Newspaper Page Text
Karksnn Progress-Argus
[Volume 103 Number 38
Ivy Walsh To Appear At First
Baptist Church September 19
2||3f ® ?* ty a
■ V v . *' ■ J 0^ gf> i’ gJ JBgalS
.■-■'* g ** J,a '^l7-^3B J "?L; v’^*r v^
■ — -r.mrwii *
mfcL ',-. \ I * I
- ‘•■>l Sl\ ss*/{&'■'&4 , , A M £& ’ >.'\ j ;•*
j£srj* *{'t
Ivy Walsh, noted Soprano
soloist of Atlanta, will be
featured in a concert of
sacred music at First
Baptist Church at 7:00 p.m.
o’clock on Sept. 19th.
Since 1953, when Ivy and
her late husband, A1 Walsh,
left the field of entertainment
and devoted themselves to
evangelistic music, the
quality of their singing and
the measure of their devotion
to the spreading of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ in song has
been recognized in 25 states
including Hawaii. They have
sung in hundreds of revival
meetings, and been featured
on the programs of the
Southern Baptist Convention,
conferences, schools, col
leges, radio, TV and sacred
City's Fire Rating Lowered;
Insurance Premiums to Follow
There was good news from
City Hall this week with the
announcement that Jack
son’s fire insurance classifi
cation has been improved
from Class 8 to Class 7,
effective September 15th.
The reclassification is
expected to result in a
premium decrease to pro
perty owners of from five to
46 percent, effective upon the
renewal date of fire insur
ance policies currently in
effect.
In making the announce
ment, Mayor C. B. Brown,
Jr. and members of the City
Council pointed out that the
rate reduction resulted
from a lengthy and continu
ing program of improving
the City’s fire fighting
equipment and department.
Instrumental in bringing
about the better fire rating
for the city was a free survey
of Jackson’s fire defenses
recently completed by the
Insurance Services Office of
Georgia.
Among the items cited by
the independent survey as
improved in the City of
concerts.
A1 was suddenly called to
be with the Lord in 1970, but
Ivy has continued this
ministry of Musical Evangel
ism, which she loves so well.
She still accompanies herself
on the accordian and piano
w’hen she sings the heart
songs of the Gospel. In
January, 1976 she was
married to Clay Eskridge, of
Atlanta, who will be tra
velling with her.
Ivy is a native of Canada,
now a naturalized American
citizen, who has adopted
Atlanta as her home. Two
albums of duets by A1 and Ivy
are available, plus her first
solo album in titled “A
QUIET PLACE”. They may
be purchased following the
concert.
Jackson were better water
supply for fighting fires,
including additional mains,
fire hydrants and water
storage; improved fire de
partment manning, training
and equipment and other
improvements.
The Insurance Services
Office is a national organiza
tion serving the property and
liability insurance compa
nies. On behalf of these
companies and at no charge
to a municipality, ISO
surveys and classifies the
fire defenses of individual
municipalities.
Councilman John L. Cole
man, of the Fourth Ward, is
chairman of the City’s Fire
Department committee.
Among the premium re
ductions for fire insurance
coverage, which should be
reflected on the insured’s
next renewal premium, are
the following:
Dwelling Property residen
tial, wood frame-8 percent;
masonry-7 percent.
Mercantile-single occu
pant, wood frame-14 percent;
masonry-15 percent.
PTA To f Isd
Organizational
Meetings
Parents are invited to
attend an organizational
meeting of the Parent-
Teacher Association at the
Henderson Elementary
School Lunchroom, Thurs
day evening, September 16,
at 7:30, according to J. M. L.
Comer, Principal.
Also, a program based on
the newly adopted reading
books will be presented. Mr.
Comer stated that an effort
will be made for all
programs to be of high
interest and informative to
parents.
A PTA will be organized in
each £/ the four schools in an
effort to create as much
interest as possible in our
school system. Parents can
work more closely with the
teachers and -will have an
opportunity for more in-put
in the school programs since
each school is organized with
three grades except for the
high school which is compos
ed of four grades. The
programs for the meetings
will be pin-pointed to the
needs of students in that
particular school, Mr. Comer
emphasized.
A group of five representa
tives, composed of teachers
and parents, will be selected
in each school’s PTA, with
one being designated as
chairman and one as
vice-chairman. The chair
man along with the principal
from each school and the
superintendent will compose
a system-wide co-ordinating
committee. Mr. Comer said
that the kindergarten teach
ers and parents will function
through the primary school.
Parents interested in work
ing as representatives in the
Henderson Elementary
School’s PTA should call the
office 775-3197 and leave his
or her name with Mrs. Sara
Beth Crockarell, Librarian,
J. M. L. Comer, Principal, or
Miss Sharon Woody, Secre
tary. Also, these and all other
parents should attend the
meeting Thursday night.
Mr. Comer stated that the
individual schools will hold
PTA organizational meetings
as follows:
Wednesday, September 15 -
Jackson High School
Thursday, September 16 -
Henderson Elementary
School
Monday, September 20 -
Jackson Primary School
Tuesday, September 21 -
Henderson Junior High
School.
Apartments--5 to 10 units,
wood frame and masonry, 33
percent.
Auto "Repair Garages
wood frame and masonry--13
percent.
Churches-wood frame, 5
percent; masonry, 13 per
cent.
Schools-wood frame, 32
percent; masonry, 46 per
cent; noncombustible, 18
percent; fire resistive, 11
percent.
Fire Resistive Commercial
-10 percent.
Non-combustible Commer
cial-16 percent.
Property Protected by
Automatic Sprinkler Sys
tems-16 percent.
Constitution
Week
SEPT. 17-23 j
oackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 16, 1976
Butts Home
Economist Set
For October
%!£s]!& Ji ■
Miss Patricia Ann Smith,
of Maysville, will assume her
duties as Home Economist
with the Butts County
Extension Service on Octo
ber Ist.
A graduate of Jefferson
High School, she holds a B. S.
degree in Home Economics’
from the University of
Georgia and a M. S. degree in
Textiles and Clothing from
the University of Tennessee.
The new home economist
worked as a temporary
assistant clothing specialist
in Athens last summer.
During her high school days,
she was very active in 4-H
Club work, and was named a
national winner in a 4-H
textiles and clothing demon
stration project.
The Cooperative Extension
Service is a service arm of
the University of Georgia in
Butts County and has a
variety of services available
to local citizens.
The addition of Miss Smith
will broaden the base of the
Extension Service program
in Butts County and fill a
vital need, particularly in
those projects related to
homemaking.
John R. Moore
Promoted At
Tenn. College
John Richard Moore, son of
Mr. John H. Moore, Jackson,
Georgia, has been promoted
to Assistant Professor of
Health and Physical Educa
tion at Volunteer State
Community College in Galla
tin, Tennessee. Moore is also
Athletic Director for the
two-year public institution of
higher education.
Dr. Hal R. Ramer, presi
dent of Volunteer State
Community College, made
the announcement concern
ing Moore’s promotion.
Moore is a charter member
of the faculty, joining the
College in its first year of
operation in 1971.
A native of Covington,
Georgia, Moore was an
outstanding athlete and stu
dent at Newton County High
School. He earned the B. S.
and M. A. degrees at Austin
Peay State University and
also fashioned an excellent
athletic record receiving
Little All-American honor
able mention in football. He
was a quarterback and in his
senior year won the Russell
Award, which is based on
academic excellence, athle
tic ability, and leadership.
His work experience in
cludes seven years of
coaching and teaching at
Rockdale County High
School, Conyers, Georgia,
where he served as backfield
coach, head basketball
coach, head baseball coach
and assistant track coach.
Moore was selected Basket
ball Coach of the Year in
Georgia in 1968.
During this past year
Moore was named Coach of
the Year, Western Division of
the Tennessee Junior College
Athletic Association. He was
also Coach of the Year in 1974
and that year was named to
the select Outstanding Young
Men of America.
PACAA Staff
Hears Speaker
On Swine Flu
Mrs. Anne B. Fye, District
Community Services Admin
istration Supervisor for the
Georgia-Florida District
spoke to the Piedmont Area
Community Action Agency
staff last Wednesday on the
“Role of Community Action
Agencies.”
She stated that “the
mission of Community
Action Agencies (CAA’s) is
divided into three areas: 1.
advocacy of and for the poor,
2. resource mobilization and
3. institutional change”.
She continued, “the most
unique purpose of the agency
is involving the participation
of the poor. All persons must
be represented in the
decision making process
affecting their lives. The
poor must be reached and
made aw'are of the process in
devising programs designed
to serve them. The agency
must provide assistance and
guidance to community
groups and individuals
rather than doing the work
for them”.
She consluded by saying
that ’’the Board of Directors
of the agency is directly
responsible to her office.
Consequently, the board
must be knowledgeable in
order to make proper
decisions.
Jim Morgan, Public Health
Educator from the West
Health District also spoke to
the PACAA staff. His
emphasis was on the swine
tlu vaccine. He gave a brief
history of the influenza
epidemics and encouraged
the staff to be a part of the
massive innoculation effort,
stating that “for the first
time we will be able to
receive immunization prior
to the period of an
epidemic.”
He asked the staff to assist
the Public Health Depart
ment in its outreach efforts
“by spreading the word to
the agency clients and
general community.
The two speakers were
part of anew inservice
program recently instituted
by the agency; exposing
them to key personnel in
other human service fields.
GUN SHOW TO BE
SEPT. 25 & 26
IN GRIFFIN
The Griffin Gun Club will
hold its Fall National
Hunting and Fishing Day
Gun Show September 25th
and 26th at the National
Guard Armory in Griffin.
All firearms collectors,
dealers and "gun nuts”, as
well as knife and coin
dealers, are invited.
Only 125 display tables will
be available so please
forward your reservations
and remittances early.
Reservations may be made
with Lamar Conner. Box 390.
Griffin. C.a. 30224.
Income From County's Local
Option Sales Tax Increases
Butts County’s one-cent
local option sales tax,
ratified by the voter last fall
seeking relief from high
property taxes, continues to
bring in more funds each
month to county and munici
pal treasuries.
Billy Sutton. Butts County
Treasurer, reports receipt of
a check from the State
Revenue Department in the
amount of $15,375.65 for sales
recorded in the County
during the month of June.
This compares with
$14,248.84 the County re
ceived for May sales, and
$12,440.39 for sales during the
City Politics Warms Up; Entry
Deadline is Friday , Sept. 17
Emory Waits
Injured In
Tire Mishap
Emory Waits, of Flovilla,
was seriously injured Satur
day afternoon about 5:15
when a lock rim blew out of a
tire he was inflating, inflict
ing severe damages to his
face and head.
The victim was standing in
the back of a pick-up truck at
Jones Garage in Flovilla and
was inflating several tires
when the lock rim of a large
tire blew out with enough
force to throw him from the
truck bed.
Sherreli’s Ambulance Ser
vice answered the emer
gency call at 5:30 p.m. and
rushed the victim to Sylvan
Grove Hospital where emer
gency treatment was given,
prior to his transfer to West
Pace’s Ferry Hospital in
Atlanta.
At first thought to be
critically injured, with the
possibility of loss of sight in
one eye. it was understood
Monday that the victim’s
condition had stabilized and
that, barring further compli
cations. his recovery’ seemed
assured.
Flovilla To
Name Officers
On Oct. 20
Citizens of Flovilla will go
to the polls Wednesday,
October 20th. and in regular
election, vote to fill the post
of Mayor and one councilman
and also at the same time
vote on a special ballot for
candidates for the one year
unexpired term of Col.
Malcolm Smith and the two
year unexpired term of Mrs.
Emily Burns.
Col. Smith resigned earlier
this year when appointed to
the Butts County Board of
Tax Assessors and Mrs.
Burns resigned for personal
reasons. The two incum
bents. Mayor Charles Hug
gins. Jr., and councilman C.
A. Anthony are expected to
seek re-election.
Anyone wishing to qualify
for Mayor or any of the three
council positions have from
the present time until 5 P.M.
October l. 1976 to qualify at
Flovilla City Hall with
Virginia Williams, City
Clerk. The qualifying fee is
$5.00.
Deadline for registration
for this election for those not
already registered to vote in
Flovilla is October 5. 1976.
Other members of the
Flovilla City Council are
David Burford and W. P.
James, Jr.
month of April.
The City of Jackson also
reported a healthy increase
in its income from the local
sales tax source, receiving
$9,505.67 for its share of retail
sales in Butts County during
the month of June.
Income from the sales tax
netted the City of Jackson
$8,809.05 for the month of
May and $7.691 00 for the
month of April.
Butts County retailers
remit to the State Revenue
Department each month one
percent of their retail sales.
The Revenue Department
charges the County one
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
Bishop Cannon
Named to High
Post in Church
Georgia United Methodist
Bishop William R. Cannon
was elected as one of eight
members of the Presidium,
the governing body of the
World Methodist Council,
during the meeting of the
World Methodist Council in
Dublin, Ireland.
Bishop Cannon was elected
for a five year term and is
only the fourth person from
the United Methodist Church
in the United States to be
elected to that position.
Others have been Bishop
Ivan Lee Holt, Bishop Fred
P. Coursin. and Dr. Charles
C. Pollard.
Election to the Presidium
is considered to be one of the
highest honors in Christen
dom.
The World Methodist
Council consists of 62
different Methodist denomi
nations representing some 50
million Methodists in differ
ent parts of the world.
Booster’s Club
To Sponsor
Golf Tourney
The Butts County Athletic
Booster's Club will sponsor
its annual best ball golf
tournament at Deer Trail
Golf Club on Wednesday.
September 29th.
Play in the 18-hole tourna
ment will begin at l p.m.
from a shotgun start.
Entrance fee will be SIO.OO.
and the tournament will be
open to all golfers who wish
to participate.
Attractive trophies and
prizes will be awarded the
winners by the Booster's
Club.
Those golfers wishing to
participate in the September
29th tournament are asked to
contact either Freddie Dod
son or Bailey Crockarell for
further information.
The Booster s Club will
also be in charge of the
concession stand the day of
the tournament.
percent for collection and
divides payments of the
County and its municipalities
on this formula:
Butts County-57.8 Percent
Jackson-35.7 Percent
Flovilla-2.7 Percent
Jenkinsburg-3.6 Percent
It was originally estimated
that approximately $250,000
would be returned to city and
County governments through
imposition of the one-cent
tax. but it now appears this
figure may be low as each
month the sales volume
swells, with the fall and
Christmas shopping season
rapidly approaching.
Jackson’s City primary of
October sth warmed up over
the weekend, with the
announcement by J. K.
(Red) Godwin for Second
Ward Council post, and the
announcement by Mayor C.
B. Brown, Jr. that he would
be a candidate for an
endorsement term.
As of noon Tuesday, with
the closing of entries only
three days away, both
Godwin and incumbent Allen
Byars will contend for the
Second Ward post, incum
bent Roy Goff is unopposed in
the Third Ward, as is Mayor
C. B. Brown, Jr. running to
succeed himself.
Candidates wishing to run
for any of these offices must
qualify before 5 p.m. on
Friday, September 17th, with
Hugh Glidewell, Jr., secre
tary of the City Democratic
Executive Committee at his
office at 229 E.Third Street.
Qualifying fees are $125.00
for mayor and $85.00 for City
Council.
Registration books at the
Jackson City Hall will close
a! 5 p.m. Friday, September
24th. for the October sth
primary election. Those
residents of Jackson who are
not now registered to vote in
a city election may register
at any time during regular
working hours at the City
Hall before the September
24th deadline.
In addition to the mayor
and council seats, voters will
also choose members of the
Executive Committee,
Democratic Party, for the
City of Jackson. Present
members include Levi J.
Ball, chairman: Hugh Glide
well. Jr., secretary; Mrs.
Mary Lee Martin, treasurer;
A. V. Maddox. J. O. King and
Vincent Jones.
Provisions have been made
for a run-off primary, if
necessary, on Tuesday, Oc
tober 19th.
According to rules adopted
by the Executive Committee,
disabled voters may be
carried ballots by a poll
manager if parked in front of
the polling place at City Hall.
No ballots will be taken to a
voter's home.
Absentee ballots will be
provided and may be
obtained from the election
manager at City Hall.
No write in votes will be
counted in the City primary
election.
MARIA TODD
ON DEAN'S LIST
AT GA. TECH
Maria Todd, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Todd of
Jackson, has been placed on
the Dean's List at Georgia
Institute of Technology for
the summer quarter. 1976.
In order to become eligible
for the Dean's List, a student
must earn a 3.0 or above
grade point average (based
on the 4.000 scale).
Maria. 1973 graduate of
Indian Springs Academy, is
majoring in Industrial Man
agement.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
JMf
Ird;- it
k ’ a)
Why is it that a barking dog
always belongs to a deaf
family?