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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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50 Years Ago
Devoted to the Progress of Jackson County
Jackson Herald
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JEFFERSON. GEORGIA. JACKSON COUNTY. 305-19
Wednesday, July 26, 1967
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Carruth and Mrs. C. B. Love,
received free subscriptions to
The Herald last week.
All they did was find their
names in flerald ads and call
us.
More free subscriptions will
be offered this week in the
same manner So. look and
see - you rqay be one of
the lucky ones, If so, call us!
AMERICA
NEEDS
YOUR
HELP-
Grant To Aid
Small Schools
Of This Area
How can email school sys
Hnis lackinj funds and re
■ M e provide their student
U-’'illations with the education
they need?
The problem confronts hun
dreds of small school districts
n Georgia and the South, in
eluding those in Jackson
County.
Georgia's Ninth District Edu
caU.,nal Services Center may
have an answer. The project
lor sharing services among 29
school systems in (lie North
Georgia area has received
federal approval in the form
of a half million dollar grant
for 12 months. State Superin
tendent of Schools Jack P.
Nix has announced.
The project will he financed
under Title HI of the Elemen
tary and Secondary Education
Act.
“This is one of the largest
grants ever awarded under
Title III," said Dr. Nix. “And
vo are indebted to Ninth Dis
trict Congressman Phil Land
rum for his leadership in get
ting this grant for Georgia.”
The project has been in the
planning stages for two years,
according to Director Joe Kir
by, formerly Superintendent of
Harrow County Schools, and is
expected to be fully staffed
and operational by September.
The Ninth District Educa
tiorial Services Center will at
tempt to meet the needs of its
school-age population as they
have not been met before.
Judge Holding
Pre-Trials
For Court
Pre-trials were being held
today in preparation for the
August term of the Jackson
Superior Court which opens
August 7.
Judge Mark Dtinahoo of
Winder was to preside.
It was possible that jurors
would be drawn today as well.
Both grand jurors sind petit
jurors will be drawn some
time in the near future. The
grand jury will convene si
multaneously with the open
ing of the court term. Civil
cues, the calendar for which
is published in this edition,
will come up the first week.
S-C-T’S BARLOW PLANT
NEARS COMPLETION
“Because of small site and
inadequate financing, the area
lacks the system-wide leader
ship and services needed to im
prove the range and quality of
roucational opportunity,” said
Kirby.
“The Center will, when fully
funded, provide leadership in
curriculum and instruction,
student personnel services,
and school business services.
In the area of curriculum and
instruction, specialists will be
provided in school subjects,
kindergarten education, read
ing. adult education, exception
al children, and independent
study. Pilot high school re
organization and cultural proj
ects will be undertaken. An
educational media center will
provide a variety of services
Standard Coosa - Thatcher
Company’s brand new Barlow
Plant at Jefferson is now
rapidly nearing completion.
Located on Highway 129.
just south of Jefferson, the
new mill will be one of the
finest and most modern spin
ning mills in the textile in
dustry.
Machinery installation is
progressing well, officials
slate, with many machines al
ready in place and ready for
limited operation Other ma
chinery is being wired al Ibis
time, and should require only
three or four more weeks for
completion. The air-condition
ing for tfye plant was to be
turned on Friday.
A production line to proe
ess cotton yarn was opened
up on a limited basis during
the week of July 17. A sec
ond line, for the production
of polyester cotton blend
yarn, was due to be opened
this week. It too. will operate
on a limited basis for a while.
As soon as machinery in
stallation is complete, and
conditions permit production
and personnel build-up to full
capacity will take place, of
ficials said.
AT STANDARD-COOSA-THATCHER — Bar-
low Plant Manager W. O. Cooper (center)
is seen with Forrest Satterfield (left) of the
Chattanooga Office and Finishing and Over
seer R. C. Thatcher III (right) as they inspect
one of the new Whifin Twisters.
Galilee Plans
Routes To Be
td By Board Tues.
and the
will be on
f when the
Board of Edu-
4 ib August meet-
j k Holliman
** he lacks only
l | first grade in-
Jackson.
i it, 116015 01 greatest
^ of bus routes
k A*) 3 rtv i«d this
C !£j **n S aid he
V. from the
local ^d's
routing
r-Lan but that he preferred not
to release them until after the
board acts.
Another item of much in
terest will be the half million
dollar building program which
the county system will inaugu
rate this fall. Right now. Mr.
Holliman said, the architects
are completing working draw
ings and advertising for bids
‘may start in early September.
In the meantim<j. the renova
tion of Benton Elementary
School — a part of the big
building and renovation pro
gram — began Monday.
Day (amp To
End Friday
With Swim Meet
Jefferson Day Camp will
come to a close with the an
nual Junior Olympic Swim
Meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday at
thr Jefferson PooL
Following t h e intra-tribe
swimming competition, various
awards and trophies will be
presented — “Campers of the
Year,” perfect attendance and
outstanding campers in each
activity. League game cham
pions will be announced and
the winning tribes will be
honored. A free swim for
everyone follows.
In the meantime, “Campers
of the Week" for last week
were as follows: Wanda Bar
nett and Chuck Tolbert, Little
Beavers: Matilda Benton and
Buddy C o 1 v a r d, Younger
Tribes: and Rose Kilgore and
David Weaver, Older Tribes.
The campers (with the ex
ception of the Little Beavers)
traveled to Grant Park, Atlan
ta, Tuesday. Three buses of
the youngsters invaded the
park grounds to visit the
lions, tigers, monkeys and
bears, ride the train and visit
the historic Cyclorama Fol
lowing the picnic style lunch,
they returned home to work
pit costumes for the next day
of camp. “Sadie Hawkins
Day.” All the “Daisy Maes"
chased their “L'il Abners”
Wednesday to try to catch a
partner for lunch. Free water
melon was served everyone
10 Seek School Homecoming J
Board Posts
In Banks County
Ten men have qualified as
candidates for the five posts
cn the newly - reorganized
Banks County Board of Edu
cation.
The 10 include the present
five members of the board.
Here were the candidates by
district, through noon Tues
day:
District 1 — Bobby Evans,
Don Banks and Hyman Brovvn,
incumbent.
District 2 — E. F. Hardy, in
cumbent.
District 3—J. R. Parker,
Hoyt D. Jordan, incumbent.,
and Bobby Westmoreland, in
cumbent.
District 4 — Seaborn Watts.
District 5 — Bruce Poole and
A. G. Wells, incumbent.
The qualifying deadline is
midnight Tuesday. Aug. 1, and
the election will be held on
August 16.
Previously, hoard members
were named by the grand jury.
Voters recently decided, how
ever. they would prefer to
elect their board members.
The persons elected will as
sume office Jan. 1, 1968 on
staggered term lengths in
order not to have a complete
new slate going in at any one
time thereafter.
The school superintendent
will continue to be elected al
so. Presently holding this of
fice is Bobby Lewallen, serv
ing his first term.
And Revival
Galilee Christian Church
will hold its annual evangelis
tic revival July 30 August 5.
Minister Tom Plank has an
nounced.
The homecoming will be held
Sunday.
Sidney Woodruff. Winston
Salem, N.C., minister of the
Ardmore Christian Church and
a formsr minister of Galilee,
will be the sneaker during the
revival. On Saturday, Aug. 5.
the annual barbecue will be
held at 12 neon, preceded by
a 11 a m. service.
The homecoming will be an
all day type service with a
church dinner at noon and a
singing service at 2 p.m.
The annual clean up will be
on Saturday with all mem
bers and those associated with
the cemetery being encour
aged to help.
SPINNERS AT S-C-T —Some Saco Lowell Spinomatic spin
ning frames are seen in place, awaiting just a few more
adjustments before being ready to start up at the new
Barlow plitnt of Standard-Coosa-Thatcher near Jefferson.
Bryan Plans
Culminating
Program Thurs.
Eryaa iI"I: School invites
the rmblie to the culminating
exercises at 8 p.m. on Thurs
day, July 27.
Refreshments will be served
hjimediate’y following the pro
gram and there will he open
house. Parents are especially
urged to attend.
An award will be given for
the outstanding star camper.
Also, the children who have
had regular attendance will be
recognized.
Gov. To Be
At Talmo Fri.
Gov. Leslcr Maddox will ad
dress the Middle Oconee River
Watershed Assn, at 7 p.m. Fri
day.
The group will meet at the
home of It. H. McEvcr at Tal
mo for a barbecue and the ad
dress. Many guests also will at
tend.
Smith Bridgeas heads the
Association.
Banks Schools
Open August 24
Banks County school classes
will begin Thursday, Aug. 24.
Supt. Bobby Lewallen said this
week.
Teachers will report on
Monday, Aug 21, for pre-plan
ring days.
1,000 Expected
In Homer Sat.
For Celebration
Arouna l.UUU persons are
expected in Homer Saturday
for the traditional Banks Coun
ty Sunday School Celebration.
They will come from many
cities and states for what
amounts to an annual county-
wide homecoming at the court
house.
The event has been held al
most continuously for well
over 75 years, the exceptions
having been a couple of years
in the first quarter of the cen
tury.
A worship service will be
held from about 10 a.m. to
12 noon and there will be pic
nic lunches afterwards on the
shady lawn of the courthouse.
Singing will be another high
light.
While in Homer this year,
participants will see the first
stages of a memorial being
erected in front of the court
house in memory- of the Banks
County war dead. The Homer
Improvement Gub and the
American Legion are working
on this project for which
walks already have been pour
ed. A monument, eternal
flame and bubbling fountain
are planned. Officials say the
dedication will probably be
held in the fall.
Thomas K. Wilson is presi
dent of the Sunday School
Celebration group and Robert
A. Lewallen is vice president.
An election is held each year.
The welcome hand will be
out in Homer Saturday and
anyone who is interested is in
vited Jo come and join in the
fellowship, leaders state.
. ,LS °N WATER — Thi, light green
u ^holton Methodist Church signifies
’V h ** ill own water system, completed
H. * ^0 families ore served by the new
I 1 *
INDIAN DRESS DAY AT CAMP — This w*s a poolside
fcone last Thursday when “Indian Dress Day” was oh.
served »* *he Jefferson Day Camp. Most of the youngsters
?hcd their Indian gerb for the cool clear waters but on#
lad ri~eid*d to lust cool h'S too* whllo another (In head
dress) debated the matter.
0. N. Langford
Heads Singing
Convention
The annual Jackson County
Singing Convention, held last
week end al Cabin Creek, has
beon described as "a big sue
cess",
O. N, Langford was elected
president; Bill Cook and L, E.
I’aiton, vice presidents; Irene
Whitehead, secretary-treasur
er: and R. H. Griffeth, chap
lain.
Singers from many areas in
Georgia. South Carolina, North
Carolina. Tennessee and Ala
bama attended. Officials were
high in their praise of the
host church for its hospitality
DISTRICT 4-M WINNERS—Jackson County
4-H'ert who wutb d»Srrict winnor* at
the district project achievement meeting
held recently at Rock Eagle 4-H Club Center
are ihown. They ere (front row) Alex Booth,
Frankie Bray; (record row) Gwen Haxton,
Mrs, Eleanor Williamson, county extension
home iconomiit; Adabcth Pirkle, Cheryl
Ward, Pam Ward, Cindy Johnston, Patty
Wood; (third row) S. L. Welbom, county
agent; Odio W. Smith, assistant county
agant; M-s. Jean Booth, local leader. Not
pictured is Shirley Johnson.
Jefferson approves amendment to noise ordinance
By Ben Munro
Jefferson's much-discussed noise ordinance amendment received
unanimous approval from city leaders.
The city council, which began discussing the issue in January, voted
5-0 on Monday to accept an amendment to the city’s land codes that
adds stipulations for site planning and noise mitigation.
The amendment — aimed at mitigating noise levels in industrial
zones that border residential areas — would apply to industries within
1,750 feet of residential or agricultural development.
The city will require any new industry to institute smart alarms to
reduce the decibel levels of back-up alarms from trucks and orient
its loading bays away from noise sensitive areas. If a building can't
be reoriented, a fence, berm, wall or buffer must be constructed to
mitigate noise.
The amendment allows sites with developmental permits already
approved to be exempted from these regulations. The council, howev
er, in approving the amendment included a condition that sites not be
exempt from the smart alarm stipulation.
The city also approved an ordinance that would impose construction
quiet hours city-wide from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The ordinance does allow
the city manager to grant a variance of up to 90 days to these hours.
In other business, the council:
•postponed action on the requested rezone of 54.1 acres on Galilee
Church Road for a 102-lot single-family subdivision with open space.
The applicant, Galilee Partners, LLC, requested the postponement.
The request will again come before the Jefferson-Talmo Planning
Commission in September and the council in a public hearing on Oct.
9. The council will vote on the matter on Oct. 23.
•approved an amendment to the city’s land use management code to
revise subdivision platting procedures.
•approved an intragovernmental agreement with Jackson County
for building inspections in Storey Meadows subdivision, a portion of
which was recently annexed into the city limits. Certain single-family
homes are in the process of construction with building permits issued
by the county. The city’s planning and development department can
not accept responsibility for final inspections and issuance of certifi
cates of occupancies for buildings which have not been inspected by
the city from the beginning of construction.
•approved a $75,000 budget adjustment for the build-out of a space
formerly occupied by First Franklin at Jefferson Station for the city’s
water department.
•accepted a low bid of $570,464 from Pittman Construction for
improvements to Peachtree Road, Oak Lane and the city’s waste water
treatment facility access drive roadway.
•approved an intragovernmental agreement with Jackson Coun
ty which calls for the city to pay a two-percent commission on all
municipal taxes collected and distributed on behalf of the city and a
dollar per parcel for the tax commissioner.
•approved an intragovernmental agreement with Jackson County to
widen a section of Hog Mountain Road from Possum Creek Road to
the city limits. The project includes $500,000 in Georgia One Grant
funds.
•heard from citizen Rock Feeman, who expressed concerns about
Peachtree Road. Feeman said the area is blighted and needs attention.
He also asked the council to consider a 25-mph speed limit sign for
the road, which is slated to be paved.
Audit
continued
from 1A
account for “doubtful
accounts.”
FINANCIAL RESULTS
In 2016, the city netted
$469,200 in its general
fund, raising its unrestricted
reserve balance to $4.5 mil
lion. The city's revenues for
the year topped $10 million
for the first time ever, an
amount that was $1.2 mil
lion higher than budget.
The city’s expenses on
the year were $7 million
in the general fund. A little
over $2.8 million was also
transferred to capitol and
debt expenses.
The city’s water & sewer
fund also pulled in a lot of
cash during 2016, netting
over $1.5 million in operat
ing income and over $3 mil
lion after tap fee revenues
and capital contributions
were calculated.