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JUDGES JUDGED WINNERS-Proud of their winning team these FFA members pose for a
picture after scoring first place in the District IV livestock judging contest at the Coosa Valley
Fair. Front row-Raymond Yancy, Dawson Heath, Troy Smith, back row-Mr. Colvin, Lawrence
Biles, Johnny Crawford, and Mr. George Weldon. Not pictured is William Yancy.
By
Diane Duke, Reporter
A team of Jackson FFA
members won first prize in
the District IV livestock
judging contest at the Coosa
Valley Fair in Rome on
September 21st.
Composing the winning
team from Jackson were
Condition Of
Cong. Flynt
Is Improving
Congressman John J.
Flynt’s condition has im
proved steadily since he was
admitted to Bethesda Naval
Hospital with chest pains last
Thursday, September 23rd, it
was reported Monday by his
Washington staff.
On Sunday, he was moved
from the Coronary Care Unit
to the Step-Down Unit and
expects to be moved to a
regular room by the middle
of the week.
There is only minor
evidence of heart damage
and the condition described
an “anginal” is responding
well to treatment and
medication. A complete and
early recovery is expected.
1977 Kiwanis
Officers Are
Installed
Lt. Gov. Ed Hunt of the
Covington Kiwanis Club
installed officers and direct
ors of the Jackson Kiwanis
Club Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 21st.
Officers to serve for 1976-77
are Doug Durrett, president;
Tom Webb, Ist vice presi
dent; Richard Ballard, 2nd
vice president; Sandy San
vidge, secretary; and Lou
Moelchert, treasurer.
Elected to the Board of
Directors were Hugh Glide
well, Sr., Harry Lewis,
Lamar Long, Aubrey Mad
dox, Rogers Starr and P. H.
Weaver.
Jackson Voters To Name 2nd
Ward Councilman Tuesday
Voters in the City of
Jackson will go to the polls
Tuesday, October sth, to
choose a councilman from
the Second Ward and give
endorsement terms to Mayor
C. B. Brown, Jr. and
Councilman Roy Goff.
Incumbent Councilman Al
len Byars is being challenged
by J. K. (Red) Godwin for the
Second Ward seat.
A moderate turn-out of
voters is expected for the
primary, with polls open at
the City Hall from 7 a m. to 7
p.m.
Lawrence Biles, Johnnie
Crawford, Dawson Heath,
Troy Smith, Raymond Yan
cy, and William Yancy.
With the exception of
William, a senior, the other
members of the judging team
are freshmen at Jackson
High School.
Lawrence Biles is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Biles,
Butts County
Named Area
Beauty Winner
The Butts County Associa
tion for Beautification
through Conservation held its
monthly meeting Tuesday
morning, September 21, at
the EMC building. The
primary purpose of the
meeting was to plan a
program to be presented in
November to the judges for
the beautification contest.
Butts County was second
place winner last year and is
an area winner this year. The
committee is enthusiastic
about our chances of being
the state winner this year.
The program planned for
the judges will include a
presentation of the year’s
activities and a caravan tour
of our county.
According to plans made at
the meeting, neighborhood
captains will be contacting
property owners for a
general clean-up before the
judging. The Explorer Scouts
and other youth groups will
be busy. The courthouse
square is an outstanding
example of what can be done
in our city and county.
HUD HOUSING SURVEY
BE CONDUCTED HERE
A sample of households in
this area will take part in the
fourth nationwide survey of
housing conducted annually
by the Bureau of the Census
for the Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment.
Census Bureau representa
tives will begin interviewing
immediately, and the work is
City Administrator Lewis
Freeman reports that, after
a purge of the voter list and a
concerted effort to re
register those voters who had
lost their qualification, ap
proximately 1,450 registrants
will be eligible to vote in the
October sth primary.
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;
Johnnie Crawford is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Crawford, Dawson
Heath is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Heath, Troy
Smith is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Smith and
Raymond and William Yan
cy are the sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Yancy.
Wife Charged
In Death Of
Her Husband
As an aftermath of an
apparent domestic quarrel,
Henry Joe Head, 25, was shot
to death Saturday morning
about l a.m.
The victim’s wife, Mrs.
Christine Head, is lodged in
the Butts County jail and has
been charged with murder,
according to a spokesman for
the Sheriff’s Department.
The young Negro couple
lived on Woodward Road in
the western portion of Butts
County and had been to a
party before violence erupt
ed shortly after midnight,
according to authorities.
The death weapon was a
.357 magnum pistol loaded
with a .38 caliber bullet and
death was almost instant
aneous, resulting from a
bullet wound in the area of
the heart.
Sherrell Ambulance Ser
vice answered the emerge
ncy dall and found the victim
dead at the scene of the
shooting, which occurred at
the victim’s home.
expected to take about three
months. Each household will
be mailed an introductory
letter prior to the interview
er’s visit.
Ms. Dedie Keel and Sherri
Smith will be conducting the
survey in Butts County.
A. V. Maddox, J. 0. King and
Vincent Jones.
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.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 30, 1976
Jackson Matron
Wins In Egg
Recipe Contest
Mrs. Howard Greer of
Jackson, Georgia, has been
named the winner of the
Georgia Egg Commission’s
Award for the Best Egg
Recipe in Georgia Electrifi
cation Council Microwave
Cook-Off.
Mrs. Greer received her
award at the nation’s first
Microwave Cook-Off held in
Macon, Georgia, on Septem
ber 18, 1976. Her recipe was
selected from all recipes
entered as the best recipe
containing three or more
eggs.
Mrs. Greer won the award
for her “Strawberry Custard
Pie.”. The prize winning pie,
consisting of an egg custard,
an egg based pie crust, and a
meringue, was cooked entire
ly in the microwave oven. “I
even grew my own strawber
ries,” stated, Mrs. Greer.
I’m known as the “straw
berry lady” in Butts
County.”
She and other cook-off
winners were honored at a
luncheon sponsored by the
Georgia Electrification
Council. Mrs. Greer also
received recognition during
the awards presentation at
the completion of the event
and received cash and egg
utensils totaling $50.00 from
the Georgia Egg Commis
sion.
Mrs. Greer’s prize winning
recipe for her “Strawberry
Custard Pie” is reproduced
in the food section of this
week’s Progress-Argus.
Methodists
Set Revival
October 3-6
The fall revival at Jackson
United Methodist Church will
be led by Rev. Bob Gillespie,
pastor of Thomson United
Methodist Church in Thom
son, Georgia.
Services will be Sunday,
October 3rd, at 7:00p.m., and
Monday through Wednesday,
October 4-6 at 7:30 p.m. A
special service for those who
have difficulty attending
evening services will be held
Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.
Rev. Gillespie, a native of
Hapeville, is a 1953 graduate
of Georgia Tech, and
graduated in 1959 from
Candler School of Theology.
In addition to his service at
Thomson, he has served the
Gray-Clinton circuit, and
Stockbridge and Lawrence
ville Road Methodist Church
es.
The song leader for the
revival will be Rev. John
Lindsey, well known in this
area for leading singing at
camp meeting in Indian
Springs. Rev. Lindsey is
currently pastor of the
Hapeville United Methodist
Church.
Special music will be heard
each evening. On Sunday
evening Miss Clare Nesmith
of the Junaluska Singers will
be guest soloist.
A nursery will be provided
for all services.
Butts Cos. Agricultural
Fair Opens On Monday
Everything is in readiness
for the opening on Monday,
October 4th, of the Butts
County Agricultural Fair at
the Jackson Fairgrounds.
The sponsoring agency this
year will be the Jackson
Exchange Club, which has
been the moving agency
behind the annual County
Fair for the past several
years.
Countless hours of prepa
ration have gone into the
many exhibits which will be
on display Monday night for
public viewing.
The Exchange Club will
name the winner of its
Woman of the Year award
Monday night at 8 p.m., and
there will be square dancing
from, 8:30 p.m.
John Moore is president of
the Exchange Club fair
association, Charles Rooks,
vice-president, Newt Ether
edge, fair manager and
treasurer and Larry Morgan,
secretary.
Suits County Democrats Met,
Named Officers, Made Plans
The organizational meet
ing of the Butts County
Democratic Committee was
held in the Butts County
courtroom on Tuesday, Au
gust 24, 1976, at eight o’clock
p.m.
The following members,
elected in the Democratic
Primary of August 10, 1976
were present: Richard W.
Watkins, Jr., Julienne Polk,
Roy Goff, J. 0. King, W. N.
Johnson, Vincent S. Jones,
Robert L. Williams, Jr.,
Robert Lane, Joe Fletcher,
George Weaver, Roxilu
Bohrer, Archie Ross, Joe
Brown, Jr., S. J. Ireland and
L. J. Washington.
The meeting was called to
order by the Chariman of the
outgoing Butts County Com
mittee. Richard W. Watkins.
Jr., who w-as elected as
temporary chairman of this
meeting. The first order of
business was the election of
officers for the ensuing term.
The following officers were
elected: Richard W. Wat
kins, Jr., Charman; Roxilu
Bohrer, First Vice Chair
man; Roland Lee. Second
Vice Chairman; and Roy D.
Goff, Secretary and Treasur
,er.
As the next order of
business, copies of proposed
by-laws for the Butts County
Committee were passed out
to all of the members
present; the articles of the
proposed by-laws were dis
cussed one at a time. With
minor changes the proposed
by-laws were adopted.
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CREWEL STITCHERY - Part of the exciting “mini courses” being offered for students at
Henderson Jr. High School. Mrs. Skinner, the instructor for the class, explains the art to these
Jr. High students.
A schedule of events for the
October fair shows Monday
as Entry Day; Monday
night-Licensed Nursery and
Kindergarten Night, Woman
of the Year Award (8:00
p.m.). Jack’s ’N Jill’s
Demonstration Dance, West
ern square dancing (8:30
p.m. ’til).
Tuesday, the ever popular
Flower Show and general
exhibit judging will be held.
Tuesday night the Youth Dog
Show will be held beginning
at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday will be Bake
Day and Wednesday night
the ever-popular Beauty
Contest will be held at 8:00
p.m.
Thursday night will be
devoted to the schools, being
designated as School Night.
Friday night there will be
String Music, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
The next order of business
was presentation of the
treasurer’s report by Trea
surer Roy D. Goff. A motion
was made by Vincent Jones,
seconded by Robert Wil
liams, that the report be
approved by the committee
and made a part of the
minutes of the meeting. The
motion was passed.
The next order of business
was to fill the vacancies that
existed on the County
Committee as a result of the
failure of anyone to qualify
for several posts. The
following persons were elect
ed to fill these vacancies as
follows:
Jackson Post No. 4 Curtis
Gay, Jackson Post No. 5 Dr.
Bailey Crockarell. Buttrill
Post No. 2 Otis Mangham.
Coody Post No. l Harvey
Hall. Dublin Post No. 1 Mrs.
James Giddins, Indian
Springs Post No. 1 Jimmy
Cornell, Towaliga Post No. 1
Bob Lane.
The subject of the use of
some type of electronic
voting machine in Butts
County, and particularly in
the Jackson voting district,
was brought up. and a
discussion ensued. Asa
result of this discussion, it
was moved, seconded voted
on and passed that a
resolution from this commit
tee be presented to the Butts
County Superintendent of
Elections and to the Butts
County Board of Commis
sioners. recommending
either the purchase or the
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
Saturday night premium
awards will be made at 9:00
p.m.
All exhibits must be on the
ground by 5 p.m. on Monday,
October 4th. The Fair gates
will be open from 5:30 to
12:00 on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday and from
5:00 to 12:00 on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Admis
sion will be 50 cents and
parking 50 cents.
Miss Patricia Ann Smith,
Butts County home econom
ist, will be in charge of the
Youth Groups. Girls. FHA
and 4-H Club exhibits,
assisted by Ann Champion
and Deborah Stewart, home
economics teachers.
Miss Smith will also be
general chairman for all the
Women’s Department ex
hibits. assisted by these
chairmen, Mrs. T. H. Price,
flower show; Mrs. Jimmy
O’Neal, canning; Mrs.
lease of a number of
electronic voting machines of
a type best suited to
expediting future elections in
Butts County in an orderly
and expedient manner.
Chairman Watkins ap
pointed Vincent Jones to
draft this resolution, and be
appointed Vincent Jones,
Robert Williams and himself
with Vincent Jones chair
man, to present same to the
Superintendent of Elections
and Commissioners.
Chairman W’atkins stated
that the Butts County-
Democratic Committee will
meet quarterly and that the
next such meeting will be
held in November of this
year.
There being no further
business, the meeting was
adjourned.
GORDON OFFERS
COURSE IN GUITAR
A non-credit course in
beginning guitar will be
offered by Gordon Junior
College this fall. Beginning
October 7th, the class will
meet from 7 to 9 p.m. every
Thursday in the music room
of the First Baptist Church in
Griffin. Harold Cartee. min
ister of music for the Griffin
Church, will be instructor.
The course fee is $25.00 for
those with a guitar and $35.00
for those without. Interested
parties should contact the
Office of Community Ser
vices at Gordon at 358-1700.
Marion Todd, clothing; and
Mrs. Barbara Stamples,
handicrafts.
Millard Daniel, Butts
County farm agent, will be
general chairman for the
FFA and 4-H Boy’s Youth
Section, with James McCor
mick and Willie Colvin,
vocational agriculture teach
ers. assisting.
O. L. Weaver, Jr. is
chairman and Bill Fletcher,
co-chairman, of the Field and
Horticultural Crops exhibits,
with Tom Taylor and Tobe
Davis assisting.
Millard Daniel will be in
charge of the committee to
obtain qualified judges and
Mrs. T. H. Price will assist.
Cash prizes for Community-
School and Youth booths will
be $50.00. first; $35.00,
second; $25.00, third and
Best Fair Booth, $25.00.
According to the 1976
premium list, each school or
youth group having a
creditable exhibit w-ill re
ceive $25.00.
Charles Carter
Is Named A
C&S Director
Frank Barnes, president of
the Citizens and Southern
Bank of Jackson, announced
today the election of Charles
W. Carter to the bank’s board
of directors.
The election of Carter
came at the bank's regular
board of director’s meeting
on September 21st.. Barnes
reported.
A prominent young Jack
son businessman. Carter is
owner and operator of Carter
Builders Supply. Inc.
Son of Mrs. Elena Carter
and the late J. W. Carter, he
is a lifelong resident of
Jackson and is married to
the former Mary .Ann
Hodges. He is a member of
the First Baptist Church of
Jackson.
President Barnes said that
the C&S Bank of Jackson “is
indeed fortunate to secure
the sen-ices of such an
outstanding young business
leader as a member of its
official board.”
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
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When we get to feeling
mighty, it might pay to
remember that most of us
are going to make about as
much an impression on the
world as. a pint of water
flowing over Niagara Falls.
