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SAMFORD UNIVERSITY CHOIR TO APPEAR HERE— -The famed Samford University A Capella Choir begins its 21st
annual concert tour of southeastern and seaboard states Jan. 23rd. The choir will appear in Jackson at the First Baptist Church
Friday, January 23rd, at 8 o’clock under the sponsorship of the Music Ministry of the church. There is no admission charge to the
concert with the public cordially invited. The choir is under the direction of L. Oene Black.
Jackson-
Stockbridge
Divide Pair
By Patrice March man
Sports Editor, Devils Diary
The Jackson Dcvilettes were
defeated by the Stockbridge
Tigerettes by a score of 60-26.
Denise Davis was high scorer
with 16 points, Carole Lawrence
scored 6 and Inice Dennard net
ted 6 points. For the first two
quarters the Devilettes were able
to keep up with the Tigers and
at the half there was only a five
point difference with Stockbridge
leading.
The game was marred by fouls
from the Devilettes and this
widened the gap. The fourth
quarter continued with the Tiger
ettes still holding the lead and
the defeated Devilettes were beat
en by the Stockbridge Tigers.
The Jackson Red Devils went
on the Jackson floor with the
determination to beat the Stock
bridge Tigers and that is exactly
what they did.
The strong Stockbridge team
fought with all they had, but the
mighty Devils proved to be the
most powerful.
Victor Davis was high scorer
with 23 points and Alton Jester
followed closely with 20 points.
Bill Nelson netted 6, Jimmy Head
5, Don Cook 4 and Nat Thurman
3. The Devils were able to keep
a wide margin in the first half.
The third quarter wns the closest
with the Devils leading only by
5 points. The final score was 61-
68 in favor of the Jackson Red
Devils.
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CLEARANCE SALE
STARTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd
9:30 A. M.
$390 TO $990
VALUES TO $20.00 A PAIR
DRESS SHOES AND FLATS
Red CroSvS, Connies, Jacquelines, and many
other high grade shoes. All colors —Black Pat
ents, Black Kids, Browns, Greys, Reds and
Blues.
ONE LARGE GROUP OF BAGS
GREATLY REDUCED
SI.OO & $2.00
Also Some Bedroom Slippers Including Some
Daniel Greens $1.90 to $4.90
“For Better Shoes Shop Fashion Shoes”
Henderson
Basketball
League
The Henderson Youth Center
girls game played Saturday was
won by ABW Chevrolet over
Western Auto by a score of 17-9.
Scoring for ABW were Vickye
Clark 7, Editha Price 6, Cherry
Goodrum 2 and Dorothy Moore 2.
Scoring for Western Auto were
Vivian Swain 6, Maranda Price 2
and Charlene Brooks 1.
The first boys game was play
ed by Daniel Ford Sales and
Handy Andy and won by a score
of 38-25 in favor of Daniel Ford
Sales.
Scoring for Daniel Ford Sales
were David Griffin 20, James
Morgan 4, Larry Webb 4, Ever
ette Watkins 4, A. C. Goodrum
4 and Donnell Hightower 2. Scor
ing for Handy Andy were Tim
othy Hightower 14, Eddie Good
rum 5, Bobby Askins 4 and Al
fred Jackson 2.
The second boys game was won
by WJGA Radio over Carter Mo
tor Cos. by a score of 28-22.
Scoring for WJGA were Dar
rell Newby 11, Charles Norris 9,
Danny Taylor 6 and Charles
Brooks 1. Scoring for Carter Mo
tor Cos. was James Halcomb 7,
Jessie Bell 6, Larry Jester 5 and
Harry Sims 4.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of LTC Helen F.
Maddox would like to say “thank
you” to our many friends and
neighbors who remembered her
in various ways during her con
finement in the hospital, as well
as at the time of her death. The
many expressions of sympathy,
the floral offerings, food, and
other kindnesses were greatly ap
preciated.—Lindsey A. Maddox.
SCHOOL HAS STARTED AGAIN in Georgia and through
out the South and thousands upon thousands of needy children
are being denied their full share of education because of civil
rights action by the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare.
This occurs at a time when virtually all the agencies of the
federal government are working day and night to fight poverty
and increase educational opportunities. Yet, we have H.E.W.
cutting off badly heeded funds and bringing educational programs
to a standstill where they are needed the most.
School lunches for hungry children have been totally wiped out
or drastically curtailed. Educational programs, such as remedial
reading and special teaching, designed especially for economically
deprived school children, have been crippled. In short, those who
need help the most —black and white—are the ones being hurt the
worst.
* * *
H.E.W. HAS GONE FAR beyond the law. It was not the intent
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to cut off funds for school lunch
programs or to shut down educational programs for poor children.
In fact, it was specifically stated by even the most ardent sup
porters of that bill that this not only would not but should not
happen. But H.E.W. through its school “guidelines” has made new
law contrary to the intent of the Congress. The Department has
attempted to enforce its own law by getting a financial strangle
hold on local school officials.
Some courts at last are beginning to take notice. The Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals in a recent Florida case accused H.E.W.
of abusing the intent of Congress by acting so arbitrarily in
cutting off school funds en masse.
* * ■*
THE SCHOOL SITUATION in Georgia is now before the
courts and primary responsibility has been removed from H.E.W.
I hope the courts will restore this complicated problem to its
proper perspective.
There has been too much forced student and faculty assign
ments, closing of schools, and busing of children based on
arbitrary percentages and ratios dreamed up by somebody in
Washington.
I have asked Secretary Finch not to withhold any more funds
from Georgia school systems. I have urged him to restore funds to
schools already cut off.
These funds are needed. Thousands of deprived children need
their benefits, in terms of food and an adequate education. Secre
tary Finch can strike a blow for education by following my advice.
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
T. F. Thornton, 1
Lamar County,
Buried Monday
Mr. Thomas Farr Thornton of
Pleasant Hill Community, Lamar,
County, died Saturday afternoon
at the Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital where he had been a pa
tient for the past two weeks.
Born in Lamar County, he was
the son of the late Mr. Thomas
Jefferson Thornton and Mrs.
Laura Doris Thornton. He was a
farmer and a member of the
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church.
Funeral services were conduc
ted Monday afternoon from the
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
with the Rev. William Boyer and
the Rev. Wilson Nida officiating
with interment in the church
cemetery. Pittman-Rawls Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr. Thornton is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Ethel Lena English
Thornton of Milner; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Reba Grant, Mrs. Alice
Pounds and Mrs. Phyllis Spoon,
all of Griffin; a son, Russell
Thornton of Milner; a sister, Mrs.
Mabel English of Griffin; three
brothers, Allen Thornton, Barney
Thornton, both of Jackson and
Gordon Thornton of Griffin;
three grandchildren.
Atlanta Children's
Theater To Return
With Two Plays
By Mrs. Kathleen Pinckney,
Butts County Visiting Teacher
Plans have been completed this
week between the Butts County
Schools and the Atlanta Chil
dren’s Theater for two additional
productions in Jackson. “Beauty
and the Beast” will be presented
February 6 and 6 and “Punch
and Judy” on April 2 and 3.
A guarantee of SIBOO is neces
sary to bring each of these plays
to our school. The Board of Edu
cation does not have funds avail
able to support such an under
taking.
Atlanta Children’s Theater pro
ductions are not being offered as
a money making project by the
school or any group associated
with the school. They were asked
for 2 reasons; (1) few of Butts
County’s children have the oppor
tunity to see live theater as do
children in Atlanta and other
large systems, (2) with the audi
torium facility which we have,
Butts county children should be
able to enjoy any cultural en
richment opportunity available to
any other children.
Because many parents indica
ted interest, “Jack and the Bean
stalk” was brought by the schools
literally on faith, believing that
1800 students would want to at
tend. With the encouragement
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BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS Beautiful Evy
Althoff, the world’s most glamorous tiger trainer, is a
headlined feature of the mammoth 100th Birthday
Edition of Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
The Greatest Show On Earth comes to the Macon
Coliseum for performances beginning Friday, Febru
ary 6, through Sunday, February 8.
MARCH DIMES
and support of teachers, kinder
garten children and their parents,
and interested adults in the com
munity, 2100 tickets were sold
at SI.OO each.
“Jack and the Beanstalk” was
esthusiastically received by stu
dents and teachers. The Theater
group, in spite of many hours of
overtime to adjust props and
script to our auditorium, thor
oughly enjoyed the response from
their audiences.
Again, the schools, based on
faith in the desire of the com
munity to provide our children
with the opportunity of live the
ater, have arranged for these two
additonal productions. The only
difference this time is that there
is a cushion on hand of S3OO in
case we fall short of the SIBOO.
For “Jack and the Beanstalk,”
the public was not urged to at
tend because it was hoped all
2600 students could and would
attend, and thus seating for ex
tras would not be available. How
ever, since this was not possible,
there will be seats available at
the next two productions for par
ents and interested community
adults. Tickets will be SI.OO
each.
THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 19 70
Jackson
DRIVE-IN
THEATER
Box Office Opens at Dusk
Show Starts at Dark
FRIDAY, SATURDAY and
SUNDAY
JANUARY 23, 24, 25
Way West
STARRING
ROBERT MITCHUM, KIRK
DOUGLAS, AND
RICHARD WIDMARK
ALSO
Hannibal Brooks
CLOSED UNTIL FOLLOWING
WEEKEND