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VOL. 62—No. 22.
1934 JUNE 1934
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3,766 BALE QUOTA
FOR THE COUNTY
GEORGIA ALLOTTED 787,197
BALES UNDER BANKHEAD
BILL. INDIVIDUAL ALLOT
MENTS WILL BE MADE.
Under the Bankhead bill, limiting
cotton production to approximately
30,000,000 acres, designed to pro
duce a crop of 10,000,000 bales this
season, Georgia has been allotted a
qciota of 787,197 bales.
The quota for Butts county is 3,-
766 bales.
Last year Butts county produced,
Tn round figures, 5,250 bales. To
that number should be added the 1,-
200 bales plowed up during the acre
age reduction campaign, making the
yield for the year around 6,500
bales. Production in 1932 was 5,-
434 bales.
Under Secretary Wallace’s pro
clamation, not more than 10,460,251
bales, or 5,000,000,000 pounds of
lint cotton, may 'be ginned during
the 1934-1935 crop year without pay
ment of a penalty tax of 50 per
cent of the excess.
Now that county quotas have been
announced in the 1,000 counties in
the several cotton growing states,
the next step will be the allotment
of individual quotas. This is expect
ed within a short time.
The cotton'crop in the state is in
poor condition, caused by rain, grass
and boll weevil damage. The 1934
crop is likely to be one of the small
est in several years.
The quota for Butts county and
other counties in this section is given
herewith.
Bales of 478
s Lbs. net
Butts * 3,766
Clayton 2,551
Coweta 7,673
Fayette 4,731
Henry 9,934
Jasper 2,879
Jones 1,144
Lamar 2,844
Monroe 2,236
Newton 6,424
Pike 5,911
Spalding 4,063
Upson 1,861
Mr. Daniel Will
Serve 2 Churches
Mr. Eugene Daniel, of Atlanta,
student in the Columbia Theological
Seminary, has accepted a call as
pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship
Pres'byterian churches. He has arrived
in the city and is being cordially wel
comed by citizens of the community.
Mr. Daniel will preach at Fellow
ship on the first Sunday and at Jack
son church on the second and fourth
Sunday in each month, according to
the present arrangement.
Mr. Daniel will fill the pulpit at
fellowship Sunday morning at 11
o’clock and announces for his sub
ject, “Real Independence.”
Following his. graduation at the
Georgia School of Technology Mr.
enrolled in Columbia Seminary.
Hv hile preaching at the local churches
Mr. Daniel will continue his studies
at the' seminary.
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Icebergs appeared in the Atlantic
off Cape Cod this year for the first
time in the memories of the oldest
inhabitants of Massachusetts.
JULY FOURTH BE
GENERAL HOLIDAY
BUSINESS HOUSES FOLLOWING
CUSTOM WILL BE CLOSED FOR
DAY. JENKINSBURG WILL
HAVE CELEBRATION.
Wednesday, July 4, will be observ
ed as a holiday by Jackson business
houses. Following a precedent, all
places of 'business will be closed in
celebration of the nation’s birthday.
As the Fourth falls on Wednesday
and a half holiday is observed during
the summer months, there will really
be but an extra half day. All places
of business close here at noon each
Wednesday.
The day promises to be a quiet
one. No program has been planned
but family gatherings, picnics, fish
frys and sports will be in order.
Jenkinsburg has planned a bar
becue and home coming for July 4.
Congressman E. M. Owen will deliver
a patriotic address and singing will
be engaged in both in the moring
and afternoon.
The post office will observe Sun
day hours and mail carriers will have
a holiday. |
JENKINSBURG WILL
HAVE BIG PROGRAM
HON. E. M. OWEN WILL DELIVER
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS. PRO
GRAM SPONSORED BY THE
JENKINSBURG P. T. A.
The Jenkinsburg Farent-Teacher
Association, which sponsors the an
nual July Fourth celebration and
' home coming, announces that final
plans have been made for the meet
ing this year.
The patriotic address of the day
will be delivered by Hon. E.M. Owen
of Griffin, congressman from the
Fourth district. He will be intro
duced by Prof. Van Fletcher coutny
school superintendent.
In addition to singing in the fore
noon and afternoon, and the speak
ing at the 11 o’clock hour, there will
be other features of interest. At
the noon intermission a barbecue
dinner will be served in the grove
near the school building.
All former residents of Jenkins
burg are invited to return for the
home coming and barbecue and to
hear Congressman Owen.
Mr. Owen who has just returned
from Washington, following the ad
journment of congress, will be cor
dially welcomed by his many friends
in Butts and adjoining counties.
The exercises will begin promptly
at 10 o’clock and the following pro
gram has been announced:
Song—America.
Invocation—Rev. J. B. Stodgljill.
Welcome —Mrs. Polly Evans.
Song Service.
Introduction of speaker— Supt.
Van Fletcher. :
Address—Hon .E. M. Owen.
The barbecue will be served at 12
o’clock, with plates selling for 35
cents.
The entire afternoon will be de
voted to singing. Leading song
leaders from all parts of the state
have been invited and this promises
to be an attractive feature of the
program.
Uncle Sam proposes to build an
embassy in Moscow, Russia, costing
$1,165,000, the money already hav
ing been appropriated.
It is estimated that the annual
crime bill in the United States has
reached the startling sum of 13 bil
lion dollars.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1934.
FIRST COTTON BLOOMS
OF SEASON REPORTED
AT OFFICE ON JUNE 26
To Mr. T. E. Williams, of the
Cedar Rock community, belongs
the distinction of reporting the
first cotton blooms of the 1934
season to this office. He brought
in two blooms June 26.
Mr. B. H. Hodges, of Fincher
ville, reports blooms on June 23.
In 1933 the first bloom was re
parted on June 24; in 1932 on
June June 24; in 1931 on June
25; in 1930 on June 17; in 1929
on June 17.
RIGID RULES FOR
RENTED ACREAGE
SPECIFIC ACREAGE MUST BE
NAMED IN CONTRACTS. LAND
TO BE MEASURED. FORCE IS
RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS.
Athens, Ga.—The government’s
checking of compliance with provis
ions of the 1934 cotton contract
will involve designation by each con
tract signer of acreage rented to
the secretary of agriculture, it was
said Monday by officials of the Agri
cultural Extension Service.
The rented acres must be land suit
able for cotton production and of
average productivity.
Harry L. Brown, extension service
director, said co-operating farmers
should make careful measurements of
their planted and rented acres so
that their figures will agree with
those of government representatives.
These representatives, he said, are
being instructed and organized to
measure every acre covered in the
contracts.
Supervisors will check all matters
relating to compliance of individual
farms. Additional measurements of
acreage of other basic commidities
will be made if geenral observation
indicates that requirements are out
of line.
The AAA x rulings provide that
acreage calculations must be made
in the field by the supervisor. Later
these will be checked in the county
office before final acceptance by the
county committee.
Director Brown said that where
calculations are made in the field and
over-planting is found, or contracted
acreage are smaller than the con
tracts require, the supervisor will in
dicate the additional requirements
for compliance. The county allot
ment committee will then send offi
cial notices to the producer advising
him of the additional requirements.
He said additional information on
cotton contracts compliance and on
other contracts signed by Georgia
farmers would be released at the
earliest moment.
! REVIVAL SERVICES BEGIN
AT FLOVILLA ON JULY 8
Revival services at the Flovilla
Methodist church will begin Sunday
night, July 8. Rev. R. P. Ethridge,
pastor of the Jackson Methodist
church, will do the preaching. We
covet the prayerful interest and
hearty co-operation of every person
in the community.
HARVEY A. KING.
HOG CHOLERA OUTBREAK
IS QUICKLY CURBgD HERE
Hog cholera made its appearance
in the herd of G. E. Mallet alst
week and County Agent M. L. Powell
took prompt steps to check the out
break 'by inoculating the hogs on the
farm of G. E. Mallet, J. A. Knowles
and J. F. Bond. Only a few deaths
among the herd were reported, and
i* is now believed the epidemic has
been ’brought under control.
100 HEAD CATTLE
AWARDED BUTTS
FIRST OF DISTRESS CATTLE
FROM WEST DUE TO ARRIVE
THIS WEEK. PASTURED AT
INDIAN SPRINGS.
The first assignment of distress
cattle from the parched region of the
West was due to arrive i nßutts coun
ty this week. There are 100 head
oi beef cattle i nthe lot.
These cattle were to go on pas
ture on the E. D. Hoard farm at In
dian Springs. It is the policy to
place the cattle in 100 lots, it was
stated.
The general purpose of the gov
ernment, according to information
given out, is to pasturethe cattle
during the summer and early fall and
later on slaughter them for distribu
tion among those on relief rolls.
Efforts are being made to work
out a plan for a canning factory to
handle the government cattle, it is
declared.
According to present plans, Geor
gia will not be allotted any dairy
cattle. Only beef cattle will be
sent to this state, it has been an
nounced. *
COST OF RECOVERY
PUT AT 4 BILLION
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COST TO UNCLE SAM IS SI,OOO
FOR EVERY MAN GIVEN JOB
IN LAST YEAR. RELIEF ROLLS
ARE LARGE.
Washington, D. C.—The Roose
velt recovery program to date has
cost the United States $4,311,597,-
238 or about SI,OOO for each of the
nearly 4,000,000 persons who have
been re-employed in some way since
March 4, 1933, official government
figures showed Saturday.
In the fifteen months since Presi
dent Roosevelt took office, the treas
ury reported expenditures exclusive
of the normal $3,000,000,000 annual
cost of runing the government, of
$4,311,597,238, or slightly more than
$900,000 for every day President
Roosevelt has been in office.
Nearly a third of this huge sum
v/ent for direct relief of the needy
either through civil works expendi
tures or other direct means. The re
mainder went to recovery purposes
of a more indirect nature.
More than a billion dollars was
poured into the banking structure
and hundreds of mililons poured into
various government recovery and
credit aid agencies.
Official treasury figures show
roughly the following use of the four
and one-third billion dollars of “re
covery” money above the ordinary
government costs, from the date
President Roosevelt took office to
this week:
Direct relief (civil warks and
emergency relief), $1,650,000,000.
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion (railroads, banks, etc.), $1,200,-
010,000.
Public works (highways, buildings,
harbors, etc.), $650,000,000.
Emergency conservation (forest
camps), $300,000,000.
Insurance of bank deposits, $l5O,
000,000.
EXTENSION AGRONOMIST IS
VISITOR TO THE COUNTY
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E. D. Alexander, extension agron
omist of the Georgia College of Agri
culture, was a visitor to the county
Tuesday and while here conferred
dith M. L. Powell, county form agent.
Mr. Alexander, who is well known
here, is planning for the fall legume
campaign.
PROGRESS REPORTED IN WORKJ
OF GEORGIA FORESTRY GROUP
CCOD MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD AT INDIAN
SPRINGS. REUORTS REFLECT PROGRESS OF WORK
Progress in elrery phase of the
work was reported at the meeting of
the executive committee of the
Georgia Forestry Association held at
Indian Springs Friday. This group
was entertained by Judge Ogden
‘Persons, of Forsyth, member of the
association and one of the enthusias
tic boosters of forestry.
The meeting, held at Elder Hotel,
assembled a large. number of mem
bers. T. G. Woolford, Atlanta, pres
ident, presided over the business ses
sion. Reports were made by chair
men of committees, including:
Report of Joseph A. McCord, Sr.,
treasurer; Bonnell Stone, Secretary;
Mrs. M. E. Judd, state parks; Roland
Turner; membership and W. H. Key,
legislation.
The report of Mr. McCord showed
the financial affairs of the associa
tion to be in better condition than
in some years. Mrs. Judd stated that
Georgia now has eight state parks, a
remarkable growth in the last few
years.
Dean Paul W. Chapman of the
Georgia College of Agriculture stat
ed that of the seventeen graduates
of the school of forestry in May all
have been placed in good positions,
with a demand for probably fifty,
others. The Georgia School of For
estry is one of t he three in the
South and is doing outstanding work.
Prof. Marcus, of the school of for
estry of the State college, also made
a talk on the work being done. Stu
dents are enrolled from several states
of the union, he pointed out.
Col. W. 11. Key, chairman of the
committee on legislation, said it
would take a constitutional amend
ment to exempt forest lands from
taxation.
The policy of the government in
taking over what is termed sub
marginal lands came in for a good
deal of discussion. It was the belief
of those discussing the matter that
the natural resources ol the state
should be kept for the people of the
state. Roland Turner, in a vigorous
talk, denied that Georgia has any
sub-marginal lands. It can all be
reclaimed and made productive, he
stated, and pointed to the farm at
the state college of agriculture as an
example of what has been done to
restore fertility to depleted soil.
i The movement to establish paper
factories in Goergia has progressed
, to the point that a survey has been
: made and data is being compiled.
I Roland Turner, chairman of the
membership committee stated that 41
, counties in the state now have coun
ty chairmen and outlined the three
types of memberships, General, Ac
tive and Sustaining. Efforts are be-
I ing made to increase the member
ship by enlisting the support of
chambers of commerce, civic clubs,
! garden clubs, schools and other
agencies.
Mrs. T. H. Mcllatton, of Athens,
GASOLINE TAX SHOWS GOOD
GAIN FOR 6 MONTHS PERIOD
The state gasoline tax 'brought in
$6,707,079 during the first six
months of 1934, compared with $5,-
693,702 for the same period in 1933,
a gain of $1,013,376, according to a
report made by Comptroller General
W. B. Harrison.
The June collections were $1,169,-
941 on gasoline and $15,708 on kero
sene, making a total of $1,185,649,
compared with $1,076,289 for the
same month last year.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
president of the Garden Club of
Georgia, was a visitor at the meeting.
She said her policy would be to stress
conservation and that she would be
gin a campaign in November.
At the noon intermission the mem -
bers and visitors were guests of
Judge Persons at lunchean. At the
luncheon Judge Persons told of his.
interest in Indian Springs, which,
he predicted wold soon become the
leading state park. '• The annual ses
sions would always be held at Indian
Springs, Judge Persons declared.
Roland Turner expressed the ap
preciation of the group to Judge
Persons for his gracious hospitality.
Robert Fechner, director of the
Emergency Relief Administration,
was unable to attbnd owing to the
pressure of business in Washington.
Dr. Charles H. Herty, in charge of
the paper research laboratory in
Savannah, was likewise prevented
from attending by a speaking en
gagement in Maine. Dr. Herty, one
of the nation’s greatest scientists,
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has shown that Georgia pine will
produce good print paper and this
promises to revolutionize the paper
industry of this country.
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Several new members of the group
were present for the first time and
several were prevented from attend
ing.
Following the business session the
members inspected the many sub
stantial improvements at Indian
Springs and were delighted with the
work being done by the Jackson CCC
camp.
The meeting was a most interest
ing and harmonious one and the
work outlined means much for the
future of forestry in Georgia.
Judge Ogden Persons is a patrio
tic, public spirited and constructive
citizen who never loses an opportun
ity to build and develop his beloved
state. He has rendered particular
service to the state park at Indian
Springs. Through his interest in
toreAtry as one of the great potential
resources of the state, Judge Persons
has become keenly interested in the
proper development of the Indian
Springs state park and hopes to see
if become the leading park in (ieor
gia. Once a year he entertains the.
members of the executive committee
ol the Georgia Forestry Association,
at Indian Springs and the meetings
are notable for their frank and open
discussion of all problems relating to
the conservation and development of
the state’s timber wealth. Just
now particular attention is being
given to the work done byvDr. C. H.
Ilerty at the paper reseach labora
tory at Savannah. Several news
ppers have issued editons on paper
made from Georgia pines. Paper
mills in the North and East are in
terested. One of these days before
long the mills will be coming to
Georgia. It is one of Judge Persons’
cherished dreams to see the forestry
resources of Georgia developed.
CANNING INSTITUTE WAS
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
The Canning Institute, conducted
at the court house here Saturday by
Miss Katherine Lanier of the Home
Demonstration staff of the State
College of Agriculture, was well at
tended and pioved of much interest.
A large number of ladies attended
the demonstration and were given
latest methods in canning.
Similar institutes are being held
in many counties of the state.