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VOL. 81 —NO. 34
Griffin Man Is
Killed Saturday
As Car Overturns
Kiehard W. Ozburn, 25, of 114 W.
Poplar St., Griffin, was instantly
killed Saturday afternoon at about
2:15 o’clock when the car in which
he was riding alone overturned a
TO jle west of Jackson on Route 16, the
Griffin-Jackson Road. The car was
proceeding in the direction of Jack
son when the mishap occurred.
Ozburn was thrown clear of the
ear and suffered compound fractures
of the skull which caused immediate
death, according to a Jackson phy
sician. The car was demolished and
according to Butts County Sheriff J.
D. Pope the auto probably rolled
over as many as three times. It is be
lieved that Ozburn ran off the should
er on the right and in an attempt to
pull the car onto the road, lost con
trol and overturned.
This was the second accident in
the past few months on the Griffin
lackson Highway in which a Griffin
was fatally injured. Robert Raines
Received mortal injuries in an acci-
Irient June 19 on the curve near the
wtafford home. He succumbed the
Blowing day in the Griffin-Spalding
Hospital.
[ Born in Leesburg, Fla., he moved
Bo Griffin 17 years ago and after
his graduation from Griffin High
■School in 1947 served two years in
■he U. S. Army. Recently he had
heen employed by Elliott’s Supply
Ko. He was a member of the First
■aptist Church and a Sunday school
Beacher there.
I Funeral services were held Monday
Bt 4:30 at the Pittman Chapel with
■he Rev. H. M. Lindsey and the Rev.
V. H. Gilmore officiating. Burial was
Bi Oak Hill cemetery.
I Survivors are his parents, Mr. and
Blrs. Marion R. Ozburn; two sisters,
Blrs. C. E. Daniel and Miss June Oz
■urn of Griffin; three brothers, Mar
ioll Ozburn Jr. of Washington, D. C.;
Robert Ozburn of Griffin and Charles
R. Ozburn of Daly City, Calif.;
Rrandmother, Mrs. J. C. Williams of
Briffin.
I Samson Gives
ews on Tax
vision Bill
ink Adamson, candidate for
ress from the Fourth District,
today he is in favor of the tax
on bill which has just been pass
y Congress and signed by the
dent this week. Adamson said
are still many features of the
r hich he would like to see revised
g the next session of Congress,
of the main features which he
i like to see revised are the per
exemption limit which Adam
aid he woujd like to see raised
S6OO per person to SBOO per
n as suggested by Senator
= e > and the other revision is a
ess deduction for working moth
ho have to hire help to care for
children. Adamson said the bill
Passed would give widows who
a deduction for childcare for
ren under six years of age, but
ison said he feels that this is not
nent and the deduction should
*e limited to widows but to all
; n who must work and who must
? omeone for th e care of their
! ' en - Adamson stated that many
ers are forced to work today
■° the high cost of living and he
,es that their cost c£ child care
' declared a business deduc
{JF same as a business man can
y tie cost of help in his busi-
Baptist Group
At Pepperton
September 7-8
Annual meeting of the Kimbell As
sociation will be held at Pepperton
Baptist Church September 7-8 and
will bring together both local and
state workers for part on the two-day
program. P. H. Weaver as moderator
has arranged the following program:
Tuesday, September 7, morning
session.
10 a. m. Devotional, Allen Evans;
10:20, organization; 10:30, report on
evangelism, W. A. Holston; 10:50;
report on Sunday Schools, T. W. Lev
erett; 11:10, report on Christian Lit
erature, Mrs. Morgan Bridges; recog
nition of visitors; 11:30, sermon,
Rev. E. A. Daneil.
Tuesday afternoon session.
1:15 song and prayer; 1.25, report
on home missions, Mrs. Elliott
Bryans; report on state missions,
Mrs. Joe Copeland; 2:05, report on
foreign missions, L. A. Maddox; 2:25,
report on WMU, Mrs. Otis Stephens;
miscellaneous business and adjourn
ment.
Tuesday night session at First
Baptist Church.
8 p. m. devotional, Jimmy Knowles;
special music; address, Mr. Glendon
McCullough.
Wednesday morning session.
10 a. m. Devotional, Mrs. W. P.
Brooks; 10:15, report on Baptist
Training Union, Mrs. Herman Apple;
10:30, report on Georgia Baptist
Hospital, Mrs. Edward Washington;
10:45, report on Brotherhood, Law
rence Morgan; 11:00, report on coop
erative program, Mrs. R. A. English;
11:30, sermon.
Wednesday afternoon session.
1:15, Song and prayer; 1:20, re
port of executive committee; 1:40,
report on Chlidren’s Home, Dodson
King; 2:00, report on Christian Ed
ucation, Mrs. John Pettigrew; 2:15,
report on social service, Miss Ruth
Phinazee; 2:30, report on memorials,
L. R. Washington; digest of letters,
report of treasurer, report of nomi
nating committee,' miscellaneous bu
siness, election of officers, adjourn
ment.
Heavy Calendar
Criminal Cases
At Second Week
The second week of Butts Superior
Court was convened Monday by
Judge Thomas J. Brown Jr. to try
criminal cases. There was a heavy
docket of criminal business, accord
ing to Clerk H. H. Caldwell. Added
to the business held over from other
terms were forty-odd indictments re
turned by the August grand jury.
The criminal cases are mostly of
a petty nature, with no major crim
inal business scheduled at the August
term.
Solicitor General Hugh Sosebee is
handling criminal cases for the state.
Several civic cases were disposed
of during the week of August 16. In
cluded were:
Atlanta Oak Flooring Cos. against
White Furniture Cos., verdict for the
plaintiff. The same verdict was re
turned in the case of the National
Container Cos. against White Furni
ture Cos.
The case of Jackson Box & Lumber
Cos. against A. C. Freeman resulted
in a mistrial.
In the case of R. G. Hataway
against Gordon Bankstc and Mrs.
Gordon Bankston the jury found for
the plaintiff.
A mistrial resulted in the case of
Thomas Smith a3 next friend of Ry
land Smith against Lee Maddox. The
case was the outgrowth of an auto
mobile collision that occurred more
than a year ago.
A few divorce cases were heard.
JACKSON, £ .ORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1954
Geor/ia Bulldogs
To /lay Here
Tomorrow Night
The call has gone out to all dance
fans in Butts and adjoining counties
to be at the Jackson High gymnasium
Friday night, August 27, when the
University of Georgia Bulldog or
chestra tunes up at 8 p. m.
For years a favorite with the col
lege set at the University and in
neighboring towns, the Georgia Bull
dogs rate as one of the top college
dance bands in the country.
Officials of the Butts Bulldog
Club, sponsoring organization, feel
that the Bulldog orchestra will be the
most popular heard here in several
years. They fbllow Piano Red who
played here in December and Gladys
Williams who played earlier in the
month.
Advance ticket sales have been
good and in the event of cooler
weather Friday night, Club officers
are expecting the gym floor to be
jammed with dancers from Butts and
adjoining counties.
Several girl break dances, in which
the girl breaks on the partner of her
choice, will be played. The feature,
popular at sorority dances where
girls outnumber the boys, is designed
to encourage ladies to come without
escorts and participate in the danc
ing. If the girl break proves popular,
they will be played at frequent in
tervals during the dance.
Profits from the dance will be ap
plied by the local Bulldog Club on a
scholarship to the University of
Georgia. Other dances will be spon
sored in September.
Chaperones for the Friday dance
include Col. and Mrs. W. B. McCoy
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Robison and
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Carmichael.
Dancing will begin at 8 and con
tinue until 12 p. m. Admission will be
SI.OO per person and sports wear
will be the favorite dress.
Court Adjourns
Tuesday After
2 Day Session
The August term of Butts Super
ior Court was adjourned Tuesday
after two days spent in hearing crim
inal cases. Several cases were dispos
ed of and bond forfeitures were fre
quent, a report showed.
The grand jury at the August term
completed its deliberations and re
cessed Monday, subject to recall. The
general presentments contained a
recommendation that Dr. R. L. Ham
mond be appointed as a member of
the Butts County Health Department
and that an assistant nurse be em
ployed in the Health Department.
Routine matters were covered in the
presentments and a large number of
indictments were returned .
EXCHANGE CLUB TO MEET
SEPT. 2 ON WEEKLY BASIS
Effective September 2 the Ex
change club will resume weekly
meetings after meeting semi-monthly
during the summer months. Clyde
Walker is program chairman for that
date.
CANNING PLANT CLOSES
FOR THE 1954 SEASON
The Butts County Community
Canning Plant closed for the season
after Tuesday’s operation, according
to J. M. L. Comer, manager. Dry
weather resulted in few fruits and
vegetables and an indifferent year.
This fall beef will be canned by
appointment, Mr. Comer advises.
Those desiring this service may get
in touch with Mr. Comer when meats
are ready.
Jaycees Plan
More Wrestling
On Sept. 4
The wrestling matches in the Jack
son gymnasium last Friday night
were so well received that the spon
soring organization, the Jackson-
Butts County Jaycees, have tenta
tively scheduled a tag team match
for Saturday, August 4.
The main event on the September
4 card will be a 4 man tag team
match, two out of three falls, with
Choo Choo Lynn and Ken Frier bat
tling Bill Alexander and Chuck Mu
sic. All but Music appeared on the
August 20 match that proved so pop
ular with the Jackson fans.
In the semi-final bout, Yank Gavel
will meet Gene Powell in a 45-min
ute, two out of three fall match.
There will also be one other opening
bout.
Over 400 spectators watched the
three thrilling matches Friday night
and, judging from the enthusiasm of
those present, the event was a huge
success.
The Jaycees announce the success
of another project ,the birthday cal
endar, which has been just about
completed and will be delivered soon
to the printers. Birthdays, anniversa
ries and special events are listed on
the calendar which will also feature
advertisements from business firms
giving special concessions to custom
ers on their birthdays.
The regular meeting of the Jay
cees will be held Thursday evening
at the Woman’s clubhouse.
Pepper Canning
Bepn Friday in
Jackson Plant
Initial run of the 1954 season was
made Friday by the Jackson plant of
the Pomona Products Company.
Steady operation of the plant will
depend on an adequate water supply
and rains that will keep peppers
growing and manuring, according to
Joe Lewis, manager.
Recent rains over most of the
pepper growing belt proved a big
stimulus to pepper and both the Jack
son and Griffin plants had a consid
erable accumulation of pepper, Mr.
Lewis said.
The main pepper growing season is
in the late summer and early fall
and if conditions remain favorable
from now on until frost indications
point to a good crop and normal op
eration of pimiento prcessing plants.
This year’s operation was about a
month later than in 1953, and this
was caused by excessive heat and dry
weather over practically the entire
pepper belt.
Operation of the pimiento canning
plant is a vital factor in the business
life of the community. Several hund
red men and women of the two races
were put to work Friday. Most of the
help is experienced and capable of
handling a big volume of pepper dur
ing a day’s run.
ROOSEVELT STEWART LOST
HOME BY FIRE AUGUST 18
The home of Roosevelt Stewart,
colored resident of the High Falls
Road just beyond the city limits, was
completely destroyed by fire, wiping
out all contents, on the afternoon of
August 18. The fire is thought to
have originated from defective wir
ing. Only a few chairs were saved
from the building which was quickly
consumed by flames.
Friends of both races have been
quick to respond to the desperate
needs of the Stewart family for
food, clothing and shelter. Besides
his wife, Stewart has 10 children and
one grandchild that lives with the
family.
Butts County Schools To Open Under
Crowded Conditions on September 2
Candidates Be
Heard Tuesday
By Kiwanis Club
At the meeting of the Kiwanis
club next Tuesday Butts county can
didates, including Ben Garland for
governor, Richard Watkins for solic
itor of Flint Circuit, and Tom Collins
and Harvey Hodges for Representa
tive, 4 will be given 5 minutes each to
present their views. Vincent Jones is
program chairman.
At Tuesday night’s meeting J. D.
Jones as publisher of The Progress-
Argus talked on the importance of
getting out the vote in the Septem
ber 8 primary. Clean and honest gov
ernment can be obtained only when
every registered voter casts an hon
est ballot, members of the club were
told. Ralph Carr was program chair
man.
Brig. Gen. Smith Settle was wel
comed to active membership after an
absence of a few years.
Delegates to the Kiwanis state
convention in Atlanta were named
and include Lewis Freeman, Doyle
Jones Jr. and Harry Ball, with the
alternates being Grady Jackson, J.
W. O’Neal, Charles Lewis.
Prominent visitors were Judge
Tom Brown, Solicitor Hugh Sosebee
and Bill Trotter, LaGrange candidate
for congress in the fourth district.
Kiwanians Fred Allen, John Walton
and Wallace Bailey of the Griffin
club were visitors.
County Poultry
Show Wednesday,
September 1
Boys and girls enrolled in the
Sears-Roebuck poultry chain will
show their birds on the courthouse
lawn Wednesday, September 1, at
2:30 p. m. After the birds are judged
it is likely that some of the chicks
will be sold.
The poultry will be judged by H.
W. Bennett of the Georgia College of
Agriculture.
I
Ribbons will be awarded winners
and cash prizes will be distributed
later.
Judging will be on body weight,
pin feathers, lice damage, egg pro
duction.
Entered in the 1954 poultry chain
and the number and type of birds
represented are:
Almeda Ballenger, 100 Reds; Lin
da Morgan, 200 White Leghorns;
Billy Saunders, 100 White Leghorns;
Martha Ann Weaver, 100 non-sexed
Reds; Susannah Ridgeway, 150 Reds;
Jimmy Saunders, 100 White Leg
horns.
The chicks are supplied by Sears,
Roebuck & Cos. and grown out by
club members and the chain is made
self-perpetua f ing. It has been in op
eration here for several years under
the direction of the county and home
demonstration agents.
HEAVY RUN OF CATTLE
MARKS LIVESTOCK SALE
A heavy run of cattle, 330 head,
featured the August 18 sale of Mid
dle Georgia Livestock Sales Cos. Par
ched pastures likely had something
to do with growers selling cattle at
this time. In addition to 330 head of
cattle, 61 hogs went at auction.
The prices quoted were: Hogs, $22
cwt.; medium steers and heifers,
$17.40 cwt.; milk cows and spring
ers, $l5O per head.
$3.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Butts county schools will open on
Thursday, September 2, for the 1954-
1955 term, according to a release by
A. B. Duncan, County School super
intendent.
Teachers are required to report on
August 30 for a pre-program plan
ning session. At that tim e the work
of the coming year will be studied
and plans made for the new year.
Pupils will report on Thursday,
September 2, to receive assignments.
Real work of the new school year is
scheduled to begin on Friday.
Pending the completion of an am
bitious building program, scheduled
to begin within a few weeks, both
the white and colored schools will
face crowded conditions. However,
pupils will be assigned to the best
possible advantage until such time
as the new elementary school for
whites and anew elementary and
high school for colored can be com
pleted. Barring unforeseen delays the
new buildings should be available by
September of next year.
Since last term several changes
have been made in teaching person
nel. Teachers were elected to fill va
cancies caused by resignation. In the
main the teaching staff will be the
same as that in 1953-54.
No change in the placement of
pupils is expected in Butts county.
Following the history-making deci
sion of the United States Supreme
| Court banning segregation in the na
j tion’s schools and colleges, there has
been speculation as to what would
happen in the Georgia schools. No
immediate changes are foreseen, ac
cording to the best available informa-
I tion.
No attendance records will be
available for several days but it is
thought enrollment will be up to the
figures of 1953 when the crop of
war babies sent primary grade atten
dance up to an unprecedented mark.
Prof. A. L. James, high school
principal, makes this announcement
about registration.
Registration for all high school
students will be held on Thursday,
September 2. In order to facilitate
the registration all pupils who attend
ed Jackson High School last year
(grades 6-11) are asked to report to
their home room of last year. Pupils
entering the high school for the first
time will assemble in the library at
8:30. A bell will signal the time to
report to classes.
OUT OF TOWN FRIENDS
ATTEND GREER RITES
Among the many out of town rel
atives and friends attending the
funeral of Mr. J. M. Greer were:
Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Britt, Macon;
Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Linch, Miss Mar
garet Anne Linch, Dr. and Mrs. E. P.
Giles, Miss Margaret Giles, Dr. and
Mrs. Sam Redman, Mr. and Mrs.
Clint Schilling of Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Bay Greer, Miss Bob
bie Greer and Mrs. Blanton Higgin
botham of Monroe; Mrs. Minnie G.
Knight of Social Circle; Mrs. Bill
Maddox of Monticello; Mrs. Pearl M.
Beatty of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hardy of De-
Leon Springs, Fla.; R. O. Hilley, Jud
son Hilley and Mr. and Mrs. Rogers
Rivers of Hampton; Mrs. W. M. Mar
tin of Jonesboro.
BARN ON E. F. WELCH
FARM HIT BY LIGHTNING
A barn on the farm of E. F.
Welch in the Fincherville communi
ty was burned when fire was set by
a lightning bolt Friday afternoon.
Stored in the building were hay, farm
implements and other things of value.
One mule was rescued from the barn
but one was burned before it could
be brought to safety.
The loss was partially covered by
insurance, it was reported.