. P. Settle,
E. A. Godsey, A. O. Freeman, G. F.
Etheredge, W. C. Garr, W. O.
Knowles, D. T. Long, F. W. Childs,
Roger Kimbell, Rufus Adams, V. H.
Ham, J. C. Kimbell, L. B. Dodson,
B. J. Smith, W. O. Ball, J. W. Car
ter, H. G. Harris, J. A. Lane, W. M.
Gallman, J. B. Settle, H. L. Moss, T.
C. Waldrep, J. B. White, Doyle Jones
Jr.
Traverse Juror*, Fir*t Week
W. F. Colwell, J. E. Cornell Jr., J.
C. O’Kelly, H. W. McElheney, C. A.
Bennett, W. G. Wise, Morris Wil
liams, O. J. Morgan, N. A. .Powell,
George Barnes, Oliver St. John, M.
J. Freeman, W. L. Holloway, Robert
Franklin, W. H. Moncrief, Hulon
Cook, J. W. Duffy, Paul Pickett, H.
J. Greer, T. W. .Hammond, Cecil
McGuire, J. A. Turner, S. J. Ireland,
D. B. Evans, Albert Maddox, O. P.
Stephens, J. H .Phinazee, Willis Mc-
Clure, C. E. McMichael, Lamar
Phillips, L. A. Brooks Jr., L. J. Ball.
F. S. Peek, L. L. Tingle, Davis
Willard, J. W. Browning, A. F. Tay
lor, W. J. Smith, D. T. Ford, E. R.
Maddox, W. S. Weaver, R. L. Glaze,
F. M. Ridgeway, J. H. Turner, 11. W.
Apple, W. S. White, Henry R. Col
lins, G. W. Standard, J. W. Watkins,
M. B. Farrar, Marvin M. Martin,
Levi Maddox, Robert Cook, C. B.
Bell, W. J. Saunders, V. H. Mills,
Julian Fletcher, Bailey Woodward,
J. B. Jones, C. F. Rooks.
Traverse Juror*, Second Week
Levi Barnes, Joe Moore, J. F.
Hardy, G. R. Lewis, C. A. Anthony,
T. O. Bell, Dewey Moore, F. A. Mon
crief, C. N. Brownlee, B. C. Brooks,
L. H. Duke, C. T. Hinton, J. R. Bed
sole, J. P. Reeves, W. R. Presley, M.
O. Barnes, Horace Stewart, Horace
Pulliam, R. T. Smith, E. F. Welch,
G. W. Townsend, Bernard Maddox,
W. T. Mote, O. F. Hammond, E. W.
Cook, O. P. Weaver, Asa O’Neal, J.
M. McMichael, Van Hay, J. P. Head,
Huie Hooten, T. P. Thurston, John
McLees, W. J. O’Neal, Chester
O’Neal, Fred Cook.
Guy Howard, Emerson McMichael,
B. H. Hodges, J. H. Bryant, Levi
Collins, S. A. Elliott, Clyde Walker,
Henry Barnes, Melvin Duffy, Oscar
Barnes, Robert Lane, J. E. Payne* J.
F. Cook, James N. Maddox, S. T.
Byrd, A. M. Cochran, J. W. Gilbert,
E. D. Briscoe, J. E. Cornell, R. C.
Wilson, W. G. Barnes, Lawrence
Morgan, Robert Wood, F. S. Powell,
L. W. Moelchert, Rudolph Hodges,
J. F. McCoy, Obie Watkins, G. C.
Moore, J. J. Compton, Franklin Caw
thon, J. L. Heath, Harvey Clark.
BREEDERS MEET IN ATHENS
County Agent B. B. Crjnpbell, R.
H. Burford, P. H. Weaver and D. N.
Crapo attended a directors meeting
of the Southeastern Artificial Bleed
ing Association in Athens Monday.
92.58 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Friday, March 28, is the date se
lected for the Butts county primary
for the nomination of all officers
for a four year term beginning Jan
uary 1, 1953. This was decided Sat
urday by the Butts County Democrat
ic Executive Committee.
Entries will close at 12 o’clock
noon, Eastern Standard Time, on
Wednesday, February 27. Assess
ments must be paid to the secretary
of the committee on or before that
date.
The committee, after debate, fixed
the plurality plan as the method of
nomination. This rule has been in ef
fect in Butts county for several
years. This means that candidates re
ceiving the highest number of votes
for the offices to which they aspire
will be declared the nominees.
The committee provided that polls
in all precincts will open at 7 a. m.
and close at 5 p. m., Eastern Stan
dard Time.
Pay for election managers was set
at $4.00 a day for holding the pri
mary and $2.00 per district for
bringing in the returns.
The following scale of assessments
was levied to defray the cost of the
primary, provided that all candidates
without opposition be required to
pay double the assessment:
Ordinary, $50.00; Clerk of Super
ior Court, $50.00; Tax Collector,
$50.00; Sheriff, $50.00; Treasurer,
$50.00; Tax Receiver, $35.00; Coun
ty Commissioners, each, $35.00;
County School Superintendent, $50.-
00; County Surveyor, $5.00; Coro
ner, $5.00.
The committee also levied an as
sessment on candidates for represen
tative in the General Assembly at
SIOO.OO. The representative will be
nominated in the state primary.
Candidates for solicitor general
and congress pay assessment to the
state committee which in turn remits
the amount to the respective coun
ties and circuits.
There was a good attendance of
members present and Chairman G.
E. Mallet presided. Vacancies in three
districts, caused by death or remov
al, were filled as follows: Coody, dis
trict, A. F. Hammond, resigned, fill
ed by election of J. M. Washington;
Jackson district, R. W. Carr Jr., re
moved to Army post, filled by elec
tion of R. W. Carr Sr. In Worthville
district the place of W. W. Pope, de
ceased, was filled by election of L.
L. Washington.
R. P. Newton, Hughie Webb and
J. D. Jones Sr. were named as a
sub-committee to formulate rules
for the primary.
Chairman G. E. Mallet issued a
call for the committee to meet at
10 a. m., Saturday, March 29, to
consolidate the returns and declare
the result of the primary.
SIDEWALK PAVING
ON FRANKLIN ST.
AND NEAR SCHOOL
Paving of sidewalks on Franklin
street and in front of the high school
property is an improvement now add
ing much to the area in and near
the school center. The board of ed
ucation, F. C. Hearn said Saturday,
will complete paving in and about
the school property as soon as plans
for the auditorium are completed.
It is planned to build the high
school auditorium in rear of the
present buildings to replace the audi
torium converted into class rooms
the past summer. The go-ahead on
the auditorium is expected as soon
as approved by the state School Au
thority.
Franklin street was opened the
past year when six dwellings were
erected by Robert and Hiram Frank
lin.