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TIFT HONOR SCHOLAR Miss Olena McCullers, left, Director of Alumnae Affairs
at Tift College, presented Mrs. Cheryl McDaniel Hilderbrand, of Jackson, with the
Alumnae Creative Writing Award for the second consecutive year at the Honor’s Day
Convocation held on the Tift Campus. Mrs. Hilderbrand was also awarded a certificate
and her name is to be inscribed in the list of “Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges.” Mrs. Hilderbrand, a Tift College senior, is practice teaching at
Henderson Junior High School this quarter.
County's Local Sales Tax
Income Rises in February
income from Butts Coun
ty’s one-cent local option
sales tax rose slightly in the
month of February, reflect
ing the slightly better
weather and shopping condi
tions.
According to County
Treasurer Billy Sutton, the
County netted $13,419.92 as
its share of the local sales
tax, as compared to $13,011.
79 for the month of January.
The gain amounted to
$408.13.
Since the April 1, 1976
effective date of the sales
tax, and with 11 months
collections in hand, the
County has realized $159,351.
77 from this new tax source.
With March, 1977 retail
sales tax yet to be received, it
seems the County will realize
at least $170,000 for the first
full year the tax has been
levied. It has been predicted
that the one cent levy on all
ESTATE SALE
500 West Third Street
May 7th and Bth
10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Entire Contents of Old Home
INCOME - EXPENSES FOR
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
FOR FIRST QUARTER 1977
Listed below is the record of all receipts and disbursements of the Sheriff’s
office for the first three months of 1977. These figures were taken from records
in the County Commissioners and Probate Judge’s office.
DISBURSEMENTS
JANUARY
Payroll $6,058.48
Coroner 75.00
$6,133.48
FEBRUARY
Board of Prisoners $ 854.00
Expenses (Supplies) 61.35
Payroll 6,830.00
Coroner 75.00
$7,820.35
MARCH
Gas & Auto Repair $5,169.43
Doctor Bills 164.88
Supplies 715.06
Board of Prisoners 1,081.50
Uniforms 2,491.51
Robert McFearin 36.80
Rent on Copier 65.00
Payroll - March 7,285.35
Coroner 75.00
TOTAL $17,084.53
retail sales would net the
County government at least
$150,000 a year.
In addition to Butts County,
three municipalities also
share in the division of the
revenue derived from this
tax. Butts County gets 57.8
per cent of the total tax
raised; the City of Jackson,
35.7 per cent; Jenkinsburg,
3.6 per cent, and Flovilla, 2.7
per cent.
With the advent of warmer
weather, beer and wine sales
boomed in the County during
March, Sutton reported, and
the County’s take from taxes
on these two beverages
netted $3,833.52 in March.
The increase over February
totals from the same source
was $1,346.72. The figures for
March do not include a SSOO
license fee issued to James
Restaurant at the intersec
tion of 1-75 and Ga. Hwy. 36,
Sutton said.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Headstart
Program Is
Recruiting
The Butts County Head
start Program, sponsored by
Piedmont Area Community
Action Agency, is recruiting
eligible children for the
1977-78 Program Year.
Eligible children are those
who will be 4 or 5 years old by
September 1. 1977. and come
from a low income family or
have a handicapping condi
tion.
Applications will be taken
on May 5 and 6 at the
Headstart Center located on
McKibben Street, in Jackson.
Income verification must
be presented at the time of
application by those indivi
duals applying as low income
families. Guidelines for use
in determining eligibility are
those set by the Office of
Child Development.
For additional information
call 775-3830
Arteriosclerosis
The major cause of heart
attacks and strokes is ar
teriosclerosis, the accumu
lation of fatty materials—
rich in cholesterol—in the
walls of the arteries.
RECEIPTS
JANUARY
Traffic $6,911.00
Non-Traffic 184.00
$7,095.00
FEBRUARY
Traffic $9,399.00
Non-Traffic 261.35
$9,660.35
MARCH
Traffic $12,464.00
Non-Traffic 709.00
$13,173.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS $29,928.35
Respectfully Submitted,
BILLY LEVERETTE
Sheriff, Butts County
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by
Johnny Smolka
Progress-Argus
U collier Reporter
If the Joneses (that’s
Martha and Vincent) were to
ask me to condense my
weather report for the month
of April I would probably do
it likewise: Water Taps and
Las Vegas. But then, I would
have to have some sort of an
explanation and would be
forced to decipher it.
So, let’s start with the
Water Taps, or spigots, if you
prefer. They are marked Hot
and Cold. First the Hot. The
first two days the tempera
ture registered 75 and 78
degrees. Then to 83 and 86 on
the 11th and the 12th. But
when it hit 88 on the 17th and
18th, you could hear the
Prognosticators Loud and
Clear. “See, they said with
that coldest winter we had.
they said we would have the
hottest summer.”
Yep. every Tom, Dick and
Harry was checking appli
ance stores for sales on air
conditioners. But, my
friends, the summer season
was short lived, as my
arthritis. All of a sudden the
weekend of April 23rd the
cold moved in. In fact it
dipped as low as 37 in some
areas. And so much for the
Hot and Cold of it. Now, for
•he Las Vegas of it. Don’t you
in an earlier report of
mine that the total rainfall
annually in Las Vegas was
less than three (3) inches?
What I’m leading up to is the
rainfall report for the month
and I do mean it was sparse
and so few and far between.
Summarizing it! .10 on the
First; .03 on the Second and
nary a drop ’till the weekend
of the 22nd when we picked
up .90 and finally .10 on the
29th for a total of 1.13 for the
month and that, my friends is
drier than 1972 when we had
1.22 inches, or the lowest here
in a long time.
We had almost the same
kind of an April last year
when we recorded 1.70. Our
total for this year is 16.93 as
compared to 18.46 last year.
Plant Lloyd Shoals recorded
2.05 for the month and 14.61
for the year. And, as I wrap
up this report, if you thought
that cold spell we had was
something new, let me
refresh your memory.
April 29th in 1967 and 1973 it
was 38 degrees and just a half
dozen years ago in 1971 it
THURSDAY. MAY S, I9TT
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KIWANIANS FETE WINNERS—Two Cloverleaf 4-H
Club members, who were named district winners recently
at the Rock Eagle 4-H camp, are Laura Thaxton, left,
Leisure Recreation winner, and Kim Presley, Home
Furnishings and Art winner. Beaming their approval from
the rear are Kiwanis President Doug Durrett and Kenneth
Welch. Chairman of the Club’s Agriculture and
Conservation Committee.
snowed on April 7th.
Oh, one last note. Remem
ber the extremely high winds
on the sth of April this year?
My nephew. Kenny Tripodi,
and I were sitting, I mean
resting, at Number 13 at the
Masters that day when all of
a sudden about noon the top
of a huge pine tree in the
immediate area of the green
broke off the upper part and
with a thunderous sound
toppled to the ground. Five of
the High School athletes from
Jackson came over and
asked us, w’hat was all that
noise we heard? I pointed in
the direction of the green to
show them, Donnie and
Ronnie. Al, Charlie and Bill.
Oh. oh. maybe they were
supposed to be in school. I
said on the sth of April. Sorry
fellas!!
BUTTS COUNTY CB’ERS
TO MEET SATURDAY
The Butts County CB Club
will hold their regular
monthly business meeting on
Saturday, May 7th, at 8:00
P.Mj at the Jackson club
house. All members are
asked to attend.
Handy Andy & Jones Food Mart
Come in this Week and Take
Advantage of These Specials
Dempsey or Flav-O-Rich
WHOLE MILK
Regular Price
$1.65 =■'
Grade A Medium
EGGS-^
do, 55 /T
Limit 2
REGULAR
54.’
Country
HAM FAT
3 ! $i
FRYERS
11 41c
CARD OF THANKS
I don’t know any words that
can more adequately express
to my friends, relatives and
neighbors than a very
sincere and heartfelt THANK
YOU for all the good things
that you’ve done for me while
I was in the Griffin Hospital
and since I’ve been back
home. I thank you first of all
for the prayers that were
said for my recovery, also for
the cards, visits, phone calls,
food and lovely flowers and
the beautiful birthday cake,
and for everything you did
for me in any way I say thank
you again. I love you all.
-Bessie Barnes.
DERANEY’S
DEPT. STORE
Is Headquarters
For
MALE
JEANS
OK Self Service Gasoline
ALSO AT HANDY ANDY PICK UP ON THESE
SHOP AT JACKSON'S MOST CONVENIENT FOOD
STORES, HANDY ANDY AND JONF.S FOOD MART.
OPEN 7 A. M. TO 11 P. M. 7 DAYS A WEEK
Westbury
Volunteers
Mrs. Christine B. James
Among activities, involv
ing volunteers conduct
ed during April are as
follows:
April 7-Easter egg hunt at
Macedonia Baptist Church.
The church bus furnished
transportation. Mr. and Mrs.
Cline Bradley, Mrs. Sharon
Thurman and Mrs. Carolyn
Grant assisted other church
members. And as always
delicious refreshments were
served.
April 8-Easter bunnies,
made by members of Flovilla
Not-Too Club, were present
ed to each patient by Mildred
Smith and Christine James.
"He's a fool that can't con
ceal his wisdom."
Benjamin Franklin
The
CHIRP-INFORMER
Trifacial neuralgia, or “the
tic”, is one form of face and
head pain so often mis
diagnosed, consequently
treated with poor results. It
is primarily an inflammation
of the trigeminal nerve,
giving severe pain.
Pain occurs usually in one
side of the head only,
radiating to the midline over
or under the eye, or into
either the upper or lower
gum and jaw. THUS, “sinus
trouble” or dental pain may
be the diagnosis. At times
there may be pain in the
temple, diagnosed as “mi
graine headache.”
With very specific treat
ment, Chiropractic patients
invariably report excellent
results in correction of the
problem.
If you, or a friend, suffer
from this type of disorder,
why suffer in life more than
necessary? Call Dr. R. J.
Cartwright, at 540 West Third
Street, Phone 775-7193, week
days, after 1 P.M., exc.,
Wednesday. You will be glad
you did!
Dempsey Low Fat
MILK
$1.29 -
'food
BUYS
UNLEADED
57.’
MEAT SPECIALS
PORK CHOPS
" 99c
LEAN
GROUND BEEF
“ 71c
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
TO MEET TUESDAY
The Butts County Athletic
Boosters Club will meet
Tuesday, May 10th, at 8:00
p.m. in the Jackson High
School lunchroom.
President Rudy Wyatt
said the group will discuss
plans for the all-sports
banquet and the programs
for the next year. All
members, and interested
parties, are urged to attend.
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And you get the greatest choice
ever of custom features.
JOHN ROBERTS
CLASS RINGS AT
Clark’s
Jewelry
26 Third Street
Offer Good Thru
May 15,1977
Colonial or Sunbeam
BIG BREAD
3-$1
wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammm
Home Made
SAUSAGE
69c u _
PREMIUM
59.’
Country Cured
HAM HOCKS
99c
FAT BACK
“■ 49c