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Sacksmt lirngresa-Argus . A. Volume 102 Number 37 Jackson Crushes Stockbridge 28-6 In Opener On Friday By Frank Hearn A fine crowd of local Red Devil supporters followed their team to Stockbridge Friday and were treated to an enjoyable win over an outmanned Stockbridge eleven. The score was 28 to 6 but it wasn’t that close. Coach Danny Blue’s team looked excellent in some spots and ragged in others, while giving their new coach his first victory. Stockbridge could not move the football in the interior or through the airways due to a strong pass rush. However, the Jackson ends gave up too much yardage on the sweeps and that area could hurt the team in the weeks that follow. At any rate one can’t win them all unless one wins number one, thats what the Devils did Friday. Stockbridge won the toss, and their speedster Nix returned it to the 25. A young eager Jackson defense jump ed offsides three times aiding in the Tiger’s initial drive. Mark Cawthon stopped it with a fumble recovery at the 37 yard line. From here Jackson wasted little time in moving to score in ten plays on their first offensive drive of 75. Dale White, Ricky Smith and Esca Pace took turns lugging it to the 15 where a critical fourth down HEARING ON TAX SUIT SET FOR SEPT. 16th The hearing on the tax suit filed recently by officers of the Taxpayers Protective Association will be heard on Tuesday, September 16th, before Judge Sam Whitmire of Barnesville in the Butts County Courtroom beginning at 9:30 a.m. The hearing is expected to last the major portion of the day and a large number of interested citizens is expected to be on hand. Eben LaCount, 14, Is Drowning Victim Eben Clay LaCount, 14- year-old Juliette boy, drown ed Wednesday, September 3rd, in Trammell’s Pond in Forsyth. The young boy, a lifelong resident of Monroe County, was a student at Mary Persons High School and was a member of the Mary Persons Band. Funeral services were held Friday from the Chapel of Andrew A. Dillon Funeral Home n Forsyth. Interment was in the Forsyth City Cemetery. Sunday Date Deer Trail Tournament The annual Deer Trail Invitational Golf Tourna ment will be an event of Sunday, September 14th, with some of this area’s best golfers participating. Last year’s Invitational was won by Bill Nelson Jr. of Jackson and Sammy Craig of McDonough, shooting 10 under par. Golfers from Jackson, Monticello, Griffin, McDon ough, Barnesville, Eatonton, Milledgeville and Thomaston are expected to enter the tournament. and 9 yards to go situation arose. Smith swept right end behind excellent blocking for the first down at the six. White scored and David Brown’s conversion was good for a seven point lead. At this point the Devils became a little complacent, as Nix ran a perfect draw play two downs after the kickoff for 62 yards and a touchdown. Aided by poor Jackson tackling, Nix’s bril liant run brought the Tiger to a chance at a tie, but the PAT was blocked by Cawthon and that was as close as Stockbridge ever came to victory. Jackson took a 14-6 lead into intermission after the Devils drove 70 yards in twelve plays. Charlie Ste wart, a young promising halfback, ran thru and over orange jerseys for the final 10 yards. Brown’s second con version was good. It was clear that Jackson at this point had the superior team. An experienced offen sive line and great rushes from Lester Jenkins, Jeff White, Scott Waits and an alert secondary kept Tiger quarterback Bandy scramb ling. The Devils own mis takes had kept the score at only 14-6. Very poor timing by the Stockbridge coaches put more icing on the victory Survivors include his father, Horace LaCount Sr. of Juliette; his mother, Mrs. Gladys May LaCount of Juliette; four brothers, Horace LaCount Jr. of Forsyth; Eugene LaCount of Jackson; Joseph LaCount and Dohn LaCount, both of Barnesville; two sisters, Mrs. June England and Miss Maryland LaCount, both of Juliette; paternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie LaCount of Forsyth; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Waits of Forsyth. Butts To Vote On Referendum Butts County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Septem ber 16th, to ratify or reject a referendum that would allow Butts County to add a one cent sales and use tax to the three cents sales tax already levied. If approved it would mean Butts Countians would pay a four cents sales tax on purchases rather than the present three cents. Polls in the county will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. with voting to be done in the usual precinct polling places. Absentee ballots are avail able for those who wish them. The election will be held under the jurisdiction of Luther J. Washington, Pro bate Judge, cake for Jackson. The Tigers were so late in returning for the second half they almost missed breakfast. A delay of game penalty plus another out of bounds kick put Jackson in wonderful posi tion at the Tiger 35. Seven plays later Ricky Smith bulled 12 yards for six and three yards for an extra two and the contest was practi cally over. Later in the fourth quarter Scott Moore kicked a beautiful spiral dead on the Tiger 1 from where a “Paper Tiger” could only dream of an offense. A fourth down gamble failed at their own 32 and in only four plays Dale White strolled in with the final score of the night. The Devils have the potential, they are aggres sive and they pursue well. The offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage in this game. The kicking game is set. Confidence and the elimination of mental errors will make this squad a real winner. This victory can’t be gloated over for long. Mary Persons of Forsyth is next. Coach Dan Pitts has not lost to a Jackson team in well over a decade. The odds for a Jackson win improve each year. It will take more than good odds to win in Forsyth Friday. Man Dies of Heart Attack At Springs A 64-year-old Mableton man, Alwyn Miles, of Route 2, succumbed to a massive heart attack about 3:40 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Indian Springs State Park. John Sherrell, Butts County Coroner, said his ambulance service received a call about 3:45 that a man had suffered a heart attack at the state park. When they arrived they found the body of Mr. Miles near the famous springs. It was reported he had been visiting the park with his wife and mother when the massive heart attack occurred in the spring house. The body of the Mableton man was taken to Sylvan Grove Hospital where he was pronounced DOA by a Jackson physician. HOMECOMING AND SINGING SUNDAY Homecoming will be ob served at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church on Sunday, Septem ber 14th, with singing in the afternoon featuring The Lamplighters of Marietta. Singing will begin at 1:30 o’clock. Pianist for this well known quartet is Bert Smith, formerly of Jackson. Rev. Tucker To Preach At Revival Revival services will begin Sunday, September 28th, at the Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Clarage Tucker, pastor of the Worthville Baptist Church, as guest speaker. The revival will continue through Saturday, October 4th. Rev. Arthur L. Price is pastor of the Second Baptist Church. Allen Byars will serve as song leader. A nursery will be provided. Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 11, 1975 i Jmmt ■ Mr. Glen Newsome, Geor gia Association of Educators Field Representative for Butts Cos. BAE Nears Membership Goal for '7 5 The Butts County Associa tion of Educators approach ed its 100 percent member ship goal, according to Dale Royal, faculty representa tive and membership chair man, who announced to the local educators that only 13 of 149 have not joined the professional association. Mr. Loy Hutcheson, Presi dent of Butts County As sociation of Educators. Mr. Royal stated the membership drive has been highly successful and that membership currently is at 90 percent. Other faculty representatives include Mrs. Angelyn Hearn and Cor nelious Williams at the high school; Willie Cash and Miss Pat Miller at the Junior High School; Miss Gantt and Mrs. Kitchens at the Elementary School; Mrs. Jackie Hutch eson and Mrs. Ruth Ash at the Primary School. Loy Hutcheson, president of BAE, said he is proud of the local educators and that the high percentage of membership reflects the unity of “our educators.” Mr. Hutcheson expressed his appreciation to faculty representatives at each school. Mr. Hutcheson thank ed Glenn Newsome, GAE field representative, for his presence at the first BAE meeting. Braswell Is Named Outstanding Michael Calvin Braswell, 706 North 30th Avenue, Hattiesburg. Miss., hus band of the former Miss Susan Powell, of Jackson, has been selected for inclusion in the 1975 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America. The annual biographical edition recognizes the achievements and abilities of men between the ages of 21 and 35. These men are honored for their outstanding civic and professional con tributions to their communi ties, states and their nation. Mr. Braswell is a native of Moultrie, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Braswell. He is a graduate of Mercer Univer sity and received his Mas ter’s degree in Psychology from West Georgia College. He later received his Annual Butts Cos. Fair Opens September 29 rhe 1975 Butts County Agricultural Fair will open Monday, September 29th, about ten days earlier than the 1974 Fair which opened on October 7th, and will continue through Saturday night, October 4th. The fair is sponsored annually by the Exchange Club of Jackson and indications already point to one of the most interesting and entertaining fairs in recent years. John W. Browning, Jr. is president of the Exchange Club Fair Association. Other officers include Charles T. Huggins, Jr., vice president; Newt Etheredge, fair man ager and treasurer; Larry Morgan, secretary; Lamar Jinks, assistant fair man ager; Marion D. Todd, chairman of grounds; Harold Brooks, Sr., chairman of tickets, and James Shaw, chairman of booths. Officers of the Jackson Exchange Club are John W. Browning, Jr., president; Charles T. Huggins, Jr., vice-president; Larry Mor gan, secretary; and Newt Etheredge, treasurer. Following a custom of Democratic Delegates Are Named Senatorial district dele gates to the statewide Charter Convention of the. Democratic Party of Georgia have been announced by Marjorie Thurman, state chairman. The convention will be held in Macon on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. to ratify the party’s first official charter. Many delegates are ex pected to arrived Friday and hear Gov. George Busbee and several presidential aspirants speak that evening at the Macon Hilton. The program begins at 7 p.m. The convention opens Saturday at 10 a.m. at Macon Coliseum. Delegates include the follow ing: Senatorial district 17: Lamar Atkins and Senator Peter Banks, Barnesville; J. Glen Starr, Hampton; S. F. Smith, McDonough; Rep. Marvin Adams and Paul Schumacher, Thomaston; Doyle Jones, Jr., Jackson; Elizabeth Scarborough, Ro berta; Joel Edwards, Zebu lon. Alternates, J. W. Lemon. Locust Grove; Mrs. A. R. Rawlins, Zebulon; Mrs. J. Glenn Starr, Hampton; Hugh Finley, Hampton; C. E. Reeves, Meanville. Nearly 1,000 Democrats will have a voice in ratifying the charter. Besides the district delegates the conven tion will include Georgia’s constitutional officers and members of Congress, top legislative officials, the state’s member of the Democratic National Com mittee, and the 100-member Charter Commission which has worked since January to draft the proposed charter. Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hat tiesburg. A former psychologist at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, he is presently on the faculty of Southern Mississippi where he teaches a course in Criminology. many years, Monday will be Entry Day and on Monday evening at 7 o’clock the Woman of the Year award will be presented with Monday night also being Nursery and Kindergarten Night. General exhibit judging will be done on Tuesday with a Youth Dog Show scheduled for Tuesday night. Wednesday is set aside for adult Bake Day and the always popular Flower Show. The Jacks and Jills will demonstrate their Wes tern Square Dancing talents Wednesday night. One of the most popular features of the fair is School Day on Thursday and School Night that evening. Friday is Open Day with a String Music Festival set for Friday night at 7:30 o’clock. Saturday will be Youth Bake Sale with premiums to be awarded Saturday night at 9 o’clock. Georgia Amusements will furnish the midway attrac tions. Mrs. Eilene F. Milam, Extension home economist, is chairman of the Girls Open House At Griffin Tech On September 18 The Stodghills of Jackson have made a family affair of Cosmetology. Faye and Robert observe their daughter. Deborah, as they prepare for a career in Cosmetology at Griffin Tech. Joyce Martin, also of Butts County, acts as model. On September 18th. Griffin Tech’s doors will be opened to visitors from 7:00-9:00 p.m. The annual open house provides the opportunity for high school students, parents and other interested persons to learn about the school. The faculty and staff will be present to help guests with information concerning indi vidual courses or enrollment procedures. The fall quarter will begin October 6. 1975. HISTORICAL FEATURES ABOUND AT BARNESVILLE BUGGY DAYS The Barnesville Historical Society will have several major exhibits for Barnes ville Buggy Days this year. While festivities will begin on Monday, September 22, the bulk of the exhibits and events will be held on Saturday. Headquartered in the old depot, the Historical Society plans to have memorabilia, from the turn of the century, related to events and people in Barnesville. At least one exhibit room will be refurbished with furniture and other items from the 1890’s—the heyday $6,18 Per Year In Advance Youth group, FHA and 4-H Clubs. Serving on this committee will be Ann L. Champion and Deborah Bruce, both home economic teachers. Mrs. Milam will also serve as general chairman of the Women’s Department, club exhibits, while Mrs. T. H. Price will serve as chairman of the Flower Show. The FFA and 4-H Boys as well as the adult section will be chaired by Millard Daniel, county agent. Serving on this committee will be Richard Ledford, James McCormick and Ronnie Scott, all voca tional agriculture teachers. Bill Fletcher will serve as chairman of the Field and Horticulture Crops and can call on committee members Oscar L. Weaver, Jr., Hulon Cook. Tom Taylor and Tobe Davis. Mrs. David Black is chairman of the Arts and Crafts Show with Mrs. Jimmy O’Neal on the committee. J. T. Beckham is chairman of the Woman of the Year committee and serving with him will be Don Montgomery Applications are still being taken for all courses. Everyone is encouraged to tour the entire school to fully see the educational processes of a vocational-technical school. Griffin Tech is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and is one of Georgia’s 26 area vocational-technical schools. A public, tax-supported insti tution. Griffin Tech is under of the Barnesville buggy industry. Many items from families and important resi dents of the city will also be displayed. For refreshments, ladies of the Society will be baking “scratch” biscuits on a woodburning stove near the depot. The Quilting Club of the Society is making a Buggy Day Spread with a large buggy sewn in the center. Signatures of local residents will be added to the spread as a money making project for the Historical Society. Funds raised by the Barnesville and Herbert Moore. Mr. Beckham urges those who have nominations for this coveted honor to submit them at once, c-o J. T. Beckham, P. O. Box 104. Jackson, Ga. 30233. Mr. Beckham emphasizes that time is of the essence and that he and his committee hope that names of several deserving nominees will be forthcoming. Doug Brooks is chairman of the committee to obtain the judges and can call on the assistance of Mrs. Eilene Milam, John Moore and Millard Daniel. Prizes for the community, school and youth booths will be sso.lst: $35. 2nd; $25, 3rd; and $25 for best fair booth. Annually, one of the more outstanding events is the Flower Show, sponsored this year by the Garden Clubs of Butts County. To be eligible to display flowers in the fair one must be a member of one of the garden clubs spon soring the show'. Only ribbons, no cash, will be awarded to members; how ever, cash awards will be given to garden clubs this year. the supervision of the State Department of Education. Serving nine counties, Griffin Tech provides full time day programs, evening classes and in-plant training for many Georgians. Jackson and Butts County is a part of the service area. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age. High school graduation is not necessary for admission. There is no tuition; however, students pay for books and supplies. Society have been used to renovate and preserve the depot which was scheduled to be torn down. BUTTS COUNTY BPW NAME OFFICERS The Butts County Business and Professional Women’s Club announces officers for 1975-76 as Mrs. Ruth F. Ash, president; Mrs. Lena Ben ton, vice president; Miss Edna Murray, secretary; and Mrs. Doris Lummus, treasurer. A non-profit service or ganization, the Butts County B&PW Club is an affiliate of the National Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club with member clubs throughout the United States and seven foreign countries.