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VOL. 97 —NO. 10
Bloodmobile Will Visit
Jackson on March 16th
The Regional Bloodmobile will
pay its first visit of 1970 to
Jackson on Monday, March 16th,
with a quota of 112 pints as
signed Butts County.
John Billy Long, blood recruit
ment chairman, said this week
that the bloodmobile will set up
at the National Guard Armory
on Franklin Street with the usual
hours of from one to six p. m.
to be observed. He further stated
that members of the Jackson
Business and Professional Wom
en’s Club will staff the visit with
the assistance of other voluriteer
workers. As usual, local mer
chants will contribute items of
food to the canteen.
Mr. Long expressed satisfac
tion over the fact that the county
will not be called upon to make
up a deficit from a previous visit
since the county reached its quota
on November 24th with 118 pints
collected. Mr. Long said, “we are
in good standing now and hope
we can remain that way. It is in
cumbent, however, that we
achieve our 112 pint quota as we
do not wish to see Butts Coun
ty placed on probation. It is the
hope of all interested in the
bloodmobile program locally that
the credit card system will never
have to be put into effect here.”
Chairman Long said that the
Red Cross is having to send a
lot of blood overseas for service
men wounded in Viet Nam and
that this causes a heavy drain on
blood reserves.
Mr. Long called attention to
the fact that several Butts coun
tians have been recipients of
many pints of blood recently with
the families accepting the moral
obligation to replace this blood
by having members of the family
and friends report to the blood
mobile to make contributions of
a pint of blood apiece. Mr. Long
said that those wishing to help
such persons may give their blood
in the donors name by stipulating
upon their card at the time of
registration.
Young persons between the
ages of 18 and 21 who are not
married or in the Armed Services
must have a parental release form
signed by a parent or guardian if
they wish to give blood on the
16th, Mr. Long stated. He said
that 'he will make these forms
available to the schools where
they may be picked up, taken
home, signed and returned the
day of the bloodmobile visit. Mr.
Long said that posters announc
ing the visit of the bloodmobile
will be put up over the county
during the next week.
Fire Destroys
Negro House
Sunday Night
A Negro house off Highway 16
near the Pepperton Cemetery was
totally destroyed by fire shortly
after eight o’clock Sunday night.
According to Jackson Fire
Chief Cotton Vaughn a call was
received by the Volunteer Jack
son Fire Department at 8:06 p.
m. that a four or five room
frame dwelling located on the
street known as ‘Honey Hole’
was ablaze. The pumper truck
and the old tanker truck respond
ed and succeeded in keeping the'
flames from spreading to an ad
joining house by watering it
down.
The house that was destroyed
was occupied by Green Sparks
and Willie Dumas. According to
Chief Vaughn, a neighbor dis
covered the flames and succeeded
in opening a door to the burning
dwelling but flames and smoke
were so intense that no one could
enter to save any of the contents.
The fire department remained on
the scene between 45 minutes and
one hour.
Surgeon Will
Practice Here
Once a Week
A Jonesboro physician and sur
geon, Dr. Ernest White Aber
nathy, Jr., who owns a home and
property in the Fincherville area
of Butts County, has agreed to
perform surgery one day a week
at Sylvan Grove Hospital, team
ing with an out of town anesthe
siologist to give the local hospital
its first surgical tandem since its
opening.
The above plan has been en
thusiastically approved by the
Butts County Hospital Authority,
J. T. Beckham, chairmart, by the
Sylvan Grove Medical Staff, Dr.
James C. Howell, chairman, and
by Mr. E. F. C. Fisk, hospital
administrator. Thursday is the
day set for surgery at Sylvan
Grove Hospital.
To answer many quuestions,
Dr. Abernathy states that he will
“take care of my patients at Syl
van Grove Hospital and offer
them the finest in post-operative
treatment.”
Dr. Abernathy was born in
Eatonton, attended elementary
schools in the Macon area, and
graduated from Marietta High
School. He received his B. S. de
gree in Chemistry from Wesleyan
College in Kentucky and his M. D.
degree from Emory University
School of Medicine. He took spe
cial training in Internal Medicine
and diagnostics at Johns Hopkins
University Hospital and served
his surgery residency at Charity
Hospital in New Orleans. He has
served as instructor in surgery
training in San Francisco in the
University of California systems.
Durng service in the U. S.
Army, Dr. Abernathy was Chief
of Surgery at Fort McPherson.
He was Chief of Surgery ser
vice for Inter-American Peace
Force in the Organization of
American States of Dominican
Republic crisis in Santo Do
mingo where he received the
Bronze Star and Army Commen
dation medal, and subsequently
was resident at Walter Reed
Army Hospital in Washington, D.
C. Since this time Dr. Abernathy
has been engaged in the success
ful practice of surgery in the
Greater Atlanta area and is oji
the Surgery Staff of South Ful
ton Hospital, "Doctors Memorial
Hospital, and Holy Family Hos
pital.
He is a past president of the
Clayton-Fayette County Medical
Association and a member of the
American Medical Association,
Medical Association of Georgia,
Southern Medical Association,
American Association of Abdom
inal Surgery, American Heart
Association, and Georgia Heart
Association. He is a consultant to
the Public Health Department,
has served as physician from
Clayton County and Medical Ex
aminer for the State of Georgia.
He was elected vice-chairman,
Chief of Staff, for the new Clay
ton County Hospital by the phy
sicians of South Atlanta.
Dr. Abernathy is a Deacon in
the Jonesboro Presbyterian
Church and was nominated as one
of the outstanding Young Men
of America in 1967. He is a mem
ber of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity
and is married, he and his wife
having two sons, Scott, five, and
Jeff, four.
SQUARE DANCE BE HELD
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Saturday, March 7th, the Oc
mulgee Saddle Club, Inc. will
sponsor a square dance to be held
at the Towaliga Club House from
9-12 p. m.
Music will be provided by Sam
and the Country Boys with admis
sion of $1.50 per person 12 or
over. A concession stand will be
open from 8 until 12.
Dr. Howell
Breaks Ankle
In Dock Jump
Dr. Jim C. Howell, prominent
Jackson physician, had a close
brush with death Sunday after
noon at Lake Lanier when he
jumped from his cabin cruiser on
to a dock, with it giving way,
throwing him into the water and
under the boat, trapping him be
neath it temporarily.
In the leap to the dock Dr.
Howell suffered a severely frac
tured right ankle which was set
early Monday morning by a Grif
fin bone specialist. Dr. Howell
said Monday that his right leg
will be in a cast for three months
during which time he is expected
to conduct his practice from a
wheel chair and on crutches. Dr.
Howell said that he would be off
of his feet completely for at least
three days, returning to active
practice the latter part of the
week.
Dr. and Mrs. Howell and son,
Chris, were joined on the lake
outing by Dr. Bill Potter of Ella
ville. The accident occurred about
4:30 Sunday afternoon as they
docked preparatory to eating at
a nearby restaurant. Dr. Howell
said that a support of the dock
had evidently given way causing
the mishap. During his frighten
ing experience in being trapped
under the boat in the shallow,
icy cold water, Dr. Howell had
the added misfortune of ripping
his hand on a piece of glass which
wound required seven stitches.
The brief immersion in the cold
water also left the Jackson phy
sician with a cold, particularly
unwelcome since he was just re
covering from a bout with the
flu.
Dr. Howell said that when he
came out from under the boat
Dr. Potter grabbed him. The Ella
ville physician was in the process
of taking off his jacket and jump
ing in to assist Dr. Howell when
he was about to extricate him
self from underneath the boat.
Kimbell Ass n.
To Meet At
Pepperton
The 24 Baptist churches of the
Kimbell Association will hold
their annual Spring Inspirational
Meeting at Pepperton Baptist
Church on Monday, March 9th,
beginning at four o’clock.
Two missionaries will bring the
program at both sessions. Other
features of the program will be
a Meditation Devotion, presented
by five ladies, and special music
by Mrs. Steve Jett and Mrs.
Grace Pace. A covered dish sup
per will be held at six o’clock with
the second session to begin at
seven o’clock.
Missionaries scheduled to speak
are Mrs. Lorena Childress, mis
sionary to Mexico, and Mrs. Max
Love, missionary to Japan.
The Brotherhood members are
invited and urged to attend along
with all WMU members and their
friends.
NEGRO MAN INJURED
AS CAR OVERTURNS
A man listed by hospital rec
ords as Lorenza Brown, 26, of
40 Mays Hill, Jackson, received
cuts and bruises in a one car
accident on Brownlee Road Sat
urday night about eight o’clock.
The car he was driving over
turned near the home of Bobby
Mackey. Two passengers .in the
car were unhurt with Brown be
ing carried to Sylvan Grove Hos
pital where he was treated for
his injuries and released.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1970 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Drug Use Is
Widespread,
Newman Says
Dr. Jack R. Newman, chief
physician at the Georgia Diag
nostic and Classification Center,
brought the program ,of drug
abuse to focus for members of
the Jackson Kiwanis Club in an
extremely interesting and inform
ative talk Tuesday night. The
program was arranged by Fran
cis Holland, who introduced his
co-worker at the center.
Speaking on “Operation Drug
Alert,” a prime project of Ki
wanis International and also of
the local club, Dr. Newman said
that drug abuse was one of the
most important problems of the
day and said that a definition of
drug abuse might be said to be
the use of any drug without a
medical prescription. He cited the
many instances of drug addiction
and said that it is estimated at
least 50 percent of college stu
dents have tried drugs at least
once. Statistics show, he pointed
out, that 12 to 14 million persons
use LSD and that there are over
100,000 heroin addicts and over
200,000 barbituate addicts in the
nation. Over 971,000 pounds of
barbituates are used in the United
States and in a recent edition of
a national magazine, he pointed
out that there were over 200
teenage deaths in New York City
alone from overuse of drugs.
In a scholarly and well pre
pared presentation, Dr. Newman
told of the various forms of drugs
such as narcotics, depressants,
the halucinatory drugs such as
LSD and marajuana, the solvents,
such as glue, gasoline, etc. which
can kill from toxic effect alone.
Dr. Newman asked the intri
guing question, “Why do people
take drugs?” While admitting
there were no hard and fast an
swers, Dr. Newman gave several
opinions of his as an answer to
the question. He said that many
people take drugs because it is
the thing to do, that the use of
drugs is often considered a status
symbol, and that drugs offer a
quick escape from emotional pain
and anxiety. He said that drugs
can transform a person from ten
seness to euphoria in a short
time and then added that many
persons use drugs to hide a sex
ual inadequacy. He gave as his
opinion that the use of drugs is
a sign of rebellion —against
parents, against the establish
ment, and that many become drug
users through association with
an addict and for some simply
because drugs are available.
Dr. Newman posed another im
portant question, “What is the
answer to the problem?” He said
education helps a great deal as
does the fact of admitting that
this drug evil exists. He also
added that he felt narcotic laws
over the country should be more
uniform and that the drug user
and those found in possession of
drugs should be punished equally
along with the pusher, dealer, or
seller. In conclusion, Dr. Newman
said that from having read exten
sively about the drug problem
during the last several months,
he has come to realize that one
solution to the problem is “our
need to strengthen ourselves, our
family, and our homes. Those
caught in the toils of drug addic
tion need love, warmth and un
derstanding to help solve their
important personal problems.”
Two new members, M. E. Tay
lor and Vance Ray, were wel
comed into the club with Presi
dent Denny O’Neal postponing in
duction until next week.
Guests Tuesday night included
Mildred Weaver, substituting as
pianist for Florrie O’Neal, absent
because of illness; Dr. Antonio
Pinera, Malcolm Brenner, Dr.
Randolph Long and Dr. Roy Goff,
and ten members of the Jackson
Key Club, led by Bill Nelson,
Lieutenant Governor of the 12th
Division.
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Jaycees Honor Superlatives At
Recognition Night on Tuesday
The Butts County Jaycees
presented awards to superlative
citizens Tuesday night, March
3rd, at their STAR Student-
Teacher recognition banquet at
the Jackson school lunchroom and
when the last presentation was
made those honored read as fol
lows:
STAR Student, Pamela Kay
Anderson; STAR Teacher, Paul
Stockhammer; Young Man of the
Year, Dr. Bailey Crockarell;
Young Farmer of the Year, Jim
my Maddox; Jaycee of the Year,
Tony Thurston; Jaycee Presiden
tial Award of the Year, Ray Bee
land.
Herman Waits, Jaycee presi
dent, served as master of cere
monies before a small but en
thusiastic crowd. The program
was begun with the invocation by
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Rev. Charles Dreyer. Following
dinner, Mike Morgan rendered a
vocal solo, “The Impossible
Dream.” M. C. Pagett, principal
of Jackson High School, present
ed Pamela Kay Anderson, who
had previously been announced as
the STAR Student selectee. Miss
Anderson, in turn, named Paul
Stockhammer as the STAR Teach
er. Both were presented certifi
cates and plaques by President
Waits.
Oscar Joiner, deputy superin
tendent of the Georgia School
System, was speaker at the ban
quet and was introduced by Her
bert Shapard. Mr. Joiner traced
the progress of education in Geor
gia, pointing to the fact that
Georgia was the last state to ac
cept the 12th grade in all schools,
this coming in 1964. He noted
that the growth patterns of Butts
County indicate that the county
will need at least two new school
rooms each year to care for new
students and cited that Georgia
had spent S6OO million for new
school buildings in recent years.
Mr. Joiner said that 18 of 26
bonds issued passed over the state
in 1969 and that 16 of 22 passed
in 1968, although he conceded
that those defeated drew more
publicity than those approved.
Commenting on private schools,
the speaker said that “a good pri
vate school is a wonderful thing”
and there are some good ones,
but he said many private schools
will exploit the children of the
state to their detriment. He closed
by emphasizing that “education
of our children cannot wait” and
that the public school systems of
fer the best avenue for such an
education. The speaker was ac
companied to Jackson by his wife
and at the conclusion of the pro
gram they were presented gifts
manufactured by local industries,
Mrs. Joiner receiving pollows and
Mr. Joiner an attache case.
Herbert Shapard, chairman of
the committee that arranged the
recognition banquet, presented
the Young Man of the Year and
obviously caught the recipient,
Dr. Bailey Crockarell, by sur
prise. Mr. Shapard cited Dr.
Crockarell for his work with the
youth of the county in the vari
ous athletic programs sponsored
by the Van Deventer Foundation,
for his active work with the Jack
son Kiwanis Club, and for his
many activities in the Jackson
Methodist Church. Dr. Crockarell
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PAUL STOCKHAMMER
responded by saying that he had
lived here eight years in October
and that he hadn’t found a more
friendly community and environ
ment than in Jackson and expres
sed appreciation for being hon
ored by the Jaycees.
Ray Beeland was called upon
to pinch hit for Bub Ridgeway
in presenting the Young Farmer
of the Year award to Jimmy
Maddox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Maddox of Jackson. Jimmy
is associated with his father in
operating a large dairy and poul
try farm near Jackson. They
presently have a herd of 64 cows
and 18,000 laying hens in their
flock. In addition, they raise
most of their feed and silage in
an effort to make the farm as
self-sustaining as possible.
The Jaycee of the Year award
was presented by President Waits
to Tony Thurston whom the toast
master praised for his dedicated
work and service in the many
projects carried on by the Jay
cess.
Mr. Thurston is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lamar Thurston of
Jackson and is married to the for
mer Miss Sandra Barnes of Jack
son. They have two sons, Scott
and Chris.
Tony has been a Jaycee for
the past five years and during
this period has been one of the
most dependable and enthusiastic
members of the club. He has
actively participated in and direc
ted many committees and present
ly holds the office of external
vice president. He was cited as
an asset to the community
through his work and leadership
in the Butts County Jaycees.
Mr. Waits made a special pres
entation of the Jaycee Presiden
tial Award of the Year to Ray
Beeland, secretary, for his out
standing- service to the club.
Wayne Phillips came to the
podium to make presentations of
awards and certificates of appre
ciation to the Jackson Progress-
Argus, accepted by Doyle Jones
Jr.; to WJGA, accepted by Mr.
Shapard; and to Gateway Lug
gage of Georgia, Inc.; to Amer
ican Mills, and to Col. Alfred D.
Fears.
Biographical sketches of award
recipients are as follows:
Teacher of the Year
Mr. Stockhammer was born
March 8, 1946, the son of Mrs.
Virginia Stockhammer of Griffin
and Mr. Anthony R. Stockham
mrr f Putnam Valley, N. Y.
A 1964 Griffin High School
graduate, Mr. Stockhammer re
ceived his AB degree in English
from Mercer University in 1967.
At Mercer he participated in the
following activities: Secretary,
Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity, Can
terbury Club, Mercer University
Choir, Dorm Counselor, Student
Director of Mercer University
ROTC Band, vice president of the
Mercer Chapter of the American
Guild of- Organists, and a mem
bert of the newspaper staff.
Mr. Stockhammer is a com
municant of St. George’s Episco
pal Church in Griffin where he
served as organist, church school
teacher, and adult advisor. At
present he is supply organist for
the Jackson Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Stockhammer is in his
third year of teaching in Butts
County. At Jackson High he
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
teaches English and Speech, is
advisor for the Drama Club and
the senior class. He directed the
play that won first place in the
Region One-Act Play Contest. He
is a member of the Butts County
Education Association and a
member of the Georgia Education
Association.
Young Man of The Year
Dr. Bailey Crockarell was born
in Stewart County, Tennessee, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Iven Crock
arell. He attended school at Stew
art County Central High and
Austin Peay State University
where he received a BS degree
with a major in Biology and a
minor in Chemistry. He was a
member of Beta Beta Beta, Hon
orary Biological Society. He en
rolled at the University of Ten
nessee Dental School where he
was a member of Xi Psi Phi
YOUNG FARMER of the YEAR
JIMMY MADDOX
Dental Fraternity and the Nux
Club, Honor Society of U. T.
Medical Units.
Dr. Crockarell served four
years as a naval aviator, receiving
his wings in 1964 and serving
aboard the USS Valley Forge and
USS Randolph. He received his
DDS degree in 1962 and worked
at Milledgeville State Hospital
Dental Clinic before coming to
Jackson in October 1962. He is
a member of the Kiwanis Club,
Sportsmen’s Club, Farm Bureau,
Butts County Athletic Booster
Club, the Central District Dental
Society, the Georgia Dental As
sociation, the Amercian Dental
Association, and is Red Cross
chairman for Butts County. He
is on the Sylvan Grove Hospital
staff and Westbury Medical Care
Home staff.
Dr. Crockarell is a member of
the Jackson United Methodist
Church where he serves as substi
tute teacher for The Watch Class
and is secretary of the admini
strative board of the church. He
married Sara Beth Tippett, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Tippett of Dover, Tennessee. The
Crockarells have three children,
Morris, Kathy, and Alan.
Young Farmer of The Year
James T. (Jimmy) Maddox was
born in 1 944, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Maddox of Butts
County. He was raised on a farm
arid has been active in 4-H and
FFA activities.
Upon graduation from Griffin
High School, he went into part
nership with his father in 1966.
Jimmy is a member of the 10-4
Dairy Club and the 100 Bushel
Corn Club.
Under the name of A1 Jim
Farm, he and his father operate
a dairy of 64 cows and have 18,-
000 laying hens. The farm pro
duces hay and silage for the
dairy.
Jimmy is a member of the Tow
aliga Baptist Church and is mar
ried to the former Miss Brenda
Smith. They have two sons,
Jamie and Rad.
BUTTS COUNTY SINGERS TO
MEET SUNDAY, MARCH Bth
The Butts County Singing
Convention will meet Sunday
afternoon, March Bth, at the
Jenkinsburg Baptist Church from
2 to 4 o’clock. The public is in
vited.