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nesses needed in our investiga
tions, and for all other services
rendered.
12.
We thank our Court Reporter,
Mrs. Cleo Reed, for writing up
these presentments and recom
mendations forxis.
13.
We recommend and pray that
these presentments and recom
mendations be accepted, adopted
and approved by the Court, inso
far as the Court has jurisdiction,
and ordered filed and published
pursuant to law.
Respectfully submitted,
P. L, Bridges, Foreman
Attest:
Dorsey R. Barbree Clerk
GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY.
The within and foregoing pre
sentments and recommendations
are hereby accepted, adopted and
approved by the Court, insofar
as the Court has jurisdiction, and
ordered filed and published pur
suant to law.
This the 22nd day of July
1969.
W. L Geer
J. S. C. P. C.
We, the Committee appointed
by the Grand Jury to investi
gate the Roads and Bridges, find
the following:
The roads as a whole are in
better shape than usual. We
would like to commend Mr. Ed
win Swann on the good job.
We recommend that all limbs
be cut back on roads that are
traveled by school buses.
We recommend that the bridge
on the Old River Road at the
Grist Farm be repaired or re
built. Also two bridges on the
road North of Shelly Simmons
house be repaired.
We recommend that roads be
sanded that are needed.
We recommend that all County
maintained paved roads be mark
ed in the center and along the
sides.
We futher recommend that
more effort be put in scraping
the roads.
This the 22nd day of July,
1969.
v. l. McLendon chairman
H. C. CASHWELL
BOBBY HOLMES
C. L. JESTER
J. R. JARRETT
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We, the Committee appointed
by the Grand Jury to investigate
the Department of Family and
Children Services, find the fol
lowing:
We recommend that the attach
ed report be adopted as the
report of this committeee.
This the 22nd day of July,
1969.
W. T. SMITH CHAIRMAN
W. A. CHEEK
WILLIAM M. CANNON
The Early County Dept, of
Family and Children Services ad
ministers four types of Special
Public Assistance. The number
of recipients and the amount they
received in July 1969 is shown
below:
Old Age Assistance — 694
recipients — $37,214.00
Aid to the Blind — 21 reci
pients — $1,331.00
Aid to Families with Dependent
Children — 374 with 1,439 indi
viduals — $40,924.00
Aid to Disabled —-218 reci
pients — $14,130.00
Totals — 1,307 cases
$93,599.00
The State and Federal Govern
ment provides 96% of the funds
for these programs and the Coun
ty pays 4%.
In addition to the above pay
ments, recipients receive free
payment of hospital, doctor, and
drugs through the medicaid pro
grams. There is also a Vendor
Program which pays for clients to
receive care in Nursing Homes
when they are unable to make
these payments.
The county administers a small
General Assistance fund which is
supported 100% by the County.
Payments in July for this pro
gram are $33.00.
The County also administers
the Child Welfare Program which
handles adoptions and provides
care and guidance for neglected
children.
The Department cooperates
with and refers clients to Voca
tional Rehabilitation, Cancer
clinics, Heart Clinics, Eugene
Talmadge Memorial Hospital and
other medical sources.
The County Department certi
fies needy families in our County
for the Commodity Program and
there were approximately 1,065
families who are currently ap
proved to receive this food.
We, the Committee appointed
by the Grand Jury to investi
gate the Public Records in the
office of Clerk of Superior Court,
Ordinary, Tax Commissioner and
Sheriff, find the following:
We find the records in these
offices to be neatly kept and in
order to the best of our know
ledge. We wish to call attention
to the growing problem of re
cord storage, particularly in the
offices of the Tax Commissioner
and the Ordinary.
This the 22nd day of July,
1969.
WILLIAM K. DEKLE CHAIRMAN
GARLAND MIDDLETON
L H. BURCKETT
We, the Committee appointed
by the Grand Jury to investi
gate the Public Buildings, name
ly, the Court House, Jail, County
School Bus Shop and County Office
Building, find the following:
SCHOOL BUS SHOP: We re
commend a new School Bus Shop
be built with doors high enough
to accommodate all school buses.
Restroom facilities need to be
improved immediately. Ware
house is in dire need of clean
ing and reorganizing-
JAIL: A new stove is re
commended. The County Attor
ney should consult with the Sheriff
as to what can be disposed of in
the jail vault and other storage
rooms- Cell blocks need to be
painted inside-
COURT HOUSE: Grand Jury
Room - Windows and ceiling
need to be repaired. New shades
are needed and the entire room
should be painted- Courtroom -
Should be repaired, painted and
new floor covering installed.
Jurors chairs need to be re
paired or replaced. Jury room
and witness rooms should be
repaired and painted. Judge’s
Office- Needs to be replastered
and painted. Clerk’s Office
- in pipes should be repaired.
Veterans Service Office- Leak
in pipes should be repaired. Tax
Commissioner’s Office- Filing
cabinets are needed- Tax Evalua
tor’s Office- Leak inpipes should
be repaired.
School Superintendent’s office-
Leak in pipes should be repaired.
This the 22nd day of July,
1969.
IVEY CHAMBERS CHAIRMAN
J. C. LOYLESS
E. E. FORD
We, the Committee appointed
by the Grand Jury to investi
gate the Early County Schools
and the Office of County School
Superintendent, find the follow
ing:
We, the Committee, have acted
in accordance with Grand Jury
directions and investigated the
Early County Schools and Office
of Early County School Super
intendent.
We find all school buildings
and grounds are in good con
dition. A new heating system
has been installed at Washington
Elementary and High Schools.
This heating project was com
pleted in March, and the funds
were provided by the Georgia
Education Authority.
The present school bus garage
is in bad condition and too low
to accommodate the new buses.
The School Board advises they
are in the process of building
a new school bus shop in the
future- This work should be com
pleted within six months.
The attached report of the
Early County Schools is hereby
adopted as the report of this
Committee.
This the 22nd day of July,
1969.
W. H. HADDOCK. JR. CHAIRMAN
E. C. SCARBOROUGH
H. A. WALTON
During the 1968-69 school
year, there were 151 certified
teachers working with students
in the Early County Schools, and
39 bus drivers were used to
transport the students to the
various schools in the county.
The last day of school showed
a student enrollment of 3,435.
Members of the Grand Jury
Superior Court of Early County
Blakely, Georgia
Gentlemen:
According to Georgia School
Laws, it is the duty of the Super
intendent of Early County Schools
to make a report to the Grand
Jury.
Three schools were maintained
for the 196 8-69 school term;
Kestler Elementary School,
Early County Elementary and
High School, and Washington
Elementary and High School.
These same schools will function
fpr the 1969-70 school term-
A new heating system was
installed at the Washington
Elementary and High School dur
ing the past school term. Project
was completed in March, and the
Education Authority provided the
money.
In place of buying some new
school buses for the coming
school term, the Board of Ed
ucation will have a school bus
garage constructed within the
next three months- Previous
committees of the Grand Jury
have recommended the building
of a bus garage.
School facilities have been
greatly improved, our teachers
are better qualified, and our
curriculum is getting broader
each school year.
We are glad to report that
progress is being made, and plan
to make other improvements in
the future.
Let me assure you that an
effort is being made to operate
within the budget framework and
at the same time improve the
quality of education in the schools
of Early County.
Respectfully submitted,
Lonnie Chester, Supt.
Early County Schools
We, the Committee appointed
by the Grand Jury to investi
gate the Public Work Camp, find
the following:
We, the Committee, find that
the paint has been bought for
painting the roofs of the build
ings as recommended by the
last Grand Jury Committee.
We find that no new equip
ment has been bought since the
last inspection, except two
mowers. The camp is in bad
need of two new pickup trucks
and two small tractors for mow
ing purposes. We respectfully
recommend that tractors be con
verted to all burn the same type
fuel.
We wish to commend Mr. Swan
and his force for the fine job they
are doing.
Equipment: 1 Dragline, 6 years
old, fair condition; 1 D7 Dozier,
6 years old, fair condition, 1 D7
Dozier, 8 years old, Rebuilding
condition; 1 99E Patrol, 4 years
old, good condition; 199E Patrol,
5 years old, good condition; 1 8T
Patrol, 9 years old, fair con
dition; 1 8T Patrol, 1 year old,
good condition; 3 Tail Graders,
2 poor condition, 1 fair condi
tion; 1 Bag Concrete Mixer, fair
condition; 1 Hot pot (tar), good
condition; 1 66 Ford Pickup,
fair condition; 1 1958 Ford Pick
up, poor condition; 1 1957 Ford
Pickup, poor condition; 11962
Chevrolet Pickup, fair condition;
1 1958 Ford Dump, fair condition;
1 1967 Ford Dump, new, good
condition; 1 1964 GMC Dump,
fair condition; 1 1967 Int. Dump,
new, good condition; 1 Ford Jubi
lee Tractor, poor condition; 1
35 Fergerson Tractor, poor con
dition; 1 1967 John DaereTractor,
good condition; 1 Nat. Ferger
son Rotomower, fair condition;
1 Bush Hog Rotor Cutters, worn
out; 1 2-Ton Chevrolet Truck
(pulls lowboy and povery pro
vision body trailer-both trailers
in fair condition); 2 Water pumps,
fair condition; 2 8-yd pan, fair
condition; 2 Ditching machines,
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Assisting with hospitalities at open house at the Southside Baptist Church, 1 to r: Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Tedder, Mrs. W. R. Howard and Mr. Howard; Mrs. Crozier Batchelor; Mrs. W. C.
Williams and Mr. Williams and Carlton Kennedy(right, back).
Open house was held at the
new educational annex of the
Southside Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon with a large crowd
attending in spite of the incle
ment weather.
The new building is a two
story structure of red brick with
approximately thirty rooms.
Stairways are at each end of
the building. Carpeted in a
sturdy green wall to wall carpet
throughout the entire building
this gives a luxuriant effect,
the walls are natural color wood
paneling and soft-green painted
block.
The floor plan was secured
from the Southern Baptist Sunday
School Board. This unit is one
of-three suggested by the board;
the church, with a forward look,
hopes to continue with the other
two units sometime in the future
this would include the building
of a larger santuary, the present
santuary was built in 1963.
The large fellowship hall has
green lined drapes at the windows
and a large opening between the
fellowship hall and the kitchen
is designed for easy serving
and makes for efficiency and
attractiveness. The kitchen has
an array of cabinets finished in a
shade of green that matches the
carpet with ample space for many
to assist with the food or re
freshments in the working area.
Modern electrical appliances in
the kitchen are in coppertone-
The new building has central
heat and air conditioning. A
great deal of the work on the
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W, R. Howard, Garland Middleton and Reverend Andrew H.
Lanier, Jr., pastor of the Southside Baptist Church, at the
entrance of the new educational annex.
poor condition; 2 Digging ma
chines, poor condition; chain saw,
good condition.
This the 22nd day of July,
building was done by the men
of the church. The structure
was completed at the estimated
cost of SIOO,OOO and furnished
according to the Sunday School
Board specifications. For in
stance, the Nursery Department
has four rooms, all opening into
an entrance hall, which has a
private rest room. There are
ten baby beds in Nursery no. 1;
two in Nursery no. 2; one in
no. 3; and small chairs and tables
in Nursery no. 4.
The Rev. Andrew H. Lanier, Jr.
is pastor of Southside Baptist
Church. Decons are Jimmy
James, chairman; Gordon Ken
nedy, Crozier Batchelor, Carl
ton Kennedy, Floyd Tedder, Sr.,
John Lee Jones, Wilson Earl
Jones, W. C. Williams, and Jack
Spivey.
Garland Middleton was chair
man of the building committee;
W. R. Howard, chairman of the
building finance committee and
W. C. Williams, chairman of the
furnishings committee. Besides
those already named, others
assisting with hospitalities at
open house Sunday were Jimmy
Tedder, Don Curran, J. R. Alli
good, G, R. Brown.
Attractive decorations of yel
low mums, carnations, and white
chrysanthemums were placed in
the foyer and the fellowship hall
by Mrs. Don Curran and Mrs.
Linda Hartley, the decorations
committee. Music for the oc
casion was furnished by Mrs-
Ralph Hobbs.
Mrs. W. R, Howard registered
1969.
CECIL HALL, CHAIRMAN
COY WATSON
A. B. TEMPLES
the guests. Mrs- Andrew H.
Lanier, Jr., wife of the pastor,
poured punch, assisted by Mrs.
W. C. Williams and Mrs- Nick
Nichols. Assisting in serving
were Mrs- Floyd Tedder, Mrs.
Crozier Batchelor, and Mrs-
Jimmy Tedder.
The work of the Sunday School
teachers and pupils at the South
side Baptist Church made the
classrooms throughout the build
ing attractive and gave an idea
of the activities and teachings
in Sunday School. W. C. Wil
liams is Sunday School Superin
tendent.
The departments, superinten
dents and teachers are listed in
order as follows, Beginner I:
Mrs- Lamar Willis, Mrs. Pete
Culbreth, Mrs- Charles Adkison;
Beginner II: Mrs. Jimmy James,
Mrs. Gordon Kennedy, Mrs. W. C.
Williams; Primary, 6 year: Mrs.
Clyde White, Mrs- Floyd Tedder,
Jr.; Primary 7 and 8 years:
Mrs. James Yerg, Mrs. Leon
Coates, Mrs. Harold Gentry,
Mrs. Robert Freeman;
Junior Department: Cl>de
White, Robert Temples, Gordon
Kennedy, Floyd Tedder, Jr., Dar
rell Clark, Bill Hayes, Mrs. Wal
ter Baxley, Mrs. Bruce Middle
ton, and Mrs. Robert Temples;
Intermediate Dept.: Jack Spivey,
Tommy Parish, Pete Culbreth,
.Mrs. Crozier Batchelor, Mrs.
John L Cooper.
Young People: Wilson Earl
Jones, Nick Nickols; King’s Dau
ghters, Mrs. Don Curran. There
are six adult classes in the class
rooms back of the present church
sanctuary. The Sunday School
hopes to start a young married
couples’ class in the near future,
Supt. Williams said-
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Cards of Thanks
I would like to express my
thanks and appreciation for all
the flowers, cards, visits, and
every act of kindness shown to
me during my recent stay in
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