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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 m DR. HENRY WEBB WESTSIDE SLATES TWO SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY ___________ 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 I ‘ 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 ’ A In ■j' 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.