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SfarksmtH Argus
Volume 104 Number 27
Citizens Committee For £?<_.
Schools Is Organized Here
Meeting Wednesday night,
June 29th, at the Board of
Education building, the Butts
County Citizens Committee
for Better Schools was
formally organized. The
Committee was formed as a
result of recommendations of
the Butts County grand jury
and expressions of interest
by local citizens.
During the next few weeks,
the Committee will study the
facilities of the Butts County
Schools and gather ideas for
improvements from visits to
other systems, along with
input from local individuals
and groups.
Working with a State
comprehensive Study Com
mittee during the summer,
the two groups will come up
with recommendations that
will form the basis of school
construction needs in Butts
County.
Robert Williams will chair
i the Citizens Committee, with
Jackson Man Drowns in Lake-
Is Seventh Fatality of Year
A 22-year-old Butts County
man, Jeffery English of
Route 3, Jackson, drowned in
Jackson Lake during the
early morning hours of June
29 according to Gerald
Kersey, a ranger with the
State Game and Fish Depart
ment.
Kersey said he received a
call from friends of English
about 1:30 a.m. that English
was missing. English and
friends were at a cabin near
the South River section of
Jackson Lake. Kersey said it
is not certain whether
English fell off the dock or
dove into the water.
Dragging attempts and
diving to recover English
were started immediately,
according to Kersey, but all
efforts to locate the body
were unsuccessful at that
time.
Kersey said dragging and
diving operations were re
sumed at 7:00 a.m. the same
morning and that the body
was recovered at 11:00 a.m.
by a diver with the Newton
County Rescue Department,
Ray Daniels.
QUEENS TO REIGN —In the front row, little Miss Angie Smith is shown with her
bouquet of flowers as she was crowned “Little Miss Butts County” at the beauty contest
Monday afternoon at Avondale Park. Beside her is little Miss Brenda Guy, runner-up.
On the back row, left to right, are Miss Jennifer McMullen, “Junior Miss Butts County”
and April Crane, runner-up. Miss Rhonda Hutcheson was runner-up for the title “Miss
Butts County” and Miss Mitzi Butler, the queen, is shown with her bouquet. Photo by
Carole Lawrence.
Claude Maddox as vice
chairman, and Mrs. Stanley
Maddox, secretary.
Members of the Committee
attending the organization
meeting included Ernest
Battle, Mrs. Corine Clark,
Mrs. Edith Hall, Mrs.
Pauline Jester, Claude Mad
dox, Mrs. Stanley Maddox,
Mrs. Pat P. Smith, Larry
Smith, Robert Williams and
Rudy Wyatt.
Other members of the
Committee include Joe Lewis
Allen, Sandra Brooks, John
ny Colwell, Bailey Crocka
rell, Freddie Dodson, Vera
Douglas, Albert Dupree, Sr.,
Lovett Fletcher, Frank
Hearn, Larry Morgan, John
George Stewart, Charlie
Frank Thurman, Early L.
Watkins, Jimmy White and
Thomas Wise.
In addition to the Commit
tee members, the following
were present: Superinten
dent J. M. L. Comer; Bill
Also assisting in the rescue
attempts were the Butts
County Sheriff’s Depart
ment, the Butts County
Rescue Department and the
State Game and Fish
Department.
English’s death was the
seventh fatality on Jackson
Lake this year; three of those
deaths occurred on the Butts
County side of the lake. One
person drowned on the
Newton County side, two on
the Jasper County side and
one person died in a boating
accident on the Jasper side.
SOCIAL SECURITY
REP. HERE THURSDAY
A representative from the
Griffin Social Security Office
is in Jackson every Thursday
between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in a
downstairs office of the
courthouse.
Much SS business can be
transacted over the tele
phone and interested parties
can call collect the Griffin
office at 227-0183.
Cody, representative, State
Department of Education;
Board Member Max Perdue;
Board Attorney Richard
Watkins; Representative Bill
Jones; Dick B. Spangler and
Taylor Manley, Jr., archi
tects for the School Board;
Principals George Tate and
Mrs. Brenda Johnson; Loy
Hutcheson, Clifford Lawson
and Ben Paget.
On July 13th, the Commit
tee will tour the Butts County
Schools. Their next regular
meeting will be held on July
18th at 7:30 p.m. at the Board
of Education building.
During the months of July
and August, the Committee
will tour other school
systems, the first visit being
scheduled to Fayetteville
High School on July 20th.
All citizens who wish are
encouraged to contact any
member of the Committee
with suggestions or recom
mendations.
Tom Weaver
Named Baseball
Coach of Year
Tom Weaver of York,
South Carolina, nephew of
Mrs. Robert Lane, Otis
Weaver and W. Sessions
Weaver of Jackson, was
recently named the All-Area
High School Baseball Coach
of the Year.
He received the honor for
leading his team, the
Cardinals, to the Conference
3-AAA title, the Upper State
(S.C.) Championship and the
state AAA baseball crown.
The Cardinals had a
combined batting average of
.375 and a pitching staff that
won 34 games and lost nine
for the season.
The Cardinals placed more
players on the All-Area team
than any school. Five players
were from York, three from
Chester, two from North
western, two from Rock Hill
and one from Indian Land,
South Carolina.
i, Georgia 30233, Thursday, July 7,1977
i. C. Smith Is
Hell Service
Foreman Here
Southern Bell Telephone
Company has announced the
appointment of A. C. Smith
as Service Foreman in
Jackson, according to Man
ager Charles Rogers.
Smith, a native of Monroe
County, began his telephone
career in Macon in 1965 as a
lineman. He held the position
of installer-repairman in
Macon and Forsyth prior to
being promoted to service
foreman in Jackson.
Smith is a member of the
Forsyth Jaycees and Forsyth
Golf Club. He and his wife,
Sandra, have a six year old
son. Todd.
Deadline Nears For Statewide
Microwave Cook-Off Contest
You may be the lucky
winner of $725.00 by entering
your favorite microwave
recipe in the Statewide
Microwave Cook-Off. The
deadline for entering your
recipe is July 15, 1977! There
is no limit to the number of
recipes you submit, but you
can only win in one category.
CATEGORIES: (1) Appeti
zer, (2) Main Dish using
meat, seafood, cheese or
eggs, (3) Vegetable Casse
role, (4) Desserts.
AWARDS FOR EACH
CATEGORY:
District - Ist place -
Certificate and $25.00, 2nd
Place - Certificate, 3rd Place
- Certificate.
State Cook-Off - Ist Place -
$200.00. 2nd Place - $lOO.OO.
3rd Place - Microwave
Cookware.
SPECIAL AWARDS:
(These will be given in
addition to the microwave
awards from the four
categories listed above) 1.
Best Egg recipe using three
or more eggs - $50.00 (Given
by the Georgia Egg Commis
sion) ; 2. Best Chicken recipe
- $50.00 ; 3. Best Poultry
recipe (using eggs, turkey,
broilers, or some combina
tion) - $50.00 (Given by the
Poultry Federation); 4. Best
recipe using Peanuts in
dessert or appetizer dish -
$50.00 ; 5. Best recipe using
Peanuts in a vegetable
casserole or main dish -
$50.00 (Given by the Peanut
Commission)
SWEEPSTAKES: Winner
will be selected by judges
from the four first place
winners and will be awarded
$500.00.
REMEMBER JULY 15,
1977 is the DEADLINE for
you to enter your favorite
recipe in the Microwave
Cook-Off! Mail recipe to:
Mrs. Martha Chastain, Geor
gia Power Company, 260
Building, P.O. Box 4545,
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
Sponsored by Georgia Elec
trification Council - Home
Service Committee.
Retail Sales
Increase In
Butts County
Retail sales in Butts
County for the first quarter of
1977 increased 10.6 percent
over the same period last
year for a sales volume of
$9,844,000 according to fi
gures released by the
Georgia Chamber of Com
merce.
Other counties in the area
also registered increases—
Clayton County’s retail sales
rose during the quarter by
19.7 percent and sales totaled
$98,672,000. Spalding County
recorded $36,545,000 in sales
for an increase of 5.9 percent.
In Henry County retail
sales increased 8.2 percent to
$18,947,000, and in Newton
County sales were up 6.5
percent to $20,181,000. Rock
dale County registered a 14
percent increase with sales
of $20,199,000, and Fayette
County was up 8.7 percent to
$7,897,000 in sales.
Statewide, retail sales
totaled $4,949,158,000 during
the first quarter of the year
for an increase of 9.5 percent
over the 1976 period.
Forest Fires
Attributed
To Lightning
Though most of Jackson
and Butts County were not
affected, the system of
thunderstorms which passed
through middle Georgia
during the afternoon of June
30 causing damage in
neighboring counties were
probably the cause of two
forest fires in the eastern
part of the county.
Jackson fire chief W. L.
Vaughn said lightning from
the storms probably caused
the fires which burned about
one-half acre of woods on the
Ray Saunders place near
Jackson Lake and about
one-fourth acre of woods off
the McMichael Road about
four miles from where the
other fire began.
Vaughn said the fire on the
Saunders place began about
7:00 p.m. and the fire off the
McMichael Road about 20
minutes later.
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POWER OUTAGE— High winds and torrential rains struck Jackson Friday afternoon
and these dangling wires near Jones Food Mart on Hwy. 42 bear mute testimony to the
storm’s strength. The City was without power for about three hours until the damage was
repaired. V /[< /U> W f/Z.
Butts County Week
Opens With A Bang
Butts County Week got off
to a rousing start on Monday,
July Fourth, when a variety
of competitions on Recrea
tion Day at the Jackson-Butts
County Recreation Park
attracted hundreds of con
testants and spectators.
In the Sand Pile dig for
children six years and under,
51 children participated in
locating $25.00 in coins buried
in the sand.
Four separate digs were
held with first place winners
as follows. Shelly Stewart,
Rivers Waits, Christopher
Smith and Suzanne Buntin
(tied) and Eric Cook.
In the SAC race, Randy
Browning and Justin W’aits
were the winners in the 10
years-and-under competi
tion; Joey Daniel and Jamie
Maddox won the event for
contestants up to 18 and
Jimmy Maddox and Kenny
Smith won in the 18-and-over
category. In the SAC race for
couples only, Jimmy and
Brenda Maddox were the
winners.
In the egg toss, first place
went to Joey Daniel and
Jamie Maddox for under-18
and to Perry Ridgeway and
Rhonda Hutcheson for the
over-18 group.
The water balloon game
for 16-years and under was
won by Randy Hutcheson,
Tommy Powell. Joey Daniel
and Jamie Maddox. For
those 12-years or under, the
winning team was composed
of Cherece Nutt. Eric Cook.
Charlie Rodgers and Jeff
Waits.
The watermelon eating
contest was divided into four
categories. Ross Duke win
ning the title for those under
eight. Carol Boan for those
under 12, John Hall for those
18 and under and Mae Parker
for those 18 and over.
The Mangham-Sanvidge
team won the horseshoe
pitching contest.
In the mother-daughter
softball game, the mothers
beat the daughters 18-4. This
was reversed in the father
son baseball game when the
sons beat the fathers 11-5.
The arm wrestling contest
was staged by weight of the
contestants. Carey Thaxton
was champ in the 150 pound
class; Jimmy Fogg in the
151-170 pound competition;
Terry Waits in the 191-210
pound test and Auze Dover in
the 211-pounds and over
class.
The Jackson A's defeated
the American Legion base
ball team 13-6. while White
Builders defeated Webb's A s
softball team 12-7.
In the bicycle rodeo for
seven-years and under, Sam
Taylor was the winner, while
in the 8-12 year-old group
Robert Buntin was the
champion.
In the beauty contest for
3-to-7-year olds, Miss Angie
Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Smith was crowned
"Little Miss Butts County”.
The competition among
8-to-12-year olds for the title
"Junior Miss Butts County”,
Miss Jennifer McMullen
July 7 SENIOR CITIZENS DAY
8:00 p.m. Golden Oldies Disco Party in
the Recreation Dept. Bldg. (Old Pepperton
Church). Prizes and Free Refreshments. Free
Admission to All Over 50; All Others SI.OO.
Johnny Smolka to be D. J. Spinning Records
Popular in the 1920’s to 1940’5.
July 8 YOUNG AND YOUNG-AT-HEART
DAY
8:00 p.m. Celebration Dance Featuring
“Cottonwood” at the National Guard Armory.
Admission $3.00. Three Hours of Rock and One
Hour of 50 & 60’s Medley.
Special Outside Event ln Flovilla, Across
From the City Dump There Will Bea
Motorcycle Demonstration Featuring a Car
Jump Attempt By Floyd and Anderson at 2:00
p.m. Admission Free.
July 9 SPIRIT DAY
On the Square in Jackson
9:00 a.m. Flag Raising With Music by
Jackson High School Band
9:00 a.m. Arts and Crafts. Local Clubs
Will Be Set Up and Ready for Business:
Order of the Eastern Star, Jenkinsburg
Garden Club. Iron Springs Sunshine Club. Butts
County Band Boosters Club, Butts County
Chapter of the A.A.R.P., Butts County Jaycees,
Brownie Troop No. 290. Westbury Medical Care
Home. N.A.A.C.P.. C. B. Club, and the William
Mclntosh Chapter of the D.A.R. with a Display
at Their Clubhouse on Mulberry Street.
Individuals With Exhibits Include: Patricia
Parrish Hooten. Livia O'Hara. Mary Lynn
Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weaver—
Macrame; James Miller-Copper; Doug
Bennett—Leather Craft; Candy Carmichael—
Craft Works: Hugh Patrick—Woodwork; Scott
Coleman, Gail Parnell. Eloise Dorsey—Art.
11:00 a.m. Parade Featuring Command
Band and Color Guard from Fort McPherson,
Griffin Shrine Club and Over 50 Local Units and
Bands with Gloria Lane from WSB-TV and Ed
SDivia from the Department of Industry and
Trade.
12:00 p.m. Bar-B-Que Chicken by Butts
County Jaycees
1:00 p.m. Kathy Borges Folk Music
and Guitar
2:00 p.m. Jackson High School Band
3:00 p.m. Shadow Box Players Skits
and Monologue
4:00 p.m. Mighty Engineers 9-Piece
Band
8:30-to-12:00 p.m. Street Dance,
Featuring Dennis Dykes and The Country
Gentlemen.
NOTICE TO ALL
PARADE PARTICIPANTS
The parade on Saturday.
July 9th. will form at Jackson
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daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie McMullen, won the
title.
Miss Mitzi Butler, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Butler, was crowned ‘‘Miss
Butts County” in competition
limited to those 13 and over
and will reign with the other
queens over the remaining
activities for Butts County
Week.
The calender of events for
the three days of celebration
still to come is as follows:
High School, beginning at
8:00 a.m. You should be in
position not later than 10:15
a.m.
Every participant in the
parade will be assigned a
number and a position when
they arrive on Saturday.
There is still time for last
minute entries as the final
parade will not be shaped up
until Saturday morning.
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