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New* of 10 Year* Ago
An unusual, tragic accident on
a rural road in Newton County
Friday afternoon about one o’-
clock claimed the life of George
Edward Townsend, 18, of Route
1, Jackson, when the car he was
driving struck a power pole, elec
trocuting him when he stepped
from the automobile onto a live
wire.
Mrs. Gussie Cawthon, Route 1,
Jackson, has been named Butts
County crew leader for the 1960
Census of Population and Hous
ing-
Tommy Armstrong and Cary
Kelly placed first in the Central
Georgia Science Fair held Satur
day at the school gymnasium and
sponsored by the Jackson Ki
wanis Club.
Allen Evans was the winner
in a special election for Justice
of the Peace to fill the unexpired
term of J. Hall Turner, resigned.
Jackson’s highly controversial
parking meters, all 250 of them,
go into effect Monday morning,
according to an announcement
made this week by the Mayor and
City Council of Jackson.
New* of 20 Year* Ago
James If. Buchanan, prominent
Jackson business man, suffered
injuries to his left arm that ne
cessitated its amputation at
Strickland Memorial Hospial in
Griffin when the car he was
driving was sideswiped by a truck
on Route 16, south of Pepperton,
early Monday evening.
Jackson High’s girls, losers 32-
23 to Milner Wednesday night
in the finals of the Eastern sec
tion of the Fourth District, de
feated Carrollton 29-28 Friday
night at Forest Park to win third
place in the Fourth District. Man
chester defeated Milner 36-24 for
the title.
Mr. Whit Kinard Thaxton, 47,
died Tuesday night at his home
in Towaliga district after an ill
ness of several weeks.
The 1950 Red Cross fund cam
paign was launched Monday with
Jimmy Cornell as chairman, a po
sition in which he has served with
distinction in past years.
Winners in the 1949 Corn Con
test from Butts County, spon
sored by the Kiwanis Club, were
awarded prizes at the meeting of
the club Tuesday night. Top hon
ors went to Chester O’Neal with
a 120 bushel per acre yield, sec
ond prize was awarded W. C.
Garr with 89 bushels.
New* of 30 Year* Ago
Miss Johnsie Settle gave a love
ly dinner Saturday evening ut her
home on College Street compli
menting her house guest, Miss
Helen Howell of Atlanta and for
Miss Verina Vollner, of San
Diego, California, guest of Miss
Dorothy Ann Carmichael.
James C. Newton was elected
high priest of Jackson Chapter
No. 54, Royal Arch Masons, at a
meeting Saturday night.
Butts County Commissioners
are now studying the advisability
of building a post road from
Hendrix Bridge on Route 72
from Jackson to Covington to the
Indian Springs Camp Ground by
Stark in the lion Springs Com-
FREE TUMBLERS
Get your Starter Set of five (5) different
sizes of Tumblers. FREE with 10 gallons of
gasoline.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
March 20, 21 and 22
Then one Tumbler of your choice with every
7 gallons of gasoline.
James Spur Station
Hwy. 42 South Jackson, Ga.
m unity.
The question of a public health
nurse for Butts County, as rec
ommended by the February
Grand Jury, is uncertain but
sponsors of the plan hope for fin
al success.
The death of Judge Benjamin
Curtwright Ward, 92 years of
age, widely known Butts County
citizen and descendant of promi
nent Georgians, occurred in a
Milledgeville hospital. He died on
the 64th anniversary of his mar
riage.
New* of 40 Year* Ago
A party Tuesday night by the
Jackson Kiwanis Club honored
members of the Girl Scouts who
attended in large numbers along
with their organizer and leader,
Mrs. J. G. McDonald.
Friends here of Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis W. Preston of Barnesville,
formerly of Jackson, are sorry to
know that they were painfully in
jured in an automobile accident
on the Dixie Highway near Ma
con Sunday afternoon.
Fire of undetermined origin
totally destroyed the Iron Springs
Consolidated School Friday night.
The building and equipment was
a total loss, only the pillars being
left standing.
The unexpected and sudden
cold wave over the weekend is
believed to have done little dam
age to the Georgia peach crop.
The thermometer Monday morn
ing registered 23 degrees in Jack
son.
KIWANIS PANCAKE
SUPPER IS SET
FOR APRIL 7th
The first call is sounded for the
Kiwanis pancake supper in the
school lunchroom on Tuesday,
April 7th.
Denny O’Neal, Kiwanis presi
dent, in announcing the always
popular eating extravaganza, says
that pancakes, sausage, syrup
and all the trimmings will be
served from five to eight o’clock
on an “all you can eat basis.”
Mr. O’Neal said that tickets
will soon be available from all
Kiwanis members at a price of
SI.OO for adults and 50c for
children.
PERSONAL
Mrs, John Leo and baby,
Christina, of Atlanta and Mrs.
Alphonse Leo of Eidson, N. J.
spent the weekend with Mrs. W.
M. Towles. Mrs. Leo brought
Christina to see her grandfather,
\V. M'. Towles, a patient at West
bury Medical Care Home, for the
first time.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Thrasher
Sr. went to Valdosta to view the
eclipse and then spent several
days with their son, Albert
Thrasher Jr., and Mrs. Thrasher
in Lakeland, Florida.
Miss Kay Pinckney of Agnes
Scott College arrived Wednesday
to spend the Spring holidays with
her parents.
Mrs. H. 11. Caldwell and Mrs.
G. G. Wallace spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Caldwell
in Hampton.
Resolution On
Death Of
A. W. Newton
Whereas, on March 14, 1970,
Mr. A. W. Newton’s pilgrimage
was ended. During his lifetime,
he was a good citizen and hus
band. He rendered an invaluable
service to those needing a coun
selor and friend and
Whereas, he not only served
pesonalities, small and great but
served well his country, his coun
ty and his city. For approximate
ly six years he served on the
City Council. During all of this
time, he served as chairman of
the gas committee. He could be
considered “The Father” of the
City’s gas system, whereas he
chartered the course of its in
stallation. He was in charge of
the system during its infant years
until it was well established in
our community. In addition, he
served on other committees of
the City and mapped a course of
progress for the city and worked
hard to make Jackson a better
place in which to live, with more
adavntages for everyone.
Therefore be it resolved, that
the Mayor and Council of the
City of Jackson recognize the
great loss that our community
will suffer due to the death of
Mr. A. W. Newton. We will miss
his public spirit, his civic pride,
his enthusiasm, his general good
will and fellowship.
Be it further resolved, that
these resolutions be placed upon
the minutes of the City Council
and a copy be sent to his family
and copies sent to the Jackson
Progress-Argus and Radio Station
WJGA.
Passed by Mayor & Council
March 16, 1970.
C. 8.-BROWN JR.
Mayor
JOHN R. PULLIAM
JOHN L. COLEMAN
W. O. BALL
C. M. DANIEL JR.
HAROLD E. MARTIN
Councilmen
PERSONAL
Miss Dorner Carmichael, stu
dent at the University of Geor
gia .arrives March 19th and Miss
Candee Carmichael, student at
West Georgia College, arrived
Tuesday night, to spend Spring
holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. W. Carmichael.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smead of
Atlanta visited Mrs. W. T. Mote
and Tally last Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Anthony of
Flovilla and Mr. A. L. Anthony
of Conyers visited Mrs. Anthony’s
uncle, Mr. Tom Smith, at Hamil
ton Memorial Hospital in Dalton
on Sunday. Mr. Smith, who was
in critical condition, was better
Sunday.
Mrs. Leonard Howell Colwell
left Wednesday by jet for her
home in San Antonio, Texas. She
was called home upon the death
of her grandmother, Mrs. Annie
Cleveland Crenshaw. She spent
several days with her mother,
Mrs. Ruth Faulkner.
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Wildlife May
Be On Way
To Extinction
“Seen Any Wildlife Lately?”
is the provocative theme of the
32nd annual observance of Na
tional Wildlife Week, March 15-
21, sponsored by the National
Wildlife Federation in coopera
tion with its state affiliates.
Carl Brack, president of the
Butts County Sportsmen’s Club,
said this year’s observance "...
... is particularly important be
cause it asks each of us to re
flect on our nation’s vanishing
wildlife heritage and ponder the
effect on our own lives.”
Increasing air and water pollu
tion, persistent pesticides, non
planned highways, and urban
sprawl are steadily gnawing away
at our nation’s wildlife resources.
A staggering 89 American wild
life species are on the brink of
extinction.
“Wildlife is a sensitive yard
stick for measuring the livability
of our environment,” Mt. Brack
continued. “With the accelerating
deterioration of our urban and
suburban areas about the only
wildlife most of our citizens have
seen lately are rats, sparrows,
and pigeons.”
During Wildlife Week the Na
tional Wildlife Federation’s 2%
million supporters throughout the
U. S. will be asking “Seen any
Wildlife Lately?” The answer will
be reflection on the quality of
our environment.
Ga. State Parks
Second To None
In U. S.—Gordon
ATLANTA, — (GPS) Declaring
that Georgia’s state parks “don’t
have to look up to those of any
other state,” State Parks Direc
tor John L. Gordon recently told
the Dublin Rotary Club that
Georgia’s parks “can easily claim
the title of the nation’s finest not
only because these parks are well
endowed with a wide variety of
natural beauty, but also because
they are so well adapted to mod
ern needs.”
“In a world of rapid indus
trialization, urbanization, air pol
lution and traffic congestion,”
Gordon said, “the successful state
parks network has to be dynamic
to survive. And yet, at the same
time, a part of its make-up must
never change.”
The director added that Geor
gia’s state parks are “fortunate in
having the ideal mixture of the
dynamic and the unchanging,
and consequently will continue to
broadcast a re-creating spirit to
all who would partake.”
Director Gordon explained that
the job of the State Parks Depart
ment is to convey “this spirit by
cooperating with nature and, at
the same time, with the people of
Georgia.”
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Veterans' Kin
Could Be
Due Pension
Atlanta—According to State
Veterans Service Director Pete
Wheeler, “Many widows and chil
dren of deceased Georgia war
veterans are eligible for pensions,
but they just have not bothered
to make application for such pen
sions at the Veterans Admini
stration.
“Until a few years ago,” said
Wheeler, “a widow’s eligibility
for a pension required that her
husband have a service connected
disability at the time of his
death. This restriction, however,
was lifted in 1960, and many
widows, who were denied pen
sions on that basis, should now
make new applications at the
VA.”
The eligibility of a wartime
veteran’s widow for a pension,
according to the law, can be
voided only by income limita
tions and remarriage.
Wheeler said that the amount
of a widow’s pension is dependent
upon her income. Widows, pre
viously denied pensions because
of excessive income, would now
qualify if their income does not
exceed $2,000 and they have no
dependents. The income limita
tion for a widow with dependents
is $3,200.
“In many cases,” added Wheel
er, the surviving dependant chil
dren of the deceased wartime vet
eran may be eligible for pension
even though the widow would not
be eligible because of income or
remarriage.”
Widows and children who think
they may qualify should contact
the nearest office of the Georgia
Department of Veterans Service.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Caldwell,
Mike and Dianne, Mrs. Evelyn
Lambert and Mrs. Fred Caldwell
visited Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Bradshaw Jr. and Tripp of Rome
on Sunday.
Mrs. J. I. Hickson of Donal
sonville visited Mrs. Fred Cald
well and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bur
ford during the weekend.
Mrs. R. C. Edwards has return
ed to her home from visiting Mrs.
W. S. Payne in Butler and Mr.
and Mrs. Dyer Edwards and fam
ily in Jonesboro, while she was
recuperating from a fall in her
home several weeks ago.
Miss O’Delle Moore of Atlanta
visited Mrs. F. C. Hearn on Sun
day and attended the funeral of
A. W. Newton.
Mrs. H. H. Caldwell and Mrs.
G. G. Wallace spent Monday with
Mrs. Pearl Branch in Griffin.
Mrs. Sam Taratoot and Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Taratoot, Jerry and
Wendy of Atlanta visited Mrs. W.
T. Mote and Tally Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Colwell
of Scotland, Ga., spent the week
end with their mother, Mrs. L.
P. Colwell. They came to attend
the funeral of Mrs. C. S. Cren
shaw in Smyrna.
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Progress-Argus
Honor Roll
New and Renewal Subscription*
Of The Past Few Days
John Frazer, Macon
Miss Anna Rosa Bond, East
Point
J. R. Bedsole, Jackson
Mrs. O. A. Thomas, Jackson
Melvin Fendley, Jackson
Kipling Wise, Griffin
Mrs. B. J. Thomason, Jackson
B. Harvey Hodges, Jackson
J. R. Pettigrew, Decatur
T. H. White, Griffin
Lee Maddox, Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lee, Jack
son
T. O. Bell, Jackson
Mabel Wilkes, Jackson
Mrs. T. E. Huff, Jenkinsburg
F. E. Mason, Jackson
Mrs. James W. Harden, Locust
Grove
Claudette’s Beauty Shop, Jack-
son
Mrs. E. F. Tharpe, Jackson
Rev. Wiley Cameron, Jackson
Mrs. Lois White, Jackson
Mrs. W. L. Sams, Richmond,
Va.
Mrs. Annie P. Fincher, East
Point
Dr. Leslie E. Caldwell, Monti
cello
Mrs. Donald Washington, Jack
son
Mrs. Robert O. Torbett, Jack
son
C. H. Bradshaw, Jackson
Mrs. T. H. Buttrill, Jackson
Lt. Col. W. S. Norman, South
port, N. C .
ANNUAL STATEMENT
FARMERS COOPERATIVE
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
December 31, 1969
Ledger Assets 12/31/1968 $65,873.72
Total Receipts for 1969 48,497.28
$114,371.00
DISBURSMENTS: 1969.
Purchase of U. S. Treasury Bonds -—525,000.00
Fire Loss 1,240.00
Agent’s Commissions 1,435.77
Salaries, Officers 500.00
Salaries, Directors 30.00
License, Bond, & Misc. 183.29
$28,389.06 $85,981.94
QUALIFIED ASSETS:
U. S. Treasury Bonds $52,500.00
Cash on hand 33,481.94
$85,981.94
W. C. Garr, President
E. H. Cook, Agent
H. G. Harris, Secretary-Treasurer
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1970
W. H. Moncrief, Washington
D. C.
Mrs. Grady Carlisle, Austell
H. L. Strickland, Hampton
V. M. White, Jackson
G. L. Morgan, Jackson
H. G. Spruell, Jackson
J. F. Brooks, Jackson
Mrs. O. J. Bond, Jackson
Mrs. E. P. Colwell, Griffin
Mrs. Curtis Johnson, Flovilla
Dr. B. M. Crockarell, Jackson
Malcolm Brenner, Jackson
Rev. David Black, Jackson
Mrs. Raymond Smith, Flovilla
Hawkes Library, Jackson
Mrs. Lee R. Rose, Las Vegas
Nevada
Dewey Wise, Jackson
Glen J. Mangham, Jackson
Mrs. Linton R. Harper, Jackson
Dr. Antonio Pinera, Jenkins
burg
Rudolph Sullivan, Forsyth
Dwane Colwell, Griffin
Mrs. Jewel Stephens, Jackson
T. F. Freeman, Forsyth
W. H. Kitchens, Jackson
Jack McClendon, Stockbridge
James W. Wise, Jackson
Mrs. C. M. Coggins, Atlanta
V. E. O’Neal, Atlanta
Mrs. Robert Yielding, Albany
Georgia Power Cos., Atlanta
R. A. Threatt, Jackson
Mrs. Clyde Allen, Tifton
Mrs. Frank Coleman, Griffin
Mrs. T. G. Erooks, Flovilla
J. E. Cornell, Indian Springs
Lewis W. Washington, Jackson
J. G. Webb, Forsyth
Mrs. Harvey Thompson, Jack
son
David E. McClendon, Locust
Grove
L. R. Washington, Jackson
S. W. Washington, Jackson