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Volume 100 Number 6
Butts Residents Have
More Money To Spend
(Special to the
Progress-Argus)
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 -
Residents of Butts County will
have more money to spend in
the next few months, thanks to
bigger checks arriving from
Washington.
Much of this cash will be in
the form of tax refunds to
people in the local area who
paid a larger amount in
withholding taxes during the
past year, through payroll
deductions, than was neces
sary.
More money will be going,
also, to government em
ployees, including those in the
armed forces. Nationally, the
pay hikes will put an additional
$2.3 billion in circulation
during the year.
To be benefited, too, are
several categories of people
who are getting social security.
Besides the 20 percent increase
that went into effect generally
last September, a special fund
of $2 billion has been made
available to aid widows,
widowers and disabled persons
who fall within certain cate
gories.
All of which means more
spending money for consumers
and increased business for
local merchants.
As for tax refunds, they will
go to some 2,060 persons in
Butts County, it is estimated,
and will total about $360,000
based upon figures from the
Treasury Department as to the
size and the number of checks
it expects to issue.
The total refund, nationally,
will be about $7 billion,
considerably more than usual.
It will go to 40,000,000
taxpayers who will get an
average of $175 apiece.
Together with the $2.3 billion
pay increase to government
workers and the $2 billion rise
in social security checks,
money in circulation will be
boosted over sll billion by
these distributions.
The portions of this that will
go to Butts County residents,
assuming that the average
payout applies locally, figures
out to approximately $565,000.
Business in the local area
and in most other parts of the
country will boom during the
rest of 1973, if the forecasts of
the economists are borne out.
The consensus of a group of
them, meeting at The Con
ference Board, was that
consumer spending will reach
$782 billion, a gain of 8.5
percent over 1972. The pro
blem,' as they see it, is to
reduce unemployment and, at
the same time, avoid excessive
inflation.
Development Seminar Be
Held Here on Feb. 14th
If Jackson is to continue to
grow and prosper, most of the
planning and effort must be
made by the citizens of
Jackson and the surrounding
area. This will be the key
subject of a conference
sponsored by Joe Taylor,
president of the Butts Chamber
of Commerce, on February 14
in Jackson.
“We want to try to recognize
our most critical problems and
see what we, as a community,
can do toward solving them,”
Mr. Taylor said. “We want to
Man Bums
To Death in
Mired Truck
A 91-year-old Newton County
man, Walter E. Lunsford, of
Rocky Plains Road, burned to
death early Saturday evening
when the pick-up truck in
which he was a passenger
caught fire when it became
mired and stuck on Shotbag
Road between Worthville and
Finchervilleabouta mile north
of Keys Ferry Road.
Butts County Sheriff Barney
L. Wilder said that the pick-up
truck was driven by Mr.
Lunsford’s grandson, Lamar
Lunsford, also of Newton
County. Mr. Wilder reported
evidence indicated that
the driver attempted to either
turn around or back up on the
narrow unpaved road with the
vehicle becoming mired in the
sand and mud along the road’s
edge. The fire is believed to
have begun, according to the
Butts County Sheriff, when the
driver spun the wheels re
peatedly in an effort to
extricate the truck, the fire
starting from the friction.
Sheriff Wilder said that
evidence points to the grandson
having been drinking and that
his efforts to remove his
grandfather from the burning
truck were made more difficult
by the fact that the door on the
passenger side was against
brush and undergrowth along
the road’s edge.
Butts County Coroner John
Sherrell said that when he
arrived on the scene the body
of Mr. Lunsford was half out of
the passenger side of the truck
with the flames having heavily
destroyed a portion of his body
from his abdomen downward.
The body was removed to
Sherrell Funeral Home where
Dr. Larry Howard erf the State
Crime Lab performed an
autopsy Sunday afternoon
which disclosed no evidence of
foul play with death attributed
to the fire.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday morning at
eleven o’clock from the chapel
of Caldwell & Cowan Funeral
Home in Covington with the
Rev. Bill Cagle officiating.
Interment was in Sardis
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Henry County.
Mr. Lunsford is survived by
his wife; a daughter, Mrs.
Howard Parrish, Covington; a
son, Rev. Hollis Lunsford,
Covington; a sister, Mrs. Addie
Mae Allen, Covington; three
brothers, Steadman Lunsford,
Rome, Glenn Lunsford, College
Park and J. P. Lunsford of
McDonough; ten grandchild
ren; six great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grand
child.
see what we need to do to be
sure that all our local citizens
have an opportunity to become
active in community life and to
understand better their com
munity and their relation to it.
Finally, we want to place
ourselves in a position to
determine what we want
Jackson to be, not what some
outsiders think we should be.”
The conference will include a
seminar conducted by develop
ment specialists from the
Georgia School of Technology
in Atlanta.
John Hall
Hurt In Fall
From Horse
John Hall, nine-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Hall, narrowly escaped death
Sunday afternoon when he fell
from a bolting horse, striking
his head against the ground
and knocking him unconscious
for awhile.
John, his father and
Eugene Potter were riding on
the Liberty Church Road and
were proceeding in the
direction of the Oscar Weaver,
Jr. farm. When they reached
Highway 36, they dismounted
and led the horses across the
road. When Mr. Hall went to
remount, the saddle became
loose and his horse started to
buck and got away from him,
running into the road.
This in turn, frightened the
horse John was riding and it
started running wildly with the
youthful rider doing his best to
stay in the saddle and control
the bolting horse.
About this time Jimmy
Saunders, of Jackson, came
down the road in his car which
forced the horse to the shoulder
of the road where John fell
off and under his mount. Mr.
Saunders said he believed if the
boy had fallen on the highway
it would have probably killed
him because the horse was
moving at a fast pace.
The injured boy was rushed
by ambulance to the Griffin-
Spa lding County Hospital
where hospital personnel con
tinued successful ministrations
begun in theambulance to keep
him from going into shock.
Later he regained conscious
ness and began talking to his
parents and as a precautionary
measure he was transferred to
Egleston Hospital in Atlanta
where by Sunday night his
condition had improved mark
edly.
CEDAR ROCK TO HOST
SINGING CONVENTION
The public is cordially
invited to attend the Butts
County Singing Convention at
Cedar Rock Congregational
Methodist Church on Highway
36 North Sunday, February
11th, beginning at two o’clock
in the afternoon.
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HOMEMAKER OF TO
MORROW ~ Mary G. Glide
well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Glidewell, Sr. of Jackson,
has been chosen Jackson High
School 1973 Betty Crocker
Homemaker of Tomorrow. She
was chosen on the basis of
scores and on a written
knew ledge and attitude exam
ination given throughout the
country December sth. She will
receive a specially designed
award from General Mills and
remains eligible for state and
national honors.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, February 8, 1973
Superlatives Recognized At
Jaycee STAR Student Banquet
Lisa Browning, Mrs. Edward
Houghtaling, Harold Standard
and Harold (Doc) McMichael
are receiving the accolades <rf
the community and congratu
lations from friends upon being
named the STAR Student,
STAR Teacher, Farmer of the
Year and Outstanding Young
Man, respectively, at the STAR
Student banquet Tuesday
night, January 30th, at the
Jackson High Lunchroom.
The annual event is spon
sored by the Butts County
Jaycees with Darrell Pippin,
former Jaycee president, serv
ing as Master of Ceremonies
this year.
The Jaycees also recognized
the eight honorees for the ’73
STAR banquet; The address of
the evening was delivered by
Dr. William W. Wright, Jr.,
president of Macon Junior
College, and a native Jack
sonian.
The STAR Student is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Browning of Jackson and
although born in Rhode Island,
the 17 year old student was
educated in the Jackson
schools.
Throughout her high school
career she has been listed on
the honor roll and is a member
of the Honor Society. Lisa was
recently voted the Most
Intellectual Girl in the Senior
Superlative section of the
annual.
She is also a member at the
Co-Ed Y Club and serves on the
annual staff. She has been in
special courses such as
independent study and ad
vanced placement. She is a
member of the First Baptist
Church and is active in youth
activities. Lisa said she deeply
appreciated the honor of being
named STAR Student.
Mrs. Edward (Nancy)
Houghtaling has been a
member of the high school
faculty for three years and for
the past 16 years has taught in
various parts of the world.
She is chairman of the
English Department and is
also certified in the area of the
Gifted.
Mrs. Houghtaling is a
member of many professional
organizations such as Teach
er’s Association at the Gifted,
Georgia Association of Gifted
Educators, Journalism Di
rectors of America, Georgia
Association of Educators, and
is a member of the Jackson
Business and Professional
Women’s Club. She is also a
reader of the Library for the
Blind in Atlanta.
Mrs. Houghtaling is advisor
of the school paper and
director of the senior class
No Fatality In Wreck,
Onlookers Mistaken
Two men were treated at the
Griffin-Spalding Hospital with
infuries they suffered in a
collision of three trucks on 1-75
about nine-tenths of a mile
north of the Ga. 16 bridge
Thursday afternoon.
Officials thought at first that
one of the victims was a
fatality. The fatality turned out
tobesomeone inanambulance
whose driver had stopped at
the wreck scene.
Troopers at the Griffin Post
of the Georgia State Patrol said
that a tractor-trailer petro
leum truck driven by James F.
Robertson. 35, of Jacksonville,
Fla. collided with a pickup
truck driven by Orville Martin
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Lisa Browning
play. She is the wife of Edward
L. Houghtaling and the mother
of four daughters.
Mrs. Houghtaling accepted
theaward not only in her name
but in the name at all of Lisa’s
past teachers who “played
such an important part in
making her an outstanding
student.”
The Butts County Farmer of
the Year, G. Harold Standard,
was born in Henry County,
educated in the Butts County
schools and has resided in
Butts County for 50 years,
moving to the Stark Com
munity in 1942.
He started his farming with
cotton and after three years
gave it up as a lost cause. In
1945 he began in the dairy
business with six Jersey cows.
He stayed with dairying for 26
years and is one erf the few
dairymen who will state
emphatically that he made
money. Mr. Standard sold his
dairy operation, which con
sisted of 100 milking cows, in
1971 and since that time he has
converted his operation into
beef cattle, hay and soybeans.
Mr. Standard is presently
farming 450 acres and has time
to enjoy his hobbies of bird
hinting and fishing.
He has been a regular
member of Macedonia Baptist
Church for 35 years and it is
said of him that he “opens the
church doors.” Mr. Standard is
president of the Brotherhood, a
deacon and choir director. He
is married to the former Miss
Doris McMichael and they
have two children, a son and a
daughter, and six grand
children.
Harold E. (Doc) McMichael
was presented the Outstanding
Young Man Award for his
outstanding community ser
vice. Doc. 31, was born in Butts
of Route two, Forsyth. The
pickup hit a nother pickup truck
which had stopped in the
emergency lane, they said. It
was owned by Thomas Eld
ridge of Forsyth.
Robertson suffered head and
chest injuries and was treated
in the emergency room. Martin
was admitted to the hospital
and was dismissed Friday
morning.
Troopers said damage to the
three vehicles amounted to
more than $16,000.
A Jackson ambulance and
lawmen had trouble finding the
wreck and drove for several
miles in the wrong direction
before locating the pileup.
STAR Teacher
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Mrs. Nancy Houghtaling
County, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. McMichael of the Stark
Community. He was a 1959
graduate of JHS where he was
active in school affairs. He
attended West Georgia Col
lege, leaving to begin to work
for the Georgia Experiment
Sta tion w here he was employed
for several years. He is
presently employed by the U.
S. Soil Conservation Service
serving Lamar and Monroe
County.
In the field of youth
activities, Doc is particularly
outstanding, having served as
baseball umpire, head umpire
in both football, baseball and
basketball programs erf the
Van Deventer Memorial Scout
Foundation. He has received
the Van Deventer Builders
Award and the Van Deventer
Five Star Award.
Doc is a member of the Stark
Methodist Church and in 1972
served as church lay leader
and is presently Evangelism
Program Chairman. He is an
alternate Sunday School teach
er and active in the Young
Couple’s Class.
He is married to the former
Miss Dottie Strawn of Jackson
and they have one son.
M. C. Paget, Jackson High
School Principal, introduced
the STAR Student while Lisa
Browning disclosed her choice
of Mrs. Houghtaling as STAR
Teacher. Millard Daniel, Coun
ty Agent, introduced Mr.
Standard as Farmer of the
Year while Darrell Pippin
presented Doc McMichael with
his award.
Larry Pickett presented
trophies to the eight honor
students. Superintendent BUI
Jones introduced Dr. Wright
with the invocation being given
by Rev. John Huggins, pastor
of the Jenkinsburg Charge.
Darrell Pippin closed the
Someone game them incorrect
information as to the wreck’s
location.
In the meantime, an am
bulance which was traveling on
1-75 stopped and its driver
assisted the wreck victims.
Onlookers saw someone in the
hearse and concluded that one
of the drivers had died. -- The
Griffin Daily News.
WILLIAM JESSE JAMES
ON SCHOOL DEAN S LIST
ATHENS, GA. - The
University of Georgia’s College
of Arts and Sciences has
named 1012 students to its Fall
quarter Dean’s List.
Nomination to the Dean’s
List means the student has
earned a 3.6 grade point
average or better out of a
possible 4.0.
Among those cited . for
excellence are: from Jackson,
Ga ~ William Jesse James, son
of Mrs. Ardell James.
Farmer of Year
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G. H. Standard
ceremony with the benediction.
Honorees for the 1973 STAR
Student included Kerry Brown
ing, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Browning of Jackson; Lisa
Browning, the STAR Student;
Angie Goff, daughter erf Mr.
and Mrs. Jack C. Gcrff; Don
McKibben,son of Mr. and Mrs.
Grover C. McKibben, Jr.;
Terry Moore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Moore; Kenny
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond T. Smith of FlovUla:
Davis Wells, son of Mrs. Nora
C. Wells of Jenkinsburg; Toye
Williamson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. Williamson.
Dr. Wright in his talk
described the future close at
hand, pointing to a time of
great material advantages and
an era of technology that
staggers the imagination. The
speaker told of plastic auto
mobiles thatwiUbe exchanged
after 4,000 miles, instant
omelets from a spray can,
plates and silverware cleaned
by eating, homes made at
papier-mache, cars that ride
on a cushion of air instead of
wheels, churches in the rear of
supermarkets. Dr. Wright said
that many of these prototypes
of things to come are with us
right now and described where
they could be found.
The speaker indicated that
problems of the future would
be personal and not material.
He pointed out that each STAR
leader will face the challenge
of "use me and make my life
meaningful.” Dr. Wright pro
phesied that to answer this
basic question of mankind,
leaders will have to learn how
to use the “silent-skill” which
he defined as the ability to
“listen close and to care.”
In his concluding remarks
Dr. Wright said to the award
recipients "may your future be
as bright as your present.”
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CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
The Progress-Argus proudly salutes this week as its Citizens of
Tomorrow, left, April Crane. 4, daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. R.
Crane of Route 1, Jackson, and Chris Smith, two months, son of
Mrs. Joye Smith of Route 4. Jackson.
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
Young Man of Year
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Boy’s Body
Found In
Bed Thursday
The body of WiHie Lamar
Crowder, four month old Negro
infant, was found dead in his
bed at his home on Brownlee
Road early Thursday morning,
February Ist.
Butts County Coroner John
Sherrell investigated the death
and reported that it was
difficult to determine how long
the child had been dead
because he was in a room with
no heat in a double bed by
himself.
Coroner Sherrell said that
the child's mother said she put
him to bed around ten o’clock
Wednesday night and dis
covered him dead about six
o’clock Thursday morning.
Dr. Robert L. Culpepper,
Jackson physician, performed
an autopsy Thursday night and
found that death was attributed
to natural causes. Coroner
Sherrell ruled that under the
circumstances no inquest
would be held. Mr. Sherrell
said that the Crowder resi
dence was on Brownlee Road
past Mt. Vernon Church and
was almost in Monroe County.
VFW DANCE BE HELD
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
The public is invited to a
dance Saturday night at the
Butts County Veteran’s Club
from nine until 12 midnight.
Music will be furnished by
Harry Manville. Men must
wear ties but do not have to be
a member to attend. Admission
will be s4.ooper couple, couples
only admitted.