The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, June 12, 1975, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextKarksmt progress-Argus Volume 102 Number 22 ''''' ' -- -r A FOND MEMORY OF YESTER YEAR Perhaps one of the most familiar landmarks in the entire Middle Georgia area was the Old Mill at Indian Springs. Shortly before the picturesque building was torn down, the late Marshall Allen of Flovilla asked Sarah Bond to take some Harold Clarke Will Head Georgia Bar Harold Clarke, widely known Forsyth attorney, has been named president-elect of the Georgia Bar Associa tion. Announcement of Mr. Clarke’s election was made at the 12th annual meeting of the State Bar Association in Savannah. Mr. Clarke was recently elected in a mail ballot of the members. The new president-elect, who will become president in June 1976, is a partner in the Forsyth law firm of Clarke, Haygood and Lynch. Mr. Clarke served as State Representative for 10 years through 1970. He is a past president of the Flint Circuit Bar Association and was elected to the State Board of Governors in 1971 and to the executive committee in 1973. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia. Charlie Howell Cuts First Record Album Commercial Bank Files Suit Against Estate C. T. Parker Commerical Bank & Trust Cos., of Griffin has filed a suit in federal court in Atlanta against the estate of the late C. T. Parker, charging he embezzled $1.5-million from the bank. Mr. Parker was president of the bank at the time of his death, June 4, last year. The bank charged that Parker “did wrongfully and unlawfully take money and property” totaling $1,560,823.33 from the bank. The bank is seeking $1,795,553, which includes interest, from the Parker estate, which has been valued at approximately $2.8-million. The suit was filed in federal court yesterday. President Frank Jolly of Commercial Bank was on vacation and not available today for comment. He is due back at the bank Monday. No one else in authority at the bank would comment photographs of the Old Mill for him on a fee basis. The result is the photo above. Note the placid Big Sandy Creek, the mill race, and the sand beach on which almost countless children have played. on the suit. Bank officials said attor ney Jim Owen was repre senting the bank and that he was out of the city and would not return until Monday. Federal court this week appointed Charles Gowan as a special master in the case. The bank said that the Continential Insurance Cos. which has offices in Atlanta, had insured the bank for 10 years from loss of any “dishonest or fraudulent act” by a bank employe but that the insurance company had refused to pay off the bank’s claim. The bank has demanded from the court that both the Parker estate and the Continental Insurance Cos., be made to pay off the bank’s claim. The bank alleged that Parker “acquired certain real property” in Pike County from “Mrs. P. N. Melton and it further appears “Been Gone Too Long”, an LP album of religious songs written, played and sung by Charlie Howell, a Jackson High School grad uate and musician, has been published and is now on sale under the Mark Records label. Charlie, according to his father. Dr. Jim Howell, has been interested in music since he was eight or nine years old when Jim bought him his first guitar, a $25 Rich’s special. Charlie took three guitar lessons as a child and exhibited an unusual amount of talent. He has been playing and singing ever since. The following passage from the jacket cover of the album was written by Charlie: “I was saved when I was fifteen years old. I became very happy, and enthusiastic about serving the Lord; but this enthu siasm did not last long. I had based my Christian life upon ‘experience’, not faith. Therefore I had no defense against the temptation of Satan. Sin entered into my life, which resulted in separation from God. I lived son, Georgia 30233, Thursday, June 12, 1975 the purchase price of said lands may have been fraudulently obtained” from the Griffin bank. The bank alleged that Parker was the sole stock holder of Griffin Commerical Properties. Inc., and that he “obtaned money fraudulent ly from the bank by executing notes and other instruments on behalf of said corporation, using the forged and purported signatures and endorsements of fictiti ous and alleged officers of the said corporation.” The complex case also includes a suit filed by Parker’s widow, Mrs. Carolyn C. Parker, for a year’s support of approxi mately $125,000. A daughter, Carol Ann Parker, is listed as benefi ciary of $25,000 from Park er’s will. The Griffin Daily News, June 7th. the way I wanted to, never asking God to change me. Then the Lord, through His power, miraculously inter vened into my life. He pulled me from Satan’s grasp. I realized I had turned my back on Jesus and that I needed Him. I knew I had been gone too long. 1 prayed to Jesus for forgiveness of my sins. I prayed that He would revive the Holy Spirit within me. He did what I asked of Him, and more. Jesus helped me to remove the sin w hich had caused my separation from God. Jesus gave me life." Charlie, a Dean’s List senior at the University of Georiga, is majoring in education. He has a supply of his new album on hand and available for sale. HAWKES LIBRARY SETS STORYTIME Hawkes Children’s Library will sponsor Storytime for children four to eight years of age each Friday morning. June 6, through August 15, except Friday, July 4. Story time will be from 9:30 to 10:15 a m. Summertime can be funtime at the library. Henry County To Receive $8 Million Hospital Loan The Henry County Hospital Authority has been awarded an $8,000,000 loan by the Farmers Home Administra tion assuring construction of a 100-bed hospital on Hudson Bridge Road. R. Windson Daniel, Chair man of the Hospital Author ity, said the loan would permit construction early in 1976. probably in January. The loan, according to Mr. Daniel, is 5 percent interest with a 40 year payout. Interest will not begin accruing for another three years, the maximum time in which Farmers Home Ad ministration officials esti mate completion. Henry County Hospital Authority members are hopeful the structure will be available by mid-1977. Mr. Daniel says. "We think it will take about 18 months to build." Initially the hospital will have 100 beds, and will utilize Jack Flynt's Condition Improved Sixth District Congress man John J. Flynt Jr. of Griffin is reported in good condition Tuesday morning in a LaGrange hospital where he is recovering from injuries sustained Friday night in the grinding head-on crash of a logging truck and a chartered VIP bus carrying Secretary of the Army Howard “Bo” Callaway and a party of Congressman, wives and other dignitaries to Callaway Gardens. The collision occurred about four miles north of Hamilton minutes after six o’clock. Both Cong. Flynt and his wife, Patty, were hospi talized. It was reported that Mrs. Flynt would probably be released Tuesday but Mr. Flynt was expected to remain in the hospital another “two or three days.” The drivers of both the truck and the bus were killed. The accident occurred during a rainstorm when the empty logging truck jack knifed to avoid striking two cars slowing for a left turn, veering into the pathway of the bus. More than 14 persons were injured, including several congressmen from Alabama. The group was to take part in the dedication of the West Point dam on Saturday. Secretary Callaway, despite his injuries, left the hospital to make the key note address. Mr. Carmichael Completes Ins. Course Mr. Walter Carmichael, Jr. of the Carmichael Insurance Agency, Inc., 130 Dempsey Avenue, Jackson Georgia has successfully completed the Insurance and Agency Management Course of the Fifteenth Annual Agents’ Summer School sponsored by State Auto mobile Mutual Insurance Company of Columbus, Ohio. The School was conducted at Capital University in Colum bus and was under the direction of Dr. John S. Bickley, Frank Park Sam ford Chair of Insurance, The University of Alabama. -250 employees. Mr. Daniel said he expects the facility to increase in size in response to demand. He said it will be located on 30 acres on Hudson Bridge Road very near Rock Quarry Road. The building will face Hudson Bridge Road less than one-half mile from Interstate 75. but will have a service road access to Rock Quarry Road. The site has been termed ideal by two independent and totally unrelated feasibility surveys. The Hospital Au thority compared its survey with one prepared by the Georgia Department of Human Resources and learn ed the two called for a location in virtually the identical area. Hudson Bridge Road is near the geographical population cen ter of Henry County and easily accesible to transpor tation arteries. Announcement of the im Jackson Beauty Winner To Compete in Georgia Pageant PAGEANT CONTESTANTS: Karen Gantt, left. Cathy Payton FORSYTH. GA. Two Tift College students with a lot in common will be friendly rivals in the Miss Georgia Pageant to be held in Columbus on June 14. Miss Cathy Payton of Woodbury and Miss Karen Gantt of Savannah are both beautiful. Both are the youngest daughters of Geor gia Baptist ministers, tal ented musicians, and former high school beauty queens. Karen was named Miss Tift College and will repre sent the school in the Miss Georgia Pageant. TWO GET MORRIS BROWN DEGREES ATLANTA. GEORGIA Phyllis Aratia Berry. 8.5.. and Wilbert James Brown. 8.A., of Jackson, were among the 181 students receiving the bachelor of arts and the bachelor of science degrees during Morris Brown College's 90th Bac calaureate - Commencement held on the main campus lawn at 5:00 p.m., Sunday May 18 Mrs.Delois Pope, Atlanta, was the Valedictorian and Mrs. Mary Salter Massey, Tennille, Georgia, was Salu tatorian of the class of 1975. $6.18 Per Year In Advance pending ground breaking is the climax of almost two years of preparation. Archi tectural drawings are not yet complete and will not be finalized for six to seven months, but the funding obstacle has been cleared and the hospital is now a certainty. United States Senator Herman E. Talmadge and Congressman John J. Flynt have been actively indenti fied with the Henry County hospital effort. The five member hospital board members other than Mr. Daniel: James Brown, Vice-Chairman, Jim Mercer, Sr.. Otis Bellamy and Bob Engeman. Mr. Daniel said that especial credit on the Board of County Commissioners was due Chairman Hugh Findley and V. P. (Buck) Mitcham. Mr. Mitcham, a former Farmers Home Ad ministration employee him Cathy was chosen Miss Heart of Middle Georgia in a contest sponsored by the Butts County Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce in Jackson. She will also compete in the annual Miss Georgia Pageant. Both girls are music majors with Applied Music Scholarships to Tift College. Karen will play the organ and Cathy will sing in the Miss Georgia talent compe tition. Karen, the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. James M. Gantt. Jr., was elected Miss Snake Eats 3 Golf Balls Used To Fool Sitting Hen It seems that a particular hen belonging to James H. Stewart on Stark Road has lost the knack of sitting on her eggs. In an effort to get her back into the groove, Mr. Stewart placed golf balls in her nest. Sunday, while gathering eggs in the hen house, he happened upon a five foot long black runner snake. Mr. Stewart did-in the egg bandit with quick dispatch. On closer examination he discovered three distinct lumps in the reptile’s body. Eager to retrieve the pinched eggs he slit open the snake’s body only to discover three indigestible and unhatchable golf balls which just goes to show that three in the nest ain’t necessarily worth six in the bush. self, was credited with Clearing away months of red tape to expedite the loan. Words of appreciation were also said for Farmers Home Administration peo ple: Glen Staples. Clifford Holcombe, Ralph L. Petree, John N. McDuffie, and Mrs. Lillian D. O'Kelly. Henry County will guar antee operation of the multi-million dollar facility with a millage levy which cannot exceed three mills, according to Mr. Daniel. Originally there had been speculation that county sub sidies could be as much as seven mills, however Mr. Daniels says three mills is the maximum. If the hospital can generate sufficient revenues to become self supporting, then no ad ditional millage levy will be required. The Weekly- Advertiser. McDonough. Savannah Christian while a senior in high school. The Rev. Gantt is pastor of Savannah's Immanuel Bap tist Church. Cathy, whose father is pastor of Woodbury Baptist Church, was named Miss Flint River Academy and Homecoming Queen while attending Flint River Acad emy. The Tift freshman is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Payton. Both young ladies are happy that another Tift girl will be in Columbus for the week of competition.