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Two research chemists at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Environmental Research
Laboratory here recently received monetary
awards from the agency. The awards were in re
cognition erf their work in establishing an electron
microscopy facility for the determination of as
bestos and other fine particules in water. Accur
ate determination of asbestos levels in water is
County's Agricultural Sales
For 1974 Total $1,465,000
Farming in Butts County
was not a profitable business
in 1974, according to a U. S.
Dept, of Commerce Census
Bureau report on local
farming operations for that
year.
The 1974 farm census
shows that the market value
of all agricultural products
sold by the 190 farms in Butts
County in 1974 amounted to
$1,465,000. Production ex
penses for the same year
were listed at $1,498,000 for a
net deficit of $33,000 from
farm-related operations.
For the purpose of identify
ing a farm unit, the Census
Bureau said “A farm
includes all agricultural
operations conducted at any
time during the census year
under the control of an
individual management, pro
vided that sales of agricultu
ral productions amounted to,
or normally would amount
to, at least $250 for places of
less than 10 acres or SSO for
places of 10 acres or more.”
Figures for farms with
sales of $2,500 or more are
shown for 1974 and 1969.
These farms accounted for
$1,363,000 of all agricultural
productions sold in 1974 and
$1,143,000 in 1969.
There were 70 of these
farms in 1974 compared with
84 in 1969. The average size
decreased from 399 to 383
acres during the five years.
The value per acre increased
from $219 to $4Bl raising the
average value per farm from
$87,275 to $184,447.
The market value of
livestock and their products
on farms with sales of $2,500
or more was $485,000 in 1974;
poultry and their products
$488,000 and crop sales,
including nursery products,
hay and forest products
CONGRESSMAN FLYNT HONORED BY SMALL BUSINESS GROUP. - In a recent
ceremony in the nation’s capital, National Federation of Independent Business president
Wilson S. Johnson (at left) presented Georgia’s Sixth District Congressman John J. Flynt, Jr.
with NFIB’s “Guardian of Small Business” award. NFIB, which represents 1100 members
firms in the Sixth District, honored Congressman Flynt for his high voting record in Congress
on key small business issues.
EPA Awards Presented
Jenkinsburg
News
By
Mrs. T. H. Price
Thursday night spend the
night guests of Miss Ruby
Lane were Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald E. Lane, Claire,
Paige and Scott of Fairburn.
Miss June Farrar of
Clarkston was weekend guest
of Mrs. M. B. Farrar.
Together they joined Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Mangham and
attended the christening of
little Chrystal Caroline Bond,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tim Bond of McDonough, at
McDonough Presbyterian
Church Sunday. All this
group then, along with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Mangham of
McDonough, were Sunday
luncheon guests of Mrs.
Farrar.
We were happy to have Mr.
Andrew McKibben at Jen
kinsburg Baptist Church
Sunday after a lenghty
absence due to illness. Rev.
and Mrs. Harry Shepherd
and Mark were Sunday
luncheon guests of Mr. and
Mrs. McKibben.
Mrs. Ruth Bell and Mrs.
Hazel Rowe of Atlanta and
Mrs. R. G. Coker were
luncheon guests of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Allen last
Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Miller
$390,000.
Farms reporting less than
SI,OOO in sales numbered 18 in
1974. The value of agricultu
ral products sold on these
farms totaled $5,000.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
particularly important because the mineral has
been shown to cause cancer in humans. Dr. David
Duttweiler, director of the Athens Environmental
Research Laboratory (R), presented a certificate
to the recipients, Dr. Charles Anderson (L) and
Mr. J. MacArthur Long. (Special Photo)
Mr. Long is the son of Mrs. Ruby G. Long of Jackson.
The Banner-Herald-The Daily News, Athens, Ga.
of Conyers was their guest
for three days and Mr. Ron
Edwards and Kim of Atlanta
were Saturday night guests.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Haley were Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Haley of
Alta Monte Springs, Fla. and
Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor of
Orlando, Fla.
Those from Jackson
B.P.W. Club attending the
Central District meeting at
Holiday Inn, McDonough,
Saturday were Mrs. Charles
Huggins, Mrs. Martha Mad
dox, Mrs. Carolyn Morgan,
Mrs. Larry Morgan, Mrs.
Asa O’Neal and Mrs. T. H.
Price. Miss Dorothy Thomas
of Cochran, formerly of
Jackson, is District Director.
Booster Club
Slates Tuesday
Night Meetings
The Butts County Athletic
Booster’s Club will meet
every Tuesday night at 8
o’clock in the Jackson High
School Lunchroom, accord
ing to Rudy Wyatt, president.
Jackson High athletic
director Tommy Carmichael
and his staff will show films
of the previous week’s game
at each meeting.
All persons interested in
the athletic endeavors of
Jackson High School are
cordially invited to attend
these meetings and take part
in the projects of the Booster
Club.
(TnueVamz)
HARDWARE STOREsjL^
Report From
INDIAN
SPRINGS
By
MRS. CLYDE HOARD
Mrs. Belle Waldrep, Lynn
Waldrep and Mrs. Maggie
Scott of Griffin visited
relatives in Atlanta last
Sunday.
Mrs. Suzi Mullis and
Nickels spent Friday and
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
Danny Hoard and Barrett.
Mrs. Bill Holloway and Mr.
and Mrs. Mac Anderson of
Santa Ana, California were
spend the day guests of Dr.
and Mrs. Allen Batchelor and
children in Bremen on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taylor
visited relatives in Crawford
ville, Tuesday.
Mr. Hill Spivey of Al
latoona Lake spent Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Hoard.
Mrs. Margaret Greer visit
ed Mrs. Miriam White and
Jeanine in McDonough
Saturday and on Sunday had
lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Kyle
McMichael and Mrs. Hursh
in Jackson.
Sidney Johnson of Hazle
hurst spent last weekend
with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Johnson.
Mrs. Clara Wise of Madi
son is spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs. Blannie
Stallworth.
Thursday evening the
Indian Springs Baptist
Church sponsored a com
munity cook-out with Barbe
que chicken being the main
attraction. The weather
cooperated and we had
forty-one in attendance. A
very special THANKS to
everyone who participated.
This was the first of several
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Rites Tuesday
For G. C. Bell,
Butts Native
Mr. George C. Bell of 907
East College Street, Griffin,
died late Saturday afternoon
at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital. He had been
in declining health for
several months.
Born in Butts County
October 14, 1883, Mr. Bell
was son of the late Thomas P.
Bell and the late Mrs. Nancy
Harper Bell. He made his
home in Butts County where
he was a merchant and
engaged in farming until he
moved to Griffin in 1948.
Mr. Bell was active in
church and civic affairs. He
was president of the Middle
Georgia Insurance Com
pany, was president of the
Central Georgia Rural Elec
trification Association, and
he served as chairman of the
Family and Children Service
board in Griffin for several
years until his retirement.
Mr. Bell was one of the
organizers and was a
member of the board of
directors of The Bank of
Griffin. For many years he
was a member of the Rock
Springs Congregational
Methodist Church but after
moving to Griffin he became
a member of the Firkt United
Methodist Church. He had
served on the official board
and on the board of trustees
of the church. He was a
member of the Griffin
Rotary Club. Griffin Lodge
1207 of Elks, Griffin Lodge
1503 Loyal Order of Moose,
and was a veteran of World
War I.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Gertrude Fleming Bell;
two daughters, Mrs. Dan
Boyd of Griffin and Mrs.
Greta Scruggs of Pensacola,
Fla.; a brother, Mr. T. O.
(Jack) Bell of Jackson; five
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
conducted Monday at 11
o’clock in Haisten’s Chapel in
Griffin with the Rev. Lamar
Cherry officiating Burial was
in Oak Hill.
planned activities for the
community. Special guests
were Rev. Ed Hoard of
Atlanta, Rev. Lanny Smith of
Towaliga Baptist Church and
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cook of
Jackson.
Mr. Asa Maddox with Mr.
J. T. Bearden made a
business trip to Blue Ridge
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Lisa Taylor was
weekend guest of Miss
Margaret Love.
Miss Rita Bennett of
Athens spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Bennett.
Mrs. Lucille Johnson spent
a few days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy King and
family in Marietta.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1976
Local Girls
May Enter
Beauty Contest
The search is on to find
Miss Georgia-USA 1977, the
young lady who will re
present Georgia in the Miss
USA Beauty Pageant next
May, telecast nationally by
CBS-TV.
In addition to more than
$75,00 in prizes and awards
on the national level as well
as an opportunity to repre
sent this country in the Miss
Universe Pageant next sum
mer in the Dominican
Republic, the new Miss
Georgia will receive other
valuable awards as the state
winner.
To qualify, applicants must
be single and never married
between the ages of 18 and 26
as of July 15, 1977 and must
live, work or attend school
anywhere in Georgia. They
also must be U. S. citizens
and can not have been a
parent.
Judging will be based on
beauty of face and figure,
poise, personality, grooming,
intelligence, speaking ability
and commercial appeal.
There is no talent competi
tion.
All contestants will be
selected on an open, At-
Large basis by the pageant
Selection Committee. Those
chosen will advance to the
state finals to be held the
weekend of March 5-6 at
Atlanta’s fabulous Peachtree
Plaza, the tallest hotel on
earth.
The reigning Miss Georgia-
USA, Liz Wickersham of
Riverdale, was one of the top
finalists in the 1976 Miss USA
Pageant and also selected as
the winner of the coveted
Miss Photogenic Award.
Free entry information is
available by writing to:
Miss Georgia-USA Pageant
P. O. Box 676
Silver Spring, MD. 20901
Applicants should send
their name address age and
telephone number.
MAZER INFANT
DIED SATURDAY
IN COLUMBUS
Little Terry Dan Mazer,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roger G. Mazer of Colum
bus, died Saturday evening
at the Columbus, Georgia
Medical Center.
Graveside services were
held Tuesday afternoon at
three o’clock at the Pleasant
Hill Methodist Church ceme
tery with the Rev. James
Martin and the Rev. Jim
Reehur officiating.
Survivors include the pa
rents, Roger G. Mazer and
Lynn Turner Mazer of
Columbus; two brothers,
Michael Kieth Mazer and
Mark Kevin Mazer; two
sisters, Michelle Sheree
Mazer and Sherri Ann
Mazer, all of Columbus;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Turner of Jackson and
Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Mazer of
Monticello, Minnesota;
great-grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Smith Goens of Jackson
and Mr. and Mrs. Conrad
Mazer of Brownton, Minne
sota.
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VOLLEYBALL ANYONE?—A Jackson girl is a member of
the first intercollegiate women’s volleyball team at
Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, Tennessee. She is
Pat McCaleb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haris A. McCaleb of
Jackson and a graduate of Jackson High School. The
12-member team will compete in 20 games this fall between
September 20 and November 6th.
Slow Readers
Helped By
PACAA Course
Piedmont Area Commun
ity Action Agency’s pilot
summer reading program
has realized tremendous
results for 155 first, second
and third grade below level
readers in Jackson. The CAA
received a grant from the
Office of Education to
operate a six week summer
reading program.
The program had the
blessings of the local board of
education, who provided
facilities and transportation.
The 155 students received
class “A” lunches through
the CAA’s Summer Feeding
Program. The students were
identified by teachers and
counselors and the selection
was based on test results.
Edluie D. Walker, Execu
tive Director of PACAA
stated that the “pilot
program was conducted on a
volunteer basis during the
summer of 1975 with tremen
dous success, under the
direction of Mrs. Margaret
McCormick, a local educator
and primary school princi-
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classrooms, such as: basic
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drills, vocabulary drills,
language experience charts,
speech-to-print, flash phase
drills and directional activi
ties. These students were
read to everyday and
listening was stressed
throughout the six week
program.
The expected gain was four
months and the actual gain
overall was eight months.
Seventy-seven per cent gain
ed .8 and better in reading .
This was a .4 months above
expectancy and is indicative
of a very successful project.
HENDERSON ELEM.
PTA MEETS OCT. 14
The Henderson Elemen
tary School PTA will meet
Thursday, October 14, at 7:30
PM in the school lunchroom.
The PTA has been re
organized in each individual
school to create more
interest and promote better
understanding of school
programs. Parents are urged
to attend these meetings and
participate in the activities of
the schools.