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SETTLE 6 ROBISON
Phone 244 Jackson, Ga.
IOM KING CASE HEARD
BY PRISON COMMISSION
SENTENCE OF LIFE IMPRISON
MENT URGED BY ATTORNEYS
FOR BUTTS COUNTY NEGRO.
ANNOUNCE DECISION LATER
A plea for commutation of the
death sentence of Tom King, Butts
county convicted of the slay
ing of County Policeman J. E. Mc-
Nair in November, 1925, was made
before the Georgia Prison Commis
sion Tuesday by attorneys for King,
deluding Judge H. M. Fletcher, Col.
W. E. Watkins and Judge Joel P..
Mallet. Attorneys urged that a life
sentence be given the condemned
man.
Opposing clemency for King wci e
Solicitor General Frank B. Willing
ham,'of Forsyth, Col. C. L. Redman
and Col. J. T. Moore, of Jackson.
The Prison Commission will an
nounce a decision later.
The King case has been in the
courts for several years and he has
been convicted on three occasions oi
first degree murder. The case has
been before the supreme court five
times.
SPELLING CONTEST HELD
TO DETERMINE WINNERS
High schools of Georgia held the
annual spelling contest Wednesday
to select winners to take part in the
various district literary meets. This
contest was confined to the senior
classes.
A list of 100 words was submitted
bj the state body. A representative
of the McDonough school held the
contest in Jackson, while a repre
sentative of the Jackson school went
to McDonough to hold the contest.
The three winners in the various
high schools will be determined by
the district presidents, and represen
tatives will be picked to the district
meets, and winners there will go to
the state meet in Athens.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS
SOLID FOR ROOSEVELT
STATE CONVENTION IN ATLAN
TA WEDNESDAY PROVED HAR
MONIOUS. ANDERSON, REAGAN
NAMED IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Atlanta, Ga., April 6.—Georgia
Democrats in a rousing convention
today* officially placed the state’s
27 votes in the Democratic national
convention in the column of Frank
lin D. Rooosevelt and adopted a reso
lution urging “enforcement of all
laws.”
Gov. Richard B. Russell, Jr., who
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sounded the keynote of the meeting
with a denunciation of the Republi
can administration and a statement
that Governor Roosevelt, of New
York, is the choice of the nation for
president, was put at the head of the
Georgia, delegation.
Delegates from the state at large
include, Governor R. B. Russell. Jr.;
United States Senator Walter F.
George; United States Senator Wil
liam J. Harris; Representative
Chailes R. Crisp; Clark Howell, edi
tor of the Atlanta Constitution; W,
E. Page, publisher of the Columbus
Ledger and Enquirer-Sun; Col. W.
L. Grayson, Savannah, and Mrs. Gus
sie Raines, Dawson.
Delegates from the sixth congres
sional district include W. T. Ander
son, of Macon, and E. L. Reagan,
of McDonough, with C. H. Hutchen
son, Jonesboro, and W. A. Strick
land, Pike county, alternates.
MR. ROBERT L. SMI IK DIED
IN MACON FRIDAY, APRIL I
Many friends in Butts county ,
were grieved to learn of the death
of Mr. Robert L. Smith, which oc
curred at his home in Macon T riday
morning. Death followed a critical
illness of several days.
The following account of the
death and funeral is from the Ma
con Telegraph:
City officials joined with relatives
and friends Saturday afternoon to
pay final tribute to Robert Lee
Smith, former member of council,
who died Friday morning.
Funeral services were conducted
for Mr. Smith at his home, 17 Clisby
place, by Dr. Aquila Chamiee, presi
dent of Bessie Tift college, and Dr.
Charles E. Bui’ts, pastor of the First
Baptist church. A large crowd, in
cluding a number of persons from
out of town, attended the service,
and there were quantities of floral
offerings. Mayor G. Glen Toole and
several aldermen were present.
Interment was in Riverside ceme
tery. The active pallbearers were
R. G. Plunkett, W. O. Kinney, Ira
C. Holt, Henry Whitehead, Jesse
Mitchell, R. G. Jordan, A. R. Willing
j ham, Sr., and Harry Pape. Honora
-ry pallbearers, were L. H. Burg
hard, B. E. Willingham, Dr. B. W.
Greene, all of Macon; Dr. F. P.
Davis, of Blakely ; L. O. Benton, Mon
ticello; B. A. Wright, Jackson, and
Claude Hutchinson, Jonesboro.
Mr. Smith was formerly an aider
man from the third ward and was
mayor pro tern and chairman of the
finance committee of council. He was
a member of the county board of
tax assessors at the time of his
death.
Mr. Smith, who was 68 years old,
retired from business about five
years ago. He was formerly vice
president of the Macon Grocery com
pany and later president of the
Southland Kitting mills. He was
torn in Wilkinson county and moved
here aa a young man.
Survivors include his widow, the
former Miss Rosa Elder, of Indian
Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Dan Davis,
of Macon; a grandson, Dan Davis,
Jr.; four nephews, Grafton Smith,
of Syracuse, N. Y.; Robert Smith
Freeman, Macon; Thomas and J. B.
Freeman, Jr., Irwinton; two nieces,
Miss Gertrude Smith, Macop, and
Mrs. Joe B. Smith, Roberta; three
cousins, Mrs. O. D. Culpepper, Al
bany; Mrs. E. C. Laird, Decature,
and Mrs. Tom Eason, Mcßae.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS- ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
ANNOUNCING
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A GREAT NE¥ CAR AT AN UNUSUALLY LOW PRICE
Roadster ... $460
P haeton ~ ~ . 495
Tudor Sedan . 500
( F. O. B. Detroit, plus freight and delivery. Bumpers and spare tire extra. Economical terms through Authorized Ford Finance Plans of Universal Credit Co.')
BANKER-FARMER WORK
IN GEORGIA RANKS HIGH
GEORGIA LEADS ENTIRE NA
TION IN HELP EXTENDED BY
BANKERS TO AGRICULTURAL
WORK. SCORES IOC PER CENT
Scoring 1,000 out of 1,000 possi
ble points in tne annual banker-farm
er contest, conducted by the agri
cultural commission of the American
Bankers Association, Georgia has for
the second consecutive year wor.
first rank in this competition with
the other forty-seven states.
The contest is decided under a
system of scoring which awards to
every state certain credits for each
of its agricultural accomplishments
as follows:
1. Attendance at the annual con
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ference of hankers, state college
workers and the representative of
the American Bankers Association;
2. Appointment of a key banker ir.
every county for leadership in agri
cultural projects; 3. Expenditure by
banks for agricultural and farm
home improvement; 4. Attendance
of bankers at state college short
courses, participation in banker
farmer tours and similar activities;
5. Addresses by bankers at agricul
tural meetings, writing agricultural
articles or posters, awarding 4-H
prizes and aiding agricultural or
ganizations; and 6. Definite enter
prises promoted by bankers in co
operation with farmers, farm women,
farm boys and girls.
Coupe .... $490
Sport Coupe . . 535
F ordor Sedan . 590
Georgia won the national title in
this contest last year and is there
fore ineligible for it another year,
so North Dakota was awarded the
1932 crown.
Georgia leaders who have been
most prominent in this work are IT.
Lane Young, of Atlanta, chairman of
the agricultural commission of the
American Bankers Association; Wal
ter N. Harrison, of Lavonia, chair
man of the agricultural committee of
the Georgia Bankers Association; J.
Phil Campbell, of Athens, director
of extension State College of Agri
culture; Ronald Ransom, of Atlanta,
presiednt Georgia Bankers Associa
tion; Dr. Andrew M. Soule, presi
dent of the state college; W. S. El
liott, of Canton, vice-president of the
state association; John M. Graham,
of Rome, president of the association
in 1930-31; and Haynes McFadden,
of Atlanta, secretary of the associa
tion.
TWITTY GIVES LAW AS
TO POWER LAKE FISHING
COMMISSION DECLARES LAW
WILL BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED
AS TO SEINING AND FISHING
WITH HOOK AND LINE
The Progress-Argus has received
the following letter from Peter S.
Twitty, state commissioner of the
Department of Game and with
the request that it be published for
the information of the public.
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Graceful new roof line and slanting
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Mechanically operated pump drawing
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De Luxe P haeton 545
De Luxe Tudor $5 5 O
De Luxe Coupe 575
Cabriolet ... 610
plaints reaching this office indicate
that someone has given out the im
pression that this Department - has
authorized the use of traps, nets,
baskets and similar devices for tak
ing fish from the power company
lake in Butts county. This is entire
ly wrong, and we feel that in justice
tc the people of all the counties
touched by this lake we should give
this public notice that the fishing
laws will be enforced on this body
ot water in the same manner as on
other lakes and similar bodies of wa
ter throughout the state.
“It is a distinct violation of the
law to use traps, nets or baskets for
taking fish. Moreover the law prohi
bits hook and line fishing from
April 15 to June 1. A special
act of the general assembly author
izes the use of wire baskets of not
less than IVi inch mesh for taking
fish in Butts and Henry counties,
but this is the only exception in our
Allen’s Gash Specials Friday and Saturday
Pure Georgia Cane Syrup, Gallon 65c
Good Corn and Cane Syrup. Gallon 49c
Foster Brand Roast Beet (25c size) 19c
Santos Pure Peaberry Coffee, Pound 19c
1 Lb. Luzianne Coffee. M. Joy or M. House 29c
Pint Jar Peanut Butter 15c
10c Bar Am-ond-el or Crystal Soap 5c
Two Pks. W. Powder, Soap or Starch 5c
Two Pks. P. and Beans or Kraut 15c
3 No. 2 Cans String Beans 25c
1 Pound Bulk Pure Orange Pekoe Tea 43c
ALLEN GROCERY CO.
PHONE 44 WE DELIVER
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Cowl ventilation ... Adjustable driver’s
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THE NEW FORD FOUR-CYLINDER CAR
An improved Ford four-cylinder, 50-horse-power
engine, operating with new smoothness, is avail
able in fourteen body types at SSO less than the
corresponding V-8 prices listed below.
De Luxe Fordor . $64 5
Victoria .... 600
Convertible Sedan 650
fishing law affecting the power com
pany lake and all other fishing laws
will be enforced on that body of .wa
ter to the best of our ability.
‘We hope that we will have th.i
full co-operation of the good peop.e
of Butts county as well as other
counties adjacent to the poiyl in the
proper observance of the laws that
are made for the conservation of
our fish life. I will appreciate it if
you will give this letter appropriate
publicity.
“PETER S. TWITTY,
Commissioner."
Co-operative societies of Denmark
handled nearly $500,000,000 worth
of products- in the last 12 months.
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