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Karkson "Iragreaa-Arnaa L*} CZ) Volume 103 Number 14 BEAUTY SPOT The home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Glaze of 565 Kay Street in Jackson was chosen by members of the BCABC for the floral beauty pictured above. In addition to the flowers pictured, azaleas in full bloom adorn the yard. Photo by Jerry McLaurin. Arbitration May Resolve Butts County Tax Dispute After a conference with Judge Hugh D. Sosebee Wednesday morning at Jack son, attorneys for the county assessors and the tax protest group announced that they have negotiated a method of settling the tax litigation that threatens massive court cost and expenses if an accept able alternative is not agreed on. The proposal will be recommended to the county tax authorities and to the county taxpayers association and if accepted by both groups, the problems related to the 1975 county tax digest will be on the way to a prompt solution. Counsel are to report to the court during the week of April 5, 1976 whether the proposal is to be implement ed, and it is believed that the cases can be completed by the middle of May. In the meantime, Judge Sosebee will study legal briefs presented on behalf of both sides and will therefore be in a position to rule on the legal issues remaining short ly after April 16, 1976 when the court will again meet with counsel in conference to decide issues set for hearing and submitted to the court on Wednesday March 24, 1976. Judge Sosebee may have the responsibility of deter mining how many appeals cases will be tried, whether the legality of the entire 1975 digest will be an issue, and whether the cases will be tried in Butts County or some other county. It is hoped that the settlement proposal will be accepted in order to avoid costly litigation. TELEPHONE LINES VICTIM OF AUTO Long distance telephone lines to and from Jackson were knocked out of service temporarily last Wednesday due to an automobile accident south of McDon ough. Quick reaction by Manager Jim Lewis, of the Griffin Southern Bell office, Charles Rogers and their crew restored service after an interruption of only three or four hours. MRS. CINDY BROWN TO BE COLUMNIST Readers of the Progress- Argus will be glad to learn that Mrs. Cindy Brown will once again be writing her Local Board Passes Grooming, Dress Code For JHS Students DRESS CODE POLICY The Butts County Board of Education, at a called meeting Tuesday evening, March 23, adopted a code on dress and personal groom ing, the content of which as released by Butts School Superintendent W. B. Jones is as follows: DRESS CODE POLICY A student shall not dress, groom, or wear or use emblems, insignias, badges, or other symbols where the effect thereof is to distract unreasonably the attention of other students or otherwise to cause disruption or interference with the opera tion of the school. The principal or other duly authorized school official shall determine whether any particular mode of dress, apparel, grooming or use of emblems, insignias, badges or other symbols results in such interference or disrup tion as to violate this rule, and shall give notice of such interference or disruption and its cause, to all students by announcement or posting at the school. DRESS CODE RULES Restrictions on student personal appearance and manner of dressing will be governed by school staff personnel when it is deter mined that such appearance, or manner of dress, presents a clear and present danger to the students health and safety, cause an interference with work or create class room or school disorder. The following are set forth as guidelines of appearance and or manner of dress for interesting column, “Pot pourri”, each week. Mrs. Brown is an accom plished columnist, having written for the Progress- Argus previously. students at Jackson high school: 1. Shirts, blouses, or other upper garments which per mits clear visibility of covered skin area is prohi bited. 2. Clothing which permits the mid-riff section of the body to be exposed are prohibited. 3. Shirts are not permitted during school hours, except where appropriate for class room work, i.e., Physical Education. 4. Clothing with vulgar, or suggestive writing or sym bols, are prohibited, except when approved in Physical Education classes. 5. Bare feet are prohibited, except when approved in Physical Education classes. 6. Various hair styles are permissible except when the hairstyle presents a problem Three Qualify in Post No. 3 Commission Race on April 13 When the entries closed Monday afternoon, three candidates had qualified for Post No. 3 on the Butts County Commission in the special election of April 13, 1975. Mrs. Walter J. Bennett, of Indian Springs, was the last of. the candidates to qualify. She is an expert on income tax matters and has assisted many Butts countians in this She also becomes one of the very few women to ever seek a seat on the Butts County Commission. Archie G. Ross, prominent ackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, April 1, 1976 Danny Blue Takes Post in Rockdale Cos. Jackson High School’s athletic fortunes, which had risen to unprecedented heights the past few years, received a body blow this week with the announcement by Athletic Director Danny Blue that he has accepted a position with the Heritage High School of Rockdale County for the 1976 fall term. In addition to his duties as athletic director, Blue served as head coach of both the Jackson High football and baseball teams. The Jackson High Red Devil football team was rated the sixth best team in Class A for the 1975 season, losing only to Carrollton, which cost them a District championship. Jackson High’s 1975 base ball squad won the District title, but lost in the state finals. Blue, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blue of Jackson, was a star quarterback for the Red Devils, graduating with the class of 1963. He attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on a football grant-in-aid and was a star player as a defensive cornerback and substitute quarterback for his team. He came to Jackson High in 1971 and the athletic fortunes of his alma mater began to rise with his arrival. Heritage High is anew high school in Rockdale County, near Conyers, which is opening in 1976 for its first term. It will be rated as a Class AAA school, and Blue will be its first head football coach. within classrooms, or when proper grooming habits (i.e., cleanliness) are not prac ticed by the student. Ap proved hair styles will also be determined by the type of classes which the student is scheduled for, for safety purposes. 7. Items of clothing worn as part of undergarments are not to be worn as outer 4 garmets. 8. Hats are not to be worn while students are inside school buildings, in class rooms, the cafeteria, and-or during assembly programs. 9. All items of clothing which will create a disrup tion in the classroom are prohibited. 10. A profused growth of hair on the chin, below the lower lip and below each earlobe, which is not neatly trimmed, is prohibited. Negro leader and painting contractor from Indian Springs, was the second to qualify. The first candidate to qualify for the County Commission post was Michael A. (Mac) Collins, young Jackson businessman and operator of a ready-mix concrete plant and trucking business. Probate Judge Luther J. Washington, who is in charge of the election, called the special election to fill the vacancy in Post No. 3 caused Collect Back Taxes , Correct Records , Grand Jury Requests In supplemental presentments re turned Wednesday, March 24, in Butts County Superior Court, the grand jury empanelled for the February term recommended fi.fas. be issued for any uncollected taxes and that county officers holding funds and-or records account for them immediately. The complete text of the supple mental presentments, which contain ed only mild censure of publicly-elect ed officials, is as follows: GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS BUTTS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT FEBRUARY TERM 1976 We. the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn for the February Term, 1976, Butts Superior Court, make the following Supplemental Presentments in Open Court. We, the Grand Jury, recommend that any funds due the Tax Commissioner of Butts County from the County or due the County from the Tax Commissioner as reported in the audit dated February 2, 1976, Page 2 thereof, be paid at the earliest possible date. We recommend that the Tax Commissioner issue fi. fa.s to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of BICENTENNIAL EVENT BOOKS AT LIBRARY Miss Mina Torbett, libra rian at Hawkes Library, announced this week that three volumes listing the major Bicentennial events throughout the United States have been placed in the library by the Butts County Bicentennial Committee. These references will be a help to anyone planning a trip close to home, or to any other state, All students are encour aged to practice good dress, grooming, and health habits while enrolled at Jackson High School. The interpretation of viola tions of this code will be left to the final discretion of teachers and school admini strators. It is further emphasized that the primary purpose of the above Code of Appearance is to set forth those Standards of Dress and Appearance which are generally acceptable within the community of the school district. Failure to comply, after necessary due process procedures, can result in the maximum penalty of expul sion from school for a period of time to be determined by the local school Board of Education. by the resignation of Bobby Taylor. Should a run-off be necessary to determine the winner of the special election, it will be held on Tuesday, May 4, in conjunc tion with the state’s presi dential preferential primary. The winning candidate in the April 13th primary, or May 4th run-off, will serve for the rest of a calendar year 1976, but must offer again in the August 10th general primary should they desire a full four-year term. the Superior Court on all non-paid taxes after six (6) months of the due date. We the Grand Jury recommend that the Tax Commissioner invest any funds that cannot be disbursed in an interest-bearing savings account. We the Grand Jury recommend that an inventory control be set up and maintained on all county-owned furniture, fixtures, road machinery and vehicles presently owned or purchased in the future with a cost of $250.00 or more. We the Grand Jury recommend that the next Grand Jury, before concurring with this Grand Jury in its recommendation to abolish the office of Juvenile Judge, make a thorough and complete investigation to deter mine that the welfare of juveniles coming before the Juvenile Court will not be jeopardized or neglected. We recommend that Sheriff Barney L. Wilder and David P. Ridgeway turn over to Mr. Terry Kitchens, the present Justice of the Peace, all books, records, supplies, etc., that were previously removed from the office of the former Justice of the Peace, and that Mr. Kitchens make a determination as to whether any records are missing or if any Earl Nightingale s Changing World Be Aired by Local Bank Beginning April Ist Mcln tosh State Bank brings Earl Nightingale’s “OUR CHANGING WORLD” to radio listeners in the greater Butts Cos. area. This unique, daily series is the most widely broadcast feature in the world heard and viewed by millions over nearly 1,000 radio and TV stations in every part of the U.S., Canada and 10 other countries. Now broadcast every Mon day through Friday at 12:50 p.m. WJGA AM-FM “OUR CHANGING WORLD" is a helpful, informative com mentary often centered on how to live a more rewarding life. Pete Malone, Executive Vice President of Mclntosh State Bank, says that Nightingale, author and narrator of the series, has spent years of study and research determining why some people succeed while others do not. He has found that certain philosophies and attitudes enable one to excel in any endeavor. These philosophies and attitudes helped Nightingale achieve in his own muti faceted career. Once he found the “whys” of success, he put them to work. During World War 11, he was one of the few survivors from the Marine detachment on the battleship Arizona. Following separation from the Corps he became a highly paid radio commentator on major networks and subse quently created his own program on WGN, Chicago. Orginally a fifteen minute daily broadcast, this program grew to an hour and a half on radio and a half hour on television and became one of the most heavily sponsored programs in America. In 1956 Nightingale pro duced “The Strangest Secret”, a 30-minute record ing outlining his plan for success in life. With more than a million copies sold, this became the most popular “talk record” of all time. Nightingale joined forces with Uoyd Conant to found Nightingale-Conant Corpora tion, which now markets recordings, tapes, audio and visual aids worldwide. $6.18 Per Year In Advance - '* ? ■mf. m EARL NIGHTINGALE Butts Youth Get Summer Job Chance The Mclntosh Trail Em ployment & Training Council has announced that it will again provide a Summer Youth Jobs Program. Funds are provided through the Comprehensive Employment & Training Act to furnish jobs for economically dis advantaged high school and college students. The Piedmont Area Com munity Action Agency, Inc. will provide program opera tion and will serve the eight county Mclntosh Trail Area. Applications are being accepted now for the pro gram which will begin in June. Anyone interested in applying should contact their local high school counselor; The Georgia State Employ ment Security Agency, 22 E. Poplar St., Griffin, Georgia; or the Piedmont Area Community Action Agency, Inc., P. O. Box 133, Jackson, Georgia 30233. discrepancies exist. If so, we recommend that Mr. Kitchens bring these to the attention of the District Attorney’s office. We, the Grand Jury, recommend that all Grand Juries hereafter appoint a 3-member committee to meet with the succeeding Grand Jury to advise what was done by the preceding Grand Jury. We recommend that these supple mental presentments be published in the Jackson Progress-Argus, official organ of Butts County, and the usual fee be paid for publication. This the 24th day of March, 1976. Respectfully Submitted, M. W. Carmichael, Foreman James L. Robertson, Clerk Stanley Maddox, Asst. Clerk Received in Open Court and ordered filed and published as requested. This the 24th day of March, 1976. Hugh D. Sosebee Filed for record this 24th day of March 1976. David P. Ridgeway Clerk Superior Court Butts County, Georgia April 2 Last Day for Voter Registration All Georgians planning to vote in the May 4 presidential primary must be registered by April 2, according to Frances Duncan, director of the State Elections Division. As Georgia election laws require each voter to have been registered 30 days before an upcoming election, those persons who have not registered to vote should do so at the County Board of Registrars' Office in the County Courthouse. Information regarding ab sentee ballots may also be obtained by contacting the Voter Registrars’ Office. BOOSTERS CLUB AT ISA TO MEET The Indian Springs Academy Boosters Club will meet Monday night, April sth. at 7 o’clock at the school. Since this is a very important meeting, all parents are urged to be present.