The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, December 02, 1971, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textifnrksmt |Jroor£oo-jVrOUO VOL. 98 —NO. 48 Dec. 20th Is Date For Yule Contest “Our objective in this year’s Christmas Lighting Contest is to see Jackson more festive and gaily lighted than ever before,” Mrs. N. A. Powell, Garden Club Council chairman, and Doyle Jones, Jr., editor-publisher of the Jackson Progress-Argus, co sponsors of the annual event, em phasized this week. Mr. Powell said that taking in to consideration the participation of past years, together with the many new homes that have been erected within the boundaries of the contest during the last 12 months, we believe this year’s participation by the home-owners will exceed anything heretofore. Mrs. Powell and Mr. Jones an nounced last week that Ist prizes have been increased to $12.50 this year in the residential sec tions, with a fourth prize of $5.- 00 added. Second prize will be $lO. and third prize $7.50. First prize for decorations in the busi ness district will remain slo with only three winners being selected in this category. Judging of the Christmas Lighting Contest will be done on Monday evening, December 20th, from approximately six o’clock until the judging is completed. Judges have been obtained by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Watkins of the Cherokee Garden Club and will be announced next week. In addi tion to the Cherokee Club, other garden clubs participating include the Mimosa Garden Club, Jackson Garden Club, Hawthorn Garden Club, and the recently formed Magnolia Garden Club. The judges will be entertained at the home of Mrs. J. W. Carter with the Cherokee, Jackson, and Magnolia being the host clubs. The Hawthorn and Mimosa Clubs will provide drivers and cars for the judges as well as ribbons for the winners in resi dential and business areas. For the first time the homes on Buttrill Road will be included. On the Barnesville Highway all homes and businesses as far as American Mills will" be judged; limits on the Griffin Road extend to the W. A. Cook residence; on the Monticello Highway to the C. E. Washington home, and on Brookwood Avenue to Daniel Ford Sales. According to rules and regula tions drawn up by the Garden Club Council, first place winners in the contest of 1970 are not eligible to compete for prizes this year. Last year winners were Dr. and Mrs. Frank Parrish, Mrs. Charles Barber, and the City Hall in the business district. Stewardship Revival At First Baptist The First Baptist Church will hold a Stewardship Revival De cember 3rd through sth with the Rev. Fred Chapman, a consul tant from the Stewardship Com mission of the Southern Baptist Convention, as guest minister. The speaker is expected to em phasize the giving of the total person to God, that including time, talents, and money. Mr. Chapman is no stranger to the First Baptist membership, serving as a consultant of the Stewardship Commission in the recent building drive at which over $150,000 was pledged to the building fund over the next three years. Since the drive ended the church has gone over the fund appropriation each week. According to Rev. Donald L. Folson, pastor, who announces the revival, members of the com mission who worked with Mr. Chapman were so favorably im pressed with his spirituality anu zeal they requested that Mr. Chapman return and conduct a revival. Mr. Folsom said that the ser vices will begin each evening at 7:30 with the public cordially invited. W. L. Miller Found Dead At His Home WALTER LEE MILLER The body of W. L. Miller, 44, widely known Negro educator and former principal at Henderson High School, was discovered at his residence on North Mulberry Street about 12:30 o’clock Sun day morning when a neighbor summoned police who entered the home to find the body of the highly respected educator with the ' telephone still clutched in one hand. Death was attributed to a massive stroke. According to Butts County Coroner John Sherrell, who was summoned to the scene by the Jackson Police Department, Mr. Miller was reportedly talking to a neighbor and friend when he complained of feeling ill and the line went dead. After an attempt was made by the other person to call Mr. Miller, Jackson JPfllice men Barney Wilder and Wendell Cook were notified and went to the scene where they discovered he body. He was rushed to Syl van Grove Hospital where the physician on duty pronounced him dead on arrival from a mas sive stroke. Mr. Miller was alone in his home, his wdfe being away on a Thanksgiving visit with rel atives and friends in Washing ton, D. C. Mr. Mi ler was born in Millen on May 15, 1927, one of eight children. Following his gradua tion from Jenkins Central Train ing School in 1945, he served in the U. S. Navy from September 25, 1945 to July 13, 1946. He enrolled at Fort Valley State Col lege where he received a BS De gree in Social Science in 1949. Mr. Miller came to Butts County in th e fall of ‘49 where he served as Social Science teach er at Henderson High School from ‘49 to March 1951. He was recalled to active Navy duty in March of ‘sl and served to Oc tober 26, 1952. He returned again to Jackson in 1952 at Hen derson. Mr. Miller received a Master’s Degree in School Ad ministration from New York Uni versity and in 1963 was appoint ed principal of Henderson Ele mentary School and in 196/ was appointed principal of Henderson High School at which post he served until June 1970 when he became affiliated with the De- Kalb County School System as Director of Pupil Personnel. He was married to Edna Earle Summey of Hendersonville, N. C. His wife is librarian at Hender son Junior High School and holds a Master’s Degree from Atlanta University in Library Science. Funeral services were held in Jackson Wednesday afternoon from Friendship Baptist Church with Trimier Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The body was carried to Millen where it lay in state for a day before interment in that city. CERTAIN STORES OFFER LONGER SHOPPING HOURS A number of Jackson stores will remain open on Wednesday afternoon and Friday nights till eight o’clock to provide addition al shopping hours for their cus tomers and the public. A list of those merchants and stores who will provide this add ed shopping convenience is found in an advertisement in this is sue of The Progress-Argus. THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1971 Kiwanians Ready For Pancake Day Saturday, December 4th, is Ki wanis Pancake Day with more than 500 Butts Countians expec ted to visit the Jackson Club house to partake of the pancakes, sausage and all the trimmings during the serving hours of 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Kiwanians David Black and Hugh Glidewell are co chairmen of the always popular pancake extravaganza. Tickets are on sale by Kiwan ians at SI.OO for adults and 50c for children which includes all students. Members of the committees as announced by Kiwanis President Francis Holland include the fol lowing: Co-Chairmen: David Black, Hugh Glidewell. Procurement: Lou Moelchert, Ch.; Ralph Carr Jr., Pliny Weav er, Lewis Weldon. Sausage Cooks: Randy Hud gins, Ch.; Kenneth Welch, Wil lard Patterson, Y. C. Hudson, An derson Nutt, Tom O’Dell. Pancake Cooks: Denny O’Neal, Ch.; Luke Weaver, Bailey Crock arell, Levi Ball, Rogers Starr, Lewis Freeman. Ticket Sales: Frank Forehand, Ch.; Tom O’Dell, Roy Prosser, Lewis Freeman, Rogers Starr, Richard Watkins Jr., Doyle Jones Jr., Entire Membership. Ticket Takers: Bird O’Neal, Ch.; David Settle, T. E. Robison, Pete Land, Maurice Moore. Table Servers: Bob Pinckney, Ch.; Fred Raney, George Linds ley, Lee Roy O’Neal, Joe Taylor. Beverage: Adeal Maddox, Ch.; Ed Manley, Harry Redman, Don Gray. Equipment: Sandy Sanvidge, Ch., Freddie Dodson. Publicity: Doyle Jones Jr., Ch.; Lewis Weldon, M. L. Powell. Kitchen Workers: Francis Hol land, Frank Forehand, Lou Moel ohert, Ralph Carr Jr., Lewis Wel don. Hospital Auxiliary Is Active The Sylvan Grove Hospital Auxiliary is an active volunteer group. This year the auxiliary purchased new curtains for all patient rooms and a patient lift and walker for the hospital. Volunteer service provided in cludes making favors for hospital trays, arranging Christmas deco rations, television rental to pati ents, maintaining the emergency desk on weekends, and assisting the nurses as requested in the care of patients. The auxiliary authorized two scholarships of $l5O each this year to high school seniors for study in any field pertaining to care of the sick. Officers elected at a recent meeting are Mrs. Artis Wilson, president; Mrs. S. L. Austin, vice president; Mrs. C. W. Shields, corresponding secretary; and Mrs. Ulysses Knight, treasurer. GRID UNIFORMS SHOULD BE TURNED IN ON SATURDAY All boys who played in the Pee Wee and Hamp Daughtry Football Leagues that still have not turned in their uniforms are asked to please bring their uni forms to the Van Deventer Youth Center on Saturday, De cember 4th, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 12 noon. William Mack Davis, Van De venter Youth Director, empha sizes the importance of all play ers complying with the request to turn in their uniforms. VFW AUXILIARY TO SPONSOR BAKE SALE The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW will have a cake, pie, and candy sale Saturday, December 4th, on the Courthouse square. JACKSON. GEORGIA 30233 United Appeal Drive Remains Underway The annual United Fund Drive is underway in Jackson and Butts County sporting a goal of $15,- 500 for disbursement among 12 separate public organizations, ac cording to Fund President C. L. Sanvidge. He and Divisional Chairman Head Herbert Shapard voiced confidence that the program would reach this year’s goal if the public would either make gra cious contributions or carry out their pledges for the coming year. Chairmen of United Fund divis ions will be soliciting residents, industries, organizations and pro fessional businessmen for contri butions to the annual drive which maintains the 12 local public bodies, both said. Budgets for participants in the Butts County United Fund are: American Red Cross, $2,400; Retarded Children, $1,000; Boy Scouts, $2,400; Girl Scouts, sl,- 600; Muscular Dystrophy, $100; Easter Seals, $300; Mental Health, $500; Cystic Fibrosis, $500; U. 5.0., $150; Van Deven ter and Henderson Youth Cen ters, $1,200; Y.M.C.A., $250; Butts County Emergency Fund, SI,OOO. Operating expenses of the U. F. Appeal board for the year will run approximately SI,OOO, according to the statement. The eight United Fund division chairmen are as follows: Resi dential, Mrs. Alma Bearden; Clubs and Organizations, Y. C. Hudson; Special Gifts, P. H. Weaver; Industry, John Chiappet ta; Public Employees, Mrs. Vir ginia Wyatt; Outlying Areas, Rev. David Black and Rev. R. W. Jenkins; Schools and Organi zations, Mrs. R. H. Pinckney; Professional, Dr. Tom O’Dell. Mr. Sanvidge and Mr. Shapard urge any and all local persons interested in working with the voluntary United Appeal program to contact them at their earliest convenience. They urge all city residents to contribute healthily to the $15,000 annual program. POSTMASTER URGES EARLY YULE MAILING Postmaster John P. Hunt today urged all Butts area residents to start their Christmas shopping and mailing now. The Postmaster issued suggest ed mailing deadlines for assuring delivery before Christmas Day. Domestic gift parcels should be mailed by December 1, if they are destined for distant states and not later than December 10, if destined for local areas. Greeting cards for distant states should be mailed not later than December 10, and those for local delivery not later than De cember 15. Christmas cards and parcels to servicemen stationed in foreign countries should be sent by air mail not later than December 10. To be absolutely sure of on time delivery, these deadlines should be observed, Postmaster Hunt said. Plea Made For Parking In City Lot The Mayor and Council of the City of Jackson in the interest of affording as many parking spaces around the square, urgently re quest that all merchants, their employees and people working in the courthouse, please park their vehicles in the City Parking Lot on North Mulberry Street. By parking in the city lot or on side streets from now until Christmas it will provide more parking space for Christmas shop pers when they come to Jackson. Van Deventer Appreciation Dinner Readied For December 9 Jackson Rites Monday For Mrs. T.A. Nutt Mrs. Thomas Add Nutt, Sr., 90, of 263 North Mulberry Street, Jackson, one of the city’s most widely known and greatly beloved women, died Sunday morning at 12:15 o’clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Nutt suffered a stroke at her home Friday morning and was admitted to the hospital. Her condition Worsened until she ex pired early Sunday. Born in Butts County on Aug ust 28, 1881, Mrs. Nutt was the former Miss Lucille Elder, daugh ter of the late Mr. George Elder of Butts County and Mrs. Mary Whitehead Elder of Richmond, Va. She was the widow of Mr. T. A. Nutt, Sr., prominent Jackson business, civic and religious lead er, who preceded her in death in February 1967. Mrs. Nutt was a devoted and faithful member of the First Bap tist Church of Jackson and sup ported her church with energy and loyalty as long as health per mitted her to attend regularly. Funeral services for Mrs. Nutt were held Monday afternoon at three o’clock from the First Bap tist Church with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, officiating. Inter ment was in Jackson City Ceme tery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, Mrs. Nutt is survived by one son, T. A. Nutt, Jr., a retired Navy Captain, of Winter Park, Fla.; two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers friends may make contributions to the build ing fund of the First Baptist Church. Pallbearers were P. H. Weaver, Jimmy Cornell, Dickie Moore, Banks Weaver, Wayne Barnes, and Denny O’Neal. PCA Receives Film Award The new Production Credit As sociation film “Credit, A Capital Idea” has received one of the nation’s highest film awards, ac cording to Grover C. Worsham, Jr. general manager of the Flint River Production Credit Associ ation. The animated film on profit able use of farm credit was be stowed “The Chris” statuette at the 19th Annual Columbus In ternational Film Festival in Co lumbus, Ohio. “The Chris” is comparable to the “Oscar” which is given in the motion picture in dustry. The farmer owned and opera ted Flint River PCA has 948 farmer-members and is extending $7,575,000.00 to these members in Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fay ette, Fulton, Henry, Lamar, Mon roe, Pike, Taylor, Spalding and Upson counties for their operat ing and capital investment credit on an intermediate term basis. The film is available from your local Production Credit As sociation office or from Farm Credit Bank Services, Post Office Box 1499, Columbia, South Caro lina 29202. OCMULGEE SADDLE CLUB SPONSORS SQUARE DANCE The Ocmulgee Saddle Club is sponsoring a square dance Satur day night, December 4th, from nine until twelve p. m. at the Towaliga Club House. A country music band, the Georgia Sounds, will be featured. The concession stand will serve hot dogs and other refreshments. Admission will be $1.50 for adults with children under 12 admitted free. The public is cordially invited to attend. $15,000 Employment Fund Nabbed Jackson has received $15,700 for use in three job positions be cause of national unemployment rates which hit an all-time high last August, according to the Mc- Intosh Trail Area Planning and Development Commission in Grif fin which qualified this city for the largest supplement in eight vying counties. An administrative bookkeeper, one policeman and a water plant operator have been named to mu nicipal positions with the $15,- 740 federal employment aid which came through last month as part of $16,700 which was divid ed among 11 Mclntosh Trail communities. City Clerk M. L. Powell said that the employment of three persons on the city staff through ilplementation of the $15,000 federal grant signalled a tremendous savings to local tax payers. “These funds became available through the commission because the national unemployment rates reached 4.5 per cent or more of the labor force for three months ending last August,” Mr. Powell pointed out. “The total of $105,- 760 for the eight Mclntosh Trail counties was allocated on a pri j ority system based on local un i employment.” The city clerk attributed the grant to endeavors by Jackson councilmen. Job positions were advertised through the State Em ployment Agency in Griffin. Ap plications for Emergency Employ ment Act funds were not submit ted by Butts County Commission ers, other sources maintain. Cancer Week Proclaimed By Mayor Jackson Mayor C. B. Brown Jr. has proclaimed the week of November 29th through Decem ber 4th as “Save A Life From Cancer Week” and urges all citi zens to support the efforts tow ard education about cancer. Mayor Brown cites that there are more than 30,000 Georgians alive today who have been cured of cancer and that presently one of every three patients are cured of cancer. Mayor Brown also em phasized the importance of early diagnosis and proper treatment if cancer is to be cured. lie urged citizens to follow the recommendations of the Ameri can Cancer Society in having an annual cancer check-up and to learn the seven warning signals of cancer. City Election In Jenkinsburg On December 4 Voters in the City of Jenkins burg will go to the polls on Sat urday, December 4th, to elect a mayor and two councilmen to serve the city for ensuing two year terms. Incumbent Mayor D. T. Ford and councilmen M. B. Farrar and H. M. Hooten are expected to of fer for re-election. Those who wish to qualify to run in the election have until November 23rd to make formal announcement as a candidate with Mrs. T. H. Price, City Clerk. Other councilmen of Jenkins burg are W. T. Collins, B. C. Brooks and Mrs. T. H. Price. $5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE The annual appreciation din ner for all sponsors and volunteer workers in the Van Deventer Youth Center program will be held on Thursday, December 9th, at seven o’clock at the dining hall at the Indian Springs State Park Group Camp. William Mack Davis, Van De venter Youth Director, states that all the volunteer workers and sponsors will be honored for their outstanding work with youth dur ing the past year. Mr. Davis ex plained that the youth program continues to grow and that over 290 sponsors, volunteer workers and guests will receive invitations to this dinner. Awards will be given to new members of the Builder’s Club which is composed of those men and women who have made an extraordinary effort toward fur thering the youth program in the county. Mr. Davis said that new sponsors in the program will re ceive the Community Builder Award for their financial con tributions to the youth program and their support of it in the community. The Red Coat Band of Forsyth will again play for entertainment at the dinner. Christmas Show Set For Dec. 9 The annual Christmas Show of the Central Georgia EMC, always a glittering and gala event, will be held on Thursday, December 9th, at the new Central Georgia EMC building on the Barnesville Road from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. and from seven o’clock till nine o’- clock. The show this year will be a joint effort staged by Mrs. Eliz abeth Watkins, EMC Home Econ omist, and Miss Rachel Torrance, Butts County Extension Home Economist, to give viewers ideas for Christmas decorations. Refreshments will be served and those who are lucky may re ceive a door prize or one of the holiday recipe books. Man Of Year Award Made Dec. 14th Butts County’s “Man of the Year” award will be presented at the December 14th meeting of the Jackson Kiwanis Club at the Jackson Clubhouse at 7 o’- clock. The annual award is spon sored by the Kiwanis Club with the recipients the past two years being Hampton L. Daughtry in 1969 and the late Robert Park Newton Sr. in 1970. The ‘‘Man of the Year” pro gram is under the aegis of the Business and Public Affairs committee, Doyle Jones Jr., chair man, who will make the presen tation and preside at the Ladies Night meeting. EMPTY STOCKING APPLICATIONS BEING TAKEN Applications will be taken Sat urday, December 4th and Satur day, December 11th, by the Butts County Jaycees from 9 to 12 a. m. in the Courtroom of the Coun ty Courthouse for Empty Stock ing assistance. If you are unable to come in person, write to P. O. Box 3875 for application.