County Economy Is
Growing At Fast Pace
Just how much the Butts
County economy has moved
forward in the last few years,
despite the nation’s domestic
problems, may be gathered
from a look at the record books.
They show that the volume of
retail business done in the local
area, a principal indicator of
the state of the economy, rose
significantly in the five years
ending January 1, 1972.
The gain was made in the face
of general apprehension about
unemployment, crime condi
tions, racial strife, swelling
welfare rolls, inflation, the war
and higher taxes.
The progress made in the
local area in the period is
revealed in figures compiled by
the Standard Rate and Data
Service.
They show that retail sales in
Butts County stores, as of the
beginning of this year, reached
an annual rate of over
$13,541,000. Five years pre
viously they totaled $11,897,000.
This was equivalent to
consumer spending at the rate
of $4,544 per household.
The rise was greater than that
recorded in many parts of the
country.
Fundamental to the growth in
■SHa^P—
10 Years Ago
SP-4 William P. Saunders, son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. Ray
Saunders of Jackson, Ga., has
been chosen “Soldier of the
Month” for October at Killeen
Base, Texas. He is company
clerk of Military Police Cos. C.
The Van Deventer Mixed
60 boys and girls from Butts
County, will give its annual
Christmas musical program
Friday evening at the Jackson
Methodist Church.
The Butts County Jaycees will
sponsor an old fashioned square
dance at the Towaliga Club
house Saturday night.
Danny Blue, one of the top
Class B quarterbacks in the
state, signed a four year
grant-in-aid with the University
of Chattanooga in Chattanooga
I Sunday.
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20 Years Ago
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* At a supper and business
< meeting of St. John’s Lodge, No.
! 45, F&AM, Monday night,
\ Walter Harris, connected with
j City Electric Shop, was elected
: worshipful master for the
* ensuing year.
\ In announcing its schedule for
"the Christmas holiday season,
the Jackson post office says that
parcels only will be delivered on
©Christmas Day.
a> The Presbyterian Women of
* the Church were entertained by
♦Mrs. Richard Watkins on
e Monday evening at a Christmas
y dinner at her home on Dempsey
* e ‘Ave.
h In the two most exciting
games of the current season
inhere Friday night, Jackson
i! High divided its basketball twin
rbill with Spalding High, the
Klackson girls taking a close
*29-25 decision and the Red
*Devils losing by the slimmest of
“margins 50-49.
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retail activity in the local area
during the five-year span was
the marked increase in real
income achieved by most
families.
It has been on an upward
curve, more than compensating
for the rising cost of living due
to tax hikes, bigger grocery and
rent bills and zooming medical
costs.
Nationally, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
cost of living has gone up 33
percent since 1965, but weekly
wages have climbed by about 44
percent.
Figures for Butts County
show that personal income in
the area, after deduction for
taxes, went from $15,860,000 to
$24,455,000 in the five years.
Compared to this increase, 54
percent, the rise in the United
States was 48 percent.
With more money at their
command, consumers are
spending more freely now than
they have for some time. They
are, by the same token, saving
less.
Asa result, merchants are
ringing up record sales. The big
pickup has been in automobiles,
furniture, appliances, floor
coverings and other durable
goods.
30 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Robison
entertained at a delightful bird
supper Friday evening at Settle
and Robison Camp near
Jackson.
Fifteen Butts County farm
ers, 13 white and two colored,
were preseijteg gwanjs
~fßF6utsCaridTng worTcinTobd for
freedom production during 1943.
Friends are rejoicing with
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Thaxton in
the announcement by the Navy
Department that their son, John
F. Thaxton, escaped when his
ship was torpedoed and sunk off
the coast of Algiers recently.
As far as Jackson is
concerned the scrap holiday on
December 9 was an entire
success, James H. Buchanan,
chairman of the Butts County
Salvage Committee, reports.
40 Years Ago
Approximately half of the
state, county and school taxes
on the Butts County digest has
been paid up to Monday, it is
announced by Mr. W. H. Wilson,
Butts County Tax Collector.
In the annual city primary,
held Wednesday, Mayor J. L.
Lyons was nominated for
another term, winning over Mr.
W. M. Redman by a majority of
49 votes.
The federal government last
year distributed 7,047,000,000
fish and eggs. The total,
according to the report of the
bureau of fisheries in the 12
months ended June 30th, was
almost 50,000,000 less than for
the period preceding.
birth defects
are forever
unless you help
March of Dimes
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Seat Belt
Law Is
Pondered
ATLANTA - State Public
Safety Commissioner Col. Ray
Pope said today the Depart
ment of Public Safety is willing
to offer any kind of assistance
necessary for Georgia Law
Makers to adopt a mandatory
seat belt law in the 1973 session
of the General Assembly in
January.
Citing that several hundred
lives could be saved in Georgia
each year by simply requiring
that passengers in vehicles use
their seat belts, Colonel Pope
said, “Many studies have
already proven the value of seat
belts in preventing serious
injury and death.”
“We have so far this year
killed over 1,700 persons in
Georgia, over 1,500 of them in
vehicle crashes. Our studies
show that less than 2 percent of
those killed were wearing their
seat belts I think if there was
some way to show how many of
these people might have been
saved with the use of their belts,
the figure would be astound
ing,” he said.
Col. Pope related that an
effective seat belt law would
have to be mechanically
operative but said he felt such a
law could be drafted. He said,
“This would be one way to save
hundreds of lives in Georgia
each year without costing any
significant money to the
taxpayer.
“Some studies,” he said,
“have shown that as many as 80
percent of the people who die in
highway accidents might be
saved with the use of seat belts.
-1 really think such use shouldbe
without having a law. It just
makes good common sense.”
Representative G. D. Adams
of Atlanta, a member of the
House Motor Vehicles Com
mittee has already publicly
stated that he would introduce
legislation in January calling
for a mandatory seat belt law.
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T By Michael A. Guido, Metier, Georgia
He was a thief. Now he
was dying for his crimes. But
he wanted to become a Chris
tian.
He could not turn over a
new leaf and live a better life,
for he was dying. He could
not pay any price, for he had
no money on the cross. He
could not observe any re
ligious ceremony, for his feet
were nailed to the cross. He
could not perform any
good works, for his hands
were nailed to the cross. All
he could do was to call on the
name of the Lord. And that is
enough!
He cried, “Jesus, Lord, re
member me!” Though he was
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or hot air will hit them. A
uniform temperature of around
70 degrees is fine. Poinsettias
do all right in a brightly lighted
window, but direct sunlight is a
no-no. Keep the soil just
uniformly moist—not too wet,
not too dry.
march
Dimes
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All Double Knit
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a thief, our Lord thought on
him. Because he repented,
our Lord received him. He
promised, “Today shalt thou
be with Me in paradise.”
There is only one way to
heaven, and that is the way
the penitent thief took. There
is only one gate into heaven,
and that is the gate through
which the penitent thief en
tered. It is the gate of repent
ance toward God and faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Looking for a prayer? Try
the one in Psalm 106:4, “Re
member me, O Lord, with the
favor that Thou bearest Thy
people: O visit me with Thy
salvation.”
BUYING FRUIT
Appearance counts when
buying fruit. But it isn’t
everything, specialists with the
USDA Consumer and Market
ing Service point out. They
suggest selecting fruits for best
eating quality rather than outer
appearance alone. True,
appearance and quality are
closely associated, but fine
appearance does not always
denote fine quality. The C&MS
folks say a fruit with poor
appearance due to poor color
or superficial blemishes may
have excellent eating quality.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1973
PERSONAL
Friends of Ricky Heath will
regret to know his right arm is
cracked on both sides of his
wrist and that it will be in a
splint for about six weeks.
Young Mr. Heath suffered the
mishap in a fall on December
11th in a skating accident. The
fracture was not discovered
until last week.
Mrs. Donald Dray spent two
days last week in Hamlet, N.C.
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Haire, Mr. Haire and little
Janet. Mrs. Haire and daughter
returned to Jackson with her
mother and father for a visit of
several days.
Mrs. W. C. Dailey and Miss
Mary Downs visited Tuesday
afternoon of last week in
Monticello with Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Jones and Mrs. Joe Lane.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Weaver
and Miss Willene Weaver were
guests last Thursday night of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Weave- and
George Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Perdue
had as their guests on
Christmas Eve Mr. and Mrs.
Winfred Perdue and Dee of
Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Cook, Edith and Gary, Mr. and
Mrs. Darwin Campbell, Melton
and Rose and Mr. and Mrs. Max
Perdue, Sybil and Scott.
Resolution and Motion
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSION
ERS OF BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA TO DESIGNATE
ONE OF ITS MEMBERS CHAIRMAN OF SAID BOARD.
WHEREAS, the Butts County Board of Commissioners con
sist of three (3) members, to-wit:
DAVID W. BAILEY, ALFRED D. FEARS, SR., and
ROBERT W. TAYLOR, JR., and
WHEREAS, David W. Bailey and Robert W. Taylor, Jr.
have each declined to accept the chairmanship of said Board
of Commissioners, and each one is desirous of having Alfred
D. Fears, Sr. to serve as chairman of said board during his term
in office from January 1, 1973 to December 31, 1976, and
Whereas, said commissioners have requested Alfred D.
Fears, Sr. to serve as chairman of said Board of Commissioners
during the aforesaid term.
- Therefore be it resolved that Alfred D. Fears, Sr. be desig
nated by the Butts County Board of Commissioners as the
chairman of said board for and during the term of his office
from January 1, 1973 to December 31, 1976.
The foregoing resolution was made by David W. Bailey:
And upon motion by Robert W. Taylor, Jr. was seconded
by David W. Bailey and unanimously adopted by said board.
This the Ist day of January, 1973.
ALFRED D. FEARS, SR., CHAIRMAN
DAVID W. BAILEY, MEMBER
ROBERT W. TAYLOR, JR., MEMBER
ATTESTED:
BILLY SUTTON, CLERK
Paid For By Friends of Dan Fears, Dave Bailey and Robert Taylor
FIRE AT FLOVILLA
DESTROYS MATTRESS
A small blaze at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Waits in
Flovilla between 12 and one
o’clock Friday afternoon, De
cember 29th, burned a mattress
with it being the only item lost
or damaged.
The Flovilla Fire Department
extinguished the blaze. Mr. and
Mrs. Waits, a daughter and two
grandchildren were at home at
the time of the fire. There were
no injuries.
PERSONAL
Miss Karen Garr of Raleigh,
N.C. and Mr. and Mrs. David
Garr of Atlanta visited during
the holidays with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Garr.
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AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients at the Sylvan Grove
Hospital the week of December
27 - January 2 include:
Jason Coleman, Lois Patter
son, L. M. Spencer, Harvey
James, Odie Blissett, Stacey
Miller, Fannie Ball, Joseph
Broadus.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to take this
opportunity to thank each one
that meant so much to each of
us during the time of my
husband’s and father’s sickness
and in his death. Words cannot
express what each kind word of
sympathy, the flowers, the food,
the prayers and every act of
kindness that was shown us
during our bereavement meant
to us. May God’s richest
blessing rest upon each of you is
our prayer. Wife and Children
of J. M. Strawn.
