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Smolka Stumbles Onto Beauty
Contest; Wins The Girls* Hearts
Johnny Smolka, retired
Jackson radio star and major
domo at the Deer Trail Golf
Course, had an interesting
experience at an Atlanta
Braves baseball game re
cently.
Accompanied by Bobby
Mackey, Johnny used the
occasion to fraternize with
some of the umpires at the
game. Johnny, a former
umpire in the old Georgia-
Florida baseball league,
knows many of the present
major league umpires on a
first name basis, having
worked with tnem years ago
in the now defunct minor
County Voters Are Ready For
Tuesday Primary Run-Offs
Butts County voters will
tee up the ball again and take
another swing at deciding
seven contested County races
in the Tuesday, August 31st,
run-off primary.
While the vote total of over
4,000 polled in the August 10th
primary is not likely to be
exceeded, election officials
are expecting a good turn
out. Some of the political
prophets are expecting at
least 3,500 voters to appear at
the County’s polling places.
The election will be held
under the direction of Butts
County Probate Judge Lu
ther J. Washington, who
reports that polls will open at
7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
With the ballot shortened
from the earlier primary,
results will be known by
midnight, or shortly there
after.
In addition to the seven
County posts being contest
ed, voters in Worthville and
portions of Jackson precincts
will get to vote on the 73rd
District seat in the Georgia
House of Representatives.
Incumbent Ray Tucker led
the challenger, John Mc-
Garity, by about 250 votes in
the first primary, although
McGarity carried Butts
County by 10 votes.
The Tuesday ballot will
show these races:
Probate Judge
Gene Blue
John H. Moore
Sheriff
Billy Leveret te
Barney L. Wilder
league association.
It was just a coincidence
that the Miss Teen-Age
America pageant was being
held in Atlanta that week and
the contestants were the
guests of the Atlanta Braves
on the particular night.
So, in addition to getting to
reminisce with his old
umpiring friends, Johnny got
to pose with Miss Teen-Age
Colorado and Miss Teen-Age
Arizona, as witness the
photograph above.
The effervescent Johnny
took advantage of the
opportunity and seemed to be
enjoying every minute of it.
School Superintendent
J. M. L. Comer
Lee Roy O’Neal
Tax Commissioner
Ricky Beauchamp
Mary Will Hearn
Commissioner Post No. 1
Mrs. Roxilu Bohrer
Mac Collins
Commissioner Post No. 2
D. W. (Dave) Bailey
E D. Briscoe
Commissioner Post No. 3
George N. Martin, Jr.
William C. Mitchell, Jr.
CITY VOTERS MUST
REGISTER BY SEPT. 24
Those residents w'hose
names are not currently on
the City of Jackson voter
registration list, may Re
gister at any time during
regular working hours at
City Hall, until Friday,
September 24th.
The City of Jackson will
hold its primary election on
Tuesday, October sth, at
which time a mayor and
councilmen from the second
and third wards will be
named
The Jackson Red Devils
open their 1976 season here
Friday night against Jones
County. Complete details
louih) inside.
CLOTHESLINE ART SHOW
AT MOCCASIN CREEK
The 16th annual Clothesline
Arts and Crafts Show will be
held Saturday, August 28th,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
Moccasin Creek State Park.
Moccasin Creek State Park
is located 25 miles north of
Clarkesville on Ga. 197, next
to the Lake Burton Fish
Hatchery.
GINGRICH BRINGS
CAMPAIGN HERE
Newt Gingrich, the West
Georgia College professor
who will oppose Congress
man John J. Flynt, Jr. for the
Sixth District Congressional
seat, will be in Butts County
on Friday August 27th.
CHAMPIONS ALL The three 4-H’ers pictured above each won first place honors at the
34th Annual State 4-H Congress in Atlanta last week. Shown, from left to right, are Millard
Daniel. Butts County Extension Agent, and winners. Lee Duffey, Greg O’Neal, and Bobby-
Pi nckney. -- Photo by Ben Parrish.
Three Butts 4-H'ers Are
Named Georgia State Winners
A life time dream came
true for three of Butts
County’s 4-H Club members
when they captured State
Winner honors at the 34th
Annual State 4-H Congress in
Atlanta.
Approximately 350 4-H’ers
for the entire state competed
for the coveted award of
being named State Winner in
their 4-H project.
Local 4-H’ers winning
State honors were Bobby
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, August 26, 1976
BUTTS COUNTY SCHOOL CALENDAR
1976-1977
First Day of School August 26
Labor Day - No School September 6
In-Service September 7
First Month Ends September 24
Second Month Ends October 22
End of First Nine Weeks October 29
End of Fall Quarter November 19
Third Month Ends November 19
Thanksgiving Holidays November 25-26
Last Day Before Christmas December 17
First Day After Christmas January 3
Fourth Month Ends January 4
End of Second Nine Weeks January 18
Fifth Month Ends February 1
Winter Quarter Ends March i
Sixth Month Ends March 1
In-Service March 3-4
End of Third Nine Weeks March 24
Seventh Month Ends March 31
Easter Holidays April 8-11
Eighth Month Ends May 2
Ninth Month Ends (Last Day of School) May 30
Post-Planning May 31, June 1,2,3
Butts Jaycees
To Sponsor
Local Telethon
The Butts County Jaycees
are cooperating again this
year in the drive to conquer
muscular dystrophy by par
ticipating in the Muscular
Dystrophy Telethon.
Phones at the Mclntosh
State Bank, headquarter for
the local telethon, will be
manned from 11 p.m.
Sunday, September sth,
through 6 p.m. Monday,
September 6th for a total of
19 hours.
The telethon was first
introduced to the Butts
County area last year with
good results when $1,232 was
pledged. The local Jaycee
chapter is setting a goal of
$1,500 for this year’s cam
paign.
The Jaycees invite you to
Channel 5 to watch the
telethon and call 775-3113 to
give the Jaycees your pledge.
The Jaycees are backing
the program actively, with
each member pledging $5.00
towards the drive. The
Jaycees are requesting other
civic and community clubs to
make similar pledges.
Pinckney, Lee Duffey, and
Greg O’Neal Ricky Long
barely missed first place and
was named second place
winner in his project.
Bobby Pinckney, son of Dr
and Mrs. R H Pinckney, has
been an active 4-H’er for
seven years and has been in
many areas of 4-H. He was a
State winner in the Electron
ics project and gave a
demonstration on Building a
Deadline Nears
For Absentee
Ballot Voters
Butts County voters wish
ing to cast an absentee ballot
in the Tuesday, August 31st,
primary run-off must apply
by Saturday August 28th, to
thv-Board of Registrars if the
ballot is to be mailed within a
300 mile radius of the county.
The deadline of Wednes
day. August 25th. has already
passed for those voters who
wished abentee ballots mail
ed beyond the 300 mile limit.
Absentee ballots may be
voted in person up to and
through August 30, or the day
prior to the county primary.
Under certain conditions,
the Board of Registrars may
take absentee ballots to those
voters who are hospitalized
and have requests made in
their name.
No absentee ballots are
ever given to a person other
than the registered voter who
requests it.
Absentee ballots may be
voted in the Board of
Registrars office, or taken
from the office by the voter
and either mailed or return
ed in person to the registrars.
Helium Neon Lasser.
Lee Duffey is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nevin Duffey and
has been active in many
areas of 4-H for the past
seven years. He was State
winner in the Human
Development project and
gave a method demonstra
tion on Early Childhood
Education.
Greg O’Neal, son of Mr
and Mi's. Denny O’Neal, has
been active in 4-H for the past
Bill Jones Wins Recount By
Eight Votes ; Court Suit Pends
Following recounts of the
ballots cast in the August
10th primary in Butts, Lamar
and Pike Counties, Bill Jones
of Jackson has apparently
won the contest for the 78th
District seat in the Georgia
House by an eight-vote
margin.
His opponent. Rep. J. R.
Smith, of Barnesville, a
16-year-veteran of the Gen
eral Assembly, has filed a
counter-suit to the suit
orginally filed by Jones and a
hearing will be held August
31st at 10 a.m. in the Lamar
County courthouse before
Judge Lamar Knight, of
Carrollton.
The see-saw battle for the
House seat saw Smith as the
leader after the first ballot
ing by 95 votes.
Jones, feeling there were
some discrepancies in the
Pike County totals, requested
a recount which was granted
by Secretary of State Ben W T .
Fortson.
In the recount in Pike
County, Jones picked up 101
votes. 100 of them in the
Hollonville District, where
evidently a total had been
tabulated incorrectly.
Bloodmobile Visit Falls
25 Pints Short of Quota
The American Red Cross
Bloodmcbiie’s visit to Jack
son on Monday\ August 16th.
found 85 donors willing to
share a pint of their blood.
Although short of the goal of
110 pints, the showing was
considered creditable con
sidering the extreme heat
and the vacation period
which found many potential
donors out of town.
Among those giving blood
and-or services during the
Bloodmobile visit were the
following:
Jackie L Cook. David P.
Ridgeway. Jr., Harris A.
McCaleb, Frank Fountain.
Anthony Grant. Harold Mc-
Michael. John B. Long. Hugh
Glide well, Jr.. James A.
Trimble. Frances Ivey Bo
wen. Janet F. Godwin,
Thomas M. Glidewell. Wil
liam P Glidewell, Guy H.
Howard. Priscilla Thurman.
Mark Kapiloff. Marsha L.
McKibben. Bonnie Lou Cook.
Bobbie F. Powell. Vivian E.
Patterson. Daftner S. Finch
er. Philip D. DeMore, David
Fountain. John Allen Moore,
Richard H. Britton. Lamar
McMichael, Doris Singlev,
Linda B. Johnson, Thelma C.
Miller. Mary K Rivers.
David D. Evans, Marvin W.
Singlev. Cheryl P. Long.
Kenny Lee Smith, Ben
jamin Franklin Parrish. Jr.,
Janice Leigh Thaxton. Leila
Pelt Smith. Marvin B.
five years He was declared
the State winner in the Dog
Care and Training Project
and he gave a demonstration
entitled “Obedience Training
Makes Good Canine Citi
zens
Ricky Long, son of Mr. and
Mrs Alton Long, has been
active in 4-H for the past
seven years He was second
place winner in the 4-H
Public Speaking project.
Bobby and Lee have
already won an expense paid
trip to Nationl 4-H Congress
in Chicago in November of
this year. Greg will have to
submit his 4-H record for
sectional judging and if he
wins, he will also win an
expense paid trip to Chicago.
In addition. Bobby won a 4-H
blazer and one year’s tuition
to any college of his choice in
Georgia, courtesy of Georgia
Power Company
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
The recount in Butts
County resulted in no change
in the vote total of the two
candidates.
In the Lamar County
recount held Friday night.
Jones picked up two more
votes, increasing his winning
margin from six to eight
votes.
At the time Jones first filed
his petition for recount, he
also filed a suit contesting the
election, because of alleged
irregularities and illegalities
in the handling of absentee
ballots in Lamar County.
Among other things, the
suit contended that Jones
was denied the right to have
a representative present
during the counting of the
ballots in the Lamar County
courthouse; that absentee
ballots were delivered by the
Registrars to persons other
than the electors for whom
they were intended, and that
absentee ballots were count
ed for persons who did not
receive nor vote by absentee
ballots.
In response to Jones’ suit,
which his attorneys say may
be dismissed as he is the
apparent winner following a
Mangham. waiter McDow
ell. Maurine Shields, Douglas
R Brooks, George W\
Washington. Paul Ryland
Smith. Terry E. Waits.
Donald L. Cook. Ellis P.
Cook, Ethrvn F. Thaxton.
Roxilu K Bohrer.
Jackie L. Burford. Maria
B. Brannan, Kay Vaughn.
Donald L. Folsom. Robin
James. Jill T. Williamson. J.
Richard Beauchamp. Joel A.
Kelso. Michael S. Gray,
Donnie L. Gay. David P.
Ridgeway, Sr., Jerry W.
Browning. GeorgeS. W’eldon.
Charles E. Rooks, Clemen
tine Thomas. Riley Tingle.
Henry F. Bagby. Patricia
E. Peek. Aubrey W’. James.
Peggy Tingle. Rosa Lee
Thurman. .Artis Knowles,
Walter F. Mangham. J.
Larry Smith. Otis C. Sims.
William Michael W'ise, Lewis
H. Cawthon. Alan Bowen.
Mary Lou Jenkins. Willard
A. Patterson, R. Grady
Brooks. Charlie Lee Cash,
Marion W. Code, Robert L.
Fincher. Joseph H. Brown.
Jr., Norma D. Evans.
W. J Horton. Sanford
Powell. Juanita J. Smith,
Hilda G. Maddox. Martha
Ann Cochran. Mary Weldon
Reeves, Blanche E. Waites.
A. Dan Fears. Jr.. Ellen C.
Brewer. Thomas H Stand
ard. W’illiam J. Reeves,
Carrie Nell Davis. Julia Ann
Ridgeway. Patsy Lynn Mc-
Caleb.
Among those assisting in
various capacities with the
Bloodmobile were Jan Thax
ton. Virgia Mangham. Julia
Ann Ridgeway, Laura Thax
ton. Saralyn Ridgeway, Re
nae Kinard. Penny Barnes.
Janet English, Pam English.
Jeff Hurst, Anthony Benton,
Todd Foster. Cedric Evans,
Robbie Kinard.
Mrs. M L. Hodges. Sr.,
Mrs Oscar Cook, Mrs. Dick
Pope. John B Long. David
Ridgeway. Sr.. David Ridge
way Jr . Sgt Billy Crum
John Chiappetta, Harold
(Doc' McMichael. Jane B.
Powell. Jackie Scarbrough
jane E Weaver. Catherine
M Allen. Lucille Hutcheson.
Lemma Ingram, Frances K.
Horton, Cheryl P. Long, Ruth
Phinaz.ee, Daisy Lee Harper,
Flora Price. Belle Pettigrew,
Mrs Jack Ingram.
full recount. Smith has filed a
counter-claim asking that the
absentee ballots in Lamar
County only be re-voted.
“Smith’s counter-claim
makes it legally impossible
for us to dismiss Mr. Jones
petition contesting the elec
tion”, says attorney Richard
W. Watkins, Jr., of Jackson,
who filed Jones’ petition.
“The next move is up to Mr.
Smith,” says Mr. Watkins,
“as we are willing to dismiss
the suit, provided that Mr.
Smith will dismiss at the
same time his counter
claim.”
Also representing Jones is
Jackson attorney Alfred D.
Fears. Smith is represented
by his son, Norman Smith, a
Barnesville attorney.
Unless one, or both, of the
litigants drop their suits, it
will be August 31st, before
the legal issues clouding the
results, can be lifted.
Complete returns in the
Jones-Smith race are as
follows:
Jones Smith
Butts- 2.242 1.157
Lamar- 920 2.141
Pike- 964 820
4 126 4,118
Registrars To
Open Office
On Saturday
For the convenience of
Butts County voters wishing
to cast ballots in the
Tuesday. August 31, Demo
craic primary run-off, but
who will be out of town on the
day of the election, the Board
of Registrars announces
their office will be open in the
Courthouse on Saturday.
August 28th. from 2 to 4 p.m.
for those wishing to apply for
an absentee ballot.
The Saturday hours are in
addition to the regular
weekday hours of the
Registrars who will open
their office each day during
the regular hours the
Courthouse offices are open.
In the August 10th pri
mary. approximately 200
voters took advantage of the
absentee ballot as a means of
expressing their voting pre
ferences.
B.ARNESVILLE BUGGY
DAYS SET AGAIN
The Barnesville Lamar
County Chamber of Com
merce has announced that
the third annual Barnesville
Buggy Day Celebration will
be held this year on
September !8-2Sth.
Additional details on the
schedule of events will be
furnished at a later date.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
It looks now uke the voters
in November will decide
whether the people should
support the government, or
the government support the
people.