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'OL. 63—NO 52
WEAVER WINS IN
RACE FOR MAYOR
O’NEAL AND PACE NAMED AS
NEW MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL. LARGE VOTE WAS
' polled IN PRIMARY.
In the Jackson primary Thursday
for the nomination of officers to
serve the city of Jackson for 1936, 1
Mayor P. H. Weaver was renominat
ed for another term by defeating
J. L. Lyons and S. H. Eiseman. The
vote stood, Weaver 215; Lyons 175
and Eiseman 25.
In the contest for alderman, J. W.
O’Neal was nominated in the first
ward over J. Hall Turner by a vote
oj 254 to 152, and in the second ward
“ H. Pace was nominated over A.
t S. Mills, the vote being Pace 259,
O’Neal, assistant cashier of
'Tackson National Bank and active
civic worker, was named to ihe sea.
of A. C. Finley who did not stand
for re-election.
Mr. Pace, owner of the Pace Bue
Line and well known business man,
succeeds J. ft. Thurson who was not
candidate.
The only contests were for mayor
and aldermen in the first and second
wards. In the third ward Alderman
J. B. Settle was named for anottfer
term, and H. M. Moore succeeds
himself as a member of council from
the fourth ward. Both have server,
fox' several years.
I W. E. Watkins was named as
chairman of tne board of education
lor another term. Members of the
board of education elected are:
First ward—Dr. R. L.Hammond.
Second ward —H. W. turner.
Third ward—D. W. Ham.
¥ Fourth ward —M. W. Redman.
H. L. Daughtry was named to suc
ceed himself as chairman of the
executive committee and members
named for another term of service
include:
Firsts ward —H. 0. Bail.
Second ward —H. S. Downs.
Third ward—R. P. Newton.
Fourth ward —H R. Slaton.
The primary was waged with con
siderable interest, the mayor’s racp
being the center of attention. Out
of a registration of 493, the vote
cast was 415.
Those nominated on December 19
fill be elected in the election on the
first Wednesday in January.
JSTY LAND PROJECTS
FOR MOViNG t-AMiLIES
■hfty million dollars will
WBE SPENT TO SETTLE FARM
I families on better type
OF LAND.
Fifty resettlement projects costing
approximately $50,000,000 have been
disclosed by Administrator Rexford
G. Tugwell to have received the ap
prcVßl of Comptroller General J. R.
Hdjarl.
that the projects will
iivflve moving farm families from
pX to better lands, Tugwell said
pjiis for 30 more are being for
vJ-ded to McCarl as fast as they
tie drafted.
/ The administrator estimated each
1 1 ne would cost about $1,000,000.
1 Iff hey will be located in all of the 48
Spaces, he said, but announcement
definite sites is not expected for
H month, or until options have been
for all the necessary land.
No families, Tugwell said, will be
| Hoved across state lines.
, BThe projects will be of two kinds
|?ricultural communities and “in-
areas.
STATE DEBTS TO
BE PAID IN FULL
GOVERNOR PLANNING TO WIPE
OUT OLD SCORES AND BEGIN
CLEAN STATE. ORDERS
FUNDS TRANSFERRED.
Atlanta, Ga.—An order for appli
cation of all unspent appropriations
for 1934 to wipe out Georgia's cur
rent indebtedness for the first time
in many years was issued by Gov
ernor Talmadge Saturday.
Talmadge’s order said the state
had $1,651,819 in 1934 appropria
tions which reverted to the general
treasury July 1 this year, and from
other sources.
Approximate amounts of current
debts to which the 1934 fund will be
applied follows: $1,230,000 to com
mon schools; $145,000 to state in
stitutions, and the remainder to the
beard of regents.
Heaviest item in the reverted fund
vas $963,384 from the fuel bill taxes
of the highway department.
In his order Governor Talmadge
quoted the code section providing
that any appropriations “due and not
called for within six months after
expiration of the fiscal year for
which it was appropriated,” reverts
to the general fuind in the stat
treasury.
The people of this country make
nearly 25,000,000,000 telephone
cal’s a year.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1935
1873 1935
AN APPRECIATION
As the old y mr draws io a close THL r'RGGRESS-ARGUS,
after sixty-three years of service to this county and section,
wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to all its friends
for the liberal support and generous co-operation given during
all the years.
We are grateful to our subscribers, advertisers and friends for
their interest, support and co-operation. To all citizens of the
county and readers everywhere we extend the Season’s Greetings
and wish for every one
A VERY MERRY IHRISTMas
AND
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
NEW OFFICERS NAMED
FOR LOCAL CCC CAMP
CAPTAIN J. M. ROBERTS COM
PLETES TOUR OF DUTY AND
IS SUCCEEDED BY LIEUT.
GEORGE F. CRAWFORD
Captain J. M. Roberts, 345 In
fantry, completed his tour of duty
at Cos. 3441, the local CCC camp, the
past week, and he left Friday for his
home in Birmingham, Ala
Coming to Jackson in June of this
year, Captain Roberts has since that
time been commanding officer at
camp S. P. 1.
The many friends of Captain Rob
erts regret to learn of his leaving
Jackson and their best wishes go
with him in his new field of endeav
or.
First Lieut. George F. Craw
-1 ford, 57 Eng. Bn., arrived at the
I local CCC camp during the past
jv'eek and relieved Captain J. M
: Roberts as the commanding officer.
Lieut. Crawford’s home is in Besse
! nier, Ala. The people of Jackson
iaf well as the members of Camn
S. P. 1 welcome the new commander.
The new exchange officer for the
camp is 2nd Lieut. W. H. Cornett,
| CASC. His home is in Bradford,
11* la. He is relieving 2nd Lieut,
i Dewey L. Entrenkin whoseleave dated
| Dee. 19 ended his tour of duty
at the local CCC camp.
Lieut. Entrekin’s friends are -orry
; that he ends his tour here and thei
, best wishes go with him to his home
| at Camp Hill, Ala.
DAN CUPID IS BEHIND
HIS PREVIOUS RECORD
NUMBER OF MARRIAGES FOR
YEAR BELOW THAT OF THE
PRECEDING 12 MONTHS, OR
DINARY' RECORDS SHOW.
Dan Cupid, who shoots the fatal
arrow that cause blushing maidens,
and trembling swains to say “I will,”
has been a little laggard this year, so
far as Butts county is concerned.
Records in the office of Ordinary
G. D. Head show that marriages for
1935 are a little off from the pre
vious twelve months. However, some
of the slack may be caught up in the
waning days of the year. The Christ
mas season is a favorite time for
weddings.
Usually the number of marriages
in Butts county run from 100 to 125
per year. This year the number will
{be several less than in 1934.
Whether the O. H. C. L.—old high
I cost of living—has anything to do
I with the matter is not known.
Some of the critics of the Roose
■ velt administration say they are hunt
i ing for something to plant that does
1 not have a processing tax. Matri
mony is one of these things and when
that becomes generally known it mav
be that Judge Head will have a
tarnpede in his office.
Liquor taxes paid the government
last year amounted to approximate!,/
' sl4 for each fami’y in the United
States.
MEMBERS CHOSEN
FOR COTTON BODY
GROWERS IN ELECTION FRIDAY
NAMED REPRESENTATIVES OF
COMMUNITY COMMITTEES.
COUNTY COMMITTEE LATER.
Butts county cotton producers in
election held Friday in four school
centers named members of commun
ity committee to serve for 1936.
In spite of cold weather, there
was a reprsentative vote at eacl
polling place—Jenkinsburg and T<
waliga at 10 o’clock in the morning
and Tussahaw and Indian Springs
at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon.
The following community com
mittees were named, in most instan
ce* the same members having beei.
re-elected:
Towaliga—Elmo Colwell and J. J
Compton, W. C. Garr, Alternate.
Jenkinsburg—Taylor T. Patric
and James G. Childs, with J. L.
Whitaker as alternate.
Tussahaw Luther Washington
and I. C. Smith, with Lindsey A
Maddox as alternate.
Indian Springs—W. O. Moore and
Whit Nelson, with Dan Freeman as
alternate.
The members of the county com
mittee will be chosen some time after
the holidays. This group will be
p.cked from members of the 1936
community committee and the 1935
county committee.
Plans for the 1936 cotton program
w : " probably be announced soo .
after the first of the new year.
Si.so PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
SUCCDif UL TRADE
CAMPAIGN CLOSES
DURING FALL MONTHS BUSI
NESS CONCERNS OF JACKSON
DONATED MORE THAN SI,OOO
TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Christmas eve brought to a close
the trade campaign conducted in
Jackson during the fall months, when
more than a thousand dollars was
donated by business houses to custo
mers in the local area. This dis
tribution was made in appreciation of
business extended during the past
i. ad showed in a substantial manner
the goodwill of Jackson business in
s ituiions.
Beginning early in October the
campaign continued for three
months, with the distribution of
gifts each Saturday, with the excep
tion of the last award in December,
which came on Christmas eve.
On that date gifts to the value of
'l6O were distributed.
Included in the gifts were three
bales of cotton, valued at $6.00 each.
So successful has been the cam
paign that it is likely it will be con
tinued in future years.
A good deal of interest was arous
eo and the distribution of gifts drew
large crowds each week of the cam
paign.
RUAD CERTIFICATES
TURNED INTO CASH
COUNTY BOARD SELL ISSUE OF
$82,818.10 FOR SUM OF $70,000.
WILL OPERATE ON CASH
BASIS IN FUTURE.
The sale by the Butts county
board of commissioners of $82,818.10
worth of highway refunding certi
ficates for $70,000 cash has been an
nounced.
The highway certificates have been
purchased by Bounds Pool & Com
pany of Al'anta.
By converting the highway certi
ficates into cash the county will bo
able to operate on a eash basis,
thereby obtaining better prices, and
will save some $5,000 a year in in
terest on warrants, as well as val
uable cash discounts, it is declared.
It is stated that some $29,000 of
the amount will be used in retiring
county bonds. In 1923 Butts coun
ty voted a $150,000 bond isssue for
roads and bridges and these bonds
will be retired in 1966.
By using the funds from the sale
of highway certificates to retire the
principal and interest on the bonded
debt, a lower levy for the interest
and sinking fund will result, it is
pointed out. The levy for this pur
pose is now 4 mills, and in the fu
ture it is likely a levy of 2 mills will
tc sufficient to take care of that ob
ligation.
The highway department owes the
counties of Georgia some $26,000,-
000 for money advanced by bond
issues and otherwise in building
roads. By act of the legislature thi
money was to be repaid at the rate
of ten per cent a year over a ten
year period, beginning in 1936.
JACKSON ELECTION FALLS
ON FIRST DAY NEW YEAR
The annual city election, a mere
formality, as all issues were decided
in the primary of December 19, will
be held Wednesday, January 1. Ail
rominees in the primary, including
the mayor and board of aldermen,
school trustees and rt
executive committee.
ceded on that date' iLygll