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i933 - SEPTEMBER 1933
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TAIMADGE SAVING TO
PAY STATE TEACHERS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE HOPES TO
HAVE TWO MILLION DOLLARS
TO APPLY ON BACK DEBTS
DUE TEACHERS
Fort Gaines, Ga. —Governor Tal
madge Monday said he would save
$1,000,000 in the operation of the
highway board before the next meet
ing of the legislature aitfcd would ask
the next meeting of the assembly to
apply the money on back pay to
the state’s school teachers.
The governor spoke to an audience
of about two thousand persons from
four countie*.
Governor Talmadge asked the au
dience to send representatives to the
next legislature who would back up
bis program.
BILLION ADDED TO
1933 FARM INCOME
MOST FARM CROPS SHOW GAIN
WHILE LIVESTOCK HOLDS
NEAR LEVEL OF THE PAST
SEASON, BOARD SAYS
Athens, Ga. —Gross farm income
will approximate $6,360,000,000 th's
year compared with $5,143,000,000
in 1932, assuming a continued im
proved demand for farm product?
the remainder of this year, accord
ing to a preliminary estimate by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
The estimate is made up of $6,100,-
000,000 from the sale of farm prod
ucts, plus at least $260,000,000 in
rentals and benefit payments by the
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis
tration.
Most of the increase in gross in
come is attributed to better prices
for crops, since prices of most types
of livestock have averaged slightly
lower this year than last. Unless live
stock prices advance materially dur
ing the last four months of the year,
gross income from livestock will not
be greatly dirferent from that in
1932, says the bureau.
The trend of farm prices in the
next few months will be an important
factor in determining the gross in
come of farmers for 1933 since fai
mers’ marketings are usually largest
during that period of the year.
Should industrial activity improve
during the remainder of this year, a
further increase in consumer and
industrial demand for farm products
is expected. The bureau has assumed
there will be some further improve
ment in business activity during the
next four months, but at a somewhat
more moderate rate than the im
provement from March through July.
REV. J. B. STODGHILL TO
PREACH PEPPERTON CHURCH
Rev. J. B. Stodghill, of Jenkins
burg, will preach at the Pepperton
church Sunday night at 7:30. The
public is cordially invited to attend
this service.
A congregational meeting will be
held to consider extending a call for
a regular pastor. Officers will te
elected for the church and Sunday
' school and all members are urged to
be present and take part in the
meeting.
There are more mental patients in
hospitals throughout the country
than all other kinds combined.
BUTTS SCHOOLS TO
OPEN ON SEPT. 29
BOARD OF EDUCATION PLANS
FOR BEGINNING OF FALL
TERM. FEW CHANGES MADE
IN TEACHING PERSONNEL
While the question of operiing „he
t.ublie schools seems to be a serious
matter in some counties, the Board
of Education is planning for the
opening in a normal way of the
Butts county school on Friday, Sep
tember 29.
Short exercises will be held on the
opening day. No extended progras
will be given. Lessons will be as
signed and book lists given out and
real work of the new year will begin.
The same faculty that has done such
good work in the schools here for
the past several years was elected
for another term of service. Very
few changes were announced. All the
teachers have been chosen because
of their ability, character and expe
lience and a highly successful year
is predicted.
The financial situation is giving
some concen here, as elsewhere, but
there is a growing belief that condi
tions will improve and this will be
icllceted in prompt payment of tax
es and consequent prompt payment
of salaries.
The teachers announced for the
various schools are as follows:
Cork—Warren McMichael, princi
pal; Miss Elsma Morgan.
Jenkinsburg—James G. Chilus,
principal; Miss Mae Childs, Mrs. Pol
ly Smith Evans, Miss Willie Wood
ward.
Indian Springs—Morris J. Hard
wick, principal; Mrs. M. L. Thomas,
Mrs. E. R. Edwards, Mrs. Obie Wat
kins, Miss Myra Fletcher.
Tussahaw—A. L. Clark, principal,
Mrs. Van Fletcher, Mrs. I. M. Wilson,
Miss Nettie Reid Maddox, Mrs. Doro
thy Bledsoe, Mrs. P. H. Weaver.
Towaliga—-H. M. Linkous, princi
pay; Mrs. Van Freeman, Miss Sara
Carter. Miss Tennie Brownlee, Mrs.
Taylor Patrick.
The faculty for the Pepperton
school, which has already opened,
consists of Miss Eloise Beauchamp,
principal; Miss Lou Beauchamp, Mrs.
Baxton Watkins, Miss Billie White.
The board hopes to operate the
schools for eight months. This, how
ever, will be determined by condi
tions.
MORE RELIEF FUNDS
GIVEN TO COUNTY
PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SELECT
ED AND WORK WILL BEGIN
IN SHORT TIME. ANOTHER
S6OO RECEIVED
The Butts County Relief Commit
tee, recently set up here by the Geor
gia Relief Commission to give work
to the unemployed, has received an
other S6OO, it is announced. Six hun
dred dollars was received several
days ago. This makes a total of sl.-
200 the local committee has in hand.
Projects have been selected at
Jenkinsburg and Tussahaw and work'
will be started as soon as the neces
sary blanks have been received. At
Tussahaw the school grounds will be
graded and improved and beautified,
it is stated.
Other projects, all of which must
be approved by the state committee,
are being mapped and will be an
nounced from time to time.
Members of the local committee
consist of Mrs. J. M. Leach, chair
man; J. L. Lyons, C. F. McMichacl,
\V. W. Wilson and W. J. Bankston
?.liss Pauline Mallet is administrator
of the relief funds.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1933
FORESTRY WORK IS
VALUABLE TO BOYS
CAPTAIN W.G. BURT IN CHARGE
OF LOCAL C. C. C. CAMP TOLD
OF WORK BEING DONE IN
BUTTS COUNTY
Members of the Kiwanis club were
told of the work being carried on by
the Civilian Conservation Corps by
Captain W. G. Burt, in command of
the Jackson camp, at the meeti lg
Tuesday night.
The Butts county camp, one of
thirty-two in the estate, is under the
direction of the national park ser
vice, and the work being done heie
is of a permanent nature. Most camps
are doing only fire protection work,
while the camp here is engaged in
making lasting improvements at In
dian Springs, including the museum,
retaining walls, dredging, etc.
Captain Burt said the young men
under his control have conducted
themselves in a manner to win the
commendation of the department and
the public. They are well housed,
well fed and well treated. Efforts
are now being made to arrange the
camp for winter quarters. The mem
bers of the conservation corps have
gained an average of 12 pounds per
man, it was stated.
The camp has been worth a good
deal to the county through markets
offered for fruits, vegetables, milk,
Jbutter, lumber, cord wood, etc., it
was declared, and Captain Burt said
it was the policy to buy locally every
thing possible.
When the first period of enlist
ment expires in October the boys
will be given the privilege of re-en
listing for another six months. About
95 per cent of the boys will join for
another six months and there will
be but few vacancies in the Jacks n
camp, it was stated by Captain Burt.
The officer spoke in highest terms
of the cordial co-operation extended
by citizens of the county and the
splendid treatment accorded the
men.
Getting the boys out t)f bread
lines? building them up physically,
getting them out of hot beds of
communism and teaching them to bt
good Americans—as well as provid
ing dependent families with available
cash —were declared to be some of
the worthwhile results of the move
ment instituted by President Roose
velt.
Bugler Huff accompanied Captain
Burt to the meeting and sounded
the various calls.
Dinner was served by the U. D. C.
committee, Mrs. L. M. v Crawford
chairman.
NEW INTERPRETATION OF
“AGRICULTURAL WORtERS"
Washington, D. C. —Superseding
an earlier interpretation of teh term
“agricultural workers,” the follow
ing formal statement approved by
NRA’s Labor Advisory Board has
been issued: “Agricultural workeis’
are all those employed by farmers
cn the farm when they are engager,
in growing and preparing for sale the
products or the soil and or livestock;
also, all labor used in growing and
preparing perishable agricultural
commodities for market in original
perishable form. When workers aie
employed in processing farm prod
ucts or preparing them for market
beyond the stage customarily per
formed on the farm, such workers
are not to be deemed agricultural
w'orkers.” The modified interpreta
tion substitutes in the last sentenc e
the words “on the farm” for th"
words “within the area of predic
tion,” which appeared in the origina:
ruling.
BUTTS TAX RATE IN
LINE WITH COUNTIES
IN THIS TERRITORY
For the first time in a number of
years, the Butts county tax rate is
in line with other counties in this
immediate section. The rate of 14.72
is a twenty per cent reduction from
the rate in effect in 1932. In 1931
the rate was 23 mills, but the county
authorities have materially reduced
the levy.
Some of the tax rates in adjacent
counties are:
Jasper county, 14.6 mills; Henry
county, 15 mills; Coweta county, 10
mills; Clayton county, 15 mills; Up
son county, 14 mills.
BOYS WILL STAGE
EXHIBIT AT FAIR
EXTENSION SERVICE WILL
SPONSOR 4-H CLUB DISPLAYS
AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
DURING OCTOBER
The Extension Service of the State
College of Agriculture is sponsoring
educational exhibits at the Southeas
tern Fair to be held at Lakewood Oc
tober 2-3, and Britts county 4-H club
toys, under the direction of County
Agent B. M. Drake, will have an in
teresting exhibit on “Methods of Soil
Improvement with Crimson Cloven’.”
Members of the Butts county team
include Lamar Bond, Harry Ridge
way and Wilma Letson.
The boys will be given iree trans
portation and free entertainment
during the fair, and the trip prom
ises to be an interesting one for
members of the team.
Mr. Drake states that the educa
tional exhibits planned by the Ex
tension Service, sixteen in all, will
take the place of the old time county
agricultural exhibits. The main agri
cultural building has been assigned
for use of the 4-II club boys this
year and the various exhibits will be
shown to the best advantage and will
bo viewed by large numbers and
studied with close attention.
The Butts county team will aiso
take part in a stock judging contest
in which winners will be chosen to
compete in the International Live
stock Show to be held in Chicago.
Mr. Drake will probably arrange
to have members of the Butts coun
ty team give a demonstration at the
Kiwanis club meeting before going
to Atlanta in October.
FOX HUNTERS TO HOLD
TRIALS IN MONTICELLO
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED FOR
ANNUAL FIELD TRIALS TO BP.
HELD FROM OCTOBER 9 TO
14. GAME ABUNDANT
The annual meeting of the Geor
gia Fox Hunters’ Association will be
held in and about Monticello from
October 9-14, ccording to The Mon
ticello News. The field trials will
bring together some of the leading
sportsmen of the state and the trials
between leading breeds of fox
hounds will provide amusement ar.d
thrills for those who love the chase.
James K. Hogan is secretary of
the Georgia Fox Hunters’ Associa
tion, and he has announced plans foi
the trials in Jasper county.
Game is said to be abundant ip
that section. The fox crop has grown
a< a rapid rate in reecnt years, due
to the abandoned lands in many parts
of this section of the state. Foxes
are said to be inflicting considerable
damage on chickens and other fowls.
The state association held the 1932
field trials in Jasper county. No
doubt many of the local fox huntei ’
will go over and take part in the
meet.
SURVEY REVEALS
BETTER BUSINESS
GEORGIA EDITORS REPORT
MORE MEN AT WORK AND DE
CIDED PICK UP IN MANY
PARTS OF STATE
(By Georgia Newspaper Alliance)
Atlanta, Ga. —Business in Georgia
is on the upswing.
Thousands are being employed or
re-employed in the rural communities
and industries long idie are again
in operation with thousands of dol
lars added to weekly payrolls, it was
revealed in a state-wide survey con
ducted this week through member
newspapers by the Georgia* Newspa
per Alliance.
With more than $6,000,000 put in
circulation though sale of the Geor
gia tobacco crop and aided by the
steady stream of cash pouring in
from the marketing of cotton and
other farm crops, the smaller cities
of Georgia, many of them harboring
active industries, are facing what
promises to be a better future, the
survey revealed.
Relief loans, it was indicated,
have been instrumental in increasing
re-employment and spurring retail
trade in many sections.
North Georgia communities, in
cluding Cartersville, Cedartown, Dal
ton, Gainesville, Lawrenceville and
Winder with others, reassured by the
resumption of manufacturing activi
ties, reports: increased business in
practically all lines. The re-opening
of quarries, the full-time operation
of ginneries, cotton seed plants as
•Well as full-time, two and three shift
employment in cotton mills, are urg
ing the wheels of Georgia business
into speed-gaining momentum.
From southwest Georgia comes the
report: “Pelham industrial plants le
port three times as many men em
ployed as were working under the
10-hour plan and many of them have
gone to three shifts. Saw mills and
ginnery plants operating full blast,
giving full-time employment to hun
dreds. Business is good.”
A gain in trade and a more free
circulation of money is reported
from Central Georgia. “Business in
the Sparta section is on the upgrade
with saw mills, planing mills, gin
neries and granite quarries in full op
eration. Those payrolls, amounting to
thousands weekly, and the funds
coming from the cotton and corn har
vest, and the re-employment of work
ers long idle have stimulated local
retail trade and re-established confi
dence in this section.”
Reorts of increased activity in the
naval stores industry were received
from editors who surveyed business
conditions in the turpentine and resin
belt along the Atlantic seaboard. “We
were hard hit, but with many camp
re-opening, stills again operating ard
hundreds back on the payrolls, we
are now headed for better times.
The past thirty days has seen a heal
thy and cheering resumption of bus
iness activity in this section.”
Long dormant, building activities
were reported in many sections of
the state. One editor stated that a
large annex was being added to the
local hotel, two new stores were be
ing built and several merchants had
built new fronts on their stores.
One editor reported: “A survey
just completed in Thomaston, East
Thomaston and Silvertown shown?
that 71 business concerns have add
ed 64 full-time and 43 part-time em
ployees to their forces in order to
comply with thee provisions of the
NRA, the resulting weekly payroll
increase amounting to $1,280.21.
These figures do not include the four
cotton mills here where the increase
in payrolls is estimated at SIO,OOO
weekly.”
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
HIGH WATER MARK
AT SINGING MEET
HIGH FALLS MUSIC GROUP HELD
HELD SUCCESSFUL MEETING
AT WORTHVILLE. GOING TO
MONTICELLO IN 1934
One of the best meetings held in
years was that of the High Falls Mu
sic convention at Worthville Friday
of last week. Good singing, a large
attendance and a cordial spirit of
hospitality and good will made the
convention outstanding.
Singers of note were present fr< m
several middle Georgia counties, in
cluding Newton, Jasper, Henry.
Spalding, Monroe, Clayton and
Butts. Atlanta was represented by a
good delegation, including the Hen
son Quartette. Officers of the asso
ciation appreciate the presence of
this quartette. Members appeared in.
a concert at Tussahaw school on
Thursday night before the singing
Friday.
Among the pianists for the day
were Miss Mae Childs, of Jenkir.s
bui>g; Miss Louise Lane, of Monti -
cello; Miss Jeannie Waldrop, of Grif
fin; Prof. Cook, of Atlanta; Mm
Edith O’Neal, of Jackson; Miss Edith
Lane, of Monticello.
Officers elected to serve for the
year are:
L. R. Washington, Jackson, presi
dent; G. I. Niblett, Monticello, vice
piesident; T. E. Williams, Jackson,
secretary.
Members of the executive commit
tee, one from each of the four coun
ties composing the group, include:
W. W. Wilson, Butts county; W.
G. Thompson, Henry county; Albert
Johnson, Newton, and R. H. Smith.
Jasper county.
The 1934 convention will be held
in Monticello on Friday before the
third Sunday in September.
Citizens of Worthville community
dispensed delightful hospitality and
a sumptuous dinner was served at
the noon hour.
BOARD DIVISIONS
BE CONSOLIDATED
SIX BRANCHES TO BE MADE
INTO THREE. MACON WILL BE
HEADQUARTERS FOR THIS DI
VISION, BOARD STATES
Consolidation of the six mainten
ance divisions into three was an
nounced last week by the state high
way board.
The divisions with headquarters at
Louisville and Thomaston will bo
consolidated into the Macon division.
The Cartersville and Gainesville divi
sions will be merged at East Point,
and the Waycross and Moultrie divi
sions at Fitzgerald.
Chairman J. J. Mangham said the
consolidation would become effec
tive on or about October 1.
W. S. Dennis, now in charge of the
Thomaston divisional offices, will oe
ir charge of the Macon division. H.
G. Smith, now in charge of the Way
cross division, will be in charge of
the Fitzgerald office, and .W. J.
Clark, of the Clarksville division, will
be in charge of the East Point divi
sion.
The consolidation of highway di
visions is a movement in the interest
of economy and efficiency, it was
stated.
SINGING CONVENTION WILL
BE AT CEDAR ROCK SEP. 24
The Butts County Singing conven
tion will be held at Cedar Rock the
fourth Sunday, beginning at 2 p. m.
All music lovers and the general pub
I lie cordially invited to be present.