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VOL. 97 —NO. 14
Gubernatorial
Candidate
Spoke Here
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HAL SUIT
Harold C. (Hal) Suit, widely
known former TV news commen
tator and conservative candidate
for governor on the Republican
ticket, spoke to an overflow as
semblage of Jackson Business
and Professional Women’s Club
members and guests at the March
dinner meeting Monday night at
the Jackson Clubhouse. The
occasion coincided with the 18th
birthday celebration of the Jack
son BPW Club. Mr. Suit was in
troduced by Mrs. Jewellene Polk,
chairman of the Personal Devel
opment Committee, which was in
charge of the program.
Mr. Suit, articulate and earn
est, began his address by stating,
“I want to talk to you tonight
about the place we call ‘home’—
the State of Georgia.” Drawing
first priority in his talk were
his remarks on education. He
emphasized the need for neigh
borhood schools where attendance
may be by choice. He stressed
that neighborhood schools can be
destroyed by busing and with the
destruction of these schools qual
ity education also ebbs. He said
that local support is essential to
schools because it reflects local
concern and local responsibility.
The speaker stated that Geor
gians should re-examine and re
evaluate our education system and
that because of emotions involved
in education the school problems
will over-ride all other issues
from now until September.
Sounding off on pollution, Mr.
Suit said that man today is ar
rogantly abusing the God-given
gifts of good air and water in
an effort to get the most in crea
ture comforts and he’s paying a
high price for the good life. The
speaker said that before accus
ing fingers are pointed in any di
rection or at any single aspect
of our living, much more research
on pollution is critically needed.
He pointed out that “we are go
ing to have to learn to live within
the laws of nature either volun
tarily or by laws that aren’t yet
on our books. But let’s get the
facts first.”
Stating that “industrial wealth
needs to be shared by all Geor
gians,” Mr. Suit said that new
plants should be going up in old
cotton fields in every part of the
state. Local industry provides
jobs for young people and will
bring them back home after they
earn a college degree. The speak
er stressed that Georgia must
have a sound economy and we
must not ignore the state’s ag
ricultural potential.
On taxes, Mr. Suit stated that
a small group of people in the
state take the majority of the
load in taxes and that we must
not think of tax increases until
sound business principles are the
accepted practice in every de
partment of state government.
A family or a business that does
not live within its means goes
broke,” Mr. Suit said. “A state
should be no exception. Let’s
c <rt talking about fiscal respon
sibility.”
The large and attentive audi
e,'ce was composed of represent
f '' es from a number of clubs
this area, among them being
e Dogwood Club from Atlanta,
• • rrv County Club, Forest Park,
Barnesville, Griffin, and Stock
dge. Gladys Denton, District
Griffin Textile
Plants Begin
Recruiting Drive
Textile manufacturers in Grif
fin are joining with mills
throughout the South in a month
long recruiting campaign aimed
at attracting new workers to the
textile industry.
Called “Operation FUTURE,”
the campaign is scheduled for
April, 1970, and is being spon
sored jointly by local textile man
ufacturers. Sponsors include
Crompton-Highland Mills, Dundee
Mills, Inc., Lowell Bleachery
South, Rushton Cotton Mills, and
Thomaston Mills Griffin Divis
ion.
Floyd C. Newton, Vice Presi
dent and Treasurer of Dundee
Mills, and chairman of the local
campaign, said the industry-wide
campaign slogan will be “Get a
Real Job ... in Textiles.” “And
there are many good jobs avail
able,” Mr. Newton said. He esti
mated that there are some 40,-
000 job openings each year in
textile manufacturing throughout
the Southeast.
“No specific goals are being
set for the number of new people
to be hired,” Mr. Newton said.
“Operation FUTURE stands for
First United Textile Recruiting
Effort. Our sponsoring com
panies employ more than 3,500
people, representing 52 per cent
of the local industrial employ
ment,” he said, “and we are con
tinuously seeking new employees
who can qualify for the jobs that
are available. So many of our
activities will be aimed at fa
miliarizing people in the area
with some of the opportunities
available in textile plants.”
According to James Doughtie,
Vice President and General Man
ager of Crompton-Highland Mills,
“The idea is to achieve through
united, simultaneous action the
kind of massive exposure which
will make everybody aware of
the industry and the excellent
job opportunities it provides.”
James Boyers, Industrial Rela
tions Manager of Thomaston
Mills, added, “We don’t expect
that Operation FUTURE will im
mediately result in long lines of
job candidates at personnel offi
ces. We do expect it will alert
people, particularly young peo
ple, the underemployed, and the
unemployed to the fact that tex
tiles offer steady jobs, the kinds
of satisfaction that result from
doing worthwhile work, and op
portunities for advancement.”
Mr. Newton said the local cam
paign will be aimed at persons
of all working ages, but the
heaviest concentration of activity
will probably be targeted at
young people in the process of
choosing a vocation.
Although the industry has
openings and opportunities for
people with or without previous
training, he said every effort
would be made to encourage
youngsters to complete high
school training before seeking
full-time employment.
PLEASANT GROVE YOUTH
REVIVAL BEGINS 10th
A Youth Revival at Pleasant
Grove Congregational Methodist
Church will begin Friday, April
10th, and extend through Sunday,
April 12th, with Rev. Talmadge
Guess, pastor of the Homerville
Congregational Methodist Church,
as the guest evangelist. The pub
lic is cordially invited.
Director, of East Point, and many
other guests, were also present.
Mr. Goss accompanied Mr. Suit.
Mrs. Lucile Ridgeway and Mrs.
Julia Lewis led the group in sing
ing several appropriate songs.
Mrs. Robert C. Edwards, presi
dent, welcomed the large audi
ence, recognized charter members,
and past presidents. She also
thanked Mrs. Dora Maddox for
the beautiful flowers grown in
her garden. Attention was called
to the business meeting scheduled
for Tuesday night, April 7th, at
the home of Mrs. S. L. Austin
at 7:30 o’clock.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1970
Eddie Bryan,
Florida Banker,
Died in Sleep
Mr. J. E. (Eddie) Bryan, a na
tive of Jackson who rose to a po
sition of eminence in Florida
banking circles, died early Tues
day morning, March 24th, follow
ing a heart attack. A member of
his family said he died in his
sleep at his home, 4400 Catalonia
Way S, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Born in Jackson on September
6th, 1900, he was the son of Mr.
Claude Bryan and Mrs. Bertha
McMichael Bryan, both natives of
Georgia.
He attended Georgia Tech and
had his studies interrupted by en
listment in the Army during
World War I. Following the war,
he returned to college.
Mr. Bryan began his banking
career in Georgia, moving to St.
Petersburg in 1922 where he
joined the Ninth Street Bank and
Trust Company as a bookkeeper.
In 1930 he became assistant
cashier of the First Security
Bank which, in 1931, changed its
name to Union Trust Company.
Mr. Bryan was elected treas
urer at that time and from that
office he rose to positions as as
sistant vice president, vice presi
dent and cashier, and to execu
tive vice president.
In June 1944 he was elected
president and a member of the
Board of Directors.
Just a week preceeding his
death the 69-year-old retired pres
ident of Union Trust National
Bank, St. Petersburg, was guest
of honor at a retirement party
held at the Commerce Club. Some
60 officers and directors of the
bank attended the function, host
ed by C. O. Lowe, chairman of
the board.
He served as president of the
Florida Bankers Association;
member of the board of directors,
Jacksonville branch of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank in Atlanta;
member of the Regional Advisory
Committee on Banking Policies
of the Sixth National Bank Re
gion; and as vice president (Flor
ida) and member of the execu
tive committee of the American
Bankers Association.
Mr. Bryan’s activity in civic
circles was extensive, and this
service to the community was rec
ognized in 1966 when he was
named “Mr. Sun” by the Sun
coasters, Festival of State spon
sors.
In 1964 he became the first
Floridian to receive the U. S.
Treasury’s highest recognition for
exceptional volunteer service, the
Minute Man Award. He served
as chairman of both the savings
bond division of the American
Banking Association of Florida
and of Pinellas County.
He was formerly president of
Chamber of Commerce, United
Fund and Community Chest. He
was a director of Goodwill In
dustries and the Kiwanis Club
and a trustee of All Children’s
Hospital. He was a member of
Suncoasters, Committee of 100
and various Masonic organiza
tions.
Mr. Bryan was a member of
the Baptist Church.
He retired as president of
Union Trust in January and as
vice chairman of the board last
month.
An ardent golfer, he played
his last game Saturday, March
21st. Mr. Bryan was a pillar of
Lakewood County Club, of which
he was formerly president.
A brief memorial service was
held at the bank Thursday for
the 300 bank staffers only. Mr.
Bryan’s pastor, Dr. Earl B. Ed
ington of First Baptist Church,
spoke.
A public memorial service was
held at 3:30 p. m. Thursday at
First Baptist Church, with inter
ment at Royal Palm Cemetery,
101 55th St. S.
The C. James Mathews Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
The family requested donations
to favorite charities in lieu of
flowers.
Mr. Bryan is survived by his
wife, Virginia; a son, Joseph E.
Bryan, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Bet
ty B. Allen; and four grandchil
dren, all of St. Petersburg.
Henderson Band
And Chorus
Perform Well
BY ALFRED WATKINS
On Friday, March 20th, the
Henderson High Chorus, under
the direction of Mr. A. J. Buggs,
Jr., attended their annual Chorus
Festival in Barnesville. Their
performance was one of the best
in the school’s history as they
received an inspirational rating
of excellent. They sang three se
lections: “Honey,” “Just A Closer
Walk With Thee,” and “No Man
Is An Island.”
Mr. Buggs has done a fine job
with this group which is led by
president Patrilla McDowell and
vice president Johnny Hightower.
Another dedicated group on
campus is the Henderson High
Concert Band. The band, like the
Glee Club, is under the fine di
rection of Mr. Buggs Jr.
On Saturday, March 21st, the
concert band journeyed to West
Point for their annual Band Fes
tival. The Tiger Band performed
superbly at the festival. They
played two selections> “A Mozart
Festival,” and “Die Nacht (The
Night).”
The band was rated superior
for their deliverance of the selec
tion by Mozart and were rated
excellent on their performance on
“Die Nacht.”
For their fine showing at the
District Festival, the band was
chosen to attend the State Band
Festival on April 18th at a col
lege to be named later.
This outstanding organization
of Mr. Buggs’ has contributed
approximately 15 hours a week in
preparing for this opportunity.
The band elected Donnell Free
man as captain and Alfred Wat
kin as co-captain.
On April 16th, prior to the
State Festival, the band will at
tend the State Band Clinic at
Fort Valley State College. The
clinic will help the band with
their weak points and also give
individuals a chance to prove
their skills. The band will also
travel to the Excelsoir High
School in Rochelle to give a
concert.
The band and chorus both ex
tend their appreciation to Mr.
Buggs, a graduate of Florida
A&M University, for his fine di
rection. In his eight years at Hen
derson the band has attended
the State Band Festival seven
years. Our hats are off to the
Music Department and Mr.
Buggs.
Jackson Girls
Dance In
Atlanta Play
Three talented young Jackson
dancers will take feature roles
in the appearance of “The Pied
Piper of Hamlin” at The Com
munity Playhouse Theater in At
lanta on Friday, April 3rd, at 8
p. m. The local dancers are Phyl
lis Stodghill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur E. Stodghill, Jr.;
Lindy Mackey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Mackey; and
Cindy Brittain, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Allan Brittain. All are
A students and active in school
and church affairs. The produc
tion is presented by The Chil
dren’s Civic Theater and is the
first opening night for the the
ater.
Other performances of the
famed play will be Saturday,
April 4th, at 11 a. m. and 3p. m.,
and op Sunday, April 15th, at
2:30 p. m.
To honor the opening of the
theater, all children attending are
asked to stay after the perform
ance and join the cast for punch
and cookies. This is the 22nd an
nual production of The Children’s
Civic Theater and is an Edith
Russell Dramatization under the
direction of Margaret Palmer.
The play is produced by Carolyn
Fleetwood of Atlanta with the
dances directed by Nancy Robi
son of Jackson.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Butts County Enters Stay
And See Georgia Contest
Second House
At Springs
Bums Sunday
For the second time in less
than a week fire destroyed a
frame dwelling at Indian Springs
Sunday afternoon with a coinci
dence being that the two houses
were in close proximity to one
another, seperated only by an
old unused brick store.
The house, occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Riley Johnson and
daughters, Nancy and Wanda,
was gutted by flames Sunday
afternoon shortly after two o’-
clock. Mr. Johnson said that he
and his family had left a short
time earlier for an outing at
Jackson Lake where he was ad
vised by friends that his house
was afire. The family rushed back
to Indian Springs to learn that
all the contents of the home
were destroyed with the possible
exception of a stove and refrige
rator. The house was owned by
Mrs. Dan Hoard of Indian Springs
and had been occupied by the
family for three or four months.
The Flovilla Fire Department
was the first on the scene and
did an effective job in extin
guishing the flames before fhe
house was totally destroyed. The
Jackson Fire Department also
sent a pumper truck to the scene.
Mr. Johnson said there was
some evidence that the fire start
ed in a closet which contained a
hot water heater. Mr. Johnson is
employed by ABW Chevrolet
Company as a mechanic and said
that he and his family were
staying in Juliette with his wife’s
people until other arrangements
can be made.
On Tuesday, March 24th, the
dwelling occupied by Mr. J. M.
Bates and two sons was destroyed
by fire with its origin believed
to have started from a hot water
heater.
Conyers Men
Charged With
Wire Thefts
Two men from Conyers, listed
by the Butts County Sheriff’s of
fice as Billy Joe Overby, 27, and
Charlie Ray Peppers, 22, were
arrested recently in Jasper Coun
ty and charged with theft of ap
proximately $850.00 in REA lines
in Jasper County and about
$500.00 in REA lines in Butts
County.
According to the Butts Coun
ty Sheriff’s office, the two men
were released on bond of SI,OOO
each in Butts County and on
bond of $2,000 each in Jasper
County.
An official of the Central
Georgia Electric Membership Cor
poration in Jackson said the wire
thieves usually cut the neutral
wire from between a span of
poles, usually about 125 yards
apart, taking the wire to a third
person to whom it was sold for
about 50c per pound. The Central
Georgia EMC official said that
the theft of copper wire is par
ticularly prevalent in certain
areas of the state and that many
have been arrested for these
thefts. The official of the elec
tric cooperative also emphasized
the danger in cutting these wires
and reported that there have been
some deaths and injuries over
the state from the thieves clip
ping a “hot” wire.
The Butts County Sheriff’s De
parement said the Conyers men
were caught in Jasper County
while attempting to cut a wire.
The case in Butts County against
the two men will probably come
before the attention of the next
Grand Jury.
Tony Lunsford
Succumbs To
Car Injuries
Vester Anthony (Tony) Luns
ford, 19, of Route 1, McDonough,
became Butts County’s first traf
fic fatality of 1970 when he suc
cumbed to internal injuries Mon
day, March 30th, received in an
accident March 15th when his
car overturned on the Hall’s
Bridge Road about four miles
east of Jackson.
The accident occurred Sunday
night, March 15th, when the car
in which the McDonough youth
was driving overturned on a curve
on the Hall’s Bridge Road. He
received internal injuries when
he was thrown from the car with
the vehicle rolling over on him.
He was first treated at Sylvan
Grove Hospital and later trans
ferred to the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital where the seri
ousness of his injuries became ap
parent.
Funeral services for Mr. Luns
ford were held Wednesday after
noon, April Ist, at three o’clock
from the Sardis Baptist, Church
with the body laying in state from
2 :30 until the hour of the funeral.
Rev. Janies M. Flanders and Rev.
Robert Chambers officiated. In
terment was in the church ceme
tery with D. T. Carmichael &
Son in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lunsford is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Lunsford, of McDonough; a sis
ter, Mrs. W. C. Norsworthy, of
Jackson; brothers, Russell Luns
ford, Danny Lunsford, both of
McDonough, Johnny Lunsford,
Augusta; several nieces and
nephews.
Tumbling
Exhibition
Saturday
The Tumbling Class, sponsored
by the Van Deventer Foundation,
will present an exhibition Satur
day night, April 4th, at 7:30
o’clock in the high school gym
nasium with 99 girls participa
ting.
William Mack Davis, Van De
venter Director, extends a cor
dial invitation to the public to
attend this exhibition for which
no admission will be charged. The
theme of this year’s presentation
is “Hee Haw” which he inter
prets to mean much laughter and
merriment will be in evidence.
Mr. Davis said that Mrs. Pris
cilla C. Wells is the instructor
and she, in turn, is assisted by
her sister, Mrs. Avery C. Smith,
as assistant instructor.
1-75 MISHAP SUNDAY
INJURES DRIVER
A compact car driven by Wal
lace Ira Barnes of 173 Howard
Drive, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia,
ran off 1-75 Sunday morning
about four o’clock and over
turned down an embankment.
Members of the Butts County
Sheriff’s Department investigated
the mishap which occurred just
south of Route 16 interchange in
the northbound lane of 1-75. The
Sheriff’s Department estimated
damage to the Volkswagen at
about S4OO.
The driver received a broken
left thumb as well as lacerations
and bruises, and was taken to
the Griffin-Spalding County Hos
pital. A passenger in the car,
Larry Wilson, of Roswell, was
uninjured.
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Jackson-Butts County has
made formal entry into the 1970
STAY AND SEE Georgia con
test, it was announced this week
by the co-chairmen, G. Alton Col
well. cashier, Mclntosh State
Bank, and Stanley R. Maddox,
assistant cashier, C&S Bank of
Jackson.
Local entry into the contest is
again sponsored by the Butts
County Chamber of Commerce,
Inc., Henry L. Asbury, president.
In announcing the entry this
year, Mr. Asbury reminded that
“by virtue of inspired work by
committee chairmen and their
members and through the mag
nificent cooperation of the com
munity, Jackson-Butts County
has won first place the past two
years, being adjudged winner in
the Newcomer’s Division in 1968
and last year winner in Division
I.” Mr. Asbury stated that the en
tire county is proud of this rec-
ord and realizes that it will take
an exceptionally dedicated effort
to win again this year since no
town has ever won the contest
for three consecutive years.
Co-chairmen Maddox and Col
well have appointed committees
for the 1970 contest and these
include: Clean Up and Beautifi
cation : Rev. David Black, chair
man; Mrs. Helen Ham and Miss
Elizabeth McMichael.
Points of Interest Committee:
Robert Williams, chairman; Fred
die Dodson, Mrs. Thelma William
son.
Courtesy and Hospitality Com
mittee: Steve Jett, chairman; Da
vid Ridgeway, Carl Brack.
Publicity: Henry L. Asbury,
chairman.
Spectacular
Accident
Hurts Three
Three young Jackson Negro
men were injured Saturday night
in a spectacular one car accident
at Indian Springs when a 1960
Plymouth car being driven south
on Georgia 42 by Arthur Lee
Nemby, Jr., 18, of a Mulberry
Street address, Jackson, over
turned, striking a stone retain
ing wall in front of the Spencer
Johnson home.
According to the Butts County
Sheriff’s Department, Newby lost
control of the car as he rounded
the curve at the top of the hill
with the car veering to the left,
striking a culvert and overturn
ing one or two times as it bounced
against the stone wall. Passengers
in the car, according to the
Sheriff’s office, were Ray King,
Jerome Allen, and Billy Price,
all of Jackson. King, Allen and
Price were rushed to Sylvan
Grove Hospital in an ambulance
and later transferred to the Grif
fin Spalding County Hospital.
According to the Sheriff’s De
partment, a charge of driving too
fast for conditions was lodged
against Newby, Jr.
BOND SALES
IN COUNTY
MOVE FORWARD
Butts County moved forward
in its February sale of U. S.
Savings Bonds, according to the
report released this week by Mrs.
Elizabeth H. Watkins, county
chairman.
During February local citizens
purchased $5,975 in E Bonds and
$199 in notes bringing the coun
ty’s total for two months to SB,-
711 or 16.9 of the county’s 1970
goal of $52,000.
Other counties in the sixth dis
trict through February stood as
follow/;; Henry $53,352 or 16.9;
Lamar $37,775, or 18.9; Spalding
$24,583 or 16.4; Monroe $6,753
or 12.3; Pike $5,635 or 22.5;
Meriwther $17,789 or 19.8.