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PROF. ROACH WILL
DELIVER ADDRESS
head OF EMORY JUNIOR COL-
K LEGE WILL DELIVER liter
ary ADDRESS TO JACKSON
GRADUATES ON MAY 28.
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Prof. George Roach, president of
Emory Junior College at Oxford, vvili
deliver the literary address at the
closing of the Jackson public schools
on Tuesday evening, May 28, it is
announced by Prof. D. V. Spencer,
superintendent of the Jackson pub
schools. Mr. Roach is a well known
educator and his acceptance of the
invitation to speak at commen
cement will be of interest.
Beginning the confmencement
season will be the Junior-Senior re
ception at the clubhousse Friday
night, May 17. This annual occa
sion always proves of interest to
the students, teachers and friends
ol the Jackson school.
The senior play for this year is
‘■Crashing in Society,” to be pre
sented at the school auditorium on
Monday evening, May 27, at 8
o'clock. The young people are now
rehearsing for the performance,
which gives promise of being one of
much interest.
The commencement sermon will
be preached at the Baptist church
on Sunday, May 26, by Rev. Walk
er Combs, pastor of the First Bap
tist church of Covington.
Giammar school exercises will be
held in the auditorium Monday morn
mg at 10 o’clock, to be followed in
die evening by the senior play.
Senior class day exercises will be
held Tuesday morning and gradua
tion exercises Tuesday night at 8
o'clock.
This years’s senior class consists of
16 members and is considered one of
the stiongest classes turned out here
hi several years. The senior class
101 l is as follows.
Rebekah Allen, Alma Atkinson,
Mary Will Carter, Irene Cawthon,
Gail Gan, Jack Goodrum, George
Head, Jr.,, James Hi’ley, Lillian
Hodges, Helen Howell, Mildred Lee,
Rebecca McDonald, Mary McKib
ben, Sara Frances McMichael, Lucy
Minter, Margaret Moody, Dorothy
Ann O’Neal, Nettie Rose O’Neal,
fe ara Martha Redman, Jewell Reeves,
Johnsie Settle, Rebecca Smith, Bob-
Me Ciel Turner, Dessie Waldrop,
Hilda Whitaker, Jared White, Doris
Woodward, Helen Bailey, Sara Biles,
Lamar Bond, Eva Mae Cook, Julia
Dodson, Harold Fletcher, Hiram
-Hanklin, Helen Hardy, Hazel Hoot
n, Helen Law, Bob McMichael,
Mack Merritt, Mary Lou Morgan,
-tuth Pope, Mary Redman, Harris
Ridgeway, Gladys Ross, Edna
n-encer, Homer Spencer.
REv - W. F. HOLLINa WORTH
PREACHED HERE ON SUNDAY
Rev. W. F. Hollinsworth, of At
■cr:a, filled the pulpit at the Jaek-
Presbyterian church Sunday
■ the absence of the pastor, Rev.
L- Daniel. He was heard by a
1 tesentative congregation and his
—:mon was interesting and impres
sive. *
BUTTS FARMERS IN
TRIP TO SEE F.D. R.
J. H. PATRICK AND J. S. BALL
LEFT MONDAY FDR CAPITAL
TO JOIN IN PLEDGING LOY
ALTY TO THE PRESIDENT.
Representating Butts county in
the delegation of farmers journey
ing to Washington to pledge sup
port to President Roosevelt and
Secretary Wallace are J. H. Patrick
and J. S. Ball. They left Monday
morning for Atlanta and there
joined Georgia and Alabama farm
ers who traveled on a special train
to the nation’s capital.
Messrs. Patrick and Ball were
sent by cotton growers and business
men of the county, and the expense
was paid by a public donation.
Some five hundred farmers from
Georgia joined thousands from
other states for the trip to Wash
ington. The purpose of the visit
was to express personally to Presi
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Wallace
and other leaders in the agricul
tural adjustment administration
hearty appreciation of what has
been done to better agricultural
conditions. Cotton growers were
especially interested in the Bank
head bill and the processing tax.
Details of the meeting in Wash
ington were arranged by southern
representatives and senators.
The delegation will return home
the last of the week.
NEWTON ADVANCED
IN TEMPLAR RANKS
IS GRAND CAPTAIN GENERAL
OF GRAND CCMMANDERY OF
GEORGIA. NEXT MEETING 3E
HELD IN SAVANNAH.
A Jackson J. C. Newton,
was advanced in the ranks of the
grand coramandery of Georgia
Knights Templar at the recent con
clave in Thomasville, and now holds
the rank of grand captain general.
Another former Jackson man, C. R-
McCord, of Macon, is deputy grand
commander and . will headr the
Knights Templar of the state at the
1936 convention.
The meeting in Thomasville last;
week was said to have been most
successful and enjoyable. The 1930
conclave will be held in Savannah,
beginning on May 13.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year include:
E. D. Kenyon, of Gainesville,
giand commander; C. R. McCord, of
Macon, deputy commander; F. C.
Jones, of Thomasville, grand gen
eialissinmo; J. C. Newton, of Jack
son, grand captain general; Watts
Powe’l, of Vienna, grand senior
warden; J. Paul Stephens, of Aug
usta, giand junior warden; Rev. J.
C. Wilkerson, of Athens, grand pre
late; J. T. Clarke, of Augusta, grand
treasurer; C. S. Wood, ot Savannah,
grand recorder; Frank B. Willing
ham, of Forsyth, grand standard
bearer; Rev. H. Fields Saumenig, of
Rome, grand sword bearer; Bolling
Dubose, of Athens, grand waider.
These from Jackson attending the
grand commandery meeting in
Thomasville were Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Newton, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Moore,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. O’Neal, Mr. and
Mrs. H. 0. Ball an dMrs. O. Willing
ham, H. P- Bailey.
TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC BEING
PLANNED FOR 17th OF JUNE
Mrs. Edvvina Hodges, with the
State Board of Health, is planning
a tuberculosis clinic for Butts coun
ty or. June 17. Requests for X-ray
treatment should be left with :am
ily physician or with W. H. Wilson
in the court house.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1935
OFFICERS BE NAMED FOR
BUTTS CANNING PLANT
MEETING BE HELD FRIDAY
NIGHT IN COURT HOUSE TO
ELECT OFFICERS AND DIREC
TORS FOR NEW ENTERPRISE.
A meeting of all those interested in
the Butts County Community Can
nery, particularly those who have
donated to the fund for making the
cannery possib’e, will be held in the
court house Friday night, May 17,
at 7 o’clock.
At the meeting officers and a
board of directors will be named and
plans made for operation of the
plant.
A building has been secured to
house the cannery, machinery is
being bought and it is hoped to have
the plant in operation before many
days.
A full attendance of all contrib
uting to the canning plant, as well
us others interested, is desired at
Friday night’s meeting.
OPEN AIR RALLY HELD
BY TROOP BOY SCOUTS
JACKSON AND McDONOUGH
BOYS HAD JOINT MEETING AT
INDIAN SPRINGS FRIDAY. TO
MEET AGAIN JUNE 13.
Boy Scouts in the Butts and Henry
county district had an open air meet
ing at Indian Springs Friday after
noon, and in spite of the threaten
ing weather the scouts report a fine
cuting.
The McDonough and Jackson
troops gathered at the state park
late in .he afternoon, with the re
spective scout masters in charge.
Before supper was cooked games
were directed by J. M. Holder, Scout
executive of the Flint river council.
The evening meal was cooked by
the boys around camp fires. This
was-a novel and interesting experi
ence for the Scouts and met with
varying success. Meats and other
provisions were taken to the camp.
Mr. Holder made a short talk to
‘.he boys. Char’ie Kimbell of the
McDonough troop was examined and
passed to the second class.
Present at the meeting- were mem
bers of the troop committee from
both Jackson and McDonough.
Another open air meeting is plan
ned for June 13. At that time the
boys will spend the night in camp
and thus add another interesting ex
perience to their growing knowledge
of Scoutcraft.
EMERGENCY FARM SEED LOANS
MADE AT RATE OF 20,000 DAY
Checks averaging- 20,000 a day
are being mailed out by the Emerg
ency Crop and Seed Loan offices to
farmers. Because spring planting
moved northward earlier than usual
this year, the emergency crop loan
offices stepped up their facilities for
handling loans, now more than
$250,000 from the $60,000,000
fund appropriated oy Congress.
Only farmers unable to obtain cred
it from other sources are eligible to
borrow from this fund, in addition
between three and five thousand
emergency feed loans are being
made daily in the drought areas.
Almost a million of this type ot
loans and supp’ementeal advance -
have been disbursed from ‘special
drought relief appropriations of
$65,000,000 made by Congress last
summer. The ten regional office:
throughout the country are com
pleting these two classes of loan-:
within 24 to 48 hours. A farmer
eligible for them may apply to the
local crop loan committee in his own
county.
INDIAN SPRINGS
READY FOR SEASON
HOTELS OPEN FOR RECEIVING
GUESTS. MANY IMPROVE
MENTS AT STATE PARK WILL
BE OF INTEREST THIS YEAR.
With the opening of the hotels at
Indian Springs for the 1935 season,
that popular health and recreation
center is looking forward to one of
the best season in many years.
Most of the hotels opened around
the first of May and a good many
guests are now registered. During
the winter improvements, such as
painting and installing new fixtures,'
wore made by the hotels and the
comfort of guests will be well looked
after this season. Additional park
ing space has also been provided.
The improvements made at the
state park at Indian springs by the
civilian conservation corps will be
an added attraction. For almost
two years a CCC camp was engaged
in a large campaign of construction
and improvement.
Most notable of the new improve
ments include the Indian Museum,
the only one of its kind in the coun
try, anew bridge over Sandy Creek,
anew casino and pavilion and an
open air theatre. New trails were
laid out, thousands of trees and
shrubbery and flowers planted and
steps taken to conserve the mineral
spring from overflow. All of these
improvements add to the natural
beauty of Indian Springs.
The park is now accessible by an
all paved highway from Florida anu
south Georgia points and in a few
weeks the paved highway will 'be ex
tended to Atlanta. This in connec
tion with the convenient bus service
and the bridge being constructed
over the Ocmulgee river place make
Indian Springs within easy reach of
the people of the state.
Efforts are being made just now
to acquire a large acreage in the In
dian Springs area for a state park.
It is expected that a CCC camp will
be located there in a few weeks.
RELIEF OFFICE TO HELP
MEET NEEDS FOR LABOR
FARMERS NEEDING LABOR ASK
ED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
FERA OFFICE. MUSI ACCEPT
WORK OR GET OFF ROLL.
The Butts county relief office is
prepared to help farmers in need
of labor, it is announced by Miss
O’Delle Moore, butts county relief
administrator.
Those needing farm hands at this
time for rcgualr or special work
should get in touch with the relief
office. The available list will be
checked and efforts will be made to
provide employment for those de
siring to work.
It is made plain by Miss Moore
that those offered work and refuse
to accept it will be stricken from
relief rolls.
At this season there will probably
be work for several persons in chop
ping cotton, in helping with th *
grain harvest and other farm opera
tions.
It is the goal of the relief admin
istration to gradually weed out ali
those now on relief and substitute
work relief as early as possible.
Miss Moore states that she will be.
glad to serve people of the county
in helping to place laborers with
farmers needing extra he’p.
During 1934 over 1,090,000 mili
tary and civilian employees of the
government receive salaries total
ing more than $1,363,000,000.
62 CCC CAMPS ALLOTTED
GEORGIA UNDER NEW PLAN
COUNTY IS GIVEN
4,008 BALE QUOTA
TAX-FREE COTTON FOR STATE
935,836 BALES FOR 1935, IN
CREASE OF 49,120 BALES OVER
THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
Butts county his 'been allotted
1,008 bales of tax-free cotton for
1935.
The quota for the state this sea
son is 935,836 bales, compared with
787,590 bales in 1934, showng a
gain of 49,120 bales. The state al
lotment and county quotas were
recently released by Harry Biown,
cotton administrator for Georgia.
The quota for Butts and adjoin
ing counties, as given out in Athens,
is as follows:
1935 1934
Butts 4,008 3,766
Clayton 2,715 2,461
Coweta 8,442 7,673
Fayette 5,482 4,731
Henry 10,708 9,934
Jasper 3,157 2,878
Lamar 3,056 2,844
Monroe 2,412 2,236
Newton 6,980 6,424
Spalding 4,387 4,063
KIWANIS CLUB TO HAVE
LADIES’ NIGHT MONDAY
“ALL KIWANIS NIGHT” WILL BE
OBSERVED MONDAY. MR.
JOHNSON TALKS ON CANNING
PLANT AND TERRACING.
The Kiwanis club of Jackson will
join with clubs throughout the
United States and Canada in ol
serving “All Kiwanis Night” Mon
■ ciay evening, May 20, at 6:50 cen
tral time 1 •
These meetings are held in con
nection with the annual convention
of Kiwanis International, meeting
this year in San Antonio, Texas.
This will ‘also be Ladies’ Night.
The program wi’l be in charge of
past presidents of the club.
At Tuesday night’s meeting, pres
ided over by W. M. Bond, vice presi
dent, it was voted to have a picture
made of members of the Under-
Privileged Child committee and the
children being immunized against
diptheria, the photograph to be sent
to The Kiwanis magazine.
G. I. Johnson, engineer for the
Extension Division of the State Col
lege of Agriculture, was the speaker
Tuesday night. He told of the es
tablishment last season of many com
munity canning plants and gave
valuable suggestions as to the oper
ation of these plants. Mr. Johnson
remained in Jacksdn Wednesday and
assisted County Agent M. L. Powell
in working out plans for operation
of the canning plant in Butts county
Mr. Johnson also made a short
talk on terracing as a means of pre
venting soil erosion. Starting in
Alabama, the movement spread to
Georgia and 35 counties now havj
40 tractors in using pulling terrac
ing machinery. A total of 33 sup
ervisors are employed, Mr. Johnson
stated, and information about the
cost of terracing, usually on an
hourly basis, was given.
Butts county, it now seems likely,
will have a modern terracing outfit
in operation within a few weeks.
Dinner was served 'by the Wo
man’s Club, Mrs. T. B. Roberts
chairman. j
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
MORE THAN $14,500,000 TO BE
SPENT FOR FORESTRY DE
VEOPMENT AND SOIL ERO
SION WORK IN GEORGIA.
At'anta, Ga.—The federal govern
ment’s drive to halt soil erosion in
Georgia took definite form Friday
with the announcement that nine
CCC soil erosion camps would be es
tablished in the state to combat the
destruction of Georgia’s farmland.
More than $2,160,000 of the $14,-
500,000 which will 'be expended in
Georgia during the next year in op
erating 62 Civilian Conservation
Corps camps, allotted to the state
under the expanded CCC camp pro
gram provided in the $4 880,000,-
000 works-relief bill, will be devoted
to soil erosion work in Georgia.
Approval of nine new camps and
re-establishment of an o’d camp to
carry on soil erosion work in the
state was announced Friday by R.
S. Richardson, CCC liason officer,
who has offices here with the United
States Forest Service.
Establishment of 53 camps, includ
ing the old soil erosion camp, was
announced several weeks ago. Ap
proval of the nine new camps brings
the total up to 62, which will be
Georgia’s quota under the expended
program. Previously there were
34 CCC camps in this state.
The soil erosion camps will be
located in Madison, Bartow, Hall,
Wilkes, Baldwin, Crawford, Marion,
Stewart and Carroll counties. The
Madison county camp has previously
been in operation. Towns near
which the new camps will be located
are to be announced as soon as sites
have been definitely decided upon,
Mr. Richardson said.
Total cost of maintaining and op
erating a civilian conservation earnp
in Georgia is approximately $lB,-
000 per month. This expense is
borne jointly by the United States
army arid whatever branch of ser
vice the camp is assigned to.
Figured on a basis of SIB,OOO
monthly, the cost of operating a
camp for one year is $216,000. Con
sequently the federal government
will spend approximately $14,382,-
000 on Georgia camps during the
coming year.
Towns near which camps are lo
cated should benefit greatly. All
supplies are purchased locally, if
possible, and the youths enrolled in.
the camps generally spend their al
lowance in them.
Total enrollment in the Georgia
camps will be 13,200. Each camp
will have 200 youths, with the excep
tion of Fort McPherson, where five
units, containing 1,000 boys, wi'l
be operated.
ALL RELIEF WORK STOPS
AS FUNDS FO RMONTH
OF MAY BEEN USED UP
All work re'ief in Butts county
was spspended after Tuesday, it
was announced by Miss O’Delle
Moore, Butts county relief adminis
trator. Funds for the month of
May have been used and another
allotment will be received about the
first of June, it was thought.
This does not apply to rural re
hi'bilitation work, which is going on a ;
usual.
Persons cut off relief rolls can
find employment in farm wark, it
is believed, and be able to get along
until the June budget arrives.
The United States consumes 87,-
000,000 pounds of tea a year.