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Volume 124-No. 1
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Ginn Carries Georgia & Early Co.
Millage & Digest Decrease
County Sets 7 982 Tax Levy
The 1982 Tax Levy was set by the
Early County Board of Commis
sioners Tuesday at 12.44 mills.
The new tax levy reflected a overall
decrease of .18 mills despite a $2.3
million decrease in the 1982 county tax
digest.
Os the 12.44 mills levied, 4.27 mills
were levied for the operation of the
county, a decrease of .49 mills from
last years 4.76 mills.
County Administrator Billy Broad
way pointed out that the decreased
millage was due mainly because of a
$10,960 decrease in the 1982-83 budget,
and because of $432,000 in projected
sales tax revenue.
The School Tax levy was 7.42 mills,
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The Blakely Early County Packers A-Team and B-Team Cheerleaders recent
ly attended the annual Dothan Recreational Cheerleader Clinic held at Westgate
Ch^^rl^Ofl^rS Park.
*»•■*-*'■ « Area high school cheerleaders instructed over 200 girls in new cheers, chants
and jumps.
The B-Team was selected over all the A-Team and B-Team Squads, as the third
Win At Camp! place winning team of the Spirit Award for the one week clinic.
~ Pictured above with their trophy, are the B-Team Packer Cheerleaders (L-R):
Kneeling - Jenni Stokes, Brooke Moulton, Amy Hightower, Heather Fleming and
Christie Jones. Standing - Courtnie Brooks, Keya Mathis, Veronica Mulkey, Lin
da Bush, Catina Hollinger, and Cathy Howard.
an increase of .27 mills over last years
7.15 mills.
School Superintendent Ray Knight
explained that the school tax millage
went up slightly primarily because of
the decrease in the digest. He pointed
out that the school system will operate
essentially on the same budget as last
year.
Another reason the school tax
millage reflected an increase, Mr.
Knight stated, is the fact that the
County Commissioners began charg
ing the school board a 2%% collection
fee, as set up by state law.
“This does not cost the taxpayers
anything,” Mr. Knight stated, “it
simply increases our budget by a little
Thursday, August 12,1982
Early County - Blakely, Georgia 31723
over $31,000 while adding an equal
amount of revenue to the county’s
operational budget."
In addition to the 4.27 mills for coun
ty operations and 7.42 mills for opera
tions of the schools, .50 mills was
levied to repay the county's school
bond indebtedness, and another .25
miUs of state property tax will be
levied, totaling 12.44 mills.
Tax Commissioner Eloise Moseley
said Tuesday that she hoped the Early
County digest would not be affected
this year by a factor.
If the state does apply a factor to the
digest, it would raise property values,
thereby increasing the digest and
causing an adjustment of the millage
Bo Ginn was the choice of
Early County’s voters among
the ten democratic guber
natorial candidates in Tues
day’s General Primary.
Approximately 2,000 of Ear
ly County’s 4954 voters went to
the polls Tuesday, represen
ting a 40% turnout.
The run-off election has
been set for August 31st,
however, the date for
Georgia’s Congressional races
has not been set yet.
In other races, Early County
voters voted strong for Lt.
Governor Zell Miller,
Secretary of State David
Poythress, Comptroller John
nie Caldwell, School
Superintendent Charles
McDaniel, and Associate
Justice Hardy Gregory, Jr.
to yield the proper income.
Mrs. Moseley stated also that the
$2.3 million decrease in the digest was
primarily due to a decrease in per
sonal property, especially farm equip
ment.
‘‘This past year we have had a
number of farmers get out of farming
while others made do with their older
equipment that could be repaired in
stead of purchasing new equipment,”
she stated.
Millage Breakdown
The following is a comparative
breakdown of the millage levied for
the county’s operational budget!
-To pay the expenses of administra
tion of the county government eighty
three hundredths (.83) of a mill on the
dollar; (1981-.88).
-To build and repair the public
buildings and bridges, twenty-one
hundredths (.21) of a mill on the
dollar; (1981-.20).
-To pay expenses of courts, the
maintenance and support of
prisoners, and to pay sheriffs and cor
oners, and for litigation, one and
seven hundredths (1.07) mills on the
dollar; (1981-1.09).
-To build and maintain a system of
county roads, one and eighty-four
hundredths (1.84) mills on the dollar;
(1981-2.51).
-For public health purposes in said
county, and for the collection and
preservation of records of vital
statistics, twelve hundredths (.12) of a
mill on the dollar; (1981-.15).
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Carly Co. Schools
Open Aug, 20
Mr. Ray Knight, Superintendent of
Schools, reminds the public that Fri
day, August 20 will be the first day of
school for the public schools. He also
cautions the parents to make sure
their children have received the
necessary shots mandated by state
law.
The elementary school will begin
classes at 8:45 a.m. and dismiss at
3:10 p.m. The middle and high schools
will open and close approximately ten
to fifteen minutes later.
All teachers and auxiliary person
nel will be involved in pre-planning
August 16-19. The hours will be 8-1.
There will be a short system-wide
meeting of school personnel at 8 a.m.
in the high school August 16.
How We Voted
In Early County
FOR GOVERNOR
BOGINN 2 I t^-D
MILDRED GLOVER 3 —► 23
JOE FRANK HARRIS 4 3^
THOMAS J. "WIN” IRWIN 5 7
HENRY JACKSON 6 —► if
BILLY LOVETT 7 1/
MAC McNEASE 8 —► 53
BUCK MELTON 9 *lO
NORMAN UNDERWOOD 10 i 55
JACK WATSON 11 //4>
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
MAC BARBER 15 ^3!
(Incumbent) ZELL MILLER 16 1 OH
JOE SMITH 17 -> / H
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
JACK BAGGETT 20 *> 23 4
MAX CLELAND 21 •>
(Incumbent) DAVID POYTHRESS 22 £4 7
FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL
(Incumbent) JOHNNIE L CALDWELL 28 -> // ¥3
TIM RYLES 29 5~t0
FOR STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
(Incumbent) CHARLES McDANIEL 31 /3 7^
A. ROD THOMAS 32 ■> 347
.FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
(To succeed Ford B Spinks)
JOHN F. COLLINS 39 44 7
SPINKS 40 ?47
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME
COURT OF GEORGIA
KEEGAN FEDERAL 45 VfJ
—► /223
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME
COURT OF GEORGIA
(To succeed Robert H. Jordan)
RICHARD BELL 49 •> S'o2.
JACK DORSEY 50 -> ^3*/
TONY HIGHT 51 -> / 72.
WILLIS B. HUNT, JR. 52 3 4 7
IRWIN W. STOLZ, JR. 53
ROBERT H. (BOB) WALLING 54 / 4 9
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME
COURT OF GEORGIA
(For a full six year term beginning January 1, 1983)
MARGIE PIUS HAMES 63 -> S'-W
(Incumbent) CHARLES LONGSTREET WELTNER 64 11 2G
-Republican-
FOR GOVERNOR
ROBERT H. (BOB) BELL 1 20
BEN B. BLACKBURN 2 2/
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Bloodmobile Next Week!
The Blood Mobile will be in Blakely
on Wednesday, August 18, 1982 from
10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. at Early
USPS 164060 25$
Memorial Nursing Home. Everyone is
encouraged to participate in order to
reach the county's goal of 135 pints.