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Meat Curing
WE ARE OPEN FOR THE
MEAT CURING SEASON
Rate This Season 2c per Pound.
We furnish the salt.
Meat handled with
9HHSBU the best of care.
DON’T TAKE CHANCES ON
THE WEATHER.
Bring your meat to the curing
house and be sure it is safe.
JACKSON ICE CORPORATION
JACKSON, GA.
HON. C. A. TOWLES DIES OF
INJURIES RECEIVED FRIDAY
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This prominent leader exemplified
the best qualities of manhood. He
was generous and liberal in his views
and kept open house for his friends.
He was known to radically every
cit’zen of the county and was prob
ably the county’s most widely known
and beloved citizen. To the people
of his own community he was a lead
er in every way, and his influence
extended to other sections of the
county. He was widely known over
the state and South and had friends
among all classes. Mr. Towles spent
his: entire life in Butts county with
the exception of two years in the
West as a young man.
* Mr. Towles was a member of the
Randy Creek church and Indian
Springs lodge of Masons.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Hattie Marks, of Ten
nessee; a daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Towles, teacher in the Palm Beach,
Fla. schools; two sons, Albert T.
Towles, of Miami, Fla., and William
Mark Towles, of Atlanta; a sister,
Mrs. J. H. Glover, of Athens, Ga.;
four grandchildren, Ray V. Wilson,
Jr. and Clem Towles Wilson, of St.
Augustine, Fla.; C. A. Towles, Jr.,
and Miss Sarah Frances Towles, of
Miami. Another daughter, Mrs. Let
tie Towles Wilson, met death in an
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automobile accident in St. Augustine
on February 5, 1929.
Funeral services, attended by
throngs oi relatives and friends from
every part of middle Georgia, were
held at Sandy Creek Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock. The services were
ir. charge of Rev. A. C. Flliott, of
McDonough, and Dr. Robert Barron,
cl’ Zebulon. A profusion of flower-;
attested the love of relatives, friends
and organizations. The body was laid
t( rest in the family lot in the church
cemetery.
The pallbearers were Judge Ogden
Persons and Judge George W. New
ton, of Forsyth; H. R. Hughn, of
Macon; Dr. R. A. Franklin, J. E.
McMichael, of Jackson; Frank Ogle
tree, Rufus Smith and S. K. Smith,
of Cork.
Many impressive tributes have
been paid to this prominent leader
and golden hearted friend, and the
family have the sincere sympathy of
the entire community in their great
loss.
INDIAN SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cornell and son
James, spent Christmas holidays with
relatives in Atlanta and Birmingham.
Dr. and Mrs. Claude Gray, Mr.
Nelson Gray were guests of Misses
Collier and Cleveland for the holi
days.
Mrs. J. A. Leadley, of Florida, has
returned to her home after spending
several days with her mother, Mrs.
W. H. Arnold and family. Mrs. Lead
ley was called here on account of the
serious illness of Billy Brown, her
son. Billy returned to Lake Worth
with his mother.
Measles have prevailed here.
Among the late victims were Bobbie
and Richard Watkins and Mrs. Clar
ence Moss. Glad to report all much
better.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Austin, of At
lanta, were holiday guests of their
mother, Mrs. G. I. Watkins. Mr. B.
A. Wright, Miss Mary Wright and
Mrs. Theresa Wright Lawson were
dinner guests of Mrs. Watkins Christ-
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
mas day.
Miss Margaret Hoard of G. S. W.
C. spent the holidays with her pa
rent* and homefolks.
Miss Virginia Crawford, of Jack
son, was a guest of Miss Margaret
Hoard Thursday.
Mr. Forest Varner had a house par
ty composed of Miss Corneil Varner,
of Sevierville, Tenn., Mr. Paul Var
ner, of Brunswick, Mr. Earle Varner,
ol Norwood, Mr. Milton Varner, of
Houston, Texas, and Miss Elizabeth
Stewart, of Macon.
Miss Belle Gregory who was so ill
st the Griffin hospital, where she had
an operation for appendicitis, will
give the cheering news to her friends
of her perfect recovery.
PHONY PEACH DISEASE
BE ELIMINATED HERE
TEN MEN BE EMPLOYED IN
CAMPAIGN TO WIPE OUT
PEACH DISEASE. BE UNDER
REGULAR CWA WORKERS
A campaign for the elimination of
the phony peach disease was to get
under way in Butts county during
the week. With a representative to
be sent here the work was to be car
ried on by regular CWA workers.
Ten men and a supervisor will go
over the county, destroying wild
peach trees and obtaining permission
from orchardists to pull up and de
stroy diseased trees in commercial
orchards.
It will require about eight weeks
to complete the campaign, it is stat
ed.
This is part of the campaign the
government is carrying on all over
the peach belt and is intended to pro
tect commercial orchards from a dis
ease that is caullhg fruit growers
heavy losses.
TWENTY-EIGHT PERSONS
LYNCHED DURING 1933
INCREASE OF 20 OVER THE PRE
VIOUS YEAR, ACCORDING TO
RECORDS COMPILED AT TUS
KEGEE INSTITUTE
According to the records compiled
ip. the Department of Records and
Research of the Tuskegee Institute
chat there were 28 persons lynched
in 1933. This is 20 more than the
number 8 for 1932; 15 more than
che number 13 for 1931; and 7
more than the number 21 for 1930.
Fourteen of the persons lynched
were in the hands of the law; 9 were
taken from jails and 5 from officers
of the law outside of jails; the bodies
of 2 of the victims were burned.
There were 37 instances in which
officers of the law prevented lynch
mgs. Six of these were in northern
and western states and 31 in sou
thern states. In 24 of the instances
the prisoners were removed or the
guards augmented or other precau
tions taken. In the 13 other instan
ces, armed force was used to repel the
would be lynchers. A total of 48
persons, 11 white and 37 negro, were
thus saved from death at the hands
of mobs.
Of the 28 persons lynched, 4 were
white and 24 were negro. The of
fenses charged were: murder, 8; rape,
3, attempted rape, 3; wounding per
sons, 3; altercation, 1; no offeree
reported, 3; striking man, 1; slap
p.ng youth, I; kidnapping, 2; steal
ing liquor, 1; insulting woman, 1;
threatening men, 1.
The states in which lynehings oc
curred and the number in each state
are as follows: Alabama, 3; Califor
nia, 2; eGorgia, 4; Louisiana, 4;
Maryland, 1; Mississippi, 1; North
Carolina, 1; South Carolina, 4; Ter.
nessee, 3; and Texas, 2.
BANK AND POST OFFICE
OBSERVED HOLIDAY JAN. 1
The post office, city and rural
mail carriers and banks observed
Monday, January 1, as a legal holi
day. The CWA workers also observed
the legal holiday.
WISHING OUR
Many Friends and Customers
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
Etheridge-Smith Cos.
Want to thank each and every one of you for
your liberal patronage and support during the
past years. Our aim and purpose for the future
shall be to give our customers Better Service and
the best to be had in Merchandise Values that
can he bought on a sound business price basis.
January White Goods Values
36 in. Soft Finish Nainsook—l2l4 and 15c yard
36 in. Fine Sheer Batiste—2s, 35 and 50c yard
Mercerized White Broadcloth —15 and 25c yard
36 in. Strong Cloth White (looks like linen)—2oc yard
18, 36, 44 and 54 in. Bleached Indian Head. This is fine for pillow
cases, table covers, etc.
9-4 and 10-4 Unbleached and Bleached Sheeting.
36 in. Sea Island Sheetings, Special. and
BLANKETS-PRICES ARE LOW I
Double Cotton Blankets $1.25 pair. Part wool Double Blankets $2.51?
to $5.00 pair. Children Crib blankets 50c to $1.75 each. Bed Spreads in
beautiful colors, attractive patterns, full size, at special prices.
Splendid! Values in IVlen’s Work Shoes "
We have the best Work Shoes for the price made. If you want long
service buy your work shoes here.
“Pointer” Brand Overalls wear longer, give better service. We are
selling them to satisfied customers every day. Get yours here and save
money.
Furniture For The New Year
Visit our Furniture Department for your 1934 needs. Perhaps you
are just starting housekeeping and need many pieces of Furniture ormay
be only a piece or two. You can find them them here and at the lowest
prices. Come in and let us show you. We will help you to save.
Yours for Better Business.
Etheridge-Smith Company
Cold Weather
For January Is
Snyder Forecast
Even though roses were in bloom
at Christmas, cold weather will come
during January. This is the predic
tion of no less an authority than
Prof. Albert Snyder, long-range fore
caster. He says January will witness
two cold spells.
The Synder forecast for the
month is as follows:
1— Rain.
2 Partly cloudy.
CONGRESS IS IN SESSION--- —By Albert T. Reid
3 Fair and colder.
4 Cloudy.
5 Rain.
6 Rain.
7 Partly cloudy.
8— Fair and cold.
9 Fair.
10— Cold winds.
11— Partly cloudy.
12— Rain or snow.
13— Rain.
14— Partly cloudy.
15— Fair and colder.
16— Cold wave.
17— —Fair and cold.
18— Partly cloudy.
19— Rain.
FRIDAY, JANUARY S, 13J4
20— Rain.
21— Fair and cold.
22 Fair.
23 Fair and warmer.
24 Fair.
25 Partly cloudy.
26 Rain. $
27 — Rain. ,
28— Cold wave.
29 Fair and cold. V,
30— Fair. /
31— Fair and cold.
Our nearest fixed star, Alpha Cen
tauri, is about 25,000,000,000,00C*
miles away.