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Volume 100 Number 45
New Plant Locates Here ;
Groundbreaking Friday
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NEW INDUSTRY LOCATES HERE - Ground was broken Friday morning for anew
industry, Holcombe Armature Cos., with the shovel wielders and onlookers as follows, left to right,
Bobby Mackey, Jackson Mayor; Jimmie Holcombe and Earl Holcombe, owners of the new facility;
Joe B. Taylor, president of the Butts County Chamber of Commerce; Bill Craig of the Georgia Tech
Planning Division; Maurice W. Carmichael, chairman of the Development Authority of Jackson;
and W. D. Pope, Jr., councilman, City of Jackson. The plant will employ 20-25 persons when it
begins operations in early 1974. Construction has already begun on the 8,000 square foot building.
The company rebuilds automotive armatures for generators and starters and related component
parts.
Mayor Bobby Mackey of
Jackson and M. W. Carmi
chael, chairman of the De
velopment Authority of Jack
son, announced that Holcombe
Armature Cos. of Atlanta plans
to construct a manufacturing
facility in Jackson.
Jimmy and Earl Holcombe
of Holcombe Armature Cos.
revealed Friday at ground
breaking ceremonies that
construction of an 8,000 square
foot facility would begin
immediately and that the
company plans to emply 20 to
Harvest Festival Nets
Academy Over $3,000.00
The fourth annual Harvest
Festival at Indian Springs
Academy, held Saturday, Oct
ober 27th, proved a whopping
success with over $3,000 net
profit, according to Porter
Cawthon, chairman of the
board of directors, and Dr.
Randolph Long, festival chair
man. A shotgun raffle alone
netted approximately $1,300.
Ronald Cravey of Suwanee
won the expensive gun in one of
the evening’s highlights.
John Yawn of Jackson won a
blue wool blanket for the most
accurate guess on the number
of peas in a jar. His guess was
2,250 and the actual number
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NEW READING PROGRAM BEGUN HERE - Anew reading program has begun at the Butts County School
System with these women taking a prominent part in its formation. They are, left to right, Mrs. Ruth Ash, Mrs. Ernestine
Crisler, Reading Consultant, Mrs. Judy Pettigrew, Mrs. Belle Pettigrew and Mrs. Margaret Greer.
25 people when operations
begin in early 1974. The
Holcombes pointed out that
this plant would very likely be
expanded rapidly after initial
manufacturing operations be
gin.
Holcombe Armature Cos. was
founded by Jimmy and Earl
Holcombe in 1946 and rebuilds
automotive armatures for
generators and starters and
related component parts. The
company is based in Atlanta
and has a subsidiary operation
in Sarasota, Fla.
was 2,256.
Lee Perkins and Patrice
Montgomery, kindergarten
pupils from Knight’s Kiddie
College, were named Little
Miss and Mr. Indian Springs
Academy.
Another popular feature of
the evening was a hay ride with
people of all ages seen piling
onto the wagon driven by
Franklin Washington.
In summation of the success
ful festival, Dr. Long said, “we
did very well this year. We met
our goal and are looking
forward to another bigger and
better festival next year.”
Local Woman
Hurt In
Collision
A widely known Jackson
business woman, Mrs. Jean
ette (Bobby) Stephens, was
injured Saturday morning,
November 3, in an automobile
collision near Mallet’s Dairy on
the Stark Post Road.
Mrs. Stephens was coming
toward Jackson to work at
Stephens Grocery when a car
pulled into her path from an
intersection near the dairy.
According to a statement
from Mr. Stephens, the driver
of the second vehicle was Joe
Henry Head who ran to Mrs.
Stephens car and pulled her
from the vehicle only moments
before it exploded and caught
fire. Mr. Stephens credits Head
with saving his wife’s life.
Mrs Gwen Mitchell was
behind the Stephen’s vehicle
and stopped to assist Mrs.
Stephens and helped her into
her car. Just as the two women
got into the car, Mrs. Stephen’s
car blew up and caught on fire.
Mrs. Stephens was taken to
Sylvan Grove Hospital where
she was admitted with a
broken arm and numerous cuts
and bruises. She was dismissed
from the hospital Monday.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, November 8, 1973
Overturned
T ractor
Kills Man
A Butts County pulpwood
employee, Bobby Head, about
35, of Jenkinsburg, was
instantly killed Tuesday after
noon, October 30th, when a
logging tractor turned over on
him about two o’clock in an
area near the Henry, DeKalb
and Rockdale County lines..
Head, an employee of the J.
D. Penn Pulpwood Cos. of
McDonough, was dragging logs
from the woods with the tractor
and had about 10,000 pounds on
it when the tractor overturned
on him, pinning him beneath it.
He was wot king alone in the
woods and after being missed
for 15 or 20 minutes his brother,
Marvin Head, went to see him
and discovered him pinned
beneath the tractor.
A wrecker was called to
enable his body to be removed
but it became lost and took
additional time to arrive at the
scene.
Head was carried to the
DeKalb General Hospital
where he was pronounced dead
on arrival about 6:30 o’clock.
His body was brought to
Jackson to Trimier Funeral
Home. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday afternoon at
two o’clock from Macedonia
Baptist Church at Stark. He is
survived by his wife, Mattie
Mae Head, and four children.
Family Burned
Out Twice In
Week’s Period
A Butts County family, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Lewis Henderson
and eight children, have been
victims of two separate fires
within a week’s period which
destroyed their personal be
longings and home.
A fire on Monday, October
22nd, destroyed their frame
dwelling in the Blount Com
munity and consumed its
contents including clothes,
furniture and other items.
After being relocated on the 41
highway, the family was
recipient of good will of friends
and neighbors who donated
clothing and other household
items.
Exactly one week later,
Monday, October 26th, the
Henderson family again lost
their home and belongings to
fire and Butts County residents
are again being called upon to
donate useable household
items an'd clothing to this
family. The children range in
ages 2-16 and wear an
assortment of sizes.
Those desiring to contribute
items are asked to contact A.
F. Maddox at 775-3763.
Speedy Trial is Crime Deteirent,
Judge Sosebee Tells Butts Court
The Hon. Hugh D. Sosebee, of
Forsyth, Judge of the Flint
Judicial Circuit, in his charge
Monday morning to the Butts
County Grand Jury said that
“citizeps of the circuit can
determine their own destiny”
and explained that his judicial
philosophy embraces a proper
and fair application of law
which includes a fair trial for
every defendant appearing in
his court.
Judge Sosebee pointed out
that the increase of crime in
the Atlanta Metro area is
alarming many citizens and
law enforcement officers, but
thankfully the crime waves are
presently breaking against the
solid rock of law enforcement
in counties embracing the Flint
circuit.
The Flint jurist elaborated
on his fair trial philosophy by
Butts Boy
Killed In
Henry Cos.
A 19-year-old Butts County
youth, Gary Head, of the
Fincherville Community, died
Saturday night about two hours
after arriving at Clayton
General Hospital from a bullet
wound in the head fired by an
unidentified assailant while in
an argument over a mutual girl
friend.
The Henry County Sheriff’s
Department investigated the
shooting and related that Head
and his girl friend, Maggie
Davis, were at her home on
North Ola Road near McDon
ough when a former boyfriend,
armed with a pistol came
along. Officers said an argu
ment .sued at which time
Head was shot in the right side
of his head about 7:30 o'clock
Saturday night. The subject
who did the shooting ran from
the scene. Officers state that a
murder warrant has been
sworn for his arrest but his
name will not be released until
subject is apprehended.
The girl was grazed in the
back by a bullet. Both were
taken to Clayton General
Hospital where Head expired
about two hours after arrival.
He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Head of Fincher
ville Road. Funeral arrange
ments were to be announced by
Trimier Funeral Home of
Jackson.
Mobile Home
Near Lake
Lost To Fire
An early morning Sunday
fire, about 8:30 o'clock,
completely destroyed a mobile
home near Jackson Lake off
Highway 36 toward Covington.
The Jackson Volunteer Fire
Department hurried to the
scene and according to Fire
Chief, W. L. (Cotton) Vaughn,
nothing was saved. Chief
Vaughn said the fire was
discovered by neighbors and
that the occupants were not
there at the time of the fire.
According to information
from Chief Vaughn, the mobile
home was the property of a Mr.
Me Elroy of Riverdale.
AMERICAN LEGION IN
SIGN-UP CAMPAIGN
The American Legion Post
102 is undergoing a campaign
for new members and a recent
door to door canvass was held
at which time two were signed.
Frank Fountain, Adjutant,
advises those interested in
joining to contact him for
membership and to “be
counted again!"
adding that once the trial is
over and the punishment
decided upon, the courts should
follow-up occasionally to see if
the law is being carried out.
Judge Sosebee remarks that
he tires of hearing of the
“rights of criminals”, pointing
out that law abiding citizens
have rights also and these
include protection from the
criminal element in our homes,
businesses, streets, and in all
other areas generally used by
the public.
Stating that “I have long felt
that proper law enforcement is
a detriment to crime”,
Judge Sosebee observed that
criminals who go unpunished
feel they can get away with
almost any crime and increas
ingly become a menace to
society.
Judge Sosebee revealed that
Bloodmobile Over The Top
With 144 Pints Collected
.Through a warm hearted
response to the needs of the
Regional Bloodmobile, Butts
countians in a generous
manner over subscribed their
112 pint quota at the
bloodmobile visit Monday by
donating 144 pints of blood,
continuing the same fine spirit
of cooperation that has existed
during the last three visits.
The bloodmobile has met
with a marked increase of
donors since the sponsorship of
the 4-H Club three visits ago.
The youthful exhuberance of
the 4-H boys and girls as well
as the manpower the organiza
tion affords, plus the leader
ship of the home economist and
county agent, have meant
much in the success of the
drive locally.
John B. Long, blood recruit
ment chairman for Butts
County, expressed his appre
ciation and warm thanks to the
citizens of Butts County who
responded so splendidly for the
call for blood on Monday. Mr.
Long also thanked the volun
teer workers for their clerical
and canteen assistance. “The
bloodmobile program has
never been stronger and I am
especially grateful to the 4-H
Clubs for their assistance.”
Mr Long said.
Among those reporting to the
blood center at the National
Guard Armory Monday were
Frank Fountain. G. N. Ether
edge, Sr.. David P Ridgeway.
Jr., Thomas Freeman, Em
mett Bell, Franklin Varner.
Mrs. Ralph Carr. Jr., Mrs
Marsha Biles, Nathaniel Clark.
C. L. Sanvidge, David Duffey.
Wayne King. Rudy Wyatt, Mrs
Raymond Waites.
Glenda G. Claxton, Mrs.
Barbara Maddox, Mrs. J. P.
Phillip, Geneva Banks, James
Maddox, Arthur Lawson, Leila
Smith, Mrs. Mary Ann Leve
rette. John B. Garland. Geo.
Montgomery. James Craw
ford. Robbie Lou Foster, Mary
Brown, Chrisyine Hylander.
Clima Calhoun. Harold McMi
chael.
Ann Cochran, Darrel Pippin,
Shirley Ingram, Mrs. Daftner
Fincher. Marvin Singley,
Henry F Bagby, Calvin L.
Johnson. Pat E. Peek. Kenny
Smith, Alva Colbert, Mae
Parker, James W’. Norsworthy.
John D. Rooks, Mrs. Jean
Summers. Mrs. Janet Godwin,
Beverly Boggs, Mike Hosey,
W. L. Collins. Franklin
Washington, Mrs. Sylvia Gil
bert.
Mrs. Corine S. Clark, Luke
Weaver, David P Ridgeway,
Sr., Willie Mae Johnson. Mable
Grier, Mary Rivers, Lamar
McMichael, George Washing
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
he received from the Office of
Offender Rehabilitation, a
letter that said in effect
‘please don’t send anybody
else to jail.” Judge Sosbee
remarked that he realized
prisons are overcrowded and
that the expenses of incarcera
tion are high but by the same
token, he asked of his audience
“what should we do with
persons guilty of murder, rape,
armed robbery, assault, arson
and the like.” He pointed out
they cannot be turned loose on
society to commit the same
atrocious crimes again and
again. He said that this letter
startled him and he was going
to take some time to think
about it before responding.
Judge Sosebee stated that he
had been told that it costs the
state SIO,OOO per year per
prisoner and commented that
ton. Donald Holland, Sherry’
Barnes, Lorene Hardy, Lillie
Mae Good rum. Kate Bennett,
Judy Hodges,Connie Pritchett,
Clementine Thomas, Mary
McDowell. Millard Daniel,
Marvin Mangham. Fred Whit
en, John A. Kimbell
John B Long, Harold
Standard. Charles Barbee. Joel
Cawthon, Douglas Brooks.
Clifford Johnson. Betty Walk
er, Porter Cawthon. Michael G.
Thompson, W. I. Horton,
Albert Dupree. Perry’ Ridge
way, Reba Jinks, James L.
Biles. Larry Morgan. Wilmer
Greer. Florigene Moore. Jean
Waits, Mamie R. Crawford,
Robert P Stephens, W. A.
Patterson, Sylvia Cawthon.
Mrs. Geraldine Wright. Mrs.
Sarah S. O'Neal, Donald L.
Folsom.
Richard Britton. Pat Biles.
Angeline J. Kimbell. Frederick
D. Cook. Rosa Lee Thurman.
William Mitchell. Lucille Ty
son. Mrs. Martha Riley. Claude
Maddox. Cornelius Williams,
Richard Ballard. Marion Todd.
James O Browning. George N.
Martin. Jr . Mrs Ruth Batche
lor, Mrs Patsy Whiten. Mrs.
Kathleen Pinckney. Mrs. Doris
Roberts. John W. Browning.
Jr., Steve Jett.
Herbert Hopkins. Mrs. Char
lene Starr, Miss Rachel
Torrance. Ellis P. Cook. Joe
Brown. Jr.. James Seckinger.
James H. Kelly, Warren
Gaddv. Ernest Clark. T. W.
Leverett, Joseph Tiller, Mrs.
Fay Reese. Lou Ellen Henry.
Ruby Neal. Artis Knowles.
Mrs Lane C. Johnson. Arthur
B Gavin. Jr.. Billy Joe Smith.
Robert Lee Fincher_Paul Rice.
Doyle McMullen. Bobby Ken
drick. Herschel Cook, Riley
Tingle.
Harry Fletcher. Lois Du
pree, Anna S. Williams, C. D.
Edwards. Jr.. Winona R. Cook.
Carlton Williams, Mrs. G. E.
Heard, Mary L. Holder, Emma
Ruth Smith, Vista B. Strick
land. Mrs. J. M Brewer, Susie
Barkley. Mrs. Joe Brown, John
Chiappetta, Lizzie L. Scott,
Harold Brooks, Jr., Rogers F.
Starr. Terry Moody. Otho
Emory, Kathy Morgan, Hal
Summers. T. F. Peek, Frances
McCutcheon. Jill Williamson,
Don Montgomery. Larry
Smith, Jennie H. Hardy.
Mildred Price, Martha P.
Stewart.
Among the workers assisting
Monday were Hal Summers,
Wayne King, Millard Daniel,
George McGahee, Frank Foun
tain. William Mitchell, Kath
erine Allen, Flora Freeman,
Nora Ball, Flora Price,
Mildred Ballenger, Jean Sum
mers. Ersell Kelso.
at this price “somebody is
wasting money.”
The Judge revealed also that
it costs S7B per day to keep a
prisoner in the Clayton County
Juvenile Home. Judge Sose
bee said this figure is
exorbitant, pointing out that a
luxious motel room in the
Atlanta area can be rented
from 12 to 16 dollars a day and
someone hired to stay with the
prisoner around the clock for
less than the s7Bper day figure.
Judge Sosebee closed his
remarks by thanking all
juriors for taking time from
busy schedules to fulfill their
obligations of jury service.
Francis Holland was elected
foreman of the grand jury
while Philip W. Bunch was
chosen clerk.
Cheryl Long, Frances Kit
chens. Ruby Lane, Laura
Wright. Mercer Hodges. Clyde
Hodges. Patty O'Neal. Rita
Smith. Julia Ann Ridgeway,
Tony Trimble. Bobby Pinck
ney, Mary’ Jo Baker, Bobby-
Browning. Joye Lets on. Lou
Ann Smith.
Sharon Bankston. Kathy M.
Morgan. Florence Grier, Jane
Powell, Ricky Long, Gregg
O'Neal, Lynn Duke. John B.
Barnes. Lee Duffey.
Hospital
Cook Books
Now on Sale
Citizens of Butts County and
Jackson are urged to purchase
the Sylvan Grove Hospital
Auxiliary Cookbook “Our
Daily Bread " while the popular
book remains available. Sell
ing at $2.50 per copy, the
collection of recipes of home
makers of this area has
become a collector’s item and
is expected to be popular as a
Christmas gift this year.
Persons desiring the book
may purchase them from
business houses around the
square or may order via the
mail from Mrs. C. W. Shields,
Box 115. 128 East Third Street.
Jackson. Ga 30233 and enclose
$2.50 for each book along with
35 cents for postage and
handling.
Dwelling
Was Lost
To Flames
A tenant house on Hall’s
Bridge Road occupied by Julia
Mae Clark and her son was
completely destroyed by fire
Saturday The house was on
property owned by T. E.
Robison, Sr.
The orgin of the fire has not
been clearly established. The
house and its contents were a
total loss.
A truck from the Jackson
Volunteer Fire Department
went to the scene but there was
little it could do against the
headstart of the fire.