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Local Family Makes Plans To Expand Plant Business in Cos. ' ~ in I 1 ' 4K9®@P9(f , sS®*£* —iwwi • - ... VjJ '• NEW ENTERPRISE Dottie Collier displays one of the'man Jplant^ growing in th<T new greenhouse which the Colliers recently built in Butts County. Within the next three years, the Colliers plan to build nine more greenhouses on their DroDertv located on the Monticello Highway. Photo by Carole Lawrence By Dale Whiten A few months ago Ray and Dottie Collier and their children, Scott. Kelly, and Kim, moved to Butts County from Decatur and bought a 52 acre farm on the Monticello Highway about a mile from Jackson. They also brought anew business with them to the County. Having sold flowers and other bedding plants whole sale for 14 years in Decatur, the Colliers built a green house on their new property and it is currently filled with annual bedding plants such as marigolds, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. However, what began as a hobby and part-time occupa tion for the Colliers will soon become a full-time operation as their plans for the eventual building of nine more greenhouses become a reality. Money grows fast with a certificate of deposit |j| a Nourish your financial future with Savings Certificates, and reap the benefits of a brighter tomorrow. , Your money will earn the absolute highest interest rates permitted. Certificates are the certain way of insuring an optimum yield on your green! Come in ... or call us. Good For Us Good For You • JACKSON. GEORGIA 30233 . 348 Mulberry St P. 0 Box 3601 ffISSISuSMB Telephone 404- 775-2710 LENDER According to Mrs. Collier, they already have the additional greenhouses staked off but it will probably take about three more years to get them built and fully operational. Mrs. Collier said that work on the greenhouses will begin this summer but that probably only one more will be completed this year. “So we will have a rather small season this year,” she said. The Colliers had three greenhouses in Decatur. The greenhouse already in operation here is covered with a special type of plastic because “it is less expensive than fiberglass covering to maintain,” Mrs. Collier explained. She added that this greenhouse is used primarily as a seed germinating house and that it is “filled with seed ready to transplant.” The special type of plastic will also be used on the new THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS. JACKSON* GEORGIA greenhouses and an extra layer will be added with air pumped between the two layers “to provide more ventilation and reduce the bill for heating,” Mrs. Collier said. Commenting on heating a greenhouse, Mrs. Collier said that in the South it doesn’t take too much to heat one during the winter but the real problem comes with not letting the house get too hot during the summer. And to avoid overheating, a coat of latex paint will be put on the top of all the greenhouses as a partial screen for sunlight. According to Mrs. Collier, their children have also shown an interest in the plant business, especially her 16-year-old son Scott who takes care of all the cactus plants in the greenhouse. She said that Kelly, 16, and Kim, 13, have not shown quite the interest Scott has but that all of their exposure to the growing of plants has been reflected in their ability to turn out science projects on related subjects that demonstrate their famil iarity with such subjects. c,eorgi!7s^|| M MIGRANT rTV H EDUCATION bail Migrant Education Week March 14-18 THE BEST We’re Looking For Top Quality Persons To Sell The Finest Vaccum Cleaner On The Market NEW ELECTROLUX OFFICE 122 VL Solomon St. GRIFFIN, GA. 228-6753 <fr V “HI EVERYBODY” % \ COME TO THE “BENEFIT STEW” HELD FOR THE “EBERHART FAMILY” On Saturday, March 19,1977 From 5:00 - 8:00 P. M. At Jackson Club House SPONSORED BY THE BUTTS COUNTY CB CLUB Butts County 4-H Leaders Are Recognized at Annual Banquet The Bth Annual Butts County 4-H Awards Banquet was held in the cafeteria of Jackson High School on Thursday, March 10. Ap proximately 200 people at tended and over sixty 4-H Club members were awarded medals for outstanding work in their chosen projects. Bobby Pinckney served as master of ceremonies. The pledge of allegiance was led by Cedric Evans and Roger McDaniel gave the invoca tion. Greg O’Neal gave the official welcome and Renae Kinard introduced the spe cial guests. Ricky Long presented the medals to the 4-H’ers who participated in District Project Achievement this past year. Those receiving an achievement medal were Raymond Yancey, Joey Meredith, Paige Tatum and David Barnes. Agricultural medals were awarded to Ginger Palmer, Robby Kinard, Ronnie Storey, Bar bara Boan and Danny Rodriquez. David Upshaw, Eric Spivey and Terry Ease received bicycle medals. Awards in the clothing project went to Janet English, Jackie Hardy, Elaine Upshaw, and Penny Barnes. LaTouche Shivers, John Hall, Phillip Todd, and Joseph Hicks received a wards in the conservation of natural resources project. Others receiving medals were Duncan Hansford and Randall Morgan, dairy project; Nancy Johnson, dairy foods project; and Greg O’Neal, dog care and training project. Bobby Pinckney, Roger McDaniel and Eddie Trimble received awards in the electric energy project and Lisa Kersey received the foods and nutrition award. Food Preservation awards were presented to Kathy Benton and Kim Ward. Forestry awards went to Cary Hurst and Jeff Hurst. Ben Stodghill, Tony Trimble, Pam English and Anthony Y • *■¥ FRIENDS OF 4-H Randy Rivers (L), Mrs. Marjorie Daughtry (C), and J.M.L. Comer were recognized as Friends of 4-H at the Butts County 4-H Awards Banquet held on Thursday, March 10. flß| mmm \ * Eg - r-mm I STATE WINNERS Greg O’Neal, Bobby Pinckney and Lee Duffey (not pictured ) were awarded State Winner Plaques at the recent Bth Annual 4-H Awards Banquet. Benton received awards in the health project. Also receiving awards were Esther O’Dell and Mike James. Home Environment; Tracy Williams, home man agement; Lee Duffey, leadership, Ricky Cook, petroleum power and Louis Williams, photography. Michael Long, Ed Pinck ney and Ricky Long received public speaking awards, Randy Meredith, Cheryl Loftin, Dan Wright and Todd Foster received safety medals and Johnny Oliver, Lora Cheeves. Tina Green wood and James Thurston were recognized in the veterinary science project. Wood working awards went to Jerome Ball, Alan Folsom and Dedric Evans. Ricky Long received a citizenship medal and Leigh Ann Kitchens. Laura Thaxton. Rene Wright and Crystal King received recreation medals. Patricia Smith presented district winner plaques to the five 4-H’ers who won in district comoetition last THURSDAY. MARCH 17, 1977 year. The plaques went to David Barnes, Ricky Long, Lisa Kersey, Roger Mc- Daniel and Dan Wright. Janet English presented Cotton 801 l awards to Renae Kinard and David Barnes who were both district winners in the activity. Laura Thaxton was in charge of recognition of donors who were at the banquet. Margaret Barnes and Shirley Kinard, leaders of the 4-H Square Dance Club, recognized the four graduating seniors in the club. They were Lee Duffey, Bobby Pinckney, Ricky Long, and Tracy Barnes. Jan Thaxton and Mrs. Maynette Smith were also presented an award for the leadership and assistance they have provided for the club. Jan Thaxton presented the coveted Key Awards to Greg O'Neal and Bobby Pinckney. Pam English and Ginger Palmer presented the Friend of 4-H Awards to three adults who have provided assistance and support to the Butts County clubs. Friend of 4-H Awards w r ere presented to J. M. L. Comer, Mrs. Hamp Daughtry and Randy Rivers. Ed Pinckney presented State Honor Certi ficates to Greg O'Neal and Bobby Pinckney. Millard Daniel presented the three state winner plaques. The three 4-H‘ers from Butts County who were state AND NOW FOR THE 5 OXLOCK NEWS. CALL AFTER 5 Bill. WEEKDAYS AND SAVE. That’s the time to dial long distance direct* and catch up with all the latest news. Low evening rates apply from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. •Direct dial (without an operator's assistance) rates apply on all calls within the IS (excrei* Alaska). Direct dial fates do not apply to person to-person. win. hotel-Ruest. /SN credit can!, collect calls, calls chtirged to aixither number, or to time- and charge calls. 1111 oOUlhGf n BgII For direct-dial rates to 1 law aii, check your operator. V^ Day Care To Have Seminar In Barnesville The Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, in coope ration with the Georgia Department of Human Re sources and Lamar County Training Center, will offer a seminar for Day Care and Training School personnel. The seminar will be held at the Media Center, Lamar County Comprehensive High School in Barnesville on Saturday, March 19th. from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. winners this past year and received a state winner plaque were Lee Duffey, Greg O’Neal and Bobby j- : • DISTRICT WINNERS At the recent 4-H Awards Banquet several Butts County 4-H’ers were presented District Winner Awards. Pictured above are < L to R) David Barnes. Ricky Long. Lisa Kersey. Renae Kinard. Roger McDaniel, and Dan Wright. I “If Block jT*. makes an error on my taxes, Block pays the interest. Ana the penalty.” H&R Block doesn t make many mistakes. Their people are trained not to. But if they should make an error that costs me additional tax. Id pay only the additional tax. Block pays any interest and penalty. H&R Block stands behind its work. H&R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLF 506 E. THIRD STREET 9 am 7 pm weekdays. 9-5 Sat. Phone 775-3749 NO APPOINTMENT NECESS ARY The seminar, second of a series, will deal with control of infectious diseases and seizure control. David Smith, assistant epidemiologist, Georgia De partment of Human Re sources, will speak on control of infectious diseases. Gerry Roets, consultant for health and social programs in the Department of Human Resources, will speak on seizure control. Day Care and Training School Center personnel of Butts. Fayette. Upson. Hen ry. Lamar. Newton. Pike and Spalding Counties have been invited to attend this training course. Pinckney. The program concluded with Robby Kinard leading the 4-H pledge.