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3arkso t Progress-Argus Volume 104 No. 9 School Calendar Is Revised to Make Up Days Missed in Jan. Butts County School Super intendent J. M. L. Comer has announced a revised school calendar for the remainder of this school year in order to make up for the 10 days lost to snow and the natural gas shortage during January. According to the announce ment, four days will be made up by using the two teacher in-service days in early March and the two spring holdiays in April. Three days will be made up by lengthening the school day one hour for 18 days. From March 30 - April 22 students will be required to report to school 30 minutes earlier (7:55) dnd will be released from school 30 minutes later (3:40). Comer noted that April 22, the last school day extended in length, coincides with the day before day-light saving time goes into effect. An additional three days will be made up in June with the last student day being on June 2. Teachers will complete post planning days on June 8. Students and teachers will Jackson Hospital Has Modem Equipment For Cardiac Care By Dale Whiten Though Sylvan Grove Hospital does not have a coronary care unit, the hospital does have the necessary equipment and registered personnel to cope with the initial problems confronting a heart attack patient. One system which is used ■■ - lit ~ ! „ —. , m %% t / EMERGENCY CARDIAC EQUIPMENT The emergency cardiac room at Sylvan Grove Hospital has all the necessary equipment to give emergency cardiac care to patients. Part of the equipment includes an EKG printout machine (upper left), a cardiac monitor scope (right) and an external defibrillator which is used to restimulate the heart. —Photo by Carole Lawrence. I gWMWMI I •y&Pjly j hmh &&BnnUBF GKKSS^ r r ibhmo^^B COMPUTERIZED EKG Sylvan Grove Hospital has been using this computerized electrocardiograph for about seven years to read and diagnose treatment for a cardiac patient. Connected to a computer base in Chicago, this machine transmits a description of the patient’s condition and the computer base returns an interpretation of the readings and recommended treatment. —Photo by Carole Lawrence. be in school every day until the end of school. According to Comer, no days will be made up on Saturday. However, teachers will have an in-service day on Satur day, March 19. In the announcement, Comer expressed his appre ciation for the “fine coopera tion from parents and students during the natural gas crisis.” BAND BOOSTERS TO SELL DONUTS MARCH 12 & 19 The Butts County Band Boosters Club will meet Monday, March 21st, at 7:30 o’clock with the meeting place to be announced later. The Club will sell Krispy Creme Doughnuts on March 12th and 19th on the Courthouse Square. The Club is collecting aluminum cans, pans and Coca-Cola bottles. A green truck will be parked on the Courthouse Square for the public to place these items in on March 19 and 21st. quite frequently in diagnos ing patients with cardiac problems is the compu terized electrocardiograph system (EKG) which has been in operation at the hospital for about seven years and which was one of the first EKG transmission systems to be instituted. Hospital Administrator Jim Shaw said the machine Dr. Fred Cook Leads Seminar On Energy Dr. Fred L. Cook, assistant professor in the School of Textile Engineering at Geor gia Tech and a native Butts countian, will co-chair a seminar on energy conserva tion at Clemson University on March Bth. The workshop will focus on sources of alternate fuels and methods to decrease fuel consumption in the textile industry, which was particu larly hard hit by the recent natural gas shortage. In addition to his duties as co-chairman of the confer ence, Dr. Cook will deliver a paper on Energy Programs at Georgia Tech. Dr. Cook is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Cook, of Jackson. itself is really a transmitter for a base computer located in Chicago. He explained that a cardiac patient’s signs are indexed into the EKG and that this reading is transmit ted over a private telephone line to a computer base in Chicago. There me computer inter prets the reading and sends back a diagnosis and recommendations for courses to follow. These messages are sent back via a teletype machine located in a different part of the hospital. Shaw said it takes about five minutes to receive a reply. Shaw also stated there is a cardiologist on constant duty at the computer base to overread EKG transmissions when necessary, such as times when weather condi tions are bad and the transmission appears to be out of the ordinary. Shaw said that at the computer base in Chicago there is also a computer bank which stores a patient’s readings and when an additional reading of a certain patient is trans mitted, comparison studies of previous EKGs are made and retransmitted along with the new information. In addition to the EKG transmission system, Sylvan Grove also has an emergency cardiac room complete with “everything you need for an (emergency) cardiac arrest,” Shaw said. When a heart attack victim is brought in the emergency cardiac room, his heartbeat is immediately monitored on the cardiac monitor scope and a machine called an “externa! defibrillator” is applied to attempt reacti vation of the heart. However, Shaw empha sized that even though the cardiac emergency room has the necessary equipment to give emergency treatment, if a person has a serious heart attack, the doctor’s main concern is to stabilize the patient and then transfer him to a hospital with a coronary care unit. Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, March 3, 1977 Former Resident Operates Top San Francisco Photo Gallery The photographic gallery of a former Jackson resident, Ms. Helen Head Johnston, has achieved signal success in San Francisco where the Focus Gallery recently cele brated its tenth anniversary. In commenting on the Tenth Anniversary Exhibi tion at the Focus Gallery, the February issue of Popular Photography had this to say about the exhibit and Ms. Johnston’s success: “Other photographic gal leries opened their doors prior to the Focus Gallery in San Francisco, but none is surviving today whose open ing date precedes the Focus. The gallery opened Novem ber, 1966 at the same Union Street address it still occupies and has maintained a regular five-days-a-week schedule since its inception. The Focus Gallery cele brated its first decade of operation with a handsome exhibition of the work of photographers whose one person shows were con sidered highlights in the gallery’s past history. These were Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Van Deren Coke, Imogene Cunningham, Ralph Gibson, Robert Heinecken, Les Krims, Aaron Siskind, Peter Stackpole, Jerry Uelsmann, and Edward Weston. Local EMC Ranks High In Member Aids The Central Georgia EMC has placed high in two categories of the National Member Relations Contest sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Washington, D. C. The local electric coopera tive tied for third place in the Audio Visual Presentation and won fourth place in the Area Development competi tion. In a letter to Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins, the mem ber relations and communi cations consultant, Patty Comstock of the NRECA wrote, “congratulations on some well-done projects.” Bloodmobile To Visit Here Monday The Red Cross Blood mobile will visit Butts County on Monday, March 7th, A total of 110 pints will be needed to meet the quota. Blood donors may visit the National Guard Armory between the hours of 1:00 and 5:30 p.m. with the staff and volunteers ready to process af' donors. The county failed to meet the quota in the December 1976 visit with only 92 pints contributed. It is the hope of officials that at this March visit the 110 pints will be collected. Jackson To Get Indoor Theatre This Spring That center of a small town's culture, the indoor picture show, missing from the Jackson scene for many years, is on its way back to town. Two young Jackson businessmen, Harry Lewis and Dick O'Hara, announced today the purchase of the building located on Carolina The selection for the show was made by Helen Head Johnston, curator and owner of the gallery. It has been her single-minded determined ness that has kept the gallery functioning for a decade. The importance of this exhibition was that it commemorated the fore sightedness of Ms. Johnston in maintaining a quality gallery during a decade when photography has been reach ing a zenith of public interest. Many more pretentious gal leries than the Focus opened their doors only to fail. Public interest has far too often not turned into support of photography galleries through purchase of prints and books, the lifeblood of any gallery. There is a lesson to be learned from this last fact. The public that acclaims the Focus Gallery should also consider the gallery’s needs as well as the art com munity’s as the gallery enters its second decade. The Focus Gallery main tains a permanent showcase of new and master photo graphers’ prints, as well as the largest selection of photography books on the W’est Coast.” Ms. Johnston will be pleasantly remembered by a host of friends as the former Miss Helen Head, of Jackson. Jackson Hit By Burglars During Week The residence of David Lunsford of Valley Road in Jackson and Jackson Pri mary School on Woodland W’ay were both burglarized during the past week according to Jackson police detective Denny O’Neal. O’Neal reported that on February 23 the Lunsford residence was “ransacked” with approximately $650.00 worth of various items being taken. The stolen merchan dise included a stereo, clock radios and various smaller items. The burglary at Jackson Primary School occurred February 24 when it was discovered that the office of the school principal, Mrs. Margaret McCormick, had been broken into. However, O'Neal said that nothing appeared to be missing. O'Neal also reported the theft of a motorcycle belonging to Robert H. Rooks of 570 Kay Street. The motorcycle is a Honda 350 and was stolen from Rooks’ carport the night of February 25. The two burglaries and the case involving the motor cycle are still under investi gation by the Jackson Police Department. No arrests have been made. O’Neal said that due to the fact that quite a few forged personalized checks have been appearing in the area, he would like to caution local Avenue, formerly occupied by Carter Builders Supply, Inc., for the purpose of renovating it into a 275-seat indoor theatre. A Spring opening of tile cinema is being planned by the new owners. In addition to the theatre, the complex will contain small business and office space in a Favorite Opera Stars Return To Jackson on March 12 Mat, f ;aft§SyMf ; Joseph Amaya Michael Harrison Two favorites of Jackson opera fans are Joseph Amaya, who appeared as Dr. Dulcarara in The Elixir of Love here last year and Michael Harrison, who appeared as Nemorino in the same presentation. The two will appear here again in “The Italian Girl in Algiers” at the Jackson High School auditorium on Saturday. March 12th. at 8 p.m.. when the Jackson Theatre Guild once again brings opera to Jackson. Tickets are on sale now at $3.00 each at Deraney’s, the C&S Bank of Jackson. Mclntosh State Bank. Mrs. Georgia Schroeder and from any member of the Jackson Theatre Guild. City ot Jackson Invites Bids On $117,000 Sewerage Project The City of Jackson is advertising this week for sealed bids on the construc tion of improvements to its sewerage system. The pro jected cost of SI 17.000 is to be borne by the federally funded Economic Develop ment Administration under Title I of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976. Bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22nd. Among the items being bid upon are the construction of approximately 1 ! 2 miles of 8-inch and 12-inch diameter sewers and installation of flow measuring and chlorina tion systems at the Yellow Water Creek wastewater treatment plant. The goal of the local public works program of the Economic Development Ad ministration is to create jobs in building trades and related industries through the expeditious construction of useful projects that could not have been built at this time without Federal financial assistance. At least 31.25 per cent of the $117,000 project must be used to pay for labor generated by the contract. On-site employment is expected to be underway shortly after awarding of the contract, weather permit ting. Jackson and Fayetteville were the only two cities in the eight-county Mclntosh Trail Area to be awarded EDA grants out of more than 350 applications, according to City Clerk Lewis Freeman. merchants about accepting personal checks unless the person is known or has proper identification. park-style atmosphere. The new owners feel the location is a prime one for a theatre, due to its central location in the hub of Jackson's expanding business sector. It has been some 10 or 15 years since Jackson last had an indoor theatre FISHING LOCALLY SHOULD BE BETTER According to Ben Gunn, of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, fishing prospects are looking up locally. For the week of February -27 - March sth. Gunn says Jackson Lake will be down and clear, with fishing good for crappie using doll flies, hai flies and minnows: good for bass and fair for bream. During the same period High Falls will be normal and clear, with fishing fair to slow for crappie and slow for others. Dr. Maddox Opens His Practice Here n- hiv "V : Dr. Joseph S. Maddox. Jr. announces the opening of his office at 356 E. Third Street in Jackson for the practice chiropractic medicine. An open house will be held Sunday. March 6th, from 2 until 5 p.m.. to which the public is cordially invited. Dr. Maddox graduated Cum Laude in October from Palmer College of Chiro practic at Davenport, lowa. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe S Maddox. Sr., of McDonough. Dr. Maddox is a graduate of Sanford Naval Academy. Sanford. Florida, and has a B.S. degree in Chemistry from West Georgia College. Dr Maddox's wife. Marty, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Tascar Williams, Jr., of Griffin. Dr Maddox, his wife and son, Joshua, plan to make their residence in Jackson. 15c Per Copy Red Devils To Meet Heritage Here Saturday Jackson High's spring football practice will come to an end Saturday. March sth. when both the Red Devils B-team and varsity will face teams from Heritage High School in Conyers. The B-team game will begin at 5 p.m., with the varsity game slated for 8 p.m. Admission will be $2.00 for each of the two games. There is a natural rivalry between the two schools as Danny Blue, former Jackson High grid mentor, is head football coach at Heritage High. Tommy Carmichael, Jack son High athletic director, says prospects are promising for the Red Devils in 1977, with several boys standing out in the spring drills. He said the Jackson coaches are reserving judgment until the squad is tested under actual field conditions. BAND MEMBERS REQUESTED TO RETURN ARTICLES All former and present Henderson Junior and Jack son High Band members are requested by Bill Moore. Band Director, to return the following articles to the school before March 21st. 1. A red coat; 2, blue pants with red stripe: 3. a big white hat: and 4. a small silver hat. JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ: JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ: If that TV movie Roots had been shown in October, I expect the people of Georgia would have had to wait another 100 years for their first president.