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VOL. 62—No. 24.
Strong Delegation Urges Ocmulgee River Bridge
1934 JULY 1934
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PLAY BE PRESENTED AT
JENKINSBURG JULY IS
FARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIA
TION SPONSOR “SEE YOU LA
TER”. ADMISSION WILL BE
POPULAR PRICES, 15-25 CENTS.
The popular 3-act musical comedy,
‘s3ee You Later,” wijl be presented
at the Jenkinsburg school auditorium
Friday evening at 8:15, under the
direction of the P. T. A.
. The best dramatic and musical
talent of Jenkinsburg will be seen
in the leading roles. Mrs. Polly
Evans will play the part of Mary
Milrox, the millionaire’s daughter.
You will enjoy seeing Sara Ruth
Harris as Giggling Sally, the country
cousin of Mary Milrox.
The three contractors are John
Childs as Donald McKay, Roger
Bankston as Sollie Goldstein, the
Jew, David Estes, as Percy Vere,
the Englishman.
Agnes Childs plays the part of
Mable Knott, the chewing gum sten
ographer. Billy Childs will be seen
as Nevere Spottsem, the detective.
W. L. Leverett takes the part of
Speedy, the office boy. TJlwyn Pat
rick as Jeff, the janitor, will give
you plenty ot laughs. Hershel Har
ris plays the part o fMr. Milrox, the
millionaire.
The musical numbers are as fol
lows:
Act I.
Opening chorus—entire cast.
“Goodbye Work” —junior chorus.
t “Dollars, Dollars”—senior chorus.
“This is Mary, This is Sally’—
boys and girls chorus, Polly Evans,
Sara Ruth Harris.
r Act 11.
“Sleep Your Troubles Away”—
Broom babies.
“Show Me the Way—’’Senior
Chorus.
“ISio One Knows”—Senior Chorus.
Act 111.
“Just Only, Only One” and
girls chorus, Agnes John
Childs.
“See You Later” —Entire cast and
chorus.
After hearing these songs played
by Trudie Moore you will go away
humming them. The chorus girls
will be in beautiful costumes and will
be seen in snappy dances. .
Kathleen Strickland of the Tri
angle Producing Cos., Greensboro, N.
C., is directing the play.
The admission will be 15 and 25
cents and the sponsoring organiza
tion invites a liberal patronage.
BUTTS MEMBERS ATTENDED
COTTON MEETING ATLANTA
County Agent M. L. Powell, J. L.
Bailey, J. C. Jones and H. F. Comp
ton, members of the Butts County
Cotton Committee, and C. M. Comp
ton attended a cotton conference in
Atlanta Tuesday. At this meeting in
struction was given county commit
tees in measuring cotton lands rented
the government. At a meeting to be
held in several counties the informa
tion thus obtained will be passed on
to district committees, and the work
of measuring land tak?n out of cot
ton production will begin in a few
days.
There are about 450 C parts in the
average motor car.
KIWANIS CLUB ENROLLS ENTIRE
MEMBERSHIP IN FORESTRY BODY
106 RENTAL CHECKS
SENT TO GROWERS
TOTAL OF 106 CHECKS FOR
$2,042.32 RECEIVED MONDAY.
NEARLY HUNDRED MORE
CHECKS STILL DUE.
Farmers of Butts county who sign
rental contracts to reduce cotton
acreage this year shared in benefit
payments received at the county
agent’s office Monday.
One hundred and six checks total
ling $2,042.32 were received Monday
and have been distributed by County
Agent M. L. Powell.
The first checks were received the
middle of May, the first checks num
bering 331 for $13,216.25. Since
then four additional checks came in,
and with the quota erceived Monday
makes a total of 441. Butts county
farmers to the number of 539 signed
rental contracts, and 98 checks are
still due here.
Just when the next batch of checks
will be received is not known at this
time.
SCOUT TROOP WAS
ORGANIZED FRIDAY
MAYOR P. H. WEAVER ELECTED
AS SCOUTMASTER. ADVISORY
COMMITTEE NAMED. MUCH
INTEREST IN NEW TROOP.
At a meeting, held in the Jackson
Rifles armory Friday night a troop
of Boy Scouts was organized in
Jackson, with J. M. Molder, scout
executive for the Griffin area, pre
siding.
P. H. Weaver, mayor of Jackson,
was elected scoutmaster, with D. P.
Settle and M. L. Powell as assistants.
The troop is known as No. 19. The
movement is sponsored by the Kiwan
is club of Jackson.
Mem'bers of the troop committee
are B. K. Carmichael, chairman, H.
0. Ball and E. S. Settle.
The meeting was attended by sev
eral business men of the community
inteersted in seeing a troop organ
ized in Jackson, and a considerable
number of boys who are anxious to
be enrolled as members. The troop
will soon have the full quota enroll
ed, judging from the interest mani
fested at the first meeting.
Mr. Molder outlined the aims and
purposes of the Boy Scout movement
and told the good work being done
in the Griffin area. He also told of
the plans fop taking the Boy Scouts
of Georgia, to be joined by those in
Florida, to the Chicago World’s Fair.
Meetings will be held every Tues
day night at 7:30 ih tne Jackson
armory.
Following the business meeting Mr.
Molder taught the boys present sev
eral games. The youngsters enter
ed into the spirit of the organization
in a manner that means future suc
cess for the local troop.
METHODIST CHURCH
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The usual Sunday morning services i
will be held at the Methodist church, j
Rev. R. P. Etheridge will use a
his subject, “The Sabbath Was Made
for Man.” i
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1934.
EDUCATIONAL WORK OF GEOR
GIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
APPRECIATED. SHORT ROUTE
WILL BE WIDELY ADVERTISED
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the
liiwanis Club of Jackson it was voted
to enroll the entire membership in
the Georgia Forestry Association.
This organization is doing a wonder
work to promote forestry in the
state and has done much for the de
velopment of the state park at In
dian Springs.
An organization to advertise the
short route between Atlanta and
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Macon was discussed. It is proposed
to raise a fund to advertise this sec
tion, with particular reference to
Indian Springs.
In the recent attendance contest
between teams captained by D. P.
Settle and T. E. Robison, the Settle
team was declared winner and a fish
fry will be enjoyed on July 24, with
the losing team as host. That will
also be Ladies’ Night.
Members who have enrolled in the
club in recent months were in charge
of the program, with Sam Eiseman
as chairman. H. M. Fletcher, Jr., F.
G. Varner and J. W. O’Neal, all hav
ing birthday in July, were called on
for talks. Bert Carmichael, chair
man of the Scout committee, made a
report oh the organization of the
Boy Scouts in Jackson.
Dinner was served by the U. D. C.,
Mrs. L. M. Crawford chairman.
JACKSON RIFLES TO
LEAVE FOR CAMP
TWO WEEKS WILL BE SPENT IN
CAMP AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
COLONEL POPE WILL BE
CAMP COMMANDER.
Members of the Jackson Rifles,
Company A of the 121st Infantry,
Georgia National Guard, are pre
paring to entrain Sunday, July 22,
for Camp Foster, Jacksonville, Fla.,
for the annual summer maneuvers.
Two weeks will be spent in camp,
July 22, to August 5.
Indications are that the Jackson
Rifles will take a full complement
of men to camp. The enlisted
strength is now 64, with three offi
cers. There is said to be an unusual
interest in the camp this season, with
many applications being received.
Colonel L. C. Pope, of Dublin, will
be camp commander.
Target practice on the range and
combat work will be stressed at th3
summer maneuvers, it is stated.
The 121st Infantry has been going
to Camp Foster for the past several
seasons. The camp is well fitted
and all modern conveniences are
provided for use of the men.
The local company will join other
units of the 121st Infantry in Macon
and travel to camp by special train.
The annual encampment is always
an event of interest to the guards
men. Special instruction will be
given by regular army officers.
The Jackson Rifles take high rank
among the Georgia National Guard
and always make a good showing a:
camp.
The red wood used in pencils,
fence posts and cedar chests is not
cedar but juniper. The cedar is an
Old World tree.
28,024,000 ACRES
COTTON PLANTED
THIS IS 31.4 PER CENT LESS
THAN THE ACREAGE ON JULY
FIRST LAST YEAR. SMALLEST
ACREAGE SINCE 1905.
Washington, D. C.—The Depart
ment of Agriculture. Monday esti
mated cotton acreage in cultivation
July 1 in the United States at 28,-
024,000, which was 68.6 per cent of
the 40,852,000 acres under culti
vation a year ago.
During 1933 cotton farmers rented
approximately 10,495,000 acres to
the government and plowed up stand
ing cotton. This year approximate
ly 15,000,000 acres have been rented
tc the government.
The Crop Reporting Board said
the 28,024,000 acres was 31.4 per
cent less than that on July 1, 1933,
and 32.4 percent less than the aver
age for the five-year period, 1928-
1932, inclusive.
The decrease from last year’s fig
ures ranged from 25 per cent in
Georgia to 36 per cent in Okla
homa. Arizonia and California
were the only two states showing an
increase over 1933.
The drop was attributed chiefly
to the crop reduction program of
the Farm Administration combined
with “the restricting influence of
the Bankhead production control act
on planters who did not sign volun
tary reduction ocntracts.”
The acreage this year, described
as the smallest since 1905', was about
1,700,000 below the 1921 figure, the
only year since 1905 in which less
than 30,000,000 acres were planted.
The’ acreage by states was: •.
Texas 10,914,000
Oklahoma 2,645,000
Arkansas ' 2,306,000
Mississippi 2,636,000
Alabama 2,215,000
Georgia 2,141,000
South Carolina 1,286,000
North Carolina 997,000
Virginia 57,000
Florida 88,000
Missouri 289,000
Tennessee 760,000
Louisiana 1,237,000
New Mexico 97,000
Arizona 132,000
California 225,000
All others 19,000
UNION SERVICE TO BE
AT METHODIST CHURCH
FIRST OF SERIES Or MEETINGS
WILL BE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT.
LOCAL MINISTERS WILL
PREACH AT SERIES.
The first of a series ot union meet
ings planned by Jackson churches
for the summer season will be held
at the Jackson Methodist church
Sunday night at 7:30.
Mr. Eugene Daniel, of the Presby
terian church, is scheduled to preach
at that time. In event he does not
return from Camp Smyrna in time
for the service, Rev. R. B. Harrison,
of the Baptist church, will preach.
The service for July 22 will be
held at the Presbyterian church and j
Rev. R. P. Etheridge, of the Method- ;
ist church will fill the pulpit.
On July 29 the union meeting will j
be held at the Fiist Baptist church, j
The public is cordially invited to
attend all these services. Singers
of the three churches will lead the j
music.
Jackson churches show a fine spirit
of harmony and co-operation and the
union meetings are always interest
ing and well attended.
BUTTS AND JASPER OFFICERS
AIDED BY OWEN AND VINSON
DISTRICT MASONS
TO MEET JULY 24
BARBECUE WILL BE FEATURE
OF ENTERTAINMENT. MUSIC
BE FURNISHED BY JACKSON
CLUB CHORUS. DATE JULY 24
The Sixth District Masonic Con
vention will hold its annual meeting
at Indian Springs on Tuesday, July
24.
Features of entertainment so far
announced include an address by
Judge E. D. Thomas, of Atlanta, and
a barbecue to be served at 50 cents
per plate. The barbecue will be pre
pared and served by O. A. Toibet.
The Jackson Club Chorus will fur
nish music for the group.
A large attendance of Masons from
this section of the state is expected
at this meeting.
Officers of the Sixth District
Masonic Convention include:
J. C. Newton, Jackson, district
worshipful master; W. H. Connor,
Griffin, deputy W. M.; T. J. Brown,
Jr., McDonough, senior warden; J. W.
Barron, Thomaston, junior Warden;
L. R. Washington, Jackson, senior
deacon, Claude Christopher, Barnes
ville, junior deacon, R. H. Hay, Flo
v ilia,senior stewart; P. Y. Luther,
Griffin, secretary and treasurer.
FIRST 100 HEAD OF
CATTLE RECEIVED
ICO HEAD OF BEEF CATTLE
FROM WEST UNLOADED AT
FLOVILLA. TWO OTHER SHIP
MENTS ARE COMING.
The initial shipment of beef cattle
from the droutght-strieken areas
of the west consigned here for cum
mer pasturage was received Tues
day. The carload, consisting of 100
head, was unloaded at Flovilla and
will be enclosed in an open pen and
kept for 72 hours before being re
leased from quarantine.
Dr. R. T. Jones, veterianarian of
Covington, was to come here and in
oculate the cattle.
This shipment will be pastured on
the farm of E. I). Hoard at Indian
Springs.
Two other shipments have been al
lotted the county. One load of 100
head will be put in pasturage on the
farm of S. K. Smith at Flovilla and
another shipment of 150 head will
go on the pasture of Dr. R. A. Frank
lin at Indian Springs.
After pasturing the cattle and fat
tening them, the animals will be
slaughtered and.the meat canned for
distribution among those on relief
rolls, it is stated.
Consignment of the cattle to Butts
county pastures has provided em
ployment for several persons, it was
announced at FERA office. Each
shipment will have caretakers after
the animals are put on pasturage.
FEWER LYNCHINGS FOR THE
FIRST SIX MONTHS OF ’34
For the first six months of 1934
there were six lynchings, compared
with 8 for the same period in 1933, |
the department of records and re
search of Tuskegee Institute reports.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
CONGRESSMEN E. M. OWEN AND
CARL VINSON ASK HIGHWAY
BOARD FOR ACTION IN BRIDG
ING THE OCMULGEE RIVER.
The county commissioners of Butts
and Jasper counties,, supported by
delegations of citizens from the two
counties, and Hon. E. M. Owen, cong
ressman from the Fourth District and
Hon. Carl Vinson, of the Sixth Dis
trict, appeared before the State
t
Highway Board Tuesday and asked
early action on a bridge across the
Ocmulgee river to connect Jackson
and Monticello.
The bridge would be an important
link on Route 16 between Alabama
and South Carolina thorugh Carroll
ton, Newnan, Griffin, Jackson, Mon
ticello to Augusta.
There has been agitation for such
u bridge for the past several months.
The matter has been taken up with
both the state highway department
and the PWA office in Washington.
According to members of the dele
gation, the highway board did not
give much encouragement for early
action on this needed project.
If the -state highway board does
not provide for the bridge Congress
men Vinson and Owen will visit
Washington and take the matter up
with the government authorities.
The present ferry between Butts
and Jasper counties has been in use
more than a hundred years, it is
claimed.
The project is one of the most de
serving in the entire state and would
serve a large number of visitors who
travel from east to west. Route 16
is an important highway and parts
have been graded and paved. The
Ocmulgee river bridge will hasten
the completion of this highway.
The project is one of such import
ance that Butts and Jasper county
authorities and citizens propose to
follow it up persistently.
BUTTS’ OLDEST CITIZEN
PAYS VISIT TO JACKSON
MR. R. VAN SMITH, WHO WILL
BE 94 IN AUGUST, WAS VISIT
OR TUESDAY FOR FIRST TIME
IN 15 YEARS.
Jackson had an honored and wel
come visitor Tuesday in the person
of Mr. R. Van Smith, of Cork, who
will he 94 years old on August 6.
This was Mr. Smith’s first visit to
Jackson in fifteen years. The imme
diate purpose of Mr. Smith’s visit to
the county seat was to sign some
more papers connected with the gov
erment rental of cotton lands.
Mr. Smith, who so far as known,
is Butts county’s oldest resident, is
one of the three Confederate veterans
living in Butts county. He is a mem
ber of an old and prominent family
of this section and a few years ago
the William Mclntosh chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolt
tion, marked the grave of Robert
Smith, grandfather of Mr. R. Van
Smith, a patriot of the Revolutionary
war.
Friends were delighted to cee Mr.
Smith looking so well.
He was accompanied by Mrs.
Smith and their daughter, Mrs. J. B.
Kelton, and her two children, Miss
Itoxilu Kelton and Harold Kelton.
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