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NEW BOY SCOUT TROOP - The Butts County Day Care Center now has a Boy Scout troop that was formed
in August with ten members. The troop has been functioning for two months with John Lopez as Scoutmaster. Mr.
Lopez is a graduate student from Georgia State University with a major in Special Education. The scout troop is
sponsored by the Van Deventer Youth Center and is chartered through the National Boy Scouts of America, which is
represented by the Flint River Council, BSA. Mr. Lopez travels from his home in McDonough twice a week to instruct
the boys in scouting and other crafts. Members of the troop are front row, left to right, John Babcock, Reynard
Mayfield, Charles Turner and Andrew Thomas. Top row, left to right, Eugene Myrick, Melvin Carter, Robert James
Taylor and William Turner.
Butts County Fair Will
Open Monday, October 8
The annual Butts County
Fair, replete with its exhibits,
midway, flower show, square
dance and string music, will
open Monday, October Bth, and
extend through Saturday night,
October 13th, with much
interest evidenced in the
popular event.
Don Montgomery, president
of the Jackson Exchange Club,
sponsors of the annual fair,
said that few changes and
innovations are expected this
year with the format of the fair
being principally the same as
last year’s.
Mr. Montgomery said that
major emphasis will again be
placed on booths and commun
ity activities with the prize
money having been greatly
increased last year. The best
booth award this year will
bring something over SIOO in
prize money.
The outstanding feature of
Monday night will be the
presentation of the Woman of
the Year award with nomina
tions for this coveted award
having been received during
the past few weeks. Miss Helen
Thornton was accorded the
Woman of the Year honors for
1972.
Another popular feature of
Monday night will be the
Kindergarten-Nursery Night.
There will be free admission to
Kindergarten and Nursery
pupils.
Tuesday night will open with
Ralph Shea, Former Pastor,
Died of Heart Attack Friday
Rev. Ralph Shea, 65, former
pastor of the Jackson United
Methodist Church and one of
the most popular ministers
ever to hold a pastorate here,
died of a heart attack in a small
Michigan town Friday after
noon, September 21st, about
four o’clock.
Mr. Shea, his wife, and Mr.
and Mrs. O'Neal Smith of
Orlando, Florida, Mrs. Smith
being the sister of Mrs. Shea,
wefe on a five-weeks’ vacation
to San Francisco where they
visited Mr. and Mrs. Shea’s son
and family, and to Canada
where they had visited in the
Lake Louise area. According to
information received here, the
party had just crossed over the
Mackinac Bridge into Michi
no special feature for this
evening but with emphasis on
“come to the fair.”
The annual Flower Show,
traditionally one of the fair’s
favorite exhibits, will attract a
large number of visitors. The
flower show will be open to the
public Wednesday afternoon
with judging of the exhibits to
be done in the morning and in
the early afternoon. Last year
the Mimosa Garden Club won
first on total points with the
Cherokee Garden Club placing
second.
A dog show will be held
Wednesday night, October
10th, at seven o’clock and is
expected to draw many entries
and much interest. Those
wishing to enter their pets
should contact Robert Wil
liams at 775-7857 or Millard
Daniel, County Agent, at
775-2601.
Mrs. David Black, flower
show chairman, calls attention
to the rules and regulations for
the flower show that were
recently printed in the Prog
ress-Argus as well as being
printed in the premiun book.
The always popular wildlife
exhibit will not be held this
year due to new regulations
concerning the caging of live
wild animals.
Thursday night will be
School Night at which all
students will be admitted free
beginning at six o’clock. There
will be reduced rates for
gan from Canada and had
stopped at a station in a small
town for the ladies to purchase
some candy. The two men
remained in the car at which
time Mr. Shea told his
brother-in-law that he believed
he would get out and go find the
women. He stepped out of the
car and dropped dead.
A man rushed to Mr. Shea’s
side to offer assistance and
gave mouth to mouth rususci
tation but he was pronounced
dead on arrival at the hospital.
Mr. Shea retired from active
ministry last June with his last
pastorate being in Washington,
Ga. Upon the retirement, he
moved to Augusta. Mr. Shea
was a Chaplain in the U. S.
Army with overseas duty and
students on all rides except the
newer ones.
Friday night at eight o’clock
string music bands from Butts
and adjacent counties will be
on hand and this is expected to
draw a large audience.
Saturday will be Bake Day
with premiums awarded at
nine o’clock.
Admission this year has been
changed to 50 cents for all
persons with parking 50 cents.
Exchange Club officers, in
addition to Mr. Montgomery as
president, include James C.
Shaw, vice-president; Douglas
Brooks, secretary and Newt
Etheredge, treasurer.
The same four officers serve
in the same capacity as
Exchange Club Fair Associa
tion Officers with Robert L.
Williams, Jr. serving as fair
manager, Joe Lineberger as
chairman of grounds and
Harold Brooks, Sr., ticket
chairman.
Among the chairmen serving
as heads of the various
divisions and shows are Mrs.
David Black, Flower show;
Millard Daniel, FFA and 4-H
boys in Adult Section; M. D.
Todd, field and horticultural
crops; Mrs. Albert Maddox,
arts and crafts show; J. T.
Beckham, Woman of the Year ;
Doug Brooks, Judge commit
tee.
The Georgia Amusement Cos.
will be on the midway.
was a retired Colonel in the
Army Reserves. He was widely
known in Methodist circles and
had a plethora of friends over
the state who are grieved to
learn of his passing.
Friends in Jackson who knew
the Sheas best said he had
always enjoyed good health
and had never had a heart
attack.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday afternoon,
September 24th, at four o’clock
from the Woodlawn Methodist
Church in Augusta with the
Rev. Cullen Jones and the Rev.
Delma Haygood officiating.
Interment was in an Augusta
cemetery.
Mr. Shea is survived by his
wife; one son, Ralph Shea, Jr.
of San Francisco, Calif.; a
granddaughter of San Fran
cisco, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Carl
Savage of Montezuma.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 27, 1973
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Johnson Is
"Teacher
Of Year"
Samuel L. Johnson, a
teacher in Jackson since 1958,
was named Butts County’s
Teacher of the Year at the
Thursday night meeting of the
Butts County PTO. Mr.
Johnson said this week “It was
an honor to be chosen and also
a surprise.”
A native of Cordele, Mr.
Johnson attended Gillespie-
Seldon Institute, graduated
from Albany State College with
a BS degree in Elementary
Education and has since
completed National Science
Foundation Workshop at Clark
College and the National
Science Foundation Institute at
Georgia State.
The local nominee has been
teaching 18 years, including
three years of Army experi
ence served at Fort Polk, La.,
and occupational duty in
Germany during 1951-52.
Mr. Johnson is one of the
elder Jackson teachers in point
of service, coming here in 1958
where he gained his first
teaching experience in the
fifth and sixth grades. He
presently teaches science in
the seventh grade.
He is married to Lula Mae
Butler of Cordele and is a
member of Friendship Baptist
Church where he serves as a
Deacon. Sunday School Super
intendent, and teacher of the
adult Sunday School class. Mr.
Johnson is director of Hender
son Youth Center program and
has spent much time working
with the youth of Butts County.
Supt. Wm. B. (Bill) Jones
read a statement at the PTO
meeting prepared by Mrs. Ben
Wright, president of the local
association of educators.
In addition, Jackson Mayor
Robert F. (Bobby) Mackey
proclaimed Friday, September
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Six Qualify In
City Primary
By the time the deadline of
Friday, September 21st, had
been reached, six candidates
had qualified for three council
seats in the City of Jackson
Primary of Friday, October
12th.
Two races have developed
among the six candidates with
three qualifying for the ward
number four council seat
presently occupied by John L.
Coleman. In addition to Mr.
Coleman, he will be opposed by
Wayne Cook and Wayne Lamar
Phillips.
In the race for the Ward Five
council post, presently held by
John Robert Pulliam, opposi
Several Arrested on Drug
Charges By Local Officers
The City of Jackson Police
Department and the Butts
County Sheriff’s Department
combined efforts and forces
September 16th and 17th in
raids that resulted in the arrest
of several persons on drug
charges.
A ruse as old as law
e}£orcement itself, that of a
“fired” police officer, was used
in gaining the confidence of
those suspected of drug
violations with the undercover
work of Assistant Police Chief
Wendell Cook, supposedly
Gov. Carter To Aid In
Purchase of REA Building
Good news was received here
Monday by the Butts County
Board of Education, according
to William B. (Bill) Jones.
County School Superintendent.
Mr. Jones said that the Butts
Board of Education had made
application to Gov. Jimmy-
Carter for any financial
assistance the state could
render in purchasing the
former Central Georgia EMC
building at the corner of North
Mulberry- and First Street.
An option was taken on the
4 clubs fined
$2,000 each
Fines of $2,000 each were
levied last week in Spalding
Superior Court against four
Griffin clubs whose managers
were arrested during gambling
raids on Saturday, September
Bth.
The managers pleaded guilty
on behalf of their clubs to
charges of keeping a gambling
place and possessing gambling
devices. They were fined SI,OOO
each on each count.
Judge Andrew Whalen, Jr.
told Roger Bevil of the Moose
Club. William A. Gill of the
Eagles Club, Fredrick Jack
Higgins of the Elks Club, and
Calvin Davis of VFW Post 5448
that the charges were not
against them as individuals but
were against the clubs them
selves.
He said he appreciated the
fact that they were found to
carry out the duties as directed
tion has developed from the
entry of Sam A. Smith.
In the first ward incumbent
councilman Dawson Bryant is
unopposed.
Under rules adopted by the
City of Jackson Democratic
Executive Committee, Levi J.
Ball, chairman, the qualifying
deadline closed at 5 p.m. on
September 2lst. In the event a
run-off primary is necessary in
the Fourth Ward, it will be held
on Friday, October 26th, two
weeks following the first
primary.
The City Democratic Execu
tive Committee set the assess
ment for councilman at S6O. the
“fired”, being the primary
source of evidence that led to
the arrests and charges being
filed.
Jackson Mayor Robert F.
(Bobby) Mackey told the
Progress-Argus that in the
period between August 15th
and September 17th Mr. Cook,
allegedly fired for using drugs,
made purchases from eight
different persons in Jackson
and Butts County-. These
persons were believed to be
sources of alleged illegal drugs
and suspected marijuana.
building recently by the Board
of Education for use as a
Kindergarten and work is
presently underway on the
interior of the building so that
the building can soon be put
into use for the Kindergarten
which expects an enrollment of
150-160 pupils, according to Mr.
Jones.
Word was received here
Monday. Supt. Jones stated,
that Gov. Carter had allocated
SIO,OOO which will be made
available to the State Board of
by their organizations, but that
no fraternal or veterans club
has the right to violate the law.
“If it is not a good law, we
ought to do away with it. As
long as it is the law it must be
upheld and if we are to be
respectable in the eyes of the
public we must uphold the
law." Whalen said.
Whalen said the case was
unusual as many people in the
community belong to one or
more of the clubs.
He told the managers that if
the laws are violated again in
the future, they may personal
ly be held responsible. "Don’t
put yourselves in the position of
a jail sentence,” he warned.
Whalen said he agreed to the
fines which were recommend
ed by both District Attorney
Ben Miller and Defense
Attorney John Goddard who
represented all four clubs.
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
same fee as last year.
Mr. Ball announced that
polls in the City Primary will
open at seven o’clock Friday
morning. October 12th, and will
close at 7 p.m. on the same
date. The candidates receiving
a majority of votes cast will be
declared the nominee and will
be elected in the City of
Jackson election on November
7th.
Members of the City Demo
cratic Executive Committee
will be nominated in the same
primary' and these include Levi
J. Ball, chairman, city-at
large: first ward, Mrs. Mary
Lee Martin; second ward,
Mayor Mackey said that 2-3
cases were made against each
for selling and transportation.
Mayor Mackey said the cases
will likely appear at next term
of superior court.
The warrants, according to
the Jackson mayor, were
issued on the 16th with the
arrestsm-.de on the 17th. The
mayor also said that all are out
on bond.
The Jackson mayor stated
that he wished to praise
Assistant Chief Cook publicly
for the danger in which he
Education with that sum
earmarked for Butts County.
Mr. Jones said that informa
tion reaching him indicates
that the State Board of
Education will take action on
the application of Butts County
at the October meeting and
that the transfer of funds for
Butts County is but a formality.
Mr. Jones said that the local
Board of Education took a
$75,000 option on the building
and property and that with the
SIO,OOO "gift" that sum will be
reduced to $65,000.
The crackdown against vio
lations of gambling and liquor
laws began with raids at the
clubs on September 8. Both
Spalding Sheriff's officers and
Division of Investigation a
gents participated in the raids.
Sheriff Dwayne Gilbert put
Griffin residents on notice that
as long as such laws are on the
books, they will be enforced.
BPW Club
Slates
Garage Sale
The Jackson BPW Club will
hold a Garage and Bake Sale
in the garages of Mrs. Gladys
Wilson. 219 Brookwood Avenue
Doyle Jones, Jr.; third ward,
A. V. Maddox; fourth ward,
Richard W. Watkins, Jr. and
fifth ward, J. Q. King.
Chairman Ball said that
members of the Executive
Committee will meet Saturday
morning, October 13th, to
consolidate returns.
City Clerk M. L. Powell said
that there are approximately
1,600 registered voters in the
City of Jackson with Friday,
September 28th. set as the
closing date for registration to
vote.
placed himself while serving as
an undercover agent. The
mayor stated quite frankly that
"he placed his life on the line
and all of us in the law
enforcement agencies of Butts
County- are in his debt.”
Mayor Mackey also praised
the efforts and cooperation of
the Butts County Sheriff’s
Department. Barney L. Wil
der. Sheriff, in merging the
w-ork of the two 15w enforce
ment agencies during the
period of time that resulted in
collecting evidence for the
raids and the arrests.
Guard Works
For Our
Community
The local National Guard
unit. Company D of the 878th
Engineer Battalion, while
conducting week-end training
at home is also working at
projects that are a huge benefit
to the community.
During the past week-end a
National Guard bulldozer
cleared the right-of-way for a
new street in Jackson while
another bulldozer was busy
clearing a swamp at the
fairgrounds. Al 2 ton crane was
moved to the city waterworks
and used to dredge Yellow
Water Creek to improve the
city's water supply.
Several 5 ton dump trucks
were employed in hauling
gravel from Stockbridge to be
placed in the High School
parking lot. National Guard
engineer equipment specialists
spent the week-end repairing a
bulldozer belonging to Butts
County. Fill dirt was hauled
and spread on the vacant lot
adjoining the fairgrounds.
The National Guard appre
ciates the support and coopera
tion of the local citizens and is
trying to render the commun
ity a service as a token of their
appreciation.
and Mrs. Jane Powell, 258
Brookwood Avenue on Satur
day, September 29th.
Any contributions of various
items, good clothing, baked
goods will be appreciated.
Old trunks, milk jars, fruit
jars, etc. will be among items
to be sold.
Income derived from this
sale will be used for projects of
the club Call 775-3012 or
775-2456.
