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Harkann progress-Argita
VOL. 90—NO. 26
5 NEW TRAILERS
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Funds Are Made Available for Another
Camping Area at Indian Springs Park
Funds have been made avail
able for another camping area at
Indian Springs State Park, Frank
McMichael, park superintendent,
announced this week. Along with
the allocation comes five new
trailers for the park to use as
cabins and a mile of gravel road
cut into the wooded area of the
lake.
According to Mr. McMichael,
Mr. H. D. Struble, assistant
Deputy Director of the State
Parks Department, notified him
of the work to be done at the
park last week and work started
immediately on the clearing of
the camping area.
The area will be officially
opened when the comfort station
is built and the road cut through
the pines. At present, according
to Mr. McMichael, the overflow
crowd from the other camping
areas have been using the facility.
The five trailers will be de
livered as soon as the area is
completed. The trailers will en
able the park to accommodate
campers who would like to spend
more than a night or two on the
historic park grounds. They will
be rented at a nominal fee, Mr.
McMichael said.
Camping is fast becoming the
most popular past time at what
is believed to be the oldest state
park in the nation. The sites
are located in beautiful settings
and have comfort stations with
both hot and cold water nearby.
Around The
Square
BY BARBARA WISE
Pure case of sorry dog bite:
The postmen and meter men
really catch it occasionally. Rus
sell Price, a city employee, was
on McDonough Road Friday af
ternoon reading a water meter
when he was attacked from be
hind by a dog weighing all of a
half pound. The wound he dis
played, even though it was done
through his shirt, was colossal
for a dog that size. As soon as
the dog was able to unhinge his
jaws, the little mistress grabbed
her pet and ran for the house
saying, “I’m sorry he bit you!
I’m sorry he bit you!’’ The bitten
meterman commented that this
wasn’t the first time.
The torrid Little League games,
each of the four teams bent on
the championship, were dampened
last week by rain. No games were
played on the muddy field Tues
day or Friday nights and score
keeper, Bill Nelson, commented
that the boys would have needed
row boats to play in the rain and
mud.
Identified: All city vehicles are
now easily identified. In a recent
paint job the town’s name and
the department the vehicles are
used by were painted on the
doors.
New Face: Mrs. Ollie J. Webb
of Locust Grove is the new face
at Hair do Beauty Salon while
Mrs. Louise Whiten is out.
Weather Notes: Mrs. C. M.
Daniel Jr. reported while riding
around last week looking at the
rain damage they rode past a
little colored boy standing on the
curb chanting forlornly and keep
ing time by hitting the curb with
a stick, “It ain’t gonna rain no
more, no more.” M. L. Hodges Jr.
reports that a man he knows is
building an ark.
Worthville in the News: Mr.
Leonard Hodges, the man with
the white blackberries, reports
that the community has sighted
two white crows and wonders if
they have been eating his berries.
Remodeling or maybe rebuild
ing: The old theater building on
the square is in the process of
being renovated for occupancy.
4-H’ers Score
Well At Rock
Eagle Meeting
Members of the Butts County
4-H Club went to the District
Project Achievement meeting at
Rock Eagle last week and won
recognition and honor for them
selves and their clubs.
They competed against 1,100
other 4-H club members and vied
for a rating on their projects
against approximately 25 other
hardworking entrants.
In the girl’s division two senior
4-H clubbers from Butts County
placed second in their respective
projects.
Marie Cook placed in Textiles.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Cook and will be a
senior at Jackson High School
this fall.
Peggy O’Neal was the other
second place winner. Her project
was in Frozen Foods. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
T. O’Neal and is a sophomore.
Each of the entrants in the
meeting gave demonstrations on
their projects and displayed rec
ord books kept on the work done
during the year.
Other senior girls who received
awards were Mary Ruth Martin,
Red Award, in Dress Review, and
Charlene Weaver, Red Award, in
Yeastbread.
Junior girls receiving awards
were Cheryl Cooper, Blue Award,
Better Breakfasts; Fredalyn
Smith, Red Award, Biscuits; Ann
Cawthon, Red Award, Dress Re
view.
Cloverleafs who had awards
were Kay Pinckney, Blue Award,
Frozen Foods; Kathy Godby, Red
Award, Dress Review; Martha
Leverette, Red Award, Canning;
Antoinette Brownlee, Red Award,
Muffins and Sylvia Cawthon, Red
Award, Between Meal Snacks.
In judging the Blue awards
were 85 points and above and the
Red, 75 to 85 points.
The boy’s division listed Butts
County boys as receiving one
second place and two third places.
David Ridgeway placed second
in Junior Dairy Production. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David
Ridgeway Sr.
David Cook was the third place
winner in the Junior Livestock
Demonstration. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cook.
In the Cloverleaf division,
Perry Ridgeway was the third
place winner in Dairy Production.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
David Ridgeway Sr.
The boys had one Blue Award.
Paul Rice received it on his Jun
ior Garden Demonstration.
Red Awards were presented to
the remainder of the boys from
Butts County entering the meet
ing.
They are as follows: Bill
Fletcher, Cloverleaf, Livestock;
Wayne Barnes Jr., Recreation;
Tommy Raney, Junior, Electric;
Robert Ridgeway, Junior, Land
scaping; Craig Parker, Junior,
Garden; Larry Letson, Senior,
Rifle Activity; George Weaver,
Senior, Recreation; Wesley
Haley, Cloverleaf, Veterinary
Science.
EARLY SIREN DENOTES
DINNER, NOT FIRE
One member of the Jackson
Police Department evidently
wanted an early lunch last Wed
nesday and tooted the noonday
siren just as the clock struck 11-
After making the fateful error,
the siren proceeded to ring even
though the policeman took his
hand from the button.
Thinking the call was for the
fire department, the volunteers
cranked up their trucks and head
ed out, only to be waved back
when they reached the police
booth.
What did the citizens of Jack
son think? They knew it wasn’t
a grass fire anyway. It was pour
ing rain!
Worthville Church
To Sell Bonds
For New Addition
Buy a bond to help build a
church!
The members of the Worthvillfe
Baptist Church are asking each
other and their friends to buy
bonds and enable them to build a
new auditorium.
The bond sale is being handled
by the Providence Church Plan,
Inc., of Atlanta, with Mr. J. C.
Johnson, vice president, acting as
advisor. Avery successful kick
off supper was held Tuesday eve
ning to begin the sale.
According to Rev. Argin Floyd,
pastor, the bonds on sale are in
denominations of SIOO, $250,
SSOO and SI,OOO. They pay 6%
interest every six months with
maturity from six months to 13
and a half years.
Proceeds from the sale will be
used to build a brick colonial
church, featuring white columns
and steeple. It will replace the
frame structure built in 1899.
The pastor pointed out that the
sale of bonds is being handled on
a first come, first serve basis. He
stated that he would be glad to
answer any questions one might
have concerning the bonds. His
phone is 4126. Mr. O. P. Steph
ens, phone 6651 in day or 4961
night, can also explain the details
of the bonds.
Architecture Of
Japan Seen By
B&PW Members
Traditional and modern Japa
nese architecture was shown to
attentive members of the Jackson
Business & Professional Women’s
Club at their May dinner meeting
Monday evening at the Jackson
Clubhouse by Mr. Akira Kimura
of Japan, an exchange student
who recently received his Master’s
Degree from the Georgia Institute
of Technology.
Miss Dorothy Thomas, program
chairman, presented Mrs. D. W.
Ham who introduced the guest
speaker. Mrs. Ham said that the
speaker was a Japanese Christian
architect, a graduate of Metro
politan University in Tokyo.
Since his graduation at Tech, he
has been working for an architec
tural firm, but plans to leave this
weekend for Japan.
Mr. Kimura showed historical
architectural slides as well as
some buildings of his design. He
also displayed slides of gardens
his father designed, including the
Peace Gardens. Mr. Kimura said
that although he was enjoying
meeting the people and making
friends here, he feels it is his
duty to return to his country.
He has visited in Jackson on
many occasions as guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Ham and Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Washington, having once
been accompanied by his wife and
son. Mr. Kimura was presented a
monetary gift from the club.
Guests at the meeting were
Miss Ann Grant, Mrs. Peggy
Knowles, and Mrs. C. E. Washing
ton. Guests coming in for Mr.
Kimura’s program were Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Payne, Mrs. 0. B.
Howell, and Mr. D. W. Ham.
An interesting display of arti
facts from Japan were displayed.
Most of these belonged to Mrs.
Helen Spencer, Mrs. Washington,
and Mrs. Ham.
Mrs. Jewellene Polk, president,
announced the business meeting
for July 11th at Black’s Snack
Bar. Miss Flora Robison, who will
be a delegate to the National Con
vention in Dallas, Texas in July,
was presented a gift from the
club.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1963
Rights Proposal,
Prayer Decision
Hit By Talmadge
ATLANTA—(GPS) Sen. Her
man E. Talmadge, like many
other Americans, is incensed over
two recent developments in the
national capital. One was the U.
S. Supreme Court’s decision out
lawing Bible reading in the public
schools; the other was President
Kennedy’s latest proposal for
more forced integration. Com
menting on the latter, the Geor
gia Senator said:
“Man’s relation to his fellow
man is largely a matter of the
human mind and heart, and must
necessarily be solved on the local
community level in accordance
with local desire and the dictates
of the individual conscience,
especially inasmuch as private
property rights and freedom of
association are involved. Force
legislation is not the answer to
human conduct.
“In Reconstruction Days, Con
gress passed a statute extending
federal power to private property
and private contracts. The Su
preme Court held such extension
of federal powers unconstitution
al, declaring that the Congress
hnd no power to legislate in these
areas under the 14th Amendment.
Just as such proposals violated
the Constitution then, they are
still unconstitutional.
“I shall vigorously oppose the
President’s package of unconsti
tutional measures.”
On the Supreme Court’s Bible
reading ruling, Sen. Talmadge
said that “instead of serving to
protect and preserve religious
freedom, which clearly is the
First Amendment, the Supreme
Court has rendered a decision of
fensive to everyone who wishes
to keep this a religious nation
where men, woiqen and children
may worship God in freedom.”
He continued:
“The Supreme Court’s decision
prohibiting the reading of Scrip
ture or reciting the Lord’s Pray
er in our public schools is an
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States. Amendments
to the Constitution can only be
made by two-thirds of the Con
gress and ratification by three
fourth of the states.
“It is regrettable indeed that
the Supreme Court has again
grossly distorted the Constitution
of the United States. The court
has struck an irrevocable blow to
religious freedom and morality
in the United States of America.”
117 Pint Quota
In Bloodmobile
Visit July Bth
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
make its second visit of the year
in Jackson on Monday, July 8.
All donors are reminded that this
visit is very important if the citi
zens of Butts County are to con
tinue to receive free blood, Billy
Long, Blood Recruitment Chair
man said this week.
Mr. Long pointed out that
during the visit in March only
105 pints of blood were collected
toward the quota of 112. Because
of the seven pint shortage, the
county was put on probation and
the quota was increased this time
to 117 to make up for the deficit.
Mr. Long urges every citizen
who is capable of giving blood to
report to the Butts County
Health Center on Monday, July 8,
and give so that the county can
continue to receive a blanket
coverage of free blood.
The bloodmobile will again be
staffed by members of the Jack
son Business and Professional
Women’s Club and doctors of the
county.
LOCUST GROVE FARMER
REPORTS BLOOM JUNE 20
Mr. B. O. Cleveland of Locust
Grove reported the first cotton
bloom of the season to the Pro
gress-Argus office Monday. The
bloom was first observed Thurs
day, June 20. Mr. Cleveland says
there are not many signs of
weevils and the crop looks prom
ising.
‘•KID GLOVES ASIDE”
19 Deaths Predicted Over State In
July 4 Holiday Period of 102 Hours
NOTICE
The Progress-Argus office will be closed
July 4 through July 7 to enable the paper staff
to take a brief vacation. Papers will be put in
the post office on Wednesday, July 3rd. The
office will open Monday morning, July Bth, on
its regular schedule.
Heavy Rains Of
Past Week Cause
Damage To Roads
A phenomenal amount of rain
fell over the area of Butts Coun
ty from Sunday to Thursday with
the four-day rainfall being regis
tered at 3Vi inches at Georgia
Power’s Lloyd Shoals plant at
Jackson Lake and the gauge at
Lawrence Morgan’s home in Stark
showing around four inches.
By Thursday the water logged
citizenry were primed for sun
shine, but nature double crossed
them and sent more rain.
From the seven day period be
ginning June 16 and ending June
23, the Lloyd Shoals plant had
registered 6:45 inches of rain.
By day their records showed
that 1.21 inches fell Sunday,
June 16; .70 inches, Monday; 1
inch Tuesday; 1.22 inches, Wed
nesday; none, Thursday; .33
inches Friday; 1.81 inches Satur
day and .20 inches Sunday.
The rain fell following a period
of extremely dry weather and
was of benefit to row crops of
the county.
Some roads and a private
bridge leading to the home of Dr.
W. G. Hicks were washed out by
the overflowing rain water. Top
soil flowed freely from unter
raced fields to clog already over
taxed sewers and culverts.
Tempers frayed as household
ers saw low spots in their lawns
being turned into muddy pools of
water. Mud was the order of the
week in most homes. Some home
owners reported flooded base
ments.
B. Y. Lunceford, superintend
ent of the Lloyd Shoals plant,
said that the rain has not caused
any undue concern at the dam as
a just over normal flow of three
tenths of an inch was flowing
over the dam Thursday afternoon.
He stated that before the rain the
lake was low, but filled quickly
as the many tributaries filling the
large reservoir dumped their over
flow into Jackson Lake.
By Monday the lake had begun
to fall slightly, Mr. Lunceford
said.
Relief was promised Monday by
the weatherman, but he was full
of rain. The sun shone between
intermittent showers Monday af
ternoon, but forgot to rise Tues
day. It was the same old story—
rain, rain.
New Bridge Will
Be Built Across
Jackson Lake
Jasper County Representative
Roy Kelly announced last week
that the State Highway Depart
ment will soon let a contract for
anew bridge across Jackson Lake.
Advertisement for this bridge ap
peared in The Monticello News of
June 20th.
The new bridge will be over
the Alcovy River in the section of
Jackson Lake in Jasper and New
ton Counties. It will replace the
present span known as Watters
Bridge. The old bridge will be
torn down.
In appropriation for roads and
bridges, Jasper ranks in the top
5% in money received of all 159
counties.
Industries Set
Closing Dates
For Vacations
The week of the Fourth will be
vacation time for employees at
three industrial plants in Butts
County.
Fashion Pillows announced their
annual vacation will begin Mon
day, July 1, with plant employees
reporting back to work on the fol
lowing Monday. The office staff
and manager will be in the office
during the week to handle incom
ing calls and regular clerical
work.
Vacation begins with the close
of the work day on Jure 28 for
plant employees at American
Mills, Inc. They will report back
to work on Monday, July 8. The
office staff will be in the office
during the week.
The Kym Company announced
their plans for a complete closing
of the plant July 1-7 with all em
ployees taking a vacation. Work
will resume July 8.
Pepperton Mills announced their
plant will stop work at 6 o’clock
on the morning of July 4 and re
sume work at 6 a. m. July 8 to
give their employees a long week
end. This pertains to all employ
ees except the night watchman.
Gateway Luggage of Georgia,
Inc. stated they would definitely
be closed July 4, but are undeci
ded whether or not the plant will
remain closed until Monday, July
Bth. The Fourth closing will in
clude both plant and office em
ployees.
Business establishments in the
City of Jackson are expected to
follow usual custom and close for
a day of rest on Independence
Day. Several places have signified
their businesses will be closed
longer than one day and include
Jackson City Cleaners, Superior
Cleaners and Reynolds Shoe Shop.
Two Men Confess
Recent Thefts
In Butts County
Two of the three men wanted
for questioning in two recent
burglaries in Butts County were
apprehended Wednesday night by
Henry County authorities on a
burglary charge in that county.
The two Negro men, Ernest
Pye, originally from Butts Coun
ty, of Railroad Street, McDon
ough, and Jimmy Lee Stark of
Atlanta are lodged in the Henry
County jail for trial on the Henry
County charge.
Pye and Stark confessed to the
forced entries of the Levie Mad
dox home in the Stark community
and the Bub Preston home near
the Monticello Road on Wednes
day afternoon, June 12. They told
officers where they had sold the
guns, radio, clocks, iron and other
items taken from the homes, and
all items taken from the homes
in Butts were recovered except a
class ring.
According to Butts Deputy
Sheriff Curtis Kelley, the men
had entered a country store in
Henry County and were picked up
for questioning by Henry author
ities. Mr. Kelley also said that
Stark told GBI Agent Howard
Bray that he was an escaped con
vict with 15 to 20 years to serve.
54.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
ATLANTA, (GPS) “State
troopers will lay aside their
warning tickets and we won’t
handle maniac drivers with kid
gloves during the upcoming
Fourth of July holiday period.”
That stern warning came from
Col. H. Lowell Conner, director
of the Georgia Department of
Public Safety, in announcing
plans for what is expected to be
the most intensified traffic en
forcement campaign in the State
Patrol’s 26-year history.
The prolonged July 4th holiday
period this year lasts four and a
fourth days, or 102 hours, of
ficially beginning at 6 p. m.
Wednesday, July 3, and ending at
midnight Sunday, July 7.
With holiday travel at a peak,
traffic conditions will be more
hazardous and drivers will be ex
posed to more possibilities of ac
cidents, the safety director point
ed out.
In fact, based on past traffic
experience, present trends and
other factors, Col. Conner pre
dicts that at least 19 persons will
be killed and 266 others injured
in 760 accidents during the 102-
hour period.
“We certainly don’t want that
to happen,” he declared. “And
we’ll be out there in full force
working around the clock in an
effort to keep it from happening.
But when you get right down to
it, it’s up to the individual drivers
themselves. They are the ones
who cause accidents and they are
the ones who can prevent them.
It’s no sporting games, this busi
ness of driving.
“Therefore, we appeal to all
motorists to obey all traffic laws
at all times. H they will do that,
they can avoid accidents. It’s just
that simple. And for those who
won’t take this advice, but per
sist in breaking the traffic laws,
let me make this clear: They will
receive no warning ticket—they’ll
be arrested on the spot.”
Col. Conner’s “get tough”
orders will be carried out by 470
officers and men of the depart
ment, including GBI agents. All
available equipment, including
hard-to-detect patrol cars in
many different colors, radar, and
other speed-timing devices, will
be doing everything within its
power to prevent accidents from
marring this year’s Independence
Day celebration.
Col. Conner, Lt. Col. R. H. Bur
son, deputy director, and Major
E. B. Harbin, commanding officer
of the Uniform Division, will di
rect the massive enforcement
operation during which all troop
ers are on active duty.
Last year only two persons
were killed and 54 others were
injured in 115 accidents. But that
was for a period of only 30 hours.
The last 102-hour July 4th holi
day period was in 1961. That
year only eight persons were
killed and 219 injured in 673 ac
cidents. What will 1963’s record
be?
“We hope it will be far better,”
commented Col. Conner. “We
hope our prediction will be
knocked into a cocked hat. We
of the State Patrol will be doing
our part. We earnestly hope the
driving public will be doing its
part.”
BROWN SUCCESSFUL
BIDDER FOR LOCUST
GROVE POST OFFICE
Congressman John J. Flynt, Jr.
announced recently that the suc
cessful bidder of the new Post
Office building at Locust Grove
was M. M. Brown, P. O. Box 126,
Locust Grove, Georgia. The new
Post Office building will be lo
cated at the corner of S Street
and U. S. Highway 23.
Congressman Flynt announced
that the new building will have
an interior space of 1,300 square
feet, a platform area of 96 square
feet for parking and movement
of postal vehicles. —The Weekly-
Advertiser, McDonough, Ga.