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* LEGAL
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Ceorgia, Butts County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
S. L. Nelson having, in proper form,
applied to me for permanent letters
■of administration on the estate of
Mrs. W. T. Nelson, late of said coun
ty, this is to cite all and singular
the creditors and next of kin of
Mrs. W. T. Nelson to be and appear
at my office within the time allowed
by law, and show cause, if any they
•can, why permanent administration
should not bo granted to S. L. Nel
son on Mrs. W. T. Nelson’s estate.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 6th day of March, 1939.
G. D. HEAD, Ordinary.
BUS SCHEDULES CHANGE
6:45 A. M.—
To Monticello, Madison, Athens, Anderson,
Greenville and Augusta. No change in Bus to
Athens, shorter and cheaper than any other
route.
5:50 P. M.
To Griffin, Thomaston, Americus, Albany and
Tallahassee, Fla., down west coast. Low new
fares. Phone >lO4 for information.
BASS BUS LINE
ELECTRIC and FARM SUPPLIES
to be closed out.
Try our prices and be convinced that you can still get quality at
reasonable price.
We carry everything Electrical you need in the home and on the
farm —Stoves, Refrigerators, Water Heaters, Pumps, Irons, Roast
ers, Toasters, Waffle Irons, Electric Razors, Light Bulbs, Fuses,
etc. Let us give you a demonstration. TERMS ARRANGED.
Farmers Exchange
Agents Westinghouse Electrical Equipment.
FOR DISMISSION
Georgia, Butts County.
L. R. Washington, guardian of
Elizabeth Holston, has applied to
me for a discharge from his guar
dianship of Elizabeth Holston. This
is therefore to notify all persons
concerned to file their objections, if
any they have, on or before the first
Monday in March next, else he will
be discharged from his guardianship
as applied for.
G. D. HEAD, Ordinary.
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Georgia, Butts County.
To Whom It May Concern: W. B.
Freeman having, in proper form, ap
plied to me for permanent adminis
tration on the estate of Mrs. Mag
gie L. Guthrie, late of said county,
this is to cite all and singular the
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
creditors and next of kin of Mrs.
Maggie L. Guthrie to be and appear
at my office within the time allow
ed by law, and show cause, if any
they can, why permanent adminis
tration should not be granted to W.
B. Freeman on Mrs. Maggie L.
Guthrie’s estate. Witness my hand
and official signature, this 6th day
of February, 1939.
G. D. HEAD, Ordinary.
NOTICE OF SALE
Georgia, Butts County.
Under and by virtue of a power
of sale contained in a certain deed
to secure debt and delivered by Ruth
Burford to Mrs. Martha J. Graves
(deceased), recorded *in Book “2,”
on page 543, Clerk’s office, Butts
Superior Court, and by Estate of
Martha J. Graves transferred to the
undersigned, will sell on the first
Tuesday in March, 1939, at public
outcry, before the courthouse door
in said county, during the legal hours
of sale, to the highest and best bid
der for cash, the following described
property, to-wit:
One lot lying and being in the
City of Jackson, County of Butts,
State of Georgia; fronting on Ben
ton Street fifty (50) feet; running
back to the right of way of the Sou
thern Railway Company and front
ing said railway company fifty four
and one half (54%) feet; bounded
as follows: On the north by lot of
Georgia Ann Cook, on the west by
lands of the Southern Railway Com
pany, on the south by lot of Abbie
Johnson, and on the east by Benton
street. Containing one fourth (% )
of an acre, more or less.
Said property will be sold for the
purpose of paying a certain promis
sory note for the principal sum of
$i 00.00, dated December 19th, 1923,
with interest from date at the rate
of 8 per cent per annum. - The
amount that will be du'e including
interest on date of sale will be
$270.00.
This property will be sold and the
proceeds applied to the payment of
said debt.
This 4th day of February, 1939.
Mary Ruth Gaston Henderson,
As attorney in fact for Ruth
Burford.
NOTICE OF SALE
Georgia, Butts County.
Because of default in the pay
ment of a loan, made by the Land
Bank Commissioner on behalf of the
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
under authority of an Act of Con
gress of the United States known as
the Federal Farm Mortgage Corpo
ration Act, secured by a deed to se
cure debt executed by William B.
McLendon to the Land Bank Com
missioner, dated the 2nd day of
March, 1934, and recorded in the
clerk's office of the Butts County
Sc mrior Court in Book 9, Page 239,
’ o ned, Federal Farm Mort-
gage Corporation, the owner and
holder of said deed and the note se
cured thereby, has declared the full
amount of the indebtedness secured
by said deed due and payable, and,
acting under the power of sale con
tained in said deed, for the purpose
of paying said indebtedness, will on
the first Tuesday in March, 1931),
during the legal horns of sale at the
court house in said County, sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder
for cash, the lands described in said
deed, to witf
Sixty-eight acres of land, more or
less, in Lot Number 35, in the Sec
ond Land District of Butts County,
Georgia, said land being now or
formerly bounded on the north by
lands of W. D. Compton estate, east
by lands of W. D. Compton estate
and Julian Compton, south by lands
of Mrs. Joe Lane, and west by lands
of Mrs. Mollie N. and S. J. Carmich
ael estate, and being the same land
described in the security deed exe
cuted by William B. McLendon to
the Land Bank Commissioner, March
2, 1934, and recorded in Book 9,
Page 239, in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Butts Coun
ty, Georgia, to the record of which
deed reference is hereby made for
a more particular description.
A deed will be executed to the
purchaser as authorized by the
aforementioned loan deed.
This 6th day of February, 1939.
FEDERAL FARM MORTGAGE
CORPORATION.
H. M. FLETCHER, Attorney.
R. C. THOMAS has the agency for
Stark Nurseries and thinks every
body ought to have at least 3 of the
choice trees. 2-9-ltp
FOR SALE —25 New Hampshire Red
hens and two roosters, triple A
strain, April hatch, $1.50 each. A.
C. Freeman, Flovilla, Ga. 2-9-ltp
FOR RENT—Furnished 6-room cot
tage at Indian Springs. Mrs. L.
D. Parks, Foy Hotel, Indian Springs,
Ga. 2-9-ltc
FOR SALE —Lawson home, Flovilla.
Cash or terms. Write or see Mrs.
R. L. Goodson, Camp Ground Ser
vice Station. 2-2-3tp
FOR SALE —General Electric stove,
in good condition, $25; practical
ly new Elgin bicycle, $25. Apply
$> A. D. Maddox at Thurston shop.
2-9-ltp
THE ENTIRE COST OF THE C.C.C.
w I COULD BE PAID FOR By
THE TAXES
brewing
m industry!
ary Department shows expenditures of 326 million dollars
A^ r ~ V " for the Civilian Conservation Corps for the fiscal year of 1938.
The brewing industry pays over a million dollars a day in taxes.
What Beer contributes to the re-building
of America would fill a g* eat volume
Over 400 million dollars in taxes every
year. Over 1,000,000 jobs. A market for
3,000,000 farm acres of produce.
The brewing industry would like to pre
serve for itself and the people the many
economic benefits it has created in the past
five years. Brewers everywhere realize that
this is a question bound up with the proper
b RCI.
United Brewers Industrial Foundation , 21 East 40th Street. Setc York, N. Y.
Beer... a Beverage of Moderation
Mrs. V. H. Mills
Called By Death
The death of Mrs. V. H. Mills, >1 ;
years of age, prominent and beloved :
Jackson woman, occurred at I.ld i
Friday morning at the Georgia Bap- j
tist Hospital in Atlanta. She be- j
came gravely ill about three weeks,
ago and on Wednesday was returned
to the Atlanta hospital for treat
ment.
The death of Mrs. Mills, who had
been a resident of Jackson for sev
eral years, caused genuine sorrow
to a host of friends over the county.
She was the former Miss Elsie W il
liamson, daughter of Mr. J. T. \\ il
liamson and Mrs. Ninnie Thornton
Williamson, of Vidalia, former resi
dents of Butts county. She was con
nected with old and prominent fam
ilies of the county, and was widely
beloved for her devotion to her fam
ily and loyalty to her friends. Mrs.
Mijls was a loyal member of the
Jenkinsburg Methodist church and
took an active interest in religious
affairs.
Surviving relatives • are her hus
band, Mr. V. H. Mills, connected
with the Butts county road depart
ment; four daughters, Mrs. Julian
Price, Misses Elizabeth, Barbara and
Joan Mills, all of Jackson; a son,
Jack Mills, of Jackson; her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Williamson, of
Vidalia; two sisters, Mrs. 0. C.
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G. F. Gilmore 6 D. 0. Woodward
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JACKSON, GA.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939
Woodward and Miss Sara William
son, of Atlanta; five brothers, Mr.
K. T. Williamson, member of the
Butts county police force; Messrs.
K. \V„ J. 11., H. T. and C. C. Wil
liamson, all of Vidalia.
Funeral services were held at the
Jenkinsburg Methodist church Sat
urday morning at 11 o’clock. Rev.
Mr. Burch, a former pastor at Jen
kinsburg, Rev. G. H. Stone, present
pastor, and Rev. A. E. Barton, of
the Jackson Methodist church, con
ducted the services. Many relatives
ami friends were present for a final
tribute and the floral offerings evi
denced the love and esteem of
friends, relatives and organizations.
The pallbearers were Julian Price,
R T. Williamson, R. W. Williamson,
H. T. Williamson, J. H. Williamson
! a nd C. C. Williamson.
Burial was in the family lot in the
church cemetery.
MR. HOWARD PERDUE NOW
MANAGER OF McCONNELL’S
Friends are interested to know
that Mr. Howard Perdue is now man
ager of the McConnell store in
Jackson, having recently assumed
that connection. On a former oc
casion Mr. Perdue served for four
years as manager of the McConnell
store here and made many friends
by his courtesy, tact and kindness.
He will appreciate the opportunity
of serving his friends and the buy
ing public.
distribution of their mild and wholesome
beverage through retail outlets whose char
acter will be a credit to the community.
Obviously, the brewers can enforce no laws.
But they can —and will —cooperate with
the local law-enforcement authorities. They
will cooperate with every group—friend or
critic —to the end that retail beer outlets
give no offense to anyone.