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VOL. 61—No. 13
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CLUB BOYS PRESENT
AT KIWANIS MEETING
COUNTY AGENT DRAKE INVIT
ED BOYS TO TELL ABOUT SEV
ERAL PROJECTS AND BENE
FITS OF CLUB WORK
Five members of the 4-H clubs
in Butts county were invited to make
talks at the Kiwanis club Tuesday
night, the program being arrange.!
by County Agent B. M. Drake. Two
of the club members, Lamar Bond,
of Jackson, and Charlie Fogg, of
Flovilla, responded with short but
interesting talks.
Mr. Bond, who joined club ranks
under former agent H. G. Wiley,
was the winner last year in the pep
per contest. He told of how he plant
ed a cover crop in advance of the
pepper, and this year has planted
Austrian peas to be followed by
corn. This sterling young culb mem
ber also stated farm avent work is
worth much to the county.
Mr. Drake said adult farmers
throughout the county should do
what this club boy is doing in the
way of soil improvement.
Charlie Fogg, who has been in club
work for three years, is secretary _
the club at the Indian Springs Con
solidated school. He is a leader in
that community, Mr. Drake pointed
out. Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Hardwick
talked briefly.
Prof. Van Fletcher, of the Tussa
haw school, accompanied Mr. Bond,
while Prof. Morris Hardwick, of the
Indian Springs school, was present
with Mr. Fogg.
Other visitors were E. P. Ander
son and 0. B. Jarman, of Ashburn,
and C. R. Wade, of Macon. Dinner
was served by the Woman’s Club,
Mrs. W. H. Wilson chairman.
Henry County
Jury Endorses
Economy Plans
McDonough, Ga.—Five drastic
measures of economy were recom
mended by the grand jury of Henry
county in presentments made public
Saturday.
Despite a voluntary cut of 15 per
cent, it is recommended that the
salary of the county school superin
tendent be reduced to $125 per
month. The salary of judge of the
county court, formerly SI,OOO per
annum, was fixed at SSOO yearly,
and it was further recommended
that no scjiool principal should re
ceive in excess of $l5O per month
and all teachers having a salary of
$75 or more should be cut 10 per
cent.
The rates for feeding prisoners in
the county jail were set at 40 cents
per diem instead of 65 cents, the
rate now employed; and the fee for
the tax assessors was made $3 each
for actual working days. E. M. Cope
land was foreman of the body and
L. F. Sowell, clerk.
TEACHERS BE PAID WHO
ATTEND G. E. A. MEETING
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The Board of Education at its
meeting Tuesday passfed resolution
closing all the county schools for
the Georgia Education Association
at Savannah, on April 20 and 21st.
The teachers who take advantage of
the opportunity' to attend that con
vention will be allowed to receive
their pay for the two days just as if
Shey taught; and those who do not
go to Savannah will not draw the
pay for the two days.
k The capitol in Washington is 751
feet long.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
DEMPSEY TO GIVE
UP SCHOOL POST
BOARD OF EDUCATION ACCEPTS
RESIGNATION O F COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT. VAN FLET
CHER ELECTED
At the monthly meeting of the
Butts County Board of F.ducatior.
Tuesday, all members being present,;
the resignation of Prof. T. J. Demp
sey, Jr., as county school superinten
dent, was accepted.
Prof. Van Fletcher, principal of
the Tussahay school and former su
perintendent, was unanimously elec
ted to succeed Mr. Dempsey.
There were seven applicants for
the place, it was stated. t
Under conditions now prevailing
the board deemed it advisable to ac
cept the resignation of Prof. Demp
sey, tendered some time ago.
In January of this year Mr. Demp
sey was named State High School
Supervisor by Dr. M. D. Collins, state
superintendent of education. This
was considered a deserved tribute to
Mr. Dempsey’s ability as an educa
tor and executive officer. Recently
he has divided his time between Jack
son and Atlanta.
| In voting to accept Mr. Dempsey’s
I resignation, Chairman W. F. Hud
dleston, who has served the cause of
education for more than thirty
years, paid high tribute to Mr. Demp
sey. His administration was com
; mended by the board and resolutions,
i outlining his good work, will be
placed on the minutes.
Prof. Dempsey has served one full
j term as county school head and was
elected last year for another term.
His administration has been one of
the most successful in the annals
of Butts county schools. A few of
the many progressive policies put
into effect during his term of ser
vice may be mentioned:
Butts county had the first school
survey in the state, put on at a cost
of $5,000, without cost to the coun
ty. This was made possible by the
co-operation of the state and other
agencies.
Adoption of definite school pro
gram.
An alert teachers’ organiation,
with monthly meetings.
All physical equipment, including
buildings and buses, painted and
brought up to high standard of effi
ciency.
Standard of teachers raised and
standardized . tests provided for.
Union commencement, in which
all schools took part.
Prompt payment of teachers.
Vital part schools of county are
playing in staging Georgia bicenten
nial programs.
Completion of consolidation pro
gram, with building of handsome
Indian Springs Consolidated School.
Friends will be glad to know that
Prof. Dempsey will continue to make
his home in Jackson.
MR. HURT NAMED TO TAKE
SCHOOL CENSUS IN JACKSON
At a recent meeting of the Board
of Education, Mr. L. H. Hurt was
named to take the school census in
the city of Jackson. The Jackson
school is an independent system and
the census is separate from that of
the county. Mr. Hurt, who is a mem
j ber of the board of education, plans
to begin the census during the pres-
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, ent week.
SCHOOL MEET TO BE HELD
AT OLA APRIL FIFTEENTH
The Middle Georgia Junior High
School association will hold a liter
ary and athletic meet at Ola on
April 15, beginning at 10 o’clock.
Schools from Jasper, Jones, Henry
and Clayton counties will send liter
ary and athletic teams. Dinner will
be served for the benefit of the
school.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933
PAVING TO BEGIN
ON ROUTE NO. 42
link from McDonough to lo-
CUST GROVE WILL BE COM
PLETED WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS BY CONTRACTOR
Final grading has been in progress
for several days and paving is to
begin at once on the link of Route
No. 42 from McDonough to Locust
Grove. Materials have been assem
bled by the contractors, Whitely
Construction Company, of LaGrange,
and an extra force of men will be
needed to complete this project. The
contract called for work to be start
ed on April 1 and be completed in
ninety working days.
When completed this paving will
connect with that, at McDonough
twelve miles north to a point about
three miles beyond Stockbridge.
Other paving on this route is the
five miles from Jackson to Indian
Springs.
It is now believed that plans will
be worked out to complete the quo
ta in Clayton county to connect with
the Fulton county line, and on the
south to the Butts county line and
on to Jackson. It is also hoped to
have the link from Indian Springs
to Forsyth included in an early bud
get.
Citizens throughout this section
are keenly interested in the early
paving of this highway.
TEACHERS TO MEET
AT VARNER HOUSE
DATE FOR LAST MEETING OF
BUTTS EDUCATORS FOR PRES
ENT SCHOOL YEAR SET FOR
FRDAY, APRIL 14
The last meeting of the Butts
County Teachers’ Association for the
present school year will be held at
the Varner House, Indian Springs,
Friday, April 14. At that time the
Indian Springs Consolidated School
and the Cork school will entertain
the county group.
The business session will be held
at the casino, where an interesting
program will be carried out. The
work of the past year will be re
viewed and accomplishments noted.
Representatives of the various clubs
in the county will be asked to at
tend.
The music for the occasion will be
in charge of Mrs. J. W. O’Neal.
Some outstanding state leaders
have been invited to be present. The
complete program will not be avail
able until later.
At the onclusion of the business
session a luncheon will be served in
the casino from five to eight o’clock.
As this is the last meeting of the
school year all teachers are urged
to be present.
BUTTS COUNTY Will
NOT USE R.F.C FUNDS
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AN
NOUNCE ON ACCOUNT SMALL
AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR LA
BOR TO REFUSE THIS AID
Butts county will not use funds i
available from the Reconstruction
Finances Corporation to carry on
public works, it is announced by
members of the board of county
commissioners.
This decision was reached after
studying the matter from all angles
and ascertaining that labor employ
ed by this fund is paid not more
than 35 or 40 cents per day. At this
price it is not thought likely there
would be much labor available, or
that much relief would be afforded.'
Funds thus used by counties are
to be repaid later out of federal aid
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road allotments, it is understood.
JACKSON DEBATING TEAMS
DROPPED TWO DECISIONS
Affirmative Lo*t to McDonough;
Negative to Griffin
Jackson high school debating
teams suffered two defeats in the
Fourth District competition Friday
night.
The affirmative team of Misses
Nettie Lou Godsey and Polly Link
ous met McDonough high in Jackson,
while the negative team of Jimmie
Watts and Anne Lester debated Grif
fin high in Griffin. In spite of the
fact that the decisions were against
the local teams, Jackson has cause
to feel proud that it was so ably
repi'esented.
The subject for this year’s debate
is: “Resolved, That at least half of
all local and state revenue should be
derived from sources other than
tangible property.”
CORK SCHOOL TO
PRESENT PAGEANT
LAST IN THE SERIES OF BICEN
TENNIAL CELEBRATIONS BY
SCHOOLS WILL BE HELD
THURSDAY EVENING
The Cork school will present on
Thursday night, April 6, the last in
the series of Georgia Bicentennial
pageants arranged by Butts county
schools. The period of state history
to be covered is from 1877 to 1933
and the following points will be in
cluded :
1. Picturing the period 1877 and
the Spanish-American war.
2. Spanish-American war, espe
cially Butts county’s part and per
sonnel.
3. World war.
4. Modern Georgia, “White House”
at Warm Springs, etc.
Jenkinsburg held its pageant Fri
day night, March 31. On account of
the storm and rain the attendance
was not as large as would otherwise
have been the case, and on Wed
nesday night the pagegnt was again
presented for the benefit of those
who were unable to attend Friday
night. The period in Georgia history
from 1837 to 1877 was included in
the pageant and an enjoyable pro
gram was arranged.
Later in the summer, at a date to
be announced, there will be an out
door program at Indian Springs
1 where a resume of the entire county
history will be given. Announcement
as to this entertainment will be made
later.
Vast Cost Cuts
Made In Month
Washington, D. C.—ln the
scant month that President
Roosevelt has had control of the
government, he has now insti
tuted economies estimated to
total $572,000,000 is an early
prospect.
This is the record:
Reduction in veterans’ bene
fits, decreed Saturday, $400,-
000,000.
Cut in veterans- administra
tion expenses, $50,000,000.
Reduction of all federal sala
ries 15 per cent, $120,000,000.
i Consolidation of farm credit
I agencies $2,000,000.
The additional $100,000,000
is considered a minimum esti
mate of the savings to be
achieved by reorganization and
consolidation of other federal
agencies under the power alrea
dy granted the president by
congress. Other economies may
be achieved later by still fur
ther reduction of departmental
; functions.
Berlin has one beerhouse and oncj
telephone to every 271 of its resi-,
dents. !
PRESIDENT SLASHES VETERANS’
ALLOWANCES BY $400,000,000
PROF. SPENCtR IS
BEAD OF SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT OF JACKSON
PUBLIC SCHOOLS RE-ELECTED
AT MEETING OF BOARD THE
PREVIOUS WEEK
Prof. D. V. Spencer, superinten
dent of the Jackson public schools
for the past several years and one
of the best known educators in this
section, was re-elected for another
year at a meeting of the Jackson
Eoard of Education on March 30.
The naming of other members of
the faculty will be taken up later, by
the board.
Prof. Spencer has served as head
of the Jackson school system fot
several years and under his adminis
tration the local schools have been
maintained at a high standard of
thoroughness and efficiency. The
Jackson high school has rating both
on the State and Southern Accred
ited List, graduates being admitted
to all leading colleges and universi
ties without examination.
Before coining to Jackson Mr.
Spencer was connected with the pub
lic schools in Sandersville, Marietta
and Lithonia. He is a graduate of
Emory University, a member of the
Methodist church and the Jackson
Kiwanis club and in addition to his
school duties takes an active interest
ir. civic and religious activities.
WINNERS NAMED
IN MEDAL CONTEST
MANY EXCELLENT PAPERS SUB
MITTED ON SIDNEY LANIER,
THE SUBJECT OF THE CON
TEST FOR CURRENT YEAR
Winners in the United Daughters
of the Confederacy essay contest
have been announced by the judges.
Essays were written this year on
Sidney Lanier, Georgia’s great poet,
and writer.
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Winners, according to the two di
visions, the Jackson public schools
and the Butts county schools, are as
follows:
Jackson high school, Nettie Rose
O’Neal, ninth grade.
Jackson grammar school, Sara
Evalyn Compton, seventh grade.
Butts county high schools, Jame3
Hilley, ninth grade, Indian Springs
Consolidated school.
Butts county grammar schools,
Marion Minter, sixth grade, Jenkins
burg school. /
According to report of the judge
many excellent papers were sub
mitted for the year. The general av
erage of the composition was de
clared to have been better than in
'some years past, showing that the
contest aroused deep thought and
interest.
The winners will he presented
with medals at the commencement
season.
CAROLINA TAR HEELS TO
BE HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
The Carolina Tar Heels, with four
new players, will give a performance
at the court house in Jackson Sat
urday night at 7 SO. The admission
will be' 15 and 25 cents and tin
proceeds will go for the benefit of
the baseball team. The patronage of
the public will be appreciated.
the Jackson Atmer.ic tviuo plans
to put a winning team in the field
this season and just now efforts are
being made to get the necessary
equipment. All baseball fans are
asked to turn out to Saturday night’s
show and help the baseball team get
organized for the season.
BOOST
GEORGIA
All The Time
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PENSION ROLLS ARE
PARED BY LEADER
DISABILITIES NOT INCURRED IN
SERVICE VIRTUALLY WIPED
OFF PAY LIST. HOSPITAL
COSTS REDUCED
Washington, D. C.—ln the most
sweeping economy move in the his
to r y of American government.
President Roosevelt decreed Satur
day an annual saving of $400,000,-
000 in veterans expenditures, effec
tive July 1, the beginning of the next
fiscal year.
The order was made possible by
the drastic law authorizing the pres
ident to pare deeply into payments
to veterans, their widows and de
pendents—and to cut federal sala
ries. The salary slash occurred ear
i
Her in the week.
In issuing the diminished sched
ules of allowances, the president in
a statement said, “I do not want any
veteran to feel that he and his com
rades are being singled out to make
sacrifices.”
“On the- contrary,” he added, “I
want them to know that the regula
tions issued are but an integral part
cf our economy program embracing
every department and agency of the
government to which every employe
ir making his or her contribution.
“I ask them to appreciate that not
only does their welfare but also the
welfare of every American citizen
upon the maintenance of the credit
of their government and that they
also hear in mind that every citizen
in every walk of life is being called
upon, directly or otherwise, to share
in this.”
Pensions Sharply Limited
One of the largest items of savings
under the new regulations will bo
non-service connected disability ben
efits, most of which virtually am
eliminated.
Some $100,000,000 will be saved
through the limiting of this classifi
cation of pensions to these perman
ently and totally disabled. They will
receive S2O a month compared with
S4O at present and those receiving
allowances for less than total dis
ability will be removed from the
rolls.
Highlights of the Roosevelt order
effecting $400,000,000 savings in
veteran benefits annually:
Pensions authorized to all who
suffered war-incurred injury or dis
ease in line of duty and without per
sonal misconduct, or who suffered
disease or injury in line of duty oth
er than in war time, and for widows
of those who died in line of duty
either in war time or in peacetime.
Compensation is authorized in
cases of non-service connected dis
ability and death under rigid rules
including necessity of 90 days ser
vice, honorable discharge no involve
ment of personal misconduct and ex
istence o£ total and permanent dis
ability. Certain more rigid rules were
applied to veterans of the Philippine
insurrection and Boxer rebellion.
Pension rate for permanently and
totally disabled set at S2O a month,
and a $6 a month grant authorized
for Spanish War Veterans over 62.
Anew schedule containing five
disability ratings was established. 10
per cent, 25 per cent, 50 per cen‘
and 75 per cent.
A 50 per cent cut decreed in pen
sions for widows and children of
Spanish-American war, Boxer rebel
lion or Philippine insurrection vet
erans.
Emergency officers’ retirement al
lowances limited to those certified
previous at 30 per cent disability,
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