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Emory Researchers
Get Large Grant
The American Cancer
Society has recently awarded
five research grants totatling
about $396,000 to investiga
tors in Emory’s Woodruff
Medical Center for studies in
Leukemia, immunotherapy,
solid tumors in children, and
the role of viruses in cervical
cancer. Dr. J. M. Kinkade,
Jr., Ph.D., assistant profes
sor of biochemistry, has
received $93,999 for two
years to study the action of
“regulators” which control
the development of white
blood cells in bone marrow.
In leukemia, there are
defects in the development of
regulation of white blood
cells. Dr. Kinkade says.
“To learn more about the
i nature of these defects, we
are studying how granulo
cytes (one of several types of
white blood cells) normally
develop when grown in the
laboratory,” he adds.
“We are also studying the
chemical nature of the
regulators and how they
function. This knowledge
may allow us to correct or at
least continue the leukemia
process.”
Dr. W. R. Vogler, M.D.
Associate professor of medi
cine (Hematology) has been
awarded $70,000 for two
years to study the possibility
of using regulators of white
blood cell production in
leukemia therapy.
Dr Vogler and his col
leagues have obtained a
substance from blood cells
known as GIF (granulopoie
tic inhibitor) which inhibits
the growth of normal granu
locytes and of certain types
of leukemia cells in mice.
The Emory group will seek to
purify and determine the
chemical structure of GIF,
and will look for potential
sources of GIF.
Dr. A. H. Ragab, M.D.
associate professor of pedia
trics, who joined the Emory
faculty June 1, has been
given two grants by the
American Cancer Society.
Flynt Votes
In Favor Of
Balance Budget
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Sixth District Congressman
John J. Flynt, Jr., said he
was pleased this past week
when he was able to vote in
favor of a balanced budget in
what he called an opportuni
ty for members of Congress
to demonstrate where they
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"FIRE KNOCKER” RECEIVED IN FLOVlLLA—Standing in front of the newly acquired fire truck in Flovilla are 1 to r:
State Representative J. R. Smith, State Senator Peter Banks, District Forester Henry Swindell, Butts-Henrv Counties Unit
Ranger Robert Wayne, Field Supervisor George Collier, Flovilla Mayor Charles Huggins and Flovilla Fire Chief William
Parker. The fire truck was presented to the Flovilla Fire Department by the Georgia Forestry Commission in ceremonies held
Friday morning.
One is a tive-year Faculty
Research Award in the
amount of $135,000 and the
other is a two-year $34,000
grant to study methods of
freezing bone marrow cells
taken from children with
acute leukemia and solid
tumors.
Dr. Ragab will freeze the
cells in a technique called
cryopreservation with the
idea of giving the cells back
to the same patients after
drug therapy. The bone
marrow cells, kept frozen in
liquid nitrogen at tempera
tures of 100 degress below
zero Fahrenheit, will be used
to bolster the immunological
defenses of young cancer
patients and to help protect
them against severe infec
tions which often afflict these
patients during drug
therapy.
Dr. Ragab is also studying
factors which regulate white
cell differentiation and pro
duction in children with
acute leukemia as in non
leukemic children. He be
lieves that the factors
involved in differentiation
may prove to have great
importance in the treatment
of childhood leukemia.
Dr. Ragab was awarded
the $34,000 ACS grant while
on the faculty of Washington
University in St. Louis. He
will continue his studies in
this research field at Emory.
Dr. A. J. Nahmias,
professor peadiatrics, has
received $64,000 for one year
study of the association of
genital herpes viruses to
cervical cancer. One of the
earliest researchers to dis
cover a possible link,
between these viruses and
cancer of the cervix in
women. Dr. Nahmias will use
a coordinated approach
involving human and experi
mental animals as well as
“in vitro” (in glass, as in a
test tube) investigations. His
research is aimed at provid
ing further evidence pointing
to genital herpes simplex
stand on the issue.
Rep. Flynt voted in favor of
the amendment which would
have balanced the federal
budget for fiscal year 1976.
The amendment, which fail
ed 127 to 283, would have
lowered the budget authority
by $71.9 billion, lowered
budget outlays by $71.9
billion, eliminated a deficit,
and lowered the public debt
by $72 billion.
An outspoken advocate of a
balanced budget, the Sixth
District Congressman said
he could not understand how
virus (EVS) infection as a
cause of cervical cancer.
Dr. Nahmias and collea
gues first reported such a
probable link as a result of
their studies in the mid-19605.
Dr. Nahmias’ human re
search will focus on a search
for antibodies to the herpes
simplex virus Type 2 in
women who develop cervical
cancer by the age of 20 years.
The Emory group will also
conduct studies to determine
the risk of women developing
cervical cancer both with
and without prior evidence of
genital HSV-2 infection. Dr.
Nahmias’ animal studies are
focused on the influence of
female sex hormones on
genital herpetic infections
and their possible contribu
tion to cervical cancer.
In-vitro laboratory work
will include attempts to
demonstrate common anti
gens between herpes simplex
virus and cervical cancer or
in hamster cells transformed
by HSV-2; investigations of
the ability of HSV-2 to infect
lympoid cells and remain
latent in such cells; and
measurements of the trans
membrance potential of cells
infected or transformed by
HSV-2, cancer-causing
viruses, and human cancers
particularly cervical cancer.
the Congress could continue
to spend this country into
debt while most people
recognize the dangers in
volved in reckless deficit
financing.
“The day will have to come
when we are going to be
faced with meeting our
financial obligations. I don’t
know what will happen when
that time comes, but New
York City’s problems will
look miniscule in compari
son,” Rep. Flynt said.
The Sixth District Con
gressman said he has
introduced legislation in the
94th Congress, H. R. 2800,
which provides that Federal
expenditures shall not ex
ceed Federal revenues, ex
cept in time of war or
economic necessity declared
by the Congress.
“We cannot continue to
spend money which we do not
have for programs which we
do not need,” Rep.Flynt
concluded.
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Jackson High School
1975-76 Basketball Schedule
November 21, Baldwin County, Home, B
November 22, East Coweta, Away, B
November 25, Lamar County, Home, B
December 2, Woodbury, Away, B
December 5, Henry County, Away, B
December 6, Woodbury, Home, B
December 9, Mary Persons, Away
December 13, Monticello, Away, B
December 16, Henry County, Home, B
Dec. 19 & 20, Tournament at Baldwin, Away
January 6, Lamar County, Away, B
January 9, Mary Persons, Home
January 13, Baldwin County, Away, B
January 16, East Coweta, Home, B
January 17, Monticello, Home, B
January 23, Harris County, Away
January 27, Upson County, Away
January 30, Manchester, Away
January 31, Harris County, Home
February 3, Upson County, Home
February 6, Manchester, Home
Miss Iwana McGee, B-Team and Varsity Coach
(girls)
Mr. Robert Carroll, B-Team and Varsity Coach
(Boys)
Telephone No. for Gym (404 ) 775-5685
Dick Mallory
Is Active
Lions Worker
The Butts County Lions
Club held its regular bi
monthly meeting on Thurs
day, November 13, at the
Jackson Clubhouse. The
guest speaker was District
Governor Richard H. Mal
lory of LaGrange. The Butts
County Club participated in
the Membership Drive
Month during October and
enrolled 16 new members.
Governor Mallory inducted
these new members at the
Nov. 13 meeting.
Lions of Georgia and Butts
County have as their project
the Lions Lighthouse and the
Peach Bowl. All proceeds
from the sale of the Peach
Bowl Tickets go for Sight
Conservation Research. The
Butts County Club now has
tickets for the 1975 Peach
Bowl game which will be
played on December 31 at the
Atlanta Stadium. It was
announced Saturday that
North Carolina State will be
one of the teams and the
other team will be announced
soon. Anyone interested in
purchasing tickets for the
game should contact Don
Folsom, Dick O’Hara, Char
lie Brown or any local Lions
Club member.
In addressing the local club
Governor Mallory pointed
out interesting facts concern
ong Lionism. It is the world’s
largest service club and the
first ever to achieve one
million members. Lions in
more than 27,000 clubs
participate in service efforts
spanning the globe. The
fellowship and goodwill
rising irom their service to
others makes the Interna
tional Association of Lions
Clubs a natural catalyst for
international friendship and
understanding among people
everywhere.
A Lions Club is a group of
community minded men who
pool their talents in behalf of
local needs. They attend
meetings, determine how
they may best aid their
communities and implement
a variety of service pro
grams. They may concen
trate on helping an individual
or a family or they may
spearhead community-wide
programs involving the sup
port and participation of
local citizens, they help
support relief projects that
are undertaken by fellow
Lions in different parts of the
world ....
Lions are active . . in a
broad scope of humanitarian
services. In 1925 Helen Keller
challenged them to become
“Knights of the Blind” and
Lions work Sight Conserva
tion has been lauded through
out the world. They are also
involved in hearing conser
vation and their participation
in and concern for the
environment and social and
recreational services . . all
of these illustrate that Lions
are “doers” w'ho respond
wholeheartedly to human
need.
Mr Mallory challenged the
local Lions to become more
and more involved in the
activities of the Lions
project. Mr. Mallory has
been a Lion in the LaGrange
Club for 18 years. He has
been a 100 percent member,
Club President, and 100
percent cabinet Secretary
and Treasurer, Editor of the
District Newsletter, District
Credentials Chairman, and
District Extension Director.
He is active in all phases of
the commuinity work in La-
Grange. serving as a deacon
in the First Baptist Church,
Chairman of the Local
United Appeal, vice-presi
dent of the Chamber of
Commerce as well as many
other professional services.
He holds life time member
ship in the Elks Club and
LaGrange Moose Club.
Southern Bell Rate
Hike Slows Down Now
Southern Bell this week
announced a $5 million
reduction in its current rate
increase request because of
the Company’s improvement
in operating efficiency and
expense control.
Vice President Jasper
Dorsey, in making the
announcement, said “when
we filed our rate request we
did not let up on our efforts to
exercise every possible cost
control. Rather, we redoubl
ed our efforts to reduce our
expenses in all phases of our
business and hive cut our
construction budget
wherever possible. And one
of the biggest areas of cost
savings has resulted from
reduction in the number of
Directory Assistance calls.”
Dorsey said that “by
reducing the needlessly high
volume of Directory Assis
tance calls, we will have
saved over $8.7 million by the
end of this year. This savings
was the direct result of the
Commission’s approval last
year of the 20-cent charge for
local Directory Assistance
calls over five a month.”
Mclntosh Trail Ties For
First Place Lyman Hall Award
PEACHTREE CITY,
GEORGIA - “The Mclntosh
Trail,” Georgia’s new out
door historical drama sche
duled to open here next June,
has tied for the first place
Lyman Hall Award given by
the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce Stay and See
America in Georgia pro
gram.
The award, which will be
presented to the Mclntosh
Trail Arts Council, Inc.,
producers of the drama, at
an official luncheon Decem
ber 2, 1975, at the Hyatt
Regency Atlanta, was an
nounced today by Gordon
Sawyer, chairman of the
Georgia Chamber of Com
merce Travel Council. The
Arts Council was cited for its
“outstanding research and
goal-setting Vision Project”
in the 1975 Stay and See
America in Georgia pro
gram.
In a script written by Dr.
Kermit Hunter, “The Mc-
Intosh Trail” recounts the
story of the Creek Indian
Nation and its half-Scot,
half-Indian Chief William
Mclntosh during the early
1800’s in Georgia. Anew 1600
seat outdoor amphitheater
now under construction in
Peachtree City will be the
setting for Georgia’s only
Bicentennial drama.
The Mclntosh Trail Arts
Council. Inc., chaired by
Robert K. Price of Peachtree
City, is a non-profit corpora
tion dedicated to furthering
the cultural arts throughout
the 14 county Mclntosh Trail
region.
The judges for the Lyman
Hall Award commended the
Arts Council for its foresight
and eagerness to accomplish
its goals, saying the drama is
"sure to have an outstanding
effect on the entire state.”
They were particularly im
pressed with how the drama
project got underway, follow
ing a meeting in late 1974 of
business and civic leaders
from Peachtree City to
discuss what might be done
there to celebrate America's
Bicentennial.
Out of that initial meeting
came both a plan for the
organization of the Fayette
County Bicentennial Com
mittee and a recognition of
the need for the development
of the cultural arts in
Peachtree City and all its
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
Dorsey emphasized that
“this does not change the
fact that we continue to face
severe problems in the
months ahead. Continued
inflation, increased customer
demand and the high cost of
capital will all inevitably
cause a revenue deficieny.”
He added that the rate
increase reduction to $41.3
million from $46.3 million
will lower the proposed
increase in local monthly
rates in Jackson from 50 to 35
cents for residential custo
mers if the Company is
granted 20-cent coin tele
phone calls. Without the
20-cent coin telephone call
residential rates would be 20
cents higher.
Asa result of the $5 million
reduction, business tele
phone rates in Jackson would
be 15 cents lower than
previously proposed.
“While we are living
through a period of unpre
cedented inflation that has
affected our business even
more than it has many
individuals, we have com
mitted ourselves to pulling
surrounding areas. They
decided that need might best
be served by the formation of
an arts council.
The area now served by the
Mclntosh Trail Arts Council
was inhabited in 1776 by
several Indian Tribes of the
Creek Nation. Fayette
County, in fact, was formed
from land ceded to the State
of Georgia in 1821 by the
Creeks and originally encom
passed most of the area now
know as Fulton, Clayton,
and DeKalb Counties.
“When we realized how
little was generally known
about this part of our history'
and specifically how to relate
it to our nation’s struggle for
independence,” Price ex
plained to the judges, “we
decided that the initial
project of the Arts Council
would be to develop the
Creek story into a continuing
Jenkinsburg
Election
December 6
Notice is hereby given that
election will be held on the
6th day of December 1975
between the hours of 12 noon
and 6 p.m. at the City Hall for
the purpose of electing a
Mayor and two eouncilmen
for the Town of Jenkinsburg.
Citizens wishing to qualify
UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE
November 26,1975
7;30p.m.
Zion Baptist Church
Prelude Organist - Mrs. Julia Wynn Cash
Pianist - Mrs. Annie D. Powell
Song Leader - Mrs. Margaret McCormick
Welcome Rev. Walter C. James
Hymn No. 35 "How Great Thou Art"
Invocation Rev. Weldon Martin
Solo ‘ Bless This House ’ ’ Miss Mamie Crawford
Responsive Reading Rev. Charlie Frank Thurman
Hymn No. 228 “Surely Goodness and Mercy”
Offering Rev. Phil DeMore
Thanksgiving Prayer Rev. A. L. Price
Selections; “Praise God” Zion Baptist
“Walk On By Faith” Senior Choir
Scripture Lesson Rev. Fred Kelley
Sermon Rev. Don Folsom
Hymn No. ‘233 Come. Ye Thankful People, Come
Benediction Rev, Bill Whitlatch
back and tightening our belt
in every phase of our
operations.”
“We have reduced the
volume of Directory Assis
tance calls by about two
thirds so far this year
compared to the same period
last year. We have cut our
1975 construction budget by
$63 million and are looking at
cuts in the 1976 and 1977
budgets. Our Plant Depart
ment in Atlanta alone has
increased efficiency this
year by 5.7 per cent, saving
us 126,000 manhours. We’re
driving fewer miles, getting
better gas mileage and using
smaller motorpool cars.”
• “Since we have a commit
ment to our customers we
will continue to implement
every operating economy
possible without jeopardizing
the quality of service we
provide.”
“But,” he added, “In order
to fulfill this commitment to
our Georgia customers in
this time of unusually high
inflation we must bring our
earnings up to the 9.26 per
cent rate of return authorized
last year by the Public
Service Commission.”
outdoor drama.”
The Arts Council's plans
received an additional boost
last July with a SIOO,OOO grant
from the American Revo
lution Bicentennial Admini
stration, the only job impact
funds awarded to a Bicenten
nial project in Georgia.
Tying for first place with
“The Mclntosh Trail” was
“A Fashion Research Pro
ject” developed by The
Fashion Group, Inc., Atlanta
Chapter; in cooperation with
DeKalb Community College;
Neiman-Marcus, Atlanta;
and Atlanta Historical
Society Tullie Smith House
Restoration.
Awards for these and other
projects will be presented at
the December 2 Stay and See
America in Georgia luncheon
held in conjunction with the
Stay and See Travel and
Bicentennial Conference.
for any of these officies may
qualify with the town clerk.
Mrs. T. H. Price, from
November 19th, to November
30th.
Mayor and Council
Town of Jenkinsburg
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