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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1934
Farm Demonstration Column
By B. M. DRAKE, County Agent
Home Phone 81; Office Phone 205
Rent Average Land In Reducing
Cotton
Land of good average fertility and
not eroded, waste or gullied land, is
to be taken out of cotton cultivation
this year under the terms of the con
tracts signed by southern growers, ac
cording to B. M. Drake, county
agent.
The purpose of the reduction of
40 percent in cotton acreage, to be
obtained by renting land to the
Secretary of Agriculture, is a simi
lar reduction in the production oi
cotton in 1934.
“Therefore, growers are not en
titled, under the contract, to select
old, worn-out land and designate it
as the rented area specified in the
contract,’’ says Cully A. Cobb, chief
of the cotton section of the Agricul
tural Adjustment Administration.
“There should be no skipping about
the field, rented one poor spot here
and another ‘galled’ spot there. The
rented acres must be tillable land
suited to the growing of cotton and
shall be fairly representative of the
average cotton land on the farm. In
other words, the adjustment admin
istration agrees to pay growers bene
fit rentals for good average cotton
land that produces on the average
what the other cotton acres will pro
duce.”
While these acres of average land
may not be planted to cotton this
year, they may be put into food and
feed crops for home use. Mr. Cobb
again stresses the fact that food and
feed crops are one of the gp/eat needs
of southern agriculture at this time,
and for this reason a special conces
sion was obtained in preparing the
cotton contract so that this need
might in part be filled.
County and community committee
men will give special attention to
the land rented and the use to which
this land, is put, when they inspect
the farm later for compliance with
the terms of the contract, Mr. Cobb
said.
W’ill Make Awards For Committee
Work.
Local and county committeemen
who have had charge of the cotton
sign-up campaign in the South during
the past several weeks will be award
ed certificates -of public service as a
partial reward for their unselfish
work and for their aid in helping to
bring about better prices for the
staple.
The labor of these men has been
worth much more than the small
amount of money paid them to cover
their actual expenses,” says Cully
A. Cobb, chief of the cotton section
Travel anywhere .. ♦ any day
SOUTHERN
‘S*** by va\nz the Southern .t the
fM . , lowest fares ever offered :
OT^,' Jj 6 { "■ * C per mile —in Coaches
■"• * One wey tickets—sold dally
,0 * ny P°*t on Hie Southern
*£e P" eachlof in ,
Wu "'ll sleeping end parlor cars
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f\/~ Return limit SO days
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f *— N O SURCHARGE!
y Your trip on the Southern will be
quicker, safer —and more economl
call No tnes to change; nc trucks to
j " _ dodge; none of the bnzard3, bother
1 (Mm t hniks and expense deriving your own cm.
r/yllVn B* comfortable in the safety
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.SYSTEM
of the agricultural adjustment ad
ministration. “The. local commit
teeman occupies a very responsible
position. He must be fair to the
grower and the adjustment adminis
tration. He must be sure that each
grower meets the requirements of
his reduction contract and he must
insist on absolute equality in hand
ling the contracts.”
Mr. Cobb said county and com
munity committeemen have rendered
a type of service that will last far
beyond the immediate present. They
are cotton growers themselves and
therefore will receive the benefits
of the adjustment program but in ad
dition, they are assuring their neigh
bors and friends of greater net re
turns from their farm operations.
It is expected that these commit
teemen will take the lead in forming
the county control associations in
which each grower who has signed a
contract will hold membership. Coun
ty farm agents will assist the com
mitteemen in setting up the associa
tions and teachers of vocational agri
culture in the high schools will also
have an important place in this work.
Through night classes and meetings
in the local schools, the work of the
control associations will be outlined
and discussed that they may function
efficiently and smoothly.
“The campaign which, so far, has
been so successful, is thus assured of
continuing support until the objec
tives of the administration are met
as nearly as is possible through local
effort,” Mr. Cobb said.
BRIbHT YOUNG BOY IS
VICTIM BRIEF ILLNESS
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Maddox, of Cedar Rock community,
have the sympathy of friends in the
death of their son, Marlin, aged 8,
which occurred at 11:30 Sunday
morning. The lad became ill Satur
day and his condition grew worse.
The nature of the attack proved baff
ling to physicians.
The 'boy was a bright and promis
ing young) fellow and had a host of
friends who are saddened at his sud
den passing. He is survived by his
parents, and two brothers, Bernard
and Howell Maddox; three sisters,
Misses Mildred, Dorothy, and Imo
gene Maddox.
Funera 1 services were held at
Sardis church Monday afternoon at
3 o’clock.
The femur, or thigh bone, is the
longest and largest bone in the hu
man 'body.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
"COLDIN RULE’ PASSED
TO THE NEWNAN CLUB
KIWANIS TOKEN RECEIVED
FROM THOMASTON CLUB ON
TUESDAY. VISITORRS PUT ON
SPLENDID PROGGRAM.
The “Golden Rule,” which is be
ing passed on among the Kiwanis
clubs of the Georgia district to stim
ulate interest and attendance, was
received by the Jackson club Tues
day' night from the Thomaston club.
Thirteen members of the Thomaston
club, and several visitors, were guests
of the Jackson club at the regular
meeting Tuesday night at 6 o’clock.
The club was fortunate in having
as guests on that occasion Dr. Har
vey, of Logansville, lieutenant gov
ernor of the second division, and
Mark A. Smith, of Thomaston, gov
ernor of the Georgia district of Ki
wanis. Both prominent visitors made
short talks. Dr. HarVey congratu
lated the Jackson club for its work
or, behalf of under-privileged chil
dren.
An interesting program was put
on by the visitors. This consisted
ol instrumental and vocal selections.
Teachers and pupils in R. E. Lee In
stitute helped stage the program,
which was greatly enjoyed.
On Wednesday night the Jackson
club presented the “Golden Rule” to
the Newnan club. A majority of the
members of the local club made the
trip and the good showing made will
have an important bearing on the
award of the trophy at the close of
the contest. The program was in
charge of J. L. Lyons, chairman of
the Under-Privileged Child commit
tee.
The elegant dinner Tuesday night
was served by the Jackson Club Cor
poration, with Mrs. L. M. Crawford
as chairman.
FORMER BUTTS CITIZEN
DIES IN GRIFFIN HOME
Mr. J. Reese Thaxton, 68 years of
age, former well known citizen of
Butts county, died at his home in
Griffin Friday. He had been in de
clining health for some time and had
retired from active business. Many
friends in this section were sorry to
know of his death.
Mr. Thaxton was connected with
ar. old and influential family of Butts
county. He was a son of the late Mr.
J. M. C. Thaxton and Mrs. Elizabeth.
Carmichael Thaxton. He grew to
manhood in Butts county and was
connected with business institutions
here for several years, later moving
to Griffin where he was a prominent
and successful business leader.
Mr. Thaxton is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Fannie Lou
Jones, of Henry county; two sons,
Prof. Ralph Thaxton of the chair of
French in the University of Georgia,
and Carl Thaxton; a brother, Mr. W.
P. Thaxton, of Jackson; five sisters,
Mrs. O. L. Weaver, of Jackson; Mrs.
Cora Fears of Hampton; Mrs. Geor
gia Collins, of Forsyth; Mrs. Nannie
Haikness and Mrs. Fannie Hammock,
of Miami, Fla.
Funeral services were held at the
Griffin Christian church, of which he
was a member, Sunday afternoon.
Interment was in the cemetery at
Hamptor^
FUNERAL CF MRS. TENNANT
WAS HELD MONDAY MORNING
Jackson friends were sorry to
know of the death of Mrs. Florence
A. Tennant, widow of the late Mr.
Scott Tennant, which occurred at
her home in Atlanta Saturday. Fu
neral services were held in Atlanta
Monday morning and the body was
brought to Jackson for interment.
Mr. and Mrs. Tennant formerly
resided here and had many friends
in this community. Mr. Tennant was
a well known shoe saleseman during
his residence in Jackson.
Mrs. Tennant is survived by n
daughter, Miss Adelaide Tennant; a
sister, Mrs. A. W. White, of Thomas
ton, and a brother, Mr. T. E. Cauth-
McMICdAEL ENTERS
FOR BOARD MEMBER
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF DUB
LIN DISTRICT SEEKS PLACE
ON BOARD OF COUNTY COM-'
MISSIONERS.
Announcement is made this week
by' Mr. B. T. McMichael, of Cork, for
a place on the board of County Com
missioners in the primary of May' 18.
His formal entry will add interest tc
a race that is already creating con
siderable attention.
Mr. McMichael, born and reared in
the county and connected with one of
the oldest and most prominent of the
county’s families, is a popular travel
ing salesman. He is well and fav
orably' known to the voters and has
a host of personal and political
friends who will accord him hearty
support in the present campaign.
Four years ago, it wil be recalled,
Mr. McMichael made the race for the
board membership and in his first
political race made a most creditable
showing.
Mr. McMichael is seeking ‘he place
on the board now held by Mr. Gales
W. Jinks, who is serving his second
term. The personnel of the board
consists of Dr. 0. B. Howell, chair
man, Mr. Jinks and B. H. Hodges.
The term of the latter will not expire
for two years yet.
Announcements have been made
for chairman of the board, but this
is the first entry for membership on
the three-man board.
Mr. McMichael has addressed the
following card to voters of the coun
ty:
To The Voters of Butts County:
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SETTLE & ROBISON
Phone 244 JACKSON, GA.
nouncing to you my candidacy for
commissioner of roads and revenues
of Butts county at the coming pri
mary on May 18th, next. I will not
have the time probably to see each
of you before the primary, but I wish
to assure you that your support will
be greatly appreciated, and promise
you, that if elected, I will do my best
to co-operate with the other two
commissioners to manage the finan
cial affairs of the county as econom
ically as possible in keeping with the
necessary progress and development
of our splendid county, and in the
meantime lower your tax burden
wherever possible. I feel that the pos
sibilities of Butts county for its fu
ture advancement should appeal to
every good citizen, and that when
we obtain the pavement of route 16
and 42 Jackson will have greater ad
vantages than ever before, and I will,
if elected, co-operate with both our
commissioners and the highway com
missioners of Georgia to bring this
about as rapidly as possible.
Again assuring you of my sincere
appreciation for your support, I re
main, yours truly.
B. T. McMICHAEL.
PENSIONS FIRST HALF OF
FEBRUARY DISTRIBUTED
Judge G. D. Head, Ordinary, re
ceived last week a check for $316 ir.
payment of the first half of February
Confederate pensions. Each of the
four veterans and 17 wjdows on the
101 l in Butts county was paid the
um of $16.00.
The Chinese wall is 17 feet wide,
and about 16 feet of it remains above
the ground, including the spurs,
curves and loops; its length is 2560
miles.
BARN AND CONTENTS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
MR. GILES LOSES BARN AND ALL
FEEDSTUFFS BY MIDNIGHT
BLAZE. FIRE IS OF UNCER
TAIN ORIGIN.
Mr. Slaton Giles, residing near the
Ocmulgee river, lost his barn and
all its contents, including feedstuffs
and farm implements, by fire that
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was discovered at rqidnight Tuesday.
The loss is a particularly heavy
one. There was no insurance.
The barn contained, Mr. Giles
states, about 125 bushels of corn,
450 bundles of fodder, 5 loads of
hay, 25 or 30 bushels of cotton seed,
20 bushels of peas, pea thresh, corn
and cotton planter, distributor and
other farm implements.
The fire is believed to have been
of incendiary origin.
The work stock was turhed in the
pasture after the day’s plowing and
were in another ’barn, w'hich prob
ably saved them from destruction.
Friends of Mr. Giles sympathize
with him in this heavy loss.
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