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VOL. 60—No. 17
APRIL 1932
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FELTON WILL SEEK TO
RETAIN SERVICE POST
RUSSELL APPOINTEE SERVING
UNEXPIRED TERM WILL BE
CANDIDATE IN YEAR’S PRIMA
RY FOR FULL TERM
Jule W. Felton, of Montezuma,
serving by appointment of Governor
Russell the unexpired term of the
late Calvin Parker, has announced
that he will be a candidate for the
full term on the Georgia Public Ser
vice Commission. '
Col. Felton, who married Miss
Wary Julia Sasnett, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. P. Sasnett, of Jackson,
is well known here where he has
many friends. He is a well known
young Georgian and has served in
many places of trust and responsi
bility, having been mayor of Monte
zuma for several years. He is editor
of newspapers at Montezuma and
Reynolds.
Since taking a place on the board
Mr. Felton has been active and regu
lar in attendance on all board meet
ings. It is predicted he will have
strong support from all sections of
the state.
In a recent editorial in the Griffin
Daily News, Quimby Melton, state
commander of the Georgia American
Legian, wrote of Mr. Felton:
“The election of Juie Felton to the
Public Service Commission is in line
with an unwritten law in the Demo
cratic party—of giving a faithful
servant a second term without oppo
sition.
“Mr. Felton was appointed to the
commission by Governor Richard B.
Russell, Jr., to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Calvin Parker.. When
the party primary is held next fall
he will have served less than a year.
“With these facts in view we be
lieve that Mr. Felton should have no
pposition Jn the party primary.
“But even should this unwritten
law of the party not be sufficient
to keep Mr. Felton from having op
position there are other reasons why
he should be allowed to serve at least
another term.
“First of all one must consider the
fact that with his year’s experience
he will be better qualified to fill the
post than anew man. For regardless
of what office a man may be electeu
:o he must learn, the duties of his
position before he can be of much
use to his constitueifts.
“Then too, he is admirably fitted
by training to be continued on the
moard. He is well educated, reliable,
trustworthy and as clean a young
man as lives in Georgia. He is equip
ped both morally and mentally to fill
rhe position to which the givernor
appointed.
“Then there’s another angle that
should be considered. This young
man has given a year from his prac
tice of law to serve his state when
called on by his governor. It would
be unfair to him, after a year, to tell
him to step aside for another man.
We believe that Democrats in Geor
gia believe in fair play and will agree
that he is entitled to at least a full
term in the office.
“It is to be hoped that Jule Fel
ton will not have opposition in the
party primary this year.”
BANKS WILL CLOSE NEXT
TUESDAY ON MEMORIAL DAY
Banks of Butts county will be
qlosed Tuesday, April 26, Confed
erate Memorial Day and a holiday
i the southern states-
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
SENATOR HARRIS
TAKEN BY DEATH
SENIOR UNITED STATES SENA
TOR FROM GEORGIA DIES AF
TER LONG ILLNESS. ABLE
AND POPULAR GEORGIAN
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The death of Hon. William J. Har
ris, senior United States senator
from Georgia, which occurred in '
Washington late Monday afternoon, j
came as a shock to citizens of the ;
state. Death came after an illness of
several weeks, and while not unex
pected, brought sincere sorrow to
people of his native state and the en
tire country.
Senator Harris had been ill for
more than two months and recently
underwent an operation. He suffered
from a complication of diseases but
a heart trouble was given as the im
mediate cause of death.
Senator Harris had a long, active
and distinguished public career, serv
ing in many places of honor and re
sponsibility, always with credit to
himself and his constituents.
Born at Cedartown, Ga., February j
3, 1868, the late senator was educat-;
ed in tlve public schools of his native
city and later was graduated from i
the University of Georgia. He first
embarked upon a business career,
but soon devoted his attention to
politics. He represented his district
in the state senate and served as sec
retary to the late Senator Clay. He
was a former chairman of the Demo
cratic state executive committee ami
served as director of the census bu
reau and was appointed to a place
on the federal trade commission and
was later acting secretary of com
merce.
In 1918 Mr. Harris was elected to
the United States senate, defeating
T. W. Hardwick and William Schley
Howard. He was elected again in
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1924, again defeating Hardwick, and
in 1930 defeated former governor J.
M. Slaton.
In the senate he was the highest
ranking Democratic member of the
appropriations committee and was a
member of the commerce committee,
committee on immigration, the mili
tary affairs committee and the com
mittee on territories and insular af
fairs.
Senator Harris was devoted to the
interests of his constituents and he
was faithful and active in working
for the good of the people of his na
tive state. He was held in the most
affectionate esteem by the people of
Georgia, as was attested be his elec
tion in several heated campaigns.
While not an effective orator, Sena
tor Harris was a hard worker and
was able to obtain many appropria
tions for the people of his section.
Senator Harris was well known
and widely beloved in Butts county.
In 1930 he delivered the address at
the unveiling of a marker to Robert
Smith, Revolutionary soldier. He was
scheduled for an address before thd
Kiwanis club here the past fall, but
was forced to cancel the engagement
because of illness.
A state funeral was ordered for
Senator Harris and the impressive
rites were held in the senate cham
ber Wednesday, with high govern
ment officials attending.
The body was taken to Cedar
town, the senator’s home, where fun
eral services were to be held Thurs
day afternoon. Committees from the
senate and house of representatives
were named to attend the rites. Gov
ernor Russell and other officials at
tended the services. Interment was
in Greenwood cemetery in Cedar
town.
Although Arabia is five times the
size of France its population is
smaller than that of New York City.
More than 150,000 tank cars are
in petroleum service, most of them
leased .by oil companies. .
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1932
1,288 Pounds of
Poultry Sold Here
Friday For $lB7
Considering the low prices and
the fact that it has been several
months since a similar sale was held
here, the monthly co-operative poul
try sale held Friday turned out as
well as had been expected.
Butts county poultry raisers sold
1,288 pounds for the sum of $187.49.
In the loading were included 969
pounds of heavy hens, $104.23; 45
pounds Leghorn
pounds fryers, $75.46; 25 pbunds
turkeys, $3.45; 6 pounds roosters,
30 cents.
The car was bought by the Ten
nessee Egg Cos. At Hawkinsville and
Cochran 1 about 5,000 pounds were
bought and about 2,500 at McDon
ough.
It is planned to hold these sales
monthly until further notice.
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
COMPETE IN MEET
HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE FOURTH
DISTRICT WILL HAVE LITER
ARY AND ATHLETIC EVENTS
IN GRIFFIN DURING WEEK
Plans have been completed for the
annual meeting of the Fourth Dis
trict High School Association to be
held in Griffin Thursday and Fri
day.
The Jackson high school will
send teams to compete in both the
literary and athletic events and de
spite the keen competition the local
contestants stand a chance to win
honors.
The first event will be Thursday
night when the district debate will
be held with Spalding high school.
The hour is 7:30.
The events scheduled for Friday
include:
9:3o—Cooking and essays, Spald
ing high.
10:00—Reading, a tSpalding high.
1:00 P. M.—Athletic events at
Lightfoot park.
7:00 P. M. —Music and declama
tion at Spalding high.
More than thirty schools will take
part in the meet and a large atten
dance is expected. Jackson and Butts
county will be well represented at
the meet.
The debating team of Jackson
high, which won over Griffin high
and Spalding high, includes Evelyn
Hodges and Huliette Ridgeway, Jim
mie Watts and Nettie Lou Godsey.
’ The school will be represented in
other literary events by Elwyn Pa
trick in declamation; Elizabeth Mc-
Miehael in piano; Anne Lester in
i reading; J. L. Fletcher, Jr. in boys’
essay; Anne Lester in girls’ essay.
Members of the athletic team in
elude: Douglas Coleman, shot put;
M'ike Allen, pole vault; Allison Fu
qua, 100 yard dash, Arthur Gilmore,
broad jump.
“THE RANGE FEUD” WILL
BE SHOWN AT THE LYRIC
Buck Jones, who plays the lead
ing role in “The Range Feud,” show
ing Friday and Saturday at the Ly
ric Theatre, had no stage or screen
experience previous to his memora
ble debut as star rider in a rodeo 1
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show in England. It was after he had
been discharged from Uncle Sam's
fighting air force at the close of the
war. Since that time he has appeared |
either as star or featured player in
about fifty pictures and he is de
stined for many more.
The Monday and Tuesday show has
been discontinued until further no
tice.
Only three presidents—Washing
ton, Jackson and Garfield—have
been honored with statutes in Na
tional Statuary Hall.
LAWYERS OF FLINT
CIRCUIT TO MEET
ANNUAL SESSION WILL BE AT
HOTEL ELDER, INDIAN
SPRINGS, ON FRIDAY, MAY 13.
JUDGE COZART WILL SPEAK
Friday, May 13, is the date of the
annual meeting of the Flint Bar As
sociation, to be held this year at
Hotel Elder, Indian Springs. Notice
of the meeting is given by Hon. Wil->
liam B. Freeman, of Forsyth, presi
dent.
Hon. A. W. Cozart, of Columbus,
a former president of the Georgia
Bar Association, has accepted the
invitation to deliver the main address
of the occasion. Judge Cozart is one
of the leading lawyers of the state
and is an interesting and entertain
ing speaker.
Members of the association will be
guests of Judge G. Ogden Persons,
of Forsyth, to whom the association
is so largely indebted for these an
nual occasions. A full attendance of
the members, including attorneys in
the four counties of Monroe, Lamar,
Henry and Butts, and court officers
is expected. Editors of newspapers in
the circuit and of
Atlanta and Macon daily papers have
been extended an invitation to be
present.
These annual meetings, always oc
casions of interest and pleasure, are
held at Indian Springs. The com
plete program will be announced
within a few days.
The officers of the Flint Bar As
sociation are: William B. Freeman,
Forsyth, president; E. L. Reagan,
McDonough, vice president; Claude
Christopher, Barnesville, secretary
and treasurer.
BASEBALL PKAtiICE TO
START DURING WEEK
NEGOTIATIONS PENDING FOR
PLAYING FIELD AND GRAND
STANDS. BUSINESS MEN SUP
PORT SUMMER BASEBALL
Promoters of summer baseball in
Jackson arc going forward with their
plans to put a winning team in the
field this season.
A meeting of those interested in
organizing a team was held the past
Thursday and plans were gone over.
Negotiations are now pending for a
playing field, and it is hoped to se
cure the grounds in rear of the
Jackson athletic field for use this
summer A grandstand will he built
and other necessary equipment plac
ed.
It is likely that the first practice
will be held Saturday afternoon. All
boys and men in the county who have
ability at baseball are invited to
come out and try for the team. It is
the plan to have the entire county
represented on the team and the best
possible players will be picked for
the various positions.
More than $200.00 have already
been subscribed, it is stated, and the
business men of the community arc
showing interest ip having baseball
here this summer.
The baseball fund will be helped
by a spelling bee to be held in the
court house Thursday night. The ad
mission price will be 10 cents for
everybody and all are urged to come
out and help the cause.
The present plans call for a league
composed of at least six cities, in
cluding Covington, Porterdale, Mans
field, McDonough, Ola and Jackson.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SERVICE
POSTPONED TO LATER DATE
The church service planned for
Sunday by Alexius Commandery of
Knights Templar has been postponed
until a date later in the year. An
nouneeemnt of the date will be made
later.
Tax Receiver To
Close His Books
First Day of May
Tax Receiver Edward Carmichael
calls attention to the fact that his
books will close on May 1, and all
who have not made out returns of
property for 1932 are requested to
attend to that matter within the next
few days. Mr. Carmichael has made
his usual rounds of the county and
will be in Jackson until May 1.
On the first of May the Board of
Tax Equalizers will take charge of
the books and check all returns and
endeavor to get all property on the
digest.
MEMORIAL DAY BE
OBSERVED APR. 26
JUDGE MARCUS W. BECK TO
DELIVER ORATION. DINNER
WILL BE SERVED VETERANS
AND THEIR FAMILIES
The Larkin D. Watson chapter,
United Daughters of the Confedera
cy, is completing plans for observing
Memorial Day, Tuesday, April 26.
For many years the U. D. C. chap
ter has had charge of the Memorial
Day plans.
The address of the day will be de
livered by Justice Marcus W. Beck,
of the Georgia Supreme Court. Judge
Beck, a former citizen of Jackson
and a former judge of the superior
courts here, has many friends in the
county who are interested in the an
nouncement that he will deliver the
oration this year. Judge Beck is a
man of brilliant attainments and is
descended from a family long noted
for their culture and scholarship, lie
has spoken here on previous occa
sions and is regarded as one of the
most forceful speakers in the state.
At 10 o’clock the veterans will as
semble on the court house lawn and
be carried in automobiles to the Jack
son cemetery where the Children of
the Confederacy will the
graves of the Confederate dead. A
detachment of the Jackson Rifles will
fire a salute.
The exercises in the court house
will begin at 11 o’clock. The audito
rium of the court house will be ap
propriately decorated for the occa
sion. Patriotic songs will be sung by
a special choir.
After the speaking the veterans,
their wives and widows of soldiers
will he entertained at dinner at the
Jackson club house by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
Preceding the exercises, the mem
bers of Camp John L. Barnett No.
1114 U. G. V. will hold a business
meeting in the court house. Election
of officers to serve for the year and
(he naming of delegates to the state
and general reunion will be among
the business matters to be considered.
People of the entire community
will unite in paying tribute to the
men and women of the Confederacy
and Memorial Day 1932 will be ob
served in the usual interesting man
ner.
The following program has been
announced for the exercises in the
court house:
Song.
Invocation, Rev. A. J. Warner.
Chorus by Jackson high school
Glee Club.
Roll call of veterans, J. A. Mc-
Michael.
Introduction of speaker, Col. W.
E. Watkins.
Address, Judge Marcus W. Beck,
Atlanta.
Song, Glee Club.
Benediction, Rev. T. H. Williams.
Women deposit and withdraw 85
per cent of the money handled by
savings banks in America.
Nearly 100,000 Japanese live in
California.
BOOST
GEORGIA
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$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
EDUCATORS URGE
CHANGE IN LAWS
REFORM OF TAX PLAN PROPOS
ED AT GEORGIA EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION MEETING HELD
IN MACON LAST WEEK
Macon, Ga. —Resolutions urging
drastic changes in the state tax sys
tem and in the school laws under
which the common schools of Geor
gia operate were formally adopted by
the Georgia Education Association
Saturday in the closing session of the
teachers’ sixty-seventh annual con
vention.
The resolutions include recom
mendation of six specific changes in
state school government. Incidental
ly, most Ojf them were mentioned as
desirable objectives by Governor R.
B. Russell, Jr., in a speech Friday
night during a convention session in
the municipal auditorium.
1— A state-wide campaign to in
form the public that Georgia ranks
forty-ninth in school status, and to
tell how this condition can be rem
edied.
2 More money for school support
—Georgia spends $34 per pupil; the
U. S. average is $lO9 annually.
3 Gathering and distributing the
state’s income on a more business-like
basis, rather than increasing taxes.
4 Abandonment of the state ad
valorem tax and substitution there
for, of income, graduated and clas
sified property, severance and sales
taxes.
5 Proration of state funds ac
cording to law, instead of allocation
of specified taxes to specified pur
poses.
G—Revision of the state school
system and re-codification of the
school laws, with election of the state
school superintendent by the state
board of education instead of by
popular vote, as at present; also elec
tion of county school superintendents
by county boards of education in
stead of by popular vote.
The resolutions were prepared by
a committee headed by Superinten
dent Ralph Newton, of Waycross,
and were adopted unanimously on the
convention floor.
STATE ENTRIES TO
CLOSE JUNE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
WILL MEET MAY 6-7. AS.
SESSMENTS LEVIED FOR THE
STATE PRIMARY SEPT. 14
The Democratic state executive
committee in a meeting held in Al
bany Friday fixed the date for clos
ing all entries in state races for Fri
e.ay, June 3, at 12 o’clock noon, cen
tral standard time. This applies to
candidates for United States senator,
governor, congress, judges and solic
itors of superior courts, representa
tives and state senators, and all
.state house officers.
The state primary will be on Wed
nesday, September 14.
Entrance fees for United States
senator and governor were fixed at
$250, and all other state house offi
cers at $l5O each.
Congressional district executive
committees were called to meet on
May 6 and 7 to fix rules for the
congressional primaries, all of the
meetings to be held on May 6 except
in the seventh district. The district
meetings are to be held in States
boro, Albany, Americus, Warm
Springs, Atlanta, Macon, Rome,
Douglas, Canton and Athens, re
spectively.
Friday’s session proved a harmoni
ous one.
Following the adoption of rules,
candidates for state offices are be
ginning to announce and several
iTsave already qualified. Indications
point to a full field and a campaign
filed with interest.