The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia • 124

24J SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Many Changes Are Ahead for Bibb Public School System The ederal Court inintlv dpfprminprl hv tho PrnnncM Avnpnditurnc the opportunity to obtain skills that will prepare them for post secondary or techni cal training Northeast voca tional director William Grant explains that cluster and every day of the school year Therefore students at the secondary level will lose credit for each course in which they are absent more than ten days in a quarter and students at the elemen tary school level will not be promoted to the next grade level if they are absent more than 30 days in a school year In its School News and Views quarterly report the Board of Education announced that the new high school graduation require ments mandated by the state Department of Educa tion in December 1978 will be implemented over a three year period 1980 81 1981 82 1982 83 Procedures for implementation are being addressed by school staff and a broad base steer ing committee representa tive of each building and each aspect of the secondary rroposea expenditures from the $116 bond issue will include the construction of four new schools addi tional classrooms in existing structures energy conser vation new physical educa tion and athletic facilities a new vocational building enlarged library facilities refinded provisions for the handicapped site acquisi tion and improvement and the upgrading of substan dard elementary schools The Board of Education also announces improved vocational facilities at Northeast Complex These courses will be conducted under the cluster concept a curriculum designed to broaden the students poten tial employability by offer i ing a wider range of employ ment skills in sereral occu 1 pational areas The program further i serves to offer the students i program There are five subcommit tees charged with the responsiblity of bringing appropriate recommenda tions to the steering commi tee for subsequent recom mendations to the School Board Each student entering the ninth grade in the fall of 1980 must earn credit (Carnegie units) from a set of required courses (core curriculum) These students will have to earn 20 Carnegie units in order to graduate (The 20 Carnegie units equal the 300 quarter hours presently required) Within this new curricu lum the state Board of Edu cation requires four courses for graduation that are not presently required in Bibb County These new courses are personal finance career planning physical education and citizenship courses vary from the more traditional vocational courses by teaching several aspects of one trade in a sin gle class The board also announces a revision in high school cur riculum rom 1970 to 1975 students in Bibb County sec ondary schools were sche duled into courses for the entire year In 1975 Bibb County opted for the quarter system curriculum design primarily because of the flexibility it afforded both students and staff The quar ter system also provided for more efficient and effective use of facilities which could be made available through coeducation Difficulties with the quar ter system have led(to a refinement of the system for next year by initiating annual subject selection pro cedures improving course titles returning to year long jointly uetermineo oy me county commissioner and the school board The members of the Board of Education in cooperation with the County Commis sioners agreed that the most reasonable manner to meet this expense would be to ask the community to vote in favor of a school bond issue The $116 bond issue which was approved last November will be used to finance much needed repairs and additions mainly to inner city schools largely attended by blacks These schools have been neglected for years under but and then under Upgrading these schools is mandatory under the court order resulting from an agreement ending the 16 year old Bibb deseg regation suit i i i a i vuuii recently declared the Bibb County Public School Sys tem to be unitary meaning that after 15 years of court suits a settlement has been reached and the old dual school system is behind us The main feature of the compromise settlement plan was to retain neighborhood elementary schools The net result of keeping neighbor hood elementary schools is that money can be used for direct school improvements rather than for increased transportation costs In accepting the compro mise plan the ederal Court order approved the school plans for teacher evaluation and student performance These plans were begun this school year It also approved the renovation or replace ment of inadequate facilities Dr Paul Hagerty School Superintendent courses in certain subjects and by reducing the list of courses available The Bibb County School System presently offers a large number of elective courses within the curricu lum Some to these overlap and lessen the effectiveness of the instructional pro gram Another major concern is that many of the course titles do not clearly com municate the specific sub ject matter within that course By renaming courses specifically consis tent with their content the administration feels the con tent and purpose of the course will be more clearly understood This will be of much benefit to students and parents Effective with school year 1980 81 state law will require that pupils shall be in attendance at school each i JU II AMED of Macon Yetter Sells ull Line Has Garden And Of oreign Auto Parts Lawn Equipment trimmers and the brush cut Weed Eater brush cutters Phil Raburn Manager at Piggly Northside Drive Store Piggly Wiggly Southern Growth Continues Brunson Walker Jim Melton nylon cord Becoming a Model City a Booming Sunbelt seen increasing he Richard Tapley Mayor Israel a two man team of a division manager and a market con sultant In each division Piggy Wiggly Southern will have a division manager the new store merchandiser and the market consultant who is primarily responsible for meat operations Billie Bush vice president of retail operations heads up this department Working very closely with the new three man team will be advertising and purchas ing headed up by isher Bar foot vice president of mar been increasing he said been hold ing pretty Mayor Israel attributed this situation to several fac tors among them efforts of Police Chief Travis Lynch his supportive officers and improved patrolling and training Also improvement of financial support for increases in pay for policemen has helped to attract more men and to keep trained dedicated offi cers In other words an overall program of improve ment of the administrative and other supportive staff systems of the city is giving increased support to the Police The mayor also noted the effect of the efforts of Neighborhood Watch a citi zens coordinating crime committee Neighborhood Watch a program organized in neighborhoods by the Police Department and with the help of the city is usually found in areas where there has been an unusual amount of crime or in areas where citizens feel the need to help each other in detering crime are interested in forming more of these Neighborhood Watches where residents are re learning how to help their help attract industries with the most jobs to offer purpose of this strat egy is to provide the basis to make rational informed decisions which will result in the maximum return for the public dollar Israel said The idea is similar to a recommendation made more than a year ago in the 201 and 208 water quality stu dies by the Macon Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission The plan would be largely geared toward industrial expansion The first phase of the two year study would identify ares of the city and county that are best suited for industrial sites It also would analyze water capac ity pollution standards financial resources andother potential limits to industrial growth The aim would be to develop criteria for select ing industries and plant sites that would provide the most jobs for the least amount of resources and taxpayer expense Planners also would draw up a comprehensive plan for capital improvements designed to encourage indus trial growth Hopefully They are also qualified to shorten or lengthen truck frames a service not rea dily available in many cities in Middle Georgia Wayne Equipment com pany sells many styles and types of trucking equipment If in the market for a dump body utility body van body grain body dump trail ers or frame straightener you should call Wayne McGowan at 935 2438 You can rely on him for honest and competent information and for dependability in repairs and service as you use your equipment In October 1979 Piggly Wiggly Southern moved into a new transportation facility and completed construction of a corrugated pasteboad reclamation center Shortly thereafter con struction began on the pro posed addition to the current dry grocery warehouse The new warehouse will be 145000 square feet and is expected to open in November 1980 Piggly Wig gly current ware house space is 440000 square feet An active store develop ment program is planned to coincide with the opening of the new warehouse Piggy Wiggly Southern will be opening its third supermar ket in Warner Robins on Wednesday The new store will feature a delicatessen and bakery with an excess of 28000 square feet A similar store is slated early in the spring for Griffin and also a 23000 square foot supermar ket for East Dublin in the spring Additional market area will be the opening of a new Piggly Wiggly Southern supermarket with delicates sen and bakery in Hinesville Mayor Israel commented on the ominous cloud which has been lifted off the city with the Supreme recent decision declaring the local option sales tax consititutional When the original law was ruled unconstitutional last year Georgia legislators revised it Then the revised law was challenged in court and ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court in ebruary Without this tax which will bring in about $77 million for Macon this fiscal year the city would have lost about one third of its operating revenues To guide community growth Mayor Israel has called for creation of a major long range plan the which will be the centerpiece of his administration This plan to control industrial commer cial and residential develop ment be the most important thing that we will do in terms of the commu the mayor said A variety of local govern ments and agencies would be brought together in an advisory committee to ca rry out the plan It would be responsible for seeing that millions in various spending projects are coordinated to Yetters has castrol oil products and a full line of service parts including hand cleaners oil and grease They also have special tools for working on foreign automobiles or the do it yourselfer Yetters has Haynes Workshop Mannuals for all makes of foreign cars George Yetter who has worked on foreign cars since 1951 does Volkswagon line boring and turns brake drums and disc rotors sons Gary and Skip are also associated with the business All are very experienced and knowl edgeable about all makes of foreign cars They are avail able to assist you with any of your parts needs The shop is open from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through riday and from 9 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday The store is located in the middle of town one block off 1 75 at Dempsey Avenue (Mercer University Blvd exit) A 'W for Japanese vehicles than any other store in Macon we buy direct from the said company president Gary Our prices are very Parts include such origi nal equipment as spark plugs ignition points filters engine bearings piston rings gaskets oil pumps brake parts disc pads brake shoes hydrolic parts clutches rebuilt alternators and starters and carburator kits They also have a full line of original equipment exhaust parts for foreign cars Yetters oreign Auto Parts also has special per formance parts such as exhaust headers and special performance exhausts by Ansa Car accessories such as rear window louvers front and rear air spoilers tops for convertible sports cars windshield tint strips and such special handling com ponents as shock absorbers and sway bars Barry Robinson market manager Ken Brock Riverside Drive at Mart: store manager Joel Bently market manager Keith Holmes Shurlington Plaza: store manager rank Sutton market manager Long Vineville Avenue: store manager Billy Melton mar ket manager Burt Dixon Westgate Shopping Cen ter: store manager: Bill Brady market manager Larry Helton Valley: store manager Jeff Barron market man ager Gene Cook Gordon: store manager Carl Nixon market man ager Louie Poole Perry: store manager Wayne Deore market manager Sammy Green Warner Robins at North Davis Drive: store manager Ed Williamson market manager Ed Bonner Warner Robins at Zayre Shopping Center: store man ager Thomas Williamson market manager Derrell Long neighbors he said thing we are quite proud of is the down town revitalizaion program which is now making a visual Mayor Israel said In this program which is affecting Poplar Street Cot ton Avenue and the blocks between Cherry and Mul berry streets building facades are undergoing improvements signs are being removed and exterior and interior renovation is resulting in buildings being brought up to standard con ditions Also under a HUD grant the Dempsey project which involves the Dempsey Hotel conversion to housing for senior citizens will see fruition this year ren ovation of the Dempsey will result in some 300 residents being brought back into the downtown the mayor said Between 200 and 300 new jobs will be created in the downtown area when Aetna Life and Casualty of Hart ford Conn locates its new group claims office here sometime this year The company will set up in a temporary location in the building on Cherry Street formerly occupied by Davi Department Store and more recently by Burden Yetters oreign Auto Parts 1871 Pio Nond Ave sells a complete line of for eign car parts They have everything need from tune ups to overhaul parts The company sells to both dealers and do it your selfers George Yetter began the business in 1961 as a repair shop for foreign cars An experienced machinist Yet ter had also been the service manager for the Volkswa gon dealership in Macon In June 1975 he opened the parts store on Napier Avenue and the company moved to its present location in January 1979 Yetters oreign Auto Parts specializes in imported original equipment parts from Europe England and Japan for all foreign cars and trucks The firm has a larger stock of parts keting The new organiza tion structures will allow for greater flexibility and growth in the years to come ollowing are store loca tions in the Macon Division of Piggly "Wiggly Southern Inc and the names of store and market managers at each location: Baconsfield: store man ager Ross Melton market manager Robert Persuhn Bloomfield Village Shop ping Center: store man ager: Jimmy Rousey market manager: Paul Brooks: Napier Square Shopping Center: store manager Ran dall Daniels market man ager Johnny McCoy Northeast Plaza: store manager Andrew Lemon market manager Donnie Butler Northside Drive: store manager Phil Raburn mar ket manager Ralph Long Pio Nono Plaza: store manager Ronnie Lord mar ket manager Hubert Hud son Riverside Drive at Pierce Avenue: store manager in the early fall In order to handle its growth Piggly Wiggly Southern has reorganized its personnel in retail opera tions in an effort to better merchandise and supervise its stores Seven new store merchandisers who will have the responsibilities for merchandising groceries health and beauty aids fro zen foods dairy produce and general merchandise have been named The new store merchan disers will be joining the local governmental bodies would then adopt the plan as a decision making guide The second phase of study would exam ine housing and commercial needs It would also develop a capital improvements plan particularly aimed at improving substandard housing key factor in any city is that its residents have enough money for clothes and the mayor said we must be continually providing new jobs and job training in order to reduce unemployment In this plan we can identify problems set up plans for the solutions of these prob lems and make yearly eval The mayor said his admin istration will be making every effort to reduce expenditures and will be put ting sufficient emphasis on efficiency and performance extremely important that the people see where their tax money is he said must and recheck all areas so that we will have increased perfor mance in all functions Our aim is to operate as the most efficient government in the Since Mr McGowan has been working on trucks his he and his service men are qualified to offer excellent repairs on trucking equipment They will work on any size equipment and take in work over an approx imately 100 mile radius of Macon Side Effects Prove atal GENEVA Switzerland (AP) A 5 month old boy against smallpox in Kuwait A month later he is admitted to a hospital and develops large uglyulcers His condition deterio rates and by summer he is "dead In Australia a woman weight weeks pregnant receives a smallpox vacci nation Her baby born almost three months prema turely lives only an hour These are illustrations ofthe fatal side effects that can result from the smallpox (vaccination according to I the World Health Organiza tion here In both cases it maintains death could have been avoided Iron Smelter The first Canadian ironsmelter was established in 51737 in Quebec Macon is on the threshold of achieving the success long expected by its said City Council President Eugene Dunwody City Council has initiated and supported programs which make us attractive for busi nesses and industries to locate and expand here downtown is being revitalized and the historical district continues to attract new Mr Dun wody continued tive programs financial sta bility and progressive lead ership assure Macon of becoming a model city in the fast growing In reflecting on Macon and its present situation Mayor George Israel said the city has the lowest crime rate in the state compared to other cities of comparable size years ago we saw a 16 percent reduction over the year he said two years ago that fig ure improved by an addi tional 6 Even though crime rate was up 3 percent last year the mayor said this happened when other cities of comparable size saw increases of 30 to 50 per cent "Over this three year period the general crime rates in Georgia cities have AMED of Macon distrib utes a full line of lawn and ters by Snapper and Green garden care equipment to Machine The well known retail dealers in Middle and South Georgia The com can also be obtained through ajviel ot Macon Paul Stovall is president of the parent company Atlanta Mower and Equip ment Distributor Inc Randy Hall is executive vice president and Janet Shirley is secretary treasurer ouuatuiaiy luiupcuiieb ill addition to AMED of Macon include: Supply Com pany which supplies parts for the lawn and garden care equipment Stovall Com pany responsible for indus trial accounts government contracts and golf course equipment and Adver tising which handles adver tising for all the companies pany carries consumer lawnand garden needs manufac tured by aproximately 30companies notably thefamous Snapper brand AMED of parent company is Atlanta Mower and Equipment Distribu tors Inc of Atlanta This uuuipauy uaving oeen in operation for 25 years oper ates through a network of 600 dealerships The Macon firm opened in 'November 1979 and prior tothe first of the year ship fments were being made from their 30000 square foot warehouse This facility stocking both lawn and gar den care equipment and 'related parts is located at 51180 7th St telephone '743 9600 Richard Tapley is sales manager of AMED of 5 Macon In this capacity he is responsible for shipping of nationally advertised brands of lawn and garden care equipment to dealers in an area of the state south of a from Columbus to Augusta including Macon AMED of inven tory includes all equipment related to lawn and garden care including a full line of lawn mowers from the homeowner walk behind models to riding models Also included in the inven tory are the increasingly popular garden tractors Jim Armstrong is parts manager of AMED of Macon which offers dealers lull parts distribution ser vice In addition to mowers and garden tractors the com pany distributes the electric and gasoline Smith and Co Plans for permanent location in down town Macon should be for malized by 1981 This move by Aetna will undoubtedly give downtown economy a shot in the arm and is a result of local gov ernment efforts to push the downtown area as an office center since the area lost much of its retail trade to the Macon Mall sev eral years are look ing at new directions and new emphasis on the utiliza tion of the downtown area and opening up new oppor tunities for the mayor added Wayne Equipment Carries Truck Parts When the trucking equip ment company Wayne McGowan had worked for closed he decided to put his longtime experience to use for his own profit and satisfaction In 1975 he went out to Lizella and opened Wayne Equipment Company With some 20 years expe rience in the trucking equip ment business behind him Wayne felt well qualified to offer such a business for the people of Middle Georgia Located on US 80 Wayne Equipment is set up to offer a complete service and parts department for any type trucking equipment They maintain a large inventory of parts and can easily replace any part within a matter of hours or a few days Specializing in hydro lic and power take off parts Mr McGowan can also mail parts to any area of the coun try IS I Ik I wit Mg! i St (1 I I a'vUc vl tl W' i it A 'v fi i a JR mW'' 4.