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VOL. 90—NO. 23
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Infested Areas in County Be Sprayed
By Plane in Effort To Kill Fire Ants
The pesky and destructive fire
ant is under fire for total eradi
cation if the United States De
partment of Agriculture and the
State Department of Agriculture
have anything to do about it.
In a cooperative effort between
the two departments a contract
for spraying infested areas by
airplane has been worked out, ac
cording to USD A Entomologist
J. H. Milner.
Butts County is scheduled to
receive the fire ant eradication
dusting within the next few days.
Approximately five to six thous
and acres will have application
of bait sprayed from a light
plane.
The area to be sprayed, Mr.
Milner said, begins at the city
limits of Jackson and follows the
route of State Highway 36 north
to Four Points, then back to the
Henry County line above Jenk
insburg.
Mr. Milner stated that the
spraying will be done either ear
ly in the morning or late in the
afternoon when the wind velocity
is less than five miles per hour.
The plane will dust at heights
from 150 feet to 200 feet.
The fire ant bait to be used
is a mixture of an insecticide —
Mirex —soy bean meal and ground
corn cobs. Mr. Milner emphasized
that it is non toxic to all warm
blooded animals and has no ef
fect on many insects, including
the boll weevil and several species
of the native ant. It does not kill
or harm in any way fish or other
wild life, he said.
According to Mr. Milner, this
particular bait, used in wide
spread applications by plane has
prayen more effective than spot
treating each affected area. He
pointed out that the fire ant car
ries the cob fragments into the
mound and removes it when the
Mirex and meal is eaten from it.
The entire mound is poisoned in
this way, he stated.
Tentative plans call for the
plane to use the old airport on
the Otis Hammond farm while
dusting in Butts County.
First Baptist To
Hold VBS From
June 10-19th
Vacation Bible School for the
First Baptist Church, Jackson,
will begin with Preparation Day,
Friday, June 7th from 8:30 a. m.
to 10:30 a. m. The school will be
from Monday, June 10th, through
Wednesday, June 19th from 8:30
a. m. to 11:30 a. m.
Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse will
head the school as Pastor, with
Mrs. Peggy Knowles serving as
Principal. Mrs. Fran Holston will
lead the singing for the Joint
Worship Program. Heading the
various departments are Mrs.
Alma McElheney, Nursery; Mrs.
Frankie Knowles, Beginner; Mrs.
Wynette Hallford; Primary; Mrs.
Alice Phurrough, Jr. No. 1; Mrs.
Ruth Joiner, Jr. No. 2 Mrs. Fran
Holston will serve as Superin
tendent of the Intermediate De
partment, which will meet on
Monday, June 10th, through Fri
day, June 14th, from 7:00 p. m.
to 9:30 p. m. The ages of the
school are 3-12 and 13-16 years.
Parents’ Night is Wednesday,
June 19th, at 8 p. m. Prior to the
Parents’ Night program, a picnic
will be held on church grounds
for all Vacation Bible School pu
pils and their parents.
WRESTLING RETURNS
HERE ON JUNE 11
A big all-star wrestling card re
turns to Jackson June 11th.
Wrestlers to appear include
Dickie Steinborn, two midget
girls, plus others. Starting time
will be at 8 p. m. at the Jackson
High gym.
There will be a “sock twist con
test’’ after the matches with first,
second and third prizes to be
awarded.
Three Seniors
Are Recipients
Of Scholarship
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WENDELL EDWARDS
Wendell Edwards was the re
cipient of the first annual Hugh
Mallet Memorial Scholarship pre
sented Thursday evening at the
commencement exercises.
Wendell is an honor graduate
of the 1963 senior class at Jack
son High School and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Edwards Jr.
The scholarship winner was
chosen from a group of outstand
ing students on the basis of scho
lastic work and character. A scho
larship committee composed of
members of the faculty made the
final choice.
Mrs. Hugh Mallet began the
scholarship in memory of her
husband, the late Mr. Hugh Mal
let, who was an active and ardent
supporter of the local school sys
tems. Mr. Mallet was valedicto
rian of his high school class and
completed Emory University in
three years. He was superintend
ent of the schools here and upon
his death was a member of the
school board of education.
In addition to holding several
offices in school clubs, Wendell
has worked part time, saving
towards a college education. He
plans to enter West Georgia in
the fall.
During his senior year he was
a member of the Science Club,
Honor Society, Key Club, FFA,
and 4-H Club. He was presented
a Certificate of Excellence in Ad
vanced Algebra and a Certificate
of Honor for a 90 average in all
subjects at the Honors Day pro
gram at the close of school.
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LINDA COWART
Miss Linda Cowart, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cowart, was
presented the second annual Kym
Company Scholarship and u ri n g
graduation exercises Thursday
evening in the school gym.
Miss Cowart was chosen for
the award on the recommendation
of the scholarship committee com
posed of school faculty. It was
made on the basis of scholarship,
need and character.
A newcomer to the school Miss
Cowart attended schools through
out the southeast before coming
to Jackson High School. She was
a member of the 1961 Homecom
ing Court and was elected presi
dent of the senior class.
SKIPPY LEVERRETT
The PTA Scholarship was pre
sented to Thomas (Skippy) Lev
errett Jr. at graduation exer
cises Thursday evening. The son
of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Leverrett,
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Around The
Square
BY BARBARA WISE
A bright new face for the sum
mer is Miss Angelyn Sims who
will be working at Carter Motor
Company during the vacation
months. She’ll return to Tift
College in the fall.
Well done, friend! Leslie Cald
well graduated from the Univer
sity of Georgia last Saturday with
a BS in Pharmacy. Monday he
was hard at work at City Pharm
acy where he says he will be until
Uncle Sam sends him greetings.
Boys will be boys! An exuber
ant student, perhaps heady with
graduation and a prospective
realtor at heart, pilfered a “For
Sale” sign from one of the town’s
leading realty companies and
planted it boldy in front of Jack
son High School. Quite naturally
it caused much comment. The
sign was hastily removed and the
schoolboy prank forgotten. The
school is definitely NOT for sale
—even if the price is right.
Vacation bound? Our North
Georgia friend, M. D. Todd, re
ports that the mountain laurel is
in full bloom now and the
rhododendron will be in bloom in
several weeks giving the moun
tains a colorful and attractive ap
pearance to sightseers. You flat
landers had better watch those
curves up there in those hills!
It’s summer time and the air
conditioner people are hard „at
work. Cook’s, the store for men
and boys, had one installed last
week and the others who do not
have air conditioning are begin
ning to wish for it.
The paint up, fix up bug seems
to have caught many of the Jack
son merchants. The smell of fresh
paint is always nice when it
means a fresher appearance of
the town. Brown’s and Allen’s
have been doing some outside
painting while anew front is be
ing added to the Town House
Restaurant.
Top Priority On
1-75 Been Given
By Highway Dept.
The State Highway Depart
ment of Georgia has given top
priority on all surveying, plans
and aepuisitions of rights of way
on Interstate 75-2. This is the
interstate link between Atlanta
and Macon that will pass through
the western portion of Butts
County.
At the present time approxi
mately 20 miles have been sur
veyed from Forsyth northwest to
just south of the Henry County
line. This survey has been submit
ted to the State Highway Depart
ment. Another six mile section
on the northern end has been
surveyed and the report submit
ted. The northern section extends
southward to the Henry County
Skippy plans to enter the summer
session of West Georgia College.
The Butts County PTA pre
sented the scholarship for the
first time this year. It is a mone
tary gift made to an outstanding
senior boy or girl who plans to
further their education. A com
mittee composed of faculty and
PTA members selected Skippy for
the award.
An honor graduate of Jackson
High School, Skippy has served
his school in many ways. He was
vice president of the Beta Club
and reporter of the Latin Club
as well as member of the Science
Club, the Honor Society and
Future Farmers of America.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1963
Sportsmen Plan
Clean Up Party
At High Falls
A clean up party is being plan
ned by the Butts County Sports
men’s Club for Saturday to clear
off the recently leased point at
High Falls State Park, Raymond
O’Quinn, president, announced
this week. Mr. O’Quinn urged all
members to meet at High Falls
at 8 o’clock Saturday morning for
the day of work.
According to Mr. O’Quinn,
when the area is cleared a picnic
shelter and dock will be built,
with the area to be used for pic
nicking, camping and boating for
members of the Sportsmen’s Club,
their families and guests. He
stated that the point will be open
to other clubs and organizations
should they like to take advant
age of the facilities.
Mr. O’Quinn stressed that as
many members as possible help
Saturday as the builder is waiting
for the land to be cleared be
fore starting construction of the
picnic shelter.
He pointed out that the regu
lar member meeting of the club
will be held Wednesday, June 12,
and it is hoped that the area will
be cleared so that a fish fry can
be held on it. If not, the scheduled
fish fry will be held at Indian
Springs Lake, beginning at 6
o’clock on June 12.
Members are urged to pick up
their tickets for the supper no
later than Tuesday, June 11.
Guests at the monthly meeting
will be Tommy Holliman, presi
dent of the Georgia Sportsmen’s
Federation, and 'Don Quillian of
Athens, president of the Georgia
Bow Hunters Association.
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Van Deventer
Youth Choir
In Washington
Monday afternoon at 3:42 ap
proximately 38 boys and girls of
the Van Deventer Youth Choir
and their chaperones boarded a
Southern Railway train bound for
the nation’s capitol.
The group left for a week’s
tour of Washington, D. C. with
the itinerary laden with the most
historical sites of the capitol city.
Included on the list of tours were
the White House, Capitol, Mu
seum of Natural History, Smith
sonian Institute, Mt. Vernon,
F. B. I. office, the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving, Supreme
Court, Library of Congress, many
memorials and other scenic spots.
In .an especial honor, Bruce
Comer, as acting president of the
Glee Club, will lay a wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
in memory of Butts County ser
vice men who gave their lives
in service of their country.
The trip was sponsored partly
by the Van Deventer Youth Foun
dation with the remainder of
the trip’s cost being paid by in
dividuals.
Sheriff V. H. Ham allowed his
deputy, Curtis Kelley, to make
the trip with the group, according
to Foundation Director James
Wallace. Other chaperones in
clude Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, Mr.
and Mrs. Bennie Fletcher, Mrs.
George Martin, Mrs. Marion Ball,
Mrs. Lewis Freeman, Miss Tom
mie Higgins and Mrs. Laßue
Turner.
The trip will end Saturday
afternoon when the group arrives
back in Jackson by train.
line.
At present two survey teams
are working in the Locust Groire
and McDonough areas. They have
already surveyed in the Georgia
Highway 155 area south of Mc-
Donough.
BUTTS COUNTY SINGERS
MEET AT JENKINSBURG
The Butts County Singing Con
vention will perform Sunday,
June 9th, at the Jenkinsburg
Baptist Church. The program will
begin at two o’clock. The public
is cordially invited.
Students Receive Certificates
And Awards on Honors Day
Joyce Morgan Is
Winner Award
For Achievement
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Miss Joyce Morgan, honor
graduate of the 1963 Jackson
High School senior class, was pre
sented the Jackson Business and
Professional Women’s Club’s an
nual Achievement Award Thurs
day evening at the commence
ment exercises. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Otho Morgan
of Jackson.
Mrs. Jewellene Polk, president
of the Jackson B&PW Club, made
the presentation. The award is a
monetary gift given annually to
an outstanding senior girl who
plans to further her education at
a college or business school upon
graduation. Criteria for the
award are citizenship, leadership,
dependability, ambition, coopera
tion, stability, and scholastic at
tainment.
Miss Morgan’s scholastic awards
speak for themselves and include
the University of Georgia Certif
icate of Merit, an Excellence
Award in Latin, Geometry and a
Science Award, and Certificate
for Excellence in all subjects.
She was STAR student at Jack
son High.
In addition to her outstanding
scholastic records, Miss Morgan
has been recognized by the Wil
liam Mclntosh Chapter, DAR, re
ceiving their Citizenship Award.
She received on the closing day
of school the School Citizenship
Award and was voted by the
faculty as Outstanding Student.
Ever loyal to her school, Miss
Morgan was president of the Stu
dent Council and the Science
Club during her senior year. She
was a member of the Honor
Society, Future Teacher’s Orga
nization and Tri-Hi-Y. She was
also editor of the school paper.
Combining beauty with brains,
Miss Morgan was chosen by her
classmates as the FFA Sweet
heart for the 1962-63 school
term. She also was a member of
the Homecoming Court for two
years and was a football sponsor
during her senior year.
She plans to enter the summer
session of West Georgia College
in a few days.
Macedonia Sets
Bible School
For June 10-21
Macedonia Baptist Church will
hold its Vacation Bible School
from June 10 to June 21 from
8:30 to 11:30 a. m. daily.
Rev. T. H. Wilder, Macedonia
pastor, announced that prepara
tion day will be held Friday, June
7, at 2:30 n. m. Departments will
be provided for all ages, three
through 16.
KINDERGARTEN GRADUATES
THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH
Graduation exercises for the
kindergarten class of the Long-
Knight Day Nursery and Kinder
garten will be held Thursday eve
ning, June 6th, at the school audi
torium. The program will begin
at eight o’clock. A cordial invita
tion is extended the public.
An Honor’s Day program was
held Friday in the auditorium to
conclude the 1962-63 school term
for Jackson High School. Many
students were presented with
medals, awards and certificates
for outstanding work during the
year.
Notably among the certificates
presented were those for Excel
lence that students received for
having a 90 average in each in
dividual subject and the Certifi
cate of Honor in which students
had a 90 average in all subjects
combined.
Names of the students receiv
ing recognition during the Hon
or’s Day program are as follows:
Certificate of Excellence
All Studies: Lindsey Powell,
Ginnilu Etheredge, David Mask,
Gail Herbert, Candice Kimbell,
Julian Kimbell, Anne Adams,
Newton Etheredge, Billy Caw
thon, Tommy Carmichael, Janie
Ridgeway, Tyler Watts, Bill
Windsor, Elaine Britton, Betty
Drake, Joyce Morgan, Clara
Cochran, Judy Smith, David
Garr, Rickie Singleton, Stanley
Vaughn, Cary Danny Thomason,
Larry Morgan, George Weaver,
Marsha Fincher, Mack Cawthon,
Karen Garr, Beth Barnes, Sara Jo
Burford.
Debating: David Mask, Patricia
Parrish, Mack Cawthon, Karen
Garr.
Geometry: Newt Etheredge,
Janie Ridgeway, Billy Cawthon,
Anne Adams.
Advanced Algebra: Wendell
Edwards.
Algebra II: Gail Herbert, Gail
Kitchens, David Mask, Bill Wind
sor.
Social Studies: Alan Jones.
Certificate of Honor
Larry Whitaker, Janie Settle,
Merrelyn Price, Linda Young,
Alan Jones, Kenneth Duke, Jerry
Sellers, Alton Potts, George Pearl,
Terry Rosser, Jennifer Coleman,
Elaine Bedsole Beverly Mackey,
Dorner Carmichael, Mary Zane
Hearn, Karl Thompson, Michael
Duke, Robert Rice, Sandra
Howze, Jennifer Leverrett, Emily
McKibben, Tweenie Pace, Gail
Kitchens, Eugene Duke, Peggy
Leverette, Sandra Jenkins, Nan
cy Goff, Tyronne Williamson,
Julie Watkins, Bruce Comer,
Wendell Edwards, Cherry Moore,
Ellen Starr, Ricky Beauchamp.
Library Science
Peggy Leverett, Regina Strick
land, Linda Young, Priscilla Col
lins, Billy Cawthon, Janet Bed
sole, Darlene Tingle, Chuck Pul
liam, Linda Goggins, Ellen Cas
ton, Cheryl Lambert, Cathy Wise,
Candice Kimbell, Sara Cleveland,
Jan Whitaker, Elizabeth Byrd,
Brenda Williams, Ellen Grant,
Donny Pelt, Bub Ridgeway.
Awards
Library Award, Janet Bedsole.
Latin Award, Mack Cawthon.
American History, Nancy Goff.
D. A. R. History Award, Billy
Cawthon.
Home Ec., Sandra Barnes.
Commercial, Elaine Britton.
French, Mary Jo Preston.
Jr. High Social Studies, Alan
Jones.
National Math Award, Tommy
Carmichael.
Jr. High English, Linda Young.
Senior High English, Linda
Turner.
N. E. D. T. Certificates: Karen
Garr, George Weaver, Mack Caw
thon, Lindsey Powell, Gayle
Cawthon, Larry Morgan.
Jr. High Math, Terry Rosser.
Science, Joyce Morgan.
Athletic (boy), Bobby Greer.
Athletic (girl), Jenny Lee
Smith.
Georgia High School Associ
ation Award: Tommy Carmichael,
Harry Cook, Bobby Greer.
Agriculture, Jerrold Burford.
Best All-Round (boy), Bruce
Comer.
Best All-Round (girl) Cherry
Moore.
Outstanding Student, Joyce
Morgan.
Band, Bill Windsor.
High School Social Science
Award, Janie Ridgeway.
Music, George Weaver.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Perfect Attendance
Stanley Harding Vaughn,
George Lester Thompson, Cary
Dan Thomason, Bill Hardy, Leon
Cook, Fill Kitchens, Louise Bell,
Rozelle Kitchens, Jean Evans,
Ann Cook, Marsha Fincher, David
Elliott, Bobby Duke, Eugene
Duke, Lenora Colwell, Martha
Faye Patrick, Eddie Ford, Neal
Allen, Wright Hicks, Bruce
Comer, Dan Newton Hoard, John
Allen, Mary Ann Hunt, Bonnie
Washington, Phyllis Vaughn,
Lether Wilson, Julie Watkins,
Cathy Wise, Mike Hardy, Linda
McClendon, Pat Thompson, Peggy
O’Neal, Jimmy Barfield, George
Weaver, Bennie Washington,
Hardy J. Tillery, Karl Thompson,
Robert Rice, Larry Morgan, Den
nis Mangham, Larry Letson, Mer
relyn Price, Minalu Torbett,
Kathy Price, Jan Jones, Gail
Kitchens, David Mask, Richard
Cook, Kathy McClure, Chuck Pul
liam, Brenda Williams, Tony
Standard, Eddie Reese, Sanford
Powell, Susan Powell, Andrelyn
Cook, Newton Etheredge, Helen
Stodghill, Tommy Carmichael,
Harry Cook, Gwendolyn Blessett,
Jerrold Burford, Brenda Allen,
Faye Darnell.
Vacation Bible
School Parade
Be Held June 8
The annual Vacation Bible
School parade, sponsored by the
Butts County Ministerial Associ
ation, will be held in Jackson on
June Bth. The line will form
at the Jackson High School at
2 p. m. and will be led by the
Jackson Police in the parade
through the streets of the city.
Rev. T. H. Wilder, Pastor of
the Macedonia Baptist Church, is
chairman of the Ministerial Asso
ciation’s parade committee.
Mr. Wilder has indicated that
“The Devil Rides Again!’’ The
“Devils Local No. 1” in Jackson,
he said, has served notice they
will demonstrate against these
churches, claiming that Vacation
Bible Schools are unfair to them.
The head of Devils International
Union, Satan, alias the Devil, will
lead the demonstration, following
immediately behind the parade of
the churches.
The public is invited to watch
the parade at two o’clock Satur
day, June Bth.
Don Harp New
Student Pastor
At Jenkinsburg
Don Harp, an Emory Univer
sity theological student, is the
new student minister for the
Jenkinsburg Methodist Charge.
Mr. Harp is a a native of Inman,
Ga. in Fayette County, and at
tended Young Harris Junior
College where he was president
of the student body.
He later went to Huntingdon
in Montgomery, Ala. on a base
ball scholarship.
Mr. Harp, a bachelor with wed
ding intentions for June 8, has
moved to the parsonage in Jenk
insburg and will commute to
classes at Emory.
Wynsol Smith
Installed As
Jaycee Head
Officers of the Butts County
Jaycees will be installed tonight
at the Ladies Night meeting. The
meeting will be held at Haywood
Hodges’ summer home on Jackson
Lake.
Officers to be installed include
Wynsol Smith, president; Tony
Grant, first vice president; Dr.
Randolph Long, second vice presi
dent; Don Earnhart, secretary
treasurer.