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VOL. 62—No. 6
1934 FEBRUARY 1934
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KIWANIS DISTRICT HAS
MID-WINTER MEETING
MEMBERS OF JACKSON CLUB
ATTEND CONFERENCE HELD
AT THOMASTON. FLETCHER
WELCOMED AS MEMBER
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At the meeting of the Kiwanis
dub Tuesday night reports on the
mid-winter conference of the Geor
gia district in Thomaston Tuesday
were made by President N. F. Land.
Others from here who attended were
S. H. Thornton, vice president, and
A. W. Newton, secretary and treas
urer.
The principal address of the con
ference was made by Harold Hip
pier, of Eustis, Fla., trustee of Ki
wanis International. About 150 dele
gates were present.
H. M. Fletcher, Jr., superintendent
oi the Pepperton Cotton Mills, was
welcomed as anew member Tues
day night.
A final report was made on the
Roosevelt Ball, held January 30.
Short talks were made by Presi
dent Land and J. L. Lyons, chair
man of the Under-Privileged Child
committee.
A prominent state leader has been
invited to make the address next
Tuesday night.
Dinner was served by tne Wom
an’s Club, Mrs. 0. A. Pound chair
man.
B. Y. P. U. Rally
Be Held Here
February Ninth
Edwin S. Preston Will Appear on
The Program
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
of the Kimbell Association will hold
a rally at the First Baptist church
in Jackson on Friday night, Febru
ary 9. The meeting will begin
promptly at 7 o’clock.
It is requested that all churches
in the association have representa
tives present, regardless of whether
they have unions organized at the
present time. Plans for the year will
be discussed and outlined.
The theme for the meeting will be
based on the scripture for the year,
developing the phase that “Christ
must reign in our Training program.”
The following program has been
arranged:
Song service.
Devotional —P. H. Weaver.
Business matters.
Echoes from the southwide con
ference—Mae Childs.
Playlet, “Signing up grandpa”—
Sharon B. Y. P. U.
Special music—Jackson church.
Spiritual Values in the Standard
of Excellence—Mrs. R. B. Harrison.
Whither Bound in your Church
Training Program?—Rev. J. S.
Haves.
Special music—Jackson church.
Our plans for 1934—Edwin S.
Preston.
BUTTS COUNTY TEACHERS
WILL MEET HERE FRIDAY
The February meeting of the
Butts County Teachers Association
will be held in the court house Fri
day afternoon at 2 o’clock, central
time. ‘
The main feature of this session
will be departmental meetings, with
musical selections. There will be oth
er features on the program and all
members are requested to be present.
GAMBLING SCORED
BY JUDGE PERSONS
JUDGE PERSONS TELLS GRAND
JURY COUNTRY MUST GET
BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS OF
CONSTITUTION.
In an able and comprehensive
charge to the Butts county grand
jury Monday morning at the con
vening of the February term of
Butts Superior Court, Judge Ogden
Persons declared the country must
get back to the fundamentals of the
constitution of 1787. lie traced, in
an interesting manner, the experi
ments now being made to bring about
anew social order.
President Roosevelt, a man who
never served in congress, is being
called on to work out many complex
problems, calling to his aid college
authorities. This was made necessary,
it was declared, by the failure of
repreesntatives in congress to have
opinions of their own and express
them in terms of present day condi
tions.
Calling attention to reports of
wide-spread graft in high places,
Judge Persons declared it is hard to
elect honest men to office. This, of
course, comes back to the voter who
mus.t be on the alert to choose the
right type of public officials—those
who will keep their hands out of the
public treasury.
Judge Persons directed attention
to the enormous cost of crime in this
country, estimated to run as high as
thirteen to fourteen billion dollai’s
annually. Once criminals are con
victed verdicts of the courts should
not be interferred with and he scored
the sickly sentiment that would hin
der or delay justice.
One of the grave problems of th-.-
present generation, it was pointed
out, is the operation of automobiles
on the public highways. He called
attention to the increasing number
of automobile accidents, the stagger
ing loss in life and property. There
should be legislation to curb drunken
drivers and to prevent mere children
from driving cars. A license system
for automobile drives and insurance
protection were among the reforms
listed by Judge Persons.
Gambling devices of every sort,
slot machines and all others that
tempt the young, were scored by
Judge Persons and he called on the
law enforcing authorities to be vig
ilant in enforcing the law against
gambling.
R. J. Carmichael was chosen fore
man of the grand jury, J. G. McDon
ald clerk and W. W. Vaughn bailiff.
Immediately after the charge to
the grand jury the civil calendar'was
taken up by the court.
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Sing for President
CLEVELAND: . . . Miss Nan
Johnson, (above) has been invited
by President and Mrs. Roosevelt to
sing at the White House, some day
soon and she has accepted. Nan, a
victim of infantile paralysis since 0,
was prevailed upon to give up piano
and study voiee. She appeared be
fo-f the Cleveland Rotary Club re
: which appearance brouu Vi * w ‘*
■•'"ise invitation.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1934
FEDERAL AID MAY
HELP RUN SCHOOLS
MEMBERS BOARD OF EDUCA
TION MADE TRIP TO ATLAN
TA IN INTEREST JENKINS
BURG BUILDING PROJECT
Members of the Butts County
Board of Education spent Wednes
day in Atlanta in interest of the new
building for the Jenkinsburg school.
This project will be built with CWA
funds, the county board and local
citizens co-operating. The board
members appeared before Mr. M. D.
Collins, state school superintendent
and Mr. McDougald, CWA official,
and urged that the Jenkinsburg pro
ject be started as early as possible.
The board of education at its meet
ing Tuesday voted to make Jackson
National Bank the for
school funds. JThis takes effect im
mediately, it was stated.
Appropriate signs will be printed
on all school buses, directing atten
tion to the state law which prohibits
vehicles from passing school buses
while pupils are being loaded or un
loaded. These signs will be printed on
the front, rear and sides of the
school buses.
At Tuesday’s meeting a movement
was started to provide better build
ings for all colored schools in the
county.
The term of Hon. W. F. Huddle
ston, chairman of the board, having
expired at that meeting he stated
that he would not stand for re
election by the grand Jury. Mr. Hud
dleston has served as a member of
the board since 1903 and much of
the county’s progress in education
is due to his faithful and untiring
efforts.
The financial outlook for the
schools is reported as somewhat
brighter. There is a prospect that
federal funds will be obtained to fi
nance the schools the remainder of
the term. A bill has been introduced
in Congress by Representative Deen
and Senator George asking for an
appropriation of $150,000,000 to aid
schools in the various states.
SUNDAY CLOSING
TO BE ENFORCED
CITY COUNCIL TAKES STEPS
TO ENFORCE ORDINANCE
AGAINST KEEPING PLACES OF
BUSINESS OPEN ON SUNDAY
City Council at a meeting Monday
night introduced a resolution to en
force the ordinance against keeping
places of business open on Sunday.
This ordinance, which was enaited
several years ago, will be strictly
enforced in future, it is declared,
and policemen have been instructed
to see that the Sunday law is com-
plied with.
Recently there has been consid
erable complaint about places of bus
iness operating on the Sabbath.
The present law exempts restau
rants, cafes and certain lines of bus
iness. All other places of business
will be required to observe the law,
members of council point out.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING HELD
BY WORKERS COUNCIL ON 31
A successful and interesting meet
ing of the Workers Council of the
Kimbell Association was held at the
Jenkinsburg Baptist church the past
Wednesday. Considering the cold
weather the attendance was good,
nine pastors.being present and eleven
of the eighteen churches having rep
resentation.
The next meeting will be held with
Logwall church on April 25.
State’s Birthday
Be Celebrated
By Many Dinners
Americatn Legion Sponsor* Georgia
Product* Day Dinner*
Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia’s birthday
will be celebrated by 125 American
Legion posts in the state with din
ners during the week of February
1 12 at which only Georgia products
will be served.
Plans for the state-wide observance
were- announced by Sidney Camp,
state commander, after a conference
with Quimby Melton, past comman
der, who is chairman of the Georgia
products dinners.
The state’s birthday comes on
Monday and many of the posts will
hold their dinners that night. Others
will wait until later in the week. A
speaker is being arranged for each
dinner, who will deliver an address
on “Georgia.” In several communities
Kiwanis, Exchange and other civic
organizations will be invited to meet
with the Legion.
The dinners were originated to aid
in getting citizens of the state
“Georgia minded” and to emphasize
the value of a “live at home pro
gram.”
BUTTS GIN.MNG LESS
THAN PREVIOUS YEAR
:
WAS ONE OF ELEVEN COUNTIES
IN THE STATE TO SHOW LOSS
IN PRODUCTION COMPARED
WITH FORMER YEAR
Butts is one of eleven counties in
the state to gin less cotton in 1933
than for the previous year, accord
ing to figures released by the cen
sus bureau for cotton ginned prior
to. January 16, 1934.
This apparent decrease is account
ed for because of cotton plowed up
the past summer in the government
reduction campaign.
To January 16 the county had
ginned 6,216 bales, compared to 5,-
411 to the same date the year before,
showing a decline of 195 bales.
Burke county led all counties in
the state, with total ginnings of 30,-
618, the census figures show. Carroll
was next with 30,647, and Laurens
third, with 29,343 bales.
Cotton ginned in counties in this
section and comparisons for 1932
show the following:
1933 1932
Butts 5,216 5,411
Clayton 3,650 3,029
Coweta 10,264 9,590
Fayette 6,974 6,777
Henry 14,755 13,764
Jasper 4,806 3,344
Jones 1,434
Lamar 3,497 3,306
Monroe 3,686 2,903
Newton 11,378 10,353
! Pike __-l 10,194 7,842
Spalding 5,369 5,527
Upson 2,654 1,957
DR. P., H. CARMICHAEL TO
PREACH HERE ON SUNDAY
Dr. Patrick H. Carmichael, pro
fessor of Bible and Religious Educa
tion in Columbia Seminary, will
preach at the Jackson Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Communion service will be held at
that time.
The public is cordially invited to
hear Dr. Carmichael in this engage
ment.
SUNDAY PROGRAM AT THE
BAPTIST CHURCH, FEBRUARY 11
Subject Sunday morning, “The
Church as a Body.”
Subject Sunday evening, “A
Young Girl Who Called a Nation to '
Prayer.”
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Everybody welcome at all services.
SUITS FANCIER IS
CITED AS EXAMPLE
G. F. HUNNICUT WRITING IN
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR PAYS
TRIBUTE TO SUCCESS OF MR.
W. C. GARR
Mr. George Fred Hunnicutt, vet
eran magazine publisher and well
known writer on farm topics, in a
recent issue of The Southern Culti
vator pays deserved tribute to Mr.
W. C. Garr, successful Butts county
poultry raiser whose example of co
operative marketing is worthy of
more than passing interest.
The Progress-Argus has frequently
referred to the success of the poultry
project in Mr. Garr’s neighborhood
and has pointed to it as a co-opera
tive enterprise of wide interest.
The article by Mr. Hunnicutt, who
is well known in Butts county, is as
follows:
CO-OPERATION THAT PAYS
Recently I was in Butts county,
Ga., and County Agent B. M. Drake
carried me out to see W. C. Garr,
who lives six miles west of Jackson.
Mr. Gai*r is one of the outstanding
poultrymen of our state. Many have
larger flocks than Mr. Garr hut none
manage their poultry business bet
ter. He not only helps himself, he
helps his whole neighborhood. He
has built up a route and goes to Ma
con twice a week. Here he has con
nections that take all the eggs and
poultry that he brings at a market
price higher than the average be
cause these dealers have learned that
they can count on Mr. Garr bringing
a high-grade and uniform quality
each week. Mr. Garr operates an
incubator and hatches chicks for
himself and his neighbors. He keeps
a flock of 400 high-class White Leg
horns. By selection and mating his
Leghorns are much larger than the
average. He has learned how to keep
his flock in healthy condition, but
sometimes he makes a mistake. He
told me that he neglected to treat
his hens with sorehead antitoxin and
it cost him over $75 worth of eggs.
This is anew one on me.
Mr. Garr grows much of his feed.
On the day I was out to see him
he had gone to mill with a load of
corn to have it cracked for his chick
ens. He has had a hard year, on ac
count of low prices, but he has no
idea of quitting his job. He has learn
ed his business too well and cannot
afford to lose the work of many
years. His reputation and connections
with businessness in Macon is worth
too much to lose.
It is a pity that we haven’t more
farmers like Mr. Garr, who will mas
ter both the production and selling
ends. The two need to go together
and I like the co-operative spirit Mr.
Garr has shown. No use for every
farmer going to market. It is a great
saving when one can do the mar
keting for his neighbors and develop
an industry for the community.
Tax Receiver
Opens Books in
The Court House
Rounds of County Will Be Made
Later in Season
J. Edward Carmichael, Butts coun
ty Tax Receiver, announces the op
ening of his books for the return of
1934 taxes. Mr. Carmichael will have
his office with Judgp S. J. Foster
until the close of court.
Later he will make the usual
rounds of the several districts and
announcement of his appointments
will be given at a future date.
The tax receiver is required to
complete his work by the first of
May. At that time the books are
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
NAME EMPLOYEES
TO SERVE JACKSON
ONLY ONE CHANGE MADE IN
PERSONNEL. C. T. THORNTON
ELECTED POLICEMAN. SAME
SALARY SCALE
•At a meeting of City Council Mon
day night employees to serve the city
for the ensuing year were elected.
The same officers were elected, with
one exception.
C. T. Thornton, former chief of
police and a veteran officer in the
city and county, was elected as po
liceman, succeeding L. J. McMichael,
who held that position the past year.
The employees elected include the
following:
J. A. McMichael, clerk and treas
urer.
Mrs. W. H. Mallet, tax receiver
and collector.
C. C. Jinks, chief of police.
C. T. Thornton, policeman.
J. H. Rooks, superintendent of
water and light department.
F. C. Rossey, assistant superin
tendent of W. & L. department.
W. E. Maddox, engineer at water
works plant.
W. E. Watkins, city attorney.
H. O. Ball, member of bond com
mission.
J. B. Settle, alderman from the
third ward, was elected mayor pro
tem.
Mayor P. H. Weaver appointed
the following standing committees
for the year:
Water and Lights—J. B. Settle*
J R. Thurston, A. 0. Finley.
Streets—J. R. Thurston, J. B. Set
tle, H. M. Moore.
Finance—H. M. Moore, J. B. Set
tle, J. R. Thurston.
Schools —A. C. Finley, H. M.
Moore, J. R. Thurston.
Police—J. R. Thurston, J. B. Set
tle, A. C. Finley.
Sanitary—H. M. Moore, A- C,
Finley, J. B. Settle.
Cemetery—J. B. Settle, H. M.
Moore, A. C. Finley.
Ordinance —A. C. Finley, H. M.
Moore, J. R. Thurston.
The salary scale is the same as for
the past year, it was stated.
GRAND JURY FILLS
BOARD VACANCIES
HUDDLESTON, McMICHAEL AND
BANKSTON NAMED ON BOARD.
SAM J. SMITH FILLS PLACE
OF LATE C. A. TOWLES
The Butts county grand jury has
recommended that W. F. Huddleston,
J. E. McMichael and W. J. Bankston
be reappointed as members of the
Butts county Board of Education to
succeed themselves. Sam J. Smith, of
Dublin district, was recommended
for the vacancy caused by the death
cf Hon. C. A. Towles.
The terms of Messrs. Huddleston
and McMichael had expired and the
term of Mr. Bankston expires in
March.
Seldom, if ever before, has the
giand jury had so many vacancies
on the board to fill at one time. All
those recommended are well known
citizens and the action of the grand
jury will meet with general approval,
it is believed.
The grand jury recessed Tuesday
afternoon until Monday. At that time
the grand jury will return and com
plete its deliberations.
turned over to the board of tax
equalizers for review.
Mr. Carmichael will appreciate
the co-operation of the public in mak
ing tax returns as early as conven
ient.