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VOL. 95 —NO. 47
Grand Jury Presentments
November Term of Court
\Ve, the Grand Jury, sworn and
empaneled for the November
Term, 1968, Butts County Super
ior Court, make the following
presentments in Open Court.
The Grand Jury elected Mr.
Ralph W. Carr Jr. foreman; Mr.
John B. Settle, clerk; Mr. Foster
Leverrett, assistant clerk; and
Mr. T. G. Brooks, bailiff.
We express our thanks to the
Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee for
his able charge and to all County,
State and Federal officials and
employees who have been of as
sistance to this jury in carrying
out its duties.
We set the per diem pay for
all jurors and bailiffs for the en
suing year at $7.50 with the ex
ception of the foreman, clerk and
assistant clerk of the Grand Jury,
who shall receive SIO.OO per day.
We appoint Dr. James C. How
ell to the Butts County Board of
Health for a term to expire on
July 1, 1974.
We authorize the Clerk of the
Butts County Superior Court to
act in accordance with appropri
ate .aw to dispose of voters bal
lots received prior to November
1, 1968 now in his possession.
The County Commissioners are
directed to take the necessary
action to implement the recom
mendations of the November,
1966 Grand Jury as regards com
bining the offices of Tax Collec
tor, Tax Receiver and Treasurer.
The County Commissioners are
further directed to take the nec
essary action to implement the
recommendations of the Novem
ber, 1966 Grand Jury as pertains
to hiring qualified personnel to
assist local tax assessors in the
carrying out of their duties.
We recommend that the Butts
County Hospital Authority take
whatever action is necessary to
attract more doctors to the coun
ty, including construction of a
doctors’ building with revenue
certificates.
We recommend that repairs to
the county jail facilities be com
pleted as outlined in the attached
report of the Grand Jury com
mittee assigned to inspect this
building. We further recommend
that the County build at least
twelve individual jail cells, to be
constructed over living quarters
in the present building, in the
basement of the court house, or
in some other desirable location.
We recommend that the Aid to
Families with Dependent Chil
dren program especially be given
the full support of all county au
thorities and the public.
We recommend that the Coun
ty Commissioners take action on
the attached recommendations
made by the committee appointed
to investigate the office of the
Treasurer and Board of Commis
sioners.
We recommend that a fire ex
tinguisher be maintained in work
ing order in each occupied office
of the court house.
We recommend stronger en
forcement of the laws prohibiting
littering and dumping trash and
garbage on public roads, rights
of way and on public and private
property.
We recommend that all county
traffic and game and fish viola
tion cases be processed through
the Court of Ordinary and, fur
ther, all bonds that are taken and
approved by the Sheriff of Butts
County in traffic cases and in
game & fish violations be made
returnable to the Court of Ordin
ary. This will help relieve the
Grand Jury from having to in
vestigate a great number of these
cases when they are usually dis
posed of by a plea of guilty.
We recommend that the Board
of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues take action on the rec
ommendation of the November
1967 Grand Jury to purchase a
multitotal cash register for use
in the Tax Collector’s office.
We recommend that the Wild
Life Ranger be used solely to en-
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Billy Presley
Breaks Arms
In Truck Fall
A freak accident Saturday
morning north of Jenkinsburg on
State Route 42 severely injured
Billy Presley, when he fell from
a truck in which he was moving
furniture and household posses
sions to an apartment in Jenkins
burg to take up residence with
his new bride.
Mr. Presley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Presley of Jackson,
was in the process of moving a
load of furniture to his new
apartment when a mattress, he
was attempting to hold, blew off
the truck pulling him with it,
causing him to suffer a fractured
left arm and a severely crushed
right elbow and wrist on which
surgery has already been per
formed, with the prospect of an
other operation perhaps neces
sary.
Mr. Presley, who said the mis
hap occurred so fast that he re
calls little about it, remembers
being pulled from the back of
the truck and falling on his feat
and then back on his arms, suf
fering a bad cut on his head and
bruises and contusions to many
parts of his body. He was treated
at Sylvan Grove Hospital and
transferred to Piedmont Hospital
where surgery was performed to
restore use of his crushed right
arm.
A graduate of the University
of Georgia, Mr. Presley is em
ployed by the Gulf Oil Corpora
tion in Atlanta. He was married
to Miss Gwen Holder of Locust
Grove on August 24th and they
were in the process of moving
when the accident occurred.
Mrs. Prosser
Is Chosen As
Mystery Teacher
Mrs. Roy Prosser was chosen
as Jackson High’s first Mystery
Teacher, a project sponsored by
the Future Teachers of America
in an effort to better acquaint
Butts citizens with faculty mem
bers.
Mrs. Prosser is a native of
Coweta County, completing high
school in Newnan and having
taught school in Coweta for ten
years. She enrolled at Tift Col
lege in 1958 where she majored
in mathematics and was a mem
ber of Beta Chi Omega honor
society, graduating Magna Cum
Laude.
Mrs. Prosser is a former presi
dent of the Butts County PTA
and former vice president of the
Georgia Congress of Parents and
Teachers. She is a former presi
dent of the Cherokee Garden Club
and was instrumental in organi
zation of the Van Deventer
Youth Center. She has taught
math for the past seven years at
Jackson High School and has
twice been selected as the STAR
Teacher.
A member of the First Baptist
Church, Mrs. Prosser is superin
tendent of the Adult I Sunday
School class and is active in
WMU work.
Mr. and Mrs. Prosser have two
children, Eugene of Greenville,
S. C., and Miss Annette Prosser
of Atlanta.
IRON SPRINGS TO HAVE
CHICKEN STEW NOV. 23
There will be a chicken stew,
cake walk and country store, plus
entertainment for the children,
Saturday night, November 23rd,
at the Iron Springs Community
House. Festivities will begin at
6 o’colck.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 1968
Jackson Women
Injured In
Carroll Mishap
Friends of Mrs. Rolfe Burford
Sr. and Mrs. George N. Martin
regret to learn that they were
both painfully injured in an auto
mobile accident Sunday morning
near Whitesburg while enroute
to Birmingham, Alabama for an
overnight visit with Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Blackwell.
According to Mrs. Martin, who
was driving, a car pulled direct
ly in front of her vehicle at an
intersection near Whitesburg and
in an effort to escape a broad
side collision, the Martin auto
mobile pulled onto the shoulder
and struck a tree a glancing blow.
Mrs. Martin and her mother
were taken to the Carroll County
Hospital for emergency treat
ment with Mrs. Burford being
transfererd to Piedmont Hospital
where tests and checks were
made to determine the extent of
her injuries. Mrs. Martin said
Monday that although her mother
was painfully injured she did not
believed that any of her injuries
would prove serious.
Commandery To
Be Inspected
On December 6
Friday, December 6th, is the
date set for the annual inspection
of Alexius Commandery No. 22,
Knights Templar. Officer W. J.
Clarke, a past commander of
Arnold de Troy Commandery of
Buford, will be the inspecting of
ficer.
Several Grand Commandery
officers will be present as will
other dignitaries from other
bodies in Masonry.
Dinner will be served at the
Jackson Clubhouse at 6:30 o’clock
with the inspection to follow at
7:30. All qualified members are
invited to attend the dinner and
inspection at the Masonic Hall.
Alexius Commandery, 61 years
old, was chartered on May 9,
1907 and has members from
Butts, Henry and Jasper Coun
ties.
Nativity Scene
To Be Lighted
On December 1
Plans are being made by the
Butts County Ministerial Associ
ation for the lighting of the Na
tivity Scene on Sunday, Decem
ber Ist, at 5 o’clock on the
Howell property at the intersec
tion of West Third and Harkness
Streets.
A brief program is being
planned with the Van Deventer
Youth Choir, under the direction
of Dr. Lee Collins of Tift Col
lege, invited to participate in the
lighting ceremony.
GLEE CLUB TO
SING TONIGHT
AT PTA MEET
The Van Deventer Glee Club
will appear in concert at the
meeting of the Butts County
PTA tonight at the school audi
torium, it was announced this
week by William Mack Davis,
Van Deventer Youth Director.
According to Mr. Davis, the
Glee Club will also sing on the
program of Sunday, December
Ist, at 5 o’clock, which will
mark the lighting of the Nativity
Scene.
The annual Christmas Concert
of the Glee Club will occur about
the middle of December with the
exact date and place to be an
nounced later by Mr. Davis.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Many Cases
Heard At
Recent Court
Many cases were disposed of
at the November term of Butts
Superior Court with pleas of
guilty being made to Judge Hugh
D. Sosebee with other cases being
tried by a jury.
Cases which were heard or
tried at the November term of
court as released by David P.
Ridgeway, Clerk of Butts Superi
or Court, are as follows:
Marvin Pike, Driving Under In
fluence, plea of guilty, 12 months
probated on payment of fine of
$150.00.
Lanzry Hansford, Driving Un
der Influence, plea of quilty, 12
months probated on payment of
fine of $150.00
Otho Green Emory, Jr., Non
Support, plea of guilty, 12 months
suspended on payment of fine of
$50.00 and payment of $50.00
per month for support of minor
child.
Howard Miller, Non-Support,
plea of guilty, 12 months sus
pended upon payment of fine of
$50.00 and payment of $7.50 per
week for support.
Robert Cord Lindsey, Public
Drunk, Plea of 7?uilty, 6 months
or pay fine of S'AS.OO.
Robert Cord Lindsey, Carrying
a Concealed Weapon, Plea of
guilty, 12 months or pay fine
of $75.00.
Talmadge L. Hobbs, Driving
Under Influence, Plea of guilty,
12 months or pay fine of $150.00.
Dennis McMic-hael, Public
Drunk, Plea of Guilty, 6 months
of pay fine of $75.00.
Willie Henry Pittman, Carry
ing a Concealed Weapon, Plea
of Guilty, 12 months or pay fine
of $75.00.
Maurice L. Cook, Hunting
Deer from Motor Vehicle, plea
of guilty, 6 months or pay fine
of SIOO.OO.
William G. Grant, Hunting
Deer from Motor Vehicle, plea
of guilty, 6 months or pay fine
of SIOO.OO.
Weldon Glenn Carpenter, Jr.,
Burglary-Business, Plea of guilty,
7 years probated on payment of
fine of $150.00.
Daniel R. Randolph, Burglary-
Business, Plea of Guilty, 7 years
probated on payment of fine of
$150.00.
David Lee Watkins, Assault
and Battery, Verdict of Not
Guilty.
Henry Smith, Murder, Verdict
of Not Guilty.
Billy Thurman, Voluntary Man
slaughter, Plea of Guilty, 15
years.
Charlie Eugene Heath, Non-
Support, Plea of Guilty, 12
months suspended on payment of
fine of $75.00 and payment of
$7.00 per week per child.
Frank Holloway, Public Drunk,
Plea of Guilty, 21 months pro
bated on payment of fine of
$75.00.
George H. Barlow, Non-Sup
port, Plea of Guilty, 12 months
suspended on payment of fine of
$50.00 and pay sum of $15.00
per week per child.
Harold Jones, Non-Support,
Plea of Guilty, 12 months sus
pended on payment of fine of
$50.00 and payments of $5.00
per child per week.
Ciemmie Lee Adams, Jr., Non-
Support, Plea of Guilty, 12
months suspended on payment of
fine of $50.00 and payment of
$5.00 per child per week.
John Wesley Wilder alias Jack
Wilder, Aiding Prisoner to Es
cape, Verdict of Not Guilty.
Jimmy Marchman, Larceny
After Trust, Plea of Guilty, 1
year probated on payment of
costs.
John Robert Shannon, Dispos
ing of Mortgaged Property, Plea
of Guilty, 12 months on pro
bation.
James Berry, Manufacturing
Liquor, Plea of Guilty, 3 years
probated on payment of fine of
$450.00.
Joe M. Lister, Passing and Ut
tering a Forged Prescription to
Obtain Narcotics, Plea of Guilty,
4 years probated upon payment
of fine of $500.00.
Van Deventer Christmas Dinner
Will Be Event of December 9th
Union Service
Be Held Eve of
Thanksgiving
Father Jim Anderson, presi
dent of the Butts County Minis
terial Association and Priest at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in
Jackson, will deliver the sermon
at the annual union Thanksgiv
ing Eve service to be held No
vember 27th at 7:30 o’clock at
the Jackson United Methodist
Church.
Rev. Ray Dunahoo, pastor of
the host church, said that several
ministers of the town and county
will be asked to take part in the
union service with announcement
of the complete schedule of wor
ship to be made later.
MRS. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY
TO SPEAK ON TODAY SHOW
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy will
appear on the Today Show, 7:00
a. m. to 9:00 a. m., channel 2,
Friday, November 22. She will
be speaking about mental retar
dation. All members of the local
chapter for retarded as well as
other interested persons are
urged to listen.
Announcement of Mrs. Ken
nedy’s appearance was made by
J. S. Brown, President of Butts
County Association For Retarded
Children.
Over 26 Road Deaths Predicted In
State Over Thanksgiving Holidays
ATLANTA, (GPS) “26
KILLED, 435 INJURED IN 855
AUTO WRECKS.” That well
could be the grim Monday morn
ing headline in Georgia newspa
pers following this year’s Thanks
giving holiday weekend. And it
likely will be, too, for this is the
State Patrol’s prediction for the
102-hour period from 6 p. m.
Wednesday, Nov. 27 through mid
night Sunday, Dec. 1.
“Our prediction of 855 traffic
accidents which will claim the
lives of 26 persons and cause in
jury to 435 others is based on
past Thanksgiving holiday ex
periences and present trends,”
explained Col. R. H. Burson, di
rector of the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Safety.
“It is simply a projection of
statistics which, unfortunately,
are usually pretty accurate. But
this doesn’t necessarily have to
hold true. For instance, the
drivers themselves, who actually
cause such tragedies through
carelessness and reckless driving,
could reverse the trend and thus
repudiate our prediction if only
they will drive carefully, sensibly
and obey all traffic laws. We
strongly appeal to them to do
that.”
While the safety director hopes
motorists will heed his appeal, the
State Patrol is leaving nothing to
chance. It will carry out a mas
sive traffic enforcement opera
tion throughout the 102-hour
period, similar to others staged
during the long holiday week
ends.
Col. Burson said the patrol will
be at top strength with some 600
members of the uniform division
working around the clock. They
will be augmented by GBI
agents, radio operators, license
examiners, State Revenue agents
and Game and Fish Department
enforcement officers who will
serve largely as spotters. In all,
the task force will comprise about
1,000 men.
In addition to regular recog
nizable patrol cars, unmarked
cars, airplane spotters and rov
ing “tactical squads” will be used
in seeking out violators. Radar
First Baptist
Slates Weekend
Youth Revival
The First Baptist Church of
Jackson is placing emphasis on
youth this weekend with a youth
led revival with six students from
the University of Georgin to take
prominent roles in the spiritual
conclave.
Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, said
this week that Preston Towns,
along with five other young men
and women from the University
of Georgia, will be leading the
services. Mr. Towns is president
of the Baptist Student Union at
the university and will be bring
ing the messages.
Services will begin Friday
night, November 22nd, at 7:30
o’clock with a youth fellowship
planned in the social hnll immedi
ately following the service.
On Saturday morning at 10
o’clock, there will be a “Youth
Happening.” All young people
will want to muke a special effort
to attend this unusual service.
After the 7:30 o’clock service
Saturday night, there will be a
churchwide fellowship for all
ages, Rev. Folsom stated.
The Georgia students will be
sharing their Christian faith in
different Sunday School assem
bly periods Sunday morning at
9:45 a. m. and will conclude by
leading both worship services at
11 o’clock and 7 p. m. on Sunday.
and other speed-timing devices
will be extensively employed.
Col. Burson, Lt. Col. L. G. Bell,
deputy director, and Maj. Porter
Weaver, the patrol’s commanding
officer, will direct the gigantic
enforcement operation from stra
tegic points over the state. Road
checks will be made at unan
nounced places on a 24-hour ba
sis.
In outlining his strategy in the
upcoming life-versus-death con
test on Georgia’s roads (football
coaches call it a game plan), Col.
Burson calls on the public, all
local and county law enforce
ment officers, the press, radio
and television stations and vari
ous safety organizations in carry
ing out this safety drive.
Last year 25 persons were
killed in Thanksgiving weekend
traffic mishaps, the second high
est in Georgia’s history. The
worst was in 1966 when 27 fa
talities were recorded. The low
est was in 1949 when only four
persons ceased to exist because
of somebody’s mistake in driving
a car.
AMERICAN LEGION
TO MEET NOV. 21
The American Legion Post 102
will meet on November 21 at 7:30
p. m. at the Van Deventer Youth
Center. All members are urged
to attend.
Notice To Subscribers
The mailing list of The Progress-Argus was
corrected and brought up to date as of Novem
ber 15th. We ask that each subscriber please
check his label, keeping in mind that the paper
is presently $4.00 per year payable in advance.
If the label reads prior to Nov. 15, 1968, it
means your paper is in arrears and prompt re
newal is indicated. Your cooperation in keep
ing your subscription current will be appreci
ated.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The Van Deventer Memorial
Scout Foundation is busily en
gaged in making plans as hosts
for its second annual Christmas
dinner for coaches, team spon
sors, league officials, and all
other adults who have helped in
the youth programs of the Van
Deventer Foundation in Butts
County this year.
According to William Mack Da
vis, Van Deventer youth director,
the dinner this year will be held
in the dining hall at the group
camp at Indian Springs State
Park on Monday, December 9th,
with the reception beginning at
6:30 o’clock. Mr. Davis said ap
proximately 200 invitations will
be issued soon to the many vol
unteer workers who have made
the youth programs possible. He
disclosed that the number of
workers have almost doubled
since last year when 103 persons
were entertained at the initial
Christmas party.
The yule party last year was
one of the most memorable and
elegant parties ever arranged lo
cally and was hosted by Mr. and
Mrs. Hampton L. Daughtry of
Jackson and Atlanta, Mr. Daugh
try being the person who con
ceived the idea of the Van De
venter Memorial Scout Founda
tion as well as its principal phi
lanthropist.
Mr. Davis said that “the din
ner is an effort to express our
grateful thanks to all of you who
have contributed so much to the
social, physical and spiritual
growth of the young men and
women of our community.”
Marks Towles Jr.
Is Promoted To
First Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant William
Marks Towles Jr., MSC, received
promotion to First Lieutenant in
ceremonies at the Office of the
Army’s Surgeon General. He is
assigned to the Automatic Data
Processing Division of the Comp
troller’s Office.
A native of Jackson, Georgia,
he attended West Georgia Col
lege, and graduated from the
University of Georgia with a
Bachelor of Business Administra
tion in 1965, and received a
Master of Accountancy from the
University of Georgia in 1967.
Before entering the Medical
Service Corps in January 1968,
he was employed as Public Ac
countant, Williams and Moody,
CPA, Athens, Georgia, and as
Systems Analyst Programmer
in the Operations Research De
partment, University of Georgia
Computer Center.
ILT Towles is married to the
former Elizabeth Jan Stancil of
Athens, Georgia. The couple ex
pect their first child in Decem
ber.
Lieutenant Towles is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Towles
Sr., Jackson, Ga.
