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JJarkann Progress-Argua F Sc Volume 104 Number 14 rSUNRISE services! Indian Springs State Park Pavilion April 10,1977 7:00 A.M. The Call to Worship -- “He Lives” A. Ackley Mr. Gary Cook, Trumpet Welcome Rev. E. Ray Savage Pastor, Jackson Church of the Nazarene Hymn, “Christ Arose” Robert Lowry Hymn, “When I Survey” Isaac Watts Prayer Rev. Clarage Tucker, Pastor, Worthville Baptist Hymn “The Old Rugged Cross” George Bennard Offertory Prayer Rev. Phil DeMore Pastor, Jackson United Methodist Vocal Solo Mr. Don Thurman Minister of Music, Macedonia Baptist Sermon, “Sunset and Sunrise” Rev. David Beville, Pastor, Jackson Presbyterian Benediction Rev. Archie G. Ross, Asst. Pastor, St. Paul, A.M.E. Sponsored By The JACKSON-BUTTS COUNTY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION The Enlightenment of This Holy Holiday Lifts Up Our Hearts With the Promise of Peace for All Rejoice. Be glad. It’s Easter. The dawn of anew begin ning ... anew awakening of all of life’s most precious gifts. His message of the season in spires us all with renewed spirit of brotherhood and love. Showing us the pathway to inner O St Here Thunderstorm Causes DJLnage In Parts Of County The weather front which passed through Georgia last week causing flooding and other extensive damage also left its mark on Butts County when what might possibly have been a tornado touched down in the area of the Stark community and in the western part of the County around 1:30 p.m. March 30. Though never officially confirmed as a tornado, the extremely strong and gusty winds did not cause any reported personal injury, or damage to homes, but several large trees in these areas were uprooted by the storm. Probably the most exten sive damage was done at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Weaver on the High Falls Road where the roof of their garage was completely lifted off its foundation and deposited a few feet from the rear of the garage, Mrs. Weaver said she didn’t actually see a funnel cloud but that she heard a tremendous roaring sound and a few minutes later noticed the garage roof had been ripped off. She added that their car, parked in the garage, did not have “a scratch, dent or anything wrong with it.” peace and contentment... filling our hearts with renewed hope. Let’s share the experience of Christ’s resurrection in rev erent prayer and joyous triumph. Sing praise ... and give praise, for all the blessings of this truly special time of year. Jackson, Georgia 30233 , Thursday, April 7,1977 In addition to the garage, the Weavers also had two pecan trees uprooted and a small greenhouse at the back of the garage was damaged slightly. About a mile from the Weaver house, the storm once again touched down uprooting about 10 trees at the home of Luke Weaver on the Barnesville Highway. A short distance further ahd a few minutes later Ed Washington was returning home and found that several pine trees had been uprooted blocking the entrance to his house and across the road for a distance of about a quarter-mile the storm cut a strip estimated at 150 feet wide through the forest uprooting or twisting in hall huge pine trees. And across the County on the Big Dam Road, Cecil Beal also reported hearing an extremely loud, roaring wind. Beal said all of the trees in his yard were bent “almost even with the ground” and several of the trees were uprooted, tem porarily blocking traffic on Big Dam Road. Beal said no damage was done to his house but that his television antenna was blown down. Ms. Westbury To Be Named On Monday Nine young-at-heart resi dents of the Westbury Nursing Home in Jenkins burg, will vie for the title MS. WESTBURY on Monday, April 11. The Westbury contest is part of the Ms. Georgia Nursing Home Pageant spon sored by the Jackson Kiwanis Club in conjunction with the Georgia Health Care Association. Ms. Westbury will vie with other nursing home contest winners from around the state for the Ms. Georgia Nursing Home Title Wednes day, May 11, in Atlanta, during National Nursing Home Week. Contestants will be judged on several criteria, including personality and participation in nursing home activities. Judges for the Westbury Pageant will be: Mrs. Dorothy Westbury, William F. Hindley, and Dale Whiten. The Ms. Georgia Nursing Home Pageant was initiated for the Kiw-anis Club’s 1976 “Greater Years-Younger Years” Program which fosters communication be tween the elderly and the young. Contestants for the Ms. Westbury Pageant are: Jean Combs. Mavbell Lifsey, Effie Fish, Dora Bryant, Ella A oung, Edna MacArthur, Bernice Reagan, Louise O'Neal, Katherine Moore. Members of the Jackson Kiwanis Club who will present the contestants are Doug Durrett, Lamar Long and J. R. Carmichael. Jackson Bank Awards Prizes In Contest The judges have rendered their decision and winners have been selected in the Easter Coloring Contest sponsored by the Mclntosh State Bank for children in the 4-to-10 year age group. Executive Vice President Pete Malone announced the following winners in the three age categories: 8-9-10 Age Group: Missy Rutledge (Age 10)-lst; Julie Dennard (10)-2nd; Albert J. Colbert (9>-3rd. 6-7 Age Group; Audrey Dodson (Age 6>-lst; Holly Wright (7)-2nd: Terri jean Edmondson (6)-3rd. 4-5 Age Group; Amy Leigh Ann Saunders (Age 5)-lst; Carlton Wright (5)-2nd; Racheal Collins (5)-3rd. Prizes of $25. sls and $5.00 savings accounts were awarded Ist, 2nd and 3rd place winners, respectively. 1976 Children Get Special Certificate All of the 80,(XK) children born in Georgia in 1976 are eligible for a special, free, commemorative Bicenten nial Birth Certificate accord ing to the Georgia Depart ment of Human Resources. The parents of any child born in Georgia in 1976 may order a certificate (one per child' by sending the child's full name, date and place of birth, and the father’s full name and a large, stamped, self-addressed envelope (The certificate is B's by 11 inches. Postage is 24 cents.) to: 1976 Bicentennial Birth Certifi- 4- S 1 J&j ■* %fife .- gisg'- RESULT OF STORM At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Weaver (left) on the High Falls Road, the high winds from last week's tornado-like storm completely stripped their garage of its roof but did no damage to their car parked in the garage. In addition, tw o pecan trees were uprooted at the Weaver residence. _ photo bv Carole Lawrence Local Tax Revenues Decline As January Sales Show Dip Revenue from the one cent optional sales tax in Butts County dropped drastically for the month of January, a treaditionally slow month for retail sales. From the 817,689.00 the County realized from the retail sales tax in December, when Christmas sales swelled the total. January revenue dropped 84,677.21 to 513.011.79. Butts County began levy ing the one cent retail sales tax in April. 1976 to obtain Honor Rolls Indian Springs Academy Holds Released For Registration on April 25th Jackson High Jackson High students named to the two honor rolls during the winter quarter, as released Monday by school authorities, include: Top Honor Roll-All A's Seniors David Brown, Bobbie Eidson. Melissa Gave. Renee Kersey, Lisa Landers. Ricky Long, Micky Mask. Debbie Merritt. Mi randa Price, Charlie Robi son, Sandra Taylor. Juniors Wesley Baker. Lynne Duke. Rhonda Hutche son. Sophomores Randall Morgan. Karen Wolf. Freshmen Chip Daniel, Alan Folsom, Marie Ross. Over-All “A” Average Honor Roll Maurice Ball. Janice Ber ry, Denise Brooks, Tim Colwell. Dennis Cook, Lee Duffey. Van Fletcher. Thom as Head. Angelia Henderson, Robin Holloway, Pebbles King. Lindy Mackey. Willie Mann**Donnie Norsworthv. Joey Patterson. Bobby Pinckney. Richael Radzik. Loretta Richards. James Smith. Derrick Alexander. Ellen Bankston. Wayne Battle. Debra Benton. Juanita Evans, Merrill Folsom. Pam Gordon. Reginald Hender son, Avis Hendricks Caroline Jester. Hal Latham. Grady McMichael. Danny Patter son. Vickie Price, Lani Van Dusen. Hilliard Ward. Denise Webb. Donna Wyatt. Mack Browning. Ernestine Dowdy. A1 Duke. Martha Henry, Pearl Holder. Mike James, John Kimbell. Cary Maddox, Dee Dee Steverson, Joy Thomas. Chuck Wil liams. Glenn Williams. Keith Williams, David Wyatt. Paul Freeman. Susan Henry. Jeff Hurst, Roger McDaniel. Shirley Taylor, Dan Wright. cate. Vital Records Section Room 217-H. Georgia Depart ment of Human Resources, 47 Trinity Avenue SW. Atlanta. Georgia. 30334. Allow eight to ten weeks for delivery of these certificates. some relief from property taxes and. since that date, according to Commission Clerk Billy Sutton the County has realized revenues of 8145.931.85 from the source. It was originally antici pated that the County could expect a minimum of $150,000 per year from the levy, which local voters approved in a referendum in the fall of 1975. In addition to the County, the municipalities of Jack son. Flovilla and Jenkins Indian Springs Academy, of Jackson, will register students for its first grade for the 1977-78 school year on Monday evening. .April 25, between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. A short readiness test of about 15 minutes will be given all pre-first graders. Parents of prospective stu dents are invited to inspect the schools facilities, teach ing materials, and meet the first and second grade staff members on that date. Luke Weaver, chairman of the Academy's Board of Directors, said the Indian Springs Academy offers a full 12-year educational pro gram with a board curricu lum which includes both college preparatory and vocational training. R. Fletcher Is Promoted At Reliance Effective April 1. Richard Fletcher was promoted to assistant auditor. Motor and Control Plant, of Reliance Electric Company in Athens. Richard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lovett Fletcher and the grandson of Mrs Van Fletcher, of Jackson. His wife, the former Mary Carol Cook, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs M R Cook, of Jenkinsburg. He was an honor student at Jackson High School. In his new position, he will be responsible for imple menting training procedures, troubleshooting, and coordi nating all input to the 5230 data collection timekeeping system. Mr. Fletcher joined Reli ance in July, 1973 and worked in the winding department. He completed his studies in December. 1976 at the University of Georgia and graduated with a BBA in accounting Mr and Mrs. Fletcher live in Athens with their two daughters Evey and Mary Aline 15c Per Copy burg share an amount equal to that received by the County, which is pro rated on a population basis. To partially offset the revenue loss from the sales tax drop, Sutton reported that the beer and wine tax brought in $2,486.80 in February, up $388.87 from the $2,097.93 realized during the month of January, when bitterly cold weather evi dently reduced the consump tion of these beverages locallv. "We provide quality educa tion with a low teacher-pupil ratio,” Mr. Weaver stated. “All of our teachers are certified by the State of Georgia in their respective fields. We have a fine sports program including basket ball. softball, baseball, golf and tennis. We have a modern gymnasium com plete with anew lunchroom and music room. Hot lunches are served daily,” Mr. Weaver said. Mr. Oglesbee. headmaster, said. “We re proud of our school and feel that our educational standards are excellent. Our school is air conditioned and well equip ped with modern teaching aides." Indian Springs Academy is located on Brownlee Road, several blocks from Jack son's business district. TIFT ALUMNAE TO MEET APRIL 15-16 An address by Dr. Frances Tarlton (Sissy) Farenthold. president of Wells College. Aurora. N.Y.. will highlight Tift College Alumnae Week end on April 15-16. Dr. Farenthold will speak at 11 a m. on Saturday. April 16. in Rutland Student Center. She is a graduate of Yassar College and of the University of Texas law school. JOE. THE HORO. SEZ: Jp# Of all the troubles that face us great or small, the greatest ones are those that never happen at all.