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Sarksen progress- Argus
Volume 104 No. 12
Board Approves Publishing of
Delinquent Taxpayers Names
Butts County Tax Commis
sioner Ricky Beauchamp
reported at the Board of
Commissioner’s meeting
Monday that approximately
90 percent of the number of
tax bills sent out have been
collected.
Beauchamp also requested
the Board’s approval of his
office sending out letters to
all taxpayers who have not
paid their taxes notifying
them of the delinquency of
their payments and of the
intention of the Tax Commis
sioner to publish the names
of those people during April.
"The list will be spelled out
by name, year, and dollar
amount that the tax pay
ments are delinquent,”
Beauchamp said. The Board
Counterfeit Checks Are
Cashed at Jackson Stores
It was discovered last
Friday that four bogus
payroll checks were cashed
at four Jackson businesses on
March 5 according to
Jackson Police Detective
Denny O’Neal.
The four checks, copies of
original Bibb Manufacturing
Company payroll checks,
totalled approximately
$500:00 and were reportedly
cashed by a black male who
bought merchandise at each
of the stores and then asked
to get a payroll check cashed.
O’Neal said the subject used
false identification to cash
the checks at a drug store,
grocery store, clothing and
jewelry stores.
O'Neal added that cashing
of false checks has not been
limited to the Jackson area
and that the Covington,
Monticello and McDonough
areas have also reported the
same type of activity. All of
the local police departments
and the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation are investigat
ing the incidents according to
O’Neal.
He said he would once
again like to caution mer
chants to establish positive
identification of any person
cashing a check, and he said
the police department will
w'arn local merchants of
bogus check activity if it
receives prior notification.
Jackson police also report
ed an auto-motorcycle acci
dent on March 15 in which the
driver of the motorcycle,
Aubrey Harold Cawthon of
Route 1, Jackson, was
injured and taken to Sylvan
Grove Hospital for treat
ment. Cawthon was later
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C.OOI) CITIZEN GREETED Lee Duffey, of Jackson, a recipient of the Jaycees
Good Citizen Award, is greeted by Andy Johnson, Chairman of the Georgia Jaycees Good
Citizen’s Program. Lee is one of ten outstanding Georgia high school students to receive
this annual award. Last week the ten “Good Citizens” were guests of the Jaycees during
- their fourteenth Federal Affairs Seminar in Washington, D. C. The four-day seminar
featured meetings with members of Congress, visits to a number of government agencies
and sighl seeing. Each student also spent one day with the Representative from his home
Congressional District.
responded by unanimously
approving Beauchamp’s re
quest.
Harold McMichael, County
Soil and Water Agent, and
Grahm Lyles, a field repre
sentative for the State Soil
and Water Conservation
Committee, met with the
Board to discuss a soil
erosion and sediment control
program.
According to program
guidelines, a county in
Georgia, after April 24, has to
have an erosion and sedi
ment control program of its
own or come under the state
program as specified in the
1975 Erosion and Sedimenta
tion Act.
Also effective April 24
under this program, a
transferred to Georgia Bap
tist Hospital in Atlanta.
The driver of the auto
mobile involved in the
accident was Isaiah Stewart,
Jr. of 241 Valley Road,
Jackson. Jackson policeman
Robert McFearin said the
collision occurred at the
intersection of Third and
Holly Streets and that no
citations concerning the
accident have been issued.
David Burford
Resigns As
Flovilla Mayor
According to Flovilla city
hall clerk, Mrs. Virginia
Williams, Flovilla Mayor
David Burford has resigned
his position as Mayor
effective April 1 because “he
is moving out of the city of
Flovilla."
Mrs. Williams said David
Floyd, vice mayor of
Flovilla. will serve as Mayor
until the regular election is
held in October according to
the city’s charter.
NORTH BUTTS TO
HAVE CHICKEN STEW
There will be a chicken
stew at the North Butts
Community Clubhouse on
Wednesday, April 6th, begin
ning at 5 p.m.
The stew is being spon
sored by the ladies of the
North Butts Community Club
and proceeds will be used for
upkeep of the clubhouse. The
public is cordially invited.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, March 24, 1977
contractor who will be
grading 500 cubic yards or
more or grading within 200
feet of a flowing stream must
come before the governing
body of a city or county and
apply for a permit to do the
grading.
In addition, he must show
his grading plans so it can be
determined if they comply
with state guidelines or local
ordinances on sediment and
erosion control which will be
administered through the
Department of Natural Re
sources.
In other action, the
Commissioners appointed
Janies Payne to fill the
unexpired term of Clint
Adams on the Zoning
Appeals Board.
Local Teacher
Is Judge For
Writing Awards
The National Council of
Teachers in English an
nounces the appointment of
Mrs. Nancy Houghtaling, of
Jackson High School, as a
regional judge for the 1977
NCTE Achievement Awards
in Writing program.
Through this nationally
recognized competition, now
in its twentieth year, ap
proximately 800 high school
seniors are cited for excel
lence in writing and are
recommended to colleges
and universities for admis
sion and for financial aid, if
needed.
The NCTE also honors
teachers and schools that
have participated in the
training of these young men
and women. Eight thousand
students have been nomi
nated for NCTE awards in
1977. Results of the contest
are announced in October for
each year.
Students are nominated for
Achievement Awards in
Writing by their high school
English departments and are
chosen for recognition by
state judging committees.
The regional judging com
mittees are composed of both
high school and college
teachers of English who work
under the direction of state
coordinators.
A CORRECTION
In last week’s edition of the
Progress-Argus, it was er
roneously reported that Tobe
Davis has been reappointed
to the Tax Appeals Board.
However, Davis’ reappoint
ment was to the Zoning
Appeals Board.
Butts County
B&PW Club
Has Birthday
The Butts County Business
and Professional Women’s
Club will celebrate its
Seventh Annual Founder’s
Day, Sunday, April 3, at 3:00
P M. at Zion Baptist Church.
The speaker will be Mrs.
Doris Lummus, a charter
member of the club.
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Mrs. Lummus, a retired
educator from the Butts
County Schools after forty
one (41) years of service, is
active in Friendship Baptist
Church, Jackson Theater
Guild. Retired Teachers
Association, and a number of
other organizations in Butts
County and Georgia.
The Butts County B&PW
Club is a member of the
National Association of
Negro Business and Profes
sional Women’s Club, with
clubs in several foreign
countries, Bermuda and
Puerto Rico. The club was
organized by Mrs. Margaret
Belcher, of Columbus, Geor
gia. then National President
in 1969. with Miss Vivian
Street as president and Mrs.
Ruth Ash as vice president.
The club has contributed to
many activities and indivi
duals in the community, the
latest activity being sponsor
ing the Sickle Cell Anemia
Foundation of Georgia.
Jack Flynt
Fights FDA
Saccharin Ban
U.S. Representative Jack
Flynt. Sixth District of
Georgia, announced that he
has co-sponsored a resolution
in opposition to the Federal
Drug Administration’s pro
posed ban on saccharin. The
resolution expresses the
sense of the House that no
ban on saccharin should take
effect without prior Congres
sional approval.
Speaking on this legis
lation. Flynt stated that “I
have co-sponsored H. Res.
400. expressing the sense of
the House that the proposed
ban on saccharin should not
go into effect until the
Congress has held hearings
and found that normal
consumption of saccharin is
unsafe. I feel that this
resolution is a clear indica
tion to the FDA that the
agency has exceeded the
regulatory process in propos
ing a ban on saccharin.’’
Congressman Flynt went
on to say "the proposed
saccharin ban is one more
clear example of the unwar
ranted and continual expan
sion of the Federal Bure
aucracy."
Congressman Flynt, a
strong opponent of expansion
ol the Federal bureaucracy,
introduced a bill (H R. 901'
earlier this year, which
would permit either House of
Congress to disapprove cer
tain rules proposed by
executive agencies. Accord
ing to this bill, if either House
should pass a resolution of
disapproval, the regulation
would no longer become
operative Consequently in
eases such as the one on
saccharin, the Flynt bill will
have a major impact.
Readers Rally
To Aid Burns
And His Pets
An article appearing in The
Atlanta Journal and Consti
tution of Sunday, March 13th,
and which was reproduced in
the March 17th issue of the
Progress-Argus has brought
w ide response from readers.
The story, written by
Charles Salter, state editor of
The Atlanta Journal, dealt
with Jackson’s William J.
Burns, owner of the City Shoe
Shop, and a fine friend to the
City's homeless dogs.
The article told of Burns’
affection for dogs of all kinds
and the tender care he gives
those who have found a
haven at his place of
business. Mentioned also was
the dilemna posed by the
threatened destruction of the
pets as a result of one having
scratched a school child.
Asa result, Burns has
received a deluge of support
from local animal lovers, as
well as four letters enclosing
a total of $27 to help feed and
care for his pets. The letters
came from Roswell, River
dale. College Park and
Atlanta.
Burns said he hoped this
response will help give
impetus to the establishment
of a humane society for Butts
County, which he describes
as his No. 1 project for 1977.
Plane Makes
Emergency
Landing Sat.
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There were no reported
injuries to the passengers
wlii'n a small twin-engine
plane had to make an
emergency landing Saturday
atternoon at the Green
County Parachute Club near
Jenkinsburg according to
Butts County Sheriff Billy
Leveret te
Leverette said the plane,
belonging to the Parachute
Club, had to make the
emergency landing when one
ot the landing gears would
not come down. An ambu
lance from the Butts County-
Emergency Medical Ser
vices answered the call to
stand by in case of injuries
when the plane landed, but
hospital administrator. Jim
Shaw, said none was report
ed
REPORT FROM GRIFFIN
STATE PATROL POST
Sergeant Hugh Taylor of
the Griffin State Patrol Post
announced today that his
post has investigated 11
traffic accidents, made 346
arrests and issued 341
warnings in Butts County
during February.
Commenting further Sgt.
Taylor said eight persons
were injured in the 11
accidents.
Estimated property dam
age amounted to $8,535.00.
Unemployment Rate Locally
Leads All Metro Counties
Unemployment in Butts
County increased to 9.2
percent of the labor force in
January from 8.4 percent in
December. 1976. the state
Labor Department recently
reported.
This rate was the highest
among the 15 counties which
make up the Atlanta Metro
(Militan area.
The increase was also felt
throughout the state as the
statewide rate jumped from
6 9 percent in December to
7 ! percent m January and
was attributed in part to the
severe winter weather and
the resulting natural gas
shortage
In additi- n unemployment
Dr. Swilley To Lead First
Baptist Revival March 27-30
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BCABC Holds Meeting to
Plan Projects for 1977
At a meeting of the Butts
County Association for Beau
tification through Conserva
tion (BCABC) March 17.
committee members decided
beautification projects dur
ing 1977 should include
removal of trash which is
spilled and scattered around
garbage dumpsters. the
problem of old automobiles
littering the landscape and
the possibility of planting
dogwood trees along Third
Street.
In addition. Mrs. Elizabeth
Watkins proposed placing of
concrete planters on some of
the street corners. BCABC
chairman Mrs. Carol Weaver
brought up the problem of
roadside signs being torn
down and committee mem-
Ikts discussed how the
problem can be eliminated.
Working with the theme
Keeping Butts County
Beautilul." the BCABC sug
gested a primary objective of
those people working with
the beautification committee
should be to maintain the
County's reputation as the
state winner in the 1976
Beautification Contest.
The BCABC also called for
a county -wide meeting April
21 at 7:30p in. at the Central
Georgia EMC Auditorium for
residents of the County to
present suggestions on how
to keep beautification work
going even though the County
will not be eligible to enter
the state contest for three
years.
The beautification contest
is sponsored on a state-wide
basis by the Georgia Electric
WemlxTship Corporation
in the .Atlanta metropolitan
area, the Standard Metro
politan Statistical Area
s.MSA . rose from 6.6 percent
in December to 6.8 percent
the following month.
However, of the six SMSAs
in Georgia, this rate tied with
Ilia! of Columbus for having
the lowest unemployment
figures of the state's metro
politan areas.
In the Atlanta SMSA,
822.300 persons were em
ployed in January, while
59.800 were out of work.
The separate unemploy
ment rates for each of the 15
Allanta-area counties in
cluded Paulding. 3.8 percent.
Butts. 92. Fulton. 8.3:
and the Georgia Association
of Conservation District
Supervisors.
Other BCABC members
present at the meeting were
Harold McMichael. Rachel
Browning. Marion Todd, and
Tom Woods.
JHS Track
Team Competes
In Relays
The Jackson High Track
Team attended the Georgia
Relays March 19 in Athens,
and track coach Tommy
Carmichael reported that
Leon Smith scored the best
individual performance
finishing fifth in the pole
\ ault.
Carmichael said that„
Smith's performance was
commendable in that three of
the 36 contestants were state
champions.
In other competition, the
Jackson team finished se
venth in the one-mile relay
and the distance medley
relay The team placed
twelfth in the two-mile relay.
Thirty schools participated
in these areas of competition.
Carmichael said the track
will be participating in the
Florida Relays Friday and
Saturday in Gainesville.
Florida These relays. Car
michael said, are the largest
in the world (including the
Olympics) with over 4.000
contestants from across the
United States.
DeKalb. 5.5; Cherokee, 5.1;
Clayton, 5.9; Cobb. 7.1;
Douglas, -1.9; Fayette. 7.1;
Forsyth, 4.7; Gwinnett, 4 7;
Henry, 8.4, Newton, 5.9;
Rockdale. 5.6 and Walton.
4 7
In addition the office of
Mclntosh Trail APDC re
leased the January figures
tor the counties in the Trail
Area, some of which are not
included in the Atlanta metro
area Those counties and the
unemployment rates are
Lamar. 6.1. l*ike. 8.3;
Spalding, 7.6 and Upson, 5.0.
All oi these rates were a
consult rable increase over
tlie figures for December.
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Dr. Monroe F. Swilley, vice
president of the Mercer
University System, will be
guest evangelist for revival
meetings at the First Baptist
Church beginning Sunday
morning. March 27th and
continuing through Wednes
day evening. March 30th.
C. (Cultivate). A. (Activate
the inactive). R.(Revive the
Church). E. (Enjoy the Fel
lowship) is the theme of the
revival and is an effort
designed for "the people of
God.”
Revival preparation has
been under the direction of
the pastor and the Deacon
Fellowship who have set up
prayer clusters throughout
the congregation and encour
age attendance at the
Wednesday night prayer
services. The Wednesday
emphasis has been on
"Lighting Revival Fires.”
Dr. Swilley will preach at
the 11 am. service on
Sunday, March 27th and at
7:30 each evening on Sunday
through Wednesday. An
early morning service will be
held Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday- at 7:25 am.
Following the morning ser
vice the church bus will take
the children to school. A light
breakfast will be served each
morning.
Leading the singing at the
evening services will be Joe
Borden, interim music direc
tor of the First Baptist
Church. Special music will be
presented at each service.
Dr Sw illey is w ell known in
Georgia and throughout the
Southeast, having served as
pastor of the Second Ponce
de Leon Baptist Church in
Atlanta from 1945 to 1968 In
1968 Dr Sw illey founded and
became the first president of
the Atlanta Baptist College,
now Mercer University in
Atlanta.
A native of Arkansas. Dr.
Swilley has lived in Georgia
since 1945. He is a graduate
of Southern Baptist Theolo
gical Seminary of Louisville.
Ky and has had special
studies at Union Theological
Seminary in New York. He
holds honorary degrees from
Ouachita University. Arka
delphia. Ark and Mercer
University, from which he
also received the D. D.
degree
He has been very active not
only in Southern Baptist
work since coming to
Georgia, but in the civic
affairs of Atlanta where he
has served as director of the
Atlanta Traffic and Safety-
Control.
Appointed by former Gov.
Carl Sanders to serve as a
member of the Georgia
Alcohol Study Commission,
he was selected as.“ Clerg
yman of the Year in 1968” Dr.
Swilley served as president
ot the Downtown Atlanta
Kiwanis Club in 1974-75.
A nursery will be provided
each night for children under
the age of four.
ME. THE HOBO. SEZ:
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See where the Senate is
going to engage the president
in a dam fight; that is, a fight
over building new dams. We
are not prediciting a quick
knockout for either side.