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Hackspn Progress-Argus
Volume 103 Number 36
CHAMPION COOKS Winners in the Micro wave
Cook-Off from the Central Georgia EMC area are (left to
right): Mrs. Mary Futral, Spalding County; Mrs. Stanley
Carswell, Henry County; Mrs. Ruth Greer, Mrs. Lee
Nelson. Mrs. Grace Meredith, Butts County; Mrs. Frances
Wrenn, Spalding County; and Mrs. Julia Fletcher, Butts
Good Cooking from Butts Cos.
Wins Five Awards at Cook-off
Two Central Georgia EMC
members from the Sixth
Congressional District cap
tured first place in the
Microwave Cook-Off Contest
sponsored by the Georgia
Electrification Council Home
Service Committee.
Mrs. Julia Fletcher of
Butts County won first place
in the dessert category with
her recipe for Orange Babas.
Mrs. Frances B. Wrenn of
Spalding County won first
place in the vegetable
casserole category with her
Broccoli in Chicken Dill
Sauce recipe.
Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs.
Wrenn will receive a $25.
check and compete with
other district winners in the
State Contest to be held
Saturday, September 18, at
the Macon Mall in Macon.
The microwave cook-off on
the state level has four
categories: appetizers and
hors d’oeuvres; main dish
using meat, seafood, cheese
or eggs; vegetable casse
roles; and desserts.
Within each category there
will be a first, second, and
Jaycees To Sponsor
Saturday Dove Shoot
The Butts County Jaycees
invite the public to start the
Labor Day weekend off with
a bang.
Saturday is the first day of
dove season and the Jaycees
are sponsoring a dove shoot
to support their local
projects. The shooting wili
start at noon at their field in
Jenkinsburg.
Jaycees President Donny
Phillips told the Progress-
Argus, “We have already
received quite a few calls so
hunters should contact us as
soon as possible to secure a
permit.”
Price for entry in the shoot
will be $lO per person. To
secure a spot you should call
775-5418 or 775-4491. Mr.
Phillips added, “All permits
will be issued on a first come
basis.
The Jaycees plan to be at
the field about 8:30 a m. to
set up Cokes and sandwiches.
To get to the field you go
north on the Atlanta Highway
and take a right at
Cleveland’s Bar-be-quc,
travel until the paved road
dead ends then go three
fourths of a mile, the field
third place winner who will
receive S2OO. for first, SIOO.
for second, and a set of
microwave cookware for
third. SSOO. will be awarded
to the grand sweepstakes
winner who will be selected
by the judges from, the four
first place winners. The
awards money will be
furnished by various manu
facturers of the ovens to be
used in the cook-off.
From the Central Georgia
EMC area there were 15
successful winners in differ
ent categories from two
districts including six count
ies:
Sixth District. Butts Coun
ty - Mrs. Ann O’Neal, second
place winner, and Mrs.
Virginia Smith, third place
winner (Georgia Power
customer) in main dish
category. Mrs. Ruth S.
Mitchell, third place in
vegetable casseroles. Mrs.
Grace Meredith, 2nd place in
desserts.
Henry County - Mrs.
Stanley Caswell, third place
winner in desserts (City of
Hampton).
Butts Jaycees
To Sponsor
Local Telethon
The Butts County Jaycees
are volunteering their efforts
to help Jerry Lewis in the
Butts County area during the
nationally-televised Muscu
lar Dystrophy Telethon on
Sunday, September sth.
Atlanta’s Channel 5 will
televise the fund-raising
effort, beginning at 11 p.m.,
Sunday, September sth, and
continuing through Monday,
September 6th, until 6 p.m.
Setting their goal at $1,500
this year, the Jaycees are
seeking to raise about 22
percent more than the $1,232
pledged last year.
A spokesman for the local
Jaycees pointed out that,
although the drive is not local
in character, it has as its goal
will be on your right.
A game warden will be
present to see that all
reputations are followed.
County. Not pictured: Mrs. Ann O’Neal, Mrs. Virginia
Smith, and Mrs. Ruth Mitchell of Butts County; Miss Carol
Ham and Mrs. Benson Ham, Monroe County; Mrs. Mary
Faulkner and Mrs. Alice Ann Bell of Jasper County; and
Mrs. Nannette Patrick of Morgan County.
Monroe County - Miss
Carol Ham, second place,
and Mrs. Benson Ham. third
place in appetizer category.
Spalding County - Mrs.
Lindsey Futral. second place
in vegetable casseroles.
Tenth District. Jasper
County - Mrs. Mary H.
Faulkner, second place in
appetizer category. Mrs.
Alice Ann Bell, second place
in desserts.
Morgan County - Mrs.
Nannette Patrick, second
place in vegetable casse
roles.
From the best recipe using
two or more eggs, Mrs.
Howard Greer came in first,
and the best recipe using
peanuts which captured first
place was submitted by Mrs.
Lee Nelson. The Egg
Commission and Peanut
Commission will award these
winners.
Peggy Foy, Georgia Power
Home Service Supervisor,
Macon, and Elizabeth Wat
kins, Member Services Di
rector, Central Georgia
EMC, Jackson are serving as
co-chairpersons for the cook
off.
a solution for muscular
dystrophy, a crippler and
killer of children. Only 4.3
percent of the funds raised go
towards administration, the
other 95.7 percent into
muscular dystrophy
research.
The Mclntosh State Bank
has donated the use of its
offices to handle phone calls
coming in during the tele
thon.
All Butts Countians are
urged to watch the televised
portion of the program and
call 775-3113 to make their
pledge to a local operator.
Butts County Schools To
Hold Open House Tuesday
All citizens of Butts County
are invited to open house in
all schools of the Butts
County School System Tues
day, September 7, from 7:30
to9:OOP.M. In addition to the
Jackson and Henderson
schools the Board of Educa
tion Building, the Kindergar
ten, and the New TMR
facility on Mulberry Street
will be on display.
This open house is being
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 2,1976
Red Devils
Rated No. 8
In Class A
Even before the first pass
had been completed, or the
first punt sailed off into the
night sky. Jackson High’s
Red Devils had been tapped
to finish in the elite of the
State's Class A football
powers.
Steve Figueroa. Atlanta
Constitution prep editor,
placed the Red Devils in the
eighth spot of Georgia’s top
ten Class A schools, in an
Atlanta Constitution story of
August 24th.
Heading the editor’s list,
and his pick to win Class A
top honors, was the deep
South powerhouse. Irwin
County, last year’s Class A
champions with a 13-0
record.
Mary Persons, of Forsyth,
was rated second by Figue
roa , and other schools in
their order of ranking were
Carrollton. Sylvan, Duluth,
Putnam County, East Rome.
Jackson, Mitchell County
and Harlem.
The Class A football battle
became clouded even before
it began when Irwin County,
along with three other
schools, was fined SSOO and
placed on a year’s probation
by Bill Fordham, of the
Georgia High School Associa
tion. This means that none of
the four schools involved can
participate in post-season
games, or have an opportun
ity to win a state champion
ship for their respective
classes.
Besides Irwin County, an
overwhelming favorite to
repeat as the State Class A
champ, other teams receiv
ing the same fine and
post-season prohibition, were
Tift County. Appling County
and Perry.
planned early this year in
order that parents and other
interested citizens might
come in and meet the
teachers in the various
schools, check the student’s
individual daily schedules
and inspect first hand the
building facilities the stu
dents in Butts County have in
which to attend.
All classrooms and rest
rooms in the Henderson
It’s Official;
Bill Jones Is
Representative
Bill Jones. Jackson school
superintendent, lawyer and
businessman, is the Demo
cratic nominee for the
Georgia House of Represent
ative’s 78th District seat in
the November general elect
ion.
The end of the bitterly-con
tested, topsy-turvy contest
came Saturday when incum
bent Rep. J. R. Smith, of
Barnesville, withdrew his
countersuit contesting the
election.
Jones’ victory margin was
eight votes, 4,126 to 4,118,
following recounts of the
ballots in Butts, Lamar and
Pike counties. Jones, origin
ally behind 95 votes, picked
up 101 votes in Pike County
and two in Lamar to give him
the eight-vote edge. The
recount in Butts County
showed no change from the
original tally.
Official certification of
Jones’ victory was delayed,
pending a suit that Jones had
filed charging irregularities
in the absentee voting
procedures in Lamar County
and a countersuit that Smith
had filed requesting that the
absentee ballots in Lamar
County be revoted.
Jones withdrew his suit on
Friday and Smith followed
by withdrawing his counter
suit on Saturday, thus ending
the lengthy suspense regard
ing the eventual outcome.
Jones paid tribute to Smith
as “Avery worthy opponent,
a formidable opponent who
ran a good, clean race.”
Smith, a 16-year veteran of
the General Assembly, said
that he was grateful the
people had let him serve that
long and added that the
defeat would probably end
his legislative career.
Burglars Have
Busy Week
In County
Burglars were busy last
week hitting two stores and
two schools.
Shields Jewelry store suf
fered the worst damage
when a burglar threw a large
rock in the store window. The
window smashed allowing
the thief to steal three ladies
watches valued at about $360.
Police sped to the scene when
they heard the alarm but the
burglar was already gone.
In another burglary a
television was reported
stolen last Friday from
Henderson Elementary
School. Across town at
Jackson Primary it was
discovered Saturday that the
soft drink machine in the
teacher's lounge had been
extensively damaged as a
result of someone trying to
break into it.
Also last week the door and
front glass was broken out of
Williams Grocery The only
thing reported missing was
the cash register key.
Schools, the Jackson Pri
mary School and the old High
School building have been
painted and anew floor has
been laid in the halls of the
old High School building. The
Henderson lunchroom is
sporting a brighter appear
ance with colorful modern
chairs and brightly painted
walls.
Come and see the changes
for yourself.
Voters Name Winners In
Tuesday Run-Off Primary
Skip Butler
Joins Progress-
Argus Staff
Daryl (Skip) Butler is the
latest addition to Jackson
Progress-Argus staff, joining
the newspaper this week as
photographer and staff
writer.
He comes to the Progress-
Argus from The Cedartown
Standard in Cedartown.
Georgia, where he was news
editor.
A graduate of Gordon
Junior College and the
University of Georgia with
an A B. degree in Journal
ism. he has amassed an
impressive array of honors
during his brief career as a
newsman.
At the University, Skip
was a member of Sigma
Delta Chi. professional
journalism fraternity, of the
public relations Student
Society of America and
winner of the Edwin Hatch
Scholarship. At Gordon Col
lege. he was president of his
sophomore class, president
of the Circle K Club and
winner of the journalism
award.
After graduating from
Jackson High School in 1968.
he entered the U. S. Navy and
served four years as a
lithographer.
In addition to his duties on
The Cedartown Standard, he
has worked part-time with
the University of Georgia's
Office of Public Relations,
the Athens Housing Author
ity. the Macon Telegraph and
News, the Monroe Advertiser
and the Jackson Progress-
Argus.
He is married to the former
Susan Orange of Marietta
and thev are residing at 704
Mulberry Street.
Macedonia Baptists Celebrate
150th Anniversary Sept. 9-12
Elaborate plans have been
made for the celebration
September 9-12th of Mace
donia Baptist Church's ses
qui-centennial.
One of the earliest church
es established in Butts
County. Macedonia’s record
of Christian service extends
back 150 years to its founding
in 1826.
Pastor R W. Jenkins and
the sesqui -centennial com
mittee have arranged an
attractive program for the
three days of the celebration,
including some of the top
secular and church speakers
of the day.
Lieutenant Governor Zell
Miller will be the guest
speaker at the Thursday.
September 9th, meeting at
7:30p.m.. when the emphasis
will be on the nation’s
hicent ennial eelebra tion.
Friday, September 10th. at
730 p.m.. Dr Louie D
Newton will fill the pulpit.
Dr New ton for over 50 years
has boon one of the mast
popular Baptist speakers in
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
Georgia Offers
Two Ex-Gov’s.
For President
For the first time in the
nation’s history, two ex
governors of the same state
are candidates for the
presidency of the United
States in a November
general election.
This oddity came about
when former Governor Les
ter Maddox on Friday night
won the nomination of the
American Independent party
at its convention in Chicago.
Maddox will face ex-
Georgia Governor Jimmy-
Carter. the Democratic nom
inee. and President Gerald
Ford in the November
contest
The American Indepen
dents chose William Dyke,
former mayor of Madison.
Wisconsin, as their vice
presidential nominee on the
second ballot, after he had
received Maddox's endorse
ment.
The American Independent
party was formed by San
Diego lawyer William K
Shearer in 1968 and offered
Alabama Governor George
Wallace on its ticket for that
year. Since that time, the
party has had tougher
sledding.
It is not known at this time,
just how many states will
certify the nominees for the
American Independent party
and place their names on the
November ballot.
CARROLLTON GETS NEW
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
The West Georgia News, of
Carrollton, made its debut o r
Wednesday. August 18th.
when volume one. number
one appeared
Mrs Randy Hewett Free
man. wife of Lewis Freeman.
Jr., is sales manager for the
new weekly.
Mrs. Freeman taught in
the Jackson public schools
for several years, before
moving to Carrollton and
enterng the newspaper field
the nation and is a former
president of the Baptist
World Alliance The empha
sis for Friday night's service
will be on Georgia Baptist
history and Macedonia
Church history
On Sunday. September
12th. at 10:30a.m .Dr Grady
Cothen. executive secretary
of the Sunday School Board
of the. Southern Baptist
Convention, will be the guest
speaker Special emphasis
will bo focused on the
Southern Baptist Convention
and Bible preaching
Following the morning
worship service, at 12:15
p.m.. dinner on the grounds
w ill be served All visitors at
the service will be special
guests for the noon meal
The celebration will con
clude Sunday afternoon at
1:45 p.m. when former
pastors of the Church will
speak on their ministry while
at Macedonia.
Former members, friends,
and the general public are
cordially invited to attend
Over 4.000 Butts County
voters went to the polls in
Tuesday's Democratic run
off primary and. in an
unprecedented move, en
dorsed the candidacy of
every frontrunner in the
August 10th primary.
Every candidate who led
the ticket for their respective
race in the earlier primary
was nominated by margins
ranging from light to heavy,
according to complete but
unofficial returns.
Gene Blue was elected
Probate Judge over John H.
Moore by a total of 2.195 to
1.689. or a plurality of 506
votes.
Billy Leverette edged
incumbent Sheriff Barney L.
Wilder by a margin of 181
votes. The total was 2.094 for
leverette to 1.913 for Wilder
Ricky Beauchamp defeat
ed incumbent Tax Commis
sioner Mary Will Hearn by
590 votes, with 2.277 going to
the winner and 1.687 to the
loser.
J M L. Comer proved to
he the top vote getter in the
primary’, as he did August
10th, by getting 2.357 votes to
1 593 for Lee Roy O'Neal, the
winning margin being 764.
Mac Collins took the
County Commission Post No.
One with a vote of 2.045 to
Mrs. Roxilu K. Bohrer’s
1.859. for a plurality of 186
E. D. Briscoe unsea ted
meumbent County Commis
'ion chairman Dave Batiey
by a 204-vote margin, the
’ >ta!s showing 2.072 for
Briscoe and 1.868 for Bailey,
in the race for County
Commission Post No. Two.
Dr William C. Mitchell. Jr.
won the race for Post No.
Throe on the County Com
missjon by defeating George
N Martin. Jr. by a count of
2 138 to 1.733. or a margin of
4(15 voles.
The voter turnout was
amazingly good for a run-off
and over 4.000 voters cast
ballots in the Sheriff's race
alone
The vote count proceeded
smoothly and by 11:30 p m.,
the final results in all of the
races had been tabulated.
In the TGtd District seat in
the Georgia House. John
MeGarity carried the County
over Ray Tucker. 207 to 159
votes, although the incum
bent Tucker was said to have
sufficient margin in Henry
County to insure his reelect
ion
any. or all. of the special
services held during the ses
qui -centennial celebration.
A nursery will be provided
at all services.
R W. Jenkins is pastor at
Macedonia Baptist Church
and Donald W. Thurman is
minister of music and youth.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
It seems strange that
people so seldom see eve-to
eyo. even when they’re
looking at the same thing.