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llackson Progress-Arnus Volume 104 No. 10 Cindy Brittain And Morris Crockarell Are STAR Students Cindy Brittain, a senior at Indian Springs Academy, was named the 1977 STAR student of Butts County at the annual Star Student awards Banquet March 1 at Jackson High School. Miss Brittain, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Brittain of Jackson, named Mrs. Gussie Cawthon as her STAR teacher. Mrs. Cawthon is a math teacher at Indian Springs Academy. STAR STUDENT Morris Crockarell, senior at Jackson High School, re ceived the STAR student of Jackson High School award at the students awards banquet March 1. Morris Crockarell, son of Dr. and Mrs. Bailey Crock arell of Jackson, was named the STAR student of Jackson High School. He selected Miss Marian Sanders as his STAR teacher. The Butts County Jaycees, sponsors of the awards banquet, also honored some of the outstanding young adults of the community. Receiving the Outstanding Young Farmer Award was Randy Barnes, a farmer for almost four years. The Outstanding Young Educator Award went to Memford Bellamy, a teacher with the kindergarten program, and David Burford, mayor of Flovilla, received the Out standing Young Man Award. Selection of STAR students is determined on the basis of scores made on the Novem ber or December College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), scholastic averages for the first semester-quarter .of the senior year and satisfactory completion of STAR qualifi cations. Miss Brittain will compete with students from the other school systems within the Sixth Congressional District in the STAR program. The winner will be announced at the Sixth District STAR banquet March 15 in New nan. School system area STAR students and STAR teachers County's Local Sales Tax Income Shows Sharp Rise Butts County’s receipts from the optional one-cent sales tax rose dramatically in December to $17,689.53, the highest monthly total since the tax was first levied in April, 1976, according to Billy Sutton, Clerk of the Butts County Commission. With local retail sales reflecting the Christmas sales splurge, the County’s tax take rose $5,034.50 over the November, 1976 figure of $12,655.03. City Administrator Lewis Freeman reported that the City of Jackson’s receipts from the local sales tax also showed a marked increase in December, jumping from $7.823 71 in November to $10,936.18 in December. >< "• *s - . ->, 4* Til lUBIIIimi ■llIBIIlll illlllll 11l Mgwggiwp—— | '* ) ' *’"firilin"i c t ■*- . I-- —* M ' STAR STUDENT OF COUNTY - Cindy Brittain, a senior at Indian Springs Academy and selected as the STAR student of Butts County, displays the awards she received at the STAR Student Awards Banquet March 1. With Miss Brittain is Mrs. Gussie Cawthon who was selected by Miss Brittain as her STAR teacher. Mrs. Cawthon is a math teacher at Indian Springs Academy. Photo by Carole Lawrence. from throughout the state will be awarded a trip to Atlanta by the local sponsors and will be honored at the Georgia Chamber’s annual televised state banquet in Atlanta April 21. Other students were recog nized at the banquet for their academic achievement. Those receiving Certificates of Achievement for scoring 900-1000 on the SAT were David Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown; Denise Bunch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bunch; Tim Colwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Colwell; Leslie Jean Earnheart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Earnhart; Donald Nors worthy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Norsworthy; Charlie Robison, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Robison, Jr.; and Andrew Waldrop, grandson of M'r. and Mrs. W. A. Waldrop. The Jaycees formed the “1000" Club for those students scoring 1000 or more on the SAT. Those becoming members of this club were Phillip Cochrane, son of Rev. and Mrs. Phillip Cochrane; Lee Duffey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Duffey; Van Fletcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lovett Fletcher; Ricky Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Long; Frankie Maddox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Maddox; Joy Morris, daughter of The local one cent sales tax is collected by County merchants, remitted to the State Revenue Department and returned to the County and its municipalities on a pro rata basis. Butts County receives 57.8 per cent of the revenue generated by the tax; the City of Jackson, 35.7 per cent; Jenkinsburg, 3.6 per cent and Flovilla, 2.7 per cent. The County’s receipts from the sale of beer and wine were also up in December, Sutton reported, and down for the month of January. For December, 1976, the County collected $2,632.18 from the sale of beer and Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Morris, Ronald Norsworthy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Norsworthy; Robert Pinck ney, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pinckney and James Smith, son of Mrs. Laruth Smith. The keynot speaker for the evening was Bill Jones, Georgia House Representa tive from the 78th District. Donnie Phillips, president of the Butts County Jaycees, presided at the banquet. John Hall, external vice president of the Jaycees and chairman of the STAR program presented the awards to the honorees. STAR TEACHER Miss Marian Sanders, a science teacher at Jackson High School, was selected as STAR teacher at Jackson High by Morris Crockarell who received the STAR student award. wine, while for the month of January receipts from the same source amounted to only $2,097.93. Voters in Butts County ratified the one cent sales tax levy in the fall of 1975, with an effective date of April, 1976. as an alternative to higher property taxes. The City of Jackson cut its tax levy for the year 1976 in halt and Butts County's Commissioners are expected to lake some action during 1977 in the area of tax relief. The optional sales tax law requires that taxes be in an amount equal to revenues produced by the one cent lew. Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, March 10, 1977 Registration For Baseball, Softball Programs Underway Registration for the sum mer baseball and softball programs began on March 7th and will continue through March 19th at the Jackson- Butts County Recreation Center. Hours for sign up are 9:00a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day during the week and from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12th and 19th. Leagues that will sign up on these days are: Pee Wee League - 6 and 7 year old boys or girls; Ty Cobb League - 8 thru 10 year old boys; Little League - 9 thru 12 year old boys; Babe Ruth baseball -13 thru 15 year old boys; Junior League softball - 8 thru 12 year old girls; Senior League softball - 13 thru 15 year old girls; American Legion base ball -16 thru 18 year old boys. Each participant is asked to bring his birth certificate unless one is already on file at the center. Boys signing up for Little League for the first time in Jackson will have try outs on Saturday, March 19, at 4 p.m. and Monday, March 21, at 5 p.m. at the Little League field at James Wallace Memorial Park on the Monticello Highway. Bring your glove to try out. You must try out on one of the designated days. Fees have been established by the Leagues as follows: Pee Wee baseball and Girls softball - $7.00 per player; Ty Cobb baseball - $lO per player; Little League, Babe Ruth and American Legion baseball - $12.50 each. Insurance is included in the Little League, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and American Legion fees. Insurance for the other leagues may be purchased on sign up day for $3.50 per player. Insurance is required for the leagues that are insured automatically. Your parent or legal guardian must sign you up on one of the dates given above. If you have any questions about sign up. please call 775-2404. Opera Comes To Jackson This Saturday Evening at 8 P. M. The curtain will rise at 8 o’clock Saturday evening in the Jackson High School auditorium on “The Italian Girl in Algiers,” a comic opera in two acts that was originally presented in Venice on May 22, 1813. Staged by the Augusta Upera Company, the cast will include many of the stars who made “the Elixir of Love” such a memorable occasion last year for a delighted Jackson audi ence. Gioacchino Rossini wrote the musical score, the Libretto was originally done by Angelo Anelli, with Ruth and Thomas Martin writing the English version. Edward Bradberry will direct the production, while the 22-piece orchestra will be conducted by Norma Johnson. Setting for the opera is the palace of Mustafa by the seashore in Algiers where the Bey of Algiers is devising a complicated and ridiculously funny plot to get rid of his wife so that he might marry one of those Italian beauties he has heard so much about. The fun begins in earnest when the Bey commissions the captain of his pirate crew to find him a beautiful Italian girl within six days as his lover, or else lose his life. The plot progresses through a series of comic situations Gas Reported To Be Stolen From Cars Jackson police detective Denny O’Neal has reported what he called “a rather strange occurrence” in that he has had reports of gasoline being stolen from automobiles parked in a downtown business parking lot during daylight hours on March 4. O’Neal said the reports are still under investigation and that no arrests have been made in relation to the reported incident. In addition O’Neal said the Kym Company on Alabama Boulevard was burglarized March 5 and that several pairs of pants and some food were taken from the com pany . According to O’Neal, the burglar apparently entered through a small window on the roof of the company. The burglary is still under investigation. MISS VAN DUSEN IS SECOND IN DISTRICT Miss Lani Van Dusen, of Indian Springs, winner of the County and District Ameri can Legion oratorical con test. placed second in competition between the Fourth. Fifth and Seventh District winners Friday night at St. Pius High School in Atlanta. She was awarded a $25 cash prize for placing second in the competition, which was won by the representa tive of the Fifth District. GRIFFIN TECH IS TAKING APPLICATIONS Griffin Tech's spring quarter will begin on March 21.1977. Applications are still being taken. designed to keep the audience in an uproar, while being treated to some of the most delightful music and lyrics ever written. Opera is brought to Jackson by the Opera Committee of the Jackson Theatre Guild. Dr. Jo Ann Manley is president of the Guild and Scott Coleman. Harold Grant and Sharon Woody are members of the committee who made arrangements for the opera. Working to make Opera ‘77 a success locally are these committees appointed by Dr. Manley: Finance, Ticket Print ing, Publicity, Ushers, Ticket Sales, House Arrangements, Programs, Food and Housing. Each of the committees has been hard at work the past few weeks to insure the success of this year’s presentation, as opera in Jackson is a community project. Tickets are on sale at $3.00 each and may be purchased at Deraney’s Dept. Store, C&S Bank of Jackson, Mclntosh State Bank, from Mrs. Georgia Schroeder or any member of the Jackson Teatre Guild. Advance ticket sales have been good to date and it is anticipated that a large and appreciative audience will be on hand to welcome the Augusta Opera AssociationV cast and orchestra to Jacks . Early Nutrition Program Gets No Commitment from Board At its monthly meeting Monday, the Butts County Board of Commissioners passed a motion not to honor the previous Board’s commitment relative to the Nutrition Program for the Elderly and requested a meeting with the director of the program. The motion, made by Commis sioner William Mitchell, was seconded by E. D. Briscoe. Commission Chairman Mac Collins voted against the motion. In another 2-1 motion, the Board voted, on a motion made by Briscoe and seconded by Mitchell, to pay the Butts County Child Development Center SIOO a month to supplement the Center’s day care program. Collins had made a motion not to give any support to the Center but his motion died for lack of a second. In other action the Board refused to certify an application by the Piedmont Area Com munity Action Agency (PACAA) to the Nation; 1 Health Service Corps for additional medical services for Butts County. The Commissioners said they objected to the part of the application which would have appointed a doctor, with a guaranteed salary, to Butts County without any personal interviews by the Board before his being selected. A representative from PACAA. Lanier Boatright, said the Sylvan Grove Hospital Authority had earlier refused to give its certification to the application because “the Authority is not incorporated.” In other action, the Board passed a motion providing for the closing of the landfill at Flovilla and combining those services with those of the Jackson landfill. The effective date of the closing, which the Commissioners said will probably eliminate the jobs of two employes, will be April 1. And the Commissioners refer red two tax refund claims to the tax assessors office to be checked for “errors or illegal ities in assessments.” Ed Houghtaling, from the Mclntosh Trail Area Planning and Development Commission (MTAPDC), met with the Commissioners and expressed the willingness and ability of MTAPDC in helping Butts County plan and implement goals and programs. Houghtaling told the Board it is the purpose of MTAPDC to work closely .with the state and federal governments on behalf of local governments. The Board responded by asking for the help of MTAPDC in the planning and building of the proposed doctors offices at the hospital, a training center for the mentally retarded and for further planning of industrial development. A motion was passed stating the Commission would work with the local 4-H Club in a project to recover and recycle scrap metal. Tom Rodgers, of the Univer sity of Georgia Extension Service, explained the benefits of such a project: promotes collection of scrap metal throughout the county and removes bulky items from and extends the life of the County landfill. Rodgers said the recycling firm is a “reputable' and international” company and ihat the metal would be collected every three or four months. An additional motion was passed to use $1,285.00 of the special funds for repair of the County court house to mend the face of the clock on the court house which was damaged during the recent severe weather. The Board requested a meeting with the executive committee of the Recreation Commission next Monday at 8:30 a.m. Native Son Sells Native Rhodendrons A native Jacksonian who has found sanctuary in the north Georgia mountains was one of the subjects covered in an article on azaleas and rhodendrons in Sunday's Atlanta Journal. Roy Wyatt, garden editor of The Journal, had this to say about an amateur horticulturalist who is turn ing a hobby into a profes sion . "Barry and Ellen Jones have lived and worked in Atlanta and Athens, but once nature called they bought an old farm near Tiger, Ga. Barry is tooling up for a native plants nursery while Ellen works elsewhere for the present. Their Tiger Mountain Nursery. Tiger. Ga 30576. is still in the early stages of production, but now has about 6.000 rhodendron liners from among to hybrids. Cuttings come from about 1.000 stock plants on the place, and they hope also to produce mountain laurel as well as the native rhoden dt ons such as R. maximum and R cawtawbiense." Barry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Jones, of Jackson, and Ellen is the daughter of Mrs J B Weaver and the late Mr. Weaver, of Covington. 15c Per Copy MRS. JAMES WHITAKER WINS SMALL CORVETTE Mrs. James Whitaker, of Jenkinsburg. was the lucky winner of a miniature Corvette given away Satur day by Bob Long Chevrolet. Inc. as part of their grand opening ceremony. The car is a small version of the full-sized Corvette and is fully operational. FOREST SERVICE TO CLOSE ON W EEKENDS Due to the warmer weather and the decreasing number of requests, the U.S. Forest Service offices at Monticello and Greensboro will no longer be open on Saturdays and Sundays to issue free use permits for firewood. *********** JOE, THE HOBO. SEZ: c ./ V n. I see w here the Boy Scouts are changing their name because someone found the word "Boy’’ objectionable. Next, some idiots will want to change the U.S.A., because the United reminds them of the United Daughters of the Contederacy.