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W r~ , ilarksm progress- Arotta 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. Hip Pbh .IIIhKo BhßW™# 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. % * J|jj ■ ■ *%&**&* *(mi 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. Wk IWBi lb ÜbV 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. 15c Per Copy 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. JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ: v ' is < il ffaf-N if '■ ■ ■ Let us be thankful for little things. We haven’t heard of any water pipes bursting in the last six months.