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Volume 104 Number 3
Georgia’s First President
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James Earl Carter, Jr., 52,
of Plains, Georgia, will
become the 39th president of
the United States Thursday
in Washington, D. C. before
the largest assemblage of
Georgians to invade the
capital city since the Con
federates camped beside the
Potomac in the early days of
the Civil War.
From Atlanta, Plains,
Jackson, Ty Ty, Blue Ridge
and all points in between,
Georgians packed their bags
earlier this week and headed
for Washington to observe a
phenomenon many of them
never dreamed of witnes
sing-the inauguration of a
Georgian as president.
Members of the Georgia
General Assembly chartered
a plane and Rep. Bill Jones,
of Jackson and the 78th
House District, was among
those planning to attend the
historic event.
The University of Geor
gia’s Dixie Red Coat Band,
about 230 strong, was to take
part in the festivities, as well
Hospital Authority to Provide
Ambulance Service for County
by
Dale Whiten
In a meeting punctuated by
emotional statements and
questions from people in the
audience, the Sylvan Grove
Hospital Authority voted
unanimously at its January
13 meeting to accept the
County Commission’s offer to
provide ambulance service
for Butts County.
Though a definite operat
ing cost has not been
established, the Hospital
Authority and the County
Commission have expressed
their beliefs that the cost can
be kept below $60,000 a year,
the amount paid for the
current ambulance service.
Representing the County
Commission at the meeting,
Dr. William Mitchell told the
Board members two ambu
lances are to be purchased
from a company in La-
Grange for $36,440.50. The
vehicles will include mobile
radio service and necessary
medical equipment.
The cost of the entire
ambulance service, which
will include an operating
base station at the hospital
estimated cost about $1,200,
will be $41,291.70. This
amount includes the cost of
radio equipment which the
hospital had already issued
purchase orders for.
The cost of the ambulances
will be shared by the federal
(and state) governments
which will pay 70 percent,
and the remaining 30 percent
($12,387.19) will be paid for
locally.
One ambulance will be
delivered next week and the
other shortly thereafter.
Dr. Mitchell explained that
as the Academy Children’s
Theatre of Atlanta, which
will offer an original produc
tion at the John F. Kennedy
Center of the Performing
Arts. The Rev. Martin Luther
King, Sr. will preach at a
Washington church during
the inaugural week.
Members of Jimmy Car
ter’s Peanut Brigade, those
young troupers who visited
distant states to spread the
Carter magic, have been
invited to the ceremonies and
Gigi Leverette and Benji
Parrish, local members of
the Brigade, are expected to
be in Washington for the
inauguration.
Other Butts Countians
slated to make the trip to
witness the swearing in of
Georgia’s first president are
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Briscoe,
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Adams
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Almond.
The press, radio and
television will offer a
complete coverage of the
event for those left at home.
eventually five emergency
medical technicians (EMT)
will be needed to operate the
ambulance service, but three
EMTs will be necessary
immediately.
Included will be one head
male nurse who will be
responsible for the other
EMTs. The head nurse will
be under the authority of
hospital administrator Jim
Shaw.
Final details on the hiring
of personnel for the ambu
lance service and other
details on getting the service
actually in operation have
yet to be worked out, but the
Authority and Dr. Mitchell
agreed these details can be
eliminated by January 23
when the license of the
current ambulance operator,
John Sherrell, expires.
Dr. Mitchell also reminded
the Board and the people in
the audience that the county
is really the provider of
ambulance service (the
county actually pays for the
service) and that the hospital
will be primarily the operat
ing base and handle the
administrative end of the
service, such as the hiring of
personnel and the taking
care of paperwork.
In other business, hospital
administrator Shaw an
nounced that the federal
grant the hospital had
applied for to build 11
doctors' offices has been
rejected. However, Shaw
said that plans to build three
offices will continue.
The three offices will cost
an estimated $115,000 and
will be built adjacent to the
emergency room entrance of
Sylvan Grove Hospital. The
°°>ckson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, January 20, 1977
CB
Have Benefit
Stew on 29th
The Butts County CB Club
is staging a benefit stew for
the Ralph Eberhart family
on Saturday, January 29th, at
the Jackson Club House
between the hours of 5 and 8
p.m.
Mrs. Eberhart, the former
Miss Trellis Grant, has been
seriously ill for some time at
the Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital and is now a patient
at the Living Center of
Griffin, Inc.
All friends of the Eberhart
family, as well as those who
wish to enjoy a delicious
meal and fellowship, are
urged to support this worthy
project by the local CB club.
Fire Alarm
At Westbury
Nursing Home
Employes and residents of
Westbury Nursing Home in
Jenkinsburg were given
somewhat of a scare Monday
afternoon when it looked as if
a fire had started because the
sprinkling system at West
bury was set off.
However, Jackson fire
chief Cotton Vaughn reported
that “fire” was nothing more
than a burst water pipe in the
ceiling of the kitchen which
had set off the sprinkling
system.
Vaughn said there were no
injuries but that the ceiling
and floor of the kitchen and
dining area at Westbury
suffered water damage.
The Jenkinsburg volunteer
fire department also answer
ed the alarm.
Authority decided that it
wants to secure the archi
tect’s blueprints as soon as
possible so construction can
begin.
One reason the Hospital
Authority is anxious to get
construction of the doctors’
offices underway is the
possibility of Dr. Ahmet
Lengerli locating his practice
in Jackson.
Lengerli, who is from
Bluefield, West Virginia, will
be available as of July 1,1977
and according to the Author
ity, all indications are that he
would like to move his
practice to Jackson.
Rufus Adams, Chairman of
the Hospital Authority, said
that if Lengerli comes to
Jackson, he has been
guaranteed a salary of
$36,000 the first year plus six
months of free office rent.
Adams explained that the
hospital would not neces
sarily be paying all or most
of the $36,000. For example, if
Lengerli made $30,000, the
hospital would be obligated
to pay him an additional
$6,000, but if he made $36,000
or above, he would not
receive any additional
money from the hospital.
Shaw said that, in addition
to Lengerli, four other
doctors have been contacted
about locating in Jackson,
but he lws not received any
responses from the doctors.
And Board member Stanley
Maddox announced that a
dentist has contacted him
and indicated he might be
interested in locating in
Jackson by October of this
year upon completion of his
necessary studies and pas
sing of the state examination.
Fred Frank To
Appear Here
On Sunday
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On January 23, at 3:00 in
the afternoon, Fred Frank,
internationally known bari
tone soloist will appear in
concert at the First Baptist
Church, Jackson, Ga.
Mr. Frank is the featured
soloist of the “Hour of
Power”, the weekly inter
nationally televised worship
service viewed by millions
each Sunday. It is seen in this
area on Channel 11 at 9:00
A.M. on Sundays.
Not only known for his
appearances on the “Hour of
Power”, Mr. Frank has had
leading and supporting roles
in several musical comedies.
Among them are: Oklahoma,
South Pacific, L’il Abner,
Annie Get Your Gun, My
Fair Lady and others.
The Carol Burnett Show,
the Steve Allen Show,
Hollywood Palace, Kraft
Music Hall, Disney Christ
mas Special, Bobby Golds
boro Show, are some of the
television shows on which he
has appeared.
He has also had roles in
films including, Tom Saw
yer, Camelot, Charlotte’s
Web, The Green Berets,
Hello Dolly and The Danny
Kaye Show.
Dr. Robert Schuller, the
Pastor on TV’s Hour of
Power, where Mr. Frank has
been soloist since 1970, says
The auditor's report for
fiscal year October 1, 1975 to
September 30, 1976 was
submitted to the Authority by
Shaw.
According to the report,
the hospital brought in total
assets of $130,552.42 for the
previous year. This figure
includes cash assets of
$12,356.42. The total accumu
lated assets for the 14 years
since the hospital was built is
$487,704.57 compared to
$466,709.69 for fiscal year
1975.
The hospital’s total operat
ing expenses for fiscal year
1976 were $483,859.62, and the
net loss from operations,
including depreciation, was
$56,740.07. However, this loss
represented a reduction of
* $38,681.14 from the net loss of
$95,421.21 in operating costs
for fiscal 1975.
Shaw informed the Author
ity that inspectors have
notified him that a blood
bank refrigerator will have
to be purchased by the
hospital in order to store
blood "even overnight.’’ He
said this type refrigerator
costs between $1,200 and
$1,400.
All of the Hospital Author
ity members were present at
the meeting. They are. in
addition to Adams and
Maddox, David Ridgeway, C.
B. Brown, Pliny Weaver,
Margaret McCormick and
Arthur Lawson.
The Butts County Commis
sioners met January 14 and
formally accepted the Sylvan
Grove Hospital Authority’s
decision to provide ambu
lance service for the county.
The Commissioners an
Glen Staples
Honored For
FHA Service
Glen Staples, of the
McDonough Farmers Home
Administration County Of
fice. was honored recently at
a meeting in Athens,
Georgia, and presented an
award by J. Paul Holmes,
State Director of the Agency.
Mr. Staples was presented
this award for outstanding
work in the servicing of
Rural Housing loans. During
the period on which the
awards were based, substan
tial reductions were made by
the office in the overall loan
delinquency rate.
In addition to the outstand
ing production in the servic
ing of Rural Housing loans,
the McDonough office has an
overall unduplicated borrow
er case load of 495 with an
outstanding indebtedness of
8.5 million dollars. The
Agency is involved in making
a number of different types
of loans for the purpose of
rural development.
Anyone interested in ob
taining assistance from the
Agency, should contact Glen
Staples. County Supervisor in
the local County Office
located at the Federal
Building in McDonough,
Georgia.
of Mr. Frank: “Singing from
his Christian Heart, Fred
Frank’s soul-stirring songs
bring happiness with tears of
joy. and promises of God’s
great love. Fred is an
outstanding musician and in
my opinion is one of the
greatest baritone soloists in
sacred and spiriual music
anywhere.”
There is no admission
charge to hear Mr. Frank. A
love offering will be taken.
The public is cordially
invited to attend this concert
on January 23 at 3:00 p.m. at
the First Baptist Church on
Highway 16, West in Jackson.
Georgia.
nounced that the total cost of
the service will be $41,291.70.
The amount includes the cost
of two ambulances equipped
with necessary medical and
radio apparatus, a hospital
base station and the cost of
radio equipment for which
the hospital has already
issued purchase orders.
Through a grant from the
state which will cover 70
percent of the cost, only
$12,387.19 will have to be
raised locally in order to get
the ambulance service in
operation.
In other business the
Commissioners passed a
motion stating that beginning
February 7 the County
Commission is asking for
bids from car dealers in the
county for two police cars.
One car is requested to be
delivered March 1 and the
second one April 1. The
desired styles are that of, or
comparable to, the Chevelle
Maliby or Ford Torino.
The Commissioners also
discussed the fact that a
fireman may have to be hired
to answer calls outside the
city or operate the county
department on a volunteer
basis. This action may have
to be taken because, accord
ing to the Commissioners,
city officials have indicated
there's no feasible way
("because of state regula
tions”! its fire personnel can
answer calls outside the city
limits.
The Commissioners an
nounced they are going to
look into the possiblity of
creating a building authority
for the county to license and
investigate public and county
buildings.
City's Natural Gas
Supply Is Critical
The City of Jackson's gas supply,
already dangerously low. reached the
critical point on Monday when the
thermometer locally plunged to two
degrees above zero.
The situation was complicated even
further Tuesday by a slow but steady
snowfall, which began at dawn, and
threatened to bring further misery to
the stricken area with an accumula
tion of several inches a distinct
possibility. Thermometers Tuesday
were registering about 16 degrees.
Mayor C. B. Brown, Jr. held an
emergency meeting Monday morning
with officials of Gray & Company, of
Athens, the City’s consultants on
natural gas, and with public and
private school authorities. Asa result
of this meeting, these steps were
taken:
All public and private schools in
Butts County will be closed on
Tuesday for an indefinite period.
Schools will be opened as soon as
possible, when the natural gas
situation improves, Mayor Brown
said.
Mayor Brown has requested that all
public meetings scheduled for this
week in the City of Jackson be
suspended and response to his request
to date indicates an overwhelming
spirit of compliance.
Mayor Brown plans to ask all
businesses, w ith the exception of those
engaged in essential services, to close
all day each Wednesday until the
emergency is over.
The Southern Natural Gas Com
pany. the city's only supplier of
natural gas. has limited sale of gas to
Rep. Jones Will Introduce
Three Local Bills This Year
Rep. Bill Jones, House
District 78. who is wmiting a
weekly report of General
Assembly activities for the
Progress-Argus, has served
notice of intent to introduce
three pieces of local legisla
tion at the 1977 legislative
session.
Two of the bills to be
introduced by the local
legislator deal with amend
ments to the present law
creating a Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Reve
nues for Butts County.
One of these would require
the adoption of an annual
budget on or before a certain
date in each calendar year;
the other would clarify the
present situation regarding
the election of a chairman of
A Coffee
Substitute
Suggested
The Griffin Daily News
carried an interesting letter
to the editor in its issue of
Wednesday, January 12th, in
which a reader suggested
what he termed an accept
able substitute for coffee.
The text of the letter is as
follows:
"Here is a substitute for
coffee, it's going up in price
so high.
I have drunk many a cup
made out of parched meal, in
Hoover days.
Put the meal in a pan and
put it in the oven of the stove.
Let it parch until you almost
burn it. Then put it in the
coffee pot and boil it. It will
taste just like coffee.
We w ere raised on the farm
and couldn't get coffee every
time we gave out, and didn't
have money to buy it every
time.
Thought I would pass this
along as a substitute for
coffee.”
We would be interested in
hearing, and publishing, the
experiences of readers who
try this, or other substitutes,
for coffee.
residences and small commercial
users. The Mayor and the City Council
have no authority in determining this
allocation, so all natural gas supplies
to the City’s industrial users has been
suspended until further notice.
The City’s propane gas supply, with
a storage capacity of 30,000 gallons, is
now down to less than 10,000 gallons,
the Mayor said, and additional
supplies of propane are being
purchased whenever and wherever
they become available. Propane gas
can be mixed with the City’s natural
gas supplies in small amounts to
supplement the gas supply in
emergencies such as the current one.
Many of the City's industries are
operating on either stand-by fuel
supplies, coal or oil, or with space and
electric heaters in an effort to keep
employees warm and at work.
Mayor Brown repeated his request
to homeowners to please cut their
thermostats to 55 degrees or lower at
night, in order that the meager gas
supply can be utilized to the fullest
degree.
The City of Jackson is not alone in
its misery. Other neighboring cities
served by Southern Natural Gas
Company that are experiencing the
same difficulties include Monticello,
Eatonton. Sparta. Thomson. Warner
Robins. Fort Valley and Perry, as
well as Summerville. Trion and
LaFayette in North Georgia.
Little relief in the gas supply is
expected for the next three to four
weeks, so Mayor Brown requested
patience of all those incovenienced.
until the situation does improve.
the County Commission, and
would provide for the
election of a chairman by the
voters along with two other
members of the Commission.
The third local bill intro
duced by Rep. Jones would
amend the charter of the City
of Jenkinsburg so as to
change certain provisions
wth respect to the salaries of
the mayor, councilmen, clerk
and treasurer, marshall, and
chief of police ; to provide for
the election or appointment
by the mayor and council of a
judge of the police court and
an alternate judge of the
police court; to provide for
other matters relative to the
foregoing; to repeal conflict
ing laws; and for other
purposes.
Grand, Traverse Jurors For
February Term Are Selected
Grand and traverse jurors
to serve at the February
term of Butts Superior Court,
beginning February 7th.
have been selected and the
list, as released by Superior
Court Clerk David Ridge
way, is as follows:
GRANDJURY
BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT
February Term 1977
William R. Pope. Mrs.
Vera Louise Douglas. Tom
Taylor, Mrs. Anne G. O'Neal,
Mrs. Bessie R. Grier, Joel
Fincher, Oscar Taylor, Char
lie Sam Thurman, Mrs.
Virginia Wyatt, G. R. Lewis,
Mrs. Jane M, Saunders, Mrs
Peggy Rivers, T. L. Steven
son. William Sasser, Eugene
A Parrish. William W.
Foster.
Mrs. Sandra Crowder
Brooks, R. C. Norsworthy,
Edward R. McMichael,
James Woodard, James W.
Collier. George H. Brooks,
Jr., James C. Lamb, James
E Payne, Mrs. Maudine
Taylor, Mrs. Deborah Jane
Washington, M. L. Hodges,
Jr., Horace Lee Cawthon,
Early Watkins, Mrs. D. P.
Ridgeway.
15e Per Copy
IRS OFFERS NEW
TAXPAYER SERVICE
John W. Henderson. Dis
trict Director of IRS in
Georgia, announced today
the establishment of a
Problem Resolution Office.
The purpose of this office will
be to handle unusual and
complex problems that tax
payers have been unable to
get resolved during previous
contracts with IRS.
The phone number for the
Atlanta area is 221-6030 and
the mailing address is
Problem Resolution Office,
IRS. Room 230. p.o. Box 875.
Atlanta. Ga. 30301. Mr.
Henderson emphasized that
the number above is to be
called only when complex
problems arise regarding a
tax problem and is not the
number to be called for
ordinary tax questions. That
number is found on your tax
instruction package, he said.
TRAVERSEJURY
First Week
Mrs. Jean Stancil, Virgil
Smith. Richard C. Stodghill,
Mrs. C. E. Washington, Mrs.
Joan Waits. K. K Williams,
Mrs. Anna S. Williams. John
C. Bearden. James L. Awtry,
Joseph P McClelland, Jr.,
Benjamin S. Anderson, Mps
Helen Barlow, Mrs. Winona
R. Cook Mrs. M. R. Parker,
Grady' Hollis Griggs
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JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
Why is it that most
churches are infested with
liberalism at every place
except the collection plate?
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