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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1938
Sketch of Dr. Troy Saunders., Beloved
Physician, Read Before History Society
A feature of interest at the Jan
uary meeting of the Butts County
History Society, held Friday night
in the Chamber of Commerce offi
ces, was the sketch of Dr. Troy
Simon Saunders, beloved physician
of .Indian Springs, prepared by Miss
Viola Slaughter. Many of the peo
ple of the county recall Dr. Saun
ders and his faithful services to the
people of Indian Springs and com
munity. The paper was presented
by Mrs. J. T. Warthen, program
chairman, and is as follows:
DR. TROY SIMON SAUNDERS
By Viola Slaughter
Troy Simon Saunders, a much
beloved physician of the period fol
lowing the War Between the States,
was born at Indian Springs, Ga.,
January 23, 1844. He came of a
notable ancestry; his father was T.
J. Saunders, a merchant, and his
mother was Elizabeth Patterson. In
the home of his mother General
Robert Toombs was often a guest,
for the foster son and namesake of
General Toombs, Robert Toombs,
11, married Margaret Patterson,
Elizabeth’s sister, and on her death,
he married another sister, Sarah
Patterson, The Saunders line fur
nished in Billington Saunders Mer
cer University’s first president.
In 1867 Troy Simon Saunders
graduated from the medical depart
ment of the University of Nashville,
Tennessee. Dr. Saunders cared
nothing for worldly fame. To the
writer he has been pictured as gen
tle, self-sacrificing, a lover of all
who were in need of him. It has
been a benediction to listen to many
who, with tears flowing down their
cheeks, tell of his loving ministry
at their bedsides.
A true picture of his personality
is furnished in this paragraph co
pied from an article published short
ly after his death: “Dr. Saunders
was modest and retiring to a per
fect degree, yet people whom he
visited professionally, white or
black, rich or poor, without any
demonstration on his part felt they
were his special favorites and he
their declared friend.”
Dr. Saunders never married. He
idolized his mother from whom he
inherited much of his love for hu
manity and his self-sacrificing na
ture. Dr. Saunders died January
20, 1891, at the age of 47. He
shortened his days by refusing to
care for himself but going night and
day regardless of whether those who
needed him would or could pay for
his services.
His medical “mantle” seems to
have fallen on male descendants of
his line. Dr. E. B. Elder, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., and Dr. T. K.
Slaughter, of Wildwood, Fla., are
nephews of Dr. Saunders. Dr. Her
bert White, of St. Augustine, Fla.,
is a great nephew, and Dr. T. K.
Slaughter, Jr., another great
nephew, is now a student of medi
cine at Wake Forest, North Caro
lina.
Dr. Saunders has two sisters still
living, Mrs. I. J. Slaughter, of Jack
son, Ga., and Mrs. B. A. Green, of
Lizella, Georgia.
dr. McLaughlin visited
THREE LOCAL CHURCHES
Dr. Henry McLaughlin, director
of Country Church Work of the
Southern Presbyterian Church, with
headquarters in Richmond, Va.,
spent the week-end in the county
and visited the Fellowship, Jackson
and Bethany churches. Sunday
morning he preached at the 11
o’clock hour at. the Jackson Pres
byterian church. He defined the
Christian Church as a Spirit-filled
church, a witness-bearing church
and a missionary church. He was
heal'd by an interested congregation
and from Jackson went to the Beth
any church for a service Sunday
night.
At least 5,000 to 8,000 persons
die of malaria in the United States
each year.
Farmers Must Plan
To Help Themselves
GOVERNMENT CROP CONTROL
TO END SOME TIME AND
FARMERS SHOULD PLAN FOR
SELF HELP, HAMMOND SAYS
Pointing out that economy is one
of the greatest needs of the day,
Mr. W. M. Hammond, prominent
Coody district farmer, says that
farmers must get ready to paddle
their own canoe, as government crop
control will stop some time.
Mr. Hammond, a close observer,
did not fix a date for crop control
to end, but says sooner or later
farmers will be turned loose and
have to depend on their own resour
ces. Me warned farmers to get
ready for that day by practicing a
live-at-home system of farming. This
is especially important for 1938, Mr.
Hammond explained.
I Taking note of conditions in Jack
son Mr. Hammond said: “We want
to have a live, active and attractive
town and county as well. Business
men should be courteous and kind
to visitors and strangers and make
them want to do their shopping in
Jackson. Courtesy and kindness are
valuable business assets.”
Mr. Hammond says farmers arc
watching the county agent and stu
dying his methods and that they are
well pleased with the services of M.
L. Powell, county agent. The agent
is rendering a fine service to farm
ers of Butts county, in the opinion
of Mr. Hammond.
Mr. Hammond said the people of
his section had been made sad by
the recent death of Mr. Van Fret
well, mail carrier. Asa carrier he
was kind, courteous and obliging and
will be missed by the patrons he
served, Mr. Hammond declared.
INDIAN SPRINGS
Miss Kathleen Strickland spent
last week-end at Stone Mountain.
Miss Juanita Gilbert of Jackson
spent last week-end with Miss Lin
nie Fogg of Flovilla.
Miss Kitty Brown of Atlanta vis
ited Mrs. Roy Pledger last Sunday
here at Indian Springs.
Mr. Julian Ross and daughter,
Betty, of Columbus spent Sunday
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moss and
:son, Jimmy, of Indian Springs.
Miss Margaret McMichael motored
to West Point last Sunday with
friends.
Mr. Jimmie Cornell, a student at
the University of Georgia, visited
with homefolks last week-end.
Mr. Kyle McMichael left Sunday
for Greenville, South Carolina,
where he will be connected with
the Industrial Health and Life In
surance Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoard, Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Holloway, Mr. W. G.
Reeves and Miss Evelyn Archer at
tended the President’s Birthday Ball
in Griffin Saturday night.
TAX RECEIVER’S BOOKS ARE
OPEN; FORMS ARRIVE FEB. 10
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Tax Receiver J. Edward Carmi
chael announces opening of his
books on February 1 for receipt of
state and county tax returns for the
year 1938.
This year, under the tax exemp
tion law, blanks are late in arriving
and it will be around February 10
before a supply of these blanks are
available, state officials say. Prop
erty owners desiring homestead and
personal property exemptions must
apply for these benefits.
Mr. Carmichael will have his of
fice in the court house for the pres
ent and later will announce his
rounds of the militia districts.
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PLANT IRISH POTATOES EAR
LY FOR BEST RESULTS. PLANT
OATS, ENGLISH PEAS, CABBAGE,
ONIONS, ROSES NOW.
R. N. ETHERIDGE SEED CO.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
New Projects For
Members of Clubs
CARROT, BEEF CATTLE, REA.
WILD LIFE AND HOME IM
PROVEMENT AMONG NEW
PROJECTS IN 1938
The growing of carrots on a com
mercial basis, a beef cattle project,
REA, Wild Life Conservation and
Home Improvement are all included
in work that will be attempted by
Butts county 4-H club members dur
ing 1938. This fact was brought
out at the 4-H club meeting Satur
day afternoon by M. L. Powell,
county agent.
Mr. Powell directed attention to
the fact that more than SSOO worth
of pigs have been sold here and in
other places in the state as a result
of the purebred pig project started
in the summer of 1936, many good
buood sows and gilts have been plac
ed in the county and swine produc
tion is increasing as a result of this
effort.
He also stressed the fact that the
colt project is moving along in a
satisfactory way and that many good
work animals will soon be ready
for use in the county.
New work to be started during the
year include the Beef Cattle pro
ject. This has been financed by
banks, Mr. Powell says. Members
will be encouraged to grow out a
calf for the livestock sales. The
Rurfal Electrification project, now
receiving attention in this section,
will be stressed. Wild Life Conser
vation is anew project that will
have merited attention, as well as
home improvement and beautifica
tion of homes, school grounds and
highways.
The new work, in addition to the
other club projects, will add interest
and spice to 4-H club work for 1938.
JUDGE C. L. BARTLETT, 85,
OBSERVED BIRTHDAY MONDAY
Judge Charles L. Bartlett, former
•ongressman from the sixth district,
>bserved his 85th birthday at his
lome in Macon Monday, friends here
.re interested to learn. Long con
nected with the public life of the
state as solicitor general and judge
of the Macon circuit and for twenty
years congressman from the sixth
district, Judge Bartlett has many
friends in this section. He was born
in Monticello in 1853. A report said
that Judge Bartlett is enjoying good
health.
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Power Lines Soon
To Have Current
TWO OF PRINCIPAL LINES WILL
BE ENERGIZED BY FIRST OF
MARCH. COMMITTEE FOR
BUTTS COUNTY NAMED
The Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation announces
that two of its principal lines will
be energized by March 1, unless un
foreseen difficulties arise. Prevail
ing weather conditions for the past
two weeks will enable the engineers
to energize the line in the western
part of Butts county and the lines
in Spalding and Henry counties and
also the line in Monroe county
through Blount and Juliette at that
time.
House wiring is proceeding in
these areas and almost all of them
will be prepared by that date for
elcetric service.
To facilitate house wiring and
plumbing, and to provide adequate
electric fixtures and plumbing eqiup
ment, including bath rooms, pumps,
and septic tanks, the board of di-1
rectors of the corporation has ap
pointed a committee in each county
to authorize loans to customers
wishing financial aid.
Loans are being authorized from
$50.00 to $400.00 to be repaid over
a period of five years at six per
cent interest. These loans may be
repaid on monthly installments,
quarterly, or twice a year at the
peak of the farm income. Custo
mers desiring financial assistance
should file their application for a
loan through their County Commit
tee on Customer Credit.
The following Committee nas been
appointed to serve Butts county:
Paul J[. Evans, M. L. Powell, G. E.
Mallet.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WILL AID
SUFFERERS IN TORN CHINA
The Presbyterian Sunday school
here will take a collection on Feb
ruary 6 to aid the destitute in Chi
na. This action is in line with the
drive of the American Red Cross in
raising funds to relieve suffering in
that war-torn nation. Freeman
Land, chairman of the Butts county
chapter of the Red Cross, has made
an appeal for all organizations to
assist in raising funds for starving
men, women and children in China.
All amounts collected here will be
forwarded by Mr. Land to national
Red Cross headquarters.
DIXIE THEATRE
JACKSON, GEORGIA
PROGRAM WEEK FEBRUARY 7
MONDAY & TUESDAY
GARY COOPER—JEAN ARTHUR
—IN—
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COMEDY—NEWS
WEDNESDAY*
“SHE ASKED FOR IT”
__WITH—
WILLIAM GARGAN—ORIEN HEYWARD
COMEDY—SERIAL
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
FRED ASTAIRE—GEORGE BURNS—GRACIE ALLEN
_IN—
“A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS”
COMEDY—NEWS
SATURDAY—DOUBLE FEATURE
FEATURE NO. I— WILLIAM BOYD
“TEXAS TRAIL”
FEATURE NO. 2
“OUTLAWS OF THE PRAIRIE”
ALSO SERIAL
JENKINSBURG
Mesdames J. B. Childs and J. H.
Jackson accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. T. O. Asbury of McDonough
were visitors to Concord Monday.
Mrs. Ethel Mixon of East Point
spent the week-end with relatives
near here.
Miss Edna McElheney spent the
week-end with friends in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Boswell and
son, George Thomas, were guests
last week-end of Mrs. T. B. Fletcher.
Mesdames O. C. Woodward, Com
er Davis, S. A. Wix and R. C. Bowen
of Atlanta were guests Monday af
ternoon of Mrs. R. A. Woodward.
Miss Mae Childs was shopping in
Atlanta Saturday.
Miss Ruby Lane who teaches at
Mansfield was at home for the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilson and
little Bettie Wilson of Atlanta spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Jolly.
Miss Emma Lou Childs of Atlanta
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
J. B. Childs.
Miss Mildred Lane left Saturday
for Lambertville, N. J., after spend
ing a month with homefolks.
A CCC camp in Wyoming has
worked on 17 different fires in coal
beds, either extinguishing them or
making good progress.
VICTORY DINNER
WILL CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAY DRIVE
In connection with the recent
campaign to raise funds for the
Warm Springs Foundation through
the celebration of President Roose
velt’s birthday January 29, a victory
dinner will be held at the Henry
Grady hotel Saturday night.
George Allen, national director of
the infantile paralysis foundation,
Senator Walter F. George, Gover
nor E. D. Rivers, Dr. Spright Dow
ell and others are scheduled for ad
dresses.
The state quota was fixed at
$141,000 and Georgia raised about
SIOO,OOO, according to present fig
ures.
BUTTS CCC BOYS WANT TO
HEAR FROM GEORGIA GIRLS
J. Di Lewis and Parks Nelson,
Butts county boys serving an enlist
ment in the CCC camp BF-4, 3442,
Plush, Oregon, write The Progress-
Argus they want to correspond with
some Georgia girls, exchange snap
shots and send views of the West,
such as Lake Crater, and other in
teresting scenes in that section.
These young men went to the Ore
gon CCC camp the past fall and are
having an interesting experience in
the northwest.