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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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50 Years Ago
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The Jackson Herald
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF JACKSON COUNTY
JEFFERSON. GEORGIA. JACKSON COUNTY. 3OS-10
»oc per cor'Y Wednesday, July 19
, irtCUTIVES VISIT SPEEDWAY —
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f «f Jefce Speedway. Inc, point* out
fine new race track which I*
ptotion between Jet tenon and Com-
mm are (left to right) Mr. Freemen;
L ' n Kokler,, executive vice pretidentt of NAS
CAR; Hamel Wil*on. president of Jofco; Emit
Moore. NASCAR chief (toward for five tuptr
•peedway* in the Southeast; and Frank Pirkle,
a stockholder in Jefco.
ew Speedway
Open July 30
I* Speedway is In
m J court ruction and MrS. HaXOn
4 it open July 30 with , . ,
, « xascar Mnct.onc- Named Jackson
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d« y wi, eve Homemaker Of Year
|l 3t ptascing and is in
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er roads and
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p 1 ® ftet of *teel guard
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•fd in the grand-
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of sand and
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togs have been
k. ~ U* speedway
i* million pounds
I* aw ^ Ct '^ 0,1 Toads
* ro ' u »d the new
1.500 feet of
7**^ under and
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pnty 4-H
s Attend
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■^tended county
July 3.7.
been named Jackson County
"Homemaker of the Year".
She is Mrs. Paul Haxon of the
Bold Springs Road.
Mr*. Haxon was named Monday
at the county Home Economics
Committee meeting.
She has two daughters, ages 18
and 13. both of whom are active
in 4-11. and two sons, ages 8 years
and 16 months. Her husband is
handbook engineer with Roper
Pump Co.. Commerce.
Mrs. Haxon is a former president
and vice president of the county
Home Economics Committee and
has been a member of the Com
merce Home Economics Commit
tee for eight years. She has served
as the latter’s president, vice presi
dent and treasurer.
The “Homemaker of the Year"
active in the Baptist Church.
Band Boosters. Parent-Teacher
Assn, 4-H program. Red Cross and
Commerce Woman’s Improvement
Club and has served as a school
library volunteer. She has served
as a local 4-H leader for five years
and has chaperoned and worked
with various children's and young
people’s groups.
Mrs. Haxon also, believe it or
not. finds time to sew. teach small
sewing classes, picnic, read, hold
cookouls and assist her husband
in designing and doing much of
the building of their home.
And her latest hobby Ir reflnish-
Ing furniture.
Mrs. Haxon wav selected from
among nominee* from each of the
home economics clubs In tbo
county.
Church Page To
Be Found Inside
The church page may bo
found in thi* edition of The
Herald.
Turn to if to read the in*
teresting information about
the featured church and to
see the listing of church
schedule* in your aree. If
your church schedule isn't
listed, please send it and we
shall be happy to include it
next month.
And don't forget—patronise
those advertisers who make
possible for you this excell
ent service.
Cabin Creek To
Host Singing
The Jackson County Singing Con
vention will be held at 8 p.m. Sat
urday and 10 a m. Sunday at the
Cabin Creek Baptist Church.
The church is located Just off I of Sheriff and Mrs. L. C. Perry of
highway 441. * I Commerce.
2 County Girls
To Tour Europe
Two Jackson County girls. Paula
Adams and Debra Braselton, leave
today to tour Europe as part of a
People to People student program.
Paula is the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. James K. Adams of Jeffer
son and Debra is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Roycc Braselton of
Braselton.
They were scheduled to leave
today as part of a group of 43
students and adults visiting Bel
gium. Germany. Switzerland. Italy,
France and England. The group
was to fly to New York, tour the
city and then fly to Brussels, Bel
gium.
While on the continent, they
will travel by private bus and plan
to see not only the cities and
countryside but also the great art
collections of Europe. Their itiner
ary also includes a visit to the
Moulon Rouge in Paris, the U.S.
Embassy In London and Pompeii.
Italy.
The lour coordinators are Mrs.
Walter Perry and Mrs. Cecil Gri
der of Winder and this is Mrs.
Grider's second year to so serve.
Two Jackson Counlians who ac
companied Mrs. Grider and her
group last year were Terry Brown,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Brown
of Commerce, and Greg Perry, son
COUNTY SCHOOLS SET
$1V: MILLION BUDGET
>967
Day Camp In Midst
Of Last Two Weeks
Indian Dress Day . . . Junior
Olympic Swim Meet ... a visit to
Grant Park in Atlanta.
These arc highlights of the last
two weeks of the Jefferson Day
Camp which ends July 28.
Indian Dress Day will be ob
served tomorrow, with some 200
young "Indians" roaming the
grounds of the camp with their
feathers and Indian yells. This
week is "Tribe Spirit Week" with
each tribe trying to outdo all
others in spirit and enthusiasm.
The campers will take their pic
nic lunches and Day Camp spirit
away from the camp grounds for
a day Tuesday, going all the way
to Grant Park in Atlanta. They
will spend the entiro camp day
there.
The Junior Olympic Swim Meet
next week will be the grand Finale
of the six weccks camp.
"Campers of the Week” for last
week were: Steve Carter and
Teresa Ruiz, Little Beavers; Ricky
Beatty and Patty Lacey, younger
tribes; and Donnie Lance and Con
nie Moore, older tribes. These, as
well as all "Campers of the Week"
arc eligible for the "Camper of
the Year” awards given at the end
of camp.
The Sioux and Seminole* tribes
won in their divisions in tho Junior
Olympic Track Meet held Friday
night. Individaul winners in each
event received ribbons In Monday’s
assembly.
A $1'; million dollar budget for
1067 68 has been adopted by the
Jackson County Board of Etluca
lion.
This is about $43,000 above
that fur last year.
The budget was adopted at the
July meeting held Wednesday.
July 12.
It includes less income from the
state than Mas received last year,
but considerably more from the
Iceal level A part of the increase
at the local level is for financing
new buildings in the county sys
tem.
The new budget includes $180.-
OOO from county taxes for running
the schools (maintenance and op
eration); $52,208 from county tax
es for sinking fund bonds; $7,300
from temporary deposits and in
vestments; and $22,500 in other
revenue from local sources (pri
marily. lunchrooms).
This makes a total of $262,300
from local sources. And the state
will put in $832,960 os compared
ith $881,170 last year.
In addition. $372,500 is expected
to come in from non-revenue re
ceipts; and $41,880 from special
fund receipts.
The school system had a $20,000
deficit at the beginning of the
school year.
Payments io teachers and pay
ments for the new buildings con
stitute the lion’s share of the SIMi
million budget, accounting for
about $1 million of the total.
The payment to instructors
comes to well over $500,000, while
the payments for capital outlay
(buildings) comes to $487,000.
Other expenditures listed in
clude: $26,000. administration;
$40,000, operation of plants; $135,-
500. pupil transportation: $40,000,
fixed charges; $47,500, food serv
ice: $146,700. debt service from
current funds; $72,150, payments
for special funds; S5.250. outgo
ing transfers.
The budget in its entirety Is
published elsewhere in this edi
tion.
Superior
Court To
Open Aug. 7
Jackson Superior Court will open
for the August term on Monday.
August 7.
The grand jury will convene at
the same time
Normally, civil cases are tried
the first week and criminal cases
the second week. Judge Mark Duna-
hoo is expected to preside.
None of the jurors had been
drawn as of early this week, but
this is expected to be done in the
near future
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NEW JEFFERSON UON LEAORRS
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Drrc SxtlwfkUL director; mod K#«n**h ••
tall twlilar. On the back ara daft to right) Al
bert Garrison, retiring prstldmt; J. T. Wilkes,
first vlca president; Claudius Thurmond, second
vita president; Douglas Waters, third vlca pra«|.
dent; Byrd Brute and Hoyt# Haalan, directors.
Not present for th* photo were Odie Smith, Lion
tamar. and Davis Roberts, director.
Countian To
Serve With
Peace Corps
Carol L Ayers of Route Three,
Brockton Road, Jefferson Is at
tending a training program for
I’eace Corps volunteers at the Uni
versity of Miami, Coral Gables.
Florida.
The program, running from July
through September 23. is pre
paring 68 volunteers for com
munity development work in Sene
gal. West Africa.
The volunteers will fly to Sene
gal in October for two years of
service In the Peace Corps. There,
they will coordinate health educa
tion program*, teach nutrition and
maternal-child care, and establish
adult literacy and kindergarten
classes.
Mayfield Killed
In Auto Wreck
A 39-ycar-old Jefferson Negro
man was killed in an auto acci
dent near Pendergrass about 6:45
a.m. Wednesday, July 12.
He was Columbus Mayfield. 215
Oak SL
Injured in the two-car head-on
wreck were two persons riding in
tho vehicle with Mayfield, Geneva
Simms and Otis Simms, both of
Jefferson and Junior LAtty, 28.
Talmo. driver of the other car.
Latty was reportedly traveling
south and Mayfield north when
they collided on a curve.
Gov. Maddox To
Speak In Jackson
Gcv. Lester Maddox will speak
in Jack«on County July 28.
The governor will addrru the
Middle Oconee River Watershed
Assn, and its guests at the annual
meeting at the home of R II. Mc-
Evcr Sr. at Talmo The event will
begin al 5 30 p m. with a barbecue
supper.
Mr McEvcr hosts the annual
meeting each year. He was a
founder of the Association and
has continued to be one of its
most active members Mr. McEvcr
is president of Me Ever Packing
Company at Talmo.
Five Drafted
Five Jackson County men left
Monday for induction into the
armed forces through the Selec
tive Service System. Mrs. J. P.
Maddox, clerk, has disclosed.
Eighteen arc scheduled to go
Aug. 10 for pre-induction exami
nations.
Council To
Decide About
Odum Vacancy
The Jefferson City Council is
expected to decide in the near fu
ture whether to call a special
election to fill a vacancy created
on the Council by the moving of
Robert Odum from the city.
Mr. Odum moved this week to
Sandersville where he has accept
ed a position as director of a vo
eaticnal school.
His term on the Council expires
at the end of this year. A period
of 30-days’ notice is required be
fore an election can be held,
which means that if an election is
called, the person named would
have a short period to serve.
DOVE SEASON
Dove season will be as follows:
Sept. 9 Oct 7 and Dec. 6-Jan. 15.
Jefferson Lets Water
Improvement Contract
Mrs. Gasaway
At Health Dept.
Mrs. Patricia Ann Gasaway has
joined the staff of tbc local Health
Department as public health none
in Jackson County.
Mrs. Gasaway u a eradiate of
Andrews School for Girls. Willough
by. Ohio. She received her B. $
Degree from Ohio State I’nrvrr-
sity in 1961. and was cctssus-
sioncd Lt. (jg.) Nurse Corps. U. $
Navy, in 1961. She was stationed,
at the Naval Hospital in Saa Diegw
Calif, serving as charge nurse.
Medical Service.
Following her discharge from
the Navy, Mr*. Gasaway was em
ployed by an ophthalmdocbt in
East Point, and prior to moving to
Jefferson, worked for an ophthal
mologist in Morristown. K J.
Her public health training «*»
received in the Health Depart
ment. Dayton. Ohio.
Mr*. Gasaway is married to
Daniel F. Gawaway. a native of
Jefferson, the son of Mr. and Mr*.
Gasaway.
A contract has been let for the
First phase of a quarter of a mil
lion dollar water system improve
ment project in Jefferson, Mayor
Jack Davidson discloses.
Tlic $66,000 contract was let to
Jan R. Smith. Roswell, for dou
bling the Filtration and pumping
capacity of the water plant. The
Increase will be from about 750
gallons a minute to 1.500. Mr.
Smith has 150 days to complete
the project.
Other phases of the long-range
program include enlarging and In
creasing the number of water lines
to provide better pressure. Mayor
Davidson xaid.
The city has applied for a
Farmers* Homo Administration
loan to finance the project but
because of the urgency’ of the sit
uation is moving ahead with the
work at thia time.
Commerce Woman
Hurt In Accident
A Commerce woman was re
portedly injured in a collision in
Athens about 12:50 am. Monday.
She was identified as Joyce
Marlow. 22. 366 Hams St, who
reportedly suffered a broken arm
and leg.
Three other persons were in
jured. including Gimmy McKic,
Larry McDenni* and Fills John-1 bowler* who tied for that peitr.^
son. All were taken to St. Mao"*
Hospital.
he accident reportedly
currcd when a car driven by Mrs.
Marlow collided with one driven
by Willie J. Roberts of Damascus.
Bowl-A-Rama
Underway At
Lanes Here
Jefferson Lanes i* bokliEg it*
sixth annual Bowl-A Rama throe**
August 26.
Entrants must be or luve t*<«
a Jefferson League bowler *od to*
entry fee will be $2 inctotUng**
for bowling and $1 for pri*
The prize* will be $80.
and $20. n case of a tic. the *****
money will be divided betweea
JEFFERSON ROTARY OFFICERS — Th* R*v.
Robert Ramiry (third from loft), now president
of th* Jefferson Rotary Club, accepts tho gav*l
from tho outgoing president, Jeff Armstrong
(second from right). Other officer* shewn are
(left te right) Elmo Waller. Bill Welch, tho Rev.
Virion Griner. Horace Jerk sen. all director*. «nd
and Marvin La vend* r. secretary-treasurer.
In Jefferson
No Decision Yet
On Second Class
Of Kindergarten
No decision has
on whclhcr a second "***
offered at the Mildred WT
dergarten In Jefferson- - ^
Supt. W. L. Colombo •* ,a
w 7 k - * rrf*
He said there arr - . ^
trouts and they will be s** 1 ^
a first come, first *c rTr ' d
only one class is available
However. Mr. ColctnbO
cry effort u being ra * d * £ wt*
out two classes. XSorrT * ~ ,,
lem. he noted. No ta* ^
asailaable for this
although the parents r" t g*
and Jefferson Mill* *61
building and utlliiie*. *® W * c j^m**-
sufficient money for •* , ,-ui.
tf two classes ar* *
he said, morning ***J *
schedules may he
announcement ***** - gr
there Is * dro*‘ l
An
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B0C continued from 1A
Commerce Park
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city should be sure it has enough parking space for
any fields that are built. The concept has 137 park
ing spaces. Wascher suggested that number might be
reduced.
Mayor Clark Hill asked about seating at the fields.
The design does not include seating. Wascher said
enough space is between the fields that bleachers
could be installed. He said the concept calls for 60
feet between fields.
Wascher said the city would talk with the school
system about its needs and about paying for a portion
of the project.
Planners
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Still, the planning commission unanimously
voted to deny the request. It did not consider devel
opers’ request for zoning and two variances.
RETAIL PROJECT APPROVED
A massive retail project off Hwy. 129/Damon
Gause Bypass got the initial nod from the commis
sion on Tuesday.
Darrell Garner plans to construct the Shoppes of
Jefferson on 235 acres above Holders Siding Road.
The initial design shows multiple big box stores,
retail strips and smaller stores.
The request will also go to the Jefferson City
Council Aug. 14.
OTHER APPROVED ITEMS
In other business, the commission approved:
•a conditional use request from Mark Lee and
Rachel W. Campbell for 14 acres on Mountain
Creek Church Road. The couple plans to use a barn
to host special events (mostly weddings). Minimal
signage is planned.
•two variance requests for New Salem Investors,
LLC, for an industrial project at the corner of Hwy.
129 and New Salem Church Road. Developers want
a reduction in the wetlands buffer and Hwy. 129
overlay buffer (from 50 to 25 feet).
•the City of Jefferson's comprehensive plan
annual update.
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TOY WRIGHT REQUEST DENIED
A development agreement for Toy Wright Road improve
ments to accommodate two large warehouses was turned
down in a split vote Monday.
Hardy, Richardson and Marty Seagraves voted to deny
the agreement between the BOC, Jackson County Industrial
Development Authority and developer Core5. That contract
would have given Core5 up to $640,000 in reimbursements
(which was previously approved) for Toy Wright Road
improvements.
The agreement would have required Core5 to make the
road three lanes and get a certificate of occupancy for one of
its buildings before it could get the reimbursement.
But BOC members questioned what’s required for the
certificate of occupancy.
BOC chairman Tom Crow previously argued the county
would earn more than $640,000 in taxes from the project.
But Hardy was concerned that a future tenant might get a
tax abatement.
APPROVED ITEMS
Items approved by the BOC on Monday were:
•condition changes requested by JCDB Properties, LLC,
for an active-adult community across from Traditions. Con
dition changes were granted to reduce lot sizes and create
a minimum lot size of 45-feet. An additional change was
added at the meeting, which sets the minimum house square
footage at 1.500 sq. ft.
•a special use permit for 11.81 acres at 1510 Skelton Road
REGISTRATION OPEN
Also at its meeting, the BOE discussed registration, which
is open online through July 21. Registration forms are avail
able online and can be completed prior to open house.
Registration and open house times include:
•Jefferson Elementary School, Tuesday, July 25, from 10
a.m. to noon.
•Jefferson Academy, Tuesday, July 25, from 2-4 p.m. for
fourth and fifth grades, and 6-7 p.m. for third grade,
•Jefferson Middle School. Tuesday, July 25, at 8:30 a.m.
for eighth grade and 10-11 a.m. for sixth and seventh grades.
•Jefferson High School. Tuesday. July 25. from 8:30-10
a.m. for 10th grade, 10:30 a.m. to noon for 11th grade, 1:30-
3:30 p.m. for 12th grade and on Wednesday, July 26, from
10:30 a.m. to noon for ninth grade.
OTHER BUSINESS
Also at its meeting, the BOE:
•learned the district may have added $600,000 to its
reserves during last year’s budget. Final numbers aren’t ready
yet.
•heard the preliminary tax digest should be released this
week, which will be included in the budget to be discussed at
a later meeting. The BOE also approved a spending resolu
tion for August since that budget hasn’t yet been set.
•learned education location option sales tax receipts were
for a dog training site (no dogs will be boarded).
•appointing Tabitha Gooch to the Gainesville-Hall Met
ropolitan Planning Organization advisory committee; and
Jason Baker to the Northeast Georgia Region 10 EMS
Council.
•creating an ag exposition center advisory council con
sisting of Ken Bray, Andy Byers, Jimmy Mock, Dewey
Johnson, Mark Shirley, Cameron Shirley. Phil Page, Marty
Clark, Charlie Howington and Josh Whitworth, along with
staff members Greg Pittman and Amy Merck.
•accepting right-of-way for Marko Drive and Emily Lane
in the Bear Creek Plantation subdivision.
•accepting right of way for Grandview Drive and Gray
Field Court in the Grandview subdivision.
•abandoning Brown Road and a portion of Y.E. Bolton
Road to Greenland Opportunities, LLC, for the new South
east Toyota plant. Only the portion of Y.E. Bolton Road that
is contained in the project was abandoned.
•amending the attendance and leave policy to line up with
state law and include the recently implemented shared leave
program.
•allowing Crow to sign a $251,500 contract with AT&T
for a new VIPER E911 phone system. The system, which is
also used by Hall and Clarke counties and will soon be used
by Barrow County, will be paid for over 60 months. Annual
maintenance costs $40,000.
•extending the closing date on 3.467 acres at the comer of
Hwy. 124 and Hwy. 53. The buyer, George Flanigan, needs
more time to decide on financing the $1 million purchase.
up 42 percent from the same time last year. That’s due, in
part, to the new ELOST formula based on enrollment.
•discussed new busses that were recently purchased. The
busses haven’t arrived yet. but transportation Mark Weaver
said he hopes they’ll be on the road the first day of school.
•got an update on its Bio STEAM (wetlands) project. A
University of Georgia intern continues to work on the cur
riculum, while district leaders have been meeting with a con
tractor about the footbridge and boardwalk for the property.
•learned students will receive safety glasses and instruc
tions for viewing the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. No early
dismissal is planned.
•discussed bringing in a group to do a technology risk
assessment.
•discussed the first phase of the Memorial Stadium proj
ect. Crews are still working to install a drainage pipe. The
visitor’s side bleachers will be extended by the second home
football game. The new lights are in and may be tested next
week. The BOE also discussed the soccer field, which it
hopes will be completed during the upcoming season.
•learned it could save money by refinancing its 2011 bond
debt. More information will be presented at a later meeting.
•approved purchasing new AP science, AP social studies
and CTAE textbooks.
•declared a variety of items surplus at JMS and JES.
BOE continued from 1A