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VOL. 61—No. 16
1933 APRIL i933
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JORESTRY GROUP TO
MEET IN SAVANNAH
annual session will be de
voted TO STUDY OF IMPOR
TANT SUBJECTS. PAPER
PLANT TO BE INSPECTED
Atlanta, Ga.—What is expected to
be the most largely attended and
roost important meeting of the Geor
gia Forestry Association is to be held
at Savannah April 28, 29 and May 1.
The session on May 1 will be a joint
conference of the Forestry Associa
tion with representatives of the Am
erican Pulp & Paper Association
from the north about the possibilities
of making paper in Georgia from
southern pines.
Under the leadership of Presideni
T. G. Woolford, Atlanta, the pro
gram will open at 10 a. m., April 28
at the Savannah Hotel. Addresses of
the morning session will be a wel
come by Mayor Thomas Gamble and
response' by Judge Ogden Persons,
Forsyth, followed by keynote ad
dress by Thomas J. Hamilton, Au
gusta, on “Forestry in Georgia.”
State Forester B. M. Lufburrow will
speak on “Natural Reproduction”
and will be followed by H. B. Red
dick, Folkston, who will speak on
“Naval Stores Operations without
Burning,” and by C. C. Kuehn,
Woodbine, on “Forest Management.”
A luncheon presided over by Bon
r,ell Stone, Oxford, will be followed
by an afternoon session devoted to
forestry education. B. M. Lufburrow
will preside and addresses are to be
made by C. A. Whittle, Atlanta, M.
I). Mobley, Tifton, R. D. Pulliam,
Soperton and Eugene Adams, Moul
trie. Following the program an in
spection of the pulp and paper lab
oratory will be made.
At night a banquet will be held
with President T. G. Woolford toast
master, and addresses will be made
by Governor Eugene Talmadge, H.
T. Mclntosh, Albany, and Jack Wil
liams, Waycross.
The Saturday session, with Mrs.
M. E. Judd, Dalton, presiding, wiil
present Dr. George P. Shingler, Uni
ted States Chemist, to discuss naval
stores research progress; Col. R. Y.
Stuart, Chief Forester of the United
States to speak on forest problems;
Hon. W. T. Anderson, Macon, on
“A System of Parks for Georgia,”
with a discussion by Hon. W. H.
Key, Monticello.
A business meeting will conclude
the morning session. In the after
noon a pageant celebrating the bi
centennial of the. city will be wit
nessed and a motorcade to historic
points will follow.
On Monday, representatives of the
association to be held at the DeSoto
Plotel. A welcome will be extended
by Judge Ogden Persons. James
Fowler, Soperton, will speak on
“Growing Pines in Georgia;” W. G.
MacNaughton, Savannah, will speak
on “Georgia Pine Sulphite and
Groundwood for Newsprint,” with
discussion by W. F. Allen, Savannah
Geo. E. Butler, Savannah, speaks on
“Economic Advantages of Georgia
for Manufacturing Paper.” Charles
M- Boyce, Secretary of American
Pulp and Paper Association, speaks
on “Regional Competition in Pulp
vood.”
In the afternoon, the papermill j
men will inspect the Savannah pulp |
and paper laboratory of the Depart
ment of Forestry and Geological De- I
velopment of the state. At night a
banquet will be tendered at the De-
Soto Hotel.
The gray squirrel is credited with
planting most cf cur nut-beafing
trees. |
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
QUOTAS AT FOREST
CAMPS ASSIGNED
ALL APPLICATIONS FOR JOBS
MUST GO THROUGH LOCAL
COMMITTEES, DIRECTOR FOR
GEORGIA DECLARES
Atlanta, Ga.—Herman De La-
Pierriere, director of the Georgia Re
lief Admniistration, Friday announc
ed each county’s quota of men to be
enrolled in the civilian conservation
program.
He said all applications for jobs
must be made through the local re
lief agencies in each county. No ap
-1 plications will be taken at his office
| at the capitol.
“All applications accepted by the
county relief committee will be ap
| proved by me,” he said, “before the
boys are instructed to go to the prop
'
| er recruiting stations for examir.a
--i tion and enrollment.
! “All instructions and necessary 1
j blanks will be sent to the county re
-1 lief committees and should be in ■
their hands by Monday. In counties |
where there are no relief committees
already established, the Georgia Re- \
lief Administration will set up such'
committees to handle this most im
portant work. The members of these j
committees will be advised of their
selection immediately.
“To be fair to the counties it was
decided to allot an equitable quota
to each county, based on the popula
tion of the county as compared with
the population of the state and fig- j
ured in the total quota for Georgia !
of 6,000 men.”
Butts Allotted 19 Men
Under the quota plan as announc
ed by the state director Butts coun
ty is allotted 19 men. Quotas assign
ed other counties in this section are
as follows:
Clayton, 21; Coweta, 52; Craw
ford, 14; Henry, 33; Jasper, 18; La
mar, 20; Jones, IP; Monroe, 24.
Newton, 36; Pike, 22; Spalding, 48;
Lfpson, 40.
520 APPLY HERE
FOR FEDERAL AID
TOTAL AMOUNT WILL BE LARG
ER THAN LAST SEASON. THIS
IS LAST WEEK TO OBTAIN
SEED LOANS
At the beginning of the week a
total of 520 persons had applied for
federal crop loans in Butts county.
This is by far the largest number
ever to ask for government aid for
cr.op production. Last year the total
was 397. Total loans last year
amounted to $49,945.20. It is thought
the total amount this season will be
slightly in excess of that figure. The
loans are not as large as last year,
but' will be distributed among a
larger number of borrowers.
Of those applying for federal aiu
only a few have been rejected, it is
stated.
All applications must be in Wash
ington by April 30. That means ap
plications must be filed this week.
It is not thought likely there will be
many, if any, more applications made
here this season.
Most of the applications have been
acted on and the funds have been
distributed.
DR. HUCK GREETED BY
LARGE AUDIENCE SUNDAY
Dr. William Huck, of Atlanta, wa
greeted by a large audience Sunday
morning when he filled the pulpit at
the Jackson Presbyterian church.
He preached a forceful and interest
ing sermon and was heard with
profit and interest by members of
the church and visitors.
In the afternoon Dr. Huck preach
ed at Fellowship church. He is assist
ir.g in revival meetings at the For
syth Presbyterian church this week.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1933
State Will Make
Mineral Survey
In Butts County
Mr. S. W. McCallie, State Geolo
gist of the Department of Forestry
and Geological Development, is
sending one of his assistants, Mr.
Richard W. Smith, to Butts county
next week to look for deposits of
sheet mica (isinglass), feldspar, and
primary kaolin (white clay). Mr.
Smith is examining deposits of these
minerals all over Georgia. The re
sults of this survey will be published
in a book which will have a wide
distribution to libraries and colleges
throughout the country and to per
sons interested in mining these min
erals. Property owners having out
crops of these minerals may have
them examined free of charge by
notifying the editor of the Progress-
Argus.
Mr. Smith states that mica in
sheets that will trim to IV2 by 2
inches and larger is used as an in
sulator in the manufacture of elec
trical equipment and in stove fronts.
Feldspar and primary koalin, min
erals often found in the same veins
as the mica, are used in the manu
facture of china and other white
ware, enamels, and glass. To be of
value, however, the feldspar and
kaolin must be in large quantities
and close to a railroad.
The Department of Forestry and
Geological Development regrets that
Mr. Smith will not have time on this
visit to examine minerals other than
these three.
Livestock-Legume
Day State College
Friday, May Fifth
The annual Livestock-Legume Day
will be held at the State College of
Agriculture, Athens, on Friday, May
5, it is announced by Dr. M. P.
Jarnagin. County Agent B. M. Qrake
is planning to attend and wishes to
have a delegation from Butts coun
ty visit the college and inspect the
growing crops and livestock. All who
can make the trip are requested to
see Mr. Drake and make arrange
ments.
In addition to the inspection of
the alfalfa and winter legumes and
fine livestock, there will be ad
dresses by well known authorities. A
demonstration in saving of hay with
labor-saving machinery will also be
given.
A complimentary barbecue will be
served the visitors at the noon hour.
Census figures reveal that there
are in the United States nearly 2,-
000 persons who are both blind am!
deaf.
HAIL STORM HITS
SECTION MONDAY
DAMAGE TO PEACH CROP RE
PORTED. SPALDING COUNTY
AND BLOUNT SECTION VISI
TED BY PELLETS
Several areas in and near Jackson
were visited by a severe hail storm
Monday. Griffin reports the worst
hail stprm in many years, and the
Blount' section also had a bad storm.
The 1 peach crop suffered heavy
damage, it is estimated by agricul
tural Workers and orchard owners.
Fields recently planted to cotton
were packed by the frozen pellets
and it will be hard to obtain a stand,
according to authorities.
Some of the hail was reported a.-
quite large and the ground was well
covered.
The hail storm came as a part ol
a day of rain and thunder storms.
Rain fell intermittently throughout
the day and was accompanied by
thunder and lightning.
SAVANNAH PLANS
FOR BIG PAGEANT
CAST OF 2,500 TO TAKE PART
IN DEPICTING EARLY HIS
TORY OF STATE. TO BE COL
ORFUL AFFAIR
Savannah, Ga. —The stage is all
see for Savannah’s big Bicentennial
celebration which will open Thursday
for three days of festivities. A his
torical pageant in which more than
2,500 men and women will, take part
will be presented at the Municipal
Stadium Thursday and Saturday.
This pageant will depict chapters of
Georgia’s history, beginning with the
period 0 f Spanish exploration,
through the bitter fight for trade
in the territory between the British,
Spanish and French, the landing of
General Oglethorpe, his meeting with
Chief Tomochichi, the signing of
the pact' with the Indians, the set
tling of the colony, its religious, cul
tural and industrial / development,
and other chapters which will give
a clear and concise picture of the
history of the state.
A meeting of the Georgia Bicen
tennial Commission, the advisory
committee of the commission which
is composed of representatives of
the co-operating groups of patriotic,
fraternal and civic societies, and the
executive committee, will be held at
10 o’clock Saturday morning at the
Hotel DeSoto, it was announced by
Pleasant A. Stovall, president of the
commission.
A seventeen inch cube of gold
will weigh a ton.
Hyde Park Favored As The Summer Capitol
BUTTS COUNTY TEACHERS MAKE
RECORD ATTENDANCE AT G. E. A
GRADING BEGUN ON
LAMAR-BUTTS ROAD
LAMAR ROAD CREW WILL RE
CONDITION AND WIDEN FLAT
SHOALS ROUTE. BE TAKEN
OVER BY THE STATE
Work was begun Monday by the
county road force on the Jackson-
Barnesville highway, following
awarding of the construction con
tract to the county last week, Or
dinary E. L. Butler announced this
week.
The road, of which 13.8 miles lies
in Lamar, will be graded, widened
and put in good condition; bridges
will be repaired or rebuilt. Upon
completion of this reconditioning,
the road will be turned over to the
state highway department for main
tenance. Butts county is grading the
portion between Jackson and the
county line.
After several logs were made by
state engineers, the Flat Shoals route
was selected in preference to several
other possible routes. The distance
between the two county sites is ap
proximately 25 miles. It is under
stood that this road will be a link in
a state highway probably extending
from Athens on the north to connect
with the Dixie highway and route 7
converging at Barnesville.
Homer Scott, road superintendent
oi the ocunty, is in charge of the
crews at work; he is assisted by Earl
Evans, who has had experience in
road construction in Pike county,
some of the relief funds granted La
mar county by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation is being used
to pay labor on the project.
Assumption of this road by the
state road department will increase
Lamar’s share of the revenue from
the gasoline tax, which is prorate!
to the counties on the basis of m:!o
age in the state system. The exact
amount is not known yet.
Mr. Butler states the project
should be completed about July I.
Barnesville News Gazette.
TAX RECEIVER’S BOOKS TO
CLOSE ON FIRST OF MAY
Mr. J. E. Carmichael, Butts county
tax receiver, announces that he will
close his books on the first of May
He states a good many property
owners have failed to make returns,
and he will appreciate attention to
this matter in the next few days.
On the first of May the board of
tax assessors will take charge of the
books.
BOOST
GEORGIA
All The Time
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PERFECT SCORE AT
STATE ASSEMBLY
TEACHERS AND BOARD MEM
BERS TRAVEL 200 MILES IN
BUS TO ATTEND MEETING
HELD IN SAVANNAH
Score another point for Butts
county in its drive for supremacy
in educational progress.
Last week the teachers and mem
bers of the board of education at
tended one hundred per cent strong
the state convention of the Georgia
Education Association in Savannah.
The local party drove 200 miles in.
a bus to attend the G. E. A. con
clave.
Rabun county also claimed one
hundred per cent attendance at the
Savannah meeting.
Not only did the teachers and
members of the board of education
score a bull’s eye in attendance, but
the local delegation took a prom
inent part in the deliberations of the
convention. The Indian Springs Con
solidated school put on an excellent
display. This was the only exhibit
entered by a school outside Atlanta,
Macon and the larger cities, and the
display attracted wide attention.
The Savannah Press of April 22
had an article on the record scored
by Butts county. It is as follows:
Running a race with Rabun county
representatives, the teachers from
Butts county today announced also a
100 per cent attendance of teachers
and of board members. The delega
tion came to Savannah in a bus, driv
ing 200 miles to attend the Georgia
Education Association Convention.
The delegation included T. J.
Dempsey, Jr., superintendent of the
county, who was recently made state
high school inspector; board mem
bers including W. F. Huddleston, V/.
J. Bankston, C. A. Towles, L. R.
Washington, J. E. McMichael, school
principals: Morris J. Hardwick, pres
ident of the county teachers’ organ
ization; J. G. Childs, secretary; A.
L. Clark; Van Fletcher, county su
perintendent to fill Mr. Dempsey's
place; Eloise Beauchamp and H. M
Linkous. Teachers attending the con
vention were as follows:
Mrs. H. M. Linkous, Miss Elsma
Morgan, Cork; M. J. Hardwick, Mrs.
Obie Watkins, Mrs. E. R. Edwards,
Miss Myra Fletcher, Mrs. M. L.
Thomas, Mrs. Morris J. Hardwick.
Inidan Springs; Miss Eloise Beau
champ, Miss Lou Beauchamp, Miss
Billie White, Mrs. Baxter Watkins,
I’epperton; James Childs, Miss Mae
Childs, Mrs. Polly Evans, Miss WilJie
Woodward, Jenkinsburg; Van Flet
cher, Mrs. I. M. Wilson, Mrs. P. H.
Weaver, Miss Nettie Reid Maddox,
Mrs. Van Fletcher, Mrs. Dorothy
Bledsoe, Tussahaw; A. L. Clark, Mrs.
Van Freeman, Mrs. Lamar Weaver,
Miss Sarah Carter, Mrs. Taylor
Patrick, Towaliga.
SSO LOAN APPLICATION
BEARS 63 SIGNATURES
Washington, Ga.—Sixty-three sig
natures were required to complete
cne SSO application to the federal
farm loan agency here recently on
papers of a negro farmer.
In this case signatures were multi
plied because the applicant cannot
write his name. In addition he is a
renter, and for two previous years
cotton in bales have been pledged to
the government without actual li
quidation, making necessary a second
and third claim on the growing crop,
while rent waivers added. six move
signatures.
If the loan is approved, there will
;be five additional signatures.