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VOL. 60—No. 15
APRIL 1932
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KIWANIS CLUB ELECTS
DELEGATES TO DETROIT
J. W. O’NEAL, W. W. WRIGHT
NAMED AS DELEGATES AND
O. A. POUND AND B. A. WRIGHT
AS ALTERNATE DELEGATES
At its meeting Tuesday night the
Xiwanis club of Jackson elected del-
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egates to the convention of Kiwanis
International in Detroit. J. W. O’Neal
president of the club, W. W. Wright,
immediate past president, were nam
ed as delegates, with O. A. Pound
and B. A. Wright as alternates,
i resident O’Neal named as an ‘‘On to
Detroit Committee” W. W. Wright,
0. A. Pound and J. W. O’Neal.
The matter of wearing cotton
suits, as a means of aiding in cot
ton consumption, a project sponsored
by the Georgia Kiwanis district, was
brought to the attention of the club.
Ti is proposed to have all members
of the organization in the state wear
cotton suits at the first meeting in
May. Cotton suits would cost ap
proximately $7.50 each, it was stat
ed. The matter was referred to the
committee on Georgia products, N.
F. Land, Bert Carmichael and S. H.
Thornton.
Continuing the idea of stressing
and using Georgia products in pref
erence to all others, talks were made
Tuesday night by S. H. Thornton on
the peach industry, while W. W.
Wright discussed the canning indus
try. Mr. Thornton brought out the
point that canning factories and
freezing plants are being installed to
handle the crop of Georgia peaches,
and while the present outlook” for
peaches is not any too bright, he
advanced the thought that eventually
plans would be worked out to handle
more of the crop at home and thus
rbtain better prices for peaches.
From practical experience with the
Jackson canning plant, Mr. Wright
declared that the canning industry
holds great possibilities for Georgia
and the South. New plants are hand
ing in addition to pimiento peppers,
such crops as turnip greens, okra,
peaches, beans, asparagus, etc. Brin
ing plants are also handling a varie
ty of truck crops, Mr. Wright de
clared.
He was impressed with the fact
that pimiento peppers, a crop in
which Georgia is rapidly gaining su
premacy, are shipped to the north
and east and fresh money brought
into the cotton belt.
Dinner was served by the Wom
an’s Club, Mrs. 0. A. Pound chair
man.
BUTTS TEACHERS WILL
MEET HERE SATURDAY
HON. FRANK B. WILLINGHAM TO
DELIVER ADDRESS AT LAST
MEETING OF SPRING TERM.
HOUR IS 2 F. M. COURTHOUSE
Hon. Frank B. Willingham, of
Forsyth, has accepted an invitation
to address the Butts County Educa
tion Association at the meeting in
the court house here Saturday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock, April 9.
This will be the last meeting of
the school year 1931-32 and the
president, James G. Childs, requests
a full attendance of the members.
In addition to the address by Col.
Willingham, which is being anticipat
or? with interest, there will be a
reading by Minerva Torbet.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
COUNTY SETTLES
MANDAMUS SUITS
PUBLIC DEBT REDUCED BY SUB
STANTIAL AMOUNT. OTHER
CLAIMS IN PROCESS OF SET
TLEMENT BY COMMISSIONERS
Butts county’s public' debt, which
has been hanging fire for several
‘years, has been reduced by a sub
stantial amount, accoi ding to a state
ment of the Board of County Com
missioners.
I Some of the warrants, dating as
far back as 1914, were sued to a
| judgment seme years ago. The total
I amount of the warrants in mandamus
involved in the settlement, $68,-
279.91, was settled for $19,395.57,
or at the rate of 28 4-10 per cent of
face value. This deal is considered
a most fortunate one for the coun
ty. Negotiations for a settlement
have been pending for some time
and attorneys for the warrant hold
ers finally agreed to take the set
tlement offered by the county.
To begin with more than $85,000
worth of county warrants were in
mandamus, and the county has been
required by the courts to levy a
millage to pay on past due indebted
ness. The interest paid in some cases
amounted to almost the face of the
warrants, and thousands and thou
sands of dollars have been paid by
the county in interest charges on the
mandamus account.
That the present board has been
able to finance the county, while at
the same time liquidating old obli
gations at a figure advantageous to
the taxpayers, will be of interest to
all citizens.
Mandamus warrants now outstand
ing amount to $18,877.40. Of thar
amount some of the claims are in
process of settlement and there is
litigation over one line. The county
board hopes. to clear up all these
claims as Speedily as possible.
In addition to the amounts in
volved in mandamus, the county has
a floating debt, the amount of which
is unknown. These claims are being
fought out in court, and with pre
vious rulings of the courts the total
amount to be paid will be materially
reduced.
The bonded debt is being taken
care of each year.
With the debts already settled and
in process of settlement and the
bonded debt being retired in an or
derly way, the day is not far distant
when Butts county will be able to
have a clean sheet. When this is
finally brought to pass there will
be a general satisfaction oh the part
of every citizen of the county, and
credit will be gladly extended for
careful and conservative manage
ment and good business judgment
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on the part of the Board of Comrnis
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si oners.
REGULAR SERVICES AT THE
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Regular preaching services will be
held at the First Baptist church Sun
day, with Rev. T. M. Callaway oc
cupying the pulpit. The hour of the
night service will be 7:30.
BOARD EDUCATION TO HAVE
MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 12
The regular monthly meeting of
; the Butts County Board of Educa
tion will be held on Tuesday, April j
12. The meeting scheduled for Tues
day was postponed on account of
the death of Mrs. J. E. McMcihac-1
wife of Mr. J. E. McMichael, esteem
ed member of the, board.
POLICE OFFICERS DESTROY
250 GALLONS OF HOME BREW
County Policemen Ike W’ilson and
A. A. Howell report the capture on i
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March 30 of 250 gallons of beer
on the Dr. Ellis place in Worthville
district. No stilling apparatus was
found and no arrest was made.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932
POULTRY SALE BE
HELD APRIL 14TH
MONTHLY CO-OPERATIVE SALE
WILL BE STAGED IN CO-OP
ERATION WITH OTHER COUN
TIES. MUCH INTEREST FELT
Poultry rasers of Butts county
will be interested in the announce
ment that a monthly co-operative
poultry sale will be held in Jackson
on Thursday, April 14. Definite ar
rangements for the car have been
completed by County Agent B. M.
Drake, ar.d the sale will be held in
co-operation with Bleckley, Pulaski
and Henry counties.
The car will originate at Cochran
on April 12,- be at Hawkinsville
A.pril 13 and Jackson the 14, and
McDonough the next day. The car
will be in Jackson a full day, it is an
nounced.
In spite of the fact that poultry
is cheap—in keeping with other com- ‘
modities—the sale should bring out
a large tonnage. It has been more t
than a year since Butts county has
held a co-operative poultry sale, and
as the culling- season is at hand there
should be a considerable amount of
chickens on go in this car. By selling
in carload lots the poultry is shipped'
to the eastern markets and remov
ed from competition with local deal
ers.
As this is the first sale to be held j
by M\\ Drake he will appreciate the
co-operation of the public in making
the sale a success.
The prices will be announced in
a few days.
JUDGE GOODRICH
FOR STATE COURT
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PROMINENT GRIFFIN ATTOR
NEY MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR PLACE HELD BY O. H. B.
BLOODWORTH, OF FORSYTH
The announcement of Judge Lu
cien P. Goodrich, of Griffin, for the
place on the state court of appeals
now held by Judge O. H. B. Blood
worth, of Forsyth, who will not be
a candidate for re-election, will prove
of state-wide interest. His formal,
entry was made last week and has
been approved in many quarters of
the state.
Judge Goodrich is particularly well
known and well liked here in Butts
county and it is certain his friends
will be glad of the opportunity to
honor a man who has served his
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county and section so capably.
A native of Griffin, where he was
born on November 19, 1881, he was
educated in the public schools and
was graduated from the University
of Georgia with an A. B. degree in
1902 and from the law department
in 1904. He served as stenographer
for the supreme court from 1906 to
1908 and then formed a law part
nership with Lloyd Cleveland. In
1916 Judge Goodrich was appointed
as solicitor of the city court of Grif
fin and in 1917 became judge, hold
ing that office until 1920. He has
been division counsel for the Central
of Georgia Railroad for several
years.
Judge Goodrich is recognized as
an able lawyer. He has been a life
long Democrat and has always taken
keen interest in party affairs. In
1928 Judge Goodrich made several
speeches for Smith and in the recent
preferential primary he was a
staunch supporter of Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Judge Goodrich has con
tributed much to his city through
service on the board of education and
in support of all constructive move
ments.
He has the solid backing of the
Griffin Bar Association and members
of that body plan to wage an ener
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getic campaign on behalf of the able
and popular Griffin jurist.
SALES OF FERTILIZER TO
MARCH 31 SHOW DECLINE
OVER FORMER YEAR
New Orleans, La.—Sales of
fertilizer tags for the eight
month period ending March 31
totaled 1,048,006 tons, compar
ed with 2,222,687 tons for the
same period last year, Secretary
H. G. Hester, of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange, said in
a statement Monday.
COUNTY SOILS THE
HIGHWAY TO LINE
ROUTE 42 FROM JACKSON TC
HENRY COUNTY BEING SOIL
ED AND MADE READY FOR
PAVING. CONTRACT ON NO 16
The county road force is now
engaged in soiling the stretch of
Route 42 from Jackson to the Henry
county line. Work was started on the
project last -week and the work should
be completed within a week or ten
days.
The road is being made ready for
paving, which it is expected, will be
done during the year 1932. With the
12 miles of paving on this route in
Henry county and the link from
Jackson to Indian Springs, it is
thought likely the entire road from
Indian Springs to Atlanta will be
included in the paving budget for
the current year. Two bridges in
Henry county are now being com
pleted and the road will soon be open
to traffic at these points.
At a meeting of the State Highway
Board to be held on April 21 it is
believed that Butts county will be
awai’ded a contract for grading
Route 16 from Jackson to the Ocmul
gee river. Captain J. W. Barnett,
chairnAan of the State Highway
Board, Chief Engineer B. P. Mc-
Whorter, Assistant Engineer C. W.
Wright and W. S. Dennis, engineer
of the Thomaston division, recently
inspected this route, a,nd they were
impressed with the necessity of early
construction to provide the state with
an east and west highway across the
state.
In connection with the construc
tion of this highway, the highway
board has given assurance that a
bridge would be built across the Oc
mulgee river. The ferry now in use
is out of keeping with modern trans
portation methods, it is held, and
Captain Barnett and other highway
officials are impressed with the
need of a modern bridge across this
stream.
QUICM¥OBTATnED
ON FEDERAL AID FUNDS
FUNDS ON FIRST APPLICATIONS
BEING. RECEIVED. MORE AP
PLICATIONS BEING TAKEN BY
BUTTS COUNTY COMMITTEE
First funds to aid farmers in pro
ducing 1932 crops were recevied
here last Friday and since that time
checks have been coming in regular
ly. Applications are acted on in the
order of receipt.
The local committee is stiil filling
out applications; with the prospect
that there will be between 300 and
400 applications filed this , season.
The amounts asked for are smallei
than in former seasons.
The local committee, who have
splendid work in serving the
public, request that all applications
be made early next week so that the
loans may wound up as quickly
as possible.
The government has located an of
fice in Macon and inspectors will be
sent into the field to see that the
money is used for the purposes in
tended, it is stated. G. W. Wynn, of
Crawfordville, connected with the
seed loan office last year, is in charge
Of the territory in which Butts coun
ty is placed.
TEACHERS NAMED
FOR CITY SYSTEM
BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD
MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT AND
NAMED FACULTY FOR COMING
YEAR. TWO VACANCIES
With the exception of two places
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in the high school, which will not be
filled until it is determined how
many county students from the sev
eral junior high schools will be en
rolled in the county senior high
school, teachers in the Jackson public
schools were elected by the board
of education at a meeting held Fri
day night.
It is likely there will be a material
increase in the number of students
in the high school another year and
until this matter is finally determin
ed the two vacancies in the high
school will not be filled, it is declar
ed.
The teachers, all of whom were
re-elected, include the following:
Miss Annie Lou McCord, first
grade.
Miss Agnes Malone, second grade.
Mrs. R. L. Smith, third grade.
Miss Jane Brownlee, fourth grade.
Miss Lois McMichael, fifth grade.
Miss Emmalu Childs, sixth grade.
Miss Eva Compton, seventh grade.
Miss Massie Lane, high school.
Miss Mary Walker, high school.
Miss Sara Beauchamp, high school.
Mrs. J. C. Newton, music and ex
pression.
Prof. D. V. Spencer, superinten
dent, was re-elected by the board at
a meeting held some weeks ago.
The Jackson public schools are
having a highly satisfactory year.
WESLEYAN TO INSTALL
DR. ANDERSON FRIDAY
.OCAL ALUMNAE TO TAKE PART
IN INTERESTING EXERCISES.
LARGE CELEBRATION PLAN
NED FOR NEW LEADER
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An array of distinguished academ
ists from 33 states of the union and
the District of Columbia will gather
in Macon Friday, April 8, to honor
Dr. Dice Robins Anderson on his
inauguration as president of Wes
leyan College. This is the first occa
sion of this kind ever staged in
Georgia.
Mrs. Hugh Mallet, of Jackson, as
president of the Wesleyan Alumnae
Club of Jackson, has been been of
ficially invited to have a part in the
ceremonies of the day. All alumnae
of Wesleyan who live iri Jackson are
invited to march in the procession
with the alumnae group and to at
tend the garden party in the after
noon.
Already 30 college presidents have
accepted the invitation to march in
the academic procession from Mid
berry Street Methodist church to the
city auditorium where the inaugural
ceremonies will take place.
President William Preston Few, of
Duke University, will make the lead
ing address of the morning.
A luncheon will be given for the
official delegates at Wesleyan Con
servatory. A garden party on the
Wesleyan campus at Rivoli for all
delegates, alumnae and their friends
will be given at 5 p. m.
BUCK JONES TO BE SEEN
IN “BRANDED” AT LYRIC
For Friday and Saturday the Ly
ric Theatre will present Buck Jones
in “Branded.” This is a western and
Jones is supported by a strong cast,
including Ethel Kenyon and a lot of
other screen stars.
For Monday and Tuesday “Bad
Girl” will be the offering, with
James Dunn and Sally Eillers in
leading roles. In addition to these
specials, there will be other worth
mie features, including good come-]
dies.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
SIX TOWNS MAY
ORGANIZE LEAGUE
! SIX MIDDLE GEORGIA CITIES
MAY HAVE BASEBALL THIS
SUMMER. PLAN WELL RE
CEIVED IN THIS SECTION
If a movement now on foot is car
ried out, Jackson will have baseball
this summer.
There is a movement to h'tve a
league composed of Jackson and oth
er towns in Butts county, Porterdale,
Mansfield, Covington, McDonough
and Ola.
I The general plan is to nave a regu
lar schedule and have the cities men
j tioned represented by the best teams
possible. Promoters would not con
fine the players to amateurs, it is
stated, but would have the best tal
ei)t it is possible to obtain.
One of the first steps will be the
securing of uniforms and equipment.
It is proposed to do this by public
subscriptions and by benefit shows,
spelling matches, etc. It is figured
by this process of “painless extrac
tion” it will be possible to obtain all
the needed funds to get the team
going.
Jackson as well as most of the
other cities in this section have a
half holiday during the summer
months. The schedule would be so
arranged that the games would come
on these holidays and in this way it
should be possible to get a large at
tendance.
While the movement for summer
baseball is just getting started, it is
thought the plan will be cordially
received in all the cities mentioned.
A meeting within the next few days
to work out something definite will
probably be called.
The plan for baseball in Jackson
has been enthusiastically received
since the movement was first men
tioned. People of the city recognize
the necessity for some kind of sport,
and baseball is clean, inexpensive
and develops good natured rivalry
and arouses county-wide loyalty.
All those who favor baseball for
Jackson this summer may get in
touch with Mr. J. A. Dodson, who
is very much interested in the pro
posed league.
HENRY WANTS 25
PER CENT TAX CUT
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT FAVORED
AND REQUEST MADE THAT
PER DIEM OF TAX ASSESSORS
BE FIXED AT $3.50
A reduction of 25 per cent in taxes
was recommended by the recent
Henry county grand jury. That body
also went on record as favorng the
Australian ballot and recommended
that the tax assessors be paid $3.50
per day instead of $5.00 per day.
That part of the presentments
dealing with the matters will be
found herewith:
“We recommond that the road and
revenue commissioners appoint a
new board of tax equalizers, that the
old board is not satisfactory to this
body, and if it be in your power set
the salary for tax equalizers at
$3.50 per day instead of $5.00 per
day as is now paid.
“We recommend that the Austra
lian ballot be adopted in the county.
“We recommend that the fee al
lowed for feeding prisoners in jail
shall be 50 cents per day, beginning
at once.
“We recommend that all books of
the county be audited once a year.
“We recommend that the taxes of
Henry county be cut 25 per cent and
that every effort be made to collect
back taxes.”
California and Florida produce
more than 90 per cent of all oranges
grown in the United States.
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