The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, November 26, 1970, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text3fntk&tm Progress-Argus VOL. 97 —NO. 48 FOOD, FUN AND FOOTBALL TO OCCUPY MOST AT THANKSGIVING If Butts Countians pause to f.;ve thanks for their blessings this Thanksgiving season, they must necessarily include Food, Fun and Football for the three F's will occupy much of their time from Thursday through Sunday. Save for the Union Thanks giving Service Wednesday night at the Second Baptist Church of Jackson in which all denomina tions of the county joined, there were few formal observances scheduled. Rev. Jimmy Landrum, pastor of the Pleasant Grove Con gregational Methodist Church, brought the sermon in the annual Thanksgiving Union Service. Min isters of the county took part on the program which assembled a goodly number of Butts countians who expressed their praises to God for His bountiful blessings. As customary in Butts County, football will play an important role in the celebration of Thanks giving Day. Over 360 youth and adult leaders will journey to At lanta to witness the Tech-Geor gia freshman game at Grant Field, beginning at 2:30 p. m., providing ample time for the turkey to settle. These youths, members of the Pee Wee Foot ball Leagues here, cheerleaders and volunteer adult supervisors, will be attending the game through the generosity of Hamp ton L. Daughtry, who for the eighth consecutive year has sup plied tickets for the local party to attend the game en masse. The freshman game is hailed as the premier game of its kind across the nation with crowds of over 40,000 not uncommon. All proceeds go to the Scottish Rite Hospital with even the players and officials having to purchase tickets. The Tech frosh, paced by two exceptional runners, Greg Horne and Tom Lang, have a 4-2-0 record as compared to the Bullpups 2-1-1. Georgia is spear headed by All-American Quar terback Andy Johnson of Athens High and the running of Jimmy Poulos of Towers High. The game is rated a near toss up with a slight edge to the Tech frosh. Family reunions will be wide spread during the holidays with many local families entertaining guests, while others are plan ning trips out of town to visit relatives and friends. As usual, eating will be one of Thanksgiv ing’s favorite pasttimes with tur key and all the trimmings being the piece de resistance on most local tables. Business in the com munity will come to a virtual halt Thanksgiving Day with mail at the county post offices to be dispatched on holiday schedules. Deer hunting is one of the most popular sports in the middle Georgia area with the woods and fields expected to be full of Nim rods in search of the elusive buck and the wily quail. All holidays, unfortunately, have a grim side and this will be no exception with the Georgia Department of Public Safety pre dicting that 40 persons wil be killed and 561 injured in 1,914 automobile wrecks. This grim prognosticating will cover the ! eriod from 6 p. m. Wednesday, Dovember 25th, through Sunday midnight, November 29th. Traf fic through Jackson during the holidays is expected to be reas onably heavy with an extremely eavy volume anticipated on I -75. If the weather is cold and in clement, as well it might be, iootball, armchair style, will be erved up on the tube with both collegiate and professional games dckling the tastes of viewers. * he Thanksgiving Day bill of fare acludes the Oakland Raiders vs. *e Detroit Lions at twelve noon; ‘be Green Bay Packers vs. the Dallas Cowboys at 3:30 p. m. ith Houston vs. Florida State 7:30 p. m. closing out the ay’s grid iron activities. Football fans from the length and breadth of Georgia will Jaycees Seek Funds To Fill Stockings The enterprising Butts County Jaycees are going full speed to raise funds for their Empty Stocking Fund and are sponsoring a turkey shoot each Saturday afternoon until Christmas in the field across from Cawthon Brothers Gas Company from 3 to 6 p. m. Wayne Phillips, Jaycee presi dent, said that the Jaycees fur nish shells if the person brings his own gun but if necessary they will furnish the shotgun also. All proceeds from the turkey shoot go toward the Empty Stock ing Fund. Another project engaging the interest of the Jaycees at this time of the year is the collec tion of useable toys for dis tribution to needy families at Christmas time. Mr. Phillips asked those persons who have toys they wish to donate to call any member of the Jaycees and they will pick them up or the toys may be left with Billy Lev erette at the Jackson Automotive Supply on West Third Street. The Jaycees also purchase new clothes and attempt to give each child in a family one set of cloth ing each year. President Phillips also reminded that cash donations to the Empty Stocking Fund will also be gratefully received. Youth Day Was Widely Attended The largest crowd ever to see a sports event at James Wallace Memorial Park, estimated at over 600, witnessed the two all-star games Saturday night as a climax to Youth Day which ended in a sad note for Jackson fans as Barnesville defeated the Pee Wee All-Stars 6-0 and Lawrence ville routed the Hamp Daughtry All-Stars 44-6. Lynn Duke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Duke, Jr., was crowned queen of the Pee Wee League at festivities between the games, with Jackie Burford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emer son Burford, crowned queen of the Hamp Daughtry League. Mrs. Lois Scarborough of 11 Eighth Street, Barnesville, was the lucky winner of the 23” color Zenith Television that was given away. Youth Day was highlighted by a 3 p. m. parade through down town Jackson that featured the Jackson High School band, 300 local players, Boy Scout Troop, Henderson Girl Scouts, and mem bers of the Lawrenceville team. crowd into and overflow Sanford Field Saturday afternoon at two o’clock when the Sun Bowl bound Yellow Jackets take on the homestanding Bulldogs between the friendly hedges in a game of such epic proportions that it has been dubbed by many sports writers as the “Peach State Bowl.” It is reported by Atlanta sports scribes that a Georgia vic tory would put them in Atlanta s Peach Bowl on December 30th against Penn State. If Georgia is tied or defeated the probable home team will be Florida. Going into the final game Tech boasts a record of 7-3-0 while Georgia is 5-4-0 with the Bull dogs scoring a stunning 31-17 up set over Auburn November 14th in Cliff Hare Stadium. Though Tech was defeated 10-7 by Notre Dame the Yellow Jackets played perhaps their finest game of the year. A large number of Jackson and Butts County grid fans are expected to help swell the attend ance to 60,000 plus. Blood Quota Fell 45 Pints Short The free whole blood program in Butts County is in serious trouble following Monday’s visit of the Regional Bloodmobile in which only 75 pints of the coun ty’s quota of 120 pints was col lected, leaving a whopping 45 pint deficit to be added to the coun ty’s regular 112 pint quota at the next visit of the Bloodmobile in early Spring. John B. Long, blood recruit ment chairman, was at a loss to explain the poor showing Mon day. “In all probability we will be placed on probation and if the Spring quota of 147 pints is not reached, there is every like lihood that Butts County will be placed on a credit card system which means that only donors and their immediate familites will be covered. Other families who are not fortunate enough to be eligible for free whole blood un der the credit card system will have to purchase needed blood at prevailing price s,” Chairman Long explained. “I don’t know what the out come will be,” Mr. Long said, “and can only hope that the citi zens of the county will respond overwhelmingly at the next visit so that we can maintain our eligibility.” The Bloodmobile was at the National Guard Armory Novem ber 23rd from the hours of 1 to 6 p. m. Those offering blood were: Frank Fountain, G. N. Etheredge, John M. Lawton, Carlton Wil liams, Mrs. Ruth Ball, R. Chester Evans, Doyle Jones Jr., E. L. Houghtaling, Mrs. Winona R. Cook, David Ridgeway, Douglas Brooks, Miss Helen Thornton, Terry Kitchens, Sylvia L. Gil bert, C. E. Rooks, Marvin Singley, Robbie Lou Foster. Annie Lois Cawthon, Fred Raney, Mrs. Virgie Raney, Joe B. Tdylor, Ronnie Wells, Doyle McMullen, Merrell Price, James Biles, Randolph Long, Russell Jenkins, Banks Weaver, Riley Tingle, Peggi Tingle, Wayne Cook, Joel Fincher. Mrs. Anita S. Cross, Brita Moore, Kathleen Pinckney, O’- Neal, Donald Knight, James L. Riggs, Richard T. Young, Mar garite Durden Young, Oscar Young, Millard Daniel, Ronald Tingle, W. B. Jones, Cornelious Williams, Marion H. Duke, Flori gene Moore, Benjamin O. Wil liamson, John W. Browning, Thomas Render. Mary D. Williams, Velma Da vis, John A. Webb, Artis Knowles, James O. Browning, Sanford Powell, Doris Singley, Colwell Sims, Barney Wilder, John D. Grier, Donald Bristol, Robin James, Dr. Jack Newman, Carlton Morris, Bailey Crockarell, Dan N. Hoard. Anthony Grant, Lewis Caw thon, Rosa Lee Thurmond, Corine S. Clark, Robert L. Fincher, Daft ner S. Fincher, Mrs. Hal Sum mers, Dorothy Price, Robert Jack son. J. Wesley Cook, Mrs. Hilda Maddox, Randall E. James, Mrs. Jeanette C. Bunch, Natalie E. Duke, Stanley Nelson, Mrs. Bren da Williamson, Donald Folsom, Mrs. Barbara Maddox, Mrs. Vir ginia Browning, W’illie Lewis Webb, W. O. Ball, Annie L. Cleveland. Volunteer workers who assisted at the visit of the Bloodmobile included: Mrs. Genevieve Bailey, Mrs. Nell Swan, Mrs. Flora Price, Mrs. Van Freeman, Mrs. Gladys Wil son, Mrs. Annie Lois Cawthon, Mrs. Maude Watkins, Mrs. Clyde Hodges, Mrs. Hugh Glidewell, Mrs. Bertha Perdue, Mrs. Mau rine Shields, Mrs. Arthur Cleve land. Miss Ruby Lane, Mrs. Mildred THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1970 Bob Armstrong Will Head Butts Chamber R. F. (Bob) Armstrong, pro ject manager of the Central Georgia Electric Membership Cor poration and former president of the Butts County Chamber of Commerce, Inc., was again elec ted president of the Butts Cham ber of Commerce by the Board of Directors at a meeting Friday afternoon in the office of David P. Ridgeway, president, who serves until his term expires on January 1, 1971. Also elected at the same meet ing were Marion Todd, office manager of the Butts County ASCS Office, vice president; Richard W. Watkins, Jr., Jack son attorney, treasurer; and Miss Elizabeth McMichael was re-elected secretary, a post she has held for several years. Named to the Board of Directors, in ad dition to Messrs. Armstrong, Todd, Watkins and Ridgeway, were Frank Forehand, L. W. May, and Lewis Freeman. The annual dinner meeting of the Butts Chamber was held Thursday evening at the Jackson Clubhouse with the smallest at tendance in recent years. In a most unusual procedure, Messrs. Armstrong and Todd were nomi nated from the floor, Mr. Arm strong’s nomination being made by J. T. Beckham and Mr. Todd’s by Richard Watkins, and in the balloting that followed, those nominated from the floor were elected directors for three-year terms over the nominating com mittee’s slate of Alton Colwell, Randolph Long, Bob Jackson, and Porler Cawthon. Two names were submitted by the nominating committee to fill the unexpired term of Henry Asbury and in the voting Lewis M. Freeman was elected over L. W. Moelchert. Following the sumptuous din ner, catered by Mrs. Jessie Mackey, David Ridgeway, having taken office the Ist of July fol lowing Mr. Asbury’s removal to a banking position in Montezuma, presided at the business meeting. Two changes in the by-laws were approved by the membership. Mr. Ridgeway thanked Alton Colwell and Stanley Maddox fo r their ef forts in behalf of the Stay and See Georgia contest. The Hon. Phillip Benson Ham of Forsyth, representative-elect from the 33rd District, was the speaker and was accompanied by his wife. President Ridgeway in troduced Mr. Ham who spoke on “The Rule of Law.” Mr. Ham quoted from James Brice who in 1888 wrote “Law will never be strong or respected unless it has the sentiment of the people be hind it. It the people of the state make bad laws, they will suffer for it.” The speaker cited the steady increase in the crime rate and emphasized that unless the rule of law in this country can be restored our government can not survive. Mr. Ham said that FBI statis tics show over 660,000 crimes of violence in 1969 compared to 285,000 in 1960. During the dec ade of 1960-1970, murders rose 66% with 14,900 murders com mitted in 1969. Forcible rapes were up 115% with 36,300 dur ing 1969. Robberies increased 180% to over 301,000 in 1969. The speaker said that the fastest growing crime rate is among fe males under 18 years of age and he stated that crime grows be cause of narcotic addiction, alco holism, gambling, loosely written laws, and Supreme Court decis ions that more often favor the law violator than the welfare of the public. Mr. Ham also spoke concerning the grave pollution problems of Jackson Lake, reading excerpts from a letter from Rock Howard, executive secretary of the State Water Control Board. Fears, Mrs. Florence Grier, Mrs. Loretta Browning, Mrs. Florine Whitehead, Miss Nancy Leverette, Mrs. Imogene Leverette, James Biles, Mercer Hodges, Frank Fountain, Ronnie Wells, Stanley Maddox, David Ridgeway. JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 City To Glow Again At Yule Season With Lighting Contest Bold Daylight Burglars Hit Firm For $239 Three Negro men are believed to be the perpetrators of a bold and brazen robbery at Moore’s Auto Parts & Service on East Third Street, about 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon when $239 in cash was discovered to be missing from the opened cash register. According to Frank Moore, who with his brother, Herbert Moore, are owners of the busi ness, the robbery took place when the men either found the front door ajar or came through the parts room door from the rear. Mr. Moore said he was in the back and did not realize what was going on until he walked up to the front and discovered the cash register open. The robbers took $239 in currency, leaving checks and change. There was evidence that they tried to open the reg ister by mashing the keys and when it did not open a screw driver was probably used to prize it open. Mr. Moore said that a witness, Eugene Singley, an employee in an adjacent barber shop, said he saw a car park across the street and three men alight from it. They came across the street and looked in Moore’s window and look off up the street. Mr. Moore said that as far as could be ascertained this was the last seen of these men and that no one is sure that they com mitted the robbery but are sus pects. The Negro men were re ported riding in a bronze color car with a No. 2 tag. The Jackson Police Department and the Butts County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the theft. Jackson Lake Cabins Are Burglarized Two cabins belonging to Atlan ta men and located on Tussahaw Creek, Zone 22, on Jackson Lake, were recently burglarized with the loss of many valuable items, according to the Butts County Sheriff’s Department. According to deputy sheriffs who investigated the burglaries, the cottages of Charlie Kell and Q. Z. Clark were entered some time in the last three weeks with bed linens, groceries, a color TV, three electric clocks and an electric heater being taken from the cabins. The burglaries were discovered over the weekend when the Atlanta owners and their families visited the lake. It was reported that they told investigating officers that it had been three weeks since they had been to the lake. Entry was gained by breaking open the doors to the two cottages. Inves tigation into the burglaries con tinues. Yule Decorations Be Seen At Watkins Home You are invited to attend the Central Georgia EMC Christmas Decorations showing December Ist, from 7 until 9:30 p. m. at the Richard Watkins’ home. Hus bands are especially invited to attend with their wives. Refresh ments will be served. A door prize will be given, this being a $lO bill donated by Mrs. Ralph Barnwell, Sr., the former Miss Frances Carmichael, for Co-op Power Use work. Caldwell Is New Warden at Butts Center Two key appointments have been announced by Robert J. Carter, director of the State Board of Corrections. Elbert B. Caldwell, superintendent of the Georgia Industrial Institute at Alto, has been named superin tendent of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jack son. Also announced was the nam ing of Charles E. Balkcom, as sistant warden at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, to succeed Caldwell as superintendent of the Georgia Industrial Institute. These appointments, Carter said, reflect the continuing policy of the State Board of Corrections to best serve our correctional system with the proper placement of highly qualified personnel. Carter added, “I would also like to commend Francis E. Hol land for the cooperation he is showing while serving us acting superintendent of the Diagnostic and Classification Center until Mr. Caldwell arrives in two weeks.” Caldwell, a native of Upson County, is a former special agent for the State Revenue Depart ment as well as chief of the Up son County Police Department. In 1956 he joined the State Board of Pardons and Paroles where he was appointed Chief Institutional Parole Officer for the state. In 1967 he was chosen superintend ent of the Georgia Industrial In stitute. Balkcom attended the Univer sity of Georgia and has been as sociated with Georgia State Pri son since 1969. While there he served as assistant record clerk, training assistant, administrative aide, and assistant warden. He was also instrumental in etab lishing the first academic educa tional program at Georgia State Prison. 4-H Members Gave Program To Exchange The Jackson Exchange Club met Tuesday evening, November 17, at Tomlin’s Restaurant. The program for the meeting was presented by the Butts County 4-H Club. Millard Daniel, Butts County Agent, began the program by thanking the Exchange Club for their financial support of 4-H Club activities and then intro duced Ellen Pinckney. Ellen sum marized the work of 4-H’ers in Butts County and then stated that over 1079 young people had been given greater opportunities because of the aid of the Ex change Club to the 4-H program. Ellen then introduced other 4- H’ers who showed examples of the different areas of the 4-H work in the county. Charlene Brownlee explained and modeled an ensemble made in her dress revue project. Jenny Saunders presented a demonstra tion concerning the horse and pony project. Bobby Pinckney followed giving a demonstration in the Agronomy project, entitled “How to Take a Soil Sample.” Henry Kitchens completed the 4-H program with a demonstra tion about rockets which was a part of his recreation demonstra tion project. At the conclusion of the pro gram Robert Williams, Exchange Club president, expressed to the 4-H’ers a continuing pledge of the club’s support of 4-H work in the county. Ellen Pinckney, Reporter. $5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Jackson will be aglow again this Yule season with the an nouncement this week that the Garden Club Council and the Jackson Progress-Argus will again co-sponsor the annual Christmas Decorating Contest which has been held in the city the past several years. December 18th is the date set for the judging, Miss Elizabeth McMichael, chairman of the Gar den Club Council, announced this week. She also said that jud ges will be obtained in the near future. The lighting contest, conceived by the Progress-Argus and co sponsored by the Garden Club Council, has done much over the years to add a festive glow to Jackson during the Yule season. The paper offers prizes of $lO first, $7.50 second and $5. third for the homes adjudged most appropriately decorated in keep ing with the architecture of the individual home. As usual the city will again be divided into two areas, East and West, with Mulberry Street serving as the dividing line. Three winners are to be selected by the judges in each area. It is ex pected that one fcroup of judges will view the homes East of Mul berry Street, while another group considers those homes on Mul berry Street and West of it. In addition, prizes in the same denomination will be offered to the most decorative business es tablishments which include the square and those streets adjacent to and leading to the business district. In rules set by the sponsoring agencies, all homes in Jackson will be included as well as those on the Griffin Road to the W. A. Cook residence. Homes will be judged beyond the city limits on Brookwood Avenue and those on the Monticello Highway to the C. E. Washington home. First place winners in the Christmas Decorating Contest in 1969 are not eligible to compete for prizes this year. Those in clude the homes of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Howell on Cedar Street and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shapard on Joy Street. In the business division Mclntosh State Bank was first place winner. Santa Letters Be Printed For 62nd Year Letters to Santa Claus are a tradition with The Progress- Argus. Since 1908 when the late editor and publisher, J. D. Jones Sr., purchased the paper, they have been printed annually to gladden the hearts of children at the Christmas season. In keeping with this long stand ing tradition, Santa Claus letters will again be published this year, without charge, but the present editor asks that they be kept as brief as possible. Our first letter to Santa was postmarked October. 23rd and is from Tracy James of Rt. 2, Jack son. It is published today with the fond hope that Saint Nick exceeds Tracy’s fondest dreams. Dear Santa: I want a Baby Walk, sewing machine, wig, desk, cash register, play money, doll couch, Golden Poke easy bake oven, dishes and a table. Love. TRACY JAMES CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY The City Hall will be closed Friday, November 27th, for the Thanksgiving holidays, it was an nounced this week by M. L. Powell, City Clerk. The City Hall remained open Wednesday after noon to serve the public before the Thanksgiving holidays.