The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, August 14, 1975, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSarkson prngress-Argus Volume 102 Number 33 - ™ ~ 1 1 . 'kgj *-• -• . ... v i^ggS^^?^BßlMg Webb’s Red Dot has undergone an expansion and a name change and will osberve its Grand Opening Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 14-15-16, with an additional 3,000 square feet of space and anew name, Thriftown. The handsome enlarged store is at the intersection of Georgia Highways 42 and 16 and is owned and operated by Candler Webb, his son, Tommy Webb, and Candler’s wife, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Webb. The recent 112 Pint Quota Set For Bloodmobile Visit Monday A mid-summer visit of the Regional Bloodmobile to Jackson will be an event of Monday, August 18th, with the customary quota of 112 pints assigned the county. John B. Long, blood recruitment chairman for the Butts County Chapter, American Red Cross, an nounced that the Blood mobile will be headquarters at the National Guard Armory on Franklin Street with the usual hours from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. to be observed for the collection of blood. In announcing the 112 pint quota, Mr. Long observed “for the past two to three years we have enjoyed the distinction of meeting and surpassing every quota which means that our eligibility on the free whole blood program as admini stered by the Red Cross is in excellent standing. We wish to keep it this way and I urge Bill Jones President Flint Bar William B. (Bill) Jones, Jackson attorney practicing law with Richard W. Wat kins, Jr., was elected president of the Flint Bar Association at its meeting Wednesday night, August 6th, at Falls View Restau rant. Mr. Jones is also superintendent of Butts County Schools. Other officers elected at the annual meeting were Bobby Melton, secretary, Forsyth; Lynn Wilson, treasurer, Barnesville; and Harold Craig, recording secretary, McDonough. A. J. Welch of McDonough is the retiring president, Mr. Welch’s mother being the former Miss Cola Pope of Butts County. Speaker for the evening was Norman Underwood, executive secretary for Gov ernor George Busbee. He was introduced by Mr. Welch. The Flint Bar Association will have the distinct honor of furnishing the next president of the Georgia Bar Associa tion in the person of Harold Clarke, prominent Forsyth attorney and former state representative. The membership voted to hold quarterly meetings in the future. Grand Opening New Thriftown Store all past donors and prospec tive new donors to report to the Armory on the 18th to give a pint of blood so that our fine record can be continued, plus the fact that the whole blood is so urgently needed.” Again the Butts County 4-H Clubs, under the leadership and direction of Mrs. Eilene Milam, home economist, and Millard Daniel, county agent, will spearhead the drive to publicize the Bloodmobile visit and to enroll donors in advance. The impetus given to the blood program was first begun by Miss Rachel Torrence when she was home economist here, aided by Mr. Daniel. Through the hard work of the enthusiastic and energetic young boys and girls, the blood program took on anew dimension with the zeal and zest of 4-H members putting the program over the top after some years of more or less lackadaisical efforts. Mclntosh Trail Eligible For Title II Funds Mr. R. L. Norsworthy, Chairman of the Mclntosh Trail Area Employment and Training Council has an nounced that the Mclntosh Trail is eligible for Title II funds under the Comprehen sive Employment & Training Act. In order to be eligible for Title II funds a county must have an unemployment rate that exceeds 6.5 percent for three consecutive months. All counties in the Mclntosh Trail Area are eligible for Title II funds. The amount of funds that a county receives is based on the number of unemployed in that county in proportion to the total number of unemployed in the State. With these funds, local officials have created 72 jobs in counties, cities, public schools and others, which those officials consider to be unmet public needs in their counties. Jobs created cover the full range of governmen tal occupations and func tions. Included are jobs for firefighters, education aides, policemen, public works maintenance, equipment operators, mechanics, sani tation workers, health and hospital workers and others. Persons eligible for those jobs will be those, residing in eligible counties, unemploy ed for 30 days or longer with special consideration for remodeling and expansion enabled the supermarket to triple its frozen food space; triple its bread and bakery department, and double its meat, produce and dairy sections. While thanking customers for their past patronage, the Webbs extend a cordial invitation to everyone to attend the Grand Opening beginning Thursday. Photo by Jerry McLaurin. Chairman Long said mini sters of the county would be asked to announce the visit of the Bloodmobile from their pulpits and that posters would be placed in store windows in downtown Jack son. Mr. Long said that Butts County patients in area hospitals usually received more blood than the county donates and that families who have patients receiving whole blood under the county’s reciprocal blood program are expected to replace the blood themselves or have it replaced by friends. Members of the Jackson Business & Professional Women’s Club and members of the Butts County 4-H Clubs, as well as other volunteer workers, will staff the visit, serving in clerical and typing capacities, as well as in the canteen. those who have oeen unem ployed the longest period of time, special groups receiv ing priority will be veterans, females, non-whites, and heads-of -households. Persons who are interested in applying for these jobs should contact local govern ment agencies or the local office of the Georgia Depart ment of Labor. Certification of eligibility for these jobs will be provided by the Georgia Department of Labor. If you desire more infor mation or have questions or comments on this plan, please contact Mr. Daniel E. Patrick, Employment & Training Planner, Room 125, Jasper County Courthouse, Monticello, Georgia 31064, telephone 404-468-6207. A copy of the plan is available for public review at the above address. BUTTS VET CLUB TO GIVE DANCE SATURDAY The Butts County Veterans Club will be the scene of a dance Saturday night, Aug ust 16th, with couple only eligible to attend. Music will be furnished by The Star Dusters and admission will be $4.00 per couple. You do not have to be a member to attend. Jackson, Georgia 30233 Thursday, August 14, 1975 Rabies Have Spread To Spalding Rabies has spread into Spalding County with the announcement last week by Sanitarian Mike Kelley of Spalding Health Department that a raccoon found on Johnny Cut Road had rabies and had bitten two dogs which had to be destroyed. The dogs belonged to Milus Duke, according to Mr. Kelley. At least three documented cases of rabies in raccoons have been discovered in Butts County, one each in the Towaliga Community, on Buttrill Road, and on Shiloh Road. Lamar County has been plagued with raccoons and foxes which have turned up with rabies. Fortunately for Spalding residents the rabid raccoon was discovered on the same day that the new animal control program went into full operation in the county. A1 Thrasher Heads United Fund Drive Albert Thrasher, Jr., an executive with American Mills, Inc. in Griffin and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Thrasher, Sr. of Jackson, has been selected as chairman of the 1975 United Fund Drive for Griffin and Spalding County. Announcement of Mr. Thrasher’s selection was made recently by M. J. Yates, president of the Griffin-Spalding County United Fund. Mr. Thrasher pointed out the goal will be set at SIOO,OOO, a substantial in crease over past years. The drive will begin September 15th with ad vanced gifts and industrial divisions with general soli citations expected to begin September 22nd. Organizations which will share in the United Funds money include Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, Griffin Association for Re tarded Citizens, Boys Club, and the Red Cross, and Emergency Community Aid Service. GIVE BLOOD ■ UNTO OTHERS. ■ AS TOU WOULD* HAVE THEM GIVE UNTO YOU AND YOURS. The American Red Cross Schools Open August 28; Faculties Are Announced The Butts County School System’s 1975-76 school year will begin this month with teacher and administrative staff persons reporting for three days of pre-planning beginning on Monday, Aug ust 25th, and ending on Wednesday, August 27th. Students will report for their first day of class on Thursday August 28th, at 8:20 a.m. according to William B. Jones, Butts County School Superintendent. Mr. Jones stated that any parent who has a school age student who will be new to the Butts County School System this year and especially those parents or kindergarten and primary age students who have not already registered their children is encouraged to do so prior to the opening day of school. Kindergarten age students can be registered any weekday at the Board of Education Building on North Mulberry Street. Primary age students can be register ed any weekday at the Jackson Primary School located on Woodland Way, Jackson, Georgia. The following is a list of the certificated persons who will staff the following listed schools. bonations Sought Lamar James Fund The many friends of Lamar James, critically wounded and paralyzed from his waist down in a robbery at Fresh Air Barbecue several months ago, have begun the Lamar James Fund, proceeds of which will be used for the purpose of a washer and dryer, a hospital bed, and other necessary items needed in his medical care. Mr. James returned about three weeks ago from Craig Rehabilitation Insititute in Englewood, Colorado. Doc- SUSAN TAYLOR IS TAPPED BY KAPPA DELTA PI Miss Susan Taylor, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Taylor, was recently initi ated into the Beta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an honor society in Educa tion, at the University of Butts County School Calendar 1975-76 Pre-Planning August 25-26-27 First Day of School August 28 Labor Day - No School September 1 First Month Ends September 25 Second Month Ends October 23 In-Service October 24 End of First Nine Weeks October 31 End of Fall Quarter November 21 Third Month Ends November 21 Thanksgiving Holidays November 27-28 Last Day Before Christmas December 19 First Day After Christmas January 5 Fourth Month Ends January 6 End of Second Nine Weeks January 20 Fifth Month Ends February 3 Winter Quarter Ends March 2 Sixth Month Ends March 2 In-Service March 4-5 End of Third Nine Weeks March 25 Easter Holidays April 16-19 Seventh Month Ends April 1 Eight Months Ends May 3 Ninth Months Ends (Last Day of School) - Quarter Ends May 31 Post-Planning June 1,2,3,4 BUTTS COUNTY SCHOOLS W. B. Jones, Superinten dent. M. C. Paget, Jr., Admini strative Assistant. JoAnn Manley, Curriculum Director. Mary Carr, Federal Funds Coordinator. Arthur Lawson, Visiting Teacher. Tyler Garland, Visiting Teacher. Catherine Fletcher, Lunch room Director. System Wide Special Edu cation: Kathleen Pinckney, Coordinator; Deborah Allen, Speech Therapist. Early Childhood Educa tion : Menford Bellamy, Mary Ann Compton, Emily Jinks, Martha Jones. JACKSON PRIMARY SCHOOL Margaret McCormick, Principal; Linda Abernathy, Mary Arnold, Ruth Ash, Thelma Ash, Lynda Ballard, Kathy Barnes, Rachael Berry, Janie Carmichael, Annie Evans, Brenda Free man, Myra Folsom, Eliza beth Foster. Mollie W. Garland, Rosa M. Goodman, Nancy Hall, Mary Hatten, Jackie Hutcheson, Jeanette Johnson, Fannie, B. Jones, Barbara Lee, Leila McClel- tors feel that he has an excellent chance of learning to walk with the aid of braces and crutches and this is presently his goal which friends feel is attainable through his hard work and great determination. Persons wishing to make donations may make checks payable to the Lamar James Fund and may leave them at Jackson Automotive Supply, Triangle Gas Station. City Police Station, or C&S Bank of Jackson where the fund will be deposited. Georgia. The purpose of Kappa Delta Pi is to encourage high professional. intellectual, and personal standards and to recognize outstanding contributions to education. Miss Taylor will be teaching Home Economics at Wills High School in Smyrna this Fall. $6.18 Per Year In Advance land, Ozinnia Outland, Julia Pettigrew, Marsha Royal, Nancy Shelby, Romenia Simmons. Nancy Smith, Audrey Wilkins, Bernice Williams, Lena Mae Witcher. HENDERSON ELEMENTARY J. M. L. Comer, Principal; Gay Albritton, Lena M. Benton, Cathy Brown, Eula gean Bryant, Elizabeth Car ter, Betty B. Coleman, Thelma Crawford, Sara Beth Crockarell, Edna Glenda Davis, Bossman Eaddy, Mary Fleisher, Carol Fre diani, Mary Louise Gantt, Rosemary W. Griggs, Mar garet Holloway, Peggy Hut chins, Debbie Jackson, Don na Kinard, Dianne D. Kitchens, Celeste LawTence, Susan Lynn Luckie, Marcia Lee McCaleb. Edna Murray, Merrill Lee Neel. Addie Jo Nutt, Willowdean Powell, Ruth Presley. June Sheffield. Juanita B. Thornton. Mildred Wallace, Norma Walton, Rebecca Waters, Emma Jo Whitaker, Mary Loma Young. Mamie Crawford. HENDERSON JR. HIGH W. E. Shot well, Principal; Sarah Bond, Betty Brown. Kenneth Brumley. Andrew Buggs, Willie Cash, Mary ■ .;!• Hjf PfiJ Hollis Griggs Is New Recreation Director Hollis Griggs of Temple Terrace, Florida is the new recreation director for the Jackson-Butts County Re creation Commission, it was announced this week by Frank Hearn, chairman of the recreatibn commission. Mr. Griggs succeeds Perry Manolis, who resigned several months ago as recreation director. Mr. Griggs is a recent graduate of Georgia South ern College, Statesboro, where he received his BS degree in Recreation. He was a winning pitcher for the outstanding baseball team at Georgia Southern and helped pitch the team to the 1973 NCAA District 111 championship at Starkville, Miss. From there they traveled to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska and finished fifth. Georgia Southern was the first team to ever represent the state in the College World Series. Mr. Griggs is married to Francis Daniel, Florence O. Davis, Brenda Johnson, Samuel Johnson. Lewis Jones, James C. Lawson, Velma Maddox, James E. McCormick, Grover Mcln tyre, Edna Miller, Patricia D. Miller, Bill Moore, Bill Nelson, Frances Paget, Robinn Rogers, Judy Skin ner, Ruby Solomon, Beatrice Wade, Gwendolyn West, Carol S. Harpe. JACKSON SR. HIGH SCHOOL George Tate, Principal; Ron Wade. Asst. Principal, Linda Arthur, Emily Blue, Danny Blue, Sandra Brooks, Tommy Carmichael, Ann Champion, David Dalton, Joseph Davis, Charles Fells, Patricia Freeman, Curtis Gaye, Lawrence Hartman, Angelyn Hearn, Nancy Houghtaling, Loy Hutcheson. Richard Ledford, Roland Lee, Jack Martin, Barbara McGee, Iwana McGee. Hyrum Pierce. Darrell Pip pin, Jeanelle Quarterman, Carol Ridgeway, Dale Royal, Marian Sanders, Ronnie Scott. Phyllis Shotwell, Arthur White, Cornelious Williams, Geraldine Wright, Howard Janke. Robert Car roll, Annette Williams, Lou nette Rodeheaver, Deborah Bruce Stewart. the former nosemarv Wells of High Springs, Fla. When asked how he felt about coming to Jackson, Mr. Griggs said “I am happy to be a part of Jackson. This community is so fortunate to have the land on which to build an outstanding natural recreational complex. I ap preciate the warm welcome my wife and I have received and I urge everyone to come by the Recreation Center and talk. Our door is always open.” STEVE PECK IS GA. SOUTHERN GRADUATE STATESBORO Steven E. Peck, a Georgia Southern College student from Butts County, is a candidate for a BS degree at the 35th annual summer commencement program scheduled for Sat urday, August 16, at 10:30 a m. in the W. S. Hanner Fieldhouse.