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VOL. 84—NO. 6
Superior Court’s
Civil Session
Lasts Two Days
In an abbreviated session of Butts
Superior Court, civil division, which
adjourned Tuesday afternoon, only
one case involving a jury was tried.
A trial jury returned a verdict of
$1,300 against Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Fuqua in the case of Mrs. E. L.
Strickland, plaintiff, against Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Fuqua as defendants. The
suit involved an alleged breach of
option given the plaintiff’s husband
to purchase 50 acres of land in Hen
ry county and which he later option
ed to a lumber company for a $1,300
profit. The alleged option was later
repudiated by the Fuquas.
Several guilty pleas were entered
before Judge Thomas J. Brown, re
sulting in the following disposition:
Paul Lawson plead guilty to the
charge of entering the County Line
Baptist Church and taking church
property. He was given a three to
five year sentence by Judge Brown
to run concurrently to others he had
been given in adjoining counties. His
accomplice, Dorothy O’Shields, was
released when Lawson took the full
responsibility for their raid on the
church property.
Curtis Edward Coe, driving U/I,
six months or SIOO.
Thomas Price, driving U/I, six
months or $125.
Richard A. Jenkins, possessing
non-tax-paid liquor, 12 months or
S3OO.
Marion Head, Negro, larceny of
tires, 12 months probated on pay
ment of costs and tires.
Leroy Head, Negro, four counts
of possessing non-tax-paid liquor, 12
months or $75 on each count.
SINGING AT PEPPERTPN SET
FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
There will be a singing at the
Pepperton Baptist Church Saturday
evening, Feb. 9, beginning at 7 p. m.,
which will feature some of the out
standing talent in surrounding coun
ties.
Boy Scouts Mark 47th Birthday
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For God and My Country
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OFFICIAL BOY SCOUT WEEK POSTER
More than 4,500,000 Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers,
and adult leaders throughout
the nation will observe Boy
Scout Week, February 6 to 12,
marking the 47th anniversary of
the Boy Scouts of America.
Since 1910, Scouting has
served over 26,000,000 boys and
adult leaders.
Through its Four-Year Pro
gram, “Onward for God and My
Country,” the organization seeks
to train more boys in patriotism
and character so that they will
Saturday Raid
Destroys Indian
Springs Still
A large, well equipped distillery
and a quantity of raw materials were
destroyed Saturday afternoon in a
joint raid by county and state law
officers.
The still, located in Indian Springs
District off the old Highway 42 road
not far from Rocky Creek Church,
was well concealed and not in oper
ation at the time of the raid.
Butts County Sheriff V. H. Ham
and Deputy Sheriff Hugh Polk as
sisted state revenue agents C. T.
Flowers, D. D. Cook and J. H. Bunn
in destroying the still.
Sheriff Ham listed the following
materials and equipment as being
either destroyed or confiscated:
Two 220 gallon barrels of mash,
six 55 gallon barrels of mash, three
60 gallon stills, one 55 gallon steam
er, one 30 gallon fuel tank, one four
gallon worm, nine five gallon cans,
one gas blower, 770 gallons of mash,
one 25 gallon warm box and one air
pump. ~
Freeman Home
Is Burglarized
Last Friday
The latest robbery in a series of
spasmodic lootings that began prior
to Christmas occurred Friday when
the A. C. Freeman home on Monti
cello Road was entered.
According to Sheriff V. H. Ham,
the items taken from the home in
cluded a shotgun, pistol, typewriter,
adding machine, vacuum cleaner,
suit of clothes and about sls in cash.
The house was entered during the
daytime in the absence of the own
ers. Entry was gained through a
window in the kitchen.
Sheriff Ham reported that GBI
Agent Howard Bray was assisting
his office in investigating the latest
robbery.
become intelligent citizens with
an appreciation of the free wa\
of life and a dedication to high
spiritual ideals.
Boy Scout Week observances
will feature preparation for the
Fourth National Jamboree,
which will find 50,000 Scouts
and leaders camping where
Washington camped at historic
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania,
next July 12 to 18. The nation’s
111,000 Scout units will feature
rededication ceremonies on Feb
ruary 8, the actual birthday of
Scouting in America.
indistinct print!
GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1957
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Miss Natalie Lang, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Lang, ■
has won the Betty Crocker
Homemaker award in the Jack
son School. She will compete
with other county winners for
the state tilte.
Mat Atlanta Constitution
Girls Plays Boys
For Benefit of
Senior Class Trip
The All-American Red Heads, one
of the classiest girl pro teams today,
will meet an aggregation of former
Jackson High male alumni and other
court stars from around this section
in a game in the Jackson gym Satur
day night, February 9, beginning at
8:46 o’clock.
The game is sponsored by the
senior class of Jackson High School,
with net proceeds to be applied to
the class fund for the annual senior
class trip in the Spring.
Organized in 1936 the Red Heads
have played to over 5,000,000 fans
and schedule 180-200 games per year.
In 1953 the Red Heads won 134 out
of 190 contests against men’s teams,
their best record to date.
Center on the girl’s pro team is
6’5” Shelvia Jean Johnson of Hazel
hurst, Ga. The Red Head’s brochure
terms her “largest girl pro basket
ball. . . .can palm a basketball
like a monkey can a peanuf
holds all time A. A. U. scoring
record against girl competition.”
The best available male talent will
be pitted against the talented lassies,
and fans trust that it will be good
enough to make the game close.
Levi Ball Heads
Grand Jury For
February Term
The February term of the Butts
Superior Court opened Monday,
with Judge Thomas J. Brown Jr. of
McDonough presiding, as the grand
jury was organized and the court be
gan the consideration of civil mat
ters.
Rev. Wade H. Bell Jr., pastor of
the Jackson Presbyterian Church,
gave the invocation as the court for
mally opened.
Levi Ball was named foreman of
the 22-man grand jury, with W. T.
Evans as clerk and Mike Allen, as
assistant clerk. The jury named D.
W. Brooks as its bailiff. Sol. Gen.
Hugh D. Sosebee met with the grand
jury as the body began its delibera
tions on criminal matters brought to
its attention.
Judge Brown charged the grand
jury members that, although the Feb
ruary term was not considered an
investigative term of court, they
could make such investigations of
county offices and officers as they
deemed fit.
In his concluding remarks, Judge
Brown expressed the hope that “in
the future Butts county will be one
of the best counties in the state in
which to live.” He scored the lack of
respect for the law evidenced by
certain elements in the county in
the past.
Spalding Jury
Refuses To Indict
Nahlik in Slaying
A Spalding county grand jury
Tuesday refused to indict Leo Nah
lik, 52, former newspaperman, At
lanta city detective and Jackson Lake
boat house operator, for the slaying
of a 16-year-old Negro youth and
the critical wounding of his wife
when he discovered them together
only partially clothed in the living
room of his home on Jackson Road
Sunday night.
The grand jury returned a no bill
after hearing testimony Tuesday
morning. It ruled, “We, the jury,
find that James Hollis came to his
death as the result of gunshot
wounds inflicted by Leo Nahlik.” The
jury made no recommendations.
Hollis, young Negro yard boy on
the Nahlik farm in Spalding county,
was killed from one wound
in the chest, and Mrs. Floy Nahlik,
31, was wounded critically by four
blasts at close range when Nahlik
awakened from a sedative induced
sleep Sunday evening and found the
couple together in the living room.
Spalding County Sheriff Joe Bur
son, called to the Nahlik home about
10:15 p. m., reported finding the
body of the boy, clad in a “T” shirt
on the floor, and Mrs. Nahlik on a
couch in the living room. A five-shot
automatic 12 guage shotgun was
used in the shooting, Burson said.
Nahlik told Burson he had been
undergoing medical treatment and
was taking a medicine which caused
him to sleep. He had taken the med
ication and fallen asleep, waking
later to find the couple together.
Sol. Gen. Andrew Whalen and
Goronej’ E. E. Chappell both were
called to the Nahlik home by Sheriff
Burson.
Nahlik was allowed to testify in
private before the grand jury and
was taken back to the Griffin-Spald
ing Hospital where he is a patient,
suffering from shock and an aggra
vated heart condition. His condition
Tuesday was reported “much im
proved.”
The condition of Mrs. Nahlik con
tinues critical at the same hospital.
Color Film of
Christ’s Life
Proves Popular
The first in a series of films de
picting the Life of Christ was shown
at the Jenkinsburg Methodist Church
January 30. Each installment lasts
about 30 minutes and is in color. The
series consists of 12 films, each tak
ing an important episode in Jesus’
life. The time for each film is 7:30
p. m.
The films are financed by a free
will offering taken at each service.
The remaining schedule is as fol
lows:
Feb. 6: Flovilla Methodist Church
—Escape to Egypt.
Feb. 13: England Chapel—Boy
hood and Baptism.
Feb. 20: Jenkinsburg Methodist —
Men of the Wilderness.
Feb. 27: Jackson Methodist —Chal-
lenge of Faith.
March 6: Jackson Presbyterian—
Discipleship.
March 13: Jenkinsburg Methodist
—Return to Nazareth.
March 20: Flovilla Methodist —
j Conflict.
March 27—England Chapel—Fate
of John the Baptist.
April 3: Jackson Methodist —Re-
treat and Decision.
April 10: Jackson Presbyterian—
Triumph and Defeat.
April 17: Flovilla Methodist —
l Crucifixion and Resurrection.
Junior Red Cross Boasts 100 Percent
Enrollment in Both County Schools
Youth Center
Begins Operation
On New Schedule
Operation of the Van Deventer
Youth Center with volunteer chape
rones was resumed last week after a
period of several weeks when the
Center was closed due to a lack of
operating funds.
Under the present plan of opera
tion, the Center will be open 18
hours a week on Tuesday afternoon
and night, Friday afternoon and
night, Saturday night and Sunday
afternoon.
The present schedule for eperating
the Center is as follows:
Tuesday afternoons from 3:15 to
5:30 p. m.
Tuesday nights from 7:30 to 10:-
30, except the second Tuesday in
each month.
Friday afternoons from 3:15 to
5:30 p. m.
Friday nights from 7:30 to 1.00
p. m., except the third Friday.
Saturday nights from 7.30 to 11:-
30 p. m.
Sunday afternoons from 2:00 to
5:00 p. m.
Among the volunteer chaperones
who will operate the Center one or
more times during each month are:
Mrs. W. G. Smith, Mrs. J. B. White,
Mrs. Lou Moelchert, Mrs. Bill Hollo
way, Mrs. Edna Jackson, Mrs. Rebec
ca Coleman, Mrs. Vincent Jones, Mrs.
Fred Caldwell, Mrs. Guy Bearden,
Buster Duke, Mrs. James Buchanan,
Mrs. Annie Laura Allen, Mrs. Edna
Kelly, Mrs. Roy PiWeWrr Mrs. Eliz
abeth Robison, Mrs. J. W. O’Neal.
Mrs. Robert M. King, Joseph Slap
pey, Howard Simons, Mrs. Jewel
Spier, Mrs. Willie T. Wade, Mrs.
Julia Deraney, Mrs. P. H. Herring,
Mrs. J. W. Carter, Mrs. Lucile Flet- j
cher, Mrs. Tom Thurston, Mrs. H. G. j
Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Apple,
Mrs. Ruth Sellers.
KIMBELL BAPTISTS TO PLAN
SIMULTANEOUS REVIVALS
A meeting for planning simulta
neous revival meetings in all of the
Baptist churches of the Kimbell As
sociation will be held at Paran
Church Monday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.
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’ Butts County Sheriff V. H. Ham is shown pouring part of
the 95-gallons of moonshine whiskey confiscated in a recent
raid into a storm sewer on the Jackson court square. I mg
on at the left is Jackson Mayor W . M. Redman :.:.d, at i.ght,
Deputy Sheriff Hugh Polk.
Mai Courtesy Atiirita CcnJiistion
$3.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Butts county can point to one of
the state’s outstanding Junior Red
Cross programs, with both white and
colored schools boasting 100 percent
enrollment* a record unique in itself.
Last November, the enrollment
month, Mrs. Harry Ball, chairman,
and Mrs. Wright Hicks, co-chairman,
breathed new life into the Junior
Red Cross with amazing results. In
Jackson High School, 436 students
enrolled as did 694 students in Jack
son Elementary School, the white
schools of Butts county. At Hender
son High and Elementary School, the
county’s new Negro school, 275 and
939 students enrollec) in the high
and elementary Junior Red Cross
programs respectively.
Teacher sponsors in the Jackson
school, and upon whom much credit
is due for the 100 percent enroll
ment, are Mrs. Grady Jackson and
Miss Elizabeth Finley and in Hender
son school the teacher sponsors are
Carry Mclntyre, Mary Collier, and
Martha Boatright.
The Junior Red Cross will this
Spring and Summer sponsor a Water
Safety, First Aid and Nursing Ser
vice program. James Wallace is
chairman of the first two programs
and is rendering yoeman service.
Within the next few weeks a swim
ming survey will be made in both
schools to determine who can swim,
who can’t and how well. The non
swimmers will be taught this Spring
! in a water program now being plan
ned.
First aid kits have already been
supplied the schools.
The Junior Red Cross is preparing
gift boxes to be sent children over-
seas who are in need of help. These
b’oxes will contain persortal items like
1 soap, bath cloths, toothbrushes, etc.
as well s a toy, puzzle or game for
entertainment and amusement. Ap
poximately four dozen of these
boxes will be packed and mailed
i within the near future.
Mrs. Ben Haisten, Butts county
Red Cross chairman, asks that the
public think of Junior Red Cross as
a “training organization for com
munity work.” “These young people
will be the leaders of tomorrow, and
it is well for them to know something
of the problems and need of others,
both locally, nationally and interna
tionally. They earn ways of service
and methods of leadership that will
make them more useful citizens in
the future.”