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VOL. 64—NO. 19
URGE EARLY ACTION
FOR COTTON PLANS
COUNTY AGENT SAYS IT IS IM
PORTANT TO HAVE WORK
SHEETS COMPLETED AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
Those who intend to take part in
the 1936 cotton program are urged
to turn in work sheets as early as
possible.
County Agent M. L. Powell has
given The Progress-Argus the fol
lowing notice for publication:
“Those who have not filled out a
work sheet on their farm for 1936
cotton program anu intend lo do so,
are requested to attend to this mat
ter immediately at the office of the
county agent.”
Farmers of the county are showing
interest and co-operation with the
new farm program it is learned.
The increase in cotton acreage in
ihis section wil not be large, inform
ed authorities state, while a large
acreage will be planted to soil con
serving and soil building crops.
WESLEYAN WILL HOLD
CENTENNIAL PROGRAM
MRS. JOHN E. LANE WILL REP
RESENT LOCAL ALUMNAE IN
CENTENNIAL PAGEANT AT
WESLEYAN COLLEGE MAY 30.
Mrs. John Edward Lane will rep
resent the Jackson Alumnae Club in
the alumnae procsesional of the Cen
tennial Pageant to be given on Sat
urday afternoon, May 30, on the Wes
leyan campus. The other members
of the club will also dress in the
costumes of the 1890 decade for the
procession, in honor of Mrs. Lane.
Mrs. Mary Lane Mallet is president
of the local alumnae group.
The featured speaker of the
Wesleyan Aumnae Centennial pro
gram, May 29 to June 1, will be
Lucilg, Foster McMillin, of Tennes
see, now serving as the only yoman
member of the Civil Service Commis
sion in Washington, D. C.
The alumnae celebration will be
gin Friday evening with a dinner at
the Dempsey Hotel presided over by
Mrs. Willie Snow Etheridge as
toastmistress.
On Saturday afternoon just at
sundown the Centennial Pageant,
depicting in symbolical form all the
history and traditions of Wesleyans,
the first chartered woman’s college,
will be presented.
Livestock And Cereal
Day Planned May 15
GEORGIA EXPERIMENT STATION
TO HAVE SHOW FOR BENEFIT
OF COUNTY AGENTS AND
STATE FARMERS.
The eGorgia Experiment Station,
Griffin, announces its annual Live
stock and Cereal Field Day will be
held on Friday, May 15.
This meeting is for the purpose of
allowing county agents, vocational
teachers, farmers and students to
inspect the work that is being done
with livestock and cereals. At that
time 250 head of beef cattle on test
will be shown. Cereal grains will be
heading at that time and results of
breeding and seed selection will be
explained.
All farmers in this section are in
vited to attend the meeting. There
will boa special program for women
and home makers.. A special judg
ing contest will be held for voca
tional students and the prize will be
a Hereford bull. The program will
start at 10 a. m. and be over at 3
-p. m! eastern time.
Many Butts, county people will
probably attend this meeting.
CHILD HEALTH AND WELFARE
COUNCIL CLINIC CHANGED
Owing to the tardiness of schools
and parents in getting in their re
quest slips for diptheria immuniza
tion for the children, the date of the
clinic has been changed from the
week of May 3-9 to May 20. The
council must know the number of ap
plicants in order to know' how' much
serum to order. Please co-operate
with us by telling your neighbors to
have their children listed with your
distinct school. X. f. LAND, Chair
man.
BAPTIST REVIVAL WAS
DECLARED SUCCESSFUL
SPECIAL EVANGELISTIC MEET
INGS CLOSED SUNDAY EVE
NING WITH ORDINANCE OF
BAPTISM ADMINISTERED.
The evangelistic services at the
First Baptist church closed Sunday
evening after being in progress foi
a week.
These services were delared most
successful. Much interest was arous
ed and the spiritual life of the
church and community was stimula
ted as a result of the meetings.
Sunday evening the ordinance of
baptism was administered to a class
of several.
Rev. S. F. Lowe, of Atlanta, who
preached during the revival, returned
to his home after the Sunday morn
ing service. The pastor, Rev. R. B.
Harrion, closed the meeting Sunday
evening. During his stay in Jack
son Mr. Lowe made many friends
and his strong gospel messages prov
ed of interest to all who attended.
Miss Nita Powell, of Bessie Tift
College of music, assisted with the
singing, which proved an enjoyable
feature of all services.
During the revival other chuvches
of the community co-operated with
the First Baptist church and a large
attendance was recorded at all the
services.
BULGING TREASURY
TALMADGE REPORTS
MORE THAN FIVE MILLION DOL
LARS ON HAND APRIL 30
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAYS IN
FISCAL STATEMENT.
Atanta, Ga.—A net cash balance
of $5,732,477.08 was shown Monday
in Governor Eugene Talmadge’s
April 30 report on the condition of
the state treasury.
The governor made public the first
full report on Georgia’s fiscal affairs
since de facto Treasurer J. B. Daniel
succeeded ousted Treasurer George
B. Hamilton on February 24.
Of the $5,732,477.08 cash balance
on hand April 30, Governor Tal
madge’s figures show $639,685.92 in
the general fund, which supplies the
cash for operating the state govern
ment.
The largest spending department
is highways. The governor's report
shows on April 30, the highway de
partment had to its credit: 1,498,-
085.89 from fuel oil taxes, $25,000
from the mileage tax, $993,828,.80
owed by other departments in a re
fund account. .
The beer tax, which is going to
the education department for public
schools, totaled $372,542.90 for the
first four months of the year.
Commenting on the statement Tal
madge said:
“More than $1,000,000 in gasoline
taxes, collected by the state revenue
commission, is not shown in this
report.
“This report shows Georgia is in
the best financial condition she has
been in since the War Between the
States.
“We also have around $3,500,000
in banks tied up by other court
orders. This gives us plenty of
money and we don’t have to borrow
one cent.”
Jersey Cattle Sale Be
Held Athens Monday
FIFTY HEAD OF RANKING JER
SEYS WILL BE OFFERED TO
THE HIGHEST BIDDER. BUTTS
BREEDERS TO ATTEND.
The annual state Jersey cattle sale
will be held at Athens Monday, May
11, and 50 head of some of the finest
Jerseys in the state wll be sold to
the highest bidder.
A number of young register of
merit cows, two fine young bulls and
a large number of daughters of cows
with high offical records will be of
fered at the sale. A catalogue of
the sale will be sent upon request to
T R. Breedlove, secretary of the
Georgia Jersey Cattle Club, Monroe
Ga.
A number of Butts county breed
ers are planning to attend the sale.
Butts county has long been noted for
its good dairy cattle, with Jersey
and Guernsey cattle leading as dairy
types.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936
TRADE BOARD HAS
MAPPED PROGRAM
EFFORTS WILL BEMADE TO
RAISE BUDGET. MAIL SER
VICE, FISH HATCHERY, TOUR
IST TRAVEL ARE PROJECTS.
According to a statement released
by M. O. McCord, secretary, the
Butts County Chamber of Commerce,
has outlined several activities for the
year. These include an improved
mail service for the county, rearing
pools and a fish hatchery at Indian
Springs to stock the Georgia Power
Company lake, tourist travel over
route 42 by means of advertising,
work on the Atlanta and Macon short
route 'highway and efforts to raise
a budget this year of $1,200. Boat
races on he power company lake this
summer is also a project that will
receive attention.
For carrying on the work of the
chamber it is planned to raise at
least $1,200. One of the directors,
Mr. McCord announced, has started
the campaign off with a contribution
of $25. The annual dues of $2.00
per year will raise about S2OO, it is
explained, as the chamber of com
merce now has more than 100 mem
bers.
The state Game and Fish depart
ment ha spledged its co-operation in
erecting a fish hatchery and rearing
pools on the state property at Indian
Springs. Fish thus developed would
be used to stock the power company
lake.
In addition to the improved mail
service recently put on, efforts are
made to have mail dispatched from
Jackson at around 10 o’clock in the
morning for delivery in Atlanta earyl
in the afternoon, also a mail from
Atlanta to reach Jackson about 4 :30
to 5:30 in the afternoon.
Since its organization a year ago
the Butts county Chamber of Com
merce has been active in promoting
several worthwhile enterprises. Dr.
H. R. Slaton was recently elected as.
president and the officers and direc
tors l-equest the continued support
of the people in making the chamber
of commerce of the greatest benefit
in building and developing Butts
county.
JACKSON KNIGHTS PLAN TO
ATTEND SAVANNAH MEETING
Among the Knights Templar from
Jackson who plan to attend the an
nual meeting of the grand command
ery of Georgia in Savannah next
week are J. C. Newton, G. E. Mallet,
A. W. Newton and H. M. Moore.
, J. C. Newton is an officer in the
grand commandery and at the Savan
nah meeting will be advanced to the
office of grand generalissimo.
The United States is the largest
purchaser of diamonds in the world.
WHAT A RACE!
Only two weeks more from Saturday before The Progress-Argu-
Subscription Campaign will close. All the prizes will be awarded
May 23.
AN EXTRA PRIZE
An Elgin Wrist Watch, value $27.50, purchased from Edwards’
Jewelry store, will be given to the contestant collecting most cash
for subscriptions from May 4th to May 13th, inclusive.
The greatest vote period ended last Saturday night. The votes
on subscriptions will be reduced 1 again May 16th.
The following names of contestants are in alphabetical order with
votes cast for publication:
Mr. R. D. Bankston : 1,203,600
Miss Virginia Crawford 1,273,400
Mrs. Clarence Moss 486,900
MISS MARY NEWTON ... 1,282,250
Mrs. E. H. Pace 1,276,000
Mrs. Ruth Lane Redman . - . ......... 1,281,350
Subscribe to the limit if you wish to see your favorite win a
major prize. Subscribe before May 13th. Your subscription may
win the Elgin watch while adding votes toward the major prize to
be awarded May 23rd.
The last report to be made direct to the Campaign Manager will
be May 16th. After that time until the campaign closes the judges,
appointed by the contestants, will have c-hargc of the reports. No
extended subscriptions votes can be counted during the final week.
WHO WILL BE THE HAPPY WINNER? (THE MAJOR PRIZES
HAVE NOT BEEN WON). NO ONE HAS GAINED A GREAT
LEAD.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
END TERM MAY 15
INDIAN SPRINGS, JENKINSBURG
AND TUSSAHAW WILL CLOSE
MAY 15. TWO SCHOOLS WILL
RUN FEW DAYS.
Three of the consolidated schools
in the Butts county system will close
for the spring term on Friday, May
15. The schools are Jenkinsburg,
Tussahaw and Indian Springs.
The Towaliga school will close a
week later, having been forced to
niake up time lost during the sleet
storm the past winter.
The Pepeprton school will close
about the first of June.
According to announcement the
.schools will not have any elaborate
commencement exei-cises. Simple
but interesting programs wil be ar
ranged at the various schools.
The 1935-36 session has been a
good one for schools in the county
system. With the exception of con
siderable sickness in the winter and
unusually bad weather that stopped
buses from operation, the attendance
has held up well and a year of solid
work has been put in.
19 STUDENTS HERE
GET FINANCIAL AID
NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRA
TION HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE
FOR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE
STUDIES, REPORT SHOWS.
Direct cash benefits from the Na
tional Youth Administration have
made it possible for 9 high school
and 10 college students living in
Butts county to remain in school dur
ing the year 1935-36, according to a
leport prepared by R. R. Paty, State
Youth Director. A number of Butts
county youths not in school have also
received aid through employment on
N. Y. A. work projects.
N. Y. A. checks amounting to
about $60,000 are distributed each
month to 7,536 high school students
and 2,814 college students between
the ages of 16 and 25 in 644 high
schools and 53 colleges in Georgia.
High school students aided are se
lected, on the basis of need, by the
school officials. Each student may
receive up to $6 a month to be used
for lunches, transportation, books,
fees or other incidental expenses
which he otherwise wuld be unable
to meet.
The state has been divided into
eight work districts. Butts county
is in district 6, with H. B. Merriam,
of Columbus, as N. Y. A. supervisor.
YOUNG PEOPLES RALLY
SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY
MEMBERS OF CHRISTIAN EN
DEAVOR SOCIETY WILL MEET
WITH JACKSON CHURCH. GOOD
PROGRAM IS PLANNED.
Members of the Young People’s
League of district one of the Atlanta
Presbytery will hold a rally at the
Jackson Presbyterian church Sunday
afternoon. This district includes the
following churches: Stockbridge,
Hemphill Memorial, Kelly Town,
Timber ridge and McDonough, all in
Henry county; Griffin, Jackson and
Fellowship, Barnesville and Thomas
ton.
Miss Myrl Chafin of the Kelly
church is president of the district
group.
Rev. H. E. Russell will be the
main speaker, and others who will
take part in the program are Dr.
William Huck, Miss Margaret Boyd,
James Doom, Miss Isabel McCain.
Officers will be elected and in
stalled by Dr. Huck.
During the afternoon a business
session will be held and the program
will be furnished by the visiting
groups. Various matters of interest
in religious activities will be discuss
ed and an interesting meeting is in
prospect.
Following the business meeting the
visitors will be served supper by the
Jackson church.
An attendance of about eighty is
expected for this meeting.
Principals Named
For Butts Schools
COMMERCIAL COURSE FOR SE
NIOR HIGH SCHOOL DISCUSS
ED. NO MARRIED WOMEN WILL
BE EMPLOYED IN FUTURE.
At the montly meeting of the
Butts county board of education
Tuesday principals to serve the sev
eral consolidated schools were named
for the year, as follows.
Jenkinsburg—Herbert William,:.
Tussahaw—Gordon N. White.
Towaliga—Johnnie Harkness.
Indian Springs.—J. W. Smith.
Pepperton—-Miss Eloise Beau
champ.
At a called meeting to be held
May 12 teachers fo rthe ensuing year
will be elected.
A committee from the Jackson
beard of Education was present
and the question of putting in a
commercial course in the Jackson
high school, which is the county
senior high, was discussed, but defi
nite action was postponed.
Salaries have been paid to date,
members of the board stated.
A resolution was passed by the
board not to employ married women
as teachers in the future. The re--
elution also points out that women
teachers who marry during the
school year will be automatically
suspended.
Progress was reported in the build
ing campaign for negro schools.
April Honor Roll For
Jackson Public Schools
First grade- Mary Frances Allen,
Margaret Kempson, Elwood Robison,
Jr., Audrey Rossey.
Second grade—Elizabeth Ethe
ridge, Emily Mallet Martha Rich,
Third grade—Frankie Mae Duke,
Bernard Gaston, Jean Johnson, An
nette O’Neal.
Fourth grade—Ruth Jones, Jane
Ann Mallet, Billy Redman.
Fifth grade- Virgina Ball, Black
man Settle.
Sixth giade—-Martha Gaston,
Charles McMichael, John Roy Pat
rick, Margaret Sams, Margaret West,-
Horace Williamson.
Seventh grade—Roland Kempson,
Mary Mallet, Josephine Jones.
Eighth grade—-Eleanor Barnes.
Marion Etheridge.
Ninth grade—-Sarah Boofie, Con
stance Brooks, Virginia Etheridge,
Margaret Ham, Geraidine Kempson,
Catherine McMichael, T. A. Nutt, Jr..
Roslyn Redman, Smith Settle, Jr.
Tenth grade—Howard Campbell,
Met tie Chapman, Sara Evalyn Comp
ton, Marjorie Etheridge, Jeffy Lee.
Esther McMchael, Annie Lou W'yatt.
Eleventh grade —Dorothy Barnes,
Vera Edwards, Robert Garner, Ruth
Hodges,, Frances Hyatt, Alberta
Morgan, Nelli 1 Taylor, Lucile
Vaughn. I
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
NEW VOTERS LIST
FOR BUTTS COUNTY
MONDAY WAS LAST DAY TO
QUALIFY FOR STATE ELEC
TIONS. MANY REGISTER AND
MANY NAMES STRUCK OFF.
Under the rules laid down by tlu.
Butts County Board of Registrars,
Monday was the last day to qualify
for the elections of the year 1936.
A(. a previous meeting tne board
named May 4as the lust day for
paying taxes and registering and
cards were sent to delinquent tax
payers.
Members of the board, composed
of W. J. Bankston, chairman, It. E.
Evans and H. M. Fletcher, state that
a good many taxpayi rs came in and
qualified. Others who failed to
heed the order were stricken from
the list. The names of deceased
persons and those who have moved
out of the county were removed from
the voter’s list.
The correct list will show about
1,700 qualified voters. In the March
primary 2,429 were eligible, under
the old registration list, to cast bal
lots.
EQUALIZERS BEGIN TO
CHECK TAX RETURNS
MEMBERS OF COUNTY BOARD
MET MONDAY AND ORGANIZED
FOR YEAR’S WORK OF CHECK
ING TAX RETURNS.
The Butt c6unty board of Tax
equalizers, consisting of Messers.
A. M. Pace, J. C. Jones and J, O.
Cole, met Monday and organized for
the year’s work of checking tax re
ams. Mr. Cole is chairman and
Mr. Pace secretary of the board.
J. Edward Carmichael, tax receiv
er, closed his books last week. He
mare the usual rounds of the districts
and made an effort to have all prop
erty returned.
The equalizers will be engaged for
several weeks in going over tax re
cords. When the board competes its
work the tax digest for the year will
be made up by the tax receiver and
submitted to tht; state authorities
for approval.
At the September meeting of the
board of county commissioners the
tax levy for the year will be an
nounced. It has been stated that the.
state levy for this year will be re
duced from 4 mills to 3 mills.
GOLDSTEIN WILL OPEN
NEW DEPARTMENT STORE
GRIFFIN BUSINESS MAN TO
OPEN DEPARTMENT STORE
IN OLD JACKSON MERCANTILE
BUILDING MAY NINTH.
Mr. H. F. Goldstein, of Griffin,
proprietor of a chain of fourteen
stores in Georgia, will open a de
partment store in the old Jackson
Mercantile building on May 9. This
building was recently completed, fol
lowing the fire of December 29.
Orignally used as the grocery de
partment of the Jackson Mercantile
Company, the building was occupied
by the Etheridge Seed Company at
the time of the fire. The property
is owned by Mrs. W. (). Jones, of
Tampa, Fla.
Mr. Goldstein owns and operates
department stores in Griffin, Mc-
Donough, Atlanta, Austell, Douglas
ville, Carrollton, Manchester, Fort
Valley, Talbotton and Reynolds and
the Jackson unit makes the four
teenth establishment under his man
agement.
| The new business will be opened to
; the public on Saturday, May 9. Mr.
| Goldstein announces, that he will
I carry anew and fresh line of mer
-1 chandise at prices the trading public
can afford to pay.
Attention is directed to the Gold
stein advertisement in this issue, and
a cordial invitation is extended the
I people of Butts and surrounding
trade territory to call and inspect
the new stock.
A wpdi known business man and
capitalist of Griffin, Mr. Goldstein
has met with success in his venturer.
He married Miss Olivia Torbet, of
Cork, and is well known to many
of the people of the county.