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A LUCKY MAN— A pensive appearing Jake Josie, 51, of 1308 Boyd Row, Griffin,
appears to be pondering his narrow escape Thursday morning, September 11th, when a
pulpwood truck in which he was being towed across the Southern tracks near the Thriftown
Grocery was struck by a southbound freight. The vehicle pulling his truck stalled with his
truck directly in the trains path. Josie said on occasions he had experienced trouble in
opening the door but fortunately it opened quickly on this occasion and he was away from
the truck several seconds before the impact carried the demolished vehicle several hundred
feet down the track in the direction of Avondale Mills. Jake said he felt it was God’s hand
that spared him and he was grateful for his deliverance. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
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Yule Decoration Workshop
To Be Offered in October
BARNESVILLE Christ
mas in October, beginning
photography, and car tuneup
are three Community Ser
vices courses to be offered by
Gordon Junior College the
first week in October.
Christmas in October will
meet Oct. 7,9,14, and 16 from
7 until 9 p.m. in Williamson,
Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Brian
Whitehurst will instruct
students in handmaking
wreaths and other Christmas
decorations. All supplies are
not included in the course
fee. A limited number of
spaces are still open. The
class will meet at the
Playhouse in Williamson,
Ga.
A basic course in photo
graphy will begin Oct. 9 and
meet each Thursday for six
weeks from 7 until 9 p.m. at
Gordon. Richard Cole, Gor
Incumbents Qualify For
City Primary Oct. 3rd
A quiet city primary is in
prospect as the qualifying
deadline of Friday, Septem
ber 12th, has come and gone
and only the three incumbent
candidates have qualified for
re-election in the city
primary of Friday, October
3rd.
The names of J. Dawson
don’s audiovisual coordina
tor, will instruct the course.
Students will study types of
cameras, photo composition,
lighting, and darkroom
equipment and procedures.
Each student must provide
his own 35mm camera.
Clint Swint of Davis-
Cooper Ford in Barnesville
will teach an applied class in
basic car maintenance be
ginning Oct. 7. The class will
meet each Tuesday for six
weeks from 7 until 9 p.m. at
Davis-Cooper Ford. Course
content covers ignitions,
carburetors, air pollution
devices, frames and ex
hausts, and tire main
tenance. Students should
wear old clothes.
To obtain registration
information contact the Of
fice of Community Service at
358-1700.
Bryant, councilman from the
Ist ward; John L. Coleman,
councilman from the 4th
ward; and John Robert
Pulliam, councilman from
the sth ward, will appear on
the ballots.
Members of the City of
Jackson Democratic Execu
tive Committee have also
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THE JACKSON P * RESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
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NOTICE
The William Mclntosh Chapter, Daughter of
the American Revolution, now in the process of
publishing a history of Butts County, has not
solicited any funds or advertisements from
businesses, nor has it any affiliation or connection
with any other organization which may be doing
this in Butts County at this time.
Mayor Proclaims
Constitution Week
“It appears to me, then, a
little short of a miracle, that
the Delegates from so many
different states (which states
you know are also different
from each other), in their
manners, circumstances,
and prejudices, should unite
in forming a system of
National Government
. ” Washington to
Lafayette, Feb. 7, 1788.
Thus wrote Washington a
little more than a year since
the Monday - May 14th -
opening day - delegates
gathered in Philadelphia for
the Constitutional Conven
tion. Only Pennsylvania and
Virginia were represented
that day in the State House.
That week it rained, the
roads were deep in mud. Of
Georgia’s four delegates, two
came over from attending
Congress in N.Y.; the other
two had eight hundred miles
to travel. It was the 25th of
May before a quorum of
seven states was obtained.
Four months after, on
qualified and their names
include Levi J. Ball, City at
Large; Mrs. Mary Lee
Martin, Ist ward; Doyle
Jones, Jr., 2nd ward; Adeal
V. Maddox, 3rd ward; John
W. Browning, 4th ward; and
John O. King, sth ward.
For the first time in many
years absentee ballots will be
provided for those persons
who will be out of town on
primary day and they may
be registered for and
obtained at the City Hall.
Polls will open at 7 a m.
and will close at 7 p.m. on the
3rd.
Since there is no opposition
the necessity of a possible
run-off has been removed.
Under the rules and
regulations of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee
nomination is tantamount to
September 17, 1787 the
Constitution was adopted,
and has been in effect since
March 1789, serving this
nation and its ideals.
To celebrate the adoption
of our National Constitution,
to recognize the contribution
and influence of these
delegates and their work
upon our lives today, and to
encourage the renewal of
efforts to pursue unity as a
nation, which this body of
constitutional law symbo
lizes, a week known as
Constitution Week is set
aside.
The chosen week for this
observance beginning Consti
tution Day, September 17,
and closing after six days,
the 23rd of September,
offically proclaimed as pub
lic law in 1955 by then
President Eisenhower.
Whereas, I therefore pro
claim the week of September
17-23, 1975 to be observed by
all as Constitution Week.
C. B. Brown, Jr.
election and the nominees in
the primary will be certified
for their names to be
included on the general
election ballot on the first
Wednesday in November.
Chairman Ball states that
no write-in ballots will be
counted in the city primary.
SKATING PARTY TO
BE HELD SUNDAY
The Henderson Junior
High Boosters Club will
sponsor a Skating Party at
Joel’s Roller Rink on Sunday,
September 21st, beginning at
2 p.m. and extending to 4:30
p.m.
Admission will be SI.OO
with skates and $1.50 without.
Come and enjoy the fun.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1975
Henderson To
Preach At
Flovilla
Revival services will begin
Monday, September 22, at
Flovilla Baptist Church with
the Rev. H. T. Henderson, of
LaGrange as the guest
evangelist.
The services will continue
through Friday, September
26. Rev. James Bohannon is
pastor of the Flovilla Baptist
Church.
The services will be each
evening at 7:30 p.m. Robert
Smith will be the song leader.
A nursery will be provided.
Annual Butts Cos. Fair
Opens September 29
The 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
CHARLY III:IMS
School System To Have
Professional Actor
Charly Helms. Profes
sional actor, singer and
dancer will soon arrive and
begin a theatre assistance
program in the Butts County
School System. The program
is scheduled to begin some
time during the week of
September 22.
Through the ESSA (Emer
gency School Aid Act)
Special Arts Project, design
Nazarenes To Observe 38th
Anniversary of Its Church
The 38th birthday anniver
sary of the Jackson Church of
the Nazarene will be ob
served Sunday, September
21st. at the church on
Highway 16, beginning at
9:45 Sunday morning.
Special music during the
Sundav school and worship
hour will be provided by The
Revelations from the Savan
nah area. At the noon hour
lunch will be served in the
fellowship hall after which an
afternoon gospel sing will be
held beginning at three
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
ed to promote better com
munication among the races,
artists in residence, of which
Charly Helms is one, will be
visiting and working with
twelve Georgia school sys
tems; Butts County is
fortunate to have been
selected as one of the twelve.
Mr. Helms, a professional
in the theatre, will be
available to supply technical
56.18 Per Year In Advance
o’clock.
The local Nazarene Church
was organized September 12,
1937 following a tent meeting
at the present Red.and White
store site. At its organization
there were 12 charter
members, one of whom, Mrs.
Odie Blessett, still attends
services faithfully.
Services were first held in
a rented hall which now
houses the Bell Telephone
Cos. Several years passed and
a lot was purchased on
Indian Springs Street and
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
and creative assistance to
Butts County schools as well
as the community in areas of
acting, directing, lighting or
other aspects of drama.
Butts County school stu
dents will have an oppor
tunity to interact with Mr.
Helms as he continues to
create in his medium.
Opportunities will also be
provided whereby school
personnel and members of
the community may interact
with him. Students and
members of the community
will have the opportunity to
observe the life style of a
professional in the theatre
arts.
Mr. Helms’ efforts will be
closely coordinated with
existing drama programs so
that the effort will continue
after his residency here has
ended. Mr. Helms is sche
duled to remain with the
school system for one full
school year.
Two performances will be
presented during the year by
professional theatre com
panies. These performances
will be open to the school and
community at no charge.
Charly Helms is well
versed in many aspects of
the theatre arts. Some of his
professional experience in
cludes 4 years with the
Atlanta Children’s Theatre,
a national tour with the rock
opera “Tommy” in which he
played the lead role and
dancer in the outdoor drama
"Horn In the West.” His
training includes vocal train
ing at Georgia State Univer
construction began on the
building w'hich is now known
as the Bible Tabernacle The
Nazarene congregation wor
shipped at the Indian Springs
Street facility from May 1943
through May 1974 at which
time the church site relo
cated al its present location
on Highway 16,1.3 miles east
of Jackson.
Rev. E. Ray Savage,
pastor, entends a cordial
invitation to the public to
attend the Sunday services
and join in the 38th
anniversary observance.
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.
sity, academic training at
Appalachian State Univ.
where he received a BS
degree in speech and theatre
and dance training at
Florida State University.
“I’m looking forward to
working with not only the
children of the Butts County
School System, but also with
the people of this community
who might be interested in
the theatre whether or
ganized or not,” said Mr.
Helms.
Butts Man
Held In
Monroe Cos.
A Butts County man was
arrested Saturday, Septem
ber 13th, and charged with
murder in the shooting death
of a 22-year-old Forsyth man.
Rufus Lee Adams, 35, was
arrested in Butts County
after a shooting incident that
left J. B. Ellis of Forsyth
dead, according to Monroe
County Sheriff L. Cary
Bittick, Jr.
Bittick said Adams and
Ellis were at a party on
Freeman Road near the
Butts County line when
fighting apparently broke out
among some persons at the
party.
Adams told Sheriff Bittick
that he saw a gun in Ellis’
hand and shot in self defense.
Ellis died of gun shot wounds
to the chest.