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VOL. 66—No. 1
Cotton Growers Are Advised To Make
Some Adjustments In Cropping Plans
The present world cotton situation
is a warning to farmers of Butts
county to adjust their fanning op
erations on a sounder and more
economical basis, according to I. W.
Duggan, acting director of the Sou
thern Division of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
Especially urgent is the need for
adjustments in the Cotton Belt, he
pointed out, because of the dense j
population dependent on cotton and
the small amount of cropland avail
able for each person.
“Cotton is the principal source of
employment and income for about
10 million people in the nine states
of the Southern Region,’’ Mr. Dug-,
gan said. “Yet with this dependence j
on cotton as the principal cash crop,
only about 9 acres of Copland are
available for each farm person in
these states.
“Excluding Texas and Oklahoma,
where much of the land is not devot
ed to cotton and large areas are
thinly populated, the per capita acre
age of cropland in the Southern Re
gion is about 6 acres. When it is
considered that the per capita aver
age for the remainder of the United
States is about 15 acres, the need
for adjustments that will bring about ;
!
more economical farm operation and
result in better balanced production
in the Cotton Belt presents itself
most urgently.”
Mr. Duggan pointed out that with
the 1937 record-breaking crop of 18.7 J
million bales, both the domestic and
world supplies of cotton became the
largest in history. This was in spite
of the fact that more cotton was
cosnumed in 1936-37 than in any
previous year and that 6.5 million
less acres were harvested this year
than the avei-age for the 5-year pe
riod, 1928-32. The income from the
1937 crop, however, even with soil
conservation and price-adjustment
payments, will give the growers only
about three-fourths of the purchas
ing power they had during the period
of 1909-14.
“Under the Agricultural Conserva
tion Program of the AAA for 1938,
the cotton goal has been set at 28,-
000,000 acres,” Mr. Duggan said.
“This acreage will provide amply for
domestic consumption, exports, and
carry-over needs. Cotton produced
by any farmer on an acreage in ex
cess of his share of the national goal
would be surplus cotton; each bale
of such surplus would increase the j
costs of production, harvesting, and
marketing and tend to bring about
a lower income, and, consequently,
lower living standards for the South.”
Col. Redman Will
Run For Senator
PROMINENT JACKSON ATTOR
NEY SAYS HE WILL OFFER
FOR SENATOR FROM THE 26th
DISTRICT. ANNOUNCE LATER
Hon. C. L. Redman, prominent
Jackson attorney and long active in
the business and political life of Butts
county, authorizes the statement that
he will be a candidate for senator
from the twenty-sixth district, com
posed of Butts, Fayette and Spald
ing counties.
Judge J. J. Flynt, of Spalding, is
the present senator. He succeeded
C. D. Redwine, of Fayette, who in
turn succeeded Joel B. Mallet of
Butts.
Col. Redman served as mayor of
Jackson, was solicitor of the old
county court, is present county at
torney and is a former president of
the Flint Circuit Bar Association. He
is active in business, civic and reli
gious affairs and his intended an
nouncement for senator wll be re
ceived with interest.
Board Plans For
New School Units
NEXT OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO
PROVIDE ADEQUATE FACILI
TIES FOR COLORED CITIZENS.
TEACHER ELECTED
An immediate objective of the
Butts county board of education will
be to provide comfortable and ade
quate buildings for colored children,
according to W. F. Huddleston, pres
ident of the board. Already the
board has done considerable work in
that regard and some buildings have
been erected to relieve the situation
in several communities.
At one time the board sought PWA
funds to erect colored school houses,
but nothing of a substantial nature
came of the movement. The build
ings planned and the repairs to be
made will be from funds already
in hand or in sight, it is stated.
Mr. Huddleston, who has given
more than thirty years of thoughtful
and constructive service to the cause
of education in Butts county, has
seen all the white schools consolida
ted and before retiring he would
like to see comfortable buildings
provided for negroes.
The county board met in monthly
session Tuesday, the first meeting
of the new year and heard routine
business matters. Miss Sarah Frances
McMichael was elected teacher in the
Indian Springs school to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Miss
Bessie Waldrop. Miss Waldrop had
given many years of service to the
county school system and was an es
teemed teacher in the Indian Springs
school at the time of her death a
few weeks ago.
Improvement was voted for the
colored school in the Mt. Olive com
munity.
Employees Will
Remain The Same
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I N
FIRST MEETING OF NEW YEAR
RETAIN PRESENT PERSON
NEL. ROAD CONTRACTS
Present employees of Butts coun
ty were retained by the Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues at the
i
first meeting of 1938 held Monday.
; Those named for further service in
clude :
I
Dr. O. B. Howell, county physi
cian.
Col. C. L. Redman, county attor
ney.
W. H. Wilson, clerk.
The term of the county agent runs
to May 7 and that of the home dem
onstration agent until September 1.
The board voted to buy a Letour
neau scraper for road grading and
construction. This equipment moves
8 yards of dirt at one operation, and
the new machine is now being used
in the grading of East Third street
extension through the Hendrick
lands.
When the Parkland extension and
the East Third street extension have
been completed the county road
force will grade Route 16 through
Parkland to come out at Fairfield
chur-ch on the present highway.
Route 16, known as the Griffin
road, Will be surveyed and relocated
and as soon as the survey is com
pleted the county will be given a
contract to grade the road, it is
stated. Some slight changes in the
present road will be made and curves
will be eliminated in several places.
This road will be paved to the Spald
.ing county line during 1938, it is
expected.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938
Two Commissioners
Are To Be Elected
SEVERAL RACES OF LOCAL IN
TEREST WILL BE DECIDED BY
VOTERS DURING YEAR. BUTTS
TO FURNISH SENATOR
Several races of local interest will
be decided by voters during 1938.
Two members of the board of
county commissioner, the chairman
and one board member, will be elec
ted to succeed those now in office.
Dr. O. B. Howell is chairman of the
board and B. H. Hodges and J. L.
Bailey, Sr., are the members. Elec
ted in 1936, Mr. Hodges will serve
for two more years.
Just how this contest will shape
up is not known at this time. It is
likely there will be some develop
ments along that line by early
spring.
The county will also elect a repre
sentative in the legislature. Under
the rotation system Butts county will
furnish the senator from the twenty
sixth district this year. Butts, Fay
ette and Spalding compose the dis
district. Joel B. Mallet was named
by Butts conuty six years ago.
Another office to be filled is that
of judge of the superior courts of
the Flint circuit. Hon. Ogden Per
sons, of Forsyth, is the present judge.
Solicitor General Frank B. Willing
ham was named in 1936 and has two
years more of his present term.
Voters of the fourth congressional
district will ballot on a congressman.
Hon. E. M. Owen, of Griffin, is the
present representative from the dis
trict, composed of fifteen counties.
There is not a great deal of politi
cal discussion at this time but as the
months move on interest will pick
up and by spring the year’s cam
paign will begin to take form.
KNOX WILL VISIT
KIWANIS CLUB ON
TUESDAY, JAN. 11
W. E. Knox, of Gray, lieutenant
governor of the ninth Georgia Ki
wanis district, will pay the Jackson
club an unofficial visit on Tuesday,
January 11. Active force in Geor
gia Kiwanis, all members of the
Jackson club are invited to be pres
ent and hear Mr. Knox. He attend
ed school here and has many friends
in the community.
Prizes For Recreation Available To
Members of Georgia 4-H Club Boys
G. V. Cunningham, state 4-H club
leader for Georgia, this week an
nounced plans for an amateur enter
tainment contest open to every com
munity in the state. Prizes valued at
$5,350 will be given the winners.
The purpose of the contest, which
will be supervised in each county by
the county and home demonstration
agents, is to stimulate interest il
recreation of the type that can be
enjoyed by an entire community, Mr.
Cunningham said.
Vocational teachers, school teach
ers, ministers and other community
leaders are invited to work up pro
grams. Music, pageants, imitations,
skits, plays or any other type of en
tertainment which will make an in
teresting program in which the en
tire community can participate, will
be acceptable.
Mr. Cunningham pointed out that
the selection of prize winners will
begin with community competition in
each county. Five county winners in
each of the state’s four Extension
Service districts will be selected to
compete in the district contests. The
winner of each of the four district
contests will compete for state-wide
honors during Farm and Home Week,
Daniel New Head
Of Kiwanis Club
OFFICERS INSTALLED TUESDAY
NIGHT. BUTTON PRESENTED
TO RETIRING PRESIDENT P.
H. WEAVER
At installation exercises Tuesday
night Rev. Eugene Daniel became
president of the Kiwanis club of
Jackson. He was installed by P. H.
Weaver, who served capably as pres
ident for the past year. In retiring
from office Mr. Weaver expressed
hearty appreciation for the loyalty
and support of member’s.
In taking over the affairs of the
club Mr. Daniel said the club would
be dedicated to building—building
character, better citizenship and bet
ter relations among all classes. He
asked for the continued support of
the members in making the club of
the greatest possible service to the
county.
In appreciation for the faithful
and constructive work of Mr. Wea
ver, he was presented a Past Presi
dent’s button. The button was pre
sented on behalf of the club by J. D.
Jones, who pointed to Mr. Weaver’s
unselfish service for a better club
and his conscientious service during
the past year.
M. L. Powell, vice president, was
inducted into office by N. F. Land,
past president of the club. Mr. Pow
ell in accepting pledged his best ef
forts for a year of service.
Directors for 1938 include: H. O.
Ball, B. K. Carmichael, W. M. Bond,
J. D. Jones, N. F. Land, R. P. New
ton, S. H. Thornton.
Objectives as outlined by the di
rectors and committee chairmen were
submitted by President Daniel and
approved by vote of the members.
President Daniel announced mem
bers of standing committees.
J. W. O’Neal, secretary-treasurer,
made a plea for increased member
ship and stated his financial report
would be submitted at the next meet
ing.
Directors and committee chairmen
will be entertained by Mr. Daniel
and Mr. Powell at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Powell January 6.
Dinner was served by the Wom
an’s Club, Mrs. J. W. Morris chair
man.
An elevation of land more than
2,000 feet high is a mountain; less
than that is a hill.
August 8-13, at the University of
Georgia in Athens.
Sixteen public address systems val
ued at S3OO each will be awarded as
prizes to district winners by an At
lanta business firm (Sears, Roebuck
and company). Cash prizes of $175,
$l5O, $125, and SIOO will be given
to the four counties selected to com
pete in Athens.
Scoring of county winners will be
on a percentage basis, so that small
towns and counties may have an
equal showing with the larger ones,
Mr. Cunningham said. The extent to
which the towns in each county co
operate will go a long way toward
determining the counties that will be
selected to compete in the district
contest.
He added that some counties are
planning to have the communities
each present a program in the pub
lic square or in a large auditorium,
so that the people themselves can
help judge which community program
is best. Civic organizations, mer
chants, newspapers, and business men
are expected to take advantage of
the opportunity to have these com
munity groups visit their towns and
present programs.
Raise Feed Crops Or Consequences
Will Be Serious, Mr. Hammond Says
Schools Resume
After Vacation
ATTENDANCE FOR SPRING EX
PECTED TO HOLD UP WELL,
WITH SOME SHIFTS CAUSED
BY PATRONS MOVING
Schools in the Jackson and Butts
county system resumed work Monday
after the Christmas vacation lasting
from December 24.
School officials predicted the at
tendance would hold up well during
the spring months. Some shifts
caused by patrons moving from one
school district to another was expect
ed, but little change was expected in
the total enrollment. In the Jackson
public schools the attendance was ex
pected to remain practically station
ary.
Teachers and pupils returned to
their work refreshed by a rest of ten
days. The holiday vacation this sea
son was one of the shortest in recent
years. It was desired to make up
time caused by a late opening in the
fall. The term will end on schedule,
according to present plans.
Teachers in both systems were
paid in full for the fall months and
this brought much substantial en
couragement at the Christmas sea
son.
As state operation becomes better
known it is better liked by school
officials. As is well known the state
supplies free textbooks and operates
all schools for seven months. Local
boards pay for any length of term
in excess of seven months. The
Jackson public schools operate for
nine months and the county schools
for eight months.
A year of substantial progress is
confidently looked forward to by all
school officials.
Making Plans For
Roosevelt Balls
W. M. REDMAN CHAIRMAN FOR
BUTTS COUNTY. NAMES DI
RECTORS FOR CELEBRATION
TO BE HELD IN JACKSON
Mayor W. M. Redman has accept
ed the chairmanship for Butts coun
ty of the committee for the celebra
tion of President Roosevelt’s birth
day, January 29. Edgar Dunlap, of
Gainesville, is state chairman, and
Quimby Melton, of Griffin, is chair
man of the fourth district.
Mr. Redman has announced that
P. H. Weaver will be chairman of
the local celebration. Mrs. M. L.
Powell and Mrs. J. C. Newton will
serve as assistants to the chairman.
The committee will meet soon and
plan for the celebration to be carried
out here. While no announcement
to that effect has been made, it is
likely a benefit party, with small ad
mission charge, will be held.
The funds raised during the cele
bration will be used to fight infan
tile paralysis. All money collected
will go to the Warm Springs Foun
dation.
A quota of $450.00 has been as
signed Butts county. The quota is
based on five cents per capita, ac
cording to the 1930 census. If Geor
gia raises its full quota, based on
five cents per capita, a total of $141,-
395 will be donated to the Warm
Springs Foundation.
Butts county citizens will be glad
to co-operate in this campaign and
the committee will appreciate the
hearty support of all organizations
and individuals in making as good a
showing as possible.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
“Farmers who fail to raise plenty
of stock feed this year will face a
serious situation, probably more se
rious than any they have yet known,”
declared Mr. W. M. Hammond, well
known farmer of the Elgin commu
nity during a visit to Jackson Tues
day.
Mr. Hammond, who is 81 years old
and connected with families prom
inent in the social and business life
j of the county since pioneer days, de
clares this section cannot grow cotton
ito buy food and feed and expect to
prosper. “Overproduction of cotton
cannot be charged to this section,
but it is the west that is raising the
bulk of the cotton,” observed Mr.
Hammond.
“In my own district,” continued
Mr. Hammond, “very few of the
farmers have enough feed to make
a crop and many of them will have
to buy feedstuffs before the crop
ping season is over. They planted
cotton and neglected corn and feed
crops.
“In connection with crop legisla
tion it seems to me there will have
to be some system of compulsory
control. Turn the farmers loose and
they will take the bridle off and
plant the gardens in cotton this
year.’’
Asked when farmers stopped grow
ing plenty of feed crops and turned
to cotton on a large scale, Mr. Ham
mond said it was when the boll wee
vil came in. "When I was a young
man,” he said, “everybody raised
plenty of corn, wheat and everything
needed on the farm. Old corn al
ways lasted until June and hogs
were fattened on old corn. When
we went to mill w always took
plenty of wheat and corn.
“Now labor is not dependable and
our people have allowed the land to
wash away. Everybody has stopped
pulling fodder, though fodder is a
useful feed # and is relished by all
livestock.
“We are not building the right
type of pastures. A lot of people
fence off a gulley and let the land
grow up in briars and pines. That’s
not the way to have a good pasture.
It must be kept clear of briars and
trees.
“Another reason why farmers do
not raise more corn is because they
plant it too thick. A few years
ago they got to raising brag patches
and coming up with big yields. Corn
should be given pler*ty of distance
between rows and in the drill, say in
rows about 5!4 feet wide and 3
feet in the drill. Then if it is a
dry year you will still make corn.”
Mr. Hammond says the young
generation does not know much
about farming. The younger farm
ers are afraid of the sunshine. He
regretted that the present tendency
is away from the farm. Mr. Ham
mond says this will always be a cot
ton country, but that food and feed
supplies must come first.
DEADLINE SET FOR
JANUARY 15 FOR
DRIVERS’ LICENSE
January 15 has been set as the
deadline for obtaining drivers’ li
cense, according to announcement
made by Commissioner Phil Brewster
,of the Georgia Department of Pub
lic Safety. There will be no further
extnsion of time, the statement said.
The law creating the highway patrol
provides SSO fine or six months in
jail as punishment for failure to ob
tain a license.
Fertilizer pasture land, properly
grazed and managed, will produced
an abundance of feed that can large
ly be harvested by the cattle them
selves.