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Karksmt JJrngress-Argus
VOL. 97—NO. 6
Boy Scouts Make
Report To Community
On the occasion of the 60th
anniversay of the founding of
the Boy Scouts of America, the
over 4,000 Scouts and adult lead
ers of the Greater Umglak Coun
cil are pleased to present this
special report on the national and
local achievements of Scouting
during 1969.
On the national level, the 6
million adult and boy members
of the Boy Scouts of America
completed the first year of the
BOYPOWER ’76 long-range pro
gram ... a determined attempt
to shape the future course of
Scouting to meet the needs and
concerns of today’s youth. The
purpose of BOYPOWER ’76 is
“to deeply involve a represent
ative one-third of American boys
in Scouting” and “to help the
families and institutions of the
Nation to prepare anew gene
ration with the skill and confi
dence to master the changing
demands of America’s future and
give leadership to it.”
Some of the major accomplish
ments of this program during the
past year are:
O Increased Scouting emphasis
among the physically and men
tally handicapped.
• Greater impact on inner
city Scouting with a variety of in
novations and methods including
the introduction of a simplified
handbook in English and Spanish,
addition of almost 30 professional
Scout leaders for exclusive work
with disadvantaged boys of the
inner-city, and further coope
ration with housing authorities
and the Model Cities program.
• Inclusion of young women
as Exploring Participants in Ex
ploring events.
• A highly successful 7th Na
tional Jamboree at Farragut State
Park, Idaho, that provided a
memorable experience for 32,000
boys and leaders. At the conclus
ion of the jamboree, all returned
to their home councils inspired
by the spirit of. the . jamboree
theme, “Building to Serve.”
• Participated in several major
projects that demonstrated Ex
ploring’s relevance such as a na
tionwide Road Rally, Oceanogra
phy Seminar, and other events.
Locally the Scouts of the Jack
son have accomplished:
• A substantial increase in
membership.
#Work with the ‘Stay and See
Georgia’ campaign.
• Displaying flags on national
holidays.
• The painting of city owned
trash cans.
Baptists Plan
Evangelism
Conference
The Kimbell Association Evan
gelism Conference will be an im
portant event at the First Baptist
Church on February 9th with the
afternoon session to begin at
3:30. The last item of business on
the evening agenda begins at
8:25.
Donald L. Folsom, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, is being
assisted in arranging the program
by Bryant Leverette, area mis
sionary, Gray; Harold L. Sang
ster, of the Department of Evan
gelism, Georgia Baptist Conven
tion, Atlanta; Arnold Smith, as
sociate pastor, First Baptist
Church, Atlanta and Ben Stone,
Chairman of Evangelism for Kim
bell Association and pastor of
Worthville Baptist Church.
Mr. Sangster will speak twice
during the conference, at 4:40
in the afternoon and 7:40 in the
evening. Mr. Smith will also be
heard twice, at 5:30 Monday aft
ernoon and at 8:25 Monday night.
Mr. Stone asks that all churches
in the Kimbell Association urge
a good representation from their
churches at the Evangelism Con
ference.
Deidra Jinks
Is Awarded
Scholarship
Deidra Jinks, daughter of
Mrs. Frances White Jinks of
Jackson, has been awarded a
scholarship by the State Scholar
ship Commission.
The December award to Miss
Jinks, a student in Medical Rec
ords at Tift College, was an
nounced by Dr. Carey T. Vinzant,
Forsyth, sixth district represent
ative of the Commission.
The December grants, totaling
$21,681, were awarded to 26
students in para medical fields
of study from 18 Georgia coun
ties. Nursing students received 24
of the awards and one grant
was awarded in medical records
and one in dental hygiene.
With a total appropriation of
$750,000 to be awarded for
scholarships for the scholastic
year 1969-70, all funds had been
awarded and a waiting list of
students, to receive grants as
funds become available by recip
ients withdrawing from the pro
gram, was established on July 1,
1969. The recent recipients were
from this waiting list, the Com
mission announced.
The Commission normally
awards scholarships in 20 differ
ent fields of study, but because
of insufficient funds, grants for
the 1969-70 scholastic year were
restricted to the paramedical
fields with nursing students re
ceiving top priority, it was re
vealed.
Scholarship recipients repay
their grants in service by work
ing in Georgia in the professional
field for which they received as
sistance, one year for each school
year oi. assistance received.
Cupid To Be
More Active
In County
(Special to the Progre*s-Argus)
NEW YORK, Jan. 12—Butts
County is in for a marriage boom.
There will be more brides in
the next few years, in terms of
population, than in any period
since 1946, which was the post
war peak year.
This is a forecast that is quite
dependable. It is based upon the
rising proportion of young men
and women in the local area who
are approaching marriageable
age.
It is estimated, from the fig
ures, that there will be 11.1 mar
riages in Butts County this year
for every 1,000 local residents.
This compares with 9.1 per
1,000 that took place six years
ago, in 1964, as reported by the
Department of Commerce and the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare.
Elsewhere in the United States
an average of 10.9 marriages per
1,000 population is expected this
year and, in the State of Georgia
as a whole, 17.4.
The national record of 2,291,-
000 marriages, set in 1946, has
not been equalled since then. By
1960 the total had dropped to
1,464,000. More recently it has
been on the rise again. In 1967
it reached 1,913,000, in 1968 it
went to nearly 2,000,000 and, this
year, it is expected to be about
2,200,000.
The change in the number of
Butts County’s young people who
will be in the age span in which
most marriages occur, 20 to 24
years, is noted in the Census Bu
reau figures.
The total in that age bracket,
currently, is placed at approxi
mately 1,040, considerably more
than in 1964, when the total was
810.
The upswing in marriages will
THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1970
Mayor
Proclaims
BSA Week
WHEREAS the Nation’s largest
youth organization, the Boy
Scouts of America is celebrating
its 60th Anniversary year of ser
vice to all boys in fulfilling its
purpose of promoting “the abil
ity of boys to do things for them
selves and others, to train them
in Scouteraft, to teach them pa
triotism, courage, self-reliance,
and kindred virtues”; and
WHEREAS since its founding
60 years ago, the Boy Scouts of
America has given over 47 mil
lion boys a unique foundation for
their role as responsible members
of our society by emphasis on
character development, citizen
ship training, and mental and
physical fitness; and
WHEREAS the Boy Scouts of
America is completing its first
year of a significant long-range
expansion plan, BOYPOWER ’76,
that will deeply involve a repre
sentative one-third of all Amer
ican boys and help the families
and institutions of the Nation
prepare anew generation with
the skill and confidence to mas
ter the changing demands of
America’s future; and
WHEREAS the Flint River
Council has contributed material
ly to the development and growth
of this community in the past and
offers unparalleled opportunities
for the future.
NOW THEREFORE, I, C. B.
Brown, Jr., in recognition of the
high aims and purposes of the
Boy Scouts of America and the
long record of service to boyhood
provided by the Flint River Coun
cil, do hereby declare and pro
claim the period of February 7-13
as Boy Scout Week in the City
of Jackson. All citizens, public
and private institutions, and busi
ness and industrial organizations
are urged to celebrate the 60th
anniversary of the Boy Scouts of
America with ceremonies and
other appropriate expressions of
our deep appreciation.
Done at the City of Jackson
this 22nd day of January 1970.
C. B. BROWN, JR.
Mayor of Jackson
Colonial Stores
Pays Regular
Dividend
NEW YORK, Jan. 28—Direc
tors of Colonial Stores Incorpo
rated, 418-store Southeastern and
Midwestern supermarket chain,
today declared a regular quarterly
cash dividend of 36 cents a share
on common stock.
The regular quarterly cash
dividend of 50 cents per share
was declared on outstanding 4
percent preferred stock.
Both dividends are payable
March 2, 1970, to stockholders of
record on February 16, 1970.
Colonial Stores, with headquar
ters in Atlanta, has operations in
the following states: Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio,
South Carolina and Virginia.
JEPHTHA CHAPTER
TO MEET FRIDAY
The Jephtha Chapter No. 252
OES will hold their regular meet
ing in the Masonic Hall on Friday
night, February 13th, at eight
o’clock.
create, in turn, an upsurge in the
birth rate, which has been
dropping in this country since
1957.
Despite the indication that
many of today’s young couples
plan to have fewer children than
their parents had, and despite
broader use of the pill, a reversal
of the downward trend is expec
ted within the next few years.
All of which is good news for
Butts County’s business communi
ty. With each new marriage a
new household comes into being,
with its need for furniture,
dishes, linens, electrical appli
ances and innumerable other
articles and services.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Kiwanians
Honor
Mark Smith Jr.
Kiwanians of the Transplanted
12th Division assembled Tuesday
night at the Group Camp, Indian
Springs State Park, in frigid
weather to welcome and pay tri
bute to Mark A. Smith, Jr., of
Macon, Georgia District Governor,
and Mrs. Smith.
A crowd of more than 140
braved 15 degree weather to hon
or Gov. Smith on his official visit
to the 12th Division for the year
with each club in the division at
interclub strength or more. A
ladies night affair, the presence
of the Kiwaniennes added much
to the warmth and spirit of the
occasion.
Following the call to order by
Lt. Gov. Frank Forehand, Rev.
David Black led the audience in
singing “America.” Rev. Billy
Ring, pastor of the Jackson Naz
arene Church, delivered the invo
cation. Following dinner, Rogers
Starr, a past Lt. Governor, intro
duced presidents of the visiting
clubs and head table guests.
Presidents present were Charles
Lambdin of Barnesville, Donald
Stephenson of Covington, Larry
Ballard of Griffin, Cary Hall of
Hampton, James Chafin, Jr. of
Henry County, and Denny O’Neal
of Jackson. After a period of
group singing, led again by Mr.
Black with Mrs. Florrie O’Neal
at the piano, Pat and Steve Jett
presented an interlude of special
music.
President Denny O’Neal wel
comed the guests after which Mr.
Forehand introduced the speaker,
District Governor Smith.
The distinguished Kiwanis Gov
ernor gave a brief and humorous
talk in which he said that it is
the duty of Kiwanians to express
confidence in the future, confi
dence in our yobng people, and
to be mindful to set a good ex
ample for our youth. He delighted
the audience with a story of his
son’s learning to fly and their
reluctant first flight with their
neophyte pilot.
Ralph Jr., in his inimit
able way, about stole the show
as he made presentation of gifts
of the various clubs to Gov. and
Mrs. Smith. Francis Holland, vice
president of the Jackson Club,
led the audience in the Pledge of
Allegiance with adjournment fol
lowing. A distinguished guest
present for the banquet was E.
Ralph Ivey, of Rome, secretary
treasurer of Georgia District of
Kiwanis International.
Banquet tables, attractively
decorated by Kiwaniennes Miller
Moelchert, Nora Ball, Mary Carr,
Elizabeth Watkins, and Marie
Holland, carried out a patriotic
theme.
Fire Saturday
Destroys
Negro House
It was three times and out for
the Nathaniel McClendon house
just off Oak Street. Twice before
in recent years the house caught
fire but the Jackson Fire Depart
ment was always able to extin
guish it.
Saturday morning Nathaniel’s
luck ran out with his house being
totally destroyed by a fire be
lieved to have been started by a
kerosene lamp or a two eye wood
and coal heater. According to
Cotton Vaughn, Chief of the
Jackson Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, the area near the heater
was burned the worst, lending
credence to the fact that the fire
probably began from the heater.
The house was occupied by
McClendon and his sister but no
one was at home at the time of
the fire. Chief Vaughn said the
fire department received the call
at 14 minutes after midnight Sat
urday morning but were unable
to save the dwelling since the
fire had gained such headway by
the time they arrived on the
scene. Mr. Vaughn said that to
his knowledge not any contents
of the house were saved.
Winter Back
With A
Vengeance
Winter, never far away de
spite a few balmy days and wait
ing in the wings, roared back
with a vengeance Monday night
as a cold wave straight from the
Arctic’s doorsteps plunged south
ward bringing rain, sleet, freez
ing rain and snow to areas of
North Georgia and Jackson on
Tuesday moring. The rain actual
ly began Monday night with the
precipitation changing to sleet
and snow about 8 o’clock Tues
day morning in Butts County and
this area generally.
Forecasters all day Tuesday
broadcast warnings of cold wave
conditions heading straight for
the heart of Dixie with temper
atures predicted at from 5 to 8
degrees locally Wednesday morn
ing with below zero readings an
ticipated for the mountains of
North Georgia. Thermometers
hereabout mostly registered nine
degrees Wednesday with the mer
cury not expected to go above
freezing the remainder of the day.
The snow Tuesday, heaviest of
the winter to date, quickly cov
ered objects with a thin mantle
and delighted children and the
young at heart. The snow at first
was mixed with sleet that was
borne southward on brisk north
west winds. For about 30 or 40
minutes snow fell with the tem
perature about 30 degrees but
no appreciable amount was re
corded locally.
Hazardous driving warnings
were issued early Tuesday for
Atlanta and areas northward as
the band of precipitation moved
northeastward, dumping larger
amounts of snow in the moun
tains of North Carolina and Ten
nessee.
Skies cleared about mid-morn
ing Tuesday with the sun much
in evidence. The wind, however,
was strong and frigid, making it
seem colder than the 29 degrees
it registered.
There can be little doubt that
Georgia groundhogs saw their
shadows Monday, which means
six more weeks of winter. At
least it’s good to have a ground
hog on which to blame this mis
erable weather.
Lawrence Welk
Show in Macon
On Feb. 12th
Bobby Burgess and Cissy King,
dancers on the Lawrence Welk
TV Show, will be appearing on
the Stars of the Lawrence Welk
Show at Macon Coliseum, Thurs
day, Feburay 12th, at 8 p. m.
It was as winner of Lawrence
Welk’s “Calcutta” dance contest
in 1961 that Bobby and his for
mer partner Barbara Boylan were
invited to appear as guests on
“The Lawrence Welk TV Show.”
After several appearances and an
avalanche of approving mail, in
August of 1961, they were made
regular members of the Welk
family. In 1967 Barbara decided
to retire from show business to
become a housewife. It was
through her brother, to whom
Bobby had written for sugges
tions, that Cissy received her call
to become Bobby’s new partner
and a delight to audiences ever
since.
Also appearing on the 216
hour show are Myron Floren,
Jack Imel, Sallie Flynn, Dick
Dale, Joe Feeney, Clay Hart, Ar
thur Duncan, Buddy Merrill, Nor
man Bailey, Barney Liddell, Char
lie Parlato and Bob Smale.
FLIPPEN TO HOST
SINGING CONVENTION
The Butts County Singing Con
vention is to be held at Flippen
in Henry County Sunday, Feb
ruary Bth, from two to four o’-
clock. Everyone is invited to come
and participate.
Gail Cochran
Is JHS
Homemaker
GAIL COCHRAN
Gail Cochran, Jackson High
School senior, has been named re
cipient of the 1970 Betty Crocker
Homemaker of Tomorrow award.
It is presented annually to the
girl scoring highest on home
making knowledge and a general
aptitude test. She will receive a
silver charm from General Mills
and is now eligible for one of 102
college scholarships.
From local school seniors over
the state, a Homemaker of To
morrow and runner-up will be
selected.
Gail, a native of Jackson, is
active in Jackson High School
where she is editor of the school
annual, president of the Science
Club, treasurer of the Honorary
Society, a member of the Student
Council, and an honor student,
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Cochran of Worth
vilie and has two sisters. Though
her future plans are indefinite,
Gail does intend to apply her
skills in home economics.
Nazarenes Set
Youth Week
Feb. 9-15 th
The Jackson Church of the
Nazarene has designated the week
of February 9th through Febru
ary 15th as Youth Week with
■ special activities to be carried
each night.
The week will be headed by the
youth of the church with activi
ties scheduled as follows: Mon
day, a treasure hunt and wiener
roast; Tuesday, a film to be
shown entitled “Teenage Testa
ment.” This film will last ap
proximately 30 minutes and tells
the story of teens witnessing to
their contemporaries; Wednesday,
the youth will be in charge of the
regular Wednesday evening ser
vice; Thursday, Sweetheart ban
quet; Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, a visiting preacher and sing
ing group from Trevecca Naza
rene College, Nashville, Tennes- j
see will conduct a Youth Revi- j
val. Rev. Dennis Fink will be the '
guest minister with the trio to j
consist of Jackie Frye, Judy
Young, and Rick Lord.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the weekend Youth Re
vival services as they are ex- j
pected to be an inspiration to all
who come. Services will start at
7:30 p. m. each evening with
Sunday morning worship service
to begin at 11:00 o’clock.
Elberton Is
Site of State
LL Meeting
The State Little League Meet
ing will be held in Elberton as
the guest of the Elbert County
Little League on Saturday and
Sunday, February 7-8.
Bill Beck, 111, of Griffin, State
Secretary, will preside at the
meeting. A memorial service will
be held for Dr. Wayne Setter-
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Private School
Is Planning
Many Projects
Indian Springs Academy, a
name chosen for Butts County’s
new private school which is in the
formative stage, has many proj
ects planned which will begin as
soon as funds are subscribed.
Principal aim of the new acad
emy, according to the Board of
Trustees, is to endeavor to pro
vide quality education for the
children of Butts County.
The Building and Acquisition
Committee is proceeding with
plans for the purchase and reno
vation of the old Indian Springs
Consolidated School at the inter
section of State Routes 42 and
87. It is reported that the reno
vation projects will begin as soon
as necessary funds are collected.
A report as of Tuesday, Feb
ruary 3rd, • shows the enrollment
at 153 with the amount collected
to date at SB,IOO.
The Board of Trustees, Harold
Martin, chairman of the board,
states that some classes are al
ready almost filled to capacity
and recommends that those wish
ing to enroll children in the
academy please do so at the
earliest possible date. As of Feb
ruary 3rd, 17 students have reg
istered for the 2nd grade; 20 for
the 3rd; 20 for the 6th and 17
for the 7th.
At a recent meeting of the
Board of Trustees, the following
officers, in addition to Mr. Martin
as chairman, were elected: Mrs.
Sandra Moore, secretary; Charles
Carter, Ist vice president and
chairman of the Acquisition and
Renovation Committee; Porter
Cawthon, 2nd vice president and
chairman of the Personnel Com
mittee; Jim Robertson, treasurer
and chairman of the Finance
Committee.
Members of the Board, of Trus
tees include Philip Bunch, Ran
dolph Long, Hiram Franklin,
Ennis O’Neal, Russell Cawthon,
Steve Jones, Herbert Shapard,
Mrs. Della Threatt, Mrs. Virginia
Browning, Porter Cawthon, Har
old Martin, Charles Carter, Jim
Robertson and Mrs. Sandra
Moore.
Macon Man
To Direct
'7O Census
Appointment of David O.
Brown of Macon, Georgia as Dis
trict Manager of the 1970 Cen
sus of Population and Housing
in this area was announced today
by Director Thomas W. McWhir
ter of the Census Bureau’s Re
gional Office in Atlanta.
Mr. Brown majored in Business
Administration at Ohio Wesleyan
University and has successfully
engaged in business locally in re
cent years.
From the District Office lo
cated at Room B-3, U. S. Federal
Building & Courthouse in Macon,
Mr. Brown will supervise all
phases of the census in the fol
lowing counties: Bibb, Butts, Car
roll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard,
Henry, Jones, Lamar, Meriweth
er, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Troup
and Upson.
On January 26, following sev
eral days of intensive training in
the Regional Office, Mr. Brown
will come on duty and begin set
ting up the District Office. He
will direct a force of 29 crew
leaders and 401 census takers,
throughout the area.
Taking the 1970 census na
tionally will require the services
of 12,000 crew leaders, 160,000
census takers, and 393 district
managers in addition to 13,000
office personnel.
field, State Director, who died
last December.
The purpose of this meeting
will be to set up the machinery
for the 1970 State Organization,
including tournament play. Other
items to be discussed will be
Charters, Saftey, Umpires, and
Auxiliaries.