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VOL. 98 —NO. 5
Jackson Girls
In Contention
For 3AA Title
BY ELLEN PINCKNEY,
Scorekeeper
The ul.imate goal at the begin
ning of the 70-71 season for the
girls basketball team was to bet
ter their last year’s record of 14
wins and 10 losses, and the sub
region title. They have not
reached this goal yet but are
well on their way as they have
thus fa r compiled a 11 win and 4
loss record with 7 games yet to
play. The Devilettes are 5-2 in
region play.
Eecause there are 14 teams in
region 3 AA we aren’t playing but
one game with each team, and
there are no second chances until
tournament time when all 14
teams will meet to determine the
Ist and 2nd place teams by pro
cess of elimination.
Starters back from last year’s
team are Denise Davis, Inice
Dennard, Andrea Holston, and
Doris Green. Starting for the
first time are Sherry Barnes at
guard and Dale Patrick at for
ward. Both had som e experience
from last year and are doing a
real fine job at their new po
sitions.
Coach Loy Hutcheson com
mented “that our strength thus
fa r has been our ability to play
defense. Our girls really have a
lot of pride in their defense, as
shown by some of our most recent
games.”
Already the Devilettes have
shown their ability unde r fire as
they brought home the first
place trophy in the Rockdale Cos.
Invitational Tourney. We had to
defeat Newton Cos. in the first
round and Henry Cos. for the
championship.
In the scoring column we have
scored 567 points, while allowing
our opponents a total of 477
points. Individual scoring statis
tics "show that Denise Davis has
compiled 254 points, Inice Den
nard 134, Doris Green 81, Dale
Patrick 62, Andrea Holston 30,
Regina Lawrence 12, Sherry
Barnes 2 and Linda Head 2.
The following is a schedule of
games played thus far with op
ponents and scores, and the re
mainder of this season’s schedule.
We Opponent They
59 Mary Persons 24
18 Henry County 34
24 Newton County 45
41 Pike County 37
43 Lama r County 30
50 Pike County 39
44 Russell 48
36 Harris County 38
30 College Park 29
58 Briarwood 34
Rockdale Cos. invitational
Tourney
33 Newton County 24
35 Henry County 32
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40 Woodward Academy 20
37 Headland 15
30 Henry County 28
Rockdale County
Morrow
Mary Persons
Lakeshore
North Clayton
Lamar County
Campbell/Fairburn
Tournaments
COUPONS NEEDED FOR
KIDNEY MACHINE
Mrs. R. T. Plymel of Route 2,
Box 358, Jackson, is interested in
collecting Betty Crocker Coupons
until May to send to a friend in
Ardmore, Okla. to apply on the
purchase of a kidney machine for
a hospital there.
Mrs. Plymel said she un
derstands that outdated coupons
can also be applied on purchase
of this machine and if any one
has either current or outdated
coupons they do not plan to use,
she will be glad to receive them.
Mrs. Plymel said that they can
be mailed to her at the above
address or if not convenient to
mail, she will pick them up if
those having them will call her
at 775-2656.
Family Leaps
For Life As
Fire Rages
Three occupants, two Negro
men and a woman, jumped from
a burning frame house on Kinard
Mill Road about 5:15 Monday
morning and escaped with their
lives but not before the woman,
Edna Horton, and Charlie Robert
Evans, another occupant of the
house along with her husband,
Walter C. Horton, were treated
at the Sylvan Grove Hospital for
cuts on her arm while leaping
through the window and burns on
(he arm of Evans.
Once the fire was discovered
the three occupants had only time
o escape through the window
with what they had on and a few
quilts. The temperature Monday
morning was in the high teens
with some of the coldest weather
of the winter borne southward
Sunday by gusty winds of more
than 20 miles per hour. The Jack
son Police Department respond
ed to the call but the fire de
partment was not called since the
house was about consumed by
the flames when they arrived.
Smoking in bed was believed to
have been the cause of the 5:15
a. m. blaze.
Another fire occurred early
Sunday morning on the Monticel
lo Highway about five miles east
of Jackson when an unoccupied
house reported as belonging to
Jimmy Tomlin was completely
destroyed by flames. The cause
of the fire was unknown and no
other information is available ac
cording to Denny O’Neal of the
Jackson Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Mclntosh Trail
Gets Grant For
Law Enforcement
The Mclntosh Trail Area Plan
ning and Development Commis
sion has received word from the
Bureau of State Planning and
Community Affairs that its law
enforcement program has been
approved for federal funds in the
amount of $89,411 to assist in im
provement of the law enforce
ment and criminal justice in
Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar and
Spalding Counties.
According to Wade E. Pierce,
executive director of Mclntosh
Trail APDC, the funds will be
used for additional law enforce
ment personnel, the purchase of
equipment, and the improvement
of criminal courts, probation, and
parole systems.
At the Better Law Enforce
ment Advisory Committee meet
ing held Wednesday, January
27th, at the Ponderosa Inn in
Barnesville, Mr. Eric Moran, the
new Law Enforcement Planner
for the Mclntosh Trail Area Plan
ning and Development Commis
sion was introduced. Mr. Moran
is' a native of Marietta and a
graduate of Georgia State Uni
versity, where he majored in
Criminal Justice. His first day
with the Commission was Febru
ary 1, 1971.
The Advisory Committee also
held their election of new officers
for 1971. The new officers are
B. H. Usery, Chief of Barnesville
Police Department, Chairman;
Leo Blackwell, Chief of Griffin
Police Department, Vice-Chair
man; and Eric Moran, Law En
forcement Planner, Secretary.
BOOSTER CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
The Athletic Booster
Club will meet tonight,
February 4th, at Jackson
High School at eight o’-
clock.
All members are urged to
attend and parents of the
basketball players are es
pecially invited to come.
Cash Box Is
Taken With
Over $1,300
Jackson Police have no leads
in the theft of a cash box from
Bill Maddox’s Service Station on
West Third Street Thursday
night, January 28th, between
7:30 and eight o’clock.
The cash box, a metal tackle
type box, contained about sl,-
300 in cash and checks, accord
ing to a final count by Mr. Mad
dox. From statements by investi
gating officers and Mr. Maddox
it was determined that Mr. Mad
dox was preparing to close his
station for the night and had
taken the money box to his truck
that was parked between his sta
tion and Carter Motor Company.
Mr. Maddox recalled that his
truck was parked farther down
the side of the building than
usual because he had moved it in
order that a gasoline tanke r truck
might pull in. Mr. Maddox had
put the box on the seat of the
truck when he noticed a light on
in the station and left the truck
and the box to return to the sta
tion to turn off the light. W'hen
he returned, in about three min
utes estimated by Mr. Maddox,
the money was gone. Most of the
money was in cash with some
being in checks.
It is believed by investigating
officials that the theft was made
by a person on foot. He had per
haps noticed Mr. Maddox deposit
his money box on the seat of the
truck and then leave. Mr. Mad
dox told police that he saw no
one around the area at the time.
Investigation into the baffling
theft continues.
Car Stolen
Last Week
A 1970 Galaxie 500 Ford be
longing to Harold Duke of 120
Forrest Avenue was stolen about
midnight Wednesday with the
actual theft not discovered un
til Thursday morning about 6:30
when Mr. Duke was preparing to
leave for work at the McDon
ough Power Equipment Company.
Mr. Duke had had the car
about a. month and neither he nor
his family have any clues or
ideas as to who might have
stolen the car. A neighbor told
the Dukes that she heard a door
close lightly after midnight but
didn’t pay any attention to it.
the car was parked in the drive
way.
Mr. Duke said that they let
their German Shepherd dog in
the house because of the sub
freezing temperatures but that
the dog became uneasy and
whined to get out. They believe
the dog knew someone was out
side but when they let the dog
out the ear apparently had al
ready been taken.
The Jackson City Police an
swered the call and are investi
gating the theft.
Eastern Star
Banquet Honors
Worthy Matron
The Worthy Grand Matron of
Georgia, Order Eastern Star, Mrs.
Florence E. Roberts, of Bon
Aire will pay an official visit
to Jephtha Chapter, OES, Friday
night, February 12th, with a ban
quet at the Jackson Clubhouse at
6:30 o’clock to be the highlight
of heh visit.
Mrs. Loretta Browning, Worthy
Matron of Jephtha Chapter, said
that many present and past grand
officers from over the state are
expected to attend the meeting
in Jackson. In addition, Mrs. Rob
erts will pay a visit to other
chapters in District No. 26 which
has its headquarters in Jackson.
She will visit the chapter in
Thomaston on February 9th;
chapters in Griffin and Liberty
Hill on February 10th; in Barnes
ville and Forsyth on February
11th and in Jackson and Worth
ville on the 12th.
THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1971 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Capt. Towles
Is Awarded
Army Medal
Capt. William M. Towles, Jr.
was discharged from the Medical
Service Corps of th e U. S. Army
on January 4th and at the time
of his release was awarded the
Army Commendation Medal by
the Secretary of the Army.
The citation which accom
panied the presentation of the
medal reads as follows:
“Captain William M. Towles,
Jr., 258-64-9644, Medical Service
Corps, United States Army, dis
tinguished himself through out
standing and meritorious service
during the period March 1968
through December 1970 as a sen
ior programmer/analyst with the
Systems Development Branch,
ADPS Division, Office of the
Comptroller, Office of the Sur
geon General.
Through his extraordinary com
petence in the fields of finan
cial accounting and automatic
data processing and his ability
to quickly analyze given situ
ations he independently main-
tained the Civilian Pay and Leave
Accounting System to include the
rigorous task of implementing
the system at five of the seven
class II hospitals and medical
centers. By expertly applying his
programming skills he superbly
designed and implemented a sav
ings allotment feature and an ad
justment and correction program
which greatly enhanced the speed
and accuracy with which ihe sys
tem operates. For a period of six
months Captain Towles concur
rently performed as de facto
chief of the Finance and Ac
counting Systems Team giving
unstintingly of his personal time
and working many long hours to
bring to fulfillment the ever-in
creasing responsibilities of that
position.
Captain Towles has contributed
immeasurably to the overall mis
sion of the Army Medical Depart
ment Data Processing effort and
his outstanding performance of
du y represents achievement in
keeping with the most cherished
traditions of the military service
and reflects great credit upon
himself, the Army Medical De
partment and the United States
Army.”
Capt. Towles is the son of Mrs.
Nora V. Towles of Jackson and
the late Mr. William M. Towles,
Sr. Since his discharge Mr. Towles
has accepted a position as Finan
cial Analyst for the Data Trans
mission Company, Vienna, Vir
ginia.
Dogwood And
Redbud Be
Given Feb. 6
The Butts County Lions Club
met Tuesday, January 26th, at
noon and completed plans for the
free Dogwood and Redbud trees
that will be given away on Sat
urday, February 6th, in the C&S
Bank parknig lot. These trees
will be given to the general pub
lic with two of each species to
each family as long as they last.
Ten o’clock Saturday morning is
the hour set for the trees to be
given away.
Lion Stanley Maddox, acting
program chairman in the absence
of Lion Jim Robertson, presented
Lion Raymond O’Quinn who pre
sented a film entitled, “Tell The
Nation The Truth,” narrated by
Chet Huntley. The film stressed
the importance of the rural elec
tric cooperatives in the United
States and showed their import
ance to National Defense, the na
tion’s health and their economic
impact on America.
Mr. O’Quinn, assistant man
ager of the Central Georgia EMC,
told members that the local co
operative has 10,203 customers in
14 counties. He cited figures to
demonstrate the impact on the
local economic picture of the
Central Georgia EMC.
The club welcomed Lion Rob
ert Bowles as anew member, Mr.
Bowles transferring from the
Thomaston Lions Club, and Aub
rey Maddox as a visitor.
Trial Expected Monday
Grand Jury Indicts Three Men
On Murder And Assault Charges
Jaycees Seek
"Young Man"
Nominations
The Butts County Jaycees are
seeking nominations for their
“Young Man of the Year” which
award will be presented at the
STAR Student-Teacher night, the
event being tentatively set for the
first week in March, according to
Wayne Phillips, Jaycee president.
Mr. Phillips is asking all civic
and service clubs, as well as in
dividuals, to make a nomination
for this coveted award which an
nually goes to a young person
between 21 and 36 years of age
who has distinguished himself by
leadership and service in the com
munity. Mr. Phillips asked that
letters of nomination contain a
resume of the nominees personal
history and a sketch of his com
munity service. These may be
mailed to the Butts County Jay
cees, P. O. Box 3875, Jackson,
Georgia 30233.
Mr. Phillips said it is hoped
that several nominations will
be received within the next
two weeks so that a committee
can screen the nomina.ions and
select the person to be chosen as
the Young Man of the Year.
M. W. CARMICHAELS
ATTENDED BANQUET
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Carmich
ael of the Carmichael Insurance
Agency in Jackson were guests
of the State Automobile Mutual
Insurance Company at a recep
tion and banquet Tuesday, Jan
uary 26, at the Marrio.t Motor
Hotel in Atlanta.
The occasion was in commemo
ration of the company’s Golden
Anniversary.
The featured speaker for the
banquet was Dr. Noah Langdale,
President of Georgia State Uni
versity, speaking on the subject,
“Solving the Human Equation.”
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Samford Choir
Will Appear
Here Feb. sth
The famed Samford University
A Cappella Choir, directed by L.
Gene Black, will appear in con
cert at the First Baptist Church
on Feb. 5, at 7:30 p. m.
The Samford A Cappella Choir
added new laurels to its inter
national reputation this past
summer during a 28,000 mile
concert-mission tour to Japan
and Southeast Asia. Samford Uni
versity’s A Cappella Choir was
the only collegiate singing group
A Butts County Grand Jury at
the February term of Butts Su
perior Court indicted three bikers,
Richard Lawrence Jones, 224
Howard St., Decatur; Joe Sorsby,
648 Avers St., Atlanta; and Frank
Link Jr., 9127 Redwood Ave.,
Portage, Indiana, on a charge of
murder in the death of George
Bruce Gwynn and aggravated as
sault against the person of Don
ald Scott.
The body of Gwynn was dis
covered off Woodward Road in
Butts County on Wednesday
morning, December 30th, while
critically wounded Scott aroused
occupants of a home on Wood
ward Road about 11 o’clock Mon
day night, December 28th, to re
port that he had been shot and
that a companion had been left in
the woods and he feared he was
dead. Search for the missing
Gwynn was instigated that night
and culminated in discovery of
his body on Wednesday morning.
If present plans are carried
through, the trial of the three
men will be called Monday morn
ing, February Bth, shortly after
9 o’clock when the criminal week
of Butts Superior Court begins.
Jurors were drawn this week by
Judge Hugh D. Sosebee of the
Flint Circuit, who will preside at
the trial. District Attorney Ed
ward McGarity of McDonough
will present the state’s evidence
against the three bikers.
The Grand Jury for the Feb
ruary term of court convened
Monday, February Ist, at 9 o’-
clock in the courtroom. Twenty
three Grand Jurors were selected
and re’ired to the Grand Jury
room where Ralph Carr Jr. was
elected foreman, Milton Daniel
Jr., clerk; and Alton Colwell, as
sistant clerk. Carter Moore as
Bailiff completed the formation
of the jury. Other members of
the Grand Jury, in addi ion to
the above officers, include: Mrs.
E. D. Briscoe, Clyde Herbert,
Monroe Myrick, William L. Tay
lor, Jr., Donald L. Folsom, Fran
cis Holland, E. M. McCord, Har
old E. Cook, Joel Stokes, A. L.
Weaver, Jesse Emmett Akins, J.
to be featured on the program
of the 12th Baptist World Con
gress held at Tokyo’s noted Budo
kan.
Another first for the A Cap
pella Choir from Samford was a
command performance at Expo
70’s Christian Pavilion in Osaka
for Prince Mikasa, bro he r of Ja
pan’s Emperor Hirohito. L. Gene
Black, director of the Samford
A Capella Choir fo r the past six
years, commented that “Wher
ever he A Cappella Choir toured
in Japan a real impact was made
upon the highly receptive oriental
audiences. Frequently the emo
tions of the Japanese people were
stirred deeply. I. was not uncom
mon to observe Japanese listeners
weeping openly.”
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
T. Beckham, Bradley E. Freeman,
Paul C. Erwin, John F. Morris,
Booker T. Stokes, Arthur W. Gil
more, John Doyle McMullen,
Homer Capps.
Traverse Jurors for the second
week of court, as drawn by Judge
Sosebee and released by David
P. Ridgeway, Clerk of Butts
County Superior Court, include:
Glenn J. Whitaker, Marvin F.
Walker, J. Dawson Bryant, Rolfe
H. Burford, Dennis L. Wise,
Jackie Dunn, Mrs. Mary Ann
Stevenson, Tommie McDaniel, M.
L. Hodges, Jr., Allen Byars, Ha
zel D. Washington, Gennelle Mc-
Clendon, David L. Taylor, Mattie
Pearl Childers, L. M. Freeman,
Sam Folds, Arthur D. Fambro,
Gary L. Knight, Mrs. T. H.
Price, Mrs. Laßue Turner, John
O. McDaniel, Jr., Bennie Frank
Crawford, Robin James, Mrs. J.
S. Robison, Valdora Douglas.
Mrs. Annie Lee Whidby, Ralph
F. Cook, Jamie C. Robertson,
Mattie Lou Tyus, Archie Powell,
George A. Evans, Clarence F.
Smith, Nesbit Moss, Harvey B.
Whitehead, John P. Hunt, Myra
Green, Daisy Mae Head, Martha
Watts Harris, George N. Martin,
Jr., William V. Crider, Daisy Lee
Eushery, S. A. Washington, Sal
lie Ruth Mclntyre.
Julian W. Fletcher, Mrs. Bon
nie Caston, Lewis O’Hearn, 0.
L. Weaver, Jr., Leroy Strickland,
Catherine Norris, Corene Clark,
C. J. Kimbell, Janie Ruth Cash,
Edward Cleveland, Georgia Lee
Curry, Mary Lee Clark, Bennie
Jesse Brooks, Mrs. Grace Capps,
Helen Barlow, Marion L. Britton,
Charlene Odessa Watts, Mary
Lou Walker, Clemmie Ward, Al
ma Mae Conley, Charles F. For
sythe, W. A. Williams, R. A.
Threatt.
Thomas Duke, Frank Grier, Jr.,
Edward 11. Wise, Danny P. Rob
ers, Peggy H. Rice, Robert P.
Strickland, Charlie Frank Thur
man, Thelma T. Williamson, Alma
Eugenia Head, Kathleen R. Cart
wright, Mrs. Julia B. Fletcher,
Annie D. Powell, Mrs. Fred G.
Raney, Charles E. Rooks, Jr., R.
E. Mabry, Darwin Campbell,
Mary F. Coogler, Mrs. Miller B.
Moelchert, T. R. Sims.
The choir’s reputation has been
established not only through their
extensive touring, but also
through numerous television, ap
pearances, and was selected for
a nationwide Christmas program
over the ABC radio network.
The choir has also appeared re
con'ly with ;he Birmingham Sym
phony Orchestra, performing
such works as Mozart’s Requiem
and Kodaly’s Psalmus Hungari
cus.
A special feature of the con
cert will be an arrangement of
“Blessed Redeemer” sung in Jap
anese. This number was sung by
the Samford choral group for
.he opening session of the Bap
tist World Congress in Tokyo.
