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VOL. 97. NO. 37
Red Devils
Open Against
Harris County
The Jackson Red Devils open
the 1970 grid war against the
Harris County Hornets Friday
night, September 11th, in Hamil
ton, confident they can make
their debut a successful one de
spite the fact that their oppon
ents already have a game under
their belts. West Point blanked
the Hornets 40-0 Friday night in
the opener for both teams.
Playing this year in Class AA,
a jump from last year’s Class B
rating, the Red Devils face one or
two of the top teams in the state
and no one realizes the difficult
road ahead more than does Head
Coach Loy Hutcheson. Coach
Hutcheson said this week that
Harris County is a much better
team than the West Point score
indicated, with the Hornets ope
rating from a spread formation
that allows a wide open offense.
They run a multiple offense,
Coach Hutcheson pointed out,
that really puts pressure on the
defensive secondary.
Asked for a tentative opening
line-up, Coach Hutcheson said
that if Jackson receives the Red
Devils would probably line up as
follows: Tommy Herbert at cen
ter, Tommy Fletcher, right guard ;
Billy Glidewell, at right tackle;
Steve Fletcher, right end; Johnny
Varner, left guard; Steve Ben
nett, left tackle; Nat Thurman,
left end; Al Gilbert quarterback;
James Brown, fullback; Bruce
Hicks, left half; and Robert Grif
fin, right half.
In the event the Hornets re
ceive, Jackson’s defensive align
ment would operate with Glide
well and Varner at tackles, Cal
vin White and Eugene Myricks at
ends, Steve Fletcher and Willie
Joe Goodrum at outside lineback
ers; Tommy Fletcher and Tommy
Herbert at interior linebackers,
Curtis Taylor at safety, Steve
Jones at right defensive half,
with Charlie Howell or Jeff Eng
lish operating at left defensive
halfback.
Barring further injuries this
week, the Red Devils will enter
Friday night’s fray in tip top
physical condition. Wally Jenkins
suffered a badly bruised shin that
sidelined him for several days but
he should be back and able to
play, according to Coach Hut
cheson.
The coaching staff at Jackson
High School for the 70-71 ath
letic year shapes up as follows:
Loy Hutcheson, head coach and
head girls basketball coach; Joe
Davis, athletic director, assistant
football coach, and head boys
basketball coach; Wilson Bush,
assistant grid coach and head
baseball coach; Darrell Pippin,
assistant football coach and B
team boys coach; Hyrum Pierce,
track coach; Iwana McGee, PE
instructor, girls B-Team basket
ball coach and assistant girls var
sity coach.
DAR Observes
Constitution
Week Sept. 17-23
On May 25, 1787 the colonies
met at Independence Hall, Phil
adelphia to draw up a plan of
government which would bind the
colonies together in a strong un
ion. Their efforts culminated in
the signing of the Constitution
on September 17, 1787. On July
23, 1956 a resolution was adopted
and signed into law (Public Law
No. 915) August 2, 1956 desig
nating September 17 through 23
as Constitution Week, inviting
the people of the United States to
observe such week with appro
priate ceremonies and activities.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution urge are citizens to
fly the United States Flag during
this week and especially on Sep
tember 17th. When we fly this
flag we salute the blessings we
enjoy in our great nation and
demonstrate that we are proud
of our American heritage.
Jeff McMichael
Saves Life Of
Truck Driver
Jeff McMichael, an employee
of Georgia Power Company in
Macon and a native of Butts
County, is credited with saving
the life of a truck driver Wed
nesday, September 2nd, whom he
pulled unconscious and severely
injured from the Towaliga River
on the Jackson-Griffin Highway.
The quick action of Mr. Mc-
Michael undoubtedly saved the
life of Milton Harvey Emerling,
46-year-old truck driver of 1102
Emerson Street, Rossville, when
the Atlanta Dairies milk truck
Mr. Emerling was driving in the
direction of Jackson went out of
control and crashed through the
railing of the Towaliga River
bridge and into the river below.
The spectacular accident demol
ished some 75 feet of railing be
fore the truck plunged off the
bridge.
Mr. McMichael was one of the
first on the scene and waded into
the river to pull the unconscious
and floating driver from the
water. The current under the
bridge is fairly swift and deep
er just below the bridge. Those
on the scene who witnessed Mr.
McMichael’s quick and heroic
action credit him beyond any
doubt of saving the life of Mr.
Emerling who miraculously es
caped death in the fall of the
truck from the bridge into the
river.
The injured driver was rushed
by ambulance to the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital where
it was determined that he suf
fered severe lacerations to his
head as well as an injured shoul
der and arm.
Those who later viewed the
scene of the accident marveled
that Mr. Emerling escaped death,
once from the accident itself and
secondly from drowning.
Mr. McMichael is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. McMichael of
Indian Springs and resides in Ma
con. Mr. McMichael modestly
plays down his role in the inci
dent but had he not been “john
ny-on-the-spot” there is little
doubt that another highway fa
tality would have been added to
Butts County’s ledger.
The accident was investigated
by the Butts County Sheriff’s
Department and the Georgia
State Patrol.
Games Of The Week
Sept. 11 —Jackson vs. Harris
County in Hamilton.
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THE 1970 JACKSON HIGH RED DEVILS open their Fall grid campaign Friday night in Hamilton against the Harris County Hornets. In their first
game of the season the Hornets lost a 40-0 decision last week to West Point. Members of the Red Devil squad, from left to right, Ist row, are: Billy
Woodard, Curtis Taylor, Randy Freeman, Darrell Summers, Newton Maddox, Willie Joe Goodrum, Kenny Smith. Second row, Don McKibben, Auze Dover,
Jerry Respress, Jeff English, Tim Wood, Robert Henderson; third row, Tommy Fletcher, Bruce Hicks, Robert Griffin, Steve Fletcher, Johnny Varner,
Steve Jones, Charlie Howell; fourth row, Calvin White, Hozie Folds, Steve Bennett, Robert Myrick, Joe Tyus, James Brown; fifth row, Nat Thurman,
Steve Barnes, Wally Jenkins, A1 Gilbert, Tommy Herbert, Billy Glidewell, Eugene Myricks; sixth row, Coach Darrell Pippin, Coach Joe Davis, Coach
Loy Hutcheson, Coach Wilson Bush, Andy St. John, Manager and Trainer.
Mrs. Collins |
Qualifies For j
Council Post
Mrs. Sara M. Collins of 466
West Avenue, Jackson, widely
known retired business woman,
qualified about nine o’clock Wed
nesday morning, September 9th,
as a candidate for city council
in the second ward. She will face
C. M. Daniel, Jr., incumbent
councilman, who had previously
qualified.
Noon Saturday, September
12th, is the deadline for candi
dates to qualify with Frank Fore
hand, secretary of the City of
Jackson Democratic Executive
Committee. As of Wednesday
morning five had qualified for
the three races to be decided,
namely, mayor, and councilmen
from the second and third wards.
C. B. Brown, Jr., incumbent
mayor, will face opposition from
Harold E. Martin, incumbent
councilman from the first ward.
Mrs. Collins will compete for the
second ward council seat against
C. M. Daniel, Jr. In the third
ward W. O. Ball, incumbent, is
unopposed.
The City Primary will be held
on Friday, October 2nd, with a
large vote anticipated now that
two races have developed.
Avondale
Announces
Wage Hike
Officials of Avondale Mills,
Sylacauga, Alabama, have posted
notice to their employees that an
upward wage adjustment will be
made, effective at 6 a. m. Mon
day, October 12th.
Announcement of the wage in
crease was made by J. Craig
Smith, president and treasurer
of Avondale Mills, with the in
crease to affect all employees of
the Indian Springs Plant at Jack
son.
Mr. Smith said that each per
son will be notified by their su
pervisor what their new wage is.
While Mr. Smith pointed out that
the increase for no individual will
be large, the total increase for the
company will amount to more
than $1,500,000. a year.
Mr. Smith also explained that
some jobs at Avondale require
longer training and more skill
and have a higher going wage
than other jobs. “It is our policy
to promote within the organiza
tion from low-paid jobs to higher
paid jobs,” he said.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1970 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Butts Youths
Hurt In
Monroe Mishap
Three Butts County teenagers
were seriously injured in a Mon
roe County accident Sunday aft
ernoon when their vehicle swerv
ed to avoid a head on collision
with an oncoming car, struck the
side of the vehicle and crashed
into a utility pole in the commu
nity of Blount on Highway 42.
Injured and still unconscious
Wednesday morning were Marcus
Anthony (Tony) Moore, 17, and
Randy Howell Moore, 15, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Moore
of Jackson. The car in which
the boys were passengers was
driven by James Moore, 18, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Moore
of Jackson. Barry Maddox, 17,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Maddox,
was a passenger in the car.
The accident was investigated
by the Georgia State Patrol and
the Monroe County Sheriff’s De
partment. It occurred about four
o’clock at Blount when a 1970
Chevrolet station wagon driven by
a woman from Macon with her
husband as a passenger swerved
to miss a dead dog in the road.
James Moore, the driver, saw that
they would hit head on and
swerved to the left to miss the
station wagon. The car struck the
fender of the Macon vehicle,
knocked down a l’oad sign, crossed
a small gully and hit a utility
pole next to French’s Grocery.
James Moore is in Macon Hos
pital with a punctured lung.
Tony and Randy Moore are in
the same hospital with both re
ported unconscious Wednesday
morning but with doctors en
couraged over their eventual re
covery unless unforseen compli
cations arise. Barry Maddox was
carried to Monroe County Hos
pital, x-rayed and dismissed.
Wendell McCoy
Member Blue Key
Wendell B. McCoy, Jr., student
at Georgia State University, At
lanta, has been invited to join
the Blue Key Honor Fraternity
at the above university.
Initiation of the candidates
was held recently at the Offi
cers Club at Fort McPherson.
Mr. McCoy, son of Col. and
Mrs. W. B. McCoy Sr. of Jack
son, was invited to join because
of his B plus average and Junior
class standing as well as other
numerous student activities in
which he is engaged. Mr. Mc-
Coy is receiving the congratula
tion of his many friends upon
this high honor.
Carey Biles
Hurt In Car-
Bike Collision
Carey R. Biles, 15-year-old
Jackson youth, was seriously in
jured Friday afternoon in the
collision of his motorbike and an
automobile about 3:30 o’clock on
Route 36 South near the home of
A. G. Goodrum.
The young boy suffered a com
pound fracture of his right leg
and severe lacerations to his
head and face. The accident was
investigated by the Butts County
Sheriff’s Department and the
Georgia State Patrol.
According to evidence gathered
at the scene by investigating of
ficers the young boy was pro
ceeding in the direction of Jack
son when his motorbike was in
collision with a car going south
on 36 and preparing to' make a
turn into the yard of A. G. Good
rum. The car was driven by Hi
ram F. Findley of 4655 Ginson
Drive, Tucker. The impact threw
the young cyclist across the pave
ment, down the shoulder and into
a vine and grass covered ditch.
He was rushed by ambulance to
Sylvan Grove Hospital where he
was given emergency treatment
and later transferred to Piedmont
Hospital in Atlanta.
The young boy is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Biles of
Jackson.
Guest Organist
At Presbyterian
Church Sunday
Harold L. McManus, organist
at the First Presbyterian Church
of Indianapolis, Indiana, will be
the guest organist at the Jackson
Presbyterian Church Sunday,
September 13th, at the morning
worship service.
While a student at Mercer Uni
versity, Mr. McManus served as
Chapel Organist. He has also
served as organist at the Central
Baptist Church and the First
Presbyterian Church in Warner
Robins. His father, Dr. Harold
McManus, is Chairman of the
Christianity Department at Mer
cer University. Mr. McManus is”
now attending Indiana Universi
ty.
Some of the selections that will
be used in the service Sunday
include: “Choral” by Jongen,
“Fugue in G Minor” by Bach,
“Sonata VI: Finale” by Mendels
sohn, “Blessed Are Ye Faithful”
by Brahms, and “Toccata” by
Widor. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Chief Vaughn
Tells Lions Of
Fire Department
The Butts County Lions Club
met Tuesday, September Bth, at
noon. Millard Daniel, Butts Coun
ty Extension Agent, was wel
comed as a visitor.
Lion Stanley Maddox, program
chairman, gave a short talk on
Lionism, explaining to the club
that there are more than three
quarter million members of the
Lions Clubs in 145 countries. The
Lions Club is the largest service
organization in the world.
Lion Maddox introduced Lt.
W. L. (Cotton) Vaughn of the
Jackson Police Department and
also Chief of the Jackson Fire
Department. Members of the club
were interested to hear of the sys
tem the Jackson Fire Department
uses in notifying volunteer fire
men of a fire. Mr. Vaughn ex
plained that with the system they
now have that if a member or a
member of his family is talking
on the phone when the call is
sent out that a beep sounds on
the phone as a signal to hang up.
Then the member again picks up
the phone immediately and gets
the word about the fire. If no one
is on the phone, the phone will
ring continuously until it is
answered or the operator at the
fire station hangs up. This meth
od assur es the citizens of Jackson
a quick response to a fire.
The Jackson Fire Department
is composed of volunteer fire
men but these people are as good
as most towns with paid fire
men, Chief Vaughn stated. Mem
bers attend meetings on their own
time to learn the latest methods
of fire fighting and to familiarize
themselves with the latest equip
ment. Jackson has three fire
trucks, the newest being a 1969
model with a pumper equipped
to pump 750 gallons per minute.
A second pumper can pump 300
to 500 gallons per minute. There
is also a third truck with a 1200
gallon capacity which is used to
fight fires until the other trucks
arrive.
The Lions Club commended
these firemen for the splendid
job they are doing realizing, as
Chief Vaughn pointed out, that
these volunteers receive only
token pay for the fire-fighting
they do, with no pay whatsoever
for the extra hours devoted to
learning modern techniques in
fire fighting.
The Scoreboard
Henry Cos. 20 Stockbridge 7
Weit Point 40—Harri* Cos. 0
Troup 20 Hogansville 0
Newton Cos. 7 —Rockdale O
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Body Negro
Woman Is
Identified
The badly decomposed body of
a Negro woman, identified Tues
day as Lizzie Mae Davis, 24, be
lieved to be from the Atlanta
area, was discovered Saturday
morning in a pine thicket just off
Buster Brown Road some four
miles northwest of Jackson.
The body was discovered about
9:30 Saturday morning by J. F.
Trimble, who resides on the Fin
cherville Road. Buster Brown
Road, which loops through a
sparsely settled portion of Butts
County, connects the Fincherville
Road with the Four Points-Old
Bethel Road. Mr. Trimble said
that stray dogs had been bother
ing a Great Dane that he owns
and had been barking unusually
much near his premises. Saturday
morning he decided to investi
gate the activity of the dogs and
their extra-ordinary barking and
it was while walking through a
pine thicket about 100 yards off
the Buster Bown Road that he
discovered the remains of the
Negro woman.
Sheriff Hugh Polk and Deputy
Sheriffs Russell Crumbley and
Billy Leverette hurried to the
seerie and enlisted the assistance
of Howard Bray of the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation. Investi
gation led officers to believe the
victim had been dragged into
the piney woods where the 90
plus temperatures, predatory ani
mals, wild dogs and vultures had
spread the remains over a 40 or
50 yard area. The skull of the
dead woman, wrapped in a red
blouse in which she had been
clad, was located 40 or 50 feet
from the remains of the torso.
Her scalp was also discovered
some 30 to 40 feet away from the
main portion of the body, with
a jawbone even farther away.
There was evidence at the scene
that animals and vultures had
disturbed the body as late as Sat
urday morning judging from the
trail of body fluids. The torso was
clad in black stretch pants with
a brown sandal on her right foot.
The other sandal was discovered
in the general vicinity of the
scalp and jawbone. A brassiere
was located nearby. About $45
in currency was found near the
body but no purse or pocketbook
was located. Mr. Bray discovered
a red earring along the path her
body was believed to have been
dragged, it becoming dislodged
in the process.
Later in the afternoon a doctor
from the State Crime Lab came
to Jackson to perform an autopsy
at Trimier Funeral Home. From
results of this post mortem it
was determined that the Negro
woman was between 25 and 30
years old, approximately 5 ft. 4
in. tall, with her weight estimated
to be about 130 pounds. She had
short hair. The doctor estimated
she had been dead one or two
weeks before her body was dis
covered.
Sheriff Polk said Saturday
morning that there was no record
of a missing Negro female re
ported to his office and that the
possibility exists that the woman
was from out of town, either
killed at the scene or elsewhere,
with her body brought to the
lonely spot for hiding. Sheriff
Polk said that during the autopsy
a bullet was found in her skull,
indicating to officers that she had
been shot in th e back of the head.
The Butts County Sheriff’s De
partment, during the Labor Day
weekend, sought help from neigh
boring towns and counties in
seeking to identify the remains of
the woman, the identity being
made with the assistance of the
Atlanta Police Department.
The body was identified by her
former husband, Monroe Fears of
Atlanta who filed a missing re
port on her about two weeks ago.
WEST BUTTS COMMUNITY
CLUB TO HAVE SUPPER
The West Butts Community
Club invites all members and
friends to attend the monthly
dinner meeting at the clubhouse
Friday evening, September 18th,
at 7:30. A covered dish meal will
be served with the monthly meet
ing to follow.
