The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, August 12, 1976, Image 1

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Volume 103 Number 33
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YARD OF THE WEEK - The home of Mrs. W. P.
Brooks. Jackson, Route 5, captured the attention of the
BCABC judges and won top laurels for this week. Amid a
rustic setting, the home snuggles into a hardwoods forest
Central Georgia EMC Annual
Meeting Was Well Attended
There was a hint of fall in
the air as The Central
Georgia EMC convened
under the big tent at Indian
Springs State Park for its
39th Annual Meeting on
August 4.
Principal speaker for the
event was J. B. Polhill, 111,
Director of Legislative Af
fairs for the Georgia EMC,
Atlanta. Mr Polhill discussed
the energy problems we face
today and gome of the steps
being taken by the Georgia
State Legislature to alleviate
them:
A Power Plant Site Study
Commission has been form
ed, with Rep. Benson Ham
serving as chirman. Legisla
tion is being considered
which would exempt from
sales and property taxes
equipment used in solar
energy research, in an effort
to encourage research in this
field. In spite of considerable
opposition, the Richard B.
Russell Dam is now under
construction, which will
produce an abundant supply
of electricity.
In an optimistic conclu
sion, Mr. Polhill said that
America is the greatest
country on the face of the
earth, and we will solve our
energy problems because it
is the American way.
Asa quorum was present
at 9:40 a.m., Co-op President
T. F. Freeman conducted a
business session during
which three directors were
elected to serve three-year
terms each. They are; J O.
Colwell to represent Butts
County; T. F. Freeman to
represent Monroe-Bibb
Income From One Cent Sales
Tax Levy Increases Steadily
Butts County’s local option
sales tax, adopted by the
voters last fall as an
alternative to higher proper
ty taxes, brought in $14,248.84
to the County for collections
during the month of May,
County Treasurer Billy Sut
ton reported.
This represents an in
crease of $1,808.45 over the
April collections of $12,440.39.
and puts the County slightly
ahead of the projected
$150,000 annually it was
expected to receive from this
source.
Lewis Freeman, Jackson
City administrator, annouti
ced that the City’s income
from the one cent local levy
counties; and D. T. Hamil to
represent Spalding-Lamar-
Pike Counties. Hamil re
places retiring director, W.
C. Futral, who served this
area for many years.
An Amendment to the
By-Laws was adopted which
provides for a board of 10
directors beginning in 1977.
The financial report was
presented by Co-op Auditor
R. S. McLemore of Me*
Lemore and Middlebrooks, a
certified public accounting
firm.
Co-op Attorney Benson
Ham, who served as Master
of Ceremonies for the
meeting, presented 25-year
service awards to Director
R. L. Minter, and two co-op
employees, Mrs. Margaret
Morris, Consumer Services
Supervisor, and Mrs. Virgin
ia Smith, Assistant Cashier.
Program participants in
cluded Mack Browning, who
led the pledge of allegiance to
the flag; Rev. David Beville,
Pastor of the Jackson
Presbyterian Church, who
gave the invocation; and
Louis Taylor, Indian Springs
State Park Superintendent,
who extended a welcome to
co-op members and guests
attending the Annual Meet
ing. Group singing was led by
Denny O’Neal, accompanied
by Mrs. Gervin Lewis.
Lucky winners of the grand
prize, a Hotpoint Microwave
Oven, were Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Smoak, Jr. of Route 4,
Griffin. The prize was given
by Hodges Hardware and
Furniture Company of Jack
son, and Hotpoint in coopera
rose to $8,809.05 for May
collections. This was an
increase of $1,118.05 from the
$7,691.00 collected in April,
the first month the tax was
collectible.
The Cities of Flovilia and
Jenkinsburg also share in the
income derived from the
sales tax on a population
basis.
The State Department of
Revenue receives the sales
tax monthly from Butts
County retailers, divides it
between city and county
governments, deducts one
percent as a collection fee
and rebates the balance
monthly to Butts County and
the three municipalities who
and its carefully-tended yard and shrubbery reflect the
attention given them by their owner. - Photograph by
Ben Parrish.
tion with The Central
Georgia EMC.
Special prizes awarded
were: “Early Bird” - G. E.
Toaster won by Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Battle, Route 1,
Locust Grove. Youngest
Person - G. E. Baby Dish won
by Naomi LaWanda Smith,
age six weeks and five days,
Route 3, Forsyth. Oldest
Woman - G. E. Heat
Massager won by Mrs. Clara
K. Smith, age 90, Route 1,
Monticello;
Oldest Man- G. E. Heated
Shave Cream Dispenser won
by Willie H. Smith, age 90,
Route 1, Monticello. Couple
Married Longest Time - West
Bend Country Kettle won by
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bond.
Route 2, Locust Grove,
married 68 years;
Couple Married Shortest
Time - English Silver Fondue
Service won by Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Floyd, Route 3, Forsyth,
City Voters To Name Mayor ,
Two Councilmen October 5
Just as politics begins to
slow down in Butts County,
its tempo increases for City
of Jackson voters who will go
to the polls Tuesday, October
sth, to select a mayor and
council members from the
second and third wards.
The incumbents, Mayor C.
B. Brown, Jr. and Council
men Allen Byars and Roy
Goff, are expected to offer
for re-election.
share in the funds.
It was originally projected
that the sales tax would bring
about $250,000 to Butts
County, with about 60
percent, or $150,000, of that
going to the county govern
ment, the remainder being
divided among the three
cities. It now appears this
projection will be on the low
side and that total collections
may be closer to $300,000
than the quarter-million
anticipated.
As soon as the rebate flow
is established through sever
al month's experience, it is
anticipated that sizeable tax
reductions will be made at
both the county and munici
pal levels.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, August 12,1976
married two months and one
week. Oldest Teenager -
“Little Mac” Burger Ma
chine won by Dianne Mc-
Dowell, age 19, Route 1,
Forsyth.
In addition to the special
prizes. 63 other prizes were
awarded. After the meeting,
a barbecued chicken lunch
was served by the Jackson
Exchange Club. Approzi
mately 1,500 members and
guests attended the meeting
A CORRECTION
In last week’s issue of the
Progress-Argus, a caption
under the picture of the
1919-1920 Jackson High grad
uating class identified Mir
iam Fletcher as Mrs.
Ainsworth when she is Mrs.
John H. Haddock of Macon.
Mrs. Haddock was also
president of her graduating
class.
The Progress-Argus re
grets this error in identifica
tion and is happy to make
this correction.
Members of the City
Democratic Executive Com
mittee at a meeting Thurs
day afternoon in the City Hall
set the October primary date
and made provisions for a
run-off primary, if needed, to
be held on Tuesday, October
19th.
Candidates may begin
qualifying on Tuesday, Au
gust 31st at 9 a m. and must
qualify before 5 p.m. on
Friday, September 17th.
Candidates must qualify with
Hugh Glidewell, Jr., secre
tary of the City Democratic
Executive Committee, at his
office at 229 E. Third Street
within the dates prescribed.
Qualifying fees as set by
Executive Committee are
$125.00 for mayor and $85.00
for council posts.
The date for the City’s
general election was set on
Wednesday, November 3rd.
Absentee ballots will be
provided and may be
obtained at the City Hall
prior to the primary date.
Requests for absentee ballots
can be made in late
September, after the qualify
ing deadline has passed and
the Official ballot prepared
Members of the Democra
tic Executive Committee will
also be nominated in the
October primary. Present
members include Levi Ball,
chairman. City at Large;
Butts Civil
Court Begins
On August 16
Butts County’s Superior
Court will convene at 9:30
a m. on Monday, August 16,
to hear civil cases, according
to Superior Court Clerk
David Ridgeway.
A week before court opens,
the civil docket appeared
rather full, Ridgeway said.
Jurors selected for service
during the civil week of the
August term include: R. C.
Kelly, Robert Lee Worley,
Charles Clark, Curtis Kelly,
Guy H. James, Mrs. Laura
Jane Myrick, Glen Staples,
James L. Robertson, Mrs.
Gwendolyn Hamlin, Mrs.
Frank Peek, Jr., Jimmie
Earl Hurst, Mrs. Willie Ruth
Shivers, Oscar Young, Mrs.
Roberta Thomas, Roy Wat
son, William E. Pelt, Russell
L. Crumbley, Glen Smith,
Mrs. Lucile Ross, Larry E.
Pickett, Frank A. Hosey,
Mrs. Flora Jean Head, Mrs.
John F. Morris, W. Herman
Cawthon, C. W. Jester.
Robert Goodrum, Robert W.
Whitehead. Jr., Mrs. Shelby
Shubert.
Mrs. Ida Bankston, Mrs.
Essie Mae Foster, Henry
Fears, David E. McClendon,
James A. Nutt, David P.
Ridgeway. Jr., James C.
Long. A. E. Stodghill. Jr..
Benjamin H. Brown. Jr..
Willie P. Hammond. Mrs. J.
E. James Mrs. L. M.
Spencer. Lester 0. Barnes,
Mrs. Gwendolyn N. Mere
dith, Jerry McLaurin. John
L. Freeman, Robert L.
Smith. Mrs. Alma E.
Bearden. Mrs. Mary Carter.
J. G. Morris, Sr., James F.
Trimble, John G. Bearden.
Mrs. Vincent Jones, Horace
Thaxton, Mrs. Maude H.
Yawn. J. P. McClelland. Jr..
Mrs. Matha P. Stewart. Mrs.
Clyde Herbert, Mrs. Emily
C. Jinks.
Miss Clementine Thomas,
Loyd H. Jenkins, Robbie
Britton, Mrs. Louise Thurs
ton, Charles M. Roberts.
Charles W. Floyd. Mrs. Mary’
R. McCrackin, Jesse J. Nutt.
Henry Jarrell. Glen Marsh,
Jonas Taylor, W’ayne Dooley,
Lamar P. Jinks.
Hugh Glidewell, Jr., secre
tary. second ward; Mrs.
Mary Lee Martin, treasurer,
first ward; A. V. Maddox,
third ward; Vincent Jones,
fourth ward, and J. O. King,
fifth ward.
As customary, polls in the
City will be open at 7 a.m.
and clsoe at 7 p.m. Voting
will be done at City Hall.
The complete rules and
regulations adopted by the
City Democratic Executive
Committee governing the
upcoming primary and elect
ion will appear as a legal
advertisement in this paper
on August 19th and 26th.
Bloodmobile Visits County
Monday ; Quota 110 Pints
The summer visit of the
Atlanta Region Bloodmobile
to Butts County is scheduled
for Monday, August 16th, at
the Jackson National Guard
Armory on Franklin Street
between the hours of 1 p.m.
and 5:30 p.m.
Working on a quota of 110
pints for this visit of the
Bloodmobile, Butts Count
ians are being urged to roll
up their sleeves and give by
John B. Long, blood recruit
ment chairman for the Butts
County Chapter. American
Tuesday s Primary Results
Show Run-Off As the Winner
Daniel Hamil
Is Named To
Co-Op Board
Daniel T. Hamil, a native
of Spalding County, has been
elected to the Central
Georgia EMC Board of
Directors. He will serve as
Director for Spalding, Lamar
and Pike Counties for a
three-year term.
The election was held at
the annual meeting at Indian
Springs State Park on August
4.
Mr. Hamil, better known
as “Danny,” is 28 years old
and is actively engaged with
his uncle. P. W. Hamil. and
brother, Bobby, in a farming
partnership. He is also
actively involved in the
construction and installation
of water and sewer lines, as
well as related construction,
doing business as Hamil
Construction Company.
Danny is also active in the
construction of residential
homes in “Cabin Creek
Estates.” a Dougherty-
Hamil sub-division develop
ment, in Spalding County.
Cabin Creek Estates is
located two miles northeast
of Griffin between Georgia
State Highway 16 and North
Second Street in Griffin.
This sub-division was plan
ned with latest development
techniques in mind. They
gave consideration to ecol
ogy and conservation, and
were the first developers in
their area to use all
underground utilities and
electric service.
Danny was educated in the
Griffin-Spalding school sys
tem. During his high school
years, he worked on his
uncle’s farm, helping with
the dairying and genera!
farming. After graduation,
he attended Abraham Bald
win Agricultural College in
Tifton for two years. He
worked for the Georgia
Experiment Station during
his first summer vacation.
He joined the United States
Naval Reserve program and
served about one year before
going on active duty for two
years.
He is a charter member of
the Spalding County Kiwanis
Club, formed in 1975; a
member of the American
Legion Post 15. Griffin, and is
junior vice commander for
Red Cross.
The County fell short of its
quota on the last visit of the
Bloodmobile on April 12, 1976
when only 101 pints were
given towards a goal of 112
pints.
Long says he feels the
County is in an excellent
position to maintain its
eligibility for the free whole
blood program with a good
response on Monday.
The Jackson Business and
Professional Women’s Club
will provide the administra-
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
Virlyn Moore
To Address
Kiwanis Club
Virlyn B. Moore, Jr., of
Atlanta, will be guest
speaker at the Tuesday,
August 17th, meeting of the
Jackson Kiwanis Club, ac
cording to Pete Malone, who
is in charge of the program
for that date.
Moore is currently serving
as president of the Kiwanis
Club of Atlanta, is president
and dean of the Woodrow
W’ilson College of Law in
Atlanta, and a former senior
vice-president of the Fulton
National Bank of Atlanta.
Dean Moore is widely
known as a philosophical
humorist and his speeches
have drawn raves in New
York. Chicago. San Fran
cisco and many other cities.
He is often introduced as
the poor man 's Bob Hope and
his speech Tuesday night
entitled “Lend Me Your
Ears" will probably be much
more laughable than legal.
Appearing with the speak
er Tuesday night will be
several members of the
Atlanta Kiwanis Club, who
will represent their organiza
tion at the inter-club meet
ing.
Report From
Griffin State
Patrol Post
Sergeant Hugh Taylor of
the Griffin State Patrol Post
announced today that his
post has investigated three
traffic accidents, made 59
arrests and issued 13
warnings in Butts County
during July.
Estimated property dam
age in the three accidents
was listed at $4.200.00.
Also, the Post commander
said a total of 824 pending
traffic cases were disposed of
in the courts with the
following dispositions: 57
guilty pleas; 733 bond
forfeitures; 29 dismissed,
and five nolo contendere
pleas.
Further. Sgt. Taylor point
ed out. fines and forfeitures
amounting to $25,387.93 w’ere
paid to the courts of Butts
County.
the 1976-77 year.
Danny is living in his
contemporary, cedar home
which he designed and built
on the farm land overlooking
the Cabin Creek Estates
development. His hobbies
include boating, skiing, fish
ing and golf. Danny's varied
talents and business interests
will be an asset in his new
position on the Board of
Directors.
tive staff for the Bloodmobile
visit and will have the
assistance of many other
volunteer workers.
For the past several years,
tlie Butts County 4-H Club,
and 4-H leaders, have spear
headed the drive for blood
donors and given the entire
program new impetus.
At the March visit of the
Bloodmobile. 76 percent of
those donating blood were
under 40 years of age
That old demon. Run-off,
ran off with most of the races
in Tuesday’s primary elect
ion, leaving many of the
office seekers and their
supporters another three
weeks of suspense before the
August 31st primary run-off
can determine the ultimate
winners.
Complete, but unofficial,
returns from Butts County’s
primary of Tuesday, are as
follow’s:
In the race for Probate
Judge. W E. (Genei Blue led
the four-man field with 1.223
votes, with John H. Moore
polling 1,062 votes and
forcing a run-off between the
two. Malcolm Smith had 797
votes and Dawson Bryant 701
votes.
J M. L. Comer swept to a
decisive lead in the race for
County School Superin
tendent. but his 1.862 votes
were not enough to win
without a run-off. Lee Roy
O'Neal’s 1.204 votes will
qualify him for the August
31st run-off. Dr Jo Ann
Manley polled 789 votes in
this race.
Billy Leverette and incum
bent Sheriff Barney Wilder
had a nip-and-tuck fight, with
Leverette leading the vote
total with 1.634 to 1.510 for
Wilder. Hugh Polk had 791
votes.
Ricky Beauchamp and
incumbent Tax Commission
er Mrs. Mary r Will Hearn had
a similar battle, with
Beauchamp garnering 1.590
votes to Mrs. Hearn's 1.452.
Mrs. Walter J. Bennett’s vote
total was 649
In the County Commission
er's race. Post No. l, Mac
Collins led with 1.432 votes,
followed by Mrs. Roxilu
Bohrer with 1.118. Bailey
Woodward's total was 956
and Roy Henderson’s 245.
E D. Briscoe led the field
in the County Commission
er's Post No. 2 race with
1.537. forcing a run-off with
incumbent Commission
chairman Dave Bailey who
secured 1,278 votes. J. K.
(Red* Godwin ran a strong
third with 1.012 votes.
County Commission's Post
No. 3 top man was Dr
William C. Mitchell, Jr with
1.111 votes and George
Martin's 978 will win him a
run-off spot. Van Kersey had
942 and Joe Harris 730
The vote tally was not
completed in the Bill Jones.
J R. Smith race for a House
Seat in District 78. but the
race was shaping up as a real
cliff hanger. Likewise, totals
were not available on the
Freeman-Smith race for
District Attorney.
A weary group of poll
holders closed shop at 3:15
am. Wednesday morning
after 20 hours of battling the
ballots.
Butts countians turned out
in record numbers, with over
3.900 casting ballots for their
favorites.
BUTTS BOOSTERS TO
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT
Rudy Wyatt, president of
the Butts County Athletic
Boosters Club, requests all
Booster Club members, and
others interested in the
Athletic program, to meet at
the football field concession
stand Thursday, August 12th,
at 8 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting
is to clean up the concession
stands and prepare for the
fast-approaching football
season.