Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

boost GEORGIA All The Time VOL. 61 —No. 15 PAYROLL OF HIGHWAY BOARD SLASHED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE $175,000 BE SAVED DURING QUARTER SALARIES OF HIGH OFFICIALS REDUCED AND NO NEW MA CHINERY PROVIDED FOR IN NEW ORDER Atlanta, Ga.—Governor Eugene Talmadge Saturday slashed the state highway department’s quarterly bud get $175,000, reduced the pay of Capt. J. W. Barnett, chairman of the highway board, and struck the names of five engineers from the depart ment’s payroll. Echoing the repeated criticisms he has made of the manner in which the state highway department is op erated, the governor, in a letter to the highway board, advised that he was returning the budget unapprov ed. He specified the items on which he had applied the “red pencil” and asked that the board re-vamp its budget to meet his suggestions. B. P. McWhorter, chief engineer of the department; E. N. Seymour, contract engineer; S. B. Slack, bridge engineer; L. B. Ackerman, Jr., engineer in charge of convict work projects, and H. J. Friedman, Waycross, division engineer, were those whose names he struck. He instructed that Captain Bar nett’s salary be reduced to SSOO a month. Barnett was listed as receiv ing $612.75 monthly in the 1932 audit of the department. Expense al lowances of W. C. Vereen, another board member, were ordered reduced from $450 per quarter to $l5O per quarter, arid those of J. P. Wilhoit, another member, fro ms6oo to $l5O. An item of $99,818 for road ma chinery was stricken! because, the I governor’s letter said, there is an other item which totals $108,442, “representing the amount to be spent ir. three months for repairs and al terations. “It would appear that there is suf ficient road machinery on hand, if properly repaired, to meet the needs of the highway department, espe cially when the large amount is al lowed for repairing equipment al ready on hand.” He ordered that Vereen and Wil hoit be allowed only $lO per day for “such actual service as is required by law.” The board was instructed to strike 15 draftsmen from the “plans for roadway” division; and in comment ing on requested allowances for the various divisions, the governor in structed that some of the engineers, inspectors, lodmen and other em ployes be dropped from the rolls. All through the long list of instruc tions, there were items ordering the department to reduce the amount of salaries in the various branches of the highway organization, and there were repeated admonitions, such as the one under division one, adminis tration and construction: A “Reduce total of $25,490.40 listed for salaries to not exceeding $lB,- 000. Reduce expenses of employes from $8,745 to not exceeding $6,000. j “It is unnecessary to have 20 en gineers, 22 inspectors and 31 rod- j men, besides the other employes in this division. The number of this j type of employes should be reduc ed.” Other reductions ordered by the governor included: Purchasing department, from $3,- 928 to construction super visor, $5,714 to $4,200 for salaries,! and traveling expenses from $2,825 to $2,000; East Point shops, $14,900 to SIO,OOO, for salaries and “also deduce the expense accounts for em (Continued on Page Five) THE JACKSON PRQGRESS-ARGUS M’DONOUGH WINS LITERARY TROPHY GRIFFIN HIGH SCHOOL CAPTUR ED HONORS IN ATHLETIC EVENTS. MEET HELD AT BARNESVILLE FRIDAY McDonough high school with 21 points won first honors in the Fourth District high school meet held at Earnesville Thursday and Friday. Griffin high school with 25 1-3 points won the athletic meet. For lit crary and athletic events combined Griffin high scored 43 1-3 points and won the Hoke Smith cup. Leaders in the literary events were McDonough, 21 points; Griffin, 18; Ilogansville, 12; Fayetteville, 10; Gay and Greenville, 5 each. Jackson high school placed second in the girls’ essay contest; third in the boys’ essay, and third in the one act play. Leaders in the athletic events were: Griffin high, 25 1-3 points; Spalding, 22; Manchester, 17 1-3; Thomaston, 9 1-3; Palmer-Stone and Greenville, 6 each. Winners in the track events were: 100-yard dash; Wightman, Griffin, first; Elliott, Spalding, second; Fowler, Greenville, third. Time: 10.4. Shot put: Moran, Manchester, first; Sampson, Griffin, second; Castleberry, Spalding, third. Dis tance: 43 feet, BVz inches. 220-yard dash: Wightman, Griffin, first; Oxford, Concord, second; Jen kins, Thomaston, third. Time: 23.4. High jump: Head, Manchester, first; Hemphill, Griffin, second; Bur nett, Spalding, third. Height: 5 feet, 8 inches. Broad jump; Young, Spalding, first; McSwain, Thomaston, second; Pendley, McDonough, third. Distance, 19 feet, 4% inches. Hurdles: Harmon, Greenville, first; Yorbrough, Thomaston, sec ond; Perry Patrick, Spalding, third. Time: 16. 440-yard dash: Dodd, Palmer- Stone, first; Dupree, Spalding sec ond; Stevens, Manchester, third. Pole vault: Perry Patrick, spald ing, first; Reeves, Thomaston, Mo ran Manchester, and Hemphill, Griffin, tied for second. Height; 10 foot. Discus: Mize, Manchester, first; Sampson, Griffin, second; Woodall, Thomaston, third. Distance 119 feet, 514 inches. Relay: Griffin, first, (Sampson, Wightman, Lindsey and Nixon) ; Spalding, second (G. Patrick, Du pree, Kelley and Elliott); Palmer- Stone,’ third. Winners in the literary events were: Boys essay: Bennett, Griffin first; Hogansville, second; James Frederic, Jackson, third. Music: Gay, first; Grace Drew ry, Griffin, second; Covington and | Villa Rica tied for third. Reading: Fayetteville, first; Mc- Donough, second; Covington, third. Debate: McDonough, first; Con cord, second. Spelling: Greenville, first; Hogans ville, seocnd; Woodbury, third. One-act play: Hogansville, first; McDonough, second; Jackson, third. Home economics: Emelie Powell, of Griffin, first; Zebulon, second; Hogansville, third. Declamation: McDonough, first; Julian Grubbs, Spalding, second;, West Point and Thomaston tied for third. Girls essay: Fayetteville, first, Ruth Reynolds, second, Zebulon, third. Approximately 29,000 persons were killed in motor vehicle acci dents in the United States in 1932. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933 1933 APRIL 1933 UW. MON. TOT. WTO. THU. HU. TAT. 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 13 i3 i4 t 5 16 i7 18 i9 ao 21 2a % 24 25 26 27 28 29 MEMORIAL DAY TO HONOR VETERANS JUDGE JOHN B. GUERRY WILL DELIVER ADDRESS. VETERANS AND WIVES BE SERVED DIN NER BY U. D. C. Memorial Day will be fittingly ob served in Jackson on next Wednes day, April 26, the plans being in charge of the Larkin D. Watson chapter, Daughters of the Confed eracy. Judge John B. Guerry, of Monte zuma, member of the state court of appeals, has aclepted the invitation to deliver the address. He is a speak er of recognized ability and his com ing to Jackson on that occasion is a matter of keen interest. In the morning the veterans will be taken in automobiles to the Jack son Cemetery where the graves of Confederate dead will be decorated with flowers. An escort from the Jackson Rifles will lead the proces sion and taps will be sounded at the close of the impressive exercises. The exercises in the court house will begin at 11 o’clock. The court room auditorium will be attractively decorated with flags and flowers. At the close of the program the veterans and their wives, the speaker and other guests will be served din ner at the Jackson club house by members of the U. D. C. chapter. The program to be rendered in the court house is announced as follows: Song, “Star Spangled Banner,” by audence. Invocation, Rev. T. M. Callaway. Roll call of veterans, Adjt. J. A. McMichael. Song, “Georgia Land” by choir. Introduction of speaker, Rev. T. M. Callaway. Address, Judge John B. Guerry. Delivery of Crosses of Service. Benediction. Song, “Dixie” by audience. TALMADGE NOT TO ISSUEJIEER CALL GOVERNOR SAYS AGITATION WILL SOON PLAY OUT. AC TION OF OTHER STATES IS WATCHED. LIKE YO-YO Atlanta, Ga.—Governor Eugene Talmadge made it clear Tuesday that lit; dd not intend to call an extra session of the legislature at this time to legalize beer in Georgia and said he thought the agitation over beer would die out in a short time. “When the adjoining states gee beer and liquor—the two go to gether, mind you—then it will be soon enough to watch the situatioi; in Georgia,” he said. He said the talk about beer re minded him “of the yo-yo business, which interested everybody for a while, and then everybody forgot about it.” Meanwhile, Representative Eu gene Epting, of Clarke county, who is polling the legislature on the beer issue, announced in Athens that 89 members of the general assembly had signed a formal request to the governor to call an extra session to legalize beer in Georgia. DR. HUCK WILL PREACH AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. William Huck, of Atlanta, will fill the pulpit at the Jackson Pres byterian church Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock hour. In the afternoon Dr. Huck will preach at Fellowship church at 2:30. The public is cordial ly invited to attend both services. TEACHERS’ MEET GREAT OCCASION CLIMAX OF YEAR’S EFFORT REACHED AT LAST SESSION HELD SATURDAY AT INDIAN SPRINGS The last and most vital and in teresting meeting of the Butts coun ty teachers was held at the Casino at Indian Springs Saturday, April 15, Morris J. Hardwick, president of the organiation, acted as toastmahter. This meeting which was conducted in form of a banquet, was the high light of the associations programs for the year, and was pronounced a great success. It was the greatest meeting of the kind held in this section of the the kind held in this section of the state during this year. The program committee was: Prof. A. L. Clark, Miss Eloise Beau champ and Miss Mae Childs. The teachers of the county “had as their invited guests representatives of the churches, clubs and other civic organizations of the county. The great and noble purpose as express ed by the president of the associa tion, being to promote a greater co operative understanding of the one with the other in the promoting of Butts county’s progress along civic, religious and educational lines. Each school principal made a re port of the work done in his school. All faculty members were presented. The representatives of the various county organizations were called up on for short talks. Prof. A. L. Clark cordially welcomed the visitors and Mayor of Jackson responded. The county and local board members were introduced following the teach ers. The music was under the direction of Mrs. J. W. O’Neal, who presented a ladies chorus from Jackson. The music was most beautiful and ap propriate. An interesting talk was made by J. H. West, principal of Griffin schools. The main speaker of the evening was Supt. George W. Wan amalcer, of Griffin city schools. He is on executive committee of N. E. A. and was introduced by T. J. Dempsey, Jr., State High School Su pervisor. The subject of the lecture was “The Teacher With an Under standing Heart.” Mr. Wanamaker is and outstanding speaker and thinker. His lecture on this occasion was ac claimed to be one of the best given to the association during the year. This has been a splendid school year for the county in every way, and the work done in the county has been of the highest quality which could only have been brought about through the able leadership of Supt. 3’. J. Dempsey, Jr. and his splendid co-operative teachers, working as a unit. The schools have maintained a very high attendance. They have checked together and made uniform progress in classroom work. They have put over as a unit in a splendid way the pageants covering the two hundred years of Georgia’s history. Each school gave a unit in this. They represent one of the few counties that went over 100 per cent G. F. A. membership. They are going as a unit to the G. E. A. A barbecue meal was served under the able direction of Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Torbett and Mrs. Reeves, in co operation with Mr. and Mrs. Varner. The group met at the Varner House for a special hour before going down for the program. Persons who made contributions to the financing of the meal were. The teachers, Mr. Varner, Mr. Wright Watkins, Mr. Willie Hoard, Mrs. Archer, Mr. Moss, of In dian Springs, Mr. Ogletree, of Cork, Mr. Dempsey, Mr. Drake, Mr. Smith, Paul Tyler, Butts Supply Cos., Rogers’Store, Carmichael Hardware Cos. and Dr. Howell and Mr. Edwards of Flovilla. EIGHT SCHOOLS IN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ABOLISHED BY BOARD BOND NAMED HEAD KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ANNUAL ELECTION HELD FRI DAY NIGHT. OFFICERS SUB MITTED REPORTS FOR THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS W. M. Bond was promoted to be eminent commander of Alexius Com mandery No. 22, Knights Templar, at the annual meeting of the order Friday night. He served the past year as generalissimo and has been an active and influential member of the order for several years. The officers elected and installed include the following: W. M. Bond, eminent commander. J. W. O’Neal, generalissimo. H. M. Moore, captain general. H. O. Ball, senior warden. H. P. Bailey, junior warden. D. G. McMichael, prelate. J. C. Newton, treasurer and re corder. J. D. Jones, standard bearer. R. P. Newton, sword bearer. W. L. Nutt, warder. A. W. Newton, sentinel. Members of the finance commit tee, reappointed, include: H. O. Ball, J. W. O’Neal and W. L. Nutt. Officers submiteed reports cov ering the past year’s activities. The commandery was shown to be in good financial condition, and has a large membership in Butts, Jasper and Henry counties. SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY IN JACKSON ON MAY 14 What is it? Big Sunday School Rally. Whpre is it? At the Jackson Baptist church. When is it? May 14, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. and after recess for lunch at church, night session from 7 to 9. Who will have charge? Geo. W. Andrews, our beloved Sunday school expert and his group of efficient helpers. Who are expected? A good dele gation from every church and Sun day school in the Kimbell Associa tion or any others who wish to take advantage of hearing these instruc tors in Sunday school work. Sdme of these workers will be present at the different Sunday schools of the Association the morn ing of May 14th, and all come to gether in the afternoon of Sunday, May 14th, at 2 o’clock. F'urther announcements will be made later. Be sure to come. You’ll not regret it. THOS. M. CALLAWAY, Pastor. BARNESVILLE CLASS WILL VISIT JACKSON ON SUNDAY The Men’s Bible class of Barnes ville will visit the Men’s Bible class of the Jackson Methodist church Sunday morning. The lesson will be taught by Mr. Jos. D. Smith, of Rarnesville. The hour is 9:30 and all members are invited to be present. The visiting Sunday school workers have been invited to remain for church services and be guests of Jackson members for dinner. Of the 13,500,000 foreign born persons in the United States almost 1,500,000 are illiterate. The meeting was made possible through the co-operation and efforts of the faculty of Cork and Indian Springs schools. Morris J. Hardwick was in charge of the organizing. Mr. Hardwick came to this county with a reputation not only of being an outstanding school man, but great as an organizer and publicity man. BOOST GEORGIA All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE REGENTS DECIDE ON BIG SHAKE-UP CHANCELLOR SNELLING RE TIRES. SOULE, POUND GO OUT. FAR-REACHING CHANGES BEEN ANNOUNCED Atlanta, Ga.—ln the most sweep ing reorganization program ever executed in the University System of Georgia, the board of regents Sat urday abolished eight schools ani colleges, created one new college at Carrollton, discontinued three de partments, and, at his request, re lieved Chancellor C. M. Snelling of his present duties. Dr. Snelling be comes chancellor-emeritus, and heads the committee to select his successor. These changes, and others affect ing the far-flung university system which embraces the University of Georgia and 24 other schools and colleges, will become effective July 1, 1933. The schools abolished were: Medical College of the University of Georgia, Augusta. Georgia Industrial college, Barnes ville. Bowdon State Normal and Indus trial college, Bowdon. Fourth District A. and M. school, Carrollton. Ninth District A. and M. school, Clarkesville. Eighth District A. and M. school, Madison. Georgia Vocational and Trades school, Monroe. Seventh District A. and M. school, Powder Springs. In addtion, the Georgia State Col lege for Men, a four-year institution, was changed to a two-year terminal college of agriculture, yet to be named; high school work at South Georgia State college, at Douglas, and at Middle Georgia college, at Cochran, was ordered discontinued; North Georgia college, at Dahlonega, a four-year institution, was made a junior college. A two-year teachers’ college, to be known as West Georgia college, was created at Carrollton, to take the place of the schools abolished at Carrollton, Powder Springs ami Bowden. Presidencies of two colleges, the College of Agriculture at Athens, now headed by Dr. Andrew M. Soule, and the teachers’ college at Athens, of which Dr. J. M. Pound is the head, were' abolished. These colleges will become departments of the University of Georgia, and will be headed by deans, yet to be se lected. Dr. S. V. Sanford was re elected president of the University of Georgia. The school of commerce at Geor gia Tech was abolished ,the school of veterinary medicine, at the state col lege in Athens, was discontinued a a school to give a degree in veterin ary medicine, and the department of civil engineering at the University of Georgia was moved to Georgia Tech. Hughes Spalding, of Atlanta, chairman of the Board of Regents, estimated the university system would save $400,000 per year by the changes which he said were made in the interest of greater ecronomy and efficiency. The widespread changes in the system were outlined by the chair man following the two-day session of the board, and his verbal state ment was supplemented by a 21- page, typewritten resolution adopted by the board. Executive personnel for some of the schools was chosen today, but (Continued on Page Eight)