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■VOL. 62—No. 13
1934 APRIL 1934
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TEACHERS SESSION
BE HELD FRIDAY
APRIL SESSION WILL BE IN
COURT HOUSE BEGINNING AT
TWO O’CLOCK. GOOD PRO
GRAM IS ANNOUNCED.
The April meeting of the Butts
Teachers Association will be
[held in the court house in Jackson
[Friday afternoon, April 6, beginning
[at 2 o’clock.
An interesting program has been
arranged and the presence of all
teachers is desired at that time. Bus
iness matters will be considered dur
ing the session.
The following program is announc
ed:
1. Song—America The Beautiful,
[lst and last stanzas.
2. Prayer—Morris J. Hardwick.
3. Business meeting.
4. Information on National Re
covery Frogram and the teacher’s re
lation to the program—Col. 0. M.
Duke.
5. Piano Solo —Miss Anna Rosa
Bond.
6. Departmental meetings.
EIGHT MEN OKIMED
FOR CCC CAMP DUTY
! FIVE WHITE AND THREE NEGRO
MEN SENT TO MACON TUES
DAY TO BE CONDITIONED FOR
FOREST SERVICE.
The local office of the Federal
I Emergency Relief Administration an
| nounces that eight men were sent
Tuesdaf to Macon to undergo exami
nation and conditioning for service
in CCC camps.
The five white men selected mere:
Otis Smith, Willie McFall, Weesley
Patrick.
The three negro men included
Charlie Lawrence, Buster O’Neal and
Jake Hammond. This is the first,
contingent of colored men sent from
the county for CCC service.
The orders, it was said, canro
through Miss Gay Shepperson, state
administrator of FERA. All recruits
for the CCC camps in future will he
handled through this agency, it is
stated, and those desiring enlistment
may get in touch with the authori
ties in charge of the FERA in the
court house.
NEW BOOKS WILL BE
ADDED TO HAWKES
CHILDREN’S LIBRARY
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Hawes Library for Children Tuesday
night at the home of Mrs. J. B. Set
tle, the work of the past year was
reviewed and plans made for the
future.
Within the past few the
basement of the library has been
made water-proof and a concrete
walk laid. " , '
The book committee, Mrs. J. B.
Settle chairman and J. D. Jones, was
authorized to purchase new,,books to
keep the library up to the standard.
This will be_ done within the im
mediate future. ,
Mrs. W. H. Wilson was elected li
biarian foi the summer months, and
Miss Sara Beauchamp was named
libra: ian for the school year.
Present at the meeting were all
members, O. A. Pound president;
Mrs. J. B. Settle, vice president; S. S.
Copeland, secretary and treasurer,
and G. E. Mallet and J. D. Jones.
Smith Scores Win
Over Goens In
The First Round
Van Smith, Jackson boy, who re
cently defeated Buddie Pruit, champ
ion of the Jackson CCC camp, scored
an easy win over Battling Goens, of
Griffin, in the main event of a box
ing card at the armory Monday night
Smith knocked out Goens in the
first round after a minute and a half
of boxing. Geor.s was knocked
through the ropes.
In the semi-final bout Oliver Ross,
local boy, scored a technical knock
out over Glenn, of Griffin, in the
first round.
A negro battle royal was an ad*
ded feature of the card.
The boxing match was well attend
ed and more interest was shown than
in any fight held here. Plans are
being made for another card to be
staged about the first of May.
ADJOURNED TERM
OF COURT MONDAY
JUDGE W. E. A. SEARCY OF
GRIFFIN CIRCUIT WILL PRE
SIDE. CIVIL CASES SCHED
ULED FOR HEARING.
An adjourned term of Butts Su
perior Court will be held here next
Monday, Apiil 9. Judge W. E. H.
Searcy, of the Griffin circuit, will
preside for Judge Ogden Persons, of
the Flint circuit.
Civil cases are on the calendar for
a hearing during the adjourned term.
No criminal business will be taken up,
according to present plans.
It is likely that court will not be
in session for more than a part of
the week.
At the close of the February term
an adjourend term was ordered by
Judge Persons tp dispose of pending
civil cases. The grand jury was not
dismissed but was held in readiness
to report at the adjourned term, if
needed.
Clerk of Court S. J. Foster is ir.
receipt of a letter from Judge Ogden
Persons stating that no jurors will
be required to report for service at
the adjourned term. Judge Foster
is mailing all jurors a notice to that
effect. This action was taken out of
consideration of the busy work sea
son for farmers. No cases requir
ing a jury will be taken up during
he adjourned term, Judge Persons
states.
LEGION GETS CANNON
FOR THE COURT HOUSE
PIECE OF ARTILLERY WILL BE
BROUGHT TO JACKSON DUR
ING WEEK AND BE PLACED
ON COURT HOUSE SQUARE.
Sheriff Walter D. Pope and W. H.
Maddox are in Washington this wee!
for the purpose of bringing to Jack
son a cannon secured from the gov
ernment by the American Legion.
The cannon will be placed on the
court house lawn and it is planned; to
haye dedication services later, prob
ably on Memorial Day.
The cannon will be brought here
by truck. It is of 4.7 inch dimension
and was obtained'through efforts of
Hon.. E. M. Owen,., congressman from
the Fourth District.' The local post
.of the American Legion .sponsored
the movement.
The artillery piece was obtained
frqm the proving grounds at Aber
deen, Md.
Announcements as to the dedica
tion services will be made later.
Males of viting age in Argentina
must vote or pay afine.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1934
JACKSON HIGH IS
DEBATE WINNER
will meet McDonough Fri
day NIGHT FOR ZONE CHAM
PIONSHIP. SPALDING AND
THOMASTON ELIMINATED.
In the debate held throughout the
state last Friday night, Jackson high
school was the winner in Circle No.
1 of the Fourth District. The local
team won unanimously from Spald
ing high in Griffin and lost to Thom
aston high school by a two to one
vote here.
McDonough, winner in Circle No.
2, will debate Jackson high at the
Jackson school aduitorium Friday
night, April 6, at 7:30. Under the
regulations' McDonough high school
selected the side in the debate and
Jackson high school the place. The
McDonough school chose the nega
tive. Jackson’s affirmative team is
composed of Clarke Linkous and
Vera Jones Edwards.
The subject for the debate is one
of special interest to the public, since
it is concerned with the relative mer
its of radio broadcasting in this coun
try and England.
AH are invited to attend.
500 New Members
Of CCC Sent Out
To State Camps
Approximately 500 yong boys rep
resenting forty-two north Georgia
counties will be turned toward CCC.
camps Sunday morning.
The boys will be assembled at the
Atlanta City Auditorium Sunday
morning at the recruiting office and
will be given physical examinations.
From the Auditorium they will be di
vided into groups and sent to Fort
McPherson, Fort Oglethorpe, Fort
Screven and Fort Benning for a two,
week’s training period. At the end
of the two weeks they will be sent to
the various CCC camps in the state.
Beginning Monday approximately
800 boys will be recruited from south
Georgia and sent through the same
.routine, it was announced.
The unit that will assemble Sunday
in Atlanta as been recruited through
out north Georgia under direction of
the county' CWA administrators.
To make room for the new enroll ■
ments a large number of boys now' ir.
CCC camps will be dropped during
April and June, it was said. The
boys are not allowed to remain in
the camps for a period longer than
one year and those who enlisted dur
ing April and June of last year will
be dropped during those periods this
year. Another heavy enlistment of
CCC boys is to be opened on July 1,
it was announced.—Atlanta Journal.
April 1.
NOMINAL PRICES PAID FOR
REAL ESTATE AND STOCKS
T. E. Hammock and W. A. Mc-
Lendon, administrators of the estate
of T. J. Carson, deceased, sold the
real estate, stocks and other proper-!
ty of the estate at public sale Tues
day. Nominal prices prevailed.
A house and lot on Walker street
went for 3950. Fifty shares of $5
preferred Georgia Power Company
stock went for $49 per share; 30
shares of $6 preferred stock, as
above, went for $55.25 per share; 20
shares of $6 preferred stock, as;
above went at $56.25, and 61 shares!
of $6 preferred G-eorgia Power Com
pany stock went for $55.50 per
share. Twenty shares of Atlantic
lee and Coal Cos. went for $42.25 per
share, and 65 shares of Thomaston
Cotton Mills went for $61.75 per
share. Jackson street improvement
bonds went on nominal bids.
Veterans Meeting
Will Be Held On
Twelfth of April
A meeting of the veterans of ah
wars is called for 7 o’clock on Thurs
day, April 12, at the court house in
Jacksoh.
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A well known speaker has been in
vited t be preseent and address the
veterai s. No collection will be tak
en, it i; announed, and refreshments
will be served.
The :ommander of the local post
of the American Legion states that
the meeting is an important one and
all veterans are especially urged to
be present.
BUTTS SCHOOLS TO
GET $583 0, S. AID
THIS AMOUNT TO BE APPLIED
ON FEBRUARY SALARIES. EX
PECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR MONTH OF MARCH
Schools in the Butts county system
will receive the sum of $583.54 for
the month of February , according
to information gathered by Prof.
Van Fletcher, county superintendent,
from the ftate department in Atlan
ta.
A check for that amount is expect
ed in a short time and will be used
;o pay the salaries in two schools des
ignated by the federal department.
F'or the month of March Prof.
Fletcher is of the opinion the federal
aid will be sufficient to take care of
the month’s pay roil. After March
the flow of federal money for sup
port of febhools is more or less un
certain, it is stated.
By the aid of funds received from
county taxes and the equalization
fund from the state, Prof. Fletcher
hopes to be able to meet the Febru
ary pay roll in a short time.
The Jackson public schools also
expect federal aid to be used in pay
ing salaries of teachers, but as yet
no definite amount has been desig
nated and school authorities are
awaiting action by the federal de
partment.
O’NEAL IS HEAD OF
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
ANNUAL ELECTION HELD FRI
DAY NIGHT. OFFICERS IN
STALLED AFTER ELECTION.
REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED.
At the annual ‘business meeting of
Alexius Commandery No. 22, Knights
Templar, Friday night J. W. O’NeaJ
was elected as eminent commander
for the ensuing year. Mr. O’Neal is
an enthusiastic- member of the com
mandery and has filled various offi
cer; and his friends are glad to know
he was honored with the highest of
fice in the body.
Other officers elected include:
H. M. Moore, generalissimo.
H. P. Bailey, captain general.
H. O. Bril, senior warden.
J. P. Lemon, junior warden.
J. D. Jones, prelate.
J. C. Newton, recorder and treas
urer.
W. M. Bond, standard bearer.
R. P. Newton, sword bearer,
W. L. Nutt, warder.
A. W. Newton, sentinel.
The finance committee is compos
ed of H. O. Ball, W. L. Nutt and J.
W. O’Neal.
The officers were installed follow
ing the election. Reports submitted
by officers showed the affairs of the
commandery to be in sound condition
and the outlook for the coming year 1
is brighter than for some time past.
COUNT! HISTORIAN OUTLINES
SCOPE OF COMPLETED WORK
STATE DEMOCRATS
TO MEET FRIDAY
PLANS WILL BE MADE FOR
STATE PRIMARY. DATE FOR
ENTRIES BE FIXED. DR.
FRANKLIN IS MEMBER.
Dr. R. A. Franklin, member of the
state Democratic Executive Commit
tee from the state at large, will go to
Atlanta Saturday to attend a meet
ing of the body, called by Chairman
Hugh Howell to fix a date for the
state primary.
Rules and regulations to control
(he state primary will be adopted and
a date named for entries to close.
AdvaVice information is that entries
will close early this year.
The primary will be held in Sep
tember , the exact date to be named
at, Saturday’s meeting.
Following this meeting it is expect
eu that announcements for the static
offices to be filled will follow in rap
id order. A governor and all state
house officers are to be nominated
in the primary and indications are
there will be opposition for most of
the places.
Members of the committee from
the Fourth District, in which Butts
county is located, include: Mrs. M.
H. Tyus, Mrs. J. Render Teenell, M.
G. Turner, J. B. Daniel, R. S. Hud
dleson, J. G. Hollis, Judge Lucius
Goodrich.
MANY FINt FIELD?) OF
CLUVER NOW GROWING
SOIL IMPROVEMENT WORK
SHOWING TO ADVANTAGE.
LIKELY THAT DEMONSTRA
TIONS WILL BE HELD.
The soil improvement campaign con
ducted the past fall ’by County Agent
B. M. Drake is showing to remark
able advantage with the coming •of
warmer weather. The county ha
many fields of fine crimson clover.
This legume was planted on a large
scale the past fall, both for soil im
provement and to provide seed patch
es for future planting.
Mr. Drake has recently made a
check on most of the fields of crim
son clover and finds that the legume
came through the winter freezes in
good condition. He is well pleasec,
with the outlook for a 'bumper seed
crop, as well as for permanent en
richment of the soil through the clov
er turned under for fertilizer.
Butts county farmers have been
planting vetch and other legumes for
several seasons. Of recent years the
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trend has been to Austrain peas aim
crimson clover. Of these legumes it
seems that crimson clovpr is the fav
orite. Home grown seed and thosv
bought in other counties were plan',
ed on a considerable acreage during
the early fall, and where the inocu
lation was good the clover presents
a wonderful appearance. It will be
in full bloom just a little latei and it
is likely that a number of demon
strations will be conducted.
Mr. Drake will give directions for
the best methods in saving . clover
seed.
If the present soil improvement i;
maintained in a few years Butts
county will have many fertile acres
and this will be reflected in larger
per acre yields.
The Liberty Bell cracked in 1835
while tolling the death of Chief
Justice John Marshall of the U. S
supreme court.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
To The Public:
Realizing the general interest in
the history of Butts County, it is
with satisfaction and pleasure that
I announce its completion. In doing
so, the thought arises that each day
ils history is in making and poster
ity will bo empowered to take it up
where mine leaves off.
In 1929, with a forward look to
ward the celebration of Georgia’s bi -
centennial in 1933, the Georgia Leg
islature recommended that the grand
jury in each courtly in the State ap
point a historian to write the coun
ty’s history by that time.
At the F'cbruary court, 1930, the
grand jury made an appointment
but the appointee having resigned at
the February term of court, 1931,
the grand jury appointed me as of
ficial historian of the county. At
the time, I was not a resident of
Butts County, although a native.
Having duties in my adopted state,
Virginia, the work of writing tli;
history was not begun until the sum
mer of 1931, and then discontinued
until 1932, since which my time Has
been given almost wholly to it.
The work, though tedious and tire
some at times, has been a labor of
love. The worn and yellowed pages
ol the past have been a source of
pleasure and inspiration—a pleasure
because I have lived and moved
among those of bygone days of whom
I have read and often heard; and an
inspiration because the accomplish
ments of our forefathers, the pio
neers, were praiseworthy, despite
ither limitations, and beckon bn their
decendants to greater efforts. •
Instead of the records being dull
and prosaic, to me they have teem
ed with life, and I have read real
character between musty and faded
lines.
The history has been treated top
ically leather than chronologically,
and the latter only so far as each
topic is concerned. To take the
subject and follow it through the re
cords was found more satisfactory
in obtaining data thun to compile
general events, year by year, in
chronological order.
The facts relating to each subject
were obtained from various sources.
Most of them were found mixed
among the recoids and gleaned by
patient perusal ot thousands of pages
of faded lines, as the records were
not always classified. Old books, old
newspapers and ledgers have beei.
examined; the archives of the State
have been searched; and oldest resi
dents have been called on for their
reminiscenses. Old cemeteries, many
ot them off the regular highways,
have been visited and the briers and
underbrush had to be cleared away
to decipher the epitaphs on the
crumbling stones.
The abstracts of deeds were in
cluded to show how and by whom the
County was settled and the places of
residence before. The wills, gifts,
guardianships, and estates appraise
ments are of genealogical value.
The early history of the churches
emphasizes the important place in
the community the church occupied
at. a time when the. country was too
new for accepted standards. It
stood the moral as well as the spirit
ual mentor of the community and
maintained standards of Christian
living. To the members of the early
church posterity owes a debt of
gratitude for the good they accom
plished.
The genealogies of the pioneer
families form an interesting part o' -
the compilation. To the first settlers
who endured the dangers: and priva
tions of the wilderness belong the
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