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Volume 102 Number 4
Belly Dancing Class
Attracts 30 Ladies
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Middle Eastern dancing,
better known as belly
dancing, is the biggest new
hit of the Jackson-Butts
County Recreation Depart
ment program.
Some thirty women are
currently participating in the
belly dancing exercise class,
taught by Mrs. Marian
Aekiss.
Due to the success of the
class, Recreation Director
Perry Manolis stated that
intermediate and advanced
Jurors Drawn For
February Court
The February term of
Butts Superior Court will
convene Monday morning,
February 3rd, at 9:30 o’clock
witli a moderately heavy
docket to confront the
traverse jurors, according to
David P. Ridgeway, Sr.,
Clerk of Superior Court.
Judge Hugh D. Sosebee of
the Flint Judicial Circuit
drew the names of jurors
while in Jackson last week.
District Attorney Edward E.
McGarity of McDonough will
present evidence for the state
in criminal proceedings
which will begin on February
10th at 9:30 o’clock.
Names of the jurors, as
drawn by Judge Sosebee,
are:
GRAND JURY
Mrs. Julie Sibley, Freddie
Dodson, Francis E Holland,
Mrs. Alma A. Thurman, Mrs.
Linda Jean Taylor, Robert
M Jackson. Mrs. Marie
Porter, Mrs. Bessie L.
Griffin, Joseph Murray Mon
crief. Curtis L, Gaye, Mrs.
Margaret M. Dukes. 0. P.
Stephens, Isom James Ro
berts, Mrs. Sue Jones, Mrs.
MARIAN ACKISS, INSTRUCTOR
classes in belly dancing are
planned.
Mrs. Aekiss is a resident of
Griffin, where she and her
husband, Roger S. Aekiss,
own and manage AMPS
Electric Company. They
have three boys, ages 14, 6,
and 2.
A native of Chicago, 111.,
Mrs. Aekiss was trained in
all forms of dance, having
studied since childhood. In
1974, she traveled to Greece,
where she acquired additio
Annie Maude Goodman.
John David Walker, Mil
lard Daniel, Jr., James L.
Lofton, Mrs. Clara Barlow,
Malcolm R. Smith, Alton
Patterson, Joseph H. Brown,
Sr., Dennis A. O’Neal,
Raymon C. Fenner, Harold
A. Howard, Mrs. Essie Mae
Foster, John Wayne Hug
gins. Mrs. C. E. Washington,
Floyd Moore, Robert A.
Watkins.
BUTTS SUPERIOR
COURT
TRAVERSE JURY
February Term 1975
First Week
February 3,1975
Wilhelm E. Essich, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ray, John H.
Moore, William T. Brown,
Jr., Joseph M. Morris, R.
Sanford Powell, E. Douglas
Briscoe, Jr., Aubrey James,
Mrs. Jane B. Waits, James
E. Jones, Mrs. Joanne S.
Oxenford, James Henry
Berry, Wiiliam Lee Gambill,
Mrs. Ruby Mae Lawson,
Mrs. Kathleen R. Cart
wright, Danny K. Rivers, N.
L. Dulfey.
nal experience in dance. Mrs.
Aekiss has performed for
private organizations and
also at the Golden Dolphin, a
Greek supper club, located in
Underground Atlanta.
Mrs. Aekiss says the
course in belly dancing is
excellent physical condition
ing and results in an overall
toning effect. Director Mano
lis wishes to remind prospec
tive enrollees that, “Exer
cise, no matter what form it
may be, is good for sound
health.”
Walter D. Pope, W. L.
Jones, Virgil Smith, L. H.
Cawthon, Mrs. Sara W.
Lowery, C. L. Thurston, Jr.,
Mrs. Fannie Mae Tate, John
B. Barnes, Willie Morris
Head. Mrs. Willie Ruth
Reeves, Mrs. Mary Ann
Leverette, Mrs. Patricia
Jean Watts, Arthur Allen
Brittain, Mrs. Oteal Davis,
Mrs. Dianne C. England, Ed
A. Deaver, Jr., Mrs. Mary
Alice Vickers.
James M. Perkins, Donald
K. Knight, Samuel T.
Hocker, Kenneth W. Wil
liams, Mrs. Mamie Craw
ford, Mrs. Helen Taylor
Watts, Charles R. Butler,
Allen T. Byars, Alfred H.
Goens, Y. C. Hudson, L. J.
Smith, James Albert Akin,
Mrs. Donna M. Lindsey, Mrs.
Helen Louise Ball. Joseph C.
Shields, Robert Jordan, Mrs.
Joy S. Long, John W. Miller.
Arthur Lee Cleveland,
Charles E. Barbee, Mrs.
Edith F. Hall, Larry Wil
liams. Mrs. Waneta Bristol,
Walter George Roberts,
Booker T. Stokes, Richard
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Jackson, Georgia 30233 Thursday, January 23, 1975
Dr. Walker
Buried In
Maryland
Dr. Roland Lenwood Walk
er, Sr., 53, of Route 1,
Flovilla.died early Thursday
morning, January 16th, at
Crawford W. Long Hospital
in Atlanta following a brief
illness.
Dr. Walker, treasurer of
the Indian Springs Camp
Ground Association and
retired ordained Methodist
minister, last week under
went a second eye operation
for removal of cataracts.
Shortly after his surgery, a
nurse discovered his blood
pressure at a dangerously
low level. A check revealed
serious internal hemorrhag
ing from a malignancy in the
lower colon which was
hitherto unknown to both Dr.
Walker and his doctors. He
failed to rally from the loss of
blood and died about six
o’clock Thursday morning.
Born April 2nd, 1921 in
Cumberland, Maryland, he
was the son of the late Mr.
Lenwood Walker and the late
Mrs. Irene Groves Walker.
He attended schools in
Cumberland and graduated
from Asbury College in
Wilmore, Kentucky in 1945,
shortly after which he
became an ordained Metho
dist minister. During his
years as a minister, Dr.
Walker served Methodist
churches in Elberton, Tho
maston, and Chamblee, his
last appointment. He was a
member of the North
Georgia Conference and was
awarded an honorary Doc
tor’s Degree from Asbury
College in 1964. Dr Walker
was a Mason and a former
member of the Elberton
Kiwanis Club. Dr. Walker
had served as treasurer of
Indian Springs Camp Ground
Association for six years,
succeeding the late Clarence
Newton, who with his son,
met death in a tragic plane
crash. Dr. Walker succeeded
Mr. Newton as treasurer.
For the last one and
one-half to two years, Dr.
Walker made his home at the
Camp Ground and became
more widely known in the
Jackson community where
he attended church at the
Jackson United Methodist
Church. He was widely
known and greatly beloved
by those who attended Camp
Meeting regularly and a
large contingent of friends
assembled Friday afternoon
for funeral services.
Funeral services were
conducted Friday afternoon
at two o’clock from the
Jackson United Methodist
Church in Jackson with the
Rev. Phil DeMore, pastor;
Rev. John Gillespie, pastor of
the Monroe Circuit; and Dr.
Z. T. Johnson, President
Emeritus, Asbury College,
and a long time friend,
officiating. Rev. Gillespie
was one of several ministers
whom Dr. Walker converted
to a ministerial career. Dr.
Johnson delivered the eulo
gy. Sherrell Funeral Home
was in charge of local
arrangements.
Interment for Dr. Walker
was Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock in Cumberland, Ma
ryland, at Hillcrest Cemete
ry.
Dr. Walker is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Francis K.
Williams of Vienna. Virgi
nia; two sons, Roland
Lenwood Walker, Jr., of
Flovilla, and Robert Wesley
Walker of Duluth; four
brothers. Wallace Walker,
Stanley Walker, Raymond
Walker, and Dale Walker, all
of Cumberland, Maryland; a
grandson, Jess Lenwood
Walker of Flovilla; an uncle.
Col. Roland C. Barrett of
Alexandria, Va.
Pallbearers, all members
of the Board of Trustees of
the Indian Springs Camp
Four Students Eligible For
Governor's Honors Program
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HONORS PROGRAM SEMI-FINALISTS are. left to right. Bobby Pinckney, Robert Merritt, Ricky Long, and
Lee Duffey. The Jackson High students go to Wesleyan College campus Saturday afternoon for individual interviews.
Four students from Jack
son High School, selected as
semi-finalists, will go to
Macon, January 25th, for an
interview leading to a
probable place in the 1975
Governor’s Honors Program.
Lee Duffey, Robert Mer
ritt, and Bobby Pinckney will
be interviewed in the area of
science, while Ricky Long
will be interviewed in the
area of drama.
Lee, a JHS sophomore, is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. L.
Duffey. An honor roll
student, Lee is also a
member of the drama club.
Lens and Shutter Club, and
Quill and Scroll Journalism
Association. Lee is active in
4-H where he has been a
two-time district winner in
Human Development.
Science students trying for
a place in GHP had to
prepare a project in advance.
Lee will be working on the
effects of aerosol spray on
the learning abilities of mice.
He must explain this project
during the interview.
Robert Merritt is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Merritt. A
junior, Robert was born in
Marietta, and has been a JHS
Mrs. Crusselle
To Speak At
BPW Meeting
Mrs. Marion Crusselle.
Assistant Director, Defen
sive Driving Courses and
Civic Affairs. Georgia Safety
Council, Atlanta, will be
guest speaker at the Jackson
B&PW Club dinner meeting
Ground Association, were
Rev. J. Paul Barrett, Fred
Harris, Ralph Smith, Frank
Harris, Joe Luce, and Rev.
Emory Braekman.
Members of the Board of
Trustees were invited to
serve as honorary pall
bearers and these included
Rev. J. 0. Fuller. Rev. R. O.
Edenfield, Giles G. Batche
lor, David Crouse, Hoyed
Davis, Dr. J. C. Lester, Rev.
John A. Lindsey, Rev. S. L.
Mayo, Roy L. Sims, Rev.
Orman P. Sloat, Rev. J.
David Aycock. Sr.. Rev. W.
Glen Smith, Jr., J. Norris
McKinsey. R. F Lee, and
Walton Peabody, Sr. Some of
these were unable to be
present.
In lieu of flowers the family
requested that contributions
be made to the Indian
Springs Camp Ground Asso
ciation, t.o. Mr. Frank G.
Harris. P.O. Box 550,
Cartersville, Ga 30120.
student for the past year.
A member of the Honor
Society and Math club,
Robert is interested in
numismatics. Robert hopes
to work as a scientist for the
government upon completion
of college. His science
project concerns the effect of
acids and alkalines on the
reproduction of Chlamydo
monas.
Bobby is the son of Dr. and
Mrs R H. Pinckney. A
sophomore, he has served on
the student council for two
years and is a member of the
Drama club and the Lens and
Shutter Club. Bobby was a
member of the Red Devils
varsity football team this
year.
Throughout the past years,
Bobby has been active also in
the Scout program as well as
4-H activities. An honor roll
student. Bobby has prepared
a science project concerning
practical uses of the laser.
Seeking a place in the
drama division of Governor's
Honors, Ricky Long, a
sophomore, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Long. Ricky
was the 1974 winner of the
American Legion Oratorical
on Monday evening. January
27th, at the Jackson Club
house.
Mrs. Crusselle will speak
on “No Fault Insurance" and
new Georgia Safety legisla
tion. In charge of the
program will be the World
Affairs Committee. Mrs.
Maurine Shields, chairman.
A past president of the
Georgia Federation of BPW
Clubs. Mrs. Crusselle was
also charter president of the
Peachtree BPW Club, orga
nized the Atlanta Breakfast
BPW Club, and was editor of
“Georgiana” for two years.
Site has been with the
Georgia Safety Council since
September 1, 1972. was
consultant for Georgia Socie
ty for the Prevention of
Blindness for two years;
Consultant for Metropolitan
Life Insurance Cos. for three
years; training supervisor
for Davison's Department
Store for over 12 years; and
Grace Methodist Church
secretary for two years.
Other organizations she
has been affiliated with
include Atlanta Women’s
Chamber of Commerce,
Quota Club of Atlanta.
National Speaker's Bureau,
National Council of Women
of the U.S., and a qualified
instructor, Dorothy Carnegie
Courses.
56.18 Per Year In Advance
Contest. He serves on the
student council and is a
member of the Lens and
Shutter Club, the Drama
club, and Quill and Scroll.
Ricky has consistently
made the top honor roll at
JHS. In 4-H work he has been
district winner four times in
Public Speaking and Health
Programs. Ricky’s audition
for GHP will include a
monologue based on Neil
Simon's “Barefoot in the
Park.”
The Governor’s Honors
Program is an instructional
program designed to provide
gifted upcoming 11th and
12th grade students enrolled
in Georgia’s schools chal
lenging and enriching edu
cational opportunities not
usually available during the
regular school year. The
program is also designed to
assist students in recognizing
their potential.
Each year 400 young
people meet on the Wesleyan
campus in Macon to work in
their owm area of interest
from June 11 to July 24. Local
school systems nominate
their semi-finalists. These
semi-finalists must then
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A FIRST FOR JACKSON - The first Sperry
Remington SEIOO typewriter ever to be sold in the United
States was received at Garland and Garland, Jackson
firm, last Thursday. January 16th. Ted Coggin of Atlanta
demonstrates the operation of the Holland-made machine to
Palsy Cook of Garland and Garland. Photo by Jerry
McLaurin.
appear before secondary and
college instructors for an
individual interview. Selec
tion of students for actual
participation in the program
is based upon the results of
auditions and interviews
conducted by the state
selection committee.
Students chosen to be
semi-finalists must rank in
the upper 10 percent of the
class; have an overall grade
average of B have an
average of A in the area in
which nominated; have high
achievement in the area in
which nominated; be re
commended by a teacher in
the area in which nominated;
have good emotional and
physical health; have de
monstrated interest and
aptitude in the area in which
nominated; and be recom
mended by the local system.
The committee selecting
the semi-finalists was com
posed of department chair
men. principal, counselors,
and local system coordinator
of Jackson High School.
Program finalises are
announced in April by the
State Department of Educa
tion.
