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Kacksoti Pragr^ss-Argxts Volume 104 No. 8 SI,OOO WINNER Willie F. Smith of 412 Mallet Street, Jackson, won SI,OOO last week playing “Bingo Bucks,” a contest sponsored by Giant Mart Discount Foods of Jackson. Presenting the check to Smith are store managers Tommy Raney (left) and Robbie Britton (right). Local Pastor Ends Training In Nashville Don Folsom, pastor of Jackson’s First Baptist Church has recently com pleted a Personal and Professional Growth Course at the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville, Tenn. Folsom is the second Georgia pastor to complete the special 12-day course, which is conducted by the pastoral section of the Sunday School Board’s church administration de partment. The in-depth sessions, which deal with such topics as leadership skills, pastoral care, preaching, ministry priorities and family life, are specifically designed for BUTTS COUNTY BOOSTERS TO MEET The Butts County Athletic Booster’s Club will meet Thursday, February 24th, at 7:30 p .m. at the Jackson High School Auditorium. MCINTOSH TRAIL HAS MEETING The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Mclntosh Trail Area Planning and Development Commission will be held on Thursday, February 24th, at 2:30 p.m. in the offices of the Commission, located in the Childers Building in Griffin. The public is cordially invited to attend this meeting and all others of the area planning group. By Dale Whiten For over a year, Jack Burns of Jackson has been caring for, feeding and providing housing and medi cal care for four dogs which “appeared” at his place of business, City Shoe Shop, and of which the owners have never been determined. Burns built a relatively good house for the dogs out back of his shop and lined it with straw for protection from the cold weather. He has taken the dogs for all of the necessary shots. Recently when one, a Yorkshire terrier, was shot rather mysteriously. Burns immediately took him for proper treatment, and the dog recovered. Burns says all of the dogs are gentle, affectionate and are favorites of many of the people who work in the area of his shop. However, city officials recently informed Burns he Punch’n Judy Are Coming To Jackson High Atlanta Children’s Theatre presents the musical farce PUNCH AND JUDY at the Jackson High School Audi torium on February 28 and promises jokes, surprises, song, dance and riotous slapstick fun. Performances pastors with at least five years of experience. Folsom, who has been at First Baptist Church for more than eight years, has served on several major boards and agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Georgia Baptist Convention. He is currently a member of the President’s Council at Tift College, Forsyth. Flovilla Council Accepts Bid On City's. New Post Office The City of Flovilla is to get anew post office, with construction expected to begin within two weeks on a site at the corner of Heard and Lee Streets. Maxwell M. Sacks, of Levittown, New York, was successful bidder on the project and announced this week that the John Cox Building Company, of For syth, will be employed in construction of the facility. The Flovilla City Council has elected Charles W. Floyd to fill the two-year unexpired term on the Council which DOGS NEED HOME- 1 - v .•***'■' ”* •?*••> Jlpß^ , ? * •••-'"' ' ". - ';■ ..'■'*& j’ittf' . <. ■■ "*“’• ~ V Vi*-'- v must get rid of his pets because one of them sup posedly scratched a child who was passing by the shop. And because he has several dogs at home. Burns says it’s impossible for him to take the dogs home with him, so he is trying to find them a good home within 10 days, Georgia 30233, Thursday, February 24, 1977 are scheduled for 10 AM and 1:30 PM. Admission will be SI.OO. Mark Young and Nancy Jane Clay as Punch and Judy head up an all-star cast in this fast-paced production. Ray Stephens plays Toby, the singing dog, and Eric Price and Rob Zapple combine their talents as the front and back of Hector, the dancing horse. John Dance is the very funny and very confused doctor; William Colquitt is the scary hangman; and Patricia Landon is the professor who completely loses her head. Zapple also plays a zany policeman and Price plays the devil who enters the story in several disguises-one that sounds a lot like Mae West. Accompanist on the piano and celeste is Paul Ford. has been vacant since January, when David Bur ford resigned to assume the office of mayor. Mr. Floyd will assume his duties at the March meeting of the Council. The City Council made the following committee appoint ments for 1977: Streets, Cemetery and Park - David Floyd, chair man; C. A. Anthony, Harvey Whitehead. Police and Fire - David Burford, chairman; all coun cil members. Tax - Harvey Whitehead, the length of time he has requested that he be allowed to keep the dogs in order to try to find someone to take them. Burns thinks the dogs are good pets-that they are quite affectionate with children and that the reported incident of the child’s being Bradley Thomason Chosen As Top Support Service Employee Bradley A. Thomason, Maintenance Engineer 111 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center (GD & CC), Jackson, has been named Support Services Employee of the Year for 1976. Thomason was selected by a committee made up of four members of the State Board of Offender Rehabili tation. In citing Thomason for the award, Department of Of fender Rehabilitation (DOOR) officials noted the dedication and willingness to work beyond the call of duty. Specific mention was made of the construction of three security dormitories in the latter part of 1975. Because of severe prison overcrowding, the project had a construc tion deadline of 90 days. Mr. Thomason provided superior workmanship and completed the project within 60 days. In 1976, he was responsible for the completion of the multi-purpose building. In addition, Mr. Thomason has the daily responsibility of maintenance and upkeep at the third largest state correctional institution, which includes a floor space of 271,000 feet, a $750,000 Powerhouse, employee hous ing, and waste water plant. He also supervises the preventative maintenance and repair of 25 vehicles and farm equipment. Mr. Thomason has provided emergency assistance to other correctional institu tions throughout the state. Thomason joined DOOR in August, 1968, as a Main tenace Mechanic Foreman. chairman; David Floyd, C. W. Floyd. • Finance - Charles W. Floyd, chairman; C. A. Anthony, W. P. James, Jr. Facilities - W. P. James, Jr. chairman; all council members. Water - David Burford, chairman; all council mem bers. Treasurer - C. A. Anthony Recorder - Virginia Wil liams. Minutes of the meetings and financial reports are posted on bulletin board at City Hall. The next meeting of the Flovilla City Council with be March 10th. scratched may have been due to the child’s merely playing with or teasing the dogs. It anyone is interested in taking these dogs, he should get in touch with Burns at the City Shot* Shop on Oak Street. o He was elevated to Main tenance Engineer II in 1972 and earned his present post in 1975. Prior to his employment with DOOR, he served for eight years with the Standard Telephone Company in Cornelia, Georgia. Thomason, 40 years of age, has completed numerous electrical and mechanical training programs which included aircraft mainten ance technical school, auto mechanics, Stromberg Carlson Electric Corpora tion. International Corre spondence School of Elec tronics and Georgia Water and Pollution Control, Class “C” operator. The 1976 Support Services Employee of the Year Award was presented to Mr. Thomason on February 21 during a dinner meeting with members of the Board of Offender Rehabilitation. Heart Sunday Visits To Be Made Feb. 27 Rev. R. W. Jenkins, local HEART FUND chairman, will be in charge of the approximately 60 local volun teers who will visit their friends and neighbors on Heart Sunday, February 27. The volunteers will provide information on the warning signals of heart attack and receive contributions for the fight against heart disease. “The purpose of Heart Sunday is to give every family in Butts County a chance to help support the many Georgia Heart Asso ciation programs which benefit our community,” Rev. Jenkins said. When a family contributes, it helps provide for on-going programs such as high blood pressure detection and con trol ; cardiopulmonary resus citation <CPR) training; risk factor education; heart clinics for indigent patients; and cardiovascular re search. "Public contributions make it possible for us to receive health benefits and knowledge that we wouldn’t have otherwise,” Rev. Jenk ins reminded. “We want our 1977 cam paign total to reflect the interest and awareness of this county and its willing ness to help solve the problem of heart disease. Heart Sunday is a vital part of this effort.” Rev. Jenkins said. Rev. Jenkins listed the following volunteer area chairmen who are enlisting others to canvass on Heart Sunday. The area chairman are: Gladys Wilson-Jackson. Betty Collier-Stark. Mary Joe English-Towaliga, Mil dred Smith-Flovilla, Zella Mae Taylor-Black Com munity, Margie Smith-Cork, Flora Priee-Jenkinsburg. Paulette WashingtomWorth ville, Maureen Mangham- Coody, Jane Washington- Iron Springs and Mrs. Frank McMichael-Indian Springs. Jackson Theatre Guild Is Busy Planning For March 12 Opera The Jackson Theatre Guild’s Opera Committee, appointed by President Jo Ann Manley, consisting of Scott Coleman, Harold Grant and Sharon Woody, has completed arrangements for bringing the Augusta Opera Company back to Jackson. This year the production will be “The Italian Girl in Algiers.” The contract has been signed and obligates the Jackson Theatre Guild to pay the Augusta Opera Company $3,500.00, including the additional cost for the orchestra. A grant of SI,OOO has been made by The Georgia Council for the Arts. The remaining $2,500 will be raised by the sale of tickets and by contributors. Many pledges have already been received from local indi viduals and businesses. Con tributions are tax deductible. If you would like to be included as a supporter of opera, please contact any member of the Finance Committee. In addition to the fee paid Local Girl Wins Legion District Honor Hr I S*** \ Miss Lani Van Dusen, already crowned the County's champion orator in the American Legion spon sored contest, added another title and some more cash to her winner's list last Satur day at the Fourth District competition in Atlanta. Acclaimed the top orator in the American Legion's Fourth District competition. Lani walked off stage with the SSO first prize and a medal signifying her supremacy. She had pre viously won S3O in the local contest sponsored by Post No. 102, The American Legion. Lani’s next competition will come in Area competi tion against District Five and District Seven winners at the St. Pius High School in Atlanta on Friday, March 4. at 7:30 p.m. Miss Van. Dusen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Van Dusen, of Indian Springs. WJGA SPONSORS ROLL-A-THON FOR HEART FUND A 20-hour “roll-a-thon", to raise money for the Butts County Heart Fund Drive, will be held at Joel’s Roller Rink from 10:30 p.m. Saturday until 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening. The event will be sponsor ed by Jackson radio station WJGA. A CORRECTION In last week's Progress- Argus, an error occurred in listing the winners of the Bingo Bucks’ contest in the advertisement of Giant Mart foods. The name of the winner of a SIOO prize should have been listed as Michael D. Garvey, of Monticello. The name appeared incorrectly as Michael D. Cravey. to The Augusta Opera Company, The Jackson Theatre Guild is further obligated by contract to house and feed the opera company. This was accom plished last year through the gracious hospitality of pri vate homes in Jackson and a reception following the per formance which included the opera cast, the committee workers and the opera supporters. The contract further calls for supplying one acceptably tuned piano, with the Guild to pay any expense connected with auditorium rental, provide men to assist in the loading in and out of properties, and the cost of program printing. The 1977 Committees have been appointed and are hard at work to make Opera ’77 even more successful than last year. The committees are: Finance: Doris Lummus, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael. Mrs. Charles Sibley, Walter Carmichael, Margaret Carmichael and James Clendenin Is Named Correctional Officer of Year James A. Clendenin. Cor rectional Lieutenant at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center (GD & CC), Jackson, has been named Correctional Officer of the Year for 1976. Clenderun was selected by a committee made up of four members of the State Board of Offender Rehabilitation. In citing Clendenin for the award. Department of Of fender Rehabilitation iDOOR> officials noted the progress made in the maximum security unit at GD & CC. In March, 1976. Lt. Clendenin was assigned to the maximum security unit, which houses up to 99 inmates who have not adjusted within other correc tional institutions statewide. Through his efforts, many rehabilitation programs have been provided to the inmates within the maxi mum security unit. At the same time. Lt. Clendenin has maintained tight security and discipline. Dr. James G. Ricketts. Superintendent at GD & CC, said. “Lt. Clendenin has disproved the myth that treatment and security staff cannot work closely together toward common goals. He has developed close working relationships with the staff, and at the same time, demonstrated positive and effective leadership qualities." Clendenin joined DOOR in 1970 as a correctional officer II at GD & CC. He was elevated to his present post in 1972. Prior to his employ ment with DOOR, he worked for four years with the Kentucky Department of Corrections as a correctional officer at the Kentucky State Penitentary. A native ot Ossian. Indiana, Lt. Clendenin at tended Michigan Tech at Houghton, Michigan, and served as a cadet for one year. For some 26 years, Lt. Clendenin served in the U.S. Air Force and retired as a Senior Master Sergeant in 1965 During his service career, he received two presidential unit citations - The Bronze Star and the Good Conduct Medal for 20 years of distinguished ser vice. In 1961. he was chosen non-commissioned officer of the year at Abilene. Texas. Lt Clendenin is a member of the Peace Officers 15c Per Copy Susannah Deaver. Ticket Printing: Jim Brew er. Publicity: Wilma Bridges, Ellen Brewer and Mary Frances Daniel. Ushers Phyllis Davis and Willadean Powell. Ticket Sales: Georgia Schroeder and Doris Lum mus. House Arrangements: Mack Davis, Harold Grant and Walter Carmichael. Programs: Scott Coleman Food: Elizabeth Watkins. Doris Lummus, Scott Cole man. Wilma Bridges and Jo Ann Manley. Housing: Jo Ann Manley “The Italian Girl in Algiers” will have one performance on Saturday, March 12. at the High School auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at $3.00 and may be purchased at Deraney's Dept. Store, C&S Bank of Jackson. Mclntosh State Bank, Georgia Schroe der, and any member of the Jackson Theatre Guild. -JR; ■* Jf.'- .I^HT m '-- 4 * .Association of Georgia. The Georgia Correctional Of ficers Association. The .American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The 1976 Correctional Of ficer of the Year Award was presented to Lt. Clendenin on February 21 during a dinner meeting with mem bers of the Board of Offender Rehabilitation. ALUMINUM FLOWS INTO FLOYILLA OUTLET .Aluminum collectors in the Flovilla area brought in a record 8.938 pounds of the lightweight metal for re cycling during 1976 and were paid more than $1,340 by the Reynolds Aluminum Re cycling Company. The Reynolds truck w'ill be at the corner of Lee and Heard Streets on March 2,16 and 30 from l to 2:30 p.m. to pick up aluminum from local recyclers. The metal is weighed and collectors are paid 17 cents a pound on the spot. JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ: -JMi A newspaper is like a wife in that every man should have one and not have to borrow his neighbor’s.