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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. 1 ' / I * ... f • T lißfifilf . . ’ 3plhq9HP3§(t . JSw* fm jp* A hfll ' f* - ~• >/ 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 15c Per Copy 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. OtA Sw ! JOE, THE HOBO, SEZ: yv -t qjrj, Kindness is sorta like fertilizer, plants thrive on one, people on the other.