The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, March 18, 1971, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1971 Legislative Report BY PHILLIP BENSON HAM Butts-Monroe Repreientative The Georgia House of Repre sentatives began a whirl-wind week last week which was the final date for passing House bills. The House passed and sent to the Governor a Senate bill pro viding a four hundred dollar grant for freshman college stu dents attending private colleges in Georgia. This will increase one class each year until event ually freshman through seniors are covered. This bill if signed into law by the Governor will be especially beneficial to the pri vate colleges in Georgia such as Tift College at Forsyth. I E 1 A-1 Septic Tank Service All Kinds of Ditching Phone 775-7715 If no Answer Dial 775-7602 The Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Mclntosh State Bank Your Home Owned Bank Member F.D.I.C. Carter-Moore Building Supply Alabama St. 775-3266 Jackson, Ga. Parrish Drug Cos. Walgreen Agency Phone 775-7424 Night; 775-7204 775-7380 Beckham's Cawthon Brothers, Inc. Covington Road Jackson, Ga. Jackson Highway Covington, Ga. B&C Farm Supply, Inc. Massey-Ferguson Sales and Service 775-2663 Jackson, Ga. Baker's Paint & Body Shop Indian Springs Road 775-3115 Bearden Auto Parts, Inc. Jackson - Stockbridge - McDonough City Rexall Pharmacy The Store of Personal Service Tom O’Dell Roy Goff Cleveland Furniture Cos. On The Square, Jackson Cleveland Carpet Outlet, Hwy. 42, Jenkinsburg Coleman's Garage & Body Shop General Repairs and Body Work Day 775-3184 Night 775-7565 Cowan's Supermarket Home of Choice Meats Jimmy Long 775-7311 Collins Ready Mix Concrete Concrete and Septic Tanks 775-3591 775-3299 __^ ——wm Middle Ga. Livestock Sales Cos. Livestock Auction Sale Each Wednesday Jackson, Ga. Polk Tire & Service Cos., Inc. 237 South Mulberry 775-7331 Our Young People Are Our Salvation The House continued to pass bills placing controls and at the same time attempting to outlaw x-rated movies and adult book stores. With the emphasis on law and order all members of the Georgia State Patrol and the GBI were given a One Hun dred Dollar a year pay raise. The House also passed a bill which would let a person receive credit for entering a plea of nolo con tendere only once for the offense of DUI. The House also agreed with the Senate on a bill requiring new car bumpers after January 1, 1973 to withstand impact of five miles per hour on the front and two and one-half miles per hour in the rear. To encourage people to file their advalorem tax returns on intangible property the House passed a law providing for these xjgjfplpy ' j|l||||&^ jlip %MjHr . jjjßf * /%;'? %?f''M&' >'#& £BBgM ■• ■:■■■■■<•■■ ■ . %T^ ilk > 'L > % s 4 ' JmmlE m % *Br^wlr' JBeffllSi ’/Sfev-' jmßyj jv B * ™JgmsTk fWfißyr '&&£%. V.-, Eujk v - •4ih*> . /^^M',/ iir w k mv . .l.v’ . w^JSssra.. This Series is Made Possible by These Business Firms and Individuals Who Believe Our Country is Worth Preserving records to be kept secret. The House continued to pass bills giving more strength to the Water Quality Control Board and providing that evidence obtained by the Water Quality Control Board would be admissible in court. The House passed a bill requir ing persons 65 or over who do not wish to serve on the jury to notify the jury commissioners of this fact. In an effort to help farmers the House passed a bill exempting farm machinery used in dairying, beef cattle operations, and poul try operations from the Georgia Sales Tax. Should this bill pass the Senate and be signed into law by the Governor, then it would give some relief to the farmers in Butts and Monro e Counties. The House also passed a bill re quiring people buying livestock at a sale to pay for the same "The God who gave us life, gave us Liberty at the same time ” Thomas Jefferson Stephens Grocery 18 Second St. 775-2595 On The Square THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON. GEORGIA on the day of the sale. On Friday of last week the House passed an additional ap propriations bill appropriating money provided by the four cents a pack cigarette tax increase. Nearly eight million dollars of this appropriation went to the Department of Education and three million dollars of this will be used to hire five hundred or more remedial reading teachers. One hundred thousand dollars of this was to Fernbank Science Center in DeKalb County and the schools in Butts and Monroe County should take advantage of this center. Over one million dollars of the supplemental appropriations will go to the Game and Fish Com mission and this is money raised by an increase in the hunting and fishing licenses. The hunting and fishing license also provides Hall's Standard Service Station Open 7 Days to Serve You 775-9058 Barnesville Rd. and Interstate 75 PERSONAL Miss Ginnilu Etheredge o/ At lanta, spent Sunday with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Ether edge, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Allen of Bainbridge spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Allen. for a big game license for deer and turkey and a trout stamp for trout fishing. The House continued to try and find ways to give relief to the ad valorem tax payers. The House passed a bill freezing the local effort for education. The House also pased a bill providing for central purchasing of school bus bodies when it was learned that school bus bodies were costing approximately one thousand dollars more in Georgia than they were costing in Florida and South Carolina. PERSONAL Miss Jean Evans is spending the Spring Holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Evans, and sister, Miss Peggy Evans. She is a student at Georgia Southern College in Statesboro. Mrs. Alton Colwell spent last Thursday with her father, Mr. Paul C. Green of Griffin, who is a patient at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Colwell, A1 and Chris were her brothers, Rickey and Tommy Green, of Griffin. Martin Ridgeway, a student at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, is expec ted home Friday to spend the Spring holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Ridgeway. Mr. and Mrs. Lovett Fletcher spent the weekend in Savannah where they attended the National Guard Convention. There are those who uJd j, be and) hopefully w" t"on faults - both can learn much from our nation’s history and the heritage our fore- T R.U > all, were never blind follow ers. They were thoughtful men, concerned for their nation’s future. be what we want it to be, and what we make it to be. Isn’t it time for the speak out ? © COMMUNITY ADVERTISING The Kym Cos. Jackson, Ga. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Almond of Griffin visited in Charleston, S. C. during the past weekend, going there to be with Mrs. Al mond’s sister, Mrs. Hazel Grimes, who is seriously ill in Roper Hos pital there. Mrs. Joe Parham and Mrs. Kermit Williams motored to Flip pen Sunday where they attended a singing at the Flippen United Methodist Church. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. O’Kelley and family were his mother, Mrs. James H. O’Kelley, of Grantville, Mrs. D. W. Dial of Newnan and Mr. Guy M. Mann of Atlanta. Miss Lena White, Mrs. Paul Tyler, and Mrs. B. B. Camp bell visited Sunday after noon with Mr. and Mrs. A. T. King and Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Johnson in Jasper County. Weaver Insurance Agency 6 Byars St. 775-2626 We Are Interested In Our Youth Westbury Medical Care Home 775-7832 Jenkinsburg, Ga. State Supply Cos. LP Gas Tanks and Appliances Prompt Service 775-3137 Superior Cleaners 02 Byars 775-5361 One Day Service Tomlin's Restaurant Monticello Hwy. 775-7611 Williams Shop & Save Super Market 680 S. Mulberry 775-3510 Stand Up For America Montgomery Insurance Agency 122 East Third St. 775-3840 Jackson, Ga. Jones Brothers Grocery Stark Community Your Convenient Grocery Store Craig Upholstery Shop 23 Years Experience Serving Butts County 775-7896 Flovilla, Ga. Bennett Tax Service 656 Joy St. 775-6121 Mrs. Walter Bennett Jones Garage Automobile Repairs and Welding 775-7200 Flovilla, Ga. The Dinner Bell Restaurant 2 Miles East on Monticello Road Buffet Lunch 7 Days a Week Daniel Ford Sales, Inc. 1327 Brookwood Ave. 775-7872 Support Your Local Police Econ-O-Way Self-Service Laundries #1 209 East Second Street #2 Comer of Mulberry and College Edwards Department Store Clothes for The Entire Family On The Square 775-5486 Greer's Kiddie Korral Day Nursery Bamesville Rd. 775-5431 Haisten Brothers Funeral Home 775-3119