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Hacksaw Progress-Argus Volume 104 Number 16 - CLOWNS CLOWNS CLOWNS The Big-top will soon be filled with merriment as the circus fun-makers go through their zany antics with the Hagan-Wallace and Sells-Gray Combined Circus when the big show comes to Jackson on Saturday, April 23rd at the Fairgrounds sponsored by the Butts County Jaycees. Performances will be at 4:30 and 8:00 P.M. Saturday Is Circus Time At The Jackson Fairgrounds Circus time will soon be here! The Hagan-Wallace and Sells-Gray Combined Circus is coming to Jackson. The big circus will be set up at the Fairgrounds with performances scheduled for 4:30 and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 23rd. The Butts County Jaycees are sponsoring the circus with the proceeds to be devoted to the civic and charitable activities of the organization. An advance sale of tickets at reduced prices is now being conduct ed throughout the area by Jaycee members. Kick-Off Meet Of BCA6C Set For April 28 The public is invited to attend the 1977 Kick-Off meeting of the Butts County Association of Beautification Through Conservation on Thursday, April 28th, at 7:30 at The Central Georgia Electric Membership Corpo ration Auditorium. Guest speaker will be Mr. J. Gibson Johnston, Jr. from WINNERS Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hopkins of Route 2, Jackson, receive a $1,000.00 check they won this week in the Bingo Bucks contest sponsored by Giant Mart I hscoont Food store of Jackson. Presenting the check to Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins are store managers Tommy Raney (right) and Robbie Britton (left). —Photo by Dale Whiten. Hagan and Wallace Circus and Sells and Gray Circus, long established as indi vidual shows have now been combined into one larger circus. Many new arena attractions have been added to the outstanding line-up of features from the two shows making a stellar perform ance for this inaugural tour of America’s new big circus. Included in the many circus stars to be seen with this edition of the show will be the Karolys, top bare-back riding (roupe; the Estrada Family, teeter-board artists; the Antonio Trio, amazing the Department of Natural Resources. Mrs. Carol Weaver, Chair man of the BCABC, urges every citizen of Butts County to attend this event and bring new ideas for the beautifica tion of Butts County. This program is designed to promote goals for 1977. The committee wishes to bring all facets of the community, county govern ment, religious and educa tional aspects together with one goal in mind: To Create a More Beautiful Butts County! feats high atop a balancing pole: the Great Sampian, outstanding dexterity in the art of juggling: Miss Mimi Zorbini. queen of the high trapeze: Evy and Mark with their educated high school horses: Marie France and her canine revue and Bonnie and Clyde with someting very unusual for music lovers. Other features are many beautiful girls in an aerial ballet high in the billowing big-top; Capt. Helmut Meier with his Military Precision performing Elephants and the merry antics of the circus funny folks, the Clowns. GRIFFIN GIN SHOW TO BE AT ARMORY APRIL 23 & 24 The Griffin Gun Show, sponsored by Griffin Gun Club, is scheduled for April 23rd and 24th. at the National Guard Armory, U. S. 19 South Highway at the City Limits. The public is invited to come and swap, buy or sell guns, coins, knives and related items as long as it is legal and in good taste. Show hours are 9 a.m. till 10 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. till -3 p.m. on Sunday. Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, April 21, 1977 DA YLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS SUNDAY If you don’t want to be late for Sunday School and church on Sunday, or for that golf game or fishing trip, you had best run your clock forward one hour before retiring on Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time will begin at 12:00 midnight on Saturday, April 23rd and will be in effect until October. Bike-A-Thon Yields Pledges Of $3,500.00 .s^Sfen STRONG LEGS PEDAL The strong legs of Mike Pierce, of Radio Station WJGA. pedalled two miles in the recent Bike-A-Thon to raise funds for the relief of cystic fibrosis victims and research into a possible cure or prevention of the disease. Mrs. Lether McCord, chairman, reports that the Bike-A-Thon held April 2nd to raise funds for the research and treatment of cystic fibrosis was a smashing success financially, with over $3,500 being pledged towards a County goal of $1,500. Mrs. McCord wishes to especially thank the CB’ers, the CYAE Club under the direction of Darrell Pippin, the City of Jackson's police department and the mer chants who donated prizes, as well as those volunteers who organized the ride and helped sell refreshments. Mike Pierce, of WJGA, also rendered invaluable help in the project. More than 100 boys, girls, men and women began the ride at 10 a.m. At 1:00 p.m. a cake auction was held with Larry Messer being the high bidder. Tony Thurston won a telephone amplifier in a drawing at 2:00 p.m. Mike Pierce, of Radio Station WJGA, rode a tricycle the first two miles, as did Shane McCord, 11-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William McCord and a cystic fibrosis victim. Cystic tibrosis is a disease that attacks primarily young children and all funds raised through the local Bike-A- Thon will go into research and treatment of the disease. Couple Wins $1,000.00 at Giant Mart Food Store Giant Mart Discount Foods of Jackson announced this week that Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hopkins of Route 2. Jackson have won $1,000.00 in the Bingo Bucks contest which is sponsored by a group of 25 stores throughout north and central Georgia This was the second $1,000.00 winner for the Jackson store within the past two months according to Rev. Ed Hoard To Preach At Home Church The Indian Springs Baptist Church will hold a series of community revival services at 8 p.m. nightly, beginning Monday, April 25th and extending through Wednes day. April 27th Leading the revival will be the Rev. Ed Hoard, pastor of the Sandtowm Baptist Church, of Atlanta. A native ol Indian Springs, Rev. Hoard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoard and the brother of Danny Hoard, of Jackson. He is a graduate of Jackson High School, Southern Technical Institute and Florida Bible College. Allen Byars will direct the music for the revival services, assisted by Ava ■Sfßwth. who win serve as pianist and sofoist. The congregation of the Indian Spring Baptist Church extends a cordial invitation to the public to worship with them during this revival period. JHS Senior Awarded Art Scholarship A senior at Jackson High School, Willie Mann, was recently awarded a SI,OOO scholarship for placing first in the Gordon Junior College Art Scholarship contest. Mann, who is planning to attend Gordon this fall, has taken art all four years of high school and has had his work displayed in school art shows and at meetings of the Butts County Board. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mann of Flovilla. store managers Tommy Raney and Robbie Britton When asked how they felt when they realized they had the winning number. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins said they couldn't quite believe it at first and skeptically thought some mistake had been made. Hopkins added that he’s going to pay “a whole lot of bills " with the $1.000.00 prize. LOCAL DEV ELOPERS Members of the Development Authority of Butts County, recently appointed by the Butts County Commissioners, include, left to right, Charles Carter. Pete Malone. Hugh Glidewell. Jr., secretary-treasurer, Vincent Jones, chairman. Frank Barnes, vice chairman, and Larry Deraney. Charlie Frank Thurman, another member of the seven-man Authority, was absent when this picture was taken. —Photo by Dale Whiten Local Development Authority Held First Meeting Friday At a meeting Friday morning in the C&S Bank, the Development Authority of Butts County, created by a resolution passed at the 1977 General Assembly, was officially constituted. Chairman Mac Collins and Dr William Mitchell from the Butts County Commis sion welcomed the members and charged them with their official duties as spelled out in the enabling legislation. Named by the Butts County Commission for initial terms on the Development Author ity were Charlie Frank Thurman and Vincent Jones, two year terms Frank Barnes ar 1 Ciidewell, Jr., four year terms, and Charles Carter. Larry De raney and Pete Malone, six year terms. The seven-man develop ment team charged with the economic development of the County thus has two bankers, two builders. a retail merchant, an attorney and an editor. FORMER JACKSONIAN HEADS GRIFFIN DRIVE Albert Thrasher. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Thrasher. Sr., of Jackson, has been elected president of the Board of Directors of the Griffin-Spalding County United Fund. Mr. Thrasher and other officers for 1977 were elected this week at a meeting of the United Fund Board of Directors. BE.U'TIFI’L BLOOMER This lovely white clematis, which has engulfed a lamp post at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Phillips on Watkins Street, was caught by the camera of Carole Lawrence. At the organizational meet ing the members elected Vincent Jones as chairman, Frank Barnes as vice-chair man and Hugh GlidewelL Jr. as secretary-treasurer. During the business ses sion that followed, it was agreed to invite all indus trialists of the County to a meeting Thursday, April 2lst. at 10:30 a.m. to discuss their physical facility needs and to acquaint the members with strengths and weak nesses of the County’s present industrial base, with City and County officials invited to attend. Further meetings of a fact finding nature are f o be scheduled with the Mclntosh Trail AP&DC staff and various private, state and federal development groups to enlist their assistance and support of certain develop ment projects. Pete Malone gave a report on assistance received from the Georgia Tech Industrial Development Branch and the Rev. Bowen To Conduct Revival Here The Rev. W. C. Bowen, pastor of the First United Methodist Church. Thomas ton. will be the guest minister for the revival services at the 15c Per Copy Economic Development Ad ministration on the selection and development of suitable sites for industry. Chairman Jones pointed out the timeliness of the City's sale of its natural gas distribution system to At lanta Gas Light Company, alleviating a situation that was threatening to stymie the City's residential, com mercial and industrial de velopment for lack of natural gas. Dr. Mitchell expressed the desire that the Authority consider the matter of constructing a much-needed building to house the pro gram for mentally retarded as the first phase of a multi-purpose County build ing complex. The general tone of the meeting was one of enthu siasm. determination and dedication and Commission Chairman Mac Collins said he was "well pleased" with the initial meeting of the Authority. Jenkinsburg United Metho dist Church. Services will begin each evening at 7:30 o’clock, Monday. April 25th, through Friday. April 29th. Special music will be presented each evening. Mr. Bowen received a degree from the University of Georgia and also gradu ated from Candler School of Theology at Emory Univer sity. He was a very popular minister in Butts County, serving the Jenkinsburg United Methodist Charge for four years. He has served many churches since leaving Jenkinsburg as well as being a District Superintendent in the North Georgia Con ference. The public is cordially invited to attend any or all of the services. JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ: ■ ff it seems that responsibility always flows to those who cannot, or will not, flee from