The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, January 09, 1969, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextKarkstfit progress-Argtts VOL. 96 —NO. 2 Traffic Deaths Increase In Five-County Area For 1968 Fifty-five people were killed in 1968 traffic accidents on roads and highways in the five counties patrolled by the Griffin post of the Georgia State Patrol. This compares with 53 during 1967. According to the reports at patrol headquarters in Griffin, no fatalities were reported during the 30-hour Christmas holiday period and only one accident re ported in the five counties. This mishap involved one car with minor damage and no injuries. “This is proof of where we spent our holidays,” one trooper said. The five counties included in the Griffin Patrol area are Spalding, Butts, Henry, Lamar and Monroe. Troopers at the Griffin post have expressed hope that the re routing of traffic on Georgia 3 and Georgia 81 in Clayton and Henry Counties to 1-75 will help reduce the number of fatalities in the five counties this year. Inter state 75 passes through a portion of each of the counties. Northbound traffic was eased through Jackson on November 18th when 1-75 was opened from Forsyth to McDonough. Prior to that time and due primarily to heavy traffic, many accidents and several fatalities have occurred in Monroe, Butts, and Henry Counties. A particularly heavy number of fatalities during 1968 were recorded on the “killer strip” between Griffin and Forsyth. Benefit Supper Saturday To Aid Holston Family A benefit rabbit stew and singing will be an event of Sat urday, January 11th, at the Iron Springs Community House with proceeds to be used for the med ical expenses of Rev. Andy Hol ston, who must face an operation on his back at an early date. Rev. and Mrs. Holston and fam ily returned January Ist from Brazil where they had been sta tioned in the mission field of the Oriental Missionary Society. The stew will be first served at 6 o’clock and will continue until 7:30 p. m. There will be no charge but contributions will be accepted for the Holstons. Those wishing to tender checks should make them payable to the Pleas ant Grove Church Mission Ac count or donors are asked to re quest a receipt for cash contri butions for tax purposes. Those unable to attend the sup per who wish to contribute can mail their contribution to Mrs. Walter Barnes, Mission Secretary, Route 2, Box 223, Jackson, Ga. Following supper the Tone master Quartet and other special singing groups will provide enter tainment along with the best singers in the local area. The public is cordially invited. FloviUaWill Elect Officers On January 11th Citizens of Flovilla will go to the polls Saturday, January 11th, to elect a Mayor and five Coun cilmen. The race for Mayor is between C. A. Anthony and Ken neth Thurston, both well known political figures in Flovilla. Five Councilmen will be elec ted from the following candi dates: R. C. Riley, Sr., E. R. Ed wards, Jr., A. F. White, Wayne King, Adel Moncrief, C. E. r raig, and Harvey W T hitehead. Polls will be open at 7 a. m. and will remain open until 7 p. w >th the balloting to be done at City Hall. HEW Rejects School Plans The plans for elimination of the dual school system submitted by the Butts County Board of Education to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare were not complete enough to be acceptable. The case has now been transferred to Washington for administrative enforcement. A letter received December 17th by' the school superintendent is self-explanatory and is given be low. The Board of Education is still working toward a fall 1970 elimi nation of the dual system. Be cause of space problems a satis factory plan for elementary schools depends upon adequate space for a combined high school. This was not fully explained in previous correspondence to HEW. The Board believes that, with a full explanation of plans as was presented to Butts County citi zens in December, we will be deemed in compliance without court action. Department of Health, Education, And Welfare Regional Office Region IV Room 404, 50 Seventh St., N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30323 December 17, 1968 Mr. Lee Roy O’Neal Superintendent Butts County Schools Jackson, Georgia Dear Mr. O’Neal: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of November 15, 1968 outlining the steps your district will take to eliminate the dual school system at the secondary level and stating that the details of a desegregation plan for the elementary level would not be available until a new superintendent takes office on January 1, 1969. Because the details of a plan for the elimination of your dual school system at the elementary level have not been submitted, we are, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Subpart D, Section 24 of the enclosed Policies, forwarding the informa tion on your case to our Washing ton office for administrative en forcement pursuant to Section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If enforcement proceed ings are initiated and if an order for termination of your system’s Federal financial assistance is issued, the order could take ef fect immediately following the close of the 1968-69 school year. This procedure is discussed in greater detail in the Department’s December 8, 1967, letter to the Chairman of the Senate Subcom mittee on Education, a copy of which is also enclosed. Please be assured that at any time you have formulated an adequate desegregation plan and wish to discuss compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, staff members of the Office for Civil Rights are avail able. Please direct any further com munications you may have in this matter to: Dr. Lloyd R. Henderson Chief, Education Branch Office for Civil Rights Department of Health, Education and Welfare Washington, D. C. 20202 Sincerely yours, PAUL M. RILLING Regional Civil Rights Director Office for Civil Rights BUTTS COUNTY SINGING GROUP TO MEET JANUARY 12 The Butts County Singing Con vention will meet at Stark Meth odist Church Sunday afternoon, January 12th, at 2 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to at tend. JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1969 Heart Seizure Claims Life of Dr. Harry King Dr. Harry C. King, 51, of 531 Crescent Avenue, Griffin, promi nent Griffin obstetrician and gynecologist and widely known in Jackson and Butts County, died at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital early Tuesday morning, December 31st, from effects of a heart seizure suffered on Decem ber 17th. He had been confined to the hospital since that time. A native of Toccoa, Dr. King was the son of the late Mr. W. R. King, Sr. and Mrs. Emily Ella Crawford King. He had been a practicing physician in Griffin since 1945. Dr. King was a mem ber of the First Baptist Church, the Kiwanis Club, and the Grif fin Lodge of Elks 1207. He attended Tennille High School and Emory University where he received his M. D. de gree. He was a fellow of the American College of Obstetri cians and Gynecologists, a mem ber of the Spalding County Med ical Association and the Amer ican Medical Association. Funeral services were conduc ted at the graveside at Oakhill Cemetery January Ist at three o’clock. Members of the Spalding County Medical Association serv ed as honorary escort. Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements. Dr. King is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois Campbell King; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Phil lips of Atlanta and Miss Linda King of Griffin; a son, Lt. Harry C. King, Jr., U. S. Army, Fort Bliss, Texas; his mother, Mrs. W. R. King, Sr.; two brothers, Dr. W. R. King, Jr. and Dr. J. Lamar King, all of Griffin. Rustlers Pull Big Haul In County One of the biggest raids in re cent years by rustlers in this sec tion was that of Wednesday night, December 11th, when nine head of cattle, including two reg istered Charolaix bulls, were tak en from a pasture behind the A. F. Taylor home on the Griffin highway. The cattle were owned by James Taylor of Dallas, Texas who came to Georgia immediately upon learning of the theft of his expensive breeding stock. Mr. Taylor, who said the rust ling was publicized as little as possible upon request of the in vestigating officers, reported that evidence indicates that at least two or three people took part in the haul as a truck or trucks were backed up to a loading chute into which the cattle had been herded. Although Mr. Taylor de clined to put a figure on his loss, he did say that it was “consider able” and that there was no in surance. Mr. Taylor stated that he was making public news of the theft in order to alert other cattle owners in this section of similar dangers to their prize stock. STANLEY COOK NAMED TO WEST GA. DEAN’S LIST Two hundred and twenty-five students at West Georgia College have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall Quarter just completed. Full-time students making a grade ratio of 3.5 qualify for the honor listing. In cluded in the current group is Stanley A. Cook, Jackson. Stan ley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Cook of Jackson. Spring Semester Mercer School Begins Jan. 16 The Spring Semester of the Mercer Extension School begins next Thursday, January 16th, in the community room of the Jack son National Bank. Classes will be taught each Thursday evening for 15 weeks. Studies in the Bible and related subjects will be taught. “Christian Doctrine” will be taught by Rev. James Brown, 7:00 to 8:00 p. m., “The Book of Isaiah” will be taught by Rev. R. W. Jenkins, 8:00 to 9:00 p. m., each Thursday evening. These studies will be for all pastors, Sunday School teachers, Church workers, and all who would be interested in learning more of God’s word and work. Many students are already reg istered from Butts, Henry, and Monroe counties. This school fur nishes a wonderfud service to the churches of this area to grow in Bible knowledge, missions, and stewardship, for all Christians. The requirements to enroll are an ability to read and write, love for the Lord, a desire to learn, and attend at least 10 of the 15 classes. The cost is only $2.00 per course plus the text books. You are invited to attend the first three Thursday evenings free to see how wonderful it is to every Christian. Rev. S. H. Odom is the dean of the school and Rev. A. L. (Bub ber) Price is the registrar. Jackson Boys Win Yule Tournament . . The Jackson High boys brought home the school’s first place bas ketball trophy since 1963 during the Christmas holidays by win ning the Stockbridge Christmas tournament on December 27th and 28th. Coach Danny Dunaway and the boys are receiving con gratulations for their fine play in two games that won the tourn ament for the local team. In the first round, Jackson de feated Fayette County 69-57 with Lee Fambro setting a blistering pace wtih 25 points, followed by Victor Davis with 13, Mike Browning and Jimmy McCormick with 10 each, and Bill Nelson 9. Substitutions were David Luns ford 2, Tommy Glidewell, Don Cook, Jimmy Head, John Head. In the finals Jackson defeated East Atlanta 52-48 to earn the trophy. Lee Fambro again had a good night with 22 points, with Mike Browning contributing 12. Victor Davis and Jimmy McCor mick had four each and Bill Nel son 2. John Head was the lone substitute and contributed 8. In the girls game, Jackson was eliminated by Brown High of At lanta 44-31 in the opening round. Denise Davis led the attack with 18 points, followed by Debbie Nelson with 6 and Carol Law rence 5. Starting guards were Patrice Marchman, Regina Caw thon, and Maria Holston. Sub stitutions were Dale Patrick 2, Marsha Welch, Ellen Pinckney. Jackson Man Killed In Hall Mishap A Jackson man, J. A. Daven port, 47, was killed and 26-year old Billy Bryson of Royston was seriously injured Thursday, Jan uary 2nd, when a dump truck at a road project at the site of con struction on an Interstate 85 con nector backed over the two men near Gainesville. Witnesses said the two men who had been laying pavement on the road did not see the truck moving toward them. Both men were employees of Ballenger Paving Company of Greenville, S. C., as was the driv er of the truck. Judge Sosebee Will Rule Friday On Superintendent's Qualifications Flu And Hogs Ravage Sugar Bowl Visitors A large contingent of Georgia supporters returned, in the main, Thursday from New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl where the highly vaunted Bulldogs were upset 16-2 by an inspired Arkansas team. But as hard to take as the foot ball loss was to the Georgians, it was nothing compared to the misery in the form of the Hong Kong Flu that awaited many of the visitors. Many modes of travel were uesd by the Butts Countians to converge on New Orleans, with some leaving as early as Sunday, December 29th, for the trip to the Crescent City. A few couples traveled through the country, some few flew, with the largest contingent traveling aboard The Southerner which left Atlanta on December 31st, returning Thurs day night, January 2nd. It was those aboard the train who were especially susceptible to the out break of the flu with many be ing confined to their beds for several days upon returning home. Among those making the trip to the Sugar Bowl were: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carr Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Edwood Robison Jr., Mr. and Mrs. E. M. McCord and Mac McCord, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Woodward, David Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Briscoe, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Moelchert, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ball, Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Little of Cornelia, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Jones Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Park Newman of Atlanta, Col. and Mrs. John Billy Mays of Warner Robins, Mrs. V. 11. Ham, Miss Georgie Watkins. Drama Club To Present Plays Monday Night The Drama Club of Jackson High School presents “Speak of the Devil” play night on Monday night, January 13th, at 8 o’clock. The club will present two plays entitled “The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Gimmick.” Admission will be 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults. The cast of the two plays in cludes: “The Gimmick” Sam Barnes, Mike Browning; Charlie Brown, Robert Riddle; Shirley April, Ava Cook; Mary Barton, Debbie Nelson; Sadie, Ellen Pinckney; The Devil, Jimmy Mc- Cormick. “The Devil and Tom Walker” Tom Walker, Ed Hoard; The Devil, Barry McCoy; Mrs. Tom Walker, Sherry Bal lard; Jeremy, Mike Browning; Nathanial, Robert Burpee; Mar gret, Diane Kimbal; Grace, Vicki Washington; Widow Peabody, Kay Pinckney. Chamber Secretary Was Presented Coffee Service Miss Elizabeth MeMichael, the highly efficient and capable sec retary of the Butts County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for many years, was presented a cof fee service on Christmas Eve at a meeting of the Board of Di rectors and officers of the cham ber as a-token of appreciation for services rendered in her post as secretary. Henry L. Asbury, president of the local Chamber of Commerce, made the presentation of the silver-plated coffee service which Miss MeMichael graciously ac cepted with surprised thanks. Dr. W. L. Moore To Be Speaker At Loyalty Banquet DR. WALTER LANE MOORE Rev. Donald Folsom, pastor of the First Baptist Church an nounced this week that Dr. Wal ter Lane Moore, pastor of the Vineville Baptist Church, Macon, will be the speaker at their Fel lowship Loyalty Banquet which will be held on Wednesday eve ning, January 15th, at the school cafeteria at 7:0() P. M. Dr. Moore was elected presi dent of the Georgia Baptist Con vention last November. He has served on two previous occasions as Vice-president of the conven tion, and has held positions of leadership having served on num erous State and Southern Baptist Convention Boards and Commit tees. In addition to this, Dr. Moore has written two books en titled “Courage and Confidence From The Bible” and “Outlines for Preaching”. Members of First Baptist con sider themselves fortunate to have Dr. Moore as their speaker for this Fellowship Banquet which is one of the highlights of the current stewardship campaign. During this effort the church is seeking to underwrite a budget of $71,375.00. ASCS State Meeting On In Atlanta The annual conference of Ag ricultural Stabilization and Con servation Committees in Georgia is being held January 8-10 at the Dinkler-Plaza Hotel in Atlanta. Rufus Adams of Jackson, chair man of the State ASC Committee, called the first session to order at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday. Four hundred and seventy seven farmer committeemen— three from each county in the state—will attend the session. In addition, county ASCS office managers, state staff members of the federal agricultural agency and approximately 100 ASCS of fice clerks will swell total attend ance to nearly 700. Among those attending from Butts County, in addition to Mr. Adams, are Messrs. T. T. Patrick, R. H. Burford, Ralph G. Coker, delegates, and M. D. Todd, ASCS office manager. Wednesday’s speakers included Dr. Fred Davison, president of the University of Georgia, and Lt. Gen. (Bet.) Louis W. Tru man, director of the State De partment of Industry and Trade. The featured speaker at Thurs day’s session will be J. Phil Campbell, state agricultural com missioner, who only Monday ac cepted a bid to serve as Richard Nixon’s under secretary of ag riculture. William L. Lanier, ’re ideht of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, will be an other speaker. A highlight of the conference will come Thursday night when the awards banquet will be held. $4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE The Butts County Board of Education, Claude Maddox, chair man, and two individual citizens, J. Blackman Settle and Ralph W. Carr Jr., have filed suit in Butts Superior Court to determine qualifications of newly elected Butts County School Superintend ent William B. (Bill) Jones. The quo warranto proceedings will be heard Friday morning, January 10th, by Flint Circuit Judge Hugh D. Sosebee in the Butts County Courtroom at 10 o’clock at a public hearing which is expected to attract a large crowd of interested citizens. The court action which was filed Friday by the five board members which include, in addi tion to Mr. Maddox as chairman, Rufus Adams, J. Harry Ridgeway, Robert 1.. Smith, and Sims Craw ford, and Messrs. Settle and Carr Jr., charge that Mr. Jones was not qualified under state law to hold the office to which he was elected by county voters. Mr. Jones, 26, took office January Ist after having defeat ed incumbent Superintendent Lee Roy O’Neal in the September Primary. He was elected in the General Election of November 5. The suit alleges he has not had three years of actual teaching or administrative experience, and that he has not earned or held a five-year degree from an accred ited college or university as re quired by law. Board of Education Chairman Mr. Maddox issued a statement to the citizens of Butts County which the Progress-Argus here with reproduces in its entirety. It is as follows: STATEMENT BY BUTTS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION The Butts County Board of Education has this day filed quo warranto proceedings in superior court to determine the qualifica tions of Mr. William B. Jones to serve as county superintendent of schools. In taking this action, the Board is not motivated by partisian con sideration nor any feeling of ill-will towards Mr. Jones. The Board is concerned only with the welfare and continued progress of the public schools. The law of Georgia requires in the clearest of language that a candidate for the office of super intendent have earned at the time of the election, a five-year degree from an accredited college or uni versity, or that he have a four year degree and be registered for courses leading toward a five year certificate, and that he have had three years of actual teach ing or education administration experience. It is undisputed that Mr. Jones did not possess these necessary qualifications, and the Board has been advised that he is therefore not legally qualified to hold the office. Under these circumstances, any official acts by Mr. Jones as su perintendent would be clouded with legal uncertainties, and the Board’s authority to turn over public school funds to him is questionable. In addition, Mr. Jones’ occupancy of the office would cause the schools in Butts County to lose their accredita tion, thereby making it more dif ficult for our graduates to secure recognition of their high school credits and compete on an equal basis with graduates of other systems for college admission. No school system should be re quired to operate under such con ditions of doubtful legality. The issue must be resolved in an or derly manner by the courts. As one who aspires to assume the delicate task of educating our youth, Mr. Jones surely must share our desire to see that our state laws are not disregarded, and we sincerely hope that he will welcome the opportunity to have this matter resolved by the courts in keeping with our tradition as a nation dedicated to the rule of law.