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llarkscri progress-Argus Volume 103 Number 40 -dm ■HHHHfIKTiSBL - J \ mm 9H BV Igß H 181 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. FJS ip jpjg 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: Kj / ! TANARUS, * \ 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.