The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, April 13, 1972, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textilnrksou p-ngress-Argus VOL. 99—NO. 15 Babe Ruth Rosters And Schedules Are Announced Rosters have been selected and the schedule announced for the three Babe Ruth teams from Jackson which will begin play in the 8-team league on Saturday, May 20th. According to William Mack Davis, Van Deventer Youth Di rector, the eight teams that com prise the 1972 Van Deventer Babe Ruth League include Butts County Lions Club, Locust Grove, Exchange Club of Jackson, Pike County, McDonough Eagles, Bar nesville, VFW Post 5374 Jack son, McDonough Lions. VFW Post 5374 will open the season with Dennis Wise as man ager and Douglas Brooks as coach. Players selected include Ronnie Acree, Scott Taylor, Michael Dahlin, Timmy Smith, Jimmy Tingle, Eugene Wells, David Brown, Andy Long, Byrd Wyatt, Ray Thomas, James Mix on, Charlie Robison, Randy Page. Bennie Fletcher will manage the Exchange Club team with Danny Blue serving as coach. The roster for this team includes Mike Peters, Terry Duke, Billy Duke, Gay McMichael, Robert Baker, Kenneth Norsworthy, Ran dy Hamlin, Mark Fincher, Bill Wood, Morris Croekarell, Tondi Norsworthy, Donald Norsworthy, Ronald Norsworthy. Butts County Lions Club will open with Marlin Fletcher as manager and Dr. William Mitchell as coach. The players are Scott Waits, Larry Duffey, Dan Fears, Donny Hosey, Rusty Barnes, Lee Bennett, John Patrick, Charles Bennett, Scott Long, James An derson, Scott Moore, Joseph Pat terson, Keith Thompson. Mr. Davis announces that the season will begin on May 20th with all teams in the league play ing in Jackson for the first game. The schedule for the Babe Ruth League is as follows: Saturday, May 20 All teams play in Jackson on this date. 2:00 McDonough Lions at Mc- Donough Eagles. 4:00 Barnesville at VFW. 6:00 Butts Lions at Pike Cos. 8.00 Locust Grove at Exchange Club. Wednesday, May 24 6.00 Eagles at Barnesville. 6.00 Lions at Locust Grove. 7:30 Pike Cos. at Exchange. 8:00 VFW at Lions, (McDon.) Saturday, Maty 27 6:00 Pike Cos. at McDonough, Lions. 6:00 L. G. at Barnesville. 7:30 Exchange at VFW 5374. 8:00 Butts Lions at Eagles. Wednesday, May 31 6:00 McDonough Lions at Ex change Club. 6:00 Eagles at Pike Cos. 6:30 VFW at Locust Grove. 8:00 Barnesville at Butts Cos. Lions. Saturday, June 3 6:00 Pike Cos. at Barnesville. 5:30 L. G. at McDon. Lions. 7:30 Butts Lions at VFW. 7:30 Exchange at Eagles. Wednesday, June 7 6:00 McDonough Lions at Butts Lions. 6:00 Eagles at Locust Grove. > 6:30 VFW at Pike Cos. 8:00 Barnesville at Exchange. Saturday, June 10 5:30 Barnesville at McDon- ough Lions. 6:00 Eagles at VFW. 7:30 Pike Cos. at Locust Grove. 8:00 Exchange at Butts Lions. Wedneidny, June 14 6:00 Exchange at Locust Gr. 6:30 Butts Lions at Pike Cos. 6:30 VFW at Barnesville. 8:00 McDonough Lions at Mc- Donough Eagles. Saturday, June 17 6:00 Eagles at Barnesville. 6:00 Exchange at Pike Cos. 7:30 VFW at McDon. Lions. 7:30 L. G. at Butts Lions. , Wednesday, June 21 6:00 Pike Cos. at McDon. Lions. 6:30 L. G. at Barnesville. 7:30 Exchange at VFW. 8:00 Butts Lions at Eagles. Saturday, June 24 6:00 McDonough Lions at Ex change. 6:00 Eagles at Pike Cos. 7:30 VFW at Locust Grove. 8:00 Barnesville at Butts Lions. The first game of all double headers will have a two hour time limit. No new inning may start after two hours. All games on opening day, Sat urday, May 20th, will have a two hour time limit and will count as regular league games. Rained out games will be re scheduled by the team managers and notification of the re-sched uled game given to the league president, Robin James, 233 Franklin St., Jackson, Ga. Ph. 775-2158. All Star teams will be selected June 27 at the Van Deventer Youth Center in Jackson at'7:3o p.m. Bring your team score book. Home team will furnish um pires and game balls. Each home team will also be responsible for furnishing an official score keep er for all home games. Senior Class Play Ready For Curtain The senior class of Jackson High School will present their class play, “Big Rock at Candy Mountain,” on Thursday, April 13th, and Saturday, April 15th, at 8 p. m. in the JHS auditorium. The play concerns what goes on behind the scenes of a rock fes tival. Tickets may be purchased from any senior. Student tickets are $1 with adults $1.25. Directed by Mrs. Nancy Hough taling, the cast consists of 32 seniors. Starring- in the principal parts are Glen Maddox, Peggy Evans, Alfred Watkins and Viv ian Evans. Mrs. Thelma Prosser, senior class coordinator, is in charge of all ticket sales. Alan Perrins has helped with the scenery. Miss Susie Spencer printed the pro grams. Many other faculty mem bers and students have contrib uted time and effort to make the. play a success. “We appreciate all the help we have received,” Class Presi dent Jeff English commented, “and we hope the community will support our efforts by coming to see the play.” Tickets may be purchased at the door the nights of the show. No one will be admitted to the auditorium once the play begins. KELLEY SHEEHAN RUN OVER BY CAR SUNDAY Little Miss Kelley Sheehan, 3V2 -year-old daughter* of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sheehan of Jackson, was seriously injured Sunday when she was run over by an au tomobile while attending an AQHA Horse Show in Soperton. The young girl was reportedly knocked down and run over by a car while it was being backed by a youthful driver. Kelley was rushed to a hospital in Soperton where x-rays were made of her injured right leg, she later being transferred to Macon Hospital. Her right leg, according to her father, was “pretty well broken up” and has been placed in trac tion for several weeks before a cast can be placed on it. She is under the care of two of Macon’s finest doctors, an orthopedic sur geon and a pediatrician, and ac cording to Mr. Sheehan the doc tors have told the family that she is out of danger now so far as can be determined, but admit ted that it was “touch and go” for a while. Kelley is in room 612 at Ma con Hospital and friends of the young girl and her family, new comers to Jackson, wish her a speedy and complete recovery. THURSDAY, J _.L 13, 1972 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 Dennis Fincher Buried Friday At Pepperton A Butts County Coroner’s Jury ruled Monday morning that the death of Alton Dennis Fincher, 21, of Route 2, Jackson, was caused from a self-inflicted gun shot wound in his throat. The body of the young Jackson man was discovered about 4:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, April sth, in a wooded area behind the res idence of C. E. Washington on the Monticello Road and only several hundred yards to the rear of his own home. Mr. Fincher was last seen alive Tuesday afternoon, March 28th. He was reported missing to law officials in both Jackson and Butts County. His body was dis covered eight days later by Nan cy Ushery, a colored woman who resides in the vicinity of the wooded area off a dirt road that runs alongside the home of Mr. Washington and then curves be hind his house to the rear. Butts County Coroner John Sherrell and the Butts County Sheriff’s Department were noti fied of the discovery and hurried to the scene where, according to Coroner Sherrell, a 16 gauge single barrel shotgun was found still clutched in the young man’s hand. Mr. Sherrell said that Dr. Lar ry Howard of the Georgia Crime Lab came to Jackson to conduct an autopsy with all evidence pointing to the wound being self inflicted. Mr. Fincher was born in New ton County on October 20, 1950, the son of Mr. Alton Gervis Fin cher and Mrs. Betty Edge Fin cher. He was a 1968 graduate of Jackson High School where he was a member of the varsity foot ball squad for four years, serving as team captain his senior year. He also performed on the Jackson track team. Mr. Fincher was em ployed at the McDonough Power Equipment Company during the day and at American Mills at night. Funeral services for the pop ular young man were held Friday afternoon at two o’clock from the Second Baptist Church with the Rev. A. L. Price, pastor, officia ting. Interment was in the Pep perton Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of ar rangements. Mr. Fincher is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Fin cher of Jackson; a brother, Mark Fincher of Jackson; grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Fincher of Covington and Mrs. Effie Edge of Porterdale; several aunts and uncles. Pallbearers were Sonny Harp er, David Bailey, David Parker, Toby Upchurch, Ricky Mangham, and Willie Norsworthy. JHS Quarfet Sings Way To Ist Place A boy’s quartet from Jackson High took first place State hon ors in the Literary meet held in Macon April 7-8. A1 Gilbert, Glen Maddox, Ron nie Stephens, and Darrell Sum mers comprise the quartet which was directed by Steve Jett, music director of the First Baptist Church. The boys presented two selec tions acappella: “Hosanna To Our God” and “Into the Woods My Master Went.” This represented the first time in many years Jackson has won state honors in a literary meet. Other Jackson High students who won first place in the region meet and went into state compe tition were Kerry Browning, ex temporaneous speaking, and Kathy Freeman, typing. Mrs. Geraldine Wright was literary meet coordinator of ac tivities which covered English, music, business, and home eco nomics. Kerry Browning Named To Honors Program Kerry Browning, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Browning, has been chosen as a finalist for the 1972 Governor’s Honors Program in the area of Social Studies. This marks the first time Butts County has had a participant in this academic area. Kerry, a Jackson High junior, will spend eight weeks at Wes leyan College during the summer along with some 400 other final ists. Major emphasis and study will be in the area of nomina tion but each student can select a minor interest subject and be a part of the recreational, sem inar, and social programs planned for all participants. Butts County also has two al ternates to the Honors Program who would attend in the event a finalist in their field should not be able to be present. These are Larry Brownlee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brownlee, in the area of Math, and Mary Lois St. John, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. St. John, in the area of Art. Miss Lynn Garrett, counsellor at Henderson Junior High, will be on the counselling staff for the summer at Wesleyan. The Governor’s Honors Program is under the sponsorship of the State Department of Education with Mrs. Margaret O. Bynum, coordinator in the area of the gifted, as director. Mrs. Emily M. Blue in a teach ing evaluation of Kerry Browning said of him, “I have known him for two years and have thorough ly enjoyed my association with Kerry. He is an excellent student and a pleasure to have him in class. He has a splendid mind that is active and acquiring.” Saddle Club To Hold First Show The Ocmulgee Saddle Club will hold its first horse show of the season on Sunday, April 23rd, at one o’clock. This show will be sanctioned by the Georgia West ern Horse Show Association and promises many fine horses and riders from all over the south east. The show will feature 24 events. The concession stand will serve barbecued chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs and cold drinks. The show arena is located on High Falls Road between State Highways 16 and 36. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. Griffin Shriners Will Perform At Cleveland's The Griffin Shriners will ap pear Sunday afternoon, April 16th, from one to five o’clock at Cleveland Carpets in Jenkinsburg with a gala afternoon of fun and entertainment planned. Ed Cleveland, owner, said that the Shriners performed last year and were such a big hit that he has invited them for a return engagement. There will be rides, clowns, and other entertainment to which the public is invited to come and join in with the fun. Everything is free, Mr. Cleveland emphasized, with the public in vited. v DAR MEMORIAL SERVICE IS PLANNED FOR MRS. AUSTIN A memorial service for Mrs. Lucile Watkins Austin will be observed at the April meeting of the William Mclntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Rev olution, on Saturday, April 15th, at three o’clock. ' All members are urged to at tend this impressive service at the Jackson Clubhouse, Spring Athletic Program At JHS In Full Flower Griffin Golfer Stricken At Deer Trail' A Griffin golfer, Bobby Seal McCullough, 42, of 322 Dale St., collapsed and died Saturday af ternoon while playing golf at the Deer Trail Golf Club near Jack son. He apparently suffered a heart attack and expired before a doctor could be summoned. He was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hos pital where he was pronounced dead by the physician on duty. Mr. McCullough, an employee of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, was play ing with Rogers Starr Sr., per sonnel director at the Center, when he complained of chest pains at the Bth hole, walking to the clubhouse where the pains became more severe. Mr. McCullough was born in Newton County and had lived in Griffin for three years. He was a retired U. S. Army Sergeant, a Mason, and a member of the Full Gospel Temple. Funeral services were conduc ted Tuesday afternoon, April 11, from the Full Gospel Temple with the Rev. E. D. Goss and Rev. J. A. Goss officiating. Interment was in East Griffin Cemetery with full military honors. McDon ald Funeral Home was in charge of plans. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois Chambers McCullough; three daughters, Mrs. Nancy Ran dolph, Miss Janie Hilda McQul lough and Miss Pamela Lynn McCullough; three sons, Jeffery, Mark and Tony McCullough, all of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Woodle of Griffin, Mrs. Shirley Costlow of Merritt Island, Fla. and Mrs. Barbara Evans of Griffin; a brother, James McCul lough of Merritt Island, Fla.; and granddaughter, little Miss Wendy Randolph of Griffin. Retired Group Will Meet April 17 th The newly organized Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons of Butts County will meet Monday, April 17th, at the First Baptist Church, Jack son, at 3 p. m. instead of April 24th. Please take note of the date change. Last month at the chapter’s first meeting there were 50 peo ple present. Great interest was shown in the organization of this new group in the county that will be of benefit to all persons over 55. All persons over 55 are urged to attend this meeting April 17th at the First Baptist Church at 3 p. m. Church of Christ Slates Revival The Church of Christ on the Barnesville Highway has sched uled a revival beginning April 17th and extending through Ap ril 21st with Harris McCaleb of Glennville as guest evangelist. Services will begin at 7:30 o’clock nightly with everyone invited and welcome. CLASS OF 1962 TO MEET AND DISCUSS REUNION Monday night, April 17th, at 7:30' p. m. in the community room of the C&S Bank of Jackson, a meeting will be held for the pur pose of discussing and planning a class reunion of the Jackson High Class of 1962. All local members of the class are urged to attend. The spring athletic program at Jackson High School is in full flower with strong teams repre senting the Red Devils in base ball, golf, tennis, and track. The powerful baseball team of Coach Danny Blue is sporting an excellent 4-1-1 record through games of April sth with the team counted a strong region contend er. Jackson opened against Head land and played to a 4-4 tie when the game was halted because of darkness. Jackson’s only loss came at the hands of Griffin when they suffered a 4-2 setback. The Red Devils came alive and have registered four consecutive victories, including a 10-5 win over Henry County, a 6-1 and 2-1 double header decision over Per ry and an 8-1 conquest over Briarwood in Jackson on April sth. The schedule, as released by Coach Blue, is as follows: April 14: Jackson at Rockdale ; County. April 15: Jackson at Forest j Park. Apr. 17: Jackson at Headland. Apr. 19: Henry County at 1 Jackson. Apr. 20—Griffin at Jackson. Apr. 21: Jackson at Briarwood. Apr. 24: Woodward Acd. at Jackson. Apr. 26: Jackson at Russell. Apr. 29: Jackson at Perry I (DH) May 1: Rockdale Cos. at Jack j son. The Red Devil baseball roster is composed of many veterans | and a number of talented new | comers. The 17 players on the | team include Don McKibben. j Greg Allen, Malcolm Dahlin, Dar- { rell Kitchens, Russ Crumbley, | Jerry Barlow, James Brown. ! Charlie Howell. Robert Griffin. ! Jeff English, Timmy Moss, Lewis ! Jones, Norman Alexander. Auze Dover, Robert Baker, Kenny Norsworthy and Larry Duffey. The golf team is coached by Joe Davis and is believed to be one of the strongest in the region. In the last two matches Jackson has yet to lose a match against North Clayton and Morrow and against Headland and Russell on April 6th. Comprising the strong golfing aggregation is Dennis, Beckham's Robbed By Black Duo A duo of Negro burglars, work ing with precision of long exper ience, used their “divide and conquer’’ tactics to perfection about 12:30 o’clock Friday after noon to make off with two en velopes containing an undisclosed amount of cash from Beckham’s Store on the west side of the square, leaving law T authorities with virtually no clues to the identity of the bold heisters. According to Jackson Police man W. L. (Cotton) Vaughn the two men entered the store short ly after noon Friday while the sales force was reduced because of the lunch hour. One of the men, described to Jackson police as tall, colored, with long side burns, asked the assistance of Mrs. J. T. Beckham in helping him select a pattern for a suit. While she was so occupied, it is generally believed by lawmen, which included the GBI. investi gating the robbery, that it was at this juncture the second man, finding the safe momentarily un guarded, appropriated the two envelopes with their contents. The Jackson police report that a sack full of quarters was moved from their usual place some four or five feet from the safe. It was also reported that Mrs. Beckham noticed the safe door ajar which led to the discovery of the rob bery. Law officials were hampered $5 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Morgan, Billy Duke, Larry Biles, Johnny Morris, Mike Peck, Keith Daniel, Lee Bennett, Terry Duke, Greg Cook, Jerry Crum and Ken neth Norsworthy. The golf schedule lists a home match against Bibb County on April 12th, a home match against Rockdale County and Mary Per sons on April 20th and away matches as follows: April 18th in Newnan, April 28th in Coving ton, April 17th, Bibb County in Macon. The golfers will enter re gional tournament on April 28th. Coach Darrell Pippin’s tennis team is young inexperienced and it showed April 6 in Monticello’s 5-1 victory in Monticello. Jackson will face Monticello here on April 13th and Mary Persons in Jackson on April 20th, meeting Newnan there on April 18th, Rockdale County there on April 19th and Newton County in Covington on April 25th. The tennis team is composed of Nat Thurman, Julius Head, Chip Arline, Andy St. John, Da | vid Harper, Kim Culberson, An deria Riverback, Patty O’Neal, Mozal Douglas and Phyllis Barnes. Coach Ron Wade is directing the Jackson track team which meets Briarwood this afternoon in Atlanta. The remainder of the schedule calls for dual meets with Woodward on April 25th, College Park on May 2nd. Jackson will enter the Carrollton relays on April 22nd, the Newnan relays ;on April 29th, and compete ! against Morrow and Russell on May 4th at Tara Stadium and will | enter region meet on May 8, 10, ! 12, also at Tara Stadium.. All j of Jackson’s track meets are held away while the local track is being placed in better condition. Members of the track team include Robert Henderson, Steve Bennett, Robqyt Griffin, Eddie Ruff, Robert Johnson, Joe Res press, Dwane Martin, Eddie Ker sey, Bill Darsey, Ronnie Acree, Auze Dover, Calvin White, Riley Lawrence. Scott Taylor. Kelly Hughes, Larry Jester, 'Willie Smith, Rob ert Smith, James Foster, Carey Thurman, David Griffin, Bobby Askin, Larry Fears, Swanson White, Robert Leon Smith and Bill Sparks. Poloron-Griffin Tech To Begin Training Class Poloron Homes and Griffin I Tech are moving jointly to ini j tiate a training program in Jack- I son which begins Monday night, | April 17th, at the Poloron plant I here. The training program is scheduled for Monday through Thursday nights from 6 until 8 o’clock. Successful completion of the eight hour course will lead to immediate employment. Poloron Homes, Inc. is a man ufacturer of mobile homes, hav ing tw’o plants in Jacksonville, Arkansas, and one in Middleburg, Pa. In addition to mobile homes the parent company manufae- tures picnic products, holiday decorations, chairs, riding lawn mowers, snow mobiles and educa tional furniture. Interested persons should con tact one of the following: Paul Martin, Poloron Homes, Inc.; Darrell Pippin, Jackson High School, or Larry Brindley at Grif fin Tech. in their search for the duo be cause of lack of sufficient de scription of the two, but police men who expressed an opinion appeared to believe that the rob bery was effected by out of town burglars who are experienced and proficient at this type of opera tion.