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Volume 104 Number 37
Commissioners Discuss Several
Topics At Monthly Meeting
At the regular monthly
meeting of the Board of
Commissioners September 6,
a recommendation by the
Board of Appeals allowing a
special exception to zoning
requirements was unani
mously approved.
The zoning exception was
made by the Board of
Appeals in favor of a Butts
County resident who wanted
to locate a mobile home in
the county.
In other business, Dr.
William Mitchell proposed
the Board recommend to the
Planning Board that owners
of property adjoining prop
erty to be discussed at a
public hearing be notified
when and where the hearing
is to be held.
Dr. Mitchell suggested this
notification be made in
writing to the property
owners concerned.
Jenkinsburg city council
men R. A. Allen and Roy
Moore met with the Board
Butts County Fair Dates
Are Set For October 10-15
The Butts County Agricul
tural Fair, sponsored by the
Jackson Exchange Club, will
be held this year at the
Jackson Fairgrounds on
October 10th through the
15th.
Sponsored for a number of
years by the Exchange Club,
the fair presents an annual
opportunity for farmers,
gardeners, homemakers,
flower lovers and livestock
owners to show their prized
products.
The attractive premium
book for this year’s fair has
already been distributed and
contains a prize list of
hundreds of awards to be
made in the various catego
ries.
Furnishing the amuse
ments this year will be the
Myers Amusement Com
pany, of Jackson, Tennessee,
the same firm that was
called on at the last minute
last year and did a creditable
job. An even larger midway
attraction has been promised
for the entertainment of fair
goers this year.
Among the special days at
this year’s agricultural fair
will be:
Monday Entry Day
Monday Night Woman of
the Year Award.
Tuesday Night Flower
Show and General Exhibit
Judging.
Tuesday Night 4-H
Square Dancing.
Wednesday Bake Day.
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COOK-OFF CONTEST WlNNEßS—Winners in the 1977 Microwave Cook-off Contest
from the 6th Congressional District are Mrs. Kathleen Pinckney (second from left), Mrs.
Lee Nelson (center) and Miss Cindy Williamson (right), all of Jackson. Mrs. Elizabeth
Watkins (left), member services director of the Central Georgia EMC, is shown with the
winners. The contest is sponsored by the Home Service Committee of the Georgia
Electrification Council.
and discussed work which
they said needs to be done on
the Jenkinsburg City Hall,
also the voting precinct for
the Buttrill District.
The councilmen said a
local contractor, Glenn Whit
aker, had told them it would
take about $3,000.00 to
replace a wall on the City
Hall which is in need of
repair.
The Commissioners de
cided to contact Doyle
McMullen, a brick layer, to
look into the situation and
advise the Board on action to
be taken concerning repair of
the wall.
The Board voted to deny
the Board of Education’s
request for four light bulbs
for the football field.
According to the county
officials, the request was
made because the Recrea
tion Department is permitted
to use the school’s football
field.
Fire Damages Bloodmobile
City Residence Visit Nets
Friday Morning 185 p^ts
According to Jackson fir
man Terry King, fire
damaged the residence of
Charles S. Bridges at 147
Thurman Street early Friday
morning. No one was injured
in the fire.
King said the fire was
discovered by the Bridges
family who was in bed at the
time of the fire which
apparently started in the
Kitchen.
The fire was contained to
the kitchen area where one
wall was burned and part of
the roof destroyed according
to the report.
The report listed the
possible cause of the fire as
faulty electrical wiring in the
store or in the exhaust fan
over the stove.
Wednesday Night
Weight Lifting Demonstra
tion.
Thursday Night School
Night.
Friday Night String
Music (7:30 P.M.)
Saturday Night Pre
mium Awarding (9:00 P.M.)
However, the • Commis
sioners said they felt the
county had helped in other
ways, such as improvement
of entrances at the school,
that should offset the use of
the ballfield by the Recrea
tion Department.
The Board voted to permit
Dr. Mitchell to check out the
Recreation Department re
quest for equipment and
jerseys and to verify that all
the equipment is needed.
According to the motion,
Mitchell’s judgment as to the
Recreation Department’s
needs would be the decision
of the Board.
The Board voted to request
a deed from Leonard Duke
for the land around the
Worthville Justice of the
Peace Courthouse so a fire
house can be constructed.
The Commissioners request
ed that Hugh Glidewell be
retained to draw up the deed.
In one of the most
successful visits ever of the
Red Cross Bloodmobile,
Butts Countians on Monday
contributed 185 pints of blood
to the free blood program of
the Atlanta Red Cross
Chapter.
A total of 225 donors visited
the National Guard Armory
between the hours of 1:00 and
5:30 p.m. and offered their
blood. Forty were rejected
because of respiratory ills or
other minor physical defects.
Bill Crum and Cheryl
Long, as co-chairmen of the
Red Cross blood program for
Butts County, were delighted
with the enthusiastic re
sponse. Perry Ridgeway and
Charlie Brown headed the
publicity campaign for the
drive.
A number of civic organi
zations and individuals con
tributed a great deal of time
and effort to assure the
program’s success.
Next week’s issue of the
Progress-Argus will carry a
list of the donors who raised
the County’s blood program
to new heights.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 15, 1977
First Baptist
Revival Is To
Begin Sunday
Revival services at the
First Baptist Church will
begin Sunday, September
18th, and continue through
Thursday, September 22nd.
Two services will be held
daily, at 7:25 a.m. and 7:30
p.m.
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Rev. Ted Moody, of Griffin,
will conduct the special
services. A full time evange
list, Rev. Moody preached in
over 200 revivals before his
27th birthday. Rev. Moody’s
travels have taken him
across America into 14
states, Washington, D. C and
Jamaica, W. I.
Rev. Moody is the son of a
Baptist minister, Dr. Charles
Moody of Mcßae, and the
brother of Terry Moody who
was associated with Haisten
Funeral Home here before
moving to Mcßae, where he
now owns and operates a
funeral home.
Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of
the First Baptist Church,
announced that each night a
special emphasis will be
expressed. Sunday night will
be “Church Loyalty Night.”
Every member of First
Baptist is encouraged to be
present and to enjoy the
ice cream social following
the service.
Monday night will be
“Children's Night.” Each
evening preceding the
services Rev. Moody will do
a Gospel Magic Show for the
children 12 and under,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall.
A special message will be
brought to young people on
Tuesday night, which has
been designated “Youth
Night.” A fellowship for
youth is planned following
the service.
Wednesday night will be
the “Family Night” of the
revival. The church families
will enjoy a covered dish
supper preceding the ser
vice. The family with the
largest number present, the
newest marriage and the
oldest one, will be recognized
at the Family Night service.
Music for the revival will
be directed by Curtis
Murdock, Minister of Youth
and Music at First Baptist.
The combined youth and
adult choirs will be featured
along with other specials.
Mr. Murdock just assumed
his duties at the First Baptist
Church on September 4th and
is in charge of a completely
graded music program
which includes six choirs and
a handbell choir.
Rev. Folsom says much
emphasis has been placed on
spiritual preparation for the
revival. The men of the
church have met each Friday
morning for prayer, fellow
ship and a light breakfast.
Cottage prayer meetings in
homes around the com
munity were held on the 13th
and 15th and Prayer Groups
and Mission Action Groups
have also met for prayer
sessions during the prepa
ration.
Rev. Folsom and the First
Baptist congregation extend
a cordial invitation to the
public to worship with them
at any, or all, of these special
services.
GORDON TO OFFER
SQUARE DANCING
COURSE
Gordon Junior College is
sponsoring through its Com
munity Services Office a
Western Square Dancing
class in Griffin. Rhett Glover
is the instructor and the class
meets on Wednesday at 7:30
p.m. at Ashworth Lake on
School Road, northwest of
Griffin.
Applications are still being
accepted for the course
which meets during the
entire academic year. Costs
will be $25 per couple. More
information may be obtained
from the Community Ser
vices office at Gordon
(358-1700) or at the site of the
class on Wednesday evening.
Kiwanians Hear
Reports From
77 Convention
Kiwanians at their meeting
last Tuesday heard reports
from Ricky Ballard and
Harry Lewis who represent
ed the Jackson Kiwanis Club
as delegates to the 1977
Kiwanis International Con
vention in Dallas, Texas on
June 26-29th.
The convention, attended
by over 17.000 Kiwanians and
their families, was one of the
largest in the history of the
organization.
An interesting slide pre
sentation pictured the high
lights of the 62nd convention.
The 1978 Kiwanis Interna
tional convention will be held
in Miami Beach, Florida.
Committee assignments
for the 1977-’7B year were
announced and include Youth
Services, Harry Lewis; Vo
cational Guidance, Doug
Durrett; International Rela
tions, Ed Storey; Public and
Business Affairs. Mack
Davis; Agriculture and Con
servation, James Payne;
Support of Spiritual Aims, J.
H. Carmichael; Membership
Growth and Education, Lou
Moelchert; Attendance,
Rogers Starr.
Jim Trimble and Robby
Watkins will head the Club’s
emphasis on Safeguard
Against Crime, Phase II; Bill
Hindley will be in charge of
the Kiwanis Clothes Closet;
Jack Little will again direct
the Kiwanis Radio Day;
Kenny Smith will produce the
Kiwanis Kapers. and Jim
Trimble will chair the
committee working on the
Walk for Mankind project.
Greg Miller and Packy
Kelley attended from the
Indian Springs Academy Key
Club and Tina Dodd and
Stacey Burge, as Kiw anettes,
were also welcomed as
guests.
City, County
Paving Work
Is Approved
Two Butts County post
roads and streets in two of
the County's cities will be
resurfaced, according to an
announcement by the Geor
gia Department of Transpor
tation which awarded bids
Friday on 63 State projects
totaling $31.8 million.
Ledbetter Bros., Inc., of
Rome, was the low bidder on
the Butts County projects,
which were lumped with
similar projects in Henry
County and bid on as a whole.
The projects call for 9.174
miles of plant mix resurfac
ing on the following roads:
England Chapel Road and
Heard Road in Butts County
and Davis Road in Henry
County, also various streets
in the following cities,
Flovilla, Jenkinsburg,
Hampton, McDonough, and
Stoekbridge.
Loan Is Approved For Building
Medical Complex at Hospital
According to a spokesman
at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture in Washington, a
Farmers Home Administra
tion (FHA) loan of $200,000
has been approved for the
construction of a medical
building complex at Sylvan
Grove Hospital.
The loan will be for 20
years at five percent interest
rate.
Jim Shaw, administrator
of Sylvan Grove Hospital,
said the complex will consist
Retail Sales in Butts County
Hit $lO Million in 2nd Quarter
Graduates of
Gordon Course
Excel] in Test
Gordon Junior College has
set a record for the third
consecutive year in the
percentage of the nursing
graduates who passed the
examination of the State
Board of Nursing Examin
ers. Gordon nursing students
passed 97 per cent of all
sections of the test, and
President Jerry M. William
son called the results
“phenomenal.”
This class of nursing
students graduated in June.
1977, and the test was
administered to them in July.
Ms. Lisa Moore of Jackson
was one of the 15 Gordon
students who completed the
nursing course and passed
the test and is now a
full-fledged registered nurse.
Gordon’s nursing program
consists of two years work
and its graduates receive the
Associate in Arts degree,
after which they are eligible
to take the examination.
Many other schools require
either three or four years of
instruction; however, all
students take the same
licensing examination.
JACKSON LAKE OFFERS
GOOD FISHING
Ben Gunn, of the Georgia
Department of Natural Re
sources, says fishing will be
good in Jackson Lake all of
this week. Specifically. Gunn
says fishing will be good for
bass using plastic worms;
good for crappie at night;
good for bream and catfish
and that anglers are catching
a few striped bass.
Fishing at High Falls,
where the water will be
normal and clear will be only
fair to poor for all species,
Gunn says.
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STAN NELSON
A linebacker for the
Jackson High Red Devils,
Nelson the Class A Lineman
of the Week awards of both
the Atlanta Journal and The
Atlanta Constitution for his
brilliant play against Ho
gansville in Jackson's 16-0
victory here Friday Night
of three individual office
suites to be built adjacent to
the emergency entrance at
the hospital.
Shaw added that the next
step is to release bids for
construction of the offices,
but he said minor changes
are having to be made in the
blueprints to satisfy a
Health, Education and Wel
fare (HEW) requirement
thereby preventing immedi
ate release of the bids.
Once the HEW require
Council Seats
Sought Only
By Incumbents
With the qualifying dead
line looming straight ahead,
only the three incumbents
had qualified through noon
Tuesday for seats on Jack
son's City Council in the
October 4th primary.
Candidates wishing to
qualify for one of the County
posts must pay the qualifying
fee of SIOO to Hugh Glidewell,
Jr , secretary of the City
Democratic Executive Com
mittee, before 5 p.m. on
Friday. September 16th.
Already qualified are the
present Councilmen in the
three wards to be filled in the
October primary: Dawson
Bryant, first ward; John L.
Coleman, fourth ward, and
John Robert Pulliam, fifth
ward.
In addition to the three
Council posts to be filled,
voters will name members of
the City Democratic Execu
tive Committee. Present
members include Levi Ball.
A. V Maddox. Hugh Glide
well, Jr„ Mrs Mary Lee
Martin, J. O. King and
Vincent Jones
Those residents who are
not now qualified to vote in
City of Jackson elections
may register at the City Hall
at any time prior to
Thursday. September 22nd,
and be eligible to vote in the
October 4th primary.
TIFT IS OFFERING
SCUBA DIVING COURSE
A scuba diving course will
be offered at the Tift College
indoor pool beginning Sep
tember 26th. The course is
open not only to Tift students,
but also to anyone fifteen
years old and older who
would like to take it
Taught by Mr. E. T.
(Sonny) Wilcher. a certified
Y'MCA scuba diving instruc
tor, the course will be offered
from 7 until 10 P.M on
Monday and Wednesday
nights for approximately 6
weeks. The cost of the course
will be $60.00 which includes
use of air tanks, air, weight
belts, etc. Participants must
provide their own mask, fins
and snorkel.
Anyone wishing to register
for this course or to get
additional information about
it should contact Frances
Stewart, Tift P.E. Depart
ment at 994-5454 (school) or
994-6644 (home) or contact
Dean Kenneth Morris at
994-6689.
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ments are met and the bids
are advertised and accepted,
Shaw said construction
should start immediately,
weather permitting, and
should be completed within
90-120 days.
As to whether the new
offices will be filled upon
completion, Shaw said he
doesn’t have any firm
commitments from any
doctors about locating in
Jackson, but he added. “All
efforts will be made to fill the
offices as soon as possible.”
Retail sales in Butts
County totaled $10,217,000 for
the period from April Ist to
June 30th of this year,
according to a compilation of
retail sales in Georgia by the
Georgia Chamber of Com
merce.
Local retail sales jumped
11.4 per cent over the
comparable figure of
$9,168,000 for the same
quarter in 1976.
Retail sales in Georgia
totaled $5,487,298,000 during
the second quarter of 1977,
the survey revealed, as
compared with $4,996,007,000
during the same period of
1976 Statewide, the per
centage gain was 9.8 per
cent.
Taxable sales by Georgia
counties are estimated by the
Georgia Chamber of Com
merce by calendar quarters
and are based on Georgia
Department of Revenue data
for adjusted gross amounts.
Sales in all contiguous
counties to Butts were up for
the second quarter of 1977,
with local sales striking a
medum point in the upward
trend.
Retail sales for adjoining
counties for the second
quarter of this year, with the
000's omitted, include:
Henry. $21,352. up 12.3 per
cent: Jasper, $3,061, up 3.4
per cent; Lamar. $7,315. up
15.4 per cent; Monroe.
$11,640. up 11.8 per cent;
Newton. $22,141. up 8.4 per
cent; Spalding. $40,623. up 9.7
per cent.
NEW RESTAURANT NOW
OPEN IN J ACKSON
Jackson's newest business
establishment opened its
doors Monday morning when
Liz’s Restaurant, located on
the south side of the square
adjacent to Service Discount
Company, began serving its
first customers.
Operated by Mrs Liz
Nasworthy, the restaurant
features an entirely new
decor, having been exten
sively renovated, and will
offer a complete line of meals
and short orders daily from
5:30 a m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Let us be thankful for little
things. We haven’t heard of
any water pipes bursting in
the last six months.