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VOL. 61—No. 31
1933 AUGUST 1933
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COTTON CAMPAIGN BIG
VICTORY FORM SOUTH
B. M. DRAKE, COUNTY FARM
AGENT, TELLS MEMBERS OF
KIWANIS CLUB OF PLANS FOR
FUTURE CONTROL
Farmers of the South were lauded
101 their co-operation im putting over
the cotton acreage reduction cam
paign by Mi. B.* M. Drake, Butts
County farm agent, at the meeting
of the Kiwanis club Tuesday night.
It was a magnificent piece of work
ar.d shows farmers are ready to fol
low aggressive leaders, Mr. Drake
declared. f
Flans for controlling acreage in
the years 1934-35 were explained by
Mr. Drake. He gave the highlights
of the farm conference in Atlanta
last week when addresses were made
by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
and C. A. Cobb,-cotton administrator.
It will be necessary, in order to wipe
out the heavy cotton surplus, to con
trol acreage for some years to come,
Mr. Drake stated. He outlined the
recomemndations made at the con
ference and said the entire cotton
belt was at work on a similar plan.
The club, always a supporter of
club work, made it possible for Mr.
Drake to take several 4-H club boys
to Camp Wilkins during August.
At the meeting on August 22 bus
iness matters will be discussed and
plans made for an aggressive mem
bership campaign.
Dinner was served by the Woman’s
Club, Mrs. W. H. Wilson chairman.
HOME COMING WAS
WELL ATTENDED
EXERCISES HELD AT FELLOW
SHIP CHURCH SUNDAY. SER
MONS AND ADDRESS. DINNER
SERVED TO LARGE CROWD
The reunion and home coming ex
ercises at Fellowship church Sunday
proved an enjoyable occasion to the
large number present. The crowd was
somewhat larger than that of last
year, it was stated.
High lights of the day’s program
included an address by Hon. Em
mett Owen, Fourth District Congress
man, to the members of the Sunday
school, a sermon at 11 o’clock by
the pastor, Rev. Neill McGeachy,
followed by communion service, a
sermon at 2 o’clock by Rev. J. Ed
waid Russell, of the McDonough
Presbyterian church, and an elegant
basket dinner served on the grounds
at the noon hour.
Members of the Bible class <6f
.Griffin were present for Mr. Owen’s
address, which proved instructive,
interesting and timely.
Following Mr. McGeachy’s Sermon
at 11 o’clock, the sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper was held, with Rev.
Mr. Russell officiating.
Dinner at the midday hour proved
an enjoyable feature of the day. An
abundance of good things to eat was
served on specially prepared tables
and the spirit of hospitality was ev
erywhere in evidence.
At 2 o’clock Mr. Russell, a son
of Judge and Mrs. Richard B. Rus
sell, Sr. and brother of United States
Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr., who
recently accepted a call to the Mc-
Donough church, preached an inter
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csting sermon.
The. day was voted a complete suc
cess and members of the church and
friends will look forward to other
occasions of the kind.
FACULTY ELECTED
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
FALL TERM WILL BEGIN ON
SEPTEMBER 4. MANN IS ELEC
TED PRINCIPAL AND COACH
OF ATHLETICS
With the election Friday night of
Prof. W. E. Mann, of Young Harris,
Ga., as principal and athletic coach,
the faculty for the Jackson public
schools has been completed. Prof.
Spencer, superintendent, and other
members of the faculty were elected
some months ago.
Prof. Mann is a graduate of Era-
I cry University and Georgia Tech,
and for the past three years has
taught at Young Harris. During his
college days he specialized in chem
istry and mathematics and will have
charge of the subjects here and will
in addition be athletic director.
| The complete faculty includes: D.
V. Spencer, superintendent; W. E.
Mann, principal; Miss Sai’a Beau
champ, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson,
Miss Ruth Phinazee, Miss Mary Wal
ker and Miss Massie Lane, high
school; Mrs. Eva Compton, Miss Em
maiu Childs, Miss Lois McMiehael,
Miss Jane Brownlee, Mrs, R. L.
Smith, Miss Agnes Malone, Miss' An
nie Lou McCord, grammar school.
Mrs. J. C. Newton will be teacher
of muisc and expression.
The fall term will begin on Mon
day, September 4. All teachers will
report on September 2 for a faculty
meeting at 3 p. m. At that time de
tails will be worked out for the year’s
work.
All senior high school pupils in the
county will again attend the Jackson
high school, senior high school of the
county. This announcement was
made following a joint meeting of
the city and county boards of educa
tion. This pian has been in effect
here for the past several years and
has worked to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
CONSERVATION CAMPS MAKE
MARKETS FOR FARM WARES
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Fruits and Vegetables Find Ready
Sale; Payrolls Help
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ATLANTA, GA. —The Civilian
Conservation Camps are proving a
toon to farmers and merchants of
Georgia. Vegetables, meats and.
fruits are bought from farmers over
a wide radius around each camp,
according to Georgia Forest Service.
The new local demand has created
a market for all the food stuff far
niers in camp territory have to offer.
The bakeries and confection trade,
it is also reported, have experience I
a large new demand created by the
camps. Hardware and supply mer
chants have shared in camp business,
though much of the tools and ma
chinery has been purchased in whole
sale quantities in producing centers.
Country merchants are reported
enjoying increased business every
where, resulting from earnings of
camp boys sent to rural dependents.
Rural families that have not .seen
much cash they could call their own,
are now making purchases as they
have not made them for three years.
KIMBELL ASSOCIATION TO
HAVE MEETING AUG. 30-31
The 37th anneal session of the
Kimbell Association will be held with
Indian Springs August 30 and with
Hovilla August 31, these cities hav
ing decided to have a joint meeting.
Mi. J. O. Minter, moderator, has pre
pared an interesting program, which
will be given in a later issue.
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Of the million women in profes
sional life in the United States 600,-
000 are teachers.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1933
CROP OF 12,314,000
BALES ESTIMATED
CONDITION OF COTTON IS PLAC
ED AT 74.2 PER CENT. MORE
THAN 4 MILLION BALES TAK
EN OUT PRODUCTION
The government on Tuesday esti
mated the 1933 cotton crop at 12,-
314,000 bales. The condition of the
crop was placed at 74.2 per cent,
as compared with 65.6 per cent a
year ago, and a 10-year average of
67.9 per cent.
The board stated that around 4,-
247,000 bales had been taken out of
production through destruction of
approximately 10,304,000 acres un
der the allotment plan.
It was estimated that 29,704,000
acres of cotton remain for harvest.
On July 1 the acreage in cultivation
was estimated at 40,798,000.
The condition of the Georgia crop
was estimated at 78 per cent and
the .production was placed at 1,071,-
000 bales, with 2,132,000 acres in
cultivation on August 1.
Prior to August 1 a total of 171-
254 bales had been ginned, the re
port said.
COTTON CONTROL
TO BE CONTINUED
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CONFERENCE RECOM MENDS
CASH BENEFITS AND PRO
HIBITIVE TAX ON GINS FOR
THE YEARS 1934 AND 1935
i Athens, Ga. —Two drastic plans
for controlling Georgia cotton pro
duction in 1934 and 1935, one pro
viding for cash benefits to farmers
who reduce acreage and the second
j calling for a confiscatory tax upon
ail cotton gins above a certain quota
allowed each farm, were embodied
in a program adopted at a confer
ence of Georgia farmers, bankers and
agricultural workers in Atlanta last
week.
The program as drawn up for
Georgia and adoped during this con-
Iference is the first step toward fu-
I ture plans for cotton control. Hopes
fox adopting a unified farm program
for the entire South on a similar
basis were expressed by delegates
attending the annual Georgia Agri
cultural Extension Service Confer
ence.
An unbalanced farm program in
vogue in Georgia since the Civil War
was termed the cause of “ the pres
ent deplorable condition of Georgia’s
agriculture.” An immediate cam
paign in each county to make each
farm a ‘self-supporting unit was de
manded.
At least two more years of drastic
control of cotton acreage and pro
duction will be required to wipe out
the huge surplus, the delegates
agreed. It was recommended tha.:
the cotton acreage and production ir.
1934 and 1935 should be controlled
by the 1933 limits. The most prac
ticable way to accomplish this, ac
cording to the outcome of this con
ference, is by a cash benefit offer
made to the farmers on a percentage
basis to be paid on all lands taken
out or kept out of cotton production
in 1934 and 1935, provided these
lands are planted to food and feed
crops for farm or community con
sumption or soil building crops or al
lowed to lie fallow during these
years.
Further recommendations by these
delegates stated that this cash re
muneration should be offered, first
to the farmers who signed or offer
ed to sign cotton acreage reduction
! contracts during the 1933 campaign;
I that the cotton control administra
tion should go farther in its produc
; tion-controll measures, even to the
CHURCHES CANCEL SERVICES
ACCOUNT OF CAMP MEETING
No Preaching Will Be Held at Any
of Jackson Churches
Following the usual custom and
showing a fine spirit 6f interest and
co-operation, all Jackson churches
have cancelled their preaching ser
vices during the ten days of the In
dian Springs camp meeting.
The Methodist church will have no
preaching or Sunday school during
the camp meeting and the pastor was
granted a three weeks’ leave of ab
sence. The Presbyterian and Baptist
churches will have no preaching ser
vices but will have Sunday school at
the usual hours. >
COVER CROP SEED
ORDERS POOLED
CAR LOAD OF AUSTRIAN WIN
TER PEA SEED WILL BE SHIP
PED. ORDERS MUST BE HAN
DLED PROMPTLY
As the season nears for planting
soil improvement crops, orders are
now being taken by County Agent
B. M. Drake. All who desire to get
in on this car and'save on co-opera
tive buying should place orders im
mediately.
A car of Austrian Winter Peas wili
be shipped to Forsyth, it is stated,
an arrangement having been worked
cut with Butts and Monroe counties
to handle this volume. The price will
be about $6.90 per 100 pounds.
Mr. Drake is also collecting prices
on crimson clover seed. Austrian
Peas and Crimson Clover will proba
bly be the legumes to be most large
ly planted here. However, efforts
will be made to obtain vetch for
those who prefer it.
The land where cotton was de
stroyed is considered in ideal condi
tion for planting these legumes. This
is a fact of considerable importance
and will permit early seeding.
Land taken from cotton production
this season and to be removed from
cotton in future years is well suited
to soil improvement. Larger yields
on fewer acres is a program that will
be carried out all over the cotton
belt and Butts county farmres will
do their full share in this movement
which holds much of promise for
more successful and prosperous
farming.
REV. Z. E. BARRON WILL
PREACH AT MACEDONIA
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Revival services will begin at the
Macedonia Baptist church on Sunday,
August 13. The pastor, Rev. G. A.
Smith, will be assisted by Rev. Z. E.
Barron, of Hapeville. Mr. Barron is
a former paahor at Macedonia and
has many friends in the community.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend all services.
PEPPERTON TEAM WINS
FROM MILSTEAD NINE
Two Gaines Scheduled For The
Current Week
Playing on its home grounds, the
Pepperton baseball team defeated
the strong Milstead nine Saturday
afternoon by a score of 7 to 3. The
contest was witnessed by a largo
crowd and the game was featured by
the pitching of Mangham and the
all-round playing of the entire Pep
perton team. Mangham and Turner
made up the battery for the home
nine.
Griffin came for a game with Pep
perton Wednesday afternoon and on
Saturday Pepperton will play Ola ai
Ola.
placing of a confiscatory tax upon
al: cotton gins above a certain quota
allowed each farm.
BIG CAMP MEETING
BEGINS THURSDAY
ABLE WORKERS WILL LEAD
SERVICES. LARGE ATTEN
DANCE ANTICIPATED. MANY
ALREADY ON CAMP GROUND
The stage is set .for the opening
Thursday night of the annual session
of the Indian Springs Holiness camp
meeting, to continue through Au
gust 20.
Large crowds are on the assembly
grounds and all cottages are filled
with the summer colony, most of
whom will remain until the Hosing
of the meeting Sunday week. The de
mand for cottages and inquiries, in
dicate the attendance this season will
be the largest in several years.
In preparation for the meeting the
grounds and streets and buildings
were placed in good condition. The
county road force placed the streets
and grounds in excellent condition,
and this work is appreciated by all
visitors, and especially by officers
of the camp ground association.
Buildings damaged by the hail storm
were repaired and many improve
ments were carrired out.
Able workers will direct the ser
vices this year. Dr. 11. C. Morrison,
life leader, and a familiar figure at
the camp ground, will be assisted in
the services by Bishop Arthur
Moore, of Texas, and Dr. J. L.
Brasher, of Alabama, while the mu
sic will be in charge of Homer Jen
kins, of Atlanta, and Dr. J. M. Glenn
and Henry Bennett will direct the
work of young people.
Central standard time will be used
at all services.
Butts County Day will be observed
on Wednesday, August 16. One day
is set aside by the trustees out of
appreciation pf the support and co
operation extended by citizens of
Butts county. A program of special
interest to all citizens here will be
carried out nekt Wednesday, and u
special invitation is extended Butts
county citizens to be present and
take part in the program on that day.
This camp meeting, the largest in
the entire southern states, is grow
ing in favor and prestige. The offi
cers extend to the public of this
and other counties a cordial invita
tion to attend all worship serivees.
PEACH CROP BROUGHT
GROWERS TWO MILLION
SHIPMENTS TO JULY 29 A
MOUNTED TO MORE THAN
SEVEN THOUSAND CARS, BU
REAU MARKET CHIEF SAYS
Atlanta, Ga.—Carlot shipments of
peaches and watermelons already
have yielded Georgia growers about
$2,500,000, J. F. Greer, director of
the state bureau of markets, an
nounces.
“The total peach shipment by cars
up to July 29 from Georgia was 7,-
723 cars, which brought anew re
turn to growers of approximately
$2,000,000,” Greer said.
“The quality has been good and
this crop should be a great help to
gi owers.
“The watermelon season is now
coming to a close with shipments of
8,474 cars from Georgia up to July
31, which yielded the growers ap
proximately $500,000.”
REV. C. J. BROOME FILLED
PULPIT AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. C. J. Broome, of Jasper coun
ty, filled the pulpit at the Jackson
Baptist church Sunday morning. He
also prached at the union service at
the Baptist church Sunday night and
was heard by a representative eor.-
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g:egation.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
10 CENTS PRICE
PAID FIRST BALE
B. H. HODGES WINS DISTINC
TION OF SEASON’S FIRST BALE
ON AUGUST 8. FIFTEEN DAYS
EARLY
Butts county’s first bale of cotton
of the 1933 crop was sold here Tues
day morning, August 8, by Mr. B. H.
Hodges, of Fineherville, who for sev
eral years has achieved the distinc
tion of producing the county’s first
bale.
Last year the first bale was sold
on August 23. Thus it will be seen
that the first bale this season is fif
teen days ahead of 1932.
The cotton was ginned at 11 a. m.
Tuesday by Nutt & Bond, weighed
552 pounds, was weighed at the Far
mers Union Warehouse and bought
by the Pepperton Cotton Mills at 10
cents a pound. It graded middling.
On account of the hot and dry
weather cotton is said to be opening
rapidly.
It has been eight years since a bale
of cotton was sold here as early as
August 8. In 1925 the first bale came
to market on August 8. The record
of “first bales” for the past few
years shows:
1932, Aug. 23; 1931, Aug. 17;
1930, Aug. 17; 1929, Aug. 22; 1928,
Sept. 9; 1927, Aug. 11; 1926, Aug.
31; 1925, Aug. 8.
Last year the first hale sold for
7% cents, against 10 cents for Che
first cotton in 1933.
BUSINESS FIRMS SIGN
TO FIGHT DEPRESSION
LIST POSTED AT POST OFFICE
AND WILL BE REVISED EV
ERY SEVEN DAYS, MISS WAL
DROP STATES
A list of Jackson business firms
who have enlisted under the N. R.
A. has been posted at the Jackson
post office. The list, Miss Bessie Wal
drop, postmaster, says will be revised
every seven days.
The list as furnished by Miss Wal
drop is as follows:
Jackson Progress-Argus, newspa
per and job printing.
Settle & Robison, automobile deal
ers.
Eisernans Department Store, de
partment store.
Pepperton Store, general mer
chandise.
Spencer Motor Cos., Ford dealer.
Jos. E. Edwards, jeweler and op
tometrist.
Carmichael Hardware Cos., retail
hardware.
Barnes Trading Cos., groceries.
The Busy Corner, department
store.
Rogers Grocery Stores, retail gro
ceries.
Turners Cash Store, general mer
chandise.
Butts Supply Cos., retail groceries.
Slaton Drug Cos., retail drugs.
Allen Grocery Cos., retail groceries.
Newton Hardware Cos., hardware.
S. E. McConnell Cos., general mer
chandise.
Etheridge-Smith Cos., general mer
chandise.
Carmichael Drug Cos., retail drugs.
E. I. Rooks & Son, general con
tractor.
S. H. Thornton, funeral director,
furniture.
Robison, Settle & Robison, Inc.,
cotton gin.
Reynolds Shoe Shop, shoe repair
ing.
Nutt & Bond, Inc., gin and fertili
zer company.
City Barber Shop, barbers.
Jackson National Bank, banking.
J. B. Hopkins, dentist.