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VOL. 93—NO. 35
Grand Jury
At Heavily
We, the Grand Jury, sworn
and empanelled for the August
term, 1966, Butts Superior
Court, make the following pre
sentments in Open Court:
The Grand Jury in organizing,
elected J. B. Settle, Foreman; T.
E. Robison Jr., Clerk; C. M. Dan
iel, Jr., Assistant Clerk; and T.
G. Brooks, Bailiff.
We, the Grand Jury, wish to
commend the Honorable Judge
Hugh D. Sosebee for the wisdom
shown by his able charge, and
for the dignified and competent
manner in which he conducts our
Superior Court.
We further wish to thank our
Solicitor General, Honorable Ed
ward E. McGarity and his asso
ciates for their capable assistance,
and particularly for the efficien
cy with which they handle Grand
Jury proceedings.
We, the Grand Jury, recom
mend that the Commissioners of
Butts County survey our most
traveled roads within the county
and erect, or cause to be erected,
caution lights at the most hazard
ous intersections. We believe
there to be several sites needing
these lights. Further, we recog
nize the need of cutting and con
trolling tall weeds, bushes and
trees that obstruct the view of a
motorist at certain intersections.
We ask the full cooperation of all
land owners, including farmers,
in the planting of their crops, to
New Group Camp at Indian Springs
State Park Is Modern Facility
Georgia’s newest and most
modern group camp was opened
recently at Indian Springs State
Park with the cost of the facil
ity, constructed by Newton Coal
and Lumber Company of Griffin,
estimated to be between $250 and
S3OO thousand by Frank McMich
ael, superintendent at Indian
Springs State Park.
The group camp, open for use
by non-profit organizations only
such as churches, schools, civic
and fraternal clubs, etc., consists
of an administration building
which houses a spacious dining
room, a kitchen with ultra modern
equipment which will accommo
date 200; four dormitories which
will house 70 people to each unit;
two personnel cottages, a direc
tor’s cottage and a health lodge
or infirmary which boasts a ward,
isolation room, nurses quarters,
examination room, etc. According
to Mr. McMichael, the dormito
ries can sleep 70 people through
the use of double bunk beds. The
personnel cottages will accom
modate four people while facili
ties are available at the health
lodge for eight.
The camp is located across the
lake from the famous springs
from which the park derives its
name and, according to Mr. Mc-
Michael, the roads in the group
camp area were recently paved
which adds greatly to the accessi
bility of the camp. Another fa
cility of the camp is an amphi
theater with a stage alongside
the lake. For more active enter
tainment there are nature trails
for hiking and a sand beach along
the lake where swimming can be
enjoyed. Fishing in the lake is
usually good with many campers
trying their luck at angling, Supt.
McMichael pointed out.
As superintendent of one of
Georgia’s most heavily attended
parks, Mr. McMichael is especial
ly proud of the facilities and util
ities offered by the administra
tion building. In enumerating
these, he pointed out that there
are 40 tables which will seat 160
people with the kitchen having an
automatic dish washer, a walk-in
cooler and freezer, a steam table,
ice machines, and a big wall re
frigeration unit.
Mr. McMichael recounted that
among the groups who have used
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 Address All Mail (Subscription Change of Address Form 3579) to P. 0. Box 249, Jackson, Ga. 30233
Urges Caution Lights
Traveled Intersections
assist us in carrying out this
program.
We, the Grand Jury, urge the
Sheriff’s Department, together
with the State Revenue Depart
ment to make every effort to stop
the illegal sale of all intoxicating
alcoholic beverages, particularly
beer or similar malt products,
within our county. We urge the
severest of penalties against
those convicted of selling these
beverages to minors.
We recommend, because of the
critical labor shortage that our
commissioners seek and use State
convicts on our rural roads. This
is in view of the fact that we
will soon have a supply of con
vict labor from the new prison
being constructed in our county.
We further recommend that
those rural post roads heavily
traveled by non-residents be turn
ed into State highways, thereby
reducing the county’s roads main
tenance and expenses. This in
turn would improve the quality
of our road system.
We concur with the prelimi
nary efforts of the County Com
missioners in setting up a county
committee to cooperate with the
City, County Planning & Zoning
Commission and ask that at the
earliest possible time this impor
tant function be a reality.
We concur with the February
Grand Jury that all juror’s pay
be increased to $7.50 per diem.
We recommend that the Coun
Dining Area in Administration Building
Photo—Alan Jones
OTHER PICTURES ON PAGE FIVE
the camp were the Pineview
Methodist Church of Macon and
the Baptist Children’s Home
from Meansville and Baxley.
According to the superintend
ent, reservations can be made
with him by a call or letter ad
dressed c/o Indian Springs State
Park, Indian Springs, Ga., and
that the cost is $97.50 per day
for up to 130 persons and 75
cents per day per person over
130. Mr. McMichael says that the
Parks Department furnshes the
building, utilities and dishes and
that a contract is signed with
each group stating that they will
be responsible for any damaged
property or inventory loss and
that a close check is made behind
each group. According to Mr. Mc-
Michael, the groups that have
used the camp thus far have been
extremely well behaved with the
only casualty being a screen door
which was repaired and paid for
by the campers.
Photographs of buildings at the
camp will be found in connection
with this story. Supt. McMichael
extends a cordial invitation to
people of the county and this
area as a whole to visit Indian
Springs State Park and view first
hand the up to date facilities the
group camp has to offer.
ty Commissioners together with
City and Regional Library offi
cials investigate available Federal
Aid funds to improve and enlarge
the public library facilities. We
urge immediate attention.
We, the Grand Jury, wish to
commend the Sheriff and mem
bers of his Department, together
with the State Game and Fish
Commission and the Department
of Public Safety for their dili
gence in enforcing the laws of
our State. We also wish to thank
our bailiff, Mr. T. G. Brooks, for
his services.
We, the Grand Jury, have re
turned 153 true bills, 22 no bills,
and 13 bills have been withheld
at the request of the Sheriff’s De
partment pending further inves
tigation.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in our
county paper and that the paper
be paid the usual fee for same.
Respectfully submitted this 17
day of August, 1966.
J. B. SETTLE, Foreman
T. E. ROBISON, JR., Clerk
Received in Open Court, order
ed filed and published as reques
ted.
This the 17th day of August,
1966.
HUGH D. SOSEBEE, Judge,
Butts County Superior Court.
Filed in Open Court, this the
17th day of August, 1966.
MARTHA R. SIMS, Deputy
Clerk.
Supper Sept. 15
By PTA Will Fete
School Officials
A covered dish supper is
planned as a prelude to this
year’s first PTA meeting on
Thursday, Sept. 15th. The sup
per is being given to honor the
school’s teachers and principals.
Coming as invited guests will be
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy O’Neal,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. L. Comer,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sams, school
board members, and teachers.
Supper will be served at 7
o’clock, in the school lunchroom.
Parents are asked to come and
bring their food to the school
lunchroom by 6:30. This will al
low them ample time to join the
PTA and to help in preparing
the food for serving.
The business meeting will be
gin at 8 o’clock in the audito
rium and it is hoped that all par
ents will make a special effort
to come and help honor their
children’s teachers.
A nursery will be provided
from 8 o’clock to the conclusion
of the business meeting for chil
dren through the 3rd grade.
Fire on Friday
Leaves Large
Family Homeless
A large Butts County Negro
family had their dwelling and all
their possessions, save the clothes
on their back, destroyed by a
raging fire Friday morning, be
lieved to have been started from
defective wiring.
Victims of the misfortune
were Robert and Irene Tanner
and their children, Emma, 18;
Evelyn, 16; Mildred, 16; Ernes
tine, 13; Dorothy, 12; David, 8;
Richard, 5; Yvonne, 7; Frederick,
4 months. Also living with the
Tanners in the house destroyed
by the flames northeast of Jen
kinsburg, known as the old Ray
place, were John and Jean Tan
ner Wilkes, Willie Wilkes, 4;
Jeanine Wilkes, 5 months old;
and Robert and Eva Tanner and
their daughter, Denise, one and
one-half years old.
Robert Tanner was disabled
last year in a farm accident when
a tractor overturned on him,
killing an infant son who was rid
ing on the machine with his
father. According to information,
Robert was at home with several
of the children when the fire was
first noticed and was unable to
save any possessions so rapidly
did the flames engulf the old
frame dwelling.
Friends, both white and col
ored, have sprung to the assist
ance of the destitute family and
any persons desiring to make con
tributions of clothing, food, cash
and other items are asked to con
tact Tina Conwell at the Jackson
Flower Shop.
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DR. CARTLEDGE
TO PREACH FOR
PRESBYTERIANS
Dr. S. A. Cartledge, Professor
of New Testament at Columbia
Seminary since 1930, will fill the
pulpit at the Jackson and Fellow
ship Presbyterian Churches on
Sunday, September 4. Mr. Cart
ledge’s sermon topic at Fellow
ship will be “Tomorrow’s Wor
ries” and at Jackson he will
preach on “The Limits of
Prayer.”
Rev. Cartledge is a graduate of
the University of Georgia and
Columbia Theological Seminary,
and the University of Chicago.
Author of five books, Dr. Cart
ledge is Dean of the Graduate
Department at Columbia Theo
logical Seminary, and writer of
the commentary on the Sunday
School lessons.
Games of Week
Sept. 2—Jackson vs. Fayette
County in Fayetteville.
Sept. 2—Mary Persons vs.
Monticello in Forsyth.
Sept. 2 —Decatur vs. Griffin in
Griffin.
Sept. 2 —Newton County vs.
Morgan County in Madison.
The Scoreboard
Newton Cos. 14—
Rockdale Cos. 0
Willingham 12— R. E. Lee 0
Macon Cos. 14—Wilcox 6
Gordon Military 27
Stockbridge 7
Lanier 21—Richmond 0
Valdosta 27—Waycross 13
Devils Open Against Fayette County
There Friday in Non-Region Game
Floats Needed
For Industrial
Day Parade
Butts County Jaycee members,
Dr. Randolph Long, president,
have issued an appeal for floats
to be entered in the Industrial
Day parade on September 21st
and offer assistance in furnishing
wagons for any one needing them
in the construction of floats. Dr.
Long says that requests for as
sistance with the float may be
made to Don Montgomery, Carl
Finney, or himself.
Dr. Long announced that the
beauty pageant, to be held at the
auditorium on Tuesday night,
September 20th, will highlight
local beauties from a six or seven
county area in both swim suit
and evening dress competition.
A feature of Industrial Day cele
bration will be the appearance
of Miss Mary Maude Walker, the
current Miss Georgia.
The Little Miss Industry con
test will be held in conjunction
with the beauty pageant and, ac
cording to Don Montgomery, en
trants in this contest are urgent
ly needed, it being the hope of
the committee that registration
can be closed by September 10th.
The three finalists will all be
given cups with the winner re
ceiving a $25 Savings Bond. The
five finalists in the beauty con
test will receive cash prizes with
Miss Industry to be awarded $75
in cash. Pulchritudinous contest
ants from Newton, Lamar, Butts,
Spalding, Pike, Henry, Jasper and
Monroe Counties are expected
to compete for the coveted title
and cash prizes.
Mr. Montgomery indicated this
week that several prominent
state-wide political personages
have been invited but at this
time no definite announcement
can be made pending confirma
tion of invitation.
Record Number
Indicated At
Jackson Schools
Figures released Tuesday from
the office of Butts County School
Superintendent Lee Roy O’Neal
indicate that enrollment at the
Jackson schools has set anew all
time high with 686 pupils enrolled
in the Jackson Elementary School,
grades one through seven, and
517 students at Jackson High
School, grades eight through 12.
This is a total of 1,203.
Figures for Henderson Ele
mentary School, grades one
through six, show 854 students
registered, with 550 enrolled in
Henderson High School, grades
seven through 12, for a total of
1,404.
SCREENING TEST
FOR DIABETES HELD
ON 3RD THURSDAYS
WANTED: All relatives of
known diabetes; All people over
weight; All people over 30 years
of age, and mothers who have had
children weighing 9 lbs. or more
at birth.
If you fit in this wanted
group, go to the Butts County
Health Department for your dia
betic screening test. Those who
have already had this test should
take it once a year.
The clinics are held at the
Butts County Health Department
every third Thursday of each
month, from 9:00 a. m. to 12:00
noon and from 1:00 to 4:00 p. m.
Those who fit into this wanted
group are encouraged to have
this test because this is the area
in which diabetes is more preval
ent. Take this test at least two
hours after eating.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, 1966
Mary Ruth Martin
Was State Winner
At Atlanta Meet
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Mary Ruth Martin, widely
known in local and state 4-H Club
circles, was a first place winner
in Dairy demonstrations at the
recent 24th State 4-H Congress in
Atlanta. Miss Martin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George N. Martin
of Jackson, will represent Geor
gia at the National 4-H Congress
in Chicago on November 25,
along with other state winners.
Mary Ruth has been an active
4-H member for eight years, hold
ing many offices in the school
4-H Club as well as President
of the 4-H County Council for
the past four years. She first
exhibited cattle at the Butts
County Fair at the age of seven
and at the age of 11 began show
ing at the State Fair in Macon,
the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta,
and Middle Georgia Livestock
show. Mary Ruth won many
prizes with her animals, includ
ing several grand champions and
reserve champions.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Butts
County Home Demonstration
Agent, is especially proud of
Mary Ruth, pointing out that she
started off in 4-H work with a
Frozen Foods Project, changing
later to Dress Review and event
ually to the Dairy Project with
which she has had so much suc
cess. Last summer Mary Ruth
was one of 22 4-H members to
participate in exchange with
Great Britain and Ireland, and
this summer she has been a coun
selor at Rock Eagle where she
taught crafts for six weeks.
A graduate of Jackson High,
Mary Ruth will soon enter West
Georgia College where she plans
to major in Home Economics. At
high school she was active in
many clubs, being a member of
the Student Council, Sr. Tri-Hi-
Y, and Drama Club. She was the
recipient of the DAR Good Citi
zen award and was fourth place
winner in Home Economics at the
district literary meet.
LT. Wm. WHITAKER
COMPLETES MEDICAL
CLASS AT HOUSTON
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Whit
aker of Jenkinsburg are in re
ceipt of a letter from the Com
mandant of Fort Sam Houston,
Texas extending congratulations
upon the graduation of their son,
Ist Lieut. William Ronald Whit
aker, from the Medical Field Ser
vice School.
Brigadier General Glenn J.
Collins in his letter states that
the purpose of the course is to
train medical service personnel to
perform effectively as a part of
the medical team. The comman
dant pointed out that the train
ing Lt. Whitaker has completed
will be of distinct help to him
while in service and in later life
in any local or national emerg
ency. He continued, “he is now
prepared to accept his responsi
bility as a member of the world’s
finest medical team.”
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The Jackson High Red Devils
with spirit and morale high are
poised for Friday night’s invasion
of the domain of the Tigers of
Fayette County and are prepared
to go all out to begin the 1966
campaign on a winning note in
the non-region game.
Head Coach Carl Peaster said
this week that “spirits are high
on Red Devil Hill with the boys
looking forward eagerly to the
opening game.” “The players are
beginning to have confidence in
each other,” he continued, “and
I believe they have confidence in
what they are doing on both of
fense and defense.” Coach Peas
ter remarked that despite hard
practice only one injury of con
sequence has cropped up, that to
starting quarterback Tim Hardy
who jammed a hand and has been
unable to practice for a week.
His status for Friday night is ex
tremely doubtful, the head men
tor disclosed.
Eleven lettermen returned
from last season’s team that
posted a 1-9-0 record, and around
these veterans Coach Peaster,
and Assistant Coaches Porter
Gilbert and Clyne Carson are
fabricating the ’66 edition. Let
termen on this year’s squad in
clude Bobby Harrison, center;
Hugh Glidewell, end; Albert
Smith, end; Dennis Fincher,
tackle; Jerry Sellers, tackle; Ter
ry Waits, tackle; Joe Brown,
guard; Larry Fletcher, guard;
Keith Rogers, halfback; David
Garr, quarterback and halfback;
Tim Hardy, quarterback.
Coach Peaster singled out Da
vid Garr for especial praise since
the versatile athlete is being used
in three different positions, one
on offense and two on defense.
He said that “David is doing a
real fine job for us and has ac
cepted the challenge of learning
and mastering the three positions
he will have to play, for a time
at least.”
The tentative starting lineup as
indicated by Coach Peaster will
include the following team on
offense:
RE —Albert Smith, 185, or Ed
Hoard, 155.
RT—Jerry Sellers, 210.
RG—Joe Brown, 206.
C—Bobby Harrison, 160.
LG —Larry Fletcher, 175, or
Lanier Burford, 146.
LT—Dennis Fincher, 200.
LE—Hugh Glidewell, 165.
QB —Tim Hardy, 150, or David
Garr, 156.
RH—Keith Rogers, 160.
LH—Charles Fountain, 165.
FB —David Garr, 155, or Lee
Fambro, 175.
On defense, Coach Peaster in
dicated he would go with the fol
lowing lineup:
RE—Hugh Glidewell, 165.
RT—Jerry Sellers, 210.
RMLB—Bobby Harrison, 165.
MG—Terry Waits, 170.
LMLB—Joe Brown, 206.
LT—Dennis Fincher, 200.
LE—Albert Smith, 185, or Lar
ry Fletcher, 175.
LCB —David Garr, 165.
LS—Billy Baxter, 150.
RS—Kenneth Duke, 130.
RCB—Keith Rogers, 160, or
Charles Starr, 150.
M. L. Hodges Jr.
Wins Florida Trip
Winning free all-expense paid
trips for outstanding sales records
is “old hat” for M. L. Hodges Jr.
who recently returned from a trip
to Ponte Vedra, Fla., going down
on August 24th and returning
Sunday, August 28th.
The trip was awarded by Moto
rola for outstanding sales in this
area during 1966 and was intend
ed for Mr. Hodges and his wife,
but Mrs. Hodges was unable to
accompany her husband because
of sickness in the family.
R. C. Hassler, distributor for
Motorola, awarded the trip for
Mr. Hodges, the third for him in
Motorola sales competition.