The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, July 17, 1969, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextKarksmt Progress-Argue VOL. 96 —NO. 29 Butts County Received SBOI,OOO In Federal Aid (Special to the Progress-Argu.) vp\ V YORK, July 12 To ht extent is Butts County shar ing in the distribution of Federal und= going to states and locali ties across the country under the crants-in-aid programs? Of the nearly $lB billion hand ed out by Washington in the past year, how much went to the local a 'Judging from figures released b the National Industrial Con ference Board and from a state d-state analysis made by the Tax Foundation, a non-profit organ ization that does research in pub lic spending and taxation, Butts County’s share was relatively large. An estimated SBOI,OOO in grants were awarded for local purposes under a number of aid programs covering such needs as housing, child welfare, hospitals, schools, roads, education and ur ban renewal. Throughout the State of Geor gia as a whole, the grants totaled $438,700,000 as compared with the previous year’s $396,200,000. The figures refer only to grants-in-aid and do not cover Federal spending in local areas for goods and services, it is noted. Nor do they include the matching funds that must be provided lo cally to qualify forVmany of the grants. x The cost of the benefits is met, in whole or in part, by each community through Federal in come and excise taxes that are allocated to the grants-in-aid programs. Butts County’s contribution to the programs in the past year was approximately $561,000, ac cording to a breakdown of the Tax Foundation’s figures, The statewide total amounted to $305,700,000. In some states, the contribu tions exceeded the aid that was received and, in others, the re verse was true. No attempt was made to balance the two. Awards were made on the basis of local needs and rquirements. The reports show that the num ber and the size of Fedral grants to states and communities have been multiplying in recent years. During 1968 nearly $lB billion was distributed, close to three times the 1960 total. The biggest expansions have been for medical care, community development, housing, commerce and transportation and aid to ele mentary and secondary schools. Lions District Governor Be Here July 22nd William Ballek, District Gov ernor of Lions District 18E, will fnake his official visit to the Butts Lions Club on Tuesday, July 22. Carl Brack, president of the local club, who assumed his duties July Ist, made the an nouncement this week of Gover nor Rallek’s appearance. Mr. Brack said that Lion Bal -I’"K" K is a charter member of the Macon \ ine-Ingle Lions club who was elected district governor c ’ ter 12 years of dedicated ser ':ce :n the district and state. Through his efforts for many ' ea<s the Georgia eyebank has been successful in providing ma *' M for corneal transplants, restoring sight for many 8 vv ho otherwise would be handicapped. A ' Ong his duties this year, Mr. •' ■ will take the message of Zionism to some 48 Lions Clubs ed in 27 counties in middle antJ We *t central Georgia. ballek is a naitve of Rieg ‘e’ B a - and is an Army vet w'th overseas service in ‘ ’'here he was awarded the . ' , e Star. The Balleks attend f ‘ rr y Street Methodist Mr. Ballek is president •‘‘aeon Builder Supply Cos. Charles Barber, Business Leader, Died on Monday Mr. Charles Edward Barber, 40, prominent young Jackson businessman, died early Monday night at Emory University Hos pital after having undergone delicate open heart surgery Fri day. Mr. Barber had been in de clining health for the past two years. Born April 14, 1929 in Cotton dale, Florida, Mr. Barber was the son of Mr. Harvey C. Barber and Mrs. Vesta Woods Barber, who survive, both of Jackson. Mr. Barber moved to Jackson several years ago where he be came engaged in several busi ness enterprises including build ing and supply materials, chain saw company, pulpwood, timber, and real estate, being a large property owner in this section of the state. Mr. Barber was a mem ber of the Cottondale Baptist Church and of the Griffin Elks Club. Funeral services were conduc ted Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock from the chapel of Hais ten Funeral Home with the Rev. Francis Ford, pastor of the Jenk insburg charge, and Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of the First Bap tist Church, officiating. Inter ment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Barber is survived by his wife, Mrs. Charlotte Caston Bar ber; two sons, George Caston Barber and David Charles Bar ber; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har vey C. Barber, all of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Durwood Ray nor of Jackson, Mrs. Benjamin Christmas of Cottondale, Florida, Miss Caroline Barber of Los Altos, California; one brother, H. C. Barber Jr. of Ashburn; several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Ennis O’- Neal, Ted Evans, George Saun ders, L. G. Maddox, Bobby Whit aker, W. L. Crown. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. J. C. Howell, Maurice Carmich ael, Lovett Fletcher, Dr. Bailey Crockarell, Russell Crumbley, Al lan Brittain, Alton Colwell, Jack O’Quinn, Bailey Woodward, John ny Meredith. County Joins Mclntosh Commission Members of the Butts County Commission of Roads and Rev enues, Dan Fears, chairman; Hammond Barnes and Dave Bai ley, members, voted unanimously Monday afternoon for Butts County to become an active mem ber of the Mclntosh Trail Area Planning & Development Com mission. This action was taken in the meeting at which several civic and business leaders were invited to express their opinions and views concerning the development commission with each person present recommending whole heartedly that the commissioners move to affiliate with the com mission. The Mclntosh Trail P&DC embraces the counties of Butts, Spalding, Henry, Lamar and Fayette and was so named because the famous Mclntosh Trail used by Indians in the col onizing days of the state, runs through each of the five counties. Harold Martin and C. M. Dan iel Jr. of Jackson are the two representatives on the commis sion. Messrs. Jerry Lacey of Fay etteville and Homer Davis of Griffin, members of the Mclntosh TAPDC, were in Jackson Monday and explained its program to those attending the meeting in the commissioners office. Mike Parker Killed In Sunday Mishap A 20-year-old serviceman, Billy Milton (Mike) Parker, of Route 2, Jackson, home on a 14 day leave from Ft. Knox, Kentucky before going overseas to Viet nam, was believed instantly killed about one o’clock Sunday morning when the car which he was driving struck an embank ment at the dead end of the Paul Maddox road into the Walter Moore road some three miles west of Jackson. A companion in the car, Ricky Thurston, also of Route 2, Jack son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Thurston, was less seriously in jured, but the first of the week was a patient at Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where he was suffering from broken ribs and a concussion. According to investigating of ficers from the Butts County Sheriff’s Department and the Georgia State Patrol the auto mobile in which the victim was driving failed to stop at the in tersection of a dead-end road and plowed into an embankment with the young serviceman suffering a broken neck among other injuries. The automobile was almost total ly demolished by the impact. The youthful victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital with Ricky being trans ferred to the hospital in Griffin. Funeral services for Mike Park er were held Monday afternoon at three o’clock from the Pep perton Baptist Church with Rev. Marion Mayo and Rev. Arthur Price officiating. Interment was in Pepperton Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Parker was born in Butts county and attended Jackson High School. He was the son of Mrs. Hazel James Parker Harper of Jackson and Jack Parker of Covington. His step-father, Steve Harper, of Jackson had raised him since he was four years old. Mike is survived by his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Harper, and father, Jack Parker; a sister, Kimberly Har per of Jackson; a brother, Bruce Harper of Jackson; grandfather, Robert Lee James of Jackson; several uncles and aunts. Pallbearers were Willie Avery Cook, Pete Cook, Jamie Nors worthy, Robert Strawn, Tim Hardy, Lamar King. Mrs. Manley To Take Part In Work Shop According to an announcement by W. B. Jones, Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Edward A. Man ley, Curriculum Director, will participate in a Work Conference for leaders in Supervision and Curriculum Improvement to be held at Teachers College, bia University, from July 21 to August 1. This is an invitational confer ence designed for personnel with titles such as supervisor, curriculum director or assistant superintendent for instruction, according to Dr. Gordon N. Mackenzie, Conference Chairman. It is hoped that from this con ference will come a statement of guidelines and/or models for de signing curriculum that will prove helpful to the conferees and others, as they work to develop curricular innovations in the 1969-70 academic year, stated Dr. Mackenzie in the invitational letter. Mrs. Manley will participate in the confernee with 30 other curriculum leaders from through out the United States, Brazil and Puerto Rico. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1969 Faculties Listed At Two Schools A complete list of the faculty of Butts County Schools for the 1969-70 school year was re leased this week by William B. Jones, Butts County School Su perintendent. It is as follows: Superintendent—W. B. Jones Federal Coordinator—Douglas Gibson Work-Study Coordinator—Wil lard Patterson Curriculum Director—Mrs. Jo anne Manley Asst. Curr. Director—Mrs. Ralph Carr Jr. Visiting Teacher—Mrs. Kath leen Pinckney Asst. Visiting Teacher—Arthur Lawson Principal Jackson High School —M. C. Paget Principal Henderson High School —Walter L. Miller Principal Jackson Elementary School—J. M. L. Comer Principal Henderson Element ary School—Joseph Ash, Jr. Teachers, Jackson Elementary: Miss Linda Bartlett, Mrs. Mar garet Beauchamp, Mrs. Paulette Bunn, Mrs. Sara C. Caldwell, Mrs. M. W. Carmichael, Mrs. James M. Comer, Mrs. Bailey Crockarell, Mrs. Marvin Farrar, Miss Elizabeth Finley, Mrs. B. B. Garland, Mrs. Bill Garr, Wm. E. Hallford, Mrs. Linda Hoard, Mrs. W. L. Holloway, Mrs. T. T. Pat rick, Mrs. Olin Pettigrew, Mrs. Julia Pettigrew, Mrs. M. Powell, Mrs. Marilyn B. Raynor, Mrs. R. M. Smith, Miss Martha Saunders, Mrs. A. L. Weaver, Mrs. James Whitaker. Secretary —Mrs. James T. O’Neal. Teachers, Henderson Element ary: Mrs. Ruth E. Ash, Thelma R. Ash, Lena M. Benton, Eula gene Bryant, Bossman M. Eaddy, Elizabeth Foster, MaTy L. Gantt, Rosa Mae Goodman, Susie Mae Grier, Effie M. Hall, Christine M. Herring, Bernice Holmes, Fannie B. Jones, Josephine N. Jones, Willie Mae Jones, Mercedes B. Lawson, B. Dorris Lummus, Gro ver C. Mclntyre, Addie Jo Wise Nutt, Ozinnia Outland, Willow dean Powell, Vivian Street, Charles R. Tisdale, Annis C. Trimble, Joe F. Ussery, Annie A. Wise, Lena Mae Witcher, Mae Helen Goodrum. Secretary—Miss Sharon Woody. Jackson High School Teachers: Charles W. Anderson, Mrs. Nora J. Bankston, Wilson Bush, Bor den Campbell, Mrs. Gussie M. Cawthon, Layden Coleman, Mrs. Gale Dover, Danny Dunaway, Mrs. Catherine H. Fletcher, Rob ert Gettman, Loy T. Hutcheson, Roland V. Lee, Joseph W. Line berger, Miss Brenda J. Marshall, Eugene McWhorter, Michael E. Morgan, Mrs. Michael E. Morgan, Margaret V. Pecht, Hyrum Pierce, Mrs. Thelma Prosser, Mrs. Alma M. Redman, Carl N. Rich ardson, Paul Stockhammer, Mrs. Martha Staples, Mrs. Katrina Gettman. Secretary—Mrs. Sara Freeman. Henderson High School Teach ers: Willie Asberry, Andrew J. Buggs, Annie L. Champion, Betty B. Coleman, Florence O. Davis, Joseph Davis, Betty M. Evans, Curtis L. Gaye, Samuel L. John son, Lewis L. Jones, James E. McCormick, Margaret McCormick, Edna E. Miller, Rose D. Moseley, Ruby Solomon, George Tate, Zel la Mae Taylor, Janice L. White, Cornelious W. Williams, Gwen dolyn B. West, Dorothy Strozier. Secretary—Mrs. Barabara Gaye. MRS. FAULKNER WINS PRIZE IN CONTEST Lou Moelchert of Jackson Hardware announced this week that Mrs. Wilmer Faulkner of Route 3, Jackson, was winner of a GE Model FL-11 rechargable flashlight during National Hard ware Week. Mrs. Faulkner deposited her entry at Jackson Hardware with the local hardware store being advised by John Bliedorn of Gen eral Electric Company of Bridge port, Conn, that Mrs. Faulkner was a winner in the contest. JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 Future Blood Program At Stake With 142 Pints Needed SUSAN NORTON ON “SUNNY” Susan Norton Scores High In Horse Show * Miss Susan Norton, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Norton of Jenkinsburg, acquitted herself admirably last week in the State 4-H Horse Show in Athens, returning with a third place in the pole bending compe tition and second place in the barrel race. Susan, an outstanding 4-H club member, competed with 14 in the pole bending contest and with 15 in the bax-rel race. Susan rode her grade horse, “Sunny,” which she had raised and trained from a colt until his present age of three. Sunny received high points in the speed events of which his youthful own er and rider was most proud. Susan’s second place effort in the barrel race was 17.61 sec onds, her best time ever and was defeated for first place by the winning time of 17.50. Dunahoo Is President United Appeal The trustees of the Butts County United Appeal met Tues day evening for the monthly meeting. The following officers were elected to serve the coming year: Ray Dunahoo, President; Herbert Shapard, Vice President and co-chairman of Fund Drive; John L. Freeman, Vice-President and co-chairman of Fund Drive; Frank Barnes, Treasurer; Rufus Adams, Budget chairman. The treasurer, Mr. Barnes, re ported that quarterly checks were mailed in June to participating organizations. Plans for the an nual Fund Drive scheduled for the fall were discussed. The commander of the Amer ican Legion, Frank Fountain, an nounced a pledge of $50.00 to the Fund Drive. Mark Goodwin Merits S6OO Scholarship NASHVILLE, TENN. Mark Goodwin, a junior at Trevecca College in Nashville, Tenn., made the Dean’s List in the Spring quarter with an average of 3.93 out of a possible 4 point. He was also on the Dean’s List in the Fall and Winter quarters and because of his academic rec ord will receive a $600.00 schol arship from the college to be ap plied to his senior year. Mark was Flag bearer at the commencement exercises leading the graduating class in the pro cessional. This is an honor given to the junior who has the second highest average in his class. Mark is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Goodwin of Indian Springs Street in Jackson, Geor gia. Don B. Ellis Promoted To Superintendent Don B. Ellis, Georgia Power Company district engineer at Jonesboro, has been named dis trict superintendent, Henry Lus ter, district manager, announced this week. After 18 months with the Army Corps of Engineers, Mr. Ellis joined the company in 1963 as a student engineer in Macon. He moved to Jonesboro as a junior engineer and then returned to Macon to become residential sales engineer, a position he held until becoming district engineer. The newly named local official is one of 30 company men se lected in 1967 to attend the utility’s annual management training seminar. A native of Chattanooga and a graduate of Auburn University, he is married to the former Bar bara Ann Baker of Alexandria, Virginia. They have one son. Cyclist Hurt Saturday At Jenkinsburg Robert Chumbley, 22, of Route 1, Locust Grove, was painfully injured Saturday morning about 9:30 when the motorcycle which he was riding collided with a car driven by Franklin Cochran of Route 1, Jackson, in front of Preston’s Service Station in Jenkinsburg on State Route 42. According to Deputy Sheriff Russell Crumbley, who investi gated the accident, both the motorcycle and car were proceed ing northward wlmn the cyclist attempted to turn to his left into the service station and collided with the car. Mr. Chumbley was thrown to the pavement, suffering multiple lacerations to his left el bow, forearm, and shoulder. He was treated at Sylvan Grove Hos pital and transferred to Griffin- Spalding County Hospital where he was checked for a possible fracture of the left arm. Deputy Crumbley said that a charge of improper passing was made against the motorcyclist since he was attempting to pass on a yellow line. $4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE “As they say about a crucial football game, all the blue chips are piled high on the table with the future of the free whole blood program resting squarely upon the response of citizens at the visit of the Regional Blood mobile in Jackson on Monday, July 21.” The above statement was issued this week by John B. Long, Butts County Blood Re cruitment Chairman and second ed by Ralph W. Carr Jr., Chap ter Chairman pf the American Red Cross in Butts county. Both men emphasized that it is reason ably certain if the county fails to reach its 142 pint quota that a credit card system may well be instigated here. Both Mr. Carr and Mr. Long however expressed optimism over the ability of the county to meet its obligations to the blood pro gram with both pointing out that on past visits the county has al ways met its quota and was able to maintain its eligibility on the blood program when the blue chips were down. Mr. Long announced that the bloodmobile will be at the Nation al Guard Armory on Franklin Street between the hours of one and six p. m. He explains that the whopping 142 pint quota came about because of a 30 pint deficit the lust visit of the blood mobile, which deficit was added to the regular 112 pint quota usually assigned the county. Chairman Long stated that mem bers of the Jackson Business and Professional Women’s Club are providing volunteer assistance Monday and will be assisted by workers from other clubs and or ganizations. Chairman Carr emphasized the importance of the county achiev ing its (juota. He pointed out that the credit card system if and when placed in operation here would cover only donors and the immediate families with no free whole blood being available for the great majority of citizens who would have to purchase it at prevailing prices if the need arose. “This undoubtedly would work a grave hardship on many of our citizens who when emerg encies arose could least afford to purchase blood,” Mr. Carr said. With so much at stake, Chair man Carr expressed confidence that residents of the county will again rise to the occasion and turn out in perhaps record num bers to achieve the 142 pint quota. The blood program locally has long been endorsed and supported whole heartedly by the doctors of the county, the Butts County Ministerial Association, county industries, and every major civic club and organization. Both Messrs. Carr and Long stress that it will take the cooperation of every citizen and other organiza tions to reach the quota and urge that announcements of the visit be made in every church, indus try and by every civic and ser vice club that meets before the visit. Both chairmen praised the role that industry and school have played over the years in keeping the county eligible and participating in the blood pro gram. Both men, however, em phasize that with schools closed and many residents away vaca tioning the blood quota at the summer visit is always the most difficult to achieve. Chairman Long pointed out that young persons under 21, who are not married, or members of the armed services, must have a release signed by a parent or guardian for them to be able to donate blood. STANLEY PARTY AT WORTHVILLE JULY 25 The W’orthville Chapter No. 516, Eastern Star, will have a Stanley party July 25th at 8 o’- clock. Everyone is invited.