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Volume 102 Number 6
12 Seniors To Be Honored
At STAR Student Banquet
Twelve high school seniors
of the Jackson area will be
honored at the Jaycee annual
STAR Student Banquet,
Tuesday, Feb. 11, Jackson
High School lunchroom.
Students scoring over 900
on their Scholastic Achieve
ment Test administered in
November or December of
the current school year are
invited.
The student making the
highest score on the SAT will
be introduced as the STAR
Student of Butts County. The
student will introduce the
STAR teacher, a person of
his choice.
Student-guests of the Jay
cees are Robert Browning,
David Cawthon, Terry Duke,
William Henry, Dianne Jor
dan, Kathy Maddox, Karen
Newman, Kenny Norswor
thy, Patricia O’Neal, Janet
Robison. Charles Sibley, and
Lamar Smith.
The young people will
share honors with the
Outstanding Young Man of
the Year and the Farmer of
the Year, also Jaycee
sponsored.
Guest speaker for the event
will be Lt. Gov. Zell Miller.
The public is urged to attend.
Tickets may be purchased at
the door.
A brief resume follows on
each of the students to be
honored.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Browning of Jackson,
Bobby is current president of
the student council at
Jackson High. He, is also
president of the Key Club and
district lieutenant governor
of the campus service club. A
member of the Honor
TEACHERS MEET WITH LEGISLATORS Left to right, Lane Johnson, Rep. J.
R. Smith, Dist. 78; Senator Peter L. Banks, District 17; Thelma Crawford, Darrell Pippin, and
Roland Lee.
Four Butts
Teachers
Visit Capitol
Four Butts County tea
chers joined over 260 others
from across the state in
Atlanta on January 16 to
discuss with their legislators
education’s priorities.
Meeting with State Senator
Peter Banks and State
Representative J. R. Smith
during the Fourth Annual
Education Day were Thelma
Crawford, Lane Johnson,
Darrell Pippin, and Roland
Lee.
Priorities for education
were set by the Georgia
Association for Educators
(GAE) in their Representa
tive Assembly and include a
salary increase, a reduction
of the pupil teacher ratio to
25-1 in grades 1-12, and a
reduction to 30 years of
service for retirement. The
other two priorities are
statewide health insurance
similar to that available to
slate employees, and kinder-
Society, Bobby has also
served as president of the
freshman and sophomore
classes. He plans to enter the
field of aviation, eventually
becoming a pilot. Bobby was
awarded a Certificate of
Merit by the University of
Georgia.
David Cawthon, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Cawthon, is
a senior at Indian Springs
Academy. He has been a
straight “A” student
throughout his school years
with almost perfect atten
dance. A member of the
Honor Society, David has
served as the organization’s
president. He has worked on
school publications and cur
rently participates in bas
ketball and baseball. David’s
immediate plans are indefi
nite at present, although he
intends to live and work in
Butts County.
Terry Duke is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold L.
Duke. Terry has won four
letters for golf. This year he
is serving as president of
VICA, as well as secretary of
the Key Club. Member of the
student council and Fellow
ship of Christian Athletes,
Terry has also excelled in
studies, being recipient of a
Certificate of Merit. His
plans after graduation are
uncertain, although he is
considering attending a tech
nical school.
William Henry is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Henry.
William is an active member
of the Future Farmers of
America and is part of the
FFA quartet and string band.
He also participates in the
Soil Conservation Clinic and
Kiwanians
Have 53rd
Anniversary
The Kiwanis Club of
Jackson celebrated their
53rd anniversary at the
Jackson Clubhouse Tuesday
night, January 28th, and
awarded attendance pins for
perfect attendance dating
back as far as 12 years.
Also honored at the
meeting were the club’s only
two remaining charter
members, J. W. (Bird)
O'Neal and T. E. Robison.
The speaker, Joe Pruett of
Pruett Advertising Company
in Macon, delivered a
humorous address. Special
guests were eight Kiwanians
and their wives from the
garten for all five year olds.
Education Day was the
first of several sessions
planned to inform legislators
ol education’s needs while
the General Assembly is
meeting.
the parliamentary procedure
study. Upon completion of
high school, William plans to
attend college, although he
has not decided on any
special school as yet.
Born in Perry, Dianne
Jordan is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Jordan.
Recent winner of the Betty
Crocker Homemaker Award,
Dianne is treasurer of the
student council and holds the
female lead in the senior
class play. In addition to
being a varsity cheerleader,
Dianne is also on the
yearbook staff. Recipient of
the Certificate of Merit, she
is a member of the Honor
Society and Co-Ed-Y. A
transfer student from Crisp
County High School, Dianne
plans to attend Long School
of Nursing.
Kathy Maddox, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Maddox, also plans to attend
the Crawford W. Long School
of Nursing upon graduation.
Kathy has served on the
student council for four
years. She is president of the
Fellowship of Christian Ath
letes, vice president of the
Math Club, and treasurer of
the Honor Society. A varsity
cheerleader, Kathy is also
editor of the school annual.
She received the Georgia
Tech Distinguished Math
Award as well as the UGA
Certificate of Merit. Kathy
also received a certificate for
attending a government
workshop in Washington.
Born in New Orleans,
Karen Newman is the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
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Griffin and Barnesville
clubs.
The following members
received attendance pins:
one year, Larry Fletcher,
Jack Little, and Tom Webb;
three years, Adeal Maddox;
seven years, Rev. David
Black, C. L. (Sandy) San
vidge; eight years, Y. C.
Hudson, Lee Roy O’Neal;
nine years, Lou Moelchert;
11 years, Ralph Carr; 12
years, Maurice Moore, Pliny
Weaver.
Mr. Weaver was also
awarded a pin from Kiwanis
International for recruiting
five new members for the
local club this year.
Guests from Barnesville
were Mr. and Mrs. Pat Tarte,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lambdin, Mr. and Mrs.
Randolph Qgilvie, Mr. and
Mrs. Gus English.
Griffin Kiwanians attend
ing were former Kiwanis
Lieutenant Governor Ken
Ford and Mrs. Ford; Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Woodruff, Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Massey, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith.
j=>o;cson, Georgia 30233 Thursday, February 6, 1975
A LITTLE LOVE FOR THE GOVERNOR
Six-year-old Kimberly Love, 1975 State HEART FUND
Princess, receives Gov. George Busbee’s promise of support
for this year's HEART FUND drive in Georgia. The
Governor’s proclamation, naming February as Heart Month,
urged Georgians to know and heed the early warning signs of
heart attack. Kim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Love of
Milledgeville, is enjoying a normal, active life after open
heart surgery last summer.
Roy Goff
To Chair
Democrats
Moving ahead with plans to
adopt its first permanent
charter, the Democratic
Party of Georgia is schedul
ing caucus meetings in each
of the state's 56 senatorial
districts. Three sessions will
be held in each district to
provide for maximum parti
cipation by Democrats as the
grassroots level, according
to Leo Lanman of Atlanta,
chairman of the 100-member
Charter Commission.
Lanman, appointed by
State Party Chairman Marge
Thurman, in turn named
chairmen for each Senatorial
district which includes Butts,
Crawford, Lamar, Pike,
Talbot, Upson and a portion
of Henry County.
Chairman Goff announced
today that his district's first
caucus will be held at 8 p.m.
on February 18th in the
Community Room of the C&S
Bank of Jackson. Dates for
the final two meetings will be
set at the first caucus.
“The new charter will set
the course of the Democratic
Party in Georgia for many
years to come, and I cannot
emphasize too strongly our
desire to have participation
by all interested Demo
crats,” Chairman Goff
stressed. “The only require
ment for those attending is a
statement that they are
registered voters and Demo
crats.
In its resolution creating
the Charter Commission last
October, the State Democra
tic Convention called for the
draft to be completed by
June 1. It will be passed on by
the State Democratic Execu
tive Committee and then to a
statewide convention, called
probably in September, for
final ratification.
The State Party has
operated in past years under
rules and by-laws but has not
had a permanent charter.
AMERICAN MILLS
CLOSED FOR I WEEK
American Mills plants at
Jackson and Griffin are
closed for one week effective
Monday, February 3rd. A
spokesman said the shut
down would give sales an
opportunity to catch up with
inventories.
The plants will resume
regular operations on Mon
day. February 10th.
Unemployed
In County
At 9 Percent
According to a report from
the Department of Labor
ottice in Griffin, the unem
ployment rate in Butts
County had climbed to nine
percent by the end of
December.
Sid Dell, manager of the
Griffin office, reported a
total of 16,957 people had jobs
and were at work in Griffin
and Spalding County in
December.
The report also showed
1,238 people were out of work
in Spalding County which
figures to be 6.8 percent of
the labor force there.
Mr. Dell stated that
employment figures for
January will not be in for
several weeks. These may
reflect a higher jobless rate
because some textile mills
had stoppages .of a week
during the month.
According to the Labor
Office statistics, Newton
County had a 9.6 percent
jobless rate; Fayette County
totaled 6.7 percent jobless;
Henry’s unemployment rate
was 6.5 percent; Lamar
County at 5.3 percent; and
Pike had 6.2 percent unem
ployed in December. Upson
County's jobless figure was
at 5.8 percent.
Mr. Vaughn said woods
adjacent to the burning house
caught fire and the fire
department stayed on the
scene until around five
o'clock when the truck
returned to Jackson.
Southern
Pays $32,495
In Taxes
Southern Railway Compa
ny has announced payment
of 1974 ad valorem taxes
totaling $32,495 to Butts
County, Georgia.
Southern operates 2.784
miles of railroad in Georgia.
Latest figures show the
company employed 7,547
Georgians in 1973 on an
annual payroll of $84,316,686,
and paid to the state and its
several jurisdictions total
taxes of $5,500,543.
Purchases and other pay
ments by Southern totaled
$76,102,009 in Georgia in 1973.
Zell Miller To Speak
At STAR Student Fete
Zell Miiler. Georgia’s new
ly-elecled lieutenant gover
nor. will be the guest speaker
at the Jaycee’s STAR
Student Banquet Tuesday
night, February 11th, at 7
p.m. at the Jackson High
School Auditorium.
Members of all civic clubs
in the area, school officials,
and teachers are invited to
the banquet. held annually in
honor of students whose
academic achievement has
been outstanding.
All students who have
sored 900 or above on the
SAT achievement test bat
tery will be recognized, and
the highest scorer will be
honored. In turn, he will
name the STAR teacher of
the year.
"This student is then
entered in the regional
competition, where he will
have an opportunity to win a
good-sized scholarship and
go to the state competition
front there," Jet Henson,
Jaycee treasurer and ban
quet co-chairman, said.
State STAR winners are
given a group tour of state
colleges and other spots of
interest, such as Callaway
Gardens, in Georgia. On the
national level, winners com
pete for a total of $18,500 in
scholarship funds.
Mr. Henson said reserva
tions are necessary for the
banquet and may be made by
calling Donnie Thaxton at
775-5741. or Don Phillips at
775-5418.
Jackson Lake
Home Lost In
Friday Fire
A frame house near South
River bridge just off highway
-36 was completely destroyed
by fire early Friday morning
with arson strongly suspec
ted.
According to W. L. (Cot
ton) Vaughn, chief of the
Jackson Volunteer Fire De
partment, the fire was
reported to the Jackson Fire
Department about three
o'clock Friday morning.
Chief Vaughn said the first
unit of the fire department
arrived at the scene of the
blaze and discovered the
dwelling “on the ground."
Mr. Vaughn said he under
sold the unoccupied house
was ’wood by Jesse Mathis,
whose wife was killed
November 20th in a head-on
crash on the Covington
Highway about a mile north
of the Jackson city limits.
Several other persons were
injured in the same accident.
Chief Vaughn said that
arson was strongly suspected
m the latest fire as it was in
previous fires in which the
last four vacant houses had
been burned in the same
general area.
Mrs. Duffey
Has Worked
30 Years
Mrs. Rebecca Duffey is
enjoying her 30th year as
Clerk of the Butts County-
Health Department, having
begun her tenure of employ
ment on February 1, 1945. At
the time “Miss Rebecca”
began her career, the health
department was housed
upstairs in the Courthouse
building and cardboard
boxes took the place of metal
filing cabinets!
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
in
Donald Comer 111 Is
President Avondale
Donald Comer. 111, repre
sents the fourth generation of
the Comer family to serve as
president of Avondale Mills.
Comer has served for eight
years as president, treasurer
and general manager of
Cowikee Mills with head
quarters in Eufaula. Ala.
Born in New York City in
1938. he is a graduate of the
University of Alabama and
has served in the L'nited
States Air Force.
Holding a number of
offices in state, business and
trade organizations, he is
currently vice chairman of
the Alabama Ethics Com
mission; director of the
Alabama Safety Council;
director of the Allied Sports
Company; advisory director
of the American Mutual
Insurance Company; direc
tor of the American Yarn
Spinners Association and
director of the First National
Bank of Eufaula.
He served as president and
director of the Alabama
DONALD COMER 111
Mrs. Duffey has been a
dedicated community work
er and possessing a remarka
ble memory, knows just
about everyone who comes
into the office.
Mrs. Duffey is married to
Mr. Nevin Duffey and they
are the parents of one son.
Lee Duffey. The entire
family is enjoying their new
home on McCaskill Drive and
Textile Manufacturers Asso
ciation in 1973-74. In the past
he has served as a director of
tiie Alabama-Florida Coun
cil, Boy Scouts; the Eufaula
Country Club; the Eufaula
Heritage .Association; the
Eufaula Public School and
United Way.
Past honors include his
selection by the Eufaula
Jaycees as Boss of the Year;
the Citizen of the Year
Trophy from the Eufaula
Kiwanis Club and the Good
Citizen Award from the
Eufaula Tribune.
He is a director of the
Comer School Trust, the
Cowikee Trust and the E. T.
Comer Trust.
Comer is married to the
former Jane Stephens of
Birmingham and they have
three children Jason Le
gare Comer. Luke McDonald
Comer and Carrie St. George
Comer.
The Comers expect to
make their home in Sylacau
ga in the near future.
are a very close-knit group.
As members of the Stark
Methodist Church, they are
extremely active in church
life. Mrs Duffey has served
in many capacities in the
church and was Sunday
School Superintendent for six
years.
Mrs. Duffey is to be
congratulated on her 30 years
of fine service to the citizens
of Jackson and Butts County.
