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VOL. 64—NO. 21
BIG CAMPAIGN ENDS SATURDAY
RURAL POWER LINE TO SERVE
FOUR COUNTIES IN THIS AREA
FEDERAL GRANT FOR SNAPPING
SHOALS POWER AND LIGHT
COMPANY. BUTTS INCLUDED
IN BENEFITS.
Announcement is made from Wash
ington that the Rural Electrification
Administration has approved an al
lotment to the Snapping Shoals
I-'ower and Light Company of $90,-
000 to build rural power lines in
Butts, Newton, Henry and Rockdale
counties. It is a non-profit com
pany, the announcement said, and
COO families in the four counties will
be served with lights and power.
About 75 miles of line will be
built, the announcement said.
The Georgia Power Company will
supply the power at wholesale, it is
understood.
Mr. V. C. Ellington, according to
information received here, has been
interested in the project for some
time.
Several Butts county families have
already signed for power. In the
neighborhood of the Stark and Cedar
Rock communities many farm fam
ilies will be served by the new power
line.
Other section of the county are in
terested in rural electrification and
some headway has been madfe by a
survey in Iron Springs district.
This project is similar to others
in the state and nation.
Just! when construction will begin
has not been learned here, but it is
understood plans are heing worked
cut and will be announced in the
immediate future.
TEACHERS FOR COUNTY
SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED
BOARD OF EDUCATION FILLS
PLACES FOR NEXT YEAR. A
FEW VACANCIES TO BE SUP
PLIED. MRS. EVANS TO STUD 1
The Batts county board of educa
tion has elected teachers for the
county school system for the l'Jo/-
37 sesion, with a few places yet to
he supplied.
Principals were elected at the reg
ular meeting in May and a called
session was held to name other in
structors.
All primary teachers are reqiured
to meet the c#nditions of the state
board of education in Barret-Rogers
schools, according to a ruling of the
board.
Mrs. Polly Smith Evans, who was
re-elected in the Jenkinsbnrg school,
was granted a leave of absence and
-will study for a degree at Mercer
University.
Principals and teachers in the
various schools are as follows:
Jenkinsburg—Herbert 'Williams,
principal; Miss Mae Childs, Miss
Mattie Jo Pullin, iMss Ruby Lane.
Indian Springs—J. W. Smith,
principal; Miss Ruth Jinks, Miss
Elizabeth Edwards. Miss Margaret
McMichael, Miss Kate Smith, Miss
Myra Fletcher. Primary teacher to
be supplied.
Pepperton —Miss Eloise Beau
champ, principal; Miss Lou Beau
champ, Miss Treva’u Whitaker, Miss
Annie Rosa Bond, Miss Elizabeth
Finley.
Towaliga Johnnie Hai-khess,
principal; Miss Tennie Brownlee,
Miss Sara Carter, Miss Ruby Free
man. Sixth and seventh grades to
be supplied.
Tussahaw —Gordon N. White, pi in
cipal; Miss Neva Fletcher, Miss
Agnes Childs, Miss Bertha Williams,
Miss Elizabeth McMichael, A.
B. Eberhart. First grade to be sup
plied.
PENSIONS FOR SEPTEMBER
OF 1535 ARE DISTRIBUTED
Confederate pensions for Sepiem
her, 1935, have been paid to the
three veterans and 15 widows of
soldiers on the rolls here. The
state still owes pensions for three
months of 1935 and one month in
1934. making a total of $l2O bad
payment due each pensioner.
U. S ROAD MONEY
RELEASED TO STATE
ABOUT $18,000,000 INVOLVED.
HIGHWAY PROGRAM IN STATE
BE STARTED EARLY, CHAIR
MAN WILBURN STATES.
Washington, D. C. —Fedeaii road
funds, withheld from the state ot
Georgia while the courts considered
the legality of Governor Talmadge’s
“financial dictatorship,” were re
leased Monday.
L. E. Boykin, director of the
bureau’s division of laws and con-,
tracts, said a letter was being pre
pared to notify the Georgia highway
department that payments were re
sumed.
The announcement came after a
two-day study of the decision by
which the Geoi-gia supreme court
decision held that J. B. Daniel was
the legal occupant of the office of
state treasurer.
Payments were stopped in January
when a dispute arose over Tal
madge’s older removing George B.
i Hamilton from the office and ap
pointing Daniel to succed him. Ham
ilton took his claim on the office to
the state supreme court.
The bureau held money could be
paid, under Georgia law only to the
state treasurer.
Senator George (Democrat, Geor
gia), said the accumulated alloca
tions to Georgia would amount l-o
approximately $18,00(1,000-
“Unless something else comes up.”
he said, “the resumption of payments
on contracts in Georgia wiil mean
that the state will not lose any at
the money allocated for roads —ia
spite of the delay since January.”
Big Program Planned
Atlanta, Ga.—-Elated over Wash
ington’s release of approximately
$18,000,000 in road funds. Chairman
W. E. Wilburn of the Georgia high
way board said Monady night $6,-
000,000 in projects will be ready
within thirty days.
“We’ve got the state money to
match federal allocations,” Wilburn
said, “and we are going to spend
every cent of it before January 1.
“Approximately $3,000,000 in
road work, held up because the fed
eral bureau wouldn’t recognize Mr.
Daniel as state treasurer, is ready
to go,
“Within thirtydays we’ll have
about $3,000,000 more projects
ready for active work.
“ Agreat Georgia road building
program is about to start. I am
greatly pleased the money has been
released and I repeat we are ready
to go ahead fast.”
Chairman Wilburn said expendi
ture of the federal money virtually
will connect up all the main trunk
highways of the state and many of
the secondary roads.
RELIEF WORKERS MUST
SCOUT FOR EMPLOYMENT
ALMOST HALF A M 1 L L 1 O N BE
DROPPED FROM WPA ROLLS
BEFORE JULY FIRST, ADMIN
ISTRATOR HOPKINS SAYS.
Between 400,000 and 500,00 peo
ple now on federal relief will have
to tighten their belts and scout
around for jobs before the first of
July.
This was indicated by announce
c-mnt from the WPA that it will de
crease its rolls from the February
high of 3,037,440 to a minimum of
2,310,100 by June 30.
In explaining the drop, Harry L.
Hopkins, WPA administrator, stateed
that about 300,000 of the 727,000
dropped wi'l find employment in the
renewed activities of the U. S.
bureau of roads, enlargements of t,he
WPA program, and the program of
the army engineer* in rivers and
harbors.
I
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1936
LARSEN, RIVERS IN
GOVERNOR’S RACE
STATE POLITICS HOLD CENTER
OF INTEREST. RIVERS FIRES
OPENING GUN IN CAMPAIGN.
LARGE FIELD.
The state political campaign is be
ginning to assume definite form, anu
two formal entries for governor have
been made. W. W. Larsen, of Dub
lin, former congressman from t‘he old
twe'fth distiict, has announced that
he would be a candidate for governor
and will announce his platform at a
later time.
At a meotin gin Atlanta Saturday
E. D. Rivers, of * Lakeland, former
speaker of the house of representa
tives, fired the first' gnn in his cam
paign- He attacked the Talmadge
administration and lauded Roosevelt
and mew deal accomplishments.
Others mentioned for governor in
clude W. Y- Atkinson, of Newnan,
Abit Nix, of Athens, C. D. Redwinc,
of Fayetteville, Judge Ogden Per
sons, of Forsyth, Hugh Howell,
Atlanta, and several others.
The sHate primary will be held
September 9. The date for entries
to close will be fixed by the state
Democratic executive committee at
its meeting 5m June.
Candidates for other state house
■offices are amnounciiag and indica
tions at this time point to a crowded
field.
$3,500,000 WORTH FARM
LOANS MADE IN STATE
Columbia, S. -C.—Approximately
32,000 fanamrs in efiorgia borrowed
$3,500,000 from their production
rredit associations ithe first foui
months of thi syear, according to an
nouncement *of the Production Credit
Gi rporatian .of Columbia. This i~
an incerase -of ssoo+ooo over mans
made in the same peeriod last year,
when 9,968 farmers .borrowed $2,-
.900,313.
In the third Farm Credit adminis
tration district as a whole, compris
ing the states of eGorgia, Florida,
I North and South Cawilina, a total of
40,921 farmers secured loans total
ing $12,010,000 during the first
lour months this year as compared
with 38,149 romrartemeitts for a to
tal of $10,725,967 in the same period
last yean
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED
SATURDAY NIGHT
This is the last week of The Progress-Argus Prize subscription
campaign. The winner wall have the privilege of choosing between
anew Ford Sedan or anew Chevrolet.
The prizes will be awarded at The Progress-Argus office Satur
day night, after the judges, appointed by the contestants, have
counted the votes and determined the winners. The closing hour
is 8 p. m.
All contestants and their friends are invited to be present when
the prizes are awarded-
The following names of eontstant* are in alphabetical order;
Mr. R. D. Bankston •
Miss Virginia Crawford T. ■
Mrs. Clarence Moss •
Miss Mary Newton •
Mrs. E. H. Pace ■
Mrs. Ruth Lane Redman •
Extended subscriptions do not count extra extra votes during th"
last period, however, five year subscriptions still count big.
5-5 year subscriptions, including the club votes NOW count
350,000 votes.
MANY RACES ARE LOST BY THE PARTICIPANT BECOMING
DISCOURAGED ON THE LAST LAP.
CONTESTANTS: ARE YOU GOING TO BE A QUITER OR A
HAPPY WINNER, SATURDAY NIGHT? IF YOU DO YOUR
P.EST YOU CANNOT HAVE REGRETS.YOUR FRIENDS ARE
BOOSTING FOR YOU. THERE IS A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN
IHE MAJOR PRIZES AND THE PERCENTAGE CHECKS.
REPORTS CAN BE MADE IN THE BALLOT BOX UNTIL
8 P. M.
HIGH SCHOOL TO
CLOSE TUESDAY
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM BE
GINS SUNDAY WITH SERMON
BY REV. A. G. HARRIS. M. A.
SMITH SPEAKS TUESDAY.
Commencement season in the Jaclt
son public schools will begin Sunday,
May 24, when Rev. A. G. Harris,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Macon will preach tho
bacclaaureate sermon at the First
Methodist church at 11 o’clock.
The center aisle will be reserved
lor members of the senior class and
parents of the students. A good
program of music will be a feature
of this exercise.
The Sunday morning service will
be for all the churches of Jackson.
Rev. A. G. Harris, the speaker is
widely known as a minister and will
be cordially welcomed to Jackson
on that occasion.
Monday morning at 10 o’clock
the grammar school will have class
day exercises in the basement of
the Methodist church.
Monday evening Mrs. J. W.
O’Neal will present her music pupils
in a recital at the Methodist church
The graduation exercises will be
held Tuesday night at 8 o’clock at
the FirsH Baptist church. The ad
dress will be delivered by Prof. Mark
A. Smith, of Thomaston, well known
educator and civic leadter. Diplo
mas will be presented to the large!
class by Mr. W. M. Redman, vice
chairman of the board of education.
Miss Vera Jones Edwards will be
valedictorian and Miss Nellc Taylor
salutatorian.
The senior Honor Roll together
with a list of the class of 1936 will
be distributed with the programs.
Those winning the coveted honor roll
were required to make 90 or above
in conduct and a’l studies. The
number of the senior class roll this
year is larger than usual.
Final examinations and promo
Hons are in order this week.
All patrons and friends of the
school are invited to attend all com
mencement exercises.
TGWALIGA SCHOOL WILL
END TERM NEXT FRIDAY
The Towaliga Consolidated School
will close for the term Friday, when
a short but interesting program will
will be given.
All other schools in Butts county
system, except Pepperton, which
closes early in June, comp'eted the
term last Friday.
AIL PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED
SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8 O’CLOCK
SATURDAY NIGHT AT BP. M. THE JUDGES SELECTED BY THE
CONTESTANTS WILL START COUNTING THE VOTES IN THE
BALLOT BOX AND WILL DETERMINE THE WINNERS. SPECIAL
EFFORTS THIS WEEK MAY DECIDE THE RESULTS.
The climax is" Saturday night.
Eight weeks of hard work and anx
iety culminate in the closing scene
at 8 o’clock Saturday evening May
23rd, at which time The Progress-
Argus’ Subscription Campaign comes
to a close nnd the contestants will
receive all the pri7.es.
Hundreds of new subscriptions
have been added to The Progress*
Argus’ large list of readers. There
was but on object in mind when the
editor decided to launch this cam
paign and that was to secure a larger
paid in advance subscription list.
The results have been beyond om
expectations. Our newspaper now
covers the entire trade territory.
COURAGE IS NEEDED NOW
All contestant*! have worked hard
and well during the campaign. We
regret we cannot give each of them
their choice of anew Ford or Chev
rolet. All of these candidates de
serve the support and confidence of
their friends. Many people become
discouraged in an affair of this kind
during the last few days, when they
should be doing everything in their
power to win. Many races are
ROOSEVELT GETS
GEORGIA’S VOTE
ONLY ONE ENTRY AND PRIMARY
IS CALLED OFF. FEE BE RE
TURNED T ODONORS. FDR TO
NAME DELEGATES.
Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia Democrats
will east their 24 votes for President
Roosevelt in the Philadelphia nation
al convention June 23.
Roosevelt was the only entry for
the state presidential preferential
primary at the registration deadline,
1 p. m., Satuiday.
Hence the primary for June 3,
will be called off. The president’s
SIO,OOO entry fee will be returned
to friends who contributed it and
Roosevelt will name the Georgia
delegates.
The state Democratic executive
committee made these provisions ap
ply if only one person entered the
race.
Governor Eugene Talmadge, anti-
New Deal critic, who had been re
ported as a likely candidate, did not
enter. He had no comment to make
and left for the week-end at his farm
in Telfair county.
JUNE 1 CLOSING DAY
TO FILE WORK SHEETS
All work sheets for farmers co
operating in the Soil Conservation
program must be in by June 1, ac
cording to instructions given out by
the State Gorton Committee recently.
Those expecting to co-operate this
year may get work sheets filled out
at the county agent’s office before
June Ist.
M. L. Powell, County Agent.
This notice should be of interest
1o all farmers who intend to co-oper
ate in the new soil program. The
earlier the matter is attended to the
better.
Mr. Powell states that farmers are
co-operating in the new program and
that there will be a great many con
tract signers when the program is
closed.
The increase in cotton acreage will
be slight in Butts county. This is
due to the desire of farmers to co
operate in the federal soil program
and also to weather conditions which
have been againsi the cotton crop so
far. Lack of moisture has prevented
many farmers from planting, and
poor stands are general not only in
Butts county but in many parts of
the state.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
lost on the last lap. This race de
pends on this week’s results among
many for some of the contestants
are running close together. Merely
a few subscriptions are the only dif
ference in some of their standings.
*One subscriptioh may be the differ
ence in some of the prizes.
The leading contestants in this race
should not leave a stone unturned.
They should do all in their power
during these last few hours. The
campaign records are open to the
public after the prizes are awarded —
after it is too late to see what you
might have won.
Contestants: Your true friends
will be disappointed as much as you,
if you do nof win a major prize.
They have given you their support.
Everyone cannot win a major j>rizc—
that was known at the beginning, but
when you do your best you cannot
have any regrets.
BE SURE AND READ THE
CLOSING RULES FOUND ON AN
OTHER PAGE OF THIS WEEK’S
ISSUE OF THE JACKSON-PROG
RESS-ARGUS.
COMMISSIONERS TO
FIGHT AMENDMENTS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS EN
DORSED. WANT ANOTHER
CENT GAS TAX FOR ROADS
WHITFIELD IS PRESIDENT.
At the concluding session of the
Association of County. Commission
ers in annual meeting in Atlanta res
olutions endorsing President Roose
velt for ro-election, and opposing
three constitutional amendments were
adopted. The amendments oppoSeu
include a 15 mill tax levy, creation
! of office of lieutenant governor anli
! lour year term for governor.
Resolutions were passed commend
ing results of federal relief agencies.
The commissioners urged passage of
1 a state luw to permit Georgia to
| share in the social security program.
| Allocation to counties of another
cent per gallon of the state gasoline
tax was also urged. The comrni.
sioners recommended that the state
highway board contract with counties
, for road work to employ convicts.
The 1937 convention will be held
in Augusta, the date s' to be set later.
J. J. Whitfield, of Hawkinsville,
: was elected president and Tate
i Wright, of Athens, was named ex
! ecutive secretary-treasurer. Vie -
' presidents elected include Frank M.
Kimble, of Worth county; C. A.
Matthews, of Decatur and Ed. M.
McKenzie of Montezuma.
The following were elected to the
[board of managers: C. A. Matthews;
W. E. Beverly, Thomasville; T. G.
Reeves, Columbus; A. J. Keith, Gay:
J. A. Ragsdale, Atlanta; Troy Rains,
Macon; Wallace Brumby, Cedartown;
E. M. Perry, Nashville; F. E. Gabrels,
Clarkesville, and C. M. Strahan,
Athens.
$134 AVERAGE PRICE PAID
FOR JERSEYS AT STATE SALE
Forty-nine fine Jersey cattle sold
for an average of $134 at the annua'
'state Jersey Cattle Club sale in Ath
ens last week. A young- bull topped
the sale, bringing S7OO. A group of
three dairymen bought him to im
prove their herds. The animals sold
for an average of sl4 more than the
average of the sale last year, reflect*
ing the better quality of the cattle
and the increased interest in live
stock in the state.
FEWER BANKRUPTCIES AMONG
FARMERS FOR FISCAL YEAR
Bankruptcies among farmers to
taled 4,311 during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1935, compared with
4,716 in 1934 and 5,917 in 1983, re
ports sent to the Attorney General
of the United States show.