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Mike McMurry Is
Champ Soccer Player
DUE WEST, S. C. Mike
McMurray, former Wills
High School (Smyrna, Ga.)
soccer standout, recently
completed an outstanding
four-year career for the
Erskine College soccer team.
During his four years at
fullback for Erskine, the
Flying Fleet played in the
NAIA National Tournament
three times, finishing fourth
nationally in 1973 and 1974.
This year’s team, with
three regulars sidelined for
the district tournament,
dropped a 2-1 decision to
Warren Wilson College to
miss the national tournament
for the first time in five
years.
Still the Fleet compiled a
10-5 record against one of the
strongest schedules faced by
a small college in. the south.
Among Erskine’s wins were
regular season shutouts of
Warren Wilson, 1-0, and the
eventual NAIA Area Five
champion, Campbell College,
2-0.
Erskine trailed Clemson
University, nationally top
ranked among major college
teams, by only 2-1, going into
the last 15 minutes before
losing, 4-1.
McMurray, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John C. McMurray, Rt.
1, Jackson, Ga., is a senior
business administration ma
jor at Erskine.
Erskine’s team the past
four years has been led by
fullback-forward Bert Pas
sos of Curitiba, Brazil, an
all-American candidate who
three years ago led in Atlanta
amateur league in scoring
with more than 30 goals in ten
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MAY THE TECHS REST IN PEACE So read the coffin box, painted
black, and deposited in front of Western Auto Associate Store with Freddie
Dodson’s name inscribed in funereary black. In the one-sided Thanksgiving night
mismatch Georgia sprang to a 42-0 lead before Tech came alive and began to put
some points on the board. Freddie isn’t talking and says the way he feels he’d just
as soon not know about the game. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
Volume 102 Number 49
matches. If he decides to
remain in the U.S. he is
expected to be one of the
most sought-after college
players by the North Ameri
can Soccer League.
Public Hearing
At High
Falls Park
A public hearing to review
the general development
plan for High Falls State
Park will be held Tuesday,
December 9, at 7:30 p.m., in
the Group Picnic Shelter at
the park.
This was announced by
Henry D. Struble, Director,
Division of Parks and
Historic Sites, Department of
Natural Resources.
The purpose of the hearing
is to present the General
Development Plan for the
park to the public and to
provide an opportunity for
the members of the local
community to register opin
ions and offer suggestions
about the proposed plan. The
development plan is designed
to alleviate physical prob
lems existing on the park and
to propose additional facili
ties required to meet the
recreational demands of the
future.
All interested persons are
invited to attend the hearing
and submit oral or written
comments.
Applications For Empty
Stocking Fund Saturday
Applications for Empty
Stocking Fund will be taken
at the Courthouse Saturday,
December 6th, between the
hours of 10 and 12.
Dropping points for the
Service Station
Robbed At
Thanksgiving
Three men and one
juvenile are currently being
held at the Butts County Jail
on charges of armed rob
bery, kidnapping and aggra
vated assault as the result of
a Thanksgiving Day robbery
at the Nunnally Gulf Service
Station located on Georgia
Highway 36 and Interstate
Highway 75.
Ernest Fountain, of 407
Covington Street in Jackson,
was the lone service station
attendent on the morning of
November 27 when the
robbery was committed. In a
statement to the Jackson
Progress-Argus, Fountain
said that the four were
approaching the bridge on
Highway 36 which crosses
1-75 shortly after 1:00 a.m.
when their car stopped. One
got out of the car and pushed
it down the incline into the
service station. Fountain,
seeing the car approaching,
stepped up to the pump.
When the car had come to a
stop in front of the pump, the
driver stuck his head out of
the window and asked
Fountain to give him a
“couple of gallons.” The gas
tank was located at the rear
bumper on the ’67 Chevrolet
and Fountain had to squat to
get to the cap. “The next
Candidates
Offer at
Jenkinsburg
Jenkinsburg citizens will
go to the polls on Saturday,
December 6th, to elect a
Mayor and two councilmen.
Messrs. D. T. Ford and T.
E. Huff have qualified as
candidates in the mayor’s
race. Mr. C. W. Haley served
as mayor for two years but
did not offer for re-election;
however, he is a candidate
for a post on the council.
Two incumbents, Messrs.
H. G. Harris and James
Whitaker, are seeking re-
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, December 4, 1975
toys are Maddox-Phiilips
Texaco and Biles Standard
Stations. People wanting toys
picked up by a Jaycee
please call Mike Hosey at
775-7822 between the hours of
tiring that I knew,” said
Fountain, “the driver and the
one who had done the pushing
were at the back of the car
with me. I felt a slam on the
head and felt a gun stuck into
the back of my neck. ‘Keep
quiet and do what we say or
I’ll blow your brains out,’
said the one who had been
pushing. They then disarmed
me.
“Then they made me
crouch down as low as I could
to the pavement and made
me hold my head so that I
couldn’t see anything,” said
Fountain. “The two who had
remained in the car then got
out and went into the service
station.” They got approxi
mately $590 in cash and
checks including credit
cards, two watches and
Fountain’s pistol.
The perpetrators then
forced Fountain into the
backseat of the car and
pushed his head down into
the floor board. The gun was
never taken from his neck.
They drove from the service
station west on Highway 36
toward Barnesville for a
distance of around 2 miles
where they shoved Fountain
out and continued toward
Barnesville. “While we were
riding,” said Fountain, “the
election to the council seats,
with new candidates being
Messrs. Lanier Burford, C.
W. Haley, Emerson Burford.
and Mrs. W. M. Franks.
Pruett To
Preach At
Assembly God
Revival services began
Wednesday night at Jack
son’s First Assembly of God,
with Rev. E. P. Pruett of
Griffin as evangelist. Rev.
Pruett is presently pastoring
Faith Temple Assembly in
Griffin. He formerly served
as State Superintendent of
the Assemblies of God and
for many years traveled
overseas as a missionary
evangelist, traveling in sixty
different countries.
He comes to First Assem
bly with a wide range of
experience as pastor and
evangelist. Pastor Weldon
Martin invites the Jackson
area community to take
advantage of this opportunity
and visit First Assembly.
Special music and singing
will be featured each
evening.
8 a.m. and 6 p.m. or Danny
Moss from 6 p.m. on.
Mail tax-free donations to
Butts County Jaycees, P. O.
Box 3875, Jackson, Ga.
one with the gun on me kept
asking the others to let him
kill me because they knew
that 1 could identify them,
but the driver talked him out
of it.”
Fountain flagged down a
man on the highway that had
a Citizen’s Band radio in his
car and contacted the
authorities. By the time that
Fountain returned to the
station the Georgia State
Patrol and the Butts County-
Sheriff's Department had
arrived
The Barnesville Police
Department was put on the
alert and later identified the
car and arrested the four
some who were then trans
ferred to the custody of the
Butts Countv Sheriff’s De
pa Co^nt.
The names of the perpetra
tors are being withheld by
the Sheriff’s Department.
Their ages were reported as
16, 17, 18 and 19-years-old
The junvenile is scheduled
to appear before the juvenile
judge Thursdav. the re
maining three will probably
be tried sometime in Feb
ruary. according to the
Sheriff's Department All
four of the males being held
are from Barnesville.
FFA Places
Third In
Land Judging
On November 22nd. four
members of the Jackson
High FFA Chapter partici
pated in a land judging
contest in Paulding County.
The members attending
were; William Yancv. Wes
ley Baker, Robbie Dawson,
and Scott Smith.
The team placed third in
the Area II contest with Mary
Persons placing first and
Upson County placing
second.
William Yancy is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yancy. He
is a junior at Jackson High
and is serving as FFA
president.
Wesley Baker is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Baker.
He is a sophomore at Jackson
and is serving as FFA
secretary.
Robbie Dawson is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby J.
Dawson. Robbie is a sopho
more at Jackson and is
serving as chapter treasurer.
Scott Smith is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Smith.
Scott is a sophomore at
Jackson and serving as
chapter reporter.
Respectively submitted,
Scott Smith
Chapter Reporter
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Blood Quota Falls
A Few Pints Short
The December visit of the
Red Cross Regional Blood
mobile came up a few pints
short, 24 to be exact, at the
Monday visit.
According to John Billy
Long, blood recruitment
chairman, there was much
sickness with the drive never
really getting off the ground.
Chairman Long and the 4-H
Club girls and boys stated,
“we can see make-up pints
in our future at the next
visit.”
Among those offering blood
at the Bloodmobile visit
Monday were: **
Samuel Y. Coleman, Sr.,
Doyle Jones, Jr.. Julia Ann
Ridgeway, Ethryn F. Thax
ton, Mary Ruth Haisten,
Mike Hosey. David Lee
Duffey, Janice L. Thaxton,
Shirley Ingram, Daftner
Fincher, Virginia Wyatt,
Lamar McMichael, Wayne
Byars, Thelma C. Miller.
Miriam D. Fletcher, Doug
las Brooks, Marvin W.
Singley, Donald L. Cook,
Merrell Price, Larrv Smith,
Sarah S. O’Neal, Carrie Lois
Dupree, David P. Ridgeway,
Sr., Geo. W. Washingtoni
Vivian E. Patterson. Dorothy
Volleyball
Team Is
Formed
The Recreation Depart
ments' Women's Volleyball
League is now under way.
The coaches of the four
teams are: Iwana McGee.
Sandy Pevev. Ann Winstead,
and Hollis Griggs. The
games are held at the
National Guard Armory each
Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.
Any ladies interested in
being on a team can call the
Jackson-Butts County Rec
reation Department at 775-
2404 for information concern
ing the league. The league is
not professional. It is made
up of women who enjoy
volleyball for fun and
exercise.
Marion Todd Cited For
Outstanding ASCS Service
LOCAL ASCS EMPLOYEE CITED FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Marion D. Todd, County Executive Director, in the County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) Office has recieved a quality
increase and Cetificate for Outstanding Performance.
J. Paul Holmes, Jr., State Executive Director of the Georgia State ASCS
Office in Athens, presented the award at an awards dinner in Athens on
November 19, 1975.
To be eligible for an outstanding performance award, employees must
have performed their job in a manner substantially exceeding normal
requirements. “Marion D. Todd has distinguished himself by performing in this
manner,” Holmes said.
Awards were presented to 24 county office employees from throughout the
State and to 4 State office employees. In addition to outstanding performance
awards, 3 employees were recognized as having had suggestions adopted during
the year and 3 length of service certificates were presented.
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
Shannon, Evelyn Brown.
Josephine T. Colbert. P.
James Berry, Marvin Mang
ham, Corene S. Clark. Hugh
M. Glidewell, Dons Singley,
Joe Brown, Jr., Michadl
Dahlin, Millard Daniel,
Thomas Harold Standard,
Steven S. Harkness. Benjie
Parrish, Jr.
Marcia McCaleb, Richard
L. James. Harris McCaleb.
Norma D. Evans, Richard
Ballard, Leila P. Smith.
Berner A. Abernathy, Rosa
lyn Parked, Ellis P. Cook,
Jeffery L Patterson. R. W.
Jenkins. W. A. Patterson.
Timothy W. Skinner, Corne
lious Williams.
E. Jack Martin, James A.
Trimble. Geraldine Wright.
Jerry Lee Smith, John B.
Long, David P. Ridgeway,
Jr., Henry F. Babgy,
Dorothy R. Price, Rocky W.
McMichael, Harvey B.
Whitehead, Harold E. Mc-
Michael, Riley Tingle, Mic
key Gregg, Doris Jean
Roberts, Virginia M. Ridge
way.
John M. Morris, Mary M.
Carr. Juanita Smith. Sanford
Powell. Francis Ivey Brown.
Larrv Lunsford, Porter Caw-
YES. VIRGINIA. THERE
_ r - IS A SANTA CLAUSE
Following a tradition of long standing, The
Progress-Argus will again publish letters to Santa
Claus from children of this area.
There is no charge and letters are welcome.
Letters should be signed and reasonably brief. The
102-year-old paper has already received many
letters. So take up vour pen or pencil and tell Santa
of your heart's desire.
Address Santa letters to Jackson Progress-Argus.
Box. 249, Jackson. Ga. 30233.
thon, Edluie Walker, G.
Eugene Maddox, Carlton
Morris, Kathleen W. Pinck
ney, Robert Lee Fincher.
John B. Barnes, W. Francis
Mangham.
Lewis H. Cawthon, Teena
K. Norsworthy, Karon R.
Lunsford, Rosa Lee Thur
man, Janice A. Brumley,
Michael S. Gray. William E.
Pelt. Aubrey Maddox, Jr.,
Richard Beauchamp, Robbie
Lou Foster. Patricia E.
Peck. Kenny Parrish. Timo
thy S. Kitchens, Martha Ann
Cochran.
Among the workers for the
Bloodmobile from a list
furnished the Progress-
Argus were Jane Weaver,
Gladys Patrick, Ruth Faulk
ner. Catherine Allen, Bea
trice Briscoe. Margaret
Beauchamp. Flora Price.
Elizabeth Nasworthy, Ersell
Kelso. Frances Kitchens,
Lemma Ingram. Frances
Barnes. Virgie Mangham.
Lee Duffey, Ricky Long.
Bobby Pinckney. Bertha
Perdue, Frank Fountain,
David Ridgeway, Millard
Daniel. Laura Wright. Clyde
Hodges. Mercer Hodges.