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For New SBOO,OOO Church Building
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The Baptists gathered Sunday and mighty was the spade work as dirt was broken in a ceremony marking the
official ground breaking for the new SBOO,OOO First Baptist Church building on Griffin Road. Pictured above, left to
right, are Charles Carter, Mrs. Roy Prosser, Ben Garland, Miss Mary Newton, Hal Summers, Merrell Price, holding
shovel, Dr. Tom O’Dell, Rev. Don Folsom, Mrs. Virginia Browning, Mrs. J. W. Carter, Steve Jett, and Val Hauser. ~
Photo by Benjie Parrish.
Easter Sunday April 22, 1973
was a historic day in the life of
the membership of the First
Baptist Church of Jackson.
During the church conference
preceding the morning worship
service the membership voted
to accept the bid of the Reddick
Construction Cos. of Thomas
ton in the amount of $667,381.00
for the construction of the first
phase of its new church
building. The contract for the
grading was awarded to
Washington Tractor Cos.,
owned and operated by
Edward and Franklin Wash
ington , both members of First
Baptist.
Following the morning wor
ship service the congregation
gathered on its building site on
the Griffin Road for a ground
breaking ceremony. M. A.
Price, Chairman of the
Building Committee, turned
the first spade of soil
symbolizing the beginning of
the erection of the first phase of
the new church building which
will “enable the congregation
to do a greater work and
to serve Christ more effective
ly in our city and throughout
the world.”
Don L. Folsom, Pastor of
First Baptist, turned the next
spade of soil stating “We are
called this day, in reverence
before God, to begin a great
new work by breaking this soil
and preparing the way for a
beautiful new building which
shall be dedicated to the glory
of God and consecrated to
bringing the spirit of God to
many generations which shall
Bank Is Paid Off
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TWO BROAD SMILES WITH JUSTIFICATION -- Joe B.
Taylor, left, Executive Vice President of Mclntosh State Bank, is
shown above receiving a check from P. H. Weaver, representative
of the Continental Insurance Company for monetary losses in the
robbery of Mclntosh State Bank on February 16, 1973. Both
Messrs. Weaver and Taylor expressed satisfaction that the
payment was made promptly and that the transaction is now
history. - Photo by Tom O’Dell.
rise in the future.
The Minister of Music and
Youth, Steve Jett, turned the
next spade of soil in reference
to the new facilities “which
will be more adequate to
meet the needs of the
children and youth for Christ
ian instruction and the worship
of God through the joy of
music.
Next to break ground was
Miss Mary Newton, the Senior
member of the congregation
and one who is still active in its
work. Miss Newton stated that
she looked forward to seeing
this new church become a
reality.
Representing the youth of the
church was Val Hauser who
turned the next spade of soil
“for the youth of today and for
those who shall come in the
future years.”
Mrs. Thelma Prosser, Direc
tor of Womans Missionary
Union of the church, turned the
last spade of soil on behalf of
the women of the church both
past and present who have
assumed places of leadership
in the work of the church.
Following the singing of the
Doxology the ceremony was
concluded with prayer by
Chairman Price who asked
God’s blessings upon the
beginning of this endeavor.
Members of the Building
Committee are: M. A. Price,
Mrs. Elena Carter, Mrs.
Virginia Browning, Mrs. Alma
Bearden, Charles Carter, Tom
O’Dell, Ben Garland, Frank
Barnes, and Hal Summers.
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The Progress-Argus hails as its Citizens of Tomorrow three
charming young ladies, left, Susan Lynn Thomason, 8 months,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Thomason of Box 3826, Jackson,
and Tammi Cook, 5, and Kim Cook, 4, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry C. Cook of Route 1, Flovilla.
Labor Dept.
Makes Funds
Available
The Department of Labor
allocates $802.9 million in
public employment funds to
more than 650 cities, counties,
and states in fiscal 1973 for
operation after March 15,
Upper Ocmulgee announced
today.
The discretionary funding
includes an SBO million ear
mark for employing youth in
summer jobs. Program agents
will be able to add to that
funding portions of their basic
section 5 and 6 allocations.
In order of priority, funds
would be used to employ 1)
disadvantaged youths between
the ages of 14 and 22 who meet
the criteria of being from a
family whose income is below
the poverty level, who are
unemployed, and who are
either school dropouts, mem
bers of a minority group, or
handicapped. Youth are to be
deemed unemployed for pur
poses of eligibility during the
time spent in school. In
addition, 2) Vietnam era
veterans who are not more
than 29 years of age may be
employed in the summer
program, as can, 3) students on
vacation from school who are
not disadvantaged.
Upper Ocmulgee also indi
cated that city officials had
been notified of the discon
tinuation of the Neighborhood
Youth Corp Program and of the
President’s wish to have the
PEP used to employ youth
during the summer.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, April 26, 1973
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rTBEGINS
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James D. Finley Elected
Director New York Life
James D. Finley, of Red
Bank, N. J. perhaps Jackson’s
most successful citizen in the
realm of business and finance,
was recently elected to the
New York Life Insurance
Company’s Board of Directors,
his most recent honor. An
nouncement of Mr. Finley’s
directorship was made by R.
Manning Brown, Jr., Chair
man of the Board.
Mr. Finley is Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of J. P. Stevens & Cos.,
Inc.
A native of Jackson Mr.
Finley is the son of the late
.Albert C. Finley and Mrs. Kate
Danielly Finley. He is a 1933
graduate of Jackson High
School and of Georgia Tech
where he graduated in 1937
with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Textile Engineering.
Mr. Finley attended the
Bache & Cos. Low Bidder On
City’s SBOO,OOO Water Plant
Bache and Company of
Atlanta was the low bidder on
the SBOO,OOO finance proposal
made by the City of Jackson for
construction of a water
treatment plant and water
system, according to Robert
W. (Bobby) Mackey, Jackson
Mayor.
Mayor Mackey, in an
announcement before the Ki
wanis Club members in
Jackson April 17, disclosed the
bids of four bonding companies
had been received by the City,
all from Atlanta.
Sealed bids were opened at a
special called Council meeting
April 16. stated Mayor Mackey,
and Bache was found to have
the lowest bid of 5.67 per cent.
Kidder, Peabody & Company
made a bid of 5.68 per cent;
Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith &
Company, Inc. proposed 5.77
per cent; and White & Weld &
Company entered a bid of 5.82
per cent.
In floating the bonds, Mayor
Mackey said that the total cost
for water plants and sewage
plants would run to $1,500,000.
Of the SBOO,OOO financing.
$700,000 would be allocated to
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Paran Church
To Observe
150th Birthday
Sunday, April 29th. Paran
Baptist Church at Blount will
observe its 150th birthday with
members and friends invited to
attend the service.
Hie actual founding date of
the church is in November but
Sunday has been arbitrarily
chosen in order to coincide with
festivities of the sesquicenten
nial celebration of Monroe
Advanced Management pro
gram at Harvard University
Graduate School of Business
Administration in 1951.
He joined J. P. Stevens as a
salesman in 1945, became a
Vice President in 1958 and an
the construction of the water
treatment plant and water
system lines. The sewage
system would use the remain
ing SIOO,OO. Over a two year
period a surplus of $128,000 has
been derived from the slight
boost in water and sewage
charges to city customers, said
Mayor Mackey.
An anticipated grant from
the Environmental Protection
Agency will provide the
balance needed for the pro
posed construction. ’Die City’s
plans have already been
approved by EPA, as adher
ring to the strict guidelines set
down by the .Agency for
conservation and pollution
purposes.
In a previous meeting Mayor
Mackey had outlined proposals
for progress in Jackson and
Butts County to the Kiwanians.
His announcement of a city and
county agreement for a
county-wide water system
indicated the approval of the
Butts County Commissioners.
The agreement document will
be signed by Commission
Chairman Dan Fears and
Commissioners D. W. (Dave)
Proposed New Nazarene Church
County.
A guest speaker is expected
to speak Sunday morning with
an old fashioned dinner on the
grounds following the worship
hour. Old fashioned dress and
customs will be the order of the
day and those attending are
requested to bring any old
family Bibles or other materi
als they may have.
Rev. G. E. Finlevson, pastor,
extends an invitation to all who
have either past or present ties
with the church to come and
join in the sesquicentennial
celebration.
Executive Vice President in
196-1. He was elected Chairman
of the Board in 1965, and four
years later was also named
Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Finley is a director of
Borden. Inc., Sperry Rand
Corporation, and Manufactur
ers Hanover Corporation and
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Company. He is a member of
the American Society of
Corporate Executives, the
Economic Club of New York,
Hie Conference Board, and is a
director of the .American
Textile Manufacturers Insti
tute, Inc.
Mr Finley served as a major
in the U. S Army Quarter
master Corps during World
War 11.
A sister of Mr. Finley, Miss
Elizabeth Finley, resides in
Jackson at 674 Freeman Street.
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
Bailey and Robert (Bob)
Taylor, Jr. as soon as it is
retyped.
A bill has been set before
Gov. Jimmy Carter for the
conveyance of 23.45351 acres
adjacent to the Georgia
Diagnostic and Classification
Center to the City of Jackson
for use in constructing the
water plant. Water would be
furnished the Center by the
plant under the proposal before
the Governor. The land in
question lies approximately
eight miles south of Jackson on
State Route 36.
In the city and county
agreement proposed water
lines would be extended along
State Route 36 to the municipal
limits of Jackson and for tap-on
privileges in county areas. The
county will agree to provide,
run. and lay pipes necessary
for service to outlying county
areas, from both the line to the
Center and the line to Jackson.
The county would convey title
to such tap-on lines to the
municipality, which will as
sume responsibility for up
keep. maintenance, and ser
vices. The municipality will
BY BRENDA WILLIAMSON
Members of Hie Jackson
Church of the Nazarene will
realize a dream come true in
the next few weeks and months
as construction of a new 7 church
plant will be in progress at
their new 7 location on Highway
16. 1.3 miles East of Jackson,
according to the pastor. Rev.
Lon L. Hadwin.
Hie Jackson Church of the
Nazarene was organized Sep
tember 12. 1937 following a tent
meeting which was located on
a vacant lot where the present
Red & White Store stands. Hie
church was organized with 12
charter members with one,
Mrs. Odie Blessett, still living
and attending services faith
fully.
Hie congregation first wor
shipped in a rented hall which
now houses the Bell Telephone
Cos. After several years the
church moved forward and
purchased a lot on Indian
Springs Street and constructed
the present church building,
moving into it in May of 1943.
Since that time an eight room
Sunday School annex has been
added along with anew
building front.
Miss Ruth Coleman served
as first pastor of the church
with Rev. Tucker, Rev.
Ralph Goodwin and Rev. Billy
H. Ring filling the pulpit as
pastors in succeeding years.
Rev. Lon Hadwin has recently
accepted a year’s recall as
pastor of the church where he
has served for the past eight
months.
The church has experienced
growth over the years and in
November, 1971 a tract of two
acres was donated to the
church with the stipulation that
have the liberty to charge the
customers using the service at
the rates set by the City.
Mayor Mackey stated the
present water rates should
remain status quo. It is
anticipated that water lines
will run first out State Routes
16 and 36.
Mr.W.O. Ball, chairman of
the Jackson water department,
said that Keck & Wood, Inc. of
Atlanta had been employed by
the city approximately three
years ago as consulting
engineers on the water and
sewage systems. They will
begin taking bids in the near
future for construction con
tracts which should be re
ceived by July Ist, and
construction to begin shortly
thereafter.
The grant which has been
approved for the water system
by EPA will come from that
agency, Ball said. Construction
will go ahead on that phase of
the system as soon as contracts
are awarded. However, the
Housing and Urban Renewal
grant for the sewage system
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a church be built on it. Hie
church membership voted in
favor to build and early in 1973
voted to purchase an additional
1.1 acres at the building site. In
an interview this week Rev.
Hadwin stated “God has
graciously blessed us with yet
another acre and a half
donated to us, giving the
church a total of some four
acres of property.”
Plans are being made for
ground breaking services Sun
day. May 6th, at the building
site at a time to be announced
later. Construction is expected
to begin within the next few
weeks.
Hie new building will be
T-shaped with the sanctuary to
seat 300 with an overflow room
to seat 100. The facilities will
include a Baptistry, a Fellow
ship Hall, 12 Sunday School
rooms, a steeple and a covered
walkway.
Anita Burns Is
M. Brown VP
The Student Government
Association of Morris Brown
College recently held Student
Elections on the campus to
elect the representatives of the
student body for the 1973-74
school year
The objectives of the SGA
are to express the wills and
desires of the students;
generate extracurricular ac
tivities strive for cooperation
between the students, faculty,
and administration; and to
help improve the College in
general
The new elected officers are:
Vice President - Anita Burns.
Soph<hi!• >re laeksnn. Georgia.
