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Volume 100 Number 46
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BARNESVILLE Regina Hudson of Jackson is the
captain of the 1973-74 cheerleading squad at Gordon Junior
College. The sophomore began leading cheers at a recent
tip-off tournament and will be cheering the Gordon Generals
through their basketball season. She is majoring in criminal
justice and is a dorm student living in Connell Hall on the
Gordon campus. Regina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Young Claude Hudson of East Third Street.
Body White Woman Was
Found Near Locust Grove
The remains of a young white
woman discovered Saturday
by deer hunters south of
McDonough have police piec
ing together murder clues.
Saturday afternoon the hunt
ers happened upon the scat
tered skeletal remains on
Lester Mill Road, about two
miles west of Interstate 75 just
off Hampton-Locust Grove
Road. Henry County sheriffs
detectives received the call at
1:53 p.m. and began combing
the area in search of clues. The
remains were sent to the State
Crime Lab in Atlanta where
examination revealed it was
probably a white female of
slight build, between the ages
of 18 and 25, with dark brown or
black hair. She was probably
between 5’3” and 5’7” in height
and had been dead two to four
weeks.
The latter calculation con
firms reports of a resident of
the neighborhood, Thomas
Solomon, who says his dogs
had been going down to the spot
for several weeks.
The detectives are almost
certain foul play is involved
and strongly suspect murder.
Near the body were articles of
clothing, offering some clues.
There were a pair of
pantyhose, ladies undergar
ments, a shirt with a bloodstain
on the collar, blue denim pants,
and white high heel shoes of a
modish type.
Further investigation by the
State Crime Laboratory could
possibly reveal other clues.
Immediately investigators
began searching for missing
persons possibilities and on
that basis it seemed likely the
young woman was not from
Butts or Henry County.
Henry vote
on liquor
is Dec. 4
Henry County voters will go to
the polls Dec. 4 to decide
whether the county will go wet
or remain dry in a liquor
referendum vote.
A group of citizens petitioned
the county to call for the vote.
Another group known as
Citizens for a Protected En
vironment (COPE) has started
a campaign to defeat the
proposal.
Blaze Badly
Damages
Dwelling
A destructive fire Thursday
afternoon severely damaged
the home of Rev. and Mrs. B.
F. McKibben at 826 Chestnut
Drive about 4:45 o’clock.
W. L. (Cotton) Vaughn, chief
of the Jackson Volunteer Fire
Department, said that “prob
ably 75 percent of the house
was burned with the kitchen,
living and dining rooms and a
bedroom damaged worse.”
Chief Vaughn reported the
cause had not been determined
and said the parents felt
perhaps one of the children
may have started cooking
something or the fire could
have begun from a shortage
from the stove or refrigerator,
both of which were badly
burned.
Chief Vaughn said some
clothing in the back rooms
could probably be salvaged
despite water damage and the
smoke odor that permeated the
clothing and the house.
Fortunately there were no
injuries, the chief revealed,
with both trucks answering the
call.
Chief Vaughn again issued a
plea for people to please stay
away from fires pointing out
that the traffic congestion
hinders firemen from reaching
the scene promptly and from
doing their work efficiently.
Additional information on
the McKibben family has been
obtained with the family
having 13 children ranging
from 8 months to 17 years.
It has been reported that the
family can use any type of
clothing, furniture, and house
hold goods that might, be
contributed and are presently
in need of a place to stay. Since
the fire, they have been living
with Willie Watts, an in-law,
and John H. Fears, another
in-law, at 237 Mallet Street.
Persons having any items to
donate to this stricken family
may do so by calling the Watts
number at 775-2794 or contact
ing members of the Fears
family at 237 Mallet Street.
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Peter Banks
Will Run
For Senate
Peter Banks, 35, prominent
Barnesville attorney and civic
leader, has announced his
candidacy for the 17th district
seat in the Georgia Senate and
will oppose incumbent Senator
Bethel Salter of Thomaston.
Mr Banks has already begun
campaigning in the race. The
17th district includes Butts,
llpson. Crawford. Lamar,
Pike, Talbot and part of Henry
Count v
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, November 15, 1973
"Ajax" Done
In By
Deer Hunter
He deserved a better fate
than to die with a high powered
bullet in his vitals but either a
deer hunter with poor eyesight
or a sadist with hate in his
heart killed Ajax, the famed
Deer Trail Golf Club mascot,
about nine o’clock Friday
morning, November 9th.
The almost solidly black dog,
ungainly and by no means
handsome, was the progeny of
mixed parentage but was as
friendly as a lost puppy looking
for a friend and lived the life of
Riley amid the open acres of
Deer Trail under his dual
owners, Johnny Smolka and
Taylor Foster.
He was almost universally
beloved by local golfers as well
as others who played on the
course and could be seen
playing around the clubhouse
where he was the recipient of
many pats and much affection.
He suffered a serious injury
when struck by a car about a
year ago and underwent
extensive surgery by a
veterinarian to save his leg but
after a reasonably lengthy
period of recuperation, Ajax
was as good as ever and was
again basking in the limelight
of his many friends.
Mr. Smolka said last week
that he intends to have a
memorial sign painted in
Ajax’s honor which will be
placed in a prominent area of
the Deer Trail clubhouse for all
to see. The tribute will read as
follows:
Nov. 9,1973
This is in memory of “Ajax”
who had only “one” enemy. A
“waif”, adopted by the finest
group of men in the whole word
as his mascot. He, like his
counterpart, Not So “Foxy,”
will live in the memory of us,
those of whom have had the
pleasure of having him brush
against us looking for affec
tion.
The pro and members of the
Deer Trail Golf Club in
Jackson, Ga.
Mr. Banks was in Thomaston
last week campaigning and
while there reminded citizens
lie had gone with Rep. J. R.
Smith of Barnesville and a
group of people from Lamar
County to ask Gov. Jimmy
Carter to support the Spewrell
Dam project.
Ser. Salter is an out-spoken
opponent of the dam which
would take a good part of
Upson property.
Mr. Banks is the son of Lows
Banks, prominent Barnesville
businessman and auto dealer,
and the step-son of Mrs. Mary
Lois W. Banks, formerly of
Jackson.
Hot Meals To Be Served Daily
To Elderly Under New Program
The Upper Ocmulgee Office
of Economic Opportunity, Inc.
will administer an areawide
Nutrition Program for the
elderly. The cost, of this
program, estimated at
$174,222.00 for the first year, is
being covered by a grant from
the Georgia State Agency on
Aging which is administering
the program on a statewide
basis.
Mrs. Wanda L. Hillesheim
has been employed as director
of the Nutrition Project, and
Mrs. Barbara Inman will be
manager of the Spalding
County congregate meal site.
This is one of four sites
(located in Butts, Newton,
Spalding and Upson Counties)
to be operated in the program.
The purpose of this program
is to serve a nutritious hot meal
Community Leader Dies
Following Long Illness
G. LAWRENCE MORGAN
Mr. George Lawrence Mor
gan, 51, one of Butts County's
most widely known and highly
esteemed community leaders,
died at 4:45 o’clock Thursday
morning. November Bth, at
Sylvan Grove Hospital follow
ing a period of declining health
extending over two years.
Mr. Morgan was born August
24,1922 in Butts County, the son
of Mr. Fred H. Morgan and
Mrs. Emmie Mae Holloway
Morgan both natives of Jasper
County. Following his gradua
tion at local schools, he
attended Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College and grad
uated from the University of
Georgia in the class of 1943.
During World W’ar II he
enlisted in the Marine Corps
and saw overseas service in the
Pacific Theater on Okinawa
Following his discharge from
service, Mr. Morgan returned
to his home in the Stark
Community and entered into a
farming and dairying partner
ship with his fattier which met
with much success.
In 1957 the Messrs Morgans
were named among the top ten
farmers in the state on a feed
efficiency test and also in 1957
the young Mr Morgan pur
chased his father's interest in
the farm.
Mr. Morgan's success in
farming led him to be named
as Butts County's “Young
Farmer of the Year" in 1958.
the award being made by the
Butts County Jaycees.
daily, five days a week, to
people 60 and over.
The program is part of a
nationwide effort which seeks
not only to provide a
nutritionally adequate meal,
but also to break the grip of
isolation in which many older
persons find themselves.
Individuals 60 years old and
older will be eligible to
participate in the program.
The primary group of the
elderly we are trying to reach
are those who, for various
reasons, are denied well
balanced meals, such as those
persons with limited mobility
to either shop or cook for
themselves and those whose
feelings of loneliness and
rejection rob them of the
incentive to cook for them
selves.
In June 1961 Mr. Morgan was
appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Central
Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation as a director from
Butts County to fill the
unexpired term of the late F.
M. Ridgway. On May 17. 1972
he was elected secretary and
treasurer of the Co-op
Active in many endeavors.
Mr. Morgan was a former
director of the Miss Georgia
Dairies. Inc., a past president
of the Butts County Farm
Bureau and a past president of
the Butts County PTA. Mr.
Morgan also served as a
former superintendent of the
Macedonia Baptist Sunday
School and a past chairman of
the Board of Deacons as well as
a Sunday School teacher.
On September 12. 1963, Mr.
Morgan was elected a member
of the Butts County Hospital
Authority to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal from
the city of W. A. Holston Mr.
Morgan in his “spare" time
was a substitute rural mail
carrier and a part time
salesman for Cotton States
Insurance Company.
During his Igst illness when
Mr Morgan learned that his
days were truly numbered, he
and his family made several
trips the length and breadth of
the United States, enabling
them to visit places that he had
always wanted to see. As long
as health permitted lie served
his community through the
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
A small charge will be made
for each meal, but no one will
be turned away because he is
unable to pay, and no means
test will be made.
Meal-serving centers will be
located, wherever possible,
where they will be convenient
for the greatest number of
people. Transportation will be
provided when necessary.
For those who are not able to
attend the central dining
rooms, arrangements will
be made to have the meal
delivered to their home.
In addition, the program is
seen as a way of ending the
isolation in which many of the
elderly find themselves, and as
a way of bringing them needed
information on such subjects
as nutrition, health and
welfare, and recreation.
United Appeal
Goal Is
$2,000 Short
The Butts County United
Appeal, according to Dick
O’Hara, county chairman, is
$2,000 short of its $15,000 goal.
This deficit has caused Mr.
O'Hara to issue a plea for the
assistance of Butts citizens in
reaching the quota. Mr.
O’Hara asked those persons
who were missed in the canvas
to please contact him, Doug
Durrett or Byrd Garland
"We wish to thank all the
people of Butts County who
have contributed so gen
erously”, Chairman O'Hara
said.
"Due to our deficit, we will
continue our drive and hope to
reach the goal by Thanksgiving
day, November 22." Mr.
O'Hara stated.
According to Mr. O'Hara,
there will be an important
meeting of all trustees and
workers for the drive on
Thursday night, November 15.
at Tomlin's Restaurant at 6:30
o’clock. Mr. O'Hara disclosed
that the dinner will be a Dutch
treat and urged all persons to
please bring their pledge cards
and make a report at this
meeting.
organizations with which he
was associated with a loyalty’
and dedication that was an
inspiration to those who knew
him best.
Funeral services were con
ducted Friday afternoon at two
o'clock from Macedonia Bap
tist Church with Rev. T. H.
Wilder, a former pastor, and
Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor,
officiating. Interment was in
Macedonia Baptist Church
Cemetery with Haisten Funer
al Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr. Morgan is survived by
his wife. Mrs. Carolyn White
Morgan of Jackson; three sons.
George Lawrence (Larry >
Morgan. Jr.. James Randall
Morgan, both of Jackson, and
Augustus Anderson Morgan, a
student at West Georgia
College in Carrollton; parents.
Mr and Mrs. Fred H. Morgan
of Jackson; one brother. Otho
Morgan of Jackson; four
sisters. Mrs. Elsma Smith and
Miss Mary Lou Morgan, both of
Jackson. Mrs. Doyle Brady of
Macon and Mrs. Harvey
Pierson of Warrenton, Vir
ginia; several nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were Harold
Standard. Joel Cawthon, Dr
William Mitchell. Charles
Kinney, Cecil Beal, and Robert
Reese
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the Bus Fund,
care of Macedonia Baptist
Church. Route 2 Box 215.
Jackson. Ga. 30233
Although some money will be
available to provide such
services as transportation and
counseling, 80 percent of the
grant must, by law, be spent on
buying, preparing and serving
the meals. Therefore, it is
hoped that it will be possible tc
mobilize a group of volunteers
to assist in areas of transporta
tion, assistance at the sites,
and escort service. People are
also needed to help serve,
be mealtime companions for
the homebound, to lead
recreational activities and just
be there as friends.
Anyone interested in offering
volunteer services, or even the
referral of possible partici
pants in the program, is invited
to contact Mrs. Hillesheim or
Mrs. Inman at 775-5323.
4 Awarded
State
Scholarships
State Scholarships have been
awarded to four Butts County
students for postsecondary
education in Health Fields
through the Student Aid
Program of the State Scholar
ship Commission.
Designed to finance the
education of skilled health
professionals for Georgia, the
State Scholarship Commission
administers the granting of
state and federal funds to
Georgia residents who have
been accepted by approved
educational institutions and
who have agreed to repay the
scholarship by practicing their
chosen professions in Georgia.
Residents of the area who
have been awarded scholar
ships include:
Peggy D. Evans, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Ralph E. Evans.
Marion L. Vaughn, daughter
of Mr and Mrs. A. E. Vaughn.
Janet K. Washington, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Stacer
Washington.
Gretchenß Wyatt, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Wyatt.
All students are from
Jackson.
Jenkinsburg
Election
Set Dec. Ist
The Mayor and Council of the
City of Jenkinsburg have set
Saturday. December Ist. as the
date for the general election at
which time a mayor and two
councilmen will be voted on.
Mrs T H Price. City Clerk,
announced this week that
Tuesday. November 20th. is the
deadline for candidates to
qualify.
The incumbent mayor of
Jenkinsburg is D T. Ford with
H M. Hooten and Marvin
Farrar, incumbent council
men However. Mrs. Price
explains that Mr. Farrar will
not be eligible to run as he has
moved from the district.
The entrance fee is sl, Mrs
Price explained, with polls to
open December Ist from noon
to 6 p.m.
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!”
