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BEAUTY SPOT The beautifully landscaped and manicured lawn and shrubs of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A.
Williamson, 263 N. Mulberry Street, caught the eyes of the BCABC judges who rewarded its owners by naming it the Beauty
Spot of the Week. Photo by Ben Parrish.
One Cent Sales Tax Brings
Butts $21,000 First Month
Butts County and its cities
have begun to receive their
first increments of revenue
from the one cent sales and
use tax that went into effect
on April 1, 1976.
Billy Sutton, clerk of the
Butts County Commission,
reports that his office has
received a check from the
State Department of Reve
nue in the amount of
$12,440.39.
Mayor C. B. Brown reports
that the City of Jackson’s
check for the first month’s
receipts was in the amount of
$7,691.00.
A spokesman for the City of
Flovilla reported that the
City’s share of the new tax
levy amounted to $588.34.
July 23 Date
Of Snapping
Shoals Meet
The 39th annual meeting of
the Snapping Shoals Electric
Membership Corporation
will be held Friday, July
23rd, at the Salem Camp
Ground in Newton County.
The Salem Methodist
'Church will serve barbecue
and many attractive door
prizes will be awarded to the
registrants. Registration will
begin at 11:30 a.m.
Bernard Cabiness, world
renown magician, will pro
vide the featured entertain
ment of the day, beginning at
1 p.m.
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ELDEST DANCER Miss Ruby Lane, 79, is shown being congratulated by disc jockey
Johnny Smolka upon winning the prize as the oldest dancer at the Golden Oldies Disco Party
held Thursday evening as part of the Butts County Week celebration. Photo by Ben
Parrish.
The City of Jenkinsburg’s
tax take for the first month’s
collections was not readily
attainable.
Although the cover letters
to both the county and city
officials indicated the a
mounts for the month of May,
it is believed they represent
ed April’s collections which
were reported in May by the
Revenue Department.
Voters of Butts County
approved the one cent tax
levy last fall as an
alternative to higher pro
perty taxes. It is believed
that both county and city tax
levies will be lowered in 1977,
if not in 1976, as a result of the
new tax source.
Sutton said the County’s
JACKSON GETS WINNERS
IN NATIONAL CONTEST
Jackson True Value Hard
ware reports that two of its
customers were winners in
the sweepstakes drawing
sponsored by the National
Retail Hardware Associa
tion.
Mrs. T. T. Patrick won a
deluxe toast-r-oven and Ron
Stephens won a Multi-Vator
garden cultivator in the
contest,
trie Membership Corporation
serves portions of Butts and
many east-central Georgia
counties with electrical ser
vice and the annual member
ship meeting is always a
highlight of the year’s
activities.
portion of the amount raised
by the local sales tax was a
little more than anticipated.
Mayor Brown reported Jack
son’s share was a little less
than had been estimated.
If the first month’s
experience can be taken as a
guide, approximately
$250,000 a year would flow
back into the County, about
60 percent of which would go
to the Butts County Commis
sion.
The State Department of
Revenue receives the sales
tax from Butts County
retailers, divides it on a
population basis between
county and city, deducts one
percent for a collection fee
and rebates the balance
monthly.
Mr. Ridgeway
Retires From
Postal Service
J. Harry Ridgeway, popu
lar Route 3, Jackson, rural
mail carrier, retired June
30th from the Postal Service.
His retirement ended a
career that began 28 years
ago, his service being
devoted exclusively to those
patrons residing on Rural
Route Three, served out of
the Jackson post office.
A moving influence in the
affairs of the Georgia Rural
Letter Carriers Association
for years, he served as state
president of that association
in 1965-66.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, July 15, 1976
Rudy Wyatt
Named Head
Booster’s Club
Rudv Wyatt will head the
Butts County Athletic Boos
ter’s Club for the 1976-77
season, having been elected
president at a recent meeting
of the group.
A former head football
coach and athletic director at
Jackson High School, Wyatt
is now employed as a Court
Services Field Representa
tive with the State Depart
ment of Human Resources.
Other officers named to
serve with Wyatt are Pat
Smith, vice president ; Becky
Cawthon, secretary and Ann
Kelly, treasurer.
The Booster’s Club will
enlist public support of all
sports programs at Jackson
High School and all persons
interested in advancing the
cause of athletics are invited
to join. The Club works
closely with the Jackson
High Athletic. Dept, in
helping to proyide facilities
and equipment that would
not otherwise be available.
One of the main projects
for the current season is to
provide additional bleachers
for the football field. This will
be an expensive undertaking
and the public’s support is
sorely needed.
Wyatt will succeed Charlie
Brown, who did an outstand
ing job last year as president
of the Butts County Booster's
Club.
The Booster’s Club had a
very successful day Saturday
at their booth on the square.
Club officials wish to express
their thanks to George
Martin who donated 430 ears
of corn to the corn-on-the-cob
project and Grace Pace and
Juanita Biles, bake sale
chairpersons, and to every
one who donated baked goods
as well as to those who
purchased them.
The Club's balloon sale was
very popular. The person
returning a ballon from the
fartherest point will receive
SSO during the last game of
the season.
A CORRECTION
In the calendar of events
for Butts County Week, the
Bi-centennial play produced
by the Shadowbox Players
identified the Players as an
affiliate of the Jackson
Theater Guild.
The Shadowbox Players
are an independent group
and are not affiliated with the
Jackson Theater Guild. The
Progress-Argus regrets this
error existed in the formal
list of events presented to the
paper for publication.
Mark Cawthon
Wins Avondale
Scholarship
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Mark Cawthon, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Herman
Cawthon of Jackson, has
been named recipient of the
1975-76 Avondale Textile
scholarship to Georgia Tech.
Mark recently graduated
in the top ten percent of his
class at Jackson High School.
Active in school and
extra-curricular activities,
he served as Chaplain of the
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, Parliamentarian of
the Key Club, a member of
the CO-ED-Y. and served for
three years on the Student
Council.
An outstanding athlete,
Mark received varsity letters
in football, wrestling and
track He was chosen as the
best offensive lineman, most
valuable wrestler, named to
the WSB Metro Atlanta
All-Star Football Team, and
was an All-State tackle on the
Class A all-state football
team.
He is a member of the
Stark United Methodist
Church and is employed this
summer at Avondale’s
Indian Springs Plant until he
enters Georgia Tech this fall
where he plans to major in
textile engineering.
HODGES HDWE. NAMES
CONTEST WINNERS
Danny Trimble, of 417
McCaskill Drive, won first
prize in the watermelon
eating contest sponsored by
Hodges Hardware and Furni
ture • Cos., Inc. and was
awarded a Superstar bad
minton set. Second prize
went to Terrell Sims, of 240
Pine Street, who won a Case
pocket knife. 42 contestants
entered this competition.
Walter Morris, of Route 2,
Jackson, won the water
melon seed spitting contest
and a deluxe table tennis set.
Skipper Melton, of 595 East
College Street, took second
prize and a 202 Zebco rod and
rell. There were 22 entries in
the contest.
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER This beautiful float of the 4-H Club and the 4-H Square Dance Club caught the eyes of the
judges, and the huge crowd, and was selected as the best float in the one and one-half mile parade by the out of town judges.
Photo bv Ben Parrish
Butts County Week Ends With
Gigantic Parade, Street Dance
Butts County’s week-long
celebration of the nation's
200th anniversary came to a
climactic also on Saturday,
with a mile-and-half parade
and a street dance that lasted
until midnight.
Conservative estimates put
the number of people in
Jackson’s downtown district
at between 3.000 and 4.000 for
the giant Saturday morning
parade, complete with three
bands, beautiful floats, an
tique automobiles, a calliope,
lovely girls and clowns.
Veteran observers of the
local scene said it was the
largest crowd to ever
assemble on the Jackson
court square.
President Dick O’Hara, of
the Butts County Chamber of
Commerce, Inc., and his
committee chairmen, have
been receiving high praise
for the masterful planning
and execution of the entire
week's program.
Coming on the heels of the
County’s Sesqui-centennial
celebration last July Fourth,
residents may be getting
Don Earnhart
Makes Record
Grape Catch
Butts County’s Bicenten
nial celebration, featuring
competition in many fun and
games, produced a world
record holder Saturday when
Don Earnhart caught in his
mouth a grape tossed from a
distance of 165 feet, two
inches.
The catch by Earnhart
eclipsed by two inches the
former world record held by
Dr. Bruce Dobbs, of Phila
delphia. who in 1974 caught
with his teeth a grape thrown
from a distance of 165 feet.
Don, 36. of 555 Joy Street,
Jackson, is employed by
Radio Station WJGA in
Jackson.
In conjunction with his
winning team. Earnhart
measured off 165 feet on Oak
Street and added an addi
tional two inches to go for the
world record.
David Lunsford threw the
grape that landed in Don’s
mouth. A number of other
grape throwers tried to hit
the target but most fell short.
Other grape hurlers were
Danny Hoard. Tim Moss.
Kenny Waits, Danny Briscoe,
Bobby Cleveland, Larry
Biles and Scott Taylor.
Don plans to have his
record setting feat (mouth)
entered in the Guinness Book
of World Records*
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
spoiled but O’Hara said
Monday that “plans are
already being laid for
another great celebration
next July.”
O'Hara praised the hard
work and dedication of the
nine members of his steering
committee, including Harry
Lewis. Perry Ridgeway,
Charlie Brown. Sherry Led
ford, Walter Carmichael.
Mary Zane Swearingen.
Wilma Bridges and Charlie
Huggins.
The Chamber official had
equal praise for the Jackson
police force. Butts County
Sheriff’s office, the Jackson
fire department and the
Jackson sanitation depart
ment which did a marvellous
job in restoring the court
square after the Saturday
night dance.
Winning the sweepstakes
award for the best float as
judged by three members of
the Georgia Javcees from
Atlanta and Macon was the
creation of the 4-H Club and
the 4-H Square Dance Club.
Second prize went to the
Gov. Busbee
Gives Funds
For Parking
Governor George Busbee
has made available SIO,OOO
from his emergency fund to
assist the Butts County-
Board of Education in paving
a parking lot near the
National Guard Armory- for
use by students at Jackson
High School.
M. C. Paget, assistant
school superintendent, says
the grant will be used in
conjunction with a former
commitment from the State
Highway Department in the
amount of 59.000 to make
possible paving of the lot.
Paget cited the extensive
use of automobiles bv
Notice To Candidates
.All candidates for political office are
requested to submit copy for their advertisements
to the Progress-Argus office not later than noon on
Monday preceding the publication date. This is the
same deadline that is applicable to regular
advertisers. Candidates who meet this deadline
will be guaranteed publication in the issue of that
week.
Jackson Presbyterian
Church, which is celebrating
its sesqui-centennial this
year, and third to the
Jackson Kiwanis Club.
Three bands enlivened the
festivities, representing the
Marine Corps Depot at
Albany, the Fife and Drum
Corps of Explorer Scouts
from Fr. Benning and the
Jackson School Band.
Playing for the Saturday
night street dance, with an
estimated 2,000 in attend
ance. was the Cottonwood
orchestra from Milledge
ville. They delighted the huge
crowd of dancers and
onlookers from before dusk
until midnight.
The court lawn was
crowded with concessions
selling food, arts and crafts,
flowers, soft drinks and fun
games and most of them
were busy for the entire day.
It truly was the week that
was in Butts County, possibly
the most widely enjoyed in
the County’s 151-year his
tory.
BEAUTY SPOT AND
YARD OF WEEK
SIGNS STOLEN
It has been reported by
members of the BCABC
Committee that the Beauty-
Spot and Yard of the Week
signs have been stolen or
removed from the yards of
selected spots, one having
been taken several weeks
age. while the Yard of the
Week sign was taken from
the yard of Dr. and Mrs. Jack
Newman just recently.
Anyone having knowledge
of these signs is asked to
please call a member of the
BCABC Committee. Mrs.
Miller B Molechert is
chairman of the committee.
students as making addi
tional parking space a high
priority item. It is assumed
that work on the project will
begin in the near future.