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hckson Edges West Point in
EO-14 Thriller at River Bowl
| j a overcame a 6-0 half
lime deficit in West Point Friday
light with a blazing third quarter
K, which the Red Devils chalked
lo big points on the board, but
■had to withstand a last minute
| r ‘lly to edge the West Point
■Devils 20-14 in a game that left
spectators for both sides limp
with excitement.
The splendid victory, only the
second against West Point for
Jackson in the long series, leaves
(the Ked Devils with a perfect
(season mark of 3-0 and finds
! ty’est Toint with the exact oppo
j site with a 0-3 record. By all ac-
I counts, it was the most difficult
game to date for Jackson and
showed exceptional courage and
fortitude of the Red Devils to
withstand West Point on their
home field with weather condi
tions not conducive to ideal play
by any means.
West Point tallied in the sec
ond quarter when their fine quar
terback Shirley pitched a five
yard touchdown pass to Fuller.
The two point conversion attempt
was contained with the Pointers
leading at halftime 6-0.
In the third quarter Jackson
erupted for 20 points to ice the
game but at that juncture no
one realized it. The first Jackson
score came on a 23 yard pass
from Bill Nelson to David Luns
ford which tied the game when
the two point conversion failed.
The Jackson Red Devils forged
ahead minutes later when David
Lunsford, playing another excel
lent game, recovered a West
Point fumble at midfield and
raced 50 yards into the end zone
for the second Jackson score.
Again the conversion attempt
failed with Jackson leading 12-6.
In the closing minutes of the
third quarter, Jackson posted its
third tally after a long pass from
Nelson to Lunsford set up the
score at the West Point two yard
line. Bruce Hicks sped into the
end zone from the one yard line
with a pitchout from quarterback
A1 Gilbert. The Devils added the
eighth point on a pass to Rosser
from Nelson.
West Point, stung into action
by Jackson’s scoring spree,
marched down the field and
capped their drive with a touch
down toss from Shirley to Wood
that covered 20 yards. A 2-point
conversion play was good which
made the score 20-14. West Point
soon forced a punt, taking the
ball and marching down field to
inside the five yard line where
a fourth down pass fell off the
fingers of Bohannon who had al
ready caught seven aerials for 68
Commissioners Resolution Asks New
Study Be Made On Alcovy Project
The Butts County Board of
Commissioners, Dan Fears, chair
man; Dave W Bailey and Ham
mond Barnes, members, at a re
cent meeting unanimously adopt
ed a resolution recommending
hat anew study be made of the
proposed Alcovy Watershed Pro
ject.
The commissioners said in the
resolution that they are becom
mg “increasingly disturbed over
lne planned project of dredging
the Alcovy River. We support
■ound water management and in
this case do not oppose the flood
■vater detention structures that
are planned for this project.
"However,” the resolution con
‘inued, “we believe that the bene
>ts of stream channelization
would be far outweighed by the
damages that would be done to
r ackson Lake and the wildlife
habitat in the area.”
The commissioners said they
concurred with the U. S. Depart
ment of Interior in recommend
ing that the State Soil Conserva
tion Service take another look at
the project.
yards. The game ended moments
later with A1 Gilbert running a
quarterback sneak.
YARDSTICK
Jackson (20) West Point (14)
First Downs 12 13
Yards Rushing 56 102
Yards Passing 140 164
Passes Attempted 20 27
Passes Completed 9 12
Interceptions 1 2
Punts 42(5) 30(4)
Penalties 45 60
Statistics slightly favored the
host team but Jackson was de
lighted to emerge with a win in
the point total. West Point had
13 first downs to 12 for Jackson.
The Pointers rushed 39 times for
a total of 102 yards and com
pleted 12 of 27 passes, good for
164 yards and two touchdowns.
Jackson ball carriers gained 56
yards in 28 carries with the Jack
son Red Devils completing 9 of
20 passes for 140 yards and one
touchdown. In total yards gained
West Point had 266 to 196 for
Jackson. Bruce Hicks was again
Jackson’s leading rusher with 43
yards in 13 carries. Forrest Ros
sey had 13 yards in five carries.
Bill Nelson carried nine times for
no yards, his biggest gainer be
ing 10 yards around end, but he
was thrown five times behind the
line of scrimmage for losses to
taling 12 yards.
Steve Fletcher caught two
passes for 23 yards, Dale Rosser
had three for 43 yards, David
Lunsford four for 74 yards, in
cluding one touchdown. Jeff Eng
lish intercepted a West Point
pass.
Defensively for Jackson, Dale
Rosser played his finest game
with 10 individual tackles and
three assists, followed by Tommy
Fletcher with 8 and 8, David
Green 7 and 4, Bill Nelson
6-4, Tommy Herbert 6-3, Rodney
Singley 6-2, Billy Glidewell 5-5,
David Lunsford 5-4, Steve Fletch
er 2-3, Randy Freeman, Tim
Wood, Butch Atkinson and Steve
Bennett with one individual
tackle each.
Bill Nelson punted five times
for a 42 yard average compared
to four kicks by Shirley for a
30 yard average.
Jackson suffered 45 yards in
penalties compared to 60 by West
Point. Cotton, leading ball carrier
for West Point, had 42 yards in
12 carries before being injured
in the second quarter. Wood car
ried seven times for 32 yards
and Lanier 10 times for 30 yards.
Lanier had three receptions for
31 yards, Bohannon 7 for 68,
Ocmulgee Saddle
Club Formed;
Gilmore Is Head
George Gilmore has been elec
ted as president of the newly or
ganized Ocmulgee Saddle Club,
Inc. for residents of Butts County
and surrounding areas. Other of
ficers include Luke Weaver, vice
president; Mrs. Ann Franklin,
secretary; Allen Lewis, treasurer,
and H. A. Norton, Billy Franklin
and Ray Raynor members of the
Board of Directors.
The members of the Ocmulgee
Saddle Club, Inc. cordially invite
everyone in this area who is in
terested in trail rides, cook outs,
horse shows or just horses in gen
eral to attend the next meeting
of the club to be held on Mon
day, October 13, 7:30 p. m. at the
Middle Georgia Sales Barn on
Highway 16.
Fuller 1 for 5 and a TD, and
Wood 1 for 20 and a TD.
Jackson O O 20 o—2o
West Point 0 6 0 B—l 4
Jackson Scoring: Lunsford (2),
23 yard pass from Nelson and 50
yard run with fumble; Hicks, 1
yard run. PAT Rosser, pass from
Nelson.
West Point Scoring: Fuller, 5
yard pass from Shirley; Wood,
20 yard pass from Shirley. PAT—
Bohannon, pass from Shirley.
Deadline
Today For
Candidates
Today at noon is the deadline
for candidates to qualify in the
City Primary of Friday, October
10th, and according to Frank
Forehand, secretary of the City
of Jackson Democratic Executive
Committee, it appears that six
candidates will fight it out for
the three council posts, namely
from the first, fourth and fifth
wards.
Having qualified previously
from the first ward are Dawson
Bryant, the incumbent, and Har
old E. Martin; from the fourth
ward, John L. Coleman, incum
bent and Charles E. Rooks Jr.,
from the fifth ward John Robert
Pulliam, incumbent, and Davis
Willard.
Levi J. Ball, chairman of the
City Executive Committee, point
ed out that candidates have until
noon today, September 25th, to
qualify for the three posts. A fee
of S4O was set by the committee
for the council candidates.
In the event of a runoff it will
be held on Friday, October 24,
two weeks after the primary.
Today is also the deadline for
voters to register at City Hall so
they may become eligible to cast
ballots in the October 10th pri
mary.
City Clerk M. L. Powell said
that many have taken advantage
of the open registration date to
register and be able to exercise
their right of suffrage.
Games of the Week
Sept. 26—Jackson vs. Stock
bridge in Jackson.
Sept. 27—Tech vs. Baylor in
Atlanta.
Sept. 27—Georgia vs. Clemson
in Clemson, S. C.
Wm. Towles Is
Promoted To
Rank Captain
Captain bars were pinned on
First Lieutenant William M.
Towles, Jr., MSC, in a recent
promotion ceremony in the Comp
troller’s Office. This was his sec
ond promotion since coming to
the Army Surgeon General’s Of
fice in March 1968. He is as
signed to the Automatic Data
Processing Division.
Captain Towles is a graduate
of the University of Georgia
where both his bachelor of busi
ness administration and master
of accountancy were awarded.
Captain Towles and his wife,
Jane, and their baby daughter,
Lydia, are living at 8229-K Kings
Charter Lane, Springfield, Va.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Towles, Sr., live in Jackson, Ga.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1969
Ground Broken For New Southern
Bell Central Office in Jackson
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New Southern Bell Building For Jackson
Shown above is the architect’s drawing of the new Southern Bell Telephone Company central office to be constructed on College
Street in Jackson, Georgia. Cost of the building and equipment will reach over $1,114,000. The facilities should be in operation by
October of 1970.
1-75 Crash
Kills Two
Near Here
Two persons were killed Thurs
day afternoon ip a grinding head
on collision ii# - the northbound
lane of 1-75 just south of the
Route 36 interchange with the im
pact of the two passenger cars
so terrific that it took approxi
mately 45 minutes to extricate the
dead driver from each of the
automobiles.
Believed instantly killed in the
Lamar County crash shortly after
four o’clock were Charles H. Mc-
Dill Sr., 57, of 3547 Glenwood
Road, Decatur and Mrs. Ivy Love
Larose, 50, of Romulus, Michi
gan. Robert H. Larose, 49, a pas
senger in the car driven by his
wife, received serious injuries and
was admitted to the Macon Hos
pital. Troopers from the Griffin
State Patrol barracks said that
Mr. McDill was driving south in
the northbound lane of 1-75 when
the collision occurred. It is be
lieved, the troopers reported, that
for some inexplicable reason he
turned around in the northbound
lane and started driving south
just before the fatal crash.
The call was issued to Jackson
for ambulances and wreckers
which sped to the scene. After
the bodies were removed they
were taken by ambulance to the
Monroe County Hospital in For
syth where they were pronounced
dead on arrival.' One of the am
bulance drivers from Jackson
terms this as “one of the worst
wrecks I have e\*er seen.”
Mr. and Mrs. Larose were re
ported to have been returning
home from a vacation in Florida
when the tragedy occurred.
Both cars were totally demol
ished by the terrific impact.
FIRST BAPTIST
CHOIRS TO SING
ON SEPTEMBER 28
The annual joint promotional
choir program will be held at
First Baptist Church, Jackson,
8:00 p. m., September 28. All
of the church choirs will be per
forming from the four year olds
through the adult age. You are
cordially invited to attend this
program.
The choirs at First Baptist are
open to you for membership and
you are invited to enroll in one
of its choirs. There are choirs
for every age group from four
years.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
JHS Tickets
Are On Sale
In Advance
Adult football tickets for the
Stockbridge game Friday night,
September 26th, in Jackson can
be purchased any time prior to
the game at the three local drug
stores, Parrish Drug Cos., City
Pharmacy and Jackson Drug Cos.,
at the regular price of $1.50 per
ticket.
Athletic Director Loy Hutche
son said that the drug stores are
cooperating with the school as a
convenience to the public so that
those wishing to attend the game
will not have to stand in line at
the gate.
ALVAN E. DUKE FINISHES
TECHNICAL TRAINING
One from Butts County was
among the 267 students who
graduated from South Georgia
Technical and Vocational School
at the end of the summer quarter,
August 29.
Over 110 counties of Georgia
were represented in the total en
rollment of 650. Mr. Ford Hays,
Director of the School, reported
that students living on the cam
pus composed 75 percent of the
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SENATOR SMALLEY WIELDS GOLD SHOV El State Senator Robert H. Smalley Jr. of Griffin
is shown above wielding a gold shovel at the recent ground breaking ceremonies for the new $1,114,-
000 Southern Bell central office building on College Street in Jackson. The new facility which will
greatly improve local telephone service is expected to he in operation by October 1970. Also taking
part in the ceremonies were, left to right, Ray V. Reece, .Covington, manager, Southern Bell; Jack
son Mayor C. B. Brown Jr., Sen. Smalley, and Judge Hugh D. Sosebee, Forsyth, judge of the
Flint Judicial Circuit. Construction began this week despite inclement weather.
Flovilla Soldier
Was Wounded
In Vietnam
Word has been received here
that SP/4 Leslie W. Johnson, U.
S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle Johnson of Flovilla, was
wounded in Vietnam on Septem
ber 4th and is presently in a
hospital in Japan recuperating
from wounds in his foot and leg.
On September 12th his parents
received the Purple Heart and
additional information concern
ing their son.
Word was also received here
that the wounded soldier expects
to return to the United States in
a week or two, contingent upon
his recovery.
student body. Ninety-four percent
of the student body were under
21 years of age.
In a follow up of recent grad
uates of the school, an average
weekly income of approximately
SIOO.OO was reported.
The fall quarter began Septem
be. 15, 1969.
Graduate from Butts County is
as follows:
Alvan Eugene Duke, Mechan
ical Technology.
$4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Ground has been broken for
the new central office facilities
of Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany in Jackson. The construc
tion, which will cost over sl,-
114,000 is scheduled to begin in
September and will be completed
in May of 1970.
The new building which will
be built on College Street, will
cover 7,474 square feet. There,
will also be a plant department
work center on the lot which
will cover about 950 square feet
plus space for parking.
The building will cost $348,-
000 and the new switching
equipment will cost Southern
Bell approximately $728,000.
According to Ray Reece, local
manager for Southern Bell, “the
new central office in Jackson will
mean even better service to our
customers in that area. The Jack
son construction is part of a
mammoth program being carried
out by Southern Bell throughout
Georgia. During the 36 month
period ending in 1971, the 'Com
pany will spend 460 million dol
lars on new construction in Geor
gia. This is a record amount and
one that will guarantee uninter
rupted first rate service to Geor
gians in years to come.”
The new Jackson offiee is
scheduled to go into service in
October 1970. The building was
designed by Jacobs and Matthews
of Gainesville, Georgia.
