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Karksmt Argus
Volume 103 Number 37
Seven Newcomers Swept Into
Office on Tidal Wave of Votes
Butts County voters
swarmed to the polls in
record numbers for the
Tuesday, August 31st, run-off
primary and, in addition to
nominating seven Democra
tic office holders, destroyed
two myths in the process.
First of the theories to go
was the one about run-offs
never attracting as many
voters as the original
primary. In the run-off
primary, 4,036 Butts
Countians voted, or 69.6
percent of the total registra
tion of 5,794. In the August 10
primary, 4,016 voted, or 69.3
percent of the registrants.
The second myth to die
aborning was the widely-held
theory that leaders in Butts
County’s initial primaries
oftentimes lose to their
runners-up in the run-off
election. This theory was
smashed into bits, as all
seven of the eventual winners
had also led their field in the
original primary.
Riding into office on the
crest of the tidal wave of
votes were seven nominees,
none of whom had ever held
an elective office. The
political careers of three
incumbents were interrupted
as the voters looked towards
new faces.
With no Republican oppo
sition to be faced in the
November general election,
these officers will assume
their posts in January for
four-year terms:
Probate Judge-Gene Blue
Sheriff-Billy Leverette
Tax Commissioner-Ricky
Beauchamp
School Superintendent-J.
M L. Comers
County Commissioner,
Post No. 1-Mac Collins
County Commissioner,
Post No. 2-E. D. (Ed) Briscoe
County Commissioner,
Post No. 3-William C.
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Official Results | $ M
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE
73RD DISTRICT
JOHN MCGARITY 63 133 11 207
RAY M. TUCKER 48 108 3 159
PROBATE JUDGE
GENE BLUE 113 98 17 174 56 1387 114 129 107 2195
JOHN H. MOORE 76 55 16 154 32 1128 41 113 74 1689
SHERIFF
BILLY LEVERETTE 120 82 26 201 48 1291 103 99 124 2094
BARNEY L. WILDER 78 71 8 142 41 1303 54 152 64 1913
TAX COMMISSIONER
RICKY BEAUCHAMP 112 112 21 181 55 1481 86 120 109 2277
MARY WILL HEARN 83 41 13 156 34 1086 69 127 78 1687
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
J.M.L. COMER 131 119 15 211 60 1434 121 148 118 2357
LEE ROY O’NEAL 64 33 18 116 28 1133 35 98 68 1593
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
POST NO.l
MRS. ROXILU K. BOHRER 120 67 25 190 52 1161 54 100 90 1859
MAC COLLINS 75 84 8 142 35 1360 100 145 95 2044
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
POST NO. 2
D.W. (DAVE) BAILEY 63 65 16 192 46 1287 32 83 84 1868
ED. (ED) BRISCOE 129 86 18 139 43 1271 123 160 103 2072
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
POST N0.3
GEORGE N. MARTIN, JR. 65 66 13 160 43 1154 62 87 83 1733
WILLIAM C. MITCHELL, JR. 126 86 20 159 45 1350 94 156 102 2138
HONORED FOR SERVICE Mrs. Kathryn Haisten, R.
N., Public Health Nurse with the Butts County Health
Department, was one of three of over 700 eligible employees
to be awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Department of
Human Resources for her dedicated and efficient service.
BUTTS IS ELIGIBLE
FOR FEDERAL FUNDS
Butts is one of 45 Georgia
counties eligible to receive
grants and-or loans under
terms of the new Public
Works Act recently passed
Mitchell, Jr.
Incumbent Ray Tucker
won his party’s nomination to
the Georgia House of
Representatives from the
73rd District, winning by a
228-vote-margin over John
McGarity, of McDonough.-
The vote total was 3,348 to
3,120. Rep. Tucker repre
sents all of Henry County and
a portion of Butts County in
The Georgia House.
Complete, official results
of Tuesday’s primary, as
released by Probate Judge
Luther J. Washington, are as
follows:
by Congress.
Spalding and Henry are
neighboring counties also
eligible for this federal
assistance. Eligibility is
based on high unemployment
rates which must be above
the national level for three
consecutive months.
JOE PROCTOR WINS
MONROE CO. RACE
Joe Proctor, Sr., of High
Falls, was elected to the
Monroe County Commission
in the August 31st run-off
primary, defeating his oppo
nent, Mrs. Rubye Lee James
Watts, 1981 to 972.
Proctor carried all 14
county precincts. Mrs.
Watts, however, was the
first black in modern history
to reach a run-off for a
county post.
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Mrs. Haisten
Awarded DHR
Certificate
Mrs. Kathryn Haisten, R.
N., Public Health Nurse with
the Butts County Health
Department, was among
three recipients selected
among almost 700 eligible
Human Resources employ
ees in the thirteen counties of
District Four to receive
Certificates of Merit in
August.
The Certificate of Merit is
given in recognition of “a
particularly high level of
dedication, a high quality of
achievement, and an out
standing spirit of cooperation
to which all in the Depart
ment of Human Resources
might aspire.”
Mrs. Haisten has been
employed by the Health
Department for ten years.
She has been active in the
Family Planning Clinic, the
blood program, the Alcohol
ism Clinic, the T. B. Clinic,
has served as chairperson of
the Butts Retarded Citizens
since 1962, and has worked
with the Red Cross for 22
years. She was given a
Certificate of Merit in
recognition of her outstand
ing contributions to the
physical and mental health
needs of her community.
Mrs. Haisten received her
award at the District Nurse’s
Meeting in LaGrange,
Georgia on Thursday, Sep
tember 2nd, from Miss
Shirley Johnston, Chief
Nurse, West Health District.
Mrs. Haisten is the mother
of two children, David
Haisten of Jackson, and Miss
Cissie Haisten of Jackson
and Atlanta.
Second Baptist
Church Sets
Revival Dates
Revival services will begin
at the Second Baptist Church
on Sunday morning, Septem
ber 12th, and extend through
Friday, September 17th.
Services will begin at 7:30
p.m. each evening.
Evangelist Bennie Rhodes,
of Griffin, will bring the
inspirational messages. Rev.
Rhodes has served churches
in West Point, Pearl River,
La., and the Highland and
Southside Baptist Churches
in Griffin.
Rev. Rhodes preaches and
sings simple straight
forward messages with a
powerful impact. He believes
and preaches the fundamen
tal doctrines of the faith. He
holds degrees from Mercer
Universty and the New
Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary.
Leading the music for the
revival services will be Allen
Byars. A nursery will be
provided and the public is
cordially invited to attend
any or all of these services.
On Saturday, September
18th, at 6:30 p.m., a covered
dish fellowship supper will be
held at the church. A gospel
sing will follow at 7:30, with
the Robert Smith Singers
from Flovilla and The
Christian Echoes from Fair
burn as guest singers.
Everyone is invited to hear
gospel singing at its very
best.
AMERICA HURRAH AT
ACADEMY THEATRE
Atlanta's Academy The
atre will open its 1976-77
theatrical season with a short
run production of the zany,
explosive satire America
Hurrah.
The Academy Theatre will
perform America Hurrah on
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day evenings at 8:30 p.m.,
from September 10 to
October 2, 1976.
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DEATH SCENE--A boarded wall of the Cork Country
Store hides the point of entrance of the car driven by
Candidates For City Offices
Must Qualify by September 24
As the political year winds
down for the County, it is just
beginning for the City, whose
voters will nominate a mayor
and two couneilmen at the
Tuesday. October sth. pri
mary.
C. B. Brown. Jr. is the
incumbent mayor and Allen
Byars is currently filling the
Second Ward Council seat
and Roy Goff, the Third
Ward, the three posts that
are to be filled by the voters.
Candidates wishing to run
for any of these offices must
qualify with Hugh Glidewell,
Butts County FACS Director
Wins Certificate of Merit
AWARD WINNER—John Hall, director of the Butts County Department of Family and
Children Services, is shown receiving a Certificate of Merit award from Mrs. Elaine Graddy,
District Social Services Representative of the Department of Human Resources.-Photo by
Ben Parrish.
John Hall. Director of the
Butts County Department of
Family and Children ser
vices, was honored at a
reception given by the staff
of the local DFACS on
September Ist. During the
reception Mr Hall was
presented a Certificate of
Merit from the Department
of Human Resources. Mr.
Hall was selected to receive
the award from among
almost 700 eligible Human
Resources employees in the
thirteen counties of District
Four.
On hand to present the
award were Mrs. Elaine
Graddy. District Social Ser
vices Representative, and
Mike Melton, District
Benefits Payments Repre
sentative Also in attendance
were Levi J Ball. Chairman
of the Butts County Board of
Family and Children Ser
vices: Board Members Mrs.
Ruth Burford, Tom Taylor
and Mrs. Charlotte Price;
Jr., secretary of the City
Democratic Executive Com
mittee, by 5 p.m. in his office
at 229 E. Third Street.
Through noon Tuesday,
Secretary Glidewell reported
that only two candidates had
qualified. Allen Byars for the
Second Ward post and Roy
Goff for the Third Ward.
Qualifying fees as set by
the Democratic Executive
Committee are $125.00 for
mayor and $85.00 for council.
Provisions have been made
for a run-off primary, if
County Commissioner Buster
Duke, and staff members
from other DHR agencies
in the county.
The Certificate of Merit is
given in recognition of “a
particularly high level of
dedication, a high quality of
achievement, and an out
standing spirit of cooperation
to which all in the Depart
ment of Human Resources
might aspire.” The District
Council of Representatives
(an elected staff council from
all 13 District Counties) and
the District Coordinative
Team (major program
administrators) made the
selection from among those
nominated.
Mr Hall has been Director
of the Butts County DFCS
since May. 1974, and during
that time has significantly
improved staff working con
ditions He serves as a Board
member of the Piedmont
Area Community Action
Agency. President of District
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
Orlando Collins which plowed through the store Sunday
afternoon, claiming the life of the driver.
necessary, on Tuesday. Octo
ber 19th.
Absentee ballots will be
available, and may be
obtained at the City Hall
prior to the primary date.
New City residents, those
residents reaching voting
age. or those voters who have
become disqualified by the
failure to vote, may register
at the City Hall before 5 p.m.
on Friday. September 24th. if
they wish to vote in the
October sth primary.
IV of the Georgia County-
Welfare Association, is a
member of the Butts County
Jayeees and attends Jackson
United Methodist Church. He
was given the Certificate of
Merit primarily as a result of
his work as chairman of a
citizens committee which is
developing a multi-purpose
human services center for
Butts County. This center
will house several human
services agencies under one
roof, improving coordination
of services to people of the
county.
This is not the first time
Mr. Hall has been recognized
for his work for the people of
his community. He was
named Outstanding Young
Man in Cherokee County in
1972 for his work with
underprivileged children in
the county. A native of
Newnan. Georgia, Mr. Hall
and his wife, Nancy, reside
on West Third Street and
plan to make Jackson their
home.
Car Crash
At Cork
Kills Man
A spectacular one-car
automobile accident Sunday
afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
claimed the life of Orlando
Collins. 46. of Cork.
Collins was proceeding
towards Cork, after turning
on the Cork road from State
Hwy 87. when his car went
out of control at a high rate of
speed and plowed into and
through the vacant Cork
Country Store building.
Suffering massive head
injuries. Collins was pro
nounced dead on arrival at
the Sylvan Grove Hospital.
Sherrell Ambulance Service
answered the emergency call
at 4:45 p.m. and carried the
victim to the local hospital.
Damage to the Cork store,
of tile and stucco construc
tion. was extensive. Mrs. W.
H. Moncrief was listed as
owner of the store which had
been vacant for some time.
The Georgia State Patrol's
Griffin office investigated
the accident.
Trimier Funeral Home of
Jackson was in charge of
final arrangements for the
victim.
GEORGIANS TO VOTE
ON PEACH REGULATIONS
Georgia peach growers
will vote September 7-16 on
whether to continue the
federal marketing order
regulating the interstate
shipment of Georgia-grown
peaches, the United States
Department of Agriculture
has reported.
All Georgia growers who
produced peaches for market
in 1976 are eligible to vote.
The marketing order esta
blished grade and size
regulations, and minimum
standards for peaches mark
eted in interstate commerce
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
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Middle age has arrived
when you stop worrying
about getting ahead and are
content just to stay even.