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VOL. 62.—N0. 39.
1934 OCTOBER - 1934
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P. T. A. MEETING
WELL ATTENDED
SEVERAL PROMINENT SPEAK
ERS APPEARED ON PROGRAM
HELD AT PEPPERTON SCHOOL
SATURDAY, OCT. 20.
An interesting and instructive
meeting of the Butts county Parent-
Teacher Association was held at the
Pepperton school Saturday. Both
morning and afternoon sessions were
held,-the morning session beginning
at 10 o’clock with Miss Lucile Akin
presiding.
Rev. R. P. Etheridge led the de
votional and talks were made by Mrs.
Charles Center, state P. T. A. presi
dent, Mrs. Fred Scanliling, state
treasurer, and Mrs. Weatherbee,
state chairman of humane education.
The Jackson Club Chorus contribu
ted delightful music and reports were
made by Van Fletcher, county school
superintendent, and Miss Elizabeth
Towles of the Butts county FERA
office.
At the noon intermission a delight
ful luncheon was served.
In the afternoon Mrs. D. P. Settle
presided and talks were made by Mrs.
R. H. Hankinson on Changing Stand
ards and Dr. Hines Roberts on Child
Health work.
The county organization apprecia
tes the support and co-operation ex
tended by the Pepperton P. T. A. in
welcoming and entertaining the vis
itors.
The spring session will be held at
Tussahaw school, the date to be an
nounced later.
The meeting was featured by a
large attendance and deep interest
manifested.
33 CCC Camps Be
Retained In State
Washington, D. C.—The Civilian
Conservation Corps announced Mon
day that it will maintain 33 camps
employing approximately 6,000 men
in Georgia during the winter.
Tnese men, it was estimated, will
send home to their families about
$165,000 monthly. Four camps will
fce set up in new locations near Reid
ville, Rutledge, Andersonville and
Athens. Six Camps will be located
in national forests, 14 private for
ests, 2 in military parks, one at a na
tional monument, three on army rec
ervations and one on a soil erosion
project.
Brick Building on
Oak Street Bought
Sale of the brick ’building on North
Oak street, formerly housing a wheat
and grist mill, by W. E. Gray, ad
ministrator of the estate of Monroe
Gray, to E. I. Rooks has been an
nounced. The deal was handled by
O. E. Smith, Butts county real estate
agent. The consideration was listed
a‘ $1,650.
j Mr. Rooks, now located on Second
street, plans to move his business to
the new location.
Mr. Smith reports a more active
w *■
demand for real estate and for the
past few weeks he has handled sever
al deals involving both farm lands
and city property.
The dragon fly is able to fly
backwards as fast as forwards.
SCOUT BOARD TO
MEET HERE NOV. 6
BUDGET AND OTHER BUSINESS
MATTERS WILL BE CONSIDER
ED. MEMBERS TO ATTEND
KIWANIS CLUB MEET.
The Boy Scout executive board
will meet with the Jackson Kiwanis
clu'b on Tuesday, November 6.
Members from Griffin, Thomaston,
McDonough, Barnesville and Jack
son- will attend the meeting.
After the Kiwanis meeting a busi
ness session will be be held with the
local Scout committee and the annual
budget and other matters of business
will be discuss.ed.
According to information furnish
ed by J. M. Molder, Scout executive,
the council’s operating cost this year
will be less than $6.00 for registered
Scouts. At present the council has
500 registered Scouts and its budget
for the year is $3,087. By the end
of the year the membersip is expect
ed to be larger, part of which will be
through the registration of the Jack
son troop. In addition, Mr. Molder
points out, the council has 24 Cubs,
and nearly 200 men give leadership
in various ways to the movement.
DEPOSITS HIGHER
IN GEORGIA BANKS
GEORGIA’S COMMERCIAL INSTI
TUTIONS REPORT MARKED
UPTURN IN RECENT MONTHS.
LARGE DEPOSITS.
Washington, D. C.—-Deposits Of
257 of Georgia’s licensed commercial
banks were reported by the federal
deposit insurance corporation to have
increased more than $23,000,000
from December 30, 1933, to June
30 this year.
The report covered 90 per cent of
the licensed banks of the state.
Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the
corporation, said he believed “the
confideence engendered by the de
posit insurance has 'been an import
ant factor in promoting this substan
tial increase in bank deposits.”
Among other significant figures
on conditions of the insured com
mercial banks of Georgia, Crowley
pointed to loans and investments to
taling $25,028,000 and_cash and due
from banks including balances with
the federal reserve bank of the dis
trict, amounting to $91,524,000.
Banking houses, furniture and fix
tures in the state were valued at
$14,395,000
Total deposits n these banks as of
June 30 were $295,054,000 compared
with $271,863 last December. The
total of capital stock and other items
of capital account was listed at $58,-
455,000.
More than 2,500 emplayees, includ
ing officers, directors and persons
employed on a part time 'basis were
engaged in the bank business of
Georgia.
Tuberculosis Clinic
Be Held Nov. 23.
A tuberculosis clinic for Butts
and Henry counties will be held at
McDonough Friday, November 23.
The clinic will be under the direction
of the State Board of Health with
Mrs. Edwina Hodges conducting.
Those wishing to be x-rayed will
leave their name with their family
physician or communicate with the
county nurse, Miss Clara Anneberg
at the County Relief office, court
house, Jackson.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 1934.
LOSS FROM INSECTS IS
OVER 3 BILLION YEARLY
ESTIMATED THAT THE BOLL
WEEVIL CAUSES DAMAGE OF
164 MILLION. OTHER PESTS
ARE DESTRUCTIVE.
The nation’s losses from nsects anu
plant diseases are more than $3,500,-
000,000 a year, says Dr. L. L. Res
sels, of the American Chemical So
ciety. Weeds, he said, are respon
sible for an additional loss of almost
$2,000,000,000.
There are more than 3,000 species
!of insects of economic importance
in the United States, and 34 of
these species alone cause a known
' damage of $924,440,000, thus mak
' ing the total estimate a conservative
one.
I “Wheat, rye, barky, oats, corn,
potatoes, sweet potatoes, cotton,
apple and peach crops, with an aver
age annual value of $6,000,000,000,
| suffer losses of $780,000,000 from
1 dsease, “Dr. Ressles said.” The
average loss to forest trees and prod
| ucts s figured at $140,000,000. The
, total annual losses due to plant dis
eases are in excess of $1,500,000,000.
“Insects yearly destroy on the
average at least ten per cent of every
crop grown.”
Dr. Ressles estimated the annual
damage by insects to various crops
as follows: Staple crops, $829,419,-
f 000; vegetable crops, $64,894,000;
fruits, $42,504,400; nursery and
j greenhouse products, $737,200. The
total estimated loss to livestock is
$140,504,400; stored products, $300,-
000,000; forest products, $130,000,-
000.
The insect creating the largest los=>
is the boll weevil, which inflicts an
nual damage of $164,500,000 on the
cotton crop, he said.
SINGLETON NAMED
HEAD OF KIWANIS
EDUCATOR AND CIVIC LEADER
ELECTED GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA DISTRICT AT CON
VENTION AT COLUMBUS.
At the state convention of the
Georgia district of Kiwanis in Co
lumbus last week Dr. Gordon Single
ton, a member of the Mercer Univer
sity faculty, well known educator and
civic leader, was elected governor of
the Georgia district for the ensuing
year.
He succeed Mark Smith, of Tbom
aston, who held that office the past
year.
Savanah was chosen as the conven
tion city for 1935.
Dr. Singleton is a past president
of the Atlanta Kiwanis club and has
been an outstanding leader in the
oiganization. He was formerly con
nected with the state department of
education.
The convention in Columbus was
largely attended and reports reflect
ing a steady growth in membership
were read. Vistors were royally en
tertained the three days of the con
vention. A visit to the “Little
White House” at Warm Springs was
a featui’e of the closing day.
Among those from Jackson who
attended the convention were N. F.
Land and S. H. Thornton, president
and vice president, respectively, of
the Jackson club; Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Newton, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wright,
and J. L. Lyons, who is now making
his home in Columbus.
REV. EUGENE DANIEL WILL
FILL PULPIT HERE SUNDAY
Rev. Eugene Daniel, the pastor,
will preach at the Jackson Presbyter
ian church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this service. There
will be no service at night
JACKSON CLUB IS
AWARDED TROPHY
GIVEN GOLDEN RULE FOR
CARRYING LARGEST NUMBER
j OF MEMBERS TO AN INTER
CLUB MEETING.
The Jackson Kiwanis club, which
has probably won more trophies than
any other club in the state, was
awarded the Golden Rule trophy for
carrying the largest number of mem
bers, considering distance traveled,
to an inter-club meeting, at the dis
trict convention in Columbus last
week.
The trophy was awarded by the
Georgia Kiwanis district to stimulate
interest in inter-club relations work.
At an inter-club meeting in New
nan the past April the Jackson club
carried 96 per cent of its members
a distance of 63 mles. The Metter
club, runner-up carried 100 per cent
of its members to an intei'-club meet
ing but traveled only 26 miles .
The Golden Rule is a bronze rule
about a yard long and on one side
has ttie inscription “Golden Rule”
and on the reverse side the names of
all Kiwanis clu'bs in Georgia.
Members of the Jackson club appre
ciate the trophy. On former occa
sions the Jackson club has been
awarded several lovng cups for out
standing work.
JACKSON CCC CAMP TO
MOVE TO RUTLEDGE, GA.
WORK AT INDIAN SPRINGS
NEARINC COMPLETION. A
SIDE CAMP TO BE RETAINED
HERE, IS ANNOUNCMENT.
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j The Civilian Conservation Corps
camp located in Butts county for
the past several months will be moved
to Rutledge in Morgan county about
November 5, according to informa
tion received by The Progress-Argus.
A project that will involve the
building of a state park in the Rut
ledge area wlil be carried on by the
CCCcamp, it is announced.
The announcement said that a side
camp would be retained in Jackson
and enough men, probably twenty or
more, will be left here to look after
the property. The government has
an investment of some ten thousand
dollars in houses and other equip
ment at the Jackson camp,
i Work of improving the state prop
erty is nearing completion. Just now
the men are engaged in erecting a
stone pavilion and casino to replace
1 the wooden building torn down some
weeks ago.
The personnel of the men to be
left here, including officers in charge
has not been disclosed.
Practically all the time of the local
camp has been spent in work at In
dian Springs. Important improve
ments there include the building of
an Indian Museum, a stone bridge
across Sandy creek, laying out of an
open air theatre, soil erosion work
and the building of a pavilion and
; casino and erecting walls to protect
! the mineral spring from overflow.
Flowers and shrubbery were planted
I under the direction of Mrs. M. E.
Judd, of Dalton, chairman of the
committee on state parks of the
I Georgia Forestry Association. The
work at Indian Springs park has been
, under the supervision of Blanton
| Clement.
Citizens of Butts county appreciate
the work done at Indian Springs.
During the time the camp was loca
ted in Butts county there has been
a spirit of co-operation between citi
zens of the county and the officers
and enlisted men of the civilian con
servation corps.
HIGH MEAT PRICES ARE
SEEN FOR NEXT YEAR
FARM DEPARTMENT EXPECTS
A RISE OF FROM 15 TO 20 PER
CENT. DROUGHT BLAMED
FOR ADVANCE.
The federal deaprtment of agri
culture announces that indications
are meat prices will rise 15 to 20 per
cent next year.
Before the crest of the current
upswing of living costs is reached,
ham that sells now for 26 cents a
pound may go to 31 cents; 37-cent
pork may go to 44 cents; frankfur
ters, 29 to 35 cents; chunk roast, a
nickle more.
The drought is to blame. This
calamity, described in a special re
port of the department os “the most
widespread and devastating in its ef
fects of any ever experienced in. this
country,” will reduce the nation’s
meat animal population before 193S
to the smallest in more than 35 years.
Not only cattle, hogs, sheep and
_poultry will be drastically reduced in
numbers, but they will be much thin
ner.
In making public the survey Secre
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal
lace warned that if the present num
ber of animals remains unchanged,
livestock in states unaffected by the
drought will be forced to “go on a
diet.
Although the report omtted spe
cific mention of prosective price
increases, AAA economists foresee i
surge which will carry the level of
retail meat costs 15 to 20 per cent
higher. The rate of increase will be
slower than recently, however, they
say, recalling that prices already
have risen 30 to 40 per cent above
the first quarter of 1934.
JACKSON TAX RATE
CUT TO 15 MILLS
LEVY AMENDED AT MEETING
OF COUNCIL. SCHOOL LEVY
REDUCED TO FIVE MILLS.
REFUND TO BE GIVEN.
Jackson city council at its regular
meeting amended the 1934 tax levy
and chopped one mill from the rate.
The amended rate is now 15 mills in
stead of 16. The slash was made in
the levy for schools, this fund being
cut from 6 mills to 5 mills.
All who have paid 1934 taxes maj
obtain a refund by calling at the of
fice of the city tax collector it was
announced.
This reduction will be hailed with
delight by taxpayers of the city of
Jackson.
MR. THACKER IS NEW CLERK
AT JACKSON ROGERS STORE
Mr. C. D. Thacker, who has been
employed at the Rogers store in
Covington for the past year, is now
connected with the Jackson store as
assistant to Mr. T. B. Roberts, man
ager. Mr. Thacker will be glad to
serve friends of the store at
all times.
Mr. Milton Compton, connected
with the Jackson Rogers store for
several weeks, has accepted a posi
tion with the Rogers store in Cov
ington. He and Mr. Thacker ex
changed places, effective this week.
ROAD MILEAGE IN STATE
INCREASED TO 9,036.754
Atlanta, Ga.—Addition of 169
miles to the state system road mile
age, bringing the total of 9,036,751
miles, has been reported by the state
highway department. The additions,
made under the state highway law,
were put on the system between July
1 k nd October 1.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
COTTON PROGRAM
FOR 1935 MAPPED
COTTON ACREAGE FOR NEXT
YEAR WILL BE LIMITED BUT
PERCENTAGE OF CUT IS NOT
ANNOUNCED AS YET.
Washington, D. C. —The South’s
cotton growers were told Saturday by
Secretary Wallace that there would
be a crop limitation program for the
staple in 1935.
The announcement, however, did
not reveal the percentage of acre
age reduction that would be requir
ed, nor how much the grower would
receive for their curtailment.
Although no decision has been
made, present indications are that
the planting of about 31,000.000
acres will be the AAA goal for 1935
and that the terms of payment will
’be similar to those this year.
The fact that an adjustment pro
gram for cotton would be continued
in 1935 apparently has been taken
for granted in the South. About
the only disclosure in the announce
ment Saturday was that producers
who did not sign the 1934-1935 con
tracts would be given an opportunity
to join next year’s program.
The statement issued Saturday em
phasized that the secretary’s an
nouncement was not the formal pro
clamation required by the Cotton
.Act. This must be issued not later
than December 1. It will tell the
farmer just how many acres he is to
retire from cultivation and how much
he is to be paid for it.
One reason for the statement as
serting there would 'be a voluntary
adjustment program for 1935 was to
prevent any misunderstanding be
tween this plan and the Bankhead
Cotton Control Act.
The latter measure, ntended to
limit cotton production through at
tacks on all sales above a specific
quantity, will be effective next year
only if two-thirds of the South’s cot
ton growers vote in favor of iits
application in 1935.
The referendum on the Bankhead
bill will be held soon and at the AAA
it was feared that some producers
might gain the impression that they
were voting on the voluntary plan.
There will be no referendum on
the voluntary plan, since the cotton
farmers who reduced this year are
under contract to reduce in 1935.
CARNIVAL SPIRIT WILL
REIGN FRIDAY NIGHT
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HALLOWE’EN FESTIVITIES WILL
BE STAGED AT JACKSON
SCHOOL. RACE FOR QUEEN
EVOKES INTEREST.
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Much interest and enthusiasm is
being shown in the festive occasion
of the Hallowe’en Carnival planned
for Friday night, October 26, at the
Jackson school auditorium. The pro
gram will begin at 7 o’clock.
Each grade of the school is work
ing to make it a great success.
The queen’s contest is running a
close show down for the wnning con
test. She will be crowned Fridhy
night during the program and reign
as queen of the Hallowe’en festivi
ties.
The proceeds from this entertai
ment will go to the athletic associa
tion, and towards painting and im
provements on the interior of the
school building. Very little paini
has ever been used on the inside of
the building since it was remodeled.
The FERA has agreed to do the
painting and it is hoped enough funds
will be realized to paint the entire
inside of the 'building.
Come prepared to patronize the
booths of different types.