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VOL. 84—NO. 9
Butts Countians
Raise $705.19 for
March of Dimes
Charles Fain, chairman of the 1957
March of Dimes campaign, reported
this week that the drive had been
concluded with $705.19 raised in
Butts county. Of this total $468.10
was raised by Negroes while $237.09
was cont' : buted by whites.
Mrs. Charles Lewis, co-chairman
of the fund drive with Mr. Fain,
pointed out that polio hasn’t been
defeated yet and that four big jobs
remain before victory can be ac
claimed. These are (1) prevention;
(2) patient aid; (3) research; (4)
professional training. The chairman
reminded Butts citizens under 40 to
get their shots now and to ask in
formation from their doctor or Butts
health officer. '
White workers assisting in the
drive were Ralph Carr, Billy Sutton,
Clyde Herbert, Andy Holston, Terry
O’Neal, Mrs. Edna Kelly, Mrs. Hugh
Polk, Lola Caldwell (teen captain),
Mary Batchelor, Rita Thompson, An
nette Prosser, Betty Jane May, Carol
Byrd, Dolly Ann Hodges, Peggy
Moore, Martha Mays and Guynelle
Bearden.
Tempie C. Walker, wife of N. E.
Walker, principal of Henderson High
School, served as general chairman
of Butts County Negro workers with
Josephine Jones as co-chairman.
Workers in the Henderson Schools
include; M. B. Williams, T. C-Wal
ker, I. L. Solomon, D. M. Colvard,
ET Foster, I. Byars, A. J. Nutt, A-
W. Gaye, C. M. Mclntyre, B. M.
•Crawley, I. Wallace, B. D. Lummus,
M. B. Morgan, M. E. Fields, M. L.
Maddox, 0. W. Lowman, S. Barber,
M. Mclntyre, M--. McCormick, M> ,D.
Watkins, A. Wise, M. S. Boatwright,
Z. M. Taylor, E. H. Randlen, G. V.
Barber, J. Jones, J. Touchstone, F.
O. Davis, M. L. Collier, S. L. Gor
don, A. B. Holmes, E. E. Summey,
J. Davis, W. R. Bush, W. L. Miller,
E. L. Bush, D. Morrison, L. G. Sloan.
J. Davis, E. E. Summey, W. L.
Miller and H. Howard attended the
Workshop for the March of Dimes
Drive in Macon in December 1956.
They brought favorable reports.
The colored committee of the
March of Dimes Drive wishes to
express their sincere appreciation to
everyone for the splendid coopera
tion extended them.
Churches, PTA, beauty shops, com
munity stores and cafes, and a
Mother’s march all helped to swell
the total collection by the colored
citizens. Churches contributing were
Friendship and Zion Baptist. Archie
Ross, president, headed the PTA
Jheetings while the teens down town
■were in charge of D. Morrison. C.
Thomas, M. B. Brown, M. F. Head,
and William Besley helped with the
beauty shops while E. C. King and
D. Andrews contacted community
(stores and cafes. The Mother’s
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Grade, Soil Work
Begins On Dodson
Road To Flovilla
Work has begun on grading and
soiling 4.635 miles of the Dodson
Road, beginning at the intersection
with St. Rt. 16 near the J. W.
Browning home and ending at Flo
villa where the road intersects with
State Rt. 87.
The State Highway Department
awarded a direct contract to the
Butts County Commissioners for the
grade and soil work. The contracting
firm of Dave Eailey has been award
ed the contract to prepare the road
for paving.
Although the actual grading should
be completed In a few weeks, pav
ing of the route is not expected to be
complete before early summer. A
separate contract will be awarded for
paving, a spokesman for the County
Commissioners said.
One of the most widely traveled
dirt roads in the county, the Dodson
j Road will provide the first paved
link between State Route 16 and the
heavily traveled U. S. 2.3 and State
Route 87.
Commissioner Chairman Van Free
man and Board Member A. F. Mad
dox said in an interview Monday that
the Four Points Road, already graded
and soiled, would be paved shortly
after the asphalt paving season be
gins around April Ist. Materials to
j complete the project are already be
ing assembled by the contractor.
The Commission members express
ed the hope that the Jackson Lake
Inn road from Lloyd White’s stpre
at Stark to the old Jackson Lake
Inn, plus the Bar-nett’s Bridge road
to connect with St. Rt. 36 at Duke,s
Store, might be. .graded and paved
this summer under the State Post
Roads Authority contract.
I Work on a bridge on the Brown
lee Road near the A. A. Fuqua farm
is also slated for completion this
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I year and there is also the possibility
that a project in the Towaliga Dist
; rict may be let to contract this' year,
the Commissioners said.
TRUCKS GREAT NEED OF
PAPER COLLECTORS HERE
Bill Towles, chairman of the Band
Fund paper drive, says one of the
most serious problems confronting
the collection of paper on schedule
is trucks. ‘We need someone to come
around on the evenings of the paper
drive with a pickup and be with to
take the boys and pick up papers,”
the chairman stated.
Mr. Towles desires to thank for
himself and members of the Band
Committee those business firms and
individuals who have made available
their trucks during the continuing
paper drive.
March was in charge of C. Norris,
chairman.
JACI GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1957
ilc?w Club To
Wesent Circus
Here March 11-12
Today the Jackson B&PW Club
announced that arrangements are be
ing made for the presentation of the
Circus Spectacular, “Laff-O-Rama,”
which will be presented on March
11 and 12 at the High School Gym.
“Laff-O-Rama,” billed as your
home, town circus, is the “new for
ward look” in community entertain
ment and all acts are presented on
the floor, or the arena portion, of
the building, for the Circus is too
large to be produced on an ordinary
stage.
The audience, or spectators, sit on
the sides of the gym and look “down
into” the production as the crowd
does when viewing sports or athletic
events. Other parts of “Laff-O-
Rama” are so planned that produc
tion numbers include the whole
sweep and scope of the floor. Spec
ialty numbers are centered and pin
pointed by spotlight so they give the
effect of the “close-up” which is used
so effectively in movie and TV tech
niques.
From the moment the Ringmaster
blows the first whistle and the Grand
Entry Parade of all performers en
ters the arena, through side-splitting
stunts, and hi-jinks bythe six clowns,
through the bicycing and tumbling
acts, to the finale, it is entertainment
that appeals to children of all ages,
including those from three to 93.
Highlights include Goldilocks and
the Three Bears, the “human ani
mal,” Gertie the Goofey Giraffe, Hot
Rod Races from Clown Alley, an
Ozark Midwestern Jubilee Hayride
scene, teen-age Liberty Ponies and
Tigerettes doing the Hokey-Pokey
wild animal style and a variety of
acts using everything from Mars
spacemen to a muscular group of
bareback riding beauties, complete
with curly wigs, ballet dresses and
stick horses.
A trained co-ordinator arrived
Monday. She will work with the
B&PW Club on synchronizing the
phases of the entertainment in which
residents of the community partici
pate. It is understood that “Laff-O-
Rams” has been successful nation
wide and locally it* promises to be
one of the entertainment highlights
of the season when it is presented
here on March 11 and 12. •
Kiwanis Aided
100 Million
Children To Date
Kiwanis International, with its
high purposes, noble ideals and pos
itive action will live for centuries td
come, Dr. Nash Broyles told mem
bers of the Jackson Kiwanis Club
Tuesday night.
A veteran Kiwanian with over 30
years of service, the retired Metho
dist minister listed eternal friend
ships and the opportunity for ser
vice as two of the rewards Kiwanis
offers its members.
Kiwanis has touched more than 4>-
200 communities in its 40 years of
humanitarian service, during which
time more than 100 million under
privileged children have been helped.
Julian Fletcher arranged the pro
gram and W. M. Redman introduced
Dr. Broyles.
Accompanying the speaker from
Barnesville were Newton Moye, Rus
sell Jacks, and James Stewart.
Kiwanians attending from the
Griffin flub included Ed Wjjlis, John
Thomas, Johnny Griffith and Henry
Coleman.
Horace O’Neal announced that
next week’s program would feature
local talent.
lire firm lo
Move To Third
Street Location
Polk’s Tire and Recapping Cos. has
taken over operation of the Gulf
service station on West Third Street
formerly known as Stephens’ Service
Station.
Upon the completion of anew
building adjoining the service station,
the complete operation of the firm
will be moved to the Third Street lo
cation.
At the present time, the firm’s
appliance, recapping and new tire
business is being carried on from the
location on Second Street.
Charles Fain, manager of the tire
firm that is soon to observe its sec
ond anniversary in Jackson, said that
the new building should be complet
ed during March and that by April
Ist. the entire operation would be
housed on the Gulf station lot.
Some of the firm’s office records
have already been moved and bud
get payments should be made at the
Gulf station location, Fain Said.
Red Cross Fund
Campaign Begins
In County March 1
The 1957 Fund Drive of the Butts
County Chapter, American Red
Cross, will begin here March 1, P. H-
Weaver, Butts fund chairman, an
nounced this week.
According to Chairman Weaver,
volunteer workers in every communi
ty willjjp napied within the next few
days to help raise Butts county’s
quota, reported to be several hund
red dollars higher than usual.
The fund drive usually consumes
the month of March but Mr. Weaver
is hopeful of an intensive campaign |
that can be completed in two weeks.
Jackson Girls To Play Friday In
Fourth District Finals At Franklin
Regardless of the outcome of the
Eastern Division championship game
Wednesday night between Jackson
and Milner in the local gymnasium,
the Jackson girls are assured a spot
in the Fourth District play-off finals
Friday night at Heard County High
School in Franklin, where the East
ern and Western Division winners
and rupner-ups will meet to decide
the District champion and third place
winner.
MONDAY’S GAMES
The opening round of the Fourth
District East Class B girl’s basketball
tournament in Jackson Monday night
saw Pike Cos. and Jackson roll to
easy victories.
Pike Cos. took the tourney opener
from North Clayton 41-28, while
Jackson toyed with Fayette Cos. in
their 59-25 victory.
Mary Ann Sullivan fired in 24
points in leading her Pike Cos. team
mates to an impressive victory over
an unimpressive North Clayton sex
tet. The victory assured for Pike Cos.
the dubious honor of meeting Milner
in the second round, while North
Clayton and Fayette Cos. scrapped
Tuesday night to avoid a last place
finish.
PIKE CO. (41) N. CLAYTON (28)
F—Sullivan (24) Burford (6)
F—Taylor (9) Phillip* (9)
F—William* Vincent (2)
G—Colwell E*te* (11)
G—Shaw Thoma*
G Allen Nation
Subctitutionc Pike Cos. —Thompion
(8), Goodwin, Malone, Shurley,
District Legion,
Auxiliaries Meet
Here On Sunday
Jackson will be host to Fourth
District American Legion and Auxil
iary Post on Sunday, March 3, at
the first District Legion meeting to
be held locally since 1936. Butts
county’s Finley-Gray Post No. 102
will act as official host at the meet
ing.
The Hon. Pete Wheeler, State Vet
erans Service, will deliver the princi
pal address at 11:30 a. in.
Registration for all members of
the Legion and Auxiliary will begin
at 9 a. m. and continue until 10
o’clock. Registration and business
will be held in the library of the
Jackson High School. Dinner at $1.50
per plate will be served at noon in
the Jackson school cafeteria.
Tom Collins is commander of Post
No. 102 and made most of the ar
rangements for the meeting.
The program will begin at 10
o’clock with a joint meeting of the
Legion and Auxiliary.
Commander Tom Collins will pre
sent the colors and District Chaplain
Charles Williams will deliver the in
vocation. Collins will then give the
address of welcome, while Senior
Vice-Commander Bill Pitts will give
the response.
District Commander Felton L. Hall
of Villa Rica, will preside at the
business session.
Chaplain Charles Williams will con
duct a religipus service from 11-
ill:30 a. m., after which Maurice
| Webb will introduce the principal
speaker.
| Most of the afternoon session will
jhe taken up with routing business
matters.
Commander Collins predicts that
approximately 150-200 Legionnaires
and Auxiliary members will attend '
the meeting .
Mrs. Sara Mitchum of McDonough |
is District President of the Legion j
Glover, P., Glover, C.
Substitutions: N. Clayton—Oliver,
Wilcox, Howell.
Despite Coach Henry Powers’ ob
vious attempt to rein in his charges,
the Jackson girls ran off with the
second game and must have put fear
into the hearts of Milner supporters.
Peggy McElheney kept her fan
tastic scoring record intact by net
ting 29 points, while Faye Mitchell
was bucketing 16. Coach Powers’s
liberal substitutions kept the point
total of his leading scorers within
sight. Alleta Hanchey topped the
Fayette scorers with 10 points.
JACKSON (59) FAYETTE CO. (25)
F—McElheney (29) Schell (6)
F—Mitchell (16) Tyson (9)
F—Smith (8) Hanchey (10)
G—Cawthon Morgan
G—Carter Stone
G—Dodson Dickson
Substitutions: Ja ckson—Farrar
(2), Watkins (2), Ridgeway (2),
Grny, Cowan, Thurston, Smith, F.
Substitutions: Fayette Co.—None.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Milner edged Pike Cos. 45-43 Tues
day night to gain the final round of
the Fourth District Class B girl’s
tournament in Jackson on Wednes
day night when they faced Jackson
for the Eastern Division crown. Fay
ette Cos. defeated North Clayton 47-
28 and met Pike County Wednesday
night in the consolation game for
third place.
Pike Cos. came within a gnat’s hair
of upsetting the Milner team that
was favored to sweep the tourna-
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J. M. L. Comer, vocational
agriculture teacher at Jackson
High School for 12 years, has
been named Butts county’s
Teacher of the Year and will be
honored at a banquet Thursday
evening in the school lunch
room at which time George P.
Donaldson, president of Abra
ham Baldwin College, Tifton,
will deliver the principal ad
dress.
JACKSON DRIVE-IN GOES
FULL TIME ON MARCH 3
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The Jackson Drive-In Theater,
which operates on a part-time basis
during the winter months, will re
sume its full time schedule effective
the week of March 3.
W. E. Blue, owner, reports that
he has several outstanding films
booked, not the least of which is the
controversial “Baby Doll” scheduled
for March 3-6. The film has b*en
shown in Macon and other Georgia
cities but was banned by the Atlanta
censor.
Auxiliary and Mrs. Edna Kelly is
president of the Finley-Gray Auxil
iary.
nient. The game was hair-trigger
close all the way with Milner grab
bing an early lead and holding on
against a Pike County team that was
fired to the hilt.
Sylvia Piper led the Milner scor
ers with 21 points and Kay Domingas
had 19. Mary Ann Sullivan kept the
Pike Cos. team in the thick of the
fight with 16 points.
PIKE CO. (43) MILNER (45)
F—Sullivan (16) Piper (21)
F—Taber (10) Tyus (5)
F—Williams (15) Domingos (19)
G—Colwell English
G Shaw Wilson
G—Allen Cook
Substitutions: Pike Co.—Thompson
(2), Parks.
Substitutions: M i Iner—Thomas,
Richardson.
Fayette Cos., after falling to Jack
son 59-20 Monday night, staged a
comeback in fashioning a fine 47-28
victory over a determined North
Clayton team. Annie Laura Tyson
pitched in 18 points to help the Fay
ette cause, while Myra Phillips kept
North Clayton in the game with 21
points.
FAYETTE .(47) ,N. CL’YT’N (28)
F—Schell (13) Phillips (21)
F Hanchey (13) Burton (4)
F Tyson (18) Wilcox (3)
G Banks Johnson
G—Stone Bray
G Dickson Estes
Substitutions: Fayette Co.—Cole
man (3), McEachern, Morgan,
Stinchcomb.
Substitutions. N. Clayton—Turner,
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Oliver, Stewart.