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Forty-seven Year Separc
Ends for Brother and Si
By Dale Whiten
Forty-seven years ago
9-year-old Joe Mask and his
sisters Elaine, 4, and
Geraldine, 2, returned from
Birmingham to Griffin a
board a train that carried
their mother’s casket in one
car, them in another.
The long train ride was
a memorable one for the
young children and even
today a train’s whistle causes
them to shudder a little—and
remember.
But for 47 years the brother
and sisters have not been
able to share their memories.
In fact, after the death of
their mother, Elaine (now
Mrs. Elaine Mask Houston of
Albany) and Geraldine (Mrs.
Geraldine Mask Winegard
ner of Pennsylvania) grew
up in Alabama with their
father, Lewis Mask, not
knowing they had a brother.
Joe Mask remained with
his grandparents T. H. and
Nannie Dale Cochran in
Butts County where his
mother, Lucile Cochran
Mask, was born and reared.
Joe Mask lived in Butts
County until he was old
enough to join the CCC. He
later joined the armed
services at an early age and
made a career of the military
until his retirement to
Hinesville where he present
ly lives.
Mrs. Houston had memo
ries of the 9-year-old boy she
last saw in 1930 and through
the years she grew to believe
he was her cousin.
Only recently, after years
of trying to locate her
relatives, did she discover
she had a brother and
sister—when she checked her
birth certificate. In addition,
Ben Dover, Jr.
Is To Become
Local Realtor
Ben H. Dover, Jr. received
notice June 23rd from the
Georgia Real Estate Com
mission that he had passed
the State Examination which
qualifies him to apply for a
broker’s license to sell real
estate.
Mr. Dover has been
actively engaged in the real
estate business for approxi
mately four years in Georgia
and has received several
appraisal certificates from
the University of Georgia
and the State Revenue
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LOCAL EXPLORERS—These two Jackson students
are enrolled in the Exploration 77 program at Shorter
College this summer. Left is George Manley, son of Dr. Jo
Ann Manley and Donnie Foster, son of Mrs. Cindy S. Brown.
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MRS. ELAINE MASK HOUSTON
when her father died two
years ago, Mrs. Houston
checked records in Atlanta
and found that her mother
was a native of Butts County.
Mrs. Houston’s efforts to
locate her family eventually
paid off, and on July 9 she
and her brother were
reunited at his home in
Hinesville. It was a joyous
occasion as the two would
laugh a while and cry a while
when they thought about all
the years they had spent
Department.
He obtained his Bachelor of
Science degree in Business
Administration from Georgia
Southwestern College at
Americus in 1973, and is
entering his senior year at
Atlanta Law School from
which he will receive his LLB
degree this spring.
Dover is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben H. Dover, Sr. and
the husband of Jackie W.
Dover. They have one son,
Jason. Mr. Dover is manager
of the Handy Andy Store in
Jackson.
“I look forward to opening
an office here in Jackson and
becoming engaged full time
in the business of selling and
appraising real estate,” he
stated.
apart.
The next day, Sunday, July
10, they called their sister,
Geraldine, and the family
plans a family reunion at the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas R. Cochran in the
West Butts-Towaliga District
in the near future.
Mrs. Houston is the niece of
Mr. Cochran and Mrs. Ocie
Conwell, Mrs. Jewell Bo
stick, and Mr. Walter
Cochran of Griffin.
Two Prisoners
Escape At
Diag. Center
Two convicted murderers
are once again behind bars
after escaping from the
Georgia Diagnostic and
Classification Center July 12
according to James Bishop,
an official at the prison.
Bishop said the inmates,
Robert L. Schneider and
Charles Waites, escaped
about 1:30 p.m. as they were
working on a land clearing
detail outside the compound.
They were recaptured later
that day at about 10:30 p.m.
by a correctional officer and
a state trooper within a mile
of the prison.
According to Bishop,
Schneider was convicted in
Fulton County of murder and
armed robbery and is
serving a life and 20 years
sentence. Waites, convicted
in DeKalb County of murder
and cruelty to children, is
serving a life plus five and
one year sentences.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT
KEEPS RESIDENTS COOL
Ves Lunsford, superin
tendent of the City of
Jackson’s Electric Depart
ment, has devised his own
method of keeping electricity
flowing to power users
during the current heat
wave.
He has come up with a
novel and intricate method of
watering down the City’s
large transformers near City
Hall to reduce internal heat
and keep them operable
during peak demands for
electricity.
Through the use of garden
hoses and special nozzles,
Yes keeps a constant flow of
water on the transformers to
insure they will not overheat
and throw the City into a
prolonged period of brown
out
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, July 21, 1977
Revival At
Towaliga To
Begin July 31
Revival services at the
Towaliga Baptist Church will
begin Sunday, July 31st, and
continue through Friday,
August sth. Services will be
held at the regular hours on
Sunday and will begin at 7:45
o’clock each evening there
after.
Rev. H. Gene Richards will
bring the messages and Don
Thurman will serve as
minister of music.
Rev. Richards is pastor at
Bridgedale Baptist Church in
Metairie, Louisiana. His
former fields of service have
been Minister of Youth in
Florida, and pastor of
Liberty Baptist Church in
Mississippi.
He received his college
degree in Florida, later
receiving his Master of
Divinity Degree from New
Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary in New Orleans,
La. Rev. Richards is current
ly working on his Doctor of
Theology Degree from that
same institution.
Mr. Thurman is currently
serving as Minister of Music
and Youth at Macedonia
Baptist Church, Jackson.
Prior to his move to Butts
County, he held similar
positions with the Beverly
Hills Baptist Church and the
Blue Ridge Baptist Church of
Independence, Mo.
A graduate of the Midwest
ern Baptist Theological Sem
inary in Religious Education,
he also attended St. Louis
Baptist College.
Rev. Lannie W. Smith,
pastor, and the congregation
of the Towaliga Baptist
Church extend a cordial
invitation to the public to
worship with them during
this revival period.
Parking Meters
Are Pulled
In McDonough
After a five month testing
period, the McDonough City
Council has found that
business and city revenues
are higher when the city
discontinues the operation of
parking meters.
“We’ve decided to take all
the meters out,’’ states
Councilman Albert Sanders,
who was responsible for the
five-month covering period
for the meters which began
in February.
"We’re doing it to help the
merchants in the city and
also make the town more
beautiful . We’ll allow two
hour parking and have
policeman mark tires to keep
up the parking time limit.”
The parking meters were
covered after Sanders con
ducted a survey among
McDonough businessmen
and found they felt the
meters were hurting their
business.
Members of the McDo
nough Merchants Associa
tion also conducted a poll
regarding the issue w'ith a
majority feeling the meters
did hurt local businessess.
GORDON COLLEGE
TO IIOLI)
PRE-REGISTRATION
Gordon Junior College
students will pre-register for
fall quarter on July 25-29.
This summer for the first
time, new students will be
invited to the campus for
orientation and pre-registra
tion during the summer.
Students who plan to enroll
lor the tall quarter and who
have completed admissions
requirements will register on
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Women’s Group Attract Additional Physicians
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The Honorable Peter
Banks, Senator from the 18th
District, will speak to
members of the Jackson
Business and Professional
Women’s Club at their
regular dinner meeting Mon
day evening, July 25th, to be
held at the Elder Hotel,
Indian Springs, beginning at
6:45 o’clock.
Senator Banks is expected
to speak on legislation
pertaining to women, accord
ing to a member of the
Legislative Committee of the
B&PW Club.
The program has been
arranged by Mrs. Flora
Price, chairman of the
Legislative Committee.
Reservations should be
made with Mrs. Eva O’Neal.
FISHING PROSPECTS
VARY LOCALLY
If you are going fishing in
Butts County this week, you
might or might not catch
. fish, depending upon where
you go.
Benn Gunn, fishing expert
with the Georgia Department
of Natural Resources, says
that fishing will be good for
bream and catfish at Jackson
Lake: slow for crappie: fair
for bass at night using plastic
worms. At High Falls,
however. Gunn says fishing
w ill be poor for all species
Second Accident In 3 Weeks
Injures 10 On Jackson Lake
Ten persons were injured,
none seriously, when two
boats collided head-on about
11:30 Saturday night on
Jackson Lake in the Tussa
hay Creek area, the same
area where nine persons
were injured in a similar
accident July 4 and where a
fatality occurred in a boating
accident last year.
Sheriff's Deputy Aubrey
Rooks said one of the boats,
an inboard-outboard belong
ing to and being driven by
Guy Thomas Mitchell, of 121
Woodhaven Drive, Jones
boro, was completely des
troyed and sank to the
bottom of the lake.
Rooks said one of the boats
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LOOKING INTO THE FlßE —Only the rafters remained standing of the house Mrs.
Bertha Mae White. 2*B Mallet Street, was rebuilding when fire totally destroyed the house
July tl Jackson fireman W. L Vaughn said the fire probably started from gasoline with
which some kids were trying to kill wasps in the house. Staff photo—Whiten.
Plans for a doctor’s office
building designed to attract
additional physicians to
Jackson and to be construct
ed adjacent to the Sylvan
Grove Hospital are in the
final approval stage, accord
ing to James C. Shaw,
administrator at Sylvan
Grove Hospital.
The Comprehensive Health
Planning Unit of the Georgia
Department of Human Re
sources is expected to act
this month on the application
Burglars Hit
Jackson Home
On July sth
The residence of Dr. Bailey
Crockarell, Fox Hollow
Woods, was burglarized July
5, the second time the
Crockarell residence has
been broken into since May
according to Jackson police
man Rusty Cook.
Cook said a shotgun, a
handgun, portable TV and
some collector’s coins were
reported missing although a
complete list of missing
items has not been deter
mined.
The burglars broke in
through a bathroom window
and left the house in a
“ramshackled" condition
according to Cook. He added
that the Crockarells were on
vacation when the burglary
took place.
Cook said the Crockarell
residence was first broken
into May 20 when two
shotguns and a small amount
of money were reported
missing. He said no arrests
have been made in either
case and that both cases
remain under investigation.
was allegedly being operated
without a bow light according
to witnesses' accounts. He
added that the accident is
still under investigation and
that blood tests of both
drivers were sent to Atlanta
Monday to determine if
either had been drinking.
In addition to Mitchell,
others in his boat were Mark
Steven Sullivan, 2739 Lake
Jodeco Drive. Jonesboro.
Toby Denham. 3043 Jodeco
Drive. Jonesboro, and Barry
Paul Trotter. 6726 Tara
Boulevard. Jonesboro. All
were treated at Sylvan Grove
Hospital and released.
Rooks said the other boat
involved in the collision was
permitting the construction
of the medical building.
Financing for the new
facility will be obtained
through a 25-year, low-inter
est loan from the Farmers
Home Administration, Shaw
said. Final approval of the
loan application is also
expected this month, accord
ing to Shaw.
The estimated cost of the
doctor’s building, which will
have adequate room and
facilities to house three
Electric Co-Op Annual Meeting
To Be Held at Indian Springs
Jackson Man
Charged With
Forgery
A Jackson man, John
Mercer of Rosalyn Lane, w as
arrested Wednesday, July 13,
and charged with two counts
of forgery, according to
Jackson Policeman Rusty
Cook.
Cook said Mercer was
charged with forging person
al checks in the city of
Jackson by using four
different names
Jackson Police Chief Wat
son Vaughn said he would
like to remind persons
parking in city or business
parking lots after normal
business hours that they are
in violation of a city
ordinance against loitering
and that the city police force
intends to enforce the law
more strictly.
Vaughn said there has also
been a problem with trash
being left and bottles being
broken by those people using
the parking lots.
an outboard motor boat being
driven by its owner, David
M. Dyer. 1418 Boulevard
Southeast. Atlanta. Dyer
suffered facial lacerations
and was treated at Sylvan
Grove Hospital and released.
The other passengers in
Dyer's boat who were treated
and released were William A.
Dyer. 4395 Lake Ivanhoe
Drive. Tucker. Martha E.
Dyer. 4395 Lake Ivanhoe
Drive. Tucker. Mary Ellen
Woody. Sterling. Virginia.
Verna Hassler. 5888 Old
Stone Mountain Road. Stone
Mountain, and B. T. Hassler.
5888 Old Stone Mountain
Road. Stone Mountain.
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physicians, is $174,387. The
loan will be amortized by
rents charged the doctors
using the facility, Shaw said.
Construction time for the
project is estimated at 90
days and hopes are high that
the new facility will be ready
for occupancy by the end of
the calendar year, the
Administrator pointed out.
Sylvan Grove Hospital is
the applicant for the loan to
construct the doctor’s build
ing.
The Central Georgia Elec
tric Membership Corporation
will hold its 40th annual
members meeting at Indian
Springs State Park, Wednes
day August 3rd. Registration
will begin at 9:00 a.m. and
the program at 10:00 a.m.
Three directors will be
elected to serve a three-year
term. and one director will be
elected to serve a one-year
term.
O. Franklin Rogers. Rate
and Power Specialist from
Southern Engineering Com
pany of Georgia, will be
guest speaker. Mr. Rogers
has currently been working
out joint generation and
transmission efforts between
cooperatives, municipalities
and privately owned com
panies such as the Ogle
thorpe arrangement. During
the past seven years with the
flood of increases in whole
sale rates, he has represent
ed cooperatives in negotia
tions with more than 40
power companies in 25
states.
A General Electric Micro
wave oven given by Polk Tire
and Service Company, in
cooperation with The Central
Georgia EMC. will be the
grand prize. The first 700
members who register will
have a choice of receiving
light bulbs or a plastic
pitcher with four tumblers.
The Jackson Exchange
Club will be in charge of the
Chickenque lunch that will be
served immediately follow
ing the program. Advanced
tickets for $2.75 may be
purchased at The Central
Georgia EMC in Jackson.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE
TO BE CLOSED
The Progress-Argus will be
closed Thursday and Friday.
July 21st and 22nd. in order to
give the employees a brief
period of vacation.
While the office is closed,
papers will be on sale at
Parrish Drug Cos. and Service
Discount Drugs.
The newspaper office will
be open for business at 8 a.m.
on Monday. July 25th.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
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Every man is not honest
because he is poor. He is
more likely to be poor
because he is honest.