The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, May 03, 1973, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text9arkst§t JJrogreas-Argua 0 Volume 100 Number 18 Local and National Benefits Come From Walk For Mankind The heart warming back ground of the Walk for Mankind to take place in Jackson May 19 is one of personal sacrifice and Christ ian charity on the part of Drs. James and Molly Turpin, co-founders of the parent organization, Project Concern. Rev. David R. Black, pastor of Jackson Presbyterian Church and president of the Jackson Kiwanis Club, pre sented some insight into the work of the Turpins and their concern with the medically deprived here and abroad. “We give the Drs. Turpins all the credit due them, inasmuch as it is possible,” stated Rev. Black, “however, there are untold numbers of persons involved in the Project Concern of whom we are mostly unaware. Many doctors and other medical personnel have given up to a year of their careers to work for nothing or for a nominal fee. And, there are thousands in the planning and participation of the Walks for Mankind and clinic work. One film entitled “Walk for Mankind” has been shown by the Jackson Kiwanis Club to local crowds. Another, “Faces of Concern”, hasn’t been seen locally. These films tell some of the story of the life of the Turpin family and the founding of Project Concern. Dr. James Turpin received his doctorate in medicine from Emory University and went to California. There, he began devoting his “spare” time to working with indigents. On Thursday afternoons and Sat urdays he spent his time with those needing medical atten tion in Tijuana, Mexico. A patient told him of Hong Kong and the terrible deprivation there. Dr. Turpin, his wife, Molly and their four children moved to Hong Kong. He found the inner walled city, ten blocks square, that was devoid of any sanitation such as sewage disposal or running water, with sickness and hunger rampant. The cause of Project Concern became a national cause in the United States with individuals, clubs and the medical profes sion becoming interested. Funds were raised to organize three clinics in Hong Kong. Molly Turpin was so con cerned with her husband’s work that she returned with Brown’s Observes 20th Anniversary Brown’s, 20-years-old and one of Jackson’s oldest businesses in point of family ownership, will observe its anniversary sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 3-4-5. C. B. Brown, Jr., immediate former Mayor of Jackson, is manager of the incorporated business. The Jackson store, located on the East side of the square, sells several nationally known PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF JACKSON f DRUG EDUCATION MONTH OF MAY 1973 Now therefore, I, Robert F. Mackey, Mayor of the City of Jackson, Georgia, do hereby urge the people of Jackson to observe the Month of May 1973 as Drug Education Month in Jackson, Georgia, for the purpose of Educating our Youth and our Adult Citizens on Drug Abuse Prevention. Robert F. Mackey Mayor her family to Pennsylvania where she finished medical school training and earned her degree as a medical doctor. While studying in Pennsyl vania, and Dr. Turpin still in Hong Kong, Molly and the children visited various areas, including Appalachia, the Navajo Indians in the west and migrant workers in Texas. In 1965, Dr. Turpin organized the clinic in Vietnam, then returning to the states, he organized the clinic in Tijuana. The first Walk for Mankind was held in California in 1969, spreading throughout the coun try. In 1971 the first Walk was sponsored by the Decatur Kiwanis Club and is now an annual event in that city. According to Dennis O’Neal, sparking the local Walk, the proceeds from the May 19 Walk will be allocated as: To Project Concern’s national cause, 60 per cent ; to local Butts County projects, 20 per cent; and to Kiwanis Club projects here, 20 per cent. Mr. Joe Brown, Jr., chair man of the Manpower com mittee, reported that he and Mr. Dennis O’Neal, spearhead for the project, had “wonderful success” at Henderson Junior High School with 400 students out of 450 enrollment signing up for the Walk on May 19. Instruction sheets and five sponsor cards were given to each student who registered. Other schools in Butts County are expected to have a major portion of their enroll ment participate in the Walk. O’Neal and Brown will visit schools through next week. Saddle Club Plans Show On May 13 The Ocmulgee Saddle Club will sponsor its first horse show of the season on Sunday, May 13th, at 1:30 o’clock at the arena on High Falls Road. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited. This show will be judged by the American Quarterhorse Association rules and many fine horses and riders from over the Southeast are ex pected to participate in this show which will feature 26 events. lines of appliances, radios, televisions, stereos, and the like, including Motorola, Zen ith, Kelvinator and Philco- Ford appliances. Mr. Brown also stated that many nation ally advertised brand names are sold in the clothing line and in household wares. Mr. Brown calls attention to his anniversary advertisement in this issue of the Progress- Argus. Portrait of Dr. Wright Hicks Be Put in Hospital Lobby At the regular meeting of Sylvan Grove Hospital Auxili ary April 24th members were shown a picture of the late Dr. Wright Hicks to be placed in the lobby of Sylvan Grove Hospital as a memorial to Dr. Hicks. The picture is being donated by the Hospital Auxiliary. Dr. Hicks was instrumental in the organization of the hospital and served his community well during his life. Mrs. Maurine Shields, Fi nance Chairman, reported that 500 cookbooks have been sold and Auxiliary members voted to order another 500 since there are unfilled orders. Auxiliary members voted to furnish paint for all patient’s rooms at the hospital. The Auxiliary will again this year give two scholarships to senior students to further their education in the medical field. The scholarships have been raised to S2OO each. Donations to the “Memorial Fund” of the Auxiliary may be sent to Mrs. Kathleen Knight, May Term Court Will Convene Here May 7 The May term of Butts County Superior Court will convene Monday morning, May 7th, at 9:30 o’clock with Judge Hugh D. Sosebee of the Flint Judicial Circuit pre siding. David P. Ridgeway, Clerk of Butts Superior Court, said this week that the docket will be fairly light with no capital cases to be heard. Mr. Ridgeway said that the Grand Jury will begin its delibera tions on May 7th with the Civil Court beginning on the same day. Criminal Week will com mence on Monday, May 14th, at 9:30 o’clock with the Hon. Edward E. McGarity, District Attorney, to present state’s evidence. Judge Sosebee was in Jackson April 25th to draw jurors for this term. GRAND JURY BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT May Term 1973 May 7, 1973 9:30 a.m. Ray E. Merritt, James L. Robertson, Arthur T. Presley, A. A. Brittain, Paul Yancey, Frederick W. West, Mrs. Jean E. Summers, Charles W. Carter, Bobby W. Kendrick, Mrs. Lucille Ross, Frank C. Hearn, Jr., Albert W. Hence ley, Millard Daniel, Jr., Robert C. Evans, Samuel L. Johnson, Earn L. Watkins, Glenn Staples, Mrs. Evelyn F. Fitch, George H. Brooks, Jr., Robert H. Lane, Mrs. Ruth Ash, Banks A. Weaver, Robert N. Reese, Mrs. Charlotte Battle, Howard Morgan, Charles R. Kinney, George G. Lindsley, Grover Arline, Warren F. Smith, Charlie Alexander. TRAVERSE JURY BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT First Week Henry V. Hardy, Mrs. Alma Mae Conley, Arthur A. Kirk land, Lester O. Barnes, G. L. Kitchens, H. G. Loyd, Mrs. Daisy Andrews, Randall E. James, F. M. Hoard, Guy Thompson, Raymond Smith, William A. Duke, Jr., Mrs. Frances Crockett, Mrs. Essie Mae Foster, John Lewis Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, May 3, 1973 treasurer, on Covington Road, Jackson. The projects of the Auxiliary are made possible by com munity participation, adver tisers in the cookbook, sales people, purchasers of the cookbooks, the Jackson Pro gress-Argus and WJGA Radio station for publicity. Mrs. Gladys Wilson, president, extends thanks to each of these groups. -- Gladys Wilson. REV. DON FOLSOM TO PLAY IN GOLF TOURNEY FORSYTH, Ga. - Jackson will be represented when Tift College holds its annual Invitational Golf Tournament April 30 and May 1 at the Forsyth Country Club. Approx imately 64 Baptist ministers have been asked to participate. The players will be guests of Tift and will stay at Day’s Inn in Forsyth. Cecil Day of Atlanta will speak at the banquet to be given in honor of the players on Monday night. Among those playing will be Don Folsom of Jackson. Carter, Thomas Vernon Mc- Ewen, Mrs. Vira Long. Mrs. Lucy Watkins, Wilburn T. Gregg, Robert Lee WaldroD. C. M. Daniel, Jr., A. E. Stodghill, Frank G. Forehand, Benjamin F. Hamlin. Robin M. James, Charles E. Rooks, 111, James E. McCormick. Robert K. Thurston, L. C. Tribble, James F. Trimble, Mrs. Annie Inez Barlow, Mrs. Laßue Turner, Rachael E. Torrance, Darwin Campbell. Mrs. Jeannette Weaver, Mrs. Annette Appling, William R. Hudgins, Emmett B. Mason, Edward Cleveland, K. K. Williams, Robert W. Clark. Elwood Meredith, W. Ronnie Wells, Henry Freeman, Charles F. Sibley, John F. Morris, Samuel Henderson, Mrs. Beatrice Briscoe, W. G. Grant, Mrs. Geneva Banks, Mrs. Mable Grier, Mrs. Anne S. Parrish. Mrs. Velma Davis, Mrs. Martha T. Bender, Herbert Shapard, Mrs. Margaret B. Etheredge, Jerome Barlow, Marion D. Todd, Ramey V. Pace, Kyle S. McMichael. TRAVERSE JURY BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT Second Week Mrs. Irene W. Holland, Lewis Taylor, R. O. Torbett, Mrs. Catherine Norris. Alben Lee Watts, Mrs. Mary T. Davis, William Ball, Mrs. E. R. Nash, Mrs. G. H. Standard, Tom N. Tabb, Raymon C. Fenner, Miss Patricia Long, Mrs. Grace L. Taylor, Mrs. Sue C. Blue, James C. Blankenship, W. 0. Knowles. Mrs. Irene Tanner. Wilbur T. Thaxton, Mrs. Elzuma Allen, Mrs. Robert L. Williams, Jr., O. J. Morgan. Edward A. Manley, Mrs. Ethel Mae Freeman. Mrs. Margaret Carmichael, James W. Nors worthy, James F. Saunders, Elizabeth Ann Hudgins, Carl ton T. Williams, Ray Shadrix, Dave Taylor, Mrs. Carlton Waits, Mrs. Clara Lee Watkins, Mrs. Virginia B Kelley, Franklin J. Washington. Arthur D. Frambro, Mrs David L. Black. L. J. Wyatt, A. M. Grant, Mrs. Mamie Watkins, Johnny Colwell, Ju lian Ray Kimbell, D. M. Allen, Humane Society Needed In Jackson Rabies Clinic Saturday Vital In Animal Control C&S Directors Enjoy Visit To Bermuda The Board of Directors of the C&S Bank of Jackson, along with other C&S Bank directors and their wives over the state, embarked at six o’clock Saturday afternoon, April 21st, on the French ship “De- Grasse” from Savannah with Bermuda as their destination. The Jacksonians spent two days and two nights in Bermuda, returning to Jackson one week after their departure. Some 400-500 persons shared the week long cruise. Those making the trip from Jackson were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Watkins, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ball, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Robison, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Glidewell, Miss Mary Glidewell, Miss Anne Barnes, Miss Virginia Watkins, Miss Janet Robison, Tom and Charlie Robison. Mrs. Carolyn A. Douglas. Frank A. Hosey, Chester Adams, Mrs. Charles R. Williams, Jr.. J. P. McClel land. Walter R. Henry, Richard L. Brown, A. G. Cook, C. L. Scarbrough, Carl Dobe reiner. James L. Biles, John George Stewart, S. W. Maddox. Jr.. H. C. Pulliam, Lewis W. Washing ton, Mrs. Helen Watkins, Mrs. George R. Woodall, Cyrus Broadus, Hillery Wise, Mrs. Sallie B. Halbert, William H. Strickland, Arthur Lee Sims, Mrs. Barbara Crumbley, Wal ter James Smith, E. T. Foster, Clint Adams, Mrs. Edith Spruill. Thomas J. O’Quinn. Frederick D. Cook, Mrs. Audrey Helen Burford, George R. Woodall. Calvin Johnson. William T. Nelson, Frank Barlow. Rachel Shannon. Wayne Dooley, Eddie Lee Clark. Billy G. Biles, Emory C. Spencer, Wayne L. Phillips, Booker T. Stokes, T. R. Sims. James R. Bedsole, W’illiam L. Singley, Joseph Richard Beau champ, C. L. Thurston. Mrs. Ella Ree Allen, R. B. Mangham, L. C. Webb, Glenn Potts. Joe Lewis Allen, John David Dover, Steven W. Kitchens, Lamar T. English. (Continued on Page 2) Gitiyend of > , JgkJm ■ - :£ % HE vnflß |HB mHrTTiTBr * Representing the Progress-Argus in Butts County’s salute to its Citizens of Tomorrow are, left, Jennifer McMullen, 3, and Stacey McMullen, 1, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie McMullen of 369 North Mulberry, Jackson, and Christy Oma Mangham, six weeks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Mangham, of Route 2, Jackson. Tom Webb Is New Postmaster r Thomas C. (Tom) Webb, Jr. assumed the duties of Post master at the Jackson Post Office on Saturday. April 28th, coming to Jackson from the Briarcliff Station in Atlanta where he served as Assistant Station Superintendent. Originally from Decatur, Mr. Webb has served in many capacities during his eleven years with the Postal Service. Mr. Webb began his postal career as a Substitute Clerk Carrier in Atlanta, after which he assumed the duties of regular Clerk. In 1969 he became Foreman of Mails followed by a move to College Park where he was Assistant Superintendent. Mr. Webb continued his climb up the ladder of success and in February transferred to Briarcliff Station as Assistant Station Superintendent where he remained until Saturday when he came to Jackson to assume the job of Postmaster. Mr. Webb is a 1960 graduate of Lithonia High School and a 1969 graduate of John Marshall University Law' School. He is married to the former Elaine Huey of Morrow and they plan to move to Jackson as soon as housing arrangements are made. In an interview with the Progress-Argus Mr. Webb stated "I'm glad to be coming to Jackson. This has been a dream I’ve had ever since coming to the Postal Service to come to a small town and I hope this will be a permanent *jx>sition. My goal is to provide the best postal service in the United States to the citizens of Jackson, Ga." Bill Roberts. Officer in Charge at the Jackson Post Office since July 1, 1972, was promoted to Postmaster and transferred to the LaGrange Post Office Saturday, April 28th. $5.00 Per Year In Advance BY MRS. BILLIE KING The organization of a Humane Society in Jackson may result from the 4-H Rabies Clinic to be held in Butts County Saturday. “With two successful clinics under our belt, the next step is for the city and county to give thought to setting up a Humane Society in Jackson,” Dr. William Mitchell, Jackson veterinarian said when dis cussing his part in the clinic i “Make A Date To Vac cinate” is sponsored by the Butts County 4-H Club. Over 200 dogs were reported inoculated with anti-rabies vaccine in 1972’s clinic. The 300 animals expected in this year’s project may exceed expecta tions if all Butts Countians give “feet and mouth” concern in seeing that their own pets, and those of their neighbors and friends are properly wearing the ID tag for rabies shots. 4-H Club members have dis tributed flyers throughout the county, listing the locations and times for the clinic Saturday. The April 26 ARGUS printed a clinic calendar. Dr. Mitchell reported that Georgia had 310 reportable animal bites in the month of February alone. Eight rabies cases were treated, while nine confirmed rabid animals were known, one in Henry County. The last reported death of a human being from a rabies bite was in 1960 in Georgia. Dr. James Howell reported that he had handled perhaps eight rabies cases here in his 21 years of practicing medicine in Jackson. “I firmly believe the dog patrol has helped immensely in reducing the number of animal bites requiring rabies vaccine in Butts County.” Practicing medicine here for four years, Dr. Gerald Ross said he has had no cases Parachute Instructor Killed Saturday in 4,000 Ft. Fall A parachute instructor, who reportedly had been employed only a few days by the Greene County Parachute Center on County Line Road in Butts County, fell to his death near the center early Saturday night when his main chute failed to open and his reserve chute ripped away from his body. Butts County Coroner John Sherrell listed the parachutist as Henry Thomas Galloway, Jr., 21, 29 Rockwood Place, Rome. Coroner Sherrell said he fell approximately 4,000 feet to his death about 7:30 o’clock Saturday night. Coroner Sherrell said that he was reported missing shortly afterwards and that two or three witnesses, including motorists on nearby U. S. 23, saw Mr. Galloway fall although conflicting reports were given as to where his body might have landed. Butts County Sheriff Barney L. Wilder and deputies organ ized a search with the body of the parachutist being found about 9:30 o’clock Saturday night adjacent to a fence to the rear of the County Line Baptist Church, the body only missing by a few feet of landing in the church cemetery. Coroner Sherrell said infor mation gathered here indi cated that Mr. Galloway was a student at North Georgia College in Dahlonega. Mr. Sherrell said Jennings Funeral Home in Rome was in charge of arrangements. The Greene County Para chute Center opened a few related to rabies. The Georgia Veterinarian lists rabies diseases as reported in the following counties in 1972: Canine - Decatur, Irwin and Ware; Feline -- Glynn; Bat -- Wayne, Fulton, DeKalb and Greene; Fox -- Lowndes, Coffee, Telfair, Chatham, and Glas cock; Raccoon - Thirty eight counties (too many to list); Skunk - Miller, Colquitt, and Jenkins; and one Simian in Henry County. In regards to the rabies control program in Georgia, GVMA recognizes the absence of veterinarians in many areas of the state. It therefore affirms that assistance shall be secured from all segments of the veterinary profession. The program will be coordinated through the Georgia Depart ment of Natural Resources, County Board of Health, and local veterinarians when pre sent. The County Boards of Health have the legal responsibilities to determine local needs for rabies control. We want to protect our family -and our pets - from danger and disease. If one has witnessed the symptoms of and death from rabies, or has experienced the unpleasant anti-rabies treatment, then each stray cat or dog will bring a recall of the horror connected with that experience. The writer did have such an experience with a Simian bite in Kenya. The World Health officer insisted that the anti-rabies vaccine be ad ministered per the prescribed 14 days. The third shot brought on allergic symptoms to the vaccine, resulting in coma and extensive doctor’s care. Thus, stray pets spell “danger” to this writer, as they should to all. (Continued on Page 2) months ago in Butts County with jumping attracting an ever increasing number of parachute devotees. The cen ter is about a mile off U. S. 23 near Jenkinsburg. Loretta Browning Heads Westbury Nursing Staff Mrs. Loretta Browning, R.N., formerly with Sylvan Grove Hospital, has joined the staff as Director of Nursing at the Westbury Homes in Jenkinsburg. She succeeded Mrs. Bernice Terry who resigned and returned to Pennsylvania. Mrs. Browning attended LaGrange College and the Macon Hospital School of Nursing. She traveled with her family while husband John William, Jr. was in the United States Navy. Her nursing career includes Oklahoma, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He retired in 1966 and re-joined his family who had returned to Jackson in 1965. Of the four Browning children, two remain at home, Lisa, who will graduate from Jackson High School this Spring and will attend Gordon Junior College in the Fall. Mack is soon to be 12 years old and “is all boy’’ Mrs. Browning said. Michael is in the United States Coast Guard and lives with wife, Pam, in Wash., D. C. Mark will leave the San Diego Naval Base for the Charleston base in May.