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VOL. 67—1*0. 32
Street Paving
Ready to Begin
In City Limits
COLUMBUS FIRM ASSEMBLES
MATERIALS FOR PAVING ON
THIRD STREET. TWO EXTEN
SIONS TO BE INCLUDED
Materials having been assembled
here and working crews having ar
rived, active preparations are going
forward this week for the paving of
Third street and two extensions,
one through Parkland on Route 42
and the other to connect Routes 42
and 16 near Pepperton.
Hardaway Contracting Company,
of Columbus, has the contract for
curb and gutter paving on Third
street and the paving of the east
and west city limit extensions. Con
crete will be used in all these pro
jects.
The contract was let late in July
and the successful bid was $83,-
926.45.
Sidewalk paving will be canned
out in connection with the paving
on Third street.
Satisfactory progress is reported
on the widening of Towaliga river
bridge by W. J. Tidwell, Jr., Doug
lasville contractor, who secured the
project on a bid of $12,940. This
work, it is expected, will be com
pleted before many days.
Final surveys and checks are be
ing made on Route 16 to the Spald
ing county line. When this infor
mation is collected work of grad
ing will begin, according to informa
tion given out here. This highway
will be surfaced with asphalt. Camp
bell Construction Company, of Co
lumbus, has the contract on a bid
of $104,278.87. The distance is
8.499 miles.
This project may not be complet
ed before 1940. Detours between
Jackson and Griffin are being made
by Locust Grove and the Heads Shop
road while the 8.499 miles are un
der Construction.
Thomas Freeman
Named To Attend
Wildlife Camp
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FORTY BOYS AND GIRLS SE
LECTED TO ATTEND CAMP
NEAR COLLEGE PARK BEGIN
NING AUGUST THE 29
Thomas Freeman, Butts county
4-H club member and outstanding
for his club work, has been selected
to attend the annual State 4-H Wild
life camf> at Camp Fulton, near Col
lege Park, beginning the week of
August 28.
Forty boys and girls, represent
ing all sections of the state, will be
given free trips to the camp, accord
ing to G. V. Cunningham, state 4-H
club leader.
The 1939 camp is open to all 4-H
club members interested in wildlife
conservation. A number of county
agricultural and home demonstra
tion agents are expected to attend.
Contest winners will get trans
portation expenses by bus or rail,
in addition to free lodging while at
the camp.
Free trips were awarded by Fed
eral Cartridge Company of Minne
apolis.
In addition to Thomas Freeman,
Butts county’s representative, Jas
per county has two representatives,
Klellie Beatrice Eason and John R.
Johnson.
ST. JOHNS LODGE TO HAVE
BUSINESS MEETING AUG. 21
There will be a business meeting
of St. John lodge No. 45 F. and A.
M. Monday night at 8 o’clock. Af
ter the business session there will be
work in the fellowcraft degree. All
qualified members are invited.
Superior Court
Will Convene
Monday, Aug. 21
JUDGE OGDEN PERSONS OF
FLINT CIRCUIT WILL . PRE
SIDE. CIVIL CASES TO BE
HEARD THE FIRST WEEK
The summer session of Butts Su
perior Court will be convened in
Jackson next Monday by Judge Og
den Persons, of the Flint Circuit,
presiding. Solicitor General Frank
B. Willingham will appear as state’s
attorney.
For this term the usual procedure
will be followed, that is, civil cases
will be heard the first week and
criminal matters the second week.
The calendar, as arranged by Su
perior Court Clerk, Sara Foster,
contains several civil suits, some of
more than usual interest. It seems
likely that most of the week will be
devoted to hearing the suits arrang
ed on the calendar.
The amount of criminal business
will depend somewhat on the num
ber of indictments returned by the
grand jury. At present no impor
tant criminal cases are scheduled for
hearing at the August term.
Court will be convened at 9
o’clock and Judge Persons will de
liver his charge to the grand jury.
After organization of the grand jury
and the judge’s charge, the civil
calendar will be called for consid
eration.
Clerk Foster and Sheriff G. T.
Thurston have been busy for sev
eral days preparing for the August
term and during the week final
plans will be made for the scheduled
two weeks’ session.
Many Singing
Events Listed
For Near Future
FOUR PROGRAMS ON CARD
DURING NEXT FEW WEEKS,
BEGINNING WITH COUNTY
CONVENTION SEPTEMBER 1
Lovers of music, and that includes
everybody, will be interested in
four main musical events scheduled
for the next few weeks.
On September 1 the Butts Coun
ty Singing Convention will hold its
annual all-day session at County
Line church. (
On September 15 the High Falls
Musical Convention, composed of
Butts, Jasper, Newton and Henry
counties, will have its annual meet
ing in Newton county.
On the first Sunday in October
—which falls this year on the first
day—the Sacred Harp singing will
be held at Sandy Creek.
On the third Sunday in October
—the 15—the Twelve County Sing
ing Convention will hold an all-day
session at the courthouse in Jackson.
Singers and music lovers are prac
ticing on high notes and low notes
and are looking forward with eager
interest to these approaching events.
All programs will assemble large
groups of singers from many coun
ties in this territory.
AUGUST WELFARE
PAYMENTS AMOUNT
TO SUM $864 00
Public assistance benefits for
Butts county clients, paid Wednes
day by Mrs. F. C. Hearn, director
of the Butts County Welfare Board,
amounted to $864.00. Seven de
pendent children, 12 families, re
ceived $77-50; three blind persons
got $20.50 and 159 old age pen
sioners were paid $766.00.
The Welfare Board will meet
Monday night to consider the Sep
tember budget.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939
Beer License
Fees Hiked By
County Board
SALARIES REDUCED IN WEL
FARE OFFICE AND IN ROAD
DEPARTMENT. TAX LEVY BE
MADE IN SEPTEMBER
At a meeting of the Butts county
Commissioners of Roads and Rev
enues this week the license on re
tail and wholesale dealers in beer
was raised from $15.00 to $50.00,
it was announced.
A license fee of SIO.OO was fixed
for all dance halls and places op
erating electric pianos for dancing.
A reduction was made in salaries
in the Welfare office and in road
employees. Two of the employees
in the Welfare office had salaries
reduced and the cut affected some
but not all road employees, it was
explained.
The tax levy for 1939 will be
made some time in September, prob
ably after the middle of the month.
Last year the county levy was 16
mills.
In 1938 the loss in revenue by
reason of the state tax exemption
law was approximately $7,000. This
loss was made up, however, by Wes
tern & Atlantic Railroad rentals.
This year there will be no income
from that source and a drop in total
revenue caused by the tax exemp
tion law is expected.
Larger Cotton
Crop Indicated
In August Report
MORE COTTON, PECANS, POTA
TOES, APPLES, BUT SMALLER
YIELDS SEEN FOR CORN, HAY,
PEANUTS, TOBACCO.
The August 1 report of the Geor
gia Crop Reporting Service said
crop prospects on that date indicat
ed increased production over last
year for sweet and Irish potatoes,
cotton, commercial apples and pe
cans, but decreased yields for prac
tically all other main crops.
Crop prospects for most of the
main crops, except cotton, declined
during the month of July, due to
insufficient moisture.
Corn — Indicated production of
43,044,000 bushels shows a consid
erable decrease from the 1938 fig
ure of 53,164,000. This decrease
is due to both a reduced acreage
and lower yield than was realized
last year.
Tobacco—The probable crop of
89,720,000 pounds is slightly lower
than last year and 10 per cent be
low the production of 100,120,000
indicated on the July 1 report.
Peanuts —Indicated production is
below that of a year ago, 418,500,-
000 pounds compared with 469,050,-
000 pounds but is 44 per cent above
the ten-year average of 290,346,-
000.
Pecans—A crop just slightly
above last season is indicated, 8,-
242,000 pounds against the final
1938 estimate of 8,122,000 and ten
year average of 7,010,000 pounds.
MEETINGIiIsfORY~
SOCIETY WILL BE
HELD AUGUST 24
Monthly meeting of the Butts
County Historical Society will be
held at Indian Springs on Thursday,
August 24. The date of the month’s
meeting was changed to fourth
Thursday because of the Indian
Springs camp meeting.
Plans for placing two historical
markers will be among the matters
considered.
All officers and members are ask
ed to be present promptly at 8 p.
m., central daylight saving time.
R. H. Hay Named
As Head Sixth
District Masons
ANNUAL SESSION HELD TUES
DAY AT INDIAN SPRINGS
SCHOOL. NEXT YEAR’S MEET
ING BE HELD IN JULY
R. H. Hay, of Flovilla, widely
known Mason, was elected worship
ful master of the Sixth District Ma
sonic Association at the annual
meeting held Tuesday at the Indian
Springs school. Mr. Hay succeeded
Claude Christopher, Griffin, who
held the post the past year.
Tuesday’s meeting was fairly well
attended, inclement w’eather having
held the attendance to a figure
smaller than usual. Visitors were
welcomed to Butts county by W. M.
Redman, mayor of Jackson. Rev.
L. W. Blackwelder. of Griffin, re
sponded.
The meeting, which began at
10:30 E. TANARUS., was attended by the
following grand yodge officers: W.
M. Sapp, of Dalton, grand master of
the grand lodge of Georgia; Frank
Baker, of Macon, secretary of the
grand lodge, and W. J. Penn Jr.,
of Macon, secretary of the grand
chapter Royal Arch Masons and
recorder of the grand commandery
of Knights Templar. In addition to
the talks by these grand lodge of
ficers, Dr. Wallace Rogers, of Grif
fin, father of Ernest Rogers, WSB
radio announcer, made an interest
ing and instructive talk.
The date of the annual meeting
was changed from August to the
last Wednesday in ‘July. The 1940
meeting will be at the Indian Springs
school.
A fine barbecue dinner was served
by Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Torbet and
was the feature of entertainment.
All officers were advanced in
rank and include: R. H. Hay, W.
M.; Roy Vickery, Griffin, D. W.
M.; Herschel Allen, Monticello, S.
W.; E. M. Bond, Ellenwood, J. W.;
P. W. Vaughn, Williamson, S. D.;
Carl Sullivan, Macon, J. D.; Ben
Lubel, Macon, S. S.; P. Y. Luther,
Griffin, secretary and treasurer.
CONGRESSMAN A. S.
CAMP ASSIGNED TO
FOUR COMMITTEES
Congressman A. Sidney Camp,
who was sworn in as representative
from the Fourth District on the
closing day# of the first session of
the 76th Congress, has been assign
ed to the following committees:
Public Buildings and Grounds, Pat
ents, Elections and Evasions of the
Law. In a letter to the Progress-
Argus, Mr. Camp writes his office
in Washington is located in No. 119,
House Office Building, and will be
in charge of his secretary, Lewis
R. Morgan, former Troup county
representative, who will remain in
Washington for several weeks.
For the next few weeks Mr. Camp
will make a tour of the district and
will confer with his constituents
relative to national legislation. He
returned from Washington to his
home in Newnan a few days ago.
CITY MOVES OFFICES TO
WESTERN UNION BUILDING
The city of Jackson has moved its
offices to the building formerly oc
cupied by the Western Union Tele
graph Company on south Mulberry
street. Old offices were on Second
street below the old post office
building.
Those having business with the
tax collector and treasurer will find
all books and records in the new
location between the Progress-Argus
office and Jackson National Bank.
Dr. Morrison, John and Joseph Owen
Named Workers For 1940 Camp Meeting
Butts Makes A
Good Record For
AAA Compliance
TOTAL OF 735 FARMERS COM
PLY WITH YEAR’S PROGRAM,
SETTING RECORD SINCE IN
AUGURATION OF WORK
Butts county set an-time high rec
ord for participation in the Agri
cultural Conservation Program in
1939, County Agent M. L. Powell
announced this week.
“Our county, with 735 partici
pants, had the largest participation
in any year since the 1933 “plow
up’ campaign,” he said. “It is es
timated that the number of partici
pants in the farm program in Geor
gia this year is 160,000 —an increase
of 10,000 farmers over last year’s
figures.”
The county agent said county
committeemen, community commit
teemen, county agricultural agents
and farm leaders interested in the
development of the farm program
in Georgia and the definite encour
agement which it provides towax-d
soil-building and soil-preservation
ar - e interested in seeing its funda
mental benefits extended to more
farmers.
The Georgia estimates of pai’tiei
pation in this year’s farm program
are above the national estimate
made by Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace.
A recent statement of Secretary
Wallace, based on reports of intend
ed paiticipation from the states, dis
closed that nearly six million farm
families will xeceive Tiiple-A pay
ments in 1939. This represents
about 85 per cent of all farm fam
ilies in the United States.
The Secretaxy’s statement also
said that participation in this year’s
program will include approximately
92 per cent of the farmers in the
cotton-growing ai’eas, 80 per cent
in the commeicial corn and wheat
ai-eas, between 70 and 80 per cent
in the tobacco, rice and potato areas,
and 80 per cent of all commercial
dairymen.
SUMMER HOLIDAY
ENDED WITH THIS
WEEK’S CLOSING
The Wednesday afternoon clos
ing, to give owners and employees
a half holiday from May 3 through
August 16, ended with this week’s
haif holiday. In the spring busi
ness firms agreed to close each Wed
nesday at noon, dating from the
first Wednesday in May through the
third Wednesday in August.
Because of camp meeting and the
large number of visitors in the
county, several business firms ex
pressed the belief that in the future
the holiday period should end on
August 1.
MOORE AWARDS
CONTRACT FOR
NEW BUNGALOW
Announcement is made that Jack
Moore has awarded a contract for a
six-room bungalow to be built on
his lot on McDonough Road to the
firm of Gilmore and Woodward. Ex
cavating and clearing was started
last week.
The new residence, which will be
modern in all appointments, will in
clude a built-in garage, and a ser
vant’s house will be built in the
rear.
The bungalow will be constructed
on a lot, near the D. P. Settle home,
acquired by Mr. Moore several
months ago.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
SAME OFFICERS ELECTED
TO SERVE ANOTHER YEAR.
LARGE ATTENDANCE MARKS
CAMP MEETING SESSION
At a meeting of the board of
trustees of the Indian Springs camp
ground early in the week workers
for 1940 are announced as Dr. H.
C. Morrison, Louisville, Ky., and
Dr. John Owen and Dr. Joseph
Owen, brothers.
The same officers were re-elected
and include:
J. M. Glenn, Stillmore, pres
ident.
Rev. Leonard Cochran, Savannah,
vice president.
Lawrence Luce, Fort Valley, sec
letary.
R. P. Sasnett, Jackson, treasurer..
A vacancy on the board of direc
tors will be filled later in the week.
The Indian Springs camp meet
ing is marked by a large attendance
and deep intei’est in the gospel
messages and song services. All
who have attended bear testimony
to the able preaching by Dr. Morri
son, the venerable camp ground
worker, Dr. J. L. Brasher, and the
Rev. Leonard Cochran.
As always, the music is of a high
order. Mr. Homer Jenkins is di
recting the music and is assisted by
a large choir and chorus, with many
of the best singers in this section
taking part.
Asa further evidence of the deep
interest shown, the eolfections have
been good, officers explain, and will
probably be up to the standard of
former years.
Befoi-e the meeting closes it is
expected that definite plans will be
made for a memorial to the late Mr.
R. F. Burden, of Macon, who served
many years as president and was
generous in his support of the in
stitution.
Butts County Day, observed Wed
nesday, was of particular interest
to local people. Among the minis
ters taking part were Rev. Marvin
Green, Flovilla, who made the ad
dress of welcome; Rev. G. H. Stone,.
Jenkinsburg, and Rev. J. B. Stod
ghill, Jackson, who spoke for the
county at large. A musical pro
gram added to the enjoyment of
the program. The trustees set aside
one day each year to show apprecia
tion for the support and co-opera
tion extended by Butts county peo
ple.
While the weather has not been
favorable to a large attendance at
such assemblies, large crowds have
attended all services, and it is be
lieved the interest an<L attendance
will continue to grow. A crowd of
from ten to fifteen thousand is ex
pected Sunday when the curtain,
will be rung down on the forty
ninth annual session of this historic
camp meeting.
EXAMINATION DATES
FOR DRIVERS LICENSE
HAS BEEN CHANGED
The dates for drivers to stand
examinations in Jackson for belated
drivers licenses has been changed ■
from the first Monday to the second
and fourth Mondays in each month,
it was announced Monday by the
State Highway Patrol.
Examinations will be given on
those dates by licensed examiners
in the offices of Judge W. M. An
drews in the Butts county court
house.
The new schedule for examina
tions went into effect August 14th
and will continue until further no
tice.
So to all drivers who have been
delayed in securing their license
don’t forget the new dates, which
pnee again are the second and
fourth Mondays.