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ilarksmt lirogreas-Arnus Volume 103 Number 30 ■ |gj| \ ■•■ : *v' >l|g^|^^KiJK^|^^Hi^. : ; ynJPF W|li||ffl|§jS|Bßf MMf ~ jgt£Sßm l t y-. .~-.X , V ■' l'-..-'-.:--- W"' {*■' ..; •* /V^: THAXTON FAMILY This photograph, which appeared in the Bicentennial issue of the Progress-Argus, was submitted by J. H. Rooks and the group was not identified at that time. J. R. Carmichael, of Jackson, and Byron L. Holton, Jr., of Atlanta, have since identified the entire family as follows: Front row, left to right, Pauline Frances Thaxton (Mrs. William H. Robinson, editor of Charlton County Hera Id at Folks ton, Ga.), David J. Thaxton, (editor. Middle Georgia Argus, Jackson), Mrs. David J. Thaxton (Margaret Central Georgia EMC Annual Meeting Set For August 4th The Central Georgia EMC will hold its 39th annual members meeting at Indian Springs State Park Wednes day, Agusut 4. Registration will start at 9:00 a.m., and the program will begin at 10:00 a.m. Three directors will be elected to serve three-year terms, each beginning Aug ust 4. These directors will represent the following areas: Butts County, Mon roe-Bibb Counties, and Spalding-Lamar Counties. J. B. Polhill, 111, Director of Legislative Affairs, Geor gia EMC will be guest speaker. Polhill is well qualified to speak to the membership, having been active in the rural electrifi cation program for the past 20 years. Before coming to Georgia EMC, he served as general manager of Amica lola EMC in Jasper, and Jefferson EMC in Louisville, Georgia. A 1942 graduate of the University of Georgia, Pol hill served in the U.S. Navy during World War 11. He remained in the reserve program and retired with the rank of Commander. He is married to the former Elizabeth Lindsey of High Point, North Caroling They have four sons and one daughter. FAITH ON THE FRONTIER That was the theme of the Jackson Presbyterian Church’s second prize float in Saturday’s Bicentennial parade. The Presbyterians are celebrating their Sesqui-centennial this year, the church having been organized in 1826. Photography courtesy of J. R. Carmichael. A Hotpoint Microwave Oven given by Hodges Hardware and Furniture Company and Hotpoint in cooperation with Central Georgia EMC will be the grand prize. The first 750 registered members will receive a bag of light bulbs. The Jackson Exchange Club will serve a chickenque lunch immediately following the meeting. Advance tickets may be purchased for $2.75 each at the co-op office, 923 S. Mulberry Street, Jackson. Flovilla Says No To Liquor In Referendum Voters of the City of Flovilla have turned their backs on liquor, voting 57 to 43 on last Wednesday’s referendum against issuing licenses for the retail sale of liquor within the City Limits. Mayor Charlie Huggins reports that out of 137 registered voters, 100 cast their ballots on the matter of licensing whiskey sales in Flovilla. The issue raised a great deal of interest throughout the County, as Flovilla would have been the first Butts County municipality to license the sale of liquor. Clemintine Carmichael, sister of J. R. Carmichael. Sr ), Nancy Bessie Thaxton (Mrs. Charles Martiall Brakefield). Back row 1 , left to right, Cullen David Thaxton, Mrs. Cullen David Thaxton (Frances Philipe Noble), Sherwood Henry Thaxton, (employed by Scoville Bros. Hotels of Atlanta and the Wigwam at Indian Springs), Maggie Belle Thaxton, (married to Robert L. Stripling and later to Byron L. Holton), Osceola Alvin Thaxton, who married Beulah Jones. Dr. Alvin Thaxton was a professor of Education at GSCW at Milledgeville for years. All members of the family shown in this picture are deceased. Atlanta Man Slab at High Falls Park A Clayton County man and his wife are being held in connection with a shooting death Tuesday. July 13th. at High Falls State Park. Monroe County Sheriff Carey Bittick was quoted as saying that he received a call to the park on Tuesday and found William D. Maurmann. 29. of 4701 Union City, dead of a gunshot wound. Maurmann was an employee of an Atlanta chemical company. Bittick said William Maher, 28, a former police man, was charged with murder and Maher's wife, Susan Jo, 26, would be charged as an accessory. CENSUS BUREAU TAKES EMPLOYMENT SURVEY Local representatives of the Bureau of the Census will conduct a survey of employ ment in this area during the work week of July 19-24, Thomas W. McW'hirter, Director of the Bureau’s Regional Office in Atlanta, announced today. Interviewing householders in the Butts County area will be Ms. Sherri R. Smith. Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, July 22, 1976 Gloria Prater Gets Georgia State Award Mrs. Gloria Williamson Prater, daughter of Mrs. Jessie Mackey of Flovilla. was presented the Mistriss of Patience in Husband Admini stration at pre-graduation ceremonies at Georgia State University in Atlanta, June 12 Mrs. Prater was honored for her long suffering and loving help as her husband studied for his degree. Gloria’s husband, G. Robert Prater, was grad uated from Georgia State University with a Master of Education in Counseling and Psychological Service. Mr. Prater is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and serves as Field Counselor with the Georgia Department of Human Resources’ Divi sion of Vocational Rehabili tation in Meriwether County. Prior to his present position, Mr. Prater was in Rehabili tation Evaluation at the Gerogia Rehabilitation Cen ter in Warm Springs. An Ordanied Baptist Mini ster, Mr. Prater serves as pastor of the Union Baptist Church at St. Marks near Hogansville, Georgia. Local Agent Jobs Elite Of Insurance Maurice W. Carmichael, Sr., president of Carmichael Insurance Agency of Jack son, was designated a Certified Insurance Counse lor (CIO at a state wide meeting in Savannah of insurance agents. The Georgia Association of Mutual Insurance Agents (GAMIA) held its 39th annual convention at the DeSoto Hilton Hotel in Savannah on July 8-11 and the local agenst was one of only 19 in Georgia receiving the CIC designa tion. The GAMIA is a state wide trade and professional as sociation made up of over 400 independent insurance agents. Mrs. Carinicahel accom panied her husband to Savannah for the convention. 86f/j Annual Session Camp Meeting To Open Aug . sfh Ken Parrish Goes to Gordon On Scholarship A Jackson High School graduate has been selected as one of five area students to receive the Smith-Adams Scholarship to Gordon Junior College. Kenneth Parrish, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Parrish. Sr., was chosen by the Gordon Scholarship Com mittee on the basis of his academic and leadership achievements at Jackson. The Smith-Adams Scholar ship has been awarded to outstanding students for three consecutive years by Hep Marvin Adams of Thomaston and J. R. Smith of Barnesville. Each award covers tuition costs for two quarters. I)r Jerry Williamson, college president, said, “We are deeply appreciative of these scholarships and of the continuing support of Repre sentatives Smith and Adams. These outstanding represen tatives have consistently demonstrated their support ot higher education through their voting records in the House and through their fine service on the Gordon Junior College Foundation. Their own individual gifts each year to our student scholar ship program illustrate in a personal way their commit ment to education in our service area. We are indeed fortunate to have such splendid representatives." Parrish plans to enter Gordon in the fall as a pre-law major. At Jackson High he was a member of the Student Council for three years and served as presi dent during his senior year; the tennis team for four years; the Explorer’s Club for two years; and the Key Club for one year. College Troupe Sets Play At Indian Springs The traveling drama troupe from DeKalb Com munity College will return to Indian Springs State Park on Jujv 31 and August 1 to present its Bicentennial plays. July 31st the troupe will present Tokalitta, a drama about the early relationship between the early Georgia settlers and the Yamacraw Indians. The plot centers on the marriage of a white colonist to an Indian girl as well as a mysterious death. Tokalitta is family entertain ment at its best, a fascinating mix of real events, songs and dancing. On August Ist the play Vigil will be presented. Capturing Georgia's role in the Revolutionary War, it depicts the times and attitudes of real people caught up in a fierce and bloody struggle. Georgia's most colorful heroine, the six-foot, redheaded Nancy Hart (the only woman to have a Georgia county named for her' is portrayed in the drama, as are other historical figures. Curtain time for both performances at Indian Springs is 8:30 p m. and the public is cordially invited to attend. Lewis Freeman Named City Administrator h' m I Jackson Mayor C. B. Brown. Jr. has announced the appointment of Lewis M. Freeman, of Jackson, as City Administrator. In making the employment announcement, the Mayor pointed out the need for more efficiency in the administra tion of City government. “The City of Jackson has grown into a $1,600,000 annual business and the Council and I felt that it was time we adopted a profes sional approach to City government by hiring a qualified and experienced administrator," Brown said. The new City Administra tor, whose duties will be the equivalent of a city manager, is a native of Atlanta but has resided in Jackson for the past 30 years. After seeing service as a pilot in the Army Air Corps in World War 11. he returned to Jackson and has had exten sive administrative experi ence in both private and government employment. He was employed for years by the Pepperton Cotton Mills as an administrative assistant and served in a similar capacity with Fashion Pillows. His last employment, before accept ing the Jackson position, was as a fiscal officer with the State of Georgia Crime Commission. His educational back ground includes undergrad uate work at Maryville College. Maryville, Tenn. and Georgia State College in Atlanta. Freeman is married to the former Sara Godsev, of Jackson, and the couple has three grown children and one grandchild. CLASS OF -46 TO HOLD REUNION SUNDAY. JULY 25 The Jackson High School class of 1946 will hold their class reunion Sunday, July 25th. at Indian Springs State Park A basket lunch will be spread at the noon hour. / < • ■ i.e. x ,v # •• * i 9 ~t* **** z f r , 0 I- '“HI *♦. * SCHOLARSHIP WINNER State Rep J R Smith, one of the donors of the Smith Adams Scholarship, is shown presenting a scholarship to Gordon Junior College to Kenneth Parrish, of Jackson. $6.24 Per Year In Advance Frank G. Harris, of Cartersville, president of the Indian Springs Holiness Camp Ground, reports that preparations are nearly complete for the opening August 5 of the 86th annua! Camp Meeting. The 1976 preaching sche dule calls for the opening service on Thursday, August sth, at 8 p.m., with services continuing daily through the evening service on Sunday. August 15th. In announcing the 1976 schedule, Harris pointed out that “since 1890 Indian Springs Holiness Camp Ground has held before the world the high claims of God in Jesus Christ. Standing firmly upon the doctrine of holiness in heart and life, she has sounded the call each August for eighty-six years. To her altars have come both young and old. rich and poor, learned and unlearned, to drink freely of the fountain of life.” Heading the list of evange lists for this year's meeting will be Dr. Dennis Kinlaw. evangelist, of Wilmore. Ky.: Rev. Billy Key. evangelist, of Tifton. Ga. and Lt. Col. Andy Miller, Salvation Army. Chicago, Illinois. The Bible Study every morning at 8:45 a.m. will be led by Dr. Charles Boleyn. pastor. Oak Grove Methodist Church, of Decatur. Rev. John Lindsey, of Hapeville, will be Music Director: Rev. Ted Holley, of Marietta, Youth Minister; Rev. A1 Coppedge, of Cambridge. England. Youth Bible Teacher, and Greg Wilson, of Cincinnati. Ohio, Director of Youth Taber nacle Music. Dr John R Church, evangelist. of Winston- Salem, N.C. and one of the most beloved leaders of Camp Ground history, was scheduled to be on the program this year but illness will prevent his attendance and participation. Special observances at this year's session will include a Healing Service on Monday. August 9th. at 9:30 am.; a Thanksgiving Day service on Wednesday. August llth; a Missionary Program for the Oriental Missionary Society or World Gospel Mission. Thursday. August 12th. at 3 p.m. and Butts County Recognition Day on Thurs day. August 12th, at 8 p.m. The Daily Schedule of services is as follows: 7:00 a m. - Prayer Service in Tabernacle: 8:00 a.m. Breakfast; 8:45-9:25 a m. - Bible Study in Tabernacle; 9:00-10:30 a.m. - Pre-Teens' Meeting in Glenn Taber nacle; 9:30-10:30 a.m. - People's Meeting in Taber nacle; Young People's Study in Youth Tabernacle. 11:00 a.m. - Preaching in Tabernacle: Children’s Meeting in Glenn Taber nacle; 12:30 p.m. - Lunch: 3:00 p.m. - Preaching in Tabernacle: 5:00 p.m. - Dinner; 6:30 p.m. - Veranda Prayer Meeting; 6:30 p.m. - Young People’s Vespers in Youth Tabernacle: 8:00 p.m. - Preaching in Tabernacle. Trustees of the Indian Springs Holiness Camp Ground include Rev. J David Aycoek. Sr., Colquitt, Ga.: Rev. J. Paul Barrett. Columbus. Ga.; Giles G. Batchelor. Stone Mountain, Ga.. Rev. Emory R. Brack man. Calhoun. Ga.; David Crouse, Wilmore, Kv.; Hoyed Davis. Albany, Ga. Rev. R. O. Edenfield. Brunswick. Ga.; Rev. J. O. Fuller, Faceville, Ga.; Frank G. Harris. Carters ville. Ga.; Fredric A. Harris. Cartersville. Ga.; Dr. Hiram Johnson, Tuscaloosa. Ala.; Dr. J. C. Jester. Atlanta. Ga.; Rev. John A. Lindsey, Hapeville. Ga. Joseph P. Luce. Ft. Valley, Ga.: J. Norris McKinsey, Ft. Valley. Ga.. Roy L. Sims. Orlando, Fla.: Rev. Orman P. Sloat. Savannah. Ga.; Albert G. Smart. Gainesville. Ga.: Ralph R. Smith, Cartersville, Ga. and Rev. W. Glen Smith. Jr.. Punta Gorda. Fla. Emeritus Trustees include T. W. Mobley. Girard. Ga.; Dr Z. T. Johnson. Wilmore, Ky.: R F. Lee. Social Circle. Ga. and Walton Peabody. Sr.. St. Simons. Ga. Butts Voter Registration At New High A record number of Butts eountians have qualified to vote in the August 10 general primary, at which time 12 County offices will be filled from a list of 29 candidates. The Butts County Board of Registrars reports that 5.794 voters are now registered and qualified to cast ballots in the August 10th primary. Eclipsing by 689 the 5.106 who were qualified to vote in the April 13th special election for a County Commissioner seat, the total registration far exceeds that of any previous year. With interest in the County primary warming with the weather, officials believe that possibly as many as 3.800-to-i.OOO voters will go to the polls on .August 10th to express their prefernces.