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YARD OF THE WEEK—The home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ballard at 220 Watkins Street in Jackson was chosen as Yard
of the Week by the BCABC for its exquisite combination of color and order. Unfortunately, the color isn’t illustrated in the photo
above, but the feeling of calm order is obvious. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
Dr. Leon Cook
Gets $20,000
Science Grant
Dr. Fred Leon Cook,
assistant professor of textile
engineering at Georgia Insti
tute of Technology and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Cook of
Jackson, has been awarded a
$20,000 National Science
Foundation grant.
Dr. Cook’s research will be
into the Application of Crown
Ethers in Industrial Anionic
Polymerizations.
He was one of 62 full-time
young engineering faculty
members at 40 universities
and technical institutes in 24
states who will be conducting
research in key areas of
study under the new National
Science Foundation grants
which total $1,2%,600.
The grants are made
annually to faculty who have
had no previous substantial
research support. Eligibility
to participate in the 1976
program was broadened to
include faculty at under
graduate engineering institu-
Malcolm Smith Is Named
Butts County Tax Assessor
Malcolm R. Smith, of
Flovilla, a retired army
officer, was sworn in as a
Tax Assessor in a ceremony
Thursday ' morning at the
Butts County Courthouse.
David Ridgeway, Clerk of the
Butts Superior Court, admi
ministered the oath.
Smith’s term will extend
until December 31, 1978.
He is filling the unexpired
term of Hughlon Cook, who
was replaced by Byroh Britt
and later by Bennie Dover. A
succession of resignations
has resulted in the many
incumbents filling the posi
tion on a temporary basis.
The ihree members of the
Butts County Board of Tax
Assessors are appointed by
the County Commissioners to
six-year terms, with one
position becoming open
every two years.
Smith will work with Roy
Staples, chairman of the Tax
Assessor Board, and Allmon
Washington, member.
The recommendation that
the retired army colonel be
named to the Board of
Assessors was made Monday
by a committee of ten
citizens named by the Board
of Commissioners for that
GARAGE SALE
IN JENKINSBURG
THIS SATURDAY
The Jenkinsburg Garden
Club will have a Garage Sale
on Saturday, April 10th, from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. across from
Cleveland’s Barbecue on
Highway 42 in Jenkinsburg.
In event of inclement
weather, the sale will be at
the Jenkinsburg Clubhouse.
Proceeds from the sale will
be used toward the purchase
of outdoor carpeting for the
clubhouse.
tions as well as graduate
institutions as in the past
years.
The grants were awarded
on a nation-wide competitive
basis from 242 proposals
received in December, 1975.
All successful candidates
received their doctoral de
grees in 1974 or 1975.
Research projects funded
by NSF will be conducted full
time during the summers of
1976 and 1977 and for at least
one-fourth full time during
the 1976-1977 academic year.
Friends of Dr. Cook and his
family are congratulating
them upon the young faculty
member receiving such a
signal honor.
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purpose and representing
business, industry farming,
residential interests and the
Taxpayers Protective Asso
ciation.
Smith has 32 years of
distinguished military ser
vice on his record. He served
during World War II and also
in the Korean and Vietnam
C&S Slates Health
Lectures April 8
Butts Jaycees
Sponsor Circus
On April 26
The circus is coming to
town again this year, thanks
to the Butts County Jaycees.
Donnie Thaxton, president
of the local Jaycee chapter,
announced this week that
Hoxie’s Great American
Circus will make a one-day
appearance in Jackson on
Monday, April 26.
Hoxie’s Great American
Circus will give two perfor
mances at 6and 8 p.m. on the
Addison-Rudesal lot.
The Circus features daring
animal and aerial acts,
bareback riding, balancing
acts and Kongo, the largest
gorilla on tour.
Advance tickets may be
bought at reduced prices
from any member of the
Butts County Jaycees.
conflicts. He won a chestful
of medals, chief among
which are the Silver Star, the
Legion of Merit, the Bronze
Star and the Air Medal.
He lives with his wife, the
former Mildred Riley, and
family in the City of Flovilla
and has land holdings in that
area.
.Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, April 8, 1976
A free introductory lecture
on the technique of Transcen
dental Meditation will be
offered Thursday, April 8, at
the C&S Bank in Jackson.
The same lecture will be
given both at 3:30 and 7:30
p.m. and is sponsored by the
Jackson-Butts County Rec
reation Department.
The Transcendental Medi
tation technique can be
learned by anyone and
everyone. Its followers
believe it to be a simple,
natural, and effective
method of bringing about a
number of physical benefits,
including a decrease in blood
pressure and an increased
ability to concentrate.
Over 500 scientific re
search projects around the
world have shown the TM
program suitable for busi
nessmen, housewives, stu
dents, doctors, athletes and
others.
Transcendental Meditation
is not a religion, philosophy,
or way of life. It is practiced
easily sitting in a chair with
the eyes closed for 15-20
minutes twice daily.
Chamber Meet
Is Called For
Monday Night
Dick O’Hara, president of
the Butts County Chamber of
Commerce, announces there
will be called meeting of the
Chamber and other interest
ed parties at the C&S Bank,
Monday, April 12 at 7:00
o’clock.
Especially invited, O’Hara
said, are all merchants in the
county who are interested in
joining the Chamber or in
forming a Merchants Asso
ciation to collectively adver
tise and promote retail
business in the county.
The meeting Monday night
will follow one of two weeks
ago when several merchants
expressed an interest in the
creation of a cooperative
effort to promote the busi
ness interests of the com
munity.
O’Hara stressed the point
that you do not have to be a
member of the Chamber to
attend the meeting Monday,
as an input is desired from all
citizens interested in ad
vancing the area’s economy.
Tuesday Election Set
For County Commissioner
Butts Countians will go to
the polls Tuesday, April 13,
between the hours of 7 a.m.
and 7 p.m. to vote for one of
three candidates for Post No.
3 on the Butts County
Commission.
Vying for the seat are Mrs.
Walter J. Bennett, of Indian
Springs, Mac Collins of
Jackson and Archie G. Ross,
of Indian Springs. While Mrs.
Bennett is a political neo
phyte, both Collins and Ross
have been former candidates
Hugh Mallet,
Of FBI, Dies
In Washington
Funeral services for Hugh
Mallet, 45, Jackson native
and supervisory special
agent at FBI headquarters in
Washington, D C, were held
Friday, April 2, at 10 a.m. in
the Washington Farms Meth
odist Church.
The popular federal agent
was stricken Friday, March
26, at his office and carried to
George Washington Univer
sity Hospital where improve
ment was noted in his
condition until Monday night.
A delicate heart operation
was performed Tuesday
afternoon in an attempt to
save his live, which ended at
8 p.m. the same evening.
Born September 7, 1930 in
Jackson, he was the son of
the late Hugh Mallet and
Mrs. Mary Lane Mallet and
the grandson of the late Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Mallet of
Jackson and the late Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew W. Lane of
Macon. His wife was the
former Miss Catherine Le-
Vecque of Old Orchard,
Maine.
After graduating from
Emory University, he saw
service in the Korean conflict
in 1951-53 as a second
lieutenant.
Returning to Emory, he
graduated from its law
school in 1956 and was
admitted to the Georgia Bar.
He joined the Federal
Bureau of Investigation in
1956 and served in field
offices in Detroit and
Chicago. He was transferred
to the FBI national head
quarters in Washington in
OUTSTANDING JR. HIGH ATHLETES Pictured above, standing with Georgia Tech Coach Pepper Rodgers, are the
1976 outstanding athletes of Henderson Junior High School. From left to right are: Eddie Savage (Principal’s Trophy winner),
Dee Storey (Sportsmanship Award winner), Terry Smith (Most Improved Defensive Player in basketball), Beverly Sims (Most
Improved Offensive Player in basketball), Willie Ward (Most Valuable Player in football and Most Improved Offensive Player
in basketball), Coach Pepper Rodgers, Barry Brooks (Most Improved Offensive Back), Joe Kersey (Most Improved Defensive
Back), Ronnie Dodson (Sporstmanship Award winner), Jeff Hurst (Most Improved Defensive Lineman) and Lawrence Biles
(Sportsmanship Award winner in basketball). Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
for the County Commission
post.
Mac Collins, prominent
Jackson businessman, was
the first candidate to qualify
for the Commission seat that
became vacant with the
resignation of Bobby Taylor.
Archie G. Ross, Indian
Springs painting contractor,
qualified second, followed by
Mrs. Walter J. Bennett, of
Indian Springs, an expert on
income tax matters.
Probate Judge Luther J.
Blood mobile Visits County
April 12; Quota 112 Pints
The Spring visit of the
Atlanta Region Bloodmobile
to Butts County is scheduled
for Monday, April 12th, at the
Jackson National Guard
Armory on Franklin Street
between the hours of 1 p.m.
and 5:30 p.m.
The County’s quota for this
visit will be the customary
112 pints.
John B. Long, blood
1970 as a supervisory special
agent.
Interment rites were held
Friday afternoon in the Balti
more National Cemetery,
Baltimore, Md. under the
direction of Demaine
Funeral Home of Alexandria,
Va.
Survivors include his wife,
Catherine LeVecque Mallet
and three children, Catherine
Mary, Marcia Ann and Hugh
James, of the home, 4302
Adrienne Dr., Alexandria,
Va.; mother, Mrs. Mary
Lane Mallet of Jackson;
Four sisters, Mrs. Ralph
W. Carr, Jr., Jackson; Mrs.
John B. Settle, Camp Hill,
Pa.; Mrs. William Johnston.
Atlanta, and Mrs. L. P. Ades
of Deßidder, La.; nine nieces
and two nephews; several
aunts and uncles.
The family suggests that
expressions of sympathy be
in the form of contributions
to the Heart Fund. Mrs.
Charles Barber is memorials
chairman of the Butts County
Heart Fund. Her address is
P.O. Box 116, Jackson.
Georgia 30233.
$6.18 Per Year In Advance
Washington, who is in charge
of the special election,
reports that 5,105 registered
voters are qualified to cast
ballots on Tuesday.
Considerable interest has
been generated by the three
candidates but a voter turn
out of 30 to 40 percent of those
registered would be consider
ed a good showing by most
veteran observers of the
political scene.
Should a run-off be
necessary to determine the
recruitment chairman for
the Butts County Chapter,
American Red Cross, feels
the county is in an excellent
position to maintain its
eligibility on the free whole
blood program.
The Jackson Business and
Professional Women’s Club
will provide the administra
tive staff for the Bloodmobile
visit and will have the
Town Uplift
Is Topic For
All Merchants
All Jackson downtown
merchants and store owners
are being polled to determine
their interest in a revitaliza
tion program for the down
town shopping district.
The poll is being conducted
by the Cooperative Extension
Service through Mrs. Eilene
F. Milam. Butts County
Extension Agent, and Mil
lard Daniel, Jr., Butts
County Extension Chairman.
In a letter to downtown
merchants, the Extension
leaders have asked for an
evidence of interest in the
proposal to dramatically
alter the City’s business
area.
Should the responses indi
cate sufficient interest, a
meeting will be set up at
which University of Georgia
Extension Service specialists
will address the group and
point out what other nll
eventual winner, it will be
held on Tuesday, May 4, in
conjunction with the state’s
first presidential preferential
primary.
The winning candidate in
the April 13th primary, or the
May 4th run-off if one is
required, will serve for the
rest of calendar year 1976.
Should the winner desire a
full four-year term, they
must also be a candidate in
the August 10th general
primary.
assistance of many other
volunteer workers.
For the past several years
the Butts County 4-H Club
and 4-H leaders, Millard
Daniel and Mrs. Richard
Milam, have spearheaded
the drive for blood donors
and have put the campaign
over the top on each
Bloodmobile visit since their
involvement.
Head Start
Recruiting Children
The Piedmont Area Com
munity Action Agency’s
Head Start Program is
recruiting eligible children
for the FY ‘77 program year.
A special invitation is
extended to handicapped
children. The child must be
four or five years of age on or
before December 31, 1976.
For more information on
the enrollment procedures,
call 775-3830 or 774-5323. or
come by the Butts County
Head Start Center on
McKibben Street, located in
the Henderson Youth Center.
towns have done in this area.
Helen. Georgia in the north
Georgia mountains is pro
bably the most dramatic
example of a city that has
tranformed its appearance
into that of a Swiss alpine
village.
All merchants are asked to
express their opinion, by
returning the card enclosed
in a recent mailing on the
matter, Daniel said.