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PEANUT AND ROCKY Paula Wise is shown holding her dog Peanut and Angie and
Paul Wise are shown with Rocky. —Photo by Carole Lawrence.
Rocky is a full-bred
Siberian Husky who belongs
to the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Wise of Jackson.
Rocky is quite a big dog; he
already weighs 80 pounds,
and by the time he’s full
grown will weigh around 120
pounds.
However, Rocky’s size
may belie his true temper-
Junior
AND
Pee Wee
Football
On Thanksgiving Day,
November 25, both of our
allstar teams played in the
Peach Bowl down in Thomas
ton. In the first game our
undefeated Junior Allstars
were to take on Warner
Robins. The game wasn’t
what you’d call a real
thriller, as the defensive
units controlled the first half,
not allowing anyone to score.
In the third quarter, Warner
Robins got on the board with
a touchdown but couldn’t
muster an extra point.
Jackson tried furiously to get
back on the board but there
were too many mistakes.
There was no doubt in
anvones mind that our boys
were the better team. We just
simply had an off day. Final
score Warner Robbins 6
Jackson 0.
Immediately following the
Junior game the Pee Wees
took the field. I believe they
just kept running when they
heard their names called.
Well finally after whistles
blew and arms were waving,
6 points came to Jackson’s
Allstars. It seems that
William Jester ran the
opening kickoff back some 80
yards for the score. After
changing directions three
times, sweeping both the
sidelines, he finally made it.
What a beautiful run !!
Teammate Tony Wise added
the extra point and Jackson
led 7 O. In the second
quarter, it was again William
Jester scoring this time from
50 yards out and the extra
point missed. At this stage of
the game, the Thomaston
Bulldogs were totally con
fused. So they regrouped and
scored on a short run after a
good drive. The score was
Jackson 14 Thomaston 8.
In the third quarter,
Jackson again got started
and they did as quarterback
Tony Wise ran the last 40
yards for the score and the
extra point failed and
Jackson led 20 8 over
Thomaston. As the third
quarter ticked away,
Thomaston kept chipping
away at Jackson’s defense
and with 5:00 left in the game
scored, making the game
somewhat exciting. Thomas
ton was only 6 points behind,
the score was Jackson 20
Thomaston 14. Within a
matter of moments, Jackson
had turned the ball over to
Thomaston and they were
making an impressive march
to the goal. Now with 30
seconds on the clock and
Thomaston with a first down
on the Jackson 15 yard line,
Jackson would have to hold.
ment. Mrs. Wise whose
children are Angie, Paula,
and Paul described him as
being "a big baby” with a
gentle personality. She added
that Rocky likes to wrestle
with Paula and that he insists
on going for a ride too every
time someone leaves in the
car.
Report From
Indian
Springs
BY MRS. CLYDE HOARD
(LAST WEEK’S LETTER)
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Cornell will have as their
guests on Thanksgiving Day
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Baker and
family of Atlanta.
Dr. and Mrs. Allan
Batchelor, Holly and Cal
arrived Wednesday to spend
the Thanksgiving holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Holloway.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoard
entertained their son, Danny,
with a birthday dinner
Friday night. Those present
for the occasion were Rev.
and Mrs. Ed Hoard of
Atlanta, Mr. Stan Hogan and
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hoard
and Barrett.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holloway
entertained Mr. J. C. Archer
of West Palm Beach, Florida
at High Falls Restaurant
Monday night and on
Tuesday night Mr. Doc
Reeves was host at a chili
dinner for him at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Williams.
Mrs. Jack Hawley, Mrs.
Louis Taylor and Lisa Taylor
were among those going to
LaGrange on Friday for the
game between ISA and
LaGrange Academy.
Mrs. Suzi Mullis and Mr.
Emmett Fletcher of Dublin
visited relatives here Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Maddox
After two missed passes and
a run around left end, it was
fourth and 1 with 5 seconds
remaining. The Thomaston
quarterback hit his tight end
on the 2 yard line and Skipper
Melton made a beautiful
open field tackle to save the
game. Final score Jackson 20
Thomaston Bulldogs 14.
With Jackson Winning it
meant that we would have to
come back and face an even
tougher Thomaston team,
The Thomaston Tigers.
The next day it was dreary
and wet. What a day to have
to play football!!! It rained
steadily the entire game and
it really affected the boys.
They weren’t the same team
we saw the day before. The
game was a give away as
Jackson couldn’t get their
signals straight and Thomas
ton's defense held Jackson on
every possession. The only
bright spot was when Tony
Wise scored from 20 yards
oul. The final score Thomas
ton Tigers 30 Jackson fi.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2,197 fl
The other pet of the Wise
family is a “mixed breed”
dog by the name of
“Peanut.” Like any good
mongrel, Peanut is mischiev
ous, and his main occupa
tions are chasing neighbors’
dogs and cars. Peanut, who
was purchased at an area pet
shop, is about one year old.
Van Deventer
Program To
Honor Aides
In lieu of the appreciation
dinner, an annual affair for
the past seven years, the Van
Deventer Foundation will
make a gift to the Jackson-
Butts County Recreation
Department this year, ac
cording to Executive Di
rector Mac Davis.
The trustees of the Van
Deventer Foundation feel
that such a gift would be
more appropriate in honor
ing the men and women who
have devoted so much time to
the youth programs in Butts
County during the current
year, Davis explained.
The nature of the gift has
not been determined but
items under consideration
include a utility building for
the new park, a fitness trail
or a sprinkler system for one
of the new baseball or
softball fields.
An appropriate plaque will
be given designating the gift
as being given in honor of all
the men and women who
have given unselfishly of
their time to serve the
recreation needs of the
County's youth.
were dinner guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Earnhart
and family.
Gay McMichael of Georgia
College spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank McMichael.
Stacey Burge of Jackson
was weekend guest of Lisa
Taylor.
Miss Blannie Stallworth
had as her guests Tuesday
Mrs. J. B. Henderson of
McDonough and Mrs. Clara
Wise of Madison.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holloway
visited Sunday with Mrs. R.
L. Holloway and Mr. and
Mrs. James Darden in
Forsyth.
Friends of Powell Free
man will be interested to
know he is a patient at Sylvan
Grove Hospital.
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Recreation
News
By
Hollis Griggs
What a great night it was
for Homecoming 1976!
On November 22, at Red
Devil Hill was one of the
coldest nights of the year, so
far. But it didn’t freeze our
spirits and enthusiasum.
Even though the crowd
wasn’t what we had expect
ed, it was still great. In the
opening game Jackson met
the Barnesville Allstars. Our
boys wasted little time in
getting on the scoreboard as
William Jester ran it in from
the 28 yard line and then
scored the extra point. Later
in the second quarter, Jester
again got the call and scored
from 20 yards out. Team
mate Tony Wise scored the
extra point. As the half ended
Jackson had a 14-0 lead.
In the second half, Jackson
came back fired up and
ready to score. William
Jester the big half-back,
broke a tackle and ran 53
yards for another score.
Tony Wise got the extra
points. Then within minutes,
Jackson had ball possession
again. Again William Jester,
getting the call, this one good
from 20 yards out. Jackson
added one other score in the
fourth quarter as quarter
back Tony Wise scored from
the 5 yard line.
Jackson completely domi
nated this homecoming game
as the final score indicated,
Jackson 33-Barnesville 0.
Other highlights in the
game was the naming of the
Best Offensive and Defensive
Players of the game. William
Jester received the Offensive
Player Award. Teammate
Clay Hoard received the
Defensive Player Award.
In the Junior League
Homecoming game, Jackson
took on a tough Putnam
County crowd. In the first
quarter, Jackson got on the
scoreboard as quarterback
Lance Smith hit Bruce
Taylor for a 38 yard
touchdown pass. Teammate
Terry Ehteridge found day
light through the line and ran
32 yards for the first score.
Late in the same third
quarter Etheridge found
another hole and scampered
59 yards for the score. When
the fourth quarter arrived.
Eatonton was ready to go
back home but Jackson still
wanted to play football, as
was shown by Scott Folsom
as he carried from 23 yards
out for another Jackson T.D.
Putnam County couldn’t
move the ball as Jackson’s
defense kept Putnam in
jeopardy all night. The last
two touchdowns of the night
came from Marvin Smith.
His first score was from 20
yards out and the next score
from 25 yards out. This
capped a fine Homecoming
game as the final score was
Jackson 37 Putnam County
6.
The Junior game had many
highlights. Aside from hav
ing our Homecoming Queen
Barbara Ann Head on hand,
we had some guests from the
Diagnostic Center. The men
from the Deagnositc Center
were responsible for sponsor
ing the Allstars. The blue and
gold jerseys our Allstars
have are from the G. D. & C.
C. Jaycees, as well as from
the parents.
The Most Valuable Of
fensive Player award was
given to Terry Etheridge.
The Most Valuable Defensive
Player Award was given to
Joey Maddox.
Congratulations Jackson
on a job well done!!
Red Devils
Lose Season’s
First Game
In the opening game
against Baldwin County
November 23, the Jackson
High Red Devils basketball
teams lost both the varsity
and B-team games.
Baldwin County beat Jack
son’s varsity girls by a score
of 86-57. Commenting on the
game, girls’ coach Iwana
McGee said, “They were not
29 points better~we played
poorly. We had no rebounds,
no defense, and too much
individual play.”
The girls’ basketball team
has been playing Baldwin
County for three years, and
this game was the first they
had lost to them.
The top scorer for the girls’
varsity team was Sylvia
Sims with 29 points. Other
players who scored points
were Annie Sims with 10;
Danita Crowder-9; Frances
Appling-6; Jackie Andrews
-2; Miranda Price-1.
In the B-Team encounter
the final score was Baldwin
52 and Jackson 21.
Both of the Jackson High
boys’ teams also lost to
Baldwin County. The varsity
boys lost by a score of 70-55.
Coach Donald Henderson
said that his team played
well in spots but that the
team has to improve its
handling of the ball.
“The defense was pretty
good, but we need to spread
the scoring around among
the players more,” he said.
One area Henderson said
has to be improved is the
percentage of free throws.
He said in the game
against Baldwin County, the
boys were shooting about 47
per cent from the free throw
line and that he would like to
bring that figure up to around
60 per cent.
The leading scorer for the
boys was Reggie Henderson
with 26 points. Other scorers
were Jimmy Akins-9; Ran
dolph White-8; Dennis John
son-4; Thomas Sims-4;
Charlie Robison-3; David
Jenkins-1.
The boys’ B-team lost to
Baldwin by a score of 41-35.
GUIDANCE ASKED FOR
PRESIDENTIAL TEAM
President-elect Jimmy
Carter and President Gerald
R. Ford will be the focus of a
month-long prayer vigil from
Thanksgiving to Christmas
by some 400,000 Georgia
United Methodists following
a speical call to prayer by
their bishop and Methodist
groups from across the state.
The second largest Pro
testant body in the state will
be asking that “divine
guidance be given President
elect Carter as he forms his
new administration and that
thanks be given for the
leadership given the nation
by President Gerald R. Ford
over the past two and half
years.”
DR. BRANDWEIN TO
SPEAK AT TECH
The internationally famous
Dr. Paul F. Brandwein,
humanist, artist, scientist,
and educator, will be the
keynote speaker at the
Georgia Alliance for Arts
Education meeting at
Georgia Tech’s Student Cen
ter on Saturday, December
4th.
The topic for his talk at the
GAAE convention is “The
Permanent Agenda of Man.”
The convention is open to all
interested parties with no
admission charge.
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A WINNING HANDSHAKE Mrs. Carol Weaver, chairman of the Butts County
Association for Beautification Through Conservation committee, receives a handshake
and the winner’s plaque from Heywood Gay, executive vice president of the Georgia
Electric Membership Corp., one of the sponsors of the 1976 Beautification Through
Conservation Awards program.
Letters To
Santa Claus
Dear Santa,
Our Christmas list is a mile
long so to make it short just
bring my brother and me a
little bit of everything, OK!
Love,
Angie and Terry Cochran
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice hereby is given that there will be held a public
hearing upon request made this date to Jackson-Butts County
Planning Commission to change zoning classifications of the
following described properties from A-R (Agricultural-Resi
dential) to M-2 (Manufacturing) and R-15 (Single Family
Residential) and A-R (Agricultural-Residential) to CC
(Community Commercial.)
Said public hearing shall be held at the main Courtroom,
Butts County Courthouse, Jackson, Georgia at 7:30 p.m. on
Monday, Dec. 13, 1976.
The properties are described as follows:
2.22 acres of land lying and being in the 612 G.M.D., Butts
County, Ga., same being particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the point of the intersection where Ga. Hwy. No.
16 East and Hall’s Bridge Road intersect, and from said point
of beginning running North easterly along Halls Bridge Road
325 feet, thence East 195 feet, thence South 191 feet to Ga. Hwy.
No. 16, thence West 336 feet to point of beginning. Also 3.25
acres of land being in the 612 G.M.D. being particularly
described as follows: Beginning at a point where Hall’s Bridge
Road and Ga. Hwy. No. 16 intersect, and from said point of
beginning, running East 690 feet, thence North 300 feet from
the center line of Ga. Hwy. No. 16, thence East 510 feet, thence
North 330 feet, thence West 510 feet, thence South 310 feet to
said point of beginning.
To change zoning from M-2 to A-R. Beginning at the
intersection of Ga. Hwy. No. 16 and Hall’s Bridge Road
intersect, and from said point of beginning running East 1200
feet, thence 300 feet North, thence 1065 feet East, thence South
300 feet to Ga. Hwy. No. 16, thence West 1065 feet to said point
of beginning.
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 610
G.M.D, Butts County, Ga., same being particularly described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Head Shop
Road and Kinard Mill Road intersect, and from said point of
intersection running 370 feet N 46 degrees 52’ E, thence 427 feet
N 56 degrees 02’ W, thence 171 feet N 33 degrees 56’ E, thence
250 feet N 72 degrees 36’ W, thence 295 feet N 80 degrees 27’ W
to point of beginning.
To adopt all Georgia State Codes with certain exceptions.
The Codes are Building, Housing, Plumbing, Heating & Air
Cond. and Electrical. All Code Books and Certain exceptions
are on file in the Butts County Zoning office in the basement of
the Courthouse.
The public is invited to the public hearing herein above
announced.
Jackson-Butts County
Planning Board
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