The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, February 11, 1971, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextLaw Officers Honored By Kiwanians Law enforcement officers of Jackson and Butts County, in cluding: members of the State Pa trol and those at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Cen ter, were paid tribute in a “Law Enforce ment Appreciation” night at the Jackson Kiwanis Club Tuesday evening. The program was arranged by M. L. Powell, program chairman, with the speaker, Lt. Lamar Polk, of Grif fin, of the Georgia State Patrol, being introduced by Jackson May or C. B. Brown, Jr. Special guests for the occasion, in addition to Mayo r Brown, were Jackson Police Chief Watson Vaughn and Jackson Policemen Cotton Vaughn, W. A. Cook, M. E. Wade Sr., and Fred Moore, Butts County Sheriff Hugh C. Polk and Deputy Sheriff Russell Crumbley, State Game and Fish Department Ranger Gerald Ker sey, Lt. Hulsey, of Atlanta, Geor gia State Patrol, Judge Hugh D. Sosebce of Forsyth, C. M. Daniel Jr., chairman of the City Coun cil Police Committee and Major Robert Luzier of the Diagnostic Center. Other gueste were George Lindsley, and an inter club delegation from Griffin com posed of James Roddy, Vance Sharpe, Grady Norton and Tony Wiggins. President Ralph Carr, Jr. pre sented a distinguished service award from Kiwanis Internation al to Chief Watson Vaughn on behalf of the local club and to Sheriff Hugh Polk and his de partment. President Carr said that the program was arranged to express publicly the appreci ation of the Kiwanis Club for the dedicated and effective law en forcement officers that we have in Butts County. Maiyor Brown presented Lt. Polk who is assistant director of the safety education program for the Georgia Department of Public Safety, a postion he has held since 1948. He joined the Georgia State Patrol in 1947 and is active in Griffin affairs, having served as a pnst president of the Grif fin Lions Club. Mayor Brown said that Maj. Porter Weaver of the Georgia State Patrol complimented the Jackson Police Department dur ing the disturbance here the past spring ns being one of the better equipped and disciplined forces in the entire state. Lt. Polk praised the mayor and council and the Butts County commis sioners for their interest in and support of the police department and the sheriff’s department, both having been upgraded in recent year. Lt. Polk told the large audience that the “age of the big fist, strong back and weak mind has gone,” and that law enforcement has evolved to a much higher plane in the last few years. He lauded Watson Vaughn as a “good man with good horse sense” and said that com mon sense is a virtue greatly to be desired in any law enforce ment officer. He said that one hears much of police brutality but that more than 500 officers were killed in line of duty in recent months and that one policeman of every 17 is attacked on an average of twice each year. Lt. Polk cited statistics that show that '■ of one per cent of police men ever dishonor their uniform through graft, bribery or cor ruption. The speaker said that Butts County has one of the best records in the state on accident reporting and in closing again commended all law enforcement officers and agencies in the coun ty for their excellent work. Three Kiwanians, Luke Weav er, Lou Moelchert and Richard W. Watkins, Jr., were saluted musi cally on their burthdays. Boys in Service James L. Cook, on a tour of duty in West Germany where he is serving with the U. S. Army, 3rd Battalion, 84th Artillery, has recently been promoted to Ser geant E 5. His wife, Bonnie, is in Germany with him. Sgt. Cook’s address is as follows: Sgt. James L. Cook, 258-78-7538 - C-Battery, 3rd BN, 84th Artillery, APO New ■fork 09176. This Side Of Town BY Lit END A WILLIAMSON Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Jackson, must be one husband in a hun dred who would invite his wife to partake in a half price sale. We were in a certain store in town last week when Mr. Folsom came in to take care of some personal business and discovered that the store owners had started their half price sale of winter merchandise. Well Rev. Folsom stated he would have to tell his wife about the sale so that she could come in the store and make some purchases if she desired. We went on with our shopping and the next thing we knew the likable pastor was on the phone calling Mrs. Folsom and telling her of the sale, not waiting until he got home later in the day. Most husbands we know are just the opposite. They try to keep their wives from finding out about a sale and most certainly do not go to the phone, call her and tell her to come and look around to see if there is any think she wants. Some people would probably attribute this quality of his to being a minister but we are inclined to disagree. We feel this is a part of his na ture, although his wife may have “trained him” to be this way. Whatever the case Mrs. Folsom had better thank her lucky stars, don’t you agree? Many Jacksoniuns were the victims of ice covered windshields last Thursday morning when sleet and rain fell during the night Wed nesday. Most of this ice had melted by lunch time but while walking around the square during ou r lunch hour we noticed that Mr. Joe Moore was prepared for the worst if such should happen during the day. A well known employee of Etheridgc-Smith Cos., Mr. Moore had completely cov ered his windshield with card board to keep ice from forming. While our immediate thought was what in the world did he do this for, the thought that followed was perhaps Mr. Moore was smarter than the rest of us. For with the weather acting so crazy at times one never knows what will happen next. If the ice had covered windows and windshields again Mr. Moore could have calm ly gotten into his car at quitting time and drove on home while the rest of us would be out scraping and trying to defrost the ice as quickly as possible We received a very nice letter from Mrs. Avis Matthews last week concerning a recent column of ours. Mrs. Matthews, a former resident of Jackson, is now mak ing her home at Jekyll Island and her attractive face is missed around town. We appreciate her kind words and take this oppor tunity to express ou r thanks to her Our beloved Snoopy is gone and heaven only knows where. He disappeared on Sun day, January 10th, and hasn’t been seen since. For those unin formed, Snoopy was our Boxer dog that we had grown quite fond of in the pnst year and a half. Spud and I always enjoyed seeing Snoopy atop his doghouse as if looking over the situation to see what was going on. He has al ready been missed by all of us, except of course Tom, the cat, and we fear he has been “dog napped” by some unscrupulous person. Nevertheless if you see a red Boxer wandering around give us a call at the office for we certainly would be glad to get him back. Notice To The Public Effective March Ist, there will be a slight increase in cab fares to help offset the spiraling increase in costs. On the above date fares will increase from 50c to 65c with most other fares remaining the same or in creased slightly. This is the first increase in cab fares in over 10 years. James City Taxi Service Charles James, Owner Ph. 775-3711 (Day or Night) THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA Food Workshop Completed At Prison Center The Georgia State Board of Corrections has completed its first F'ood service Workshop. The session, conducted at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center near Jackson, was attend ed by prison Food Service Super visors throughout the state. Corrections Director Ellis Mac- IJougall emphasized the import ance of the workshop. “The pro per preparation of food serves a vital function in a prison since not only is an inmate’s health affected, but of equal import ance, his morale.” “In addition,” MacDougall added, “knowledge able food preparation results in the substantial savings of tax payers dollars.” The workshop covered such areas as: food service, sanitation and food handling, menu prepa ration, and the nutritional im portance of food. Participating in the program were E. B. Caldwell, Superintend ent of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center; Calvin Green, Assistant Training Offi cer for the State Board of Cor rections; A. T. Boswell, Cor rections Food Service Director; and H. H. Waldron, Food Service Supervisor for the Georgia Train ing and Development Center. Jenkinsburg MRS. T. H. PRICE June Farrar of Atlanta spent the weekend with he r parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Farrar. Mrs. M. B. Farrar, Miss June Farrar, Mrs. D. O. Woodward, Mrs. Wilson Caston and Mrs. Louis Banks of Barnesville visited Mr. and Mrs. Billy Childs of Mc- Donough Saturday. Jenkinsburg Community was saddened last week in the passing of Mrs. Bessie Brooks. Our deep est sympathy is extended to her husband, Mr. B. C. Brooks, and son, Charles Brooks, wife and son and to other members of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crumbley and Mrs. Matilda Bryant of Mc- Donough were spend the day guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Price last Wednesday. We understand there has been decided improvement in the con dition of Mrs. Sarah Lynn Blank enship, we are happy to note. She is still a patient at South Fulton Hospital, however. Mr. A. F. Rosser is a patient at Griffin Hospital. He was car ried there early last week fol lowing a heart attack. We are hoping and praying for a speedy recovery for him. Mr. and Mrs. William Troy Saunders of Atlanta visited Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Saunders Sunday. Visiting wi'h the Herschel Harris’ over the weekend were Mrs. Sara Ruth Peek of Macon and Miss Erma Thomas of At lanta. IN APPRECIATION I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all those wonder ful friends who remembered me in so many ways while I was a patient at Sylvan Grove Hospital following my accident. The visits, cards, flowers, and other expres sions of concern meant much to me. I appreciate very much the services of the hospital staff, the ministers, and Dr. J. C. Howell. It is wonderful to have so many good friends. —Freeman Land. i. n m u ■ ' > '“rr & , I _ _ - Jjr MB' ■ GOFF PRESENTED CERTIFICATE —Mr. E. B. Caldwell (right), Superintendent and Warden of The Georgia Diag nostic and Classification Center in Jackson, Georgia, is shown presenting a Certificate of Successful Completion of the Cor rectional Supervisor’s Course to Correctional Lieutenant Jack K. Goff (left), of 413 E. College Street, Jackson, Georgia. The Supervisor's Course is conducted for Senior Correctional Officers fcy the State Board of Corrections. CERTIFICATE PRESENTED—Mr. E. B. Caldwell (right), Superintendent and Warden of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jackson, Georgia, is shown presenting a Certificate of Successful Completion of the Correctional Supervisor’s Course to Correctional Officer II Arthur J. Cleveland (left) of Jenkinsburg, Georgia. The Supervisor’s Course is conducted for Senior Correctional Officers by the State Board of Corrections. Mrs. Walter J. Bennett Bennett Tax Service Corner Joy St. and Freeman Road (One Block off Brownlee Road) Office: 775-5121 Home: 775-7759 Jackson Paint & Decorating Center Custom Colors Latex & Oil Paints Wholesale Prices Call us for Your Paint & Painting Needs 775-7571 Remodeling, Add on, House Repairs Phone 775-7571 I YOUfy V nJependeat 1 % iMSMMMCfJI /AGENT M /rutt* mm- >.#. m. a#. For Your Insurance Needs Phone 775-3105 * FIRE * AUTOMOBILE * LIABILITY Carmichael Insurance Agency JACKSON, GEORGIA Mrs. Mabel Smith Buried Covington Mrs. Mabel Thomas Smith, 75, of Covington, died Friday, Jan uary 27th, in a Savannah Hos pital following a long period of declining health. A native of Newton County, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Mr. William Thomas and Mrs. Ef fie Heard Thomas, both of Butts County. She had resided in New ton County her entire life except for a few years residence in Butts County. Graveside services were held in Covington Cemetery Sunday, Jan uary 31st, at two o’clock with J. C. Harwell & Son of Cov ington in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith is survived by two sons, Linton Smith, Jr. of Sa vannah and William Heard Smith of Gastonia, N. C.; eight grand children. Annual Statement Farmers Cooperative Fire Insurance Cos. December 31, 1970. Ledger Assets 12/31/70 $85,981.94 Total Receipts for 1970 41,220.66 $127,202.60 DISBURSEMENTS: 1970 Purchase U. S. Treasury Bonds $35,250.00 Fire Loss 9,828.51 Agent’s Commissions 1,470.42 Salaries, Officers 550.00 Salaries, Directors 24.00 License, bond & etc 88.08 $47,211.01 $79,991.59 QUALIFIED ASSETS: U. S. Treasury Bonds $60,250.00 Cash on Hand 19,741.59 $79,991.59 $79,991.59 W. C. Garr, President E. H. Cook, Agent H. G. Harris, Secretary-Treasurer Please Read Notice to Tax Payers of Butts County 1. You do NOT have to make a tax return if you have had no change in your property. Your exemption will be given and no penalty added. 2. You DO have to make a tax return if you have bought, sold, added or improved or have inventory, farm machinery or any farm ani mals. A 10% penalty will be charged if these are not returned in person or by mail by April Ist, 1971. 3. You DO have to make a tax return on all mobile homes, relocatable homes and trailers on or before April Ist. A 10% penalty will be charged if this return is not made. 4. You DO have to make a tax return if you are eligible to receive double exemption. Those eligible must be 65 years of age or older with an income of husband and wife combined that does not exceed $4,000 a year. This applies to single people over 65 years of age with an in come of less than $4,000 a year. This double exemption will not be granted unless this re turn is made. All personal clothing and effects, household furniture, furnishings, equipment, appliances and other personal property used within the home, if not held for sale, rental or other com mercial use, shall be exempt from all ad valo rem taxation. All tools and implements of trade of manual laborers and domestic animals shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes, in an amount not to exceed $300.00 in actual value. Make returns to your Butts County Tax Re ceiver, Mi's. Ed Carmichael, in the Butts County Courthouse by April Ist, 1971. All returns are audited by the Butts County Board of Assessors. Mrs. Ed Carmichael TAX RECEIVER, BUTTS COUNTY THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 1971 Zoning Hearing Be Held On Friday Night There will be a public hearing at 7 o’clock Friday night, Feb ruary 12th, at the City Hall at which time the Jackson-Butts County Planning Commission will consider a request for re-zoning “all that property lying in the City of Jackson between the north side of East Third Street and the south side of Lyons Street and between the east side of Covington Street and the west side of Bailey Street” to a zon ing classification known as Cen tral District or C-l. Those whose property might be affected by such reclassification and the public in general are in vited to this hearing to state their | views either for or against.