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Volume 102 Number 43
New Supermarket
Will Open Soon
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GIANT MART DISCOUNT FOODS NEAR COMPLETION Jackson’s newest
supermarket located at the intersection of State Highway 42 and 16 in east Jackson is scheduled
to be opened for business by mid-November. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
The people of Jackson,
Butts County and surround
ing areas will soon have an
all new and modern super
market in which to do their
grocery shopping. The large
new grocery store being
constructed at the intersec
tion of Georgia Highway 42
and 16 and adjacent to
Hodges Hardware and Furni
ture Cos. will soon open its
doors to grocery shoppers
Beautification Judging
Will Be Done Nov. sth
Wednesday, November
sth, has been designated the
day set for judges to visit
Jackson and Butts County
and make their decision on
Butts County’s challenge for
best in the state in the 1975
beautification contest.
Mrs. Gwen Juhlin is
chairman of the BCABC and
emphasizes the importance
of total county involvement
and commitment in putting
the finishing touches on the
beautification projects in the
short period before the
judging on November sth.
“Everyone is urged to
straighten up, clean up, and
be prepared for the final
judging,” Mrs. Juhlin reiter
ated. “A little pride and hard
work now can make Butts
County the proud winner of
the state grand prize beauti
Harvest Festival At ISA
Is Scheduled for Oct. 25
The annual Indian Springs
Academy Harvest Festival
and Stew Supper will be an
important event of Saturday,
October 25th, with the
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BOSTON TEA PARTY CELEBRATED - The Butts County School System celebrated
the 200th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party Friday, October 17th, with costumes and a menu
in keeping with America’s bicentennial celebration. Pictured above are students and cafeteria
workers of Jackson Elementary School decked out for the occasion. Photo by Jerry
McLaurin.
featuring a wide variety of
grocery and related com
modities at discount chain
store prices.
The new store, to be owned
and operated by Bill Jones
and Mac Collins, both local
businessmen, will do busi
ness under the trade name of
Giant Mart Discount Foods.
The business will be an
affiliate of Alterman Foods,
Inc., one of the largest
fication award.”
Joining with Mrs. Juhlin in
urging Butts citizens to
active participation in the
remaining days are Millard
Daniel and Harold (Doc)
McMichael, co-chairmen.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins,
coordinator of the entire
beautification project, this
week complimented Mrs.
Thelma Prosser, scrapbook
chairman, for the excellent
job she has done in
assembling materials and
presenting it in an attractive
format.
Among others who have
worked hard in their various
capacities are Mrs. Kathy
Morgan, publicity; Larry
Morgan, treasurer; and Mrs.
Eilene Milam, projects
chairman.
Mrs. Juhlin has particu
festival to begin at 5 p.m. and
continue until 9 o’clock.
Mrs. Vira Long, chairman
of the Harvest Festival,
stated “we hope to make this
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wholesale grocery outlets in
Georgia and the southeast.
The new business will be
stafffed by approximately 10
full time employees and
several part time helpers.
A manager for the store is
yet to be named.
The tentative opening date
for Giant Mart Discount
Foods is set for sometime in
mid-November.
larly asked the following
chairmen to contact their
organizations or communi
ties to remind them to be
ready for the judging:
Mens clubs, Bill Browning;
Women’s clubs, Mrs. G. N.
Etheredge; other clubs, Mrs.
Asa O’Neal; Banks, Larry
Morgan; Ministers, Rev. R.
W. Jenkins; Individuals,
Mrs. Glen Meredith; Other
leaders, Mac Davis; School
Officials, Mrs. Ralph Carr,
Jr.; Industry, Dick O’Hara;
Business and Professional,
Mrs. Winnie Moore; Govern
ment Agencies, Marion
Todd; Community Clubs,
Mrs. Robert Williams; Gar
den Clubs, Mrs. Levi Ball;
City and County Officials,
Harold McMichael; News
Media, Doyle Jones, Jr.
the best Harvest Festival the
Academy has ever had and to
do this we are counting on the
support and cooperation
from every parent.”
Tax Equalizers Recommend
25% Tax Reduction
October 17,1975
TO: Butts County Board of Tax Assessors
We, the Board of Tax Equalization in session with
the Board of Assessors, having heard all appeals
of these citizens appearing before us, do hereby
concur that the assessments on real and personal
property in Butts County have been arrived at on
an equitable and uniform basis. However, we, the
Board of Equalization, unanimously recommend
that the Board of Tax Assessors reduce the
assessed valuation on all property by 25 percent
across the board.
Butts County Board of Equalization
C. M. Daniel, Jr. Chairman
Robert L. Williams, Jr.
Joseph Davis
Mrs. Burns, Burford
Winners at Flovilla
A record breaking 88
percent of the registered
voters, 112 of 127, went to the
polls Wednesday, October
15th, in the City of Flovilla
election and chose incumbent
Councilman David Burford
and Councilwoman, Mrs.
Emily Burns to represent
them on the City Council for
three-year terms beginning
January 1, 1976.
Mr. Burford received 61
votes and Mrs. Burns 43.
Heavy interest was en
Hugh Glidewell
Passes
Georgia Bar
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Hugh Morris Glidewell,
Jr., of 148 Walker Street,
Jackson, was sworn in as a
member of the Georgia Bar
by Judge Hugh D. Sosebee in
the Butts County Court
House, Tuesday, October
21st.
The young lawyer received
notification recently that he
had passed the Georgia Bar.
Mr. Glidewell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh M. Glidewell,
Sr., was born in Jackson on
September 9, 1949 and is a
graduate of the University of
Alabama School of Law,
receiving his degree in May
1975. Mr. Glidewell was
married in 1972 to Miss Ann
Dorsey.
The young lawyer received
his undergraduate education
at Auburn University where
he was a former president of
Delta Tau Delta fraternity,
named to the President’s
Committee on fraternities,
and was president of the
Jackson High School class of
1967.
Mr. Glidewell is affiliated
in the practice of law with
Col. Alfred D. Fears in
Jackson.
Highlights of the evening
will be a gun raffle, stereo,
cake, and pie auction and the
Little Mr. and Mrs. ISA
Contest. These events, ac
cording to Mrs. Long, will be
held after 9 o’clock. Stew
tickets and gun tickets can be
bought from the students
with $1.50 for stew tickets for
adults and SI.OO for children
under 12.
gendered in the election by
the presence of seven
candidates competing for the
two seats. Other candidates
received the following votes:
Charles W. Floyd, incumbent
councilman, 34; Curtis Gil
bert, 25; Harvey Whitehead,
23; J. D. Long, 17; and Ira
Brown, 14.
Mrs. Burns and Mr.
Burford will join Mayor
Charles T. Huggins and
Councilmen C. A. Anthony,
W. P. James, Jr. and
Malcolm Smith.
"M" Night
Be On
Oct. 27th
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David Burford, Church
Training Director for the
Kimbell Baptist Association,
announces “M” Night 1975 to
be held Monday, October 27,
at Jackson First Baptist
Church.
Kimbell Baptist Associa
tion is one of more than a
thousand associations
throughout the Southern
Baptist Convention and con
sists of churches in Butts,
Henry, Monroe, Newton, and
Lamar counties.
“M” Night began in 1942
and has grown to become the
largest associational meet
ing of Southern Baptists.
Attendance last year was
33.175 in the Georgia Baptist
Convention and is expected
to be at least that much again
this year. Local attendance
reached 386 in 1974 and over
400 is expected to attend
Monday.
Rev. Evan A. Abbott,
pastor of the Byne Memorial
Baptist Church in Albany,
will be the guest speaker.
Rev. Abbott has served on
various committees at asso
ciational and state levels,
including Board of Trustees
and Chairman of the Board of
Norman College, Georgia
Baptist Convention Execu
tive Committee and Admini
stration Committee. He is
presently moderator of Mal
lary Baptist Association and
serves on the Georgia Baptist
Convention Committee on
Nominations.
Rev. Bill Whitlatch, Mini
ster of Music at the
Macedonia Baptist Church,
will lead the music.
Special Election Nov. 13 th
To Fill Justice Peace Vacancy
Judge Luther J. Washing
ton, Butts County Ordinary
and Judge of the Probate
Court, announced this week
he had received the resigna
tion of Donald B. Montgo
mery from the office of
Justice of the Peace for the
Jackson 612th District, and,
under Georgia law, hereby
has called a special election
to fill the unexpired term for
Thursday, November 13th,
1975.
Judge Washington an
nounced that qualifying may
be done until 4 p.m. October
29th for the Justice of the
Peace office. Mr. Washing
Jaycees Start Early On
Empty Stocking Fund
The Butts County Jaycees,
with many years of experi
ence to call upon, are
attempting to start their
Empty Stocking Fund a little
early this year, hoping to
receive many charitable gift
toys from families whose
children have outgrown them
or no longer want or need
them.
Donald W. Thaxton, Jay
cee president, states that
even toys that need repairing
can be put in usable condition
if they are brought in time to
the Jaycees. He pointed out
that toys may be dropped off
at Biles Standard Station and
Maddox-Phillips Texaco Sta
tion on West Third Street.
Rabid Coon Found
Near City Limits
The fifth rabid coon to be
discovered in Butts County in
the last several weeks was
killed last week at the Griffin
Road home of Lynville
Whidby, only a short distance
from the Jackson City limits.
Discovery of the rabid coon
was announced by William
E. Essich, Butts County
Sanitarian, who once again
warned of the danger of these
rabid wild animals spreading
the dread disease to pets in
the Jackson area, or worse
still, to humans through their
bites.
Mr. Essich said Mr.
Whidby discovered the coon
in the back yard in an
advanced state of rabies,
stumbling about the yard and
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CHIEF W. E. DODE MCINTOSH, great grandson of Chief William Mclntosh who ruled
Georgia's Creek Indians during the early 1800’s, returned to the home of his ancestors recently
to participate in the dedication of anew outdoor drama, “The Mclntosh Trail,” expected to
open in Peachtree City, Georgia, next June. Repeating an ancient Indian Custom, Mclntosh
exchanged gifts of friendship with Representative John Carlisle, Griffin, who represented
Governor George Busbee at the ceremonies.
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ton said that persons desiring
to qualify as candidates
shall file with him a notice of
candidacy by affidavit as
required by Georgia law and
shall pay the qualifying fee
approved by the Board of
Commissioners.
It is further decreed in
Judge Washington’s call that
the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes,
provided that person has
received a majority of the
votes cast, shall be declared
the winner. Under further
provisions, it is stipulated if
no candidate received a
majority of the votes cast.
As part of plans to raise
funds, the Jaycees will hold a
raffle, selling tickets on a
side of beef, cut up and
wrapped. Mr. Thaxton point
ed out that road blocks would
be held within the next two
months as the Jaycees are
determined to go all out to
make this Christmas a happy
one for all underprivileged
children in the county.
“But,” Mr. Thaxton empha
sized, “we will have to have
a lot of help from concerned
citizens around the county.”
Another project, to which
the Jaycees are devoted, is to
obtain signatures on a
petition suggesting a medical
school at Mercer University,
attempting to climb a tree
from which it fell. Mr.
Whidby called the Butts
County Sheriff’s Department
which came and killed the
coon. The head was sent to
Atlanta where the determi
nation was made that the
coon would have expired
soon from rabies.
According to Mr. Essich.
as far as could be determined
through an investigation, no
dogs or humans were bitten
by the coon or at least no
dogs or persons were
involved.
The Butts County Sani
tarian warned against the
encroachment of rabid ani
mals on the City of Jackson,
noting that almost without
the two candidates receiving
the highest number of votes
shall engage in a runoff
election to be held 21 days
after the date of the special
election November 13th.
Judge Washington’s call
was issued on Monday,
October 20th. The resignation
of Judge Montgomery was
received in the office of
Judge Washington on Octo
ber 16th.
Three candidates, John
Moore, Lamar Long, and
Terry Kitchens have quali
fied for the Justice of the
Peace office by Tuesday
noon.
a facility which could be used
to good advantage by people
of Middle Georgia. Mr.
Thaxton points out that with
the fiscal situation in state
government like it is. there is
danger that $5 million
earmarked to start the school
may be taken away.
The Macon Jaycees are
spearheading the drive for
the school and have asked all
Jaycees within a 75 mile
radius of Macon to help out.
The goal is to have one
million names in Butts
County. Jaycees feel a
reasonable quota for Butts
County is 6.000. Mr. Thaxton
reminds citizens to please
sign when asked to do by a
Jaycee.
fail each report of a rabid
raccoon had advanced in the
direction of Jackson until the
last discovery was made
virtually at the city limits.
Mr. Essich again urges all
pet owners in the immediate
vicinity to confine their dogs
and keep them under close
observation or better still, to
have them vaccinated im
mediately against rabies.
LA VON IA TO HOST
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
The Ga. Indian Summer
Bluegrass Festival & Fid
dler’s Convention will be held
at Shoal Creek Park,
Lavonia, on Oct. 24-26.