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Karksmt Brngri'ss-Argus
VOL. 96—NO. 45
it s A Habit!
Jackson Places First In
Stay & See Georgia Contest
United Appeal Fund Drive To
Be Completed by November 7th
The United Appeal Fund Drive
of Butts County and Jackson is
progressing under the enthusias
tic leadership of volunteer lead
ers in each section of the city
and county. The drive for funds
for the following organizations
lasts from October 22nd to No
vember 7th: American Red Cross,
Retarded Children, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Muscular Dystrophy,
Easter Seals, Mental Health,
Cystic Fibrosis, Van Deventer
Foundation, Y. W. C. A., Butts
County Emergency Fund and
operating expenses for the United
Appeal.
Stanley Maddox is chairman
with John L. Freeman serving
as co-chairman.
The Division Chairmen for the
Fund Drive are: Special Gifts, J.
Frank Barnes; Industry, P. H.
Weaver; Downtown Businesses,
J. Ray Dunahoo; Public Employ
ees, David Ridgeway; Clubs and
Organizations, Frank Forehand;
Schools, Grover Arline and Hugh
M. Glidewell; Professional, Billy
Sutton.
Other volunteers serving as
leaders in achieving the goal are
as follows: Mrs. Fred Hammond,
Mrs. Lewis Weldon, Mrs. Frank
McMichael, Mrs. Walter Barnes,
Mrs. Rebon Maddox, Mrs. T. Hu
lon Price, Mrs. Charles Sibley, J.
Dawson Bryant, Mrs. Gladys Wil
son, Mrs. John Sherrell, Mrs.
George Swan, Mrs. Barbara Gaye,
Mrs. Mildred Alexander, Mrs.
Tina Conwell, Mrs. Zella Taylor,
Mrs. Zadie McMullen, Mrs. Lu
cile Ross, Mrs. Pauline Jester,
Mrs. Free Thurman and Miss Lu
cile Sidney. These leaders are
assisted by many other volun
teers throughout the county.
Mr. Maddox urges contributors
to get in touch with the chairman
listed above regarding names of
other volunteers in their section
of the city or county in order to
expedite solicitation of funds so
that the goal set for the Butts
County and Jackson United Ap
peal Fund will be met by Novem
ber 7th.
Bloodmobile Coming November
24 With 112 Pint Quota Set
The regional bloodmobile, ope
rated by the American Red Cross,
will visit Jackson on Monday, No
vember 24th, with a quota of 112
pints urgently needed.
John B. Long, blood recruit
ment chairman, said this week
that the 112 pint quota is the
figure normally accepted by the
county and that it is incumbent
upon local citizens to see that
the quota is met or exceeded. Mr.
Long said that this is the second
visit of the bloodmobile of the
year and that if the quota is not
reached Butts County will be
placed on probation. If at the
third visit of the bloodmobile the
quota is not reached, Butts Coun
ty will automatically be placed
on the credit card system, Mr.
Long pointed out. Under the
credit card system donors and
their immediate families will be
covered while others needing
blood would have to purchase it
at prevailing prices, Chairman
Long explained. Under the pres
Road Grader
Turns Over,
Kills Driver
James Thomas, 45-year old
Negro employee of Butts County,
was believed instantly killed
Thursday morning, October 30th,
about eleven o’clock on Tower
Line Road when the motor grad
er he operated struck an em
bankment and overturned, pin
ning him beneath.
The accident, which occurred
on the dirt road that connects
Brownlee Road with the Barnes
ville Road, Route 36 South, was
investigated by the City of Jack
son Police, the Butts County
Sheriff’s Department, and Geor
gia State Patrol. There was some
discussion by authorities at the
scene of the mishap as to the
jurisdiction, some believing that
the intersection on Brownlee
Road was perhaps in the county
with the Barnesville Road en
trance believed within the city.
Frank Miller and Watson
Vaughn, Chief of Police in Jack
son, were believed to be two of
the first on the scene with Chief
GRADER OVERTURNS, KILLING DRIVER
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—Photo By Billy Leverette
ent set up those persons needing
whole blood can obtain it free
of charge since the county is an
active participant and in good
standing on the blood program.
Chairman Long adds that the
bloodmobile will again set up for
business at the National Guard
Armory on Franklin Street be
tween the hours of 1 and 6 p. m.
Volunteer workers, headed by the
Jackson Business and Profession
al Women’s Club, will staff the
visit.
Mr. Long said “I feel that we
can pass the quota once the peo
ple of the county realize the im
portance of the blood program
to all citizens. With the schools
in session I anticipate a good re
sponse from young donors, many
of whom will be giving for the
first time. I have the utmost faith
that citizens of the county will
not allow the program locally to
be placed on probation or at a
later date see the establishment
of a credit card system through
apathy and indifference.”
STEW BE HELD NOV. 14
AT STARK CLUBHOUSE
There will be a stew held at
the Stark Clubhouse Friday night,
November 14th. Serving will be
gin at 6:00 with the proceeds to
go toward the upkeep of the club
house.
REPORT CARDS BE
RECEIVED TODAY
Mr. M. C. Paget, principal of
Jackson High School, asks that
all parents please note that chil
dren will receive their report
cards Thursday, November 6th.
Vaughn summoning two wreckers,
an ambulance and fire truck. The
wreckers were used to pull the
heavy grader off the body of
the operator. Because of the spil
ling of diesel oil and machine oil
there was a danger of fire, hence
the fire truck was summoned.
Thomas had been employed by
Butts County since April 1967
as a motor grader operator. Once
the wreckers were on the scene
it took five to eight minutes for
the vehicles to raise the grader
enough for Thomas’ body to be
pulled free. Massive injuries from
his waist up contributed to his
death.
Poppies Will
Be Sold Here
Poppy day will be observed in
Jackson on Friday and Saturday,
November 7th and Bth, with the
sale of poppies to be sponsored
by the American Legion Auxil
iary, Mrs. Ernest James, poppy
chairman.
Mrs. James points out that the
poppies are made by disabled vet
erans in hospitals and ask that
those who will purchase one to
please contribute as generous as
possible to the disabled veterans.
Mrs. James stated that all funds
derived from the poppy sale go to
the rehabilitation of disabled vet
erans and child welfare work.
Poppies will be sold around
the square or may be purchased
after two o’clock Friday after
noon and on Saturday at the
Tourist Information Center on
the courthouse square.
THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 1969
WORTH McDOUGALD
WILL SPEAK TO
MINUTEMEN
DR. WORTH McDOUGALD
Dr. W. Worth McDougald, Pro
fessor of Journalism and head of
the Radio-TV-Film Department at
the University of Georgia, will
speak to the Minutemen and wom
en of The Central Georgia Elec
tric Membership Corporation at
a dinner meeting on November
13 at 7 o’clock at the Jackson
School Auditorium.
Dr. McDougald holds an A. B.
degree in Journalism from Emory
University, a M. A. degree in Po
litical Science from the Univer
sity of Georgia and a Ph-D de
gree in Broadcasting from Ohio
State University. He is an active
member of the Central Presby
terian Church in Athens where he
holds several responsible posi
tions. He is a retired Lieutenant
Commander in the U. S. Naval
Reserve and served on active
duty in the Pacific Theater in
1945 and 1946 as well as com
manding the U. S. Atlantic Fleet
in Norfolk from 1951 to 1953.
Special guests for the occasion
will include State Legislators and
young couples invited by the Min
utemen and women.
Mayor Brown
Proclaims
Education Week
Jackson Mayor C. B .Brown,
Jr. has designated November 9-
15 as American Education Week
and urges all citizens to renew
their efforts to learn about the
progress and possibilities of our
educational system and to help
our schools reach their potential
of the best possible education
for all.
In his proclamation, Mayor
Brown pointed out that a com
munity, state or nation is only
as strong as its schools, and the
schools are only as strong as the
people of the community, state or
nation strive to make them. Mr.
Brown further emphasized that
each citizen in each of his pub
lic and private capacities has a
direct responsibility to under
stand, support, and improve the
schools. Each child, Mayor Brown
pointed out, has a right to a
quality education relevant to his
abilities, background, and goals
and designed to help him become
a citizen capable of functioning
fully within the range of his
unique talents.
Sponsors of American Educa
tion Week locally stated that this
year’s theme is “Better Educa
tion: Your Job.” By utilizing this
theme the sponsors seek to em
phasize the dependence of every
segment of the community on
quality education.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
It is good to be in the winner’s
circle again and that’s where
Butts County/Jackson reposes
after the official announcement
was made last Thursday morning
that Butts County/Jackson had
been adjudged state winner in
Class II (for 1 year participants)
in the STAY & SEE GEORGIA
contest. Announcement was made
by Bill Dawson, Chairman, Tra
vel Council, Georgia Chamber of
Commerce.
Last year Jackson was chosen
as state winner in Class I (new
comers division), winning in the
semi-finals over Toccoa. This
year Butts County/Jackson and
Toccoa were also semi-finalists
with the local entry winning
again much to the chagrin of
Toccoa residents who are prob
ably beginning to believe it is a
habit.
Helen, Butts County/Jackson,
Darien and Savannah are the
Class I, Class 11, Class 111 and
Convention & Visitor Bureau
Class winners respectively in the
1969 STAY & SEE GEORGIA
Contest, it was announced today
by Bill Dawson, chairman, Tra
vel Council, Georgia Chamber of
Commerce.
These four were among 12
semi-fmalist communities visited
October 19-25 by a team of five
out-of-state travel experts from
The Reader’s Digest, The Des
Moines Register and Tribune,
Toronto Telegram, Odyssey mag
azine, and the U. S. Travel Ser
vice, Washington, D. C.
Judges chose Helen over Mari
etta/Cobb County as the Class
I winner—top Newcomer com
munity in the 1969 STAY &
SEE GEORGIA Program. Butts
County/Jackson won over Toccoa
as Class II winner—top 1 year
participant, and Darien over the
Jonesboro Woman’s Club as Class
II winner—top 2 year partici
pant. Savannah is the winner in
the Visitor & Convention Bureau
class. Winners were selected on
the basis of which community
had done the most in 1969 to de
velop its tourist potential through
the STAY & SEE GEORGIA
Program.
The Class IV winner—l 969
STAY & SEE State Champion,
chosen from 3 year and over par
ticipants, and the Class V win
ner—“ Winners Circle’’ Champion,
chosen from former State Cham
pions, will be announced at the
STAY & SEE “Carnival of
Awards” Banquet and Ball, Nov.
12, at the Augusta Town House
in conjunction with the Gover
nor’s Conference on Tourism.
The STAY AND SEE HELEN
program is sponsored by the
Helen Community Club and head
ed by Robert L. Fowler.
The STAY & SEE Butts Coun
ty/Jackson program is sponsored
by the Butts County Chamber of
Commerce, with Robert L. Wil
liams as chairman. Jackson’s ma
jor projects included the setting
up of a permanent tourist infor
mation center, encouragement of
“public contact” employees to
welcome tourists, “arrests” of
out-of-state couples with courte
sies, development of brochure,
and a clean-up campaign involv
ing young people as in FFA and
4-H.
In the judges’ opinion, the
strongest aspects of the STAY &
SEE Butts County/Jackson pro
gram were its “emphasis on
youth, enthusiastic brand of hos
pitality, and excellent clean-up
program.” Judges were “very im
pressed with the way Jackson had
succeeded in keeping young, ac
tive men in the community and
the cooperation they inspired on
the part of students and small
children. This was truly a case ■
of total community involvement.”
Judges also commended the pro
motion of the state parks High
Falls and Indian Springs, and
the “home of the week” and
“street of the week” contests.
Robert L. Williams Jr., general
chairman, made the following
statement upon hearing the good
news.
“Winning the Stay and See
Georgia Program for the second
consecutive year is a great ac
complishment for the people of
Butts County. It truly indicates
that regardless of the odds, Butts
County and its citizens are des
tined for greatness.
“Chairmanship of a program of
this magnitude can never be ful
ly accomplished without the total
support of the entire citizenship
of the county. I would like to
express my deepest appreciation
for the excellent response that
the citizens of Butts County
showed in this worthwhile endeav
or. Without their cooperation,
this feat could not have been
accomplished. Special thanks go
to the following people and or
ganizations for their help in
spearheading the Stay and See
Jackson and Butts County Pro
gram: Alton Colwell, Chairman
of the Points of Interest Com
mittee, Helen Ham, Chairman of
the Clean-up and Beautification
Committee; Stanley Maddox,
Chairman of the Courtesy and
Hospitality Committee; Publicity
Chairman, Doyle Jones of the
Jackson Progress-Argus and Her
bert Shapard of Radio Station
WJGA, each of the co-chairmen
and committee members; the
county wide Steering Committee;
Dan Fears, Dave Bailey and
Hammond Barnes, Butts County
Commissioners; employees of the
county road department; City
Council of Jackson, Fiovilla and
Jenkinsburg; citizens of various
communities in Butts County;
membership and presidents of the
following clubs and organiza
tions:
“Modern Homemakers Club,
President, Mrs. Thelma William
son ; Cherokee Garden Club,
President, Miss Elizabeth Mc-
Michael; Mimosa Garden Club,
President, Mrs. N. A. Powell;
Jackson Garden Club, President,
Mrs. Hamp Daughtry; Hawthorne
Garden Club, President, Mrs.
Gladys Wilson; Jenkinsburg Gar
den Club, President, Mrs. T. 11.
Price; B&PW, President, Mrs.
R. C. Edwards; Kiwanis Club,
President, Denny O’Neal and past
president, Hugh Glidewell; Ex
change Club, President, Dorsey
Turner; Jaycees, President, Her
man Waits; Lions Club, Presi
dent, Carl Brack and past Presi
dent, Frank Barnes; Chamber of
Commerce, President, Henry As
bury; Butts County Sheriff Hugh
Polk and Deputies Billy Lcverette
and Russell Crumbley for their
help in arresting out of state
tourists; a speial thanks to Mrs.
Thelma Williamson and the Mod
ern Homemakers Club for their
staging of the Miss Stay and See
Jackson and Butts County Beauty
Pageant; Carl Brack and Peggy
Holland and all members of the
4-H Club; advisors Joe Lineburg
er and Bruce Shapard and mem
bers of the Jackson High FFA
Chapter for their support in the
Clean-up and Beautification con
test; David Black and the Boy
Scouts; Mrs. I.ynville Whidby and
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Earnhart
and the girls of their troop for
their cooperation during the
clean-up campaign; Steve Jett
and the Baptist Youth Choir for
their presentation at the luncheon
which was held for the judges;
Bill Mitchell and the hard work
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
ing street department of Jackson
during the entire clean-up cam
paign; various industries and
businesses in Butts County who
lent their financial as well as
manpower support to this pro
gram; Nevin Duffey, State High
way Department; the ladies who
prepared and served the meal at
the luncheon; Mrs. Winnie Moore
for arranging the flowers; Vir
ginia Wyatt for playing piano at
the luncheon; Bill Jones, County
School Superintendent; and M. C.
Paget, Principal of Jackson High
School.
“I trust that I have not over
looked anyone and again thank
each and every citizen of Butts
County for a job well done.”
Henry L. Asbury, president of
the Butts County Chamber of
Commerce, Inc., sponsors of the
contest locally, and pleased as
Punch at the first place finish,
had words of praise for the
committees, but reserved his high
est tribute to the public. "With
out the cooperation of the citizens
of Butts County and Jackson, it
would have been impossible to
score the impressive achievement
of two consecutive first place fin
ishes in this contest. To all thoss
who assisted in any way, to each
and every one, I wish to express
my heartfelt appreciation for
your efforts and at the same
time 1 bespeak your continued
help as we move Jackson and
Butts County forward in the
years ahead.”
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1-75 Mishap
Monday Kills
Florida Man
A Tampa, Florida man was
killed and his wife critically in
jured Monday night in an acci
dent on 1-75 between Route 36
and Route 16 interchanges in
Butts County.
According to Butts County
Deputy Sheriff Russell Crumbley,
who investigated the accident,
along with Deputy Sheriff Billy
I.everette and Trooper Clark of
the Griffin Highway State Patrol,
Charles M. Williams, 77, of 8602
Huntley Avenue, Tampa, was pro
nounced dead on arrival at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospital
shortly after nine o’clock. His
wife, Mrs. Elora Williams, 75,
was critically injured, suffering
head, facial, and internal injuries.
Deputy Crumbley said that the
accident occurred about 8:45 in
the north bound lane when the
1964 station wagon Mr. Williams
was driving was in collision with
a car that was being towed by a
wrecker from Macon, with the
Williams vehicle striking the car
broadside as the wrecker attemp
ted to turn around against the
flow of traffic. The impact
turned over the towed vehicle,
demolishing the Williams station
wagon and fatally inflicting in
juries to the driver, who was be
lieved to have expired on the
way to the hospital in an ambu
lance from Jackson.
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RICHARD MEREDITH WINS
AWARD AT ROBINS AFB
A resident of Jackson, Richard
V. Meredith of Route 2, has been
awarded recognition at Robins
Air Force Base for sustaining
superior performance.
Mr. Meredith works for the
Cl4l TRAN & Recond Unit, Di
rector of Maintenance, as a A/C
Sheetmetal Worker. Mr. Mere
dith was presented a S2OO mone
tary award for his superior per
formance.
