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Newspaper Page TextDarksmi Progress-Argito VOL. 98—NO. 49 Eight Teams To Play In Cage League The Van Deventer basketball leagues for both boys and girls ■will open early in January with four teams in each division, ac cording to an announcement this week by William Mack Davis, Van Deventer Youth Director. Boys teams this year will be sponsored by ABW Chevrolet Cos., Parrish Drug Cos., Cawthon Bros. Gas Cos. and Western Auto. The girls league will be composed of teams from WJGA, Handy Andy, Cook’s Hood Oil Cos. and Carter Motor Cos. Seaborn Maddox has been elec ted president of both leagues with other officers as follows: Carolyn Robison, vice president; Barbara Maddox, secretary-treas urer. Rosters for the teams in both leagues have been selected and announced by Mr. Davis. They are as follows: ABW —Jimmy White, Coach. David Brown, Mike Dahlin, Kenny Hobbs, James A. Elliott, Donald Norsworthy, Ron ald Norsworthy, Stan Nelson, Mack Browning, Tim Kersey, Wayne Hoard, James Anderson. Parrish Drug Co.—Bobby Mackey, coach; Dickie Moore, coach; Mark Maddox, coach. Andy Long, Charlie Long, Chuck Adams, David Peck, Jimmy Tin gle, Mark Fincher, Dennis Tingle, Steven Bridges, John Anderson, Greg Miller, David Tingle, Scott Cobb, Buddy Baggarley. Cawthon Bros. Gas. —Charles Daniel, coach; Danny Hoard, Coach. Wally Cawthon, Mark Cawthon, Bobby Pinckney, Perry Rosser, Greg O’Neal, Johnny Norsworthy, Reginald Letson, Scott Long, Jim Long, Scott Moore. Western Auto —Bailey Crock arell, coach; Freddie Dodson, coach. Morris CrockareTl, Van Fletcher, Esca Pace, Eugene Wells, Charlie Robison, Bill Fears, John Weldon, Bobby Long, Ricky Long, Randall Buchanan, Douglas Bristol, Cliff Polk, Andy Grant, Kevin Young. WJGA Barbara McGhee, coach; Liz Hudgins, coach. Jan Thaxton, Judy Thompson, Ann Franklin, Lynn Hudgins, Cathy Butler, Pebbles King, Jennifer English, Karen Waldrop. Carter Motor—Glenda Cole man, coach; Paulette Seckinger, coach. Cherry Biles, Pam Adams, Reba Kelly, Tabi Williamson, Di anne Waits, Debbie Milinda Ault. Cook's Hood Oil —Cherry Dov er, coach; Linda Martin, coach. Sallye Martin, Frankie Maddox, Bryanette Ridgeway, Too ti e Long, Carol Murphy, Carolyn Taylor, Rhonda Hutcheson, Terri Dodson. Handy Andy—Marlene Peck, coach; Jan Grant, coach. Kathe rine Stinson, Lynne Duke, Wanda Grant, Tracie Barnes, Sandy Biles, Lindy Mackey, Kay Mack ey. The basketball schedule is as follows: girls 1. WJGA Radio 2. Handy Andy 3. Cook’s Hood Oil Cos. 4. Carter Motor Cos. Jan. 13: 7:00, 1 at 2; 8:00, 3 fit 4 Jan. 20: 7:00, 4at 1; 8:00 3 at 2 Jan. 27: 7, 1 at 3; 8, 2 at 4 Feb. 3: 7. 2 at 1; 8, 4 at 3 Feb. 10: 7,4 at 2; 8,3 at 1 Feb. 17: 7, 1 at 4; 8, 2 at 3 Feb. 24: 7,3 at 4; 8, lat 2 March 2: 7, 3 at 2; 8,4 at 1 March 9: 7, 2 at 4; 8, 1 at 3 BOYS 1. Western Auto 2. ABW Chevrolet 3. Cawthon Bros. Gas Cos. 4. Parrish Drug Cos. Jan. 10: 7, lat 2; 8, 3 at 4 Jan. 17: 7,4 at 1; 8, 3 at 2 Jan. 24: 7, 1 at 3; 8, 2 at 4 Jan. 31: 7, 2 at 1; 8, 4 at 3 Feb. 7: 7,4 at 2; 8,3 at 1 Feb. 14: 7, 1 at 4; 8, 2 at 3 Feb. 21: 7,3 at 4; 8, lat 2 Feb. 28: 7,3 at 2; 8,4 at 1 March 6: 7, 2 at 4; 8, 1 at 3 Locust Grove Holiday Inn Opens Dec. 11 The elegant and handsomely appointed Holiday Inn at Locust Grove has scheduled its formal grand opening for noon on Satur day, December 11th, with the ribbon cutting at noon with Hen ry County and Locust Grove of ficials and dignitaries taking part in the ceremony. The 100-room inn which can ac commodate over 400 persons with banquet facilities for 225 and dining facilities for 400 is one of the most modern and up to date in the Holiday Inn chain in Georgia. Casey Lewis, inn keeper at the McDonough Holiday Inn, will double in that capacity as inn keeper at the Locust Grove motel. Mrs. Orville (Peggy) Rooks will serve as Mr. Lewis’ assistant at both places. Mrs. Rooks is a former Jackson resi dent. Ted Ballard will be food and beverage director at the new Locust Grove hostelry. Mr. Lewis has spared no ex pense in making the Locust Grove inn one of the state’s finest with especial attention toward food services. In an in terview Saturday Mr. Lewis said that it is his aim to serve two types of meals, one an economy meal which speaks for itself, and the other a “real nice meal” which people of this area can ob tain at his inn without the ne cessity of going to Atlanta for quality food. Mr. Lewis said that steaks will come directly from Kansas City from U. S. choice beef which will be cut locally. Mr. Lewis explained that a standard menu will be available at the Locust Grove Inn but that flam ing meals will also be served, in cluding sizzling steaks, other entrees, and desserts. Meals will feature isdividual loaves of bread and bread baskets. The spacious arrangement of the new inn will allow it to accommodate large banquet groups, provide for par ties as well as care for the guests. In addition to the ribbon cut ting ceremonies at noon on Sat urday a fashion show will also be presented by the Bazaar Boutique of Griffin. Guided tours will be offered during the afternoon with a special opening day luncheon buffet for $1.50. Door prizes wil be another fea ture of the occasion. Mr. Lewis announces that luncheon buffets and evening buffets will be served daily with the luncheon at $1.75 and the dinner buffet $2.75. The public is cordially invited to the grand opening at noon Saturday at which free hors d’oeuvres will be served. The inn is located at the intersection of State Route to Hampton at 1-75. Truck - Car Collision Kills Man A Locust Grove Negro man, Willie Dolphus Harris, about 50, was fatally injured about 6:30 Friday morning when he pulled his car into the path of a south bound transport truck on Georgia Highway 42 about 100 yards east of the Locust Grove city limits sign. The crash victim, in the car by himself, was critically in jured and was rushed to the Griffin-Spalding County Hos pital where he succumbed about 8:30 Friday morning. Mr. Harris was an employee of Georgia Tech and was reportedly enroute to work when he pulled into the highway into and the path of the truck. Both vehicles went off the road and into the ditch. Traffic was seriously affected at the scene of the accident until about two o’clock in the afternoon when the truck was finally removed. The accident was investigated by the Georgia State Patrol, Griffin headquarters, and by the Locust Grove Police Department. THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 1971 JACKSON. GEORGIA 30233 Goal Nears For 1971 United Drive Approximately one third of the 1971 United Appeal goal of $15,- 000 has been met thus far by eight divisions presently solicit ing businesses and local residents in a drive expected to last through next week. Herbert Shapard, divisional chairman head for the annual drive, said that about $5,000 had been raised of the intended $16,- 500 sum used to partially sup port 12 local youth and health organizations. He predicted that the residential drive which is now in full force should push the United Appeal to its full pledge. “It looks like we can reach our goal but it will be tough. We got off to a late start this year and have been hurt by that. Still we are getting good acceptance by local individuals and through payroll deductions from Butts County industry,” Mr. Shapard explained. Budgets for the 12 participa ting organizations in UF 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. Henderson Dinner Be On Dec. 15 The annual Appreciation Din ner for all sponsors and volunteer workers in the Henderson Youth Center program will be held on Wednesday, December 15th, at 7:30 p. m. at the Henderson Junior High School Cafetorium. All volunteer workers and sponsors will be honored for their outstanding work with youth during the past year. All sponsors, volunteer work ers and guests will receive invi tation to this dinner. SAME OFFICERS AT JENKINSBURG ARE RE-ELECTED Jenkinsburg citizens were few in number Saturday, December 4th, as they went to the polls to re-elect D. T. Ford to his post as mayor of Jenkinsburg. Incum bent councilmen M. B. Farrar and H. M. Hooten were victorious over James Mixon in their race for council seats. Mrs. T. H. Price is City Clerk of Jenkins burg. Approximately 28 voters went to the polls with inclement weath er conditions and public apathy attributable for the small turn out. Around 60 Jenkinsburg cit izens are registered to vote. Plans About Finished For Yule Lighting “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. Mrs. 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 $7.60. First prize for decorations in the busi ness district will remain $lO 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. Fire Destroys Lunsford Home In Henry The six room fram e home of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Lunsford near Sardis Baptist Church in Henry County was completely destroyed by fire Saturday night, November 27th, about eight o’- clock. The fire reportedly occurred when a member of the Lunsford family was attempting to start a fire in the fireplace and poured what he thought to be fuel oil over it when an explosion oc curred causing the house to catch afire. The two young boys, ages 14 and 16, were alone in the house, their parents being at work at Avondale Mills, Indian Springs Plant. The two boys received super ficial burns and a son-in-law of the Lunsfords, Larry Marchman, a nearby resident, who valiantly tried to extinguish the blaze, re ceived more serious burns. The furnishings and other be longings in the house were also destroyed in the flames with neighbors and friends lending as much assistance as possible in attempting to save the house. Sleet, Ice And Snow Visit North Georgia Over Weekend Jaycees Plan Road Block For ES Fund The Christmas season is here with the Butts County Jaycees sponsoring their annual Empty Stocking Fund. Jaycee President Darrell Pip pin stated that this project is the most satisfying of the year to Jaycees because it brings cheer and happiness to some children who might not otherwise enjoy Christmas. Last year some 67 children received toys, clothes and fruit for Christmas through the Empty Stocking Fund. Pres ident Pippin said that cash dona tions are urgently needed for the Jaycees to help even more child ren this year. Several donations have already been received with the Jackson Garden Club giving SSO. Two Jackson store owners, Lou Moel chert and Randolph Long, have donated many toys, however, President Pippin emphasized that this is only a start and much money is needed to buy clothes, toys and food for needy children at Christmas. The Jaycees will stage a road block this Sunday, December 12, from noon to five o’clock to re ceive money, toys or clothes. The Jaycees suggest that county res idents clean out old clothes and toys and bring them by to help a needy family. Applications for the Empty Stocking Fund will be taken Sat urday morning, December 11th, from 9:30 until 12 noon at the courthouse. For other information call Mr. Pippin at 775-5561. Power Lines Snap During Heavy Icing No damage was reported to power lines in Butts County Fri day morning during heavy sleet and ice although portions of Spalding and Morgan Counties suffered without electricity for almost two hours in the first rash of tougher weather this win ter. Central Georgia Electric Mem bership Line Foreman Charlie Stewart said that residents in the Orchard Hill section of Spalding County were without electricity for more than an hour Friday morning when heavy icing snap ped power lines there. Homes in and around Madison, Morgan County, were hard-hit with a three hour stall after the current failed shortly after 8 a. m., Mr. Stewart reported. He explained that all lines in both counties had been reconnec ted before 11 a. m. Friday. Butts County narrowly escaped the ex tremely rough weather during that day over northeast Georgia which apparently came as close as Griffin and the Madison area. Power lines remained safe in Henry, Monroe and Jasper as well as Butts Counties, the foreman contended. Certain Stores Open Longer 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. For the second time in less than ten days middle Georgia narrowly escaped the ravages of a destructive major ice storm by a hair’s breath on Friday, Decem ber 3rd. The storm Friday posed a far more hazardous threat to the area than did the thin glaz e of ice on Thanksgiving Eve, November 24th. In fact weather was the big newsmaker in the state from Fri day morning until Sunday night with North Georgia being partic ularly hard hit by the freezing rain, ice, sleet and snow. The villain of the miserable weekend weather was a high pressure system over Pennsyl vania that ridged into the south east, bringing temperatures to the low thirties over Georgia Friday morning. A low pressure weather system developed in the Gulf of Mexico, spreading clouds and moisture over the cold air with precipitation taking the form of freezing rain, sleet and a little snow in the Jackson area while the snow and sleet were more pronounced and much heavier in the areas north of Atlanta. Sat urday morning Clayton, Toccoa and Cornelia reported from 12 to 16 inches of snow with Athens having four or five inches on the ground. The icy weather Friday caused the closing of many school sys tems in North Georgia as well as several school systems in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Jackson residents awoke Fri day morning to discover a thin sheath of ice covering trees, shrubbery, cars and the like. Driving conditions were hazard ous but by no means dangerous with all roads in the area pass able early in the morning. How ever, sleet began falling in the Jackson area shortly after nine o’clock making the roads and walking extremely hazardous. The sleet quickly covered the area with a white mantle of ice with the slush on the roads freez ing over for a brief period of time when the thermometer dip ped to the 32 degree mark or possibly lower. The icy roads were the cause of at least three accidents in this area, one occur ring on McDonough Road when a car skidded into a utility pole when brakes were applied too quickly; a tanker truck over turned at the 1-75 and 16 exit Danger High On Streets During Yule Troopers from the Griffin State Patrol Post will be in full force patroling highways in Butts County during the Christmas and New Years holiday season, ac cording to Sheriff Hugh Polk who said that his department would be cooperating with the state officers to ensure safe driv ing as much as possible in this area. He warned local drivers to ex ercise utmost caution while on highways here or out of the coun ty because of the high death rate predicted on state roads by State Patrol Atlanta offices. Deputies Bill Taylor and Billy Leverette will be assisting Sheriff Polk durng holiday enforcement. MORGAN CO. HOME TOUR HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED The Morgan County Historical Society, Inc. of Madison has an nounced that the Christmas Tour of Homes and Gardens originally scheduled for December 4th and sth, but cancelled because of the snow and sleet over the weekend, has been rescheduled for Decem ber 11th and 12th from one to five p. m. each day. The tour will include a visit to the famous Casulon Plantation near Madison. $5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE injuring the driver who was brought by a Griffin ambulance to Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jack son, with a third accident occur ring in the Jackson Lake area when a car skidded on the sleety road and ran into a ditch, in flicting considerable damage to the vehicle and only slight in jury to the driver. Early Friday morning a fatal accident occurred at Locust Grove when a Negro man, Willie Dolphus Harris, enroute to work in Atlanta, pulled his car into the path of a large truck at an in tersection east of Locust Grove near the city limits. Butts County schools were not closed and other than slight de lay* occasioned by the muddy and slippery roads schedules at the schools were generally main tained, according to Superintend ent William B. (Bill) Jones. The weather improved little on Saturday and Sunday with both days being cloudy and cold with occasional light, misty rain and temperatures in the mid thirties. Sleet and freezing rain fell as far south as Macon with the line generally extending across the state from Columbus to Augusta. This snow fall was particularly heavy in the Northeast Georgia mountains with upwards of 15 inches measured in certain areas. Traveling in Atlanta was partic ularly dangerous with well over 100 accidents being reported in the first few hours of the sleet storm Friday morning. Because of the weather conditions sev eral of Atlanta’s large depart ment stores closed early and numerous meetings, sports con tests, and social gatherings were cancelled because of the incle ment weather. Several roads in the North Georgia mountains in the areas of Ellijay, Chatsworth and Blairsville were closed with the State Patrol urging no travel at all unless an absolute emerg ency. Interstate 75 through the county and into Atlanta was open all day Friday and during the weekend but driving conditions were dangerous with several mi nor accidents reported. A warming trend Monday and Tuesday brought rain with colder weather scheduled later in the week, with most of the United States in the grip of a frigid cold wave that is expected to ex tend into th southeast by the weekend. Fireworks Can Bring Big Fine This Season Fireworks displays remain illegal in Jackson and Butts County and any discovery of such action will be met with a fine in Recorder Court, Mayor C. B. Brown and Police Chief Watson Vaughn jointly an nounced in advance of the holi day season. A minimum $25 fine will be levied aginst any persons violating the state law and city ordinance at any time dur ing the year especially at Christmas and New Years when local citizens most fre quently feel the urge to see dazzling light accompanied by big bangs. The city officials said that “Crow Scarers” or “TNT Bombs”, often used for ag ricultural purposes, will be considered in the same cate gory as fire crackers, cherry bombs and Roman candles. CEDAR ROCK WILL HOST SINGING CONVENTION The Butts County Singing Convention will perform at Cedar Rock Church Sunday afternoon, December 12th, beginning at two o’clock. The public is invited.