The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, July 31, 1969, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJladtsmt IJrngress-Argus VOL. 96-NO. 31 [) r . Schwartz To Speak At CGEMC Meet tfft J| is. dr. DAVID SCHWARTZ Dr. David J. Schwartz will be the guest speaker for the 1969 Annual Meeting of The Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation to be held August 6. jj e is a successful professor, author, executive, and outstand ing speaker. Dr. Schwartz is the author of “The Magic of Thinking Big” which is in its 16th hardback printing, fourth paperback edi tion, and translated in five lan guages. He has also written an other book, “The Magic of Psy chic Power.” He has published a number of important studies in the field of selling, sales man agement and persuasive psychol ogy. Dr. Schwartz holds the Chair of Consumer Finance at Georgia State College which is sponsored by the Georgia Consumer Finance Association. It happens to be the only one of its kind in the United States. The top prize at the Annual Meeting this year will be a Gen eral Electric No-Frost Freezer given by Polk Tire Company of Jackson and General Electric of Atlanta, distributor, in coopera tion with The Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation. Second prize will be a Hotpoint Electronic Dryer given by Hodges Hardware of Jackson and Hot point of Atlanta, distributor, in cooperation with The Central Georgia Electric Membership Cor poration. Barbecue tickets for the lunch may be obtained in Jackson at the co-op office for $1.25 each. CITIZENS BUS SERVICE CALLS SPECIAL MEETING There will be a special called meeting of those parents inter ested in their children riding the Citizens School Bus at the court room of the Butts County Court House on August 7th at 8 o’- clock. Officials of the school bus service emphasize that it is an important meeting and urgent that all parents attend so plans can be made for the coming school year. ¥I • ! 3k --llfc P -*• .mgma . f * * ’.. . 48SSI 'liffili i.'L tTV DR. ROSS HOLDS HIS “SHINGLE”— Dr. Gerald Ross, who began practice of medicine here July Ist, is shown holding his sign or “shingle” in front of his new office at 780 East Third Street. Burglars At Indian Springs Net Over $1,400 Mrs. George Henderson, 62, widely known colored matron of Indian Springs, was brutally pis tol whipped about the head and face Wednesday morning, July 23, at her home by two uniden tified Negro men who robbed her of $1,400 in cash which was hid den in a sack under the mattress of a bed. Butts County Sheriff Hugh Polk said Mrs. Henderson told him that a man knocked on her door between 9:30 and 10 o’- clock Wednesday morning during a downpour of rain and asked to use the phone. She gave him per mission but soon noticed him rambling about a bedroom. When she asked him what he was doing, Sheriff Polk was told that he grabbed her and asked if there was an extension phone in the house. She told him there was and he proceeded to rip out the cord to both phones. At this point, according to Sheriff Polk, Mrs. Henderson of fered resistance and began to scuffle with the intruder. An ac complice came running into the house and attacked Mrs. Hender son from behind at which junc ture the pistol whipping occurred. The men, both Negro, according to Sheriff Polk, then discovered a sack with the money under a mattress containing approximate ly $1,400 in cash, principally in bills. Mrs. Henderson told Sheriff Polk that the man who entered the house on the pretext of mak ing a phone call was about s’B”, weighed about 140 lbs. and was dark and slender. He also wore a moustache or goatee. Mrs. Hen derson was unable to give Sheriff Polk a description of the man who held her from the rear. Sheriff Polk said that members of the Butts County Sheriff’s De partment are being aided in the investigation by GBI agent Bill Darsey of Griffin. Mrs. Henderson was admitted to Sylvan Grove Hospital Wed nesday suffering multiple lacera tion to the head and forehead and a severe laceration to her right upper ear. CHRISTIAN SCHOOL REGISTRATION BEGINS AUG. 2nd Registration for the Jackson Christian Aacdemy will begin August 2nd and extend through August 15th from the hours 2 p. m. to 4 p. m., Monday through Saturday. Final registration date is August 15th An academy official states that registration may be made at the school office which is located at the Westside Baptist Church. All parents who have children kindergarten age and for grades 1 through 4 are urged to take advantage of this registration period if they are interested in enrolling their children in a pri vate Christian school. THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1969 Watkins, Asbury Named Mclntosh Trail APD Heads Two widely known Jaeksonians, Col. Richard W. Watkins Jr. and Henry L. Asbury Jr., have been appointed chairmen of two im portant committees of the Mc- Intosh Trail Area Planning and Development Commission. Both appointments are for a period of one year and were made by Com mission Chairman James D. Arp of Fayetteville. Mr. Watkins, a prominent practicing attorney, was appoint ed chairman of the Municipal and County Planning Committee. Mr. Asbury, Executive Vice President of Mclntosh State Bank, was appointed chairman of the Tourist and Recreation Com mittee. The Muncipal and County Plan ning Committee shall assist local city and county planning commis sions on area problems; help to organize effective planning com missions in communities and counties of the area where vitally needed; and work with the pro per planning agencies of the state and federal governments. The Tourist and Recreation Committee shall be responsible for bringing together proponents of the several historical attrac tions of the area along with other possible tourist attractions of public parks, lakes, state parks, and vacation locations towards unifying plans for the promotion of such attractions for larger use not only by people of the area and state, but for the thousands of tourists who pass through. This Committee shall assist local groups, planning groups, recre ational groups, tourist branches of the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia De partment of Commerce in com pleting certain historical sites, parks and public use areas so that when a concerted and definite plan for tourist appeal is made, such attractions are worthwhile and would help advertise them selves for greater use and at tendance. This Committee shall also be responsible for working with the State Parks Department towards securing its help for the state parks of the area. This Commit tee shall be responsible for work ing with both Federal and State Agencies so as to secure adequate roads, public parks, access points and concessions to serve the pub lic at this proposed development. In addition to the above named appointments Chairman Arp named Marion Todd, manager of the Butts County ASCS office, to serve on the Aviation Advisory Committee, and Carl Brack, County Agent, to serve on the Agricultural Committee. Jerry L. Lacey, Executive Sec retary and Treasurer, states that the appointment of other commis sion members will be made at the next commission meeting in Aug ust on the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the com mission. The Board of Directors had been requested to submit the name of a representative from the area at their next com mission meeting. Nancy Waits Is Licensed Pharmacist Mrs. Nancy Goff Waits, wife of Herman Waits and daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Roy Goff, has passed the examination given by the Georgia State Board of Phar macy and having completed a year of internship is now licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Georgia. An honor graduate of Jackson High School, Mrs. Waits attended Wesleyan College and graduated from Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy with a Batchelor of Science in Pharmacy degree. Mrs. Waits is employed at City Pharmacy. lowa Couple Sample Butts Hospitality An lowa couple, brother and sister from lowa City, was the second tourists “arrested” in Jackson and Butts County’s STAY AND SEE GEORGIA con test on Monday, July 28th. Stopped on their homeward journey by Stanley Maddox, chairman of the Tourist and Hos pitality Committee, and David Ridgeway, were Clyde M. Berry and his sister, Mrs. Celia Berry Spiegel, who were taken in tow by members of the Jackson Busi ness and Professional Women’s Club, being special guests at the BPW picnic at Indian Springs Monday night. Dr. Berry is pro fessor, Deartment of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health and Associate Director, Institute of Agricultural Medi cine, College of Medicine, Uni versity of lowa. Mrs. Spiegel is a housewife and a retired school teacher from the Illinois System. I i,Pnn'iiiiiH™p iffiyjjM : ii'i IOWA VISITORS— Dr. Clyde M. Berry and his sister, Mrs. Celia Berry Spiegel, of lowa, were “arrested” Monday after noon as part of Jackson’s Stay and See Georgia contest and were showered with the traditional Southern hospitality. Others in the picture are Mrs. Winnie Moore, left, and Mrs. D. W. Ham, right. Dr. Berry received a MS de gree in Chemical Engineering and a Ph. D degree in industrial Hy giene. He spent seven years with the Public Health Service and was assigned to North Carolina from 1941-43. He also spent sev en years with the Esso Standard Oil Company of New York and for the past 14 years has been affiliated with the University of lowa. Many honors have come to this distinguished educator in cluding president of the Amer ican Industrial Hygiene Associ ation and vice-president of the American Public Health Associ ation. The Berrys were escorted on a tour of the county’s scenic at tractions including Indian Springs State Park, High Falls, Jackson Lake, and Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center. Following an overnight stay at a Jackson motel, they were treated to a hearty southern breakfast and laden with peaches, tomatoes and watermelons on their homeward trip. They departed singing the praise of southern hospitality ala Jackson and Butts County vari ety. NEW PRINCIPAL M. C. Paget is the new principal of Jackson High School, coming here from Bremen where he has served seven years in the same post. JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 Final Preparations Made For Camp Meeting Opening Aug. 7 Two Stills Destroyed Last Week Last week was rough on moon shiners with two stills in Butts County being destroyed with four arrests made, according to Deputy Sheriff Russell Crumbley. Taking part in the raids were members of the Butts County Sheriff’s Department, state and federal revenue agents, with the GBI assisting in one of the raids. According to Deputy Crumb ley, an 800 gallon still was de stroyed Thursday afternoon, July 24th, off the Giles Ferry Road. It was a groundhog type distillery which was destroyed by dynamite, with no arrests being made at the time. On Friday, Mr. Crumbley re ported a 530 gallon still destroyed off of Highway 42 near Flovilla with 530 gallons of mash and 15 gallons of non-tax-paid whiskey being poured out. Deputy Crumb ley said that three men were ar rested at the still site with one apprehended later. Those arrest ed, according to Mr. Crumbley, were Joseph Whitehead, 29, of Route 1, Flovilla; Bobby Jerry Henderson, 31, of Route 1, Flo villa; Arthur Lee Newby, 51, 534 Mulberry St., Jackson; and Junior Sims of a Jackson address. Deputy Crumbley said the men were charged with the manufac ture and possession of non-tax paid whiskey and that as of Mon day three had been released on a SSOO property bond. Shooting Sunday Hurts Two Two persons, Willie Lee Smith, 29, of Route 2, Jackson, and Ada Morris, 27, 235 Madison Avenue, Decatur, were shot in both legs by a shotgun blast fired by J. C. Griffin of Route 2, Jackson, ac cording to a report by Billy Lev erette, Butts County Deputy Sheriff. The shooting incident occured about 12:15 Sunday morning in the Freeman quarters off High way 16, East. Deputy Leverette said that Griffin was arrested and jailed but is now out under bond. He was charged with drunk and disorderly conduct pending any warrants that the injured persons might wish to file against him. Mr. Leverette said the couple was struck in both their legs and feet by number eight shot at fairly close range. They were rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital and were released after receiving emerg ency treatment. Center Team Plays First Softball Game A red-hot soft ball game, weather wise and action wise, was played July 24 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center between a team composed of permanently assigned inmates and a visiting team from Jackson known as “Brown’s Clowns.” The game was very close and required extra innings to deter mine a winner. At the end of the seventh the score was tied eight to eight. In the eighth in ning the Clowns scored four runs while the home team, the Diag nostic Center, could come up with only one. The final score was twelve to nine. The players and spectators en joyed the game and arrangements are being made for a rematch. s v " * A" > '■'*> If V. ' fc- CvH IfUlm DR. WARNER P. DAVIS Frank Hearn Promoted To Major FORT BENNING, GA.—Frank C. Hearn was promoted to the grade of major in ceremonies here July 22nd. A reecnt graduate of the In fantry officers advanced course at the U. S. Army Infantry School, Hearn has been assigned to the Supporting Weapons Test Division of the Infantry Board. He came to Infantry school from the Republic of Vietnam. The major is a 1962 ROTC graduate of the Citadel, Charles ton, S. C. He entered the Army at Fort Benning in September of that year and took the In fantry officers basic course. In Vietnam, Hearn served with the Military Assistance Command. He has been decorated with the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Clus ter, Bronze Star Medal with “V” device for heroism and Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Army Com mendation Medal, Vietnamese Honor Medal and the Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry with Silver Star. Born in Atlanta, Hearn is a son of Mrs. Beth Hearn of Jack son, Ga. He and Mrs. Hearn, the former Miss Angelyn Sims of Jackson, have two daughters, Betsy, 2Vu and Cindy Jo, one month. * FROG GIG WAS REMOVED FROM BOY’S ARM Ricky Deems, 10, of Mountain View, was the victim of a most unusual accident about noon Sun day when a frog gig was acci dently stuck in his right arm while playing. Ricky was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital about 12:45 o’- clock Sunday afternoon where the staff of the gig was severed with the barbs being removed from the soft part of the right forearm. Ricky is the son of Mr. and Mrs. VV. R. Deems of 636 Dixie Highway, Mountain View. Important Notice To Subscribers Effective October Ist a year’s subscription to The Progress-Argus will be advanced to $5.00, payable in advance. Price increases in every field of the publishing industry force us to take this step. We ask also that you please check your label. The mailing list was corrected as of Friday, July 18th. If your label reads prior to that date prompt renewal is called for. We ask that each subscriber give personal attention toward keeping his subscription current. $4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Last minute preparations are being made for the opening of Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting on Thursday, August 7. It will be the 79th annual session of the camp, third largest in the nation and largest in the South. Evangelists this year include Dr. Roy Nicholson, Dr. Warner P. Davis, and Rev. Billy Key. Drs. Nicho 1s o n and Davis have preached at Indian Springs on previous occasions while the ap pearance of Rev. Key marks his first visit. :V mrat- \ sg§P $ JL- - ' : ; : v ■ XimmK: lEL -WL. DR. ROY NICHOLSON Dr. Z. T. Johnson, President Emeritus of Asbury College and a long time favorite at Indian Springs, will again lead the morn ing Bible study. Clay Milby, a member of the First Methodist Church in Valdosta is general song evangelist, a post he has held many years with much suc cess and distinction. As customary, the young peo ples program will be prominently featured with Dr. Joe Thacker of Asbury College as the princi pal speaker at the Youth Taber nacle this year. Dan Greer, a music teacher in Westland Mich., will bring the Bible study to the youth. Workers for 1970 have been announced by Frank Harris, Car tersville, president of the Indian Springs Camp Ground Associ ation, as Dr. John R. Church, Dr. Jimmy Lentz and Dr. Robert Coleman, Rev. Key, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Americus, will open the camp meeting at eight o’clock Thurs day evening, August 7th. The daily schedule at the camp ground is as follows: 7:00 a. m., Prayer service in Tabernacle; 8:00 a. m., Breakfast; 8:45:-9:25 a. m., Bible study in Tabernacle; 9-10:30 a. m., Pre-Teen’s meeting in Glenn Tabernacle; 9:30-10:30 a. m., People’s meeting in Taber nacle; Young People’s study in Youth Tabernacle; 11:00 a. m., Preaching in Tabernacle; Chil dren’s meeting in Glenn Taber nacle; 12:30 p. m., Lunch; 3:00 p. m., Preaching in Tabernacle; 5:00 p. m., Dinner; 6:30 p. m., Veranda prayer meetings; -6:30 p. m., Young people’s vespers in Youth Tabernacle; 8:00 p. m., Preaching in Tabernacle.