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VOL. 68—No. 4
Payment Of $55,000 In Soil And
Cotton Benefits Be Made Shortly
papers have been sent
TO STATE HEADQUARTERS.
BUTTS EXPECTES TO BE
AMONG FIRST PAID
Receipt of approximately $55,000
in cotton parity and soil conserva
tion checks is expected here within,
the next few days, probably during
the month of February, it is learn
ed at the county agent’s office.
All the necessary papers have
been sent to the state office in Ath
ens and as soon as the papers are
checked and -the necessary details
compiled with payment will be made.
Butts is expected to be one of
the first three counties in the state
to be paid, it is explained.
The office force here worked
hard to get the papers in early so
that payments could be distributed
to growers.
Payments will include 1.8 cents
per pound on cotton produced last
year, amounting to some $45,000,
it is estimated, and about SIO,OOO
in soil conservation checks.
The county qualified for only
about half of the soil building prac
tices available. This was due to a
failure to plant soil improving crops
as recommended by the state and
federal authorities.
Many Attended
Lay Meeting In
Thomaston, Ga.
AVON GASTON PRESIDED OVER
SESSION CALLED TO FUR
THER FORWARD MOVEMENT
IN GRIFFIN DISTRICT
The Jackson Methodist church
was well represented at the lay
meeting of the Griffin district held
at Hightower Memorial church in
Thomaston Thursday night, January
18, when plans were studied for pro
moting a religious revival through
out' the district
r
J. Avon Gaston, Griffin district
Lay leader, presided at the meeting.
Dr. Hubert Quillian, president of
LaGrarige College, made one of the
principal addresses. The Rev. J. C.
Callaway, pastor of the Jackson
Methodist church, and conference
mission leader, was also on the pro
gram for a talk. The Rev. Mr. Rus
sell, district superintendent of the
Griffin district, was also a speaker.
Splendid interest was in evidence,
it was said.
Supper was served to the mem
bers of the group, about 150 to 200,
gathered from all churches in the
Griffin district.
The meetings are held quarterly.
A forward movement, with a
great revival as the ultimate goal,
is the object of the lay meetings,
it is explained.
TWO DANCES IN
GRIFFIN FOR THE
PARALYSIS FUND
Douglas Hollberg, chairman of
Lae Spalding county committee for
the celebration of the President’s
birthday, has announced two dances
as a means of raising funds. One
dance will be given Friday night,
January 26, 9 to 1, at the Everee
Club, music to be furnished by Bus
ter Brown and his Dixieland Jazz
Band. This will be an old-fashion
ed square dance and admission will
b© 50 cents for men and 25 cents
for ladies.
The other dance will be Tuesday
night, January 30. 9 to 1, at the
Everee Club and music will be fur
nished by Bill Clark and his 10-
piece orchestra and vocalist. Ad
mission will be $1.25 per couple.
Severe Freezes
Damaged Grains,
Farmers Believe
COLDEST WEATHER IN MANY
YEARS PLAYS HAVOC WITH
WATER PIPES. GROWERS BE
LIEVE INSECTS KILLED
■ The recent severe freezes, the
coldest experienced here since 1928,
is believed to have seriously dam
aged the smell grain crop, in the
opinion of many farmers.
Because of an unusually dry fall
grain was not planted until late and
had not much of a root system -when
the freeze arrived. Because of a
lack of moisture, some growers be
lieve the grain crop will react fav
orably. It will probably take sev
eral days to determine the exact
losses.
While regretting the damage to
the grain crop, farmers are rejoic
ing that the severe winter weather
thinned out the boll weevil and oth
er crop pests. Some growers in
cline to the belief that many boll
weevils were killed by the onslaught
of cold that sent the thermometer
down to 6 and 7 above zero.
The Georgia Peach Exchange an
nounces the peach crop is probably
safe, as trees were in the dormant
stage.
The severe cold caused havoc
with water pipes and scores of fam
ilies are having trouble with their
plumbing. Many failed to heed the
warning of the weather bureau and
did not drain pipes in advance of
the low reading. Broken pipes, ex
ploded tanks and other damage are
general and some homes were with
out water, except what they borrow
ed from neighbors, for several days.
The cold weather gripped all
parts of the nation. Relief offices
in the cities were hard pressed to
take care of acute cases of need
and suffering.
BEATY PREACHED SUNDAY
The Rev. H. F. Beaty, of Talla
hassee, Fla., preached at the Jack
son Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. Bad weather cut down
the attendance.
Jackson High Defeated Twice By Mary
Persons High; A. C. Clubs Bow To Griffin
BUTTS COUNTY TEAMS SUFFER
DISASTROUS WEEK-END AS
THEY DROP FOUR GAMES.
PROBABLY GAME THIS WEEK
The basketball teams of Jackson
High suffered a double defeat at
the hands of Mary Persons High of
Forsyth in the games played there
Thursday night. The score was 27
to 10 for the Forsyth girls and 35
to 21 for the Forsyth boys.
Garrett led the victorious Mon
roe girl’s assault on the visitors
with 14 points while the high scor
er for Jackson was Reeves with
four tallies. Hatcher of Forsyth
and Reeves of Jackson tied in the
boys scoring with eight points each.
The line-ups are as follows:
Girl’s game:
Jackson (10) Pos. Forsyth (27)
Lavender, 3 F Garrett, 14
Thurston, 3 F Dungan, 6
Reeves, 4 F Reeves, 2
Minter G Ham
Norsworthy G Smith
Hodges G Jemison
Substitutions: Jackson: Mallet,
Edwards, Torbett, Whitaker; For
syth: Dungan, Benson (1), Zell
ner (5), O’Neal, Hlirden.
Boy’s game:
JACKSON, GEORGIA; THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940
Kiwanis Meeting
Postponed To
Tuesday, Jan. 30
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION BE
HELD NEXT TUESDAY. BAD
WEATHER MADE POSTPONE
MENT NECESSARY
Unable to successfully combat a
combination of snow, clogged high
ways and frozen pipes, the meeting
of the Kiwanis club set for Tuesday
night was postponed until January
3Q.
At that time the club will observe’
its nineteenth anniversary and the
25th anniversary of Kiwanis Inter
national.
Fred Sned, Fred Coolidge, Wal
ter Cooper and Robert H. Jones, Jr.,
of Atlanta, are booked as speakers
and entertainers for the anniversary
night program.
After conferring with officers and
members of the club of the serving
committee, W. M. Redman, presi
dent of the Kiwanis club, decided it
advisable to postpone ■ Tuesday’s
meeting until next week.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of
Kiwanis International, founded in
Detroit, Mich., January 21, 1915,
has been the occasion for celebra
tions by all clubs in the United
States and Canada. The organiza
tion now has over 2,000 clubs and
more than 100,000 members in the
international jurisdiction.
Efforts will be made to have a
large attendance, including several
invited guests, at the meeting next
week.
MAIL DELIVERED
IN SPITE OF BAD
ROADS, HEAVY SNOW
Preserving the tradition that “the
mail must be delivered,” mail ser
vice on rural routes and in the city
of Jackson was not interrupted be
cause of the heavy snow storm and
bad roads on rural routes.
All carriers made their rounds as
usual in spite of severe handicaps
and maintained a good schedule.
This is a tribute to the ability, ex
perience and courage of Uncle Sam’s
postal employees. Because of the
fact that most families were secure
ly snow bound, the visits of the
mail carriers, bringing news from
the outside world, was most welcome.
Jackson (21) Pos. Forsyth (35)
Reeves, 8 F„: Grant, 6
Waits, 1 F Ward, 6
Taylor, 5 —C Hatcher, 8
Riley, 2 G Bailey, 5
Stallworth, 5 G Waldrop, 6
Substitutions: Jackson: Mays,
Moss; Forsyth: Edwards, Bittick,
Roquemore (4).
In another week-end game the
Griffin Salvation Army team aton
ed for its twin defeat at the hands
of the Jackson A. C. last week by
taking both games played in Griffin
Friday night. The Army lassies won
29 to 20 while the boys won 65 to
38 in a fast and wild game.
The girl’s iine-up:
Jackson (20) Pos. Griffin (29)
Burtz, 5 F Stevens, 19
Thurston, 5 F Gresham
Derrick, 10 F— Singleterry, 4
Pope G Stevens
Carter, M. G Thacker
Carter, S. G Walker
Substitutions: Griffin: Stumphf
(6).
The boy’s line-up:
Jackson (38) Pos. Griffin (55)
Henderson, 16 F Corley, 10
Edwards F Ratliff, 15
Cole, 11 C Hoard, 18
Hearn, 9 G Nash, 7
Mann, 2 G Chalker, 5 ,
Newman Claim
Against Southern
Railway Settled
AGREEMENT REACHED BY LIT
IGANTS AFTER TWO TRIALS
IN SUPERIOR COURT. JURY
AWARDED $7,500 VERDICT
A settlement in the case of Mrs.
Ada L. Newman, administratrix,
against the Southern Railway Sys
tem, growing out of a $35,000 dam
age suit filed in connection with the
death of Captain W. F. Newman,
section foreman, on November 20,
1935, has been reached, according
to information released here.
The exact basis of the settlement
was not disclosed.
A jury in Butts Superior Court,
August term, 1939, awarded the
plaintiff a verdict for $7,500.
Captain Newman was killed when
the hand car in which he was re
turning from work was struck by
a Southern train between the wa
terworks plant , and trestle late in
November, 1935.
A claim for damages was filed
against the railroad by Mrs. New
man, administratrix of her husband’s
estate. When the case was called
for trial at the February, 1937,
term of Superior Court Judge Og
den Persons directed a verdict for
the defendant
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An appeal was taken and the case
reached the Court of Appeals and
that tribunal sent the case back for
anew trial. When the case was
tried last August the jury returned
a verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for $7,500. An appeal was pend
ing when the case was settled.
Thi law firm of Arnold, Gam
brell Arnold, of Atlanta, and
Joel B. Mallet, of Jackson, repre
sented Mrs. Newman and the rail
road was represented by Harris,
Harris, Russell and Weaver, of Ma
con, C. L. Redman, W. E. Watkins
and H. M. Fletcher, of Jackson.
t Owing to the prominence of Cap
tain Newman, widely known religi
ous leader, and the amount of the
claim, the case was followed with
keen interest.
forsyth, McDonough
TO PLAY JACKSON
IN GAMES HERE
Coach J. L. Roberts announces
basketball games with two of Jack
son High’s bitterest athletic rivals,
McDonough and Forsyth High
Schools. Both games are to be
played on the court at Indian Springs
with Jackson meeting McDonough
Friday night, January 26, and For
syth next Tuesday night, January
30. The girl’s games in each in
stance will begin around 7 o’clock
central time with the boys playing
immediately afterwards.
Both Forsyth and McDonough hold
victories over Jackson and the lo
cal boys and girls will be playing
their hearts out to even up the
slate. Having adopted as their
theme “Don’t Let It Happen Again’’
the followers of the Red and Black
may be assured of seeing inspired
teams taking the floor against the
invaders.
FIVE COUNTY
FIDDLERS CONTEST
HERE FEBRUARY 3
The five counties Fiddlers Con
test, brought back by request, re
turns to the Jackson High School
Auditorium Saturday night, Febru
ary 3. Fiddlers, dancers, yodelers
and jitter-bugs from Monroe, Butts,
Spalding, Henry and Jasper coun
ties are all expected to take part in
this mammoth fun jamboree on the
third. Admission to this contest is
10 and 20 cents.
Schools Close, Traffic Halted As
Result Of Snow Storm, Bad Roads
Plans Be Made
For Memorial
To R. F. Burden
MEMBERS OF BUILDING COM
MITTEE WILL MEET SATUR
DAY AT CAMP GROUND TO
OUTLINE CAMPAIGN
Members of the building commit
tee for the R. F. Burden Memorial,
to be erected in honor of the late
president of the Indian Springs
camp ground, will hold a meeting
Saturday at the camp ground and
study plans for the proposed build
ing.
Members of the building commit
tee are H. W. Pittman and F. C.
Benson, of Macon, Lawrence Luce,
of Fort Valley, and R. P. Sasnett,
of Jackson.
It is expected that drawings of
the proposed building will be ready
for study when the committee meets.
In a general way it is disclosed a
20-room structure will be erected
at a cost of approximatly $5,000.
The building will provide adequate
accommodations for visitors to the
camp ground and at the same time
serve as a fitting memorial to a
leader who gave many years of ser
vice to the development of the camp
meeting.
The location of the building, the
type of structure and other neces
sary details will be studied by the
committee who will probably have
some announcement as to future
plans after Saturday’s session.
In connection with the new build
ing, which will be provided by pop
ular donations by friends of Mr.
Burden, it is said that one new cot
tage has already been erected at
the camp ground since the meeting
closed in August and that other cot
tages are planned.
A substantial amount of the funds
needed for the building is in sight,
R. P. Sasnett, treasurer, announces.
Judge Byars To
Hold Court Here
Week February 5
JUDGE PERSONS TO EXCHANGE
BENCHES WITH GRIFFIN JU
RIST FIRST WEEK. JUDGE
BYARS A NATIVE SON
Announcement is made that Judge
Ogden Persons of the Flint Circuit
will exchange benches with Judge
Chester A. Byars of the Griffin
Circuit the week of February 5.
This shift will bring Judge Byars
to Butts county while Judjje Per
sons holds court in Griffin.
In a letter to Sara Foster, Clerk
of Butts Superior Court, Judge
Persons said he was disqualified in
some cases pending in Butts Super
ior Court and hence the arrange
ment to have Judge Byars preside
over the civil division here.
Judge Persons will be here the
second week of court to hear crim
inal cases, the letter explained.
Judge Byars, native of Butts
county, was appointed judge of the
Griffin Circut to succeed the late
Judge W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., whose
death several months ago removed
one of the state’s well known at
torneys and jurists. Since assuming
his duties on the bench Judge Byars
has favorably impressed the bar
and people of the Griffin Circuit as
a jurist of ability. He will be wel
comed to Butts county where he
was born and reared and where he
nas many friends.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
SCHOOLS IN BUTTS COUNTY
AND JACKSON SYSTEM POST
ORDER, “CLOSED UNTIL BET
TER WEATHER.”
“Closed until better weather,”
was the notice posted Tuesday by
Jackson and Butts county schools,
this action being taken as a result
of the heavy snow storm and bad
traffic conditions.
Practically all schools in the up
per half of Geoi-gia were closed as a
result of unsafe conditions on the
highways, according to information
over the radio Tuesday morning.
None but the most urgent meet
ings were held, it was disclosed.
The heavy snow, which began
falling Monday night, blanketed the
upper part of Georgia to a depth of
from four to six inches. Macon re
ported one inch of snow, while far
ther south the snow was less se
vere.
Because of weather conditions it
was impossible for trains and buses
to operate on normal schedule.
The snow storm was one of the
heaviest that has visited this sec
tion since 1936.
School children and young people
enjoyed the snow and many snow
battles were in order.
Dance To Mark
Birthday Fete
Next Tuesday
CELEBRATION OF PRESIDENT’S
BIRTHDAY BE HELD AT THE
CLUBHOUSE. BUTTONS NOW
ON SALE IN COUNTY
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fW. M. Redman,
chairman for Butts
county of the com
mittee for the cele
bration of Presi
dent Ro sev ell ’ s
birthday, January
30, the proceeds to
go to the Warm Springs Founda
dation, announces that Mrs. J. C.
Newton has consented to act as
chairman for Jackson.
A dance is being planned for the
clubhouse Tuesday night, January
30, beginning at 8 o’clock. Music
for the occasion will be furnished
by a movie machine recently pur
chased by County Agent M. L. Pow
ell, it is explained.
There will be no fixed charges
and those attending are privileged
to donate any amount they see
proper.
Buttons are now on sale in the
county through the schools and by
Mayor W. M. Redman. Many are
buying buttons in advance of the
birthday celebration. School chil
dren of the nation will play a lead
ing part in raising funds by con
tributing dimes.
Half of the funds raised will re
main in the county and half will
go to the Warm Springs Foundation
to be used in fighting infantile pa
ralysis. Because of the spread of
infantile paralysis in recent years
the cause is one that appeals to the
public.
FRIDAY NIGHT BE
MEETING OF BUTTS
HISTORY SOCIETY
Monthly meeting of the Butts
County Historical Society will be
held at Jackson National Bank Fri
day, January 26, at 7 p. m., cen
tral time. Miss Ruth Phinazee will
present the program on a subject of
Georgia history. All members are
asked to keep the meeting in mind
and be present promptly at the hour
named.