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Karks m /i progress-Argua Volume 102 Number 33 Butts Unemployed Raft ;s To 8.2% Of Total Work horce Butts County’s unemploy ment rate increased by .4 of a percentage point in June, from 7.8 in May to 8.2, according to figures released here today by the Georgia Department of Labor. The number of persons unemployed in Butts County rose by 32 from 398 in May to 420 in June. The total number of persons employed de creased by 12, from 4,695 in May to 4,683 in June, according to Jerry Buffing ton, manager of the State Employment Security Agen Two Mobile Homes in County Hit by Fire Last Thursday According to Jackson fire man W. L. Vaughn, no one was injured when fire destroyed two mobile homes at different locations in the county last Thursday. Vaughn said that last Thursday morning a double wide mobile home belonging to Mrs. T. R. Thompson of Flovilla was a total loss to fire which had engulfed the trailer by the time the Jackson fire truck arrived on the scene. The mobile home was located about two miles south of Flovilla off Highway 87 according to Vaughn. He said two units from the Flovilla Fire Department were at the scene when he arrived. Another mobile home, located in Jenkinsburg, burned last Thursday eve ning and according to Vaughn no one was home at the time of the fire. Vaughn said the trailer belonged to Joe Norton and was located in the city limits near the train tracks. He said the fire started from an air conditioner in the bathroom where there was heavy damage as well as to an adjoining bedroom. Vaughn added that all of the house was damaged extensively by smoke and heat from the flames. Some clothing and furniture were saved from the fire accord ing to Vaughn. In addition to Jackson, the Jenkinsburg Fire Depart ment also answered the call. Mgm y -f ; nw^** ,w NEW LOOK IN TOWN—Blue-and-white Atlanta Gas Light and Georgia Natural Gas vehicles are becoming a familiar sight in Jackson. Gas Company personnel are conducting surveys of customers’ gas appliances and cy’s Job Service Office here. During the same period, the county’s labor force increased by 10, from 5,093 in May to 5,103 in June. The labor force is the total number of persons both employed and unemployed. At the same time, the area served by the Griffin Job Service office of the State Employment Security Agen cy, of which Butts is one of eight counties, saw its unemployment rate rise by .4 per cent over the month from 5.9 to 6.3. Record Number From County Attend Gordon Gordon Junior College, which is expected to have a total enrollment of over 1,300 students this fall, will also have a record number of Butts Countians in attend ance when the fall session begins. According to a news release from the Barneiville college, the following Butts County students have recent ly applied for fall quarter admission: George Caston- Barber, Veronica Denise Brooks, David Byron Brown, Esther Denise Bunch, Lisa Marie Carter, Elsie Lee Daugherty, Toney Franklin Duke, Daphne Alisica Fambro, William A. Fears, Georgia Ann Franklin, Bobbie Jean Goodman, Jarvis Jacob Jones, Joey Patterson, Terry Lane Duke, William Michael Wise, Den nis Michael Morgan, Willie Mann, Jr., Martha Grace Morton, Eddie James Ro berts, Charles Harold Thorn ton, Phillip M. Todd, Ruby Gaynell Watts, Doug P. Webb, James Robert Ander son, Tanzie Lei Norsworthy, William Andrew Waldrop, Tabitha Layne Williamson, Tammy Lynn Rosier. The total number of persons unemployed in the Mclntosh Trail Area in creased by 328 during the month, from 4,610 to 4,938. The number of persons employed rose by 524, from 73,192 to 73,716. The Griffin area saw its total labor force rise by 852 persons, from 77,802 to 78,654. Other counties in the Griffin area and their unemployment rates in clude: Fayette, 6.3; Henry, 7.5; Lamar, 5.7; Newton, 5.3; Pike, 8.4; Spalding, 6.1; and Upson, 5.3. MACHINE GUN GARY AT ARMORY FRIDAY The greatest in Disco is coming to Jackson’s National Guard Armory on Friday, August 19th, from 9 ’till 1 a.m. when Machine Gun Gary returns with his Disco World. Sponsored by the Butts County Celebration Commit tee, admission will be $2.00 per person and free LP’s and T-shirts will be awarded lucky winners. LOCAL STUDENTS ARE GORDON GRADUATES Gordon Junior College will hold its first summer commencement exercise on Thursday, August 18th, at 10:00 a.m. in the student center auditorium. President Jerry M. Williamson will deliver the commencement address and the public is invited to attend. Three Butts County stu dents who will be among the 48 graduates are Charles Ivey, Indian Springs, Karen L. Newman, Jackson, and Joseph Lawrence Smith, Flovilla. LIBERTY BAPTIST TO HOST SINGING SAT. AUG. 20TH The Liberty Baptist Church will be the host for a night of singing this Saturday night, August 20th. The featured group will be The Joy Masters Quartet. The public is cordially invited to attend, beginning at 7:30 p.m. equipment during August and September in preparation for the changeover to Georgia Natural Gas operations on October 1. Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, August 18, 1977 Joseph Davis Is Named To EMC Board Joseph Davis was elected to the board of directors of The Central Georgia EMC August 3rd at the Annual Membership meeting. Mr. Davis will serve a one-year “At Large” term as a director. Mr. Davis was born in Quitman where he attended the public schools and later graduated from Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley. He has pursued further study at Atlanta University and Fort Valley State College. • . , a-- m Wk pHS|Xiraj| ' Jajfjj* ■ ' v - • JOSEPH DAVIS As an educator, he has taught in the Butts County School system for 23 years. He was a coach for 21 of those years, and is presently employed as the Driver Education instructor at Jack son High School. He is also a member of the Georgia Driver and Safety Education Association. Mr. Davis holds an active membership in the National Education Association, Geor gia Association of Educators, Butts County Association of Educators, and the Georgia Recreation and Park Society, Inc. He has received several awards in the field of education which include Teacher of the Year Award 1964, Fort Valley State College Outstanding Achievement Award for contributions to Athletics in 1973 and a BMO Award for 21 years of service rendered in the area of Athletics, 1977. Mr. Davis is an active member of the Zion Baptist Church. He is married to the former Florence Oteal Walk er, a native of Butts County. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have four children, Victor, Denise. Rozlyn and Joseph. The Davis family resides at Route 1, Jenkinsburg. PACAA Asks For Help In Winterization Piedmont Area Communi ty Action Agency recently announced the appointment of anew Energy Coordinator to direct their weatherization program. Reverend Conrad Gamble, director of the program, has organized work crews made up of volunteers, students, and CETA trainees. These work crews have been hard at work insulating, weather stripping, caulking windows, putting plastic over windows and other steps necessary to held make homes of the economically disadvantaged families in the eight county area covered by PACAA easier to heat this winter. Reverend Gamble says that he can get the work done but that they need more materials with which to work. He has asked that any business or individuals in the community who have new or used materials which they would like to donate to help weatherize homes in this area contact their local Community Service Center or the PACAA office at 163 Covington Street, Jackson, Ga. 30233. Telephone—77s - Some of the materials which are urgently needed are: lumber, insulation, tin, weatherstripping, plastic film, etc. Also, any heating fuels such as oil, coal and wood are needed. Mr. Gamble stated that through the donations of supplies by local citizens, and the labor of his crews, he hopes to serve more families in this much needed area of energy conservation. Fla. Escapee Captured In Butts County According to Sheriff Billy Leverette, an escapee from a Florida prison. Richard Harold Mills, was captured in Butts County last Thurs day after leaving 1-75 gas station without paying the attendant for the gas. Leverette said Deputy Howell Cook was in the area at the time of the incident, gave chase to Mills and finally brought him in. Mills was charged with theft by taking, speeding and driving without a license according to Leverette. He added that Mills was serving time in Florida for grand larceny and at the time of his arrest, he was driving a car allegedly stolen from a car lot in Smyrna. Leverette said Mills is being held in the Butts County jail until he is extradited to Florida. On another matter. Lever ette said a resident of Cherokee Lake Estates. Art Dunaway, was found dead at his home last Friday. Leverette said Dunaway apparently died of natural causes and that there has been no investigation of his death. City of Jackson Gets Grant Of $160,000 for Water Tank City of Jackson officials have been notified that a grant in the amount of $160,000 has been made the City by the Economic Development Administration for water system improve ments. Included in the improve ments will be construction of anew 200.000 gallon elevated Indian Springs Camp Meeting To Close Sunday at 8:00 P.M. Savings Bonds Sales Slow Down Locally Sales of U. S. Savings Bonds, popular low-priced Treasury Department secur ities. have tapered off in Georgia from the record high registered in the Bicenten nial year, according to figures released this week by the Georgia Savings Bonds staff. For the first six months of the year, Georgians pur chased $48,611,693 of the Series E and H Savings Bonds, or 49 per cent of the State's assigned goal of 599.400.000. The slump was even more noticeable locally w’here Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins. Butts County volunteer chairman, reported that Savings Bonds sales for the first half of 1977 were $48,014. or 29 per cent of the County's quota of 5165.000. Surrounding counties re ported above-the-average six month sales, as follows: Jasper. $48,660. or 75 per cent of its goal; Newton. 5185.189. 53 per cent: Henry. $287,889, 52 per cent: Lamar, Si47.l3s.s2percent: Monroe. 533.871. or 56 per cent; Spalding. $152,974. or 49 per cent. Marvin L. Summers, State Director of the Georgia Savings Bonds program, announced the appointment of Grant G. Simmons. Jr. as the new Savings Bonds State Chairman for Georgia. Mr. Simmons is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Simmons Company. Mr. Simmons succeeds Mr. John M. Hoemer. who recently retired as President of USS Agri-Chemicals, a division of United States Steel Corporation. who served with distinction for more than two years in this volunteer position. MRS. McCORD WORKS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS Mrs. Charles McCord has been named 1977 Breath of Life campaign chairman in Jackson, according to an announcement today by Mrs. Pat Skinner, president of the Georgia Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. A major purpose of the CF Foundation is to conquer this tragic inherited disease which occurs once in every' 1.600 live births in the United States. When a CF Breath of Life marcher knocks on your door, give as generously as you can. Lung-damaging diseases still kill more children in this country than any other disease except cancer, and these children need the support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. water storage tank, as well as removal of the old water tank located next to the City Jail. Engineering plans are being completed now for both of these projects and it is believed that work will begin on the new water storage facility by early fall. The present water tank is DR. J. HAROLD LOMAN TO PREACH THURSDAY AND SUNDAY AT 8 P.M. State Teenage Contest Set For October Teen-agers in the state of Georgia will have the opportunity to compete for top honors in the 18th annual state finals of the MISS AMERICAN TEEN-AGER contest on October 7 and 8 at the new Civic Center Theatre in Marietta. Georgia, (me tropolitan Atlanta) Miss Kathy Sloan of Rincon. Georgia, the reign ing MISS GEORGIA TEEN AGER. will climax the state event with the crowning of the new 1977-78 state queen The fortunate teenage beauty will be awarded many prizes along with an all expense trip to the fabulous Fountain bleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Florida later in the month where she will represent the state of Georgia and compete with other finalists from all parts of the United States for the coveted title of 1977-78 MISS AMERICAN TEEN AGER The pageant is the oldest and largest teenage contest of its kind in the entire world, holding registration with the United States Patent Office and with each Sec. of State. Contestants are judged on Beauty, Poise and Persona lity. Grooming. Achievement and participation in Com munity affairs. There is no bathing suit competition and no talent demonstration required. Several slots for entry into the state pageant is open in each district of the state. This is an opportunity for pageant-minded teenage girls to compete on state level. Applicants must be 13 through 17 and not reaching their 18th birthday before November 30, 1977. single, residents of Georgia and citizens of the United States. Entry information is avail able by writing to: MISS AMERICAN TEEN-AGER PAGEANT. Georgia Divi sion. 6026 Morrow Cove. Morrow . Georgia 30260. Ap plicants should send name, address, age and birthdate and telephone number old. has a limited capacity and is not considered to be worthy of renovation. Both Mayor C B Brown. Jr and members of the Jackson City Council were pleased at announcement of the grant award, one of only three being awarded cities in this area under current EDA guidelines. 15c Per Copy With the 87th annual camp meeting at the Indian Springs Holiness Camp Grounds nearing its close, the services have been marked to date by spirited preaching to large and enthusiastic audiences. Extremely hot weather has failed to reduce attendance and the tabernacle has been ringing all week with good old Gospel singing and Bible-inspired preaching. Three nationally-known evangelists. Dr. J. Harold Loman. of Salisbury, N. C.. Rev John Brackman, of Eustis. Florida and Maj. Paul Rader, of Seoul, Korea have thrilled the audience thrice daily with their sermons. Special days still to be observed during the current convocation include a Mis sionary Program on Thurs day. August 18th. at 3:00 p.m. and Butts County Recogni tion Day on Thursday evening at the 8:00 p.m. service. Dr. J. Harold Loman will preach tonight < Thursday at 8 p.m. and will also preach the closing sermon on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. The schedule of services for the last four days of the current season is as follows: Thursday. Aug. 18— 11:00 a.m.. Rev. John Brackman: 3:00 p.m.. Missionary Day; 8:00 p.m.. Dr. J. Harold Loman. Friday. Aug. 19 11:00 a.m.. Maj. Paul Rader; 3:00 p m.. Dr J. Harold Loman: 8:00 p.m.. Rev. John Brack man. Saturday. Aug. 20 11:00 a.m.. Dr. J Harold Loman; 3:00 p m.. Rev. John Brack man: 8:00 p.m.. Maj. Paul Rader. Sunday. Aug. 21 11:00 a.m.. Rev. John Brackman; 3:00 p.m.. Maj. Paul Rader; 8:00 p .m.. Dr J Harold Loman. Civil Cases Opened Butts Court Monday The August term of Butts Superior Court convened Monday with Judge Sam L. Whitmire presiding. Raymond O'Quinn was named foreman of the grand jury to serve until another is empaneled. Richard Ballard. Clerk, and Clyde Norris, baliff. In his charge to the grand jury. Judge Whitmire told them that, although this is not an investigative term of the grand jury, they have the right to probe into matters which they may deem worthy of investigation. Work was begun immedi ately on what shapes up as a fairly heavy civil docket, while the grand jury was busy hearing evidence before completing their work on pending criminal matters IOK. THE HOBO. SEZ: / \ - f) n -jr With gas going to SI.OO a gallon and car prices rising yearly, anew car—which used to be considered a status symbol—is fast on the way to becoming one again.