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VOL. 97 —NO. 24
Now at 10,304
Preliminary Census Figures Show
Butts Gained 1,328 Residents
Preliminary 1970 census fig
ures, announced this week by Da
vid 0. Brown, district manager,
Census Bureau, of Macon, indi
cate that Butts County gained
1,328 residents in the ten year
period, allowing the county to far
outdistance some of its adjacent
counties.
The preliminary figures show
Butts County with a 1970 report
of 10,304 population as compared
to 8,976 as the official count of
the 1960 census.
Mr. Brown said that the Cen
sus Bureau will begin in th e Fall
of 1970 to publish official popu
lation figures for all areas in the
United States —state, counties,
cities, towns, and villages.
No preliminary figures were
released for the City of Jackson
although a healthy increase is an
ticipated.
Preliminary figures for Lamar
County show a 1970 population
of 10,496 as compared to 10,-
240 in 1960. Monroe County’s
1970 preliminary count is 10,-
946 as compared to 10,495 ten
years ago. Henry County showed
a sizeable gain from 17,619 to
22,978. Fayette County regis
tered 11,226 in 1970 preliminary
figures as compared to 8,199 in
’6O. Jones County increased from
8,468 to 11,999. Spalding Coun
ty’s population increased from
35,404 to 3-8,760 while the city
of Griffin’s growth was much
less, 21,735 in ’6O to 22,476.
Surprisingly the City of La-
Grange showed a population loss
in the ten year period, from 23,-
632 in 1960 to 23,232 in ’7O.
Upson County also lost residents
with a 23,800 figure for 1960
as compared to 23,305 for 1970.
Many city and county officials
over the area have questioned the
1970 preliminary reports and
have challenged the count’s ac
curacy. Griffin Mayor Joe Dut
ton said that “with all the an
nexation and growth we have
had, the figures seem low.” Al
bany offcials indicate they will
ask for a recount. Exactly what
will be done about census figures
which are questioned is not yet
clear. Twenty years ago the City
of Griffin protested its count
with census officials coming to
Griffin to conduct a follow up
campaign. Some people were
added to the figure as a result.
While many local citizens who
have had occasion to see these
preliminary figures for Butts
County have felt they were low,
it is not known whether county
officials will make a formal re
quest for a recount.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
TO SHOW “HIS LAND”
The First Baptist Church of
Jackson will show a color movie
entitled “His Land,” at the
church on June 14th at 8 p. m.
The movie, a thrilling story of
Israel from ancient to modern
times, is a one hour color feature
motion picture with the musical
score composed and arranged by
Ralph Carmichael. Narration is
by Cliff Barrows. The public is
cordially invited.
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Rudolph Sullivan
Qualifies For
Legislature
Col. Rudolph Sullivan, widely
known Forsyth attorney, quali
fied Wednesday as a candidate
for the State Legislature from
the 33rd District in the Demo
cratic Primary of September 9th.
Mr. Sullivan, a native Geor
gian, voluntarily retired from the
United States Air Force on Aug
ust 1, 1968 as a Lieutenant Colo
nel after a highly successful mili
tary career and chose the 33rd
district as his home. He present
ly resides in Forsyth with his
wife, Elizabeth, and their three
children.
Mr. Sullivan’s association with
Butts and Monroe Counties goes
back over thirty years. His
wife’s family are natives of
Butts and Monroe Counties. She
is the granddaughter of the late
Henry F. Gilmore of Jackson,
Georgia.
Since his return to civilian
life, Mr. Sullivan has been very
active in civic and government
affairs of the 33rd District. He
is presently Vice President of
the Exchange Club of Forsyth,
City Attorney of Forsyth, Secre
tary and General Counsel for
The Housing Authority of For
syth, has acted as Chairman of
Law Day U. S. A. for Monroe,
Butts and Henry Counties and as
Chairman of National Crime Pre
vention Week.
During his military career his
duty assignments carried him to
many different parts of the world
including many top ranking po
sitions in important areas of ope
ration for the Air Force, among
which was a three year assign
ment in London, England where
he was a member of the General
Staff, Hq. 3rd Air Force, charged
with the responsibility of admin
istering the North Atlantic Treaty
in cooperation with high ranking
officials of England, Germany
and France.
In addition to his military du
ties, Mr. Sullivan was active as
an instructor for the Armed
Forces Educational Institute,
taught courses for the overseas
division of the University of
Maryland and while stationed in
Yuma, Arizona, taught courses
for Arizona State University.
It was while stationed at Yuma,
Arizona, that he was nominated
and selected to teach at the Air
Force Academy, an appointment
he declined in favor of an over
seas assignment.
Mr. Sullivan was educated in
the public school system of Geor
gia, completed his pre-law work
at the University of Georgia, at
tended law school at Mercer
and Emory Universities,, gradu
ating from Emory University
Law School in 1951.
Mr. Sullivan stated that he will
run for this office on a definite
platform which is consistant with
the needs and desires of all the
people of Butts and Monroe coun
ty-
Honors Day
Awards Made
On June 2nd
Honors Day Assembly was held
Tuesday afternoon, June 2, at
Jackson High School. Those stu
dents who received awards and
certificates are as follows:
Perfect Attendance: Winnie
Taylor, Virginia Watkins, Lur
lene Willis, David Griffin, Mike
Peck, Scott Perdue, Lee Ann
Stinson, Mary Lois St. John,
Julie Sibley, Neil Rosser, Larry
Ingram, Joye Letson, Sharon
Bankston, Diane Barlow, Patricia
Burpee, Wanda Byrd, Janice
Cochran, Janice Conley, Nita
Cook, Ronald Acree, Richard
Brooks, Karen Cook, Carey Thur
man, Davis Wells, Nancy Webb,
Diane Wells, Edward Ruff, Tom
my Stewart, Elaine Stewart, Na
thaniel Barlow Jr., Carey Biles,
A1 Cawthon, Douglas Cawthon,
Marlin Colwell, Daisy Adams,
Connie Brown, Lisa Browning,
Bobby Dykes, Larry Fears, James
Foster, Thomas Goodman, Gary
Biles, Jimmy Goodrum, Felecia
Fears, Susan Freeman, Bobbie
Jean Goodman, Doris Green,
Percy Mayfield, Charles
McClendon, Ellis Maddox Jr.,
Eddie Johnson, Annie Hansford,
Scarlet Jackson, Andy St. John,
Renee Smith, Elaine Todd, Bruce
Welch, Tim Wood, Julius Head,
Julian Lewis, Tommy Herbert,
Cheryl Meredith, Diane Lawton,
Larry Duke, Jeffery English,
Susan Colwell, Cheryl Franks,
Elizabeth Haley, Douglas Kit
chens, Jane Bates, Jackie Fend
ley, Charles Collins, Charlene
Brownlee, Donald Cook, Charles
Brown, Debbie Cochran, Denise
Davis, Ramey Pace, Anthony
Parker, Glen Rivers, Jeri O’-
Quinn, Ellen Pinckney, Keith
Daniel.
Superior Academic Certifi
cates: Emory Waits Jr., Brian
Waits, Cynthia White, William
Duke, Gail Grant, Donna Davis,
Tom Robison, Lou Ann Smith,
Bowman Pace, Rita Smith, Tina
Holston, Robin Jordan, Joye Let
son, Johnny Morris, Lee Holston,
Larry Brownlee, Sharon Bank
ston, Ronnie Acree, Nita Cook,
Don McKibben, Saralyn Ridge
way, Glen Rivers, Eddie Johnson,
Pam Wise, Ricky Fletcher, Bruce
Hicks, Patsy Maddox.
Academic Certificates: Maria
Todd, Bobby Thornton, Trude
Tharpe, Kay Vaughn, Linda
Heath, Lynn Freeman, Paula Er
win, Julie Sibley, Benjie Parrish,
Grover Arline, Jr., Kerry Brown
ing, Danny Briscoe, Andy St.
John, Maralyn Ridgeway, Renee
Smith, Alison Spruill, Elaine
Todd, Cherry Thompson, Cindy
Cook, Jane Bates, Charlene
Brownlee.
Outstanding students in sub
ject areas were awarded sterl
ing silver medals. These students
were: French, Andrea Holston;
Home Economics, Kay Thomp
son; Music, Charles Watts, Vo
cal, and Larry Brownlee, Instru
mental ; Physical Education,
James Dupree, Boys and Robin
Jordan, Girls.
Mrs. Gladys Wilson, member of
the Mclntosh Chapter of the
DAR, presented the American
History Medal to Ricky Fletcher.
David Black presented the Ki
wanis Award to Don McKibben
for maintaining the highest aver
age in the ninth grade.
Mrs. Margaret Pecht awarded
a check to Renee Smith from
the Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation for be
ing the outstanding Home Eco
nomics Student.
Glen Maddox was recognized
as the outstanding male actor in
Region 5B Literary Competition
in Jackson’s one-act play, “An
Overpraised Season,” which won
first place.
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1970
J. C. Newton
Buried Here
On Tuesday
,
Services for Mr. James Car
michael Newton, 76, of Atlanta,
prominent Jackson native and re
tired assistant secretary and
treasurer of Miss Georgia Dairies,
were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday
morning at th e Morningside Bap
tist Church with Dr. James P.
Wesberry, pastor, and the Rev.
Warren .Nutt officiating. Inter
ment was in the Jackson City
Cemetery at 1:30 Tuesday afer
noon.
Mr. Newton, member of a
widely known and influential
Butts County family, died early
Saturday night at Piedmont Hos
pital in Atlanta following a brief
illness, although he had been in
declining health for a number of
years. He was hospitalized about
two days prior to his death.
Born December 9, 1893, Mr.
Newton was the son of Mr. Wil
liam A. Newton and Mrs. Eliz
abeth Carmichael Newton. Upon
completing his education in the
local schools, Mr. Newton ac
cepted his first job with Fisher &
Willis, general merchants, in
Cochran, in 1914. He remained
there until 1916 when he re
turned to Jackson and became
affiliated with Newton Hardware
Company where he remained un
til 1920.
In the field of politics, Mr.
Newton served several terms as
county treasurer. Leaving Jack
son, he accepted a position in the
office of Columbus Roberts, Com
missioner of Agriculture, which
led later to a position with the
Georgia Milk Producers Associ
ation. Mr. Newton retired about
five years ago from his position
as assistant secretary and treas
urer of Miss Georgia Diaries.
Extremely active in Masonic
work, Mr. Newton was a Past
High Priest of Jackson Chapter
No. 54, R.A.M.; Past Worship
ful Master, St. John’s Lodge No.
45, F&AM; Past Eminent Com
mander, Alexius Commandery No.
22, Knights Templar. He served
as Grand Commander of the
Knight’s Templar of Georgia
from 1935 to 1939 and was Dep
uty Commander, Southeastern
Department, USA Grand En
campment in 1953-54-55. At the
time of his death, Mr. Newton
was Grand Treasurer of the
Grand Chapter, R.A.M., and was
Grand Treasurer of the Grand
Commandery, K.T. He was also
Past Distinguished High Priest
and Past Illustrious Master of
Ocmulgee Council, R.S.A.M. Mr.
Newton was a member of the
Knights of York, Cross of Honor,
Knights of Mecca, Yaarab Tem
ple, and AAONMS. Mr. Newton
was one of those who helped to
organize Scottish Rite Hospital.
Mr. Newton, who lived at 7G2
Brookridge Drive, N. E., was a
member of the Morningside Bap
tist Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Marie Woods Newton, whom
he married on December 27th,
1930; a daughter, Mrs. Sidney
Villines, Jr., Stone Mountain; a
son, James C. Newton, Jr., Tuck
er; one sister, Miss Mary Newton,
Jackson; four brothers, R. Park
Newton, Jackson; W. P. Newton,
Columbia, S. C.; E. D. Newton,
LaFayette; W. Aris Newton,
Clemson, S. C.; five grandchil
dren; several nieces and nephews.
An escort from the Knights
Templar and Zellard Sunday
School Class accompanied the
body to Jackson. The family
asked that in lieu of flowers con
tributions may be made to the
James C. Newton Scholarship
Fund, c/o Morningside Baptist
Church. H. M. Patterson & Son,
Spring Hill, were in charge of
arrangements.
CEDAR ROCK TO HOST
SINGING CONVENTION
The Butts County Singing Con
vention will meet Sunday, June
14th, at Cedar Rock Congrega
tional Methodist Church from 2
to 4 p. m. All persons are invited
to come and join in the singing.
JACKSON. GEORGIA 30233
List Of Grievances Answered
By City Officials Last Week
Prison Payroll
Now Totals
Over $1,500,000
Richard W. Ballard, superin
tendent and warden of the Geor
gia Diagnostic and Classification
Center, told members of the Jack
son Kiwanis Club Tuesday night
that the annual payroll at the
prison is over $640,000 for those
living in Butts County and over
$1,500,000 for all personnel. The
program was arranged and the
speaker presented by Francis
Holland, assistant warden at the
same facility.
Supt. Ballard began his most
informative talk by citing the
tremendous increase in crime
over our nation, pointing to the
1440 violent crimes committed in
one day and emphasizing the tre
mendous property loss that oc
curs annually, enumerating some
as $958,000,000 annually on bur
glaries, $Bl3 million on vandal
ism, $564 million on shop lifting,
$316 million on bad checks, $77
million on robberies. He also
pointed out that not all crimes
are reported and that it is esti
mated that three burglaries oc
cur for every one reported.
Mr. Ballard estimated that by
1975 the prison population of
the United States would be 1.8
million, that it is now 1.2 million.
He stated that Georgia has the
second largest prison population
per capita in the United States,
exceeded only by Alaska. Asa
penologist, he said that business
and civic leaders must become
more involved in demanding bet
ter law enforcement. He observed
that close family ties are a de
terrent to crime, remarking that
he had never seen a Chinaman
in prison and only 17 Jews during
his years in prison work in Texas.
Both of these races have close
family relationships.
Supt. Ballard said it has long
been realized by penologists that
ciime has certain common de
nominators. He cited several as
a lack of education, the IQ of
criminals averages 83 or 84, and
the education level of Georgia
prisoners is 5.2, meaning that a
fifth grade education is about
the average. A bad family back
ground is another factor. Mr. Bal
lard said that 90% of prisoners
are involved directly or indirectly
with the problem of alcoholism.
A lack of vocation is another com
mon denominator with another
cited by the speaker as a lack of
religious participation.
The principal object of the
prison center in Butts County is
to perform a job of rehabilitation
so well that it is hoped a prisoner
will not return to prison. He told
in some detail of the procedure
followed from the time a prisoner
is brought to the facility until
the final tests are made so that
he can be classified.
Supt. Ballard said that phase
two of the prison had been com
pleted and that a total of 844
inmates can now be accommo
dated. Until phase two was com
pleted the capacity was 378 pris
oners.
Frank Forehand, general chair
man of Radio Day, announced
that July 21st is the date set for
this annual event. Kiwanians are
beginning work on this fund
raising project and will soon be
in the process of selling spots,
writing ads, and preparing copy
for broadcasting.
Butts County School Superin
tendent William I>. Jones will be
the speaker June 16th and is ex
pected to talk on the school sit
uation in the county for the up
coming term. Malcolm Brenner
was a welcome guest.
Following two days of peaceful
picketing, Friday and Saturday,
in the downtown area by pre
dominantly young Negro youths,
talks have resumed between city
and county officials, local Negro
leaders, and representatives of
the S.C.L.C.
Jackson again made the head
lines last week in the state and
national press when Benjamin
Clarke, a field worker of the
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, was quoted as say
ing, “we are going to do a po
litical takeover of Jackson, Ga.
We are going to run candidates
for every political office from
sheriff to dog catcher.” Clarke
said the decision to launch a po
litical action campaign stemmed
from the May 23rd-24th distrub
ance in which Negroes smashed
windows and attempted to sot
fires to business establishments.
“In their confusion and frus
tration, they decided to deal
violently with the white commu
nity,” Clarke said. “We are going
to try to deal with the idea that
a riot is not the answer but con
structive programming is.”
A Jackson chapter of the S.C.-
L.C. has been chartered with
Ronnie Bell, an insurance agent,
named as the chapter’s president.
In a reply to a list of griev
ances presented city and county
officials by Negroes at a recent
meeting, Jackson Mayor C. B.
Brown, Jr. issued the following
statement on June 4th:
“On Monday, May 25, Sheriff
Hugh Polk and I met with a
group of approximately 100 to
150 people from the local black
community. After much discus
sion the group informed us that
they would form a committee and
asked if we would meet back
with them. We told them that we
would. On Friday, May 29, a
Grievance Committee met with
the Sheriff, Mayor Pro-tem C. M.
Daniel, Jr., and Councilmen John
L. Coleman, Harold Martin, and
myself, and presented us with a
list of grievances. It was decided
at the meeting that we would
take these grievances up at the
regular council meeting to be
held Monday, June 1, and the
black grievance committee said
they would get back in touch
with us for a meeting in regards
to our answers.
“In the meantime, several of
the members of the black griev
ance committee called me and
told me that they were pulling
out because they could not go
along with the things that were
happening to our City by some
of the black community.
“The council and I waited un
til today to hear from the com
mittee in regards to our reply to
their grievances. As of now, we
have not heard from any mem
ber of the committee, therefore,
in view of the statements made
by S.C.L.C. on Wednesday, June
3, at a called meeting held today,
we decided to release by this
means to the white and black
community our answers to the
list of grievances handed to us
by local black citizens.
Answers to grievances as given
by the Mayor and Council:
“At a regular meeting of the
Mayor and Council of the City
of Jackson, Georgia on June 1,
1970 the following answers were
voted on, and the voting was un
animous, as to the list of griev
ance presented to said Mayor and
Council by the concerned citizens
of Jackson and Butts County.
“1. Drop all charges on blacks
arrested during the disturbance.
“The mayor and council does
not have authority to drop
charges.
“2. A special investigation into
those reported beatings.
“The Mayor and Council of the
City of Jackson have received
no reports of any beatings by
City policemen during the dis
turbances of May 25 through
May 27, or other times.
“3. Black men and women
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
working in City Hall as clerks
and secretaries.
“The policy of the present ad
ministration is and has been that
as openings occur applications
will be considered on the basis
of experience, ability, and apti
tude without regard to race. At
the present time no openings
exist at City Hall. The City pres"
ently has 51 employees, of which
28 are white and 23 are black.
“4. Full time black policemen.
“Full time black policemen will
be hired when application is re
ceived from qualified person and
an opening occurs. This will re
sult in the abolishment of part
time policemen.
“5. Better streets and side
walks in Black communities.
“Attached hereto is a list of
streets to be paved and resur
faced. This list was made by the
Mayor and the Chairman of the
Street Committee after a personal
inspection of each street in the
City. The City has no money to
pave sidewalks in any part of
town.
“McKibben, re-surface; Oak,
pipe; Henderson, pave; Chestnut,
re-surface; Glenn, re-surface;
Slaughter, re-surface; West Ave.,
re-surface; Walker, patch holes;
Harkness, re-surface; Watson,
wings of street; Mimosa, re-sur
face; Cedar, re-surface; Byars,
re-surface; Oak, re-surface; Bar
low-Buchanan, re-surface; Ceme
tery, re-surface; Woodland Way
at school, re-surface; Freeman,
fix and re-surface; College, re
surface; Joy, manhole and wing;
Nelson, wing Freeman; Watkins,
re-surface; Holley , resurface;
Dempsey Ave., re-surface; Bailey,
re-surface; Pepperton Church,
widen and blacktop; Cherry, re
surface.
“These are our plans if State
money is sufficient.
“6. Integrated police teams.
“This is already being prac
ticed to some degree and will be
taken under advisement and
study by the Mayor, Council, and
Police Chief.
“7. Another black man on the
Board of Education.
“This matter addresses itself
to the Butts County Grand Jury
and the Butts County Board of
Education.
“8. Blacks on the County hos
pital authority.
“This matter does not address
itself to the Mayor and Council
of the City of Jackson.
“9. Blacks working in the
courthouse as clerks, secretaries,
etc.
“This matter does not address
itself to the Mayor and Council
of the City of Jackson.
“10. Check on Police brutality.
“The Mayor and Council of the
City of Jackson have received
no reports of any beatings by
the City Policemen during the
disturbances of May 25 through
May 27, 1970, or other times.
“11. A black and white jury
dining the trial of Ronnie How
ard.
“This matter does not address
itself to the Mayor and Council
of the City of Jackson, but con
cerns the courts of the State of
Georgia.
C. B. BROWN, JR., Mayor
W. O. BALL
JOHN L. COLEMAN
C. M. DANIEL, JR.
HAROLD E. MARTIN
JOHN R. PULLIAM
“On behalf of the Council and
myself, I would like to thank all
of our citizens for their coope
ration thus far, and ask them
to please remain calm as every
thing humanly possible is being
done to ease the situation.”
A city official pointed out that
in negotiations gnd talks present
ly going on between the two
races, that a public official must
do what is best for the communi
ty as a whole, must keep lines
of communication open, must
meet with all groups, both white
and colored, and above all not
do anything foolish that would
precipitate renewed disturbances.