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Volume 104 Number 35
State Microwave Cook-oU L,’J.
For September 17 In Macon
Two Butts Countians, Mrs.
Thelma Williamson and
Beverly O’Neal, submitted
winning recipes in the 1977
Microwave Cook-off.
The recipes were selected
from other entries in the
Sixth Congressional District.
First place winners from
each district will participate
in the state cook-off in Macon
at the Macon Mall September
17.
Mrs. Williamson, the su
pervisor of the service order
department at the Central
Georgia EMC, won first
place in the main dish and
vegetable casserole cate
gory. She received $50.00 for
placing first.
Miss O’Neal, a senior at
Indian Springs Academy,
Jackson Fans Send Wreath
To Elvis Presley Funeral
By Dale Whiten
Just about all that could
possibly be written or said
about Elvis has filled the
newspapers, TV and radio
since his death August 16.
The tributes were ,quick
and spontaneous, emotional
and warm. They were sad.
The King was dead.
It’s hard to remember a
greater outpouring of feeling
from the world public. The
assassination of Kennedy is
the only event in my lifetime
that perhaps eclipses the
coverage given to the death
of Elvis.
He had a lot of fans and
friends here in Jackson. I
was a fan—a friend—well, I
never got to see his show or
meet him—l wish I had.
Over 200 fans and friends in
Jackson sent a wreath to
Graceland.
It was a six foot guitar
made of white and light blue
flowers. Elvis was buried in a
white suit with a light blue
shirt.
More than 100 guitar
wreaths were sent but this
one was the largest. It was
placed in front of the crypt in
which Elvis was placed.
Some of the flowers from
the wreath were given to fans
after the funeral.
Thursday afternoon after
the funeral, 3,120 cards had
been taken from offerings
and they were still coming in
on Friday.
One offering was from the
Soviet Union, reportedly the
first time in history , the
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ELVIS WREATH—This is the six foot guitar wreath
over 200 fans and friends in Jackson sent to the singer’s
home in Memphis following his death August 16. The
wreath, made of white and light blue flowers, was reported
to be the largest of many guitar wreaths sent for the
funeral. The picture was furnished by Mrs. Rose Marie
Pickett, a friend of the Presley family and former resident
of Jackson.
and the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ennis O’Neal, entered
about nine recipes in four
categories. Her winning
recipe, for which she
received $25.00, was for
grated sweet potato pudding.
Both Mrs. Williamson and
Miss O’Neal will be taking
part in the state cook-off with
Mrs. Williamson having a
dish on exhibit and Miss
O’Neal having to actually
prepare a dish during the
cook-off.
The cook-off begins at 10:00
a.m. on September 17 and
will be held near the entrance
to Sears. The contestants will
be cooking with microwaves
by different manufacturers
who will have exhibits.
The Georgia Egg Commis
Russians had sent an offering
for a non-political person in
the U. S. It was a large spray
of carnations with red roses.
Rose Marie Pickett is a
friend of the Presley family.
She is formerly of Jackson.
Mrs. Pickett said that in
addition to the Soviet Union,
offerings came from Viet
Nam, Africa and many
countries she didn’t know
existed.
Mrs. Pickett talked about
events immediately before
Elvis died.
She said his daughter was
at his home on Monday and
he had been downstairs to
say goodbye to her as he was
to leave on tour about 8:30
Wednesday morning.
An aunt of Elvis said he
went to his room to relax and
read and that when she went
upstairs she found him with
his Bible beside him.
Mrs. Pickett recalled that
on Monday night and early
Tuesday morning (11:30 -
2:30), Elvis asked his cousin,
Billy Smith, to drive him
over Memphis “to retrace his
life.”
They went to all the places
familiar to Elvis. They
visited his father and a
cerebral palsy victim he used
to carry ice skating.
During the drive, Mrs.
Pickett said he told Smith
that he’d always been afraid
of death but for the first time
he wasn’t.
That was all she knew.
Elvis must have gone home
then.
sion, Georgia Poultry Fe
deration and the Peanut
Commission will also have
exhibits.
The Egg Commission will
award a $50.00 cash prize for
the best egg dish using three
or more eggs.
The Poultry Federation
will award two $50.00 prizes,
one for the best chicken
recipe and one for the best
poultry recipe using broilers,
eggs, turkey or a combina
tion.
The Peanut Commission
will give a $50.00 prize to the
best cook using peanuts in an
appetizer or main dish recipe
and $50.00 for using peanuts
in a vegetable casserole or
dessert dish.
Bloodmobile
To Roll Into
County Soon
Plans are being completed
for the next Red Cross
Bloodmobile’s visit to Jack
son on Monday, September
12th, when the County will be
faced with one of its largest
goals ever, 175 pints.
Encouraged by the turn
out at the last Bloodmobile
visit, when the County’s goal
of 135 pints was exceeded by
eight pints, 143 pints being
given by 165 donors, officials
are confident that preplan
ning efforts will pay off and
that the quota will be met.
The Bloodmobile will be at
the National Guard Armory
on Monday, September 12th,
between the hours of 1:00 and
5:30 p.m.
Billy Crum is serving as
the blood drive chairman this
year, with Cheryl Long as
co-chairman. Perry Ridge
way is directing the publicity
with Charlie Brown’s help.
Many civic groups will
volunteer their assistance
with the administrative tasks
associated with the Blood
mobile visit, including the
Jackson B&PW Club and the
Lions Club. Others will
volunteer their services as
nurses and canteen workers.
Indian Springs
Featured In
State Magazine
Another Jackson artist
joined the ranks of published
writers this week when the
August issue of Outdoors in
Georgia magazine hit the
news stands.
Ms. Liz Carmichael Jones,
art director for Outdoors in
Georgia, had a beautifully
written and illustrated story
in the current issue entitled
“Remembrance of a State
Park.”
In the article the author
writes with feeling of Indian
Springs State Park and the
particular appeal it had to a
little girl during the days of
World War 11.
Outdoors in Georgia is a
monthly publication of the
Georgia Department of Na
tural Resources.
Liz is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Carmichael,
of Jackson, and the wife of
Robert Jones, of Atlanta.
WAYNE BARNES TO
HEAD NEW FIRM
Announcement was made
this week by Wayne Barnes,
veteran Jackson realtor, of
the opening of anew realty
company, Barnes Realty.
Temporary offices of the
firm will be located at
Barnes Lumber Cos. Just last
week, Barnes announced the
sale of his interest in the
Piedmont Realty Cos. to his
long-time partner, Willie
Avery Cook. |
, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 1, 1977
Vade Bell
To Conduct
Revival Here
Rev. Wade H. Bell, Jr.,
pastor of the Wallace
Memorial Presbyterian
Church of Panama City,
Florida, will conduct revival
services at the Jackson
Presbyterian Church from
Sunday, September 11th,
through Thursday, Septem
ber 15th.
Services will be held each
evening at 7:30 p.m.,
according to Rev. David
Beville, pastor.
Rev. Bell formerly served
as pastor of both the Jackson
and Fellowship Presbyterian
Churches and was one of the
more popular ministers to
ever serve in Butts County.
In March, 1975, while
pastor of the First Presby
terian Church of Valdosta,
Rev. Bell conducted a
successful revival at the
Jackson Presbyterian
Church.
During his pastorate in
Jackson during the mid
-1950 ’5, Rev. Bell was instru
mental in organizing the
local chapter of the Butts
County Jaycees. It was also
during his ministry that the
local church constructed a
Sunday School annex.
Special music will be a
feature of the revival at each
service, according to Rev.
Beville.
The public is cordially
invited to attend these
services.
Rev. Edmond
Is New Pastor
At Westside
Rev. Rick Edmond will be
assuming the pastorate of
Westside Baptist Church on
Sunday, September 4th. Rev.
Edmond, his wife Wilda and
two children, Ginny and
Ricky, are coming to
Westside from the Briscoe
Run Baptist Church in
Parkersburg, West Virginia,
where he served as associate
pastor for the past three
years.
Along with his pastoral
duties, Brother Edmond will
be serving as principal
administrator of Westside
Christian School, a ministry
of Westside Baptist Church.
JACKSON COMMERCIAL
LOT CHANGES HANDS
Allen Byars announced the
sale this week of a lot at the
corner of Third and Franklin
Streets to Maurice Biles.
The property, considered
one of the more valuable
commercial sites in the City,
is now being graded by its
new owner.
While Biles was not
available for confirmation of
his plans, it is generally
believed the site will be used
for a combination filling
station and tire center.
BUTTS CO. CB
CLUB POSTPONES
MEET TO 10TH
Due to the Labor Day
weekend, the Butts County
CB Club of Jackson has
changed the date of their
regular monthly business
meeting to Saturday, Sep
tember 10th, at 7:00 o’clock
at the Jackson Club House.
First Baptist
To Get New
Music Director
W' BL
Curtis Murdock, a native of
East Point, will assume his
responsibilities as Minister
of Youth and Music at the
First Baptist Church on
September Ist. This is a full
time staff position which fills
the vacancy left by Alan
Bowen when he resigned in
October of 1976. Joe Borden,
of Forsyth has served as
interim music director since
Mr. Bowen’s resignation.
The church employed Brad
Smith, from Dublin, as the
Summer Youth Director. His
duties will end August 31 as
he returns to college at
Georgia College.
Mr. Murdock comes to
First Baptist with a rich
background of experience.
He grew' up in a Southern
Baptist Church and has been
active in all phases of church
work since a young boy. He is
a graduate of Headland High
School in East Point, was a
Music major at Columbus
College in Columbus. He
received the B.M. Degree in
1974 from the University of
Alabama and the B.S.
Degree in Education from
the same University in 1975.
In August, 1977 he com
pleted his work for the M.A.
Degree in Music Education
at the University of Ala
bama. He has also done
summer study at Wesleyan
College, Florida State Uni
versity and SUNY. Buffalo.
He has for the past two years
taught in the Music Depart
ment of the University of
Alabama as a graduate
assistant. He received grad
uate school recognition as a
“Dean’s Scholar.” He is a
member of the National
Music Honor Society, (PI
KAPPA LAMBDA). He also
holds membership in the
Meridian Symphony and the
Tupelo Synphony.
In the position of Minister
of Youth and Music at First
Baptist. Mr. Murdock will be
responsible for a graded
music program in the church
beginning w'ith pre-school
children. He will personally
direct choirs for children
grades 4 through 6, Junior
High. Senior High and adult.
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COOK—OFF WINNERS—Mrs. Thelma Williamson (left) and Beverly O’Neal were
district winners in the 1977 Microwave Cook-off sponsored by the Georgia Electrification
Council. The recipes submitted by Mrs. Williamson and Miss O’Neal were selected from
among other entries in the Sixth Congressional District. Both contestants will take part in
the state cook-off in Macon September 17.
Butts County Criminal Court
Settled 16 Cases Last Week
The Butts County Superior
Court, with Judge Hugh D.
Sosebee presiding, disposed
of a number of cases during
the criminal term which
ended last week.
Superior Court Clerk David
Ridgeway released the fol
lowing calendar of cases
completed at the August
term:
M-335 Charlie Fred
Thomas - Non Support - Plea
of guilty - 12 months
suspended on payment of
$35.00 per week support and
court cost.
6149 Roscoe Harris -
Violation of the Georgia
Controlled Substances Act -
Plea of guilty - 12 months
probated on payment of fine
of $500.00.
6137 Terry Pruitt -
Violation of the Georgia
Controlled Substances Act
(two counts), Plea of guilty -
10 years on Count no. 1 and 12
months concurrent to sen
tence in Count no. 1 on Count
no. 2.
M-353 Wendell Thomas -
Non Support - Plea of guilty -
12 months suspended on
OFFICES TO BE
CLOSED MONDAY
The Jackson City Hall and
the County Commissioners
office will be closed Monday
in observance of Labor Day.
Other county offices in the
courthouse will also be
closed.
In addition there will be no
mail delivery as the post
offices in the county close for
the holiday.
All of the city and county
offices and the post office will
reopen on Tuesday.
John L. Hall, Director of
the Butts County Department
of Family and Children
Services, announces that the
Department's offices will be
closed on Monday, Septem
ber sth, in observance of
Labor Day.
He will also lead congrega
tional singing.
In the role of Minister of
Youth, Mr. Murdock will
work with the pastor in all
areas where youth are
involved. This will include all
organizations of the church.
Mr. Murdock is married to
the former Georganne Chat
ham of East Point. Mrs.
Murdock attended the Uni
versity of Georgia where she
was a music major and
graduated from Georgia
State University receiving a
degree in music education.
The couple will become
residents of Jackson the first
of September.
payment of $25.00 per week
support and fine of $52.00.
6148 Franklin Eugene
Epps - Theft by Taking - Plea
of guilty -12 months probated
on payment of fine of $250.00.
6156 Randy Jarrell -
Criminal Damage to Proper
ty in the Second Degree -
Plea of guilty - 4 years
probated on payment of fine
of SIOOO.OO and spend from
5:30 P.M. Friday until 6:30
A M. Monday of each week in
jail for the next 12 months.
6159 Count no. 1 -
Leonard E. Whitmon, Jr.
alias Leonard E. Whitmore -
Motor Vehicle Theft - Plea of
guilty- 4 years - To serve
three years followed by one
year on probation. Make
restitution in the amount of
$25.00.
6159 Count no. 2 -
Leonard E. Whitmon, Jr.
alias Leonard E. Whitmore -
Motor Vehicle Theft - Plea of
guilty - 4 years - To serve
three years followed by one
year on probation.
6154 Lee W’idner -
Aggravated Assault - Verdict
of not guilty.
Gas Deposit
Money Is Now
Being Refunded
Those customers of the
City of Jackson’s gas
department who have yet not
received a refund for their
gas deposit made to the City
are asked to please request
the refund when paying their
next utility bill.
When the City installed a
natural gas system in 1953 -
'54, a deposit was required of
all customers using gas. In
1973 when the City paid off
the indebtedness on the gas
system, many customers
were given refunds on their
deposit.
In the last five years, no
deposits for gas service has
been required of home
owners, although the deposit
has been collected from
apartment dwellers.
Prior to the October Ist
take-over date of the City
system by the Georgia
Natural Gas Company, a
subsidiary of Atlanta Gas
Light Company, the City
wants to make refunds to all
customers who have pre
viously made a gas deposit
and have not yet received a
refund.
The City can save consi
derable time, and expense, if
all utility customers who feel
they are entitled to a refund
will please inquire when
paying their August utility
bills.
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6131 Count no. 1 - Wayne
LaSelle Jester - Aggravated
Assault - Plea of guilty - 7
years probated on payment
of cost of court and making
restitution in the amount of
$1200.00.
6131 Count no 2
Wayne LaSelle Jester -
Carrying Pistol Without
License - Plea of guilty - 12
months probated on payment
of cost of court.
M-351 Charles Brooks -
Non Support - Verdict of not
guilty.
6158 Morris Tyson -
Theft by Taking - Verdict of
guilty - 12 months probated
on payment of fine of $300.00.
6152 David Barlow -
Count no. 1 - Driving Under
Influence - Verdict of not
guilty.
6152 David Barlow -
Count no. 2 - Obstruction of
an Officer - Verdict of guilty -
12 months probated on
payment of fine of $300.00.
6127 Robert Lee Cham
blee - Violation of The
Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act - Verdict of guilty
- Not yet sentenced.
Fund Drive
For M.D. Be
Held Sunday
The M. D. telethon, hosted
nationally by Jerry- Lewis,
will start on Sunday, Sept. 4,
at 9 P. M. and continue until
6:30 P. M. Monday. The
monies collected through this
telethon will go to hospitals,
treatment centers, and re
search centers throughout
the U. S. in the fight of
Muscular Dystrophy The
treatment and finding of a
cure for this crippling
disease can only be fought by
the money collected. With
this in mind the Butts County
Jaycees urge everyone to
pick up the phone sometime
during the telethon and
submit a pledge.
A question that comes up in
many minds when asked to
give a contribution to
anything is “How much of
my money will actually be
used in the cause and how
much will be taken up in
salaries, etc?” In this case
18.4 percent goes to support
ing services. That means
that 81.6 percent of the
monies collected will go for
the treatment, cause, and
cure of the dreaded disease.
This is the third year the
Jaycees have accepted
pledges in the Butts County
area. The first year they
collected over SI2OO, last
year over S2IOO and this year
they have set a goal of $2500.
Randy Barnes, president of
the Jaycees, urges everyone
who possibly can to pick up
the phone sometime during
the telethon, and phone in
your pledge. Don't let the
thousands of little children
with M. D. down, they need a
cure! The telephone number
you can call during the
telethon is 775-3113.
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With the whole world
drowning in gasoline, it
would seem that prices would
be coming down instead of
heading for that SI.OO a
gallon price that Washington
seems determined to get.