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Durham. llrngreaa-Argua
Volumue 103 Number 45
Carter Carries County,-
Carter Projected Winner;
Flynt Wins Congress Seat
With complete results not
in when tallying stopped in
Butts County about midnight
Tuesday, it appeared that
approximately 4,000 voters
had gone to the polls to
express their preference in
the contested races.
As expected, Jimmy Car
ter carried the county with
ease, receiving 2,786 votes to
768 for President Ford.
Carter was leading the
President in the State by
more than a two-to-one
majority.
Sixth District Congress
man John J. Flynt, Jr.
received 2,432 votes to 749 for
Republican Newt Gingrich
and held an 8,000 vote lead in
the District with two-thirds of
the votes tallied.
Jimmy Carter took the
South solidly and held a
decisive lead in electoral
votes. Later in the morning
all three networks declared
Power Cos.
Has Recreation
Representative
J. C. Burnes, formerly
district merchandise sales
man in the Georgia Power
Company’s Milledgeville
office, has been named
recreation representative for
the company’s Sinclair and
Jackson Lake reservoirs.
In his new position, Burnes
will manage and supervise
the activities of Georgia
Power’s land department as
they pertain to Lakes
Sinclair and Jackson.
Burnes joined Georgia
Power in 1971 as a
merchandise salesman in
Macon and later was named
district merchandise sales
man in Milledgeville.
A native of Sparta, Burnes
attended Young Harris Col
lege and holds a bachelor of
science degree from Georgia
College.
He served in the U. S. Air
Force in Germany 1965-1969.
The new recreation repre
sentative is a member of the
Eatonton Exchange Club and
serves on the board of
directors of the Eatonton
Elks. He is an assistant
Scoutmaster and a member
of First Baptist Church.
Burnes is married to the
former Theresa Gardner of
New Orleans, La. They have
a son and a daughter.
PROGRESS-ARGUS HAS
GIRL PHOTOGRAPHER
Miss Carole Lawrence has
joined the staff of the
Jackson Progress-Argus as a
parttime photographer.
The talented Miss Law
rence is doing free lance
photographic assignments
for the paper in addition to
conducting art classes for the
County's young artists.
W pf
I James E. Carter 1
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Beautification Contest
Nears End in Butts County
Judges representing the
state-wide beautification
contest will be in Butts
County today to determine if
the county should receive top
honors in the final compe
tition.
Only two other counties-
Crisp and Oconee-are still in
contention for the award.
Carol Weaver, chairman of
the Butts County Project,
said the county’s success in
the contest has been due to a
“cooperative, coordinated
effort with splendid partici
pation” from all individuals
and groups who have been
asked, or volunteered, to
serve.
Judges for the events today
are Vickie Crowley, Home
service advisor and member
services representative for
the Cobb EMC; Cecil
Phillips, executive director
of the Georgia Conservancy;
and Frank Craven, chief of
forestry education for the
Georgia Forestry Commis
sion.
The remaining judges will
include George Lightfoot of
the Georgia Electric Mem
Kiwanians To
Serve Pancakes
November 9
The Jackson Kiwanis Club
will have its semi-annual
Pancake and Sausage Supper
at the Jackson Elementary
School lunchroom November
9 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Money derived from the
supper will be used in
community service projects
sponsored by the Kiwanis
Club. Tickets are $1.50 each
and may be purchased from
any Kiwanis member or at
the door.
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DIT'KY POTATO—This sweet potato, which has the
perfect conformation of a duck, or goose, was grown by T.
H. lYice.of Jenkinsburg. Mr. Price reports that most of his
sweet potato crop this year consisted of monsters, weighing
loui' pounds or more, with almost none of baking size.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, November 4, 1976
bership Corporation and
Dennis Hopper, assistant
executive director of the
Georgia State Soil and Water
Conservation Committee.
The judges will be viewing
the scenery along most of the
major highways leading
from Jackson, and in the city
the major and more promi
nent streets will be judged.
A kick-off brunch for the
events will be held at the
Electrical Membership Cor
poration (EMC) building at
9:30 a.m. to greet the judges
and other guests, and a
“covered dish” luncheon will
be held at 11:30 a.m. in the
EMC auditorium. The public
is invited.
The state-wide beautifica
tion program was sponsored
by the Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation
and the Georgia Association
of Conservation District
Supervisors.
The program’s main goal
was to encourage individual
home owners, communities
and counties to dress up their
natural assets while also
protecting the environment.
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
HAS FEWER STUDENTS
The University System of
Georgia, consisting of 33
institutions of higher learn
ing, had a total of 124,938
students enrolled in the fall
quarter of 1976. This repre
sents a decline of 4,058 from
the 128,994 enrolled in 1975,
the first decline to occur in a
number of years.
Leading the enrollment
parade was the University of
Georgia with 21,238 students,
followed by Georgia State
University with 20,283 and
Georgia Institute of Tech
nology with 9,496.
Goals For Dale Whiten Selection of Grand and Trial
KSuL £ s£f Jurors ° Len9thy p,ocess
The convening of Butts Grand jurors selected cannot compartment “two” until the
Larry Morgan has been
selected as chairman of a
committee for Educational
Goal-Setting for Butts Coun
ty. He stated that the purpose
of the committee is to
conduct a series of activities
whereby the entire com
munity would get involved in
setting educational goals for
its children.
The committee is the
result of Governor Busbee’s
Conference on Education
held last spring. The commit
tee's work is geared to be
completed before the 1977
Governor’s Conference on
Education to be held in
Atlanta March 13 and 14.
Mr. Morgan says the
committee will contact as
many people as possible
through surveys, news arti
cles, radio announcements,
organizations and meetings.
Each person desiring to will
have the opportunity to
respond and thereby state
the goals he desires for
students to attain during the
school years.
A goal is a statement which
expresses the product or
outcome that is desired at the
end of a process. The end in
this case would be upon
graduation from high school.
The following could serve as
an example: Each student
should be able to read a wide
variety of materials.
Other members of the
committee are as follows:
Robert L. Williams, Jr.,
Grady Head. Roland Lee, Dr.
Bailey Croekarell, Mrs.
Bailey Croekarell, Mrs. Ben
Wright, Dr. Danny Hoard,
Mrs. Norma Evans, Mrs.
Shelby Henderson, Lee Duf
fey, Larry Smith, George
Tate, Bill Jones, and J. M. L.
Comer.
The committee members
will welcome suggestions
concerning educational goals
from anyone, Mr. Morgan
stated.
SPAGHETTI SUPPER
TO HONOR HJH
FOOTBALL PLAYERS
A spaghetti supper is
scheduled for Thursday
evening, November 11th, in
Junior High Cafeteria for
football players, cheer
leaders, and their parents.
There will be no charge for
admission.
The supper is sponsored by
the Henderson Junior High
Booster Club.
Sales - Tax Revenue
Continues to Increase
Revenue from the local
option sales tax in Butts
County continued to increase
for the months of July and
August.
County treasurer Billy
Sutton reported that for July
the sales tax brought in
$15.:!75.00 and over $16,000.00
for August.
In the city of Jackson, an
increase was also reported.
July figures showed
$9,505.00, and in August the
amount had increased to
over $9,920.00.
The one cent increase in
sales tax in the county was
voted in last fall in an effort
to bring down property taxes.
Each month the various
retail outlets in the county
pay to the state revenue
department one per cent of
their retail sales. The
revenue department then
charges the county one per
cent for collection and
divides payments of the
county and its municipalities
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Dale Whiten has joined the
Progress-Argus staff as a
news reporter and feature
writer.
A native of Seneca, S. C.,
he is a graduate of. the
University of Georgia with
an A.B. Degree in Journa
lism . While at the University,
he was a member of Sigma
Delta Chi, professional jour
nalism fraternity, and a staff
member of the Red and
Black. University of Georgia
student newspaper.
The young journalist is a
graduate of Emmanel Col
lege. Franklin Springs,
Georgia, where he graduated
with honors, as he did from
the University.
In addition to his under
graduate work, he has
worked part and full time for
Bolk Department Stores and
came to Jackson from the
Bolk store in Greenville, S. C.
He is married to the former
Miss Jacqueline Brown of
Royston and they have one
daughter. Lara. The Whitens
live at 286 Forrest Avenue in
Jackson.
Kiwanis Club
Addressed by
General Davis
The Kiwanis Club of
Jackson had as their guest
speaker General Raymond
G. Davis, retired U.S. Marine
Corps, at its October 26
meeting.
General Davis, one of only
12 marines to attain the rank
of Four Star General,
discussed the maintaining of
a strong military defense.
Davis also talked about the
Soviet Union defense system
in comparison to the Ameri
can complex and noted that
he believes the “gap is
widening" in the arms race
in favor of the Soviet Union.
according to the following
formula:
Butts County-57.8 per cent
Jackson -35.7 per cent
Jenkinsburg-3.6 per cent
Flovilla-2.7 per cent
Despite the good news for
July and August, the county
treasury office has said that
the amount of revenue
generated may be down for
the month of September
though the figures are not yet
available. Sutton explained
that the decline may be in
line with the general lull in
business activity during
September before the tre
mendous surge in sales
during the three months
preceding Christmas.
Additionally, it was report
ed by the county treasury’
oft ice that revenue collected
from the beer and wine tax
was off for the month of
September. The figures for
September were $2,790.00
compared with almost
$3.5110.00 for August.
County Superior Court -with
Judge Sam Whitmire presid
ing - has probably caused
many of the selected jurors
and those who are certain
prospective jurors to harbor
questions as to how and why
they were chosen.
The process begins with
the compiling of a jury list of
"intelligent and upright
citizens of the county.” This
list is composed from those
named on the current official
registered voters’ list by the
board of jury commissioners.
In order to safeguard
agaiiist the selection of an
unfair and non-representa
tive cross-section of the
county population, Georgia
law has been revised to
require the jury commis
sioners to go out in the county
and personally acquaint
themselves with possible
jurors who might have been
discriminately omitted.
When the general selection
of the jury list has been
made, the jury commis
sioners then begin the
process of choosing grand
and traverse (trial) jury
members.
Those whom the commis
sioners deem are the “most
experienced, intelligent and
upright" citizens are chosen
to serve as grand jurors.
County Road Deer Hunters Note :
Signs Go Up, Certain Cartridges
Come Down May Be Dangerous
An investment of $3,000 in
road signs for Butts County's
post roads seems to be
literally going down the
drain.
A spokesman for the Butts
County Commissioners said
Friday that several of the
attractive, and useful, signs
have already fallen victim to
vandals and pranksters.
The road markers are on
steel blades attached to steel
posts which are then anchor
ed in concrete.
The posts and mountings
are almost indestructible and
the thieves do not bother
them, but rather have an
affinity for the steel blades
which are disconnected with
a special wrench.
Homeowners and-or
motorists who observe any
one tampering with a road
sign are requested to contact
the sheriff's office or the
county commission office in
the courthouse.
MR WESTBURY
RINGS THE BELL
Writing in the October
issue of “The Bellringer",
monthly publication of West
bury Medical Care Home,
Inc . S. J. Westbury writes of
the visit he and Mrs.
Westbury made to a termi
nally-ill friend in the Clifton
Springs Hospital in New
York State.
Mr Westbury says he was
impressed by a motto on the
nwrisng station that read.
"We the willing, led by the
unknowing, are doing the
impossible, for the ungrate
ful. and we have done so
much, for so long, with so
little, we are now qualified to
do anything with nothing."
Steinmann Concert Conceited;
Rescheduled For November 20
Rev Lannie W. Smith,
pastor of tlie Towaliga
Baptist Church, announced
Tuesday that the vocal
concert planned for Satur
day . November 6th, at the
Chinch has been cancelled.
The illness of Miss Nancy
Steinmann. vocalist for the
First Baptist Church of
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
exceed two-fifths of all the
names on the jury list. The
grand jury is presented the
prosecutor’s case and re
turns indictments when there
is sufficient evidence to
warrant them.
According to David Ridge
way. Clerk of Superior Court,
the grand jurors also appoint
the judge of Small Claims
Court and the board of tax
equalization. These appoint
ments were made this week
when court opened.
Traverse jurors are select
ed from the entire number of
jurors first chosen including
those w ho were later selected
as grand jurors. However,
when a name is drawn for a
traverse juror and that
person has already been
chosen to serve on the grand
jury for the same term, then
another name must be
drawn.
The names of both grand
and traverse jurors are
drawn from separate boxes
with two compartments. At
the close of each term, the
Superior Court Judge un
locks the box in open court
and in the presence of the
clerk or deputy clerk of the
Superior Court.
Between 18 and 60 names
are drawn from compart
ment “one" and deposited in
(GRAND ISLAND. NE
BRASKA; - Frontier Cart
ridge Company is recalling
certain lots of 30-30 ammuni
tion which have a structural
weakness. This weakness
may cause the case head to
separate upon firing which
may result in injury from
escaping gas.
Frontier purchases empty
primed cases from Federal
Cartridge Corporation and
Federal has advised Frontier
to recall this ammunition.
The ammunition involved
is Frontier 30-30 ammunition
loaded with either 150 gr.
round nose or 170 gr. flat
point bullets bearing lot
number 6-38-76-9 . 6-42-76-9.
9-68-76-9. 9-71-76-9.
The lot number is located
on the inside end flap of each
box of 20 and on the outside
end of the shipping carton.
Persons having Frontier
30-30 ammunition with one of
these lot numbers should
take the ammunition back to
their dealer or write Frontier
Cartridge Company. P. O.
Box 1848. Grand Island,
Nebraska 68801. This notice
is limited to 30-30 cartridges
with the lot numbers de
scribed.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Jackson Lake C. B.
Club—giving a "Deer Coffee
Break" Friday, 4:00 P.M. til
Saturday 6:00P.M., Highway
16 location - Monitor Ch. No.
1. Welcome to everyone,
especially all you Deer
Hunters
Atlanta, who was to appear
in concert here, has caused
the cancellation, Rev. Smith
said.
Miss Steinmann s concert’
has been rescheduled for
Satin day evening, November
20th. at 7:30p.m., according
!< Rev Smith.
names in the first compart
ment are exhausted and then
the alternate process will
begin from the second
compartment. The list is
finalized when all the
ineligible prospective jurors
have been ruled out by the
process of elimination. This
year there are 374 names on
the Grand Jury list and 1122
on the traverse jury list.
Some persons are indeed
eligible to be exempt from
jury duty. These include law
enforcement officers, fire
department personnel, per
sonnel of the court system,
and those employed in the
medical and dental fields.
Exemptions also apply to
attorneys, school teachers,
those 65 or older, and
mothers with children 14 or
younger.
The current members of
the board of jury commis
sioners in Butts County are
E. D Briscoe. Stanley
Maddox. O. L. Weaver, Jr.,
Mrs. Mary M. Carr, Mrs.
Edna Miiler, and Arthur
Lawson.
The members, who are
appointed by the Superior
Court Judge, meet every two
years to revise the jury list.
They serve a six-year term
with two terms expiring
every two years.
Federal Cartridge is re
calling certain 30-30 rifle
cartridges and empty un
primed 30-30 cartridge cases
which have a structural
weakness making them po
tentially dangerous to shoot.
The recall is for 30-30
ammunition or empty 30-30
cases with lot codes ending in
-5289 through -6285. Lot codes
are stamped on the back of
each box. Boxes may have
the brand names of Federal.
Revelation, Wards, or Hia
watha.
Shooters who have this
ammunition should call 800-
328-7525 (in Minnesota call
collect to 612-333-8255' or
write Customer Service,
Federal Cartridge. Anoka,
Minnesota 55303 for proper
disposition and refund in
formation.
The case heads of a small
number of these cartridges
may separate on firing,
resulting in a jammed rifle
and possible injury from
escaping gas. Although no
serious injury has been
reported, they should not be
used.
Only a fraction of one per
cent of the several million
cartridges and unprimed
cases produced are suspect.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
From the size of the
multi-million dollar handouts
both major candidates got
from the federal govern
ment . it is evident that both
are enthusiastic supporters
oi the welfare program.-•
