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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1936
TRANSPLANTING
A CHECKING ACCOUNT
C urrency of your own”— made in anv amount bv
you
H azards ot loss and robbery of cash eliminated
E asiest and quickest way to pay out funds
C redit standing—created through good balances
K een, careful bookkeeping service for you
Important time saver
N o worry about sending money safely to distant
points
G ives you a legal receipt for the bill you pay
A responsible depository for your money
C omplete record of each payment you make
C ounsel of bank officers made available to you
O pportunity to stop fraudulent payments
U nforseen need for funds easily handled
N o worry about paying the wrong person
T he real business-like way of handling money
JACKSON NATIONAL BANK
JACKSON, GEORGIA
JENKINSBURG
Little Misses Mary Emma arid
Betty Farrar spent last week with
Mrs. M. B. Farrar.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gaston and
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gaston spent the
week-end in Chattanooga with rela
tives.
Miss Emma Lou Childs of Atlanta
was at home for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Minter and chil
dren were visiting relatives near
Bethany Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kellett and
Mr. Frank Childs were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Compton Sun
day.
Master Frank Johnson is spending
several weeks in Atlanta with his
aunt, Mrs. Jesse Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wix and Mrs.
Mrs. O. C. Woodward were visiting
Miss Willie Woodward and her moth
er Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mildred Lane of Lambertville,
N. is spending her vacation with
her parents.
Mr. Mick Thaxton and small son,
Mick, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Stallworth, the latter re-
Merer builds a good highway system!
ROADS that need constant
. reconstruction keep the
taxpayer always "paying for
dead horses.” Year after year
his taxes are paid, yet there's
little money for new' high
ways, widening, grade sepa
rations and other permanent
improvements.
What a difference when each
year’s program includes new
concrete highways! Reports
from 18 states show that con
crete costs fa" less to main
tain-! 114 to $469 per mile
les3 per year—than other sur
faces.
As you get more concrete and
route i needs concrete paving
main ins' for several days while his
mother is away in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lane and
small son and Mrs. Marcelle Bank
ston of Atlanta were guests of their
parents Sunday.
Revival services will begin at the
Baptist church next Sunday. Rev.
Buckalew of Conyers will assist Dr.
Ben Ingram. The public is cordially
invited.
RUSSELL ASKS INCREASE
IN CCC TO AID FARMERS
Atlanta, Ga.—lncrease in Georgia’s
Civilian Conservation Corps enroll
ment to at least 1,500 to care for a
portions of the state’s drought strick
en farmers was asked Friday in an
appeal by Senator Russell to Secre
tary of War Don and Consevation
director Fechner.
Senator Russell pointed out that
many eastern states have quotas
| which were unfilled and asked that
! these vacanicies be transferred to
the Fourth Corps Area.
It was pointed out that by this
I plan there would not be any disoloca
| tion of families and that it could be
' accomplished at a minimum expense.
less inferior roads, annual
maintenance costs are cut, re
leasing more and more funds
for new roads, arterial streets,
bridges and grade separa
tions.
Even in first cost, concrete
saves money over other pave
ments of equal load-carrying
capacity. Concrete carries you
safely and comfortably and
with low cost for gas, tires,
and car repairs.
Write for "Road Maintenance
Costs” which tabulates in de
tail the experience of 18 states
with more than 100,000 miles
of pavement.
Per complete information write to
POftTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
Hurt Building, Atlanta, Ga.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
DROUGHT INCREASES
FOREST FIRE DANGER
U. S. FOREST SERVICE SAYS
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED
IN HANDLING FIRE DURING
EXTREMELY DRY WEATHER.
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Drought is adding to the danger
of forest fires. •,
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Reports to the U. S. Forest Service
from timbered areas list these con
ditions: Montona and northern
Idaho, serious. South Dakota and
southern Colorado, dry. Arizonia and
New Mexico, hot, dry and hazardous.
California, hazardous, especially in
the southern part of the state. Alas
ka, hazards increasing. In the Cen
tral and Lake states, “high hazards"
are reported in Missouri, Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and part of the Lower
Peninsula of Michigan, with moder
ate danger in the Upper Peninsula
and in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
In the Southern states, high hazards
exist over wide sections.
The Forest Service, emphasizing
that each day of severe drought in
creases fire dangers, lists these pre
cautions:
1. Smoking—-Smoke only while
stopping in a safe place, clear of all
inflammable materials; never while
traveling in woods.
2. Matches—Be sure your match
is out. Break it in two before you
throw it away.
'3. Tobacco —Be sure that pipe
and cigar or cigarette stubs are dead
before throwing them away. Never
throw them into brush, leaves or
needles.
4. Making Camp—Before build
ing a fire scrape away all inflam
mable materials from a spot 5 feet
in diameter. Dig a in the cen
ter and in it build your camp fore.
Keep your fire small. Never build
it against frees or logs or near
brush.
5. Breaking camp—Never break
camp until your fire is out—dead
out.
6. How To Put Out a Camp Fire
—Stir the coals while soaking them
with water. Turn small sticks and
di’ench both sides. Wet the ground
aroind the fire. If you can’t get
water, stir and tread it down until
packed tight over and around the
fire, Besure the last spark is dead.
1. Burning Brush—Never burn
slash or brush in windy weather or
while there is the slightest danger
that' the fire will get away.
8. Put out any small fires you
can. Report all fires to the nearest
warden or ranger.
CLAY COUNTY TO LEVY
NO TAXES THIS YEAR
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUT
MONEY IN BANK AS NEST EGG.
HAS HELD STATE RECORD FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.
Clay county commissioner? \Vill
levy no taxes this year i4c county
purposes, and' they have deposited
125,000 in cash to their credit, a
lecent announcement .said. For
many years Clay county has held the
record of having the lowest tax rate
in Georgia, and there Will be no
levy at all.
The county has no bonded indebt
edness, no convicts, to keep up and
little use for money as it does not
hold court more than three or four
days during the year.
The voters of Clay county are not
interested in the proposed 15 mill tax
limitation amendment to be voted
upon this fall by the people of Geor
gia as it will not affect them in the
least.
SEASON’S FIRST BALE OF
COTTON BRINGS 25c POUND
The first bale of cotton of the 1936
season, grown by a Texas farmer,
sold for 25 cents a pound and has
been placed on exhibition, at the
Texas Centennial Exposition. The
cotton brought $140.92, and a bonus
of SSOC for file world's first bale of
marketable- cotton of the yea-.
STARK
Miss Roxie Maddox, of Forsyth,
wa sthc guest of Miss Mamie Hardy
last week.
Mr. J. M. Holifield of Macon is
visiting his brother, Mr. J. H. Holi
field.
Mr. Kinney Duke and little son,
Kenneth, of Lakeland, Fla., were vis
itors here last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hill, of Alva,
Ky., Mr. and Mrs. James O’Neal and
little daughter, Betty, and Mrs. N.
C. Wililamson of Four Points were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
and Mrs. Bryant Williamson.
Mrs. Ollie Heath of Jenkinsburg,
spent last week with Mrs. J. H. Holi
field.
Mrs. Robert O’Neal and daughters,
Evelyn and Anna Ruth and Mrs. Lee
Perdue of Cedor Rock visited Mrs.
Raymond Cook and Mis. eGorge
Singley last week.
Mrs. Elwood Robison and Sonny
of Jackson spent Friday with Mrs.
Van Jones.
Mrs. J. 11. Burford and sonss Cal
vin and Judson of Cedar Rock were
guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
White.
Mr. Ralph Cook, of Monroe, spent
last week with homefolks.
Miss Carolyn Price, of Atlanta,
was the guest of Miss Josephine
Jones last week.
Mrs. J. H. Duke, of Jackson, spent
last week with Mrs. B. A. Williamson.
Mrs. Harmon, of Charlotte, N. C.,
recently visited her daughter, Mrs.
H. G. McClure.
Miss Marie Singley has returned
to Milledgeville after having spent
seevral days with her parents, Mi.
and Mrs. W. H .Singley.
Mrs. Ophelia Dickerson, of Mil
ledgeville is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Zack Smith.
Mi’s. Charlie Biles is spending sev
eral weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Hinton at Conyers and witfh Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Biles in Atlanta.
Friends of Mr. John Cook are
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You need GENUINE FISHER
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PHONE 244 JACKSON, GA.
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No One Who Buys and Prepares
Foods for Eating Can Afford to
Do Without Refrigeration.
ICE refrigeration, alone, provides
a safely LOW temperature, a safely
HIGH humidity and "breathable" air
$ ' ... protects freshness, wholesomeness,
flavor and weight . . . anything less
is a pitifully poor substitute.
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IC3O PROTECTION
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Jackson Ice Corporation
PHONE 159 JACKSON, GA.
glad to know that he is recovering
from a recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudie Singley of
Florida recently visited their mother,
Mrs. L. D. Singley, and other relati
ves heie.
One of the most successful revivals
in tlhe history of Macedonia church
was held last week. Rev. Lewis
Wright, of Macon assisted the pastor
and preached a great message at
every service. Singing was in charge
of local leaders and choir. Unusu
ally large congregations attended
the services especially at night; sev
eral nights every available seat and
chairs were needed to seat the people.
Twenty-nine additions were added
to the church membership.
The first of the Rockefellers,
John Peter, immigrated to America
Horn Germany in 1723.
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ligation.
Barnesville Class To
Be Guests On Sunday
Members of the Men’s Bible Class
of tihe Barnesville Methodist church
will be guests of the Wesley Class
of the Jackson Methodist Sunday
School Sunday morning. This is
a return visit for one recently paid
Barnesville by members from Jack
son.
Col. E. O. Dobbs, well known Bar
nesville attorney, will teach the les
son. The visitors will be cordially
welcomed to Jackson by members o£
the local class. Several ladies from
Barnesville will aec i/nr.any mem
bers of the men’s class to Jackson
At the noon hour the visiters will
be complimented with a fish dinner
at Mallet’s spring.
The meeting is being looked for
ward to with interest.
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