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iacfesii Sngwss*^fps VOL. 79—NO. 4 Wayne Kersey Had Birthday , Party Thursday -iSsPs^y:•: 338331® ">■•>. || |§|r|||& * ||p *S? ; 1 ■ m ’ ❖. . • .... 'VX;. *:• 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 v wßk mm 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.