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STATE 4-H CANNING WINNER Miss Rita Smith is shown above proudly holding her canning pennant
which denoted first place in state competition. Rita is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Smith of Jackson and
comtemplates attending the University of Georgia upon graduation next spring from Jackson High School. Shown
above are, left - right, Mrs. Cathy Segman, Extension Home Economist; Rita; Julius Benton, Savannah Sugar
Refinery and Miss Rachel Torrance, Home Economist, Butts County. The picture was received last week at the Butts
County Extension Office and since the time it was made Miss Torrance has resigned her position in Butts County to
accept a similar position in Wayne County at Jesup.
Final Plans Made For Fair
Opening Here October 8
Final preparations are being
made for the opening of the
Butts County Fair in Jackson
on Monday, October Bth, with
the fair to continue through
Saturday, October 13th.
Many farmers are eagerly
anticipating entering horticul
tural exhibits and crop
specimens with competition
expected to be keen for
premiums.
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
Charity Ball October
20th To Be Gala Event
This year for the first time a
Charity Ball will be held in
conjunction with the United
Appeal Drive.
Scheduled for Saturday,
October 20, from 8:00 to 12
midnight, the dance will be
held at the National Guard
Armory.
Dick O’Hara is chairman of
the ball. “The affair is being
sponsored by a number of kind
folks,” he said, “mainly, C&S
Bank, Kiwanis Club, Lions
Club, and the Garden Clubs of
Butts County.”
Music will be provided by a
live band from Atlanta, Hinz &
57.
Theme for the gala ball is
Harvest Time. Tickets will be
on sale by members of the
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
Board of Trustees for the
United Appeal starting next
week. Donations of $lO or more
per couple will be most
appreciated, Mr. O’Hara
stated.
Attire for the Charity Ball
will be semi-formal.
This week marked the
formal kick-off date for the
United Appeal drive. All areas
of the county are represented,
Mr. O’Hara said, and everyone
should be contacted for his
contribution within the next
two weeks.
“We’ve set our budget for
$15,000,” Mr. O’Hara said,
“and I don’t think the folks of
Butts County will let us down."
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.
TENNESSEE COUPLE
HURT IN ACCIDENT
An Athens, Tennessee cou
ple, Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Robison, of 404 Sherwood
Avenue, were seriously injured
Friday morning about 12:30
o’clock when the pick-up truck
Mr. Robison was reportedly
driving ran down an embank
ment and into the woods on 1-75
about one mile south of the 36
interchange in the northbound
lane.
Mr. and Mrs. Robison were
taken by a Jackson ambulance
to Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital where it is believed
that Mrs. Robison suffered a
possible fracture of her leg
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, October 4, 1973
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Al Gilbert Ordained
To the Gospel Ministry
On Sunday afternoon. Sep
tember 23, at three o’clock, A1
Gilbert, son of Mrs. Anna Ruth
Dobbs and Mr. Henry Lee
Gilbert of Jackson was
ordained to the gospel ministry
of Jesus Christ at the First
Baptist Church.
The Sisters Baptist Church at
Sandersville, where A1 has
been called as Associate
Pastor and Minister of Music-
Youth. requested the ordina
tion.
The Presbytery met at 2:00
pm. and examined A1 and
recommended his ordination.
Rev. Donald L. Folsom served
as moderator and Dick Pope as
clerk of the Presbytery.
At the ordination service.
Rev. R W Jenkins, Pastor of
the Macedonia Baptist Church,
gave the charge to the church.
Rev. Donald L. Folsom, Pastor
of the First Baptist Church,
gave the charge to the
candidate. The Bible was
presented to the candidate by
Hulett Kelly, deacon, First
P. H. Cawthon
To Head LP
Gas Ass’n.
Porter H. Cawthon, widely
, known Jackson civic and
business leader, was recently
elected president of the
Georgia LP-Gas Association
for 1974 at the association’s
annual meeting at the DeSoto
Hilton in Savannah. He
succeeds Hugh Childs, of
Gainesville, as president of the
association.
Mr. Cawthon is a native of
Butts County and has lived
here most of his life. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Cawthon and spent approxi
mately 2 v 2 years in the Coast
Guard during World War 11.
Mr. Cawthon attended Jack
son High School and graduated
from Georgia Tech with a
degree in business administra
tion and holds a law degree
from John Marshall Law
School.
He is chairman of the Board
of Indian Springs Academy and
a member of Macedonia
Baptist Church where he has
been active in church affairs
for many years. Mr. Cawthon
is also a member of several gas
affiliated organizations.
His wife, Mae Gregory
Cawthon, is a native of Monroe
County. They have two sons,
Douglas Cawthon, a freshman
at North Georgia College, and
Steve Cawthon, a sophomore at
h.dian Springs Academy.
Baptist Church. Steve Jett,
Minister Music-Youth. First
Baptist Church, sang, “Come
Ye Blessed" accompained by
Mrs. Virginia Wyatt The
ordination sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. O. L.
McCullough, Pastor of the
Sisters Baptist Church of
Sandersville. Mr. Dorsey,
father-in-law of the candidate,
prayed the ordination prayer,
which was followed by the
laying on of hands
The inspirational service
was attended by a host of
relatives and friends of the
young man. A large number of
people from the Sandersville
Church attended. A1 is a native
of Jackson, graduating from
Jackson High School in 1971.
He attended Truett-McConnell
College last year and this year
is enrolled at Georgia College
He is married to the former
Kay Coleman from Roswell
He is the grandson of Mrs.
Robert O'Neal and the late Mr.
O’Neal of Jackson
Mclntosh APDC To Make
Sketch Plans For Jackson
Work is underway on two
new Comprehensive Commun
ity Sketch Plans for the Cities
of Barnesville and Jackson.
The Community Sketch
Plans are two elements in the
1974 fiscal year work contract
to be funded in part by a
project grant from the Depart
ment of Community Develop
ment and the Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment (HUD).
Community Sketch Plans
will provide the official
governing authorities of
Barnesville and Jackson with a
guide for the general location
of projected land uses and the
future development of trans
portation, utilities and com
munity facilities. Asa result of
Supervised Recreation Be
Offered At Henderson YC
The Jackson-Butts County
Recreation Authority will
begin a supervised recreation
program for boys and girls at
the Henderson Youth Center on
Monday, October Bth.
The Youth Center will be
open each day from 4-7 o’clock
for those who wish to
participate in the activities
being offered. The program
will be supervised by Samuel
L. Johnson, recently named
Butts County’s Teacher of the
Year.
There will be no age limit for
2 Races On
Tap In
Primary
Tw o races are shaping up in
the City Primary of Friday,
October 12th. in which John L.
Coleman, incumbent council
man in the fourth ward, will be
opposed by Wayne Cook and
Wayne Lamar Phillips, and in
the fifth ward where incum
bent councilman John Robert
Pulliam will be opposed by
Sam A. Smith.
Incumbent councilman J.
Dawson Bryant in the first
ward is unopposed.
In the event a run-off
primary is necessary in the
fourth ward, the City of
Jackson Democratic Execu
tive Committee. Levi J. Ball,
chairman, has set the date for
Friday, October 26th.
The candidate receiving a
majority of votes cast will be
declared the party' nominee
and will be elected in the City
of Jackson election on Wednes
day, November 7th.
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 day.
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.
Doyle Jones, Jr.; third ward,
A V. Maddox; fourth ward,
Richard W. Watkins. Jr. and
fifth ward, J. O. 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
t. 600 registered voters in the
City of Jackson with Friday,
September 28th, set as the
closing date for registration to
vote.
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
the study, the Plan would be
utilized in order to formulate
implementation measures that
would encourage orderly
growth and development in
Barnesville and Jackson.
Where feasible, each pro
posed major improvement
which could significantly alter
patterns of community de
velopment shall be assessed in
terms of its impact upon the
environment within Barnes
ville and Jackson. Such an
assessment will be prepared in
accordance with requirements
of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development
(HUD).
The Community Sketch
Plans will include a recording
of the existing pattern of land
boys and girls wishing to enroll
and there is no charge for the
programs.
Henderson Youth Center is
located on McKibben Street in
Jackson.
Denny O'Neal, chairman of
the Butts County Recreation
Authority, said Monday “it is
hoped that those boys and girls
who have no place to go or
nothing to do after school hours
will take advantage of the
supervised recreational activi
ties being offered at Henderson
Youth Center. The Van
Y. C. Hudson
Now At
Kiwanis Helm
Y. C. Hudson, an executive at
Fashion Pillows in Jackson,
was installed as president of
the Jackson Kiwanis Club at
ceremonies Tuesday night.
September 25th. with Lt. Gov.
Ken Ford of the 12th Division
making the installation of
officers and directors. Mr.
Hudson succeeded Rev. David
Black as Kiwanis president.
The lieutenant governor, of
Griffin, installed Randy Hud
gins as first vice-president;
Harvey Hall as second vice
president: and holdover offi
cers, Sandy Sanvidge as
secretary , and Lou Moelchert
as treasurer.
Directors installed were
Charles Campbell. P H.
Weaver, Frank Forehand and
Doug Durrett. Carry over
directors include Ralph Carr.
Jr., Dr R H Pinckney and
Hugh Glidewell.
In his last meeting before
turning over the gavel to Mr.
Hudson. Mr. Black sketched
some of the club's achieve
ments during the past 11
months Among some of the
more important were S2OO
donated to train ten Key-
Clubbers at State Convention;
SSOO for educational TV in the
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THE NEW AND THE OLD - The immediate past president
of the Jackson Kiwanis Club. David Black, left, is shown
outsmiling the incoming president, Y. C. Hudson, at installation
ceremonies at the Jackson Kiwanis Club Tuesday night
September 25th. - Photo by Jack Little.
uses, and a compiling and
analyzing of population data to
provide a sound basis for
future planning discussions
activities by the local planning
commissions and elected offi
cials.
A Major Thoroughfare Plan
to provide a guide for the
location and future develop
ment of thoroughfare will also
be included in the reports as
well as a Communities Facili
ties Plan The Communities
Facilities Plan will provide a
guide for the location and
future development of Com
munity Facilities such as
public buildings, parks, and
playgrounds in the planning
areas.
Deventer Foundation will
furnish recreational equipment
for this program. The program
is under the supervision of the
Jackson-Butts County Recrea
tional Commission.”
Mr. O'Neal also stated that
an advisory commission of
parents and adults will be
formed at a later date for the
purpose ot planning ana
promoting activities at the
center.
classrooms; S2OO for 4-H
district campers; $699 and 334
man hours for Boy Scouts: sl2l
and 44 man hours for Cub
Scouts; SIOO for CARE pack
ages; $l5O for earthquake
relief in Nicaragua; $459 to the
Butts County Recreational
Authority- and $1,375 for the
Project Concern medical as
sistance.
In addition to the installa
tion. those Boy Scouts who
attended the National Scout
Jamboree gave a report.
Bobby Pinckney acted as
Master of Ceremonies and
presented the boys, each of
whom made brief remarks
thanking the Kiwanis Club for
its donation which made the
trip possible. Those reporting
were Lee Duffey, Richard
Brooks, Bobby Pinckney, Andy-
Long. David Watkins and
Charlie Long.
Guests at the meeting were
Franklin Washington. Tom
Webb. Henry Hilderbrand. J
R. Carmichael. Larry Fletcher
and Lt. Gov. Ford