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VOL. 99 —NO. 22
Beverly Stewart Chosen One Of
States Top Young Career Women
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MRS. BEVERLY M. STEWART
Mrs. Beverly Mackey Stewart,
wife of Richard D. Stewart of
Jackson, brought distinct honors
to herself and to the Jackson
Business and Professional Wom
en’s Club when she was named
third runner-up in the state con
ducted Young Career Woman’s
program, sponsored by the Geor
gia Federation of B&PW Clubs,
Inc. at the State Convention held
in Atlanta, May 19-21.
The attractive young Jackson
matron is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Mackey of
Jackson and is employed at Mc-
Intosh State Bank where she is
in charge of Savings as well as
other duties learned during her
five years affiliation. She has
also worked as treasurer, book
keeper, and in a secretarial ca
pacity.
An honor graduate of Jackson
High School, Mrs. Stewart has
three Perfect Attendance records
for not missing a day in school
and has four certificates for high
scholastic achievement for main
taining an above 90 average in
all classes during her four years
in high school.
A member of the Jackson Pres
byterian Church, Mrs. Stewart is
one of the youngest persons ever
to serve the church as a Deacon
and is certainly the youngest
woman officer. She is also Sun
day School teacher for the Junior
High Class, treasurer of the
Women of the Church, and has
served as correspondent to the
church-sponsored missionary in
the Congo.
An active member of the Jack
son Business and Professional
Women’s Club, Mrs. Stewart is
recording secretary of the club
and is receiving the congratula
tions of her many friends upon
her signal honor of being named
one of the state’s outstanding
Young Career Women.
ELSIE ANNE MOORE TO
BE TIFT GRADUATE
FORSYTH—Commencement ex
ercises at Tift College will be
held June 4th at three p. m. in
Roberts Memorial Auditorium
with degrees to be awarded 105
seniors.
Miss Elsie Anne Moore, daugh
ter of Mrs. Carolyn Moore and
the late Frank D. Moore, will re
ceive a Bachelor of Arts degree.
MRS. HENLEY HONORED— Read Montague, left, Georgia
Commercial Market Manager for Southern Bell Telephone and Tele
graph Company, is shown above fastening a watch on the arm of
Mrs. Hortense P. Henley, Service Representative, who was honored
at a lovely tea May 21st at the Holiday Inn in Locust Grove on
her retirement after 30 years of service. Ray V. Reece, Covington,
Jackson manager, looks on approvingly.
Macon Man
Drowns At
Park Lake
An outing, which would have
included a birthday celebration
over the long Memorial Day
weekend, ended in tragedy for a
Macon family with the drowning
early Saturday morning of Jack
H. Wilson Jr., 49, 3766 Travis
Boulevard, in the lake at Indian
Springs State Park while Mr.
Wilson W'as on a solo fishing
trip.
According to Louis Taylor, In
dian Springs State Park superin
tendent, Mr. Wilson and his fam
ily checked into the camping
area of the park about 10 a. m.
Friday. Mr. Taylor said that Mr.
Wilson arose early Saturday
morning for a fishing trip in his
boat. About 6:30 a. m. Mr. Tay
lor reported that another camp
er, identified as Mr. Howard R.
Peters, 2536 Chattahoochie Cir
cle, N.W., Atlanta, heard Mr.
Wilson cry for help while he was
fishing some two to three hund
red feet in front of and near the
middle of the dam. Mr. Wilson
was believed to have been trolling
in water 10 to 12 feet deep, since
his boat was still upright with
an electric motor on.
According to Mr. Taylor and
Butts County Coroner John Sher
rell, it is thought that Mr. Wilson
suffered an apparent heart seiz
ure for he was seen to topple
from his boat. Mr. Peters obtain
ed a boat and rushed to his as
sistance. Supt. Taylor said that
when the Atlanta man reached
the scene of the accident he ob
served the body of Mr. Wilson
near the surface and pulled him
into his boat. Coroner Sherrell
said that Mr. Wilson was rushed
to Sylvan Grove Hospital where
he was pronounced dead.
Supt. Taylor said Mr. Wilson
and his family were camping at
the state park over the Memo
rial Day weekend and that he
understood that Mr. Wilson
would have celebrated his 51st
birthday on May 29th. Crestlawn
Funeral Home of Macon was in
charge of arrangements.
JACKSON STUDENTS TO
GET GSU DEGREES
STATESBORO—T w o Butts
County students at Georgia
Southern College are candidates
for degrees at the 44th annual
commencement program schedu
led for June 3, 1972 in the W. S.
Hanner Fieldhouse on the GSC
campus. Dr. John E. Johns, pres
ident of Stetson University, will
deliver the commencement ad
dress to the 871 graduates.
Candidates and their degrees
from Butts County include: Bon
nie Spencer Bailey, BS in EDU,
and Deborah Ann Nelson, BS in
EDU. Mrs. Bailey is the daughter
I of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Spencer
while Miss Nelson is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nelson.
/. H. Cawthon
Passes After
Brief Illness
Mr. Ira Harrison Cawthon, 75,
widely known resident of the Tus
sahaw Community, Route 1, Jack
son, died Sunday morning, May
28th, at 8:50 o’clock at Emory
University Hospital following a
brief illness but a longer period
of declining health. He had been
a patient at Emory for seven
days.
A lifelong resident of Butts
County, Mr. Cawthon was the
son of the late Mr. William H.
Cawthon and Mrs. Mary Lee
Stewart Cawthon, both of Butts
County.
A retired Federal employee
and farmer, Mr. Cawthon was a
member of the official hoard of
Stark United Methodist Church,
a 50-year Mason, being a member
of Worthville Lodge No. 127,
F&AM, and a veteran of World
War I.
Funeral services for Mr. Caw
thon were conducted Monday
afternoon at four o’clock from
the chapel of Haisten Funeral
Home with the Rev. Gordon Fin
cher, pastor of the Jenkinsburg
Methodist Charge, officiating. In
terment was in Stark Methodist
Church Cemetery with Haisten
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Mr. Cawthon is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Ina Maude Rucker
Cawthon of Jackson; two daugh
ters, Mrs. B. C. Rushing of War
ner Robins and Mrs. W. B. Mc-
Daniel of Decatur; two sons, W.
Herman Cawthon and Horace L.
Cawthon, both of Jackson; one
sister, Mrs. Emma White of Jack
son; four brothers, Mr. Robert
L. Cawthon of Atlanta, Mr. El
mer C. Cawthon of Jackson, Mr.
Jim A. Cawthon of Atlanta, Mr.
Ector C. Cawthon of Hapeville;
eight grandchildren; several
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were William T.
Cawthon, Harold McMichael,
Russell Cawthon, Joel Cawthon,
Harry Cawthon, and Stanley
Cawthon.
In lieu of flowers the family
requested that contributions may
be made to Stark United Meth
odist Parsonage Building Fund.
Jaycees Map
Plans For
City Park
In an effort to fulfill the need
for a city park and playground
the Butts County Jaycees are
striving to collect materials and
make plans for this facility.
Jaycee President Darrell Pip
pin stated this week that cur
rent Jaycee plans include “play
ground equipment, park benches,
park swings, picnic tables and a
shelter.” The park will be a fa
cility that the whole family can
enjoy, he added.
The Jaycees are urging Butts
County citizens to help in this
project by donating materials
they may have available for use
in constructing the park. Persons
desiring to donate such material
may contact any of the follow
ing: Darrell Pippin at 775-5551;
Gerald Wilson at 775-5593; or
Danny Hoard at 775-7424.
MRS. GREER CITED FOR
WORK AT WARNER ROBINS
ROBINS AFB, Ga., A resident
of Jackson has been honored at
Robins AFB for Sustained Su
perior performance. Mrs. Lucille
B. Greer works for WRAMA at
Robins AFB as a supply clerk
in the MMPRDA work center.
Mrs. Greer was awarded a
monetary reward of 8200 for
her Sustained Superior rating.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1972
Seniors
Select
Schools
Many seniors of the Class of ’72
have already decided on the in
stitutions of higher learning they
will attend this Fall. Following is
a list of schools seniors of Jack
son High School will be attend
ing:
West Georgia: Willie May
Adams, Steven Ball, Dorothy
Clemons, Russ Crumbley, Laurie
Summers, Nathaniel Thurman.
Georgia Southern: Cindy Cook,
Jeff English, Peggy Evans, Char
lie Howell, Dawn Stinson.
Georgia College at Milledge
ville: Larry Duke, Julian Lewis,
Duane Patterson, Dennis Reming
ton, Andy St. John.
University of Georgia: Ernie
Gibson.
Mercer: Lewis Jones, Susan
McClelland, Curtis Taylor.
Georgia State: Robert John
son, Joe Respress.
Abraham Baldwin College: El
len Henry, Steve Fletcher, Eddie
Kersey, Maralyn Ridgeway.
Albany State: Constance Ber
ry, Ruby Moore, Gretchen Wyatt.
Ft. Valley: Margaree Hightow
er, Alton Stewart.
Tift: Nancy James, Rachael
Watkins.
Georgia Tech: Sheryl Meredith.
Shorter: Saralyn Ridgeway.
North Georgia: Elaine Todd.
Florida A&M: Alfred Watkins.
Brewton-Parker: James Reas
or.
John A. Gupton College: Barry
Weaver.
Morris Brown: Calvin White.
Clayton Jr. College: Debbie
Kimbell.
Sa n Diego State: Willie Bark
ley.
Clark: Clarence Barlow.
Southern Tech: Steve Barnes.
Lees-Mcßae: Steve Bennett.
Okaloosa-Waltoii Jr. College:
Kim Culberson.
Carson-Newman College: A1
Gilbert.
University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga: Robert Griffin.
Georgia Southwestern: Mary
Lou Hauser.
Bell & Howell School of Elec
tronics: Julius Head.
Stratford Women’s College:
Gail Williams.
Patricia Stevens School of
Fashion: June Maddox.
Atlanta Tech: Ricky Andrews,
Valentine Fears, Hozie Folds,
Thomas Jester, Willie Varner,
Billy Woodard.
Griffin Tech: Susan Colwell,
Walter Davis, Debby Duke, Bruce
Harper, Robert Henderson, Con
nie Norsworthy, Bruce Welsh,
Ozie White, Lanny Mason, Renee
Smith.
Macon Tech: Vivian Evans.
A&P Opens
New Economy
Store Here
A&P will present anew food
retailing concept to this area
Tuesday at the grand opening of
its WEO store (Where Economy
Originates) in Jackson.
“WEO stands for extra low
prices without compromise in
quality and reaffirms A&P’s cen
tury-old reputation as the place
‘Where Economy Originates.’ ac
cording to A. L. Hogewood, Vice
President of the Company’s At
lanta Division, serving this area.
“The WEO stores, formerly
traditional supermarkets, will of
fer area consumers continuing
opportunities to make substantial
savings on their food purchases,”
said Mr. Hogewood.
“The new approach to food re
tailing concentrates more on fast
er-moving items.” he said. “Tray
packaging is used and every
thing is delivered in unit trucks.
No stamps are given. The stoi'es
are stocked and equipped to do a
greater volume of sales, thus en
abling us to offer food at lower
retail prices."
Local WEO stores have six ma
jor departments—meat, produce,
grocery, frozen food, dairy, and
bakery.
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233
Graduation Wednesday
Was Commencement High
SALUTATORIAN
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SARALYN RIDGEWAY
7. F. Freeman
President Of
CGEM Co-op
Director T. F. Freeman of
Monroe County, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Co-op since Jan
uary 1955, and an original in
corporator in 1937, was elected
president of The Central Georgia
Electric Membership Corporation
on May I.7th at the regular board
meeting. Mr. Freeman fills the
vacancy created by the resig
nation of G. C. Bell.
Mr. Freeman has played a
prominent role of leadership in
the rural electrification field on
the local, state and national lev
el. He is considered one of the
most knowledgeable men in the
Rural Electrification Program.
He is a retired dairy farmer
but keeps in contact with agri
business through the Monroe Cos.
Farm Bureau. Mr. Freeman ser
ved on the Monroe County Board
of Education for 16 years and
as' a tax assessor of Monroe Cos.
for five years. He is a member
of the Board of Deacons of the
Paron Baptist Church in the
Blount Community.
Lawrence Morgan, director
from Butts County since June
1961, was elected Secretary and
Treasurer of the Co-op. Mr. Mor
gan serves as this Co-op’s direc
tor in the Statewide organization,
the Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation. He is a member of
the Butts County Hospital Au
thority and a leader in the Mace
donia Baptist Church where he
serves as associate Sunday School
Superintendent and a member of
the Board of Deacons.
Mr. Morgan is president of the
Butts Cos. Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association. His dairy herd
is one of the most up to date
facilities in the state.
BEES ALIVE!— A swarm of
bees used the post which sup
ports the gas line for City of
Jackson vehicles in the rear of
City Hall as temporary housing
last Friday. The large swarm of
bees was first observed about
3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon
and remained until darkness, de
parting before dawn Saturday.
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VALEDICTORIAN
CINDY LEE COOK
17 Qualify
For Butts
Primary
Politics continue to occupy the
attention of Butts countians with
several other candidates qualify
ing this week for county offices
in the Democratic Primary of
August 8, 1972.
Among those qualifying within
recent days were Dan Fears and
D. W. (Dave) Bailey, incumbent
commission chairman and mem
ber, respectively; W. B. (Bill)
Jones, incumbent school superin
tendent; Gery Hoard for com
missioner; James Appling for
sheriff.
As of noon Wednesday the
candidates for the various county
offices shape up as follows:
Commissioner—Jimmy (Jim
bo) Darnell, James W. Gilbert,
Thomas N. (Neal) Baker, Ham
mond Barnes, Gery Hoard, D. W.
(Dave) Bailey, and Dan Fears.
Messrs. Fears, Bailey and Barnes
are all incumbents.
Sheriff—Hugh C. Polk, incum
bent; Barney L. Wilder, John L.
Coleman, and James Appling.
Clerk of Court—David P.
Ridgeway, incumbent.
Ordinary—Luther J. Washing
ton, incumbent.
Tax Commissioner —Mary Will
Hearn, incumbent Tax Collector.
School Superintendent—Wm.
B. (Bill) Jones, incumbent
Coroner—John A. Sherrell,
incumbent.
Justice of Peace, 612th Dis
trict—Donald Montgomery, in
cumbent.
Candidates have until noon
June 14th to qualify for the pri
mary.
Prisoner
Hangs Self
At Center
A five man Butts County Cor
oner’s Jury ruled Tuesday morn
ing at a hearing in the Butts
County Courthouse that Donald
Lee Shorty, a 27-year-old inmate
at the Georgia Diagnostic Cen
ter came to his death by hanging
himself. The verdict read that
Shorty “did knowingly and will
fully by his own hand attempt
and succeed to take his own nat
ural life.”
John Sherrell, Butts County
Coroner, presided at the hearing.
The inmate was found in his
private cell by a prison official
last Thursday afternoon with a
knotted bedsheet tied to a clothes
rack, it was reported by correc
tion officials.
Shorty was convicted earlier
this year for armed robbery in
Fulton County but had filed a
motion for anew trial.
$5 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
A highlight of the commence
ment season at Jackson High
School was the Honors Day As
sembly Wednesday morning, May
31st, at the auditorium.
M. C. Paget, Jackson High
principal, presented the depart
mental awards to these under
classmen:
Math, Jody Marchman; Social
Studies, Kerry Browning; Home
Ec, Elaine Brown; Science, Grov
er Arline Jr.; Science, Bausch
& Lomb award, Don McKibben;
Art, Marsha Franks; Physical
Education: Girls, Dianne Barlow;
Boys, Curtis Smith; C.V.A.E.,
U.omas Varner; DAR History
Award, Kerry Browning; Crisco
Homemaking award, Mary Glide
well, Joye Letson; Central Geor
gia EMC award, Robin Jordan,
Nancy Webb; Journalism, Kenny
Smith, Jody Marchman, Kerry
Browning, Brian Waits.
Scholarship awards were also
presented by Mr. Paget.
Those receiving letters (A in
every subject all year long):
Sophs: Larry Brownlee, Joye
Letson, Johnny Morris, for third
year in row.
Frosh: Elaine Brown, Janet
Robison.
Those receiving certificates
(over-all A average for year).
Juniors: Connie Browm, Kathy
Freeman, Regina Hudson. Eddie
Johnson, Don McKibben, Richard
McMullen, Davis Wells, Diane
Wells, Mitchell Wesley..
Sophs: Sharon Bankston, Billy
Duke, Lynn Freeman. Ronny
Jones, Benjie Parrish, Lou Ann
i Smith, Rita Smith, Tom Robison,
Brian Waits.
Frosh: Norman Alexander,
Bobby Browning. Tern' Duke,
Denise McMichael, Kathy Mad
dox. Karen Newman, Ken Nors
worthy, Patty O’Neal. Andrea
Rivenbark, Lamar Smith.
Commencement exercises were
, held Wednesday night with the
awards, the recipients of which
had not been made public, pre
sented at this time. At the re
quest of Mr. Paget and since city
papers are usually available for
boxholders Wednesday afternoon,
the Progress-Argus is withholding
publication of the award winners
until next week so that the sur
prise element may be maintained
as much as possible.
It has previously been an
nounced that Saralyn Laverne
Ridgeway, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. David P. Ridgeway, will de
liver the salutatory address while
Cindy Lee Cook, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Cook, is valedicto
rian of the Class of ’72.
The largest senior class in the
school’s history, 125 strong, re
ceived diplomas or certificates at
the ceremony Wednesday night.
CLASS OF ’57 PLANS
REUNION ON JUNE 11
The Jackson High School Class
of 1957 is planning a reunion on
June 11th at the National Guard
Armory on Franklin Street, be
ginning at 11 a. m.
All members who have not been
contacted are asked to call Sylvia
Coleman or Bobby Stephens as
soon as possible.
WINNER HISTORY AWARD
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KERRY BROWNING