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VOL. 90—NO. 2
Jackson Methodist Church If> Host
District Conference on TucCiay
The Griffin District Confer
ence will convene at the Jackson
Methodist Church Tuesday, Jan
uary 15, at 10:00 a. m. Pastors
and lay delegates from 49
charges, representing 96 churches
will be in attendance for this
meeting. Lunch will be served at
the church by members of the
Jackson Woman’s Society of
Christian Service, Mrs. Edgar Mc-
Michael, president.
Dr. Delma Hagood will preside
over the conference in the ab
sence of the Griffin District Su
perintendent, the Rev. J. C. Cal
laway, who is recuperating from
recent surgery. Dr. Hagood is Su
perintendent of the Atlanta-De
catur-Oxford District. The pastor,
the Rev. W. L. Cawthon, and Mr.
Lee Roy O’Neal, Chairman of the
Official Board of the host church,
will welcome the visitors. The
Conference Sermon will be de
livered at 11 o’clock by Dr. Wil
liam R. Cannon, Dean of the
Candler School of Theology,
Emory University.
The business will include re
newing the licenses of local
preachers and granting licenses
to any new candidates, a review
of this year’s work in the district,
reports and recommendations
from various boards and commit
tees including Evangelism, Edu
cation, Missions, Social Concerns,
Worship, Christian Vocations,
Woman’s Society, Lay Activities,
Children’s Home, and the Wes
leyan Christian Advocate. A
handbook will be given each dele
gate containing these reports and
a charge-by-charge summary of
work in the district.
The meeting January 15 will be
the first conference since the re
organization of the district last
June which places the city of
Jackson in the geographical cen
ter. New charges of the Griffin
District are Monticello, Eatonton,
Gray, East and West Putnam
Circuits, Haddock, and Shady
Dale.
Visitors will be welcome to the
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SHIELDS'
CREDIT JEWELERS
Shields’ Credit Jewelers, Jackson’s only complete jewelry
store opened May 15, 1957. It is owned and managed by
C. W. Shields and is located on East Third Street. Employees
are Mrs. Maurine K. Shields, wife of Mr. Shields, and Mrs.
Asa Maddox.
The attractive, modern, air conditioned store features the
following products: Elgin, Bulova, Timex and Longine-
Wittanuer watches, Keepsake and Starfire Diamonds,
Leather Goods, Cameras, Webcor Transistor Radios, Interna
tional Sterling, 1847 Rogers Bros. Silver Plate, Bavarian,
Haviland and Royal Doulton China, Westclox, Big Ben, and
Baby Ben Clocks, and Costume Jewelry.
Gift items may be found from products of Spun Aluminum,
Art Crystal and Figurines.
Services offered include a complete and modern watch
repairing department, and jewelry repairing.
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JACKSON PTA WILL MEET
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
The Jackson PTA will meet
Thursday evening, January 17, at
7:30 in the school lunchroom, M.
L. Hodges Jr., president, announ
ced this week.
All parents and teachers are
urged to attend this meeting.
District Conference, and the 11
o’clock worship hour.
Martha Saunders
Places Third in
Atlanta Pageant
Miss Martha Saunders was ad
judged second runner-up at the
first annual “The Fairest of the
Fairs” sponsored by the Georgia
Association of Agricultural Fairs.
The contest was held Friday eve
ning, January 4, shortly after the
Association’s banquet at the
Dinkier Plaza.
Miss Saunders, a sophomore at
Jackson High School, became
eligible to compete in “The Fair
est of the Fairs” contest when
she was crowned “Miss Butts
County Fair” at the county fair
in October. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Saunders.
Miss Saunders competed with
eight other contestants at the
contest. Miss Jefferson County
was crowned “The Fairest of the
Fairs” and Miss Southeastern
Fair was adjudged first runner
up. The competition was in
both evening dress and bathing
suit.
Accompanying the Butts Coun
ty contestant were Mrs. Ray
Saunders, Miss Mary Saunders,
Messrs, Billy and Tommy Saund
ers.
Representing the Exchange
Club of Jackson and attending
the Georgia Association of Agri
cultural Fairs meeting were
Messrs. R. F. Armstrong, M. D.
Todd, Herbert Moore and Lamar
Jinks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoard and
Mr. Elbert Mullis represented
Hoard and Mullis Amusements at
the meeting, with Mr. Mullis stay
ing over for the banquet.
Mrs. R. F. Armstrong and Mrs.
Reba Bond also attended.
KIWANIANS PLOT CLUB
WORK FOR NEW YEAR
The Jackson Kiwanis Club
Tuesday night heard committee
chairmen outline projects for the
year, as President B. Y. Lunce
ford called for more work and
dedicated effort on the part of
each Kiwanian, and better report
ing of achievements to Club
Secretary James Payne.
Ben Garland was welcomed
back into active membership in
the club. Key Clubbers Danny
Blue and Jimmy Mallory were
, visitors.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1963
Coin Collectors
For Dimes March
Have Been Placed
A mountain of coins given “For
the Life of a Child”—became the
goal of Butts County today fol
lowing distribution of hundreds
of 1963 March of Dimes coin col
lectors to stores, restaurants, of
fices, industrial plants and other
locations.
“The theme of our 25th An
niversary January March of
Dimes—‘Give for the Life of a
Child’ —expresses exactly what
we mean,” Don Crump, campaign
director, said.
“ We need dimes and dollars
in endless supply to provide medi
cal care for thousands of children
crippled and disabled by birth de
fects and arthritis as well as to
meet our continuing responsibil
ities to polio victims which runs
into millions of dollars a year.
“And we must expand March
of Dimes research to find ways
to prevent infants from being
born with such terrible defects
as open spine, water on the brain,
missing extremities and other ab
normalities,” he added.
The campaign director pointed
out that 250,000 American in
fants are born each year with
significant birth defects. There
are also thousands of disabled
children among the nation’s 11
million suffering from arthritis
and rheumatic disease, he said.
“And too many of these chil
dren are just not getting the
medical care they need to give
them a chance to grow up as pro
ductive citizens. That is what the
1963 March of Dimes is all
about,” Mr. Crump declared.
To provide total, comprehen
sive medical care for these dis
abled children, he said, the March
of Dimes is financing a growing
network of special treatment cen
ters in many parts of the coun
try.
More than 50 centers have
been established in this program,
which Mr. Crump said is the only
one of its kind by a voluntary
health agency.
Student Loan Is
Available Thru
Electric Co-ops
A loan for aiding students in
obtaining training as an electrical
appliance serviceman at the
North Georgia Trade and Voca
tional School at Clarkesville is
available through the Georgia
Farm Electrification Council.
The Central Georgia EMC at
Jackson is a part of the Georgia
Farm Electrification Council and
urges eligible students who might
be interested in learning the elec
trical appliance trade to enroll in
the class beginning in February
at Clarkesville.
The course is of twelve months’
duration, including one month va
cation. It begins with basics—
electricity, r e frigeration, etc.
Qualfications are high school
graduation and a reasonably good
aptitude in mechanical-electrical
field. The cost is only $46 per
month for room and board. There
is no tuition.
Students who qualify may ob
tain a loan to cover their room
and board. The Central Georgia
EMC is interested in helping
qualified boys to get this training.
For further information please
contact R. F. Armstrong, manager
of The Central Georgia EMC.
MISS MARILYN PATRICK IS
ON SCHOOL’S HONOR LIST
Miss Marilyn Patrick, a North
Georgia College student from
Jackson, has been placed on the
Honors List for outstanding
academic achievement during the
Fall Quarter. She made a “B”
or above on all academic courses
while carrying a normal academic
load.
Miss Patrick is a Freshman at
North Georgia College. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Patrick, 830 E. Freeman St.,
Jackson.
Budget Proposed
City Policies Outlined Monday
At Meeting of Jackson Council
$45,000 in Checks
Mailed To EMC
Area Members
Checks were mailed last week
to over 10,000 members or form
er members of the Central Geor
gia Electric Membership Corpo
ration in the co-op’s first refund
of member-consumer capital. The
total amount of the checks was
$45,000, Mr. R. F. Armstrong,
Manager, Central Georgia EMC,
announced.
According to Mr. Armstrong,
the check that each consumer re
ceived represented a refund of
10% of accumulated capital
credits.
The checks went to the 7,384
current members of the Co-op, as
well as to former members who
had used electricity from the
Co-op during the ten year period,
Mr. Armstrong said. Any out
standing bills payable to the Co
op were deducted from the check
mailed to the individual equal to
the amount uncollected, Mr. Arm
strong commented. This policy
was adopted in order that each
consumer be treated fairly during
the distribution of the refund, l.e
pointed out.
The refund was unanimously
agreed upon at a special meeting
of the Board of Directors of the
Central Georgia EMC on Novem
ber 2, 1962. According to Mr.
Armstrong, the cooperative has
been able to maintain its expenses
and cost of providing electric
service at a lower cost - level than
the amount of revenue being paid
in by consumers. It was logical
that the difference should accrue
to the owners who are actually
the consumers, he said.
Mr. Armstrong commented that
the cooperative would have liked
to refund all patronage capital
during the distribution, but that
necessary cash had to be kept
to assist in meeting payments on
the long term debt, to have a
reserve to take care of any un
forseeable costs, such as severe
storms or increased costs of ope
rations.
Continuance of these refunds
will depend upon the economy of
the area and how much electricity
the members consume, Mr. Arm
strong said.
Classes First
Aid Be Formed
On January 17
Following the Civil Defense
classes held recently, there has
been a large number of requests
to the Butts County Chapter, Red
Cross, for instruction in First
Aid. To comply with these re
quests, Chapter Chairman George
L. Swan will hold an organiza
tional meeting at the Jackson
Methodist Church on January 17
at 7:30 p. m.
All persons who have signified
a desire for such instructions are
requested to attend this meeting,
from which arrangements for
classes will be made. Red Cross
movies mill be shown illustrating
the various phases of First-Aid
operations. If unable to attend,
enrollment may be made by con
tacting Mr. B. C. Knowles, First-
Aid Chairman, or Chairman
Swan.
There is no charge for this in
struction, but each person is ex
pected to provide himself with a
First-Aid Manual (75c each) and
practice bandages as needed.
SQUARE DANCE AT WEST
BUTTS SATURDAY NIGHT
The West Butts Community
Club will sponsor an old fashion
square dance on Saturday eve
ning, January 12. The dance will
begin at 8 o’clock and admission
will be 75c.
At a get-acquainted meeting of
the Jackson City Council and city
employees Monday night, presided
over by Mayor C. B. Brown Jr.,
the policies of the new adminis
tration were discussed and out
lined.
According to Mayor Brown, the
meeting was held mainly to let
the city employees know what is
expected of them under the new
administration. Mayor Brown em
phasized at the meeting that the
city belongs to the people and any
business transacted by the em
ployees of the city is open for
public record.
Other business transacted dur
ing the last few days by Mayor
Brown and the Council included
a tour of all city facilities and
properties. According to Mr.
Brown, the tour enabled each
man present to see the actual
property and equipment with
which the city operates.
Mayor Brown also pointed out
that a tentative budget is being
set up for the year 1963. The
budget is being made on the basis
of expenses incurred by each city
department during the last few
years. The budget, Mr. Brown
said, is in keeping with the sound
fiscal policies carried out during
Mayor W. M. Redman’s term of
office.
Successful Year
Is Reported By
Jackson National
A successful year was reported
at the annual meeting of stock
holders of the Jackson National
Bank on Tuesday by J W.
O’Neal, president.
R. P. Newton was elected chair
man of the Board of Directors.
Other board members include L.
J. Ball, W. O. Ball, J. W. O’Neal,
T. E. Robison Sr., T. E. Robison
Jr., and Richard Watkins Jr.
Officers named by the Board
of Directors for the current year
include J. W. O’Neal, president;
T. E. Robison Sr., vice-president
and vice-chairman; W. O. Ball,
vice president; J. L. Garr, cash
ier; Miss LaNelle Perdue, assist
ant cashier; Mrs. Marion N. Ball,
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Fletcher, Mrs.
Connie H. Hamlin, Mrs. Roslyn
Maddox, Dennis A. O’Neal, and
Stanley Maddox, tellers.
Trails In Jackson ... With
HARDY'S GULF
SERVICE STATION
One of the more popular service stations in Jackson is
Hardy’s Gulf Service Station at the intersection of Mimosa
Lane and West Third Street. It is owned by Raymond Hardy
who managed the station for several years and assumed
ownership in March, 1961.
Assisting in operation of the station in addition to Mr.
Hardy are Ralph Weaver and John Henry Smith, colored
helper.
Products of the station include Gulf oils and gasolines—
Gulftane, Good Gulf, and No-Nox, Gulf tires and batteries
as well as auto accessories.
Prompt road service is offered as are washing, polishing,
lubricating, waxing, and oil changes.
And while you’re having her “filled up,” courteous and
efficient attendants will give your car a quick bumper-to
bumper check. Telephone 7007 for dependable service in road
emergencies.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Several much needed projects
are on the planning board, the
new mayor stated. The white way,
modern, up-to-date street lights,
on the square and on Third Street
will be completed as funds -are
available. New traffic signals to
take the place of the five outda
ted lights now in use will be in
stalled very soon, Mr. Brown said.
Mayor Brown listed the city
employees as follows: Mrs. Mary
Jo Brooks, City Clerk and Treas
urer; Mrs. Elizabeth Robison, As
sistant Clerk; J. Howard Rooks,
Superintendent, Water and Light
Department; E. B. Perdue, Filter
and Sewer Treatment Plant Oper
ator; Russell Price, Sylvester
Lunsford, Hesper Stephens, Elec
tricians.
W. L. Vaughn, Foreman, Street;
W. D. Heath and J. D. Pope Sr.,
street helpers; Tommie McDaniel,
Willie Goodrum Jr. and Neal Tay
lor, laborers.
Willis McElheney, S a nitary
Foreman; Luther Ball and Tom
mie Joe Jester, laborers.
W. A. Holston, Gas Engineer;
Ray E. O’Neal, Assistant Gas En
gineer; Mrs. Charlotte M. Price,
Gas Clerk; William Eusery* help
er.
Policemen were listed as Wat
son Vaughn, Chief of Police; M.
E. Wade, Parking Meters; Hugh
Polk, Max Polk, Reuben T. Ben
nett, and J. S. Ball.
Knights Templar
Slate Inspection
For January 18th
Alexius Commandery No. 22,
Knights Templar, will be inspec
ted by Sir Knight W. G. Ham
mock, a past commander, repre
senting the Grand Commander of
Georgia, W. Tom Bateman. The
inspection will be on Friday, Jan
uary 18th,
Other Grand Line officers will
be present including the Grand
Commander.
Dinner will be served at the
Jackson Clubhouse at 6:30 p. m.
by Mrs. W. H. Wilson, chairman,
assisted by a committee of wives
of Alexius Commandery members.
Alexius Commandery has 96
members from Eutts, Henry and
Jasper counties. All members are
invited to dinner and inspection.