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Karkam| progress- Argita Volume 104 Number 22 Jackson Seniors Don C id Gown for Graduation Thursday Relatives and friends of 132 seniors will attend gradua tion exercises for the Class of ’77 on Thursday evening, June 2, at 8 p.m., on the football field. Ricky Long is class valedictorian, and Charlie Robison is salutatorian. Ricky is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Long and Charlie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Robison, Jr. Angelia Henderson and Lee Duffey will offer the Invocation and Benediction respectively. The ten Academic Honor Graduates are: Ricky Long, Charlie Robison, Lee Duffey, Jean Earnhart, Tim Colwell, James Smith, Bobby Pinck ney, Joy Morris, Joey Patterson, and Van Fletcher. The Honor Graduates are: Angelia Henderson, Debbie Merritt Sanvidge, David Brown, Donna Steverson, William Yancy, Robin Hollo way, Mickey Mask, Elaine Watson, Lisa Landers, Diane Duke, Loretta Richards, Melissa Gaye, Sandra Watts, Janice Berry, Karen Lofton, Bill Fears, Pebbles King, Sandra Taylor, and Lindy Mackey. Junior Honor Guards are Lynne Duke, Rhonda Hutche son, Hal Latham, and Reginald Henderson. Order of events for commencement exercises will be as follows: Processional - Triumphal March from Aida. Invocation - Angelia Hen derson. One Cent Sales Tax Brings County $175,000 in Ist Year The first complete year of the one-cent optional sales tax has brought $175,384.15 into the Butts County treasury, according to Trea surer Billy Sutton. The County realized $16,032.38 from sales in March, a hefty increase over the $13,419.92 realized in February, when inclement weather played havoc with the County’s retail sales. When the tax was approved by voters of the County in the fall of 1975, it was estimated that it would increase County revenues by at least $150,000. Collection of the one-cent levy began April 1, 1976 and the first year’s results show a decided increase over projec tions made prior to the taxpayer’s approval. According to law, after one year’s full operation, the County’s advalorem taxes must be reduced in an amount equal to the revenue X J W*! ** -‘■■ll - - l wJBHar '■ . i JIMP*' r '~ FT ,ir* vSMte&wSra - iMaBK Vv. *Sm ■ REALTY SPOT—The Butts County Beautification Committee selected the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haley of Oak Street in Jenkinsburg as the “beauty spot" for this week. The Haleys have their porch bordered with Bufordi holly, roses, ferns, evergreen shrubbery and an assortment of hanging baskets.—Photo by Dale Whiten. JhP' > ’A.' * Z*--’ T • Ricky Long Charlie Robison Salutatorian Address - Charlie Robison. Presentation of Awards: Avondale Scholarship - Robert Betts. JHS Boosters Club Awards - Rudy Wyatt. Crawford Long Hospital Scholarship - Neil Windom. Fashion Pillows Award - Jack Little. generated by the sales tax. This should result in a further reduction in advalo rem taxes due the County in the fall of this year. Popularity of the optional sales tax has risen lately and many cities, and counties, are now using it as a method of reducing the tax burden on property owners. Revenue from the sale of beer and wine in the County was also up for the latest reporting period, which was April. Sutton reported that Butts County received $4,074.11 from this source on sales of the two beverages during that month. CASTON REUNION BE HELD JUNE 5 INDIAN SPRINGS Descendants of the Caston family are reminded that there will be a reunion on Sunday, June sth, at Indian Springs State Park. Fort Valley College Scho larship - College Representa tive. Georgia Textile Education Foundation - Dr. Fred Cook. Gordon Junior College Scholarships - Dr. Jerry Williamson. Jackson Business and Professional Women’s Award - Mrs. Jewellene Polk. William B. Jones Award - Roland Lee. Kiwanis—Key Club Scho larships - Kenny Smith. Kym Company Awards - undecided at present. W. L. Miller Award - James Lawson. National Honor Society Award - Mrs. Linda Arthur. Sylvan Grove Hospital Award - Mrs. Kathleen Knight. Danny Thomason Award - George Tate. Academic Departmental Awards - George Tate. Atlanta Journal Cup - George Tate. Valedictorian Address - Ricky Long. Presentation of Diplomas - J. M. L. Comer, Superinten dent of Schools, Butts County. Alma Mater - Graduates and audience. Benediction - Lee Duffey. Recessional - Coronation March. Graduation will begin promptly at 8 p.m.; gates to the football field will be closed after the graduates have entered. A special section will be reserved for parents of the seniors. Fire Damages Smith House Monday Night The residence of Rev. Lannie Smith on McDonough Road was damaged consider ably by fire Monday night according to Jackson fire man Terry King. King said the fire appar ently started from an electric fan in the window of one room and that all the furniture in that room was destroyed. King said when the fire department arrived at the scene, the window with the fan was completely engulfed in flames. He added that the entire house sus tained extensive smoke da mage. Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, June 2,1977 FACS Lease To Continue In Force At a called meeting of the Butts County Commission on Friday morning, agreement was reached to maintain the FACS Department at its present site. The Commissioners ap proved a lease agreement with Mrs. Margaret Maddox, owner of the present proper ty occupied by the FACS Department, under which repairs and maintenance on the building will be shared jointly by the owner and the County. Under the old lease, the entire cost of repairs and maintenance was borne by the County. Mrs. Maddox was represented at the meeting by her attorney, Richard W. Watkins, Jr., who presented cancelled checks to show that, in fact, Mrs. Maddox was already paying part of the repair and maintenance costs on the leased property. A request that a dirt road leaving Hwy. 42 north of Jenkinsburg and tieing back into the City at a southerly point be paved was denied as the Commissioners pointed out that there are no funds at 1 the present time for paving new roads. Members of the Commission did vote, how ever, to gravel the road at the earliest opportunity. Local Walk Yields $3,000 For Charity Butts County’s Walk for Mankind project brought out about 200 walkers Saturday who made the 18-mile hike to raise approximately $3,000 for several charitable organi zations. Pete Malone, general chairman of the Walk for Mankind for the Jackson Kiwanis Club, local sponsor ing agency, said that he felt the project this year was a success in view of the many conflicts that came on the walk day. Jackson faced Pepperell Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the State Class A championship baseball game and many potential walkers didn’t want to miss a single pitch in that vital contest. Scouts and other youth groups had actvities sche duled .that reduced the number of potential walkers. Preliminary totals indicate that Project Concern’s Walk for Mankind should realize about $1,400 from the Saturday walk, Malone said. Approximately SI,OOO will go to the Kiwanis Club for use in its civic and charitable projects and another S6OO to other local charities that were designated by walkers to receive a portion of the funds they had earned. Malone expressed appre ciation for all who sponsored walkers in the project as well as the many individuals and organizations who contri buted time and talent to make the walk safe and successful. FACS DEPARTMENT BE CLOSED FRIDAY The Butts County Depart ment of Family and Child ren Services will be closed on Friday, June 3rd, in observance of Jefferson Davis’ birthday. Food stamps will not be sold on that day. Persons wishing to purchase food stamps should make plans to buy them on Thursday, June 2nd. CJiailie Robison Wins Gordon Scholarship The Gordon Junior College Foundation is proud to announce that Charles E. Robison has been awarded the Presidential Scholarship for his 1977-78 tuition at Gordon Junior College. This award recognizes his out standing academic accomp lishments at Jackson High School Charlie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Robison, Jr. of Jackson. He plans to major in Business. Charlie served as Secre tary and as Vice President of the Key Club and as Varsity Captain of the football team. Charlie was a member of the Student Council, FCA, Honor Society and baseball, basket ball, and track teams. He also received the Georgia Certificate of Merit. BUTTS COUNTY C.B. CLUB TO MEET JUNE 4 The Butts County CB Club of Jackson will hold their regular monthly business me -ting on Saturday, June evening at the Jackson Club House. Pepperell Wins State Class A Baseball Crown Here Saturday The stakes were high and the stands were full at Wallace Field Saturday afternoon when the Pepperell Dragons faced the Jackson High Red Devils in the rubber game of their three-game playoff for the Georgia Class A baseball championship. The explosive bats of the Red Devils, which had buried several opponents this year under an avalanche of hits and runs, were stilled by the pitching of Steve Green who allowed the locals only five hits. Failure to hit in the clutch killed any chance of the Red Devils overtaking the visitors who jumped off to a four-run lead in the second inning. Eleven Red Devils were stranded on base, eight of them through the courtesy of the Demon hurler. Andy Waldrop, who threw a brilliant one-hitter at the Demons in the opening game which the Red Devils won 2-1, walked only two, gave up seven hits and struck out three. His game was good enough to win, save for defensive lapses, seven er rors, and the quiet bats of his teammates. The stage was set for the Saturday show- down when the teams split a double header last Wednesday after noon on Wallace Field, Jackson winning the first ,u.y i m&r y *- BATTEH I'P—Robert Anderson attempts a bunt for the Jackson High Red Devils during the game for the State Class A baseball championship Saturday at Wallace Field. The Red Devils lost the game to Pepperell High of Rome 7-2. —Photo by Dale Whiten. Graduation Program At ISA Is Scheduled For June 7 Local Company Of Guard Is Recruiting Units of the Georgia National Guard are in the recruiting business again and that includes the hometown unit, Cos. A of the 878th Engineer Battalion. The Jackson National Guard company has several openings for high school graduates who can be trained in a maintenance-related field for four months and return home with the training and skills needed to get a good job. Veterans who would like a part time job are invited to come back into the Guard with the same grade they left service with. By drilling one weekend a month, they can receive four days pay. Anyone interested in be coming a member of the local National Guard compa ny should call 775-5511 for further information. game 2-1 behind Andy Waldrop and losing the second 4-1 with David Brown on the mound. The inning-bv-inning sum mary of the Saturday game is as follows: Pepperell First—Turner reaches on error by short stop. Gentry sacrifices Tur ner to second. Henderson strikes out. Jackson flies to catcher. No hits, no runs. Jackson First—Robison and Colwell strike out. Brown grounds out. No hits, no runs. Pepperell Second—Green strikes out. Hogan grounds out. Fricks singles. Shiflett singles. Knowles flies out. Two hits, no runs. Jackson Second—Roberts and Fears walk. Patterson flies out. Loftin hits into fielder’s choice, forcing Roberts at third. Anderson walks, loading bases. Nelson strikes out. No hits, no runs. Pepperell Third—Turner reaches on error by third baseman. Gentry reaches on error by first baseman. Henderson intentionally walked loading bases. Jack son flies out to second baseman. Green singles, scoring Turner and Gentry. Hogan flies to centerfielder. Fricks doubles, scoring Hen derson and Green. Shiflett grounds out. Two hits, four runs. Jackson Third—Robison flies out. Colwell strikes out. ' ' w. Cindy Brittain III® Denise Bunch Brown singles. Roberts grounds out. One hit. no runs. Pepperell Fourth— Knowles flies out. Turner hit by pitch. Gentry flies out. Henderson flies out. No hits, no runs. Jackson Fourth—Fears and Patterson ground out. Loftin and Anderson walk. Nelson grounds out. No hits, no runs. Pepperell Fifth—Jackson flies out. Green grounds out. Hogan reaches on error by first baseman. Fricks hits home run. Shiflett flies out. One hit. two runs. Jackson Fifth—Robison grounds out. Colwell grounds out. Brown singles. Roberts walks. Fears flies out. One hit. no runs. Pepperell Sixth—Knowles. Turner and Gentry all fly out. No hits, no runs. Jackson Sixth—Patterson walks. Loftin, Anderson and Nelson strike out. Pepperell Seventh—Hen derson reaches on error by shortstop. Jackson flies out. Green singles, scoring Hen derson. Hogan singles. Ho gan goes out stealing second. Shiflett strikes out. Two hits, one run. Jackson Seventh—Robison doubles. Colwell walks. Brown flies out. Roberts singles, scoring Robison and Colwell. Fears singles. Pat terson flies out. Loftin strikes out. Three hits, two runs. 15c Per Copy Indian Springs Academy will hold its graduation exercises June 7 at 8:00 p.m. at the Indian Springs Academy gymnasium. The speaker for the service will be Robert C. (Bobby) Pafford, a member of the Georgia Public Service Com mission and resident of Butts County. The class valedictorian at Indian Springs Academy is Cindy Brittain and the salutatorian is Denise Bunch. Miss Brittain, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Brittain, was the Butts County STAR Student for the 1976-77 school year and is listed in Who’s Who Among American high school stu dents. She was a University of Georgia certificate of merit winner and a member of the ISA honor society in which she served as treasurer and two years as vice president. Miss Brittain was a varsity cheerleader in grades 10-12 and .served as captain of the cheerleaders during her senior year. She served on die schools annual staff for two years and also on the school student paper, the War Cry, for two years, one year as co-editor. As salutatorian. Miss Bunch was recently awarded a humanities scholarship ’ from Gordon Junior College. She won first place in the REA school essay contest and in addition received a mathematics certificate from Georgia Tech. She was a member of the ISA honor society in grades 8-12 and served as its secretary and president. She was an annual staff member in grades 11 and 12 and served on the staff of the War Cry for two years. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bunch. The graduation program will feature an address by Miss Brittain which w-ill precede the speech by Pafford. Pafford. who served eight years in the Georgia Legisla ture as a representative from Lanier County, is a native of Lakeland. Georgia. A gradu ate of Georgia Southern College, he is now serving his second six-year term as a member of the Public Service Commission. He lives on Old Bethei Road in Butts County. In addition to Misses Brittain and Bunch, the ISA Class of 1977 is made up of the following seniors: George Caston Barber. Trade Elaine Barnes. Elizabeth Marie Carter. Donna Marie Cook, Georgia Ann Franklin, Robert Brent Mattison. Tho mas David Smith, Wendell George Spencer, Jr., Kath ryn Elizabeth Stewart, Charles Harold Thornton and Phillip Malcolm Todd. JOE. THE HOBO, SEZ: r <eCJ ' J. y. ■ > It seems the country is so hipped on permitting any thing and everything that it is permitting itself to take the fast road straight to Hades.