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VOL. 91—NO. 35
$386,728 Paid Out In County
During Fiscal Year By FACS
—Thn Putts ritvyrntyi Department
of Family and Children Services
report they paid out in public
assistance grants during the past
fiscal year the total amount of
$386,728.26. This figure is in ad
dition to administrative costs of
the department, Mrs. Jane Powell,
director, said.
Broken down into the four
largest public assistance pro
grams, the largest sum was paid
out for Old Age recipients. This
program required $174,881.00 of
the budget. Aid to Blind required
$3,408.00; Aid to Families with
Dependent Children, $17,793.00;
Aid to Disabled, $49,048.00. Gen
eral assistance which takes care
of child welfare including board
ing care and other needs not
qualified for the regular pro
grams required $694.93. Most of
this sum was for temporary as
sistance, Mrs. Powell said.
The four programs assisted ap
proximately 475 persons each
month. According to Mrs. Powell,
recipients of the old age assist
ance received an average of $39.-
50 per month. Aid to the blind
averaged $53.56; Aid to Families
with Dependent Children, $32.32
per child and Aid to Disabled
$53.83. She pointed out that un
der the Vendor Payments made
to nursing homes caring for pa
tients under one of the depart
ment’s programs, the recipients of
Old Age Assistance receives only
$lO per month to assist with
clothing and other incidentals
while the nursing home receives
a stated payment directly. This
causes the old age assistance
to be so low, the director pointed
out.
The department also handles
all cases in the two nursing homes
that draw assistance, regardless
of which county they come from
before entering the nursing
homes. A whopping total of slll,-
341.12 is paid out yearly for
these patients who qualify for
either Old Age, Aid to Disabled
or Aid to Blind.
During the year beginning
July 1, 1963 and ending June
30, 1964, $29,562.21 was paid out
for hospitalization of recipients
under the assistance programs.
What does the county pay for
this relief work? Mrs. Powell
pointed out that of the figure
of $386,728.26 paid out during
the past year, Butts County foot
ed the bill for only $10,445.37.
An additional administrative bill
of $4,837.02 was also paid by the
county.
What does the local Depart
ment of Family and Children
Services do other than dispense
money to needy persons?
Mrs. Powell answers this ques
tion by pointing out that the de
partment furnishes services that
are of an investigative nature to
the public. They certify cancer
patients for state aid, make re
ferrals on vocational rehabilita-
SCHOOL’S
fa OPEN
drive
y Carefully
Consultant Says
Butts Fortunate
To Get Prison
In a letter to the Butts County
Chamber of Commerce, Inc., out
lining benefits that Butts County
may normally expect to gain from
the location of the proposed SB,-
000,000.00 prison complex in the
county, Mr. G. Norton Jameson,
consultant of the State Board of
Corrections, wrote that “Butts
County is fortunate indeed that
it has been selected as a site for
this modern institution.”
His letter is reproduced as fol
lows:
“The Jackson community can
look forward with considerable
anticipation to the establishment
of a major institution in this
area. Its impact will be of real
significance in your economic
progress.
“Initially the population of the
institution will be in the neigh
borhood of 1,000. Add to this a
staff of from 120 to 150 and it
can be easily understood that a
considerable amount of new busi
ness is coming into Butts Coun
ty. The eventual size will be near
1,500. Under present population
trends the Diagnostic section will
be processing some 250 cases per
month.
“In addition to normal pick up
and repair items that will emi
nate from general operation of
this facility, there will be a steady
flow of visitors and business con
tacts coming into this community.
“Some of the key employees
will be housed on the grounds and
the balance will be seeking houses
in your vicinity. All will add to
the business and cultural life of
the area.
“Butts County is fortunate in
deed that it has been selected as
the site for this modern institu
tion.”
FURNITURE TRUCK TURNS
OVER, BLOCKING RT. 16
The road leading from Jackson
to Griffin was blocked for hours
Monday morning, August 24. A
tractor-trailer truck, loaded with
new furniture, overturned on
Highway 16 east of Futral’s store
in Spalding county causing the
road to be blocked.
William T. Hargrave of Lex
ington, N. C., the driver of the
truck, told State Patrolmen that
he went to sleep while driving.
Damage to the truck and its con
tents was considerable.
tion, certify persons for state
medical aid, provide investigation
for the court and for child wel
fare services which include both
adoptions and child placements.
| Injuries Cause
Blue Note In
Red Devil Camp
BY RUDY WYATT
Head Footall Coach
We are beginning our third
week of pre-season practice on
Red Devil Hill and there has been
a lot of work done to date. Most
of our practice up until now has
consisted mostly of fundamentals
and conditioning. We have made
some progress but we have been
hampered to a great extent by
injuries.
Coach Porter Gilbert and I will
begin to put our game plan in for
Fort Valley this week. We will
be able to scout our first oppon
ent twice before we play and
this should serve as an advant
age for us.
Some of our young players
have been looking good and it
seems now that we will have fair
depth in the line, but our back
field will be real short in re
serves. Coach Gilbert has been
impressed with the work of sophs
Grant Faulkner, Jerry Sellers,
Bobby Harrison, Ricky Jenkins
along with our veterans Butch
Miller, Terry Kitchens, Willie
Norsworthy, Junior Moncrief, Jim
Herbert, Wayne Cawthon and
Larry Mathis. In the backfield I
am well pleased with Quarter
back David Polk, Halfbacks Allen
Byars, Charlie Breedlove, Ricky
Johnson, David Garr, and Full
back Jimmy Autry.
The boys who have missed some
practice through injuries are
Terry Kitchens, Jimmy Rogers,
Leon Cook, Ricky Jenkins, Hugh
Glidewell, Mike Duke, Junior
Moncrief, Ricky Johnson, and
Walter Carmichael. Most of these
should start working again the
first of the week. We have lost
Leon Cook for the season, Walter
Carmichael and Jimmy Patrick
for three weeks.
One of the most pleasant sur
prises to date has been the de
velopment of Jimmy Rogers and
Gary Whitaker into fine defen
sive football players. Jimmy re
ported in good shape and has been
able to move real well. Gary in
his first year of football has been
and should continue to surprise
the coaches and fans with his
strength and his ability to handle
opposing players easily.
We will continue practice cut
ting down to one work out a day
and this should help us get the
legs back under our squad.
The Junior High will start prac
ticing under the watchful eyes of
Coach Clyne Carson this week
and we are looking for a large
turn-out of players.
Final Plans
Made For
Industrial Day
The Butts County Junior
Chamber of Commerce members
are in the final phase of planning
for the annual Industrial Day
celebration scheduled for Sep
tember 23.
After a year’s absence, Presi
dent Philip Westbury predicts
that this year’s fete to the indus
tries of Butts County will be the
best ever. Beautiful girls in the
beauty contest, interesting and
artistically planned floats, bands,
a gala dance and an entertaining
guest speaker will make for plen
ty of excitement and pleasure on
the day Butts County goes all out
to honor and laude the industries
in her county, and those that
might be contemplating moving
to the county.
Mr. Westbury announces that
Malone Sharpe, president of the
Georgia Jaycees, will be the
guest speaker. The local Jaycees
are meeting weekly to complete
plans for Industrial Day.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1964
Marie Cook Is
Recipient SSOO
4-H Scholarship
Miss Marie Cook of Jackson
was one of seven Georgia 4-H
Club members who received an
Atlanta Journal—sso6 College
Scholarship. The daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. (Gus) Cook,
Marie is a 1964 graduate of Jack
son High School. She expects to
enter West Georgia College at
Carrollton for the fall semester.
The presentation was made at
the 22nd annual Atlanta News
papers, Inc. Junior Leadership
Banquet held Wednesday, August
9, in Atlanta. The banquet is part
of the Georgia 4-H Congress.
Constitution Editor Gene Patter
son made the presentations.
Marie was in the upper fourth
of her graduating class and at
West Georgia plans to major in
home economics with special em
phasis on clothing and textiles.
One of her main projects in 4-H
has been textiles, the other cloth
ing.
Other projects she has carried
out during the past years in 4-H
are in foods and nutrition, freez
ing and leadership. She had the
outstanding 4-H record book in
her county for the past four
years and has held many offices
in her 4-H career, including that
of president of the local club
and county council.
While a student at Jackson
High School, Marie was secretary
of the Latin Club and was on
the school paper staff. She re
ceived the Jackson Business and
Professional Women’s Club Award
and a certificate for scholastic
achievement.
Marie and the six other Atlanta
Journal scholarship winners were
subjects of a feature story in the
Journal of August 20th.
Wanted: Dolls
And Model Cars
For PTA Festival
A call is being made to all doll
and model car owners to enter
their favorites in the Doll and
Model Car Show of the Harvest
Festival scheduled for Saturday
afternoon, September 12, at the
Little League field. The Butts
County PTA is sponsoring the
affair.
According to Mrs. James Phur
rough, who may be contacted
about entering the dolls and cars,
ribbon prizes will be given on
various types of dolls and cars.
All types of dolls are wanted—
baby dolls, foreign, rag, big, little
and shuck dolls. We will take
them all, Mrs. Phurrough said.
City No Place
For Firearms,
Police Warn
With the hunting season just
around the corner, Jackson Police
Chief Watson Vaughn reminded
city residents that a city ordi
nance prohibits the discharging
of any type firearms within the
confines of the town.
This means air rifles, too, he
said.
Chief Vaughn states that re
cently numerous air rifle inci
dents have been reported. Last
week, he recounted, a youth was
badly blistered by pellets from
another youth’s air rifle. Chief
Vaughn said that the youth would
recover as the pellets hit him on
the body, instead of the eye.
Youths with air rifles can’t
seem to resist street lights, either,
Chief Vaughn said. Acts of this
type are considered malicious mis
chief and are subject to fines, he
warned.
Games of Week
Aug. 28—Henry Cos. v*. Fay
ette Cos. in Fayetteville.
Aug. 28—Ft. Valley v. Wil
kinson Cos. in Ft. Valley.
2,450 Students Expected In
County’s Schools Friday
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ARMSTRONG RECEIVES COMMISSION— Mrs. R. F. Armstrong,
313 Woodland Way, Jackson, pins the gold bars of a second lieu
tenant on her son, Thomas L. Armstrong, following a commissioning
ceremony held recently at the AFROTC Department at the Uni
versity of Georgia in Athens. The new lieutenant, who served as
a Cadet Major in the AFROTC Cadet Wing at the University this
past year, was presented his Air Force commission by Lt. Col. John
D. Bowden, Jr., Professor of Air Science.
Lt. Armstrong is a member of the Arnold Air Society and the
Alpha Gamma Rho social fraternity. He is reporting this month to
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for duty as an Air Police Officer
with the Strategic Air Command’s 39th Bomb Wing.
Highway Deaths
Over Labor Day
Predicted at 15
ATLANTA,—(GPS) The year’s
big summer-ending holiday week
end—Labor Day—is close at
hand. And, if State Patrol calcu
lations hold up, at least 15 per
sons will lose their lives in Geor
gia traffic accidents during the
78-hour period from 6 p. m. Fri
day, Sept. 4, through midnight
Monday, Sept. 7.
The prediction is based on a
study of Georgia’s Labor Day
holiday accident experience over
the years, plus current trends.
The patrol foresees, in addition to
the 15 potential fatalities, in
juries to another 315 persons. In
all, 525 traffic accidents are fore
cast.
“As always we hope we are
totally wrong in our prediction,”
declared Col. H. Lowell Conner,
director of the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Safety.
“But remember this, the final
outcome is in the hands of the
drivers themselves—nobody else.
It is their car, their life, their
responsibility, and only by obey
ing every traffic law and driving
carefully and sensibly can they
prove us wrong in our prediction.
We prayerfully hope they will do
just that.”
While appealing to motorists
and pedestrians alike to practice
safety at all times, the public
safety director made it clear that
the State Patrol has strict orders
to arrest speeders, reckless driv
ers, drunk drivers and all other
violators.
All members of the depart
ment’s uniform division, GBI
agents and other service person
nel, as well as all available equip
ment, is being pressed into ser
vice. In all, some 475 state law
enforcement officers will be on
duty throughout the period work
ing around the clock.
Every enforcement technique
known, including radar machines
and other speed-timing devices,
hard-to-detect patrol cars and
road checks, will be utilized in the
massive safety campaign, it was
emphasized.
Col. Conner will personally di
rect the state-wide operation. He
has requested the assistance of all
law enforcement agencies
throughout the state to “help
make this the safest Labor Day
holiday period on record.”
“Once again we solicit the help
and support of the press, radio
and television stations and the
many safety organizations in the
state to do this part in helping
to prevent needless slaughter of
human lives on Georgia’s high
ways and streets,” Col. Conner
14-Year-Old Boy
Drowns During
Farm Pond Swim
A 14-year-old Negro boy, Eu
gene Walker, drowned Saturday
afternoon while swimming with
four companions in a farm pond
on the land of the late Walter
Moore.
The youths were swimming in
the lower lake on the Moore place
when they attempted to cross the
small body of water in the direc
tion of the road. None of the
youths were reported to be ex
perienced swimmers and in the
try across the lake, Walker fal
tered and yelled for help, which
was attempted by one of the
group, but to no avail.
Help was quickly summoned
with the boy’s body being re
covered about one hour later by
means of dragging. Members of
the Butts County Civil Defense
Unit participated in the rescue
operation, aided by volunteers.
The victim is the son of Doug
las and Annie Walker of Route 3,
Jackson.
Four Received
Georgia Degrees
j
The University of Georgia
graduated more than 700 students
at Summer Commencement Fri
day, August 21. The exercises
were held in the Coliseum at
10:30 a. m. with Dr. Winfred
Godwin, director of the South
ern Regional Education Board,
the guest speaker.
Among those from Jackson re
ceiving degrees were:
Louis William Moelchert Jr.,
Master of Accounting. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lou W.
Moelchert.
Thomas Lane Armstrong,
Bachelor of Science. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Armstrong.
Donnie Tyrone Caston, Bach
elor of Science in Education. He
is the son of Mrs. J. B. Caston
and the late Mr. Caston.
Hiram Patrick Franklin, Bach
elor of Business Administration.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram Franklin.
said.
Last year 24 persons were
killed and another 181 injured
in a total of 378 traffic accidents
reported in Georgia over the La
bor Day holiday period. The only
other year on record in which
the Labor Day weekend death toll
went higher was 1952 when the
total reached 28.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The Butts School System ex
pects an estimated 2,450 students
to begin school tomorrow, Aug
ust 28.
That’s 1,100 students for the
Jackson Elementary and High
School complex and 1,350 for the
two Henderson schools, Butts
School Superintendent Lee Roy
O’Neal said this week.
On hand tomorrow will be 45
teachers at Jackson and 47 at
Henderson to initiate students
into another nine months of
study, tests and school work. The
regular school day will begin
tomorrow with school beginning
at 8:30 and dismissing at 3:15
to comply with a state ruling on
the number of class hours stu
dents must attend.
The superintendent said that
the system has purchased two new
buses to replace two that are
worn out. Because of a thorough
study undertaken several years
ago and changes implemented at
that time bus routes and drivers
will remain the same.
Professor W. L. Miller is prin
cipal at Henderson Elementary
and J. M. L. Comer is principal
at Jackson Elementary. In the
high schools, Evans Acree is prin
cipal at Jackson and N. E. Walker
of Henderson. Henderson High
School will again be the smallest
school in the county, Mr. O’Neal
stated.
The Henderson High and Ele
mentary Schools have been ac
credited by the Georgia Accredi
tation Commission for the school
term of 1964-65, Mr. O’Neal said.
His office received notification
on August 15 from the Commis
sion.
James Wallace
Is Re-elected
Kiwanis Head
In a move almost unprecedent
ed in the history of the local
club, Jackson Kiwanians elected
President James Wallace to suc
ceed himself for 1965, thus ex
pressing, in this unusal way, their
respect and admiration for his
outstanding leadership qualities.
Only one other person, W. A.
Dozier, has ever served two suc
cessive terms as president of the
Jackson Kiwanis Club.
In the election of officers
Tuesday night, Lee Roy O’Neal
and Dr. Bailey Crockarell were
named vice presidents, with James
Payne re-elected as secretary
and Richard W. Watkins Jr. re
elected as treasurer. Mr. O’Neal
was vice president this year and
graciously consented for Mr. Wal
lace to succeed himself as presi
dent for another year.
Elected to the Board of Direc
tors were J. H. Bryant, Lewis
Freeman, W. D. Pope Jr., J. W.
O’Neal Sr., Ed O’Neal, Charles
Rooks, and M. L. Powell.
Vice President O’Neal, presi
ding in the absence of President
Wallace, announced Sept. Bth as
the tentative date for entertain
ing the teachers.
Harry Ridgeway
Wins Carrier of
The Year Award
Harry Ridgeway, Rural Letter
Carrier for Route 3, Jackson, was
presented the Outstanding Carrier
of the Year Award while attend
ing the National Convention in
Minneapolis, Minn., during the
week of August 10 through 15.
The award was made by the
National Board of the National
Rural Letter Carriers’ Associa
tion. Mr. Ridgeway is currently
serving his second term as presi
dent of the State Rural Letter
Carriers’ Association.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. P. Ridgeway. He and his wife,
the former Miss Doris Smith, have
two children, Janie and Martin.