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VOL. 62—No. 15.
1934 APRIL * 1934
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GRADING, BRIDGE
AWARD ON NO. 42
TWO PROJECTS ON ROUTE 42
AWARDED PAST WEEK TO
FLORIDA CONCERN ON A BID
OF $69,103.37.
The contract for grading 3.40 U
miles on route 42 in Fulton and De-
Kalb counties and the building of a
bridge on the Atlanta-McDonough
highway was awarded Thursday of
t#e past week to Curry & Turner Con
struction Company, Bradenton, Fla.,
on a bid of $59,103.37.
On that date the state highway
fc.oard awarded contracts for bridges,
paving and grading amonting to
$835,000.
At the next letting, which will be
soon, it is understood that a contract
will be awarded for completion of
route 42 in Clayton county.
With the progress now being made
on this route the entire project
should be completed before the end
of the year. Paving is now going
forward on 11.822 miles between In
dian Springs and Forsyth, and the
grading in Fulton and DeKalb coun
ties and a link in Clayton county will
place the entire route in shape for
paving. One of the few unpaved
links is between Jackson and Henry
county line.
TO STAGE BEAUTY
PAGEANT ON MAY 4
JACKSON CLUB CORPORATION
SPONSORS EVENT. “ MISS
BUTTS COUNTY" TO BE SE
* LECTED. BUSINESS MEN AID
/
A Beauty Pageant, sponsored by
tjie Jackson Club Corporation and
made possible through the support
and co-operation of business-men
of Jaekson and Butts county, will be
held at the Jackson school auditorium
on the evening of Friday, May 4.
Fifty or more young ladies will
pass in review” and will 'be judged
for their charm and grace and car
riage. The judges will be chosen
from out of town.
The winner in the local contest
will have the honor of competing in
the state contest, the date and place
to be announced later.
This beauty pageant was staged
here the past May and aroused com
munity-wide interest. The pageant
has attracted large and enthusiastic
audiences wherever presented.
The sponsoring organization is now
securing entries and these will be
announced in a later issue. The
show is creating considerable inter
est and will be an event of the pre
commencement season.
A full list of entries and other
information will be announced by
the Jackson Club Corporation nexr
week.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING
WILL BE HELD MAY 9TH.
Announcement is made of a special
<funday school meeting to be held in
the auditorium of the Indian Springs
Consolidated school the afternoon
and evening of May 9. This meet
mg is under the auspices of the
Georgia Sunday School Association,
and the recently organized Butts
County Sunday School Association.
Prof. M. J. Harwich is acting
chairman of the county group. An.
interesting program is being arrang
ed.
MEMORIAL DAY J
BE OBSERVED HERE
JUDCE A. H. FREEMAN TO DE
LIVER ADDRESS THURSDAY
MORNING. PROGRAM IN
CHARGE OF U. D. C.
Memorial Day is being observed
in Jackson Thursday, with the exer
cises in charge of the Larkin Watson
Chapter, Daughters of the Confeder
acy.
Judge A. H. Freeman, of Newnan,
well known lawyer and and patriotic
citizen, was to deliver the address in
the court house at 11 o’clock.
Preceding the exercises in the
court house the veterans were car
ried in cars to the Jackson cemetery
where the graves of Confederate
soldiei-s were to be decorated with
wreaths.
Dedication exercises tor the can
non recently obtained from the war
department was to be a part of the
exercises. Captain E. S. Settle was
to make the address and Miss Roslyn
Redman w*as to unveil the cannon.
Following the exercises in the
court hosue the veterans and then
families, the speaker and other prom
inent guests were to be guests of the
U. D. C. Chapter at dinner to be serv
ed at the clubhouse.
The following program was ar
ranged for the exercises in the court
house:
Song—America.
Invocation—Rev. R. B. Harrison.
Roll Call —J. A. McMichael, ad
jutant Camp Barnett U. C. V.
Song—Club Chorus.
Introduction of speaker—Col. W.
E. Watkins.
Address—Judge A. H. Freeman,
Newnan.
Delivery of Crosses of Service.
Song—Dixie.
Benediction —Rev. R. P. Etheridge.
FERA Makes Plans
For Launching of
A Rural Program
(By Georgia Newspaper Alliance)
Delayed twice because of the in
tricate details to be worked out, the
rural rehabilitation program of the
Federal Emergency Relief Adminis
tration was expected to reach the
desk of Harry L. Hopkins, federal
administrator, in Washington this
week for approval.
The new “rah rah" program of
the federal re-employment and re
lief agency, is expected to put many
Georgians, now on relief rolls, on
farms now vacant and begin a self
sustaining schedule of rehabilitation
that will have permanent effects or:
the present status of all Georgia
farm communities eentering arounc
towns of, 5,000 population and less.
Surveys of rural areas have been
under w r ay for several weeks in a
majority ol the counties in the staG
and the program was to be planned
after all reports had been assembled
and recommendations made by Chan
cellor Philip Weltner of the Univer
si-ty system and Miss Gay B. Shep
person, state FERA administrator.
The work will be similar to that
to be undertaken at the huge Chan
cellorsville project, where careful
selection wall be made of tenants.
It is planned to buy many farms
now' vacant but suitable for occu
pancy, and unemployed family heads
with qualifications for farming will
be established on the homes.
The program in Georgia is part
of a national movement for rural
rehabilitation which is being under
taken under Colonel LawTer.ce West
brook, national director of rural re
habilitation.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1934.
GEORGIA FARMERS
PAID $8,004,886.87
BENEFITS FOR PLOWING UF
COTTON AND TOBACCO TOTAL
LARGE SUM FOR THE STATE
OF GEORGIA.
Washington, D. C. —Georgia farm
ers were given $8,004,886.87 in rent
al and 'benefit payments up to April
1, 1934, for reducing their acreage
in cotton, wheat and tobacco, it was
shown in figures released by the
farm administration.
Cotton farmers were paid $7,978,-
190.47. Rental and benefit payments
to tobacco growers to that date were
listed at $22,035 and wheat growers
in three Georgia counties were given
a total of $4,600.80.
Burke county farmers received the
largest sum disbursed in Georgia,
as rental and benefit payments fox
cotton acreage reduction. Farmers
in that county were paid $263,197,
75. Laui-ens county was next with
$206,608.55.
COUNTY SCiIOOLS
IN SELECT GROUP
INDIAN SPRINGS, T O W A L I C A
AND TUSSAHAW SCHOOLS ON
SELECT LIST GAIN SCORED
THE PAST YEAR.
Three Butts county two-year
schools are on - the approved list, a-,
announced by T. J. Dempsey, Jr.,
state high school supervisor.
The schools are the Indian Springs
Consolidated School, the Towaliga
Consolidated School and the Tus-
Sahaw Consolidated School.
Seventy-six white and four negro
two-year high schools have been ap
proved for the 1934-1935 list. The
increase in the number this year
over only 28 two-year high schools
in 1933-34, a gain of.more than 300
per cent, indicates a trend toward
fewer four-year high schools, Mr.
Dempsey pointed out.
The Butts county schools listed
for approval are among the most
modern junior high schools in the
state. The builudings were erected
within the past few years and com
ply with all state requirements. The
work being done is of high order
as th:: approval of the state depart
ment will show. Friends of educa
tion in Butts cdunty will be glad to
know of the fine record being made
by these two-year high schools.
McDonough, valuing
WIN HUNUKS IN MEtT
McDonough captured first
PLACE IN LITERARY AND
SPALDING IN ATHLETICS FOR
“B” CLASS SCHOOLS.
The McDonougli high school won
first honors in the literary meet at
Woodbury Friday ot the past week
for B class schools, and Spalding
high school of Griffin won first in
athletics for B class schools.
The literary meet was held at
M'ooabury while the athletic meet for
B class schools was in Griffin.
In literary events McDonough
scored 29 points and in Athletics
Spalding high was high scorer with
48 points.
The Jackson high school furnished
the winner in the Girl’s Essay con
test in Miss Nettie Rose O’Neal and
placed second in debate and tied for
third place in the one-act play con
test.
In the athletic contest Sam Comp
ton of Jackson high school placed
second in the shot put.
Several of the teachers and friends
of the school attended the literary
and athletic events in Woodbury and
Griffin.
DR. COLLINS WILL
SPEAK IN JACKSON
STATE SCHOOL LSUPERINTEND
ENT ACCEPTS INVITATION TO
SPEAK TO TEACHERS AT
MEETING ON MAY 4.
At the monthly meeting of the
Butts County Teachers Association
to be held at the Jatlkson school
auditbrium on Friday afternoon, May
4, Dr. M. D. Collins, State School
Superintendent, will deliver the mail
address. The meeting begins at 2
o’clock.
To this meeting the teachers invite
membei-s of the local tx-ustees, Par
ent-Teachei Association and other
oi ganizations and the general public.
All who are intei-ested in the cause
of education are requested to be pres
ent.
Dr. Collins is regarded as a virile
leader and dynamic figure in the
educational affaiis of Georgia. Now
sei-ving his first term as state school
leader, Dr. Collins has given primacy
to the cause of the common school.-,
of the state. He is widely known
Hot only in Geoi-gia but over the
South and is making a capable and
energetic official. Local teachers
consider they were very fortunate
to obtain the services of Dr. Collins
for that occasion.
The meeting is one of such impoi’t
ance that school officials request and
urge the presence of all friends of
education in the county.
REGISTRARS PURGE
LIST FOR PRIMARY
NEW BOARD OF REGISTRARS
APPOINTED BY JUDGE PER
SONS. MANY DELINQUENT
IN PAYING TAXES.
The new board of Registrars re
cently appointed by Judge Persons,
Messrs. R. E. Evans, W. J. Bankston
and H. M. Fletcher, are purging the
registration list for the primary. The
new board succeeds Messrs. W. H.
Wilson, J. H. Pope and S. K. Smith.
Members were appointed for a two
year term.
The board finds a good many tax
payers are delinquent and notices
are being mailed. It is estimated that
at least one half of the voters in the
county are behind with taxes.
May 5 is the last day to register.
The law provides voters must regis
ter and qualify six months before
the general electon in November.
Ali that is required to register,
under t he law as amended, is a poll
tax receipt. Formerly all taxes, had
to be paid, but a poll tax receipt
makes it easier to register and qual
ify for the primary.
The board is purging the list for
the election to be held May 18 to
nominate a chairman and member
of the board of county commission
ers and also for the state primary on
September 12.
All persons who desire to take
part in the year’s elections should
see the board of registrars at once.
SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE
BENEFIT DENTAL CLINIC
Under the direction of the State
Board of Health and through co
operation of the school authorities
in Butts county and the Georgia
State Dental Society, Dr. J. B. Hop
kins has completed the .inspection of
teeth of school children in Butts
county and the city of Jackson. The
teeth of 1,007 children were ex
amined. Quite a few of the chil
dren are having the defects remedied.
Dr. Hopkins has given his time
to this work for the welfare of the
children.
BUTTS COUNTY LAND LEASED
BY GOVERNMENT FOR AIRPORT
POPULAR VOTE IN
FOURTH DISTRICT
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS RL
QUIRED TO QUALIFY BY MAY
5. ASSESSMENT FEE FOR
DISTRICT $250.00.
At the meeting of the Fourth Con
gressional Executive Committee in
Warm Springs on April 19, the popu
lar vote plan was adopted and May
5 was set as the closing date for
entries.
The assessment on candidates, pre
viously fixed by the state executive
committee, is $250. This amount
will be divided among the fifteen
counties in the district.
A resolution, introduced by Col. J
H. McGehee, Sr., of Talbotton, en
dorsing the record of Congressman
E. M. Owen was adopted by unani
mous vote.
C. D. Redwine, of Fayetteville, Col.
McGehee, of Talbotton and Judge W.
E. H. Seai-cy, of Griffin, were mem
bers of a committee to pi-epare a
resolution to be sent to President
Roosevelt, expressing the good wishes
of the committee and pledging the
support of all Democrats of the
Fourth District.
Following the business session,
which was a harmonious one, the
members were entertained at dinner
by Dr. J. C Owen, of Griffin, brother
of Congressman Owen.
Under the popular vote plan the
candidate receiving the highest vote
will be declared the nominee of the
party.
PAVING UNDER WAY ON
JACKjON-IORSYTI! ROAD
POURING CONCRETE BEGUN
LAST WEEK AND SATISFAC
TORY PROGRESS MADE DE
SPITE BAD WEATHER.
Paving on the 11.822 mile link be
tween Indian Springs and the paving
out of Forsyth on route 42 was start
ed last week.
Despite the handicap of rain an !
unfavorable weather satisfactory
progress is reported on this project.
The contract calls for the paving to
he completed in 120 working days.
Jackson is being used as the depot
for materials and a vast amount of
paving material ha sheen assembled
here. Paving stalled on the Monroe
county end and is proceeding toward
Indian Springs. Materials are also
heeing assembled near Blount for
convenience.
A good many extra laborers are
being employed on this paving job
and Jackson and Butts county, are
furnishing some of the help. Hotels
and hoarding houses are crowdeu
with members of the paving crew.
The payroll is estimated at aro.und
$3,000 per week and this is making
itself felt in business circles.
TAX EQUALIZERS WILL
BEGIN WORK MAY FIRST
The Board of Tax Equalizers of
Butts county consisting of Messrs.
J. O. Cole, A. M. Pace and J. C.
Jones will begin work on the first
of May. The books and records of
the tax receiver will be checked and
efforts will be made to have all prop
erty returned for taxation. The
board will be in session for several
weeks.
About 260 varieties of food are
canned in this country.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
GOVERNMENT TAKES LEASE ON
HAMMOND ACREAGE FCR TEN
YEAR PERIOD GRADING WILL
BEGIN SHORTLY.
The United States government;
through the Department of Com
merce has leased 62.3 acres of land
from Mrs. Carrie Leo Hammond and
Otis F. Hammond for an airport.
This acreage is approximately 5
miles southwest of Jackson.
The land is said to be midway be
tween Macon and Atlanta on the At
lanta-to—Miami route.
The lease is for a period of ten
years, with an option to purchase.
Mrs. Hammond has leased the gov
ernment 38.8 aci-es and Mr. Ham
mond 23.5 acres, the land lying in
one body.
Work of grading the land will be
gin within the next three months, it
is understood. After the acreage is
propei-ly graded it will be sodded and
the airport will be a modern one.
The lease was taken the first of
February and all details have just
been consummated and the papers
admitted to records in the of
fice of the clerk of superior court.
The airport formerly located at
Forsyth has been abandoned, it is
stated. The new airport is pn the
direct north and south route from
Atlanta to Florida, and is located at
the half way point between Atlanta
and Macon.
Just what developments will be
made have not been disclosed, bu
the official papei-s have been signed
and work is to get under way within
the nei-t few weeks.
The location is considered a desir
able one, as the general contour of
the land is level and possesses
advantages that appealed to the gov
ernment.
Successful termination of the lease
and announcement that a modern
airport is to be constructed in the
county is of wide interest to all citi
zens here.
Publishers of 4th
District Organize
To Study Code
Following a meeting of the pub
lishers and printers of the Fourth
Congressional District at; Griffin Fri
day, the meeting- being held to hear
a discussion of ‘.he graphic arts code
by state administrator O. W. Passa
vant, an organization of publishers
and printers was formed.
The new group will be known as
the Publishers and Printers Associa
ton of the Fourth District. Objects
are to bring about closer co-opera
tion among the publishers and prin
ters in this section; to seek to carry
out the graphic arts code and to pro
mote the interests oi newspapers
and printing establishments in the
fourth district.
Officers elected include Quimby
Melton, editor of the Griffin News,
president; Ed Spivey, of the Spivey-
Nichols Printing- Company West
Point, vice president; Jack Majors
ot the Pike County Journal, Zebulon,
secretary; J. D. Jones, editor of the
Progress-Argus, treasurer.
A committee on code matters con
sisting of the president and secretary
was created at the meeting.
A majority of the publishers and
printers in the fourth district attend
ed the meeting Friday ami heard Mr.
Passavant explain the graphic arts
code. He was recently named state
administrator and has been holding
a series of meetings in each congres
sional district in the state.