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County Commissioners Vot&
County-Wide Beer , W/ne Scr/es
Following a lengthy public
hearing on the matter of
licensing the sale of beer and
wine in Butts County, the
Butts County Commissioners
by a unanimous decision,
voted Monday afternoon to
permit the sale of both
beverages on a county-wide
basis.
The sale of beer and wine
has heretofore been confined
to businesses operating with
in the city limits of Jackson.
A complete list of regula
tions governing the sale of
the beverages will be
published later but it is
understood that the following
conditions, among others,
will apply:
Any business seeking to be
Roy Henderson
Qualifies For
Commissioner
Roy R. Henderson, Rt. 1,
Jenkinsburg, has formally
qualified as a candidate for
Butts County Commissioner,
Post. No. 1.
A native of Jasper County,
he has been employed by
Southern Bell for the past
nine years, working out of the
Jackson office.
A graduate of Newton
County High School, he is a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Mansfield, a
member and past master of
Masonic Lodge 489 in
Mansfield, a member of Y.A.
Wright Chapter No. 22, Royal
Arch Masons, of Worthville
and a past master of the
Jasper County Masonic
Association.
He is married to the former
Dorothy Burford of Jackson
and the couple has two
children, Steven and Karla.
This is the initial entry into
the political field for Hender
son, who has been a resident
of Butts County for the past
eight years.
ROBINS AFB BUILDING
NAMED FOR JACKSONIAN
At impressive ceremonies
Saturday, June 5, twelve
buildings at Robins Air Force
Base were memorialized and
named in honor of twelve
deceased distinguished en
listed airmen.
The Airmen’s Dining Hall
was named Wynn Dining
Hall for MSgt William W.
W’ynn, Jr., a native of
Jackson. His wife, Mrs.
Bennie J. Wynn, of Warner
Robins, represented his
family at the ceremony.
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YARD OF THE WEEK — The Carmichael House (home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael) is a familiar landmark to all
Butts Countians. Most have been struck by its uncommon majesty for which it is always remembered. Recently the BC ABC
recognized this historic structure for the beauty that surrounds it by proclaiming it the Yard of the Week. - Photo by Jeiry
McLaurin.
licensed for the sale of beer
and wine must have an
inventory of at least $2,000.
License fees for beer and
wine sales will probably be
SSOO a year.
Applicants for beer and
wine lincenses will be
screened by the Sheriff’s
Department and must be
approved before a license
can be issued.
Wine sold in the County will
be taxed at 80 cents a gallon.
Beer will be taxed at 5
cents on each container less
than 12 ounces; 7 cents from
12-to-16 ounces ; 10 cents from
16-to-31 ounces and 32 cents
per gallon for draft or keg
beer.
Estimates of the potential
Malcolm Smith
Qualifies For
Probate Judge
Malcolm Smith, of Flo
villa, a member of the
Flovilla City Council and of
the Butts County Board of
Tax Assessors, has qualified
for the office of Probate
Judge in the Democratic
Primary of August 10th.
A native of Butts County,
Smith attended schools in
Cork, Indian Springs and
Jackson where he graduated.
Entering the Army in 1942, he
began a lengthy military
career, retiring in 1974 as a
colonel after 32 years of
service. While in the service,
he continued his civilian
education at the Universities
of Hawaii, Maryland and
Baylor, in addition to
correspondence courses.
The Smiths moved to
Flovilla in 1972, two years
prior to his retirement,
where they lived with their
youngest son, a student at
Jackson High School. One
daughter makes her home in
Washington, another daugh
ter and two sons in Atlanta.
The Smiths have been
actively engaged in the civic
life of their community and
Mrs. Smith serves as a
volunteer in the arts and
crafts program for senior
citizens at W'estbury Nursing
Home.
BUTTS COUNTIANS
GRADUATE FROM
GORDON COLLEGE
BARNESVILLE Six
Butts Countians are among
136 graduates who will
receive Associate in Arts
degrees from Gordon Junior
College on Sunday, June, 13,
at 4 p.m. on Lambdin Green.
Gov. George Busbee will be
income to the County from
beer and wine sales run from
$30,000 to $50,000 per year.
It is understood that funds
derived from the beverages
will be used to retire
indebtedness on the proposed
Butts County Multi-Purpose
building to be erected on land
recently deeded the County
by Avondale Mills.
The proposed building will
house the Butts County
Recreation Authority, the
Training Center for the
Mentally Retarded, the
County Health Department,
the Department of Family
and Chidren Services and
possibly other County facili
ties.
Dr. Manley
Qualifies For
School Head
Dr. Jo Ann Manley, who
had announced earlier that
she would be a candidate for
the office of School Super
intendent of Butts County,
has formally qualified as a
candidate for that post.
She serves as Director of
Curriculum for the Butts
County School system and is
known for her innovative
ideas.
She has been serving in the
field of education for the last
25 years, the past 18 of which
has been in a supervisory
capacity.
An active civic and
religious worker, she is a
Ruling Elder and Clerk of the
Session for the Jackson
Presbyterian Church as well
as teaching a youth class in
the Sunday School, is
president of the Jackson
Theatre Guild, past president
of the Magnolia Garden Club
and member of numerous
professional groups in the
educational field.
She resides with her five
children on Covington Street
in Jackson
the featured speaker at
Gordon’s fourth annual grad
uation exercises. Dr. James
Strickland, academic dean,
will present the 1976 grad
uates and Dr. Jerry William
son, college president, will
confer degrees.
Degree candidates from
Butts County are as follows:
Charles Reuben Bennett,
William Paul James, Jr.,
Kenneth Gerald Parrish,
Terrell Eugene Turner, John
Lewis Weldon, and George H.
Wesley.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, June 10, 1976
Bobby Pinckney Gets His
Eagle Scout Award at 17
Bobby Pinckney, 17, of
Jackson is shown here
receiving the Eagle Scout
award from Assistant Scout
Master Billy Crum with
Scout Master David Black
looking on.
Bobby’s scouting achieve
ments are as follows: He was
a Cub Scout for three years
attaining the Webelo
awards; A Boy Scout since
1970, attended Boy Scout
Camp for four years,
attended the National Boy-
Scout Jamboree in 1973,
attended Philmont Boy Scout
E. D. Briscoe
Seeks Post As
Commissioner
E. D. Briscoe, Jackson
auto dealer and seedsman,
has formally qualified for
Post No. 2 on the Butts
County Commission in the
Democratic general primary
of August 10th.
A native of Walton County,
he is a graduate of Good
Hope High School, Monroe
A.&M. and the Monroe
School of Business.
Spending most of his adult
life in Jackson, he is a
partner in Adams-Briscoe
Seed Cos., with office in
Jackson, Forsyth and
Macon, and in ABW Chev
rolet Company.
He is a member and serves
on the official board of the
United Methodist Church of
Jackson, which he also has
served as Sunday School
Superintendent, a member of
St. John's Lodge, F&AM, and
the A1 Shih Shrine Temple of
Macon.
Veteran of World War 11,
he is married to the former
Bea Meadows and the couple
make their home in Jackson.
Ranch in 1975, is presently
serving as Senior Patrol
Leader for Troup 80 and also
holds the Boy Scout Life
Guard Certificate.
Bobby’s recent Eagle
Scout Award is even more
significant since it is the
highest award given, and
only l percent of all Scouts
ever achieve this pinnacle.
Bobby is a rising Senior at
Jackson High School and
lives with his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. Robert H. Pinckney
in Jackson.
John Moore
Offers For
Probate Judge
John Howard Moore. Jack
son businessman, has quali
fied for the office of Probate
Judge of Butts County in the
Democratic general primary
of August 10th.
Born in Henry County, he is
the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Moore. Sr.
Educated in Ola, he has
also completed a two-year
vocational course in mathe
matics and management.
. He and his wife, the former
Billie Hodges, have four
children, Mrs. Jerry O.
Capes of Covington, John R.
Moore of Gallatin, Tenn. and
Mrs. Larry Wagner and Mrs.
Gail Alexander, both of
Covington.
Active in civic and reli
gious affairs, he is a member
of Macedonia Baptist
Church, where he serves on
the finance committee, and
the Jackson Exchange Club,
which he served as former
president and is now serving
as a member of its Board of
Directors.
He is now serving as notary
public and ex-officio Justice
of the Peace. 612th Georgia
Militia District.
In his first political
venture. Moore was defeated
by one vote in the special
December 4, 1975 election to
fill the vacant Justice of the
Peace seat.
Mac Collins
Seeks Post On
Commission
Mac Collins, owner of a
Jackson concrete products
company, has qualified for
Post No. 1 on the Butts
County Commission in the
Democratic primary of
August 10th.
Collins, a native of the
county, was educated in
Jackson High School. He is
the son of H R. Collins and
the late Mrs. Bessie Britt
Collins.
He is a member of the
Jackson United Methodist
Church and of Indian Springs
Lodge No 307. F&AM.
He lives with his wife, the
former Julie Watkins, and
their four children on
Jackson, Route 3.
Political Battles Begin
As Qualifying Nears End
Through noon Tuesday, 24
candidates had qualified for
10 offices to be filled by Butts
County voters in the Demo
cratic General Primary of
August 10th.
Entries closed at noon
Wednesday, June 9th, and
several more candidates
were rumored to be consider
ing late entries into the
County races.
The line-up, as released by
Roy Goff, secretary of the
Democratic executive com
mittee, at noon Tuesday,
included:
Clerk of Court-David
Ridgeway
Dawson Bryant
Enters Probate
Judge Race
J. Dawson Byrant, of
Jackson, has formally enter
ed the race for Probate
Judge of Butts County in the
Democratic Primary of
August 10th.
A native of DeKalb County,
he has spent much of his
adult life in Jackson and has
long been identified with the
business community of his
adopted home.
Graduating from Stone
Mountain High School, he
continued his education at
the American Technical
School in Chicago.
Active in the religious and
political life of the communi
ty, he is a Deacon and
Sunday School superinten
dent at the Bible Tabernacle
Church of Jackson and is
serving his fifth term as a
member of the Jackson City
Council, being first elected in
1965.
The Byrants reside on
Covington Street in Jackson.
Billy Sutton
Offers For
Treasurer
Billy Sutton. Butts County-
Treasurer since 1957, is a
candidate to succeed himself
in the August 10th Democra
tic primary.
He is a native Butts
Countian. educated in public
school at Indian Springs and
Jackson, graduating from
the latter.
He holds membership in
the Towaliga Baptist Church
where he serves as Clerk, the
St. John’s Lodge No. 45.
F&AM. Jackson Chapter No.
54. R A M., Ocmulgee Coun
cil No. 18. R.&S.M.. Macon
Chapter A&A Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry and District
Four, Little People of
America.
He is married to the former
Sylvia Womble and the
couple make their home in
Jackson.
Red Godwin
Qualifies For
Commissioner
J. K. (Red) Godwin, a
Jackson paving contractor,
has qualified for Post No. 2
on the Butts County Commis
sion in the August 10th
general primary.
A native of Floyd County,
he is a graudate of the Floyd
County High School.
A veteran of World War 11.
he is a member of the Butts
County Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Butts
County Sportsmen’s Club and
the Butts County CB Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Godwin live
on Hill Street in Jackson.
Tho\ have 10 children.
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
County Commissioner -
Post No. 1, Mac Collins, Roy
Henderson and Bailey Wood
ward.
Post No. 2 - E. D. Briscoe
and J. K. (Red) Godwin.
Post No. 3- George N.
Martin, Jr. and Dr. William
C. Mitchell, Jr.
Tax Commissioner - Mrs.
Walter J. Bennett and Mrs.
Mary Will Hearn.
Coroner - John Sherrell.
Justice of Peace - Terry-
Kitchens.
County Surveyor - Tommy
Carmichael.
Probate Judge - W. E.
(Gene) Blue, J. Dawson
Bryant, John Howard Moore
and Malcolm Smith.
Dr. Mitcbell
Is To Run For
Commissioner
Dr. William C. Mitchell.
Jr., a Jackson veterinarian,
was the first candidate to
offer for a seat on the Butts
County Commission, quali
fying Friday, June 4th for
Post No. 3.
Making his first political
race, the 32-year-old vet is a
Butts County native, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. William
Chess Mitchell. Sr. The
Mitchells have three chil
dren. Ruth Ann. Adele and
Pac.
Graduating from Monti
celio High School, he re
ceived his BSA Degree from
the University of Georgia
and his Doctor of Veterinary-
Medicine Degree from Geor
gia also.
The Mitchells are active
members of the First Baptist
Church. Dr. Mitchell is a
member of the Jasper Lodge
No. 50. F&AM, Scottish Rite
Body. Knight of Mystic
Shrine. Georgia Vet Medical
Ass n, American Vet Medical
Ass’n and the Elks Club.
B. Woodward
Announces For
Commissioner
The race for County-
Commissioner received a
new dimension with the
announcement by Bailey-
Woodward. veteran politican
figure, that he will run for
Post No. l in the August 10th
Democratic primary. The
other candidates to date have
been political newcomers.
Woodward was elected a
Butts County Commissioner
in the mid 1950's and served
13 months of the unexpired
term of the late A. C. Finley.
Moving then to state house
offices, he served two terms
as Butts County Representa
tive in the Georgia House of
Representatives and one
term as Senator from the old
22nd Senatorial District.
He is a native of Butts
County and a graduate of
Jackson High School.
A veteran of World War II
in the U.S. Navy, he is a
member of the Jenkinsburg
Methodist Church. St. John's
Lodge No. 45, F&AM and the
McDonough Moose Lodge.
He is married to the former
Josephine Jones and the
couple has two sons, both
grown. The family’s resi
dence is at Stark.
BIBLE SCHOOL TO BEGIN
Vl’ PLEASANT GROVE
Vacation Bible School at
Pleasant Grove Congrega
tional Methodist Church will
begin Monday night, June
14th. and extend through
Friday night .him 18th, at
6:30 to 8:30 o’clock. The
public is invited to attend this
session of Bible School
School Superintendent - J.
M. L. Comer, Dr. Jo Ann
Manley and Lee Roy O’Neal.
Sheriff - Billy Leverette,
Hugh C. Polk and Barney
Wider.
Treasurer - Billy Sutton.
In addition, Rep. John J.
Flvnt, Jr. has qualified for
his Sixth District Congres
sional seat, Judge Sam
Whitmire for the Flint
Judicial Circuit judgeship,
Byron Smith and Franklin
Freeman for the District
Attorney’s post, J. R. Smith
for a Georgia House seat,
Ray Tucker and John
McGarity for a House seat
and Peter Banks for a Senate
seat.
George Martin
Seeks Post on
Commission
George E. Martin, Jr.,
Jackson farmer and dairy
man, has formally qualified
for Post No. 3 on the Butts
County Commission in the
August 10th Democratic
General Primary-.
A native of Laurens County
he is a graduate of the Dexter
High School and veteran of
the U.S. Navy with nine
years active and 19 years
reserve duty.
Married to the former
Mary Lee Burford. he is a
member of the Jackson
United Methodist Church,
American Legion Post No.
102. V.F.W. Post No. 5374, St.
John's Lodge No. 45. F&AM.
Butts County Farm Bureau.
American Guernsey Cattle
Club. American Dairy Asso
ciation and the Butts County
CB Club.
Since 1965. he has served as
president of the Butts Cos.
Farm Bureau, been a
member of the Butts Cos.
ASCS Committee since 1970
and is a director of the
American Dairy Association
JHS Student
Awards List
Is Increased
In addition to the awards
and scholarships announced
at Commencement exercises
last Monday evening, and
carried in last week’s issue,
several omissions from the
list provided the Progress-
Argus have been added.
Dr. Jerry Williamson, of
Gordon Junior College, pre
sented baseball scholarships
to Scott Moore and Ray
Thomas, stqr pitcher and
catcher, respectively, on
Jackson High's outstanding
’76 baseball team. Scott is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Moore, of Flovilla, and Ray
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Thomas, of Jackson.
Wanda Grant received an
award as the Outstanding
DCT Student. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tyrus L. Grant, of Jackson.
The name of Jeffery Lynn
Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Caroll Harper, was omitted
from the list of graduates
furnished the newspaper.
II F SHAPARD, JR.
RECEIVES MEDAL
AT SEWANEE
Among those receiving
awards at Sewanee Academy
Sewanee, Tenn. on May 29th
was Herbert F. Shapard. Jr.,
son of Heroert F. Shapard of
615 Joy Street. He reeieved
the medal for outstanding
achievement in Spanish 1. the
world culture medal, and a
sophomore citizenship