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VOL- 96 —NO 37
DEVILS CRUSH PACELLI 22-0;
bWEET FAYETTE CO. HERE FRIDAY
Hea j Coach and Athletic Di
rector Loy Hutcheson, beaming
I ver the 22-0 victory over Pacelli
■Friday night, hopes that the “to-
Icetherness” which contributed so
■greatly to the smashing inaugural
■ triumph by the Red Devils will
■ persist another week as prepara
tions are made for the invasion
I of the formidable Fayette County
I Tigers Friday night.
I Coach Hutcheson and Assistant
| Coaches Wilson Bush and Hyrum
; p ierc e were unanimously in agree
ment that the highlight of the
Devil victory was “all out team
effort.” Coach Hutcheson said
' -team unity and effort can de
| liver a forceful impact upon its
foe, and this along with character
is what this team is built upon.”
Coach Hutcheson felt that fum
bles and penalties greatly hurt
the Vikings and said that in his
mind “this Pacelli team is the best
that I have seen since being at
Jackson.” He cited the great pur
suit on defense and gang tackling
as being the strong points of the
Devils convincing triumph. Work
has been devoted during the week
to polishing up pass defense and
to strengthening end play. Coach
Hutcheson cited good line block
ing and fast moving backs who
hit the hole quickly as two big
assets of the Red Devil team.
In the game itself, Jackson
forged into a 6-0 lead with 9:23
left to play in the first quarter
when a Viking fumble was re
covered at the Pacelli 19 yard
line. Quarterback Bill Nelson
faked a hand-off and swept
around his left end from the 15
yard line for the game’s first
touchdown. The extra point at
tempt was blocked.
The second quarter was score
less. On the second play from
scrimmage in the third quarter
after Jackson had received the
second half kick-off, Bruce Hicks
broke over tackle and raced 88
yards for one of the longest scor
ing runs in recent Red Devil his
tory. A great block by Tommy
Herbert helped spring Bruce loose
on his touchdown foray. Jackson
completed a two point convers
ion on a pass from Nelson to Dale
Rosser.
Early in the fourth quarter
Jackson added its last eight points
on a 29 yard pass from Bill Nel
son to David Lunsford in the
end zone with Lunsford grabbing
the ball in between two Pacelli
defenders. Another two point con
version was added on a pass from
Nelson to David Lunsford.
Pacelli exhibited two of the
hardest running backs seen here
recently in David Taylor and
Tommy Rogers. They muffed two
excellent scoring opportunities
when Milton Miles, a large but
inexperienced end, dropped two
certain touchdown passes some
10 or 15 yards behind the near
est Devil defender. Both were well
thrown and in his hands. On an
other occasion, the Vikings fum
bled over the goal line in the
fourth quarter with Jackson re
covering for the touchback.
Jackson played defense with a
zeal and dedication that is seldom
“splayed in an opening game.
COLOSSUS
The 90-day deadline to a
decision date was deter
mined by Mclntosh Trail
Area Planning Director,
Dale McLaren following
conversations with Airport
Authority people and the
Federal Aviation Agency.
Perhaps the importance
of the air facility may best
be described in the words
of Atlanta Airport Man
ager, Grady Ridgeway, who
told Mr. McLaren “This will
be the single most important
construction job ever begun
in the United States.” —The
IrV eekly Advertiser, McDon
ough, Ga.
Tommy Fletcher covered the field
like a blanket in making 14 in
dividual tackles and five assists;
Tommy Herbert had 12 tackles
and five assists; Billy Glidewell,
11 and 4; Bill Nelson, 8 and 4;
David Lunsford, 8 and 3.
At the Booster Club breakfast
Saturday morning Coach Bush
cited backs Bruce Hicks, Bill Nel
son, Forrest Rossey and Dale
Rosser for their hard running
and the line for its improved
blocking. He praised the aggres
sive play of the offensive team
and David Lunsford for his sen
sational touchdown grab of the
Nelson pass.
Coach Hutcheson reports that
Fayette County has improved de
fensively and will offer the Red
Devils stern opposition on The
Hill Friday night. Several nag
ging injuries have plagued the
Devils, among which are Tommy
Fletcher, sprained ankle; Forrest
Rossey, sprained ankle; Rodney
Singley, badly bruised hand and
pinched nerve in neck; Steve Ben
nett, badly bruised leg, with sev
eral doubtful for Friday’s game.
Three Jackson players, Bill
Nelson, Bruce Hicks, and Tommy
Fletcher, were saluted in the At
lanta Journal Prep Parade for
their outstanding play. The ar
ticle read: “Jackson trio led win
over Pacelli. Nelson, QB, scored
on a 19 yard run, passed for a 29
yard touchdown, and passed for
two point plays. Hicks gained 127
yards in 10 tries including an 88
yard scoring run. Fletcher parti
cipated in 14 individual tackles
and seven assists on defense.”
Jackson Band
To Play At
Tech-SMU Game
The Jackson High School Band,
under the direction of Miss Nan
cy Long, performed at the half
time of the Jackson-Pacelli foot
ball game Friday night, marking
the first such performance in sev
eral years.
Miss Long, who has high hopes
and aspirations for the band, said
this is only the beginning, with
the band expected to play at all
home football games and on Sep
tember 20th will perform at the
Tech-SMU game during the an
nual high school Band Day at
Grant Field.
t
Miss Long has many plans for
the band after football season
with a joint band and chorus
concert scheduled during Decem
ber, with the band to attend the
District Music Festival in Feb
ruary. There will be another
concert in the Spring, Miss Long
announced.
Members of the band include
Shelia Moss, Ronnie Fendley,
Ricky Cleveland, Larry Brownlee,
Jerry Crum, Keith Daniel, Becky
Edwards, Melony Freeman, Den
nis Morgan, Steve Page, Benjie
Parrish, Vicky Patrum, Mike
Peck, Julie Sibley, Trude Tharpe,
Maria Todd, Harvey Whitehead,
Van Zachary, Ramey Pace, and
Mike Moss.
Miss Long, a native of New
nan, is music director at Jackson
High School. She is a graduate
of Shorter College where she re
ceived a BME degree in voice.
This is her first year to teach
and she also has classes in chorus
and music appreciation.
Miss Long spent this summer
in Israel where she lived and
worked on a kibbutz, studied, and
traveled. She is a member of
MENC, GMEA, GEA and BEA.
VICTORY QUARTET TO
SING AT JENKINSBURG
The Victory Quartet from
Glenhaven Baptist Church, Atlan
ta, will be singing at the Jenkins
burg Baptist Church, Sunday,
Sept. 14th, at 8 p. m. This is a
Christian quartet and you are in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Watkins
Was Buried
Here Sunday
Mrs. Ermine Rambo Watkins,
84, one of the city’s most highly
esteemed and greatly beloved
women, died late Friday night,
September sth, at the Monroe
County Hospital in Forsyth after
an extended illness. She suffered
a stroke several months ago.
She was transferred from the
Hilltop Nursing Home near For
syth to the Monroe County Hos
pital early last week when res
piratory difficulties became evi
dent.
Mrs. Watkins, widow of the
late Colonel William E. Watkins,
widely known Jackson attorney
for a long number of years, was
born in Clay County, the daugh
ter of the late Judge John D'.
Rambo and Mrs. Molly McCaskill
Rambo. She had resided in Jack
son about 60 years and met her
husband when Col. Watkins went
to Bluffton to teach school, hav
ing her as one of his pupils.
Mrs. Watkins was active in
civic, cultural and religious af
fairs and was affectionately
known as the mother of the
Cherokee Garden Club.
Several years ago Mrs. Watkins
served as chairman of the Cham
pion Hometown Contest in which
Jackson entered, the contest be
ing the forerunner of the present
Stay and See Georgia program
in which Jackson won first place
last year in the Newcomers Di
vision. The contest was sponsored
by the Jackson Kiwanis Club with
Mrs. Watkins devoting many
hours of hard work in preparing
a scrapbook which rated very
highly in the opinion of the
judges. Mrs. Watkins was a mem
ber of the Jackson United Meth
odist Church and was a member
of the Mimosa Garden Club.
Funeral services were conduc
ted Sunday afternoon at two o’-
clock from the chapel of Haisten
Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray
Dunahoo, pastor of the Jackson
United Methodist Church, offici
ating. Interment was in Jackson
City Cemetery with Haisten Fu
neral Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. Watkins is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Ben Garland
Sr. of Jackson; three grandchil
dren ; two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were H. M. Moore,
Levi J. Ball, L. M. Freeman, J.
W. O’Neal Sr., J. D. Patrick and
Doyle Jones Jr.
Locust Grove
Man Dumped
On Route 16
A Locust Grove man, who was
apparently dumped from a ve
hicle on Georgia Route 16 West
of Jackson in Spalding County,
died early Sunday morning at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospital.
Spalding County Deputy
Sheriff Franklin Pitts said
Jonah Starks, 29, of Route 1,
Locust Grove, was run over by an
automobile after he had been
dumped. Deputy Pitts said Starks
was drunk.
Starks body was discovered on
the side of the road Sunday
morning about four o’clock by a
couple on their way to Florida.
They did not give their names to
officers when they reported find
ing Starks.
An ambulance was dispatched
to Walkers Mill Road on Georgia
16 to take the injured man to
the Griffin-Spalding County Hos
pital. Starks suffered chest and
groin injuries and died Monday
morning about four o’clock.
Deputy Pitts was continuing
his investigation.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1969 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
LaGrangeNips
Henderson
By 8-6 Score
BY ALFRED WATKINS
AND STEVE BALL
The Henderson High Tigers
played their second game of the
season against a strong Ethel
Right team of LaGrange, with
Right winning by a score of 8-6.
The Henderson running game
proved to be powerful in the
early going. Theodore Thurman
was the leading ground gainer
for Henderson with 52 yards. He
was followed closely by Tyrone
Horne with 49 yards.
The Tigers score was set up by
a recovered fumble on the op
ponents 26. Theodore Thurman
made a determined run of 17
yards. Again the call was to
Thurman and he contributed six
more yards. After a couple of
penalties, Quarterback 011 i e
Woodard hit End J. W. Jeffer
son for 15 yards on a square out
pattern. After the Tigers got in
side the Right’s TO yard line the
going got tough. On fourth down
and goal to go, Coach Davis elec
ted to go for the six pointer in
stead of the field goal. Again the
call was to Theodore Thurman to
run off left tackle behind Ken
neth White. White opened a gap
ing hole and Thurman scampered
through for the T. D. Thurman
broke four tackles to get to pay
dirt. After the TD the extra point
kick was blocked because of a
low snap from center.
Rocky White did a fine job
as reserve running back, gaining
29 yards. He was also the kick
off return man gaining 53 yards
on two carries. As in last week’s
case, Captain Ollie Woodard was
called on to fill in for injured
quarterback Clarence Norris.
Captain Woodapd did as well as
could be expected completing two
passes in seven attempts for 32
yards and two interceptions.
The defense played excellent
ball, especially the play of Sen
iors Tyrone Horne, Melvin Mc-
Dowell, Ollie Woodard, and
Theodore Thurman. Junior John
ny Varner also played well along
with Sophomores Calvin White
and Robert Griffin. Special recog
nition goes to Robert Griffin who
adds two more interceptions to
his credit to bring his total to
five in two games.
Over all, the Tigers played ex
cellent ball and could have won
but were plagued by miscues.
Despite the fact that the Ti
gers haven’t won a seasonal game
as of yet, they have great depth
and experience on their squad.
The seniors on the squad are Ol
lie Woodard, QB-G; George
Akins, E; Kenneth White, TANARUS;
Theodore Thurman, HB; Tyrone
Horne, FB; Melvin McDowell, E;
Dexter Buries, G; Joe Holder, C;
Early Watkins, C; and Ricky
White, HB.
The junior players are Johnny
Varner, G; J. W. Jefferson, E;
Jerry Respress, HB; Ralph Alex
ander, TANARUS; Albert Dupree, HB; Na
thaniel Lawson, E; Luther Mor
gan, TANARUS; Tommy Morgan, TANARUS;
Charles Scarborough, TANARUS; Alfonza
Sims, HB; Harold Webb, G; and
Wendell Grier, HB.
Sophomore players are Robert
Griffin, HB; Eugene Myricks, TANARUS;
Billy Woodard, G; Hozie Folds,
C; George Brown, QB; Steve
Jones, HB; Curtis Taylor, WB;
Calvin White, E; Robert Hender
son, HB.
The team is coached by Coach
Joseph Davis and Coach Grover
Mclntyre.
Of the players on the squad
the lettermen include Ollie Wood
ard, George Akins, Theodore
Thurman, Tyrone Horne, Early
Watkins, Ricky Lee White, Cur
tis Taylor, Robert Griffin, Calvin
White, J. W. Jefferson, Eugene
Myricks, Johnny Varner, Clarence
Norris, Hozie Folds.
Next Friday night at 8 o’-
clock the Tigers will play Drake
High of Thomaston in Jackson.
Senior Quarterback Clarence Nor
ris is slated to come off the in
jured list and will see actioj}.
In the previous game against
Drake the Tigers overwhelmed
them 51-0.
Indications Point To
Successful County Fair
Jackson Soldier
Killed In Tiff
Near Ft. Bragg
A 25-year-old Negro soldier,
Sgt. Charlie Lee Wise, was shot
and instantly killed Saturday
night, September 6th, as a result
of an altercation at a private
home near Fort Bragg, N. C.
Information concerning hi s
death was meager but from a
statement made by a Lieutenant
who visited the deceased soldier’s
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Kate Wise,
his death apparently stemmed
from a fight in which he had
previously engaged in at a private
home near the sprawling military
base at Fort Bragg, N. C. Accord
ing to information, Sgt. Wise was
asked to step outside the house
with a friend who was not identi
fied. Once outside, Sgt. Wise was
struck by a bullet in his back.
Also, according to information
received here, the man charged
with the shooting is now in jail.
Sgt. Wise, known to his friends
in his hometown as “Blip,” was
a graduate of Henderson High
School and was stationed at Fort
Bragg, N. C. He was reported to
have been discharged this week
after a tour of duty in the army.
The dead soldier is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Kate
Wise, Jackson; two brothers, Wil
liam Wise of Jackson and SP/4
Henry Wise, stationed at Ft.
Hood, Texas; two sisters, Mrs.
Virginia Jester and Mrs. Annette
Miller, of Jackson. Trimier Fu
neral Home will be in charge of
arrangements.
Special Sale
Of Appliances
Be Held Here
A two-day total electric appli
ance sale, sponsored by The Cen
tral Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation in cooperation with
Hodges Hardware and Furniture
Company of Jackson, Polk Tire
Company of Jackson, and Barber
Lighting and Supply of Coving
ton, will be held Friday, Septem
ber 12th, from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
and Saturday, September 13th,
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. at the Na
tional Guard Armory in Jackson.
This special sale of new, used,
bent and bruised electrical appli
ances will feature such name
brands as Hotpoint, General Elec
tric and Westinghouse. The Bank
of Griffin, The C&S Bank of
Jackson, The Commercial Bank of
Griffin and Mclntosh State Bank
of Jackson will be on hand at
the armory to offer you instant
financing. The banks will also
serve refreshments.
An electronic clothes dryer,
mixers, toasters, irons and other
small appliances are some of the
prizes to be given away at a
drawing at 4 p. m. Saturday, Sep
tember 13th. Be sure to visit our
sale and register for one of these
prizes.
SANITARY SURVEY
AT FLOVILLA BE
MADE SEPT. 10-12
A team of three Health Person
nel from the State Health Depart
ment is planning to do a sani
tary survey of homes and busi
nesses in the city of Flovilla.
This survey is planned for Sep
tember 10th, 11th and 12th and
is being done at the request of
the Mayor and Council of the
City of Flovilla in cooperation
with the Butts County Health
Department. Residents are asked
to cooperate with this team.
Rufus Adams
Sworn Tuesday
As CCC Member
,i ■ ...
Rufus Adams was sworn in at
ceremonies in Washington Tues
day to the five member board of
the Commodity Credit Corpora
tion. The appointment by Presi
dent Nixon was announced last
Thursday from the Western
White House at San Clements,
California.
The Commodity Credit Corpo
ration is an agency of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture which
carries on farm payments, price
support, commodity stabilization,
storing facilities, supply and
foreign purchase, commodity ex
port, surplus sales, and distribu
tion programs. All of these have
a very large impact on the na
tional economy.
The corporation is required to
make full use of private trade
facilities such as banks, ware
housemen, domestic and ocean
carriers, processors, handlers, co
operative associations and ex
porters in carrying out its pro
grams. It carries on its day-to
day operations with trade ele
ments the same as a commercial
type operation.
It was chartered in 1933 as a
small operation. Today the cap
iitalization is $100,000,000.
Members of the board are se
lected for their broad agricultural
and business experience. It con
sists of five members appointed
by the president. Not more than
three of such members shall be
long to the same political party.
The board is required to meet not
less than every 90 days to survey
the policies of the corporation in
connection with acquiring, stor
age, sales, lending and price sup
port of all food and fiber prod
ucts.
September 24th
Is Designated
As Cleanup Day
The month of September has
been designated as the time in
which Butts County has been
asked to cleanup and beautify
According to Mrs. Helen Ham,
chairman of the Cleanup and
Beautification Committee, Sep
tember 24th has been designated
as cleanup day. During this day
members of various civic and ser
vice organizations have been
asked to provide man power and
equipment to assist the city in
cleaning various lots, cutting
rights of way and various other
beautification projects.
Mrs. Ham states that Robert
L. Williams, general chairman of
Stay and See Jackson and Butts
County, will be in charge during
cleanup day. “We are asking that
all citizens be more aware of
their surroundings and use the
month of September to conduct
cleanup projects,” Mrs. Ham
states.
According to Robert L. Wil
liams, Jr., the Courtesy and Hos
pitality Committee, chairmaned
by Stanley Maddox, has had tre
mendous success in its tourist
arrest, tourist information center
and the holding of its first Miss
Stay and See Jackson and Butts
County Beauty Contest.
The Points of Interest chair
man, Alton Colwell, is now in the
process of assembling a pictorial
brochure of Jackson and Butts
County which will be mailed to
numerous Chamber of Commerce
Welcome Centers throughout the
United States. This brochure is
hoped to be prepared by the mid
dle of October.
All citizens in the county are
urged to get on the band wagon
and make Butts County the win
ner again this year.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
All indications point to an in
teresting, large, and successful
Butts County Fair which opens
Monday, October 6th, under the
aegis of the Exchange Club of
Jackson and extends through Sat
urday, October 11th.
Many Butts County farmers
and 4-H Club, FFA and FHA
members are readying exhibits,
both horitcultural and crafts, for
entry into the premium competi
tion, as well as grooming prize
livestock for the fair.
Spearheading work on the fair
are the Exchange Club Fair Asso
ciation officers which include
Thomas A. Turner, president;
Marion Todd, manager; Alton
Colwell, assistant manager; F. D.
Moore, secretary-treasurer; H. E.
Moore, chairman of grounds; An
thony Larson, assistant manager;
and John Moore, ticket chairman.
Robert Williams is chairman
of the "Woman of the Year”
committee, assisted by Lamar
Jinks and Marion Todd.
Thomas D. Turner is president
of the Exchange Club; Max Red
man, vice president; and Alton
Colwell, secretary.
Miss Peggy Holland is chair
man of the youth group—girls,
FHA and 4-H Clubs. She will be
assisted by Mrs. Gary Pecht,
Jackson High home economics
teacher, and Miss Ann L. Cham
pion, Henderson home economics
teacher. Miss Holland is also gen
eral chairman of the women’s de
partment and will be assisted by
Miss Georgie Watkins, co-chair
man of the Flower Show.
Carl Brack, county agent, is
general chairman of the FFA and
4-H boys and adult section. Joe
Lineburger, Jackson vocational ag
teacher, and James McCormick,
Henderson High ag teacher, will
assist him on the committee.
The livestock committee is com
posed of R. H. Burford, chair
man; Albert Maddox, O. L. Weav
er Jr., David Ridgeway, Ralph
Evans, George Martin, Jesse By
ars and Jesse J. Nutt.
L. J. Washington is chairman
of the Field and Horticulture
Crops committee and will be as
sisted by Robert Fletcher, E. H.
Cook, Leon Smith, and Tom Tay
lor.
Chairman of the Arts and
Craft show is Mrs. Albert Mad
dox with Mrs. Fred Hammond
and Mis. Howard Greer on the
committee.
Rezoning
Request
Denied
Following a public hearing on
August 29th a request for re
zoning by the O’Neal-Willingham
Realty Cos., 730 Riverside Drive,
Macon, was denied on the recom
mendation of the Jackson-Butts
County Planning Board before
which the hearing was held.
The property in question asked
to be rezoned was that land in
the northwest intersection of
State Highway 42 and Indian
Springs Street. The purpose of
the rezoning request was to per
mit the erection of a Mini Foods
Store on the site.
A number of persons living
near or adjacent to the subject
property attended and voiced op
position to the request. The Jack
son-Butts County Planning Com
mission, Richard W. Watkins Jr.,
chairman, voted to recommend to
the Mayor and Council that the
request for rezoning be denied.
At the same meeting a request
from Rufus Adams to rezone the
area at the Southwest intersec
tion of Griffin Road and State
Highway 42 from E-l to C-l was
read. In the opinion of the com
mission such a rezoning request
constituted spot zoning with the
commission recommending to the
Mayor and Council that this re
quest also be denied.