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THE NEW CONGRESS opened in an atmosphere of unrest
over the continuing war in Vietnam and the failure of the
Nixon Administration to produce a peace.
This no doubt will be a major issue before the Senate in
coming weeks, and I intend to follow developments very
closely. It is imperative that every possible effort be put forth
to secure an honorable settlement to the fighting in Vietnam and
get us out of that unholy mess.
In my judgment, the President at the earliest possible time
should tell Congress and the American people what progress,
if any, has been made toward securing a settlement and bringing
our forces and prisoners of war home.
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PEOPLE HAVE BECOME very confused and frustrated by
a series of events that began just before the November election.
First, we were told that “peace is at hand.” Then, the President
and Henry Kissinger indicated that peace negotiations were
moving forward at a very encouraging pace.
Then, something happened, negotiations broke down, and the
skies over North Vietnam were virtually filled with B-52s and
United States bombing resumed at a record rate. The President
owes Congress an explanation.
I am not prepared to second-guess the President on the advis
ability of intensive bombing at this point, but I do fail to see
how the United States can seek peace at a conference table and
intensify bombing at the same time. It seems to me that the time
for fighting harder and bombing more was several years ago
when we had several hundred thousand soldiers in the field,
having to struggle for their lives, while policy-makers in Wash
ington had them fight with one hand tied behind them.
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THE WAR HAS BEEN wound down, and the number of
U. S. forces in Vietnam reduced from 500,000 to under 30.000.
Casualties have consequently been greatly decreased, and sever
al attempts to win a ceasefire and settlement have been pursued.
But the fact remains that we are still very much involved in
Vietnam at great cost in lives and treasure. We are now going
into our 11th year of military involvement in Southeast Asia.
People need to know, they have a right to know whether
peace is at hand or not. I hope the President will come forth
with an explanation of what has been going on between the
United States and Paris and Hanoi since November and what
the outlook is for total disengagement.
And, of course, in our efforts, th* well-being and safe release
of all American prisoners of war mult be guaranteed beyond the
shadow of a doubt.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
TO THE CITIZENS OF BUTTS COUNTY:
In accordance with the Provision of Section 69-1209 of the Code of the
State of Georgia, and of the statutes upon which it is based, you hereby are
notified that there will be held in the main courtroom of the Butts County
Courthouse in Jackson, Georgia, at 2:00 o’clock P. M. on Saturday, Feb
ruary 3, 1973, a public hearing to consider a proposed comprehensive zon
ing plan, including the map, being for the unincorporated area of Butts
County, Georgia.
Copies of the zoning text and map and accompanying planning maps
will be available in the County Commissioners office for inspection by the
public during normal working hours from January 18, 1973 to the time of
the public hearing.
The public is invited to attend the hearing at which time criticisms
both suggestive and objective will be heard and considered by the Plan
ning Commission.
Board of Commissioners
Butts County, Georgia
THE JACK3ON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Robt. Ridgeway
Passes After
Short Illness
Mr. Robert Hunt Ridgeway,
22, of 158 West Avenue,
Jackson, son of Mrs. Lucile
Vaughn Hall of Jackson, died
at Piedmont Hospital in
Atlanta at 5:25 o’clock Wednes
day morning, January 10th,
after a short illness. Mr.
Ridgeway had been admitted
to the hospital early Tuesday
morning.
Born February 16, 1950 in
Spalding County, he was the
son of the late Mr. George
Robert Ridgeway of Jackson
and Mrs. Lucile Vaughn Hall of
Jackson, who survives. He had
lived in Jackson his entire life
and was a 1968 graduate of
Jackson High School. He was
graduated from Clayton Junior
College and attended West
Georgia College until ill health
forced him to discontinue his
studies. He was an employee of
Homer Wilkinson Bookkeeping
Service in Forest Park and was
a member of Towaliga Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were con
ducted Friday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock from the Towaliga
Baptist Church with Rev. Joe
Parham, pastor, and Elder
Elzie D. Spier, Jr., officiating.
Interment was in Jackson City
Cemetery with Haisten Funer
al Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Ridgeway is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Lucile
Vaughn Hall of Jackson;
step-father, H. P. Hall of
Jackson; grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Ridgeway and
Mrs. Homer M. Vaughn, all of
Jackson; a step-brother, Ken
neth Hall of Conyers; several
uncles and aunts.
Pallbearers were William
Towles, Jr., Homer Lewis,
Harry Lewis, Julian Lewis,
Walter Vaughn and James
Grant.
VEGETABLES
Want some vim, vigor, vital
ity—and vitamins? Then pick
up on some of those good
vegetables. Extension Service
nutrition specialists say vege
tables such as carrots, turnips
and parsley are excellent
sources of vitamin A and 82.
Beans, peas and soybeans are
high in vitamin B 1 and 82.
And a good source of niacin is
asparagus, mushrooms and
turnip greens.
Mrs. Burnside
Interred
At Westview
Mrs. Ollie Mae Cleveland
Burnside, 68, of 146 North
Mulberry Street, Jackson, died
at her residence about one
o’clock Monday afternoon,
January 15th, following a
lengthy illness.
Born April 23, 1904 in Henry
County, Mrs. Burnside was the
daughter of the late Mr. Walter
Jackson Cleveland and Mrs.
Tempie Jane Lewis Cleveland,
both of Henry County. She was
a retired switchboard operator
and made her home in Atlanta
prior to the death of her
husband, Mr. Joe Burnside.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Jackson.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday afternoon
at two o’clock from the First
Baptist Church with Rev. Don
Folsom, pastor, and Dr.
Durvard V. Cason officiating.
Interment was in Westview
Cemetery in Atlanta with
Haisten Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Burnside is survived by
four sisters, Mrs. Morris
Williams of Jackson, Mrs.
Margaret Rosser of Hapeville,
Mrs. Marvin L. Davis of
Avondale Estates, and Mrs,
Velma Denham of The Living
Center of Griffin; four bro
thers, W. W. Cleveland, Sr.,
Odell Cleveland, both of Locust
Grove, George Cleveland of
Columbus and Lonnie Cleve
land of Avondale Estates; two
grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews.
Newphews served as pall
bearers.
‘‘To produce an income tax
return that has any depth to
it, any feeling, one must have
Lived-and Suffered.” (Frank
Sullivan)
FAMILY STYLE
CHICKEN
& DINNER
SUNDAY
ySaHSr Holiday Inn
Locust Grove
and McDonough
Report From
Indian Springs
By Mrs. Robert W. Grier, Sr.
Mrs. C. C. Williams was
admitted to Middle Georgia
Hospital on Monday, January
15th, and underwent major
surgery Wednesday, January
17th. We wish you a speedy
recovery.
Ted McMichael, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank McMichael,
spent Friday and Friday night
in Birmingham, Ala., this
being an invitation from
Samford University for an
interview for football. Ted is a
senior this year and has been
invited back in the Spring for
further interview. Good luck,
Ted, it couldn’t happen to a
finer young man.
Scott Fletcher of Locust
Grove spent all last week with
his maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Crane, since
there was no school in Henry
County because of the bad
weather.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ashley
had as their Sunday guests Mr.
Ashley’s sister, Mrs. Joe
Lasse ter, from Franklin and
Mrs. Lasseter’s daughter and
her family. Also visiting were
Mr. and Mrs. Blasingame from
Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. B. T.
McMichael and Mrs. Margaret
Greer had as their guests for
the weekend Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
McMichael from Macon.
Who Should Be Chairman Of
Butts County Board Of Commissioners?
GEORGIA LAWS 1953, PAGE 2070
BUTTS COMMISSIONERS.
No. 16 (House Bill No. 122).
An Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues for Butts County, approved February 24, 1941 (Ga. Laws 1941, p. 793),
as amended by an Act approved February 22, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, p. 841), and
an Act approved February 1, 1946 (Ga. Laws 1946, p. 239), so as to provide that
a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum; to change the compensation of
the commissioners and the clerk; to provide that the person receiving the highest
vote shall be the chairman; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia as follows:
Section 1. An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
for Butts County, approved Feb. 24, 1941, (Ga. Laws 1941, P. 793), as amended by
an Act approved February 22, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, p. 841) and an Act approved
February 1, 1946 (Ga. Laws 1946, p. 239), is hereby amended by striking from Sec
tion 4 the words “The Commissioners shall organize by electing one of their mem
bers chairman”, and substituting in lieu thereof the words The person receiving
the highest number of votes in the election for members of the board shall be the
chairman”, so that when so amended Section 4 will read as follows:
“Section 4. Said commissioners elected in the election first above provided
for shall meet at the courthouse in the county and shall take the oath prescribed
by law before the ordinary and shall each give bond in some surety company autho
rized to do business in this State to be approved by the ordinary in the amount
of five thousand ($5,000) dollars, conditioned upon the full and faithful perform
ance of their duties and the strict accounting of all bonds of the county which may
come into their hands. The person receiving the highest number of votes in the
election for members of the board shall be the chairman, whose duty it shall be to
preside at all meetings and sign all orders of the commissioners. The chairman shall
have the right to vote on all questions before the board, and shall also have the
right to make motions and perform all duties imposed under this Act upon said
commissioners.”
According to a resolution and motion of the Butts County Board of Commis
sioners at one of their meetings Mr. Dan Fears has been elected to serve as chairman
by the Board members.
There is no provision in the law for anyone to be chairman other than the
candidate receiving the highest number of votes in the General Election, and that
man was Dave W. Bailey. Failure to comply with the law by elected officials has al
ready cost Butts County tax payers thousands of dollars.
Are we going to continue to permit the flagrant disregard of the law by our
elected officials?
May we suggest that Mr. Dave W. Bailey resign if he does not wish to serve in
the position to which the people elected him.
If you are concerned about your county as we are, then voice your objection to
the Board of Commissioners of Butts County, Ga.
(This ad paid for by a group of concerned citizens of Butts County.)
THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1973
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clifton
had as their guests on Sunday
Mrs. Clifton’s sister, Mrs.
Mamie Lassiter, and Mrs.
Lassiter’s daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Suddeth from
Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Gregory are on the sick list this
week.
Steven Bennett left Saturday
for Troy State University, Troy
Ala. where he began his winter
quarter and will start football
practice this week. Rita
Bennett is back at Tift in her
Junior year.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bennett
had as their guest on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Suttles of
Riverdale. Mrs. Bennett is
already quite busy in her
income tax office.
Mrs. A. O. Allen was given a
beautiful retirement luncheon
by Davison’s Receiving De
partment where Mrs. Allen had
been employed for 23 years.
She received many lovely gifts,
notes and an Orchid corsage.
Happy Retirement, Jewel.
Mrs. Elizabeth Craft spent
Sunday with her brother, Mr.
J. W. Morgan, at Stockbridge.
Mr. Morgan is feeling some
better; he is recovering from
two broken arms he received in
a fall in late October.
Jackie Cook
Will Head
Heart Fund
Jack Cook of Flovilla, will
head the 1973 Heart Fund Drive
in Butts County, it was
announced today by Curtis G.
Hames, M.C., President of the
Georgia Heart Association.
The campaign will be
announced here and through
out the nation during Feb
ruary, declared American
Heart Month by an Act of
Congress.
Mr. Cook will be assisted by
Ronnie Wells.
This year’s campaign will
focus attention on the early
warning signs of heart attack
and the immediate steps to
follow in case of emergency.
“More than 13,000 Georgians
die each year due to heart
attack,” said Mr. Cook. “If we
can educate every person in
our community about the signs
that usually precede an attack,
we feel we can get some people
to a hospital in time to save
their lives.”
The educational campaign
will coincide with volunteers’
efforts to reach this year’s $1
million statewide Heart Fund
goal through public contribu
tions.
“We in Butts County have
been strong supporters of the
Heart Association,” said Mr.
Cook, “because we have seen
our contributions come back to
us multiplied many times.
GHA Heart Clinics for indigent
heart patients have served
many people in our area who
could not afford to pay for
much needed medical treat
ment. Scientists working under
GHA research grants made
possible by our contributions,
have made great progress in
the past few years in the field
of heart disease. People in our
county have been trained in the
new life-saving technique of
Cardiopulmonary Resuscita
tion (CPR) through free
courses sponsored by the Heart
Association. Our children’s
schools request literature and
film loans every year to
educate young people about the
risk factors of heart disease -
all available free of charge
from the Heart Association.
These are just a few of the
things our dollars from Butts
County have made possible.”
Other committee chairmen
who will serve during the
month-long campaign are:
Mrs. Bertha Perdue, Jack
son; Miss Vivian Street,
Jackson Black Community;
Mrs. Harold Standard, Stark;
Mrs. Vicky Johnston, Worth
ville; Mrs. W. T. Collins,
Jenkinsburg; Mrs. Ed Deaver,
Towaliga; Mrs. JohnL. Cross,
Coody; Mrs. Vicki Wells,
Indian Springs; Mrs. S. A.
Elliott, Flovilla; Jane Wash
ington, Iron Springs; Mrs.
Darrell Pippin, treasurer;
Business district - Jack Cook
and Ronnie Wells.
