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Karkson Progress-Argus
VOL. 96 —NO. 47
Kiwanis To Name 'Man Of
Year” On December 9th
A Kiwanis “Man of the Year”
program, originally scheduled for
Tuesday evening, December 2nd,
has been postponed a week with
the date now scheduled for Tues
day, December 9th, at 6:30 o’-
clock at the Jackson Clubhouse.
Announcement of the post
ponement was made by Doyle
Jones Jr., chairman of the Public
and Business Affairs Committee,
which is arranging the event, the
first to be held by the local Ki
wanis club with present inten
tions for the award to be an an
nual affair.
Mr. Jones said that postpone
ment was occasioned by a con
flict of the speaker and other
prominent guests who had been
invited to attend.
Denny O’Neal, Kiwanis presi
dent, said the purpose behind the
program is to recognize an out
standing civic leader whose ser
vice to the community had been
of such scope and magnitude
that his recognition will be ap
plauded and recognized by all
citizens.
Both Mr. O’Neal and Mr. Jones
reminded that written nomina
tions for this coveted honor will
be received by them through Sat
urday, November 22nd. Both em
phasized that the nominations
must be in writing, no oral nomi
nations will be accepted, and
that the nomination may be made
by a club, organization, or indi
vidually. Mr. Jones said that
many have attempted to give him
nominations orally but that he
has explained these cannot
be accepted and that a letter ad
dressed to either he or President
O’Neal is a prerequisite before
any name will be considered as
a nominee. Composition of the
letter is not important though it
should be of sufficient length to
detail the achievements of the
nominee.
Ladies night will also be ob
served on December 9th, Presi
dent O’Neal announces with an
attendance of between 85 and
100 expected on hand for the
first “Man of the Year” award
presentation.
Union Thanksgiving Service
Nov. 26th at Baptist Church
Have you counted your blessings lately? Have you taken time
to thank God for his goodness to you? Perhaps you would like to set
aside a special time to give thanks. If so, you are invited to attend
the Union Thanksgiving Service sponsored by the Butts County
Ministerial Association.
This special Thanksgiving Service will be held Wednesday eve
ning, November 26th, at 8 p. m. at the First Baptist Church of
Jackson. Special music will be offered by the combined choirs of
the host church. Pastors representing the various churches of the
county will lead the and the order of worship is provided
here for your spiritual anticipation and preparation.
Call to Worship Combined Choirs Steve Jett
Invocation David Black
Hymn: “Come Ye Thankful People Come” Tom King
Responsive Reading Billy Ring
Anthem: “Hallelujah” - Youth Choir
Welcome Don Folsom
Offertory Hymn: “This Is My Father’s World”
Offertory Prayer .. ------ Waldrep Jenkins
Scripture Theodore Terry
Anthem: “My Shepherd Will Supply’
Sermon: “THANKSGIVING IS THANKSLIVING” Francis Ford
Hymn: “America the Beautiful”
Rpnpdictinn JimrT, y La n dr um
Benediction
BLOODMOBILE TO VISIT
NOV. 24-NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY-1 P.M.-6 P.M.
Judge Woodward
Was Honored By
Maryland Jurists
A memorial service in honor of
Judge Charles W. Woodward,
who died May 16th, 1969, was
held October 6th at the Rockville,
Maryland, Courthouse.
There were ten judges on the
bench, two of whom spoke in
response to a prepared speech of
tribute by a member of the Mont
gomery County Bar Association.
Judge Woodward, 74, was a na
tive of Butts County and was one
of Maryland’s most beloved and
widely known jurists.
About four years ago Judge
Woodward was honored for his
years of dedicated service by
having anew high school near
Bethesda, Maryland named in his
honor, the school being known as
the Charles W. Woodward High
School.
CITY REQUESTS
OFF STREET PARKING
DURING HOLIDAYS
An appeal has been made by
the Mayor and City Council to
store owners and employees that
during the holiday season off
street parking be utilized so that
more parking places around the
square would be available to cus
tomers and shoppers.
Mayor.’C. B. Brown Jr. said
that similar requests have been
made .during the Thanksgiving
and Christmas Seasons in the past
and that in the main cooperation
has been very good. Mayor Brown
remarked that all citizens are
acutely aware of the parking
problems in Jackson and pointed
out that with the cooperation of
store owners and employees in
using the city parking lot on
North Mulberry Street additional
spaces would be available around
the square for those shoppers
during the always busy and hec
tic Christmas period.
Cold Wave
Saturday Ends
Indian Summer
It was a little late this year—
freezing weather, that is—but
when it arrived it did so with a
vengeance, accompanied Friday
night and Saturday morning by
cold wave warnings, snow flur
ries, icy winds, and a record low
in Atlanta Saturday of 19 de
grees.
An outbreak of arctic air
moved southward across the na
tion Friday, borne toward Dixie
on brisk winds during the day
with brief rain showers early Fri
day morning, followed by clearing
and much colder with intermit
tent snow flurries in Atlanta and
northward during the day Friday.
Early Friday night brief flurries
were seen in the Butts County
area and as far south as Macon.
The light snow melted as quickly
as it fell with the only accumu
lations reported in the higher
elevations of the North Georgia
mountains.
Despite cool weather for sev
eral weeks, Butts County experi
enced its first frost within the
past ten days with the first freez
ing weather of the season experi
enced during the cold wave con
ditions of Saturday morning when
the mercury fell to the 20-22
mark in most areas of the county
with Indian Springs, the local ice
box, probably registering a few
degrees lower.
The cold weather caused many
football fans to forego the trip
to Athens to view the Georgia-
Auburn game Saturday afternoon
and even more to cancel plans
for the Tech-Notre Dame tilt
which was featured on television
with a 9:30 kickoff time. Tem
perature in Athens at game time
was a chilly 36 degrees with wind
gusts to 18 miles per hour. At
Grant Field Saturday night the
thermometer sank below the 30
degree mark before the game
was over.
Despite the cold wave it is be
lieved that little damage was
done to crops, shrubbery, and
flowers locally. Many owners
protected tender plants and
prized flowers with some type of
covering while the temperature
during the day Saturday mode
rated to such an extent that little
thaw damage was anticipated.
Service stations did a brisk
business Friday and Saturday in
sale of anti-freeze and checking
radiators on cars of countless
customers. Warnings had been
given that motorists should use
caution with damage possible to
cars left unprotected. Merchants
were generally glad to see the
colder weather which hopefully
signalled the end to the Indian
Summer weather, with the colder
temperatures serving to alert the
public to the fact that Christ
mas is only a few brief weeks
away.
BAND BOOSTER CLUB
WILL MEET MONDAY
There will be a special called
meeting of the Band Boosters
Club for November 24th at the
school auditorium, beginning at
7:30 P- rn. All band parents are
urged to attend and any inter
ested person is also given a spe
cial invitation to attend.
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1969
November
Court Ends
Friday
A busy criminal week of Butts
Superior Court was adjourned
Friday with several cases heard
by jury with others disposed of
by pleas before Flint Circuit
Judge Hugh D. Sosebee of For
syth. District Attorney Edward
McGarity of McDonough repre
sented the state.
The following cases were dis
posed of at the November term
of Butts Superior Court, accord
ing to a list furnished the paper
by David P. Ridgeway, Butts
County Clerk of Court.
Marvin Pike, Non Support,
Plea of Guilty, 12 months pro
bated on payment of fine of $50.-
00 and sum of SIO.OO per week
per child.
Arthur Lee Newby, Manufac
turing Liquor, Plea of Guilty, 5
years probated on payment of
fine of SIOOO.OO.
John H. Horton, Manufacturing
Liquor, Plea of Guilty, 3 years
probated on payment of fine of
$450.00.
Eugene Epps, Larceny, Plea
of Guilty, 12 months probated on
payment of costs.
Walter George Conwell, Public
Drunk, Plea of Guilty, 6 months
on probation.
Howard Conwell, Public Drunk,
Plea of Guilty, 6 months on pro
bation.
Howell Foster Sr., Driving Un
der Influence, Plea of Guilty, 12
months probated on payment of
fine of $150.00.
Eddie Childs, Aggravated As
sault, Plea of Guilty, 3 years
probated on payment of fine of
$150.00.
Willie Tyson, Aggravated As
sault, Plea of Guilty, 12 months
probated on payment of fine of
SIOO.OO.
Freddie Lee Smith, Non Sup
port, Plea of Guilty, 12 months
probated on payment of fine of
$50.00 and sum of $7.00 per week
per child.
Ella Florence Sparks, Posses
sing Liquor, Plea of Guilty, 12
months probated on payment of
fine of SIOOO.OO.
Columbus Johnson alias Key
stone Johnson, Possessing Liquor,
Plea of Guilty, 12 months pro
bated on payment of fine of
SIOOO.OO.
Eddie Perry, Larceny, Verdict,
Not Guilty.
Gus Bland Jr., Burglary, Plea
of Guilty, 5 years probated on
payment of fine of $150.00.
Eddie Perry, Burglary, Verdict,
Not Guilty.
Adolphus Solomon, Aggravated
Assault, Verdict of Guilty of
Simple Battery, 12 months pro
bated on payment of fine of
$200.00.
Mrs. Harvell Stodghill, Posses
sing Liquor, Verdict, Not Guilty.
DEADLINE FOR
VIETNAM PACKAGES
NOVEMBER 21t
Deadline for Vietnam boxes to
be sent to service men by the
Jackson Business & Professional
Women’s Club is Friday, Novem
ber 21st. These boxes will be
packed Saturday and Sunday,
November 22 and 23.
SQUARE DANCE AT WEST
BUTTS CLUBHOUSE NOV. 22
A square dance will be held
at the West Butts Clubhouse Sat
urday night, November 22nd.
Dancing will begin at nine o’clock
with proceeds to go toward the
upkeep of the clubhouse.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Bloodmobile Coming November
24 th With 112 Pint Quota Set
McDOUGALD FORESEES FABULOUS GROWTH Dr.
Worth McDougald, professor of Journalism at the University
of Georgia, third from left, spoke to the Minutemen and Women
of the Central Georgia EMC Thursday night at the high school
auditorium and prophesied rapidly expanding population growth
and social technology changes in the decade immediately ahead.
Left to right, are W. C. Futral, of Griffin, vice president of
the Central Georgia EMC; Doyle Jones Jr., editor-publisher
of The Jackson Progress-Argus who introduced Mr. McDougald,
and Col. .1. O. Futral, of Griffin, attorney for the co-op.
Wm. H. Rowe
Is B&PW
Club Speaker
Mr. William H. (Bill) Rowe,
Director of Ranch Life, Georgia
Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch, Hahira,
will be guest speaker at the Mon
day night meeting of the Jack
son Business & Professional
Women’s Club which begins at 7
o’clock at the Jackon Clubhouse.
The program is in charge of the
Personal Development Commit
tee, Mrs. Jewellene Polk, chair
man.
Born in Valdosta, Mr. Rowe
received his education in the high
school there and attended the
University of Georgia and Union
University.
For the past 11 years, Mr.
Rowe has been associated with
Boy’s Clubs of America, these
being in Marietta, Ga., Dothan,
Alabama, and Jackson, Tennessee.
While in Jackson he served as
executive director and was re
sponsible for the building of one
of the largest clubs in Tennessee,
one which contained a member
ship of 3100 boys.
He is a member of the Pres
byterian Church, the Kiwanis
Club, and Lions Club. He is mar
ried and Mr. and Mrs. Rowe have
two daughters, ages 4 years and
8 months.
SHERRY BALLARD NAMED
TO STUDENT SENATE
MILLEDGEVILLE Thirty
six members have been elected
to the new Student Senate at
Georgia College at Milledgeville.
The Senate was created in a con
stitutional reorganization of the
college’s College Government As
sociation voted on last spring by
the GC student body.
The Student Senate assumes
the legislative functions of the
old CGA Council, and is appor
tioned on a one man-one vote
basis with both dormitory and
day students represented.
The Senators ami their home
towns include: Sherry Ballard,
Jackson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard W. Ballard.
Fire Saturday
Destroys Home
At The Springs
Fire of an origin not yet de
termined which spread very rap
idly totally destroyed the sub
stantial frame dwelling of Algie
Turner at Indian Springs shortly
after noon Saturday, November
15th.
The blaze was first detected by
passersby who noticed that the
fire at the time was confined to
the rear of the house. However,
the blaze spread so rapidly that
those first on the scene were only
able to save two chairs from the
porch. A pet dog belonging to Mr.
Turner was killed by the flames,
with a pet cat suffering slight
burns.
The fire truck from the Flovilla
Fire Department and the pumper
truck from the Jackson Volunteer
Fire Department were called to
the scene and fought the con
flagration as best they could. To
add to the confusion, a water
main to which the hoses were at
tached blew, leaving Indian
Springs residents without water
for the remainder of the day
and Sunday as well.
The house destroyed by the
fire was known as the Wright
Watkins home and was occupied
by the Watkins family for a long
number of years.
Commandery
Inspection
December 5
The annual inspection of Alex
ius Commandery No. 22, Knights
Templar, is scheduled for Friday,
December sth, at the Masonic
Hall.
James F. Moseley, of Griffin
and Macon, a past grand com
mander and present grand re
corder, will be the inspecting of
ficer. Several grand officers will
be present and other dignitaries
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The Regional Bloodmobile will
pay its fall visit to Jackson and
Butts County on Monday, No
vember 24 th, with 112 pints
urgently needed to maintain the
county’s eligibility on the free
whole blood program.
John B. Long, blood recruit
ment chairman of the Butts Coun
ty Chapter, American Red Cross,
emphasized that if the quota is
not reached Butts County will be
placed on probation and if the
quota plus the deficit is not met
at the next visit of the bloodmo
bile, then the county will be
placed on the credit card system.
Under the credit card system,
Chairman Long explained, only
the immediate families of donors
would be covered under this pro
gram. lie also explained that to
be removed from the credit card
system the county would need to
reach or exceed its quota on two
consecutive visits.
Mr. Long said that it is in
teresting to note that since the
last visit of the bloodmobile in
July, county patients in hospitals
in thi3 area have used 113 pints
of blood or one pint above the
quota established for the Novem
ber 24th visit. “We are using
blood at a record rate,” Mr. Long
said, “and for this reason it’s
vitally important that citizens
respond to the urgent plea for
blood Monday so that we can
maintain our elegibility on the
free whole blood program.”
Chairman Long pointed out that
introduction ,of the credit card
system would work an intolerable
hardship on many families if
blood had to be purchased at pre
vailing prices of 25 to 30 dol
lars per pint or more.
Mr. Long said that to achieve
the quota it would be imperative
to have the continued support
of the many regular donors in
addition to many who will be giv
ing blood for the first time.
A special appeal will be made
to all industries of the county,
to the Georgia Diagnostic and
Classification Center and to the
schools for donors to help swell
the total number of pints to a
record number. Mr. Long said
that appeals will be made to min
isters of the county to announce
the visit of the bloodmobile in
their church on November 23rd.
The bloodmobile will be head
quartered at the Jackson National
Guard Armory on P’ranklin Street
between the hours of one to six
p. m. Members of the Jackson
Business and Professional Wom
en’s Club along with other volun
teer workers, will staff the visit.
As usual several stores and mer
chants will donate food and
drinks to be used at the canteen,
u fact that is greatly appreciated
by Mr. Long and the Butts Coun
ey Red Cross Chapter.
from other bodies in masonry will
be present.
Dinner will be served at the
Jackson Clubhouse at 6:30 o’clock
with the inspection to follow at
7:30 P- m. All qualified members
are invited to attend the dinner
and inspection at the Masonic
Hall.
Alexius Commandery No. 22 is
62 years old and was chartered
May 9, 1907. It has members
from Butts, Jasper and Henry
Counties as well as other parts
of the United States.