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VCL. 61—No. 30
TWO ARE DEAD AS RESULT OF
INJURIES IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH
MR. 1. H. HATTAWAY KILLED
OUTRIGHT AND MR. GEORGE
SMITH SUCCUMBS IN A GRIF
FIN HOSPITAL
Mr. I. H. Hattaway, 62, valued
employee of the Pepperton Cotton
Mills, was killed outright and Mr.
George Smith, 42, of Flovilla, re
ceived injuries from which he suc
cumbed Sunday morning, as the re
-1 suit of an automobile accident on
Route 16 between Jackson and Pitt
man’s Ferry Saturday night about
6:30. Other occupants of the car,
Mr. W. E. Price and Mr. W. H. Rob
erts, were painfully but not danger
ously injured.
William Besley, colored, driver of
the other car, was seriously hurt and
was taken to a hospital for treat
ment.
The collision was caused, it was
stated, by the dust raised by a bus
from Jackson to Eatonton and by the
fact that one cat was on the left
side of the highway. The Roberts
cai was proceeding toward Jackson
and the car driven by Besley was
in the direction of Pittman’s
Ferry. Both cars were said to have
been traveling at a lively rate of
speed and in attempting to pass the
Roberts car was struck by the car
driven by Besley.
Both cars were badly wrecked as
a result of the impact, one side of
ihe Roberts car being driven in. Mr.
Hattaway and Mr. Smith, sitting on
the right side, received internal in
juries. Mr. Hattaway’s skull was
crushed and he was otherwise bruised
and shaken up. Mr. Smith was in
jured about the head and was hurt
internally.
Mr. trice was cut across the head
and hurt in his right side and Mr.
Roberts, who was driving, was also
lacerated about the head and face.
Mr. Hattaway died before medical
assistance could be summoned. Mr.
Smith. was rushed to a hospital in
Griffin and succumbed to the in
juries early Sunday morning. Other
members of the party were given
medical attention in Jackson and lat
er sent to their hemes.
Mr. Hattaway and Mr. Price were
at the home of Mr. J. W. Browning
and Mr. Roberts and Mr. Smith were
returning from a fish fry on the riv
er and all were returning to Jackson
when the fatal cash occurred.
Mr. Irvin H. Hattaway was born
in Hancock county but had been a
resident of Pepperton for more than
thirty years. He was one of the
valued employees of the Pepperton
Cotton Mills, formerly working in
the weaving department but recent
ly had been employed as elevator op
erator. He was a man of many ad
mirable traits of character and had
scores of friends throughout the
community. Mr. Hattaway formerly
served as a member of the Butts
county Democratic executive com
, mittee and was a useful and construc
tive citizen, holding the confidence
and esteem of all who knew him. He
was a member of St. Johns lodge
No. 45 F. & A. M. of Jackson.
Mr. Hattaway is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Melissa Ford, of
Hancock county, who was attending
the World’s Fair at the time of the
accident; one daughter, Mrs. James
W. Watkins and two grandchildren,
Perry and J. W. Watkins, Jr.; one
sister, Mrs. Mattie David, of Mitchell,
Ga.; two brothers, Amos H. Hatta
way, of Davisboro and Mr. George
H Hattaway, of Mitchell.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 2 o’clock at the
Pepperton Baptist church, with Rev.
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BUTTS MAN HEAD
OF COMMISSIONERS
DR. O. B. HOWELL NAMED
PRESIDENT OF 4TH DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS. TO URGE
HIGHWAY WORK
Griffin, Ga.—Dr. 0. B. How'ell,
of Butts county, was elected presi
dent of the Fourth District County
Commissioners Association at s
meeting held Friday. He succeeds J.
A. Burnett of Griffin.
Claude Hutchinson, of Clayton
County, was elected vice-president
and Charles Arnall, Coweta County,
secretary.
The commissioners of the district
adopted a resolution asking the state
highway department to continue
awarding contracts to counties for
road construction and asking that
contract prices be raised because of
increased costs to the county.
At the afternoon session there was
a resolution asking state to set in
motion a campaign to get $10,000,-
000 federal road money for Georgia.
There was some opposition to the
resolution as it was thought it might
be taken as an endorsement of the
new Highway Board.
Judge D. R. Cumming was the
principal speaker of the meeting. He
took the place of Congressman Owen
who was out of town. Judge Cum
ming pleaded for people to forget
personalities in politics and to vote
for the man who stood for things
reeded in the state.
He stressed the idea that the state
cf Georgia was laboring under an
antiquated constitution and that n
constitutional convention should be
held to draft anew and better one.
“The only solution to our prob
lems,” he stated, “is for the people
of the state to wake up and vote
for men who run on worthwhile plat
forms and who give the state con
structive service. The day for petty
politics has passed,” he stated.
Every county in che district was
represented.
FELLOWSHIP WILL
HAVE HOMECOMING
PROGRAM WILL BE CARRIED
CUT SUNDAY. CONGRESSMAN
OWEN TO TALK TO MEMBERS
OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
An interesting program is being
arranged for the annual Home Com
ing exercises to be held at Fellow
ship Presbyterian church next Sun
i day, August 6. Among the features
I announced are an address by Hon.
E. M. Owen, congressman from the
I Fourth District, to the members of
! the Sunday school which meets ai
9-45; preaching services at 11 and
again at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Central time will be observed in the
program.
The noon intermission will be
featured by a basket lunch. All mem
bers and friends of the church are
invited to attend and each family is
expected to take lunch, which will be
served on the grounds after the
morning preaching hour.
Rev. Neill McGeachy, pastor, will
preach. Following the morning wor
period communion services will be
held.
Members of the Men’s Bible class
cf Griffin are expected to be present
at Sunday school. The address by
Congressman Owen to members of
, the class and other visitors will be
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1933
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JURORS DRAWN FOR
AUGUST COURT TERM
SUMMER SESSION OF SUPERIOR
COURT WILL CONVENE ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 21. TO HEAR
CRIMINAL CASES
The summer session of Butts su
perior court will convene on August
21, and the grand jury will be or
ganized at that time. No civil cases
will be tried during the first week,
it is announced by Judge Ogden
Persons. One civil case is scheduled
for the second week of court, to
convene on the 28, and Judge W. E.
H. Searcy, Jr., of Griffin, will pre
side at that time.
No traverse jury will serve for
the first week but the grand, jury
will meet and organize and begin its
deliberations.
Criminal cases will be heard dur
ing the week of August 28.
Members of the grand jury, and
the traverse jury for the second
week, are as follows:
Grand Jurors
J. R. Thurston, R. T. Smith, R. B.
Thompson, Paul Tyler, O. P. Jinks,
J. B. Settle, F. H. Morgan, R. H.
Henderson, J. M. Currie, R. L. Allen,
L. V. Collins, J. O. Minter, M. D.
Bledsoe, J. M. Washington, H. M.
Fletcher, Jr., P. J. Evans, A. C.
Finley, J. D. Brownlee, J. I. Lever
ette, W. M. Andrews, Troy H. Vick
ers, George H. Kimbell, T. W. Ham
mond, W. B. Powell, J. Lee Andrews,
George E. Mallet, W. C. Garr, Van
Fletcher, E. W. O’Neal, Sr., T. H.
Nolen.
Traverse Jurors, Second Week
Oscar Hay, C. M. Ridgeway, E.
A. Williams, Z. L. Burford, J. P.
Ray, W. L. Nutt, Homer Moss, W. A.
Smith (609, J. H. Curry, W. O.
Moore, E. P. Colwell, B. R. Hay, W.
C. Pinnell, H. O. Ball, C. E. Maddox,
D. W. Swint, T. W. Higgins, I. M.
Wilson, W. P. Thaxton, J. J. Comp
ton, J. C. Kimbell, W. F. Capps,
Charlie Carlisle, M. L. Fincher, A.
C. Freeman, C. W. Fletcher, Olin
Pettigrew, George P. Law, J. A.
Leverette, L. B. Smith, J. F. Ro"oks,
E I. Rooks, W. M. O’Neal, Sr .
Thomas Cooper, T. O. Bell, L. J.-
Washington, Carl Holifield, E. J.
Reeves, W. G. Barnes, J. R. James, R.
M. White, F. L. Maddox, T. J. Mc-
Michael, Otis Hammond, T. T. Pa
trick, A. M. Campbell, W. M. Glass,
C N. Brownlee, J. O. Thurston, Mil
ler Ogletree, A. G. Spencer, D. W.
Ham, Harper Swint, T. B. William
son, J. E. Bond.
BUSINESS MEETING OF
MASONS MONDAY NIGHT
A business meeting will be held
Monday night, August 7, by St.
Johns Lodge No 45 F. & A. M. At
that time several important business
matters will be up for consideration
and the officers urge a full atten
dance of the members.
an event of interest. Members of the
Men’s Bible class of the Jackson
Presbyterian church are invited to
attend and have voted to accept the
invitation.
In addition to the address and ser
mons and communion service, the
dinner will be a feature of interest
and later reminiscences will be en
gaged in. Fellowship is one of the
oldest and strongest Presbyterian
churches in this section and the as
sembling of members, present and
past, will afford delightful fellow
ship. Indications point to a large at
tendance from Butts, Spalding and
other counties in this section.
MR. LYONS VICTIM
OF EARTH SLIDE
MEMBER OF CONSERVATION
CAMP AT CLAYTON HURT IN
EARTH SLIDE. FUNERAL HELD
SATURDAY
Mr. Joseph Liddell Lyons, 19, pop
ular Jackson boy, died at the gov
ernment hospital at Fort McPherson
Friday night as the result of injuries
received while working in a conser
vation camp at Clayton, Ga., Thurs
day morning. He was injured when
caught in an earth and rock slide
while working on a highway near
Clayton.
Mr. Lyons received injuries about
the face and throat and was injured
internally. The accident happened at
"8-30 o’clock in the morning and it
was 6 o’clock that afternoon before
he was carried to the base hospital.
There physicians did everything pos
sible to save his life, but he gradual
ly grew weaker and passed away
Friday night.
The tragedy came as a shock to
the family and hosts of friends in
Jackson. Mr. Lyons was among the
first boys to enlist in the conserva
tion corps and after receiving train
ing at Fort McPherson he was sen.
to Clayton several weeks ago. He en
tered into the work with spirit and
enthusiasm and made a splendid rec
ord as one of the workers in Presi
dent Roosevelt’s forestry projects.
Mr. Lyons was born and grew to
manhood in Jackson. He attended
the Jackson public schools and wa.
graduated from the high school in
the cla|s of 1929. He was an athlete
of marked ability during his high
school career, taking part in track,
basketball and other sports and was
a member cf the well-known team of
that year. When the call came for
service in the conservation corps Mr.
Lyons was approved by the local
committee and became a member of
the large peace time army that is
waging war on depression.
Young Mr. Lyons was a boy of
splendid character and enjoyed the
friendship of till his associates. He
was a member o." an old and prom
inent Butts county family, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lyons, esteemed
residents of Jackson. He was a
nephew of Hon. J. L. Lyons, maym
of Jackson and former representa
tive in the state legislature. He wa
a cousin of Gibbs Lyons, assistant
comptroller of the currency, Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr. Lyons was a member of the
Jackson Methodist church and his
courtesy to old and young alike, his
grace and charm of manners won
the confidence and esteem of all. The
/*
unfortunate tragedy came as a crush
ing blow to the family, all of whom
have the sympathy of hosts of
friends in their great loss.
The body was brought to Jackson
and funeral services were held from
the Methodist church Saturday after
noon at 3:30, with the pastor, Rev.
M. R. Heflin and Rev. Neill McGea
chy, of the Presbyterian church, of
ficiating. The floral offerings sent
by relatives, friends and organiza
tions attested the esteem in which
he was held. Members of the class
of 1929 of the Jackson high school
attended the services in a body. Pall
bearers were Robert Franklin, H. M.
Fletcher, Spec Brooks, Stewart Mad
dox, J. O. Beauchamp, Milton Comp
ton. Interment was in the family lot
in the Jackson City Cemetery.
Mr. Lyons is survived by his pa
rents and a sister, Mrs. B. K. Car
michael, and a brother, Mr. McNeel
Lyons, both of Jackson.
WANT 2-CENT POSTAGE
Within less than a month, more j
than 50,000 people at the World’s
Fair signed the petition to congress
for a 2-cent postage rate. ;
JACKSON BUSINESS MEN PLEDGE
HELP IN RECOVERY CAMPAIGN
CAMP MEETING TO
BEGIN AUGUST 10
NDICATIONS POINT TO A LARGE
ATTENDANCE. COTTAGES OC
CUPIED. ABLE LEADERS FOR
THE SEASON
Preparations are rapidly being
completed for the opening of the In
dian Springs Holiness carnp meeting
to run this year from August 10
through the 20.
The cottages are all well filled
and the most ambitious program of
improvement in several years has
been carried out. Every indication
points to the largest attendance in
several years.
The streets and highways in and
about the camp ground have been
placed in first rate condition.
The workers for this season in
clude: Bishop Arthur Moore, of Tex
as; Dr. H. C. Morrison, of Louis
ville, Ky. and Dr. J. L. Brasher, of
Alabama; Homer Jenkins, of Atlanta,
song leader; Dr. J. M. Glern >nud
Henry Bennett, leaders of work for
young people.
A feature of the daily program
will be a lecture for ministers from
8:30 to 9:30 each njorning by Bishop
Arthur Moore, one of the leaders in
the church.
Butts County Day will be observ
ed on August 16 and a program ap
propriate to the occasion will be car
ried out at that time.
The following schedule of exercises
will be observed, central standard
time to be used:
6:30 a. m. Sunrise Prayer Meeting.
8:30 to 9:30 a. m. Lecture by
Bishop Arthur Moore.
9:30 to 10:30 a. m. Young Peo
ple’s and song service.
11 a. m. Preaching, preceded by
song service.
3 p. m. Preaching.
6 p. m. Vesper service.
8 p. m. Preaching.
$9,000,000 CROP
TOBACCO FORECAST
AUCTION SEASON STARTED IN
SOUTH GEORGIA TUESDAY.
PRODUCTION MAY BE 60,000,-
000 POUNDS
When the annual tobacco season
in South Georgia opened Tuesday,
predictions of a nine to ten million
dollar crop were made. Production
was expected to reach 60,000,000
pounds, as compared with the 12,-
171,179 pound crop last year. Prices,
it was predicted, would approximate
from 12 to 15 cents per pound. Av
eiage price last year was $10.41 per
hundred.
Beginning of the season was fea
tured by barbecues and other exei
cises in the sixteen cities where auc
tions will be held. The occasion was
a gala event for a large part of
South Georgia and communities had
advertised the auctions extensively
and keen rivalry was manifested to
attract tonnage and buyers.
All the pricipal tobacco companies
in the country had buyers present
at the warehouses.
Market cities in the tobacco belt
include Adel, Baxley, Blackshear,
Douglas, Fitzgerald, Hahira, Hazel
hurst, Metter, Moultrie, Nashville,
Pelham, Statesborq, Tifton, Valdos
ta, Vidalia, Waycross.
Selling of the tobacco crop has
produced enthusiasm throughout the
belt and the better business that will
result will be felt all over the state.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
WELL ATTENDED MASS MEET
ING HELD MONDAY NIGHT.
HOURS SET FROM 7:30 TO 5:15,
SATURDAY EXCEPTED
Pledges of support to President
Roosevelt in carrying out the Na
tional Recovery Act were given by
Jackson business men at a mass
meeting held in the court house
Monday night. Unanimous vote was
taken to support a schedule of hours
for opening and closing places of
business. The hours agreed on are:
For five days in the week, open
at 7:30 a. m. and close at 5:15 p. m.,
central standard time.
For Saturday, open at 7:30 and
close at 8 p. m., central standard
time.
The meeting was called by Mayor
J. L. Lyons and Col. W. E. Watkins
was named chairman. After stating
the object of the meeting, followed
by discussion, a motion to fix a code
for Jackson was carried.
The new schedule was made ef
fective on Tuesday, August 1.
The Wednesday afternoon half
holiday will be continued through
August.
Upon motion of Mr. A. L. Bickers
a committee was named to draft a
code and submit it to the national
administration. The following mem
berk, representing various lines of
business and industry, were named:
J. W. O’Neal —Banking.
A. L. Bickers—Dry goods.
L. M. Spencer—Automobiles.
Paul Tyler—Grocers.
S. S. Copeland—Wholesalers.
D. W. Ham—Barbers.
T. A. Nutt—Coal dealers,
R. P. Newton—Hardware.
E. I. Rooks —Lumber.
B. K. Carmichael—Druggists.
The hours agreed upon in Jackson
for opening and closing are the same
as fixed for Atlanta and other towns
and cities in this section.
Many lines of business will have
special codes and these will be work
ed out and announced as soon as
possible.
It was the sense of the meeting
that the movement is a good one and
there was a willingness to support
the terms of the National Recovery
Act in every way possible.
STARK REVIVAL TO BEGIN
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST SIXTH
Revival services will begin at the
Stark Methodist church Sunday; Au
gust 6, meetings to be held morning
and night. The pastor, Rev. It. C.
Owen, will do the preahing and Mr.
J. M. McMichael and Miss Lois Mc-
Michael will have charge of the mu
sic. The public is invited to attend
these services.
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Carriers Assoociation
GORDON H. THOMPSON
Jac’non.