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Sacks on Progress-Argus Volume 103 Number 53 A \ 4jSkt\ >i ' Ak. O#JF ] Natiykfc flf "V 3R: A Pl\ V'|l ✓ s >.’ -/t rjf-ffi*/} *''MisjßHHl K /.m \ jY^ 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.