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PROFIT-SHARING EARNINGS PAID - Avondale Mills paid employees of the Indian Springs plant a total of $119,661 in
profit-sharing last week. In the photo Hal Summers, plant manager, is holding a bundle of checks. Other plant supervisory personnel
are, from left, David Duffey, Wayne King, Frank Hosey, Aubrey Maddox and George McGahee. -- Photo by Avondale.
Avondale Employees Share
Record $9,360,147 Profit
Avondale Mills president and
treasurer Donald Comer, Jr.
announced this week that
Avondale Mills employees
shared $9,360,147 over and
above the going wage for the
fiscal year ended Aug. 31 under
the company’s profit-sharing
plan. A cash payment of
$3,641,924 was made to em
ployees and $4,152,175 was
placed in the individual
employee accounts in Avon
dale’s Retirement Trust. For
feitures of individuals leaving
the company and income from
the Trust amounted to $1,566,-
048. The Avondale Retirement
Trust is the largest stockholder
in Avondale.
The cash payment made to
employees of the Indian
Springs plant at Jackson was
$199,661.
Avondale’s profit-sharing
program has been in effect
since 1941. Since that time
$64,589,252 has been paid to
employees in cash and defer
Man of Year Nominations
The Jackson Kiwanis Club is asking for
nominations for Man of the Year which award will be
made Tuesday night, December 11th, at a Ladies
Night and Christmas meeting.
Nominations should be made in writing,
enumerating the person’s areas of civic service to his
community, and mailed to Doyle Jones, Jr.,
chairman, P. 0. Box 249, Jackson. The club welcomes
nominations from any individual or group, but only
written nominations will be considered.
Since the inception of the program in 1969 four
men have been honored, these being Hampton L.
Daughtry, the late R. P. Newton, Sr., P. H. Weaver
and Doyle Jones, Jr.
How your name gets on a jury list
Registered voters are not the
only ones who may be called to
serve on juries. Any Butts
County resident under age 65
and not engaged in certain
occupations may be included.
The question arose recently
when some residents were
registering to vote and won
dered if by doing so, they w. >.ld
also be required to serve on
juries.
The jury lists are compiled in
the following manner:
A six-member board of jury
commissioners makes up the
lists. They revise these lists
every two years. Butts lists
were revised in November,
1972, and will be revised again
in 1974.
red profit-sharing. The pro
gram divides any profits of the
company half and half between
the company and its eligible
employees, after reserving five
percent on the stockholders’
investment. The Trustees
allocate the amount to be
shared according to units, with
each individual having one unit
for each year of service and
one unit for each SIOO of
earnings during the year.
Cash units distributed this
year have a value of $9.75 each.
The deferred units have a
value of $10.64 each. Last year
these values were $5.40 and
$6.14 respectively.
Company sales and earnings
were the highest in its history
for the fiscal year just ended.
Net earnings after taxes were
$8,141,060, an increase of 56
percent over last year’s figure
of $5,225,182. Net sales were
$174,707,199, up 14 percent from
the previous high of $153,101,-
518 established in 1972. Earn
The commissioners serve
six-year staggered terms and
were appointed by Judge Hugh
D. Sosebee. They are O. L.
Weaver, Mrs. L. W. Moelchert,
E. D. Briscoe, Stanley Maddox,
W. A. Duke Jr. and Samuel L.
Johnson. Judge Sosbee will
appoint someone to replace
Mr. Weaver and Mrs. Moel
chert whose terms expire and
Mr. Duke who was elected to
public office.
Although the jury lists are
drawn mainly from the voter
registration lists, any adult
resident of Butts County may
be included, even if he is not
registered to vote. Whether a
person owns property has
nothing to do with his name’s
ings per common share after
allowing for the preferred
dividend were $4.32 compared
with $2.77 adjusted to the
present number of shares
outstanding.
Avondale’s profit-sharing
plan provides that if an
employee remains with the
company for 10 years of
continuous service, 50 percent
of the amount then in the
employee’s account becomes
vested. An additional five
percent each year is vested and
at the end of 20 years 100
percent becomes vested.
In announcing the record
year Avondale president Don
ald Comer, Jr. said he felt that
the profit sharing plan was the
inspiration for the company to
continue to make substantial
profits, giving the Avondale
wage earner the highest
income of any textile worker in
the world.
BAPTISTS ENJOY NORTH
GEORGIA LEAF TOUR
Approximately 50 “young at
heart” members of the First
Baptist Church boarded the
church bus Monday morning
for a color trip to the beautiful
scenic mountains of North
Georgia.
With Rev. Don Folsom,
pastor, and Music and Youth
Director Steve Jett as guides
the Jackson residents enjoyed
the gorgeous hues of red, gold
and other fall colors of the
majestic mountains. The group
enjoyed dining at the Sautee
Inn in Helen at the noon hour.
being included on the jury lists.
In composing the lists, the
commissioners select a repre
sentative cross section of the
intelligent and upright citizens
of the county from the official
registered voters’ list which
was used in the preceding
general election.
Persons not registered to
vote also may be placed on the
lists.
The law states that the
commissioners may supple
ment the voters’ list by going
out into the county and
personally acquainting them
selves with other citizens,
“including intelligent and
upright citizens of any signifi
cantly identifiable group in the
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, November 1, 1973
Auto Mishap
Kills
Jackson Boy
An 18-year-old Jackson
youth, Michael Wayne Ogles,
of Route 2, was believed
instantly killed about two
o’clock Thursday afternoon,
October 25th, when the car he
was driving left the Four
Points-Stark Road and over
turned, striking his body in the
process.
The accident occurred near
the intersection of the Four
Pointy Road and the Stark Post
Road in the Stark Community.
The accident was investigated
by Deputies Bill Kelly and
Glenn Usry of the Butts County
Sheriff’s Department and
Trooper Smith of the Griffin
State Patrol barracks. The car,
driven by Ogles, was proceed
ing in the direction of Stark
when the driver began losing
control in a curve, hitting the
right shoulder of the road,
knocking down two mailboxes
some distance apart and
skidding to the left of the road
before striking a shoulder on
that side and overturning,
killing Ogles almost instantly.
A passenger in the car,
identified by officers as
Herschel Henry Dial, Jr., of
Jackson, was injured only
slightly. Ogles was rushed by
ambulance to Sylvan Grove
Hospital where he was pro
nounced dead on arrival. Dial
was treated and released.
Ogles was born November 8,
1954 in Alexander City, Ala.
and was the son of Mr. Walter
Ogles and Mrs. Pea r l McDan
iel Ogles, both of Covington and
both of whom survive. He was
an employee of McDonough
Power Equipment Cos. in
McDonough.
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday afternoon at
Eilene Findley
New Home Ec
Agent Here
Miss Eilene Findley has
accepted the position of Butts
County Home Economist,
starting November 16th. She
is presently in training in
Putnam County.
Miss Findley, a native of
Fairfax, S. C., is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Findley of
that town. She is a 1966 class
graduate of Allendale-Fairfax
High School and attended
Coker College in Hartsville, S.
C. for one year before
transferring to Georgia South
ern from which she graduated
with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Home Economics.
Miss Findley also attended the
University of Tennessee where
she is working on her Masters
in Home Management. Before
accepting her position in
Jackson she was employed as a
Home Service Representative
for the South Carolina Electric
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—-id Gas Company in Waiter
boro. She is a member of the
First Baptist Church at
Fairfax.
Miss Findley will succeed
Miss Rachel Torrance who
resigned in mid-summer to
accept a similar position as
Home Economist in Wayne
County at Jesup.
Miss Findley was a visitor in
Jackson Monday where she
made arrangements for living
accommodations.
three o’clock from the Sherrell
Funeral Home chapel with
Rev. James Baxter, pastor of
the United Pentecostal Church
in Jackson, officiating. Inter
ment was in Covington.
Sherrell Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors include, in addi
tion to his parents, his wife,
Mrs. Cathy Crib Ogles of
Jackson; two brothers. Bobby
Joe and Charles Ray Ogles,
both of Covington; three
sisters. Miss Judy Fay Ogles of
Maryland, Miss Nelda Jean
Ogles of Jackson, Miss Janice
Ogles of Covington; grand
father, Amos McDaniel of
Alexander City, Alabama.
county which may not be fairly
representative thereon.”
After selecting which citi
zens will serve as jurors, the
commissioners then select a
number, not exceeding two
fifths of the whole number, to
serve as grand jurors. The
grand jurors are those con
sidered the “most experienced,
intelligent, and upright citi
zens,"
The traverse juror list is
composed of the entire number
first selected including the
grand jurors.
The names are then written
on tickets and are placed in two
boxes, one box for the grand
jury and one for the traverse
jury. Each box has two
New Federal Program
Meeting To Be Held
At Courthouse Friday
Your Social Security Office
will hold a special meeting at
the Courthouse in Jackson
between the hours of 9:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. on Friday,
November 2nd, 1973. The
purpose of the meeting is to tell
you about Supplemental Se
curity Income, anew Federal
Cash Benefit Program admini
stered by the Social Security
Administration.
This program provides a
basic monthly minimum in
Bloodmobile Coming Monday
With 112 Pint Quota Set
The Regional Bloodmobile
comes to Jackson Monday,
November sth, with the
county’s eligibility and stand
ings never higher with 112 pints
assigned as the usual quota and
with no deficit to be made up
thanks to the splendid collec
tions at the last two visits of the
bloodmobile.
John B. Long, blood recruit
ment chairman, said this week
that he expects a fine response
from the people of the county
while pointing out that Butts
Countians generally use more
blood than they give in the
periods between visits.
Millard Daniel, County A
gent, said this week that he was
certain the adult 4-H Club
members would perpetuate the
sponsorship of the bloodmobile
despite the fact that Butts
County does not presently have
the services of an Extension
home economist. During the
Poppy Day
Will Be
Held Here
Remember our Veterans
around Armistice Day (Vet
erans Day)! Wear a Poppy to
honor the more than half-mil
lion Americans who died and
the nearly one-million wounded
during both World Wars, the
Korean War and the Vietnam
Conflict.
Did you know the Poppies
you buy are made by the
Veterans themselves ? They
are paid for their work. The
work helps to give them, a job to
do. and keeps their minds and
hearts busy. Did you know that
a high percentage of the
separate compartments.
The judge of any said court
(Judge Sosebee for superior
court) draws jurors' names for
use in his court. When the
ticket is drawn and the name
recorded, that ticket is placed
in the other compartment of
the box where it stays until all
of the names have been drawn
from the first compartment.
Then all the names are put
back in the first compartment
to be drawn again.
The Clerk of Superior Court.
David P Ridgeway, Sr., keeps
an alphabetical list of the
names which are in both the
grand jury box and the
traverse jury box. After the
names are drawn. Mr. Ridge
come of $l3O for a person age 65
or over, or who is blind, or
disabled, or $195 for a married
couple.
If you think you may be
eligible for these benefits, or
want to learn more about them,
you should come to this
meeting prepared to answer
some questions about your
present income and the value
of your assets. Bring your
social security card. If you own
a car, bring the registration
slip. If you own your home or
last two visits of the
bloodmobile Miss Rachel Tor
rance. home economist, who
has since resigned and taken a
similar position in W’ayne
County, spearheaded, along
with the active assistance of
many 4-H Club members, the
campaign to increase blood
donor solicitation with the
4-H’ers so successful the
county went over the top by
large numbers in the last two
visits of the bloodmobile.
contributing 133 pints at the
July 9th appearance of the
bloodmobile.
The bloodmobile will again
be headquartered at the
National Guard Armory on
Franklin Street with the hours
from 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. The
members of the Jackson
Business & Professional Wo
men’s Club, with the assistance
of other volunteers, will staff
the visit, taking care of clerical
AMERICAN LEGION IN
SIGN-UP CAMPAIGN
The American Legion Post
102 is undergoing a campaign
for new members and a recent
door to door canvass was held
at which time two were signed.
Frank Fountain, Adjutant,
advises those interested in
joining to contact him for
membership and to “be
counted again!”
proceeds stays here in Jackson
to help our local veterans?
Won’t you please buy a
Poppy when a school child
comes to your door, or from
our Legion Post 102, and
Legion Auxiliary on the street.
There is no fixed price, give
what you can.
way sends them to Sheriff
Barney L. Wilder's office
where notices of court duty are
mailed to the jurors.
The following persons are
exempt from jury duty.
Persons over age 65; police
and law enforcement officers;
practicing attorneys and other
officers and personnel of any
court; full time fire depart
ment employees; medical
doctors, interns, technicians,
dentists, pharmacists, and
others indispensable to the
effective operation of a
hospital.
Any woman, teacher, or
school principal who does not
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
other real estate, bring the tax
evaluation of this property. If
you have a checking account or
savings account, bring your
bank book.
If you presently draw old age
assistance, aid to the totally
and permanently disabled or
aid to the blind through Family
and Children Services, you will
be converted to this new
federal program automati
cally. You will not have to file
another application.
and canteen chores. Local
nurses and doctors will assist
with the visit of the bloodmo
bile as time permits.
Mr. Long stated that the
county is in excellent standing
with the Regional Bloodmobile
program, having gone over the
top on the last two visits but
requests the cooperation of all
citizens in seeing that the 112
pint quota November sth is
met. “We do not wish to let
down after the two magnificent
showings at the last two visits
for the calls for Wood are
always being increased while
donors in some instances
become fewer. We are particu
larly proud of the number of
new donors that successfully
gave blood at the last two
appearances here and feel this
fact will strengthen our blood
collection program in the years
ahead.”
Skip Butler
President
Soph Class
BARNESVILLE - Skip But
ler. a graduate of Jackson High
School, is the new president of
the sophomore class at Gordon
Junior College. Skip is the
editor of Gordon Gallery, a
publication of the Community
Services and Public Informa
tion Office. Last year he was
co-editor of Gordon’s annual
and was awarded Gordon’s
Journalism Award He is
president of Circle K service
club and recently served as a
Georgia Intern. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Billy L. Butler,
formerly of Jackson, but now
residing in Griffin.
desire to serve may notify the
jury commissioners in writing
and her name shall not be
placed in the box.
Any housewife with children
14-years of age or younger may
be excused from jury duty.
Others may be excused by
showing the judge of the court
to which he \ has been
summoned that he will be
engaged during the term of his
required service in work
necessary to the public health,
safety or good order.
Jurors presently receive $lO
per day. This was set by the
grand jury.
