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Volume 102 Number 45
Butts Woman Proposed As
Georgia Historic Mother
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MRS. WILLIAM HENRY ROBINSON
A Butts County native, one
of the first female editors in
the history of Georgia
journalism, Mrs. William
Henry Robinson, of Folkston,
was recently selected for
Folkston’s entry in the
competition “Discovering
Georgia’s Historic Mothers,
1776-1976.”
Mrs. Robinson, the daugh
ter of the late Mr. David
Joseph Thaxton and Mrs.
Margaret Clementine Car
michael Thaxton, was born
in Butts County on October
29,1876 and lived in Jackson
until her marriage to William
Henry Robinson of Spring
field, Illinois on February
20th, 1901. Mr. Thaxton was
editor of the newspaper in
Jackson for several years
and because of this Mrs.
Robinson’s interest in jour
nalism was founded.
Henderson Tigers Are in
Region Playoff Saturday
Henderson has advanced to
the Region playoff and will
play Oconee County this
Saturday night at the High
School Football field. Their
perfect 6-0 sub-region record
makes them champions of
the West sub-region, and
entitles Henderson to play
Oconee County, the second
place team in the East
sub-region.
The other two teams in the
Region play off include Mor
gan County and J.P. Carr. J.
P. Carr is the only team to
defeat the Tigers of Hender
son this year.
The Middle Georgia Junior
High Athletic League is
made up of three sub-regions
and a total of 17 teams. The
West sub-region in which
Henderson is a member also
consists of Fayette County,
Henry County, and Stock
bridge. If Henderson wins
Saturday night they will
advance to the Championship
Game against the winner of
the J.P. Carr-Morgan County
game. The date and site of
the Championship game will
be determined at a later
date.
The game with Oconee
County marks the first time a
Henderson team has played
in a playoff game since being
a member of the Middle
Georgia Junior High Athletic
League.
“Oconee County has a fine
team,” remarks Coach
Brumley, “they have a
running back that hits the
Mrs. Robinson’s name was
projected by the Charlton
County Bicentennial Com
mission and her selection
was based on her role as a
mother and a leader in
chrurch and community
activities.
Mrs. Robinson was one of
the first women to become an
editor of a county newspaper
in Georgia and was also the
first business woman in
Folkston.
She owned and edited the
Charlton County Herald from
1916 through 1929, a time of
growth in Charlton County
when the Dixie Highway was
built and the local schools
were accredited. She used
her newspaper as forum for
encouraging citizens to vote
for the bond issue which
resulted in the paving of the
highway and helped accom-
line very quick. Their tackles
are relatively large and open
a lot of holes. Offensively
they run from many different
sets and for the first time this
year we will have to make
some defensive
adjustments.” Brumley con
tinues, “We play at home and
that is always an advantage.
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ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ATTENDANCE For the first time in ten years the Henderson Junior High School
celebrated a day of 100 percent attendance, October 29. Shown above are the 500-plus students enrolled at Henderson Junior High
School healthy and energetic. At the left of the photo, in the upper half of the picture, a proud expression is visible on the face of
principal Bill Shotwell. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
plish the accreditation of the
schools, a major project of
The Herald.
The Robinson family home
was on Palm Street and Mrs.
Robinson walked to her work
each day, usually wearing
her “uniform” of long black
skirt and high-neck white
blouse. She gathered the
weekly news, sold advertise
ments, hand set the type, and
then with the help of the
children of the family, she
proof read, folded and
addressed the papers.
She was and served for a
term as its District Presi
dent, probably the first
woman in Georgia to hold
this position.
She was also an enthusias
tic worker in the First
Baptist Church and served as
Sunday School superinten
dent and Woman’s Mission
ary Union president for
many years.
Mrs. Robinson, who died in
1953, was the wife of William
H. Robinson and they had
three children, Margaret
Robinson Scott, of Waycross;
Irene Robinson Caudle, of
Jacksonville; and William
(Billy) Perry Robinson, of
Florence, S. C.
Pictures and narratives of
mothers selected from each
state will be compiled in a
bound volume and presented
to President Ford, to
governors, and to historical
clubs as a celebration of the
Bicentennial of the United
States.
FACS OFFICE
TO BE CLOSED
The Butts County Depart
ment of Family and Children
Services will be closed on
Nov. 11, 1975. In observance
of Veterans Day. This is in
accordance with a Procla
mation issued by the gover
nor.
We hope a good crowd will be
on hand to support our team
in their bid for the
championship.”
The game will be played
this Saturday night at 7:30 at
the High School Stadium.
Admission is 50 cents for
students and SI.OO for adults.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, November 6, 1975
Jose Greco and Company To
Present Recital at Gordon
BARNESVILLE The
Jose Greco Company will
appear in a lecture-demon
stration-recital at Gordon
Junior College on Tuesday,
Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. in Alumni
Memorial Hall.
General admission tickets
are $2.50 at the gate. Gordon
students will be admitted
free with identification card.
Jose Greco, the famed
Spanish dancer, and his
company of dancers, singers,
and musicians have toured
America since 1951. This
year marks Greco’s Fare
well World Tour as the
company’s featured dancer.
He will continue as artistic
director, but in the future will
perform only on special
occasions.
Greco’s guest star and
partner is his wife Nano
Lorca, who toured for
several years as a prima
ballerina for the Jose Greco
Company. She is an accom
plished Spanish Classical and
Flamenco dancer.
During the performance of
the company at Gordon,
Greco will narrate and
discuss the history and
character of the Spanish
people. With the aid of his
dancers and musicians, he
will explain and demonstrate
the various techniques and
characteristics of dances
from the region of Aragon,
Basque, Valencia, Castile,
and Andalusia.
Greco, of Spanish-Italian
birth, has studied Hispanic
dance and music since his
childhood in Italy. At an
early age, Greco co-starred
with the famed dancer
Argentinita and then her
sister, Pilar Lopez, on tours
throughout Europe. After
forming his own company, he
toured Europe, Great Brit
ain, and made his American
debut in 1951. To promote and
develop an appreciation of
Hispanic culture, dance, and
music, Greco established the
Jose Greco Foundation for
Hispanic Dance, Inc. in 1971.
Greco has appeared in the
DAR Open House Nov.
11th To Honor Veterans
One of the activities of the Daughters of the
American Revolution (DAR) is recognition of
those who have served in the defense of our
country. In appreciation of their services the DAR
will hold open house at the Van Deventer Youth
Center on Tuesday, November 11th, from three to
five o’clock in the afternoon for war veterans and
their families for a time of fellowship. Donuts and
coffee will be served.
Michael Todd production of
“Around the World in 80
Days” and co-starred in
“Ship of Fools.” He has also
been a guest on the Eld
Sullivan, Perry Como, Bob
Hope, Dinah Shore, and Dean
Martin shows.
Born in Spain, Nana Lorca
was nine when she took the
Grand Award at Zaragosa
with her interpretation of the
“Jota.” She graduated from
the Royal Conservatory of
Music and Declamation in
Madrid. She has soloed with
the Pilar Lopez Company
and appeared as guest artist
at the Gran Sileo Theatre of
Barcelona.
Democrats
Meet In
Bamsville
The 17th Senatorial Dis
trict Caucus of the State
Democratic Party will be
held Saturday morning,
November Bth, at 10 o’clock
at the courthouse in Barnes
ville.
Purpose of the meeting,
according to Hugh H. Findley
of McDonough, Democratic
chairman of the 17th Sena
torial District, is to elect
three members to the State
Committee and for delegates
elected by county commit
tees to elect two members to
the state committee.
A number of Democrats
from Butts County
ed to attend.
METHODIST PLAN
YULE BAZAAR
Announcement of the an
nual Christmas Bazaar is
made by the United Metho
dist Women of the Jackson
United Methodist Church
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on
November 17th.
A spaghetti supper will be
served from 5 to 7 p.m. Come
let us help you with your
Christmas gift suggestions.
Girl Falls in Well in
Puppy Rescue Attempt
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THE SCENE AND JUDY Pictured above, standing inside the pumphouse behind the
Truelove home, is Judy Garntoe, a near victim of tragedy and to her left is the well which could
have meant disaster for her and her family. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
By Jerry McLaurin
Tragedy was narrowly
avoided in Butts County at a
small rural home on Old
Bethel Road last Thursday
evening when 16-year-old
Judy Gar toe risked her life to
rescue two four-week-old
chihuahua puppies that had
fallen into a 50 foot well.
The puppies were kept in a
pump house where they were
born. The well, located in the
pump house is covered by a
concrete base upon which
sits a concrete cylinder
providing access to the well.
The open end of the cylinder
was covered by a 200 lb.
concrete slab. The base of the
well cover has several holes
in it two to three inches in
diameter. Ordinarily these
holes are kept covered by
boards. Apparently the
boards were kicked aside
and the curious puppies fell
through one of the holes and
into the well which contained
no water.
Mrs. Thomas Truelove,
Judy’s mother, first dis
Four Qualified For Justice
Peace Election Nov. 13th
The deadline of October
29th has passed for candi
dates to qualify in the special
election for Justice of the
Peace on November 13th and
four candidates, Terry Kitc
hens, Lamar Long, John H.
Moore, and Jim Trimble,
have thrown their hats in the
political arena. All are
seeking to serve the unex
pired term of Donald B.
Montgomery, resigned.
The election, called by
Judge Luther J. Washington,
Butts County Ordinary and
Judge of the Probate Court,
is to fill the unexpired term of
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
covered the two puppies
missing early Thursday. At
about six o’clock that
evening, the family spotted
one of the puppies at the
bottom of the well with the
aid of a flashlight.
In an effort to rescue the
puppies, Judy attempted to
descend into the dark shaft of
the well by climbing down a
25 foot electrical cord.
“I felt the cord stretch, and
I yelled,” said the adven
turous teenager. "The next
instant the cord broke and I
fell about 25 feet to the
concrete bottom of the well.”
Judy landed on her feet and
fell, badly bruising her knees
apparently the only
physical injury that she
sustained.
Joey Garntoe. Judy’s
younger brother quickly ran
to the road in front of the
house to find help and
flagged down an oncoming
van. Paul Collins of Route 1.
Jackson, the driver of the
van, quickly drove to the
house of Victor “Buster”
Brown where he obtained a
Mr. Montgomery for Justice
of Peace in the 612th District.
If a run-off election is
needed, it will be held 21 days
after the date of the special
election on November 13th,
Judge Washington has ruled.
The race will be decided by
a majority vote, according to
Judge Washington and if no
candidate receives a majori
ty vote, those receiving the
two highest will engage in a
run-off.
Polls will open in the 612
District at 7 a.m. and will
close at 7 p.m. Because of the
number and prominence of
100 foot nylon rope. The two,
Collins and Brown, returned
to the Truelove home with
the rope and began rescue
operations with the aid of
others w r ho had arrived to
help.
Men at the scene held one
end of the rope as Paul
Collins descended into the
well. After reaching the
bottom, he tied the rope
around Judy and she was
hoisted out of the well.
Collins then climbed out of
the well on the rope.
An unhappy side light to
the successful rescue was the
small dead puppy that Judy
brought out of the well in her
pocket. She believes that she
fell on the puppy when the
electrical cord broke. The
second missing puppy was
never found. However, the
tragedy of the lost puppies
was far surpassed by relief
and gratitude on the part of
Judy and family following
the rescue.
the candidates, a moderate
to heavy vote is anticipated.
CONSUMER MEETING
SET FOR GRIFFIN
A conference on Consumer
Education for older adults,
on How to Keep From Being
Defrauded, will be held at the
University of Georgia Ex
periment Station, Stuckey
auditorium, Griffin, on Nov
ember 7th.
Registration begins at 9
a.m. with the program
continuing until 4:30 p.m
when it will adjourn.