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VOL. 97 —NO. 41
Headland
Blanks
Jackson
The Highlanders of Headland
High in East Point put 20 big
points on the board in the first
half Friday night against Jackson
and added nine points in the final
quarter to blank the Red Devils
29-0 in East Point in a Region
111 AA game.
Junior fullback Mike Wood led
the touchdown parade, scoring
thrice to lead once-beaten Head
land to their victory over Jack
son. Wood tallied on runs of
9, 6 and 20 yards. Touchstone
scored on a 32 yard pass from
Adams and a safety was added in
the fourth quarter when Al Gil
bert was trapped in the end zone
by Maddox. Strickland converted
in three of four PAT attempts.
Despite the whitewash, Jackson
played well, especially on de
fense and surprisingly ran 58
offensive plays to 46 for Head
land. The superb Highlander de
fense limited Jackson’s rushing
yardage to 116 yards in 51 at
tempts or slightly better than 2.0
yards per carry. Al Gilbert com
pleted two of seven passes for 12
yards, giving Jackson a total of
128 yards offensively to 291 for
the victors.
Headland rushed 27 times for
163 yards and completed seven
of 19 passes for 128 yards, giving
Headland a total of 291 yards
offensively.
Eruce Hicks slammed into the
Highlanders line 18 times for
50 yards. Robert Henderson
garnered 15 yards on three car
ries, James Brown 26 yards in
8 attempts and Robert Griffin
4 yards in 3 carries. A1 Gilbert
was trapped 7 times behind the
scrimmage line for losses of 48
yards, giving him 21 yards net
in 19 attempts. Jackson was as
sessed 44 yards in penalties com
pared to 45 for Headland. Jetff
English punted four times for a
most creditable 39.5 average.
Defensively, Calvin White was
little short of sensational, stick
ing Headland backs for nine in
dividual tackles and one assist.
Billy Glidewell contributed three
individual tackles and four assists
followed by Tim Wood with 3
and 3, Curtis Taylor 2 and 4,
and the following players with
two individual tackles each,
Charlie Howell, Robert Griffin,
Auze Dover, Johnny Varner,
Tommy Fletcher and Nat Thur
man.
For the Highlanders Ellerbee
was the leading rusher with 96
yards in 16 carries, followed
closely by Mike Wood with 95
yards and 12 carries.
Headland is one of the strong
est teams in the Atlanta area with
Coach Loy Hutcheson Monday ex
pressing relief that the game is
behind and that no serious in
juries were incurred which means
that Jackson should be at near
full strength Friday night for the
Briarwood game in Jackson.
Butts Schools
Get Special
$26,000 Grant
Butts County Schools have been
awarded $26,000 in Emergency
School Assistance to help defray
expenses incurred in desegrega
tion.
This grant was made by the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare and projects which
have been approved for expendi
tures include, renovation of class
rooms, purchase of tables and
chairs for primary classrooms,
band uniforms, instructional sup
plies and employment of three
teacher aides.
Teacher Aides employed with
Emergency School Assistance
funds will assist teachers of
remedial math, remedial reading
and exceptional children. Aides
already employed in Butts Coun
ty are paid from Title I of Ele
mentary and Secondary Educa
tion Act with Health, Education
and Welfare funds from Wash
ington, D. C. All Title I aides
assit teachers of reading and li
brarians.
Incumbents
Win In
City Primary
In the largest vote ever polled
in a City Primary, 1,115 voters
went to the polls Friday to nomi
nate Mayor C. B. Brown, Jr., in
cumbent, over Harold Martin by a
vote of 672 to 432, and C. M.
Daniel, Jr., incumbent, was re
turned to his second ward council
post with 636 votes to 449 for
Mrs. Sara M. Collins. Third ward
councilman W. 0. Ball was re
nominated without opposition.
Members of the City Demo
cratic Executive Committee under
whose jurisdiction and rules the
primary was conducted were also
nominated. Those included Levi
J. Ball, chairman, city at large;
Frank Forehand, secretary, first
ward; Doyle Jones, Jr., second
ward; R. P. Newton, third ward;
Richard W. Watkins, Jr., fourth
ward; and J. 0. King, fifth ward.
With interest in the contested
races at probably an all time
high, voters began streaming to
the polls as early as seven o’clock
when the polls opened and con
tinued in a steady flow until the
polls closed at seven p. m. allow
ing poll holders scant time to
catch their breath. According to
M. L. Powell, City Clerk, between
1,550 and 1,600 voters had reg
istered prior to the voter regis
tration deadline of September
24th.
The General Election for the
City of Jackson will be held on
Wednesday, November 4th, with
its jurisdiction falling upon the
city. Write-in votes are allowed
in general elections and it is not
known at this time whether any
write-in candidate or candidates
will challenge the nominees in the
General Election.
Mike Peck
Top Grid
Guesser
Fourteen-year-old Mike Peck,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Peck of 299 McCaskill Drive,
proved to be the top grid prog
nosticator on October 3rd by mis
ing only one game and scoring a
clear cut victory for first place
and first prize of ten dollars cash
in the football contest sponsored
this year by City Pharmacy, Wise
Standard Station and Allen’s
Hom-Ond Food Store. The youth
ful prophet missed only the Colo
rado-Kansas State outcome or
else he would have had a perfect
pick.
Second place and second prize
was a dog fight between four
guessers, all of whom missed two
games each but when the scores
were tabulated George A. Lim
bocker, Jr., first place winner a
week ago, captured second prize
of five dollars with 148 points to
151 for Jimmy Darnell, 152 for
Butch Atkinson and 167 for
Myrtle Hoard.
Mississippi State’s so called
“upset” over Georgia by a 7-6
score caused the most grief
among prognosticators. Other
games missed most were Alaba
ma-Mississippi, Colorado-Kansas
State and Purdue-Stanford.
Interest and contestants have
grown steadily since the first
week of the contest on Septem
ber 19th. Those who wish to en
ter the contest are reminded that
blanks may be picked up at the
sponsor’s places of business and
must be deposited in boxes at the
sponsoring firms on or before
11:45 on Saturday. First place
winners thus far in the contest
have been Myrtle Hoard, George
A. Limbocker, Jr. and Mike Peck.
Second place winners during the
three weeks the contest has run
to date include Linda Jenkins,
Alton Long and George A. Lim
bocker, Jr.
Games Of The Week
Oct. 9 —Jackion ▼*. Briarwood
in Jackaon.
Oct. 10 —Tech v*. Tenneaaee in
Atlanta.
Oct. 10 —Georgia ra. Miaaiaaip
pi in Athena.
Ralph Carr
Made 'State
Of Club" Talk
President Ralph Carr, Jr. made
his “State of the Club” address
to Jackson Kiwanians Tuesday
night and challenged the club
to work even harder in the com
ing year to fulfill its obligations
to the community. President Carr
will be installed October 13th,
along with other officers and di
rectors, by Theldon Ellis, of
Barnesville, Lieutenant Governor
of the 12th Division.
Mr. Carr expressed his appre
ciation to the membership for
electing him president. He urged
members to keep a good attend
ance record and to help secure
qualified new members. Mr. Carr
showed a Kiwanis film which
pointed out the objectives of Ki
wanis for 1970-71. Emphasis was
placed on “Operation Drug
Alert” and on improving environ
mental conditions (ecology).
The new president called at
tention to the pancake supper in
November, stressed the import
ance of prompt committee re
ports, suggested that the Public
and Business Affairs Committee
see that the stature of the Con
federate Soldier on the court
house square be cleaned, empha
sized the importance of the “get
out the vote” campaign, and
asked the Agriculture and Con
servation Committee to fight pol
lution at Jackson Lake and High
Falls with every energy at the
club’s command.
President Carr appointed Hugh
Glidewell, Frank Forehand, T. E.
Robison Sr., and Denny O’Neal
to a fund raising committee.
Miss Grace Garlington was
recognized by the club as Butts
County’s “Woman of the Year.”
David Black and Billy Crum,
Scoutmaster and Assistant Scout
master respectively, were cited
for their leadership in the ad
vancement of Benjie Parrish and
Richard Brooks to the rank of
Eagle Scout.
Visitors were Fred Head, di
rector of the Key Club, and
Charlie Brown, Key Club presi
dent; and Malcolm Brenner of
Atlanta. Ben Paget and Park
Newton were saluted musically on
recent birthdays.
Stanley Maddox
President Of
Little League
Stanley R. Maddox, assistant
banking officer of the C&S Bank
of Jackson, was elected president
of the Little League for 1971
at a meeting October 6th in the
Civic Room the C&S Bank.
Other officers include W. Her
man Cawthon, vice president,
Johnny Colwell, secretary, Mrs.
Jean Barnes, treasurer. Directors
include Ernest Biles, James Trim
ble and R. C. Norsworthy. J. M.
L. Comer was named Player
Agent and Harold McMichael
head umpire.
Rev. Charles Dreyer was ap
pointed chaplain and Davis Wil
lard was named safety officer.
Appointed to the Finance Com
mittee by President Maddox were
M. W. Carmichael, E. D. Briscoe,
Clyde Herbert and Freddie Dod
son.
KEY CLUB
SPONSORED
TALENT SHOW
The Jackson High Key Club
sponsored the “Talent Show” at
the Butts County Fair Wednes
day night, October 7th. The show
was a school and community pro
ject. Participating in the fair
were soloists, dance bands, and
dancers.
The Jackson High School Band,
under the direction of Mr. An
drew Buggs, rendered a program
of music along with the Glee
Club, under the direction of Miss
Nancy Long, prior to the talent
show.
The talent show was one of
many school and community pro
jects planned for the school year
in carrying out the club’s theme,
“Personal Action: Prelude to
Progress.”
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1970 JACKSON. GEORGIA 30233
Last Horse
Show Was
Held Sunday
Ocmulgee Saddle Club, Inc.
held the last local horse show
of the 1970 season on October 4.
Approximately 200 exhibitors en
tered the 20 classes with the win
ners of each class listed below.
Lead Line: Ginger Franklin,
Mike Walker, Sandra Weaver,
Paula Avery, Dwayne Weaver.
Quarter Horse Halter: Diane
Temples, Jock Bolien, C. T. Mar
shall.
Pleasure Horse Halter: Andy
Strong, Linda Marshall, Ray
Nunn.
Pony Halter: Phyllis Barnes,
Rhonda Franklin, Todd Avery,
Paula Avery.
Pony Pleasure: Rhonda Frank
lin, Phyllis Barnes, Warren
Weaver, Rhonda McCraney.
Pole Bending: Tony Dixon,
Wendy Melton, Jenny Saunders,
Joe Norton, Joye Adams.
Pole Bending: Marie Thaxton,
Randy Jewell.
Racking Class: R. Carswell,
Roy Nunn, Joe Johnston, Dianne
Kinnard, Billy Franklin.
Ladies Western Pleasure: Pam
Vinson, Vicky Simmons, Pug
Levinson.
Ladies Barrel Race: Marie
Thaxton, Pamela Peltz, Pam
Vinson.
Barrels (14 and under): Mark
Merritt, Ray Logan, Joe Norton,
Barry Phillips, Jenny Saunders.
Men’s Barrel Race: Steve
Gibby, Wade Smith, Jock Bolien.
Men’s Western Pleasure: Steve
Gibby, Jock Bolien, Bobby Win
go.
Barrel Race (open) : Marie
Thaxton, Pam Vinson, Marie
Thaxton.
Potato Race; Pam Vinson,
Martin Ridgeway.
Wiener Race: Joe Norton,
Martin Ridgeway, Susan Norton,
Becky Chapman, Edwin Myers.
Open Western Pleasure: Pam
Vinson, Jock Bolien, Gary Cato.
Texas Barrels: Wade Smith,
Marie Thaxton, Pam Vinson.
Children’s Western Pleasure:
Loran Conners, Barry Phillips,
Ray Logan, Teresa Norton, Mark
Merritt, Becky Norton.
Arena Race: Jock Bolien, Pam
Vinson, Wanda Bragg.
Pick Up Race: Jock Bolein,
Vickie Simmons, Bill Myers.
All the members of the Ocmul
gee Saddle Club, Inc. would like
to express their appreciation to
the public for their patronage of
our four horse shows and to the
exhibitors for putting their fine
horses on display. A special
“thank you” goes to the local
businesses for sponsoring the
classes at each show. We are now
looking forward to next spring
when our second season of shows
will begin.
Key Club Had
Address By
Dr. Crockarell
The Jackson Senior High
School Key Club held its dinner
meeting at 8 o’clock on Septem
ber 30th at Falls View Restau
rant. Charles Brown, president,
presided.
Curtis Taylor, chairman of the
Fair Booth Committee, related
to the club the theme for this
year’s booth which is “Facing
The Future.” Various members
were appointed to gather materi
als to place in the exhibit.
Fred Head, board member,
told of the officer’s conference
which had been held in Griffin.
The Jackson Club had been rec
ognized for its outstanding work
this year.
Bruce Hicks, vice president, in
troduced Dr. Bailey Crockarell,
who spoke to the group on the
relationship between the Key
Club and the Kiwanis Club. Dr.
Crockarell commended the club
for its active participation and
enthusiasm that it had shown thus
far. A discussion period followed
Dr. Crockarell’s address.
Work To Begin Soon On 52
Low Rent Housing Units
Undefeated
Briarwood
Here Friday
The undefeated Briarwood
team, coached by Ted Missildine,
rolls onto Red Devil Hill Friday
night seeking their sixth consecu
tive win against the Jackson High
Red Devils in a battle that will
do much to clarify the 3-AA title
picture. A victory for the under
dog Devils would scramble the
region race tremendously.
The fine Briarwood team holds
victories over North Clayton, Col
lege Park, Campbell of Fairburn,
Rockdale County and Henry
County, and have only been
scored on once. The Red Devils
of Coach Loy Hutcheson have
triumphed over Harris County
and Fayette County, and have
been defeated by Woodward
Academy and Headland.
Coach Hutcheson was singing
the praises this week of Ricky
Heath, junior, 175 pound left
handed quarterback of Briarwood,
who against Henry County last
weekend passed for two touch
downs and ran for one. “He’s one
of the best in the Atlanta area
and I’ll guarantee that he’ll keep
our defense busy,” Coach Hutche
son said Wednesday morning. The
Briarwood team averages between
175 and 180 pounds and though
not as powerful as Woodward
Academy, possess more speed and
finesse, according to the Jackson
mentor.
The Red Davils are in reason
ably good condition for the game
with Tommy Fletcher, senior
guard, listed as doubtful because
of a jammed neck suffered in the
Headland game and reinjured in
practice this week. Coach Hutche
son said also that Tommy Her
bert, junior center, who is en
joying his finest season, has had
to take it easy all week with a
knee injury, but is expected to
play Friday night. Otherwise,
Coach Hutcheson is expected to
go with the same starting line-up
that opened the two previous
games. Kick-off times is at 8
o’clock with another large crowd
anticipated.
No. 185 Is
Highest At
Draft Board
Local Draft Board No. 18 Ex
ecutive Secretary Mrs. Mervyn
T. Pope announced today that
random selection number 185 is
the highest lottery selection num
ber reached in 1970 in Local
Board No. 18 as of September
30, 1970.
However, the board spokesman
said, it may be necessary to go
to a higher random selection
number than the number 185 in
order to satisfy the remaining
1970 draft calls.
Secretary Mrs. Pope said that
in compliance with the White
House Executive Order an
nounced recently, all registrants
of Local Board No. 18 who hold
the highest reached number or
numbers below the highest reach
ed number and who have not
been issued orders for induction
due to any circumstance, will be
considered for carryover into the
extended priority selection group
if they are classified I-A as of
December 31, 1970. Such young
men will have their liability for
induction extended for the first
three months of 1971.
The local board spokesman said
that the Executive Order states
that registrants who held num
bers above the highest reached
number of Board No. 18 and are
classified I-A on December 31,
will be placed in a lower draft
priority group on January 1.
Miss Garlington
Is Named
‘Woman of Year’
MISS GRACE GARLINGTON
Miss Grace Garlington was
chosen “Woman of the Year” at
the Butts County Fair on Mon
day evening, October 5.
She has devoted her life to the
care and needs of others and has
been particularly outstanding in
ministering to the needs of the
elderly. She has been the “good
Samaritan” to many, always help
ing when called upon and look
ing for opportunities to do good
far beyond the call of duty.
She belongs to the Jackson
United Methodist Church where
she has been a member of the
choir for 25 years. She is also
treasurer of the Wesleyan Service
Guild of her church, an office she
has held for approximately 30
years, and a member of the Vic
tory Sunday School Class.
The first Secretary-Bookkeep
er of The Central Georgia Elec
tric Membership Corporation, she
was a loyal and capable employee
of that organization for 32 years,
having retired from the coopera
tive on December 31, 1969. Fol
lowing her retirement, she be
came secretary of the Jackson
United Methodist Church in June
1970, a post to which she is most
dedicated, and where she is con
tinuing to perform her work in
her usual efficient manner.
Congratulations are in order to
Miss Garlington on being selec
ted for this honor.
John Flynt Is
Presented
Watchdog Award
On Wednesday, September 30,
Congressman John J. Flynt, Jr.
was presented the “Watchdog of
the Treasury” Award by National
Associated Businessmen, Inc. in
honor of his economy voting rec
ord for the Ninety-First Con
gress, 1969-70.
In congratulating Mr. Flynt,
Mr. John C. Mason, President of
NAB, said, “Your outstanding
economy voting record indicates
to your constituents and to our
membership that you have a keen
realization of the problems of
fiscal responsibility. I know it
takes a lot of courage to stand
up against the pressure groups
who advocate unnecessary Fed
eral spending.
“As you know so well, inflation
affects the cost of living which
affects all of us. Your votes
against inflationary spending
merit your constituent’s appreci
ation.”
Made up primarily of small
business firms, the NAB is a non
partisan organization composed
of members from all over the
United States. Its goals include
fiscal responsibility in govern
ment and the elimination of the
Federal Government from compe
tition with private business.
55.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Work is expected to begin
within two weeks on 52 low rent
housing units in Jackson, accord
ing to an announcement this
week by Levi J. Ball, chairman,
Board of Commissioners, Housing
Authority, City of Jackson.
Mr. Ball said that bids on the
housing units, known as Project
Georgia 185-2, were opened Tues
day, October 6th, at two o’clock
at City Hall. Lake McDonald,
Inc., of Vidalia was the low bid
der with a bid of $722,000. Other
bids and their price included
General Contractor’s Inc., $737,-
000; Piedmont Construction Com
pany, $741,578; Mann & Massee,
Inc., $746,000; H. L. Coble Con
struction Company $759,000;
Harold Bishop & James W. Bus
bin, $768,772.
J. Hubert Adams of Barnes
ville, executive director of the
housing authority, was in Jackson
for the opening of the bids. Mr.
Adams said that work on the pro
ject would likely begin within two
weeks and that the 52 units
would extend from the present
housing project on Oakland Circle
in the direction of the City
Waterworks and the Southern
Railway trestle. When completed
the units are expected to alleviate
the demand for low rent housing
in Jackson to some extent, Mr.
Adams pointed out.
Members of the City of Jack
son Housing Authority, in addi
tion to Mr. Ball, chairman, are
W. Clint Adams, Clyde Herbert,
Gervin Lewis and Lou Moelchert.
Food Stamps
Doing Well
In County
The sale of Food Stamps began
in Butts County on Thursday,
October Ist, and has proven very
popular with sales through Mon
day, October sth, reaching a total
value of $13,451. Of this amount
187 families purchasing stamps
paid $3,139.50 for their stamps
and received $10,311.50 in bonus
stamps. These figures were re
leased this week by Mrs. Jane
B. Powell, director of the Depart
ment of Family and Children
Services in Butts County.
Mrs. Powell reminds the public
that stamps are sold at the FACS
office Monday through Friday,
except on legal holidays. The
hours are from 9 a. m. to 11:30
a. m. and from 1 p. m. to 3 p. m.
Mrs. Powell also announced the
office will be closed on Monday,
October 12th, in observance of
Columbus Day.
Preview Of
"Pete's Sake''
Seen Tonight
Invited guests have been asked
to attend a special showing of the
Billy Graham film “For Pete’s
Sake” on Thursday evening, Oc
tober Bth, at 7:30 o’clock at the
Jackson High School Auditorium.
The arrangements for the
.showing of this Billy Graham
film are being handled by a group
of local church laymen.
The movie will be shown to the
public on October 28th and 29th
at the Jackson High School
Auditorium at which time the ad
mission will be SI.OO for advance
tickets and $1.25 for tickets pur
chased at the door.
FIRST PTA MEETING
SET FOR OCT. 15
All interested parents are
extended an invitation to the first
county-wide PTA meeting to be
held on October 15th at 7:30
o’clock at the Jackson High
School auditorium.