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Karkson Progress-Argus
VOL. 93—NO. 38
R. P. Shapard Jr.
Told Kiwanians
Of Industry’s Role
Robert P. Shapard Jr., promi
nent Griffin and Jackson indus
trialist and former 1959 Man of
the Year in Griffin, told Kiwani
ans Tuesday night that industry
is the life blood of a community
and that industry seeking to lo
cate in a community is looking
primarily for “good climate with
good people working together for
the good of the community.” The
program was arranged and the
speaker introduced by Frank
Forehand, program chairman.
Mr. Forehand presented Mr.
Shapard as a graduate of North
Carolina State University, an ac
tive member of St. George’s Epis
copal Church in Griffin, a mem
ber and past president of the
Griffin Rotary Club, chairman of
the board of the Griffin Federal
Savings and Loan Association, a
past chairman of the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital Author
ity, and president of the Spalding
Knitting Mills in Griffin and the
American Mills in Jackson.
Mr. Shapard lauded the people
of Jackson and Butts County for
their spirit of cooperation and
said that their industries here—
American Mills and Fashion Pil
lows—had been warmly received
and were operating with a “min
imum of problems.” He traced
the history of American Mills,
established in 1938 in Griffin as
the American Throwing Company,
pointing out that throwing was
derived from an old English word
meaning “throw in” or twist. In
June 1941 he recounted that an
embargo on silk from Japan
about put them out of business,
and they became one of three
plants in the Southeast to work
with Dupont on the production
of anew fiber, nylon.
Mr. Shapard stated that soon
after Pearl Harbor the plant re
ceived a contract from Army
Ordnance to produce 40 millime
ter anti-aircraft shell casings and
that shortly after V-J Day the
plant became the manufacturer
of children’s and infants under
wear, one of the most highly com
petitive fields which he termed a
“low profit industry.” Most of
the goods manufactured here and
in Griffin are sold to mail order
companies and chain stores.
Following his address, Mr.
Shapard showed slides of the
plants in Griffin and Jackson and
stated that 63 percent of the
employees at American Mills in
Jackson are from Jackson, with
10 percent from Griffin, 10 per
cent from Bamesville, seven per
cent from Monticello, and three
percent from McDonough.
Mr. Shapard has filed a peti
tion with and received permission
from the FCC to establish a ra
dio station in Jackson and report
ed that work at present is pro
gressing slowly with the station
opening expected toward the end
of this year or the first of ‘67.
Chairman Seaborn Maddox call
ed attention to the clothing drive
to be conducted Tuesday, Sept.
27, by the Kiwanians and asked
the cooperation of the people of
Jackson in collecting old service
able clothes for use by the
Clothes Closet. These clothes, he
said, will be used primarily for
students unable to furnish ade
quate clothing for shool wear and
for use in emergencies to help
clothe victims of fires, wind
storms, etc.
E. Donald Sams, principal of
Jackson High School, and Loy
Hutcheson, DCT teacher, were
welcomed as new members and
will be inducted early in October.
Leon Cook and David Garr rep
resented the Key Club at the
meeting.
REVIVAL SERVICES BEGIN
ENGLAND CHAPEL SUNDAY
Revival services at England
Chapel Methodist Church will be
gin Sunday, September 25, and
extend through Thursday, Sep
tember 29, with Rev. Don Harp,
pastor of the Jenkinsburg Charge,
doing the preaching. Services will
begin at 7:30 nightly with Jim
McMichael, member of the Stark
Methodist Church, as song leader.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 Address All Mail (Subscription Change of Address Form 3579) to P. O. Box 249, Jackson, Ga. 30233
Jackson Tames
Tornado 34-0
In Home Opener
The Jackson High Red Devils
grabbed Henry County by the
nape of their necks and much as
a terrier shaking a rat clobbered
the hapless Golden Tornadoes in
to submission 34-0 to make the
season’s home opening a joyous
occasion and atone, in some
measure, for the staggering 12-
7 upset win by Henry County
when the teams last met in Mc-
Donough.
Nominated as favorites by the
daily press sports seers, the out
classed visitors managed to hold
the highly aroused Devils in check
for the first quarter before the
touchdown dam broke in the sec
ond period with Jackson tallying
thrice.
Billy Baxter discovered the way
into the Tornado end zone first
with a seven yard burst around
end early in the stanza to cap a
drive of over fifty yards. David
Garr smote the line for the first
of his four extra point attempts.
Gaining possession of the ball
on their 25, quarterback Tim
Hardy uncorked a pass to Hugh
Morris Glidewell, letterman end,
who grabbed the pass on his fin
gertips just beyond the out
stretched hands of a defender
and won a thrilling 75 yard foot
race to goal. Garr blasted over
again and in not more than three
minutes the Devils had tallied
again.
Following an intercepted pass,
Jackson took over on the Torna
do 40 and in a scintillating burst
of power and speed, Lee Fambro,
stellar halfback transfer from
Henderson High, galloped 60
yards through and around prac
tically the entire team. Garr
smashed across again to give the
Devils a 21-0 halftime bulge.
In the third period, Baxter, a
fine runner and transfer from
Mary Persons, slanted 20 yards
across tackle to up the margin to
27 points. Garr was contained
in the PAT attempt.
In the fourth quarter, how
ever, Garr proved that he could
score touchdowns as well as extra
points when he broke away from
would be tacklers in a rousing
32 yard scoring scamper. He
added the extra point to post the
eventual score.
Coach Carl Peaster and staff
were pleased with the spirited
play of the Devils who rebound
ed with high morale from the
Monticello drubbing. The entire
team played well with singular
praise going to Billy Phillips for
his inspired performance defend
sively. He was all over the field
and must have made at least a
dozen individual tackles. Charles
Fountain, a junior halfback in his
first year of ball, showed speed,
power and finesse in his running
and can develop into a breakaway
threat. He had a 50 yard touch
down called back because of a
clipping penalty. Billy Baxter
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DR. HENRY WEBB
WESTSIDE SLATES
TWO SPECIAL
SERVICES SUNDAY
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Dr. Henry D. Webb of the
Webb Hospital, Columbus, will be
guest preacher at the 11 o’clock
worship service Sunday, Septem
ber 25, at Westside Baptist
Church. According to Rev. Wiley
Cameron, pastor, “you will want
PTA Was Host To
School Officials
At Dinner Meet
The Butts County PTA mem
bers entertained at a covered
dish supper last Thursday night
in the Jackson Elementary lunch
room to honor school officials
and faculty. Invited guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy O’Neal, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. L. Comer, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Sams, the teachers
and their families, and Board of
Education members and their
families.
The business meeting began at
eight o’clock in the school audi
torium. Mrs. Charles Sibley, pres
ident, opened the meeting and
welcomed the large audience.
Rev. Ray Dunahoo gave the
inspirational and very capably
served as master of ceremonies.
He presented each faculty mem
ber, as he introduced them, with
an honorary membership in the
PTA, a gift from the PTA.
Mrs. Sibley introduced Rufus
Adams, chairman of the School
Board, who in turn introduced
each board member.
J. M. L. Comer, speaking for
the honored guests, thanked the
PTA members for the lovely sup
per.
Mrs. V. T. Batchelor’s First
Grade room won the $5.00 prize
for having the most parents in
one room present.
By the end of the meeting, 175
members had joined the PTA for
the coming year. This figure did
not include the honorary mem
berships.
Games of Week
Sept. 23—Wet Point v*. Jack
ton in Jackson.
Sept. 23—Rockdale Cos. vs.
Henry Cos. in McDonough.
Sept. 23—Jonesboro vs. Grif
fin in Griffin.
Sept. 24—Tech vs. Vandy in
Atlanta.
proved an elusive runner and
also handled the kickoff chores.
Wayne Roberson, Stacy Mc-
Cart and Tommy Patillo were
heroic figures for the outmanned
visitors. Leon Russell, a dimuni
tive 125 pound back, received a
head injury when hit simultane
ously by two Red Devils. He was
assisted off the field and required
medical attention, but no serious
results are expected.
One of the largest crowds ever
to see an opening game over
flowed The Hill, despite the
threat of rain and coolish temper
atures in the high sixties.
The colorful and well drilled
Henry County band presented a
half time show and was well re
ceived by the capacity crowd.
The victory leaves Jackson with
a record of 1 and 2, while the
loss was the third for the Tor
nadoes.
REV. GLENN DIX
to hear the testimony of this
Christian physician.”
For the evening services, a spe
cial program of missions will be
presented by Rev. Glenn Dix, di
rector of the Source of Light
Missions, Inc., of Madison. Rev.
Dix will show slides of the Chris
tian literature distribution carried
on by the Source of Light Mis
sion.
Dist. Governor
Spoke To Local
Lions Sept. 13
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C. V. GLISSON
District Governor C. V. Glis
son, of Fort Valley, brought an
address to the Butts County Lions
Club at their meeting on Septem
ber 13 and told them that Lion
ism is the largest service organi
zation in the world with clubs
located in 132 countries with
membership over 800,000.
Governor Glisson said that
their are over 11,000 members in
Georgia with almost 2,000 in
District 18E of which he is Dis
trict Governor. He estimated that
the service projects completed
each year to be worth more than
$200,000,000.
Mr. Glisson pointed out that
in the State of Georgia alone the
Lions Clubs spend in excess of
SIOO,OOO each year on local pro
jects in addition to sending an
other $40,000 to the Lions Light
house to aid in sight conservation
work. The speaker emphasized
that in addition to fun and fellow
ship, Lions Clubs exist to serve the
community. He said that untold
thousands of man hours of work
are donated by Lions members all
around the world on different
projects as well as time donated
by professional men to help fur
ther the cause of sight conserva
tion and rehabilitation of those
in need.
The Butts County Lions Club,
the latest local service club to
be organized, is now engaged in
the community Birthday Calen
dar for funds to carry out local
projects.
Worthville Masons
To Host District
Meeting Sept. 28
The Twentieth Annual Convo
cation of the Sixth District Royal
Arch Masonic Convention will be
held on Wednesday, September
28, with the Y. A. Wright Chap
ter number 122 at Worthville as
host. The convention will meet in
the new Masonic building which
is rapidly nearing completion.
The chapter will be opened
promptly at two p. m. following
which the meeting will be turned
over to officers of the Sixth Dis
trict. After a business session, the
four Capitular Degrees will be
conferred. It is planned to begin
the degree work at four o’clock
with a barbecue supper to be
served at 6:30.
There are eight chapters in the
Sixth District with a total mem
bership of over 2,000. The chap
ters are located at Macon, For
syth, Bamesville, Griffin, Thom
aston, Monticello, Jackson, and
Worthville.
It is the custom of the conven
tion to hold the annual meeting
at the home chapter of the cur
rent High Priest. Guy H. Howard,
a past High Priest of the Y. A.
Wright Chapter, is presently serv
ing as High Priest of the district
and will preside at the conven
tion this year.
The Grand High Priest of the
Grand Chapter of Georgia, Joseph
R. Richardson of Rome, will de
liver the principal address. A
number of Grand Chapter offi
cers and other distinguished
guests are expected.
Arnali-Maddox in Showdown Battle
For Governor in Sept. 28 Runoff
West Point In
Town Friday For
Jackson Battle
A winless West Point, an un
usual condition for a Carlton
Lewis team, will come roaring in
to Jackson Friday night eager to
count coup on the Red Devils as
their first ‘66 victim and will find
an improved and equally anticipa
tory band of Red Devils anxious
to make the Pointers their second
consecutive triumph.
Coach Carl Peaster said Tues
day that there is some concern
over the mental condition of the
Devils, many players hiving ex
pressed anxiety over the single
wing system that Coach Lewis has
used so effectively over the years.
Coach Peaster and his staff are
trying to reassure players that
the power sweeps can be stopped
by hard tackling and hard charg
ing, and that in reality the single
wing is generally conceded to be
an out moded system, having been
discarded by the great majority
of colleges and most high schools.
Coach Peaster expressed con
cern over the condition of start
ing halfback Keith Rogers, who
suffered a bad cut on his hand
which required five stitches, and
the condition of several other
players during the first part of
the week who have been stricken
with colds and virus.
West Point has been defeated
by Hardaway of Columbus, Mary
Persons and Manchester, while
Jackson has lost to Fayette Cos.
and Monticello, and routed Henry
County last week.
Kickoff time on The Hill is 8
o’clock Friday night with a large
crowd anticipated.
Clothing Drive
By Kiwanians
Set For Sept. 27
The Jackson Kiwanis Club has
set September 27th as the date
for its annual clothing drive with
committees and workers set up
for a city-wide canvass of service
able used clothing the night of
the 27th.
The clothes collected will be
kept by the Clothes Closet for
use by persons in emergency cir
cumstances, such as victims of
fire, tornado, windstorm, etc.
Kiwanians are asking that
Jackson residents please turn on a
porch light during the hours of
5:30 to 6:45 on the 27th as an
indication they have clothing to
donate and to please have the
clothing on the porch in a con
venient spot so that the canvass
can be made as quickly as pos
sible.
Seaborn Maddox, chairman of
the clothing project, said Tuesday
night containers will be placed
in Jackson’s two Econ-O-Way
laundries for persons to place
clothing.
MACEDONIA WILL
INSTALL DEACONS
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
There will be a Deacon Instal
lation and Ordination service on
Sunday, September 25, at 3 P- m.
at the Macedonia Baptist Church.
Rev. Bill Thomas, pastor, an
nounces that Robert Reese, Her
man L. Cawthon, and John B.
Long will be installed as deacons.
Phillip Bunch will be ordained a
deacon. All of these men are to
serve a three year term.
The Ordaining Council will
meet at the church at 2 p. m. All
ordained ministers and deacons
from the Baptist churches in the
county are urged to attend. The
public is invited to attend the 3
o’clock service.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1966
Baptist Revival
Has Dr. Jones
Guest Preacher
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DR. J. ESTILL JONES
Dr. J. Estill Jones, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of
Thomson, will be guest minister at
revival services at the First Bap
tist Church during the week of
October 3rd to 9th.
Rev. Robert L. Thompson, pas
tor, announces that services will
be held nightly at 7:30, Monday
through Friday. Morning services
will be at 7:30 o’clock, followed
by a light breakfast. The closing
service will be Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Thompson states that Dr.
Jones is a native of Oklahoma
City and a graduate of the Okla
homa Baptist University and the
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary with a Doctor of The
ology degree. Dr. Jones served
on the faculty of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary for
seven years in the Department of
New Testament before becoming
pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Chatsworth. Since 1962
he has served as pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Thom
son.
Mr. Thompson said that many
Baptists have met Dr. Jones
through his writings since he au
thors the Sunday School Lessons
for young people and the Teach
er’s Quarterly in Georgia. He has
written the Sunday School Les
sons for the Christian Index.
The pastor and the church in
vite the community to share in
these days of spiritual enrich
ment.
Locust Grove Lions
Sponsor Wrestling
Matches Saturday
The Lions Club of Locust
Grove is sponsoring wrestling
matches Saturday night, Septem
ber 24th, at 8:30 o’clock at the
Locust Grove Ball Park.
The main event, a tag team
match, will feature the Butcher
and Golden Terror against Chief
Little Eagle and Mario Galento.
Other bouts on the attractive
card will pair Greg Peterson
against Louie Tillet, and Jim Os
borne vs. Brute Morgan.
Admission will be $1.60 for
ringside seats, $1.25 for general
admission and 50 cents for child
ren.
JACKSON-MANCHESTER B
TEAMS PLAY HERE TONIGHT
Jackson and Manchester B
teams will meet in Jackson Thurs
day night, September 22nd, at 7
o’clock in a game which will add
much to the grooming of future
varsity stars at both schools.
According to Bill Jones, B-team
coach, admission for the game is
50 cents" for adults and 25 cents
for students, with funds derived
to be used for the purchase of
much needed equipment.
The Jackson B-team holds a
14-0 decision over Harris County
in a game played here last week.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Apathetic Georgians who
stayed away from the polls by
the thousands in the State Pri
mary of September 14th were
unable to nominate a Governor
and Lieutenant Governor with the
consequences that a run-off pri
mary will be held on Wednesday,
September 28th, to nominate of
ficers for Georgia’s two highest
elective posts.
Ellis Arnall, a former governor
and accounted a liberal, will face
Lester Maddox, a hard core segre
gationist and states righter, in
the down-to-the-wire contest for
Governor. In the race for Lieu
tenant Governor, Peter Zack
Geer, incumbent, is seriously
challenged by George T. Smith.
In the September 14th primary
less than half of Butts County’s
4,163 registered voters showed up
at the polls, a factor which both
locally and statewide is attributed
to having caused a run-off. Al
most 2,000 voted in Butts.
Lester Maddox, always popular
in Butts County, carried the
county with 627 votes to 478 for
Arnall in second spot Votes of
the other gubernatorial candi
dates were as follows: Jimmy
Carter 410, James Gray 342,
Garland Byrd 72, Hoke O’Kelley
33.
In the Lieutenant Governor’s
race, Geer polled 987 votes to 714
for Smith, and 141 for Randall
Bedgood of Athens.
In the race for U. S. Senate,
incumbent Senator Richard B.
Russell garnered 1621 votes to
140 for Harry L. Hyde.
In the race for Associate Jus
tice, Eugene Cook carried Butts
County with 1234 votes to 681 for
Hughel Harrison.
Jimmy Bentley, incumbent
Comptroller General, won in Butts
County with 1046 votes to 769
for Zack Cravey, a former Comp
troller General.
In the race for Commissioner
of Labor, a newcomer, Sam Cald
well, scored an upset win state
wide over Ben Huiet although
trailing in Butts County 798 votes
to 989 for Huiet.
Frank Maddox, Jonesboro busi
nessman, afforded scant competi
tion in his bid to unseat Sixth
District Congressman John J.
Flynt Jr., polling only 424 votes
to 1422 for Flynt. However, Con
gressman Flynt faces sterner com
petition in the November Bth
general election from G. Paul
Jones, widely known Bibb County
Republican leader.
Most political analysts feel that
the vote in the runoff will be
heavier than that in the primary
with possibly as many as 66 per
cent or more registered Georgians
voting.
Polls in all Butts County pre
cincts will open at 7 a. m. and
close at 7 p. m. with no one per
mitted to vote before or after the
stated hours. In the Jackson pre
cinct, two polling places will be
furnished, in the Ordinary’s Of
fice where voters A through K
may cast their ballots and in the
Justice of the Peace office where
voters with names L through Z
are to vote.
Members of the Democratic
Executive Committee, R. P. New
ton, chairman, feel that the bal
lotting will be heavier in the
runoff, yet with only two races
to be voted upon locally it is felt
the counting of ballots can pro
ceed at a more rapid rate with the
county results being known per
haps as early as 9 or 9:30 o’clock.
Three Qualify For
City Primary
Three candidates, all incum
bents, have qualified with Marlin
Spencer, secretary of the Jack
son Democratic Executive Com
mittee, to offer for re-election in
the City Primary of Friday, Oc
tober 14th. These include C. B.
Brown Jr., mayor; W. Otis Ball,
councilman from the Third Ward;
and Milton Daniel, councilman
from the Second Ward.