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Butts Countians Open Hearts
With $4,100 For Mike Barnes
Butts countians have opened
their hearts and their purses in
an almost unprecedented man
ner with some $4,127 reported
to date as being pledged and
collected for the Mike Barnes
Medical Fund.
The 19-year-old boy was
critically injured in an auto
mobile accident on the morn
ing of August Bth when the car
he was driving left Ridgway
Road and struck an embank
ment, throwing him from the
car and inflicting grave
injuries to his head and brain.
In fact the accident went
unnoticed for some time,
perhaps as long as a few hours,
until the lights from the
overturned vehicle shining in
the window awakened a
household.
Since the time of the accident
Mike has been unconscious and
in a deep coma. He has
recently been transferred from
Northside Hospital to the Elk’s
Aidmorefacility in Atlanta and
only recently has shown some
slight indication of emerging
from his period of unconscious
ness. Nurses report that he is
presently semi-conscious at
times and looks around the
room and at visitors but shows
no clear indication of recogniz
ing his family or friends. He
has, however, been able to eat
some ice cream, the first food
he has taken by mouth since his
injury.
All of these signs of
improvements are taken as
straws in the wind by his
family and friends who feel
that this can be the long hoped
for break in his period of
unconsciousness.
Mike is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Barnes erf the
Towaliga Community. Medical
expenses have soared far
beyond the family’s income
with expenses for round the
clock nursing care exceeding
more than SI,OOO per week.
Friends and neighbors in a
desire to do something con
crete to help the injured
youth’s family in a financial
way, hit upon the idea of
establishing the Mike Barnes
Medical Fund of which Joe B.
Taylor, Executive Vice-Presi
dent of Mclntosh State Bank, is
the treasurer. Mr. Taylor
reported over the weekend that
the fund is at the $2,200 mark
with donations still coming in.
On September 29th a benefit
TAX PAYERS OF
BUTTS COUNTY
Will get credit on their 1973 Tax Bill, according to Mary
Will Hearn, Tax Commissioner.
Butts County will receive $122,650.00 in tax relief
money. This will be distributed among the numerous tax
payers of the county as follows: Those who are entitled to
Homestead Exemption will be issued credit, the same as
$1,000.00 extra exemption. This will absorb $37,234.71 of
the $122,650.00. The balance will be prorated to each tax
payer (regardless if you did or didn’t receive the extra credit
for Homestead Exemption) at a prorata share based on the
assessment of your property, the actual prorata percentage
figure applied .256206, which will amount to gross - $85,-
415.29. Individual Tax Credits shall be shown on the tax
notice you receive.
This is in compliance with House Bill No. 1, Act. No.
229, as passed by the 1973 General Assembly.
Mary Will Hearn
TAX COMMISSIONER, BUTTS CO.
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dance was held for Mike with
approximately $1,600 contribu
ted including chances on one of
Mrs. Letson Britton’s famed
afghans which she makes
herself. Similiarly a bake sale
was held recently with $327
realized.
Totaling all donations to date
it would appear that a sum of
$4,127 has been received with
more contributions being
made.
Several local stores made
donations to the concession
stand at the benefit dance,
among them being the Coca-
Cola Company, Red and White
of Jackson, Stephens Grocery,
Webb’s Red Dot, Handy Andy,
Jones Bros., Williams Gro
cery, Mackey’s Grocery and
Cawthon’s Bait Shop.
Those persons still wishing to
make a contribution to the
Mike Barnes Medical Fund
may still do so by mailing or
bringing their check or cash
to Mr. Taylor at Mclntosh
State Bank. Attention is called
to the In Appreciation note by
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes else
where in this issue.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON. GEORGIA
PERSONAL
Mrs. George Cochran and
Mrs. Moina Gaines, both of
Bainbridge, were recent guests
of Mrs. Ruth Bryant.
Mrs. Porter Ham returned
home last week from Miami,
Florida where she was called
upon the death of her son, Mr.
Girl Edwin Killingsworth. Mr.
and Mrs. Killingsworth had
spent a week with Mrs. Ham
and were enroute home when
he died in his sleep near
Orlando, Fla.
Asa Mangham, student at
Truett-McConnell College in
Cleveland, spent the weekend
at home with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Mangham.
Little Jonathan Hood of
Macon spent several days last
week with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elliott,
and aunts, Wendy, Elaine and
Mary Ann Elliott.
Flovilla Happenings
By Mrs. S. A. Elliott
Mrs. Hazel King visited Mrs.
CUrtis Johnson last week.
Mr. Johnson Funderburk and
girls of Charleston, S. C. spent
the weekend with his mother
and Mrs Vivian Hightower.
They returned home with them
for a visit of several days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Anthony
spent the weekend with her
brother, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Crawford, at Cassville near
Cartersville. They also visited
Mrs. Anthony’s aunt, Mrs.
Jessie Smith erf Dalton.
Mr.and Mrs. W. J. Saunders
of Jenkinsburg visited Miss
Fredna and Mr. Wayne Hilley
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elliott
attended the birthday recep
tion honoring Mrs. Luna
Bernard of Forsyth on her 90th
birthday a t the Monroe County
Clubhouse.
Little Jonathan Hood of
Macon spent several days last
week with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elliott,
Wendy, Elaine and Mary Ann.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hood spent
Friday night with the Elliotts.
Mr.and Mrs. J. M. Ackerson
and Mrs. Alberta Robinson of
McDonough and Mrs. Roxilu
Bohrer and Mr. Charles Peek
of Atlanta visited the S. K.
Smith family Sunday.
Visiting Mrs. J. C. Funder
burk and Mrs. Vivian High
tower Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Funderburk erf
Jonesboro and Mrs. Conner
Dodson and girls, Patti and
Alice, of Decatur.
Mrs. Ed Smith and daughter,
Cheryle, of Brunswick spent
Saturday night with Mr. and
FALL.
Money*Moving
BUT MOVE IT TO
WHERE YOU GET jE^r
THE MOST FOR IT! JBS
Here’s a boost to morale for
each one of your savings dol- f
lars. Move on up to our regu- Vr j
counts and savings certificates.
MCINTOSH | /
STATE BANK J A
Mrs. Harold Elliottand family.
They were here to attend the
O’Neal reunion Sunday at
Worthville.
Mr.and Mrs. Robert Grier of
Indian Springs visited Sunday
morning with the Smith family.
Mrs. Jean Hart and Mrs. S.
A. Elliott visited Sunday
evening with Mrs. Raymond
Edwards at the camp ground.
PERSONAL
Dr.and Mrs. C.Tom Hopkins
of Griffin were business
visitors to Jackson on Wednes
day of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Greer
and Larry Mobley of Atlanta
spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Greer and
were joined there on Sunday by
Mrs. John McEachern, Cindy
and Allison, and Miss Susan
Pryer of Roswell, and Mrs.
Mary Millians of East Point.
Dinner guests of the James
Whitakers last Sunday were
Mrs. Ansley Brown and Cathy
Cooglerof Smyrna, Dr. and
Mrs. Wiliam R. Whitaker and
children, Kim, Frank and
Gregory of Miami, Fla., Mr.
and Mrs. G. I. Henegar and
Miss June Henegar of Ross
ville. Visiting during the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs. R.
H. Burford, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Whitaker of Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. Corris Dominy of
Carrollton. Mrs. Ruby Good
man of Avondale Estates, Mrs.
T. A. Larus of Decatur, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Larus and
Mr. Claude Larus of Valdosta.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1973
State Patrol To Increase
Manpower in Two Counties
ATLANTA The Georgia
State Patrol announced this
week that it is offering the
services of its 18-man Selective
Enforcement Task Force to
Clayton and Spalding Counties
on October 19 in a drive to
reduce highway deaths and
alcohol related accidents there
over the next several weeks.
Lieutenant Colonel J. H.
Ccfer, Acting Commissioner of
the Department of Public
Safety, said the two counties
had shown an increase in
traffic deaths for this year by
more than 38 percent and were
definitely in need of additional
enforcement help. Traffic
deaths in the two counties so
ELECT
WAYNE COOK
COUNCILMAN, FOURTH WARD
CITY PRIMARY OF OCTOBER 12th
I will work and cooperate with other elected officials
and I pledge my untiring efforts to advance the prog
ress and growth of Jackson.
far this year are 44 compared
with 27 for the same time last
year.
Cofer said after State Patrol
(rfficials discussed the need
with officials of the two
counties “we won enthusiastic
endorsements of plans to
provide more assistance to the
overworked police agencies in
the two areas.” Cofer noted
that Clayton County had
doubled in population in the
last 10years and both counties
had shown tremendous in
creases in travel.
He said the 18-man selective
enforcement unit would pri
marily concentrate on the
drinking driver in its aid to
local agencies, but would write
arrest tickets for any violation.
He said, “studies have proven
that our number one cause of
traffic deaths and injuries is
alcohol. So naturally we want
togetat the number one cause.
We believe we can save more
lives this way.”
The Selective Enforcement
Unit, sometimes called the
Alcohol Task Force, is comple
ting a similar enforcement
program in southeast Georgia
at present. Patrol officials say
the program in Bulloch.
Eff i ngha m, Eva ns and Ta ttnall
Counties has been successful.
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“We are all geniuses up to
the age of ten.” (Aldous
Huxley)
