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A WHITE STEEPLE AND CLOCK - A cleaned and repainted steeple and clock of the Butts County Courthouse presents a
bright new appearance to citizens and passers-by. A worker is pictured above painting the numerals in black on the now white faced
clock. The Courthouse has been cleaned, sandblasted and generally placed in excellent condition externally while important recent
additions have been made to the interior which adds to the comfort and beauty of the building. The Butts County Commissioners, as of
July 31st, Dan Fears, D. W. Bailey and Bobby Taylor are receiving congratulations and words of praise from a grateful public. -- Photo
by Pati Galt.
City Receives $658,500 Grant
For Water Treatment Facilities
The City of Jackson has
received the offer of a Federal
grant in the amount of $658,500
for the construction of the
proposed waste treatment
facility. The offer was an
nounced this week by Jackson
Mayor Robert F. Mackey and
was made by the United States
Environmental Protection
Agency.
In a letter to Mayor Mackey,
signed by John C. White for
Jack E. Ravan, Regional
Administrator, Mr. White
explained that the offer is
made under provisions of the
Federal Water Pollution Con
trol Act Amendments of 1972
and represents 75 percent of
the EPA eligible project cost.
The letter further states that
“this Offer is subject to the
assurances and conditions as
set forth in the Grant
Agreement,, to any other
stipulations approved by the
Administrator, and to adjust
ment in amount as determined
by final inspection and audit.
We suggest you familarize
yourself with the conditions
and enclosed Federal Regis
ters to insure smooth execution
of this project. Do not advertise
for bids or award a construc
tion contract until you have
approval from this office.
“Please review carefully,
Part IV, Standard and Special
Conditions of the Grant, prior
to signing the Grant Agree
ment and return by certified
mail the original and two
copies to the Environmental
Protection Agency. Also, in
clude three copies of the
required resolution authorizing
the acceptance of this Offer.
The Offer must be accepted
within three weeks from the
date of this letter or it becomes
invalid unless a time extension
is requested from this office.
The request must be in writing
with detailed explanations
justifying your request.
“To minimize delays in
assisting you, please address
any communications for ad
ministrative assistance to Mrs.
Irene F. Smith, Grants
Assistant, (404 ) 526-5491. The
Project Officer named on the
Grant Agreement will handle
any technical communica
tions.”
The Mayor and Council of the
City of Jackson voted unani
mously at a meeting July 30th
to accept the low bids for the
construction of Division I
- Plant, and Division II -
Water Lines. The bids accepted
went to Scottdale Contractors,
Inc., Scottdale, Ga., on a bid of
$744,060 for Division I, nd to
Patterson and Wilder Con
struction Cos. Birmingham,
Ala. for $396,886 for Division 11.
According to Mayor Mackey
the grant received to construct
the water treatment facility is
believed the largest ever
received by a municipality in
Butts County. Construction on
the water facilities are
expected to begin at an early
date, once paper work on the
grant is accepted by the
Federal agency.
GRIFFIN MAN HURT
IN CYCLE MISHAP
A 33-year-old Griffin man,
Tyler Powers, of Elizabeth
Lane, was injured Friday night
in a motorcycle accident near
High Falls and was brought by
ambulance to the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital
about eleven o’clock with
bruises and lacerations he
received when he was thrown
from a motorcycle while riding
on a dirt road on private
property near High Falls State
Park.
After treatment in the
emergency room he was
dismissed.
Duke Is
Chosen
Commissioner
W. A. (Buster) Duke, Jr.,
retired mail carrier and
operator of a local motel, was
elected Butts County Commis
sioner in the special run-off
election of Wednesday, August
Ist, over Michael A. (Mac)
Collins, Jackson trucking and
concrete plant owner. The vote
was 847 for Duke and 764 for
Collins or an 83 vote majority.
In the special election of July
11th, Duke received 801 votes to
423 for Collins, thus pitting the
two candidates in the special
run-off election of August Ist.
By virtue of his victory at the
polls, Mr. Duke will serve the
unexpired term of the Hon.
Alfred D. Fears, who resigned
June 11th as Butts County
Commissioner, Post Number
1.
Of the more than 5,000
registered voters in Butts
County, only 1,620 voters
bestirred themselves to visit
the polls. This means that
scarcely over one quarter of
the registered voters in the
county cast their ballots in
Wednesday’s election.
The voting by precincts was
as follows:
Buttrill - Collins 59, Duke 25.
Coody - Collins 46. Duke 31.
Dublin - Collins 12, Duke 15.
Flovilla, Indian Springs -
Collins 107. Duke 68.
Iron Springs - Collins 35,
Duke 14.
Jackson A-J - Collins 206,
Duke 330; K-Z - Collins 203,
Duke 282.
Towaliga - Collins 57, Duke
22.
Worthville - Collins 29, Duke
43.
S kson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, August 9, 1973
Absentee - Collins 11, Duke
17.
Total - Collins 764, Duke 847.
Luther J. Washington, Butts
County Ordinary, under whose
jurisdiction the elections were
called and conducted, said that
1,620 persons cast their ballots
but only 1,611 could be counted
because of imperfections in
voting that caused the ballots
to be voided. Mr. Washington
said his list shows 5,051
registered voters in the county.
Mr. Washington pointed out
that if half the registered
voters in the county exercised
their right of franchise, 2,525
persons would have voted.
GORDON REGISTRATION
IS NOW UNDERWAY
BARNESVILLE - Gordon
Junior College is preparing
registration materials for fall
quarter. All prospective stu
dents who wish to apply for
entrance to the state institution
should call (358-1700) or visit
the Admissions Office as soon
as possible since the final
deadline is rapidly approach
ing.
Packets containing registra
tion information will be mailed
to all incoming freshmen
during the first week of August.
Transfer and returning stu
dents will receive pre-registra
tion packets during the third
week of August.
According to Director of
Admissions Robert Simmons,
some students have not com
pleted their admissions fold
ers. Until all materials
required for acceptance by the
college are received, students
with incomplete folders will be
unable to register for fall
quarter classes.
Any questions concerning
admissions should be directed
to the Admissions Office,
Gordon Junior College,
Barnesville.
Dr. James Lentz Will Open 83rd
Session Camp Meeting Tonight
KENTUCKY EVANGELIST
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DR. LAWRENCE B. HICKS
The 83rd annual session of
the Indian Springs Holiness
Camp Meeting will open
tonight at eight o’clock with
Dr. James L. Lentz, widely
known evangelist from Marion,
Indiana, to deliver the opening
sermon. The song service will
be under the direction of Rev.
John A. Lindsey, of Atlanta,
music director.
An important special obser
vance of the ten day camp
meeting, which will extend
through Sunday night, August
19th, will be Butts County
Recognition Day on Thurday,
August 16th, at eight o’clock,
/’-ank Harris, president of the
Indian Springs Camp Ground
Association Board, will give his
customary thanks and appre
ciation to Butts Countians for
their cooperation and support
accorded the camp since it was
founded in 1890. The Youth
Choir of the First Baptist
Church, under the direction of
Steve Jett, director of youth
and music, will render three
Don Folsom Ault, Hopper and Caldwell
Of Trustees All Earn Penal Promotions
At the quarterly meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the
Georgia Baptist Childrens
Home held at the Meansville
Campus, the Rev. Donald L.
Folsom, Pastor of the First
Baptist Church, was elected
first Vice-president for the
coming year. Mr. Folsom has
served for the past two years
as the recording secretary of
the Board.
The Georgia Baptist Chil
drens Homes have campuses
at Baxley, Meansville, and Pal
metto and a Group Home in
Savannah. In addition to
providing care for children in
residence, specially trained
social workers and child staff
assist in attempting to help a
child remain with a relative.
An effort is made to give a
family the necessary support
to avoid a separation of parents
and children.
Georgia Baptist Child Care
ministry includes custodial
care, reeducation, special
education, tutorial services,
and the Group Home in
Savannah is for older teen
agers. The Home also has a
limited foster home program.
Spiritual needs are of special
concern for the children and
local churches serving the
communities are attended by
the children and during the
week planned devotional
periods in the cottages and
chapels are provided.
Georgia Baptist Childrens
Homes are supported by free
will offerings from Georgia
Baptists.
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DR. J. HAROLD LOMAN
selections during this observ
ance with a Butts County
minister expected to give the
evening prayer.
Another special observance
will be Thanksgiving Day on
Wednesday, August 15th. and
on the 16th a missionary
program of the Oriental
Missionary Society and World
Gospel Mission will be held at
three o’clock.
Large crowds are anticipat
ed for this year’s session with
advance registerations indica
ting that most cottage space
will be filled by opening day.
However, the camp has long
been famed for its warmth and
hospitality and friendliness to
latecomers so that President
Harris emphasizes that those
arriving after the meeting
begins can be assured that
every' effort will be made to
find accommodations for them
during the camp.
The 1973 preaching schedule
is listed as follows beginning
with Friday, August 10th.
Three widely known Georgia
penologists. Dr. Allen Ault, Joe
Hopper and E. B. (Jack)
Caldwell, all now or former
residents of Jackson and
affiliated with the Georgia
Diagnostic and Classification
Center in Butts County, have
merited promotions in a
reorganization of the State
Board of Corrections and
Rehabilitation.
The purpose of the plan,
proposed last week by Offender
Rehabilitation Commissioner
Ellis MacDougall. is to
decentralize correctional ser
vices into four regions.
Commissioner MacDougall
said it is his hope to cut red
tape and “get the programs
and services out of the Atlanta
office and into the field where
the problems are.”
The decentralization plan
divides the state into four
regions: Region I, South
Georgia; Region 2, Middle
Georgia; Region 3. Atlanta;
and Region 4, North Georgia.
Mr. MacDougall announced
that E. B. (Jack> Caldwell,
former warden at the Georgia
Diagnostic and Classification
Center and presently warden
of the State Prison at
Reidsville. will be director of
Region I. Deputy Commission
er Dr Thomas Jenkins was
named to head Region 3. and
Dr. Richard E. Longfellow,
also a deputy commissioner,
will head Region 4. No
appointment has been made
for Region 2.
Replacing Mr. Caldwell as
head of the Reidsville prision is
Joseph Hopper, current super
intendent of Georgia Industrial
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
TO OPEN CAMP
DR. JAMES L. LENTZ
Officers of the Board of the
Camp Ground Association, in
addition to Mr. Harris as
president include Rev. J. O.
Fuller, Faceville. vice-presi
dent; Rev. R. O. Edinfield,
Montezuma. Secretary. Dr.
Roland Walker. Duluth, Trea
surer.
Officers of the Board, in
addition to Mr. Harris as
president, include: Rev. J. O.
Fuller. Faceville. Ga.. vice
president; Rev. R. O. Eden
field. Montezuma, secretary;
and Dr. Roland Walker.
Duluth, treasurer.
Trustees of the Indian
Springs Camp Ground Asso
ciation are Rev. J. Paul
Barrett. Columbus; Giles G.
Batchelor. Decatur; Rev
Emory R. Brackman. Morrow;
David Crouse. Wilmore. Ky.;
Hoyed Davis. Albany: Dr. J. C.
Lester, Atlanta, Rev. John A.
Lindsey. Atlanta; Joseph P.
Luce. Ft. Valley; Rev. S. L.
Mayo. Macon; Roy L. Sims.
Orlando. Fla.; Rev. Orman P.
Institute at Alto, w’ho in turn
will be replaced by David
England, who heads the
Georgia Training and Develop
ment Center at Buford. Mr.
Hopper was formerly psycho
logist at the Georgia Diagnos
tic and Classification Center
and moved with Mr. Caldwell
to Reidsville when he left
Jackson.
Dr. Ault, superintendent of
the Georgia Diagonostic Cen
ter, won board approval as
Associate Commissioner of
Offender Rehabilitation, the
number two position in the
department. His replacement
at the Diagnostic Center will be
Dr. James Ricketts, currently
superintendent of the Walker
Correctional Institute.
Talmadge Memorial Hospital
Had 81 Local Patients
AUGUSTA - Eugene Tal
madge Memorial Hospital at
the Medical College of Georgia
rendered care to 81 patients
from Butts County during the
last fiscal year.
The tabulation, released by
hospital administrator Richard
E. Gillock, also showed that
Butts Countians spent 366
hospital days as patients.
The facility, which serves as
the major teaching hospital for
the Medical College of Georgia,
treated patients from all of
Georgia’s 159 counties during
the fiscal year, according to
Mr Gillock’s tabulations.
He said Talmadge Hospital,
which is currently undergoing
Sloat, Savannah; Ralph R.
Smith, Cartersville; Frederic
A. Harris, Cartersville; Rev. J.
David Aycock Sr., Colquitt;
Rev. W. Glen Smith Jr., Punta
Gorda, Fla.; J. Norris McKin
sey, Ft. Valley; and Messrs.
Harris. Fuller, Edenfield, and
Walker. Emeritus Trustees are
T. W Mobley, Girard; Dr. Z. T.
Johnson, Wilmore, Ky., and R.
F. Lee. Social Circle.
PREACHING SCHEDULE
Friday, August 10: 11:00
A.M., Dr. Lawrence B. Hicks;
3:00P.M.. Dr. James L. Lentz;
8:00 PM.. Dr. J. Harold
Loman.
Saturday, August 11: 11:00
A M., Dr Lentz; 3:00 P.M., Dr.
Loman; 8:00 P.M., Dr. Hicks.
Sunday, August 12: 11:00
A M.. Dr. Loman; 3:00 P.M.,
Dr. Hicks; 8:00 P.M., Dr.
Lentz.
Monday, August 13: 11:00
A M.,Dr. Hicks; 3:00P.M., Dr.
Lentz; 8:00 P.M.. Dr. Loman.
Tuesday, August 14: 11:00
A M.. Dr. Lentz; 3:00 P.M.. Dr.
Loman; 8:00 P.M.. Dr. Hicks.
Wednesday. August 15: 11:00
A M.. Dr. Loman; 3:00 P.M.,
Dr. Hicks; 8:00 P.M., Dr.
Lentz.
Thursday. August 16: 11:00
A.M., Dr. Hicks; 3:00 P.M.,
Missionary Day; 8:00 P.M.,
Dr. Loman.
Friday. August 17: 11:00
A M.. Dr. Lentz; 3:00P.M., Dr.
Loman: 8:00 P.M., Dr. Hicks.
Saturday, August 18: 11:00
A M., Dr. Loman; 3:00 P.M..
Dr. Hicks; 8:00 P.M.. Dr.
Lentz.
Sunday. August 19: 11:00
A M . Dr Hicks; 3:00P.M.. Dr.
Lentz; 8:00 P.M., Dr. Loman.
SPALDING MEN HURT
IN MISHAP SATURDAY
Two Spalding County men
were injured when their car
skidded into an embankment
on the High Falls Road
Saturday afternoon.
Troopers at the Griffin State
Patrol Post identified them as
John Wesley McClendon, 26,
and Tom McClendon, Jr., 35,
both of Route 6
They were treated at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal for lacerations and abra
sions.
a sls million expansion, is
becoming "a major referral
center for the state” in the
diagnosis and treatment of
disease.
"Since Talmadge is the chief
teaching hospital for the
Medical College, faculty mem
bers of the College serve as our
medical staff.
“These are some of the most
highly skilled practitioners and
researchers in the region.”
Mr. Gillock added that
hospital receipts from Butts
Countians for the year covered
by the statistics totaled $10,074.
These funds are used to help
defray the operating costs of
the facility.