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Jackson High Class of 1927
Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The senior class of 1927 of
Jackson High School held its
reunion at the Jackson Club
House on Wednesday, June
15, with 19 members, visitors
and a former teacher
present. Four members were
unable to attend and nine
members are deceased.
Upon arrival each person
was asked to register, after
which everyone mingled,
reminisced and had to get
re-acquainted as some had
not seen each other since
graduation fifty years ago.
A delicious punch, with
mixed nuts and cheese
straws, was then served to
the group.
Mrs. Mary Carmichael
Futral furnished a beautiful
floral arrangement featuring
red and white flowers, which
were the class colors.
Immediately before lunch
Mrs. Jane Etheredge Weaver
asked everyone to join hands
and sing “Blest Be The Tie
That Binds,” after which
everyone enjoyed a most
delicious meal at 12:30
catered by Mrs. Ruth
Emory.
After lunch Mrs. Weaver
recognized the beloved Eng
lish teacher, Mrs. Sara
Beauchamp Spencer, and she
responded most graciously
and got a big round of
CEJA Workers Assist In
Summer Reading Program
The PACAA sponsored
Summer Reading Program
is to involve 13 CETA
workers in tutorial and
custodial positions.
The Summer Reading
Program is conducted at
Jackson Primary School
from 9:00 a.m. through the
lunch period.
Transportation in the form
of three school buses is
provided by the Butts Cos.
Board of Education.
Duration of the program is
six weeks, and it involves 200
children. CETA workers
acting as tutors for the
children have a variety of
responsibilities.
Workers are to develop
reading materials as well as
read to the participants.
Presently, they are in the
process of developing learn
ing centers which involve
“language experiences” and
“sight vocabulary.”
Organization of indoor
recreational activities is
another duty. The tutors
conduct games to improve
word recognition, and they
construct bulletin boards for
visual interest in the class
room.
They also supervise the
lunch period and the loading
and unloading of school
buses.
Margaret McCormick is
principal of Jackson Prima
ry School and coordinator of
the Summer Reading Pro
gram.
According to Mrs. McCor
mick this is the third year of
participation in the program
for Butts County.
In 1975, the program
utilized voluntary workers.
There were 105 participants
for the first program, and
testing results showed a six
month gain in reading skills.
The second reading pro
gram was funded so that
workers could be paid. This
1976 program involved 155
children, and they showed an
average of eight months in
reading skills.
The goal for this year’s
program is for 75 percent of
the 200 participants to gain
applause. Two other former
teachers, Miss Zula Belle Hill
(French teacher) and Miss
Ruby Jones (expression
teacher) could not be located
and three, Mr. R. I, Knox,
Mr. Jack Dempsey and Mrs.
Elia Curry, are deceased.
Miss Susannah Foster
called the roll and each
member stood and answered
by telling something of their
lives, careers, etc. during the
fifty years that have passed
since graduation.
Mrs. Ruth Biles Greer paid
tribute to the deceased
members: Ruth Bankston
Macon, Rose Ellen Carter,
David Evans, Frank Harper,
Emory Kinard, J. Threatt
Moore, Leslie Pinnell, Mil
dred Smith Ballenger and
Lilia Washington Roque
more. The group stood for a
few moments of prayer in
their memory.
After a most enjoyable day
the group sang the class
Alma Mater 'to close the
reunion before going home.
Members present were:
Mrs. Julia F. Hay, Mr. and
Mrs. William Otis Ball,
Jackson; Mrs. Ruth Biles
Greer and husband Howard,
Mrs. Mary Carmichael Fu
tral and husband John
Lindsey Futral, Griffin; Mrs.
Sara F. Carter Caldwell of
four months in reading skills.
The teacher-student ratio
is to be one to three when the
program is fully underway.
This ratio is to be reached
by utilizing volunteer ele
mentary school students.
The reading program itself
is designed to diagnose the
problems of the students by
testing, and to prescribe
methods of improvement
according to testing results.
The tests given are the
Slosson Oral Reading Test,
Stanford Reading Test, and
Survey of School Attitudes
Test.
These tests are given at the
beginning of the program for
placement, and at the end of
the session to determine its
effectiveness.
Standard word lists, which
are being used across the
nation, are used in the
reading program. This is
being done to improve
performances on standard
ized tests.
Regarding the present
reading skills of the partici
pants, Mrs. McCormick said,
“The majority of the stu
dents involved have poor
vocabularies. Reading com
prehension also seems to be a
problem for many of them.”
Mrs. McCormick added
that the six week program is
designed to maintain and if
possible advance the reading
skills of the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd
graders involved.
“The participants receive
Jackson Boy Injured When
Hit By Automobile June 15
A 5-year-old Jackson boy,
John Pope of 638 Covington
Street, sustained head inju
ries, cuts and abrasions when
he was struck by an
automobile Wednesday after
noon, June 15, on Covington
Street.
He was admitted to Macon
Medical Center for treatment
and dismissed Friday. Im
mediately following the acci
dent, he was taken to Sylvan
Grove Hospital and Griffin-
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON. GEORGIA
Jackson, Mrs. Opal Conner
Snipes of Austell, Mrs. Jane
Etheredge Weaver and hus
band Lamar of Jackson, Mrs.
Mary Evans Clark and
husband A. L. Grayson; Mr.
and Mrs. John Marshall
Evans of Glenn Dale, Md.,
Miss Susannah Foster of
Griffin;
Miss Susie E. Lockhart of
Jackson, Mrs. Sara Moore
Torbett of Forsyth, Mrs.
Mary Nabors Kerby of
Macon, Mr. and Mrs. James
Carson Preston of Griffin,
Miss Ethel M. Smith of
Jackson, Miss Virginia R.
Smith of Flovilla, Mrs.
Glennis Thornton Franklin
and husband Cecil of Rock
mart, Mr. and Mrs. John
Robert Whitaker of Gaines
ville, Mrs. Louise Woodward
Farrar of Jenkinsburg.
Those members unable to
attend include Mrs. Ruth
McMichael Hopkins of Jack
sonville, Fla., Mrs. Ida
Thomas Ludwig of Jackson,
Mrs. Ruth Nabors Gomola of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Reeves
Hoyle (nee Miss Mary Ellis)
of Brooklet.
Visitors included Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Nabors of
Macon, Mrs. Annie Lillian
Jamerson Rossey of Jackson
and Mrs. Jim Traylor of
Smyrna.
individual instruction,” Mrs.
McCormick said, “and unfor
tunately we are unable to
provide such intense instruc
tion during the regular school
year.”
Mrs. McCormick also said
that the program involved
remedial work, but is not for
purposes of promotion.
LARRY BROWNLEE
RECEIVES DEGREE
FROM MERCER
MACON, Ga.—Mercer Uni
versity conferred 517 degrees
at commencement exercises
Sunday, May 29, in the
Macon Coliseum.
One hundred and fifty-se
ven of Mercer’s degree
recipients graduated with
honors. Candidates for the
bachelor’s degrees who
make an average of 3.75
receive their degrees summa
cum laude, those with an
average of 3.50 are graduat
ed magna cum laude, and
those whose average is 3.25
receive their degrees cum
laude.
Among those graduating
with honors was Larry
Newton Brownlee of Jack
son, Bachelor of Science,
summa cum laude.
Al Jolson always wore old
clothes to open anew show.
Spalding County Hospital.
Jackson Police Chief Wat
son Vaughn said the boy was
playing with some children
by the street at the time of
the accident and that he
darted out in from of the car
driven by Kenneth Cook of a
Jackson Lake address.
Charles Darwin, the man
who became England's great
est biologist, was born on
Feb. 12, 1809, the birthday
of Abraham Lincoln.
Flovilla
Happenings
By Airs. Emily Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Hardy returned home Friday
after spending several days
at Jekyll Island and St.
Simons.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Anthony on Father’s Day
were Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Anthony and Scott of Mor
row, Mr. Lanier Anthony of
Conyers, Mrs. Evelyn Free
man and Mike and friend,
Marty of Jackson, Mrs.
Emma Riley, and Donna
Phillipa of Macon.
Mrs. Ida Lou King of
Jackson visited Tuesday
afternoon with Miss Fredna
Hilley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie
Marsh and family of Hillsbo
ro were guests Friday
evening of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Marsh and family.
Mrs. Barry Carson, Neil
and Brian of Riverdale and
Little Miss Heather Carter of
LaGrange were guests last
week of Rev. and Mrs. Edgar
Harris. Visiting on Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Hall of Riverdale.
Mrs. Edith Roberts and
Miss Virginia Smith were
guests Friday afternoon of
Miss Roxie Smith.
Little Miss Lori Skinner
celebrated her third birthday
on Sunday and was feted with
a birthday party Saturday
afternoon with friends from
her Sunday School. Those
attending were Doug and
Johnny Branch, Leigh Ann
Lassiter, Cathy Darnell,
Brian Polk, Ann King, and
Walter Mayfield.
Mrs. W. E. Waits, along
with Mr. and Mrs. Don Gable
and Randy and Clay Morrow
of Marietta, returned home
Sunday from Panama City,
Fla. after spending several
days there.
Miss Virginia Smith at
tended her 50th Reunion,
Class of 1927, Wednesday at
the Jackson Clubhouse in
Jackson.
Mrs. Emily Burns and
Beth and Mrs. Sara Duke
attended the wedding of Miss
Bambi Long and Mr. Drew
Kitchens Thursday evening
in Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Spears
and Romona of Antioch,
Tenn. were guests during the
weekend of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Weaver and other
relatives.
The Not-Too-Club met
Thursday afternoon at the
Flovilla Methodist Church
Fellowhsip Hall with nine
members present. July 4th
favors were made for the
patients at Westbury Nursing
Home. Mrs. Emma Riley and
Mrs. Betty Jenkins were
hostesses for the month. A
good time was had by all.
The Flovilla United Metho
dist Church will be conduct
ing their revival starting
Sunday, June 26, thru
Friday, July 1, with Rev. Dan
Brown in charge of the
services. Mr. Nevin Duffy
will be leading the singing.
Time:7:3o each evening. A
covered dish supper will be
held Thursday night prior to
the service. Everyone is
cordially invited.
FIRE DESTROYS
HASTY HOME
MONDAY MORNING
The residence of Don Hasty
on High Falls Road was
totally destroyed by fire
early Monday morning ac
cording to Jackson-Butts
County volunteer firemen
Ben Barnes and Barry
Fincher. No one was injured
in the fire.
The probable cause of the
fire according to the report
was bad wiring.
COUNTY GRADUATES
TWO AT GA. TECH
Among the 800 graduates of
Georgia Tech at commence
ment exercises on Saturday,
June 11th, were Donald C.
McKibben, with a degree in
Civil Engineering, and Maria
Annette Todd, with an
Industrial Management de
gree.
Malcolm Stamper, a Geor
gia Tech alumnus and
president of Boeing Aircraft
Company, delivered the
graduation address.
4-H Club To
Participate
In Celebration
The Butts County 4-H Club
will be conducting several
activities during the week of
the Butts County Celebra
tion, July 4-9. Millard Daniel,
Butts County Extension
Chairman, and Particia
Smith, County Extension
Agent, have announced that
both a 4-H Bicycle Rodeo and
a 4-H Fishing Derby and
Boating Safety Demonstra
tion are planned.
A Bicycle Rodeo will be
held on Wednesday, July 6, at
1:00 p.m. in the C&S Bank of
Jackson parking lot. There
will be separate categories
for girls and boys and the
contestants will be judged on
five different events. Judging
will be based on weaving,
“U” turn, slow speed
balancing and straight line
events. Also a short bicycle
saftety test will be included.
The Rodeo is being sponsored
by the C&S Bank of Jackson
and trophies will be awarded
to the first through fourth
place winners.
On Tuesday, July 5, a 4-H
Fishing Derby and Boating
Safety Demonstration will be
held at Avondale Pond
starting at 1:00 p.m. This
event is open to both boys and
girls. The Boating Safety
Dernonstration will be held
first and then the Fishing
Derby will be held with
prizes being given for eight
different divisions. Hodges
Hardware is sponsoring the
event and prizes will be given
in all of the ■ following
categories: largest bream,
largest catfish, largest bass,
most bream, most catfish,
most bass. Prizes will also be
given to the person catching
the largest over-all fish and
the largest number of fish.
All 4-H’ers who will be
in the sth through Bth grade
during the 1977-78 school year
are invited to participate.
Every child who participates
will be covered by accidental
insurance. No pre-registra
tion is necessary so why not
support Butts County and 4-H
by participating in these
fun-filled events!
Ralph Barnwell
Is Buried In
Jacksonville
Funeral services for Ralph
White Barnwell, Jr., of 7083
Madrid Avenue, Jackson
ville, Florida were conducted
Monday, June 20th, from the
Lakewood Presbyterian
Church in Jacksonville with
interment in the Jacksonville
Cemetery. Mr. Barnwell died
Friday morning, June 17th.
Son of Mrs. Frances
Carmichael Barnwell and the
late Ralph W. Barnwell, Sr.,
he was a member and Elder
of the Lakewood Presbyter
ian Church, and vice presi
dent of Atlantic National
Bank in Jacksonville. He was
born July 29, 1925.
Mr. Barnwell is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Ralph
Barnwell, Jr. of Jackson
ville, Fla.; three sons, Ralph
W. Barnwell, 111, George
Thompson Barnwell, and
Stanley Lamons Barnwell;
mother, Mrs. Frances Carm
michael Barnwell of Atlantic
Beach, Fla.; brother,
Charles F. Barnwell of
Atlanta; an uncle, J. R.
Carmichael, Jr. of Jackson;
several nieces and nephews.
CARD OF THANKS
To all those wonderful
friends, relatives and neigh
bors who were so thoughtful
and nice to me during my
hospitalization and since I
have been home, I wish to
express my sincere apprecia
tion. The food, flowers,
cards, phone calls and other
kind deeds have meant so
much to me. May you all be
richly blessed for your
kindnesses to me.—W. Er
nest Pelt.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1977
Two Jackson
Students Get
Science Grants
Two 11th grade Jackson
High School students, Regi
nald Henderson and John
Smith, have been selected by
the Science Department of
Albany State College to
participate in its National
Science Foundation’s funded
summer session for high
achieving high school science
students.
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JOHN SMITH
Only 30 participants were
selected by the college from
throughout the state. Each of
the participants will receive
room, board and tuition for
eight weeks during the
summer session which began
June 20.
Participants will receive 22
contact hours weekly in
cytology, genetics and chem
ical sciences with instrumen
tation and computer oriented
science.
The program will be under
the supervision of Dr. Rudy
V. Patterson, Department of
Chemistry and Physics at
Albany State College.
Selection of these two
students was the result of
recommendations submitted
by Miss Marian Sanders,
Jackson High School science
coordinator and Arthur Law
son, county school visiting
teacher.
Henderson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Henderson
and Smith’s parents are Mrs.
Daisy Mae Smith and John
H. Smith of Jackson.
Larry Morgan
Speaks To
CETA Force
The first group counseling
session for Butts County
CETA workers was held
Friday, June 17, in the
Jackson High School cafete
ria at 2:30 p.m.
Larry Morgan from the
C&S Bank in Jackson was the
featured speaker for the 45
workers who attended.
Mr. Morgan talked about
the advantages of using
checks rather than carrying
cash.
He told about the types of
savings accounts available.
In addition, Mr. Morgan
emphasized that it would be
easier to obtain a loan, if one
was already conducting
business with a bank in the
form of a checking or savings
account.
The purpose of the counsel
ing sessions is to expose the
workers to all types of
learning situations.
Future sessions will deal
with such topics as family
planning and criminal jus
tice.
The counseling sessions
are to be regular Friday
events for the CETA work
ers.
Norleen Grier and Fred
Head are responsible for
these sessions.
Jackson Students Attend
State Conservation Meeting
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Cary Colwell (left) and Jeff Cook.
Conservation, an often
misunderstood term, has
become less confusing for
Cary Colwell and Jeff Cook of
Jackson who attended the
16th annual Natural Re
sources Conservation Work
shop in Tifton at Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College
June 12-17.
Their scholarship was
sponsored by the C & S Bank
of Jackson and the Mclntosh
State Bank in cooperation
with the Towaliga Soil and
Water Conservation District.
Approximately 250 young
people attended this year’s
Weekly
Devotional
By Eugene Maddox, Pastor
The Rock Baptist Church
IS IT NOW GOD’S
HOUR FOR REAPING
John 4:35
Jesus said to His disciples,
“Say not there are yet four
months and then cometh
harvest. Lift up your eyes
and look. The fields are white
already to harvest.”
There are many of God’s
people like these disciples.
They know that’ harvest time
is coming,' but it is always
somewhere in the future. I
hear some say, “Revival is
coming. God is soon going to
do something. Things are
getting ready to happen in a
big way, God is getting ready
to do some wonderful
things.” As we listen to them
talk, we think it was all out in
the future. The disciples
were doing this, but Jesus
said, “Don’t say the harvest
is coming, the harvest is
coming. It is already here.
Lift up your eyes.”
God is not getting ready to
do something tremendous,
He is Doing It Now! It isn’t
that we are about to see
wonderful things, but those
wonderful things are happen
ing now! We are in the midst
of a mighty move of God that
is sweeping over the world.
Thank God, He is pouring
out His Spirit upon all flesh.
MARVIN MILLER
RECEIVED BS
DEGREE JUNE 4
Dr. Rufus C. Harris,
president of Mercer Univer
sity, conferred degrees upon
146 seniors Saturday, June 4,
at commencement exercises
at Mercer University in
Atlanta. Dr. Judson C. Ward,
vice president and Dean of
Faculties at Emory Universi
ty, was the commencement
speaker.
Receiving the Bachelor of
Arts degree was Marvin Ray
Miller of Jackson.
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workshop, the purpose of
which was to teach Georgia
youth the values of wise
natural resource manage
ment.
The workshop is conducted
annually by the Georgia
Chapter of the Soil Conserva
tion Society of America and
the Georgia Association of
Soil and Water Conservation
Districts. Nine state and
federal natural resources
agencies furnish instructors
and counselors for the week.
Cary is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny Colwell, and
Jeff is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Cook of Jackson.
Kiwanis Hears
Plans For
Gala Fourth
Jackson Kiwanians at their
Tuesday, June 14th meeting,
had a preview of events
scheduled for the celebration
of Butts County Week on July
3rd through the 9th.
Dick O’Hara, chairman of
the Butts County Celebration
Committee that is mapping
plans for Butts County Week,
gave a detailed run-down of
the week’s schedule that is
top heavy with fun-filled
events for all age groups.
On this, the fourth such
celebration, the speaker
pointed out the committee’s
desire to once again obtain
community participation and
boost community spirit.
Every effort is being
exerted by the committee to
bring entertainment and
attractions that will have
wide appeal in order to
broaden the base of support
and increase spectator parti
cipation. The most popular
feature of last year’s
celebration was the street
dance on Saturday night
which attracted several
thousand people to downtown
Jackson, the chairman said.
O’Hara was presented by
Harry Lewis, program chair
man for the evening.
The Club will meet at
Indian Springs State Park for
its annual picnic on June
28th.
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