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VOL. 97 —NO. 44
Memorial Chapel Honoring
Walter Matthews Will Be
Dedicated Sunday At Alto
The Walter Matthews Memo
rial Chapel will officially be dedi
cated Sunday, November Ist, at
2 p. m. when Gov. Lester Maddox
and other dignitaries assemble at
the Georgia Industrial Institute
at Alto.
Mr. Matthews, 56, died Novem
ber 9th, 1969 and at the time of
his death was Assistant Director
of Institutional Services for the
State Board of Corrections. He
came to Jackson as Warden of
the Georgia Diagnostic and Classi
fication Center and during his
short stay here was extremely ac
tive in civic and community af
fairs, and made a host of friends
who were grieved over his un
timely death from a massive in
ternal hemorrhage at Emory Uni
versity Hospital following earlier
surgery. He entered Emory Uni
versity on October 6th of last
year.
A portrait of Mr. Matthews
will be unveiled at the Sunday
ceremonies which will be attended
ed by several of his friends from
Jackson and Butts County.
Corrections Director Robert J.
Carter said, “The occasion will
pay sincere tribute to Mr. Mat
thews, a man, who while serving
as Superintendent of the Georgia
Industrial Institute, gave tireless
effort in reshaping many a boy’s
attitudes from destructive to con
structive channels.’’
Mr. Matthews, who started his
correctional career in 1939 as a
custodial officer, served as a rec
ord clerk and chief inspector be
fore being named Superintendent
of the Georgia Industrial Insti
tute. He was later appointed
Warden of the Georgia Diagnostic
and Classification Center. In
1968 Mr. Matthews assumed the
duties of Assistant Director of
Institutional Services for the
State Board of Corrections; a
post he held until his death last
year.
Ballard Resigns
As Warden At
Prison Center
Richard W. Ballard, 50, Ward
en of the Georgia Diagnostic and
Classification Center, tendered
his resignation to Robert E. Car
ter, Director of the State Board
of Corrections, effective October
21st with Francis E. Holland, As
sistant Warden, being named as
Acting Warden until the vacancy
can be permanently filled.
Mr. Ballard and family came
to Butts County in September
1968 as Warden of the new pris
on center in Butts County. Mr.
Ballard was in charge of the
Texas Diagnostic & Classification
Center in Huntsville for five
years before assuming his duties
here.
Th e elevation of Mr. Holland
to Acting Warden was automatic
under procedures of the State
Board of Corrections and it is
expected that Mr. Ballard’s suc
cessor will be named by Director
Carter within the next several
weeks.
Games Of The Week
Oct. 30—Jackson vs. Rockdale
County in Conyers.
Oct. 31 Georgia vs. South
Carolina in Athens.
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Negro Man
Killed In
Hail Bullets
A hail of bullets from a 32
caliber German-made 7-shot auto
matic pistol ended the life of
Ernest Lee Sims, 50, of 272 Buc
hanan Street Saturday afternoon
about 5:45 o’clock, according to
Butts County Coroner John
Sherrell, who investigated the
case along with members of the
Jackson Police Department, Butts
County Sheriff’s Department, and
the Georgia Bureau of Investiga
tion.
Apprehended Monday morning
and lodged in the Butts County
jail on a warrant charging mur
der is Walter Gay, 39, of a Mc-
Donough address, although he re
portedly resided in Spalding
County.
The shooting occurred at the
home of Sims and from evidence
gathered by the investigating of
ficers, Gay had come to Jackson
to visit Sims and his wife, who
was allegedly formerly married to
Gay. When Gay arrived, it is re
ported that Sims was not at home
but arrived shortly. While the
two men were talking in a room
of the dwelling, Sims’ wife ex
cused herself and in a short peri
od of time heard several shots
fired in rapid succession. Sims
was struck five or six times
about the body by bullets from
the automatic and apparently
died instantly. His body was
taken to Sylvan Grove Hospital
where he was pronounced DOA
by Dr. Eugene Westmoreland, Jr.
After shooting Sims, Gay fled
from the scene in a car and, de
spite an all points bulletin, was
not apprehended until Monday
morning about 11 o’clock when he
was taken into custody at his
home.
Sims was a widely known and
respected member of the Negro
community where he had worked
for a local pulpwood dealer as
truck driver for a number of
years. Officers also state that
Gay formerly lived in Jackson
and was also widely known here.
Sheriff Polk said Monday that
the case will in all probability
be presented before the Novem
ber term Grand Jury for its con
sideration.
Mrs. Ida Coker
Presents Flag
To VFW Post
Mrs. Ida Cook Coker presented
a flag to the VFW Post 5374 at
a ceremony last Wednesday, Oc
tober 21st, with the presentation
being made to Gerald Hamlin, a
member of the local VFW Post.
Mrs. Coker, in her presenta
tion stated: To the VFW Post
5374 I give this flag in loving
memory of my brother, Thomas
Aldean Cawthon, who was a vet
eran of W’orld War II and served
overseas in the European theater,
being taken prisoner by the sur
prise German offensive in the bat
tle of the Bulge. He was held
prisoner by the Germans from
that date until liberated by allied
forces in May of 1945.
Red Devils
Dominate
Bulldogs
The Jackson High Red Devils
Friday night invaded the den of
the Morgan County Bulldogs and
so completely dominated the game
that the outcome was not in doubt
after the first few minutes. Jack
son scored four touchdowns and
made a two point conversion for
its 26 points. Morgan County had
to settle for a first quarter 21-
yard field goal.
Morgan County drew first
blood with 6:54 remaining in the
first quarter when Gerald Can
tey booted the ball through the
upright on fourth down to give
the Bulldogs a short lived lead.
With 12 seconds on the clock
in the first quarter Bruce Hicks,
Jackson’s stellar running back,
crashed over from three yards
out to culminate a 60 yard drive
in 14 plays. Steve Barnes missed
the first of three placement at
tempts.
In the second quarter with 9:35
remaining, Curtis Taylor inter
cepted a Bulldog pass, returning
it 25 yards to the home team’s
15 yard line. Bruce Hicks added
the second touchdown of the
night on a two yard thrust into
the end zone, it taking the Red
Devils four plays to move 15
yards. At this juncture 8:13 re
mained in the second period.
With 23 seconds remaining in
the half, quarterback A1 Gilbert
unlimbered Jackson’s newly
found air arm, passing 11 yards
to Robert Griffin for the score.
This drive ate up 60 yards in 10
plays. Gilbert passed to Wally
Jenkins, who had lined up at end,
for the two point conversion mak
ing the score at half 20-3. Jack
son marched 61 yards in 8 plays
in the third quarter with Gilbert
tossing a 45 yard bomb to Rob
ert Griffin for the touchdown
with 8:29 remaining in the quar
ter. This completed the scoring at
which games’s end read Jackson
26-Morgan County 3.
Jackson dominated the game
throughout, amassing 12 first
downs by rushing, 1 by passing
and 2 by penalty for a total of
15, 13 earned. Morgan had 7 first
downs by rushing and 4 by pen
alty for a total of 11, 7 earned.
Jackson ran 64 offensive plays
to 38 for the Bulldogs, rushing
for 258 yards and passing for 81
for a total of 339 yards. Morgan
County gained 130 yards on the
ground and completed no passes
in 7 attempts. Jackson intercep
ted 2 passes. The Red Devils
were penalized 95 yards compared
to 45 for the host team. Jeff
English punted once for 47 yards
but poor coverage allowed a 35
yard run back. Jackson fumbled
once but recovered the ball. Mor
gan County had no fumbles.
On offense, James Brown had
68 yards in 13 carries for Jack
son, followed by Bruce Hicks with
61 in 17, Robert Griffin 42 in 8,
Randy Freeman 36 in 4, A1 Gil
bert 28 in 4, Jeff English 22 in 5,
Charlie Howell 3in 4. Robert
Griffin was Gilbert’s favorite
target receiving 3 tosses for 74
yards and 2 touchdowns on plays
of 18, 11, and 45 yards. Bruce
Hicks caught 1 pass for 7 yards.
Interceptions were by Curtis
Taylor and James Brown.
Defensively Calvin White
knocked down Bulldog runners
with reckless abandon, being
credited with 9 individual tackles
and 2 assists. Other Red Devils
w'ere credited as follows: Steve
Jones 5-0, Joe Tyus 3-4, Tommy
Herbert 3-3, Tommy Fletcher 3-
1, Steve Bennett 3-0, Curtis
Taylor 3-0, Charlie Howell 2-4,
Johnny Varner 2-1, Billy Glide
well 2-1, Tim Wood 1-5, Auze
Dover 1-1, Robert Griffin 1-0,
Wally Jenkins 1-0, Billy Woodard
1-0. Other players credited with
assists were Hozie Folds, Kenny
Smith, Nat Thurman, and Steve
Fletcher.
Friday’s victory raised the
Devils record to 4-3-0 with wins
over Fayette County, Harris
County, Henry County and Mor
gan County and losses to Wood
ward Academy, Headland and
Briarwood. Rockdale County in
Conyers is the Friday night foe
of the Red Devils.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1970 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
November
Court Begins
On The 2nd
The November term of Butts
Superior Court will convene Mon
day morning, November 2nd, at
10 o’clock for the customary two
weeks of court with civil cases
being heard th e first week with
criminal proceedings being taken
up the second week.
Judge Hugh D. Sosebee of the
Flint Judicial Circuit will preside
and drew the November jurors
from the jury box last week. So
licitor General Edward McGarity
of McDonough will present the
state’s evidence in the criminal
cases.
David P. Ridgeway, Clerk of
Butts Superior Court, said this
week that a “moderately” heavy
docket will likely occupy the
court during the second week.
The names of the jurors, both
grand and traverse, as drawn by
Judge Sosebee and released by
Clerk Ridgeway, are as follows:
Grand Jury
Miss Georgie Watkins, Sarah
H. Buchanan, Eddie Lee Clark,
Dorothy Head, C. N. Maddox,
Russell Price, Thomas J. O’Quinn,
F. S. Powell, Leonard Fitch, Mrs.
Richard W. Ballard, George E.
McGahee, Lawrence Johnson,
Phillip W. Bunch, Banks A.
Weaver, Hugh M. Glidewell.
H. L. Jones Sr., Johnny O.
Colwell, L. C. Webb, Alma Eu
genia Head, James W. Wise, G.
L. Potts, James Edward Smith,
Ralph Cook, C. W. Greer, Den
nis A. O’Neal, William L. Cor
ley, B. E. Carter, Willie Mae
Roddy, Mary Ann Broadus, J.
Bailey Jones.
Traverse Jury, First Week
Mrs. Phyllis D. Ray, Morris
Morgan, J. T. Beckham, Herbert
Shapard, Jesse M. Smith, O. P.
Stephens, Charlotte Barber, La
mar T. English, Mrs. Lucile
Fletcher, Jackie Dunn, Cora Lee
Slaton, Alfred H. Goens, Annie
Maude Goodman, Robert L.
Smith, G. C. Gunter, Neal Smith,
L. M. Freeman, Charles R. Kin
ney, Mrs. Marvin Bennett, Hen
ry O. Higgins, Mrs. Callie Luns
ford.
Walter Bedsole, J. D. Patrick,
John B. King, John Thomas
Parks, Mis. Ruth Redman, Clottie
Lamar, W. Herman Cawthon,
Edith Spruell, Robert W. Taylor
Jr., Charles E. Rooks 111, Sue C.
Blue, Harold A. Howard, Mrs.
Margaret Carmichael, John L.
Ball, Charles N. Roberts, Larry
K. Brindley, Ola Mae Varner,
Daisy Andrews, Henry Crawford.
Evelyn Foster, Clara Lee
Moore, Donald W. Earnhart, Les
lie H. Hamlin, Wayne F. Maddox,
Mrs. Robert N. Reese, George R.
Woodall, W. R. Thaxton, Wynsol
Smith, Freddie McDaniel, Arthur
Will Head, Sarah Lou Taylor, C.
B. Morgan, Felton Roberts,
Charles R. Kersey, Virginia Kel
ley, Letson Britton, Curtis Lee
Wise, Herschell Virden.
Traverse Jury, Second Week
R. A. Allen, Annie Myrtis
Hightower, Charlie L. Clark,
Willie Lee Cash, Tyrone William
son, Ollie Mae Reynolds, Samuel
Henderson, Mrs. Fred Hammond,
Wilburn T. Gregg, Charlie Lee
Cash, Robert H. Rooks, Oscar
Taylor, David E. McClendon, Ira
Lee Butler, Margaret Thurman,
Harold Clark, David Cleveland,
Zemma Crawford, Arthur W.
Stodghill, Mrs. William A. Hol
ston, William M. Davis, Nina
Mae Holley.
Mrs. Richard L. Brown, Roy
R. Henderson, Maurice Carmich
ael, Nettie M. Clark, Mrs. Ruth
Ash, Mildred Price, Margaret
Dukes, Willie B. Thompson, E.
D. Briscoe, John A. Chiappetta
Jr., Cleveland Holder Jr., Mrs.
Woodrow Turner, John I>. Dover,
Booker T. Brown, W. L. Hollo
way, Frank A. Hosey, George
Gaye, Mrs. Ruth Batchelor, Doro
thy Thomas, Elizabeth Powell,
Patricia Jean Watts, C. G. Ab
bott, Mrs. Wattie Mason.
Harold Elliott, Peggy J. Nor
ton, Mrs. J. W. Carter, Monroe
Myrick, Lonny Lloyd, Bobbie
Brown, Willie Earner Goodman,
Charlie Alexander, C. L. Thurs
ton Jr., Lovett Fletcher, W. D.
Pope, J. L. Weldon, Viola Doug
las, J. W. Pulliam, John B. Yawn,
Two Elections On Successive
Days To Keep Voters Busy
Landmark Home
At The Springs
Bums Monday
A historic landmark of Indian
Springs was almost totally de
stroyed by a stubborn blaze early
Monday morning that forced one
occupant, Jim Wise, to leap for
his life from a second story win
dow, and two other occupants,
Miss Blannie Stallworth and Miss
Eleanor Moncrief, to flee hastily
from downstairs bedrooms to es
cape the flames.
Mr. Wise, a nephew of Miss
Stallworth and a recent graduate
of Duke University, was bruised
considerably and suffered a
slight leg injury when he jumped
onto the front porch, striking
a bannister. Miss Stallworth and
Miss Moncrief escaped, one from
the front door and one via the
rear entrance, only moments be
fore the house became untenable.
The handsome and imposing
structure was erected in 1906 by
the late Mr. Ed Hoard. It was
purchased in 1909 by Mr. B. A.
Wright and sold in 1925 to an
Atlanta realtor. It was purchased
in 1926 by Mrs. Bessie Bryans
who resided there for a long num
ber of years and was given the
name “Rockridge Terrace” by
Mrs. Bryans. It was purchased
in the last several years by its
present owners, Miss Stallworth
and Miss Moncrief. It was sit
uated on the highway by the
corner of the road that led to
another famous Indian Springs
landmark, The Arnold House.
The blaze was first discovered
about 5:20 a. m. Monday but it
is the belief of some that the
fire, which is said to have origi
nated toward the rear of the
house, had been burning for a
longer period of time.
The Flovilla Fire Depart
ment respondede and fought the
stubborn blaze with great deter
mination, saving some of the
walls, although the greater part
of the interior was gutted by
the flames with the loss of an
ti que s, paintings, tapestries,
books, artifacts, art materials and
other valuables being particularly
heavy. Total contents of the large
house were destroyed by the fire
with the occupants escaping in
their night clothes.
Miss Stallworth and Miss Mon
crief, retired teachers from the
Fulton County System, purchased
the house several years ago. Mr.
Wise, a nephew of Miss Stall
worth, was a frequent visitor at
Indian Springs and was a week
end guest at the time of the fire.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
The F’lovilla Fire Department
fought the blaze for several hours
and was called back to the scene
about noon Monday as the flames
flared again.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL AT
CLUBHOUSE SATURDAY
Jackson Christian Academy
will sponsor a Halloween Festival
this Saturday night, October 31,
from 7:00 p. m. until the crown
ing of the King and Queen. It will
be held in the Jackson Clubhouse.
The public is invited to attend.
Joseph M. Minter, Ruby Mae
Barron, James C. Blankenship,
Julie C. Sibley, 11. H. Vaughn,
Julia Matthews.
Walter Gregory, Jeannette L.
Norsworthy; Annie Mae Rosser,
Mrs. R. L. Duggan, G. A. Tharpe
Jr., George H. Brooks, Leonard
H. Duke, Emmett B. Mason, L.
A. Brooks Jr., Ben Hill Dover,
Marvin McDaniel, Annie Inez
Barlow, Foster Leverrett, Rich
ard L. Brown, Joe Marchman,
Robert Lee Fincher, Edith C.
Thomas, Fred Woodard, Mervin
Grier, Richard H. Britton, James
W. Copeland, Richard H. Burford,
Paulette Seckinger.
PTO Organized
Oct. 15th To
Assist Schools
The newly created Butts Coun
ty Parent Teacher Organization
held its first meeting on October
15th at the Jackson Senior High
School auditorium.
With the merger of the schools
in the system, concerned parents
and teachers sought to establish
a consolidated organization that
would provide communication and
understanding between the par
ents and teachers in Butts
County. It was decided that a
county-wide organization would
be more practical and beneficial
since many parents have students
in more than one school. Too,
the concerned citizens felt that
it would be best not to affiliate
with the state and national PTA,
but to establish a PTO in which
dues would all be used locally to
benefit the system.
William B. Jones, superintend
ent, began the meeting by intro
ducing the principals of the four
schools. In turn, the principals
introduced each faculty member
in his school. All principals com
mended the parents, teachers,
and students for their effort in
making the opening of the school
year a successful one.
A nominating committee, which
had previously met, presented a
recommended slate of officers
who were unaniomusly elected by
those present. Elected were Mrs.
Joyce Harris, president; Mrs.
Grace Pace, vice president; Mrs.
Phyllis Ray, secretary; and Mrs.
Alice Arline, treasurer. Mrs. Rob
ert Pinckney, assisted by several
parents, installed the new offi
cers.
Each school in the system is
to be represented by a steering
committee composed of parents
and the principal of the school
involved. Serving as chairman for
each committee will be; Mrs.
Martha Stewart, Jackson Primary
School; Mrs. Thelma Williamson,
Henderson Elementary School;
Mr. Vance Ray, Henderson Junior
High School; and Grover Arline,
Jackson Senior High School.
Parents and teachers should con
sult with these individuals con
cerning problems or suggestions
in the respective schools.
Decided at the meeting were
the dues which will be $1 per
person per year. The meeting
date will be the third Thursday
night of each month at the audi
torium at 7:30. Over 200 in
terested parents attended the
meeting with 139 joining. Mem
bership will remain open.
Also decided was the first fund
raising date and project which
will be November 20th. This will
include a Stuckey Candy Sale.
According to Mrs, Joyce Har
ris, president, the programs will
be centered around the student
with a different group participa
ting each month. Steve Jett and
the choir from the First Baptist
Church will provide entertain--
ment at the November meeting.
If Butts County is going to
have the quality schools that its
citizens desire, there must be an
effort made by each parent and
teacher in striving to reach the
desired goal. The Butts County
Parent Teacher Organization is
one agency in achieving this goal.
Avondale Plant
Here Divides
$19,774 Profit
Though Christmas is slightly
less than two months away, it will
be a merrier one for Avondale
employees of the Indian Springs
Plant where $19,774.69 in profits
were divided Wednesday, October
28th, according to an announce-
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Two elections on succesive days
face Butts County and City of
Jackson voters with an unpre
dictable number to cast their bal
lots in the State General Elec
tion Tuesday, November 3rd, and
in the City General Election of
Wednesday, November 4th.
There are many political an
alysts who feel that the vote
state-wide will fall short of the
primary totals, while others feel
that perhaps the number of bal
lots cast will be greater. Local
political observers feel that a
moderate vote will be recorded
in the election of Tuesday.
Principal interest is centered
in the Governor’s race in which
Democratic nominee Jimmy Car
ter will face the Republican nomi
nee, Hal Suit. A Carter victory
is prophesied by most political
analysts but many expect the race
to be closer than it would have
appeared several weeks ago
when the Carter lead appeared
insurmountable. There is the be
lief among many politicians that
the ability to split the ticket in
the election balloting will result
in a sizeabe number of Democrats
voting for the Republican nomi
nee, but the expected Democratic
defection is not anticipated to be
serious enough to jeopardize Mr.
Carter’s strong lead.
The election in Butts County
will be held under the jurisdiction
of Luther J. Washington, Ordin
ary, who said this week that the
same voting procedures used in
the run-off primary will be fol
lowed in the general election,
which means that the alphabet
will be divided into three groups
with voters to utilize the main
corridor of the Courthouse and
the east and west wings with the 1
south corridor to be used as an
entrance for voters with exit from
the Courthouse being made via
the north corridor.
Mr. Washington reminds voters
that absentee ballots have been
placed in the hands of Registrars
and that applications can still be
made fo r them, though the days
remaining before the election are
few. Mr. Washington also called
attention to the 15 state-wide
amendments on the ballot that
will be voted on by Georgians and
suggested that voters attempt to
familiarize themselves with these
amendments so that voting can
be speeded up and that fore
knowledge of the amendments
will allow those voting on them
to make a more intelligent decis
ion.
In the City Election of Wed
nesday, November 4th, a light
vote is anticipated since no write
in candidate announced to op
pose the incumbents. Nominated
in the City Primary of October
2nd were Mayor C. B. Brown, Jr.,
C. M. Daniel, Jr., incumbent
councilman from the second ward,
and W. O. Ball, incumbent coun
cilman from the third ward.
The election will be held under
the jurisdiction of the City of
Jackson, M. L. Powell, Clerk.
Polls in both elections open at
7 a. m. and close at 7 p. m. Mr.
Washington said this week that it
will probably take some time to
count the long and involved bal
lots that will be used in the State
Election. Since there is no op
position in the City and a light
vote is expected, ballots will be
counted in a short time.
ment from Hal Summers, plant
superintendent.
J. Craig Smith, president and
treasurer of Avondale Mills, an
nounced October 19th in The
Avondale Sun that profits to be
shared for the year which ended
August 31st totaled $2,746,137.-
52. Mr. Smith said that Avon
dale’s profit-sharing plan pro
vides that “after we have paid
the going wage and met all other
expenses of doing business, and
after we have set aside 5 per cent
on the stockholders’ investment,
we divide what we have earned
half and half.”