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Over 5 Million Spent
In Butts Cos. for Food
Special to the
Progress-Argus
NEW YORK, JULY 12
How did the average Butts
County family spend its
money in the past year? How
much of it went to local retail
stores?
According to figures just
released, following a nation
wide survey, consumer
spending for goods and
services continued at a
relatively high level in the
area, despite the depressed
state of the economy.
The findings are contained
in a market study made by
the Standard Rate and Data
Service. It details just how
the average family in each
section of the country spent
its retail dollar and how
much of it was allotted for
food, clothing, household
equipment, cars and other
products.
In Butts County, it is
shown, the largest outlay was
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A WELL KEPT HOME AND YARD is that of Miss Helen Thornton at 778 West Third
Street. The attractive home and well manicured lawn was selected by the Butts County
Association for Beautification Through Conservation committee for its neatness and the
conservation practices that enable the owner to keep a beautiful and well-sloped lawn. Photo
by Jerry McLaurin.
Albany To Sponsor National
Pecan Festival in September
This Bicentennial Year in
America conjures up all the
romance and glory of
Pioneer America, and with it
the importance of a crop first
introduced by the American
Indians.
The humble pecan which
had its origins along the
swampy river banks of the
Gulf Coast is now rated as
one of the nation’s most
important agricultural com
modities.
Throughout the world the
pecan is highly prized as a
delicacy. The pecan flourish
ed in the loamy soil of the
Louisiana Territory, and our
first Americans came to
value its delightful flavor and
excellent nutritive proper
ties.
The word “pecan” has its
derivation in the Algonquin
word “Pakan”, meaning
walnuts, hickory nuts and
pecans. Indian tribes used
the kernels to make a good
seasoning by adding boiling
water to the nuts. The
mixture was added to
venison broth, hominy and
corncakes. Fermented
pecans were transformed
into an intoxicating beverage
imbibed at tribal festivities.
A slave gardner, Antoine, of
Oak Alley Plantation in
southern Louisiana first
devised a commercial usage
for the valued Indian food.
Antoine succeeded in graft
ing 16 trees in 1846-47. Later
he successfully grafted 110
trees. This variety of pecans
was named aptly enough
Gordon Summer
Enrollment
Shows Hike
BARNESVILLE The
Admissions Office at Gordon
Junior College announces an
enrollment of 577 summer
quarter students.
for food.
The sales volume in local
supermarkets, butcher
shops, bakeries, delicates
sens, grocery stores and
other food outlets totaled
$5,088,000, as against the
prior year’s $4,363,000.
This was solely for take
home food. It does not
include the amount that went
to restaurants and to other
dining and drinking places.
In effect, approximately 27
cents out of every dollar
spent in local retail stores
was for food for home
consumption. The proportion
was greater than in many
communities.
Throughout the United
States as a whole, 22 cents
was so-spent and, in the State
of Georgia, 23 cents.
The report shows that the
expenditure for food pur
chased in Butts County for
home use would average out
to $1,547 per household if
“Centennial”.
From these rather insigni
ficant origins the pecan
industry has now catapulted
into national prominence.
Today the U.S. crop of
144,000,000 pounds is esti
mated at earning some
$70,000,000.
Georgia produces over 40
percent of the national crop
and Albany justifiably be
came the home of the
Southern Nut Growers Asso
ciation in 1901. Albany is the
heart of the “Pecan Capital
of the World” and the “Pecan
Center of the World for
Named Varieties.”
Truly, the story of the
pecan is typically American.
General George Washington
wrote to friends that he was
fond of pecan nuts and often
kept them in his pockets.
Although how he managed to
crack the shells with his
fabled wooden teeth is not
known. Thomas Jefferson
became intensely interested
in pecans when he received
his first box as a gift from
Daniel Clark in New Orleans
in 1799.
Pecans are tremendously
rich in food value. They
provide essential vitamins,
minerals and other nutrients.
Our American Indians re
cognized the high protein
value of the pecan and many
tribes subsisted, it is said, on
an exclusive diet of pecans
for two months of the year.
Pecans are excellent
source of calcium, phospho
rous, iron, protein, quality
The enrollment is an
increase of 35 percent over
last summer’s enrollment of
362 students. This summer
Gordon has enrolled 335
males, 242 females, 204
veterans, 245 freshmen, 223
sophomores, two joint en
rollees, 52 transients, 33
special studies students, and
22 special students.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON. GEORGIA
distributed equally among
the local population.
The figures indicate that
business was comparatively
good, under the circum
stances, for most other retail
outlets in the area. Auto
mobile sales were an
exception.
Total expenditures for
automotive equipment, in
cluding cars, motorcycles,
boats and the like, amounted
to $3,275,000. The previous
year’s total was $3,542,000.
Department stores and
variety shops selling general
merchandise grossed
$954,000, as against the
previous $865,000.
Those selling shoes, hats,
coats and other articles of
apparel had receipts of
$902,000. This compares with
the 1973 figure of $806,000.
In stores carrying furni
ture and other home fur
nishings, the volume was
$793,000. The prior total was
$680,000.
carbohydrates. Vitamins A,
B and G.
Albany is proud to be the
home of the National Pecan
Festival, a celebration de
signed to seriously promote
the nut so beneficial to the
South and to the Nation.
The Festival is held at
harvest time, in the fall of the
year. The 1975 Festival
carries a historical theme -
“Pecans - A Gift from the
First Americans.” Three
days of fun filled activities
have been planned for
September 18, 19 & 20. Miss
Georgia will add grace and
charm during these three
days. Movie Star Burt
Reynolds is planning to
attend as our special guest.
He will be filming “Gator”, a
sequel to “White Lighting” in
the Valdosta area during
this time. Other luminaries
from the world of politics and
entertainment will ride in the
Grand Parade.
Master artists and crafts
men will be exhibiting their
works in the new Mall Area
of Downtown Albany, where
they will be judged for cash
prize awards compliments of
the Downtown Albany Asso
ciation. Exhibits will be for
sale, and all interested
parties are invited to enter or
just browse through the,
exhibits. Entertainments of
song and dance have also
been planned for your
enjoyment. Shows will be
given on the afternoons of
Thursday and Friday, Sep
tember 18 & 19.
The college is offering 33
day courses and 25 night
courses on the Barnesville
campus. Additional exten
sion courses are also being
offered at the Griffin and
Covington Centers.
Gordon officials anticipate
an enrollment of over 1,000
students when fall quarter
classes begin Sept. 23
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Mrs. Glenn Meredith (right) discusses summer electric
rate with Mrs. Paul Palmer and Mrs. John Billy Barnes at the
Butts County Women’s Task Force meeting held at the
Central Georgia EMC auditorium July 15.
Task Force
Of CGEMC
Met July 15
By Mrs. Alma Redman,
Butts County
Publicity Chairman
The women of Butts County
who accepted the hospitality
of Central Georgia EMC on
July 15 reported a most
profitable and delightful
morning at the auditorium.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins
figuratively pulled a rabbit
out of the hat as she
demonstrated fry pan
menus. Delectable entrees
and cakes materialized be
fore the eyes of the beholder.
Recipes were distributed to
guests as well as material
giving practical suggestions
on how to reduce the high
cost of electricity.
By means of cartoons and
charts, each point in the
WEBB’S THRIFTOWN
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Jackson, Ga.
WHOLE
FRYERS
49c
GROUND
BEEF
-89 c
start savlnq
WITH THESE SUMMER FOOD SPECIALS I
CERTIFIED
FRANKS
79c
FROZEN FOOD
GORTON
Ocean Perch
199 c
GORTON FRIED
Fish Fillets
1401 99c
THURSDAY, JULY 24. 1975
conservation program was
observed. At the conclusion
of the demonstration, a
tasting luncheon was served
consisting of dishes prepared
at the meeting.
The lucky recipients of the
door prizes received “Flint
Favorites,” a collection of
favorite recipes provided by
the Flint Electric Member
ship Corporation. *
Date Change
For Food
Program
The Summer Fruits &
Vegetables foods program
has been changed from July
23 to July 24. The place and
time remains the same:
10:30 a.m. at the EMC
auditorium.
Eilene Milam, Extension
Home Economist, will pre-
Savings on Sood\
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Public Hearing July 31
State Plan, Title XX, SS
A public hearing on the
proposed Title XX State Plan
for Social Services in
Georgia has been scheduled
from 1 until 4 p.m., on
Thursday, July 31, at the
Butts County Department of
Family and Children Ser
vices. The proposed plan,
which is available for
citizen review at the Butts
County Department of
Family and Children Ser
vices, includes services to
abused and neglected chil
dren, the mentally retarded,
transportation and “meals
on wheels” to the elderly,
and family planning.
Those eligible for services
are individuals or families
receiving Aid to Families
with Dependent Children,
Supplemental Security In
come, and Medicaid benefits
or income eligible families
such as a family of four with
a gross income of less than
$7,800 annually.
The Department of Human
Resources is administering
the $57 million in federal
funds for these social
services and is in charge of
sent this program and you
are cordially invited to
attend. Please remember to
bring a covered dish and
your recipe ideas, and plan
on eating lunch at the
auditorium.
Mrs. Milam will furnish the
beverage. If you have
questions about this program
please call 775-2601.
BLUE PLATE*
MAYONNAISE
Qt. Size 78c
Limit 1 with $lO order or more
PirK Of THE U
SWEET RED
GRAPES
1 69 c
SWEET CALIF. RED
Plums j 49c
SWEET JUICY CALIF.
Nectarines
149 c
RUSSET BAKING
Potatoes
5 99c
FRESH MOUNTAIN GROWN
Cabbage
-10 c
developing a plan for the
most effective use of those
funds to help Georgia
citizens. The final state plan
will go into effect October 1.
For information on the
Proposed State Plan, call
John Hall. The telephone
number is 775-7405.
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If we don't stock it, we'll make
every effort to get it for you.
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BUILDING MATERIALS LUMBER
25 Carolina Ave. Jackson, Ga.
Phone 775-3266
SHURFINE
Canned Drinks
12 SI.OO
Limit 12
KRAFT
Barbecue
Sauce
Plain, Onion, Hickory
Smoke, Hot
18 Oz. 53c
aMBP HIM HEBE
SOFLIN PAPER
Towels
3‘"fr $1
ARMOUR TREET
Lunch Loaf
”o* 89c
SHURFINE
Tomato Juice
3201 39c
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Sammy
Webb had as Sunday lunch
eon guest Ed Skinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Reeves of Carrollton spent
the weekend with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Reeves, coming over for the
wedding of his brother,
Harry, and Miss Debbie
Crowder of Jackson.
WE ACCEPT
FOOD STAMPS
