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CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
Our two new “Citizens of Tomorrow” are, left, Iris Marie
Grant, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrus L. Grant of 45 Main
Street, Jackson, and Barrett Hoard, 18 months, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Danny Hoard of Indian Springs. The Progress-Argus salutes
both these fine young citizens.
Zoning Commission Recommends
County Zoning Plan Be Adopted
Members of the Jackson-
Butts County Planning Com
mission in a called meeting
Thursday afternoon, February
Bth, voted unanimously to
recommend to the Butts
County Commissioners that
they adopt the comprehensive
zoning ordinance that was
explained at the public hearing
on Saturday, February 3rd, at
the county courthouse.
In a letter to the county
commissioners signed by
Richard W. Watkins, Jr.,
chairman, Jackson-Butts
County Planning Commission,
the planning commission
wrote: “It is our feeling, and
our report to you, that a
substantial majority of those
who attended the public
hearing favored the adoption of
a zoning resolution for Butts
County.
“If the Board of Commis
sioners wishes to consider
making any change in the map
as certified to it by the
Planning Board and if, in this
connection, the Board of
Commissioners wishes to have
from the Planning Board the
latter’s recommendation of
approval or of disapproval, or
suggestions, the latter will be
happy to make within the time
allowed by law, such recom
mendation or suggestions. This
would be done upon a
transmittal to the Planning
Board of a request for it in the
form of a copy of a passed
motion or resolution from the
Board of Commissioners.
“If the Board of Commis
sioners do not wish to consider
making, before adoption of the
zoning resolution and map, any
changes in the map, then the
zoning resolution and map may
be adopted immediately.”
At the public hearing on
February 3rd between 150-200
interested citizens assembled
at the courthouse to hear the
proposed zoning plan explained
by Barry Greenhouse, a
member of the Mclntosh Trail
Area Planning and Develop
ment Commission, which
worked in close cooperation
with the local planning
commission in preparing the
text, maps, rules and regula
tions under which the unincor
porated areas of Butts County
will be zoned once the plan is
adopted by the county com
missioners.
Members of the Jackson-
Butts County Planning Com
mission who attended the
Saturday public hearing, in
addition to Mr. Watkins as
chairman, were Mrs. Mary Lee
Martin, secretary, Claude
Maddox, Hugh Glidewell, Gro
ver Arline, B. B. Campbell and
Doyle Jones, Jr. Members
unable to attend were H. G.
Harris, Robert Smith and Bob
Jackson.
Chairman Watkins express
ed pleasure at the favorable
reaction to the zoning plan as it
was explained by himself and
Mr. Greenhouse. Mr. Watkins
said that from the opinions
expressed and the applause
received from the audience to
those who spoke for zoning, it
appeared that 85-90 percent of
those present appeared to
favor adoption of the zoning
ordinance by the commis
sioners. However, several
persons present spoke against
zoning and seemed to be
fearful of their personal rights
as property owners.
Mr. Watkins stressed the
importance of the commis
sioners’ naming a fully
competent zoning administra
tor and able, impartial and fair
minded men and women on the
Board of Zoning Appeals
because of the power that the
Board of Zoning Appeals can
wield in eventual zoning
decisions.
The Jackson-Butts County
Planning Commission went on
record at the called meeting as
requesting the county commis
sioners to appoint Chairman
Watkins as one member of the
Board of Zoning Appeals whose
membership is set up con
stitutionally with from 3-5
members. It was the feeling of
the planning commission that
Mr. Watkins’ vast experience
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Ki fnis
Attendance
Still High
The Jackson Kiwanis Club
continues to rate high in
statewide attendance with the
November standings showing
Jackson in eighth place with
96.3.
Three clubs, Fitzgerald,
Rockmart and Smyrna, tied for
the lead with perfect attend
ance and were followed by
Sandy Springs 99.0, Metro
Gainesville 98.0, Thomasville
97.9, Mountain View 97.2,
followed by Jackson. Trailing
Jackson in the top ten were
East Point and Fulton Indus
trial Area, both with 96.0
percent.
In achievement Jackson
ranked second to Griffin with
Griffin scoring 101.2 points to
Jackson’s 95.6.
in all phases of zoning would be
of inestimable value to the new
members, whomsoever they
are.
Woman Hurt
When Train
Strikes Car
Mrs. Ruby Jean Neal, 33, of
Davis Trailer Park, Jackson,
suffered facial and back
injuries Wednesday night a
bout 6:45 o’clock when a
Southern Railway freight
train, backing up and moving
at a slow pace, struck her car
at the crossing in front of the J.
C. Long Supermarket.
Jackson Policemen W. L.
(Cotton) Vaughn and Fred
Moore investigated the mishap
and said that Mrs. Neal was
attempting to cross in the
direction of Highway 42 when
her car was struck by the
backing train. The train was
backing in the direction of
Jackson.
Mrs. Neal was rushed by
ambulance to Sylvan Grove
Hospital where she was treated
for shock, injuries to her mouth
and back injuries. She was
admitted to the hospital.
The car in which she was
riding was heavily damaged
and dragged for a short
distance. Mrs. Neal is the wife
of Joseph Neal of the same
address.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, February 15, 1973
BE MY VALENTINE!
Valentine’s Day
a time to care,
A time to love
and a time to share.
A time to love,
with peace toward men.
It comes every year,
time and time again.
With beautiful cards
and pretty red hearts,
And of course little cupids
that shoot red love darts,
When people come together,
and share their love too,
It makes the world better
for me and for you.
So fill this day
with love and affection.
You don’t have to worry,
your heart knows
the direction.
-Denise Tucker, Ft. Camp
bell, Ky.
Michelle Gray
Scored High on
National Test
MICHELLE GRAY
Michelle Gray, 11, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Michael H.
Gray of Smyrna, recently
scored among the upper two
per cent nationwide in achieve
ment tests covering vocab
ulary, reading, language,
mathematics, and skills using
visual aids.
Michelle, who attends the
sixth grade at Green Acres
School in Cobb County, scored
in the 98 percentile. This was
the highest grade in Michelle’s
school and placed her in the
upper two per center over the
nation.
She is the granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Gray of
Jackson and Mr. and Mrs.
Wendell Lyle of East Point.
Record 16 Inch Snowfall
Blanketed Middle Georgia
We realize there were many
disgruntled snow buffs who felt
that Mother Nature cheated
this area and South Georgia
with a paucity of snow on
Sunday, January 7th, when the
snow and ice storm struck
North Georgia, paralyzing
Atlanta, and that many were
hoping for an encore.
They got it and more as a
record setting 16-19 inch
snowfall covered the entire
central and south areas of
Georgia to the Florida line and
across as the result of heavy
snow that began Friday
morning, February 9th, con
tinued all day Friday, Friday
night, and well into Saturday
morning.
The heavier snowfall was in
a band stretching from
Columbus to Augusta and 50
miles on each side. Friday
Macon received a record
shattering 16-18 inches, Colum
bus 15-17 inches, Augusta 12-14
inches while many smaller
towns in the Macon area like
Forsyth, Perry, Montezuma,
and Dublin were particularly
hard hit by record falls.
Picture if you will a giant
colossus standing with feet
firmly planted in the Gulf of
Mexico and facing northward
and within his hands a giant
paint brush in which he spread
a scimitar shaped area of
heavy snow beginning in East
Texas, across Louisiana, Miss
issippi, Alabama, Georgia and
to Columbia, South Carolina
and into Tallahassee and
Pensacola, Fla. where 2-3
inches fell.
Jackson and Butts County
received generally between
seven and eight inches which
was also anew record here.
Many residents recalled the
heavy snow of January 1936
and January 1940 but these
generally measured 2-3 inches
less than the record breaking
snowfall of February 9th and
10th. In 1914, Macon received a
6.7 snowfall in February while
older citizens here point to the
terrible blizzard and below
zero weather of February 1899
when the snowfall was approxi
mately four inches but temper
atures were frigid for about a
week.
A little sleet fell in the
Jackson area after midnight
Friday, enough to be noticed in
the gutters atop houses while a
thin layer covered automobiles
left exposed. This perhaps
should have been an augury of
things to come. Snow in the
Jackson area began falling
about 10:30 Friday morning,
and continued almost inces
Home of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Carmichael between College Street and Covington Street Extension.
santly in some degree until
about noon Saturday, in the
meantime depositing some 7-8
inches in the local area.
The northward snow extend
ed just beyond Locust Grove
with little or no accumulation
in McDonough.
Long before Friday night 1-75
South was closed at Forsyth
with more than 1,400 vehicles
reported stalled from Forsyth
to Perry. Late in the afternoon
Gov. Carter activated units of
the National Guard to assist
stranded motorists and made
available facilities at armories
in Macon, Dublin, Forsyth and
Thomaston for the relief of
travelers, many of whom were
trapped with small children
and the elderly who needed
food, winter gear and medical
supplies. Despite the mam
mouth rescue attempt, many
motorists spent a cold and
bleak night in their snow bound
vehicles before being rescued
in the daylight hours of
Saturday morning.
Because of the deep snow in
Jackson some businesses did
not open at all Saturday
morning while others delayed
opening for several hours.
Roads in the immediate areas
of Jackson were passable
although driving was extreme
ly hazardous.
1-20 from Thomson to
Augusta was closed with many
motorists stranded in that
area. The roads across Pine
Mountain in Meriwether Coun
ty were "hard hit with many
forced to abandon their cars
there and also in the Columbus
area. Under the blanket of
snow temperatures fell much
lower than anticipated with
Macon recording ten degrees
Sunday morning while Jackson
had a 19 degree mark.
So critical was the situation
in Forsyth that private homes
were opened to care for
stranded families most of
whom were bound for Florida
and a vacation in the “sunny
south.”
In Macon, Mayor Ronnie
Thompson Friday declared a
state of emergency and set an 8
p.m. curfew for the city which
was lifted Sunday afternoon.
Coming on the weekend the
snow was especially enjoyed
by young people, animals and
the young at heart. Many dogs
were observed cavorting in the
snow with their youthful
owners and it would be difficult
to assess who was enjoying it
the most. Many of the young
engaged in monumental snow
battles while children of an
artistic bent amused them
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selves by fashioning snowmen
of varying sizes and miens. As
was to be expected, depending
on the individual’s skill and
artistry, some snow architects
created snow sculptures of
good design and beauty while
others were just content with a
pile of snow that looked like
nothing.
Local drug and convenience
stores reported a booming sale
on film and film supplies with
most reporting a complete
sellout of Polaroid film by
Saturday forenoon.
National Guard units ferried
emergency food from Atlanta
to Macon by helicopter. Gov.
Jimmy Carter made a personal
inspection trip of the snow
bound area by plane Saturday.
Many children here were
seeing snow for the first time
and as expected there were
varying reactions. One little
boy exclaimed that it “looks
like shaving cream” while
another youngster felt that it
looked like “whipped cream.”
One attractive little lady of five
said while it was snowing that
it looked like “grits.”
The snow was beautiful but
deadly and during the two
nights, Friday and Saturday,
that Georgia was held in its
white grip, several accidents
about the state claimed lives,
both in fires and in traffic
accidents.
John Sherrell of Sherrell
Funeral Home and Butts
County Coroner, reported that
it took him about two hours for
a round trip to the Route 36-1-75
interchange to pick up Joe
Hass, Jr., 24, of 765 McMurry
Drive, Apt. E-l, Nashville,
Tenn., who suffered facial and
back injuries in an 1-75
accident about eleven o’clock
Friday night. Mr. Sherrell said
that law officers in a car with
chains brought the injured man
to Harvey Hall’s Service
Station where he picked him up
and transported him to Sylvan
Grove Hospital in Jackson.
Mr. Sherrell said that he
received another call about two
a.m. Saturday morning for aid
to another 1-75 accident victim
but Mr. Sherrell said that he
had to tell the caller regretfully
that he could not make it in his
ambulance without chains and
suggested that law officers
take the injured person to the
hospital in Jackson or in
Griffin.
T. E. Robison, Sr. said
Monday morning at the post
office that he had never seen
such a snow as this and we
expect that his sentiments
would bespeak those of the
great majority of Butts
citizens. The consensus Mon
day among those questioned
was “it was beautiful and I’m
glad to have seen it but I’m
happy that it’s gone.”
But for how long? Weather
experts were predicting the
possibility of freezing rain and
sleet in the Central and North
Georgia areas Monday night as
a low front was scheduled to
move across the state.
And what caused the
massive snowfall? Meteorolo
gists explained that the ideal
situation occured for a record
snowfall and might not happen
again in a lifetime. Colder air
had already invaded the south
while the storm system moving
up from the Gulf and from
Texas had the perfect propor
tion of moisture to make the
record snow possible. As the
meteorologist said, such a
snow in Central and South
Georgia may never occur
again in a lifetime. So circle
the dates of February 9th and
10th clearly on the calendar
and remember the record
snowfall of 8 inches in Butts
County, 16 inches in Macon and
other areas to the south. You
may never see such a snow
again.
Sheriff’s Car
Involved In
Head-on Crash
Deputy Sheriff Reuben Ben
nett, driving north on Highway
42 Thursday afternoon about
2:30 o’clock, lost control of the
sheriff’s car which he was
driving when it skidded on wet
pavement and collided headon
with a southbound vehicle
driven by Elliott Jenkins of
Route 1, Flovilla, with his wife
and two grandchildren as
passengers.
The accident occurred a few
yards south of The State Supply
Cos. Mrs. Jenkins was trans
ferred to the Medical Center of
Middle Georgia in Macon
following treatment at the
emergency room of Sylvan
Grove Hospital for facial
lacerations and a fractured
right knee. Mr. Jenkins
sustained abdominal injuries
but accompanied his wife to
Macon in the ambulance.
Deputy Bennett was unin
jured as he was wearing his
seat belt. The two children in
the Jenkins car were uninjured
and were listed by investi
gating officers as Amy and
Pam Jenkins.
