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VOL. 61—No. 27
BUTTS COTTON WORKERS HAVE
RENDERED A NOTABLE SERVICE
TEAM WORK WAS
FEATURE UF PLAN
MEMBERS OF COUNTY ORGANI
ZATION HAVE RENDERED
PATRIOTIC SERVICE IN COT
TON CAMPAIGN
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Regardless of the ultimate out
come of the cotton acreage cam
paign—which now promise of
( being a complete success —the Butts
county committee has done a fine
piece of work. All those connected
with the voluntary organization are
entitled to the appreciation of citi
zens for devoting their time and en
ergy to this far-reaching movement.
When President Roosevelt sounded
the call for action and Secretary
Wallace outilned the plan, an organi
zation was set up here and the mem
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bers entered actively into the work.
The directing head of the work
has been Mr. B. M. Drake, County
Agent. With a capacity
for organization and co-operation,
he has thrown himself enthusiastical
ly into the undertaking and was for
tunate in having committees who be
lieved in team play. The clerical
force, Miss Susannah Foster and Miss
Mary Carmichael, -experienced and
trained, have rendered valuable as
sistance and have done a full share
in getting out applications promptly.
The committee, consisting
of Messrs. C. M. Compton, J. C.
9&ones and J. M. Gaston, has been'
a tower of strength in directing the
work. Their influence and counsel
has been worth much in shaping the
policy outlined by the county group.
The district committees, selected
in advance of the opening of the
campaign, have wrought well for the
eounty and the cause. With few ex
ceptions all members, selected by the
County Agricultural Board, served.
The district committees have done
the actual work, have gone out into
the fields and made inspections and
checked acreage and prospective
yields. They are due a large share of
praise for the success of the cam
paign.
Members of the district commit
tees who have actively pushed the
acreage cut campaign are:
Buttrill district —C. M. Lynch, T.
W. Moore, J. P. Ray, J. G. Childs,
T. T. Patrick, J. H. Curry.
Coody—o. L. Weaver, Geo. F.
Etheridge, Otis Hammond, Talmadge
Maddox, W. C. Garr.
Dublin —S. K. Smith, W. O.
Moore, J. W. Mayfield, W. A. Smith,
Sam J. Smith, C. A. Towles.
Indian Springs—Miller Ogletree,
T. W. Nelson.
Iron Springs—T. W. Higgins, V.
M. White.
Jackson —J. M. McMichael, W. A.
White, F. H. Morgan, A. C. Finley,
*J L. Bailey, J. C. Jones.
Towaliga—Chess Maddox, E. P.
Colwell, Lee Collins, W. M. Glass.
Worthville —J. W. Welch, B. H.
Hodges, J. H. Pope, L. R. Washing
ton, W. M. Mitchell, I. M. Wilson,
Lindsey Maddox.
Big Undertaking
The cotton acreage reduction cam
paign was one of the greatest co
operative efforts in the history of
the nation. The men had to be train
ed for the work and the campaign
had to be put over in a few days.
detail work was The
growers themselves had to be edu
cated, to the impotrance of the move
ment.
Tfie past spring the local seed
loan committee handled 525 appli
cations in a period of six weeks. At
GUARDSMEN WILL
ENTRAIN SUNDAY
JACKSON RIFLES WILL BE AT
CAMP FOSTER FOR TWO
WEEKS. COLONEL POPE BE IN
COMMAND OF CAMP
The Jackson Rifles, crack unit of
the Georgia National will en
train Sunday night for Camp Clif
ford J. Foster, Jacksonville, Fla., to
spend two weeks in camp with the
121st Infantry. Colonel L. C. Pope,
of Dublin, will be in command of
the camp and Colonel James M.
Kimbrough, senior instructor of the
Georgia National Guard, will be pres
ent to give the guardsmen training.
Captain E. Smith Settle in com
mand of the company and Lieuten
ants J. W. Lunsford and H. K. Smith,
together with a majority of the 64
enlisted men, expect to make the
trip. The company, reports show,
will take a full quota of men for
the summer training period.
An attractive program has been
arranged for ’this season. There will
be more attention to field maneu
vers and the blose-order drill will be
according to the new regulations.
There will be athletics in the after
noon.
The 121st Infantry has been been
going to Camp Foster for the past
several seasons. The camp is well lo
cated and is considered most de
sirable in every way.
In Macon the local guardsmen will
be joined by other units o,f. the na
tional guard and the trip will be
made by special train.
There is a subsistence allowance
this year of 41 cents per man and
sample menus show the guardsmen
will have substantial and wholesome
food:
Menu No. 1
Breakfast: Post toasties and
cream, fried potatoes, bread, coffee,
bacon, scrambled eggs, butter.
Dinner: Roast beef, creamed corn,
sliced tomatoes, mashed potatoes,
sage 'dressing, bread, boiled navy
beans, roast beef gravy, iced tea,
creamed peas, cole slaw and apple
pie.
Supper: Country steak, apple
sauce, syrup, macaroni and cheese,
bread, brown gravy, butter, fried
potatoes, lemonade.
Menu No. 2
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. Breakfast: Stewed prunes, fried
potatoes, boiled grits, cane syrup,
ham and egg omelet, bread and but
ter, coffee and cream.
Dinner: Chicken pot pie, bread,
creamed potatoes, creamed peas, rice
pudding, mashed turnips, lettuce and
tomatoes, iced tea.
Supper: Beef stew, macaroni and
cheese, cane syrup, French fried po
ta\oes, ci’eamed corn, bread, lemon
ade,' apple cobbler.
AUGUST FIRST BE RETURN
DAY BUTTS COUNTY COURT
Return day in Butts superior
court will be August 1. The summer
session of court will convene on Au
gust 21.
chat time the borrowers sought out
the committee but in the cotton cam
paign the committees had to carry
the appeal to the growers. In a pe
riod of two weeks more than 500
applications have been signed in
Butts county. . |
The success of the campaign is a
victory for hard work, unselfish ser
vice and co-operative effort. It is the
beginning of anew epoch in the
agricultural life of the South.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1933
OWEN LAUDS THE
NATION’S LEADER
CONGRESSMAN POINTS TO CON
STRUCTIVE LEGISLATION EN
ACTED BY CONGRESS. THE U.
S. IS IN BUSINESS
Lauding the progressive leadership
of President Roosevelt and sketching
the constructive legislation enacted
by the recent Congress, Hon. F. M.
Owen, Fourth District Congressman,
made an interesting talk to members
cf the Jackson Kiwanis club Tue-4ay
night. ,
President Roosevelt was declared to
be an honest and courageous leader
and a man who has the interest of
every American citizen at heart.
With such a leader and with the con
structive legislation enaqted to aid
business, Mr. Owen predicted that thc
fight on depression will be a com
plete success.
fc MUSB
CONGRFSSMAN E. M. OWEN
With candor and frankness, Mr.
Owen pictured the deplorable con
ditions of the country at the time
the new administration went into
office. The government has under
gone radical changes and Mr. Owen
declared the government is now “in
business.” He expressed the hope that
conditions would improve so rapidly
that the government could retire
from business.
Facing a grave national crisis on
March 4, Mr. Owen said the majority
party lined up solidly behind the
leadership of President Roosevelt. He
also had praise for the Republican
party, whose leaders rose above
selfish interests and supported the
constructive legislation advocated by
the great Democratic leader.
In an interesting way Mr. Owen
sketched some of the major measures
enacted by the Congress, mentioning
the home mortgage refinancing plan,
the industrial recovery act, the R. F.
C. loans with grants to the states, the
emergency banking legislation and
the Glass-Steagall bill to guarantee
bank deposits, the grant of $400,-
000,000 to the states for highway
work to relieve unemployment, and
ether measures.
The Industrial Recovery bill was
pointed to as the pet measure of
President Roosevelt and the opinion
was expressed that this holds much
cf promise for the nation.
Under the $400,000,000 voted for
highway work, Mr. Owen said Geor
gia would be allotted $10,000,000 of
that sum and said the state would
benefit greatly from the expenditure
cf this amount, as soon as the state
reconciles its differences in the high
way department.
Congressman Owen was cordially
greeted by his friends here. Through
long service as solicitor general of
the Flint circuit he is well and fav*
orably known to all‘the citizens of
the county. He expressed a desire
to serve the people in any manner
1933 JULY 933
UM. MON. Tl'g. WtP. THU. HU SAT.
, 1
2345 6 7 8
9 lO ll 12 13 l 4 i5
l 6 17 l 8 l 9 20 21 22
25 26 27 28 29 a
SmoW~ACRES
COTTON PLANTED
THIS IS ELEVEN PER CENT IN
CREASE OVER FIGURES FOR
1933. TEXAS SHOWS A LARGE
INCREASE
Washington, D. C.—An increase
of 11.6 per cen.t in this year’s acre
age of cotton was estimated Saturday
by the crop reporting board, which
said that on July 1 there were 40,-
798,000 acres under cultivation.
Last year’s July 1 i-eport showed
C 0,542,000 acres under cultivation.
During the last ten years the av
erage abandonment of acreage be
tween July 1 and picking time has
been 2.6 per cent.
The first report of estimated pro
duction will be made by the board
in August.
The July 1 area in cultivation by
states was as follows: ;
Virginia ,78,000
North Carolina 1,779,000
South Carolina 1,779,000
Georgia , 2,867,000
Florida 122,000
Missouri 451,000
Tennessee 1,167,000
Alabama 3,245,000
Mississippi 3,936,000
Louisiana 1,804,000
Texas 15,767,000
Oklahoma __ 4,122,000
Arkansas 3,642,000
New. Mexico 116,000'
Arizona 137,000
California 222,000
All other states 19,000
UNION MEETING WILL BE
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The summer series of Pinion meet
ings for Sunday will be at the Pres
byterian church, with Rev. M. R.
Heflin, pastor of the Methodist
church, filling the pulpit. Sunday
night Rev. Neill McGeachy of the
Presbyterian church preached at the
union service at the Methodist
church. The hour is 7:30 and an in
vitation. is extended all citizens of
the community.
FARMERS BANK MAKES GOOD
SHOWING IN STATEMENT
The Farmers Bank of Jenkinsburg
in its statement as of June 30, pub
lished in this week’s issue, ■ makes a
good showing, on hand and
amounts due from approved agents
is more than sufficient to pay all de
positors in full. The flattering state
ment will prove of interest to the cus
tomers of this institution, which is
considered one of the strongest and
best managed banks in this section.
BUTTS COUNTY PEACH
CROP ALMOST FAILURE
Due to the hail storm of May 7,
the Butts county peach crop is almost
a total failure. What fruit remained
on the trees was badly damaged and
is not suited for shipping.
Mr.. V. M. White is among the
growers who had some peaches for
sale, and Mr. S. L. Etheridge, of the
Indian Springs community, has a
quantity of peaches for sale and is
advertising the fruit in this week’s
issue.
possible. He was given a most at
tentive hearing and his message was
received with deep interest.
Mr. Owen was* accompanied to
Jackson by his secretary, Mr. Edgar
Blalock, of Jonesboro. Dinner was
served by the U. D. C. committee,
Mrs. L. P. Lester chairman.
SECRETARY WALLACE PREDICTS
SUCCESS OF COTTON CAMPAIGN
MASONS TO MEET
AT INDIAN SPRINGS
SIXTH DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
TO HAVE ANNUAL SESSION
JULY 25. BARBECUE FORM OF
ENTERTAINMENT
The annual meeting of the Sixth
District Masonic Association will be
held at Indian Springs on July 25.
I The group embraces lodges in sev
eral counties in this section.
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A barbecue will be a form of en
tertainment.
A large attendance of members
and officers of the graOnd lodge of
Georgia are expected to attend this
meeting.
A Jackson man, Mr. J. C. Newton,
is district deputy worshipful master
and is in line for profriotion at tho
district conclave. ■ -
The officers of. the group are as
follows: %
T. R. Turpin, Stookbridge, wor
shipful master; J. C. Newton, Jack
son, deputy W. M.; W. H. Connor,
Griffin, S. W.; T. J. Brown, Jr., Mc-
Donough, J. W.; J. W. Barron, Thom
aston, S. D.; L. R. Washington, Jack
son, J. D.; Claule Christopher,
Barnesville, S. S.; R. H. Hay, Flovil
la, J. S.; P. Y. Luther, Griffin, secre
tary and treasurer.
TAX CUT TO SAVE
BUTTS SUM $1,519
THIS IS ON BASIS OF THE 1932
DIGEST. STATE LEVY REDUC
ED FROM 5 TO 4 MILLS FOR
1933
In reducing the state tax rate from
• r > mills to 4 mills for 1933, Governor
Talmadge estimated the savings to
Georgia would amount to a million
dollars.
Figured on the 1932 digest—the
1933 digest not yet being compiled—
Butts county will save $1,519.02.
The 1932 digest showed property
values of $1,519,029. At 5 mills the
county paid the state last year $7,-
595,145. If the digest were to re
main the same, the 4 mill levy for
1933 would make the state’s tax col
lected in Butts county only $6,076.
The largest saving will be in Ful
ton county, which pays approximate
ly one seventh of all the taxes col
lected in the state.
The railroads, utility companies,
telephone and telegraph companies
will save many thousands of dollars
by reason of the cut in the advalorem
rate. To the individual taxpayer the
saving will be only one dollar on
each thousand dollar’s worth o"
property returned for taxation.
JENKINSBURG METHODIST
CHURCH PLANS REVIVAL
Beyinning on Sunday, July 16, the
Jenkinsburg Methodist church will
have a series of revival meetings.
The pastor, Rev. R. C. Owen, will be
assisted by Rev. M. R. Heflin, of
the Jackson Methodist church who
will do the preaching. Local talent
will have charge of the song services
and the public is invited to attend
all services, morning and night.
CEMETERY AT SANDY CREEK
WILL BE CLEANED JULY 18
The cemetery at Sandy Creek will
be cleaned off next Tuesday, July
IS. Every one is requested to give
their co-operation by being present
and doing their part.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
TIME EXTENSION
HAS BEEN MADE
EVERY GROWER WILL BE GIV
EN CHANCE TO SIGN. TURN
LOOSE HUNDRED MILLION IN
COTTON STATES
Predicting success for the cotton
acreage reduction campaign, Secre
tary Wallace has extended the time
tor signing contracts. Scheduled to
close Saturday night, the time was
entended to Wednesday midnight,
July 12>
At the time Secretary Wallace
made his statement, it was shown
that 5,566,165 acres had been sign
ed. The goal is set at 10,000,000
acres of the 40,798,000 acres in cul
tivation on July 1.
In extending the time Secretary
Wallace said every grower in the
cotton belt would be given an oppor
tunity to sign a contract.
President Roosevelt made anew
c
appeal to growers to put over the
reduction campaign to stimulate the
price and make the new deal effec
tive.
$100,000,000 For Grower*
Those in charge of the campaign
estimate that at least $100,000,000
will be paid cotton growers for acre
age plowed up. This amount distribu
tee. in every county in- the cotton belt
will aid materially in restoring pur- ,
chasing power and producing better
business.
On the acreage already signed in
Butts county some $25,000 to $30,-
0(:0 will be distributed among grow
ers here. In addition planters have
options on cotton at 6 cents per
pound.
Plant Food Crops
Dr. J. Phil Campbell, in charge
cf extension work in Georgia, urges
cotton growers who have signed con
tracts to get busy at once and plant
food and feed crops and soil im
provement crops in the cotton mid
dles. There is a warning against
plowing up cotton until told to do so
by the authorities. Dr. Campbell and
C. A. Cobb, member of the cotton
tpard, stress the importance of plant
ing food and feed crops and crops to
improve the land, these crops to be
planted between rows. As early as
possible permission will be given for
destroying the cotton.
From all parts of the cotton belt
encouraging reports on the progress
of the campaign have been received.
Most cotton growers hail the cam
paign as the opportunity of a life
time and are co-operating in every
way possible.
INJUNCI ION IS DENIED
BY JUDGE UNDERWOOD
MEMBERS OF OUSTED HIGH
WAY BOARD LOSE COURT*
FIGHT. FEDERAL JUDGE AN
NOUNCES HIS RULING
Atlanta, Ga.—Judge Marvin Un
derwood, federal judge for the Nor
thern District of Georgia, on Mon
day dismissed the yetition for an in
junction against Governor Talmadge.
Adjutant General Camp and Jud Wil
hoit, highway commissioner, filed by
Chairman Barnett and W. C. Vereen,
ousted members of the highway
board.
Barnett and Vereen, dismissed by
the governor when the highway de
partment was placed under martial
law an edict of the governor,
sought to have the governor enjoin
ed in federal court.
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