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Karksoi Progress-Argus
Volume 104 Number 38
Beverly O'Neal Is Charr fjj
Of Macon Microwave C_ ff
Miss Beverly O’Neal, a
Jackson teen ager, won first
place in the desserts cate
gory and a check for S2OO in
the Georgia Electrification
Microwave Cook-off held
Saturday at the Macon Mall.
Miss O’Neal, a senior at
Indian Springs Academy and
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ennis O’Neal, had earlier
won $25.00 in preliminary
competition for her recipe on
grated sweet potato pudding.
Mrs. Thelma Williamson,
of Jackson, was awarded the
$50.00 prize she had won
earlier by the Georgia
Agricultural Commodity
Commission for Peanuts.
Her prize winner recipe was
a crusty sweet potato
casserole in which peanuts
were used.
In the Macon competition,
which was widely attended,
the contestants were requir
ed to prepare their favorite
dish, with the judges making
the final decision based on
taste, appearance and other
factors.
The recipe used by Miss
O’Neal in the preparation of
her prize winning dish is as
follows:
GRATED SWEET POTATO
PUDDING
(Microwave
4 cups grated sweet potatoes
raw
1 cup Dark Karo Corn Syrup
1 cup sugar
I cup milk
1 teaspoon all spice
Vz teaspoon cloves
Vz cup butter or margarine
Vi> cup chopped nuts
(Pecans)
United Appeal Drive to Begin
October I In Butts County
According to the president
of the Butts County United
Appeal, Hugh Glidewell, Jr.,
the drive will begin October 1
and run through October 31.
Glidewell said the goal for
this year has been set at
$14,500.00.
Commenting on the quota,
Glidewell said, “This goal
can only be reached if the
people of Butts County once
again show their generosity
in the support of United
Appeal.”
Glidewell stated that the
purpose of the United Appeal
is to establish a central
bureau in which several
charitable organizations
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HUNTING AND FISHING DAY PROCLAIMED—Butts County Commission
Chairman Mac Collins (right) signs a proclamation declaring September 24 National
Hunting and Fishing Day. Gerald Kersey, ranger with the Department of Natural
Resources, observes the signing of the proclamation which commends the activities of
hunters and fishermen in the conservation of wildlife and natural resources.
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1 cup raisins
3 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
In a 3-quart glass dish,
melt butter or margarine for
30-35 seconds. Mix together
all ingredients except eggs
and butter. Pour butter over
mixture, adding beaten eggs
last. Pour mixture back into
the 3-quart glass dish. Spread
until evenly distributed in
dish. Cover with wax paper
and cook for 7 minutes. Stir
again bringing outer edges to
center, and cook for 10
minutes
GRATED SWEET POTATO
PUDDING
(conventional
Use same ingredients as
seek voluntary contributions
in a single drive.
“In return the individual
organizations which receive
funds from the United Appeal
agree not to make any other
solicitations for funds in
Butts County,” he added.
The following charitable
organizations share in the
proceeds received by the
United Appeal Fund Drive:
The American Red Cross,
Boy Scouts of America, Girl
Scouts of America, Butts
County Association for Re
tarded Citizens, Transient
Aid Funds, Y.M.C.A., Geor
gia Association of Mental
Health, U. 5.0., and Travel
er’s Aid.
microwave recipe. In a small
pan, melt butter, mix all
ingredients together, beating
eggs and adding them last.
Pour mixture in a hot
buttered pan. Stir until
warm. Place in moderate
oven for 45-60 minutes. Serve
.with sweet cream and
garnish.
CONVERSION OF
FAVORITE RECIPES
A rule of thumb to use in
converting standard recipes
for microwave cooking time
is: Divide conventional time
by four then, subtract two
minutes.
This time is only approxi
mate and will give the time to
start checking for doneness.
In addition to Glidewell,
other committee chairper
sons are Charlie Brown,
drive chairman; Gigi Leve
rette and Kenny Smith,
residential (city of Jackson);
Carol Potter and Julie
Collins, residential (rural);
James Lawson, schools;
Harry Lewis, Business;
Hugh Glidewell, Jr., profes
sional; Rev. Ray Savage,
Rev. David Beville and Zella
Mae Taylor, churches; Pete
Malone, special; Dick O’-
Hara and Bob Betts, indus
trial; Perry Ridgeway, road
block; Charlie Brown, Rita
Durrett and Kathryn Hais
ten, WJGA Radio Marathon.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, September 22, 1977
Flovilla 2nds
Idea of No
Property Tax
The City of Flovilla has
become the second munici
pality in Butts County to
abandon the property tax for
1977. Earlier, the City of
Jackson announced its inten
tion to forego the levying of
property taxes for the
current year.
The Flovilla City Council,
at its meeting on September
Bth, decided not to levy an ad
valorem tax for this year.
Vice Mayor David T. Floyd
said that revenues produced
by the local options sales tax
were sufficient to operate the
City without any assessment
against property owners.
Flovilla businessmen also
got a tax break when the
Council voted against levying
the business tax which had
been levied for the past two
years. Business license fees
for 1978 were set at $15.00 for
all business houses.
A section of street under
the Southern Railway trestle
between Heard Street and
Railroad Avenue was ap
proved for paving with work
to begin immediately.
J. D. Long was appointed
by the Council to serve on the
Appeals Board.
C. W. Floyd, water
department chairman, said
that pipe had been ordered to
replace sections of the water
line on the Flovilla-Indian
Springs Road, which will
provide better service to that
area.
Candidates wishing to
qualify for the office of
Mayor or one of the two
Council seats to be filled in
the City election of October
19th may qualify during
regular office hours at City
Hall. The qualifying deadline
has been set at 5:00 p.m.,
Friday, September 30th. The
qualifying fee has been set at
$5.00 in each of the races.
DIANE MATTHEWS
ON DEAN’S LIST
AT GEORGIA TECH
Among the students mak
ing the Dean’s List at
Georgia Tech is Diane
Matthews of Jackson, A
student is required to
compile a grade point
average of 3.0 (B) or better
during the Summer Quarter,
1977.
Dear Trail Holds Annual
Invitational Tournament Sun.
The annual invitational
golf tournament wag held at
the Deer Trail Golf Course
Sunday with Joe Brown, Jr.
and Bill Nelson, Jr. coming
in first in Championship A
with a total score of 94.
Byron Smith and Matt
Ogletree placed second with
96 and tied for third were
Ronnie McMullen-Tommy
Glidewell and Sammy Craig-
Raymond Gasses, both
teams tied with 97.
Following is a listing of
other winners and their
scores in the tournament
Championship B: Smoky
Duke and Randall King—lol,
Ray Thaxton and Buddy
Edwards—lo 2, Tony Whit
tington—Johnny Morris and
Milt Daniel—Gary Daniel
-104 (tie).
First Flight: Donnie Nors
worthy and Terry Duke—lo 4,
Pee Wee Norsworthy and
Tony Grant—lo 4 and A1 Duke
and Buster Duke—lo 9.
Second Flight: Mac Collins
and C. J. Carpenter—loo,
Cotton Vaughn and David
Polk—lo 9, Elliot and Bonner
—llO.
Third Flight: Gene Blue
and Danny blue—lo 6, Jimmy
Davis and Warren Davis
-110, Bill Sasser and Woodrow
Rep. Jones
To Address
B&PWCIub
Bosses Night will be
observed by the Jackson
Business and Professional
Women’s Club on Monday
evening, September 26th, at
7:30 p.m., at the DAR
Clubhouse.
Speaker for the evening
will be State Representative
W. B. (Bill) Jones, who
represents a large portion of
Butts and Pike Counties, and
all of Lamar County, as State
Representative from the 78th
District.
A native of Butts County,
he is a member and
immediate past president of
the Flint Bar Association, a
member of the State Bar of
Georgia, the American Bar
Association, and the Georgia
Trial Lawyers Association.
He holds membership in
Indian Springs Masonic
Lodge No. 307 and is a
member of the Macedonia
ttcptist Church.
In the Georgia House of
Representatives, he serves
on the prestigious Banks and
Banking Committee, the
House Education Committee,
and the Temperance Com
mittee. He also serves on the
subcommittees on Transpor
tation, Authorities and Re
tirement, and the joint
House-Senate Isolated
Schools Subcommittee.
From 1966 through 1968 he
worked as a Business
Education Teacher and
coach at Jackson High
School. He served eight years
as County School Superin
tendent from 1969 through
1976.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Bailey Jones, he is married
to the former Martha
Saunders. They have two
children, Bryan and Natalie.
Turner—llo.
Fourth Flight: Ricky
Lewis and Terry Piatt—l2l,
Frank Hearn and Rudy
Wyatt-123. Hugh Glidewell
and Hugh Glidewell, Jr
123.
BOOSTERS CLUB TO
HAVE GOLF TOURNEY
The Jackson High School
Boosters Club will sponsor
their annual golf tournament
on Wednesday. October sth,
at the Deer Trail Golf
Course. The event will be a
"shotgun” start beginning at
1:00 p.m.
Trophies and other prizes,
such a close-ups, will be
awarded. Additional infor
mation will be published in
next week's Progress-Argus.
Sign ups for entrance and for
golf carts are being taken by
Freddie Dodson. Rudy
Wyatt, Frank Hearn or at the
golf course.
LIZZIE BERRY CHURCH
CAR WASH SATURDAY
The Lizzie Berry Baptist
Church will have a Car Wash
Saturday, September 24th, at
Cowan's Grocery beginning
at 8:00 o’clock in the
morning. Bring your car by
for a good, clean wash.
County Votes On $3,300,000
School Bond Issue Nov. 8
The long-awaited report of
the Citizens Committee
studying the needs of the
Butts County School System
is in, with the recommenda
tion that a bond referendum
be held on November Bth to
provide $3,300,000 for a
complete renovation and
modernization of the Coun
ty’s school facilities.
Following the recommen
dation of the Citizens
Committee, the Butts County
Board of Education has
unanimously endorsed the
proposed bond issue and set
the date for the referendum
on Tuesday, November Bth.
The Citizens Committee is
headed by Robert L. Wil
liams. Jr. and is composed of
25 lay members who are
interested in improving the
local schools.
Supt. J. M. L. Comer said
that the proposed bond issue
would fund the following
projects:
A comprehensive vocation
al wing for the high school.
A physical education facil
ity.
Complete renovation of the
Henderson Tigers Open
Against Fayette County
The Henderson Junior
High Tigers open their
season today (Thursday)
against Fayette County in a
game to be played in
Fayetteville at 5:00.
Coach Jim Mabry said he
is optimistic about winning
this game even though
Fayette County is supposed
to have one of the best teams
in the area.
However, he added that a
lot of his players have never
played football before and
that some are relatively
small.
In addition to Mabry, the
team is coached by Darrell
Pippin and Grover Mac-
Intyre.
Following is a schedule of
other games the Tigers will
be playing this season:
September 29—Henry
County. 5:00. here.
October 6 —Stockbridge,
5:00, here.
October 13—Fayette
County, 5:00, here.
October 20—Henry County,
4:30. there.
October 27—Stockbridge,
4:30, there.
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CHAMPION ORATOR—Ricky Long was named the
best public speaker in competition at the recent State 4-H
Congress in Atlanta. Ricky is the son of Mr and Mrs. Alton
P. Long, of Jackson Asa state winner, he was awarded an
all-expense paid trip to the National 4-H Club Congress hi
Chicago this November where he will represent Georgia in
competition with other state winners.
old high school building,
which was constructed in
1949.
Renovation, to include air
conditioning, of the primary
school and the buildings on
Henderson campus.
Construction of a covered
loading dock for bus students
as well as a covered area for
student pick-up by cars at the
Henderson campus.
Covered walks to the
physical education facility at
Henderson.
Renovations in the kitch
ens and lunchrooms at both
schools, and other minor
changes.
The Comprehensive Study
Committee, composed of ten
State Department of Educa
tion staff members, met in
Jackson and suggested these
changes in present proce
dures:
Grades one through five be
housed at Henderson School.
Grades six through twelve
be housed on the Jackson
High campus.
These recommendations
will be followed. Supt. Comer
said.
GORDON ENROLLS
MORE BUTTS COUNTIANS
. Among the Butts County
students who have recently
applied for admission to
Gordon Junior College for the
fall quarter are:
Bettye Louise Wilkes,
Linda Denise Pulliam. Dan
na Britton Spivey and Alton
Lamar Johnson.
GRIFFIN IS TO
HAVE GUN SHOW
A gun show, sponsored by
the Griffin Gun Club, will be
held at the National Guard
Armory in Griffin on U.S.
Hwy. 19. South, on Saturday
and Sunday. September
24-25th.
You may swap, buy or sell
guns, coins, knives and
related items. The show will
be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
on Saturday and from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Sunday
Admission will be free for the
ladies, SI.OO for men and 50
cents for students.
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State funds in the amount
of $658,656.00 can be secured
if the $3,300,000 bond issue is
passed. Comer added, mak
ing a total of $3,958,656
available for construction.
By including the eighth grade
with the high school, capital
outlay funds of $342,606 will
be furnished by the Georgia
Department of Education
and another $316,050 of state
funds will be available to
assist with the construction
of the vocational wing.
Supt. Comer points out that
the benefits accruing from
the proposed building pro
gram are many, including an
enriched curriculum, a de
sirable learning environ
ment, and an expanded
program of vocational educa
tion, which should slow
materially the drop-out rate
and send better-trained gra
duates into the employment
market.
The proposed bond issue,
probably the largest in the
County's history, is expected
to generate much interest
among the voters and a large
turn-out on November Bth is
anticipated.
Rev. Watts
Is To Serve
Baptists Here
Second Baptist Church, of
Jackson, has called the
Reverend Robert H Watts as
Pastor. He began serving the
Church on September 4ch.
Previously Mr. Watts
served as Pastor of Churches
in Kentucky. Alabama, and
Georgia. He is a native of
Griffin, Georgia, and was
ordained to the Ministry’ at
Second Baptist Church of
Griffin in December of 1971.
He attended Griffin High
School, the University of
Georgia, and is a graduate of
the Southern Baptist Theo
logical Seminary. Louisville,
Kentucky.
Mrs. Watts is the former
Runette Cook of Griffin. They
have two married Children,
Robin Mark Watts of Macon
and Karen W Aired of
Doraville.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ.
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Maybe we ought to keep
that fellow. Bert Lance. I
believe he is sharp enought to
borrow money from the
Arabs.
