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VOL. 97 —NO. 13
Denominations Unite For
Easter Sunrise Service
Christians of all denominations will worship together at the
Community Easter Sunrise Service Sunday morning at six o’clock
in the pavilion at Indian Springs State Park. The traditional service
is being sponsored and the program arranged by the Butts County
Ministerial Association. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
The worship service will be led by pastors from the Baptist,
Methodist, Presbyterian, and Nazarene Churches of Butts County
with special music provided by members of the First Baptist Church,
Steve Jett, director.
The program for the Easter morning Sunrise Service is as
follows:
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Welcome and Call to Worship Rev. Waldrep Jenkins
Hymn “Low in the Grave He Lay”
Easter Story: John 20: 1-18 Rev. Theodore Terry
Hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen”
Prayer Rev. Billy Ring
Special Music : Steve Jett, Dir.
By First Baptist Church
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:9-13 Rev. Francis Ford
Sermon Rev. David Black
“The Power and the Glory”
Hymn “Jesus Shall Reign”
Benediction Rev. Don Folsom
Spring Festival
Next Tuesday
At Group Camp
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PETE WILSON
The public is invited to attend
the “Woman’s Day Spring Fes
tival” to be held Tuesday, March
31st, at 10:30 a. m. at the Group
Camp at Indian Springs State
Park.
“Fonduing is Fun!” and “Kit
chen Tricks with the Blender”
will be demonstrated by Myrtle
Spradlin, Home Economist with
the Oster Company of Atlanta.
A fondue party is the “in”
thing now and is the easiest way
ever to entertain! Put together
a gathering of good friends and
hard appetites, add the style and
richness of Oster controlled heat
electric fondue and you have
created a charming dinner or
patio party. All your guests do
their own cooking and serving
in the same appliance.
Pete Wilson, specialist on Kit
chen Aid products with Hopkins
Equipment Company of Atlanta
will demonstrate “dishwashing
magic.” Mr. Wilson has had 34
years experience in appliance
merchandising and marketing. He
is the 1969 winner of the Pride
Award, given by “Dealer Scope”
lo the most outstanding salesman
in marketing in the state.
The Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation’s Power
Use Committee and the County
- .ension Home Economic Clubs
are in charge of the meeting. Ev
eryone attending is asked to bring
covered dish for the luncheon
at one o’clock.
The co-op will give five SIO.OO
cnecks to the five organizations
, fl ' in ® the largest attendance at
rhe meeting.
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SUNRISE SERVICES i
Benson Ham
To Run For
Representative
Benson Ham, a Monroe County
attorney, has announced that he
will be a candidate in the Dem
ocratic Primary for Represent
ative to the General Assembly
from District 33, composed of
Butts and Monroe Counties.
Mr. Ham is a member of the
law firm of Ham, Mills and Free
man in Forsyth. He is a member
of the Flint Circuit Bar Associ
ation, having served as president,
and is also a member of the Geor
gia Bar Association, presently
serving on the Board of Gover
nors.
Mr. Ham is married to the
former Miss Elsie Sanders of
Forsyth and they have five chil
dren, Carole, Phil, Jim, Wendie
and Holly.
Candidate Ham has been active
in community service in Monroe
County since he began his law
practice in June of 1959 after
graduating from the Walter F.
George School of Law. Mr. Ham
has served as President of the
Forsyth Lions Club, the Monroe
County Jaycees, and the Monroe
County Sportsman Federation.
During his term of office as
President of the Monroe Coun
ty Jaycees he was instrumental
in organizing the free distribu
tion of 'Salk vaccine to all the
citizens of Monroe County in
helping to wage the fight against
polio. Mr. Ham has been award
ed the Monroe County Jaycees
Distinguished Service Award and
has received the Medallion for
Meritorious Service from the
American Heart Association.
Mr. Ham stated that he had
discussed his announcement with
Representative Harold Clarke of
Forsyth, who is not seeking re
election and that Representative
Clarke had graciously agreed to
assist him or whoever is elected
in meeting the people who will
be working with the General As
sembly. Candidate Ham also an
nounced that he would have a
poll printed in the local news
papers in Butts and Monroe
Counties to determine exactly
what the citizens of both coun
ties were interested in so that
their opinions might be adequate
ly expressed by their Represent
ative.
REVIVAL AT MT. VERNON
WILL BEGIN APRIL l*t
Revival services at Mount Ver
non Baptist Church will begin
April Ist and extend through
Sunday night, April sth, with the
Rev. Leon Cross, pastor, doing
the preaching.
Services will begin each eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock with special
singing by choirs and groups from
various churches.
Mike Allen
Sells Store
To Nephew
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MIKE ALLEN
Announcement is made this
week that Jackson’s largest and
oldest independent grocery store,
Allen’s Hom-Ond Food Store,
Inc., will be sold effective April
Ist by its owner, Mike Allen, to
his nephew, Robert (Bob) Mich
ael Jackson. Upon transfer of
ownership Mr. Allen will retire
from the grocery business and
will devote his time to other in
terests and hobbies.
Mr. Allen recalled that in 1925,
when he was 10 years old, his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Allen Sr., bought the store
on the north side of the square
from S. W. Maddox and changed
its name to Allen Grocery Com
pany. Reminiscing further, Mr.
Allen said “I sold parched pea
nuts, using a hand turn parcher,
and cold drinks on the sidewalk
for about three years. This was
before the square was paved and
there were three watering places
and about 15 hitching posts in
front of the store for mules and
horses.” During his high school
days, Mr. Allen, with another em
ployee, opened the store every
morning at 6 o’clock and stayed
until time for school when his
parents would come up. At that
time Mr. Allen Sr. was a tele
grapher with Southern Railroad
and worked from 3 p. m. until 11
p. m.
In 1937 Mr. Allen left Georgia
Tech to return to Jackson and
actively began his grocery career
with the inventory of the store
being enlarged. Mr. Allen recalls
that in 1942 their butcher quit
and he was chosen for the job
whereupon he immediately cut
his first hind backwards.
In 1948 the Allens built their
present store and had been in
the new building only six weeks
when Mr. Allen Sr. drowned on
March 17th, 1948 while fishing
in the Ocmulgee River below
Jackson dam. Mr. Allen managed
the store for his mother until
1964 when he became owner.
In 1942 Mr. Allen was mar
ried to the former Miss Cathe
rine McMichael, daughter of Mrs.
C. E. McMichael and the late
Mr. McMichael. A member of
the First Eaptist Church, Mr. Al
len has servejl as secretary of the
Sunday School for two years and
has taught the Boys Sunday
School Class for 15 years. He was
a member of the Jackson Kiwanis
Club for 20 years, 14 of which
he served as secretary and treas
urer and had a perfect attend
ance record during that period.
Mr. Allen is a past master of
St. John’s Lodge J'lo. 45 and is a
member of the Chapter and Com
mandery. He is a member of the
Butts County Chamber of Com
merce, Inc. and of the Griffin
Elks Lodge. He recently entered
into partnership with Maurice
Carmichael in the operation of
Jackson Mobile Homes.
The new owner of the store j
was graduated from Jackson High j
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1970 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Trouble Rears
Head On
Mclntosh Trail
There was trouble on the Trail
today.
The Mclntosh Trail Area Plan
ning and Development Commis
sion announced its planning di
rector had been relieved of his
duties.
It was also announced that the
chairman of the commission had
stepped down temporarily and
the vice chairman had become
acting chairman.
Internal staff troubles have
been brewing for several weeks
and broke open publicly today
when Larry Gridley, executive
director of the Mclntosh Trail
unit, announced Dale McLaren,
planning director, had been re
lieved of his duties.
J. D. Arp of Fayetteville who
was chairman of the board of
directors, stepped out of that
post temporarily. He is an of
ficial for Delta Air Lines which
has taken a strong position for
location of the new Atlanta Air
port in north Fulton County.
The Mclntosh Trail has been
pushing for the location of the
Airport in Henry County (Site
D).
Mr. Arp stepped down tempo
rarily as chairman of the Trail
to avoid any possible conflict of
interest.
Milton Daniel, an auto dealer
in Jackson, stepped in as tempo
rary acting chairman because he
was vice chairman of the Trail
board.
Mr. Gridley could not be con
tacted this morning for a state
ment regarding the release of
Mr. McLaren.
Mr. Gridley announced to news
media that Mr. McLaren is no
longer an employee of the Mc-
Intosh Trail. He said Mr. Mc-
Laren would be missed by the
commission and staff.
Mr. Gridley said in his written
notice to news media that the
Trail would continue present pro
grams as established including
the project of seeking the air
port for Henry County.
Mr. McLaren said that he was
handed a letter of dismissal yes
terday afternoon by Mr. Gridley
while at work in his office at the
Griffin headquarters for the
Trail.
“I hope the public doesn’t lose
confidence in me. I am still a
citizen of Griffin. People here
have been wonderful to me as
well as the people in the five
county area of Mclntosh Trail,”
Mr. McLaren said.
Mr'. McLaren declined to say
what his immediate plans would
be.—Griffin Daily News, March
24th.
JACKSON STUDENTS ARE
ON MGC DEAN’S LIST
COCHRAN. GA.,—Dr. Joseph
P. Vidosic, Dean of Middle Geor
gia College, has announced that
two students from Jackson made
the Dean’s List for the Winter
Quarter.
To attain the Dean’s List, a
student must attain an average
of 3.2 or better.
Students carrying a full aca
demic load (15 quarter hours)
who made the Dean’s List are:
Pamela Ann Cawthon and Wil
liam Jesse James. Miss Cawthon
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Cawthon and Mr. James is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ardell
James.
School and from the University
of Georgia in 1967. Mr. Jackson
spent three years in service, 15
months in Hawaii. He is a mem
ber of the First Baptist Church
and of the Moose and Elks Clubs.
He is married to the former Miss
Patsy Glidewell of Jackson and
they have a daughter, Cathy Jack
son, 17 months old. Mr. Jackson
joined Allen’s Hom-Ond Food
Store in December 1965 and
states that he will continue the
same policies under which the
store has operated under and
prospered while owned and ope
rated by Mr. and Mrs. Allen and
Mike Allen.
County To Begin Food
Stamp Program July Ist
G. L. Weldon
Found Dead
In Trailer
The body of Mr. George L.
(Jiggs) Weldon was discovered in
his trailer about 9 o’clock Wed
nesday morning by a friend,
Frank Ridgeway of Lamar Coun
ty, who had come to check on
Mr. Weldon.
Butts County Coroner John
Sherrell and members of the
Jackson Police Department were
called to the scene. Coroner Sher
rell said that the fully clothed
body of Mr. Weldon was found
on a bed and evidence indicated
that he had died from natural
causes, probably a massive heart
attack that could have occurred
as early as Sunday.
Mr. Ridgeway told Mr. Sher
rell and Jackson policemen that
he had brought Mr. Weldon to his
trailer, located on East Third
Street on a lot adjacent to the
old Barkley home, between 8 and
9 o’clock Sunday morning. Mr.
Ridgeway said that when he ar
rived at the trailer Wednesday
morning he found the door closed
but unlocked and upon entering
immediately detected the odor of
death. He, called the Jackson po
lice who, in turn, summoned
Coroner Sherrell.
Funeral arrangements for Mr.
Weldon, who had operated a small
store on the Barnesville Highway
for a long number of years, were
incomplete at press time.
Harold Clarke
To Retire As
Legislator
Hon. Harold G. Clarke, widely
known Forsyth attorney and for
the past ten years representative
in the General Assembly from
Butts and Monroe Counties, in a
statement contained elsewhere in
this issue, announced this week
that he will not seek re-election
to the post which he has held
with distinction and honor.
Mr. Clarke said the principal
reasons for his decision were
“the increased demands of busi
ness and personal obligations.”
For eight years Mr. Clarke served
as a committee chairman in the
House, among these chairman
ships being chairman of the In
dustry Committee and chairman
of the Local Affairs Committee.
He was instrumental in obtaining
much needed improvements at
Indian Springs State Park and
at High Falls State Park, both
of which are located in his dis
trict.
Mr. Clarke was a former pub
lisher of The Monroe Advertiser
where he was widely known in
state journalistic circles. His
father, the late Rev. .1. H. Clarke,
was owner and publisher of the
newspaper in Forsyth for many
years.
TOWALIGA BAPTIST
CHURCH TO HOLD
SUNRISE SERVICE
Members of the Towaliga Bap
tist Church will hold an Easter
Sunrise Service March 29th at
6:30 o’clock at High Falls State
Park. Announcement of the ser
vice was made by J. C. Parham,
pastor.
Place of the meeting is the
Family and Group Shelter across
the street from the superintend
ent’s office.
WORTHVILLE TO PRESENT
“CHALLENGE OF THE CROSS”
You have a special invitation
to the Worthville Baptist Church
Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock
to see a sermon in' action, The
Challenge of the Cross.
Hal Suit To
Address
BPW Club
HAL suit
Harold C. (Hal) Suit, 48, can
didate for governor on the Re
publican ticket, will be the speak
er at the dinner meeting of the
Jackson Business and Profes
sional Women’s Club on Monday
night, March 30th, at seven
o’clock at the Jackson Clubhouse.
Mr. Suit, a native of Ohio, has
been involved in news and pub
lic affairs for more than two
decades, becoming news director
of WSB-TV, a position he held
with distinction until his recent
resignation.
Mr. Suit was born in Youngs
town but had spent his entire
adult life in the South. During
World War II he was twice
wounded and decorated during
the European campaign. Upon
discharge he settled in Florida
where he majored in history and
political science at the University
of Florida and at Rollins Col
lege.
Mr. Suit started in radio in
1947 and prior to joining WSB
TV he was with an Albany tele
vision station as news and pro
duction director.
On five occasions, since 1962,
the Associated Press has recog
nized Mr. Suit’s work with
awards. He has won both the
Quill Award and the Green Eye
shade Award. In 1969 Mr. Suit
served as state chairman for the
Georgia Epilepsy Campaign.
The program is in charge of
the Personal Development Com
mittee, Mrs. Jewellene Polk,
chairman.
Indian Springs
Fire Destroys
Home Tuesday
A six room frame dwelling at
Indian Springs, occupied by Mr.
J. M. Bates and two sons, was tot
ally destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning with the origin undeter
mined but believed to have start
ed from a hot water heater in a
rear room.
Mr. Bates said Tuesday that
he was awakened by a pet cat
that jumped onto the bed and on
his chest and face. Feeling the
effect of the heat, smoke and
flames Mr. Bates and his sons,
along with the cat, emerged from
the burning house and were only
able to save a sofa, television and
ol lamp. The house was owned by
Kyle McMichael and was partially
covered with insurance, it was re
ported Tuesday.
Members of the Jackson and
Flovilla Volunteer Fire Depart
ments sent trucks to the scene
and were instrumental in keeping
the flames from spreading to ad
joining structures on both sides.
Valuable antiques, silver, and
china belonging to the mother
of Mrs. Kyle McMichael were lost
to the fire. They were stored in
a back room.
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The Butts County Commission
ers at a called meeting last week
voted unanimously to request the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
to designate Butts County as
eligible for food stamps which
program will be put into effect
locally on July 1, 1970.
This action was made neces
sary when the office of Economic
Opportunity informed the com
missioners that they will termi
nate the surplus food program in
Butts County completely as of
June 30, 1970.
Tom Mann, food official of the
State Department of Family and
Children Services, expressed to
the commissioners that they had
three choices to help indigent
families in the county. One, he
stated, was to continue the sur
plus food distribution with the
county bearing the total cost of
the program, except cost of the
food. Mr. Mann said secondly that
the county could implement the
food stamp program whereby lo
cal grocery stores could partici
pate if they chose by redeeming
stamps at par value as if they
were cash money. It was esti
mated by the speaker that the
food stamp program would bring
an additional $300,000 to the
county, the total cost in adminis
tering the program to average
approximtely $225 per month.
The third alternative, as ex
plained by Mr. Mann was to
abolish all programs with the
county making no provision to
assist needed families.
It was pointed out at the meet
ing that the OEO distributed sur
plus food to approximately 360
households. The county could
have continued the food surplus
program by paying the cost of
distribution with the commission
ers deciding in favor of the food
stamp program.
The distribution of the food
stamps will be handled by the
local office of the family and
children service. It was revealed
at the meeting that 82 counties
now are participating in the food
stamp program with nine coun
ties wanting for final implemen
tation on the program.
First Grade
Registration
Is Scheduled
Two days, Saturday, April 4th,
and Saturday, April 11th, have
been scheduled for first grade
registration for the 1970-71
school year, according to Bill
Jones, superintendent of Butts
County Schools.
According to Mr. Jones regis
tration at the Henderson Ele
mentary School is scheduled for
April 4th with April 11th the date
set for parents to register their
children at the Jackson Element
ary School. The superintendent
emphasized that children should
be registered on one of these two
days only.
Mr. Jones stated that separate
days are used for the two schools
in order for the curriculum di
rector to work with each school
in administering a short readi
ness test to each child.
The schedule of activities at
each school on registration day
will be as follows!
9:00 - 9:45: Parents should
arrive and fill out registration
forms. Teachers will take charge
of the children.
9:45 - 11:30: Parents to meet
in auditorium for an explanation
of non-graded program and the
curriculum.
9:45 - 11:30: Children—The
first grade teachers will admin
ister readiness tests.
Parents should bring the birth
certificates for their children if
they have them, Mr. Jones stated.
If birth certiificates are not
available, come and register your
child but start proceedings now
to obtain one before school opens
in the fall.