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GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS
FEBRUARY TERM, 1975
BUTTS SUPERIOR
COURT
TO: HONORABLE HUGH D.
SOSEBEE,JUDGE
BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT
FLINT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
We, the Grand Jury, sworn
and empanelled for the
February Term, 1975, Butts
Superior Court, make the
following presentments in
open court:
In organizing, the Grand
Jury elected J. H. Brown,
Sr., Foreman; Mrs. Julie C.
Sibley, Clerk; Mrs. Linda
Jean Taylor, Assistant
Clerk; and Mr. Carter
Moore, Bailiff.
We wish to express our
appreciation to the Honora
ble Hugh D. Sosebee, Judge,
Flint Judicial Circuit, for his
efficient, courteous and dig
nified manner in which he
conducts the courts in this
circuit, both here and in
other counties.
We desire to express our
appreciation to the Honora
ble Edward E. McGarity,
District Attorney, and Ken
neth Waldrep, his assistant,
for their cooperation and
assitance to the Grand Jury.
We express our apprecia
tion to Clerk of the Superior
Court, Mr. David Ridgeway,
for his cooperation and
assistance to the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury returned
ten (10) True Bills and ten
(10) No Bills.
We hereby appoint Mayor
C. B. Brown a member of the
Board of Health, Butts
County, to run concurrently
with his term as Mayor of
Jackson, Georgia.
We recommend that repair
work be accomplished on the
doors of the Grand Jury room
and the jurors’ bathroom so
they will close properly.
We recommend that the
appropriate Butts County
agency survey the mainte
nance needs of the grounds of
the county Health Center
with the view to immediately
placing the grounds in a
proper state of maintenance,
and so maintaining them on a
continuing basis thereafter.
We recommend the ap
pointment of Mrs. Martha S.
Cook, Notary Public, Ex
Officio, Justice of Peace,
Georgia Militia District 612.
We, the Grand Jury,
appoint A. Tommy Presley to
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Frank DeLamar of Jackson, left, and Frank M. Hughes of College Park, right,
disc uss legislation pertaining to older persons with Sen. Herman E. Talmadge at a Capitol
Hill luncheon where Sen Talmadge spoke to the Legislative Council of the National Retired
Teachers Association-American Association of Retired Persons. The Council meets annually
to formulate the legislative policy adopted by the two Associations, which represent more
than seven million older persons. Mr. DeLamar is a member of the Council, while Mr. Hughes
is first vice-president of NRTA.
the Butts County Board of
Education for a full term to
succeed Sims Crawford be
ginning April 1, 1975 and
ending March 31, 1980.
We, the Grand Jury,
appoint Rev. Grady Head,
Jr. to the Butts County Board
of Education to fill the
unexpired term of Jesse
Nutt, Jr.; said term to end
March 31, 1976.
We demand that the Board
of Education clean up and
maintain the premises of
Jackson Primary, Hender
son Jr. Elementary and
High, and Jackson High
Schools, and that adequate
lighting be installed in
classrooms where inade
quate lighting now exists.
We recommend that the
ensuing Grand Juries make
as their first order of
business, after selection of
officers, the reading of
previous presentments and
determine what action has
been taken.
We commend the Board of
Education for its ESAA
program in our school
system, and recommend that
this program be continued.
We commend Sheriff Bar
ney Wilder and his staff for
the diligent performance of
their duties and the improved
conditions of the jail.
We recommend that the
County Board of Commissio
ners provide uniforms for
prisoners in the county jail.
We thank our Foreman,
Mr. J. H. Brown, Sr.; our
Clerk, Mrs. Julie C. Sibley;
and our Assistant Clerk, Mrs.
Linda Jean Taylor, for their
services to this Grand Jury.
We thank our Bailiff, Mr.
Carter Moore, for his
services to this Grand Jury.
We recommend that these
presentments be published in
the Jackson Progress-Argus,
official organ of Butts
County, and the usual fee be
paid for publication.
This the 6th day of
February, 1975.
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. BROWN, SR., FORE
MAN
MRS. JULIE C. SIBLEY,
CLERK
Received in Open Court
and ordered filed and
published as requested. This
6th day of February, 1975.
HUGH D. SOSEBEE,
JUDGE
BUTTS COUNTY SUPER
IOR COURT
FLINT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Filed in Open Court, this
the 6th day of February, 1975.
DAVID P. RIDGEWAY,
CLERK
BUTTS COUNTY SUPER
IOR COURT
Lee Duffey
Wins Legion
Oratorical
Lee Duffey, a soph at
Jackson High School, won the
American Legion Oratorical
Contest on Monday morning,
February 10th, competing
with three other students.
Lee journeys to Post 51,
East Point, in Atlanta for the
next competition at 11 a.m.
Saturday, February 15th.
Lee was presented with a
$30.00 check by Commander
Patterson, Post 102. Mark
Riddle and Bobby Pinckney
also won prizes of S2O and $lO
respectively.
Lee is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Nevin Duffey of 333
McCaskill Drive, Jackson.
Trucking Industry
Pumps $3,792,400
In County's Economy
Atlanta At its peak, the
trucking industry is one of
the biggest employers in
Georgia, but the current
industry profit squeeze is
forcing many Georgians to
lose their trucking jobs,
according to Charles L.
Skinner, managing director
of the Georgia Motor
Trucking Association.
Mr. Skinner said a combi
nation of rapidly rising costs,
especially fuel, and antiqua
ted restrictions on truck sizes
and weights are beginning to
affect seriously the indus
try’s vast employment in the
state.
A year ago, trucking
directly employed 216,000
Jackson, Georgia 30233 Thursday, February 13, 1975
Washington, D.C. —■ The
Democratic Caucus of the
US. House of Representa
tives today overwhelmingly
approved Georgia’s Sixth
District Congressman, John
J. Flynt, Jr., to serve the 94th
Congress as Chairman of the
Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct. The vote
was 229-2.
The vote was by written
secret ballot and was
described by the Speaker of
the House as the largest vote
received by any chairman of
the 22 standing House
committees.
“I am deeply honored by
the confidence exhibited by
my colleagues in choosing
me. I did not seek member
ship on the Committee or the
Chairmanship, but I will
serve to the best of my
ability,” Representative
Flynt said at the conclusion
of the vote tally.
The Committee on Stan
dards of Official Conduct is a
standing committee of the
U.S. House of Representa
tives created during the 90th
Congress.
Congressman Flynt is the
first member of the U.S.
House of Representatives
from Georgia to serve as
chairman of a committee
after Representative Carl
Vinson retired in 1965 after
serving as Chairman of the
House Armed Services
Committee.
persons in Georgia, with an
annual payroll of $1.6 billion.
In Butts County, this means
an average of 499 jobs
pumping $3,792,400 into the
local economy each year.
Mr. Skinner said a recent
survey conducted by his staff
indicated that trucking firms
in Georgia had to lay off 11.2
percent of their work force
last year. This means that 56
Butts Countians lost their
jobs at a cost in local wages
of $424,749.
The figures reflect only
those persons who were
employed directly by truck
ing operations. Not counted
are the additional thousands
who make their living in
truck-related businesses,
such as mechanics, insu
rance men, gas and truck
stop employees or employees
of any of Georgia’s 460 truck
dealerships.
The industry will either
have to ask for a raise in its
rates and pass another
expense along to the consu
mer or seek to have more
efficient weight regulations
for the trucks themselves,
Mr. Skinner said.
Most of the regulations
governing trucks in Georgia
date back 20 years. At
present, Georgia’s laws are
substantially more restric
tive than current federal
standards or those used by
many other states.
LOCAL FARMERS AT
NO-TILL MEETING
, Bartlesville Over 80
middle Georgians attended a
two-hour workshop on No-Till
Farming at Gordon Junior
College last week.
Those from Butts County
attending were Randy
Promoted
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Hal Summers, who has
been manager of Avondale
Mills’ Indian Springs plant
since 1966. has been promo
ted to manager of the Carpet
Yarn Division and ■ will be
based in Stevenson, Ala.,
according to an announce
ment by G. Wendell Morriss,
executive vice president,
manufacturing.
Succeeding Summers at
Indian Springs is Bob Betts,
who comes from Stevenson,
where he has been manager
of the Grace plant.
Summers has been with the
company since 1950. He was
first assigned to Birmingham
where he was a management
traineee, quality control
BETTY CROCKER
FAMILY LEADER
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DIANNE JORDAN
Dianne Jordan has been
named Jackson High School
1975 Betty Crocker Family
Leader of Tomorrow. Miss
Jordan is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Jordan of
McDonough.
Miss Jordan won the honor
by scoring high in a written
knowledge and attitude ex
amination administered to
high school seniors here and
throughout the country on
December 3. She will receive
a specially designed award
from General Mills, sponsor
of the annual Betty Crocker
Search for Leadership in
Family Living and becomes
eligible for state and national
honors.
Barnes, Earl Bell, Bill
Fletcher, Lovett Fletcher, J.
E. Harris, Emmett B.
Mason, Harold F. McMi
ehael, Cliett Redman, Jr.,
and Marion Todd.
Changes At Avondale
engineer, card room foreman
and assistant plant manager
successively.
He has been active in civic
and church work in Jackson.
At First Baptist Church he
has served as chairman of
the board of deacons, choir
member and Sunday School
Department director. Train
ing Union Director and
Sunday School teacher.
He has served as president,
secretary and tail twister of
the Lions Club and other
civic activities include mem
ber of the board of directors
of the Jackson Chamber of
Commerce and United Ap
peal.
Summers is a native of
Kiwanis Club To Present
Second KAPERS March 15 th
The Jackson Kiwanis Club
announced Tuesday that the
second annual KIWANIS
KAPERS will be presented
Saturday, March 15, at 7:30
p.m. in the Jackson High
School Auditorium.
Last year’s KIWANIS
KAPERS was a huge success
and this year's promises to
be even better.
Trophies will be awarded
for winner, first runner up
and second runner up, in
each of three classes. Class A
(10th thru 12th grades);
Class B (7th thru 9th
Public Asked To Give
Beautification Ideas
The Butts County Associa
tion for Beautification
through Conservation will
kick off its 1975 program at a
meeting to be held at The
Central Georgia EMC audi
torium on February 13th at
7:00 p.m. The public is
invited to attend and offer
suggestions for the 1975 goal.
Through the efforts of Mrs.
M. W. Juhlin and her
committee, who have volun
teered their services once
again for the 1975 project,
and with the cooperation of
city and county leaders, the
garden clubs and council, the
newspaper and radio station,
and other interested organi
zations and individuals.
Butts County won district
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
New Manager
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Bob Betts
Smyrna. Ga., and a graduate
in textile engineering at
Georgia Tech.
He spent three years with
the Army Combat Engineers
in World War II in Europe.
Summers and his wife Jean
have two children. Laurie,
who attends West Georgia
College and Darrell, a
freshman at Georgia Tech.
Bob Betts is a native of
Columbus. Ga.. and a
graduate of Auburn Univer
sity. He began his career
with Avondale in 1953 as a
mangement trainee at the
Pell City (Ala.) plant. He
later served as a foreman at
that plant and at the Eva
Jane plant in Sylaeauga.
grades); and Class C (Ist
thru 6th grades).
Applications will be avai
lable at the principal's office
in each school, the Van
Deventer Center, the Butts
County Recreation Center,
and the Henderson Youth
Center. Completed applica
tions should be turned in at
the Jackson Post Office or at
Mr. Shotwell's office at
Henderson Junior High.
Tryouts will be held
Saturday. March Ist, at 2:00
p.m. at the Jackson Club
house. A signed and comple-
and area awards and w-ent on
to become one of five finalists
in the 1974 state competition.
The judges were very
complimentary of the accom
plishments made in Butts
County, especially since this
was its first year in the
program while some compe
ting counties had entered
several times. Some of the
most significant accomplish
ments were: improvements
to all school campuses,
removal of time-worn build
ings and recognition of
"Beauty Spots."
Eilene F. Milam, Exten
sion Home Economist, and
Millard Daniel, County A
gent. are looking forward to
an even greater year in 1975;
Ala., becoming plant mana
ger of the Grace operation in
1965.
Betts has been active at
First Methodist Church in
Stevenson, serving as chair
man of the administrative
board, trustee and choir
member.
He has been secretary of
the Stevenson Civic Club the
past seven years and has
served nine years in the
Alabama National Guard.
He and his wife Peggie
have three daughters
Cynthia, 18; Lillian. 13: and
Connie. 12.
ted application must be
turned in before tryout.
Entertainment and techni
cal assistance will be
provided by the Jackson
Theatre Guild.
Tickets for this year’s
Kiwanis Kapers will be
priced at 50 cents for
students and SI.OO for adults
and may be obtained from
any member of the Jackson
Kiwanis Club or the Jackson
Theatre Guild.
with the community pride
and enthusiasm shown in the
past year, they are confident
that the program will meet
with continued success. The
public is urged to attend the
kickoff meeting on February
13 and to help get plans
formulated for 1975.
The program presentation
will be made by Eilene F.
Milam, Millard Daniel and
Harold McMichael. “We are
hoping for more audience
involvement at the meeting
this time,” said Mrs. Milam.
A nursery is planned for
small children at the meeting
and refreshments will be
served.
