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Darkson progress-Argus
Volume 103 Number 31
YARD OF THE WEEK Catching the eyes of the judges for the Butts County Association of Beautification
Through Conservation Committee was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Stephens on the Jackson Lake Inn road. The neat,
well-manicured yard and shrubs resulted in it winning this week’s top award from the BCABC committee. Photo by
Ben Parrish.
86th Annual Session Camp
Meeting To Open Aug . sth
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 annual
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. A! 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 a.m.; a
Thanksgiving Day service on
Wednesday, August 11th; 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 Aycock, Sr., Colquitt,
Ga.; Rev. J. Paul Barrett,
Columbus, Ga.; Giles G.
Batchelor, Stone Mountain,
Permits To Carry Pistols
Rise Dramatically in Butts
Registration of firearms
under the 1976 law passed by
the Georgia General Assem
bly is proceeding at a brisk
pace in Butts County.
According to records at the
Butts County Probate
Judge’s office, 36 applica
tions to carry firearms are
pending since the effective
date of the legislation on July
1, 1976. A spokesman for the
office said this represents a
dramatic increase over the
requests for the “pistol
toter ” licenses granted under
the old law.
In order to obtain a license
to carry a concealed weapon,
the applicant must complete
an application at the Probate
Judge’s office and submit it
to the Sheriff’s office for
clearance. The applicant is
finger printed and records
checked to reveal any past
criminal activities.
Upon completing the
clearance from the Sheriff’s
office, the application is
returned to the Probate
Judge’s office where, upon
payment of sls, a license
valid for three years is
issued.
The license to carry a
concealed weapon does not
imply freedom to carry the
weapon as one may wish. The
law clearly states that “such
pistol, revolver, or firearm
may only be carried in a
shoulder or waist belt
holster, hipgrip or any other
similar device, handbag,
purse, attache case, brief
case or other closed contain
er.”
Strictly forbidden under
the new code section is the
carrying of any deadly
weapon at public gatherings.
Public gatherings “include,
but are not limited to,
athletic or sporting events,
schools or school functions,
churches or church func
tions, political rallies or
functions, publicly owned or
operated buildings, or estab
lishments at which alcoholic
beverages are sold for
consumption on the pre
mises.”
Penalties for carrying a
Ga.; Rev. Emory R. Brack
man, Calhoun, Ga.; David
Crouse, Wilmore, Ky.;
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.
Joseoh P. Luce, Ft. Valley,
EMC Manager
Sets Tone For
Annual Meet
Robert F. Armstrong,
manager of the Central
Georgia Electric Member
ship Corp., issued the
following statement on the
Co-Op’s 39th annual meeting
at Indian Springs State Park
on Wednesday, August 4th:
“This year as America
joyfully celebrates her 200th
birthday, your cooperative
will be proudly convening its
39th Annual Meeting. The
date is August 4 at 10:00 a.m.
The place is Indian Springs
State Park I hope you will be
there to take part in the
business meeting and hear
our guest speaker, Jimmy
Polhill, talk to yo>’ about the
rural electrification pro
gram, and then just enjoy the
festivities of the day.
Since our country has been
reflecting on her history, I
have glanced back a little
myself for a look at the
co-op’s history, which I
would like to share with you.
The Central Georgia EMC
was chartered July 11,1937
just one year and one month
after President Roosevelt
created the REA Act by
Executive Order, and in the
pistol without a license are,
for the first offense, upon
conviction, “imprisonment
for not more than 12 months
and may be fined in an
amount not to exceed $1,000;
“For the second offense,
and for any subsequent
offense, he shall be guilty of a
felony and, upon conviction,
shall be imprisoned for not
less than one year nor more
than five years.”
The 1976 firearms act was
advocated by Lt.-Gov. Zell
Miller as a method of taking
guns away from criminals
and providing strict penalties
of those violating the
firearms ahd dangerous
weapon act.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, July 29, 1976
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.
two and one-half months
after the Electric Member
ship Act was approved by the
General Assembly and
Governor of the State of
Georgia.
The purpose of this
cooperative was to furnish
electric energy to people in
rural areas at a low cost in
the following counties:
Spalding, Lamar, Monroe,
Jasper, Morgan, Jones,
Butts, Putnam, and Henry.
The organization was formed
in Jackson, Butts County,
Georgia where the office was
established and it has
remained the permanent
headquarters.
The first contract was let
on August 25, 1937 for the
building of 207 miles of line.
In January 1938, the first
annual meeting was held in
the old Post Office building in
Jackson, and directors and
officers were elected as
follows: F. C. Newton,
Morgan County, President;
O. D. Price, Jasper County.
Vice-President; M. O. Mc-
Cord, Butts County, Secre
tary-Treasurer; T. F. Free
man, Monroe County, Direc
tor; and G. W. Patrick.
Spalding County, Director.
In March 1938, the first
section of line (169 miles)
was completed which served
329 consumers with a total
revenue of $358.22 per month.
The power cost the CGEMC
$91.15. The first year’s
annual operating report
shows 573 members, 261'4
miles of line, with monthly
billing of $1,610.10. The
average monthly bill per
member at that time was
$2.81, and the average
monthly kilowatt hour con
sumption was 48.7 per
member. The first lines were
built to handle at least 75
kilowatt hours per month per
member.
Manager R F. Armstrong
urges everyone to attend this
39th Annual Meeting and to
compare the progress record
through the Annual Report to
that first report published 39
years ago.”
Mrs. Huggins
Wins Coveted
National Honor
Mrs. Tommie Huggins,
manager of the Jackson
branch of Griffin Federal
Savings and Loan Associa
tion, has been named one of
the Outstanding Young
Women of America.
The Outstanding Young
Women of America program
is designed to honor and
encourage exceptional young
women between the ages of
21 and 36 who have
distinguished themselves in
their homes, in their profes
sions and in their commun
ities.
Leading women’s organi
zations, college alumni as
sociations and public offi
cials serve on the nominating
committe to select deserving
young women to participate
in the program.
Mrs. Huggins, along with
approximately 7,000 fellow’
Outstanding Young Women
of America from across the
United States, will be
presented in the prestigious
annual awards volume.
In addition, she is being
considered for one of the
fifty-one state awards to be
presented to those women
who have made the most
noteworthy contributions in
their individual states. From
these fifty-one winners, the
ten Outstanding Young
women of America will be
chosen and honored at the
annual awards luncheon to
be held this fall in Washing
ton. D. C.
Mrs. Huggins resides in
Flo\ urn >m ' her husband.
Charles. Mayoi >f Flovilla,
and family.
HONEST JOHN SMOLKA
RETURNS WSB CHECK
Johnny Smolka. of the
Deer Trail Golf Course and a
local raconteur of note,
shared his sense of humor
with W’SB radio and was paid
$2.00 for a joke submitted.
So overjoyed was the
Station at John's sense of
humor that they sent two
checks for $2.00 each.
Johnny promptly returned
the overpayment and now his
friends are calling him
Honest John.
J 9
FLAG RAISING Dave Bailey, left, chairman of the
Butts County Commission, and David Ridgeway. Butts
County Clerk of Superior Court, are shown hoisting a flag
donated to the County by Sixth District Congressman John
J Flynt, Jr. The flag has a historic significance, having
flow n over the Nation's capitol. Photo by Ben Parrish
Politics and Weather Warm
Up As Long Race Nears End
Butts County politics
warmed up this week with
the weather as 29 candidates
trudged through the swelter
ing heat in search of votes
from the 5,794 voters quali
fied to cast ballots in the
August 10th general primary.
The multiplicity of candi
dates seemed to assure
run-off races in most of the 12
offices to be filled. Run-offs
will be set three weeks from
the general primary date, on
Tuesday. August 31st.
Running for Post No. 1 on
the Butts County Commis
sion are Mrs. Roxilu Bohrer.
Mac Collins. Roy H. Hender
son and Bailey Woodward.
Woodward has been a County-
Commissioner. a State Sena
tor and a member of the
Georgia House of Represen
tatives; Collins sought a
County Commission seat to
fill an unexpired term and
both Henderson and Mrs.
Bohrer are political new
comers.
Post No. 2 will pit
incumbent D. W. Bailey
against E. D. Briscoe and J.
K Godwin. Bailey has 16
years experience on the
Jackson s First Baptists
To Celebrate August 1
Members of Jackson's
First Baptist Church will
have many reasons to
celebrate on Sunday. August
Ist. according to Rev. Don
Folsom, pastor.
“First of all we will
celebrate the 200th birthday
of our nation and then many
people do not realize it but
our church is 125 years old
this year, having been
constituted in 1851. so we will
celebrate this anniversary."
Rev. Folsom went on to say
“the congregation will cele
brate its first anniversary in
the new building, having held
the first service here the last
Sunday in July, 1975.”
Another cause for celebra
tion is the recently-installed
pipe organ which Folsom
said will be dedicated to the
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
Commission. Briscoe has
sought a Commission seat
previously, and Godwin is
making his introduction to
politics.
In post No. 3, all four
candidates, Joe Harris. Van
Kersey, George N. Martin,
Jr. and Dr. William C.
Mitchell. Jr. are making
their first political race.
The Tax Commissioner’s
contest has Mrs. Walter J.
Bennett, who did not offer for
re-election to a County
Commission seat she was
elected to this Spring, facing
political neophyte Ricky
Beauchamp and long-term
incumbent. Mary Will Hearn.
The Sheriff’s race is filled
with experienced candidates.
Incumbent Barney Wilder is
opposed by Hugh C. Polk,
former Sheriff and Deputy-
Sheriff. and Billy Leverette,
w ho has served as Deputy to
two former sheriffs.
School Supt W. B. Jones is
not offering for that post but
is running for the District 78
seat in the Georgia House.
Lee Roy O'Neal, a former
Butts County school superin
tendent. J. M. L. Comer, a
glory of God in a dedicatory
concert to be presented in the
afternoon.
The complete schedule of
activities at the church for
Sunday, August Ist. in
cludes :
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
Morning worship service
with Dr. Louie D, Newton as
the speaker.
Lunch in the fellowship
hall.
Organ dedication and reci
tal with Dr. James Davidson,
former professor at Tift
College, now minister of
music at the First Baptist
Church on Macon, at 2:30
p.m.
Dr. Newton needs no
introduction to Butts
Countians. He served as
pastor of the Druid Hills
Baptist Church in Atlanta for
39 years.
A former editor of The
Christian Index, he has
authored several books and
is still extremely active,
speaking frequently at Bap
tist churches in Georgia and
throughout the nation. Last
year he received Mercer
University's Distinguished
Alumnus award.
The public is cordially
invited to hear both Dr.
Newton and Dr. Davidson.
HughGlidewell
Opens Jackson
Law Office
Hugh M. Glidewell. Jr .
Jackson attorney formerly
associated with law firm of
Alfred D. Fears, has opened
his own law office located at
229 East Third Street,
Jackson, Georgia.
Mr Glidewell, a graduate
of the University of Alabama
School of Law, received his
Juris Doctor degree in May
of 1975. He is a native son of
Butts County and a graduate
of Jackson High School. He
received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Auburn Univer
sity in 1971
Mr. Glidewell is married to
the former Ann Dorsey of
Montgomery. Alabama, who
is currently employed by the
Butts County Department of
Family and Children Ser
vices.
veteran school teacher and
principal, and Jo Ann
Manley, political newcomer
but a veteran educator, are
all contesting for the office.
Candidates for Judge of the
Probate Court include Gene
Blue. J. Dawson Bryant,
John H. Moore and Malcolm
R. Smith. Bryant is a
member of the Jackson City-
Council and Smith is a
member of the Butts County
Board of Assessors, an
appointive position. Moore
has run for a Justice of Peace
post and Blue is a political
newcomer.
Incumbents who are un
opposed are John A. Sherrell.
Coroner, Terry Kitchens.
Justice of Peace: Billy
Sutton. Treasurer: Thomas
A. Carmichael, Jr., County
Surveyor; David P. Ridge
way. Sr.. Clerk of Superior
Court.
A Sample Ballot is printed
in this week's edition of the
Progress-Argus. as a guide to
voters who will be faced with
a rather large ballot on
August 10th.
Jackson Star
Student Gets
Gordon Award
Robert D. Merritt, the 1976
STAR student at Jackson
High School, has been
awarded a STAR Student
Scholarship to Gordon Junior
College.
The one-year tuition scho
larship is sponsored by the
Gordon Foundation and
recognizes the outstanding
academic achievements of
local STAR students.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Merritt, Robert
plans to enter Gordon in the
fall as a biophysics major.
Asa student at Jackson,
Robert was a member of the
Honor Society for four years,
the Math Club for two years
and served as president, the
Cross Country Team for one
year, the Wrestling Team for
two years, and the Band for
two years. .Asa junior he
attended Boys' State, was
named to the Honor Guard,
and was a Governor's
Honors' Semi-Finalist.
JACKSON STUDENT
IS JOB CORPS GRAD
William Crowder, Jr., of
Route 3. Jackson, took part in
the 205th graduation exercise
of the Singer Breckinbridge
Job Corps Center in Morgan
field, Ky.
Crowder successfully com
pleted studies in the building
trades and plans a career in
the field of masonry.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
It seems as how the
President and that Reagan
fellow much rather run
against each other than
against that Governor peanut
farmer in November.
