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Ifntk&Jn Xi Progress-Argus
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• P^,'f tK LEASE RENEWED Hal Summers, center, plant manager of Indian
Springs Plant, Avondale Mills, is shown above presenting a four-year renewal of the lease of
James H. Wallace Memorial Park to Joe Brown, left, president of the Park Association while
Mack Davis, Van Deventer Youth Director, looks on. Property for the park was donated by
Avondale Mills. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
City Primary Now Has
Attracted 7 Candidates
With less than 24 hours
remaining before the qualify
ing deadline expires, seven
candidates have entered
three races in the City
Primary of Friday, October
4th.
The last to qualify was
Gerald Davis, a candidate
for the third ward council
seat. He will oppose Dr. Roy
Goff and Bobby Mackey who
had previously qualified.
The candidates’ qualifying
deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday,
September 13th. Qualifica
tion can be made with either
Richard W. Watkins, Jr.,
Secretary of the City of
Jackson Democratic Execu
tive Committee, or Mrs.
Mary Lee Martin, Assistant
Home Improvements Order
Of Day in Butts County
Home improvement is the
order of the day in Butts
County.
Because of the high cost of
new housing, the scarcity of
mortgage money and eco
nomic conditions in general,
many local families who had
been thinking about buying
new homes have apparently
given up the idea for the
present and are turning,
instead, to sprucing up their
present ones.
Asa result, they have been
putting a record amount of
money into alterations, add
itions and repairs.
The figures indicate that
their expenditures for such
purposes came to a total of
$806,000 in the past year. This
is distinct from their normal
month-to-month operating
expenses.
The estimate is based upon
Arson Suspected In
Jackson Lake Blazes
On Thursday evening,
September sth, the Butts
County Fire Department,
Sheriff’s Department and
Civil Defense Unit were
called to the scene of two
fires in Cherokee Lake
Estates off Highway 36.
The fires, which destroyed
one private residence and
burned another to its
foundation, occurred within
two hours of each other. The
small frame homes, which
are less than 100 yards from
each other, were not occu
pied at the time. Although the
Secretary.
To date, seven candidates
have qualified for mayor and
city councilman in the second
and third wards.. The
candidates and their offices
to which they aspire are as
follows:
For mayor, candidates
listed alphabetically, C. B.
Brown, Jr., and B. B.
Garland.
For councilman, second
ward: Allen Byars, and W. D.
(Dick) Pope, Jr.
For councilman, third
ward: Gerald Davis, Roy
Goff, and Bobby Mackey.
Levi J. Ball, Chairman of
the City of Jackson Demo
cratic Executive Committee,
points out that if a run-off
sampling surveys that were
conducted in all parts of the
country by the Department
of Commerce and upon data
from industry sources.
The finding is that the
average amount spent by
homeowners in Butts Coun
ty’s regional area during the
year for upkeep and im
provement was approxi
mately $278 per dwelling
unit, as against $366 national
ly. In 1970, by way of
comparison, only $222 was
so-spent locally. Part of the
increase was due to inflation.
For some homeowners
those who went in for major
repairs and improvements
the outlay ran much'
higher than average. Others,
who may have done consid
erable overhauling a year or
two earlier, did little this
time.
owners are not known at this
time, it is believed that one of
the weekend homes belonged
to a Mr. Martin in Conyers.
The Butts County Sheriff’s
Department is investigating
the cause of the fires, which
is suspected to be arson.
Another home nearby was
broken into on the same
evening, hut no damage was
believed done.
These occurrences are two
more in a series of break-ins
which have happened in past
months in the same area
primary is needed, which
might well be the case in the
third ward, it would be held
on Friday, October 18th.
Candidates wanting to run
for mayor must pay an
assessment of $125.00 to
qualify, while council candi
dates must pay a fee of
$85.00.
M. L. Powell, City Clerk,
said Monday there are 2,014
registered voters now resid
ing within the city limits of
Jackson, marking the first
time the city’s registration
has gone above the 2,000
mark. The city must certify
and furnish a voter’s list to
the City Democratic Execu
tive Committee for the
October 4th primary.
Nationally, the Depart
ment of Commerce reports,
no less than $18.9 billion was
expended in the past year for
the upkeep and improvement
of residential properties.
This was $1.4 billion more
than in the prior year.
As for property owners in
Butts County, how did they
spend their $806,000 portion
of this total?
In general, a breakdown of
the overall figure shows
about 57 percent of the
expenditures was for addi
tions, alterations and major
replacements.
The other 43 percent was
for maintenance and repairs.
By far, the biggest item in
this category was house
painting, interior and exte
rior. It was followed by
plumbing, roofing, heating
and air conditioning.
WOMAN HURT WHEN
CAR OVERTURNS
Mrs. Nancy Wallace, 24, of
Jackson, Rt. 1, was injured
Wednesday morning, Sept
ember 4th, when the car she
was driving west on State
Route 16 overturned in the
curve near the intersection of
Shiloh Road.
She was rushed by Sherrell
Ambulance Service to Sylvan
Grove Hospital where she
was treated for head injuries
and was transferred to
Emory University Hospital
in Atlanta.
Butts County Sheriff Bar
ney Wilder said investigation
showed she lost control of her
vehicle and overturned on
the left side of the road.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 12, 1974
Tag Buyers
Must Have
Liability
Mrs. Mary Will Hearn,
Butts County Tax Commis
sioner, is in receipt of a letter
from Murray A. Chappell,
Coordinator of Motor Vehicle
Field Operations for the
Department of Revenue,
which states in essence that
no 1975 tags can be
purchased until the vehicle
owner certifies that liability
insurance is presently in
force on the vehicle with the
name of the insurance
company to be furnished.
Mrs. Hearn said the letter
included these specific in
structions in the following
paragraph:
“No license plate or decal
shall be issued or transferred
(excluding motorcycles) un
less the owner certifies on the
MV form that the vehicle
sought to be licensed is
insured in compliance with
the mandatory provisions of
the Georgia Motor Vehicle
Accident Reparations Act.
The owner shall list the name
of his insurance company
providing the above insur
ance coverage in the space
provided or if the owner is
self-insured, he should so
indicate.”
Mrs. Hearn also pointed
out that the new tag
application and pre-bills will
contain the following certifi
cation:
“I do certify that the
vehicle described herein is
covered by liability insur
ance as required by the
Georgia Mo’ott Vehicle Acci
dent Reparations Act of 1974,
as amended.”
Supt. Nix To
Speak Before
Joint Clubs
The Kiwanis Club is
holding a special meeting on
September 17th at 7:00 p.m.
in the Jackson High School
cafeteria, and the guest
speaker is Dr. Jack Nix,
State School Superintendent.
Mr. Nix was invited by
Butts County School Super
intendent Bill Jones under
the sponsorship of the
Kiwanis Club. Among those
invited to attend are the
Exchange Club, Lions Club,
Jaycees, the two B & PW
Clubs, and the Progressive
Men’s Club.
Anyone wishing to attend is
asked to make reservations
with Doug Durrett at
Mclntosh State Bank, or Y.
C. Hudson at Fashion
Pillows. Husbands, wives,
and children are invited to
attend.
Mr. Woodward
Is Judge
In Maryland
Friends of the prominent
and influential W’oodward
family of Butts County will
be interested to learn that
Charles W. Woodward, Jr.
was recently appointed to the
newly created District Court
in Montgomery County.
Maryland, by Governor
Marvin Mandel.
It is the same district court
that Judge Woodward’s fa
ther, the late Judge Charles
W. Woodward, Sr., served on
for so many years in such a
distinguished manner.
The •younger Judge Wood
ward served two terms in the
House of Delegates, from
1955 to 1963. and practices
law in Rockville. Md
Busbee, Miller And Thompson
Carry Butts in Primary Run-Off
George Busbee, Zell Mil
ler, Tom Marshall and
Ronnie Thompson all e
merged winners in Butts
County during the September
3rd run off primary at which
again Butts County voters
turned out in under 50
percent voting strength.
For the first time in his
political career. Butts Coun
ty ceased to be Maddox
Country with George Busbee
edging the alv ays popular
Lester Maddox by 10 votes,
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Rogers Starr
Is Authority
On Tunnels
A former Jackson resident,
Rogers F. Starr, Jr., son of
Col. (Ret.) and Mrs.
Hosiers F. Starr, Sr. of
Jackson, is attending confer
ence in Europe this month.
Mr. Starr, Jr. is a graduate
of Georgia Tech and the
University of Tennessee,
Space Institute, at Tulla
homa, Tenn. He is employed
as an aero-space engineer by
ARO, Inc., a subsidiary of
Sverdrup & Parcel, Inc., a
large engineering firm in St.
Louis, Mo.
Mr. Starr leaves this week
for a trip to England and
Germany. He will be gone
about ten days or two weeks.
He will attend a conference
at the Royal Aircraft
Establishment at Bedford,
England. The purpose of the
conference is to discuss the
design of highly specialized
wind-tunnel models.
After several days in
England he will depart for
Germany and will be present
at a meeting set up by the
West German Government’s
Aero-Space Agency. This
meeting will be held at the
University in Goettingen.
Those present will discuss
the operation and develop
ment of highly specialized
wind tunnels.
Last December, Mr. Starr
visited Israel and discussed
construction of a high speed
wind-tunnel with Israeli
Aircraft Industries. During
this visit Mr. Starr had
several days to visit many of
the peaces made prominent
in the Bible.
Larry Duke
Accepts Call
Larry Duke, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. (Buster) Duke.
Jr., of Jackson, is presently
serving as Minister of Youth
and Education, Associate
Pastor at Eastside Baptist
Church, Cairo.
Larry is a graduate of
Jackson High School and has
attended Georgia College.
Milledgeville. for the past
two years. He is engaged to
Miss Betty Tennant of
Dublin.
The Lord has called Larry
to preach, but he says it is a
joy to have fellowship with
the young people of this
community understanding
the authority that God
blesses to the Yoyth!
-1204 to 1194 in the race for
governor.
In the Lieutenant Gover
nor’s race, Zell Miller polled
1555 votes in the county to 799
for Mrs. Hitt.
In the race for judge, Court
of Appeals, Tom Marshall
carried Butts County by the
scant majority of 115 votes,
garnering 1194 to 1086 for
Jack Dorsey.
In the Republican race for
governor, Macon Mayor
Ronnie Thompson polled 76
Day Care Center To Soon
Serve Entire Community
Butts County will soon
have its first publicly funded
child care center. With the
opening of the Jackson-Butts
County Day Care Center,
welfare mothers who are
working or continuing their
education will have an
opportunity to place their
children in an excellent-qual
ity child-care and education
al environment at a price
they can afford. Tuition will
be based on ability to pay.
Starting with the old house
at 167 McKibben Street,
purchased from the estate of
Mrs. Leland Barnes. Reve
rend Walter C. James has
coordinated the renovation of
the building and the funding
of the project through the
State Department of Human
Resources. William H. ‘’Doo
dlebug” Keith has done a
remarkable job of renovating
the house. Colorful flooring
has been laid throughout the
downstairs classrooms and
in the office. The walls have
been covered with wood
grain paneling.
Plumbing fixtures have
been modernized. The house
has been completely rewired
by Clifford Johnson. Child
sized tables and chairs, cots,
and, of course, toys have
Griffin Tech To Have
Open House Sept. 19th
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These four carpenters are from Butts County. John R. McDowell. Ricky
Johnson. Donnie Willis, and E. C. Tapp are working on the house built by the
building-trade departments at Griffin Tech. These students invite you to drive
down Kennedy Drive in Griffin and see this Griffin Tech and Griffin Kiwanis Club
project. It is nearing completion.
On September 19, Griffin
Tech's doors will be opened
to visitors from 7:00-9:00
p.m. The annual open house
provides the opportunity for
high school students, parents
and other interested persons
to learn about the school
The faculty and staff will
be present to help guests w ith
information concerning in
dividual courses or enroll
ment procedures. The fall
quarter will begin October l.
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
votes to 23 votes for Harold
Dye.
In Butts County 2503 voters
made their way to the polls
out of 5114 registered voters.
Of that total, 2418 Democrats
voted as compared to 100
Republicans.
In the governor’s race.
Maddox carried 7 of 8
precincts losing Jackson by
840 votes to 714, yet by
enough votes to give the
county to Busbee.
In the Lieutenant gover
been purchased and placed
throughout the center to
accomodate 42 children ages
2 to 5 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. Monday through Fri
day. Breakfast, snack and
hot lunch will be served from
the remodeled kitchen.
The city government has
again cooperated in a
worthwhile civic project by
widening and providing grav
el for the dirt street in this
block, and mention has been
made of paving the streets,
although plans are still
indefinite.
The Butts County Associa
tion for Beautification
through Conservation has
become interested in Rev.
James' project not only
because it involves conser
vation of a most precious
resource children
but also because of the
results achieved in trans
forming the old house and
grounds into a beautiful and
functional facility.
The Day Care Center will
be administered by the
Jackson-Butts County Child
Development Foundation.
Inc., a non-profit corporation
of which Rev. James is
Chairman. The $64,000 first
year budget will be provided.
1974. Applications are still
being taken for all courses.
Everyone is encouraged to
tour the entire school to fully
see the educational processes
of a vocational-technical
school,
Griffin Tech is fully
accredited by the Southern
Association of Schools and is
one of Georgia’s 26 area
vocational-technical schools
A public, tax-supported insti
tution, Griffin Tech :s under
nor s race Mary Hitt carried
one precinct, Dublin, by a 12
to 11 vote, with Miller
carrying the other seven.
In the Republican race for
governor, Ronnie Thompson
carried the Jackson precinct
by a 48 to 14 vote and the
Flovilla-Indian Springs pre
cinct by a 15 to 5 vote. In only
one precinct. Worthville, did
Dye receive more votes than
his opponent, and that by a 3
to 2 margin.
under Title IVA, by 75
percent Federal funds, 12
percent state funds from the
State Department of Human
Resources area network
office in Griffin, and 12 4
percent by local funds. Rev.
James says that except for
the fence around the grounds
and some work on the porch,
the center is ready to
open IF that is. he is
able to obtain a letter of
commitment from some
local philanthropic individ
ual or organization or raise
the funds through donation.
Thus far. only a few
businesses and industries
have made contributions.
Volunteer efforts by people
in the community, notably
Mr. Magill and his staff from
the local EOC office, l ave
made renovation and plan
ning a bit easier, and. as soon
as the cash becomes availa
ble. the Jackson-Butts Coun
ty Day Care Center will be
open for business.
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the supervision of the State
Department of Education.
Serving nine counties,
Griffin Tech provides full
time day programs, evening
classes and in plant training
for many Georgians. The
Progress-Argus is a part of
the service area.
Applicants must be at least
IK years of age. High School
graduation is not necessary
for admission. There is no
tuition; however, students
pay for books and supplies.
