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JACKSON MAN HONORED —Rufus Adams of Jackson, owner of Adams Briscoe
Seed Cos., and Butts County farmer, was recently appointed by President Nixon as a
member of the Advisory Board of the Commodity Credit Corporation. He was sworn in
September 9 by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin. Holding the Bible is
Under Secretary of Agriculture J. Phil Campbell. Looking on is Assistant Secretary Clar
ence D. Palmby. The 5-member Advisory Board meets at least every 90 days to survey
the general policies of the Commodity Credit Corporation. Named to serve with Adams
were Robert D. Livingston, vice president and manager of Wells Fargo Bank in Sacramento,
California (a reappointment); John Gammon, farmer of Marion, Arkansas, who produces
cotton, wheat, rice, soybeans and alfalfa; Milton L. Morrison, Salina, Kansas, president
of Morrison Grain Cos., and vice president of Morrison-Quirk Grain Corp., of Salina and
Hastings, Nebraska; and Dr. Robert R. Spit zer, president and general manager of Murphy
Products Cos. of Burlington, Wisconsin. Ad ams is also a former chairman of the Georgia
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee.
Devils Record
30-6 Win Over
Fayette Cos.
Football fans were treated to
one of the finest exhibitions of
offensive and defensive football
ever seen here, during the first
half of the Jackson-Fayette Coun
ty game Friday night which the
Red Devils won convincingly by
a score of 30-6.
Most of the fireworks were re
served for the first half with
Jackson putting 16 points on the
board in the first quarter and 14
in the second. The Tigers’ lone
touchdown came in the second
quarter on a fumble pick-up by
Tony Gable when he scooped up
a loose ball inside the 10 yard
line and sped across the goal.
The Devils went to work early
and the large crowd had hardly
settled in their seats before Bill
Nelson spotted end, David Luns
ford, his favorite target and one
of the great receivers in Red
Devil history, in the clear at the
Fayette County 30 yard line, with
Lunsford taking the perfectly
thrown pass over his shoulder
and speeding 47 yards for the
first touchdown. On the two point
conversion play, Nelson found
Dale Rosser unattached in the
end zone and rifled him a pass
for the two pointer.
YARDSTICK
Jackson (30.) Fayette Cos. (6)
First Downs 12 9
Yards Rushing 146 43
Yards Passing 249 22
Passes Attempted 19 20
Passes Completed 10 8
Punting 32.0 29.2
Penalties 55 74
Interceptions 5 0
Following a fumble recovery
later in the first period, Bruce
Hicks added the second Jackson
TD on a 24 yard burst over
tackle behind fine blocking. Nel
son passed to Steve Fletcher for
the 16th point.
Early in the second quarter
Hicks duplicated his earlier
touchdown jaunt by adding seven
more yards and racing 30 yards
into the end zone behind the pre
cision blocking of Billy Glide
well.
Shortly afterwards Jackson
fumbled about the 10 yard line
with Gable picking up the ball
and running into the end zone
for the Tigers’ lone score. It was
the first touchdown surrendered
hy Jackson in two games with the
Devils yet to be scored on by an
offensive play.
The most sensational scoring
play of the night occurred short
ly before the end of the half
when Bill Nelson hit favorite re
ceiver, David Lunsford, on a 70
yard touchdown bomb that car
ried from the Jackson 30 across
the goal. A running play for the
two points fell short of the goal.
Not only did Lunsford play
sensational ball offensively, re
ceiving four passes for 157 yards
and two touchdowns, he also set a
school record with three inter
ceptions, one of which was a cir
cus catch, made with one hand
as he was falling to the ground.
Two other Jackson players, A1
Gilbert and Jeff English, joined
David in pilfering Tiger aerials,
each having one apiece.
In the receiving department,
Dale Rosser had three catches for
60 yards, Steve Fletcher one for
22, Jeff English one for six, and
Nat Thurman one for four. Jack
son amassed 249 yards pasing on
10 of 19 attempts by quarterback
Nelson and Gilbert.
In rushing, Bruce Hicks carried
16 times for 126 yards and two
touchdowns. Rosser had three
carries for 16 yards, James
Brown two for 11, English two
for four, Forrest Rossey two for
two, Randy Freeman, two for
two, while Nelson lost 18 yards
in four attempts and Gilbert had
a minus one average. Jackson
gained 146 yards rushing to 43
for the visitors. Fayette County
had 22 yards passing on eight of
20 completions. Jackson had a
total net yards of 395 compared
to 65 for the Tigers.
Jackson was penalized 55 yards
compared to Fayette County’s 74.
Bill Nelson punted four times
for a 32.0 average.
On defense, David Green led
the way with five individual
tackles and six assists, followed
by James Brown for 5-5, Tommy
Fletcher 5-2, Bill Nelson 5-1,
Steve Fletcher 4-7, Billy Glide
well 4-5, Tommy Herbert 4-5,
Bruce Hicks 2-5, A1 Gilbert 2-4,
Steve Bennett, 2-2, David Luns
ford 2-1, Randy Freeman 2-0,
Donald Holland, 1-2, Larry
Lawton 1-2, Ted McMich
ael 1-2, Butch Atkinson 1-1, Tim
Wood 1-1, Jeff English 1-0, Dale
Rosser 1-0, David Riley 0-2, Rod
ney Singley 0-2.
Coach Loy Hutcheson expressed
pleasure with the Jackson per
formance with the defense, par
ticularly against passes, showing
up much better than in the open
ing game against Pacelli.
Larry Purvis, 150 lb. guard for
the Tigers, was shaken up with
a crushing block and had to be
taken to Sylvan Grove Hospital
by ambulance where it was diag
nosed that he suffered a mild
concussion. He returned to the
David Black
Head Of
Minister Ass n.
The Butts County Ministerial
Association held its regular
monthly meeting Monday morn
ing at the Bonnie Restaurant.
Business on the agenda includ
ed the election of officers for the
1969-70 year. Elected were presi
dent, Rev. David Black, pastor of
the Jackson and Fellowship Pres
byterian Churches; vice-president,
Rev. R. Waldrep Jenkins, Mace
donia Baptist Church; secretary
treasurer, Rev. Francis Ford,
Jenkinsburg Methodist Charge.
New members of the associ
ation were recognized, they be
ing, Rev. Jimmy Landrum, Pleas
ant Grove Congregational Meth
odist Church; Rev. Billy Ring,
Jackson Church of the Nazarene;
Rev. Ben Wright, Georgia Diag
nostic and Classification Center;
Rev. Steve Jett, Minister of Mu
sic, First Baptist Church; Rev.
Francis Ford, Jenkinsburg Meth
odist Charge and Rev. Marion
Mayo, Pepperton Baptist Church.
field later in the game but did
not play. The many Fayette
County fans who followed the
team were especially apprehen
sive since the death last year of a
Tiger player from injuries similar
to those suffered by Larry.
Jackson journeys to West Point
Friday night to meet an old
nemesis, the Red Devils of Carl
ton Lewis having allowed only
one Jackson victory since the
teams began playing in 1945
when Jackson resurrected foot
ball. Coach Lewis, one of the
most respected mentors in the
state, has been sidelined because
of illness, with this fact being
held primarily responsible for the
two West Point losses suffered
to date. Coach Hutcheson says
he has no illusions about the kind
of game it will take for Jackson
to win against West Point on
their home field and simply states
that “we have our work cut out
for us, but I am confident that
our boys will be equal to achiev
ing whatever is needed for vic
tory.”
Fayette Cos. 0 6 0 0— 6
Jackson 16 14 O o—3o
Fayette Cos. Scoring: TDs
Gable (3, run with recovered
fumble.)
Jackson Scoring: TDs Luns
ford (47, pass from Nelson),
Hicks (35, run), Hicks (23, run),
Lunsford (70, pass from Nelson).
PATs—Rosser (pass from Nel
son), Nelson (run), Fletcher
(pass from Nelson).
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1969 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Six Enter
Race For
Councilman
Six candidates have qualified
for three council seats in the
City Primary to be held on Fri
day, October 10th.
The last to qualify thus far
was Dawson Bryant, incumbent
councilman from the first ward,
who qualified Thursday, Septem
ber 11th, with Frank Forehand,
secretary of the City of Jackson
Democratic Executive Committee.
Three two-man races are shap
ing up in the city primary with
Mr. Bryant being opposed by
Harold E. Martin in the first
ward; incumbent councilman John
L. Coleman of the fourth ward
being opposed by Charles E.
Rooks Jr.; with the fifth ward
incumbent councilman John Rob
ert Pulliam having his post con
tested by Davis Willard.
According to rules and regula
tions of the City Executive Com
mittee, Levi J. Ball, chairman,
candidates have until noon Thurs
day, September £5, to qualify for
the three council posts in the city
primary. A fee of S4O was set
by the committed for council can
didates.
Members of dhe City Demo
cratic Executive Committee will
also be nominated for the year
1970 in the same primary.
In the event of a runoff it will
be held on October 24th, two
weeks after the primary.
Particular attention is called
to a city ordinance by M. L.
Powell, City Clerk, that permits
registration of .voters until five
p. m. on the 25th day of Septem
ber. Mr. Powell said that those
who register on or before the
above mentioned date will be
eligible to vote in the primary of
October 10th.
Lovett Fletcher
Has Joined Ga.
Health Dept.
Wm. LOVETT FLETCHER
Mr. William Lovett Fletcher,
environmental engineer for the
Georgia Department of Public
Health, was the subject of an
article in the August issue of
Facts, a monthly publication of
the Georgia Department of Pub
lic Health.
Mr. Fletcher, a graduate of
the Georgia Institute of Tech
nology with a degree in Public
Health Engineering, recently
joined the department as an en
vironmental engineer responsible
for the Parks and Recreation
Sanitation Program. Before ac
cepting this position Mr. Fletcher
was public health sanitarian in
Butts and prior to entering the
public health field he was in the
building supply and farming busi
ness.
Mr. Fletcher is a major in the
Army National Guard and during
W’orld War II he served in the
Philippines where he was respon
sible for operating a water sys
tem for the Army base at which
he was stationed. Mr. Fletcher
is a member of the Jackson Ki
wanis Club and an elder in the
Jackson Presbyterian Church.
Major Fletcher is the son of
Mrs. Van Fletcher and the late
Mr. Fletcher and resides on the
Jackson-Griffin Road.
Henderson
Blanks
Thomaston
BY ALFRED WATKINS
AND STEVE BALL
The Henderson High Tigers got
a taste of victory Friday night
for the first time in the new
season by overpowering Drake
High of Thomaston 20-0.
The offensive rushing game
really proved to be the differ
ence. The Tigers rushed for a
total of 215 yards. Tyrone Horne
was the leading ground gainer
with 93 yards. Ricky Lee White
also showed everyone that he can
run by gaining 81 yards. The
third leading rusher was Theodore
Thurman with 48 yards.
The Tigers scored late in the
first quarter when Ollie Woodard
sent a booming punt of 35 yards
deep into enemy territory which
was too hard to handle. The
Drake player fumbled the ball
which was picked up by Calvin
White and then dropped and
picked up by J. W. Jefferson who
romped in 10 yards for the touch
down, untouched. Then on the
conversion, Quarterback Clarence
Norris called a 45 power play and
Tyrone Horne ran off tackle be
hind Kenneth White for the two
points.
About halfway through the sec
ond period the offense got hot.
From their own 36, the Tigers
moved the ball due to the quar
terbacking of Clarence Norris and
the running of Tyrone Horne,
Ricky White, and Theodore Thur
man. Thurman made a 32 yard
run on an end sweep. Then Ricky
White broke away for 15 yards.
Tyrone Horne ran off tackle and
broke to daylight on sheer speed
for a 17 yard touchdown. The
try for the conversion was un
successful.
The scoring was stopped until
the third period when rookie
Steve Jones intercepted a pass
on the enemy’s goal line and
scampered 40 yards until he was
bounced out of bounds. With
Sophomore Curtis Taylor at the
controls, he called on Ricky Lee
White who ground out 17 yards
for a first down. Again it was
Ricky White who, with fantastic
fakes, added seven more. Tyrone
Horne then carried for 10
yards. Then Quarterback Curtis
Taylor lofted a beautifully timed
pass to Tyrone Horne for 24
yards to the Drake’s two yard
line. On first and goal, Horne
was again given the ball and
busted over guard Ollie Woodard
for the touchdown. Again the try
for the extra point failed.
The passing was not up to par
at all. Senior Clarence Norris,
playing for the first time this
season, completed two of eight
passes for 41 yards. Sophomore
Curtis Taylor saw action and did
well completing two of five
passes for 37 yards.
The offensive line was spear
headed by the play of Ollie
Woodard, Kenneth White, John
ny Varner, Eugene Myricks, and
Ilozie Folds. These boys did ex
ceptionally well in blocking.
They allowed the quarterbacks
to be thrown only once.
The defense was really mean
in accomplishing their second
shutout of the season allowing
only an average of two points a
game. Two individuals in partic
ular, Theodore Thurman and Cal
vin White, deserve recognition.
Thurman, a senior and lineback
er, made 11 individual tackles and
12 assists. He had some influence
on practically every running play.
White, a sophomore, made seven
individual tackles and seven as
sists. Calvin was rough the en
tire game harassing the quarter
back all night. Rounding out the
defense was the play of Ollie
Woodard, Kenneth White, Luther
Morgan, and Johnny Varner. In
the defensive secondary, Robert
Griffin, Ricky Lee White, and
Rookie Steve Jones played ag
gressive football. Griffin and
Jones intercepted passes and re
turned them 27 and 40 yards re
spectively. Incidentally, this
brings Griffin’s total to six in
three games.
Practically everyone played in
the game. Those reserve players
who performed well were Nathan-
J. Ellis Swint
Be Speaker At
“Bosses” Night
J. ELLIS SWINT
The annual Bosses Night ban
quet, an enjoyable event spon
sored by the Jackson Business
and Professional Women’s Club,
will be held Monday night, Sep
tember 22nd, at the Jackson
Clubhouse with the program in
charge of the Civic Participation
Committee, Miss Dororthy Thom
as, chairman.
Speaker for the evening will
be J. Ellis Swint, widely known
Columbus businessman and ac
complished after dinner speaker.
Mr. Swint was born in Harris
County, attending school there
and in Muscogee County where
he was graduated from Columbus
Industrial High School in 1930,
and from Berry Junior College
in 1933. He is married to the
former Miss Christine Hubbard.
Mr. Swint is president, treasurer,
and general manager of South
ern Foods, Inc., a meat packing
firm serving Georgia and Ala
bama. He is also president of the
tfast Alabama Provision Company
in Opelika.
The speaker is also president
of the Georgia Independent Meat
Packers Association and treas
urer of the National Indendent
Meat Packers Association. Mr.
Swint is a member of the Board
of Director, Columbus Chamber
of Commerce, the Columbus Ro
tary Club, the Columbus Execu
tive’s Club, the Muscogee County
School District. He is a member
of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a
teacher of the Men’s Bible Class,
and a Deacon.
During World War II Mr.
Swint was a Master Sergeant in
the First Allied Airborne Army
Headquarters with 18 months
service in the European theater.
Bosses of the B&PW members
will be invited guests and will be
recognized during the banquet.
KIWANIS CLUB
RANKS THIRD
IN ATTENDANCE
For the month of July the
Jackson Kiwanis Club ranked
third in the state in attendance
with a record of 99.0, according
to the Georgia Kiwanian of Sep
tember Ist.
The only clubs ahead of Jack
son, both with perfect attendance,
were Rock mart and South Fulton.
Ranking below Jackson, in order
of attendance, are Cairo 97.8;
Fulton Industrial Area 97.5;
White 96.5; Forest Park 95.0;
Tucker 95.0; Vienna 95.0; Cov
ington 94.8; East DeKalb 94.4;
East Point 94.3; Decatur 94.0;
Sylvester 94.0.
During the month of July the
Jackson Kiwanis Club, Hugh
Glidewell, president, had the best
grade in Division 12 with a score
of 94.9, nosing out Fayette Coun
ty with a 94.2 grade.
iel Lawson, Ralph Alexander and
Dexter Buries.
Head Coach Davis and Assist
ant Coach Mclntyre hope the Ti
gers can remain free of injuries
and maintain their winning ways.
The Tigers will invade East De
pot of LaGrange Friday night in
an attempt to better their 1-1-1
> record.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Butts Fair
To Have
Same Events
The Butts County Fair will
open Monday, October 6th, with
the same general schedule of
events that have been followed
so successfully in the past,
Marion D. Todd, manager of the
fair, stated this week. The fair,
sponsored annually by the Ex
change Club of Jackson, will ex
tend through Saturday, October
11th.
Mr. Todd said that Monday is
traditionally entry day with two
important events occurring that
night, namely, the Kiddie Doll
and Hobby Show and recognition
night in which the Woman of the
Year will be named. Manager
Todd announced that any club or
individual wishing to make a
nomination for Woman of the
Year can submit them to Robert
W. Williams, chairman of the
Woman of the Year Committee.
Tuesday will be Henderson
School Day and general exhibit
judging. Tuesday night the always
popular Henderson Talent and
Beauty Contest will be the fea
ture.
Jackson School Day, Bake Day
and general exhibit judging will
be held on Wednesday with the
Jackson High School Beauty Con
test, an event of wide interest, on
Wednesday night.
Thursday, October 9th, is Live
stock Day with the livestock
judging and show to be held that
night along with the Teenie
Weenie Grown Up Contest.
Friday night lovers of string
music and fiddling will have a
feast with several of the top
bands in this area performing that
evening.
Saturday is Junior and Senior
Girls Bake Day with premium
awarding reserved for Saturday
night at nine o’clock.
The annual Flower Show, one
of the fair’s most popular attrac
tions, will be held Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday with Miss
Georgie Watkins co-chairman of
the Flower Show. Last year the
public served as judges of the
Flower Show but this year judg
ing will be done again by ac
credited judges.
Junior Choral
Group May Be
Formed Here
The Van Deventer Youth Cen
ter is attempting to organize a
Junior Choral Group for the fifth
through the eighth grades. A
meeting for the purpose of regis
tering and organizing will be held
at the Youth Center on College
Street Saturday, September 20th,
at 10:30 a. m.
William Mack Davis, Van De
venter Youth Director, asks that
anyone in the above grades who
would be interested in joining
such a group should be present
for the meeting. If impossible to
attend, Mr. Davis suggests that a
person come by the Youth Center
prior to that and sign a card.
Mr. Davis said the choral
group will give youth an oppor
tunity to perform as well as gain
an appreciation of all types of
music. There will be no charge
for participation in this group
with the choir to be under the
direction of Mrs. Mack Davis.
The group will study and learn
a wide variety of music includ
ing sacred, patriotic, folk, coun
try and western, rock and roll,
and others.
It is expected that if the choral
group is formed it will perform
on many occasions throughout the
year.
GORDON BULLDOGS
PLAY FURMAN FROSH
Barnesville—The Gordon Col
lege Bulldogs will meet the Fur
man Freshmen team in Memorial
Stadium Saturday night, Sept.
20, at 8:15.
This will be the second game
for the Bulldogs who tied Marion
Institute last week 7-7.