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VOL. 66 No. 4
County Accomplishments Listed In
Constitution’s Government Contest
ACTIVITIES FOR PAST YEAR
OUTLINED IN EFFORT TO WIN
ONE OF 13 PRIZES OFFERED
BY ATLANTA DAILY
Butts county has listed its accom
plishments for the past year and sub
mitted the report to the judges in the
Atlanta Constitution’s $7,500 Pro
gressive Government Awards Compe
titio.n
To 13 counties of the state cash
awards will be made. The first
prize will be $3,500; second, $1,000;
third, SSOO, and in addition there
will be a $250 award to a county in
each of the state’s ten congressional
districts.
The only restriction on use of the
award money is that it be used for
some general public improvement in
the winning county and that the com
missioners and citizens decide on
what improvement it is to be ex
pended.
Sole basis for the competition is
improvement in county government
bringing the greatest benefits to the
citizens of the county for 1937.
Judges in the contest are: Mrs.
A, JL Conger, of Bainbridge, presi
dent of the Georgia Federation of
Women’s clubs; Albert S. Hardy,
Gainesville editor, and Robert C.
C. Mizell, secretary of Emoi’y Uni
verity.
Accomplishments, as outlined by
the Constitution contest, were listed
under sixteen departments. Several
of the citizens of the county assisted
in compiling Butts county’s accom
plishments, and it is believed that
an excellent showing will be made
and that the county will be a prize
winner.
Many good papers were prepared
and from time to time it is likely
The Progress-Argus will reprint some
of this data for the information of
people of the county.
The departments and those helping
to assemble the information are as
follows,
1. Health. Beth Towles, director
of the Butts County Welfare de
partment, assembled data on this
subject, showing the officers of the
Child Health and Welfare Council
and its activities in conducting clin
ics, providing medical treatment and
giving clothes to needy. families.
2. Education. Wm. G. Preston,
county school superintendent, col
lected the information about the
county school system, showing the
sources cf income, improvements
made to buildings, new buildings,
ndw courses added, etc.
3. Library. Information about
the libraries in the county wgs col
lected by J. D. Jones, editor of The
Progress-Argus. In addition to the
Hawkes Library, it was shown that
all the county consolidated schools
have libraries and that this service is
being increased.
4. Roads and Bridges. W. H.
Wilson, clerk of the board of com
missioners of roads and revenues,
collected data on the county’s roads
and bridges, showing that the expen
diture, for bridges in 1937 was $4,-
721.11, as compared with $2,691.17
in 1936. Attention was called to the
60 miles of state aid roads in the
county, 14 miles of which are paved,
and to the construction of secondary
roads built in 1937.
5. Recreation. Beth Towles, di
rector, outlined what had been ac
complished in providing indoor and
outdoor basketball courts at the
schools and to organization of a
Dramatic Club of 17 members at the
Jackson High School.
6. Farm Improvement. This sub
ject was handled by M. L. Powell,
county agent, who pointed to the
fact the county has both a county
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Party Leaders To
Plan For Primary
CHAIRMAN WATKINS ISSUES
CALL FOR MEETING OF THE
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE Ofa FEBRUARY 5
Hon. W. E. Watkins, chairman, has
issued a call for a meeting of the
Butts County Democratic Executive
Committee to be held in the court
house in Jackson at 2 o’clock p. m.
Saturday, February 5.
The purpose of the meeting, Mr.
Watkins explains, is to consider a
date for the primary for the nomina
tion of county officers to be elected
this year.
Members of the committee include
the following:
Buttrill district —J. H. Patrick, T.
W. Moore, W. D. Jolly.
Coody district —Otis Hammond, G.
C. Moore, O. L. Weaver.
Dublin district—W. 0., Moore, W.
H., Moncrief, H. L. Moss.
Indian Springs district—Sam Eth
eridge, Mrs. W. B. Powell, W. W.
Preston, F. C. Maddux.
Iron Springs district—H. L. Dod
son, J. O. Pi-eston, O. A. Andrews.
Jackson district—R. P. Newton,
W. F. MaLaier, Paul Tyler, H. G.
Hawkins, J. D. Jones.
Towaliga district —A. F. Taylor,
J. J. Compton, P. J. Evans.
Worthvilje district—J. H. Pope, R.
O. Stodghill, L. J. Washington.
Club Members To
Receive Awards
PINS AND BUTTONS WILL BE
GIVEN TO THOSE WINNING
PRIZES. ACHIEVEMENT DAY
BE HELD SATURDAY
Gold medals have been received
for club girls who have been county
winners in various contests. One
million club members of the'nation
have partieipatel in these contests
through the National Committee on
Boys’ and Girls’ Club Work of Chi
cago.
Jewell Biles of Towaliga Commu
nity was judged winper in the Can
ning Contest Sponsored by Kerr
Glass Manufacturing Company and
will be awarded a handsome gold
medal.
The medal for particiaption in the
Food Preparation Contest will be
awarded to Louise Smith of Tussa
haw. This contest is sponsored by
Electrolux Refrigerator Company.
Elizabeth Holston of Tussahaw is
the winner of two gold medals. Eliz
abeth was winner in the R. E. A.
Contest, in which suggestions for
wiring a farm home, a paper on the
value of electricity on the farm and
former 4-H Club records were judg
ed.
The County honor for General Ex
cellence sponsored by Montgomery
Ward, goes to Elizabeth-also. Her
record was splendid and she submit
ted records in gardening, clothing,
canning, health and home improve
ment. Without the assistance of a
Home Demonstration Agent.
Mr. Powell will awa£d club pins
to those completing his projects.
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ACHIEVEMENT DAY MEETING
IN COURT HOUSE 1:30 P. M.
The 4-H Club Achievement Day
and Pep meeting will be held on Sat
urday afternoon, January 29, at
1:30 in the superior court room.
Awards will be presented for com
jpletion of projects.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1938
Fanning Talked
On Farm Outlook
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EXTENSION SPECIALIST SAYS IT
I IS TIME FOR CONSERVATIVE
FARMING. COTTON SUPPLY
I LARGEST IN HISTORY
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J. W. Fanning Farm Management
specialist of the Extension Service
of the • Georgia College of Agricul-
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ture at Athens, talked on the 1938
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farm outlook at the meeting of the
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Kiwanis club Tuesday night, and af
ter reviewing supply and demand and
taking into account all factors ad
vised it is a time for conservative
action on the pai’t of farmers.
| The supply of cotton, domestic and
foreign, is the largest in all history,
it was explained. He said a crop of
between 12 and 13 million bales this
season promised best returns to
1 growers.
A bright outlook faces peach grow
ers for the next two or three years,
it was shown.
Somewhat lower prices for hogs
w’ere forecast toward the end of the
year. The same is true of beef cat
tle.
A drop in poultry and egg prices
may be felt before the end of the
year.
Georgia is making progress in pro
ducing work animals but it will re
quire two years to breed enough
mule colts to take the place of worn
out animals, it was explained. Four
years will be required for supply to
equal demand for work stock in
Georgia, Mr. Fanning said.
Careful management, conserva
tive operation and economical pro
duction will enable farmers to com
plete a fairly good year, it was pre
dicted. Mr. Fanning explained the
outlook was compiled after careful
study and with a knowledge of do
mestic and world conditions in mind.
Visitors in addition to the speaker
were Rev. J. G. Richards, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Waynes
boro, guest of Eugene Daniel, and
Phillips Moore, of the bureau of
Aeronautics, Heard county, guest of
Morris Redman. Mrs. H. D. Roberts
was pianist for the evening and din
ner was served by the Woman’s club,
Mrs. N. F. Land chairman.
New members were given commit
tee assignments by President Daniel.
Credit Body Will
Meet Next Friday
STOCKHOLDERS OF JONESBORO
PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCI
ATION WILL GATHER IN AN
NUAL SESSION JANUARY 28
Stockholders of the Jonesboro Pro
duction Credit Association will hold
the annual meeting in Jonesboro Fri
day, January 28, beginning at 10 a.
m. The meeting will be in the Clay
ton county courthouse.
Captain E. S. Settle of Jackson is
president of this group, which ser
vices Butts, Henry, Spalding, Clay
ton, Fayette, Fulton and DeKalb
counties. B. H. Abbott, Jr., is sec
retary and treasurer and the direc
tors include A. L. Wooten, J. A.
Burnett, E. S. Settle, J. H. Manning
and W. B. Pullin.
Reports of officers will be made
to the stockholders. The associa
tion has a membership of 743 and
a large attendance is expected.
H. L. Gardner, vice president of
the Production Credit Corporation,
Columbia, S. C. ; will be among the
speakers.
Since its organization the associa
tipn has increased in membership and
strength and the total loans last year
were the largest ever made.
The best way to stop gullies is .
not to let them start.
Knights Templar
Hold Inspection
LEADING MEMBERS OF ORDER
IN STATE COME HERE FOR
CEREMONY. TRIBUTE TO J. C.
NEWTON, RANKING OFFICER
Officers prominent in the grand
commandery of Georgia Knights
Templar gathered in Jackson Thurs
day night for the annual inspection
of Alexius Commandery No. 22 and
joined in tribute to Jtimes C. New
ton, deputy grand commander who
will be elevated to the head of the
order at the May meeting.
Preceding the inspection, a ban
quet was enjoyed at the clubhouse.
There an elegant dinner was served
under the direction of the directors
of the Jackson Club Corporation,
with Mrs. O. A. Pound as chairman.
Sir Knight 11. M. Moore, eminent
commander of Alexius Commandery,
presided and introduced the local
members of the order. Visiting
members were introduced by Sir
Knight J. C. Newton.
Preceding and during the dinner
Mrs. D. P. Settle contributed two en
jyoable vocal numbers, and Miss
Elizabeth Finley also sang sweetly
two selections, with Miss Annie Rosa
Bond as accompanist. The entire
program was put on by families of
members ’of the organization.
Short talks were made by Eminent
Sir frank Jones, of Thomasville,
grand commander of the grand com
mandery of Georgia, who was the in
specting officer for the occasion;
Watts Powell, of Vienna, grand gen
eralissimo; Joe A. Moore, of Mil
ledgfeville, grand warder; Dr. Frank
' Wells, of Atlanta, grand sword bear
er *
Other prominent visitors introduc
ed included Dr. L. J. Brock, of Car
rollton, a past grand commander of
the state; Bill Penn, of Macon, a
past grand commander; Dr. L. B.
Hopkins and Frank Pittman, of Grif
fin; Len Baldwni, of Marietta; John
W. Riley, of Milledgeville and Cecil
Hall, of Sandersville. Mayor W. M.
Redman was an invited guest and
Mrs. J. C. Newton, Mrs. Frank Wells
and Mrs. J. A. Moore honor guests.
Following the meeting at the club
house, the inspection took place in
the asylum. After the inspection
several talks were made by the visit
ing dignitaries. Among those speak
ing were Grand Commander .Jones,
Sir Knight Watts Powell, Dr. Wells,
Sir Knight Joe A. Moore, Len Bald
win, Sir Knight Penn, Sir Knight
Riley, Sir Knight Cecil Hall, and Sir
Knight J. C. Newton.
Having been elected as grand war
der in 1930, Sir Knight J. C. Newton
has been elevated through the lines
and at the forthcoming grand com
mandery meeting in May will be made
head of the order in Georgia. It
is an honor his friends here appre
ciate and already plans are being
made for many of the members to
attend the grand conclave.
V/ELFARE BOARD
WILL PREPARE
REPORT FOR JURY
At the January meeting of the
Butts County Welfare Board instruc
tions were given to the director, Miss
Beth Towles, to prepare a complete
report of operations from July 1,
1937, up to the present, and submit
this ta the Febnaary grand jury.
The report will show in detail the
amuont expended by the county and
state for public assistance, the names
of the beneficiaries and other per
tinent information. As the work is
new, the board feels the public is
entitled to have this information.
The February allotment for Butts
county, as previously announced, is
$1,261.00. That is the same amount
granted for December and January.
Flans Completed To Held Roosevelt
Birthday Party in Jackson Saturday
, Plans are being completed for
holding a Roosevelt Birthday party
in Jackson Saturday, the proceeds of
which will go to the Warm Springs
Foundation for the treatment of in
fantile paralysis.
W. M. Redman, mayor of Jackson,
is county chairman. P. 11. Weaver
and Mrs. M. L. Powell are arrang
ing the local entertainment.
Quimby Melton, Griffin editor, is
fourth district chairman, and Edgar
Dunlap, Gainesville, is state chair
man.
The party here, designed to help
raise the county quota of $450.00,
will be held at the clubhouse at 7
o’clock Saturday night, January 29.
There will be all kinds of games—
bridge, rook, hearts, fiddlesticks,
alee-oop, spinning the pan and many
others.
The public is cordially invited. The
party will in no wise be restricted
to groups.
A rare good time is promised all
who attend. Good will and merri
ment will be features.
$32,379.84 Granted
To Jackson Project
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ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE MADE
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AVAILABLE FOR MATERIALS
FOR LOCAL RURAL POWER
PROJECT IN THIS AREA
Announcement is made by REA
authorities in Washington that an
additional grant of $32,379.84 has
been made to the Central Georgia
Elctric Membership Corporation for
construction of 202 miles of power
lines to serve 852 customers in this
area.
The money, the announcement
said, would be vailavle as soon as
the treasury department clears the
voucher. This makes more than
$56,000 which has been advanced
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for the new lines.
| Most of the money in the new
grant will be used for construction
materials, poles, wire, transformers,
sub-station and the like. Some of it
will be used for office expenses, sala
ries and supplies.
| Satisfactory progress in the build
ing of lines is reported at the office
of the company in Jackson. The
first unit, it is stated, will be com
pleted within a few weeks.
With the advent of spring and
better weather it is thought construc
tion will be speeded up considerably.
As yet rio date has been set for
the turning on of power on the first
unit, the one to serve parts of Butts,
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Henry and Spalding counties.
COUNTY TEACHERS
MEET FEBRUARY 4
PEPPERTON SCHOOL
The monthly meeting of the Butts
County Teachers Association will be
held at the Pepperton school on Fri
day afternoong February 4. An at
tractive program is being arranged
and all members are expected to be
present.
The March meetin gwill be held at
Jenkinsburg and the April meeting
at Towaliga.
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The total number of motor vehi
cles registered in the United States
in 1936 was 28,221,291, of which
24,197,685 were passenger automo
biles.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
A dance, planned here, has been
abandoned because suitable quarters
could not be obtained, the commit
tee said.
Tn addition to the party at the
clubhouse, which will likely be large
ly attended by individuals, groups
and members of civic and patriotic
organizations, there will be county
wide co-operation in the schools and
by civic and patriotic groups. School
children have been selling buttons
and have met with a hearty response,
it is explained.
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Butts county people are glad to
do their bit for the Warm Springs
Foundation and at the same time
honor President Roosevelt, who has
been an outstanding friend of the
South during his entire term of of
fice.
There will be no formal invitations
to the party here, b*ut everybody is
invited to come out and enter into
the spirit of the occasion and have
an evening of fun and amusement
and at the same time help in a cause
that has a strong heart appeal.
Courtesy Asked Of
All City Officers
MAYOR REDMAN STRESSED
COURTESY AS BUSINESS AS
SET IN WELCOMING STRANG
ERS AND VISITORS JACKSON
The value of kindness and cour
tesy in greeting and welcoming vis
itors and strarvft'i's to Jackson was
stressed by Mayor W. M. Redman in
a talk to all city employees Monday
night.
While his remarks were addressed
to all officials of the city, he direct
ed particular attention to the fact
that members of the police force can
be of great assistance in cultivating
friendship arid good will. He asked
that policemen greet visitors and
strangers cordially, be kind and cour
teous in giving information and as
sure them of a hearty and sincere
welcome and ask them to return.
Such a spirit put into general prac
tice will be a real asset to the city,
Mayor Redman believes.
Serving every interest of the com
munity with a fine spirit of loyalty
and zeal, Mayor Redman, in the
opinion of his friends, is making
Jackson one of the best officials the
city has had.
Council at its Monday night meet
ing adopted an ordinance prohibiting
skating on the streets, except in cer
tain zones, and under conditions
prescribed.
Dr. H. R. Slaton was named as a
member of the Bond Commission.
Other members are R. P. Newton and
H. O. Ball.
MONTHLY MEETING
HISTORY SOCIETY
FRIDAY EVENING
The regular monthly meeting of
the Butts County Historical Society
will be held at the offices of the
Butts County Chamber of Commerce
Friday night, January 28, beginning
at 7 o’clock. Mrs. J. T. Warthen will
present a program dealing with some
phase of Butts county history.
This will be the first meeting of
1988 and all members are requested
to be present. Plans will be dis
cussed for opening the Museum at In
dian Springs in the early spring.