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VOL. 64—NO. 4
TORNADOES KILL
18 THREE STATES
ALABAMA, FLORIDA AND GEOR
GIA BEAR BRUNT. THIS SEC
TION DAMAGED BY HIGH
WINDS. BUILDINGS TOPPLED
Tornadoes that swept parts of Ala
bama, Florida and eGorgia took a
toll of 18 lives, injured many others
and inflicted heavy property dam
age.
Six persons were killed at Edison
in Calhoun county, Georgia.
Cloudbursts preceded and accom
panied the high winds. The rainfall
in this section was one of the heav
iest in years. Asa result streams
were sent out of their banks.
Butts county got a taste of the
storm between 4 and 5 o’clock Sun
day morning. Several tenant houses
were blown down, reports show, and
the old B. F. Watkins & Cos. building
fronting on Oak ctreet, was toppled
over. Brick from the walls were
blow’n away, killing a hog belonging
to E. Z. Carter. Limbs and trees
l'ttered the streets and roads and
rower lines were damaged. Jack
son was without lights for a few
hours Sunday morning.
The rain began shortly before 5
o’clock Saturday afternoon and con
tinued until early Sunday morning.
Highways were badly damaged and
farm lands suffered heavily.
The eGorgia Power Company suf
fered considerable damage to its
transmission lines, reports show.
Nearly all sections of the state re
port! a heavy rainfall.
Thunder and lightning accompan
itd the rain.
Thestorm was followed by a severe
cold wave which sent the thermom
eter scurrying down to the twenties
early Monday morning.
LUFBURROW DECLARES
GOVERNOR IS TO BLAME
FORMER STATE FORESTER SAYS
GOVERNOR “HID BEHIND
BOARD MEMBERS” IN VOTING
FOR HIS REMOVAL.
Atlanta, Ga. —B. M. Lufburrow,
custed state forester, charged Sat
urday Governor Talmadge was “hid
ing behind the state board of for
estry” and was responsible for his
removal from office.
Lufburrow, officially notified by
Secretary Smith of the board that
he had failed of re-election, was in
his office at the capitol cleaning out
his desk preparatory to quiting the
post he has held since 1925.
He said that while no time had
been set for his successor, Roy
Thurmond of Savannah, to take over
the duties, he was getting out today
rhd would not return to the office.
At the board’s session yesterday,
ihe vote for removal was reported
ihree to two.
Lufburrow today said he had learn
ed the governor had held up the re
appointmenas of Mrs. M. E. Judd of
Dalton and A. K. Sessoms of Cog
cell. He said they were among
those voting for his removal.
Lufburrow said Perry Middleton of
Brunswick was the other board mem
ber who voted for removal, and that
Guy Woolford of Atlanta and Henry
Kimbrough of Chipley voted for his
re-election. He also said Jim Mallory
oi Savannah did not vote.
. Governor Talmadge an ex-officio
member of the board, has a vote only
in event of a tie. Since the vote
was three to two he was not required
to act in the Lufburrow situation.
When asked during the regular
press conference if he had anything
to say about Lufburrow’s removal
the governor replied: “What is
there to say about a thing like that?”
COMMITTEE MAKES
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
RESOLUTION CITES BENEFITS
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
AND PLEDGES SUPPORT IN
THE COMING ELECTION.
The Butts County Democratic
Executive Committee at its meeting
Saturday unanimously adopted a res
e'ution pledging loyalty to President
Roosevelt and the present adminis
tration and to work for the re
election of the President. The reso
lution is as follows:
“Wheieas, our country is making
rapid progress toward stability and
recovery, due to the leadership and
confidence inspired by our great
president, the Hon. Franklin D
Roosevelt, who brought order out of
chaos and has devoted himself to
relieving distress and suffering, and
“Whereas, the present administra
tion has shown particular interest in
agriculture and has enabled the
farmers of America to regain their
ba'ance, and
“Whereas, President Roosevelt has
been a loyal friend to the South,
sympathetic and patient in working
out plans to benefit cotton growers,
as well as other branches of agricul
ture, with the result that the South
is now feeling the first prosperity it
has known for several year's, and
“Whereas, we believe the present
administration should be contiued un
til complete economic recovery is
effected.
“Therefore, be it resolved by the
Butts County Democratic Executive
Committee, That we pledge our sup
port to President Roosevelt as a
great Democrat and humanitarian, a
wise leader and consistent friend of
the common people of this country,
and commend him to all loyal Demo
crats and pledge ourselves to work
unceasingly for his re-election.”
A majority of the members of
the committee was present for Sat
urday’s session. Mr. J. M. Currie
was elected a member of committee
from Jackson district to succeed L.
P. Mckibben, who has removed from
the county.
A corrected list of the county com
mittee is printed below:
W. E. Watkins, Chairman, J. D.
Jones, secretary.
Buttrill district —T. W. Moore, J.
L. Whitaker, J. H. Patrick.
Coody district —O. L. Weaver, G.
C. Moore, Otis Hammond.
Dublin district —W. O. Moore, R.
H. Hay S. L. Nelson.
J
Indian Springs district —Miller
Ogletree, S. L. Etheridge, W. W.
Preston, J. C. Funderburk.
Iron Springs district—o. A. An
drews, J.O. Preston, Lewis Dodson.
Jackson district —R. P. Newton,
W. F. MaLaier, J.M. Currie H. G.
Hawkins, J. D. Jones.
Towaliga district —E. P. Colwell
L. L. Colwell, A. F. Taylor.
Worthville district—G. W. White,
J. H. Pope, R. 0. Stodghill.
FACE BUS LINE GRANTED
FRANCHISE FOR NEW LINE
The Georgia Public Service Com
mission has granted the Pace Bus
Line, of Jackson, a franchise to op
erate between Jackson and Athens
by the way of Monticel’o and Madi
son The hearing was held in At
lanta January 14.
Mr. Pace stated Monday it woulc
probably take several day sto work
out the schedule and begin opera
lion.
This is one of the largest com
panies operating in this section and
friends are interested in the announ
cement of the new line.
There are approximately 50,000
muscles in the trunk of an elephant.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1936
KIWANIS CLUB HAS
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY
JACKSON JOINS WITH INTERNA
TIO NA L ORGANIZATION IN
C B S E R V ING ANNIVERSARY.
LADIES’ NIGHT WAS HELD.
While Kiwanis International, with
1,900 clubs in the United States and
Canada was observing its 21st anni
versary during the week, the Kiwanii,
club of Jackson observed its four
teenth anniversary Tuesday night.
This was also Ladies’ Night and the
program was arranged by the coni
mittee on Kiwanis Education, A. W.
Newton, chairman.
The new year message of Interna
tional President Harper Gatton was
read by J. W. O’Neal. President
Gatton called attention to the tasks
that lie before the organization.
A feature of the program was the
music given by a group of Bessie
Tift College students, headed by the
music director, Miss Ruth Powelk
Several enjoyable vocal selections
were given by a quartette composed
of Miss Powell, Miss Dorothy Carroll
Brown, Miss Elizabeth Ellison ana
Miss Chistine O’Farrell. Miss Betty
Slocum delighted the company with
a clever reading and Miss Powell
favored with a vocal solo. These
selections were greatly enjoyed and
added much to the interest and p'eas
ore of the evening. Accompanying
the young ladies to Jackson was Mr.
R. L. Brantley, of the Bessie Tift
faculty.
A Short sketch of Kiw r anis, its or
ganization and growth, objectives
nr.d purposes, was given by J. D
Jones. Some of the accomplishments
of the local club, organized January
17, 1922, were also given, as well
as the objectives for 193t5.
The closing feature was the read
ing of a message from President
Gatton by President R. P. Sasnett,
in which all members were called
upon to rededicate themselves anew
to the ideals and aims of the organ
ization.
The program for January 27 will
be in charge of the committee on
Agriculture, M. L. Powell chairman.
Adding interest and pleasure to
the anniversary night celebration
was the presence of a large number
of ladies. Dinner was served by the
Jackson Club Corporation, Mrs. 0. A.
Found chairman.
Proud of its accomplishments in
the past, the Kiwanis club of Jack
son begins its fifteenth year con
fident of still further usefulness and
service to Jackson and Butts county.
CALL FOR MASS MEETING
The Progress-Argus has been requested to an
nounce there will be a mass meeting at the court
house in Jackson Saturday, January 25, at 2 p. m.,
to consider the present agricultural situation, with
reference to legislation for continued crop control.
All farmers and citizens interested are request
ed to attend and make their wishes known in regard
to legislation to deal with crop control, especially
cotton. .u wm n
The meeting is an important one and every
citizen interested in the prosperity of the county
should arrange to be present and lend intelligent
discussion to the question.
CREDIT GROUP IS
READY FOR LOANS
COTTON CONTROL PLAN URGED
BY JONESBORO PRODUCTION
CREDIT ASSOCIATION AT
MEETING CN MONDAY.
Features of the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Jonesboro
Production Credit Association at
Jonesboro Monday were resolutions
urging a crop control plan and en
dorsement of the Roosevelt adminis
tration. Resolutions will be sent to
the Georgia delegation in congress
urging that the crop control pro
gram be continued.
Directors elected at this meeting,
attended by some 200 or more stock
holders and visitors from the seven
counties embraced in the group, in
clude B. J. Findley, Duluth; J. W.
Burnett, Griffin; S. C. McWilliams,
Stockbridge; A. L. Wooten, Jones
boro and E. S. Settle, Jackson. The
Jonesboro association serves Butts,
Henry, Fayette, DeKalb,
Fulton, Clayton counties.
Officers named by the stockhold
ers are: S. C. McWilliams, Stock
bridge, president; A. L. Wooten,
Jonesboro, vice president; J. W.
Mundy, Jonesboro, secretary and
R. L. Black, Janesboro, assistant
secretary.
Reports of officers showed that
the association had a satisfactory
yearj
Burnett, of Spalding, and Settle
of Buts, were named on the Loan
committee. The association is now
prepared to make loans, it is de
clared.
Applications for loans in Butts
Butts county shouuld be made to H.
F. Compton, while J. L. Bailey, Sr.,
's inspector.
Among those from here who at
tended the meeting were E. S. Set
tle, J. L. Bailey, H. F. Compton, W.
J. Saunders, E. K. Huie, M. L. Pow
ell, W. H. Barnes, Ira Thaxton, A.
F. Taylor, W. J. Bowden, C. M.
Compton and others.
RUSSELL MOVES FOR RELIEF
FROM THE BANKHEAD BILL
Of intrest to cotton growers was
the bill introduced last week by Sen
ator Richard B. Russell, Jr., to repeal
the Bankhead bill and thus relieve
cotton farmers from paying a gin
tax on cotton in excess of their al
lotments. The hesolution was re
ferred to the senate committee on
agriculture.
BUTTS COUNTY PRIMARY
WILL BE HELD MARCH 27
ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 12 SPIRITED RACES EXPECT
ED WITH SEVERAL CANDIDATES ENTERING FOR PLACES TO
BE FILLED. MAJORITY VOTE PLAN ADOPTED. POLLS OPEN
FROM 8 A. M. TO 4 P. M.
COUNTY TO RETAIN
ITS PRESENT FORCE
HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT
WILL BE CONTINUED. SAME
EMPLOYEES NAMED AT CALL
ED MEETING OF BOARD.
The Butts County Commissioners
at a called meeting Wednesday of
last week voted to retain all present
employees and will continue its sup
port of Home Demonstration Agent
work. i
The same road force was contin
ued for the year and Col. C. L.
Redman was appointed to succeed
himself as county attorney and W.
H. Wilson, clerk, was continued. The
same county policemen, R. T. Wil
liamson and Char’ie Gifford, were
named for further service.
The county in eo-opeiation with
the board of Education pays half th?
salary of the home demonstration
agent, the remainder being supplied
by the college of agriculture and
federal government. Miss Evelyn
Kent, the present agent, has done
good work since coming to the
county nearly two years ago, and
is held in high esteem by people of
the county. A delegation of women
appeared before the board to urge
that the work continue.
By the sale of highway certificates
the Butts county board proposes to
operate on a cash basis this year
and in that way p’ans to take ad
vantage of all discounts and save a
considerable sum on wairants which
bear 7 per cent interest.
Big Acreage Planted
To Grass and Legumes
In Georgia Past Year
Athens, Ga.—Farmers in Georgia
Last year greatly increased the acre
age planted to pasture and winter
legumes for forage and soil improve
ment, special reports from countv
agents to the Agricultural Extension
Service show.
A summary of the reports shov/
that farmers in the state during 1935
p'anted 220,000 pounds more win
ter legume seed, and seeded two
fifths more land to pasture than in
1934.
The reports for last year show
that Georgia farmers planted more
than 25,000 acres of permanent pas
ture and cleared 26,700 additional
acres fhat they did not get seeded,
and that thy sowed 3,348,000 pounds
of winter legume seed for producing
forage crops and improving the soil.
Of acreage reported sown to win
der legumes about 65,200 acers were
planted to Austrain winter peas, 36,-
.300 acres to hairy vetch, and about
34,500 acres to crimson clover. About
3,700 acres of alfalfa were reported
sown.
MOTORIST ADVISED TO BUY
AUTO TAGS DURING MONTH
Georgia motorists have been ad
vised to secure their 1936 automabile
tags at the price of $3 during the
month of January. The period for
buying tags may not' be extended
beyond January 31, it is stated,
without a penalty of $1.60. Figures
show that tag sales for 1936 are
running behind the laast few years
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Friday, March 27, was the date
selected for the Butts county' pri
mary when the Democratic Execu
tive Committee met at the call of
Chairman W. E. Watkins Saturday
afternoon.
Entries were ordered closed on
March 12. Candidates are required
to pay assessments to the secretary
of the committee by 12 o’clock, noon,
central standard time, on that date.
The majority vote plan was adopt
ed.
These are main points in the rules
adopted by the committee to govern
the 1936 primary.
*
Following the announcement of
(lie primary it is expected the politi
cal campaign will get under way
immediately. Several spirited races
ere in prospect for the several offi
ces.
The rules adopted are as follows:
Resolved by the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committe of Butts County,
Georgia.
1. That a white Democratic pri
mary for the nomination of all of
ficers required to be elected in the
next general election is hereby call
ed to be held on the 27th day of
March, 1936.
2. That said primary election
shall be held at all regular precincts
in said county. The polls in all
precincts shall open at 8 o’clock a. m.
and close at 4 o’clock p. m., Cen
tral Standard Time. The election
shall be conducted under the im
mediate supervision of the members
(if this committee in the several
militia districts.
3. Said primary election shall
be conducted comformably with the
laws of this state relating to pri
mary elections as published in the
code of Georgia.
4. No person shall be entitled to
vote in said election in any other
prcinct than that in which he re
sides, and no person, shall be entitled
tj vote therein whose name does not
appear on the list of qualified voters
I repared and certified to by the reg
istrars of the county, and furnished
to the election managers of each pre
cinct.
5. An official ballot, containing
in alphabetical order, the names
cl' all candidates shalll be prepared
by the Executive Committe and be
furnished the election managers.
No other ballot shall be received or
counted by the election managers.
6. The name of no candidate for
t.r.y office shall be placed on the
official ballot who fails or refuses
to pay the assessment hereinafter
made to defray the expenses of said
primary. The assessment as made
shall be paid by each candidate tj
Ihe secretary of the Executive Com
mittee not later than 12 o’clock,
noon, on the 12th day of March,
1936. After said time no other can
cidat'e wi'l be permitted to announce
and pay the assessment and have
his name entered on the official bal
lot. The candidates for each office
leceiving the highest number of votes
snail be declared the nominees for
the respective offices for which th/
were candidates.
7. Candidates for the following
offices shall pay the amounts named,
to-wit:
Clerk or Superior Court $15.00
Ordinary SIO.OO
Tax Collector $15.00
Tax Receiver SIO.OO
Sheriff SIO.OO
Treasurer SIO.OO
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