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Game
|day To End
ting Practice
■ kson High athletic coaches
■ Strickland and Joe Bell will
H V e the wraps from the 1953 edi
■of t h e Jackson High Red
Friday afternoon, April 10, at
■ m . on Red Devil Hill when the
B and Blacks meet in the annual
■.squad game that concludes
practice.
Boach Strickland has worked with
B an didates throughout the Spring
Biing grind in an effort' to plug
Be gaps left in the Red Devils
B§ by graduation. The game Fri-
B should go a long way towards
Bermining how successful the Jack-
B coaches have been in their
Khing.
Blans ea 'l for a full scale £ ame ’
Bpiete with kick-offs, half time,
B- and admission will be 25c for
and 50c for adults.
BiVith only a handful of lettermen
Burning around which a team could
■ built, the Jackson coaches have
Bnpletel one of their most critical
■ring training programs in the past
Hw years.
I Inexperienced men had to be brief -
■ on fundamentals, experienced
Hen had to be taught new positions
Hid one eye had to be ever alert for
He newcomer with possibilities while
He other was subsconsciously se-
Hcting eleven men who would
Hear the brunt of the ’53 campaign.
I Jackson fans, accustomed to win-
Hing but not afraid of losing, and
Hnited in their support and respect
■or the local coaches, will find the
■ame Friday interesting and possi
ftly revealing.
[ Coach Strickland has divided the
■squad into two teams, the Reds and
■the Blacks, the rosters of which are
■is follows:
REDS—Bud Davis, Jerry Long,
■Emerson Mitchell, Bubber Cook,
■Larry Price, Tommy Collins, Carey
■Dunn, Ronnie Pope, Billy Torbett,
■ Jack Waldrop, Don James, Wynsol
■ Smith, Toni Grant, Allen Jackson,
I Aldine Grammer.
BLACKS—Ernest Biles, Sam Stan-
I dard, Bobby Cochran, Lewis Wash
ington, Kipling Wise, Aubrey Hoard,
jEuddy Norsworthy, Euel Tom
my McMichael, Dickie Moore, Skeet
er Grant, Sidney Johnson, Johnny
O’Neal, Steve Jones, Phil Minton.
7 #
Edward Hardy Is
Winner in F.F.A.
Winter Grazing
In a winter grazing contest, spon
sored by the Georgia Power Com
pany, Edward Hardy, FFA member,
won first place with three acres of
crimson clover, oats and ryegrass.
These three acres furnished plenty of
grazing for three cows and two
males, and had plenty of grazing left
at the time of judging.
Features important in making this
the winning pasture were early
planting, fertilizing according to
findings from soil tests and control
led grazing.
Franklin Weaver placed second.
He also had three acres of crimson
clover, oats and ryegrass.
Others in the contest were Ernest
Biles, Tommy McMichael, Steve
Jones, Ronnie Pope, Aubrey Hoard,
Bobby Stephens, Fred Hamlin, Ed
ward Young, Borden Campbell, Jack
Waldrop, Bobby Waldrop, Dulane
Maddox, Robert Torbet and Dean
Strickland.
The FFA contest was carried out
Ul >der directions of J. M. L. Comer,
teacher of vocational education in
Butts county schools.
Moore Chosen As
Head of Knights
Templar For ’53
H. M. Moore, one of the widely
known Masons in this section, was
elected as eminent commander of
Alexius Commandery No. 22, Knights
Templar, at the annual election
Good Friday. He has held the office
for several years and gives much
time and thought to the success of
the order.
In addition to Sir Knight Moore,
other officers, most of whom were
reelected, include:
J. W. O’Neal, generalissimo;
G. E. Mallet, captain general; R. F.
Armstrong, senior warden; W. T.
Evans, junior warden; J. D. Jones,
prelate; A. W. Newton, treasurer
and recorder; Rolfe Burford, stan
dard bearer; G. Carter Moore, sword
bearer; C. E. Rooks, warder; N. A.
Powell, sentinel; Richard Burford,
T. E. Robison Jr. and Claude Fin
cher, guards.
Thb finance committee is compos
ed of J. W. O’Neal, R. P. Newton and
G. E. Mallet.
The report of secretary and treas
urer Newton showed the comman
dery, whose jurisdiction includes
Butts, Jasper and Henry counties,
now has 98 members. The financial
condition is good with a nest egg of
government bonds.
Alexius Commandery is now 46
years old, having been instituted
June 13, 1907 with 15 charter
members. They included C. M.
Bowles, F. M. Allen, H. L. Daughtry,
D. G. McMichael, H. O. Ball, G. E.
Mallet, T. H Butrill, A. C. Finley,
J. B. Hopkins, L. M.- Crawford, Y. A.
Wright, George Carmichael, J. E.
Hanna, H. F. Gilmore and W. H.
Mallet. Of the charter members only
G. E. Mallet and H. 0. Ball now sur
vive. Both these charter members
have been loyal and faithful through
out the 46 years of the commandery’s
history.
Officers Report
Two Stills Were
Found in County
Sheriff J. D. Pope, assisted by
state and federal officers, reports the
seizure of two stills the past week.
One of the outfits, the sheriff said,
was located on lands of Mrs. T. H.
Buttrill. A Negro, Douglas Walker,
was arrested in connection with the
raid, which netted about 500 gallons
of beer and copper outfit. The still
gave indication of recent operation,
Sheriff Pope said.
In the smokehouse of Chest Thax
ton officers found 450 gallons of
moonshine liquor, the sheriff report
ed. Thaxton and Negro, Charlie Mc-
Kibben, were arrested and later re
leased on bond pending court action.
JACK MANGHAM PLAYS
OUTFIELD FOR THE
NORFOLK FLYERS
Jackie Mangham, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Mangham of Jackson and
a baseball-football star at Jackson
High, is continuing to display his
athletic prowess at the Norfolk, Va.,
Naval Base.
i The Norfolk Flyers opened their
1953 baseball season recently by de
feating Dartmouth College, 5-4, and
the base paper described Jackie’s
part in the victory as follows:
i “Centerfielder Jack Mangham
scored the winning run in the sev
enth inning as he raced across the
plate on a double steal play.
Gaining first when he was hit by a
pitched ball, 'Mangham advanced on
a catcher’s error and two stolen
bases.”
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9. 1953
America Needs
Revival, Says
Bishop Moore
The one great need for America
just now is a revival of spiritual re
ligion. More than anything else we
need to have restored to us the con
sciousness of God and our respon
sibility to him. The faith and devo
tion of our fathers and mothers must
be repeated in us their children.
BISHOP ARTHUR J. MOORE
The month of April will witness
the greatest evangelistic campaign
the Methodist Church has ever un
dertaken. Twelve thousand congre
gations across our South land, with
a membership of nearly three mil
lion are undertaking through special
evangelistic services and home visita
tion to win other thousands to
Christ.
Permit me to ask for the prayers
of all Christian people and to earn
estly urge Methodists to be ready
for active personal participation. Let
no one be neutral or uncommitted.
If we have heard the good news we
must tell it. If we have met the
Saviour we must introduce him to
others.
. . . Arthur J. Moore
Perfect Easter
Weather Brought
Crowds to County
Perfect Easter weather, the first
really spring day of the 1953 sea
son, brought large crowds to Butts
county over the weekend and Sun
day. Fretted by rain and cool weath
er of late winter and early spring,
residents of urban areas took advan
tage of the good weather to enjoy an
outing.
Indian Springs State Park, long
famous as a health and recreation
center, was thronged throughout
Sunday, with hundreds of cars jam
ming the picnic areas. While the
crowd was not as large as on July 4
and other holidays, the outpouring
was notable for early spring.
Jackson Lake also claimed hund
reds who go in for water sports,
boating, fishing and camping. The
large colony of cottage holders on
the lake are beginning to move in
for weekend outings.
In spite of the fact that the high
ways were jammed with automobiles
throughout the day, no serious acci
dents were reported and safe driving
was the order of the day.
Visitors at Indian Springs were
afforded an opportunity to inspect
the new lake now being filled. This
is a facility expected to prove popu
lar with visitors.
The picnic area has been sub
stantially enlarged and new roads
opened the better to handle parking
and also to connect with the new
lake. Anew rest room for women
has been constructed since last year.
Gas Situation
Discussed At
Mass Meeting
The question of installing a nat
ural gas system in Jackson was dic
cussed at a mass meeting in the
courthouse Tuesday night. The meet
ing was called by the mayor and
council to inform citizens of the pro
posed facility, and in response to the
appeal there was a large attendance
of men and women, both white and
colored, and keen interest was
shown.
Mayor W. M. Redman presided and
asked A. S. Hall of the engineering
firm of Barnard & Burke who made
a survey in Jackson, to explain the
findings. The gas system would be
financed, Hall explained, at a cost
of $440,000 with revenue certifi
cates issued by the city, and this
would never become a direct obliga
tion of the city. Gas, Hall declared,
would not materially interfere with
w’ater and light revenue and he quo
ted letters to prove this.
The engineer went into detail to
explain the cost of heating the aver
age home and showed natural gas is
cheaper than coal or the LP group
of gases.
A question and answer period
brought out various phases of the
natural gas situation. This prolonged
the meeting until late at night.
By a show of hands a vast major
ity of those present favored natural
gas.
It is likely another meeting will
be held later to go further into the
matter.
Georgia PTA To
Meet in Atlanta
April 15 to 17
“What Do We Want for Our
Children?’’ will be the theme of the
annual convention of the Georgia
Congress of Parents and Teachers in
Atlanta April 15 - 17. With head"
quarters at the Biltmore Hotel, it is
expected Georgia’s 871 units repre
senting 161,489 members will attend
and take part in the meeting.
Mrs. H. M. Kandel, Savannah, will
preside as state president.
Three national officers, Knox Wil
ker, Atlanta a national vice president,
Mrs. Ralph Hobbs, Cataula, national
publicity chairman, and Mrs. Fred
Knight, Cartersville, national safety
chairman, will take part in the con
vention. A Life Membership and
Founders luncheon will be held
Thursday.
Mrs. Roy Prosser of Jackson is a
district director. Several from Butts
county plan to attend the Atlanta
state convention.
Officers of the PTA in addition to
Mrs. Kandel as president include Mrs.
E. G. Dallmus, Macon, first vice
president; Knox Walker, Atlanta,
second vice president; Mrs. George
Gaston, Atlanta, secretary and Mrs.
J. B. Evans, Augusta, treasurer. Mrs.
Howard Jolly of Jackson edits the
Georgia PTA Bulletin.
A banquet on Thursday evening
will climax the three day meeting.
GOAL IN SIGHT, CHAIRMAN
MAKES PLEA TO PUBLIC
The Butts county Red Cross
goal of $1,769 is in sight with a
total of $1,621 in hand, with
two areas yet to report, and Mrs.
T. H. Price, fund chairman,
makes a final appeal to the peo
ple of Butts county to see the
quota is reached and passed.
Quick action is needed as a final
report must be made in a few
days.
■Mr
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BILLIE JO BAILEY
JHS To Enter
Full Slate In
Literary Meet
When the Fourth District holds
its literary meet at Forest Park on
Friday, April 10, Jackson High
school will enter a full slate of con
testants.
Having won the respect of region
schools on the athletic field, the local
high school will be looking for new
fields to conquer at Forest Park.
The meeting will begin in mid
njornlng and will not be concluded
until late Friday evening. The spell
ing contest in which Jackson had an
average of 68.5 will count as a part
of the meet. Billy Williamson led
the local spellers, spelling 98 out of
100 words correctly.
Representing Jackson in the fol
lowing events will be these students:
Home Economics, Judy Fletcher;
Boys Essay, Jimmy Knowles; Girls
Essays, Janice Brooks; Reading, Ann
Ross; Boys Typing, Jimmy Knowles.
Girls Typing, Gegie Ball; Short
hand, Rebecca Waters; Declamation,
John Pettigrew; Girls Solo (Vocal),
Ruth Bohannon; Girls Vocal Trio,
Peggy Smith, Carolyn Barber, Lela
Pelt; Boys Solo (Vocal), Don Grant.
Eastern Star
Installation
Open to Public
Officers of the Eastern Star chap
ter wish to make it known that the
installation of officers scheduled for
8 o’clock Thursday night, April 9, in
the Masonic hall is open to the pub
public. Friends and interested visi
tors are invited to attend and witness
the impressive ceremony.
Mrs. Mollie Garland will be in
stalled as worthy matron and B. B.
Garland as worthy patron. A full
slate of officers will >be inducted.
Officers of the Thomaston chapter
of the Eastern Star will be in charge
of the installation.
On the program for the evening
will be the presentation of gifts and
awarding of jewels to the past ma
tron and past patron. Refreshments
will be served at the conclusion of
the business session.
EXCHANGE CLUB WILL HAVE
BUSINESS MEET THURSDAY
The Exchange Club will hold a
business meeting Thursday night.
The Family Night program planned
for that date will be held April 16.
'92.88 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Jackson ‘Misses’
Aim To Hit In
Griffin Contest
Butts county will be represented
in the Miss America contest to be
held in Griffin Wednesday, April 15,
by Billie Jo Bailey, Jackson High
school student, and Betty Hammond,
student at the University of Geor
gia.
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BETTY HAMMOND
The Jackson entries are sponsored
by Settle & Robison, Inc. (Miss
Bailey) and Haisten Funeral Home
(Miss Hammond).
Winner of the Griffin Miss Amer
ica contest will compete in Miss Geor
gia finals in Columbus later in the
year. To date, 12 entries have been
made in the Griffin contest, spon
sored by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce with Henry Walker as
chairman.
In addition to displaying their per
sonal charm, the Jackson girls will
compete in the talent contest. Miss
Bailey will give a skit on basketball,
while Miss Hammond will deliver a
Home Economics sketch.
A parade of beauties will be held
on the afternoon of the contest
through downtown streets, with the
i queen to be named at the Imperial
Theater, the ceremony there begin
ning at 8 p. m.
Neva Jane Langley, Miss America
of 1953, will be on hand to take part
in the Griffin contest.
Entries in the contest include:
Betty Taylor, Norma Chamblee,
Billie Sue West and Bobbye Jean
Breil, Griffin; Frances Sinback,
Hampton* Margaret Doriney, Ja
nette Smith and Mickey McNeal of
Forsyth; Lynne Lifsey, Meansville;
Gloria Maddox, Luella; Billie Jo Bail
ey, Betty Hammond, Jackson .
Baptism Sunday
After Revival
The Past Week
The ordinance of baptism was ad
ministered at the First Baptist
Church at the Sunday night service,
following the revival there the past
week.
The spring revival was declared
most successful. The guest minister,
the Rev. Alex Herring of Moultrie’s
First Baptist Church, was acclaimed
as one of the ablest evangelists
heard in Jackson in years. During
the week the attendance was large
and all services, held at 7:30 a. i.
and 8 p. m., were marked by sincere
interest.
During the week’s revival groups,
including civic clubs and Boy Scouts,
attended in a body.
Mr.- Herring returned to his home
in Moultrie after the Friday night
service. During his stay in the city
he made many warm friends.