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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 • mm 4fc>llfCPl ff ri~ *' fi|v ; - Mg M lw' gy . " .- v ~^“fL^jg/tM ISP >TB[ Sk * . ?P%aSxsb sskLk. w • ~ K K MoK M - ' •/ g 1 T'r <mm & - ■ sJ^Bf J§ § s ' > ,IP Jk >v vj/ SPHei I ■BraIgBIIIBHB3MH^MP ( * HHII B i - .:- 9 ,J ■? 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. I bP ’ '~t**£3r'-'i'' 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. L "■ k m* I 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. 15c Per Copy 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. r Jit a“ . n tI n H - v Maybe we ought to keep that fellow. Bert Lance. I believe he is sharp enought to borrow money from the Arabs.