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Volume 101 Number 41
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United Appeal Drive Is
Off To A Good Beginning
“Our 1975 drive is off to a
great start,” United Appeal
Chairman Byrd Garland said
in an interview this week.
“The main problem is
keeping the drive before the
public during the month of
October,” he continued.
“We appreciate the excel
lent cooperation the news
media in Jackson has alwavs
shown us. I really feel good,
coverage is half the battle.”
Mr. Garland said this week
and next the many churches
in Jackson will be asked to
contribute to United Appeal.
Co-chairmen of this group
are Mrs. Tom Taylor, Rev.
Don Folsom, and Byrd Gar
land.
“Most of the churches have
been contacted,” Mrs. Tay
Griffin-1-75 Connector
Perhaps 5 Years Away
The connector between
Griffin and 1-75 will likely be
completed in 1979, according
to information given a
Griffin-Spalding County del
egation who met last week
with Downing Musgrove,
director of the Department of
Transportation at the State
Highway Office in Atlanta.
Rep. John Carlisle of
Spalding County was
spokesman for the group
which went to inquire about
the status of the connector
road. The best guess for
completing the link between
Griffin and 1-75 is 1979.
Mr. Musgrove told the
delegation the project was
one of several in a five-year
package. He said it had high
priority in the overall
project.
The five-year program
began this year and sche
duled completion of it is in
1979.
The outlook at the present,
Mr. Musgrove indicated, is
that the contract for paving
could be let in 1978 and the
lor said, “and we will return
to check contributions in the
near future. We feel we’ll be
able to make our final report
in the fourth week of the
drive.”
“The residential division is
particularly well organized.”
United Appeal President
Dick O’Hara said.
“This is a really big area
for co-chairmen Ben Wright
and Tom O’Dell, however,
we’re anticipating their
report in the final week of the
drive.”
Chairmen of this division
will be working with senior
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
who have volunteered to
canvass various areas.
Mac Davis and Stan
Maddox are co-chairmen of
project completed in 1979.
A short portion of the
connector would be in Butts
County and present plans
indicate that it would connect
with 1-75 at or near the
present Route 16 inter
change.
Mr. Musgrove told the
Griffinites the time table is
subject to change because of
the present economic situa
tion and federal funds. The
DOT director reminded that
the project does involve
federal funds. However, he
said the project is on the
drawing boards now and is on
schedule.
Land acquisition for rights
of way could begin in 1976,
the group learned. The cost is
expected to be in the range of
SBOO,OOO at today’s prices.
This would be in addition to
the $6-million price L g on the
paving project. The project
started as a $5-million job
and has risen to $6-million
now because of inflation and
other factors.
What the final figure will
E JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
the Outlying Areas division.
“We’ve divided the county
into six areas,” Mr. Davis
said, “and we’ll be visiting
them soon.”
“I’m really optimistic.” he
smiled, “we’ve got 67 repre
sentatives working with us,
and we hope to make our
final report at the end of the
second week.”
“A fair share is what we’d
like each person in Butts
County to give,” Chairman
Garland said.
“There are so many
deserving areas, and we
don’t want to neglect any of
them,” he added.
“We’d like to tell the people
where their money goes,” he
concluded, “and we’ll do just
that throughout the drive.”
be is difficult to tell, the
Griffin delegation was told.
Besides Carlisle, those
attending from Griffin were
Representative-elect John
Mostiler, Senate-nominate
Virginia Shapard, Rep. Clay
ton Brown, County Commis
sioner-nominate Reid Child
ers, Scott Searcy and Russ
Spangler of the Chamber of
Commerce, and City Manag
er Roy Inman.
JUS TO HAVE ADULT
TYPEWRITING CLASS
There will be an evening
adult class in typewriting at
Jackson High School. There
is no fee for taking the
course. The class will meet
twice a week for two hours
per meeting.
Any persons interested in
gaining skills in typewriting,
please contact Jeanell Quart -
erman at lackson High
School by ca' ig 775-2526
Shaw Fletcher
Cited For
Farm Practices
The Lower Chattahoochee
River Soil and Water
Conservation District was
named second place winner
in the annual state-wide
Goodyear Conservation A
wards program with Robert
Shaw Fletcher, of Americus,
named as the Outstanding
Cooperator in the district.
The announcement was
made by John H. Bolin,
representatiave of the State
Soil and Water Conservation
Committee.
Mr. Fletcher is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B.
Fletcher of Butts County,
Jenkinsburg community. For
the past several years, Mr.
Fletcher has done outstand
ing work in promulgating
conservation practices in the
South Georgia area.
Mr. Fletcher, who farms in
conjunction with Burt
Strange in Schley County was
named "Man of the Year’’ in
1973 for Schley County in the
Lower Chattahoochee Soil
and Water Conservation
District, being cited for his
conservation practices. He
was subsequently named a
supervisor which led to his
award as the outstanding
cooperator.
The Lower Chattahoochee
River District is comprised
of nine counties in the
southwest area: Clay, Lee,
Quitman, Randolph, Schley,
Stewart, Sumter, Terrell and
Webster.
ST. JOHNS LODGE
TO CONFER DEGREE
St. John’s Lodge No. 45.
F&AM, will have a regular
communications meeting
Monday. October 7th, at
7:30 p.m. at the lodge hall,
according to Richard Bal
lard. W.M.
The E.A. degree will be
conferred. All qualified Ma
sons are invited to attend.
Light refreshments will be
served.
Byron Smith To Talk on Wills
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Barnesville Byron Smith of Banks. Smith, and
c,ambdin, Barnesville attorneys, will be teaching “Making a
Will” as part of Gordon Junior College's community services
this quarter.
The course is offered on October 8 and 10 from 7-9
p in. and will cover drawing up a will, tax and estate
planning, trusts, and future interests.
Wills allow a person to decide how his estate will be
handled at his death Decisions such as who will care for
children and how possessions will be divided among survivors
are included in plans.
“The basic reasons for having a will are that it saves
a person hearing costs of administration and titles proeprty
so that heirs can enjoy their inheritance,” said Smith.
Find out how to protect your family and estate by
enrolling in “ Making a Will.” The fee is $lO. To register call
the Office of Community Services, Gordon Junior College,
358-1700.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1974
Three Offices Be Decided In
City Primary October 4th
City voters, probably in
record numbers since the
registration is at an all time
high, near 2,000, will visit the
polls Friday, October 4th, to
cast ballots in the City
Primary at which nominees
in three races will be decided
for two-year terms beginning
January 1, 1975.
Perhaps the race on which
most interest is centered is
that for Mayor where former
Jackson Mayor C. B. Brown.
Jr. seeks the office against
Ben B. Garland, Jackson
attorney. Incumbent Jackson
Mayor Robert F. (Bobby)
Mackey announced several
w eeks ago his decision not to
seek re-election as mayor but
did qualify and become a
candidate for the council seat
in the Third Ward in one of
the most unusual maneuvers
in the history of Jackson
politics.
.Candidates for the Council
Seat in the Second Ward are
Allen Byars. Jackson busi
nessman and owner of a
men’s clothing store, who
opposes W. D. (Dick i Pope,
incumbent councilman and a
FIRST BAPTIST WOMEN
TO SERVE DINNER
AT BUTTS FAIR
The ladies of the First
Baptist Church invite the
people of Jackson and Butts
County to eat lunch with
them at the Fairgrounds on
Wednesday.
A spaghetti plate, includ
ing drink, will be served for
$1.50. Sandwiches, cakes,
pies and Cokes will also be
available.
Serving will begin at 11:30
a .m. and continue throughout
the afternoon and evening.
Proceeds will be used to
help furnish the kitchen in
the new Baptist church.
retired Georgia Power Com
pany employee.
In the Third Ward, a
three-man race will be
between Gerald Davis, Jack
son businessman affiliated
with Polk Tire Cos.; Dr. Roy
Goff. Jackson pharmacist
and real estate executive;
and Robert F (Bobby)
Mackey, incumbent mayor
and owner of a convenience
store. After 12 years of
valued service as council
man from the Third Ward.
W. 0. Ball did not offer for
re-election.
All candidates qualified
and will run under the rules
and regulations adopted by
the City of Jackson Demo
cratic Executive Committee
of which Levi J. Ball is
chairman. Candidates for
Mayor paid a fee of $125
while candidates for Council
were assessed SBS.
In the event a run-off is
needed for the race in the
Third Ward, such a run-off
primary will be held on
Friday. October 18. accord
ing to Mr. Ball.
For the first time in the
Nudist Colony Forsakes
A Club in Lamar County
The nudists who had
previously planned opening a
club in Lamar County on
September 21st have forsak
en the idea and will
apparently not locate in
Lamar County at all. From
the outset, the club met
strenuous opposition from
ministers in Lamar County
and from District Attorney
Edward E. McGarity, of
McDonough.
Now. officers of the nudist
club say it was all a big
mistake.
The president of an Atlanta
nudist club said his organiza
tion never had any intention
of settling in Lamar County
in the first place, they were
"just doing a feasibility
study" on locating a site
south of Atlanta.
Francis A. Gilmore, presi
dent of the Tropicana Nudist
Country Club on West Wieuca
Road in Sandy Springs,
laughingly said he has never
even been in Lamar County,
other *han to drive through
on his way to Macon.
Gilmore stirred up quite a
stir among Lamar County
citizens several weeks ago by
stating that his club was
locating a country club on
some land there. Lamar
residents never were able to
determine just where the
land was.
Thursday. Gilmore said
the land is north of Atlanta
near Gainesville. He said
newspapers there wrote a
nice story about his nudist
club and it is accepted by the
residents.
They plan to build a resort
type country club there in a
year or so. he added.
A group of Lamar minis
ters, headed by the Rev.
Loran C. Berek of the Lamar
United Methodist Circuit had
protested the club’s locating
in Lamar County. They
talked with Gilmore and he
promised if after reading his
literature on nudism, they
tthe ministers) still objected
and would make a public
statement to that effect, the
club would not locate in
Lamar County.
Thursday morning, the
ministers stated for publica
tion their objections.
They said they had studied
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
city’s history’, the voter
registration exceeded the
2.000 mark, according to M.
L. Powell. city clerk
However, the list certified by
the city to the Democratic
Executive Committee will
likely contain around 1900
names as the list was
recently purged, Mr. Powell
explained.
Polls at City Hall will open
on Friday morning. October
4th. at 7 o’clock and will
remain open until 7 p.m.,
giving what the executive
committee considers ample
time for all voters who wish
to exercise their right of
franchise to cast ballots.
Mr. Ball reminds candi
dates and their supporters of
the regulation that literature
may not be passed out in City
Hall or in areas immeditely
adjacent to the front door of
City Hall. Any candidate or
supporter who might be
discovered not complying
with this regulation will be
asked to desist or to move
further away from the
polling place in the City Hall.
Ballots will be counted as
the literature and while they
do not doubt the sincerity of
so-called nudist adherents
and respect their right of
belief in moral and social
behavior, they are convinced
that establishing such an
organization in their com
munity would have a
detrimental and negative
influence in the lives of the
adults, youth and children.
The Tropicana Nudist
Country Club has around 350
members and applicants.
Gilmore said. They range in
age from 18 to 65 with more
women members than men.
Gilmore said they primari
ly are interested in attracting
family groups with young
children. The children are
not listed as members. Dues
range from SSO to $275
depending upon the family's
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Flynt Gets Award
H. Vernon Scott (r), president of the National Associated
Businessmen, Inc . presents the organization's “Watchdog of
the Treasury” award to Rep. John J, Flynt, Jr., of Griffin, in
recognition of his 81.8 percent economy voting record in 1973
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early as possible following
the 7 o'clock poll closing
deadline and it is hoped that
results will be known at an
early hour.
Members of the City
Democratic Executive Com
mittee will meet at 10 o’clock
Saturday morning, October
sth. to consolidate and
publish the returns. Those
candidates receiving a ma
jority of the votes will be
declared the party nominees
and will have their name
placed on the general
election ballot for the city
election in November.
Members of the City
Democratic Executive
Committee will be nominated
for one year terms and these
include the following: Levi J.
Ball, chairman. City at
Large; Mrs. Mary Lee
Martin, assistant secretary.
First Ward: Doyle Jones. Jr.,
Second Ward; A. V. Maddox.
Third Ward: Richard W.
Watkins. Jr., secretary.
Fourth Ward: J. O. King.
Fifth Ward.
size.
Gilmore stressed his orga
nization is not a sex club.
"We are clean people who
think the body is God’s
creation .... Believe it
or not. nudists enjoy wearing
clothes." he continued.
When asked. "What do the
club members do?" Gilmore
responded. "We enjoy social
nudism." He said they meet
at private homes and resorts.
The Atlanta club is about
six vears old.
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