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CHIEF HARDY HONORED - MTC (SS) William R. Hardy, right, a native of
Jackson, is pictured above receiving a Navy commendation recently aboard a ship off the
coast of Spain. Billy, son of Mrs. Fleddie Hardy of Jackson, has recently been promoted to
Navy counselor. He entered service in 1958.
Chief Hardy Commended
For His Navy Service
A Jackson sailor, MTC (SS),
William Russell Hardy, was
recently named to the Navy
counselor rating upon the
recommendation of his com
manding officer at the Naval
Torpedo Station, Keyport,
Washington.
Chief Hardy is the son of
Mrs. Fleddie Hardy and the
late Mr. Hardy.
Chief Hardy has made rapid
advancement in the Navy since
entering the service in 1958.
Mr. Hardy is a native of
Jackson, a graduate of Jackson
High School and a member of
the Jackson Presbyterian
Church.
In the strongly worded
endorsement by his command
ing officer, it read, “MTC
Hardy has shown steady
improvement on an already
superior performance during
Gordon Boosters
Will Sponsor
Tennis Tourney
BARNESVILLE - The
Gordon Junior College Booster
Club is sponsoring a tennis
tournament Sept. 14, 15 and 16
on the college campus. The
tournament, open to everyone,
includes doubles and singles
and will be based on single
elimination.
According to Booster Club
President Hank Huckaby,
tennis players from the entire
area are invited to participate,
including Griffin, Thomaston,
Forsyth, Jackson and Barnes
ville.
An entrance fee of $5 and one
3-ball can of championship
balls is required for the singles
and $lO plus the can of balls is
required for the doubles.
Play begins Friday at 5 p.m.,
Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday
at 1 p.m. The public is invited
to come and watch the
tournament, Huckaby said.
Trophies will be awarded to
first and second place.
Those players interested
may obtain registration blanks
and information from Coach
Stan Aldridge at Gordon, Hank
Huckaby at 358-1057 or Kike
Seda at 358-3792.
All money earned by the
Booster Club is donated to the
Gordon Junior College Athletic
Program.
the past. He has consistently
demonstrated a willingness to
seek out and accept more
responsibility and to use that
increased responsibility as a
stepping stone to further
positions of responsibility and
authority.”
The letter continues, “his
academic potential is un
matched. His service record is
studied with schools satisfac
torily completed, usually in the
top ten percent, and in several
cases, either first or second in
the class. He has a driving
determination to not only
succeed in a job but to clearly
excel.”
While serving off Spain
during August 1972 MTC Hardy
received a Navy commenda
tion for his superior and
outstanding service.
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Horse Show
Be Held
Sept. 16th
The Ocmulgee Saddle Club
will sponsor a horse show on
Sunday, September 16th, at
1:30 o’clock at the club arena
on High Falls Road between
Highway 16 and 36. Admission
is free with the public cordially
invited to attend.
This show will be judged by
the American Quarterhorse
Association rules and promises
many fine horses and riders
from over the Southeast. The
show will feature 26 events.
The concession stand will
serve barbecued chicken
plates, hamburgers, hot dogs,
chips and soft drinks.
Few Cases
Consume
Week Court
A few cases occupied most of
the time last week during the
criminal division of Butts
County Superior Court. Be
cause of this fact Clerk of Court
David P. Ridgeway said that
jurors returned Tuesday morn
ing, September 4th, to consider
at least five armed robbery
cases which were expected to
be called.
Mr. Ridgeway said that it is a
rare experience for criminal
cases to be continued the
second week but that the
docket was heavy and that
several of the felony cases
would be called before
Judge Hugh D. Sosebee of the
Flint Judicial Circuit. Solicitor
General Edward E. McGarity
of McDonough will continue to
present state’s evidence in
these cases.
The disposition of several
cases was made during the
first week of court and these,
as listed by Clerk Ridgeway,
are as follows:
AUGUST TERM 1973
Brooke Van Cleaf, Bigamy,
Plea of Guilty, 10 years; 5
years to serve and 5 years on
probation.
Gary Steven Krist, Escape,
Verdict of Guilty of Attempt to
Escape, 2 years consecutive to
sentence now serving.
Sam Nasworthy, Manufac
turing Liquor, Verdict of Not
Guilty.
Sam Nasworthy, Possessing
Non Tax Paid Whiskey,
Verdict of Not Guilty.
Sam Nasworthy, Did Know
ingly Permit an Apparatus for
the Distilling and Manufactur
ing Intoxicating Liquors to
Locate on His Premises,
Verdict of Not Guilty.
Eddie Jr. Woodruff, Armed
Robbery, Verdict of Guilty, 7
years.
Jimmy Charles Hobbs, Arm
ed Robbery, Verdict of Guilty,
20 years.
Donald Larue Parker, Arm
ed Robbery, Verdict of Guilty,
20 years.
3 GORDON STUDENTS
HAVE BEEN HONORED
BARNESVILLE Gordon
Junior College announces the
summer students who have
been named to the Dean’s List
and the Dean’s Merit List.
Gordon named 15 students to
the Dean’s List and 60 to the
Dean’s Merit List.
Students honored for aca
demic achievement are: Mrs.
Renate A. Bond, Dean’s List;
George Harold Wesley, Harold
G. Lewis, Dean’s Merit List, all
of Jackson.
Evangelist
From Wales
Will Preach
The public is extended an
invitation to attend revival
services at The Jackson
Church of the Nazarene on
Indain Springs Street Septem
ber 10th through the 16th and
hear an outstanding speaker
from Cardiff, Wales, Rev.
Frank Webster. Special music
SONG LEADER
RICHARD BAKER
during the week will be
provided by Richard Baker of
West Virginia.
Rev. Webster, District
Superintendent of Wales,
makes his second appearance
in Jackson where he was
warmly received in 1971. Rev.
Webster’s first pastorate was
in Leeds, where he built a
congregation from a struggling
mission to a self-supporting
church in three years. In
addition to his pastoral
ministry, the Rev. Mr. Webster
took a major role in establish
ing a small publishing center
and bookshop in South Wales.
Rev. Lon Hadwin, pastor,
announced that services will
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1973
Mr. Seymour
Buried
Saturday
Funeral services for Mr.
Walter Terrell Seymour, 67,
widely known resident of the
High Falls area of Monroe
County, were conducted Satur
day morning at eleven o’clock
from Andrew A. Dillon Funeral
Home Chapel in Forsyth with
the Rev. Henry Vaughn
officiating. Interment was in
Mt Vernon Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Mr. Seymour was killed
Thursday morning, August
30th, abot 10:45 o’clock in the
collision of the car he was
driving with another vehicle
about five miles north of
Barnesville on Georgia High
way 36. He was pronounced
dead on arrival at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
Mr. Seymour was born
November 5, 1905 in Monroe
County, the son of Mr. Asa W.
Seymour and Mrs. Mary
Johnson Seymour. He was
a retired textile operator and
was a member of Lilia Baptist
Church in Lamar County.
Mr. Seymour is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Evie L. Seymour
of Jackson, Route 5; one
daughter, Mrs. Marvin Barnes,
Jr. of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs.
Everett Proctor and Mrs. R. L.
Crocker, both of Jackson; one
brother, Maurice Seymour of
Jackson; three grandchildren.
one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were Gene Cor
ley, Wayne Maddox, Harry
Culpepper, Talmadge Moore,
James Smith and Jerry
Vaughn.
start each evening at 7:30
o’clock and Sunday morning at
eleven o’clock.
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IEIIS O N A L
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest James
spent Tuesday and Wednesday
with Mrs. Walter Allen in
Flippen.
Mrs. Mildred Ballenger
spent several days last week
with her daughter and son-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Traylor, in Smyrna.
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Gateway to Faith
As the spirit soars toward an en+emai home,
so moments of sorrow become moments of
transition, wherein faith : s the gateway to
peace of mind. Thus we endeavor to sym
bolize th : s tru f n everlasting.
HAISTEN BROTHERS
Incorporated
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Holston
of Clarksville, Ind. visited
relatives in Butts County and
Jackson during the weekend.
Friends of Troy Welch are
glad to learn he has returned
home following several days
hospitalization in Sylvan Grove
Hospital.
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