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FASHION SHOW MODELS - Models for the Fashion Show presented by West
Point Pepperell included Mesdames Earl Bender, Larry Cook, Robin James, Harvey Hall,
Everett Briscoe, Bill Sasser, Mary Frances Daniel and (not pictured) Miss Janet Robison.
Mrs. Sara Jean Ponder, left, narrated the show.
Southern Railway Will Locate
Large Center in Heniy County
McDONOUGH, GA. - Henry
County has been selected as the
location of anew one million
dollar center to be constructed
by Southern Railway System
for the Training of its
employees.
R. D. Hedberg, Southern’s
Assistant Vice-president Per
sonnel Administration, an
nounced the selection at a
luncheon here September 12th
sponsored by the First Nation
al Bank of McDonough, Ga., in
behalf of the Henry County
Chamber of Commerce, and
attended by some 50 govern
ment and civic leaders and
businessmen.
“We hope to begin construc
tion in the very near future and
to have the center in full
operation late in 1974, “Hed
berg said.
The site of the new center
was described as an 18-acre
tract purchased by Southern on
the northwest edge of the Omni
Property Value in County
Has Climbed 120 Percent
How much have property
values in Butts County changed
in the last five years? What
effect has it had on the local tax
situation?
According to a government
survey, just released, the
assessed value of realty and
other holdings subject to local
property taxes has increased
appreciably in the period. It
has climbed 120 percent.
This compares with a 43
percent rise in the United
States and with 99 percent in
the State of Georgia.
The survey, which covered
every section of the country,
was conducted by the Census
Bureau in connection with its
1972 Census of Governments. It
was the first such study since
1967.
Asa result, data is now
available on more than 80
million pieces of real and
personal property that are
carried on local tax assess
ment rolls throughout the
nation.
They are valued for local tax
purposes at $641 billion, after
deduction for those that are
legally exempt. This compares
with a net of $442 billion five
years ago.
In Butts County, the figures
show, the assessed value of
locallv taxable property came
2,000 property. It is near
McDonough, Ga., just west of
the intersection of Interstate 75
and Georgia Route 155.
Henry County Commission
ers, who were among those
attending the luncheon, had
previously signaled their ap
proval of the site by voting
unanimously to rezone it for
use by light industry.
Congratulating the commis
sioners for their “leadership
and foresight,” Hedberg de
clared “the new center will
truly be an asset to Henry
County.” He explained:
“To begin with, there is the
addition it makes to the
County’s tax base.”
“Then there is the boost
provided by the permanent
staff at the center -- 12 to 15
full-time instructors. Also we
expect that the center will have
an enrollment of between 50
and 60 students at all times.
This number could grow as
to $9,359,000, as against the
total in 1967, $8,815,000.
In general, throughout the
country, the assessed value is
the base against which tax
rates are applied. But it is not
necessarily the true market
value of the property. More
often than not, property is
assessed for tax purposes at
well below the actual value.
Related to population, the
tax base in Butts County was
equivalent to $1,760 for every
man, woman and child in the
local area.
The report states that “for
local governments, property
taxes remain their preeminent
revenue source. Collections
exceed anything in the past,
even though property taxes
now constitute a smaller
percentage of total revenue
than they did 10 years ago.”
Currently, it shows, local
governments are getting 36.7
from property taxes, equal to
84.6 percent of their total
revenue.
Back in 1961, on the other
hand, when property taxes
were providing them with 87.7
percent of their total, they
amounted to only $17.4 billion.
time passes and we expand our
overall training program.
“Of course, we will be doing
some buying from area
merchants. And we do not plan
to build a dormitory or food
facilities at the center at this
time. This means we will
contract for both services with
local businesses. We also plan
to contract for maintenance
work.”
Hedberg said the center is
being designed by Hall and
Norris, Inc., a leading archi
tectural firm of Atlanta.
Inside, the Southern Railway
official said, there will be
classrooms, laboratories, and
shop facilities, “all incorpora
ting the latest equipment and
designed to permit use of the
most advanced techniques.”
Classrooms will be equipped
with audio-visual facilities
including closed circuit and
cassette television, film pro
jectors, and tape recorders.
Sept. 28 Is
Registration
Deadline
City Clerk M. L. Powell
announces this week that
September 28th is the closing
date for registration to vote in
the City Primary of October
12th and the General Election
of November 7th. According to
Mr. Powell, there is a city
ordinance which requires this
registration be completed 40
days prior to the General
Election.
To qualify to register to vote,
Mr. Powell stated, one must be
a resident of the City of
Jackson and must be register
ed with the county.
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Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 20, 1973
The center will also feature
Southern’s version of a
locomotive simulator for train
ing future locomotive engi
neers under conditions simula
ting those they will encounter
in actual operations.
Outside, there will be a
full-scale operating railroad,
having nine miles of track, on
which trainees may sharpen
their skills by actually opera
ting trains under expert
supervision.
Initially, Hedberg said four
of Southern’s primary training
programs - for locomotive
engineers, shopcrafts, com
munications and signal depart
ment employees and technical
instruction for management
trainees --will be consolidated
at the center. He noted,
how-ever, that the site is large
enough for future expansion,
either of existing programs or
to incorporate new ones, if that
should prove necessary or
desirable.
Pulliam
Badly
Burned
A 20-vear-old Jackson youth,
Dennis Pulliam, suffered criti
cal burns over 50 percent of his
body in a construction accident
near Morrow Tuesday after
noon. September 11th.
Dennis is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Pulliam of East
Jackson. According to his
father, Dennis was walking
alongside a company truck
that was being backed up with
the crew watching it. Dennis
had his hand on the truck as a
high boom came in contact
with a live wire. According to
Mr. Pulliam some 46.000 volts
coursed through the iruek
knocking his son away from it
or "he would have certainly
been killed.’’
As it was, Dennis suffered
second and third degree burns
on bis arms, stomach, back,
feet and legs. Mr Pulliam said
that when the electric charge
reached his waist it jumped to
his legs and that his chest, face
and head were not burned. He
was carried to South Fulton
Hospital for emergency treat
ment and later transferred to
Grady where he is allowed to
have only one person at a time
as a visitor.
Mr Pulliam said that Dennis
had been taken out of intensive
care and in five or six weeks
will have to undergo skin
grafts
Scouts Are
Aided By
United Appeal
“Scouting can be a terrific
benefit to any kid. He can’t
help but learn a lot.” These are
the words of Scott Perdue in
appraising the scouting pro
gram in Butts County.
The Boy Scout organization
receives a large percentage of
United Appeal funds. Local
people are interested in the
group’s activities. It seems a
good idea to check with a
person actively involved in the
program.
This summer Scott and six
other boys from Jackson
attended the Boy Scout
Jamboree held in Butler, Pa.,
for two weeks.
Tents covered hundreds of
acres, Scott reported. The
jamboree was attended by
50,000 boys from the entire
eastern part of the United
States plus twenty other
countries.
Scott, a senior at Jackson
High, is the son of W-0 and
Mrs. Max Perdue of Flovilla.
He has been in the Scouts for
seven years.
Rev. David Black is the
sponsor of the Local group.
“He’s enthusiastic,” Scott
said. “We meet once a week,
and I feel I’ve learned a lot
from my time in the program.”
United Appeal funds are
distributed to county based
organizations working for the
betterment of youth.
October l is kickoff date for
the drive to begin. Listening to
Scott's report of the scouting
jamb, ree, one can understand
why Boy Scouts is considered
such a worthy project.
Time Short
For Candidate
Qualifying
With time running short for
aspiring candidates, the dead
line is Friday, September 21st.
only one race has developed in
the City Primary of October
12th. Three council posts are up
for grabs with only one seat
contested to date, that in the
fourth ward between incum
bent councilman John L.
Coleman and political neo
phyte Wayne Cook.
Incumbent councilman Daw
son Bryant from the first ward
is unopposed as is incumbent
councilman John Robert Pul
liam from the fifth ward.
Under rules adopted by the
City of Jackson Democratic
Executive Committee. Levi J.
Ball, chairman, announces
that the qualifying deadline
will close at 5 p.m. on the 21st.
Mr. Ball also announces that
polls will open for the City
Primary at 7 a m. and will
close at 7 p.m. w'ith all voting to
be done in the City Hali. The
candidates receiving a major
ity of votes cast will be
declared the nominee and will
be elected in the City of
Jackson election on November
7th.
In event of a run-off primary,
it will be held on Friday,
October 26th, or two weeks
following the October 12th
primary.
The assessment for council
man is S6O, the same fee as last
year, said fee being set by the
Democratic Executive Com
mittee. Candidates began
qualifying at 9 am. on
Tuesday, September 4th. Mr.
Ball pointed wit.
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October 21 -27
City Collision Kills
One And Injures Two
One 16-year-old Negro youth,
Curtis Smith. Route 1, Jackson,
was killed and two other Negro
youths. Thomas G. Varner, Jr.,
17, and Gary Varner, 14,
brothers, of 155 McKibben
Street, were seriously injured
in the collision of a car and
large truck about 5:45 Thurs
day afternoon. September 13th.
almost in front of Hodges Ace
Home Center on East Third
Street.
According to Policemen W
A. Cook and Bill McCullough,
who investigated the accident,
the car driven by Thomas G.
Varner, Jr. was traveling west
on Highway 42 when the driver
lost control in the curve at the
intersection of Highway 42 and
16 East, skidded through the
median and into the path of a
1969 GMC road tractor belong
ing to Avondale Mills. The
truck, according to the Jackson
police officers, was driven by
Robert Charles Carver. 40. of
1104 West Main Street, Syla
cauga. Ala. There was some
Thomas To Be
“Bosses”
Speaker
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"The bosses" in this area
will have a rare treat in store
at their night Monday, Sep
tember 24th. as Morgan
Thomas, widely known Mari
etta civic leader and clerk of
the Court of Appeals since
December 1. 1957. will speak at
the Business & Professional
Women's Club's annual Bosses
Night banquet at the Jackson
Clubhouse. Mr. Thomas will be
introduced by Mrs Mary Will
Hearn. Butts County Tax
Commissioner.
Born in Cordele. Mr Thomas
attended Emory University
and the University of Georgia
from which he received his law
degree in 1934 and was
admitted to the bar
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TMK GOVKRNOR VISITS J \CKSON Gov Jimmy Carter as part of his
Operation Feedback program paid a whirlwind visit to Jackson and Butts County,
Wednesday morning. September 12th. He is shown above, left, in downtown Jackson as he
chats with Jackson Police Chief Watson Vaughn, center, and Bethel Salter of Thomaston,
State Senator
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
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Curtis Smith
damage to the front of the
truck.
The 1966 Ford was a total loss
with the body almost pulled
away from the frame.
A warrant charging Varner
with driving too fast for
conditions and driving on the
wrong side of the street was
taken.
All three of the injured men
were rushed in two ambu
lances to Sylvan Grove
Hospital where they were
District Governor
Will Speak To Lions
District Governor Robert F.
Young will speak to the Butts
County Lions Club on Septem
ber 25. at Tomlin's Restaurant.
District 18-E is composed of
46 Clubs in 26 counties
throughout the State. George
E McGahee is President of the
local club and will be in charge
of the meeting.
Young is a native of
Gainesville and in 1953 he was
selected as one of Georgia's
five outstanding young men.
An active Baptist layman.
Young is now serving as
treasurer of his church and the
He began duties as deputy
clerk of the Court of Appeals in
Georgia in October 1934. He
served five years in World War
II and presently holds the rank
of Lieutenant Colonel. On
December 1. 1957 he was
appointed clerk of the Court of
Appeals.
Mr. Thomas served as
president of the Marietta
Kiwanis Club in 1959 and
Lieutenant Governor of his
division in 1960. The speaker
served as a member of the city
council-mayor pro tern from
1964- He was president of
the Boy s Club of Marietta
1965- and is presently a
member of the board. He is a
well known after dinner
speaker and entertainer and a
large number of bosses have
been invited to hear this
distinguished Georgian.
treated and later transferred,
the Varner brothers being
moved to the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital while Smith
was transferred to Grady
Hospital. He died shortly after
arrival at Grady from massive
head injuries.
Both the Varner boys
suffered fractured ribs with
Gary suffering extensive facial
lacerations.
Smith was a 160 pound senior
split end that had seen service
in Jackson's opening two
games against Rockdale Coun
ty and Mary Persons.
Tommy Varner is a senior
145 pound end who also played
in the opening games.
Gary Varner is a member of
the Jackson High Band.
Funeral services for Curtis
Smith were conducted Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock from
the Bold Springs C. M. E.
Church. Trimier Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Carrollton Baptist .Association.
Since 1966 Y’oung has lived in
Heard County where he
manages the Flo de Ro Hills
Farms. He also owns Young's
Jewelrv Store in Carrollton.
2.487 in Butts
Are Library
Card Holders
Library card holders with
the Flint River Regional
Library now number 49.570.
Cards are valid for a
three-year period. They are
issued free of charge to all
residents in the eight-county
region.
Library cards reveal that
2.487 residents of Butts County
have valid cards which were
received from Hawkes Library
in Jackson. Borrowers who
have registered for library
cards with other agencies of
the Flint River Regional
Library are as follows: Griffin,
9.213: Fayetteville. 2.524; Mc-
Donough. 2,750; Barnesville.
2.036; Forsyth. 1.630; River
dale. 8.914; Jonesboro. 10.417;
Forest Park. 13.125; and
Stockbridge. 475.
Miss Mina Torbett is
librarian at the Hawkes
Library for Children in
Jackson.
