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LEGAL Mm®ES
Notice
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER OF DEED TO
SECURE DEBT
GEORGIA, BUTTS CO.
On the 6th day of
September, 1975, DALLAS
THOMAS BOWMAN and
EDNA RUTH BOWMAN
executed a Promissory Real
Estate Note for $12,250.00,
payable to Newton Federal
Savings and Loan Associa
tion of Covington, Georgia,
with interest thereon, which
Note was payable in monthly
installments of $97.07 per
month, beginning on the Ist
day of October, 1975, and,
continuing thereafter on the
first day of each succeedng
month, with the final
installment being due and
payable on the first day of
September, 2004. Each pay
ment being applied to the
interest as due, and the
balance being applied to the
reduction of the principal
amount, the interest being
computed on the unpaid
principal balance. Time was
made the essence of the
contract and the said
Promissory Real Estate Note
contains a provision for the
payment of ten per cent (10
percent) of the unpaid
principal balance and in
terest as attorneys fees if
collected by law, or through
an attorney at law. In order
to secure the payment of said
Note, DALLAS THOMAS
BOWMAN and EDNA RUTH
BOWMAN executed and
delivered to Newton Federal
Savings & Loan Association a
Deed to Secure Debt,
conveying to it the following
described tract of land;
to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being
in the 615th District G.M.,
Butts County Georgia, locat
ed in Land Lot No. 126 of the
Second Land District of said
County, fronting East 136.6
feet on an unimproved dirt
road, and particularly .des
cribed as follows:
BEGINNING AT A POINT
marked by an iron pin,
located in the Southeast
corner of a tract of land
owned now or formerly by C.
H. Daniels, which point is 352
feet Westerly from the center
line of Woodward Road at an
intersection with a dirt road;
thence, from said POINT OF
BEGINNING, South 89 de
grees 30 minutes West 186
feet to a point marked by an
iron pin; thence, South 1
degree 50 minutes West 139.5
feet to a point marked by an
iron pin; thence North 89
degrees East 180.3 feet to a
point marked by an iron pin,
on the West side of the dirt
road; thence, along the West
side of said dirt road North 4
degrees East 180.3 feet to a
point marked by an iron pin;
on the West side of said dirt
road North 4 degrees 30
minutes East 136.6 feet to a
point marked by an iron pin,
which is the POINT OF
BEGINNING.
The above described tract
of land is bounded now or
formerly as follows; North
by C. H. Daniels, East by a
dirt road, South by land of
Charles Carter and West by
land of the Lunsfords Trailer
Park.
Said tract of land is
described as per a plat of
survey prepared by T. A,
Carmichael, Butts County
Surveyor, which plat is dated
October 23, 1972, and is of
record in Plat Book 4, Page
69 in the Office,, of the
Superior Court Clerk of Butts
County, Georgia; and by
reference said Plat is made a
part of this description.
Said Deed to Secure Debt is
recorded in Deed Book 58,
Pages 484-485, in the Office of
the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Butts County,
Georgia. Because DALLAS
THOMAS BOWMAN and
EDNA RUTH BOWMAN,
defaulted in making the
payments of the monthly
installments as they ma
tured, NEWTON FEDERAL
SAVINGS & LOAN ASSO
CIATION, pursuant to the
provisions of said Promis
'Spry Real Estate Note and
Security Deed, as aforesaid,
securing the same, has
exercised its option and right
and declared the entire
balance of said indebtedness
due and collectable. Notice
fixing the liability for
attorneys’ fees has been
given according to law.
There is a balance due as of
the 30th day of September
1977 of $12,497.54 principal,
besides interest and attor
neys' fees thereon.
The said Deed contains a
Power of Sale authorizing the
Grantee, as Attorney in Fact,
for Grantor therein, to sell
the property conveyed there
by in order to satisfy said
Note as well as subsequent
advances, after advertising
same once a week for four (4)
weeks in the official gazette
of said County. In accor
dance with said Power of
Sale and by virtue thereof
NEWTON FEDERAL SAV
INGS & LOAN ASSOCIA
TION, will sell the property,
above described, at public
outcry to the highest and best
bidder for cash on the first
Tuesday in October 1977,
before the Butts County
Courthouse Door, the place of
public sales, in Jackson,
Butts County, Georgia, and
within the legal hours of sale.
The proceeds of the sale
will be used as follows: (1) to
pay the expenses of said
sale; (2) to pay the sums
secured by said Security
Deed; the balance, if any, to
DALLAS THOMAS BOW
MAN and EDNA RUTH
BOWMAN.
NEWTON FEDERAL
SAVINGS & LOAN
ASSOCIATION AS
ATTORNEY IN FACTFOR
DALLAS THOMAS
BOWMAN AND EDNA
RUTH BOWMAN
Alfred I). Fears, For
Newton Federal Savings &
Loan Association,
Jackson, Georgia
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Notice
The Housing Authority City
of Jackson will receive bids
for all labor and material for
site improvement work on its
projects in the City of
Jackson until 1:00, Oct. 3,
1977.
These bids to be submitted
in writing at the Authority
Office, 108 Zebulon Street,
Barnesville, Georgia - 30204;
Telephone - 358-3935.
Detailed drawings and
specifications are available
at the Authority Office in the
City of Jackson, 166 Carter
Avenue and in the City of
Barnesville, 108 Zebulon
Street.
The Authority reserves the
right to reject all bids.
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Notice
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF BUTTS
ADVERTISEMENT OF
TAX SALE
There will be sold before
the courthouse door in said
State and County, between
the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in October,
1977, the following property:
All that tract or parcel of
land, lying and being in the
616th Destrict, G.M., Butts
County, Georgia, being a
part of Land Lot 226 of the
Ninth Land District, being
Land No. 163, as shown on a
plat of survey prepared by T.
J. Collins, Surveyor, dated
October 24,1958, and record
ed in the Office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Butts
County, Georgia, and said
plat being incorporated here
in by reference thereto, in aid
of description.
Said Lot No. 163 being
located in Southern Shores
Subdivision and being 50 feet
in width and running back in
a uniform depth a distance of
100 feet or as much thereof as
will satisfy a certain State
and county tax fi. fa. for the
year of 1976, and for the
amount of $2.33, plus interest
and collection fees, levied on
as the property of LEON C.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON. GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1977
BRYAN, and notice of said
levy given to him (and tenant
in possession, if any).
This 6 day of September,
1977.
RICKY BEAUCHAMP
Butts County
Tax Commissioner
Ex-Officio Sheriff,
Butts County
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Notice
I will not be responsible for
any debts incurred by my
wife, Mrs. Shirley Ann
Woodard, after September 1,
1977.
Willie James Woodard
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Notice
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF BUTTS
ADVERTISEMENT OF
TAX SALE
There will be sold before
the courthouse door in said
State and County, between
the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in October,
1977, the following property:
All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land
Lot 124; First Land District;
612th District G.M.D., Butts
County, Georgia, consisting
of .276 acre as fully
illustrated on a plat of survey
of the property of Eunice
Foster and Bettie Thurman
dated April 8, 1977, prepared
by T. A. Carmichael, Jr.,
Butts County Surveyor. Said
plat is recorded in Plat Book
6, Page 6, Butts County
records; said plat is hereby
incorporated herein by re
ference to same. Said tract is
more particularly described
as follows:
BEGINNING at a. point
marked by an iron pin
located on the southern
right-of-way boundary of
Moore Road 6196.8 feet East
of the eastern right-of-way
boundary of Stark Post Road
measured along Moore Road
and from said POINT OF
BEGINNING thence South 25
degrees 01 minute East 169.1
feet to an iron pin; thence
North 64 degrees 08 minutes
East 64.8 feet to an iron pin;
thence North 19 degrees 58
minutes West 165.8 feet to an
iron pin located on the
southern right-of-way bound
ary of Moore Road; thence
South 66 degrees 58 minutes
West 79.5 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING.
Said tract or parcel of land
being bounded now or
formerly as follows: North
by Moore Road; South, East
and West by Robison.
or as much thereof as will
satisfy a certain State and
county tax fi. fa. for the years
of 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,
1976 and for the amount of
$286.84 Dollars plus interest
and principal on as the
property of Eunice Thurman
a-k-a Eunice Foster, and
Betty Thurman and notice of
said levy given to him (and
tenant in possession, if any).
This 6 day of September,
1977.
RICKY BEAUCHAMP
Butts County
Tax Commissioner
Ex-Officio Sheriff,
Butts County
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Notice
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF BUTTS
TAX LEVY 1977
IT IS HEREBY OR
DERED THAT AD VA
LOREM TAX FOR THE
YEAR 1977 BE AND HERE
BY LEVIED AND AS
SESSED AS FOLLOWS:
I. School Tax for the
support and maintenance of
education as certified and
recommended by the Board
of Education of Butts County,
Georgia, 12.50 mills or $12.50
Dollars on the Thousand
Dollars of taxable property.
11. For payment of princi
pal and interest on School
Bonds, as certified and
recommended by the Board
of Education of Butts County,
Georgia, .33 mills or $.33
(cents) Dollars on the
thousand dollars of taxable
property in Butts County
subject thereto;
111. For public or county
purposes as authorized by
law' and by Article VII,
Section IV, of the Constitu
tion of Georgia, as amended
to—
PAY FOR THE OPERA
TION OF THE BUTTS
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
AND THE EXPENSES OF
EACH DEPARTMENT
THEREOF, TO-WIT:
(A; To pay the expenses of
building, repairing, and
maintaining a system of
public roads and bridges to
wit: Salaries, parts and
repairs, gasoline, fuel, oil,
grease, antifreeze, road
materials, bridge materials,
supplies, litigation, equip
ment rental, equipment
purchases, utilities, tele
phone service, tires, tubes,
employees uniforms, group
insurance and F.I.C.A. Tax.
3.7781 mills 27.37 percent.
(B) To pay the expenses of
the Sheriff Department and
Coroner to wit: Salaries,
books, supplies, printing,
repairs and maintenance
(cars, radios, and boat),
gasoline, oil, department
supplies, xerox copier rental
and supplies, board of
prisoners, prisoner’s medical
expense, sheriff’s costs,
schooling of officers, tele
phone service, equipment
purchases, tires, tubes, tire
repairs, coroners medical
examinations and inquests,
dues and meetings, em
ployees group insurance,
F.I.C.A. Tax, uniforms, legal
advertisements, and miscel
laneous expenses—2.29ls
mills 16.61 percent.
(C) To pay the expenses of
the Superior Court to wit:
Salaries - Clerk of Court,
Deputy Clerks, Juvenile
Judge, Judges Secretary,
Assistant District Attorney,
District Attorney’s Secre
tary, Court Bailiffs, and
Court Reporters, books,
supplies and printing, xerox
rental and supplies, jurors,
juvenile court reporters,
other court costs, Justice of
Peace costs, telephone ser
vice, equipment purchases,
employees group insurance,
F.I.C.A. Tax, legal advertis
ing, and other expenses.
1.1006 mills 7.98 percent.
(D) To pay the expenses of
the Probate Court to wit:
Salaries, books, supplies,
printing, copier supplies and
repairs, telephone service,
equipment purchases, dues
and meetings, employees
group insurance, F.I.C.A.
Tax, and other expenses.
.2928 mills 2.12 percent.
(E) To pay the expenses of
the Health Department,
Department of F.A.C.S., and
Training Center to wit:
Salaries - Alcoholic Clinic
Personnel and Teacher
Aides, expenses, equipment
purchases, Health Depart
ment Budget, Vital Records
Registrar Fees, Department
F.A.C.S. Budget, Attorney
Fees, employee group insur
ance* F.I.C.A. Tax, Mental
Health Budget, Nutrition
Program Budget, and Child
Care and Development Cen
ter. and other expenses. .8628
mills 6.25 percent.
(F) To pay the expense of
the maintenance, repair, and
construction of Public Build
ings to wit: Salaries, repairs
and maintenance, supplies,
utilities, telephone service
(Soil Conservation &
F.H.A.), Library Service,
equipment purchases, em
ployees group insurance,
F.I.C.A. Tax and other
expenses, and to maintain
and support public libraries.
.5519 mills 4.00 percent.
(G) To pay County Agricul
tural and Home Demonstra
tion Agents and conduct
programs for utilizing the
services of such agents. .09%
mills .72 percent.
(H) To provide ambulance
service for indigent patients.
.7806 mills 5.66 percent.
(I) To maintain land fills
and a system of garbage
collection. .7439 mills 5.39
percent.
(J) To provide for Fire
Protection of forest lands and
to further conservation of
natural resources. .0424 mills
.31 percent.
(K) To pay for county
participation in expansion of
recreation facilities. .3179
mills 2.30 percent.
(L) To provide hospital
care of indigent patients.
.5205 mills 3.77 percent.
(M) To maintain and
support volunteer Fire De
partments. .1301 mills .94
percent.
(N) To pay expenses of
civil defense and rescue
squad. .0078 mills .06 percent.
(O) To provide for a
system of Planning and
Zoning rules and regulations,
enforcements, and inspec
tions. .2369 mills 1.72 percent.
(P) To pay the expenses of
elections. .0727 mills .53
percent.
(Q) To pay for the Tax
Commissioner and the ex
penses of that office. .4503
mills 3.26 percent.
(R) To pay for Tax
Assessors and the expenses
of that office. .3344 mills 2.42
percent.
(S) To pay for the expenses
and administration of County
Government (this includes
office expense, insurance on
buildings, County Treasurer,
County Attorney, bonds of
County Officials, and other
legal fees), Federal and
State Withholding Taxes, to
pay interest owed by the
County to become due during
the year 1977 and-or past due,
to provide for the auditing of
county records and books.
1.1852 mills 8.59 percent.
For a total of 13.80 mills or
$13.80 on the Thousand
Dollars of taxable property
in Butts County, Gedrgia; in
addition to the State Tax in
the amouni of .25 mills, or
$.25 (cents) Dollars on the
Thousand Dollars of taxable
property in Butts County.
For the payment of
principal and interest on
County Bonds (Hospital
Bonds) .30 mills, or $.30
(cents) Dollars on the
Thousand Dollars of taxable
property in Butts County
subject thereto.
The total levy for County
purposes being 14.10 mills or
$14.10 Dollars on the Thou
sand Dollars of taxable
property in Butts County.
The total tax levy being
27.18 mills or $27.18 Dollars
on the Thousand Dollars of
taxable property in Butts
County.
Ordered by the unanimous
vote of the Board of
Commissioners of Butts
County, Georgia, this the 19th
day of August, 1977.
Mac Collins, Chairman
E. I). Briscoe, Member
Dr. William C. Mitchell, Jr.
Member
Attest:
Billy Sutton, Clerk
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Notice
I, Thomas EuGene East,
will not be responsible for
Frances J. East as of 8-29-77.
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Notice
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF BUTTS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
ACTION FOR
TOTAL DIVORCE
CIVIL ACTION
FILE NO. 3561
WENDY CANTILLON
KING, PLAINTIFF VS.
CARL KING, DEFENDANT.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
TO: CARL KING, DE
FENDANT NAMED
ABOVE:
You are hereby notified
that the above-styled action
seeking a total divorce was
filed against you in said court
on the Bth day of August,
1977, and by reason of an
Order for Service by Publica
tion entered by the Court on
the Bth day of August, 1977,
you are hereby commanded
and required to file with the
Clerk of said Court and serve
upon Byrd Garland, plain
tiff’s atorney, whose address
is 300 West Third Street,
Jackson, Georgia 30233, an
answer to the complaint
Butts To Offer Hooter Tutor
To Its Handicapped Children
The Butts County Board of
Education is pleased to be
the recipient of a federal
grant award of $24,117 for
fiscal year 1978.
Under the provisions of
Public Law 94-142, Part B
(Title VI), the state of
Georgia is entitled to receive
grant funds from the Bureau
of Education for the Handi
capped, U.S. Office of
Education, to provide pro
grams for handicapped child
ren.
These funds were applied
for last July by the project
director, Fran Cranfield,
with the approval of Superin
tendent Comer and the
School Board. Notification of
the grant approval has been
received and the funds are
expected shortly.
This program, known as
Griffin Tech
Now Offers
Night Courses
The Business Education
Department at Griffin Tech
has expanded to an extended
day program. The Business
Education Department joins
three other programs pre
sently operating on an
extended-day schedule: auto
mechanics, carpentry and
machine shop. Facilities and
staff are available for these
programs from 8:30 a.m. to
10:30 p.m.
The concept of the extend
ed day is to make greater
utilization of the school’s
facilities and provide stu
dents with a better opportu
nity to attend at convenient
times for them. Two instruct
ors have been employed to
staff the “second shift”
phase of the school day in the
business program.
Griffin Tech offers three
majors in the Business
Department - Accounting,
Clerical, and Secretarial.
Students may enroll on a
part-time or full-time sche
dule. The 1977 fall quarter
begins October 4, and
applications are being ac
cepted at this time.
The following are subjects
being taught during the fall
quarter in the business
program: accounting, typ
ing, shorthand, record keep
ing and filing, business
mathematics, business
English, data processing,
business law, office ma
chines and business psy
chology.
within sixty (60) days of the
date of the Order for Service
by Publication.
Witness the Honorable
Presiding Judge of the
Superior Court of Butts
County, Georgia.
This the Bth day of August,
1977.
DAVID P. RIDGEWAY
Clerk, Superior Court,
Butts County, Georgia
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Notice
GEORGIA, BUTTS CO.
Notice is given that
Patricia Baxter Allen filed
her petition to the Superior
Court of said county on
September 13th 1977, for a
change in Petitioner’s name
from Patricia Baxter Allen to
Patricia Baxter Sullivan, and
notice is given to any
interested party to appear in
.said matter in said Court at
9:30 a m. on October 14th,
1977, at which time objection
to the granting of the relief
prayed for must be filed in
said Court.
This 13th day of Septem
ber, 1977.
Patricia Baxter Allen,
Petitioner
Harold E. Martin
P.O. Box 3862
Jackson, Georgia 30233
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Hooter Tutor, is a duplication
of one which has been
successful in Thomas,
Brooks, and Colquitt counties
in southern Georgia.
A surplus Butts County
school bus will be renovated
to become a mobile testing
and teaching unit. It will be
parked at convenient loca
tions which will be an
nounced in advance.
Three to five year old
children "will be screened in
the areas of vision, hearing,
speech and expressive lan
guage, socio-affective beha
vior, and medical history. A
parent’s signature will be
required before a child may
be screened.
If the child exhibits a
problem in any of the areas
screened, his data will be
studied by the Hooter Tutor
J. 0. Byars
Rites Were
Held Friday
Funeral services for Mr.
James Oscar Byars, 66, of
Eatonton, were conducted
Friday afternoon, September
9th, at four o’clock from the
Second Baptist Church in
Jackson with the Rev. Robert
Watts and the Rev. Norman
Williams officiating. Inter
ment was in Sandy Creek
Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Mr. Byars died unexpect
edly Thursday morning,
September Bth, in Eatonton.
Born February 18, 1911 in
Butts County, he was the son
of the late Charlie Byars and
the late Claudia Smith Byars
of Butts County. He was a
member of the Marshal
Memorial Baptist Church in
Eatonton.
Mr. Byars is survived by
one brother, Luther Byars of
Jackson; two sisters, Mrs.
• Margie Churchwell of Macon
and Mrs. Lizzie Crane of
Monticello; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Waymon
Polk, Ricky Churchwell,
Doyce Polk, Lamar Polk,
Sam Byars, and Roy Polk.
Sherrell Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange
ments.
NEWS
FROM
Worthville
By Mrs. L. C. Tribble
Mrs. Nellie Cochran visited
Mr. and Mrs. David Burford,
Carin and April, of Jackson,
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collins
and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Collins of Decatur spent
Monday with Mrs. Minnie
Lee Hodges.
Mr. Hiram Smith returned
home Friday from the VA
Hospital in Decatur.
Mrs. Keith Washington is
in the Intensive Care Unit of
Georgia Baptist Hospital
following surgery on Friday.
Mrs. Nail Sealey is a
patient at Georgia Baptist
Hospital.
Mrs. Helen Welch of Union
Point visited Mrs. F. B.
Mason Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis
Maddox of Florida and Mrs.
Madge Pickett of Jackson
visited Mrs. F. B. Mason and
Mr. Forest Mason Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. G. C. Bullock of
Decatur and Mrs. Ruby
Hardy of Conyers visited Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Ireland on
Monday.
Mrs. S. J. Ireland attended
the WMU meeting at Sardis
Baptist Church in Henry
County Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Estes of
Griffin visited Sunday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. S. J.
Ireland.
Mrs. Phillip Green of
Decatur visited Tuesday with
Mrs. W. S. White.
Mrs. E. M. McCart of
Covington spent Friday with
Mrs. W. S. White.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Tribble
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Whaley Tribble in Carlton.
staff and recommended for
review by the Butts County
Special Education Place
ment Committee. The pa
rents will be invited to that
meeting.
If a child requires the
services of another agency,
his parents will be referred to
them. If he is recommended
for placement on the Hooter
Tutor roll he will be
scheduled for weekly tutor
ing in the mobile unit at his
home.
The goal of this program is
to identify those children who
will benefit from early
detection of problems which
will be costly in personal and
financial terms if not
remedied at an early age.
More information will be
announced as the program
develops.
Mrs. Etheridge
Does Volunteer
Work At 77
Mrs. Florrie Etheridge
joined Butts County Com
munity Service in Febuary
1973 at the age of 74. She is
now 77 and still a good and
loyal volunteer worker.
Mrs. Ha vis Greer, director
of the center operated by the
Piedmont area Community
Action Agency, Inc., stated
that “Mrs. Etheridge’s
duties consist of general
assistance work such as
answering the phone, check
ing clothing for distribution
to the needy, field out-reach
work, and working in sewing
•classes.”
Mrs. Greer also said that,
“Mrs. Etheridge does quilt
ing and makes spreads and
pillow cases, which are sold
at the center.” The monies
received are used to help the
needy.
When asked how she likes
work, she said, “I am thrilled
over my work,” and one can
see by looking at her that she
really is thrilled about her
work.
Mrs. Etheridge is on call
with the center. She usually
works one to three days a
week as needed.
Mrs. Etheridge said that
hobbies are quilting, sewing,
and fishing.
Mrs. Etheridge attends
Towaliga County Line Bap
tist Church where she has
been Secretary to the Ushers
Board for 37 years.
Mrs. Greer said that she
felt the Service Center was
truly fortunate to have a
volunteer like Mrs. Florrie
Etheridge.
PUBLIC INPUT ASKED
IN SOLID WASTE PLANS
The Environmental Pro
tection Division (EPD) of
Georgia’s Department of
Natural Resources is hosting
public meetings this month to
consider the designation of
agencies and boundaries to
develop regional solid waste
management plans, accord
ing to Leonard Ledbetter,
division director.
These meetings scheduled
by EPD will enable citizens
and their elected officials to
be actively involved in this
process. On Tuesday, Sep
tember 20th, a meeting will
be held in Macon at 1:00 p.m.
in Room 210, Economics and
Business Building of Macon
Junior College.
CARD OF THANKS
Thanks so much to the
neighbors on Biles Road for
the most beautiful floral
arrangement. It was greatly
appreciated. God Bless each
of you —Luther Byars and
Family.