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Hacbson Brogress-Arntts
VOL. 98 —NO. 6
Grand Jury Presentments
For February Term Court
We, the Grand Jury sworn and
empaneled for the February Term
1971, Butts Superior Court,
make the following presentments
in open court.
The Grand Jury, in organizing,
elected Mr. Ralph W. Carr, Jr.,
Foreman; Mr. C. M. Daniel, Jr.,
Clerk; Mr. G. Alton Colwell, As
sistant Clerk; Mr. Carter Moore,
Bailiff.
We wish to thank the Rev.
Donald Folsom for his inspiring
prayer opening our deliberations.
We wish to thank The Hon
orable Hugh D. Sosebee, Judge,
for the diligent, dignified and or
derly manner that judicial mat
ters are handled in our superior
court.
We wish to thank our District
Attorney, The Honorable Edward
E. McGarity, and his staff for his
counsel and assistance.
We also wish to thank Mr. Car
ter Moore, ou r Bailiff, and other
court officials for their compet
ent services.
We wish to commend the Butts
County Commissioners for
1. The fine manner in which
improvements have been made to
the court house property.
2. The institution of controls
for the accounting of property
of the county as evidenced by the
report of audit dated June 30,
1970.
We wish to commend the
Sheriff and his staff fo r their
diligence in enforcing all laws in
our county.
We recommend the re-appoint
ment of Mrs. Martha S. Cook as
Notary Public, ex officio Justice
of the Peace, for the 612th G. M.
District, term to begin at the ex
piration of the present term and
to continue as prescribed by law.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners take whatever
legal action is necessary to in
itiate a county wide volunteer
fire department to be used for
the protection of our forests and
other natural resources.
We recommend that the Coun
ty Commissioners take positive
action to increase the size of the
law enforcement agency of Butts
County by not less than two (2)
additional deputies, or county po
licemen, and one (1) administra
tive assistant. We further recom
mend that the Sheriff’s Depart
ment be furnished with adequate
equipment to provide the neces
sary protection.
We recommend that the Coun
ty Commissioners work with the
appropriate agencies in order to
implement a water and sewerage
system for Butts County.
We recommend that the Coun
ty Commissioners cause each de
partment head within the court
house confines to examine all
items now stored in the junk
room at the rear and above the
court room, to determine if any
thing of value is stored therein.
After this inspection, such items
not needed should be disposed of.
W T e strongly endorse the ef
forts of our Representative, The
Honorable Benson Ham, in his
endeavors and efforts to clean
up the streams leading into and
dumping into Jackson Lake and
that the Board of Commissioners
take an active lead in possible
future legal efforts to end pollu
tion in all our streams.
We recommend that the Board
of Commissioners take necessary
steps to make Shiloh Road and
other school bus routes passable
and accessible.
We recommend the County
Commissioners instigate a feasi
bility study for a county wide
garbage collection system.
We recommend that the treas
urer include the date that war
rants are issued and include this
information in the publication of
same.
We recommend that the Coun
ty Commissioners re-arrange the
Grand Jury room in such a man
ner that all jurors will be facing
the Foreman, Clerks and person
testifying before the body. Fur
ther, it would be desirable to have
a signal system between the jury
room and the District Attorney’s
office.
We continue to recommend that
the County Commissioners fur
ther pursue the feasibility of a
pension plan for county em
ployees. Such plan is authorized
in Book 26, Title 92-37, taxation
3701, Item 15.
We appoint Mayor C. B. Brown
to serve as a member on the Butts
County Board of Health to run
concurrently with his term as
Mayor of the City of Jackson.
We appoint C* Robert Williams,
Jr. to fill the unexpired term
of Frank McMichael as a member
of the Board of Education of
Butts County, said term begin
ning the 3rd day of February,
1971 and ending on the 31st day
of March, 1974. We also appoint
Jesse Nutt, Jr. to serve as a mem
ber of the Board of Education of
Butts County, said term begin
ning on the Ist day of April, 1971
and ending on the 31st day of
March 1976.
We recommend that the Clerk
of Court, Butts County, procure
handbooks for Grand Jurors of
Georgia as published by the In
stitute of Government, Univer
sity of Georgia, and each person
selected as a grand juror be pre
sented a copy at the time he is
notified that he must serve.
We the Grand Jurors wish to
alert all the citizens of our Coun
ty to the grave dangers inherent
in the use of dangerous and ad
dicting drugs that can be pur
chased locally, and we urge each
citizen to cooperate fully with
and advise proper authorities of
any activity in this matter.
We recommend that these pre
sentment be published in our lo
cal county newspaper and that
the regular fee be paid for same.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH W. CARR JR.,
Foreman
C. M. DANIEL, Jr., Clerk
E. M. McCORD
HAROLD E. COOK
JOEL STOKES
A. L. WEAVER
J. T. BECKHAM
BRADLEY E. FREEMAN
PAUL C. ERWIN
JOHN F. MORRIS
C. M. DANIEL, JR.
A. W. GILMORE
ALTON COLWELL,
Assistant Clerk
MRS. E. D. BRISCOE
ALTON PATTERSON
CLYDE HERBERT
MONROE MYRICK
WILLIAM L. TAYLOR, JR.
DONALD L. FOLSOM
FRANCIS HOLLAND
BOOKER T. STOKES
HOMER CAPPS
Not present as to signature:
JESSE EMMETT AKINS
JOHN DOYLE McMULLEN
Received in Open Court and
ordered filed and published. This
the 3rd day of February, 1971.
HUGH D. SOSEBEE, Judge
Butts Superior Court
Flint Judicial Circuit
Filed in Open Court, this the
3rd day of February, 1971.
DAVID P. RIDGEWAY,
Clerk, Butts Superior Court
Mt. Vernon
Church Votes
For Building
The congregation of Mount
Vernon Baptist Church in a con
ference Sunday night, February
7th, voted unanimously to build
anew sanctuary and additional
Sunday School rooms with plans
to start on the building program
in the near future.
The pasto r of Mount Vernon,
John L. Cross, in making the an
nouncement of the new edifice,
said that “God has richly blessed
us, making it necessary for ad
ditional space.” Mr. Cross also
said that the church voted un-
Biker Murder
Trial Set For
February 22
The trial of three bikers in
dicted by a Butts County Grand
Jury on murder and aggravated
assault charges in the death of
George Bruce Gwynn and aggra
vated assault on the person of
Donald Scott, which was original
ly scheduled for Monday, Feb
ruary Bth, in the Butts Superior
Court, was postponed until Mon
day, February 22nd, by Flint Cir
cuit Judge Hugh D. Sosebee to
allow the defendants’ attorneys,
who were occupied elsewhere in
another trial, to be in Jackson on
the 22nd.
It was also ruled by Judge
Sosebee that the traverse jurors
called for the February Bth term
of criminal court would be sum
moned again for jury duty in
the above mentioned trial on Feb
ruary 22nd.
In a one-day session of court
Monday, several cases were heard
by the jury with other cases dis
posed of by pleas. The calendar
of cases, as released by David P.
Ridgeway, Clerk of Court, is as
follows:
David Grier, Non-Support, Plea
of Guilty, 12 months suspended
on payment of fine of $50.00 and
$6.00 per child per week support.
Sara Jo Scott Conwell, Ob
struction of Officer, Plea of Guil
ty, 12 months.
Sara Jo Scott Conwell, Reck
less Conduct, Plea of Guilty—6
months concurrent.
Sara Jo Scott Conwell, Failing
to Stop at Stop Sign, Plea of
Guilty, 6 months concurrent.
Sara Jo Scott Conwell, Driving
Under Influence, Plea of Guilty,
12 months concurrent.
Sara Jo Scott Conwell, Driving
Without License, Plea of Guilty,
6 months concurrent.
Willie Parham Price, Motor
Vehicle Theft, Plea of Guilty, 3
years probated on payment of
fine of $150.00.
Winfred Godrum, Motor Ve
hicle Theft, Plea of Guilty, 3
years probated on payment of
fine of $150.00.
Henry Lee Head, Motor Ve
hicle Theft, Plea of Guilty, 3
years probated on payment of
fine of $150.00.
Douglas Randolph Cochran,
Public Drunk, Verdict of Not
Guilty.
Douglas Randolph Cochran,
Carrying a Concealed Weapon,
Verdict og Not Guilty.
Otis Ponder, Driving Under In
fluence, Verdict of Not Guilty.
Danny Duffey, Non-Support,
Plea of Guilty, 12 months sus
pended on payment of fine of
$50.00 and $25.00 per week for
support of children.
Charlie Otis Watson, Theft by
Taking, Plea of Guilty, 12 months
probated on payment of fine of
$150.00.
James Larry Thornton, Carry
ing a Concealed Weapon, Plea of
Guilty, 12 months probated on
payment of fine of $75.00.
James Larry Thornton, Carry
ing Pistol Without License, Plea
of Guilty, 12 months probated on
payment of fine of $75.00.
Eddie Willis, Theft of Lost and
Mislaid Property, Plea of Guilty,
3 years probated on payment of
fine of $200.00.
animously to adopt its first bud
get in history.
Mr. Cross added “we have ex
perienced the power and presence
of the living God in our midst. It’s
been through His leadership and
guidance that we have grown in
so many ways.” The pastor cited
the organization of a youth choir
and a children’s choir as a result
of this growth.
THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 1971
N. A. Powell
Died Monday
In Atlanta
Mr. Noah Arthur Fowell, 69,
of 258 Brookwood Avenue, Jack
son, died at eight o’clock Monday
morning at Piedmont Hospital in
Atlanta after being admitted Fri
day, February sth. Mr. Powell
had been in declining health for
a long period of time and more
seriously ill the past several
weeks.
Born Oct. 20, 1901 in Murray
Cos., he was the son of Mr. John
R. Powell and Mrs. Victoria Ellis
Powell, both of Gordon County.
Mr. Powell was a widely known
retired mechanic and auto sales
man, his last position being with
Carter Motor Company until his
retirement in 1964. He was a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Jackson, was a Scot
tish Rite Mason, a 32nd Degree
Mason, a membe r of A1 Sihah
Shrine and a Royal Arch Mason.
Mr. Powell was a former mem
ber of the Board of Tax Assessors
and at the time of his death was
manager of the Jackson Housing
Authority.
Funeral services for Mr. Powell
were conducted Wednesday aft
ernoon, February 10th, at two
o’clock from the chapel of Hais
ten Funeral Home in Jackson
with Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, offi
ciating. Interment was in Jack
son City Cemetery with Haisten
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Mr. Powell is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Jane Brownlee Powell
of Jackson; five sisters, Mrs.
Vesta Dodd and Mrs. Nan Parker,
both of Maitland, Fla.; Mrs. Lur
lene Cunningham and Mrs. Lena
Barron, both of Dallas Texas;
Mrs. Caroline Hobbs of Clarks
Summit, Pa.; a brother, Col. Bill
Powell of McLean, Va.; several
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were L. Marlin
Spencer, Gervin Lewis, Levi Ball,
W. L. Holloway, David Gray and
Lou Moelchert.
Reception To
Honor Dr.
Jos. Stinson
A reception in the Community
Room of the C&S Bank on Mon
day evening, February 22nd,
will honor Dr. Joseph Stinson
who will be visiting in Jackson
and is contemplating the estab
lishment of a medical practice
here following his separation
from the United States Air Force
in June.
Dr. Stinson and his family will
be guests of honor at the recep
tion which will begin at 7:30 o’-
clock. All citizens of the commu
nity are invited to meet the
Negro doctor and his family and
to make their welcome so cordial
that the doctor will decide upon
making Jackson his home.
The reception will be sponsored
by the Butts County Civic
League, the Progressive Men’s
Club, The Federal Workers and
the Butts County Business and
Professional Women’s Club.
David Estes
Visits
Libraries
David Estes, Special Subjects
Librarian, Emory University, visi
ted his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
D. Estes, of Jackson last week
after returning from an extended
California tour. While on the
West Coast, he attended the mid
winter conference of the Amer
ican Library Association in Los
Angeles. Mr. Estes is president of
the Georgia Library Association
and is on the Executive Council
of the ALA.
While in California, Mr. Estes
studied rare books and manu
scripts in libraries at Huntingdon,
UCLA, Clark Memorial, USC,
Stanford University, University
of California and other libraries
in the San Francisco area.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Jeri O'Quinn
Is Jackson
Homemaker
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JERI O’QUINN
Jeri L. O’Quinn, a senior at
Jackson High School, has been
named 1971 Betty Crocker Home
maker of Tomorrow of Jackson
High School. She was chosen on
the basis of her score in Decem
ber 1 written knowledge and at
titude examination for which
650,00 senior girls throughout the
country were enrolled.
She will receive from General
Mills, sponsors of the event, a
specially designed award, and
will be eligible for one of 102
college scholarships totaling
SIIO,OOO.
Jeri is the daughter of Mi 1 , and
Mrs. Raymond O’Quinn of Giles
Ferry Road. She is vice president
of the Tri Hi Y Club and a mem
ber of the Student Council and
Drama Club at Jackson High.
Jeri is on the paper and annual
staff and is a member of Quill
and Scroll, high school journalism
club. She is also active and
prominent in Girl Scout activities.
Jeri is a member of the Pleas
ant Grove Congregational Meth
odist Church and intends to en
roll at Georgia College, Milledge
ville, this fall where she will ma
jor in Home Economics.
Campbell To
Join Staff
New Senator
Charles Campbell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Campbell of Jack
son and locally widely known,
has agreed to help Senator David
Gambrell reorganize his staff in
Washington, D. C.
Charles was legislative assist
ant of the late Sen. Richard B.
Russell and for the past six years
was his chief administrative as
sistant. It is reported that
Charles will join Sen. Gambrell
as quick as the effects of Sen.
Russell are shipped to the Uni-
versity of Georgia Library and
the office in Washington is
closed. This will probably take
about two weeks.
Charles plans to work with Sen.
Gambrell until he graduates
from law school in Washington
when he then intends to return
to Atlanta to practice law.
It is also reported that other
members of the Russell staff are
expected to join Sen. Gambrell,
but not all.
Jackson Lake
Cabin Burns
Wednesday
A fire of undetermined origin
completely destroyed a cabin
owned by Gene Almond of River
dale on Wednesday morning, Feb
ruary 3rd, at about 2:15 o’clock.
The cabin was located at
Cherokee Estates off Highway
36, north of Jackson near the
South River Bridge. The building
and its contents were completely
consumed by the blaze with noth
ing saved. The Jackson Volunteer
Fire Department answered the
call but because of the advanced
stage of the fire little help could
be rendered.
J. Craig Smith Is Named
South's Man of Year 1970
Decatur, Ga.—J. Craig Smith,
chairman of the board of Avon
dale Mills, has been named by the
editors of Dixie Business as the
South’s Man of the year for 1970,
according to Hubert F. Lee,
edtior of Dixie Business Maga
zine and chairman of the selec
tions panel. Smith is the 25th
Man of the South to be named
to this group which has been
termed ‘The South’s Hall of Fame
for the Living.’
Some distinguished Southern
ers who have been elected in the
past include Luthe r H. Hodges of
North Carolina, 1969; Solon B.
Turman, New Orleans, 1968; D.
R, J. McDowell Richards, Deca
tur, 1967; and 21 others extending
back to 1946 when Thomas W.
Martin of Alabama Powe r Com
pany was the first person elected
to the South’s Hall of Fame.
J. Craig Smith’s celebrated
kinsman, Donald Comer, Sr.,
was elected Man of the South in
1947 when he was also Chairman
of the Board of Avondale. The
list embraces leading businessmen
of the past quarter century rang
ing from textile to utilities to in
surance to government to medi
cine to sports and even a Meth
odist Bishop is in the group.
Smith was no stranger to hon
ors during 1970. He was named
Communicator of the Year by the
International Council of Indus
trial Editors and accepted his
plaque at Pittsburgh. He was also
the first American ever to be
elected president of the Interna
tional Federation of Cotton and
Allied Textile Industries. This
took place in Osaka, Japan, two
days after he was honored in
Pittsburgh. He is now serving a
two-year term as president of
IFCATI. In the past he has served
as president of the American Tex
tile Manufacturers Institute, The
National Cotton Council and the
Alabama Textile Manufacturers
Association.
Until his retirement as Presi
dent of Avondale in November
of 1970, Smith had been recog
nized as having the longest
stretch of editorial writing in In
dustry. He had not missed an is
sue of editing his own edtiorial
page for more than 30 years. He
was called “the most widely read
editorial writer in the employee
publication field.”
Smith will be presented a
plaque from the editors of Dixie
Business at an appropriate cere
mony in the near future, accord
ing to Colonel Lee.
The year 1970 was not only
a busy and successful one for
Craig Smith in the area of re
ceiving honors, it was also the
most successful one for his Com
pany in 73 years of operation.
It concluded 19 years for Smith
as president. It has seemed sig-
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rising prices of newspaper production costs we
respectfully ask your cooperation in keeping
your paper current so that we can maintain the
present subscription rate of $5 per year, pay
able in advance, as long as possible.
Also in an effort to get the paper into the
hands of all subscribers earlier, beginning this
week all papers in Butts County will be mailed
late Wednesday which means that all subscrib
ers in the county will have their papers on
Thursday morning. This includes the City of
Jackson, the four routes, and county papers to
Jenkinsburg, Indian Springs and Flovilla, both
the city and route 1. Papers will be on sale at
the office Thursday morning.
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Driver Hurt
As Car
Hits Trees
Eugene Myrick of Route 2,
Jackson, was seriously injured
early Sunday morning when the
car which he was driving went
out of control on Route 16 East
near the Ocmulgee Rive r bridge
and struck a number of trees,
demolishing the ’55 Oldsmobile
which had been reported stolen
from DeKalb County on February
3rd, according to the Jackson
Police Department.
Two policemen were on patrol
near Gateway Luggage of Geor
gia, Inc. around 1 o’clock Sunday
morning when they observed a
light blue ’55 Oldsmobile going
East on Highway 16 with the
car weaving back and forth
across the road. The policemen
notified their station that they
were going to stop the car for its
weaving tactics and turned on the
blue light on the police car. Upon
doing this, according to the police
report, the driver of the other
vehicle started gaining speed
whereby the police car siren
was turned on.
The policemen radioed ahead
and were notified a road block
had been set up on Highway 16
by Jasper County officers and to
drop back and keep the car in
sight. In a curve beyond Yellow
Water Creek, the driver of the
Oldsmobile appeared to lose con
trol at which time the police car
started to put on brakes. The
pavement was wet and the brakes
locked, causing the car to swerve
into a ditch. The officers were
unhurt and in a few minutes they
determined that the other vehicle
had gone down an embankment
and overturned with the police
car radioing for an ambulance.
It was also determined that the
Oldsmobile was stolen from De-
Kalb County on February 3rd, A
Jackson ambulance took Myrick
to Sylvan Grove Hospital where
he was later transferred to
Griffin-Spalding County Hospital
and moved again to Grady Memo
rial Hospital in Atlanta.
The accident was investigated
by the Butts County Sheriff’s
Department, the Georgia State
Patrol, plus the cooperation of
Jasper County officers in setting
up the road block across the
bridge in Jasper County.
nificant to many insiders, too
who quietly wrote 1970 off as a
‘poor one’ fo r the American Tex
tile Industry in general.
