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USE GEORGIA
PRODUCTS
DURING 1923
''OL. 51—NO. 1
KIWANIS CLUB
s PLANS pY YEAR
OFFICERS AT MEET
ING TUESDAY NIGHT. WILL
STRIVE FOR BETTER FARM
ING SYSTEM IN 1923
At the meeting; of the Kiwanis
Club of Jackson Tuesday night of
tjcers were installed for the year,
and an informal discussion was had
of plans and purposes for 192 b.
As in the past year, the club will
work again in 1923 for a better sys
tem of farming in Butts county.
iAt an early date it is hoped to an
nounce a definite farm program ior
submission to the people of the en
tire communty.
The main function of the club
'the first year was to promote dairy
ing, live stock raising and diversi
fied farming. Asa part of that pro
gram the club employed at its ex
pense a Farm Agent to devote his
entire time to the problems of pro
duction and marketing. Splendid
results have been accomplished to
date, but a much more cpmprehen
sive program is being mapped out
for the present year.
On January 16 the club will ob
serve Anniversary Night, the organ
isation having been perfected on
January 17, 1922. On February 7
.the club received it charter. A pro
[gram appropriate to the occasion
{will be announced later by the pro-
Igram comtttffcbe't'T'Tff which H. O.
{Ball is chairman.
Standing Committees
The following standing commit
tees are announced by President W.
A. (Dozier: .
Attendance- —W- E. Merck, chair
man, J. R. Biles, W. L. Nutt.
Business Standards and Methods
P. Sasnett) chairman, F. S.
Carmichael, R. F: Newton.
Classification —i R. P. Newton,
chairman, Victor Carmichael, Hugh
Mallet. f
Education —R* N. Etheridge,
chairman, R. I. Knox, W. P. New
ton.
PAwnee —B. Ki Carmichael, chair
L'• vnev Fujrlow, O. A. Pound.
\ce —E. L. Smith, chair-
Knoxr'O. E. Hovwdl.
& M. flurrie, chairman,
■K. A. Biles, A. (. Finley.
W Inter-Club Relations—S. P. Nich-
I ola, chairman, E. R. Edwards, J. W.
■ Cole, H. M. Fletfher, O. A. Pound.
■ Laws and Regulations —H. M,
I Fletcher, chairman, G. E. Rice, W.
| E. Watkins.
ft Music—O. A. Pound, chairman,
H. Eiseman, W. W r . jJamerson,
B-J. W. O'Neal, Ijall Turner, J. E.
I Bryan, L. P. Mclibben.
I Program— H. i. Ball, chairman,
dugh Mallet, D. P. Settle, S. H.
Bcjio-nton, P. M. Oleman.
flfc’ublic Affairs-f-J. D. Jones.
Hthairman, C. M. Compton, J. R.
| Thurston, H. G. Viley, B. K. Car-
Lmiehael.
|§ Publicity—P. 1, Coleman, chair-
J - E - Corni * L - p - MeKibbOT -
V a. W. Newton, v . E. Robison.
I Reception—-G. 5. Mallet, chair
man, W. W. Jamrson, A. B. Lind
sey, Morris Moor’ A. C. Finley.
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COUNTY SCHOOLS OPENED
SPRING TEIM JANUARY 1
So*d Year Experted in All Schools
%
of Butt County
The schools in (Butts county be
gan the spring wrk Monday, Jan
uary 1, after th holiday vacation
period lasting fro* December 22.
Superintendent Van Fletcher pre
dicts a splendid yiar for all schools
in the county. H has a competent
teaching force anc much permanent
work will be done during the spring
months.
ii A school meet to be held later in
spring is an that is
J rousing much irfirest in all the
choola and no many schools
will enter team 4 for the literary
' ao 4 athletics met*.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ArCUS
16 BILLION DOLLARS
IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS
FOLDINGS OF AMERICAN PEO-
B PLE SUFFICIENT TO WIPE
OUT UNCLE SAM’S WAR
DEBT, IS STATEMENT
Atlanta, Ga.—Figures of the sav
ings bank division of the American
Bankers Association, made public
here by Atlanta bankers show, that
saving bank deposits in the United
I States amount to $16,618,595,000,
which comprises about one-half the
I tcrtal deposits and one-third the to
tal resources of all banks and trust
companies in this country.
‘’There are more savings accounts
in the United States than there are
families,” said John K. Ottley, pres
ident of the Fourth, National Bank
of Atlanta. •
Mr. Ottley, in stating that there
are more savings accents in the
United States than there are -fam-
explained that this is due to
the fact that often several mem
bers'of one family havve savings, ac
counts and in many cases an indi
vidual, has more than one such ac
count.
‘‘And this is not near all of the
money at the command of the peo
ple,” added Mr. Ottley, “There is
no way to estimate accurately the
amount of money carried around in
pockets and kept in and around the
homes, but the sum total is, tre
menduos.”
The rank and file of the
can people, according to leading fi
nanciers. are strong enough finan
cially, including their holdings of
all on top of thier sav
ings, to take over the war debt of
the American government.
THE F. 6 M. BANK
HAS GOOD YEAR
SIX PER CENT DIVIDEND DE
CLARED AND SURPLUS AC
COUNT INCREASED. ALL DI
RECTORS ARE RE-ELECTED
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers & .Mer
chants Bank of Jackson was held
Tuesday, at which time the business
of the past year was reviewed. The
directors had previously declared
an annual dividend of 6 per cent,
payable January 10. In addition to
the dividend the surplus fund w<as
increased to $12,500, and a substan
tial amount carried to the undivided
profits account.
The showing mad 2 by this bank
was gratifying to the officers, stock
holders and all "mtereited. Under
mast trying conditions • the bank
made a splendd report and the
earnings reflecced the taieful man
agement and progressive policy of
the institution. The outlook for the
new year was declared to be bright,
and all are confident the institution
•faces a period of still greater
growth and expansion.
The capital stock of the Farmers
& Merchants Bank is $125,000, be
ing the largest between Macon and
Atlanta, and the surplus is $12,500.
The stockholders elected the
same board of directors for the en
suing year. They include: Messrs.
J. H. McKibben, J. C. Jones, -T. H.
Carmichael, R. E. Evans, Geo. E.
Mallet, T. A. Nutt, Geo. F. Ether
idge, W. M. Hammond, F. M. Mad
dox, S. P. Nichols.
The directors at their meeting
elected the old officers, who in
clude :
J. H. Carmichael, president.
Geo. E. Mallet, vice president.
S. P. Nichols, vice president.
C. T. Beauchamp, cashier.
W. P. Newton, assistant cashier.
W. H. Wilson, assistant cashier.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1923
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN MONDAY
REGULAR SCHEDULE WILL BE
RESUMED FIRST DAY. TO
HAVE SHORT PROGRAM AT
10 O’CLOCK MONDAY
The spring term of the Jackson
public schools will begin Monday,
January 8, and Superintendent
Knox announces that the regular
schedule will be resumed the first
day. This will mean very little de
lay in taking up the v.ork where it
was left off when the schools closed
for the fall term on December 22.
All classes will be met as usual
Monday, Pi’of. Knog states.
At 10 o’clock Monday morning
there will be a short program in the
auditorium. Addresses will be de
livered by some of the leading citi
zens of the community, and an im
petus will be given to the spring
work. The public is, cordially in
vited to attend these exercises at
ten o’clock.
The fall term was marked by a
vast amount of thorough and com
prehensive work, and every indica
tion points strongly to one of the
best years in the history of the
Jackson schools.* Refreshed by the
holiday vacation, teachers and pu
pils wiil return to their duties full
of energy and determination to es
tablish a ne\v high w.rter mark for
efficiency and the amount of work
done.
Under the direction of Superin
oftendent Knox and his corps of ef
ficient teachers splendid results are
being accomplished in the Jackson
schools. The aim is for thorough,
painstaking work, so that when the
course is completed graduates may
enter the higher institutions of
learning and be able to carry on the
work there without difficulty. With
the same degree of co-operation that
has been in evidence for the past
few months the Jackson public
schools vuill soon rank with the best
in the state.
BUTTS SCHOOLS TO
RECEIVE $20,383.76
AMOUNT APPROXIMATELY THE
SAME AS FOR LAST YEAR.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE STATE
FUNDS IS ANNOUNCED
According to announcement made
by the State Department of Educa
tion, which has apportioned the
state school funds for the year
1923, Butts county will receive
$20,383.76. This is approximately
the same amount as last year.
The apportionment of state funds
is made according to the number of
children of school age. A school
census is taken every five years.
Fulton county, by reason of be
ing the largest county in point of
population, receives the largest
amount, being followed by Chat
ham, Bibb and Richmond.
In addition to the state funds
of $20,383.76, Butts county levies
a county-wide school tax of five
mills. These amounts enable the
board of education to employ the
best teachers to be secured, and
teachers are paid promptly.
BANKS CLOSED MONDAY
FOR LEGAL HOLIDAY
Poet Office Observed Sunday Hours;
Carriers Have Holiday
Monday, January 1, was. observ
ed as a legal holiday by the banks
which were closed for the day. The
post office observed Sunday hours,
receiving and dispatching mail as
usual. The rural carriers had a hol
iday.
With this exception buisness went
on as usual.
TWO TRACTS OF LAND
PUT ON BLOCK TUESDAY
LIVE STOCK ALSO SOLD HERE
AT PUBLIC SALES. FAIRLY
GOOD CROWD OUT FOR FIRST
SALES DAY
Two tracts of land were put on
the block Tuesday, which was the
first pulic sales day of the new year.
A fairly large crowd turned out
to look over the offerings, but no
great amount of interest was shown
in bidding. In addition to the sale
of real estate, some live stock was
also put on the block.
Mr. L. L. Tison as administrator
sold 100 acres in Jackson district,
this tract being the James Fincher
estate lands. The lot was bid in by
Mr. T. H. But trill for $2,275.
A one-fifth interest in 18 acres,
the property of Mr. J. TANARUS, McClure,
and known as the home place of
of the late Mr. Cornelius McClure,
was sold by Sheriff Pope. The one
fifth interest was, bid in by Col. C.
L. Redman for $3Ol. By consent
the heirs sold the remaining four
fifths interest in the 18 acres, Mr.
R. A. Thaxton being the purchaser
on a bid of $l,lOO.
WANTS GUERNSEY
SALE IN JACKSON
ROWAN COUNTY, N. C., GUERN
SEY BREEDERS WOULD PUT
ON S4LE OF CATTLE HERE
IN EARLY SPRING
Major G. E. Mallet, president of
the Butts County Dairy Association,
is in receipt of a letter from Mr. T.
D. Brown, secretary of the Rowan
County (N. C.) Co-Operative
GuSnSsfy Bull Association, relative
to holding a sale of pre bred Guern
sey cattle in Jackson in the early
spring.
A representative of the Ameri
can Guernsey Cattle Clujj had pre
viously taken this matter up with
the local dairy association.
The Rowan County breeders As
sociation he'd a sale, of Guernseys
in Ashburn the past may. The sale
was most successful and as a re
sult a large number of dairy cattle
of a high producing type were
placed with the , farmers of Turner
county. In view of the rapid strides
being made in dairy farming in
Butts county the association is anx
ious to place a number of high
grade animals in this territory.
In the event the sale is held it
will probably be in the early sprffig,
as it will take the association about
a month to issue catalogues and
price lists and properly advertise
the sale.
The matter of the sale, which no
doubt would be a fine thing for the
dairymen of this section, will be
taken up by the Kiwanis Club of
Jackson. Several of the local da'ry
men have already signified their in
tention of buying several of these
pure bred cattle in the event the
sale is held in Jackson.
COUNTY AGENT RETURNS
FROM VISIT IN FLORIDA
Mr. Wiley Made Trip to Study
Methods of Marketing
Mr. H. G. Wiley, county agent,
returned the first of the week from
Florida, where he spent the week
studying the methods of production
and marketing used in that state.
While away Mr. Wiley obtained
much information that will prove oi
value to the citizens of Butts coun
ty, particularly with regard to
Marketing of fruits, vegetables and
all farm pioduce. The trip was a
most pleasant and profitable one,
and the information Mr. Wiley
gained will be passed on to the peo
ple of the oocaty.
SMALLEST COTTON
CROP SINCE 1878
YIELD PER ACRE WAS ONLY
100 POUNDS. THE MIDDLE
GEORGIA AREA SUFFERED
HEAVY DAMAGE
Georgia's 1922 cotton crop of
725,Q00 bales is the smallest since
1878, and the yield per acre of 100
pounds is the lowest on record, with
one exception. It is fifty or sixty
j thousand bales lower than last
year’s scant crop. The final state-
ment of U. S. Statistician, Z. R.
Pettet, of the Atlanta office, attri
butes this principally to the ravages
of the boll weevil in the upper part
of the state or the Piedmont. In
the great central area which at one
time produced 550,000 bales, the
production this year will amount
to less than 80,000 bales, or 13
per cent of the prevvious high re
cord, or about 20 per cent of the
usual production in that region. The
area of heavy weevil damage has
'extended to include all the upper
portion of the state wth the excep
tion of; a ‘few of the extreme north
ern mountain counties. The north
and northeastern sections have pro
duced less than one-half the amount
theey made last year.
The brighter side of the situation,
however, is presented by the south
ern half ‘of the state. This region
has passed through the uforst stages
of weevil infestation, has learned
to grow cotton under weevil condi
tions, has made a crop very much
larger than last year, and is con
stantly increasing. The three south
ern districts, for example, have al
ready ginned very much more cot
ton than was produced last year,
the southwestern section has ginned
126,000 bales against a total last
year of 98,000, the southern has
ginned 117,000 against last year’s
total of 95,000, the southwestern
25,400 bales this year against a to
tal of 17,400 last year, an average
increase of 28 per cent. Sumter
county in the southwest led v. : th al
most 22,000 bales, Terrell closely
foliowing. These two counties were
the only ones in the state to pass
the 20,000 mark.
LAD LOSES HIS ARM WHEN
INFECTION FOLLOWS BREAK
Matter Parks Colwell Sustains Pain
ful Injury
As the result of infection setting
in, following the breaking of hi ;
arm while cranking an automobile,
Master Parks Colwell, 12-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Colwell,
had to have his arm amputated.
The accident occurred several weeks
ago and the lad spent three weeks
in a hospital. While he is able to
be out, the injury has not healed
completely and is still a matter of
concern to the family.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs, Colwell
and Master Parks sympathize with
him in his severe injury and hope
for his complete recovery.
BETTER SIRE REEL MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM U. S.
Advantages- of the “better sire"
are graphically and humorously set
forth in anew animatel cartoon,
“A Tale of Two - Bulls," now avail
able from the United States De
partment of Agriculture. This film
Concerns the affairs, of a farmer
who has a scrub bull, and suffers
financial loss accordingly. A visit
to a neighbor who has purchased a
pure bred bull convinces him that
he is on the wrong track. He has
tens home, dispatches the old scrub
and gets anew bull. New-found
prosperity amply justifies his join
ing the better-sires movement, spon
sored by the Bureau of Animal In
dustry.
* I ' to
* JJdtrofed to
Public Serric*
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
JENKINSBURG LODGE
NAMES ITS OFFICERS
MR. D. O. WOODWARD IS WOR
SHIPFUL MASTER FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR. L<k>GE IN
PROSPEROUS CONDITION
At a recent meeting of Jetikin -
burg lodge No. 474, F. & A. M.. of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year. The lodge reports a good deal
of activity and is in a flourishing
condition. The following officers
were namedi
W. O. Woodward—W. M.
T. B. Fletcher—S. W.
W. H. Collins—J. W.
J. W. Harper—Treas.
H. B. Whitaker—Sec.
Dr. J. W. Harper—Chaplain.
A. S. Mills—S. D.
V. H. Mills-2—J. D.
C. W. Fletcher—S. S.
J. M. Pullin—J. S.
J. S. Thurston—Tyler.
GEORGIA CROPS
TAKE BIG JUMP
GAIN OF $33,623,000 SHOWN
OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
STAPLE CROPS SHOW UP
WELL IN REPORT
An increase of approximately
$34,000,000 in the value of farm
crops, over last year, in spite of one
of the v.orst crop seasons on record,
is the striking feature of the annual
report of the United' States Bureau
of Agricultural Economics, Z. R.
Pettet, statistician of the Atlanta
office in charge.
Principal crops in 1922 were val
ued at $211,609,000, ns compared
with $177,986,000 in 1921—a gain
of $33,623,000.
This tremendous increase in value
is largely represented by the differ
y y
ence in price of the four great
staples, corn, cotton, hay and pea
nuts. With the exception of hay,
the acreage in these crops was very
much less, and the yield was as low
or lower than last season. Compar
ison of price per unit, however,
tells the story instantly. Corn was
86c compared with 53c last year;
peanuts 4.7 c, compared with 2.5 c
last year, and cotton 23.9 c, compar
ed viith 16.6 c last year (prices at
farm December 1.) The great in
creases in hay value was largely due
to the increased acreage.
Cotton still leads with a total
valuation for lint and seed of slOl,
188,000 against $77,519,000 last
year.
The acreage, production and val
ue of principal crops was as fol
lows:
Corn, acreage 4,385,000, produc
tion 52,620,000 bushels, value
087,000. f
Hay, acreage 728,000, produc
tion 670,000 tons, value $11,390,-
000.
Peanuts, acreage 160,000, pro
duction 96,320,000 pounds, value
$4,527,000.
Sweet potatoes, acreage 152,000,
production 12,410,000 bushels,, val
ue $7,695,000.
Cotton, acreage 3,466,000, pro
duction 725,000 bales, value $86,-
138,000.
1 Cotton seed, acreage 3,466,000,
production 350,000 tons, value $15,-
050,000.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HAD REGULAR MEETING
Routine business was transacted
at the regular monthly meeting of
the Butte County Board of Educa
tion Tuesday, this being the first
meeting of the new year. The coun
ty school system is in splendidr fi
nancial condition and a busy year
-is planned in all schools of the
county.