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Progress-Argus
Volume 99 Number 47
Dr. Monroe F. Swilley Jr.
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Dr. Monroe Swilley Jr. To Be
Speaker At Appreciation Dinner
Dr. Monroe F. SwUley, Jr.,
president of Atlanta Baptist
College and former pastor of the
Second Ponce de Leon Baptist
Church in Atlanta, will be the
guest speaker at the Van
Deventer Appreciation Dinner
on Thursday night, December
7th, at the Jackson High School
cafeteria. The program and the
meal will begin at seven
o’clock.
Dr. Swilley is a native of El
Dorado, Ark. and is a graduate
of Ouachita Baptist University
and of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. He has
done special studies at Union
Theological Seminary and holds
honorary degrees from Ouachi
ta University and Mercer
University.
In his distinguished mini
sterial career he has served as
pastor of the South Avondale
Baptist Church in Birmingham
and the First Baptist Church in
Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was
pastor of the Second Ponce de
Leon Baptist Church from 1945
through 1968.
Dr. Swilley is a trustee of
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, a trustee of West
minster Schools; director, At-
Gordon Singers
To Present
Yule Concert
“Stag We Now of Christmas”,
is the title of this year’s Gordon
Junior College Singer’s Christ
mas production to be presented
December 1-2 at 8 p.m. in
Gordon’s Alumni Hall.
Gordon Singers consisting of
25 will be supported by a ten
piece ensemble. This ensemble
is composed of band members
from Gordon Junior and two
area high schools, Lamar
County and Robert E. Lee.
Months of rehearsals have
been invested in the three part
musical production which is
under the direction of Lanny
McAlister, band director at
Gordon Junior. Mr. McAlister
lanta Traffic and Safety
Council; director, Georgia
Association for Pastoral Care;
a member of the Kiwanis Club
and a member of the Georgia
Alcohol Study Committee. He
was selected “Clergyman of the
Year-1968” by the Christian
Council of Metropolitan Atlan
ta, Inc. with the award made in
March 1969. On January 1, 1969
Dr. Swilley assumed the
presidency of Atlanta Baptist
College.
Hie annual Van Deventer
Appreciation dinner is tendered
by the Van Deventer Founda
tion to honor those men and
women who have served in the
Van Deventer Youth Center
program throughout the years.
The Red Coat Band of Forsyth
will again play for the
enjoyment of those attending
the dinner.
Invitations have been mailed
to those who have worked in the
Van Deventer Youth Center
program, according to William
Mack Davis, Van Deventer
Youth Director. Mr. Davis said
that more than 300 have been
invited and a large number of
guests are expected to be on
hand for the banquet and
program.
commented on the performers
as, “One of the most dedicated
and hard working groups I’ve
ever worked with.”
Ted and Guinevre Meza who
operate Mezart Studios Inc.
have been contracted to do the
sets. Emma Flynt is handling
the constumes. Mrs. Flynt is the
wardrobe mistress for the
Macon little Theater.
Featured soloists will be:
Norma Martin, Phil King, Carol
Green, Joe Castillo, and
Howard Rogers. Segment II of
the program will include 15
songs in four languages. The
entire show will include over 40
songs.
Tickets may be purchased
from the Gordon Singers or by
calling the music department at
Gordon Junior College. Adults
will be charged $2.00, children
SI.OO, and Gordon students 50
cents.
PAGEANT WINNER
P? M
GRANDEE RAY
Grandee Ray
Is Named
"Miss CHS"
An exceptional honor came
Saturday night, November 18th,
to a former Jackson girl when
Grandee Ray, 15-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vance
Ray of Fairburn, was crowned
Miss Campbell High School of
Fairburn from 92 contestants in
the beauty pageant held at
Fairburn Elementary School.
Grandee, a slender and
beauteous blonde, was striking
ly lovely in a dark green velvet
dress.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray and family
lived in Jackson for several
years during his employment at
Fashion Pillows. The children
attended public schools here
and the family were members
of the Jackson Presbyterian
Church. Mr. Ray and family left
Jackson in September 1971 for
employment in the Atlanta area
and presently reside at Fair
burn. Grandee is a freshman at
Campbell High School.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, November 30, 1972
American Mills To Begin
Three-Day Work Week Here
Thanksgiving
Was Quiet
In County
The Thanksgiving holiday
period passed very quietly in
Jackson and Butts County with
only three or four minor
accidents occurring during the
102 hour holiday period. There
were no serious injuries.
Watson Vaughn, Jackson
Police Chief, said that some
15-20 arrests were made, mostly
for DUI, speeding, and running
stop signs. The Butts County
Sheriff’s Department also re
ported the situation relatively
quiet and without serious
incident over the holidays.
At least one burglarly,
however, occurred during the
weekend when the Cedar Rock
Congregational Methodist
Church was broken into
Saturday night with the loss of
three 20,000 BTU gas heaters.
The heaters were taken from
the Sunday School rooms and
were discovered Sunday morn
ing by Russell Cawthon. The
Sheriff’s Department said that
ROY LEDFORD BAGS
BUCK WITH HIS CAR
Roy Ledford joined the ever
increasing “bag-a-buck-with-a
car” club Saturday morning
when he and a large buck
collided near the Big Dam Store
on the Stark Post Road.
Damage to the car was
estimated at SSOO with a State
Patrolman who was soon on the
scene advising him to have his
car put in the garage which
made the venison expensive
indeed for whoever ate it.
Early Blaze
Caught
In Time
Disaster was narrowly avert
ed by the quick detection of an
early morning blaze Tuesday
morning, November 21st, at the
residence of the William
Halbert family in the old James
H. Buchanan home on West
Third Street in Jackson. The
fire was discovered about 2:39
o’clock Tuesday morning.
A younger son had pulled the
mattress off of his bunk bed and
was sleeping on the floor. He
awoke cold during the night and
pulled an electric heater close
to him for warmth. Asa result
the bedclothes caught on fire
while he was sleeping.
An older brother asleep in the
same room was awakened by
the smell of smoke. The
bedclothing was quickly pulled
to the bottom of the staircase
where the carpet caught on fire.
There was considerable dam
age to the carpet and all
bedclothes on one bed were lost.
The Jackson Volunteer Fire
Department responded to the
blaze. Fire Chief W. L. (Cotton)
Vaughn said that had not the
older awakened a possible
tragedy would have resulted
with perhaps one or more
fatalities.
The Halberts had only
recently moved into the house
and it was reported that Mr.
Halbert was planning to put gas
upstairs but had not had a
chance to, hence the use of the
electric heater.
entry was gained by forcing the
lock on the back door and stated
that no clues as yet have been
discovered.
Ova- the state, 32 lives were
snuffed out in a variety of
accidents but with the greater
majority, 29, being victims of
traffic mishaps. The Georgia
Department of Public Safety
had predicted 28 deaths.
Local residents of all faiths
joined together Thanksgiving
Eve in a Union Service at the
First Baptist Church at which
Rev. David Black, pastor of the
Jackson & Fellowship Presby
terian Church, delivered the
Thanksgiving message. The
Union Service is sponsored by
the Butts County Ministerial
Association with many pastors
of county churches taking part
in the service.
Many local football fans went
up to Grant Field Thanksgiving
afternoon for the annual Tech-
Georgia Freshman game which
was won this year by the Baby
Jackets by a 21-10 score. The
crowd was considerably off with
less than 22,000 fans attending.
Many grid fans decided no
doubt to watch the Oklahoma-
Nebraska game on the tube
rather than brave the elements
on a cold, cloudy, raw day with
the temperature in the high 30’s
before the game was concluded.
Christmas lights in Jackson
were energized late Thanks
giving afternoon and afforded a
pretty setting for the kick-off of
the Christmas shopping season
the following day.
Butts county tables were
ladened with goodies with the
traditional turkey, dressing,
and all the trimmings bang the
most popular bill of fare.
December 15th Is Date For
Judging In Yule Lighting
Friday night, December 15th,
is the date set by the joint
sponsors of the Christmas
lighting Contest for the
decorated homes in the city and
business houses as well to be
judged in the annual Christmas
Decorating Contest.
The contest is again being
sponsored by the Garden Club
Council and the Jackson
Progress-Argus with the paper
offering prizes for the most
attractively decorated homes
and businesses while the
Garden Club Council provides a
buffet for the judges, entertain
ment, transportation, rules and
regulations for the contest,
ribbons and the placing of them,
etc.
Mrs. N. A. Powell, chairman
of the Garden Club Council, last
week announced the date of the
judging as December 15th and
disclosed that the judges will be
announced later. Taking part in
the community wide event will
be members of the Mimosa,
Cherokee, Jackson, Hawthorn
and Magnolia Garden Clubs.
Mrs. Powell said that the
Mimosa and Hawthorn Clubs
will have the responsibility of
obtaining the judges while the
Cherokee, Jackson, and Mag
nolia Clubs will be hosts at City
Hall, will ride with the judges,
place the ribbons and perform
other chores.
The City of Jackson will again
be divided in two divisions, east
and west, with Mulberry Street
being the line of demarcation.
First prize for the best
decorated homes in the resi
dential areas will again be
$12.50 for first prize, $lO for
American Mills this week
began a three-day work week at
its plant at Jackson.
The firm will begin a four and
a half day work week at its mill
in Griffin, when that plant
completes moving into its new
home in about two weeks.
Both innovative programs
will mean more leisure time for
employees at no loss of pay,
according to W. H. Shapard,
Vice President of American
Mills.
Under the three-day week at
the Jackson plant, employees
will work 12-hour shifts three
days a week with shifts on a
rotating basis. Those working
the 36-hour week will be paid for
the full 40-hour week.
The plan provides for one
week’s paid vacation every two
months for a total of six weeks
per year.
Under the four and a half day
week plan to be set up in Griffin,
employees will work eight and a
half hours Monday through
Thursday and until 2:15 on
Friday afternoons. This will
mean they will have most of
Friday afternoon off, Mr.
Shapard pointed out.
Presbyterians
To Install
New Officers
A service of Ordination and
Installation will be held Sunday,
December 10th, during the
morning worship hour at the
Jackson Presbyterian Church
at which time three ruling
Elders and two Deacons will be
second, $7.50 for third and $5 for
fourth. Several honorable men
tions will also be selected by the
judges in each divisions.
First prize for decorating in
the business district will remain
at $lO with $7.50 for second and
$5 for third.
Following a rule of long
standing, first place winners in
1971, both homes and business,
are not eligible to compete for
prizes the following year. This
means that the homes of Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Barnes in the
West and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Freeman on the East, and the
C&S Bank of Jackson will not be
eligible to receive prizes this
year.
In the West judges will ride as
far as American Mills on the
Barnesville Highway and on
Buttrill Road to the homes of
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Collins and
Mr. and Mrs. David Deraney.
Homes on the Griffin Road to
the W. A. Cook residence will be
viewed and judged. In the East
homes on the Monticello
Highway to the C. E.
Washington residence will be
judged as will those houses on
Brookwood Avenue as far as the
Charles Barber home in the
West.
Both Mrs. Powell and Doyle
Jones, Jr., editor-publisher of
the Progress-Argus, emphasize
that there are no formal entries
to be made and that all homes
that are decorated will be
considered by the judges in
making their decisions.
$5.00 Per Year in Advance
Most employees at the Griffin
plant now have to come to the
mill 30 to 45 minutes earlier to
get a parking place, Mr.
Shapard continued. The parking
and traffic problem should be
solved when the mill moves into
its new home off the Griffin
by-pass so actually people will
be coming to work and leaving
about the same time, even
though they will have an extra
half hour for four days, Mr.
Shapard said.
The two programs are the
first American Mills plans in a
series of sweeping changes
designed to eliminate the
traditional image of textile
employment.
American Mills, a leading
manufacturer of private label
infants and children’s knit
underwear, always has been a
leader in progressive manage
ment practices.
American Mills recognizes
that today people are seeking
more challenging and reward
ing jobs and at the same time
more leisure time, Vice
President Shapard said.
“It is no longer reasonable to
expect a person to be motivated
ordained and installed.
New officers elected at the
congregational meeting No
vember 19th and who will be
ordained and installed include
Mrs. Jo Ann Manley, Class of
1973; Joe Taylor, Gass of 1975;
and Miss Amelia Fletcher.
Gass of 1975. The above are all
Elders.
Deacons to be installed and
ordained include Rogers Starr,
Sr., Gass of 1975, and Mrs.
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CHRISTMAS SPLENDOR —The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Freeman at 799 Franklin Street was adjudged first
place winner, Eastern Division, by judges in last year s annual
Christmas Decoration Contest, sponsored by the Garden Club
Council and the Progress-Argus. Shown above is the doorway
of the home.
Jenkinsburg
Election
Saturday
Voters in the town of
Jenkinsburg will go to the polls
Saturday, December 2nd, to
elect three councilmen for two
year terms, according to Mrs.
T. H. Price, City Gerk.
The incumbent councilmen
are W. T. Collins, Mrs. T. H.
Price and B. C. Brooks.
Those qualifying to run for the
three council seats include T. E.
Huff, W. T. Collins, R. A. Allen
and Eddie Ford.
by wages alone. Our company is
taking the position that we
should create a total work
environment which will enable
each person to pursue happi
ness and personal satisfaction
through a combination of
meaningful work and increased
leisure time”, he stated.
Another job concept Ameri
can Mills plans for its people is
the idea of work group or team
approach, Mr. Shapard con
tinued. He explained: A group
of people will be formed into a
work team. The group will
make its own decisions as to
work assignments, mainte
nance, production, quality,
safety and housekeeping. This
will allow them to do a variety
of jobs and at the same time get
an ova - all view of the product
they are making. Details of this
“team approach” are to be
worked out, according to Mr.
Shapard.
American Mills realizes its
most valuable asset is its
employees and believes these
new ideas will help make their
jobs more exciting, challenging
and pleasant, Mr. Shapard
concluded.
Elizabeth H. Watkins, Gass of
1975.
Rev. David Black, pastor of
the Jackson and Fellowship
Presbyterian Churches, an
nounces that the Family Night
Christmas Supper at the
Jackson church will be held os
Sunday evening, December
10th, with special guests to be
Mr. and Mrs. Bonneau Dickson.
The Fellowship Family Night
Christmas Supper will be an
event of Sunday evening,
December 17th, Mr. Black said.
KIWANIS STILL
HIGH IN STATE
ATTENDANCE
The Jackson Kiwanis Gub
continues to maintain its high
state wide position in atten
dance, ranking fifth in the state
in the September standings as
published in the Georgia
Kiwanian.
Executive Park and St.
Mary’s tied for first with
perfect 100 percent marks and
were followed in order by
Morrow 97.9, Fitzgerald 96.9,
Jackson 95.4, Fulton Industrial
and Roc km art both 95.0,
Thomasville Area 94.6.
