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FFA Chapter Wins
A National Award
The members of the
Jackson High Chapter of
Future Farmers of America
have recently received noti
fication of being recipients of
a national award. The
Jackson FFA Chapter has
been named a national award
winner in the “FFA-Building
Our American Communities
Program”.
The prupose of the FFA
BO AC Program is to: (1)
Develop active, experienced
and knowledgeable com
munity leaders and citizens.
(2) Develop a rural-urban
balance by creation of job
opportunities, community
services, and a better quality
of living in rural communi
ties. (3) Improve the social
and physical enviroment in ,
the cities, towns, villages and
farm communities of rural
America.
The BOAC program is
administered by the FFA
organization in cooperation
with the U. S. Office of
Education, Department of
Health, Education and Wel
fare in Washington, D. C. It
has the support of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture,
the Farmers Home Admini
stration and the National
Vocational Agricultural
Teachers Association.
The area of community
development undertaken by
the local FFA chapter was
that of community beautifi
cation. The Jackson FFA
Chapter participated in the
Butts County Beautification
Through Conservation pro
gram. In doing so the FFA
members have worked close
ly with local garden clubs,
the chamber of commerce,
and civic organizations.
The FFA chapter’s pro
jects have primarily con
cerned landscaping projects
were the Van Deventer
Youth Center, Delta Tank
Company’s office. Sylvan
Grove Hospital, Jackson
United Methodist Church and
the campus of Jackson High
School. These projects in
volved more than 9,005
man-hours of labor, planting
426 shrubbery plants and
approximately IOV4 acres of
land area.
The following letter was
received by R. A. Ledford,
advisor to the Jackson FFA
Chapter:
Dear Mr. Ledford:
Congratulations to you,
your chapter members, your
school and community on
being selected as a 1975
National Award Winner in
the “FFA . . . Building Our
MEET THE RED DEVILS
Hi!
DALE WHITE
Dale White, 5’10”, 165
lbs., fullback, senior, is
the son of Mrs. Bertha
Mae White. Dale is one of
the best football players
in the history of Jackson
High School football.
Besides being an extra
ordinary ball carrier,
Dale is an outstanding
middle guard and one of
the best in this area of
Georgia.
PARRISH
DRUG CO.
A Symbol of Savings and Service
Phone 775-7424 Jackson, Go.
American Communities Pro
gram.”
National award plaques
will be presented to your
chapter and other outstand
ing BOAC recipients from
across the nation on Novem
ber 13, during the Thursday
morning session of the 48th
annual National FFA Con
vention-Municipal Auditori
um, Kansas City, Missouri.
When you and members of
your chapter arrive in
Kansas City you will join a
group of very prestigious
FFA Chapters who have
achieved National recog
nition. Those of us involved
nationally in administering
the BOAC program including
Lilly Endowment, Inc., The
Farmers Home Administra
tion, the National FFA
Foundation, and the National
FFA Organization feel that
this very special and unique
recognition while in Kansas
City . . .
Sincerely,
TedE. Amick
Program Specialist-
Contests, BOAC
This award represents the
first time that the Jackson
FFA Chapter has received a
National Award. This award
also places Jackson among
the few FFA chapters in
Georgia to receive national
honors. However, this honor
did not come through the
efforts of any one person but
it represents the cooperative
efforts of many concerned
community citizens and high
school students.
The Jackson FFA Chapter
desires to send two represen
tatives to the National FFA
Convention in Kansas City to
receive this award. Although
usual FFA Activities costs
are paid for by the FFA
members, this special oc
casion can not be adequately
funded by the FFA chapter.
Any Citizen or civic group
interested in helping send
these delegates to receive
this award can receive more
information at 775-2383. Your
help will be sincerely
appreciated.
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RICKY SMITH
Ricky Smith, 6’, 170
lbs., left halfback, senior,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Smith. Ricky repre
sents the best of the Red
Devil’s outside threat and
has the potential to
become one of the better
ball carriers in this area.
A versatile player, Ricky
will be playing both
defense and offense this
year.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON. GEORGIA
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(TOWALIGA NOTE BURNING) - The last feature of
the sesqui-centennial of Towaliga Baptist Church was the
burning of a note, signifying that a loan of $20,000 for the new
building was paid off. The treasurer of the church, J. H.
Bryant, hands the note to Chairman of Deacons, Oscar
Weaver. Powell Colwell, chairman of Building Committee,
sets fire to the note.
Bankston
Infant Died
On Friday
Wesley Todd Bankston, the
9-month-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Rayburn Bankston, 226
McDonough Road, Jackson,
died late Friday night at
Henrietta Eggleston Hos
pital, Decatur, after hospi
talization of several days and
a longer period of precarious
health.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock from the chapel of
Sherrell Funeral Home with
Rev. Chuck McCrackin and
Rev. Tracy Brinson officia
ting. Interment was in the
Oxford City Cemetery with
Sherrell Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors, in addition to his
parents, include grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
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SIXTH DISTRICT STAR
CHAIRMAN— W. W.
Williams Jr., president of the
C&S Bank of Newnan, has
been renamed by the
Georgia State Chamber of
Commerce as chairman of
the STAR program for the
Sixth Congressional District.
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ESCA PACE
Esca Pace, s’B”, 145
lbs., right halfback,
junior, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Pace.
Esca is an exceptionally
hard runner in the back
field. He is also an
excellant blocker for a
man his size. The Red
Devil coaches feel that
he’ll develop into one of
Jackson High’s better
ball carriers this year.
Thomas Edwards of Porter
dale; Mr. and Mrs. Lamar
Bankston of Jersey; great
grandmothers, Mrs. W. M.
Gallman of Jenkinsburg;
Mrs. Rosey Wiley of Jersey;
several aunts and uncles.
Pallbearers were William
Gauntt, Tyrone Benton, Allen
Rutledge and Harry Jones.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1975
Jenkinsburg News
By Mrs. T. H. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Starr and Jennifer have
returned from an enjoyable
vacation trip to Anchorage,
Alaska, visiting Mrs. Starr’s
brother and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Little. On the
return trip they visited Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Baggel at
Shreveport, La. and Mrs.
Westmoreland of Bloom
burg, Texas.
Mrs. Emma Tingle of
Locust Grove spent several
days last week with her
daughter, Mrs. D. T. Ford,
and Mr. Ford.
Mrs. Billie Brodsky of East
Point visited Mr. and Mrs.
Roy W. Moore during the
weekend.
Weekend guests of Mrs. W.
M. Gallman were Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer Cook and Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Cook of
Lanett, Ala.
We extend sympathy to the
family of Mr. and Mrs.
Rayburn Bankston of Jack
son in the death of little
Wesley, nine month old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bankston. He
was the great-grandson of
Mrs. W. M. Gallman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wilson
and little daughter Tiffany of
East Point were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Moore
on the Labor Day weekend.
Miss June Farrar of
Clarkston was weekend guest
of her mother, Mrs. M. B.
Farrar. Joining them for
Sunday dinner were Mr. and
Mrs. Jackie Mangham, Miss
Susan Mangham and Mr.
Tim Bond, all of McDonough.
The family of Mr. W. G.
Preston would like to say a
special thank you to those
friends and neighbors who
were so kind and thoughtful
during the declining years of
health and at his death. The
offerings of flowers, food,
prayers and others services
rendered were deeply ap
preciated. May God bless you
all.
Mrs. Tara Tyler of East
Point visited Miss Mary Sue
Moore and her family, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Moore.
Miss Shirley Price of
Atlanta was Sunday dinner
guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Price.
Friends visiting Mrs. W. T.
Mote and Talley last week at
Westbury were Mrs. Betty
Dover and friend from
Jackson, Mrs. J. W. Chappell
and family of Atlanta, Mrs.
Edna Tara toot of Atlanta,
Mrs. Fred Morgan, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Bradley and Mrs.
Carolyn Morgan of Stark,
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher,
Mrs. Bill Collins, Mrs.
Emerson Burford, Mrs.
Maude Bevard and John, and
Mrs. Ruth Hooten.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haley
attended a non-denomina
tional youth meeting along
with a large group of Sacred
Heart singers from differed
sections, at the First Baptist
Church in Homerville on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James
Whitaker and Jim visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Fish of
Monticello and attended the
all day singing at Enon
Baptist Church near Monti
cello last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harris
and Mrs. William Harris of
Locust Grove were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Janice Harris
in Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harris
visited Mrs.. Ray Aiken in
Conyers on Thursday.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Nora Wells, Miss
Diane Wells and Davis Wells,
Mr. and Mrs. James Cargile
and daughters, Elaine and
Teresa, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie Wells and A1 Smith
spent several days recently
on a most enjoyable vacation
at Panama City, Florida.
Miss Linda Whitaker of
Dublin and Miss Glenda
Davis of Perry will be
weekend guests of their
parents.
Mrs. Margaret Carmichael
will spend the weekend in
Jacksonville, Fla., with Mr.
and Mrs. C. K. Silas and Mr.
Ralph Silas and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
McLaurin will attend the
Georgia-Pittsburgh game in
Athens Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Allen
of Atlanta spent Sunday a
week ago with Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. May.