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VOL. 97 —NO. 21
City To Dedicate Complex
To Former Mayor Sunday
\ tribute greatly deserved will
paid the late Mayor W. M.
Redman Sr. on Sunday afternoon,
May 24th, at 4:30 o’clock when
'he Police and Fire Complex
Building on Byars Street will be
■edicated to his memory and in
his honor.
The ceremony will begin with
the invocation by Rev. Ray Duna
hoo, pastor of the Jackson United
Methodist Church. This will be
followed by the introduction of
guests, after which Mayor C. B.
Brown, Jr. will officially welcome
the audience. The unveiling of
the plaque is next on the pro
gram with the presentation of the
plaque and resolution to follow.
The program will close with the
benediction by Rev. Don Folsom,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church, with a tour of the com
plex to be made by interested
persons.
Jackson Mayor C. B. Brown
Jr., speaking for himself and
Councilmen W. 0. Ball, John L.
Coleman, C.'M. Daniel Jr., Harold
Martin, and John Robert Pulliam,
said that the council is proud to
dedicate this complex to Mayor
Redman who served as Jackson’s
highest elective official from
1937 to his death in 1962. Mayor-
Brown pointed out that not only
did he serve as mayor for this
period, but also as City Judge
and as City Attorney.
In a resolution by the City on
Mr. Redman, which is published
elsewhere in this issue, an entire
paragraph is used to list some of
the accomplishments during his
tenure of office. These were cited
as “lower rates for electric cur
rent, built anew filter plant, ex
tend sewer lines, pay off a
bonded indebtedness of $54,000,
build a gymnasium for the school,
erect anew City Hall and jail,
build anew Police Station, ac
quire additional acreage for the
cemetery, install a natural gas
system, pave many streets and
sidewalks, install parking meters,
construct a sewer treatment plant
and a lift station for sewage,
with the majority of these pro
gressive steps done on a pay-as
you-go plan.
The complex to be dedicated
to Mayor Redman houses a radio
room with the latest equipment.
According to Mayor Brown, this
not only enables the police depart
ment to contact its units but to
have a radio hook-up with sheriffs
and the State Patrol with the
patrol furnishing a state-wide
radio network. The building also
has a Booking and Record Room,
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CHARLES CAMPBELL NAMED “OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI” Charles
Campbell, (right), administrative assistant to Senator Richard Russell (D-Ga.), recently
received an award for “Outstanding Young Alumni” from the University of Georgia De
bate Team.
The award was presented at the Annual Debate Banquet on the University campus in
Athens, Georgia.
Campbell, a native of Jackson, Georgia, has been with Senator Russell s office since
1965. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia where he received both his AB and
MA in political science. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Campbell of Jackson. Others
receiving debate awards are, left to right, Steve McCurley, Mrs. Pam Martinsen, Jimmy
f arter, Terry Brown, and Charles Campbell.
an office for the Chief of Police
and for the Chief of Fire Depart
ment, an Intoximeter Room,
Stand By and Ready Room for
firemen, City Court room, and
parking meter adjustment and re
pair room.
Mayor Brown and the City
Council extend a cordial invita
tion to each citizen of Jackson
and Butts County to attend.
Newt Etheredge
Jr, Awarded
Pharmacy Honor
G. Newton Etheredge, Jr., a
senior at the University of Geor
gia School of Pharmacy,, was sig
nally honored May 14th at the
22nd annual Awards Banquet by
being chosen recipient of the
James A. Redfearn Award for
outstanding achievement in phar
macology.
The awards were made by Dr.
Kenneth L. Waters, Dean, School
of Pharmacy. Upon graduation in
June Mr. Etheredge expects to
serve his pharmacy internship
with the White Cross Stores in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Mr. Etheredge is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Etheredge, Sr.
of Jackson. He is married to the
former Miss Louise Grubbs of
Centerport, N. Y. and they have
one daughter, Samantha.
Central Georgia
EMC Awards
Building Contract
Howard Ray, general contrac
tor, of Nashville, Georgia has
been awarded the contract for
constructing the new Central
Georgia Electric Membership Cor
poration’s headquarters building
in Butts County at a bid of $601,-'
986.00. The bids were opened
Tuesday at the Central Georgia
EMC office in Jackson.
R. F. Armstrong, project man
ager, in announcing the awarding
of the contract, disclosed that
seven bids were opened. Reddick
Construction of Thomaston sub
mitted a bid of $627,840.00 and
J. S. Jones Construction Com
pany of Macon bid $643,900.00.
Mr. Armstrong said construc
tion on the new building is expec
ted to begin at an early date.
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1970
Sunday Crash
In Jasper Kills
Larry Washington
' Larry Cameron Washington,
29, of Route 1, Jackson, was be
lieved instantly killed about 10
o’clock Sunday night when the
car he was driving south on State
Route 221 left the road on a
sharp curve, overturned, and
slammed against a sizeable pine
tree. The mishap occurred in Jas
per County about 11 miles west
of Monticello, not more than a
quarter of a mile north of the
entrance to Turner’s Marina. Mr.
Washington was alone in the car
at the time of the accident.
It took well over an hour to
remove the body from his car
which was wrapped around the
tree, according to investigating
officers and witnesses at the
scene. Ilis body was taken by am
bulance to Sylvan Grove Hospital
where he was pronounced dead
on arrival by the physician on
duty.
Mr. Washington, a widely
known resident of the Worthville
Community, was born June 16,
1940 in Butts County, the son
of Mr. Luther J. Washington and
Mrs. Mildred Maddox Washing
ton. His father is ordinary of
Butts County.
Mr. Washington was employed
as a correctional officer at the
Georgia Diagnostic and Classifi
cation Center for approximately
one year. He was a member of
the Worthville Baptist Church.
Funeral services were conduc
ted at the Worthville Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon, May
19th, with the Rev. Ben Stone,
pastor, and Rev. A. L. Spinks, a
former pastor, officiating. Inter
ment was in Worthville Baptist
Church Cemetery with Haisten
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Mr. Washington is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Mary Jo Kersey
Washington of Jackson; a daugh
ter, Miss Patti Washington; a
son, Dwayne Washington, both of
Jackson; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Luther J. Washington of Jackson;
three sisters, Mrs. Brenda Butler
of Jackson, Mrs. Iris Fortenberry
of Clarkston, and Mrs. Jean Ad
ams of Hopewell, Virginia; a
brother, Lewis Washington of
Jackson; several nieces and neph
ews.
Pallbearers were Aubrey Ham
lin, Leslie Hamlin, Glenn Smith,
Lonnie Holmes, Wynsol Smith,
and Bennie Branan.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Many Cases
Heard At
May Court
A number of criminal cases
were acted upon during the sec
ond week of Butts Superior
Court with many pleas of guilty
being entered and with five cases
being decided by the verdict of a
jury.
The honorable Hugh D. Sose
bee of Forsyth, judge of the Flint
Judicial Circuit, presided at the
two week session of the May
court. Edward E. McGarity, of
McDonough, District Attorney,
represented the state in fhe crim
inal proceedings.
The following cases, the list
furnished the Progress-Argus by
Superior Court Clerk David P.
Ridgeway, were disposed of dur
ing the May term of court.
Tommy Lamar Lynch, Driving
Under Influence, Plea of Guilty,
12 months probated on payment
of fine of $150.00 •
Tommy Lamar Lynch, Speed
ing, Plea of Guilty, 12 months
probated on payment of fine of
SIOO.OO.
Tommy Lamar Lynch, Driving
on Revoked License, Plea of Guil
ty, 12 month probated on pay
ment of fine of $50.00.
Larry Carter, Non-Support,
Plea of Guilty, 12 months sus
pended on payment of SIO.OO
per week support and fine of
$50.00.
Marvin Davis, Non-Support,
Plea of Guilty, 12 months sus
pended on payment of $15.00 per
week support and fine of $50.00.
Robert Lewis McDowell, Non-
Support, Plea of Guilty, 12
months suspended on payment of
SIO.OO per week and pay fine of
$50.00.
Willie James Patterson, Non-
Support, Plea of Guilty, 12
months suspended •on payment
of SIO.OO week per child and
pay fine of $50.00.
Stewart Lee Broadus, Posses
sing Liquor, Plea of Guilty, 12
months probated on payment of
fine of $250.00.
Sidney Price, Aggravated As
sault, Plea of Guilty, 3 years pro
bated on payment of fine of
$150.00 and making restitution.
Charlie R. Peppers, Theft by
Taking, Plea of Guilty, 3 years
probated on payment of fine of
$250.00 and making restitution.
Billie Joe Overby, Theft by
Taking, Plea of Guilty, 3 years
probated on payment of fine of
$250.00 and making restitution.
Roosevelt Williams, Public Dis
turbance, Verdict of Not Guilty.
Roosevelt Williams, Carrying a
Concealed Weapon, Verdict of
Not Guilty .
Roosevelt Williams, Carrying a
Deadly Weapon at Public Gather
ing, Verdict of Not Guilty.
John Wesley Bailey, Escape,
Verdict of Guilty, 1 year.
Johnny Price, Escape, Verdict
of Guilty, 1 year.
Folk Musical
Presented At
Baptist Church
On Sunday night, May 24th,
at 8 o’clock, the Youth Choir of
the First Baptist Church of Jack
son will present the Christian
folk musical “Good News.”
It is the story of a young man
seeking to know Christ, but is
turned away because of the hy
pocrisy of Christians around him.
The choir sings to him in an
effort to get him to accept Christ,
but he accuses them also of be
ing hyprocrites.
This musical is exciting, rele
vant, and effective, in carrying
the message of Christ. It is writ
ten in the modern folk idiom,
but appealing to all ages.
The choir has been working on
this musical for many months and
they encourage your attendance.
Don’t miss the opportunity to
hear the great message in “Good
News.”
Body of Mrs.
Caldwell Found
In Home Friday
The body of Mrs. Leslie Cald
well, 27, was discovered Friday
morning in the bathtub of her
home in Monticello by her hus
band, Dr. Leslie Caldwell, widely
known Monticello druggist.
Jasper County Sheriff V. T.
Murphy said that Mrs. Caldwell’s
body was found early Friday
morning in the bathroom of her
home in a tub half full of water.
No foul play was indicated, Sher
iff Murphy said, and an examina
tion disclosed that Mrs. Cald
well had been dead several hours.
An autopsy revealed that death
resulted from accidental drown
ing. She was a member of the
Monticello Baptist Church and
had taught at Monticello High
School.
Services for Mrs. Caldwell, the
former Miss Carole Lambert,
were held at three o’clock Sat
urday afternoon in the Monticello
Baptist Church with interment in
the Towaliga Cemetery in Butts
County. Jordan Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Officiating at the services were
Rev. Dean Crocker and Rev. Don
Folsom.
Mrs. Caldwell is survived by
her husband, Leslie Caldwell of
Monticello; two children, Mike
Caldwell and Diane Caldwell,
both of Monticello; her mother,
Mrs. Evelyn Lambert of Atlanta;
a sister, Miss Cheryle Lambert of
Atlanta; and her father, Franklin
Lambert of Columbus.
Pallbearers were W. D. Hitch
cock, Billy Nalls, Glover Jordan,
Hugh Brock, Jack Birdsong, Bob
Bennett, Joe Gasses, James Pre
vatt. Honorary pallbearers were
Percy Pope, John Pittard, Don
Gay, Crawford Ezell, Tom Brady,
Ben Barrow, Paul Layton, Jim
Haney, Mell Tanner, and Jim Ar
nold.
JHS Graduation
Will Be Event
Of June Ist
Jackson High School will hold
its annual graduation exercises
on June Ist at 8 p. m. in the high
school auditorium. At this time
Mr. William B. Jones, Superin
tendent of the Butts County
Schools, will present the diplomas
to the seniors.
Also included on the program
will be the presentation of schol
arships and awards by various
civic groups and organizations in
the community. Mr. M. C. Paget,
principal, will present special
awards to students who have
made outstanding contributions
in the academic areas and depart
ments of the school.
Participating on the program
will be the Rev. J. Ray Dunahoo,
pastor of the Jackson Methodist
Church, and the Rev. Ben Wright,
Chaplain of the Georgia Diagnos
tic Center, who will give the in
vocation and benediction respec
tively. Delivering the Salutatory
will be Gail Cochran and the Val
edictory, Antoinette Brownlee.
Three Honor Students, Louette
Vaughn, Sylvia Cawthon, and
Alice Patrick, will present the
theme of this year’s graduation,
“The Impossible Dream.”
Reserved seats will be available
for the parents of the seniors.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
LUCIA CARR WINS HONOR
AT LAGRANGE COLLEGE
LaGrange, Ga.—A Jackson stu
dent at LaGrange College was
among those receiving special
recognition here recently during
Honors Day, a highlight of the
traditional May weekend for pa
rents at the college.
Lucia Carr was recognized for
scholarship as a member of Alpha
Psi Omega, an honorary dramatic
fraternity. She is the daughter
of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Ralph W.
Carr Jr. of 412 East Third Street,
Jackson.
Georgia Power Company
To Seek Rate Increase
For the first time in its more
than 30-year history of providing
electricity for city-owned power
systems and rural electric coope
ratives, Georgia Power Company
has announced it will seek an
increase in its rates to those cus
tomers.
C. M. Wallace, Jr., Georgia
Power executive vice president,
said the company will apply to
the Federal Power Commission in
Washington, D. C., which has
sole jurisdiction over this classifi
cation of rates. The company will
seek an increase of less than one
fourth cent per kilowatt-hour.
The increase would not affect
residential, farm, commercial and
industrial customers served di
rectly by the company.
The new rate would mean that
n typical residential customer
using 600 kilowatt-hours a month
would have his bill raised by
only about five cents a day if the
full amount of the increase is
passed along to the customer.
Outlining the acute need for
an adjustment in these rates, Mr.
Wallace said, “Material, labor,
taxes and interest rates have
spiralled drastically in recent
years. Even so, Georgia Power
until now has never made an at
tempt to pass on these increased
costs to cooperatives and city
owned power systems. As opera
ting costs rose, we have been able
until recently to counter them
by increasing operating efficien
cies.
“Now, however,” he added,
“we have simply come to the
point where it is impossible to
retain these more than 30-year
old rates and meet inflationary
costs of the 1970’5.”
From their inception the rural
electric cooperatives, according
to the power company, have re
ceived full support from Georgia
Power, and the company realizes
the cooperatives have made a
great contribution to the elec
trification of the state.
Rates under which the coope
ratives are being served were es
tablished in 1936 when the fed
eral rural electrification program
first began. They were made as
low as possible in order to help
the cooperatives to become fi
nancially successful as quickly as
possible and as a means of as
sisting farmers affected by de
pression conditions.
In addition to providing low
cost electricity, the company
helped early-day cooperatives
secure rights-of-way, furnished
Georgia Power engineers to help
lay out and build lines and assist
ed in many other ways. The com
pany was cited by the Rural
Electrification Administrator for
its wholehearted support of the
REA program.
The city-owned power systems
served by Georgia Power Cos. also
are buying electricity at prices
established during depression
years.
Georgia Power officials said
the company postponed, as long
as it could, seeking to raise these
rates. The increase sought, how
ever, they said, is essential if
Georgia Power is to continue to
meet its obligation of providing
ample electricity for Georgia.
The utility today cited exam
ples of rising costs which neces
sitated plans for requesting the
rate increase. A lineman’s salary
that was $l3B a month in the mid
-1930’s is nearly six times that
much today. A wooden power
pole that cost $6.82 in 1935 now
costs $25.69. Copper wire has
increased from less than nine
cents a pound to 60 cents a
pound. A single piece of transmis
sion substation equipment that
cost SI,OOO in 1935 costs $4,-
150 now. Other wages, materials
and supplies are proportionately
higher.
The cost of borrowed money
with which the company must fi
nance its new construction has in
creased by 80% in just the past
five years and ha? now climbed
to nearly nine percent.
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
A company official pointed out
that not only is the utility hav
ing to pay the extremely high
interest rates, but it also is
forced to raise money in ever in
creasing amounts. Construction
costs for 1970 are estimated at
$230 million, compared to only
$42 million rn 1960 arid $37 mil
lion in 1950.
Georgia Power said it is asking
for an increase in rates to co
operatives and city-owned sys
tems rather than from other
groups because these rates have
not been raised from the depres
sion levels of the 1930’s and are
out of line with what customers
served directly by the company
are paying.
Unregulated industries, utility
leaders point out, may raise prices
as they see fit. Utilities, however,
mu t apply to government agen
cies before making any change
in rate schedules. It was empha
sized that the application for the
rate increase is being made to
Federal Power Commission. The
Georgia Public Service Commis
sion has no jurisdiction over
rates for city-owned systems or
rural electric cooperatives.
“The rural electric cooperatives
and city-owned power systems are
valued customers,” Mr. Wallace
said, “and it is with reluctance
that the company must ever raise
any rates. Under the present in
flationary economic conditions,
however, these customers no long
er can be served at mid-1930
prices.”
Jackson Band
Spring Concert
Set For Friday
On Friday, May 22nd, at 8 p.
m. in the school auditorium, the
Jackson Red Devil Band, under
the direction of Miss Nancy Long,
will present a Spring Concert,
“Music in the Air.”
The variety of music will in
clude the classical down through
the ages to the very popular of
today. Some of the selections will
be “The Bat” by J. Strauss, “By
the Time I Get To Phoenix” made
famous by Glen Campbell, and
“Raindrops Keep Falling on My
Head.”
Miss Joye Letson will accom
pany the clarinet solos of Larry
Brownlee and Keith Daniel. Also,
Larry Brownlee, Keith Daniel,
David Cawthon, and Benjie Par
rish will play a clarinet quartet
piece, “Conversations.” The pro
gram will end by the playing of
the Jackson High School “Alma
Mater."
Members of the band are: Clar
inets: Keith Daniel, Larry Brown
lee, David Cawthon, Shelia Moss,
Benjie Parrish, Becky Edwards,
Molly Manley, Patty O’Neal, Phil
Plymel, Maria Todd, Julie Sibley,
Vickie Patrum, Trude Tharpe,
and Van Zachary.
Trumpets: Ramey Pace, Mike
Reeves, Stevie Page, Dennis Mor
gan, Mike Peck, Jerry Crum, Vic
Ring, Charles Sibley, and Toy
Williamson.
Baritone: Ronnie Ramage.
Drums: Ronnie F'endley, Ricky
Cleveland and Ronnie Duke.
Schools Are
Big Business,
Jones States
William B. Jones, superintend
ent of Butts County Schools,
spoke to the Exchange Club of
Jackson at its regular meeting at
Tomlin’s Restaurant Tuesday
night.
Mr. Jones pointed out that the
school system is big business with
an annual budget of one and a
half million dollars, a payroll of
approximately SBO,OOO per month,
with around 2,700 students en
rolled. Mr. Jones also outlined the
school program for this fall.
