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BEAUTY SPOT—The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haley in Jenkinsburg was recently selected by the BCABC as a Beauty
Spot. The house and grounds which surround it are kept neatly trimmed and colorful plants add a touch of living beauty to the
picture. Photo by Jerry McLaurin.
Flovilla Will Vote July 14
On City Sale of Liquor
A petition calling for a
referendum concerning lega
lization of the sale of liquor
was presented to the Mayor
and Council of Flovilla at
their regular meeting Thurs
day night, June 17.
Verification of signatures
on the petition was com
pleted on Tuesday, June 22,
and Mayor Charles Huggins
called the referendum for
July 14, 1976. Deadline for
registration for this referen
dum for those not already
registered to vote in Flovilla
is June 29, 1976.
An appropriations ordi
nance was passed by the
council for fiscal year 1977 in
the amount of $24,650. This
budget is effective July 1,
1976, through June 30, 1977.
The budget for the remainder
of calendar year 1976 for the
water system was set at
$13,000.
The report of the Flovilla
Planning Commission was
presented by acting chair
man John A. Heil. This
zoning plan, prepared with
the assistance of the Mcln
tosh Trail Area Planning and
Development Commission,
includes comprehensive
zoning for the entire city,
with an accompanying illu
strative map.
Public hearings will be
held before the zoning plan is
adopted by the city council.
The plan has been a
nine-month effort by the
Commission, composed of
Heil, Ira C. Brown, Mrs.
Margaret Dukes, Wayne
King and Raymond Smith.
Minutes of the meeting and
financial reports are avail
able for public viewing on the
bulletin board at Flovilla
City Hall. The next regular
meeting will be on July Bth.
SUNDAY IS
HOMECOMING AT
PLEASANT GROVE
Pleasant Grove Congrega
tional Methodist Church will
celebrate Homecoming on
Sunday, June 27th, with
dinner at the noon hour and
special singing afterwards.
Rev. Lamar Guyton will
fill the pulpit. The public is
extended a cordial invitation.
A CORRECTION
In the news story an
nouncing the candidacy of
Malcolm Smith for Probate
Judge, the year 1942 was
shown as the date he entered
military service. The correct
year should have read 1941.
The Progress-Argus is happy
to make this correction.
Bicentennial
Play Be Seen
On July 6-7
A Bi-centennial Play, “1775
A Family Chooses Sides”,
will be presented by The
Shadowbox Players on July 6
and 7 during Butts County
week with starting time at 9
p.m. each day. The play will
be presented on the front
porch at the Van Deventer
Youth Center with chairs in
front and the children may be
seated on the lawn. Streets
will be closed off in this area.
The cast of characters will
include:
Father - Algie Turner;
Mother, Kathy Morgan; Sam
- Danny Trimble; Tim - Greg
Franks; Betsy - Tammi
Franks; Mr. Beach - Jeff
Paget; Mrs. Smith - Wilma
Bridges.
Officer - Charles Watts;
Stranger - Mike Gray; First
Traveler - Hal Latham; First
Travelers Wife - Sharon
Upchurch; Second Traveler -
Maurice Ball; Second
Trayelers Wife - Patricia
Buggs; Third and Fourth
Traveler - Glenda Hardy and
Greg O’Neal; Farmer -
James Butler; Soldiers -
Mike Gray and Tony Parker.
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TO BE INSTALLED SUNDAY The Rev. David
Beville, recently called to serve the Jackson Presbyterian
Church, will be formally installed by a Commission from the
Atlanta Presbytery on Sunday, June 27, at a 3 p m. service.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
BCABC Holds
Contest For
Miss BCABC
The Butts County Associa
tion for Beautification
Through Conservation is
sponsoring a beauty contest
to choose Miss BCABC. The
young lady who is chosen for
this honor will ride in the
Bicentennial Parade here.
The first two runners-up will
also participate in the
parade.
The winner will be deter
mined by the amount of
monies collected in her name
at various businesses in the
county where donations are
being accepted.
Those young ladies in the
contest are: Beverly Raynor,
Ginger Palmer, • Rhonda
Hutcheson, Angela Hender
son, Lynn Duke, Beverly
O’Neal, Donna Cook, Ann
Franklin, Lisa Taylor, Vicki
Price, Terri Leverette, Kaye
Yawn, Faye Yawn, Denise
Bunch, Margaret Love, Son
ya Moore, Trina Smith, Lisa
Carter, and Jean Earnhart.
These young ladies will also
participate as hostesses at
the Colonial Williamsburg
luncheon.
Proceeds will go to the
BCABC Treasury.
Jaoojjn, Georgia 30233, Thursday, June 24,1976
Rufus Adams
Is Director
Of GSBA
Rufus Adams, chairman of
the Butts County Board of
Education, was recently
installed for another one
year term as director of
division 12C of the Georgia
School Boards Association
(GSBA).
GSBA is a voluntary
professional association re
presenting nearly all the 188
public schools boards in the
state and rendering informa
tional and other services to
approximately 1,150 board
members. Asa division
director, he will be a member
of GSBA’s Board of Advisors.
Division 12C includes
Butts, Jasper, Monroe, and
Putnam school systems.
Adams, who has been on
the Butts board for 26 years,
operates several middle-
Georgia feed and seed stores.
He is chairman of the Butts
County Hospital Authority, a
member of the Advisory
Board of the National
Commodity Credit Corpora
tion, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, and chairman of
the stewardship and finance
committees of Jackson
Methodist Church.
He has served as chairman
of the Georgia Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service committee of the
U.S.D.A., and president of
alumni of Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College.
BENJIE PARRISH JOINS
PROGRESS-ARGUS STAFF
Benjie Parrish, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Parrish,
and a talented amateur
photographer, is working
part time this summer on the
Progress-Argus staff.
He plans to continue his
studies at Mercer Law School
this fall.
Seven Retailers Get
Beer, Wine Licenses
The rush to obtain licenses
to sell beer and wine in the
unincorporated areas of
Butts County is on and
through Monday, seven retail
and four wholesale licenses
had been approved by the
Butts County Commission.
Retail outlets are charged
a license fee of SSOO for one
year and wholesalers pay
SIOO for their one year
license.
In addition, retailers are
assessed $25 for a state
license to sell beer and $5 for
Mixon Girl’s
Death Ruled
Accidental
The tragic shooting of Mrs.
Theresa Utter Mixon, 15, of
Newton County, on June 15th
was the result of a foolish
prank and a young girl’s
unfamiliarity with guns,
according to Glen Mixon,
father-in-law of the young
bride who..was married only
four days before her death.
The young Mixon couple
had gone to visit friends and,
while the two men went to a
store for groceries, the ladies
remained behind in the
trailer home. Upon their
return, the two men were
going to frighten the girls by
knocking at the back door,
rather than coming to the
front.
Excited by what they
thought was a break-in
attempt, one of the girls
picked up a .38 caliber
revolver and, unfamiliar
with its operation, accidently
discharged it, killing Mrs.
Mixon almost instantly. She
was pronounced dead upon
arrival at the Newton County
Hospital.
Glen Mixon reports that
both the Sheriff's Depart
ment and the Solicitor’s
office investigated the fata
lity and termed it accidental,
as no charges were brought
against any of the people
involved.
Fire Friday
Destroys Big
Dam Store
The Big Dam Store, a
familiar landmark overlook
ing Jackson Lake and the
Ocmulgee River at the Lloyd
Shoals power plant, was
destroyed by fire about
midnight on Friday, June
18th.
The building was owned by
McKibben and Wilmer WTiite
and had been leased by Pond
Bennett for a number of
years.
No theories have been
advanced as to the cause of
the blaze which had burned
out of control before being
discovered. Officials from
the State Fire Marshall’s
office are investigating the
fire for the possibility of
arson.
A beer and wine license
had just been granted the
store on Thursday by the
Butts County Commissioners
and a considerable amount of
beer and wine had been
purchased, along with re
frigerating equipment.
A spokesman for the
Sheriff’s department esti
mated the loss in stock and
fixtures at $6,000. The value
of the building itself was not
estimated, nor has the
Jmount of insurance
coverage on building and
contents been determined.
a wine license.
Retail dealers issued
licenses by the Butts County
Commissioners through
Monday, with other applica
tions still pending, include.
Kersey's Boat Service
Pineview Service Station
Big Dam Store (destroyed
by fire Friday night)
King's Bait Farm
Jay’s Convenient Food
Store
Convenience Stores, Inc.,
doing business as Jones
Brothers Grocery-
South River Grocery
Butts County Tax Protest
Appears Headed For Court
LEUKEMIA SOCIETY
BENEFIT IS SET
FOR JULY FOURTH
The Georgia Chapter of the
Leukemia Society of Ameri
ca is sponsoring a beneift
Sunday, July 4, from 12 noon
to 7 p.m. to raise funds for
research and medical care
for leuekmia victims.
The benefit, which will
feature five bands, will be
held in the parking lot of the
Atlanta Flea Market at 2424
Piedmont Rd., N.E. at the
site of the old Arlen’s
building. No admission will
be charged but donations wil
be received.
Calendar of Events
For Butts Cos. Week
July 4 - Bell Ringing, 12-12:15
Freedom Rally on the Square - 3:30 p.m.
Gospel Singing and Church Music - Sponsored by Butts
County Ministerial Ass’n.
Home Run Derby - Wallace Field before Fireworks - A
trophy will be awarded for the most home runs hit - 5 balls 50
cents.
Fireworks - SI,OOO Display - Starts at Dark
Sky Divers before the Fireworks - By the Greene County
Sport Parchute Center of Butts County.
July 5- 10 a.m. -On practice field
3-Legged Race
Relay - games
11 a.m. - Home Run Derby Contest
12 and under
13-15 Softball Field
16-18
19-25
25 and up
12-2 - Barbecue Dinner
(Barbecue, Bread, Pickles, Cole Slaw, Ice Tea. Children
$1.50; Adults $2.00.
2 p.m. - Tennis Tournament Finals Begin
Horse Shoe Pitching Contest
3 p.m. - Greased Pig Chase- Baseball Field
Ist Heat - Children 12 and under
2nd Heat - Ladies 18 and under
3rd Heat - Children 7 and under—piglets
5 p.m. - Cross Country Race -one and one-third Mi.
Ist Heat - 15 and under
2nd Heat - 16-21
3rd Heat - 22-29
4th Heat - 30-44
sth Heat - 45 and up
6 p.m. - Old Timers Baseball Game
Jackson vs. Jenkinsburg (7 inning contest)
6:30 p.m. - Watermelon Eating Contest
12 and under; 13-18; 19-25 : 26 and up
7 pm. - Ice Cream Eating Contest
12 and under; 13-18; 19-25; 26 and up
7:30 p.m. - Men’s Softball game - Towaliga
Baptist vs. St. Mary’s
8 p.m. - Square Dance
Jacks & Jills
Bobby Hollis. Caller
In addition to above activities, there will be: A Display of
Wildlife from the Dept, of Natural Resoures. Ping-pong tables,
and pony rides.
Refreshment served at all times during the day.
July 6 - A Bi-Centennial play titled - “1775 - A Family
Chooses Sides" to be presented by the Shadowbox Players of
The Jackson Theater Guild at the Van Deventer Youth Center on
the porch with seating on chairs and the lawn. Starting time - 9
p.m.
July 7 - Membership Golf Tournament - Deer Trail Golf
Club - First Hole-in-One on No. 3 wins a car donated by ABW
Chevrolet and Carmichael Insurance Agency.
Sidewalk Sale starting 12:00 noon and sponsored ty the
Butts County Chamber of Commerce and participating
merchants of Butts County.
Bi-Centennial Play - Second Night - Starts At 9 p.m.
July 8 - Golden Oldies Disco Party
Johnny Smolka to join Disc’s from the 40 sand 50's
FREE to all 50 years of age or over. All under “50” - Admission
$1.50. Prizes to be awarded to the Oldest Man and Woman, the
Oldest Married Couple, the Couple married longest, the Most
Recent Married Couple.
Starts at 7:30 and goes until 10:00 at Recreation Building
in Pepperton.
July 9 - Rock-N-Roll Dance at The Armory - 8:30 till 12:00.
Admission $1.50 for all ages.
July 10 - All Day Events on the Square in Jackson. Ga.
9:30 - The Groups participating will be set up and ready
for the public.
Flag Raising Ceremony - By the Butts County Boy Scouts.
11 a m. - Mile Long Parade
12 :00 noon - Chicken Que - Sponsored by the Butts County
Jaycees.
2:00 p.m. Watermelon Eating Contest
2:30 - Seed Spitting Contest
Both events sponsored by Hodges Hardware & Furniture
of Jackson, Ga.
3:30 - Drawings and Give-A-Ways
Presentation of Awards
6:00 - Square Dance Demonstration
8:00 - Street Dance For all
Featuring “Cottonwood”
Many Local Groups with things to sell and things to do.
Out of Town Group with Arts and Crafts
Prizes to the Largest Group Participation for Beards,
Best Man, Woman, and Child’s Costume, Youngest Baby, Oldest
Person.
Beauty Contest.
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
BICENTENNIAL SALUTE
ON CHANNEL 8
ON JUNE 29
A colorful report of
festivals, handicrafts, wor
ship and music by the
Georgia colonies of Greeks,
Turks, Finns, Hungarians
and the International Polka
Society will be shown on
Tuesday, June 29, at 8:00
p.m. on WGTV-Channel 8.
The half-hour film presents
in an entertaining manner
the ways different nationali
ties in Georgia have actively
and joyfully kept their
national heritage alive.
The Butts County Tax
payers’ Protection Associa
tion this week asked Judge
Hugh Sosebee to set a
hearing date on their
mandamus suit filed last
week in Superior Court,
which seeks to have the Court
supervise the preparation of
the 1976 Butts County tax
digest and see that all
statutes and laws relating
thereto are complied with.
Their counsel has filed this
suit as a result of the Georgia
Supreme Court’s ruling last
year that the Superior Court
cannot enjoin a tax digest
after it has been prepared
and they hope to prevent the
submission of an illegal
digest this year so that an
injunction would not be
necessary anyway.
The suit alleges that the
County tax assessors do not
intend to prepare the
assessments of property in
1976 in a legal and uniform
manner, but intend to
perpetuate the high and
illegal assessments made in
1975, though perhaps on a
lower scale.
Also the suit was filed
against the Board of Equali
zers, and alleges that that
Board also will not follow the
laws governing their delib
erations and decisions unless
they are required to do so by
the Court. Spokemen for the
taxpayers’ group point out
that in 1975 the equalizers
would schedule a dozen or
more hearings each day so
that no one had any
opportunity to really present
their case to show that their
assessments were too high.
In the meantime, due to the
press of court business in
other counties, the arbi
tration of the 1975 appeal
cases, and the trial of the 1975
court appeal on the '75 digest
has been marking time.
The court has indicated
that if a settlement is not
reached in the near future
these arbitrations and the
court case that has been
removed to Henry Country
for trial, will be re-scheduled
for an early trial.
There have been consider
able negogiations between
the tax assessors and leaders
of the Taxpayer’s Associa
tion recently pointing to a
possible settlement of the.
assessing controversy, and it
is believed that these
negotiations will continue
right up to the trial time.
GEORGIA SENATORS
TO HOST RECEPTION
FOR JIMMY CARTER
Georgia’s two U. S.
Senators. Herman E. Tal
madge and Sam Nunn, will
co-host a reception for
Democratic Presidential
candidate Jimmy Carter on
Saturday. June 26, at
Atlanta's Sheraton-Biltmore
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Reception tickets are
SIOO.OO each and all Geor
gians are invited. Tickets
may be obtained by contact
ing Ms. Anabelle Stack at the
Carter for President Head
quarters. 1795 Peachtree
Street. P.O. Box 1976, or phy
phoning 404-897-7100.
A CORRECTION
In the Pet of the Week story
which appeared in the
Progress Argus the week of
June 10th, the name Kelly
White was used when the
name Kelly Hardy should
have been. This correction is
being made at the request of
Jimmy Hardy, Kelly’s
father. The Progress-Argus
regrets this mistake and is
happy to make this correc
tion.