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1934 MARCH ’ 1934
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BROWN BEAR REPORTED
ON TUSSAHAW CREEK
ALEX HUNTER, COLORED CITI
ZEN, RELATES EXPERIENCE
WITH BEAR WHILE LOADING
WOOD RECENTLY.
The depression days have driven
the bears out of hiding—probably
trying to escape Wall Street, the
stock market or something of the
kind.
A brown bear of large size and fe
rocious intent was recently seen on
Tussahaw creek, a few miles from
Jackson, according to Alex Hunter,
respected colored citizen. Hunter
tells his experience with the 'bear in
Hie following way:
~“I was loading wood over there
close to that old chestnut tree what
been burned around the bottom. My
mules was mighty restless, pawing
and looking around. I say, ‘woe dar,
you mighty dam vicious this morn
ing. Jest wait till I gets dis wood
on and you can go, you can.’ I
hears a stick crack behind me. I
turned to look, I did, and dar he
stood straight up right at me. He
reached out his arms to grab me.
(Dar I managed the mules to hold,
the bear to fight.)
“I struck him with all the powers
I had. I reckon I caught him in the
eye. He fell over ground, he did,
1 grabs the axe, ‘woe dar,’ the bear
gets up, he did, and walks to that old
chestnut tree what burned around
the bottom. He looks back at me,
as good as to say, ‘l’m a good mind
to try you again.’
“I jumps on the wagon, hollers at
the mules, and I sure scattered wood
across dem rocks. No, siree, I
hain’t been back over dar by myself
wood.”
When asked the size of the bear,
Alex said “he was about twice as big
as Afhat dog what you see following
by my wagon—and he was grown—
a sure enough bear.”
The above run-in with the 'bear oc
curred on W. M. Barkley’s land,
known as the Herring place.
Hunter’s experience with the bear
has caused intense excitement in that
locality.
HEALr¥ AND NUTRITION
DISCUSSED BEFORE CLUB
MISS LUCILE AKIN, PROMINENT
CLUBWOMAN, MADE INTER
ESTING TALK OF DIETETICS
AT KIWANIS CLUB MEETING.
i Miss Lucile Akin, prominent and
active in club work in the county
fend state, made an interesting talk
bn Dietetics at the meeting of the
Ikiwanis Club Tuesday night. The
pjalk, one previously given to mem
bers of the Woman’s Club, proved
Bull of interest to the members and
Biapy points were brought out in re-
Bard to planning meals and serving a
Balanced diet. The importance of
■reparing food in a way to promote j
Health and nutrition was discussed
By Miss Akin in a manner that show-
Bd careful thought and a thorough
of the subject.
B Dr. B. F. Akin and Miss Frances
Banders, Butts county Home Demon-
Bration worker, were other guests of
Be dub.
I Dinner was served by the U. D. C.
B immittee, with Mrs. L. M. Craw-
R rd chairman.
■ Seventy per cent of the population
jj Canada live in their own homes.
CWA AIDING CITY
AT WATER WORKS
DRAINAGE DITCH BEING DUG
TO PREVENT OVERFLOW OF
CREEK IN INTEREST OF SANI
TATION, HEALTH.
An important project for the city
of Jackson and one that has been
agitated for some time is the digging
of a drainage ditch near the water
works plant to prevent the creeks
from overflowing and thus contami
nating the city’s water supply.
This project was approved for
CWA aid and work was started last
week. The ditch will be about 250
yards long and is described as chang
ing the channel of Bailey’s creek to
prevent sewerage water at present
juncture with second creek from
overflowing into first creek; from
which the city of Jackson gets its
water supply. Also building new
water gate on first creek.
The project will cost in the neigh
borhood of $2,180, of which the city
of Jackson will contribute S7O
- men are now employed
in Butts county. That was the num
ber last week, the same quota is in
effect this week but next week the
number will be reduced to 45.
Four projects are now being car
ried on: Drainage on Brushy creek
for malaria control; Flovilla and In
dian Springs; waterworks project in
Jackson and health and sanitation
project at Pepperton. Sanitary clos
ets are to be installed at Pepperton
at a cost to the government of
$1,680.
S. SCHOOL GROUP
GOES TO TOWALIGA
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
OF KIMBELL ASSOCIATION
WILL BE HELD MARCH 28.
GOOD PROGRAM.
The Sunday School Convention of
the Kimbell Association will be held
at Towaliga church Wednesday,
March 28, beginning at 10 o’clock.
All Sunday schools are requested to
have representatives present. At the
noon intermission dinner will be
served on the co-operative plan.
Morning Session
10:00 —Song service led by J. H.
Patrick.
10 :lo—Devotional led by Mrs. J.
B. Childs.
10:30 —Report of Sunday schools.
10:50 Special music, Philippi
quartette.
10:55 —Special Worker, Miss Eu
'banks. •
11:15—Seromn, Dr. H. D. War
nock.
Lunch.
Afternoon Session
1:00—Song service by Macedonia
church.
I:ls—Demonstration of Standard
of Excellence by Rev. R. B. Harri
son and Mr. J. C. Kimbell.
I:3o—Round table discussion.
2:00 —Special music, Rev. J. B.
Btodghill.
2:os—Playlet, Macedonia Sunday
school.
PROGRESS-ARGUS HONOR ROLL
New and Renewal Subscriptions for
Past Few Days.
J. S. Edwards, Indian Springs.
W. D. Pope, Jackson.
Miss Maggie Foster, Jackson.
J. R. Marsh, Jackson.
C. E. McMichael, Jackson.
C. L. Britton, Jackson.
Mrs. Mamie Nail, Jackson.
C. H. Smith, Jackson.
T. B. Roberts, Jackson.
Mrs. A. Freeman, Berner.
L. J. Washington, Jackson.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1934
Butts Singers
To Meet Indian
Springs Sunday
What promises to be a largely at
tended and enjoyable meeting of the
Butts County Singing Convention is
that of Sunday afternoon, March 25,
at the Indian Springs Consolidated
School. The session will begin at 2
o’clock.
In addition to well-known singers
ir. Butts and adjoining counties, Prof.
J. M. Henson and Homer Harris, of
Atlanta, song w r ritei - s and publishers,
will be present. They will also have
a quartette with them and new song
books and the presence of this group
is being looked forward to with in
terest.
All music lovers and the generai
public are cordially invited to attend
this meeting.
COUNTY’S COTTON
SLASH APPROVED
STATE BOARD OF REVIEW PASS
ES ON ACREAGE. WILL BE
SENT TO WASHINGTON FOR
FINAL OKEH.
Butts county’s cotton contracts for
1934 under the acreage reduction
campaign of Secretary Wallace have
been approved by the State Board of
Reveiw in Athens.
The figures will be tabulated and
sent to Washington for final approv
al. It is hoped to get the contracts
off during the week.
The 539 contracts in the county
covered base pounds of 3,030,000,
the average yield was placed at 194
pounds, the acreage rented to the
government 6,452. The base acre
age was 15,987.
Growers will receive for the 6,352
acres rented the government approx
imately $56,352. This is a sum larg
er than the entire seed loans last
year.
Payments will 'be made in the
spring, summer and winter.
Growers received for cotton plow
ed up last summer approximately
$37,000.
The cotton reduction campaign in
Butts county was extended wonder
ful support and co-operation. Prac
tically all growers co-operated with
the campaign.
The first payments for land taken
out of cotton production will prob
ably be received during April. An
other payment will be made in Aug
ust and the last of the checks will
be received in December.
HENRY COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT CONVENED MONDAY
The March term of Henry County
Superior Court was convened in Mc-
Donough Monday with Judge Ogden
Persons presiding and Solicitor Gen
eral F. 13. Willingham as state’s coun
sel. Civil eases were to be tried
this week and the criminal docket
(vas to be taken up next Monday.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE BE
HELD AT PLEASANT GROVE
The second Quarterly Conference
will be held at Pleasant Grove Fri
day. March 30. Rev. W. T. Hunni
eutt, presiding elder of the Griffin
district, will preach at 11 a. m. and
hold a business session in the after
noon.
HARVEY A. KING, Pastor.
REV. G. L. RIDDLE WILL
FILL PULPIT ON SUNDAY
Regular services will be held ai
the Jackson Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The
pastor, Rev. G. L. Riddle, of Atlanta,
will preach. The public is invited to
attend this service.
SALtSMAN HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
W. A. DOZIER, OF JUNIPER,
DROVE CAR INTO FREIGHT
TRAIN. BOTH HIPS BROKEN IN
THE MISHAP.
W. A. Dozier, traveling salesman
for the Juniper Casket Company, of
Juniper, Ga., received serious inju
ries Thursday night of the past week
when his car ran into a moving
freight train at the Southern Rail
way crossing on Route 16 on East
•Third street.
Both hips were broken and he suf
fered lacerations about the face.
After being given first aid treat
ment by physicians, Mr. Do
zier was taken to Jhe Piedmont Sani
tarium in Atlanta for treatment.
The accident happened when Mr.
Dozier, en route to Jackson from
Monticello, was blinded by the street
lights on either side of the crossing
and his automobile crashed into a
moving freight train.
Several persons are reported to
have seen the accident and heard the
crash and went to the aid of Mr. Do
zier. He was brought up town and
his injuries given emergency treat
emnt and he was then rushed to the
Atlanta hospital. The injuries are
not expected to prove fatal but Mr.
Dozier will be confined to the hos
pital for many months.
The accident was apparently un
avoidable, as it is claimed the lights
on either side of the crossing blind
ed the driver so that he was not able
to see the train.
Mr. Dozier travels for his uncle,
who owns the Juniper Casket Com
pany and other business enterprises
in that part of the state. He has
been making the Jackson territory
for several years and is well known
here, and his friends were distressed
to hear of the accident.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO
HAVE ELECTION MCH. 30
OFFICERS TO SERVE FOR ENSU
ING YEAR WILL BE NAMED
ON GOOD FRIDAY. FULL AT
TENDANCE REQUESTED.
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At its meeting on Good Friday,
March 30, Alexius Commandery No.
22, Knights Templar, will elect offi
cers to serve for the ensuing year.
The election this year comes earlier
than usual.
The officers request a full attend
ance of the members at that time.
In addition to the election and instal
lation of officers, business matters
will be considered and reports for the
past year will be submitted.
The commandery recently had its
inspection and a good showing was
made. The report of J. Paul Ste
phens, of Augusta, inspecting officer,
was highly complimentary, it has
been learned.
The hour of the meeting is 7
o’clock.
BUTTS CITIZENS PRESENT
AT TERRACING PROJECT
County Agent B. M. Drake,
M essrs. F. H. Morgan, Jim McMich
ael and J. A. Lane attended a ter
racing demonstration in Coweta
county Friday. The demonstration
was conducted to show farmers the
benefit of latest methods in build-
to prevent erosion. It
was carried out first with five mules
pulling the machne and then with a
tractor. The tractor proved most
satisfactory, the local delegation
stated.
Terracing of land to prevent ero
sion is one of the major objectives
of the extension forces in Athens.
Havana lies further north than
Honolulu.
BANKHEAD COTTON CONTROL
BILL ENACTED BY THE HOUSE
GOOD SHOWING BY
MILITARY COMPANY
LIEUT. GRAHAM COMPLIMENT
ED JACKSON RIFLES ON EX
CELLENT RECORD. OTHER OF
FICERS WERE PRESENT.
In their annual inspection Tuesday
the Jackson Rifles, Company A of
the 121st Infantry, Georga National
Guard, made a showing that elicited
the commendation of the inspection
officer, Lieut. Jesse E. Graham,
United States Army.
The inspection was rated one of
the best and most satisfactory in the
history of this famous company, long
recognized as one of the most effi
cient in the state.
Lieut. Graham is assigned to the
121st Infantry as inspecting officer.
He was accompanied to Jackson by
Major J. W. Barnett, battalion com
mander, Lieut.-Col. F. A. Whitaker
and Captain Mead, all of Macon.
The visiting officers were enter
tained at supper by officers of the
Jackson Rifles.
During the afternoon books, rec
ords and property of the company
were inspected, at night the person
nel was checked in a drill held. Fif
ty-nine enlisted men and three offi
cers were present for the inspection.
BOXING MATCH WILL
BE STAGED APRIL 2
VAN SMITH WILL MEET “BAT
TLING” GOENS IN THE MAIN
BOUT. PRELIMINARIES AND
OTHER FEATURES OF CARD.
Fight fans of Jackson and commu
nity will nave the opportunity of
seeing Van Smith, Jackson boy, and
“Battling” Coens, of Griffin, in a
scheduled boxing match at the Jack
son armory on April 2. The match
is scheduled to go six rounds. Both
of the fighters have a punch and arc
rated clever boxers and each has a
large following.
There will be several good pre
liminary fights and a negro battle
royal. The card is pne of the most
attractive arranged here and a large
crowd is expected to turn out.
Admission will be 15 and 25 cents,
with ringside seats at 35 cents. La
dies will be admitted free. The pro
gram opens at 8:15.
SAME DIRECTORS NAMED BY
THE JACKSON GOLF CLUB
Business Matters Were Coni&dered at
Meeting Tuesday.
After considering business matter
and mapping plan:; for the year,
stockholder, of the Jackson Golf
Club, Inc., at a meeting at Jackson
National Bank Tuesday night, elect
ed the same board of directors. The
board consists of 11. O. Ball, W. M.
Redman, J. C. Newton, A. W. New
ton, M. R. Copeland, E. H. Pace, B.
M. Barnes, J. W. O’Neal.
’ At a meeting to be held later the
directors will name officers to serve
for the year.
NEWTON INSPECTS KNIGHTS
TEMPLAR IN TWO CITIES
J. C. Newton, grand junior war
den of the grand commandery of
Georgia Knights Templar, inspected
the commandery in Valdosta Tuesday
night and the Fort Valley Command
ery Wednesday night. Mr. Newton
is one of the best known Masons in
the state, and will become head of
the grand commandery of Georgia in
a few years.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
MEASURE NOW GOES TO SEN
ATE. PRODUCTION WILL BE
LIMITED TO TEN MILLION
BALES. VOTE 251 TO 114.
Washington, D. C. —A rigid limi
tation of ten million bales for this
year’s cotton crop was set dy the
house Monday in passing by the top
heavy vote of 251 to 114 a bill that
would impose a tax of 50 per cent
of its value upon all additional lint
ginned.
The bill was sent to the senate
where advocates said they expected
early favorable action. It has the
approval both of the administration,
and of the senate agricultural com
mittee.
The measure is designed to pre
vent an increase in production by
fertilization and other methods un
der the voluntary acreage reduction,
program.
Amendments adopted included one
striking out a section to authorize
the president to enter trade agree
ments with foreign cotton producing
countries on how much of the staple
could be exported. ,
Representative Bankhead (Demo
crat, Alabama), co-author with his
brother, Senator Bankhead said that
95 per cent of the cotton farmers
favored the legislation.
The Georgia house delegation vot
ed its full strength 'behind the Bank
head cotton bill as the compulsory
baleage measures passed the house.
The bill, called an emergency
measure, has a two-year life, but
power is granted the president to con
tinue it for a third crop year if nec-
essary.
Upon the approval of two-thirds
of the growers, the secretary of ag
riculture is authorized to fix the
limit of production in the second and
third years.
A tax of 50 per cent on the mar
ket value is levied on cotton produc
ed in excess of quotas allocated to
farmers. These quotas are fixed ac
cording to the average production of
the farmers over the last five years.
The hill was amended to fix the av
erage on four years in case a section
had been hit by drought, flood or
similar disaster.
The tax is not applicable until the
excess cotton is sold, that portion
stored 'being exempt.
CREDIT ASSOCIATION
NOW MAKING LOANS
BUTTS COUNTY BRANCH OF
JONESBORO CREDIT ASSOCIA
TION READY TO FUNCTION.
SET UP COMPLETED.
Those desiring to borrow from the
Jonesboro Credit Association may do
so 'by getting in touch with Captain
E. S. Settle, director for Butts coun
ty. Mr. J. L. Bailey has been named
inspector for Butts county and
blanks will he found in the office of
B. M. Drake, county *gent.
All who desire to obtain funds for
producign crops must furnish collat
eral that will be acceptable. Those
unable to furnish satisfactory collat
eral will obtain help from the Em
ergency Seed Loan.
Some applications have been taken
already, it is stated.
Quick action will be taken on ap
plications and the funds will 'be
available within a short time, it is
stated by those in charge.
Blanks for the seed loans had not
been received the first of the week,
it was announced at the office of the
county agent.
The Mississippi-Missouri river sys
tem has an average flow of 675,000
feet per second.