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Volume 104 Number 24
Local EMC Joins Watt
Program of Conservafu
R. F. Armstrong, Manager
of Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation,
has announced plans for a
voluntary action program
which is designed to keep
future power rates within
reason.
The “program, known as
WATT WISER ’77, calls for
consumer-members of Cen
tral Georgia EMC to partici
pate in efforts to control the
peak demand use of electri
city during hot summer
months.
“Everyone is concerned
about utility rates,” com
mented Armstrong in an
nouncing WATT WISER “77.
“In the past few years,
everyone has experienced
rate increases, and there’s a
feeling that it’s all out of our
hands, that we can’t do
anything about it. But that’s
not true. More than ever, a
lot of the problems we all
face can be helped by people
practicing common sense
steps.”
According to Armstrong,
WATT WISER ’77 establishes
simple guidelines for con
sumers to follow.
“Though there are many
factors involved in creating
what we call a ‘peak demand’
for electricity, we know that
weather is a major contribu
tor. In the summer, use of
electricity is especially great
due to increased activity in
the home, with the use of air
conditioners and other appli
ances.
“What we’re asking is this:
when the outside tempera
ture reaches 88 degrees or
higher, we want consumers
to be especially aware of how
and when they use electri
city. We suggest that
consumers spread out the
day’s work by doing such
things as washing, drying
and ironing clothes in the
early morning or late at
night, or by setting their air
conditioners where it won’t
be so cool, or by scheduling
any heavy-use appliance to
avoid early afternoon to
early evening use.”
Armstrong explained that
consumers who learn to
distribute their work load to
avoid the critical afternoon
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YOUNG BAPTIST LEADERS—These members of Ihe Alpha youth ministry team of
the Georgia Baptist Student Union will be leading programs at the First Baptist Church on
June l!)-22nd. Team members are, left to right, Sandra Ennis, Conley; Twila Gay,
Moultrie; Randy Berry, Barnesville, and Fred Pitts, Thomaston.
hours on a potential peak
demand day, would help keep
the peak lower than it may be
otherwise.
“That’s the key to the
program,” Armstrong said.
“Normal use of electricity is
not a critical factor in
determining rate schedules,
but excessive use of electric
power during the few days a
year when a peak demand
might occur, could really
hurt.”
Armstrong continued by
saying that one day at 88
degrees, or higher, may not
be serious, but several days
of unusually high tempera
tures could be critical.
“The reason for all of this
is simple,” Armstrong add
ed. “Our wholesale rates
from Oglethorpe Electric are
determined in large mea
sure by the year’s peak
demand, not only by how
much electricity we distri
bute each month. If the peak
demand is in August, then
Central Georgia EMC is
charged on that scale for the
entire year, which eventually
affects the consumers. As
anyone can see, it pays to
keep the peak as low as
possible.”
Armstrong also stated that
Central Georgia EMC would
do everything possible to
keep consumers informed of
possible upcoming summer
peak demand conditions.
“We’re not going to cry
wolf everytime it gets
warm,” Armstrong empha
sized, “but we are going to be
watching for those times
when a peak demand could
occur. When that happens,
we’ll be asking the coopera
tion of local radio stations in
broadcasting energy bulle
tins. These bulletins will
simply state that we could be
reaching a peak demand
condition, and that consum
ers should be especially wise
in their use of electricity. By
this means, we’ll be able to
help our volunteers.
“Mainly,” Armstrong con
tinued, “we want everyone to
know about WATT WISER
’77 because it is a basic,
simple way to help out. This
program has been developed
in cooperation with our
Youth Team
Will Lead
First Baptists
The Alpha youth ministry
team, representatives of the
Georgia Baptist Student
Union, will be at the Jackson
First Baptist Church on June
19-22nd. The group is
composed of four college
students and is sponsored by
the Baptist Student Union
Summer Missions Program.
Two teams are working in
Georgia, assisting in youth
revivals, youth camps, vaca
tion Bible schools, and other
related activities.
The Alpha team includes
Randy Berry, of Barnesville,
Mercer University in Macon;
Sandra Ennis, of Conley,
West Georgia College; Twila
Gay, of Moultrie, University
of Georgia; and Fred Pitts,
of Thomaston, Georgia Tech.
Alpha is equipped to lead in
Bible studies, worship ser
vices, puppet shows, recrea
tion, music and magic shows.
Activities at First Baptist
involving the team will begin
on Sunday night, June 19th,
when the team will be in
charge of the evening
worship service. Monday
through Wednesday they will
be assisting with vacation
Bible school. Monday and
Tuesday nights the team will
lead activities for the young
people and on Wednesday
they will be in charge of the
. prayer service.
Rev. Donald L. Folsom,
pastor, and the congregation
at First Baptist invites the
public to share in these
services.
power supply company,
Oglethorpe Electric, which
has a vital interest in
controlling the peak demand.
Of course, it is a systemwide
program, and Oglethorpe
Electric supplies electricity
for 39 of Georgia’s distribu
tion EMCs.”
WATT WISER was intro
duced in 1976 by Oglethorpe
Electric, gaining state and
national acceptance as a
viable voluntary program.
Tckson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, June 16, 1977
ASCS Office
Needs Crop
Acreage Total
Butts County farmers are
asked to report the planted
acreage of wheat, corn,
cotton, grain sorghum, and
barley to the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service (ASCS). Accord
ing to County Committee
Chairman Claude N. Mad
dox, proposed farm legisla
tion could call for the
implementation of set-aside
for 1978 crops.
“The acreage required to
be set aside as a condition of
eligibility for program bene
fits may be based on a
percentage of the acreage
planted for harvest in 1977,”
Mr. Maddox said.
Under proposed legisla
tion, the reported acreage
will not be used for purposes
of establishing allotments.
By obtaining the acreages,
the Secretary of Agriculture
will have a full range of
options if the 1978 set-aside is
necessary, Mr. Maddox
explained.
“Crop acreages and the
crop use must be reported on
a field-by-field basis,” Mr.
Maddox said.
Butts County farmers will
have until June 30 to report
cotton, corn, and grain
sorghum. Crops seeded last
fall should be reported before
harvest if possible.
Farmers who have planted
acreage in 1977 - crop wheat,
corn, grain sorghum or
barley, and fail to report
such acreage may be
ineligible for program bene
fits in 1978, Chairman
Maddox said. He pointed out
that random spot checks will
be made to assure accurate
reporting.
The ASCS acreage report
requirement is effective
immediately.
High Falls To
Have Benefit
Crafts Show
To benefit the High Falls
Station of the Monroe County
Volunteer Fire Department,
the High Falls Civic Society
is sponsoring an arts and
crafts show on Saturday,
June 18th, from 12:00 noon
until 8:00 p.m.
Proceeds from the show
will be used to purchase
equipment for the High Falls
volunteer fire department.
A large and widely-diversi
fied variety of arts and crafts
will be displayed by artisans
from throughout the state.
Among the local participants
who will be showing their
talents are:
Pearl Remington - Macra
me; Linda Weaver - Macra
me. Crocheting; Mary Dye of
“Bud’s Homestead Cabin" -
Leathercraft; Roslyn Lay
man - Plaster Wall Plaques,
Holly Hobby Dolls;
Mary Lee Martin - Hand
Decorated Porcelain Jewel
ry; Barry Dendy - Wrought
Iron; James Fairchild -
Potted Plants.
INDIAN SPRINGS
DISCO OPENS
ON SATURDAY
Disco World at Indian
Springs will open Saturday,
June 18th and present Z-93’s
“Machine Gun" Gary with
the South's largest portable
disco and light show. Free
Ip's and T-shirts, along with
door prizes, are being given
away.
The Indian Springs Disco
will be open every night until
Labor Day. It is located in
the Hoard and Mullis
amusement center near the
old swimming pool. Dancing
will begin at 8:00 p.m. and
last until midnight. Admis
sion w ill be $2.00 per person.
Public Works
Funds Flow
Into County
U S. Representative Jack
Flynt, Sixth District of
Georgia, announced today
that funds for Local Public
Works Programs are now
being allocated to city and
county governments.
In making the announce
ment. Congressman Flynt
said that - Butts County will
receive funds amounting to
$97,000 and the City of
Jackson will receive $l6O,
000.“
Congressman Flynt went
on to say that “although
these dollar levels are not
legal entitlements, they can
be used by county and local
officials in prioritizing pro
jects for Local Public W’orks
funding."
The Local Public Works
funds were appropriated
under the Public W’orks
Employment Act of 1977
(H R. 11). which Congress
man Flynt co-sponsored. The
Public Works Employment
Act established eligibility for
those areas with an average
12 month unemployment rate
at or above 6.5 percent or the
State average, whichever
was lower.
In most instances, plan
ning targets for eligible
areas and applicants have
been derived by the Depart
ment of Commerce’s Econo
mic Development Adminis
tration using the “65-35”
formula outlined in the
statute. This formula is
based on both the number of
unemployed persons and the
aiiertiploym efit rate.
Unemployment
Rate Drops
During April
From a 1977 high of 9.4
percent in February, the
unemployment rate in Butts
County declined to 8.0
percent during April accord
ing to the Georgia Depart
ment of Labor.
Out of a labor force of
5,082, there were 4,674
persons employed in the
County during April. Four
hundred and eight persons
were unemployed.
Of the eight counties in the
Mclntosh Trail Area. Pike
County had the highest
unemployment rate during
April—B.7 percent. The rate
for Butts County was the
second highest followed by-
Henry County with 7.3
percent; Spalding, 6.5; Fa
yette, 6.1; Lamar. 5.4;
Newton. 5.1 and Upson, 4.3
The unemployment rate
for the Mclntosh Trail Area
us a whole was 6.2 percent
during April, down from 6.6
percent during March.
Beauties To
Compete At
4th Festival
This year during Butts
County Week there will be a
new addition to the festivi
ties—a beauty pageant.
The pageant will be held at
4:00 p.m. on Monday, July
4th. at the new recreation
field with three categories:
Little Miss Butts County
(ages 3-7); Junior Miss Butts
County (ages 8-12); and Miss
Butts County (ages 13 and
up).
The girls will bo judged in
street clothes and dress or
evening clothes. Personality
and appearance are the most
important factors. There will
not be competition in talent
or swimsuit.
Anyone interested in parti
cipating in the pageant
should contact Mrs. Melinda
Cook at 775-2291.
Bloodmobile Visits County
Monday , Seeking 135 Pints
Butts Countians are being
asked to roll up their sleeves
on Monday, June 20th, and
give a pint of blood to help get
the local Red Cross blood
program back in good
standing with the sponsoring
agency.
The Red Cross Bloodmo
bile will roll into Jackson and
be stationed at the National
Guard Armory between the
hours of 1:00 and 5:30 p.m.,
according to John Long,
Butts County chairman of the
Red Cross blood bank
program. The quota for this
visit is 135 pints.
Failing to meet its quota in
the last few visits of the
Bloodmobile. Butts County
Westbury Is
Named To
State Board
James R Westbury, ad
ministrator of Westbury
Medical Care Home in
Jenkinsburg. has been ap
pointed to the State Medical
Assistance Advisory Com
mittee. The appointment was
made by David Povthress.
commissioner of the Depart
ment of Medical Assistance
which was created this year
to administer Georgia's
Medicaid program.
Mr. Westbury and four
other nursing home adminis
trators were selected to
represent the long term
health care facilities in
Georgia and the Georgia
Health Care Association on
the committee. The new
committee members will
provide advice and counsel to
the department on adminis
trative and policy matters.
A member of Georgia
Health Care Association,
w hich represents most of the
nursing homes in Georgia.
Westbury is joined on the
committee by Tom F.
Satterfield, Wesley Homes,
Inc.. Atlanta; Carolyn T.
Smith, Altamaha Nursing
Care Facility. Jesup; Ed L.
Stephens, Huntington Conva
lascent Center in Cleveland,
and Eugene M. Bishop,
Health Service Centers, Inc.,
of Roswell.
Local Golfers
May Compete
At Carrollton
The 1977 Walter Hagen
Invitational Golf Tourna
ment for Region Five will be
held Saturday. June 18th. at
Treasure Lake Golf and
Country Club in Carrollton.
Golfers from a 15-county
middle Georgia area, includ
ing Butts, are expected to
participate in the tourney
with proceeds going to the
American Cancer Society.
The format for the tourna
ment includes the best
ball-foursomes for 18 holes
stroke play. Foursomes will
consist of one golf profession
al and three amateurs, or
four amateurs. There will be
scratch and handicap divi
sions and handicaps will be
limited to 18 which must be
certified by a PGA profes
sional.
Trophies will be awarded
to the regional winners, who
will advance to the state and,
later, national play at Disney
World in Orlando
Entry fees are SIOO per
foursome or $25 per player
twho can be assigned to a
team). Entry forms are
available locally from Larry
Morgan, chairman of the
Butts County Cancer Fund.
For additional informa
tion, or to enter, call the
American Cancer Society in
Carrollton, 404-834-7802.
now finds itself in the position
of possibly losing the gift of
free blood which is made
available by the Red Cross to
those counties reaching or
exceeding their blood quotas.
Through the years, the
County has amassed an
enviable record in blood
donation drives, exceeding
its quota almost without
exception but interest seems
to have slacked off on the last
two or three drives, the most
recent Bloodmobile visit
meeting only 100 pints.
The County’s civic clubs,
as usual, will rally to the
support of the program and
provide clerical and adminis
trative help to assist in
Entries In Microwave Cook-Off
Must be Submitted by July 15
So compliments on your
cooking inspire you to create
tasty, deliciously different
recipes and your favorite
dishes always receive rave
notices from your guests!
Then you could very well be
the lucky individual to collect
the grand prize of $725 during
the 1977 Microwave Cook-Off.
The Home Service Commit
tee of the Georgia Electrifi
cation Council, sponsor of the
Cook-Off. invites you to
participate.
It's fun to test your
culinary skills and the
Cook-Off is an opportunity to
give your creative talents a
well-deserved pat on the
back. Just submit your
recipe by July 15. 1977. The
recipe need not be original. It
can be a special favorite
adapted for microwave cook
ing.
There will be four catego
ries in the contest, (l)
Appetizers and Hors d'
oeuvres, (2) main course
dishes using meat, seafood,
eggs or cheese. (3) vegetable
casseroles and (4) desserts.
According to Mrs. Eliza
beth H. Watkins. Member
Services Director for the
Central Georgia EMC. there
is no limit to the number of
recipes which you may
submit. However, contest
ants may win in only one
category.
First place winners from
each of Georgia's ten
congressional districts will
receive $25 each. District
winners will then participate
in the state cook-off in Macon
at the Macon Mail on
September 17, 1977.
Cash prizes of S2OO and SIOO
respectively will be awarded
to a first and second place
winner in each category at
the state level. The third
place winner in each cate
gory will receive a set of
microwave cookware. The
Georgia Egg Commission
will award a prize for the
best egg dish using three or
more eggs. Finally, a grand
sweepstakes winner will be
selected from the four first
place state winners to
receive an additional cash
prize of SSOO.
The contest is open to any
resident of Georgia, except
utility home economists and
persons engaged in the
manufacture, demonstration
and-or sale of microwave
ovens Men, women and
teen-agers are w elcomed to
participate
All that is required is that
you send your recipe and
entry form by July 15. 1977.
Entry forms provide infor
mation about where entries
should be sent and are
available from your local
Electric Membership Cor
poration or Georgia Power
Office. Call today for
additional information, <4o4'
775 7857. The Central Georgia
EMC, Member Services
Department.
15c Per Copy
processing potential donors.
Giving a pint of blood is
relatively painless and has
no ill effect on a healthy
person. The donors are given
refreshments and. after a
few minutes rest, are
released to their normal
duties. The entire process
requires only 30 to 45
minutes.
Chairman Long requests
the cooperation of all donors
who have given blood
previously to not only give
again but to encourage
friends and acquaintances,
who are presently non
donors, to participate in this
vitally needed program.
McMichael To
Head Sports
At Piedmont
Ted McMichael has been
named the athletic director
and head football coach at
Piedmont Academy in Monti
ceilo.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank McMichael, of Indian
Springs. Ted attended Mon
roe Academy in Forsyth
w here he was a star football
player, winner of a Certifi
cate of Merit and named to
Who's Who Among American
High School Students.
He played his collegiate
football in Alabama at
Samford University and Troy-
State. on scholarships at both
institutions, until an injury
ended his gridiron career.
A graduate of Georgia
College in Milledgeville, he is
presently- working on his
master's degree.
Butts County
Graduates Two
From Georgia
Two Butts Countians were
among the 3.164 University of
Georgia graduates receiving
degrees at the University’s
174th annual commencement
exercise June 10th in Sanford
Stadium.
Patricia Ellen Pinckney
received a Master of Science
degree and James William
Head, a juris doctorate
degree.
Dean Rusk, former U. S.
Secretary of State and now
Sibley professor of interna
tional law at the University,
was the commencement
speaker.
All students who had
completed degree require
ments at the University since
last June were eligible to
participate in the exercises.
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being rich and fearful is near
as much fun as being poor
and hopeful.