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VOL. 60—No. 16
APRIL 1932
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KIWANIANS TOLD Of
CHILD HEALTH WORK
COUNTY FUND URGED TO CARE
FOR EMERGENCY CASES. DR.
HARROLD SKETCHED UNDER
PRIVILEGED CHILD PROBLEMS
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A fund to be provided by the coun
ties or civic organizations to take
care of emergency cases among the
poor and unfortunate, was urged be
fore the Kiwanis club Tuesday night
by Dr. C. C. Harrold, well known
physician and surgeon of Macon and
chairman of the Underprivileged
Child committee of the Georgia dis
trict of Kiwanis.
Some counties handled this prob
lem by having a fund to care for
pressing cases, while Kiwanis clubs
and other organizations come to the
rescue in other communities, Dr.
Harrold stated. Dr. Harrold stated
that he would not live in a communi
ty that did not have hospital facili
ties. All counties, however, he stated,
cannot have hospitalities, as the cost
is prohibitive. Dr. Harrold also stat
ed that he would not be a member
of a men’s organization that did
not take special interest in caring
for the poor and unfortunate.
He showed that the . Masons of
Georgia and the Kiwanis club of
Macon are doing a great work in
helping underprivileged children. In
stances were cited to show that funds
were donated to provide hospital
and sui'gical attention for those suf
fering from cancer and other dis
eases.
Members of the club were told to
keep in touch with children needing
attention, and that books, clothes
and medical attention should be pro
vided. He advised the Kiwanians not
to scatter their shot, and to stay in
close touch with the work being done.
There is no joy 'greater than reliev -
ing the suffering of the unfortunate,
he stated.
Dr. Harrold has done outstanding
work in this respect.
P. T. Anderson, business manager
of the Macon Telegraph, also spoke
briefly. A crippled child saved be
comes a community asset, Mr. An
derson declared. He mentioned the
improvement in the road from For
syth and Indian Springs and hoped
the highway would soon be paved.
In addition to Dr. Harrold and Mr.
Anderson, other guests of the club
were Mr. and Mrs. L. G. McKibben,
who are caring for three children
of an unfortunate family, and
County Agent B. M. Drake. Dinner
vas served by the U. D. C., Mrs. C.
W. Buchanan chairman.
WILL ROGERS TO APPEAR
AT LYRIC IN EIC-. FEATURE
Will Rogers, emperor of wit and
humor, and the most natural star of
the screen, is the friend of kings and
queens and hobnobs with the masters
of American industry. Rogers is the
most unique personality in the world.
Writer, vaudeville star, revue artist,
philosopher, social critic, unofficial
ambassador of his country, his fol
lowers can be counted by the million.
In “Ambassador Bill,” to be shown
at the Lyric, next Monday and Tues
day, he creates a witty and human
character that cannot fail to amuse
and thrill everybody.
Tim McCoy and Doris Hill will be
featured in a thrilling westerner,
“The One Way Trail,” Friday and
Saturday of this week.
About one birth in 85 is a twin
birth.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
VOTERS TO PASS
ON SCHOOL SYSTEM
CITY OFFICIALS ORDER ELEC
TION FOR JUNE 8. JACKSON
WOULD ABOLISH SYSTEM AND
ENTER COUNTY UNIT
At a meeting of city council Mon
day night en election was called for
Wednesday, June 8, to permit voters
of Jackson to pass on the question of
abolishing the present independent
school system and entering the coun
ty unit system.
The election was ordered after a
petition, signed by more than tw.en
ty-five per cent of the registered
voters, was presented, asking that
permission be given to vote on the
ouestion of doing away with the
present system and enter the county
wide system. The law governing
such matters sets out that when a
petition, bearing the signatures of
25 per cent of the registered voter's
is presented, it becomes the duty of
the city officials to order an election
to allow- a vote on the matter.
Should a majority of the voters
vote in favor of abolishing the pres
ent school system, Jackson would
automatically become a part of the
county unit system and it would
then be the duty of the County
Board of Education to take charge
■and operate the school.
The question is one that has been
agitated for several years. Some ten
years ago a committee from the
Jackson board of education visited
Monticello and other cities and stu
died their method of operation. This
is the first time, however, that the
question has been brought to a vote.
Every citizen of the community is
vitally interested in education and
wants the best type of schools it is
possible to have with the revenue
in hand. Now that an election has
been ordered the question will be
discussed from all angles, and ef
forts will be made to arrive at what
is best for Jackson and the entire
ounty.
The registration books will open
on April 18 and remain open through
May 21, and only those registering
'will be allowed to take part in the
election.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
AT NEW SCHOOL PLANT
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MR. AND MRS. J. G. MARTIN
WILL TELL OF TRAVELS TO
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. RARE
ENTERTAINMENT ASSURED
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An occasion that is being looked
forward to with interest is the illus
trated moving picture lecture to be
given at the new consolidated school
at the camp ground on Friday night,
April 29, by Mr. and Mrs. -J. O. Mar
tin, state school supervisors.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin will tell of
their visit to twenty-two foreign
countries and Will illustrate their
lecture by attractive moving pictures.
T’he entertainment promises to bo
one of rare interest to all citizens of
the county. It will be educational and
interesting and will appeal particu
larly to school children and will in
struct them in history and geography.
Mr. Martin is well known here,
having spoken to the Kiwanis club
some years ago. He is a great-great
grandson of Captain Samuel Butts
for whom Butts county was named.
The entertainment will be Mr. and
Mrs.' Martin’s contribution to the
handsome Newport velour stage cur
tain reecntly placed in the school.
Admission will be 10 cents for chil
dren and 20 cents for adults. A
large crowd is expected on that oc
casion.
The last census taken in the Uni
ted States, during 1930, showed 62,-
137,080 males and 60,637,900 fe
males.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932
STATE POLITICS
BECOMES ACTIVE
SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARE MADE FOR STATE OFFICE.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO
MEET FRIDAY AND FIX RULES
With the meeting of the state ex
ecutive committee scheduled for
Friday in Albany to adopt rules and
regulations for the state primary, the
political situation is beginning to
take definite form. Several an
nouncements have already been made
and others will probably be forth
coming, following the meeting of the
committee Friday.
It now appears there will be a
full field of candidates for the vari
ous offices to be filled in the state
primary.
For the place on the court of ap
peals, now held by Judge 0. H. B.
Bloodworth, who will retire, several
announcements have been made, in
cluding: Judge L. P. Goodrich, Grif
fin; John B. Guerry, of Montezuma;
Beauford Boykin, of Carrollton; J.
E. Bradwell, of Athens; J. D. Adams,
of Dublin; George Goode, of Carnes
ville and Joe Quillian, of Winder.
For commissioner of agriculture
two definite announcements have
been made, that of Hamilton Ralls,
of Hogansville, and J. O. Will, of
Eatonton. It is not known at this
time whether Eugene Talmadge will
seek re-election as agricultural com
missioner or whether he will offer
for governor or United States sena
tor*.
For comptroller general Wm. B.
Harrison, incumbent, will stand for*
re-election and others expected to
enter for this place are Seward M.
Smith, D. B. Bullard and Madison
Bell.
Former State Senator George W.
Lankford will offer for state treas
urer to succeed M. L. Ledford, of
Cairo, appointed b yGovernor Rus
sell, who will stand for re-election.
For the place on the public ser
vice commission, held by Albert
Woodruff, who will run for re-elec
tion, will b Guy Stone, of Glenville,
and Walter Perkins, of Millen.
Other well known Georgians are
being mentioned for the various of
fices to be filled this year.
TEACHERS GOING
TO MEET G. E. A.
ANNUAL SESSION BEING HELD
IN MACON THIS WEEK. A
GOOD PROGRAM ARRANGED.
BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND
Members of the Butts County
Board of Education, the county su
perintendent, teachers in the city and
county systems and workers in * the
Parent-Teacher organization plan to
attend the annual meeting of the
Georgia Education Association in
Macon during the week.
This meeting brought together all
the educational forces of the state.
The Georgia Congress of Parents
and Teachers was held from Mon
day through Wednesday; the Geor
gia Associations of Superintendents
was held Thursday, the High School
Principals Thursday and the Physical
Education Association was likewise
held Thursday. The meeting of
Georgia Education Association prop
er was held from April 14 through
16.
Many outstanding leaders in edu
cational work appeared on the pro
gram during the week.
Members of the Butts County
Board planned to attend Friday’s ses
sion in a body. Many of the teachers
in the city and county school system
will attend either Friday or Satur
day.
Special rates were offered by the
railroads for this important meeting
of teachers and auxiliary workers.
PLANS FORMED FOR
CHILD HEALTH DAY
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND
OTHER AGENCIES’ CO-OPERA-,
TING. GOVERNOR ISSUES HIS
PROCLAMATION ON HEALTH
The week of April 24 to May 1
will be observed as Health Promotion
Week and Sunday, May 1, will be
known as Child Health Day. For the
purpose of calling the attention of
all citizens to the vital question of
health, Governor R. B. Russell has
issued the following proclamation:
One of the paramount concerns of
modern government is to conserve
and promote the good health of its
citizens. Remarkable progress has
been made in this direction within
the past few years in our own state
and health conditions in Georgia to
day are a great tribute to the efforts
ol our Department of Public Health,
as well as the rapid advance of
knowledge and its application in
scientific medicine.
The tremendous economic toll tak
en by disease still amounts to a
staggering total and it is well that
we have impressed upon us the im
portance of continuing to wage an
unremitting warfare against disease.
It is particularly important that the
children of our state be afforded,
during the golden period of child
hood, an opportunity to build sturdy
lives, for they will be the men and
women who will tomorrow direct the
destinies of our state and nation.
A joint Resolution of the Con
gress of the United States authorizes
and requests that May first of each
year be proclaimed as Child Health
Day.
Inasmuch as the complete enjoy
ment of all of the possibilities of
health improvement can come only
when brought to the attention of all
ol the citizens of our state, and is
promoted by whole-hearted co-opera
tion with health agencies and the
medical profession;
I, Richard B. Russell, Jr., Gover
nor of Georgia, do hereby proclaim
and designate the week from April
twenty-fourth through May first,
inclusive, as Health Promotion Week,
with the day of Sunday, May first,
as Child Health Day, and I earnestly
request that ail of the citizens of our
great state enter into the spirit of
the occasion and co-operate whole
heartedly with the State Department
of Public Health and the State Medi
cal Association, as well as all other
health agencies, in securing the bene
fits of a definite program and per
mitting every child to profit in health
or mind and body by the best that
science and human ingenuity affords
in preventive medicine, combatting
disease and in improving the health
of our citizens.
Done in the City of Atlanta on
this the first day of April, nineteen
hundred and thirty-two.
RICHARD B. RUSSELL, JR.,
Governor*.
PEPPERTON AND JULIETTE
TO OPEN BASEBALL SEASON
HERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
The baseball season for Jackson
and community will be opened here
Saturday +ifternoon at 3:30, I£. TANARUS.,
when Pepperton meets the Juliette
nine on the- local grounds. These
teams are old rivals and always put
up hard fights for victory.
The Pepperton team of 1932 is
reputed to be one of the strongest
aggregations turned out in several
seasons. The team is composed of
Lome players and years of experience
ii*. team piay will make for a good
showing.
* Being the first game of the sea
son no doubt there will be a large
number of fans present to root for
the home talent.
The American Bankers Association
has a membership of 20,000.
WILLINGHAM TALKS
TO BUTTS TEACHERS
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INTERESTING TALK ON “GOOD
CITIZENSHIP” MADE BY SO
LICITOR OF FLINT CIRCUIT.
LAST MEETING OF TERM
The last meeting of the 1931-32
school year, held by Butts county
teachers Saturday afternoon in the
court house, was featured by an in
teresting address on "Good Citizen
ship” by Col.'Frank B. Willingham,
solicitor general of the Flint circuit.
After defining a good citizen, Mr.'
Willingham, solicitor general of the
Flint circuit.
After defining a good citizen, Mr.
Willingham pointed to the fact that
it is the duty of all good citizens to
vote, showing that suffrage is a heri
tage wrung from vested power. The
duty and responsibility of voting
rests upon all citizens, it was- shown.
Col. Willingham showed that teach
ers have a great opportunity to mold
the character of children and to in
still, in addition to mere book learn
ing, the ideals of good citizenship.
There was a recitation by Miner
va Torbet that proved of interest
and pleasure to the group, and a
short but interesting talk was made
by Mr. B. M. Drake, county agricul
tural agent. He outlined his aims and
objectives as they relate to club work
and asked for the co-operation of
the teachers.
There was a good attendance at
this meeting and a fine spirit of in
terest. After the business session re
freshments were served by the high
school teachers.
WINNERS PICKED
FOR SCHOOL MEET
HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE FOURTH
DISTRICT TO COMPETE IN
LITERARY AND ATHLETIC
EVENTS APRIL 21-23
Representatives have been selectee 1
to represent the Jackson high school
in the annual high school meet to be
held in Griffin from April 21 to 23.
A strong team will compete in the
literary and athletic events, and it
is believed the Jackson school will
win a fair share of the honors.
Representatives from the thirty
four high schools in the fourth con
gressional district will meet in Grif
fin and determine the championship
in literary and athletic prowess.
The Jackson high school debating
team recently won dual honors, de
feating Griffin high and Spalding
high and will take .part in the cham
pionship debate in'Griffin on April
21.
The members of the literary team
include:
Declamation, Elwyn Patrick.
Piano, Elizabeth McMiehael
Reading, Anne Lester.
Essay, J. L. Fletcher, Jr.
Essay, Anne Lester.
Members of the track team to
compete in the athletic meet April
22 are:
Douglas Coleman, shot put.
Mike Allen, pole vault.
Allison Fuqua, 100 yard dash.
Arthur Gilmore, broad jump.
MR. AND MRS. ALLEN ATTEND
INAUGURATION AT WESLEYAN
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Allen, care
takers of the Camp Ground, attend
ed the inauguration of Dr. Dice
Robins Anderson, president of Wes
leyan College, Macon, last Friday.
Mr. Allen acted as official represen
tative of his alma nrater, The Col
lege of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, by
request of President Charles F. Wis
hart, who because of illness, could
not be present.
New York state contains 49,204
square miles.
BOOST
GEORGIA
All The Time
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
WALTER WOOTEN
ACCIDENT VICTIM
MET DEATH SUNDAY AFTER
NOON WHEN AUTOMOBILE
TURNED OVER ON IRON
SPRINGS ROAD NEAR JACKSON
Pinned beneath an automobile,
which turned over while running at
a high rate of speed, Mr. Walter
Wooten, 20 years of age, was almost
instantly killed Sunday afternoon
about 5 o’clock on the Iron Springs-
Hall’s Bridge road, near the McClure
place.
Passengers in the roadster when it
turned over were Roy James, who
was driving, Linus Benton and Mr.
Wooten. James and Benton were
slightly injured when their fingers
were mangled.
Mr. Wooden was caught under thu
door and his chest crushed. He lived
but a few minutes after being ex
tricated from the automobile. As
sisting in lifting the car off the
doomed man were C. R. Bennett,
Grady Quinn, Linus Benton and C.
H. Jones.
The car was traveling in the di
rection of Jackson when the accident
happened. It was said the car was
being driven at a rapid rate.
Mr. J. R. Wooten, father of the
young man who was killed, swore
out a warrant for James, charging
voluntary manslaughter, reckless
driving and driving while intoxicat
ed. James was arrested and placed
in the Butts county jail.
Mr. Wooten was born in Eatonton
on April 10, 1912, but had been re
siding at Pepperton for some time.
He was employed in the Pepperton
Cotton Mills for some time, but had
not been working since Christmas
owing to curtailment, it was stated.
He was highly esteemed and scores
of friends were distressed to learn
of the tragedy and sympathize with
the family in their great loss.
Mr. Wooten is survived by his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wooten;
six sisters, Mrs. Lucile Ward, of
Zebulon; Mrs. Alma Long, of Flovil
la; Misses Ethel, Dollie Mae, Eva
and Hazel Wooten, of Pepperton.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 2 o’clo'ck at the
Pepperton Baptist church, with Rev.
T. H. Williams officiating. Interment
was in the Pepperton cemetery.
DP. SUTTON WINS COURT
FIGHT WITH TALMADGE
Macon, Ga., April 12.—Judge Mal
colm D. Jones, of Bibb Superior
Court Tuesday night ruled in favor
of Dr. J. M. Sutton, state veterina
rian, in his litigation with Commis
sioner of Agriculture Eugene Tal
rnadge over control of the veterina
ry department.
At the conclusion of an eleven
page decision Judge Jones wrote this
order:
“After a careful study of the case
the judgment of ccurt in that
defendant he and he is hereby en
joined until the final hearing from
interfering in any manner with plain
tiff in the discharge of his duties as
state veterinarian or with his em
ployes, agents or assistants. He is
likewise enjoined from receiving mail
or any mail intended for the office
of the state veterinarian.”
APRIL PAYMENTS MADE TO
BUTTS COUNTY PENSIONERS
Confederate pensioners in Butts
county, eight soldiers and twenty
three widows of soldiers, received
payment for April on Saturday of
last week. Judge Joel B. Mallet, Or
dinary, received a check Saturday
morning for $930 and this was dis
tributed to those on the roll. This
brings payments up to date, except
sls for June, 1931, and $l6O that
accumulated during past years.