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S3 Hatkoo*t ®roorooo-Arguo Volume 103 Number 13 ||P|pßyM ||y^ ■I V] iSP 73* *f HI fHI Hi Hr* , py# HHH^HHHHH^^ir*^ BEAUTY SPOT OF THE WEEK The advent of spring has bathed the “Our Heroes” monument on the courthouse square in the brilliant red hue of tulips this year. The beauty of the foliage contrasted by the elegant symmetry of the monument makes the site an excellent pick as Beauty Spot of the Week by members of the BCABC. The Cherokee Garden Club, responsible for planting the tulips, has been providing floral spendor at the foot of the monument for the past six years. Photo by Jerry McLaurin. Rev. Eugene Daniel To Lead Revival For Presbyterians Rev. Eugene L. Daniel, former pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, will lead a series of revival meetings at the Jackson Presbyterian Church beginning Sunday, March 28, at 11 a.m. Services will begin each evening at 7:45 p.m., from Sunday through Thursday night, April 1. Rev. Daniel, or Gene as he is known to hundred of Butts Countians, is a graduate of Georgia Tech and Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He served the Jackson Fellowship Churches as a seminary student from 1934- 1937. Following graduation, he began his ministry with the two local churches and served them from 1937 to 1939. Moving to a pastorate in Cairo, Georgia for a brief period, he joined the U.S. Army in 1941 as a chaplain. From Feb., 1943 until April, 1945, he was a prisoner of war in German prison camps. Much of his internment was at Stalag Luft 111, the scene of the great escape movie starring Steve Mc- Queen. It was there that Gene presided at funeral services for friends who were killed by the Germans in retaliation for the escape effort. Serving overseas as a missionary to Korea in 1948-50, he then for 15 years was secretary of the Board of t World Missions of the Presbyterian Church, U.S. From 1964 to 1975, he was associate pastor of the Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. Rev. David Black, pastor, reports that the Jackson Presbyterian choir will ren der special music each evening and that on Tuesday, March 30, the Robert Smith singers from Flovilla will be special guests. The public is cordially invited to attend these services and welcome back one of the most beloved ministers to ever serve the Butts County Presbyterian Churches. Merchants Meeting March 29 President of the Butts County Chamber of Com merce, Dick O’Hara, an nounced last week that the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce has called a special meeting for all of the merchants of Butts County and members of the Chamber of Comerce to be held at 7:00p.m., March 29 in the Conference Room at the C&S Bank of Jackson. The purpose of the meeting will be a discussion of the drain of dollars from the Archie G. Ross Announces Candidacy For Commissioner Archie G. Ross, prominent Negro leader and president of the Butts County Chapter of the NAACP, has qualified for Post No. 3 on the Butts County Commission in the special election of April 13, 1976. He will oppose Michael A. (Mac) Collins, young Jack son business executive who operates a ready-mix con crete plaYit and trucking business. Ross, a painting contractor from Indian Springs, ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the County Commission in the county primary of September 1, 1968. He polled county and how to keep Butts County dollars in Butts County. The rejuvenation and cleaning up of the town square in Jackson will also be discussed. Pepper Rodgers To Speak At Jr. High Athletic Banquet Henderson Junior High will hold its annual Athletic Banquet April 1, 1976 in the Junior High Cafeteria. Speaking at the banquet will be Coach Pepper Rodgers, head football coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Henderson Junior High Boosters Club sponsors the banquet each year in honor of the athletes at the Junior High School. Awards for football and basketball will be presented during the 573 votes, which placed him sixth in a field of 12 candidates. In announcing his 1968 candidacy, Ross stated that “I am an heir to one of the oldest families of the county, which came from Jasper County and resided at Indian Springs in the year 1870.” Qualifying for the special election ends next Monday, March 29, at 4 p.m. Candidates must qualify by that time with Probate Judge Luther J. Washington and pay the entrance fee of $72. Judge Washington called the special election to fill the Jackson, Georgia, 30233, Thursday, March 25, 1976 Ricky Long Placed First In Contest Ricky Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton P. Long, placed first in the Georgia District Oratorical Contest held by Key Club International. Ricky was one of the 850 Key Clubbers attending the 31st Annual Key Club Convention at the Macon Hilton on March 19-21. Ricky, a junior at Jackson High School, spoke on the selected theme for Key Club, “50 Years of Caring . . . Only the Beginning.” Preliminaries were held on the morning of March 20 where Ricky competed against a field of 12 contestants from various divisions around Georgia. Later, at the luncheon banquet, he was notified that he was one of the three finalists and was asked to present his oration to the entire convention. Ricky was announced first place winner that night at the Awards and Honors Banquet and accepted his plaque from Key Club Lt. Governor Mark Dye. For Ricky’s prize winning speech, he will be eligible to compete in the International Competition to be held in Anaheim, California in July. PRIMARY SCHOOL HAD ART SHOW The Jackson Primary School held a student Art Show on Friday, March 19th. Three hundred eleven children entered projects and participated in Youth Art Month. CHICKEN STEW NORTH BUTTS MARCH iIST A chicken stew supper is scheduled for Wednesday night, March 31st, at the North Butts Community Clubhouse. Sponsored by the Ladies Club of the communi ty, proceeds will be used toward upkeep of the clubhouse. A special invita tation is extended the public. banquet. The administration and coaching staff would like to thank the Van Deventer Center, C&S Bank. Mclntosh Bank. Griffin Federal Savings, Haisten Brothers Inc., Daniel Ford Cos., Parrish Drugs, Sherrell Funeral Home, and Mac Collins of Collins Trucking Cos. for contributions that made it possible for Coach Rodgers to be the guest speaker at the Athletic Banquet. vacancy in Post No. 3 caused by the resignation of Bobby Taylor. In the event there are more than two candidates and a run-off is necessary to determine a winner, it will be held on Tuesday, May 4, in conjunction with the state's presidential preferential pri mary. The winning candidate in the April 13th primary, or May 4th run-off, will serve for the rest of calendar year 1976, but must offer again in the August 10th general primary should they desire a full four-year term. People Tax Themselves Local 1c Sales Tax Collection To Begin in County on April 1 The cost of living, which creeps slowly but inexorably higher, will rise a little more for Butts Countians on April Ist, when the one cent local option sales and use tax they voted last September goes into effect. In a local referendum on September 16, 1975, county voters by a majority of 717 to 466 voted to levy a 1 cent tax on retail sales within the county, to be applied and collected with the State of Georgia’s three per cent sales and use tax. Information on collection and remission of the local sales tax has been sent all Butts County retail firms, by the State Department of Revenue, along with instruc tions on the bracket system to be used in collecting the tax. It is assumed that local DAR Names Good Citizen Award Winner s' JULIA ANN RIDGEWAY Miss Julia Ann Ridgeway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Ridgeway, Sr., has been selected as 1976 winner of the DAR Good Citizen for Jackson High School award. Each year the W’illiam Mclntosh Chapter. Daugh ters of the American Revolu tion, sponsors the selection of the winning girl from the County's high schools. Among the qualities being evaluated are leadership, scholarship and community service. Julia Ann's activities read like a who's who listing and indeed she has been named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students. She is a member of the Towaliga Baptist Church and serves as pianist in the junior Sunday School department. She is presently editor of the Jackson High Yearbook, president of the Honor Society, Student Council representative, member of Co-Ed-Y, 4-H, 4-H Square Dance Club, and Explorer Post 192. Honors which she has received include Key Club Sweetheart, first runner-up in the Miss Heart of Georgia Beauty Pageant, selection as a WSB Great Young Ameri can. University of Georgia Certificate of Merit, Georgia Tech Distinguished Science Award, Exchange Club Lead ership Award, State 4-H Health winner, Georgia 4-H Key award. Central District 4-H Junior Leadership award. Behind each of these honors are many hours of work on Julia Ann's part in church, school and com munity service. Julia Ann plans to work towards certification as a physician's assistant. voters ratified the 1 cent tax levy as a possible alternative to higher property taxes, which rose sharply in 1975 with the tax digest for that year still under court attack. Projections made by the Association of County Com missioners, based on 1974 retail sales, showed that Butts County could expect to receive $306,610 from the one cent additional tax. These funds would be divided as follows $176,198 to Butts County. $110,743 to City of Jackson. $8,471 to City of Flovilla. $11,198 to City of Jenkins burg. Retail sales in Butts County showed a gain in 1975 of almost 3> 2 million over 1974. which would swell the above totals, and if 1976 retail sales show a proportionate gain, then the total take from the local tax for its first year Local Artists To Exhibit March 25-27 An exhibit of student art to celebrate the observance of Youth Art Month will be on exhibit at the Van Deventer Youth Center from March 25 to March 27. Indian Springs Plant Gets Textile Association Award ■EL t \ a AKjiifS ' IrlßlF . s lap, Jipjyi The Indian Springs Plant of Avondale Mills is one of 36 textile plants cited by the Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association, Inc. for its outstanding safety record during the Association's 27th Annual Textile Safety Contest. Pictured here presenting the safety citation to Bob Betts. Manager of Indian Springs Plant is J. Dana Ramsbottom deft). chairman of the Association's Safety Committee. Textile companies with outstanding safety records were honored during the Georgia Textile Manufac turers Association’s annual safety conference in Atlanta on March 11. More than 300 textile executives attended the conference which featured a safety workshop and awards luncheon. $6.18 Per Year In Advance could be in the $325,000 - $350,000 range. Property owners will have to wait until 1977, however, before any tax relief can be offered, as the law provides for collection of the tax for one year, before a determi nation can be made on a general tax reduction pro gram. With Butts County deriving approximately $690,000 from property tax revenues in 1975, according to a County Commission spokesman, it is felt that the new source of revenue will result in a substantial tax reduction, possibly 20 percent or more. However, cities, counties and states receiving funds under the federal revenue sharing program, cannot use these funds to reduce local taxes. There is no assurance at this time that the federal The exhibit will be open from 2 until 6 o'clock on Thursday and Friday after noons and from 9 a.m. until noon and from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday. Award presentations were made by J. Dana Ramsbot tom, Jr., plant manager, New Holland Mill, Derring Milliken, Inc., Gainesville. Ga. and chairman of the Georgia Textile Manufac turers Association’s Safety Committee. Twenty eight plants were presented with “No Lost Time Accident Awards ” government will continue its revenue sharing program, as Congress would have to extend the enabling legisla tion and provide sufficient appropriations. It is understood that the bracket system for collection of the local 1 cent local sales tax will provide for the following: I- cents No tax II- cents 1 cent 36-66 cents 3 cents 67-SI.OO 4 cents In addition to Butts County, the one cent local option sales and use tax will go into operation April 1 in Catoosa, Cook, Chatham, Forsyth, Lowndes. Muscogee, Rich mond. Walker and Whitfield counties. The cities of Cave Springs and West Point will also begin collecting the one cent levy on the same date. Outstanding work of stu dents from kindergarten through twelfth grades will be on display. The public, and particu larly parents and friends of students having w’ork select ed for this show, is cordially urged to attend and give support and encouragement to these talented young people. indieiating an accident free operation, but with insuffi cient manhours to qualify for first or second plant awards. The Indian Springs Plant of Avondale Mills received a "No Lost Time Award”, as did The Bibb Company, Forsyth Plant, Forsyth and The Bibb Company’s Twistex 1 unt in Forsyth.