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Karksnn Bragress-Argus
VOL- 96—NO. 32
Southern Bell To Erect
$1,114,000 Building Here
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IT’S OFFICIAL NOW —Official announcement of Southern Bell’s new $1,114,000.00 Central
Office Building was made in Jackson this week, with the new No. 5 Cross Bar Building to be in
service by November 1970. Site of the new building is on East College Street on the lot formerly
occupied by the T. H. Nolen home. The sign pictured above was unveiled at ceremonies announcing
the opening.
Rev. Billy Key To Open
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79th Camp Meeting Tonight
The 79th annual session of the
Indian Springs Holiness Camp
Meeting opens tonight at eight
o’clock with the Rev. Billy Key,
pastor of the First United Meth
odist Church in Americus, to de
liver the opening sermon. It is
Mr. Key’s first preaching assign
ment at Indian Springs.
The world famous camp meet
ing, third largest in the nation
and by far the largest in the
Southeast, was founded in 1890
and has “held before the world
the high claims of God in Jesus
Christ.’’ To the altars of Indian
Springs Camp have come both
young and old, rich and poor,
learned and unlearned, to “drink
freely of the fountain of life.”
REV. BILLY KEY
'he two other evangelists, in
addition to Rev. Key, are Dr. Roy
Nicholson and Dr. Warner P.
i avis, both of whom have
; eached at Indian Springs before
c "' i en joyed a wide following.
‘ J .v Milby, popular general song
' angelist, returns to lead the
nging and to render his own
specials” in music.
:>T - Z. T. Johnson, president
neritus of Asbury College and
■ e of the most widely beloved
-ares at Indian Springs, will
a-ain lead the morning Bible
study. Dr. Joe Thacker is the
main speaker at the Youth Taber
nacle. Dan Greer, a teacher of
music in Michigan, will bring the
Bible study to the youth and pro
vide a vital part of the program
with his music. The People’s
Meeting from 9:30 a. m. to 10:30
a. m. each day will be in charge
of Rev. J. 0. Fuller and Rev. Paul
Barrett.
Special observances will be
three in number, all occurring
on the same day, Thursday, Aug
ust 14. Butts County Recognition
Day will be observed at 8 P. m.;
Thanksgiving Day will be observ
ed on the same day, as will the
missionary program, brought by
Oriental Missionary Society and
World Gospel Missions, at 3 p. m.
Next year’s workers have been
announced by Frank Harris,
president of Indian Springs
Camp Ground Association, as Dr.
John R. Church, the most pop
ular evangelist to appear at the
campground since the days of Dr.
H. C. Morrison; Dr. Jimmy Lentz
and Dr. Robert Coleman.
The preaching schedule for the
ten day session is as follows:
Thursday, Aug. 7—8:00 p. m.,
Rev. Billy Key.
Friday, Aug. 8—11:00 a. m„
Dr. Roy Nicholson, 3:00 p. m.,
Rev. Key, 8:00 p. m., Dr. Warner
P. Davis.
Saturday, Aug. 9—11:00 a. m.,
Rev. Key, 3:00 p. m., Dr. Davis,
8:00 p. m., Dr. Nicholson.
Sunday, Aug. 10 —11:00 a. m.,
Dr. Davis; 3:00 p. m., Dr. Nichol
son; 8:00 p. m., Rev. Key.
Monday, Aug. 11 —11:00 a. m.,
Dr. Nicholson; 3:00 p. m., Rev.
Key; 8:00 p. m., Dt. Davis.
Tuesday, Aug. 12—11:00 a. m„
Rev. Key; 3:00 p. m„ Dr. Davis;
8:00 p. m., Dr. Nicholson.
Wednesday, Aug. 13 —11:00 a.
m., Dr. Davis; 3:00 p. m., Dr.
Nicholson; 8:00 p. m., Rev. Key.
Thursday, Aug. 14—11:00 a.
m., Dr. Nicholson; 3:00 p. m.,
Rev. Key; 8:00 p. m., Dr. Davis.
Friday, Aug. 15—11:00 a. m.,
Rev. Key; 3:00 p. m., Missionary
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1969 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Speaker; 8:00 p. m., Dr. Nichol
son.
Saturday, Aug. 16—11:00 a.
m., Dr. Davis; 3:00 p. m., Dr.
Nicholson; 8:00 p. m., Rev. Key.
Sunday, Aug. 17—11:00 a. m.,
Dr. Nicholson; 3:00 p. m., Rev.
Key; 8:00 p. m., Dr. Davis.
Billy Graham
Film Be Seen
Here Aug. 23
“THE RESTLESS ONES,” con
sidered the most successful mo
tion picture yet produced by
Evangelist Billy Graham, will be
shown in Jackson on August 23
at Jackson School Auditorium at
8 p. m.
With the accent on youth, this
feature-length film deals imagin
atively and dramatically with the
teen-age crisis. With a back
ground setting provided by the
1963 Billy Granham Los Angeles
Crusade, and artfully women into
the story pattern, “THE REST
LESS ONES” is a hard-hitting,
bold approach to our social prob
lems.
Here is a film which dares to
be different, a story which will
stir the heart and mind. Having
seen “THE RESTLESS ONES,”
you will never be the same.
As one reviewer said, “Here is
a picture that tells the world the
truth and comes up with an
answer, not an easy answer, but
an answer from beyond us.” This
answer will satisfy, challenge and
inspire young and old alike and
will appeal to churchgoers and
non-churchgoers. The Christian
message comes through in the
midst of a realistic teen-age sit
uation, clean and without cloying.
Swift-moving plot episodes high
light the opportunities facing the
church.
Screen writer James Collier
has skillfully brought into focus
the contempopary plight of both
teen-agers and parents.
Flynt Asks Bill
To Incorporate
Grid League
Sixth District Congressman
John J. Flynt, Jr. has announced
co-sponsqrship of a bill intro
duced into Congress to incorpo
rate POP WARNER LITTLE
SCHOLARS, INC. The purpose of
this organization is to bring youth
closer together through the means
of common interest in sportsman
ship, scholarship, fellowship, and
athletic competition.
Areas in the Sixth District al
ready participating in the Pop
Warner Junior League football
program include Riverdale, Stock
bridge, Jackson, and Jonesboro.
W. L. Martin
Nominated
For Marshall
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W. L. MARTIN
W. L. Martin Jr. of Hogans
ville, has been nominated for
United States Marshall for the
middle district of Georgia, with
headquarters in Macon. Mr. Mar
tin, widely known in Jackson and
Butts county, is the husband of
the former Miss Vera Jones Ed
wards of Jackson, daughter of
Mrs. Joseph E. Edwards and the
late Dr. Edwards.
Mr. Martin is a native of Ho
gansville but spent most of his
boyhood in Opp, Ala. where he
attended school. After two years
at Auburn, he transferred to
North Carolina State College,
where he graduated with a BS
Degree in Civil Engineering.
Mr. Martin joined UNIROYAL
in Hogansville in 1938 as a shift
supervisor in the Stark Plant.
In 1939 he was promoted to over
seer of the department, and
served in this capacity until 1955
when he was appointed plant su
perintendent. Mr. Martin retired
on April Ist after 30 years ser
vice.
During World War Two, Mr.
Martin served three years in the
U. S. Naval Reserve, and was a
full lieutenant at the time of his
separation from the service.
Through the years he has been
active in civic affairs and politics.
He is presently serving on the
city council of Hogansville, and
is commander of the John I. Todd
Post of the American Legion. He
has been a member of the Ki
wanis Club for many years and is
a member of the First Southern
Methodist Church of LaGrange
which he helped to organize.
The Martins have a daughter,
Mrs. Marva O’Kelley of Jackson,
and a son, William L. (Bill) 111,
who is a graduate of Auburn and
is enrolled at the University of
Georgia School of Law.
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GOOD NEWS IN JACKSON —Smiling faces greet the announcement made this week in Jackson,
which accompanied the unveiling of the sign in center, that Southern Bell will begin woik in
September on anew No. 5 Cross Bar Central Office Building to cost a total of $1,114,000.00
on a site on East College Street. On hand to greet Southern Bell officials and unveil the sign were,
left to right, Mayor C. B. Brown Jr., Henry L. Asbury, Executive Vice President, Mclntosh State
Bank; Ray V. Reece, Covington, Group Manager; Doyle Jones Jr., Editor-Publisher of the Jackson
Progress-Argus and Mclntosh State Bank Director. Right, left to right, J. W. O’Neal Sr., Chair
man of the Board of C&S Bank of Jackson; Tom Strickland, Athens, District Manager; Denny
O’Neal, Cashier, C&S Bank of Jackson; Charles Henegan Jr., North Georgia Division Commercial
Manager, Atlanta.
Prankster Opens Fire Hydrant,
Leaves City Without Water
Had a fire swept the business
district of Jackson Saturday night
or early Sunday morning in all
likelihood the entire downtown
area could have been destroyed
by the raging flames. For a peri
od of ten or twelve hours the
city lay vulnerable to fire. The
entire 375,000 gallons of water in
its two tanks were drained by a
malicious prankster who Saturday
night opened a fire plug in the
southwestern part of the city.
Jackson Mayor C. B. Brown
Jr. and the City Council offer a
SIOO reward for information
leading to the arrest and convic
tion of the person or persons who
so thoughtlessly and unwittingly
laid Jackson vulnerable to de
struction by fire. Mayor Brown
said “I cannot help but believe
that the person responsible for
this serious act of vandalism is
not aware of the serious conse
quences that could ensue if a fire
were to strike any home or busi
ness in Jackson. Since the water
pressure had been depleted we
would be at the mercy of the
flames for water could not pos
sibly be pumped fast enough to
extinguish a major conflagra
tion”. Mayor Brown emphasized
the fact that the tanks were total
ly empty.
The Jackson mayor said that
the critical water shortage was
discovered early Sunday morning
by Russell Price, superintendent
of the city water department,
and E. B. Perdue, in charge of
the water works. As soon as the
lack of water was discovered
pumping was started immediately
to refill the tanks.
Mayor Brown said that if the
person or persons responsible
are apprehended they will be pro
secuted to the fullest extent un
der the law and asked the co
operation of the public to report
to the police any one seen tam
pering with or opening a fire
hydrant.
Decatur Man
Died as Cars
Sideswiped
Butts county recorded its
fourth traffic fatality of the year
Sunday afternoon in the death of
H. I). Waldrip, 40, of 2362
Springrun Court, Decatur, in the
collision of two automobiles on
Route 36, North, the Jackson-
Covington Highway, about three
o’clock.
The fatal mishap was investi
gated by Butts County Sheriff
Hugh Polk and Deputy Sheriffs
Russell Crumbley and Billy Lev
erette, along with Trooper Duck
worth of the Griffin State Patrol.
Sheriff Polk said there were no
eye witnesses to the collision and
from physical evidence at the
scene it is believed that the 1969
Oldsmobile in which Mr. Waldrip
was traveling northward and a
1969 Chrysler driven southward
by Mrs. Betty Ball Coleman, 27,
of Route 2, Jackson, sideswiped
in a curve with Mr. Waldrip
believed killed instantly as a re
sult of massive head and facial
injuries. The car of Mrs. Cole
man, after the collision, veered
off the pavement and across the
shoulder a considerable distance
before coming to rest in a stand
of small trees. Scene of the ac
cident was near the Sam Mays
home place.
Mr. Waldrip was pronounced
dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove
Hospital. Mrs. Coleman was treat
ed at the hospital for facial and
head injuries.
It was reported that Mr. Wald
rip had been to Jackson on busi
ness and was returning to his
cottage on Jackson Lake when
the accident occurred.
Funeral services for Mr. Wald
rip were announced by H. M. Pat
terson and Son of Atlanta.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Occupancy
Date Be In
November '7O
Anew one million dollar tele
phone building will be construc
ted in Jackson, beginning this
fall, Southern Bell Telephone
Company has announced. The
new building will be located on
i College and Mulberry streets in
downtown Jackson.
Ray Reece, local manager, said
bid for construction will be sub
mitted in August. Southern Bell
plans to occupy the new building
in November, 1970.
“Ths new central office and
work center will be one of the
most modern installations in the
country,” Reece said. “The new
equipment will provide for auto
matic identification of the calling
number on calls dialed by our
subscribers here. In other words,
an operator will not ask for the
calling number on calls dialed
direct. This will be handled auto
matically,” he explained.
The new Jackson investment
by Southern Bell is part of the
Company’s 460 million dollar
construction program to be car
ried out statewide over the next
3 years to improve service for
Georgians.
Southern Bell revealed plans
for the 1,114,000 dollar building
last week at a meeting of local
officials and Telephone Company
personnel. Attending the an
nouncement ceremonies were: C.
B. Brown, Jr., Mayor, City of
Jackson; J. W. O’Neal, Sr., Chair
man of Board and Denny O’Neal,
Cashier, of the C&S Bank of
Jackson; Henry Asbury, Exec
utive Vice-President and Doyle
Jones, Jr., Director, of the Mc-
Intosh State Bank of Jackson;
Charles Henegan, Jr., North
Geo rg i a Division Commercial
Manager, Atlanta; Tom Strick
land, District Manager, Athens;
Ray Reece, Group Manager, Cov
ington; J. C. (Buck) Buchanan,
Plant Manager, Covington; and
Randy Hudgins, Plant Foreman,
Jackson.
