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HEADING INTO 1977 Butts County’s affairs for the
next four years will be directed by the gentlemen above,
nominated and elected in the County’s 1976 primaries and
general election, and recently sworn into office. From left
to right are John Sherrell, coroner; Ricky Beauchamp, tax
commissioner; Billy Sutton, treasurer; Charles McCrack
County Officials Take Oath
Of Office December 22
At an early swearing-in
ceremony, the newly elected
county officers took the oath
of office December 22.
Probate Judge L. J. Wash
ington adminstered the oath.
While the officials are not
newcomers to the county,
several of them are taking
office having defeated in
cumbents in the August
primary and run-off and in
the October general election.
They will take office January
1, 1977.
Being sworn in as the new
Sheriff of Butts County was
Billy Leverette, and the
Deputy Sheriffs will be
Russell Crumley, Harold
Miller and Aubrey Rooks.
The new County Commis
sioners are William Mitchell,
E. D. Briscoe and Mac
Collins, and Ricky Beau
champ will take office as Tax
Commissioner. J. M. L.
Comer will be the new
Superintendent of Butts
County schools.
Incumbents who were
returned to office are David
Ridgeway, Clerk of Superior
Court; Billy Sutton, County
Treasurer; Tommy Car
michael, county surveyor
and John Sherrell, Coroner.
The new deputy coroner is
Charles McCrackin.
Lester Jenkins
Makes Class A
All-State Team
Jackson High’s Red Devils,
who did not enjoy their most
successful season this Bicen
tennial year, nevertheless
placed one man on the 1976
Class A all-state team
selected by the Atlanta
Constitution, with another
player being accorded honor
able mention.
Lester Jenkins, a 6-0,
212-Ib. tackle who was a tiger
on defense and a terror on
offense for the Red Devils all
year, was named to the Class
A all-state team announced
Sunday by Steve Figueroa,
Atlanta Constitution prep
editor.
Jenkins is the son ot Mr.
' and Mrs. Joe Lewis Jenkins
and. according to Athletic
Director Tommy Carmi
chael, is to be interviewed
(his week for a scholarship to
a college in Kansas.
The sensational freshman
running back, Willie Ward,
who broke all Jackson High
rushing records, won honor
able mention on the Class A
squad.
P.E.T. Course
Offered At
First Baptist
Jackson First Baptist
Church is sponsoring a
course, “Parent Effective
ness Training” (P.E.T.),
beginning Monday January
17th.
P.E.T. is both the title of a
best selling book by Dr.
Thomas Gordon, as well as
the name of his course for
parents available in every
state and several foreign
countries. Sales of the P.E.T.
book have exceeded one
million. Over 250,000 parents
have completed the P.E.T.
course.
Parent Effectiveness
Training is an educational
experience and basic course
in how to raise responsible
children and teaching the
skills needed for the world’s
hardest job, raising kids.
The course is conducted in
eight sessions meeting once a
week. A special reduced
tuition is available to
members of Jackson First
Baptist. Non-members are
welcome to attend at the
regular community tuition of
SSO.
Charles Carter, Consultant
with an area Child and
Adolescent State Office in
Griffin, will be available to
conduct the course. Mr.
Carter is an authorized
Parent Effectiveness Train
ing Instructor and encour
ages not only parents, but
anyone involved with youth
to consider taking this
educational program.
For further information
and registration call the
Church office at 775-3102.
Registration closes Janu
ary 10. A maximum number
of 25 will be accepted. A fee
of $5.00 is required at
registration.
FLOTILLA ALUMINUM
COLLECTIONS CONTINUE
Butts Countians turned in
11,339 all-aluminum
beverage cans to the Flovilla
pick-up station during the
month of November, enough
to make a stack 4,488 feet
high.
The Reynolds truck is
scheduled to be at the pickup
poinl at Lee and Heard
Streets in Flovilla on
J.muary sth and 19th, from
t ’() to 2:30 p.m.
in, deputy coroner; Mac Collins, chairman, County
Commission; E. D. Briscoe, commissioner; David
Ridgeway, clerk of court; Billy Leverette, sheriff; Dr.
William Mitchell, commissioner, and J. M. L. Comer,
school superintendent. Gene Blue, probate judge, was not
present when the picture was made. Photo by Carole
Lawrence.
Forest Landowners Invited
To Conference In Griffin
Forest landowners in the
Mclntosh Trail Planning and
Development Area, which
includes Butts County, are
invited to a Forest Land
owners Conference January
6 at the Flint River Regional
Library in Griffin.
The conference, which will
begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at
noon, will attempt to bring
landowners up to date on the
latest information in the
forestry field.
Leaders in industry, edu
cation and service agencies
will present information on
subjects ranging from prob
lems facing forestry to
timber sales and federal
income tax.
h€W YGdR GRGGTINGS
As the clock strikes to ring out the old, we'll be
thinking of you . . . wishing you a future bright with
promise, happy hopes, good luck and good cheer.
Jackson Progress-Argus
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, December 30, 1976
Topics will include mark
ets for timber, managing for
best returns, forestry and
total conservation planning,
cost-sharing programs, ad
valorem taxes, planting and
timber stand improvement.
The conference is one of
about 20 which will be held
throughout Georgia. Spon
sors are the Georgia
Forestry Association and
various state agencies and
organizations including the
Extension Service.
The agencies and organiza
tions involved have em
phasized the importance of
forests and forestry products
to the economy of this area.
Baptists To
Present Vocal
Artist Sunday
Miss Phebe Odom, so
prano, will appear in concert
at the First Baptist Church of
Jackson on Sunday, January
2nd. at 6:00 p.m.
Miss Odom is the grand
daughter of the late Rev. S.
H Odom, of Jackson, and the
niece of Mrs. Ethel Odom.
Her parents are the Rev. and
Mrs. Sidney Odom of
Hawkinsville.
Miss Odom is a native
Georgian and a graduate of
Shorter College in Rome. She
received her Bachelor of
Music in Voice from Shorter.
In the 1973 Metropolitan
opera auditions, she was a
national finalist and has
continued her studies with
the conductors and coaches
at the Met.
She is continuing her
studies at Temple University
in Philadelphia and is
pursuing the Master of Music
degree under Professor Flor
ence Berggren.
In addition to teaching
voice at Temple University
and Philadelphia College of
Bible, she is a popular guest
soloist at churches, confer
ences and conventions
throughout the eastern U
nited States, including
sacred concert tours.
The public is cordially
invited to hear Miss Odom in
her hour-long concert on
Sunday evening.
MEW COMMISSIONERS
Wil l. MEET JAN. 3
The newly-elected Board of
County Commissioners will
hold its first meeting on
Monday, January 3rd, at 10
a m. in the County Commis
sion office, according to Mac
Collins, chairman.
The public is invited to
attend this and all meetings
of the Board, Collins said.
Malone, Lewis Named To Local
Chamber’s Board of Directors
The Butts County Chamber
of Commerce, Inc. held its
annual dinner meeting Wed
nesday evening at the
Central Georgia EMC and
elected two new directors to
serve during 1977.
Named by the membership
as directors to serve during
the coming year were Pete
Malone and Harry- Lewis.
They will join Guy Bearden,
Luke Weaver, Stanley Mad
dox. John Lueken and Tom
O’Dell, who are serving
carry-over terms as direc
tors. in charting the Cham
ber's course for 1977.
At their first meeting in
January, the directors will
elect a president, vice
president, secretary and
treasurer for the organiza
tion.
President Dick O’Hara,
completing his third year as
Chamber president, gave a
report of the year's activi
Seminar On
Farm Income
To Be Held
A farm income tax
seminar, sponsored by the
Butts County Extension
Service, will be held January
6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Central
Georgia EMC auditorium.
Ed Brown, the extension
Economist and Farm Man
agement Specialist with the
University of Georgia, will
conduct the seminar.
Brown will discuss record
keeping methods to help
simplify taxes, interpreta
tion of the new r income tax
laws and other ideas to help
farmers do a better job with
their income tax returns.
All farmers are invited to
attend the meeting. Also
local tax practitioners are
invited to answer questions
and make comments if they
desire.
$6.24 Per Year In Advance
ties. Both O’Hara and M. W.
Carmichael, first vice presi
dent, will complete their
three year terms as directors
at the end of this year.
At the present time, the
Butts County Chamber has 68
business and associate mem
bers. O'Hara said, with
prospects good for increasing
its numerical strength with
a membership drive.
Tom Woods showed the
slide presentation that was
instrumental in Butts County
winning the state Beautifica
tion Through Conservation
contest. Woods did the
camera work. Randy Rivers
the narration and Mrs. Carol
Weaver served as director of
the presentation which re
viewed the County’s efforts
in the conservation program.
Approximately 80 mem
bers and guests attended
Wednesday evening’s pro
gram.
Burglars Are
Active Here
At Christmas
The Jackson Police De
partment has reported that
Jones Food Mart on Macon
Avenue was robbed of about
$450 December 21.
Police Deetective Denny
O'Neal said a young black
male pulled a pistol on the
clerk and demanded that she
give him the money in the
cash register.
According to O'Neal, the
man entered the store
wearing a ski mask but upon
seeing several shoppers left
the store. He returned
shortly thereafter and this
time demanded the money.
The robber then fled on foot.
Earlier that same day
December 21). a burglar
was discovered at Delta
Tank Corporation.
Police arrested Curtis
Lamar Johnson. 20. of 134
Railroad St., Jackson, and
charged him with burglary
and forgery in the first
degree.
The suspect allegedly took
a Delta Tank payroll check,
some tool boxes from a
stockroom and S2O in cash
from a cabinet in a supply
room.
Another burglary was
committed December 22 at
the Jackson High School
lunchroom by two men who
broke into an ice cream box.
Police reported the alleged
burglars had broken into the
school while workmen were
away for lunch. When the
workmen returned, the two
men fled in an automobile,
but one suspect was appre
hended about 10 minutes
later.
The suspect who was
arrested was Theodore
O'Neal. 19. of Rt 1. Box 151,
Jenkinsburg. Police charged
O'Neal with burglary.
M \\ CARMICHAELS
HONORED FOR SERVICE
The officers of the Jackson
Presbyterian Church have
passed resolutions and
awarded plaques to Maurice
W Carmichael upon his
retirement as church trea
surer after 30 years of
service, and to Mrs. Juanita
Carmichael for her lengthy
service as pianist and
organist for the Church.
The resolutions were read
io the congregation and the
plaques presented at the
December 19th worship
service.
EXTENSION OFFICE
1101 in XV CLOSING
The Butts County Exten
sion Office will be closed
December 24 through De
cernin'! - 31 in observance of
l Diversity of Georgia Christ
ina:- Holidays. The office will
re open Monday. January 3,
l‘7T
Tax Fighting
Group Solicits
New Members
Lovett Fletcher, president
of the Butts County Tax
payers Protective Associa
tion. announced this week
that the organization is now
accepting new members.
Those Butts County land
owners who are interested in
obtaining an equitable tax
system for the County are
invited to become members
of the TPA upon payment of
the SIO.OO membership fee,
Fletcher said.
In addition to the member
ship fee, members will pay
an annual membership fee of
$5.00 and a pro rata share of
the expenses of the group, the
president added.
The Taxpayers Protective
Association has been in
volved in a legal hassle with
the County’s taxing authori
ties for the past 18 months
and recently won, through
arbitration, a 38.4 percent
reduction in the 1975 assess
ments of its members.
Fletcher said that ad
ditional landowners in the
County have expressed a
desire to join the organiza
tion and that, at a recent
meeting, the directors voted
to open the group's rolls to
new members.
An application blank for
new members is incorporat
ed in an advertisement of the
Butts County Taxpayers
Protective Association in this
issue.
Christmas
Sales Were
Heavy Locally
Christmas Eve dawned
cold and clear in Jackson,
ideal shopping weather for
Santa's helpers and those
who make a habit of delaying
their Christmas shopping to
the very last minute.
Butts Countains responded
by flooding the downtown
area with a last-minute
shopping spree as wild as any
seen here in recent years.
With many downtown
stores closed Monday for the
holidays, it was difficult to
get a consensus on the
Christmas trade locally but
those merchants interviewed
said their Christmas sales
would equal, or exceed, those
of last year and most agreed
that Christmas Eve was one
of their busiest days in
many years.
Benefitting from the brisk
holiday buying will be Butts
County and its municipalities
that will divide the tax take
from the one cent local sales
tax.
CENTRAL GEORGIA EMC
PAPER WINS HONOR
The Central Georgia EMC
'Hi-Liter " won third place in
the State Newsletter contest,
in competition with those
EMC's serving 10,000 or
more consumers.
First place was awarded to
"The Walton Realite”, of the
Walton EMC and second
place went to “Rural
Sparks ”, of the Coweta-
Fayette EMC.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
Maybe we all would enjoy
life more, if we could just
take the if out of the middle of
it.
