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Negro Woman Is
Found Frozen To
Death on Friday
Georgia’s cold weather of last
week, a clandestine tryst, and a
blow on the jaw each played an
important part in the death of
a 50-year-old Butts county Negro
woman, Fanny Smith, last Sun
day evening, December 9th.
Lodged in the county jail and
charged with first degree murder
is Jim Smith, no relation, last
person to be seen with the dead
woman who led officers to her
body in a field northwest of
Jenkinsburg Friday afternoon
about 4 o’clock.
According to Curtis Kelley,
Butts Deputy Sheriff, the de
ceased and Jim Smith viewed
television at a neighbor’s house
Sunday night until they left
about 10:30. Instead of proceed
ing to her home, the couple
walked in another direction that
led to a pine and sedge field,
about % of a mile from the near
est habitation. In reconstructing
events, Deputy Kelley said there
was evidence of drinking and it
is believed that an argument en
sued during which Smith is al
leged to have struck her a stun
ning blow on the chin, knocking
her unconscious. Evidence further
indicates, Deputy Kelley recount
ed, that he dragged her some 100
yards farther into the pine
thicket, engaged in sexual rela
tions, and then left the uncon
scious woman in the freezing
weather.
Hulon Smith, husband of the
missing woman, was brought in
for interrogation and later re
leased when, according to Deputy
Kelly, it was obvious that he
knew nothing of his wife’s
whereabouts. It was soon deter
mined by the investigation that
Jim Smith was the last person to
be seen with the dead woman.
He was apprehended Thursday
about noon, Mr. Kelley related,
and after intensive questioning
led Sheriff V. H. Ham, Deputy
Kelley, Coroner Doyal J. Bennett
and GBI Investigator Howard
Bray to the woman’s body Friday
afternoon.
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Coroner Bennett stated Mon
day that an autopsy was per
formed Saturday morning by Dr.
Herman Jones of the State Crime
Lab and Dr. F. M. Holston of
Jackson. It was the opinion of the
doctors that the woman came to
her death from exposure brought
on by a blow on the chin that
caused a concussion. It will be re
called that Thursday morning
the temperature in Butts county
dipped to the zero mark and be
low during the coldest December
weather in the state’s history.
According to Coroner Bennett
the woman’s body was nude from
the shoulders down, her clothes
being bunched around her neck
Her knees and legs were scratch
ed from being dragged across the
field, covered with briars and
small stones. However, the doc
tors concurred, Bennett said, that
death occurred Sunday night
from the freezing temperatures
as the victim lay unconscious,
unable to protect herself from
the biting cold.
Hulon Smith and his family
live on lands of Charles Fletcher,
Deputy Kelley said, while Jim
Smith resides on the farm of Rob
ert Fletcher.
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Most Stores To
Close Dec. 26th
Although it is unlikely that any
hard and fast rule can be applied,
it appears that a majority of
Jackson stores will be closed on
Wednesday, December 26th in ob
servance of the Chritmas holi
days.
The prevailing sen t i ment
among most merchants is that
since Wednesday is traditionally
a half-holiday and with business
expected to be unusually slow on
the day following Christmas, then
why not close the four morning
hours and have a two day holiday
event? But since there will no
doubt be some stores open, it is
suggested that customers check
closing dates of firms they might
expect to patronize on December
26th.
The Jackson Post Office will
be closed Christmas Day with no
rural or city deliveries, John P.
Hunt, Postmaster, announced.
Mail will be dispatched on a Sun
day schedule.
Federal offices will be closed
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Arthur K. Bolton
Picked As Floor
Leader by Sanders
Rep. Arthur K. Bolton, of
Griffin, veteran Spalding County
legislator and brother of Mrs. H.
M. Fletcher of Jackson, was se
lected Monday as floor leader in
the House by Gov.-elect Carl
Sanders.
Bolton, a veteran of 14 years
in the House, said he did not an
ticipate dissention in the first ses
sion of the legislature. The ap
pointment of Bolton had been an
ticipated, although there was
doubt whether Bolton or Repre
sentative George B u sbee of
Dougherty would be named as
House floor leader. Sanders pick
ed Rep. Busbee as his South Geor
gia assistant and named Rep. Jim
Andrews of Stephens County as
his North Georgia assistant.
on December 25th, with employ
ees of some departments enjoying
longer holidays.
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Children Write
To Santa Claus
Dear Santa: I am a little girl
seven years old. I have tried to
be a good girl, so please bring me
something nice for Christmas and
be good to all the other girls and
boys. I love you Santa. Your little
friend,
CATHY MASK
Dear Santa Claus: I have been
a good little girl. Please bring me
a horse, doll, tea set, telephone
and lots of nuts and candy. Please
be good to Mommie and Daddy.
Love you lots.
ROSE CAMPBELL
Dear Santa: I have tried to be
good all the year. Please bring
me a Candy Fashion Doll, a 26
inch bicycle, a Video Village
game and anything else you want
to bring. Bring my baby brother
some crib toys, and remember my
teacher and friends. Love.
SHERRY MEREDITH
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THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1962
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