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VOL. 98—NO. 42
Henry County Site Gains
Favor as Decision Nears
Members of the Mclntosh Trail
airport Committee met with
members of the Atlanta Alder
manic Airport Committee last
Wednesday at the airport, and
for the first time there seemed
t 0 be an indefinable feeling that
Henry County is the No. 1 choice.
Planning Director, Dale Mc-
Laren, who has spearheaded ef
forts to locate the airport south
of Atlanta, could not hide this
optimism. He said “I think the
chances are better than 50-50
in favor of Henry County.”
McLaren did bring up one
point which had not previously
been discussed, “Actually there
are eight sites under considera
tion. I mean Site ‘A’ and ‘A’
Prime, Site ‘D’ and ‘D’ Prime, and
so on. The ‘D’ Prime Site, as
I undestand it, would be further
south and partially in Butts Coun
ty-
“No one in authority has real
ly ever pinpointed a location. Cir
cles have been drawn on maps,
but the exact site, even if it were
south of Atlanta, is not known.”
While McLaren would not call
names, he stated “Three members
of the five-man Aviation Alder
manic Committee favor Henry
County, and they are the ones
who will make the ultimate de
cision. Of course, Richard Free
man has gone on record as sup
porting Site ‘D’.”
The Mclntosh Trail planner
would not divulge his reasons,
but stated “I think the decision
will be made just before Thanks
giving.”
The meeting was opened with
Homer Davis making a presenta
tion in which he stated:
“As you know the existing At
lanta Airport is now the third
busiest in the nation. The new
Atlanta Airport could easily be
Commissioners Endorse
Henry Cos. Airport Site
The Butts County Commission
ers adopted a strongly worded
resolution last week that endorses
the location of the Henry County
site for the Second Atlanta Air
port and states that “the con
sensus of the local people is over
whelmingly in favor of the site in
Henry County.”
The resolution was unanimous
ly passed and enthusiastically en
dorsed by Dan Fears, chairman;
Dave Bailey, member, and Ham
mond Barnes, member, of the
Butts County Board of Roads and
Revenues.
The resolution in its entirely
is as follows:
“Be it resoleved, that the Butts
County Board of Commissioners
go on record as endorsing the lo
cation of the “Atlanta Second
Air-Carrier Airport” in Henry
County, and
“Whereas there is an urgent
national and/or international
need for a second ‘Aircraft Car
rier Airport’ for the Southeastern
United States to be located in the
Atlanta Area, and the location
thereof being of paramount im
portance to the Atlanta region
and/or area as well as the entire
State of Georgia, and
“Whereas, such a commercial
development/and/or Airport may
become the greatest economic
and/or business stimulator that
Georgia has ever known, and
“W’hereas, the Butts County
Board of Commissioners are ful
ly aware of the great, vast and
unlimited business, economic
and/or job advantages said com
mercial development would bring
to Butts County, Georgia, the
surrounding Counties thereof and
to the Citizens thereof which
would elevate, up-grade and raise
the economy thereof, and
“Whereas, there is an abund
ance of land in reservoir crying
come the busiest in America if
located and developed properly.
We believe that the Henry Coun
ty site offers more advantages to
Atlanta and to all of Georgia than
any of the other three sites now
being considered north of the
City.
“This report, the brochu;e, will
call attention to its advantages.
The Mclntosh Trail Area Plan
ning and Development Commis
sion staff is pledged to assist
your committee in every possible
way from the present time until
the new airport becomes opera
tional. There are many advant
ages to the Henry County site.
“In summary we want the new
airport to be located in Henry
County. We recommend Site ‘D’
for your consideration. Our Com
mission will help the City of At
lanta in every possible way in the
planning and development of this
site.”
Spaghetti
Supper Set
October 25
A feature of the Halloween
Carnival on Saturday night, Oc
tober 25th, will be a Spaghetti
Supper, a project of the PTA,
first grade, with the Italian del
icacy to be served on an all you
can eat basis.
In addition door prizes will
be offered and tickets can be
purchased from first grade
mothers.
The supper will be served from
five to seven p. m. in the school
lunch room with tickets for
children priced at 75c and adults
$1.25.
out for the location of said Na
tional and/or Internation Air
port in Henry County, Georgia
and the adjacent surrounding
counties thereof, which, when
completed will be world wide in
stature and economic character,
and there being an abundance of
undeveloped land for future ex
pansion of the business activities
relating thereto, including land
for ground transportation facili
ties developments, which will
follow, between the present exist
ing Atlanta Airport and the Hen
ry County site, now under con
sideration, for an exclusive Rapid
Transit System and/or Mono-Rail
service to all focal points of the
greater Atlanta Metropolitan
Business Sector, which is now
rapidly becomig the financial
center of the United States, and
“Whereas, there will be avail
able in Henry County a sub-met
ropolitan water supply currently
being developed, and with all
necessary hydro-electric power,
and
“Whereas, the consensus of the
local people being over-whelming
ly in favor of said Henry County
site, now
“Be it further resolved that
the Butts County Board of Com
missioners go on record as en
dorsing the Henry County site
for the location of the second
Atlanta Aircarrier Airport, and
that this Board of Commissioners
let it be made known to the peo
ple of Butts County, and to the
people of surrounding counties
thereof, of its endorsement,
thereof, and to give its whole
hearted support, cooperation and
encouragement to all Civic, Gov
ernmental and Political Organiza
tions and to all News Media
thereof for the location Second
Aircraft Carrier Airport in Hen
ry County, Georgia.”
Youth Center
To Close
Saturday
The Van Deventer Youth Cen
ter, located on College Street,
will close its doors for the last
time Saturday night at 10:30
p. m.
The Youth Center is not util
ized by a sufficient number of
the young people of the county
to justify the expense of keeping
the center open.
In recent years the center has
become less and less a gathering
place for the teenage boys and
girls of Butts County.
The Van Deventer Foundation
office will still be located at the
youth center and the Glee Club
will still meet at the youth cen
ter on Monday nights, the String
Band on Thursday nights, and the
Junior Choral Group on Wednes
day afternoons.
TWO STREETS
IN JACKSON
RESURFACED
Two Jackson streets were re
surfaced last week to the great
relief of local motorists. These
were First Street from Covington
Street to North Mulberry and
College Street from South Oak
to the intersection near the cem
etery.
Mayor C. B. Brown Jr. said
that plans also call for resurfac
ing portions of Oak Street and he
expressed the hope that this
could be done before winter
weather sets in.
Band To Play
At Homecoming
Here Friday
A feature of the
don Homecoming festivities Fri
day night, October 17th, will be
the halftime appearance of the
Jackson School Band under the
direction of Miss Nancy Long.
The band is making progress
under Miss Long and the per
formance of the band Friday will
be eagerly awaited.
Members of the band are Larry
Brownlee, Ricky Cleveland, Jerri
Crum, Keith Daniel, Becky Ed
wards, Ronnie Fendley, Melony
Freeman, Dennis Morgan, Mike
Moss, Shelia Moss, Ramey Pace,
Steve Page, Benjie Parrish, Vicky
Patrum, Mike Peck, Julie Sibley,
Trude Tharpe.
Maria Todd, Harvey White
head, Van Zachary, Patty O’Neal,
Molly Manley, Phil Plymel, David
Cawthon, Charles Sibley, Ricky
Whitaker, Mark Garner, Rankin
Cook, Mike Reeves, and Toy Wil
liamson.
The Scoreboard
THE SCOREBOARD GET HD
JACKSON 24
MONTICELLO 12
HENDERSON 14—
JEFFERSONVILLE 6
GORDON 21—
WEST POINT 12
MARY PERSONS 28
CENTRAL GWINNETT 7
TENNESSEE 26—TECH 8
MISSISSIPPI 25
GEORGIA 17
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1969 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
JACKSON SEMI-FINALIST IN STAY
AND SEE; JUDGES COMING OCT. 21
Devils Rip
Hurricane in
Monticello
Jackson all season long has
been a team that lived and died
by the pass and on Friday night
in Monticello against the Purple
Hurricane the forward pass, both
friend and foe, was the mode of
execution the Red Devils used to
down a stubborn host team 24-12.
The victory left Jackson with a
5-1 record, undefeated in region
play, with the strong Gordon
Bulldogs invading The Hill on
Friday night for a crucial game.
Late in the first period Jack
son drove from their 12 to their
42 from which point Quarterback
Bill Nelson passed 58 yards to
End David Lunsford for the
touchdown. A two point convers
ion was accomplished on a pass
from Nelson to Steve Fletcher,
making it 8-0 at the end of the
first quarter and at the half since
the second period was scoreless,
although the Red Devils threat
ened twice.
On the second play of the
fourth quarter Jackson intercep
ted a pass on the Monticello 22.
YARDSTICK
Jackcon (24) Monticello (12)
First Downs 15 8
Yards Rushing 143 109
Yards Passing 148 128
Total Yards 291 237
Passes Attempted 17 19
Passes Completed 6 8
Passes Intercepted 5 0
Punts 3/33 5/37
Penalties 45 42
On the first play Nelson hit Luns
ford for the touchdown and added
the two point conversion on a
pass again to Lunsford.
Monticello broke the scoring ice
midway the final period when
Tom Parrot passed to Wade Ram
sey for six points from 35 yards
out.
Avery short time later Jackson
posted its last points on a 30
yard pass interception by Steve
Fletcher. Nelson again hit Luns
ford for the two point conversion
to put Jackson’s winning 24
points on the board.
As the game neared its end
Monticello scored on a 52 yard
pass from Johnny Thomason to
Wade Ramsey.
Bruce Hicks was Jackson’s
leading rusher with 97 yards in
21 carries, followed by Jeff Eng
lish with 65 for 13. Dale Rosser
10 for 3, and David Lunsford 9
yards on one end around. Bill
Nelson was trapped for a minus
28 yards on 8 carries which gave
Jackson a net rushing yardage
of 142 on 46 attempts.
Jackson’s two quarterbacks,
Bill Nelson and A1 Gilbert, passed
a total of 20 times, completing
only six, but two were for touch
downs. As usual, Lunsford was
Nelson’s prime target, receiving
passes of 11, 58, 32, and 22
yards, with the 68 and 22 yarder
going for touchdowns. Gilbert
completed two passes to Steve
Fletcher for 20 yards and Nat
Thurman for one. Jackson’s pas
ing total was 148 yards, coupled
with 143 yards on the ground for
a 291 total yards gained.
A big factor in the game were
the five interceptions by Jackson,
Lunsford pilfering two passes,
Rosser, Nelson, and Steve Fletch
er one each, with Fletcher’s being
a 20 yard TD scamper. Jackson
fumbled twice and lost both. Nel
son punted three times for a 33
yard average. The Red Devils
were penalized 45 yards.
On defense Billy Glidewell and
Tommy Herbert shone brightly
with Glidewell credited with 10
individual tackles and 8 assists as
compared to Herbert’s 8 and 3.
Other Devils laying the leather
to the Hurricanes were Nelson
7-2, Tim W’ood 6-7, Lunsford 5-
Heavy Vote
Recorded In
City Primary
Two incumbents, John L. Cole
man of the Fourth Ward and
John Robert Pulliam of the Fifth
Ward, were returned to office in
the City Primary of October 10th,
and were joined on the City Coun
cil by Harold E. Martin, from
the First Ward, who defeated in
cumbent J. Dawson Bryant, 446
votes to 408.
Mr. Coleman was re-elected to
his council post from the
Fourth Ward with 543 votes to
342 for Charles E. Rooks Jr.
In the Fifth Ward, Mr. Pulliam
was winner over Davis Willard
with 550 votes to 318.
Almost 900 voters, 896 to be
exact, out of a total registration
of 1358, cast ballots in the hotly
contested council races for one
of the heaviest voter turn-outs
in the city’s history.
The City Primary was held un
der rules and regulations of the
City Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Levi J. Ball, chairman.
Official returns were consolidated
at 10 o’clock Saturday morning
at City Hall at a meeting of the
executive committee at which
time nominees of the party were
certified with their names to be
placed on the general election
ballot to be held on Wednesday,
November sth.
The three council nominees will
take office for two-year terms on
January Ist, 1970.
Elected at the same time were
members of the City Democratic
Eexecutive Committee which in
cluded Levi Ball, chairman, City
at Large; Frank Forehand, First
Ward; Doyle Jones, Jr., Second
Ward; R. P. Newton, Third Ward;
Richard W. Watkins, Jr., Fourth
Ward; J. O. King, Fifth Ward.
The polls opened at 7 a. m.
and closed at 7 p. m. with the
balloting being fairly heavy and
steady throughout the day.
CYCLIST BREAKS
LEG IN 1-75
MISHAP THURSDAY
A Tennessee motorcyclist,
Ralph C. Henegar, 35, suffered a
compound fracture of his left leg
in an accident Thursday after
noon, October 10th, about three
o’clock on 1-75 as he attempted
to exit from the interstate and
was struck by another cyclist,
one of three traveling north on
1-75.
Mr. Henegar was admitted to
the Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital, being carried by a Jack
son ambulance, where it was
found that he had broken both
bones in his left leg. Damage to
the motorcycle was estimated at
$60.00.
2, Rosser 4-5, Donald Holland 3-
1, Steve Fletcher 3-0, Ted Mc-
Michael, 2-2, David Green, 2-0,
Butch Atkinson, Jeff English and
A1 Gilbert 1-0, with A1 Thur
mand, Randy Freeman, and
James Brown all contributing one
assist.
Monticello had eight first
downs compared to 15 for Jack
son, rushed for 109 yards in 41
carries and passed for 128 yards
on eight completions of 19 at
tempts.
A most unusual circumstance
of the game was that every touch
down was scored by passes, either
by completions or interceptions.
Coach Loy Hutcheson said that
Jackson is still bothered by in
juries to several key players, but
expressed hope that all will be
able to return by Friday for the
very important and crucial game
against Gordon.
Jackson and Butts County resi
dents are preparing to butcher
the fatted calf, kill the old re.l
rooster, ice down the champagne,
roll out the red carpet, and gen
erally put their best foot forward
lor the welcomed glad tidings
that Butts County/Jackson is a
semi-finalist in the STAY & SEE
GEORGIA contest with the
judges, including six out of state
travel editors, to visit Jackson
Tuesday, October 21st. Official
notification of Butts County/
Jackson’s semi-finalist status was
received here Thursday of last
week by Robert 1.. Williams,
chairman of the STAY & SEE
program in Jackson and Butts
County. Butts County/Jackson is
competing in Class II (for one
year participants) and by a
strange quirk of circumstance is
competing against Toccoa, the
city from whom Jackson won the
state award last year in Class 1
(newcomers).
The STAY & SEE GEORGIA
contest locally is sponsored by the
Butts County Chamber of Com
merce, Henry L. Asbury, presi
dent. It was Mr. Asbury as chair
man of the contest last year who
guided the city into first place
and acclaim over the state for the
solid achievements recorded by-
Butts County/Jackson in its first
year competition.
Announcement of Jackson’s
success in gaining the semi-finals
was made by Bill Dawson, chair
man of the Georgia Chamber’s
Travel Council.
At a called meeting Thursday,
Chairman Williams, President As
bury, and Mrs. Helen Ham,
chairman of the Beautification
Committee, set the entire week
of October 12-19 as “Clean Up
and Beautification Week” and is
sued an urgent appeal to all pro
perty owners in the city and
county to clean and tidy up their
yards, lots, and property so that
Butts County/Jackson can pre
sent a fastidious appearance for
the judges on their visit next
Tuesday.
Mr. Williams stressed that time
is of the essence and that there
is much to do in only a few days.
He emphasized the importance of
county-wide participation by pro
perty owners and volunteers, cit
ing the remarkable cooperation
and hard work of citizens last
year when the clean-up campaign
of county-wide proportions was
done by strictly volunteer work.
In fact, Mr. Williams said that
this cooperation by all citizens
with no paid Chamber of Com
merce employees or budgeting
done for clean-up and beautifi
cation purposes was one of the
out standing achievements in
the county’s history. However, he
stressed that to be declared a
winner again the citizens of the
town and county must engage in
concerted and dedicated work to
put Butts County and Jackson
in apple pie order.
Mr. Asbury said that lawns,
schoulders, and yards must be
mowed, rights of ways cleared
and cleaned, vacant lots cleaned,
trash and rubbish over the city
and county picked up and hauled
away, with numerous other clean
up jobs that are too numerous to
mention needing attention.
The Butts County Chamber of
Commerce will again host the
judges at a luncheon at the Jack
son Clubhouse at 1 p. m. Follow
ing this, the judges will be taken
on a tour of Jackson and Butts
County. The judges anticipate
leaving Jackson about 4 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The Butts County Commission
ers adopted a resolution expres
ing their appreciation on behalf
of the people of the county to
the Butts County Chamber of
Commerce, Inc., and to the com
mittee headed by Robert Williams
Jr. for the outstanding and ex
emplary county-wide services
which the Chamber has provided
and rendered to the people of
the county during the contest.
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The concluding paragraph of
the reslution reads: “BE IT FUR
THER RESOLVED that the Butts
County Board of Commissioners,
by means of this Resolution, go
on record as complimenting and
expressing to the BUTTS COUN
TY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
and said Committee of “STAY
AND SEE BUTTS COUNTY,”
and to each individual member of
this Committee, with Honorable
Robert L. Williams, Jr., as its
Chairman, the kind appreci
ation on behalf of all the people
of Butts County, and each com
munity thereof for their outstand
ing patriotic, civic, and exemplary
leadership so graciously, and un
tiringly demonstrated in this en
deavor. Let it be known to all the
people of Butts County that the
Butts County Board of Commis
sioners gives its complete sup
port, cooperation and encourage
ment to this County-wide ex
emplary activity, which has
brought this honor to Butts Coun
ty and to each community there
of.”
The judges who will visit here
include: Miss Anne H. Addington,
Editorial Research Department,
The Reader’s Digest, New York,
N. Y. 10017; Mrs. Charlotte
Brunk, Travel Editor, The Reg
ister and Tribune, Des Moines,
lowa 50304; Miss Kathy Cole, As
sociate Travel Editor, The Tele
gram, Toronto, 135, Canada;
Mrs. Deane Fons Heller, Author
and Travel Writer, 1502 Vernon
Avenue, Key West, Florida
33040; Larry Gaffney, Director
of Public Information, U. S. Tra
vel Service, Department of Com
merce, Washington, D. C. 20230;
Jerry Reedy, Editor Odyssey Mag
azine, Gulf Oil Company Travel
Club, Suite 1449, 20 N. Wacker,
Chicago, Illinois 60606.
Georgia Chamber Represent
atives: Mrs. Mozelle Christian,
Manager, Travel Council, Atlanta,
Georgia; Ross Pittman, South
Georgia Representative, Tifton,
Georgia; and Rogers Wade, North
Georgia Representative, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Oct. 20-26 Is
National
B&PW Week
The week of October 20-26 has
been proclaimed by Mayor C. B.
Brown Jr. as Business Women’s
Week in conjunction with Na
tional Business Women’s Week,
an annual affair.
Events during the week to
which all club members are invi
ted include a dinner in Griffin on
October 21st, a meeting of the
Waycross & Okefenokee Club on
October 24th at the Elks Home
in Waycross, a State Luncheon
on October 26th at the Marriott
Ballroom South in Atlanta, a
luncheon and fashion show Octo
ber 25th of the Georgia B&PW
Foundation.
The Jackson Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club will end
National Business Women’s Week
with a breakfast on Sunday, Oc
tober 26th, at The Bonnie Res
taurant at 8 o’clock.
FIRE AMTS ON
INCREASE
IN COUNTY
The fire ant population of
Butts County seems to be on the
increase with reports of new in
festations coming in weekly.
Butts County will not be treat
ed until spring of 1970. The state
is no longer giving out myrex to
landowners.
The Butts County Farm Bu
reau plans to order myrex for
those people wishing to purchase
it.
If you would like to be includ
ed in the order call the Butts
County Extension Office for more
information by Friday, October
17.