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Newspaper Page TextHackson JJtugreas-Argus VOL. 98 —NO. 11 City Water, Sewer Systems Need Modernizing Urgently There can be no doubt that the water and sewerage facilities of Jackson need modernizing urg ently and at the same time there can be little doubt that such a program will be expensive to the taxpayers of the city, a fact that causes much consternation for W. 0. Ball, chairman of the city’s Water and Sewer Committee. Since the middle of 1970, Jack son has been placed on notice by the State Water Quality Con trol Board that the discharge of inadequately treated sewage from Jackson is unlawful. In a letter dated July 1, 1970 from Rock S. Howard, Jr., executive secre tary of the State Water Quality Control Board, Jackson was cited for “only primary treatment (Im hoff tank) at Pepperton and fur ther, your sewerage system needs other improvements includ ing improvements to existing sec ondary (trickling filter) plant.” At this time Mr. Howard wrote “the continued discharge of unsatisfactorily wastewaters from Jackson cannot be tolerated ex cept for a reasonable time re quired for the completion of ac ceptable treatment facilities. The Board has established a goal of adequate treatment of all unlaw ful discharges by the end of 1972. Therefore, you are directed to proceed with a program of pol lution abatement, not later than that stipulated in the attached schedule.” Mr. Ball said that the schedule for abatement of water pollution as set forth by Mr. Howard was accepted and included the follow ing: Completion of Engineering Study, 12/31/70; Completion of Design and Submission of Plans and Specifications, 9/30/71; Completion of Arrangement For Local Financing, 9/30/71; Initi ation of Construction of Facili ties, 12/31/71; Completion of Construction and Initiation of Operations, 12/31/72. In May 1969, Mr. Wayne B. Roberts, engineer, Water Quality Control Board, visited Jackson and made a survey of the sewer age system in company with Mr. E. B. Perdue, city water and sewage operator. The findings of Mr. Roberts were incorpo rated in a letter to the Mayor and Council and indicated the following: “The survey revealed that sewerage in Jackson is gen erally unsatisfactory and inade quate to meet the demands of the City. During our inspection of the sewerage system, we observed a sewage treatment plant of in sufficient capacity to effectively treat the quantity of sewage be ing introduced, a disrepaired pumping station which allows fre quent overfolw of raw sewage, an ineffective Imhoff tank, plus an outfall sewer which is discharg ing raw sewage into Yellow Water Creek. These inadequacies are creating a public health haz ard and are allowing pollution of Georgia’s streams in violation of the Georgia Water Quality Con trol Act and Rules of the Georgia Water Quality Control Board. It will be necessary that the City undertake efforts in the near fu ture to abate the pollution caused by an inadequate sewerage sys tem.” Mr. Roberts also suggested that the City employ a competent en gineering firm to conduct a com prehensive sewerage study and advise upon the necessary im provements. Chairman Ball said that in Sep tember of 1970 the firm of Keck and Wood, Inc. of Atlanta was engaged by the City of Jackson as consulting engineers to make an engineering study and report on water and sewerage facilities. The engineering firm submitted and had accepted by the Water Quality Control Board a revised schedule which is as follows: Completion of Engineering Study, 3/31/71; Completion of Design and Submission of Plans and Specifications, 12/31/71; Completion of Arrangement For Local Financing, 12/31/71; In itiation of Construction of Fa cilities, 3/31/72; Completion of Construction and Initiation of Operations, 3/31/73. On February 2, 1971, Donald C. Bristol, Butts County sani tarian, wrote Keck and Wood, Inc. as follows: “In my work as public health sanitarian for Putts County, I am being increasingly concerned as to various developments near the city. I would appreciate any information you can give me as to the short and long range plans of sewer expansion by the city. This would be very helpful in recommendations to various builders as to whether I can ap prove septic tank sewage sys tems in areas where there is some questions as to the life of such systems. “In this same framework I also would like to know if in the area nea r Nelson Street, McCas kill Drive and Hwy. 42 and 23 (Southeast area of the city) there are any immediate plans for a lift station. If there is the approximate date of implemen tation would b e appreciated. This is of vital importance because there is a trailer park just out side the city limits which runs its sewage (untreated) into a tributary of Town Branch. Also there is under construction some homes (in the city limits) near this tributary where the land may be unsuitable for septic tank sys tems.” Chairman Ball, as well as May or C. B. Brown Jr. and Council members John L. Coleman, Mil ton Daniel Jr., Harold Martin, and John Robert Pulliam, are equally conscious of the needed modernization and enlarging of the city’s water sewerage system immediately ahead and all realize that the users of the facilities of Jackson will ulti mately bear the brunt of the con siderable sum which will be need ed to bring about the abatement of water pollution and place Jackson again in the good graces of the State Water Quality Con trol Board. Kiwanis Club Leads State In Attendance The Jackson Kiwanis Club tied with three other clubs over the state for first place in attendance for January with a perfect record of 100.0%. Tied with Jackson for the state lead were Fulton Industrial Area, Meigs and Moun tain View. Following in the top ten in order were Barnesville 99.2%; Smyrna 98.6%; Morrow 97.8%; Rockmart 97.1%; Cairo 97.0%; Metro. Gainesville 96.9%; Grif fin 95.3%; East DeKalb 95.2%; and Sylvester 95.0%. Jackson and Barnesville clubs are in an attendance contest dur ing January, February and March and at the present time Jackson is leading by a slight percentage. The loser will treat the other club to a dinner and will have to furnish the program. GOSPEL SINGING SET SATURDAY IN HENRY CO. An old time Gospel Singing will be held on Saturday, March 20th, at 7:30 p. m. at the South River Baptist Church on Highway 81, nine miles East of McDon ough. Special singers for the night will be The Joy-fulaires and The Dixie Two along with others who will participate during the ser vice. Rev. J. C. Martin, pastor, states that if you like good sing ing be sure to attend our singing service. County Falls Short Quota By 37 Pints Butts countians contributed 127 pints of blood Monday at the visit of the Regional Blood mobile in Jackson but fell 35 pints short of the 162 pint quota and will have to await word from Red Cross headquarters in At lanta whether Butts County will be placed on probation before the next visit in July. Blood recruitment chairman John Billy Long said Tuesday that the March visit marked the last visit to Jackson for the fis cal year and that the July visit will be the first of the new year. According to Mr. Long, Butts County fell 37 pints short for the fiscal year. There is every likeli hood we will be placed on proba tion before the July visit with the county to be assigned its regular 112 pints plus the 37 pint deficit and would make a 149 pint quota for the visit. If the quota is not reached in July, pro vided the county is placed on probation, then the county will in all probability be placed on the credit card system which would cover only donors and their immediate families, Mr. Long pointed out. Chairman Long and others as sociated with the blood program wish to thank those who gave blood, those who offered blood and the volunteer workers who contributed service, and those merchants who contributed items of food for the canteen. Among those offering blood Monday were the following: Anthony M. Grant, Frank Fountain, Charles Mackey, Grace E. Morris, Dorothea L. Granger, James L. Awtry, Carlton T. Wil liams, Patricia E. Peek, Imogene Leverette, David P. Ridgeway Jr., David P. Ridgeway Sr., Mary M. Carr, Perry E. Ridgeway. Robert W. Britton, Jack R. Newman, Winona R. Cook, Leila P. Smith, G. Newton Etheredge, Mary Ann Leverette, Darrell W. Pippin, Ellis P. Cook, Joe B. Taylor, Levi J. Ball, Jimmy C. Long, Clyde Herbert, Claudette Harper, Fred G. Raney. Virgie P. Raney, Joel W. Fin cher, Rudy Wyatt, Joseph Hop per, Terry Kitchens, Virginia F. Browning, Bobby Stephens, Mar vin N. Maddox, Charles E. Rooks, John L. Awtry, Sylvia L. Gilbert, Marcella Glidewell, Glenn Hobbs, Porter Cawthon, James B. Rogers, Mrs. Jean Summers, Anna Lois Cawthon. Hugh M. Glidewell, Ryland Smith, Doyle McMullen, Nancy Houghtaling, Ronald Tingle, Mar garite Young, Tom F. Peek, Ricky Peauchamp, Jerald D. Easier, George W. Washington, Arthur L. Lawson, Cornelius W. Wil liams, Charles Kinney, Marion Todd, Lewis H. Cawthon, Mar garet Cross, Florijean Moore. Russell Jenkins, Larry Luns ford, Artis Knowles, Norma Evans, Janie Potts, Brenda Wißiamson, Peggy H. Rice, Don ald Knight, James Kelly, Janice Cook, Benjamin O. Williamson, Peggi Tingle, Riley L. Tingle, Emily Duke, Rosa Lee Thurman, Calvin Ridgeway, Norma G. Meeks, Joe C. Felder. Marion H. Duke, Henry F. Bagby, Peggy Nolan, Julia S. El lenwood, Ruth W. Batchelor, Curtis Gaye, Hilda Maddox, Marvin B. Mangham, William S. Nelson, Velma Davis, Mrs. Clyde J. Cross, John B. Long, John W. Browning Jr., Wayne Washington. Wendall A. Cook, Roy R. Hen derson, Wm. O. Leverette, Wayne Byars, Carlton Morris, Harry Fletcher, Michael Morgan, Rob bie Lou Foster, Donald W. Thax ton, Maxine Thaxton, John Wes ley Cook, R. Sanford Powell, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1971 JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233 Honor America . Feature Begins Here This Week This issue of The Progress- Argus contains the first of an “HONOR AMERICA” feature that will appear weekly for the next fifty-two weeks. Each week the message will be emphasized with outstanding art work and pictures. The central theme of the entire series will be what is right with America and that over the past two hundred years we built a pretty fair country in which to live and raise our families. It will, at the same time, point out that there are some things wrong and these should be changed. However changes should not be instituted by violence. In other words it is not prudent to burn the barn just to get rid of the rats. There are those who would destroy our country without of fering better to replace it. The following businesses are sponsoring this feature for the next fifty-two weeks: A-l Septic Tank Service, The Central Georgia Electric Member ship Corporation, Mclntosh State Bank, Carter-Moore Building Supply, Parrish Drug Company, Beckham’s, Cawthon Brothers, Inc., B&C Farm Supply, Inc., Eaker’s Paint and Body Shop, Bearden Auto Parts, Inc., City Rexall Pharmacy, Cleveland Fur niture Company. Coleman’s Garage and Body Shop, Cowan’s Supermarket, Col lins Ready Mix- Concrete, Middle Georgia Livestock Sales Cos., Polk Tire and 'Service Cos., Inc., Stephens Grodery, Weaver In surance Agency, Westbury Medi cal Care Home, State Supply Cos., Hi-Fi Oil Cos., Superior Cleaners, James City Tomlin’s Res taurant. Williams Shop & Save Super Market, Montgomery Insurance Agency, Jones Brothers Grocery, Craig Upholstery Shop, Bennett Tax Service, Jones Garage, The Dinner Bell Restaurant, Daniel Ford Sales, Inc., Econ-O-Way Self-Service Laundries, Edwards Department Store, Greer’s Kiddie Korral Day Nursery, Haisten Brothers, Hall’s Standard Service Station, and The Kym Cos. Bailey Crockarell, Sara Ann Webb, Joseph Tiller, John Daniel Grier, Clifford Sanvidge. Robert L. Fincher, Maynette B. Smith, Richard H. Britton, James O. Browning, Harold E. McMich ael, Doris Singley, John D. Rooks, J. Anderson Nutt, William L. Pitts, Douglas Brooks, Clyde W. Norris, Corine S. Clark, Seaborn W. Maddox, Joel S. Cawthon, Robert M. Jackson, Thomas Frank Peek, Preston Bridges. Henry Lee Gilbert, Virginia Wyatt, Edward Houghtaling, Doyle Jones Jr., Frances R. James, Rogers Starr, Marion Cook, Jeanette Bunch, Ernest Pelt, Chester Whidby, Emory Sigman, Chester Evans, Daphine Fincher, Johnny Carter, Sandra Hollis. Mr. Long was especially appre ciative of the volunteer workers who assisted in registering, typ ing, the canteen, and loading, as well as local nurses who offered their services. Those volunteer workers include Mrs. Gladys Wil son, Miss Ruby Lane, Mrs. Ar thur Cleveland, Mrs. Mike Allen, Mrs. Frank Fountain, Mrs. Bertha Perdue, Chris Riddle, Mrs. Charles Bailey, Mrs. George Swan, Mrs. Imogene Leverette, Martha Morton, Nancy Leverette, Mrs. Clyde Hodges, Mercer Hod ges, Frank Fountain, Mrs. H. G- Harris, Mrs. Hugh Glidewell, Mrs. J. W. Watkins, Sr., Mrs. Laura Wright. Bill Thaxton, David Ridgeway, Stanley Maddox, James Biles, Mrs. Mildred Fears, Mrs. Virginia Browning, Mrs. Frances Kitchens, Bertha Mae Stewart, Hal Summers, Wayne King, Russell O’Neal, Billy Crum and Perry Ridgeway. Statements Are Issued In School Controversy The Board of Education at a meeting last week declined to re new the coaching contracts of Loy Hutcheson, head football coach, and Wilson Bush, baseball, basketball, and assistant football coach, thereby causing a storm of controversy among students who twice marched Tuesday morning from the Jackson High School campus to downtown Jack son to present their grievances to County School Superintendent William B. (Bill) Jones at his of fice in the Court House. In ad dition, the coaching contract of Joe Davis was also not renewed with Mr. Davis being named an assistant principal. The Progress-Argus, in an ef fort to allow all major partici pants in the school controversy to present their views and opin ions, asked for and received statements from County School Supt. Bill Jones; M. C. Paget, Jackson High School principal; Coach Loy Hutcheson, Coach Wilson Bush, and Coach Joe Da vis. These statements are carried in their entirety 30 that the pub lic may better acquaint them selves with the circumstances. Statement of Bill Jones, Butts County School Superintendent In regard to the current contro versy surrounding the election of school staff members for the 1971-72 school year, it should be noted that it is normal procedure for all members of the school staff to be reviewed by the Coun ty Board each spring and either they are awarded a contract or they are not awarded a contract for the ensuing school year by the County Board of Education. When contracts are awarded for the ensuing year, should any re cipient of a contract be dissatis fied with his assignment, then he has the prerogative to go to a Board meeting and ask for a re view of his assignment. Statement iiaued by M. C. Paget, Principal of Jackson High School The facts surrounding the un fortunate incident at Jackson Hjgh School are these. It is cus tomary for the principal of each school to submit to the Board of Education the list of teachers recommended for the coming year. As principal of Jackson High School I submitted my rec ommendations for all teaching po sitions. Recommendations are not submitted for additional duties, sucm as coaches and department heads. The coaches are appointed by the Board of Education. The Board of Education, through Superintendent Jones, instructed me to inform Mr. Hutcheson and Mr. Bush that they would not be appointed coaches in 1971-72. At the same time Mr. Davis was appointed full-time assistant prin cipal. The duties of this position will not allow time to serve as athletic director or as head coach of any major sport. All three coaches were in formed of the Board’s decision on Friday, March 12. On Monday, March 15, a group of students presented a petition to me with the names of several adults and students thereon requesting the reasons the coaches were not to serve in that capacity next year. I could not answer this question and suggested the parents of the students ask the Board of Educa tion if they desired this informa tion. The students spoke of walk outs and were informed that this would result in suspensions, re gardless of the reason for such walk-out. On Tuesday, March 16, a large group of students left the campus, against ail attempts to persuade them otherwise, and proceeded to the square. They were turned back by the Mayor because th e law was being vio lated in that no permit had been secured. They returned to school but refused to enter the building. The Mayor then issued a permit to the group, and the march to the courthouse was resumed. The group stopped at the A & P store, and a delegation of ten students had an audience with Superin tendent Jones. An agreement was reached to return to school where the students, through three spokesmen, would be allowed to express themselves. Comments were made in an all-student body assembly by the three students, Mr. Jones, Mayor Brown, Coaches Hutcheson, Bush, Davis, and Pip pin, and me. At approximately 11:15 all students returned to classes, and the regular sched ule was resumed. No students were suspended because all who left the campus would have '"need this suspension. Since the number would reduce the school’s attendance below the percentage required by law, the school would have been required to close. All lost days would have to be made up at the end of the school term, and all graduations would have been directly affected. These are the facts as they hap pened March 12, 15, and 16. Statement of Loy Hutche*on To The Citizens of Butts Coun ty: 1 would like to take this op portunity to thank you for your faithfulness to me and your sup port of me during the last four years I have been coach. During this period of time we have taken an athletic program which was obviously dead and built it into a contender not on just a “B” class but a “AA” class level. We have built a program to a degree of consistency which can compete year in and year out, without the ups and downs as has been th e case in the last decade. We have 22 lettermen and 17 seniors returning from last year’s team which had a 6 win, 4 loss record and a 5-5 season the pre vious year. Asa result of this building program which does not happen over night, we feel that we have potentially one of the best teams in the school’s history coming next season. It is with a sense of real regret and disap pointment that we shall not be allowed to enjoy the dividends of our efforts. I have placed great emphasis on character building in your sons and daughters as we strive to win every contest we partici pate in and when we win we do it with sportsmanship as well as ability, and when we lose we lose with the same sportsman ship and ability. I feel that the things that will have a carry over to life, after the playing is over and the wins and losses are re corded is not the record but how you played the game. We cannot succeed in life on record alone, but we can succeed from those traits which have been learned through athletic participation such as team work, cooperation, sportsmanship, competition, vital ity, dedication, fair play, loyalty, and many others. Sometimes a loss can be used as an incentive to work harder to not let it hap pen again. Concerning the releasing of the coaches, we were very shocked to hear of our retirement at Jackson High. We were not given any reason as to our being dismissed as well as not being advised in any way to the fact that we were not doing a good job. We were eventually told that it was felt that they were going to get bet ter coaches. This is a reason, but does not justify such action upon the coaches as we are getting bet ter each year and we feel that we have done as fine a job as could be done with our limited fa cilities. Statement of Wilaon Bush To the citizens of Butts Coun ty: In the past three years, I have established a good record as a $5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE coach and a teacher. In 1968 when I came to Jack son High School, I worked with “B” team football. This “B” team won 4 and lost 2. The varsity football team, that year was 3-7. The 1969 season ended at 5-5. This past season the school moved from Class B to AA and our record was 6-4. In baseball, the first year we had a record of 10-4 and were second in region competition. In 1969 the baseball team won the Sub-Region. I was asked to coach basketball last year (without any extra pay) and established a 16-9 season. I am not ashamed of this rec ord. I certainly believe someone owes me an explanation for my release. Statement of Joe Davis The decisions that were made concerning changes in the Ath letic Department for another school year have caused great dissatisfaction. I feel that the members of the department have done and are still doing a good job. We are presently in the process of mak ing plans for another school year, and would like to have seen those plans fulfilled. In that the board has agreed to reconsider this matter, I will withhold any statement as to my future plans until a later date. Flovilla To Vote On Beer On April 3rd The Mayor and Council of the City of Flovilla are calling a ref erendum on the question of leg alizing the sale of beer within the city for Saturday, April 3rd, with the polls to be open between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. Curtis Gilbert, Mayor of Flo villa, said this week that if the sale of beer is approved, revenues from this sale will be used by the city for additional street paving, better lighting, cleaner streets, and for sidewalks, as well as other improvements. The City Council of Flovilla includes Adel Moncrief, Luther Jones, Byron Haynes, C. A. Anthony, and E. R. Edwards Jr. Mayor Gilbert said there is con siderable interest in Flovilla on the beer referendum and that a good turn-out of voters is expec ted on April 3rd. The mayor said that if the referendum is ap proved necessary legal work and machinery will be set in motion for the issuance of licenses and the sale of beer as early as pos sible. Saddle Club Square Dance On Saturday The Ocmulgee Saddle Club is sponsoring a square dance Satur day, March 20th, from 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock at Towaliga Club House, located on High Falls Road between Highways 16 and 36. Sam and the Country Boys will be featured. For good clean entertainment for the entire family, come en joy the fun. The concession stand serves hot dogs and a variety of soft drinks. Funds go toward the upkeep of the area where the Saddle Club has its horse shows during the Spring and Summer months, the first starting at one o’clock on April 25th. Admission is $1.50 for adults with children under 12 admitted free.