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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940
State s 3,000,000 Tourists Spent
$112,000,000 in 1939, Bothwell Says
BY PROPER ADVERTISING THE
STATE CAN INCREASE ITS
TOURIST BUSINESS, DIREC
TOR OF PARKS SAYS
In an article written for the As
sociated Pres, Eugene Bothwell, di
rector of Georgia State Parks, shows
that approximately 3,000,000 tour
ists spent $112,000,000 in Georgia
in 1939 —a cash boost of 7 per cent
over 1938 and 12 per cent over
1937.
Because of the wide interest in
tourist travel and because of the
mention of the Indian Springs State
Park, the Progress-Argus is repro
ducing the article, in part, as fol
lows:
It is estimated that a tourist
spends $7 each day he remains with
in a state. It is further estimated
that for each $5 spent, one person
is given a day’s employment.
We know that Georgia has more
tourists than Florida, but they spend
more time and twice as much mon
ey in Florida as in Georgia.
The State Highway and Revenue
Departments show a 7 per cent in-
Qrease in travel through Georgia in
1939 over the previous year. This
brought the state almost $1,500,000
more revenue from gasoline taxes
than in 1938.
The State Division of Wild Life
says hunting licenses sold to out-of
state hunters increased 120 per cent
over 1938 and the total game li
cense cash yield increased from
SBB,OOO in 1938 to $141,000 in
1939.
The state parks- being developed
and operated had capacity attend
ance. The 1938 figures show 225,-
000 visitors, compared to 300,000
last year.
The division operates six state
park areas and is developing sev
eral others.
Vogel Park paid 95 per cent of its
operation cost during the 1939 va
cation season; Pine Mountain, 63
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per cent; Indian Springs, a day-use
area, 95 per cent; and Alexander H.
Stephens Memorial Park, 40 per
cent.
Chehaw and Santo Domingo did
not contribute materially to their
operating costs.
In 1939, CCC camps operated at
Fort Mountain, which will be a
large vacation-type park; Pine Moun
tain, Little Ocmulgee, a day-use
park to be completed this year, and
Magnolia Spring.
The division co-operated with the
National Park Service in developing
large organization camps known as
recreational demonstration projects,
at Hard Labor Creek, Pine Moun
tain and Alexander H. Stephens.
The outlook for 1940 calls for
continued development and indi
cates increased use. At Vogel, the
state will build an additional lake
and 35 more family cabins on 4,000
acres secured from the United
States Forestry Service late in 1939.
A swimming pool will be complet
ed at Pine Mountain and swimming
facilities developed at Magnolia
Spring. A lake and recreation area
will be built at Kolomoki Mount
State Park this year.
At the close of the last fiscal
year, June 30, 1939, the Federal
Government had spent $5,500,000
through the National Park Service
and the CCC for the development
of state park areas on which Geor
gia had spent $125,000.
The division began during 1939
placing historic markers along high
ways to mark Georgia’s principal his
toric, geologic, and scenic sites.
The areas of the National Park
System throughout the nation had
an attendance of 15,500,000 people
—a number greater than the com
bined armies of Europe.
Attendance at the four national
park areas in Georgia increased 11
per cent last year, from 396,726 to
441,619. These areas are Chick
amauga-Chattanooga National Bat
tlefield Park near Fort Oglethorpe,
Fort Pulaski National Monument at
Savannah; Indian Mounds at Macon,
and Kennesaw Mountain National
Military Park near Marietta.
There exists a long-recognized
need for all agencies to co-operate
closely in efforts to bring more
tourists to Georgia and entertain
them here a longer time. Georgia is
one of the very few states having
no fund for advertising her many
attractions to the traveling public.
About 3 per cent of the people of
North America have red hair, a
percentage that hasn’t varied to any
extent in many years.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
J. H. Leverett
Called By Death
The death of Mr. James Henry
Leverett, prominent resident of
Jenkinsburg, occurred at his home
at 9:30 p. m. Monday. Death re
sulted after a long illness and was
attributed to the infirmities of age
and other complications.
He was 85 years of age and was
born January 14, 1855, in Jasper
county. His father was Nathan
Hill Leverett and his mother, pre
vious to her marriage, was Miss
Byars, connected with old and in
fluential middle Georgia families.
He had been a resident of Butts
county for a long number of years
and as a citizen was active in poli
tics and business affairs. He retir
ed from active business a few years
ago and had since resided at Jen
kinsburg. Mr. Leverett possessed
decided views on all public ques
tions and was widely esteemed by
his friends.
His wife, the former Miss Elmina
Barnett, daughter of Captain and
Mrs. John L. Barnett, died several
yeai’s ago. He is survived by two
sons, N. A. Leverett, of Jenkinsburg,
and W. L. Leverett, of Knoxville,
Tenn.; five daughters, Mi’s. W. G.
McCart, of Fitzgerald; Miss Eda
Lee Leverett, of Jenkinsburg; Mrs.
T. V. Argo, of Macon; Mrs. H. C.
Kitchens, of Atlanta; Mrs. L. L.
Williams, of Cross City, Fla.; four
sisters, Mrs. Charles Lumsden, of
Monticello; Mrs. Rena Barnes, of
Covington; Miss Callie Leverett, of
Monticello and Mrs. P. H. Wuile,
of Charlotte, N. C.; two brothers,
H. P. Leverett, of Barnesville and
J. A. Leverett, of Jackson; several
grandchildren and six great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held at the
home Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’clock and Dr. Ben Ingram, of
Forsyth, officiated. The pallbear
ers were grandsons, Duane Lever
ett, LeVerne Leverett, Robert Lev
erett, Lanier Leverett, Harold Mc-
Cart, Barnett McCart.
Buiial was in the family lot in
Macedonia church cemetery, with
Thornton Funeral Homes in charge
of arrangements.
WORTHVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. McCart and
baby, Eugenia, of Newton county,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. White.
Misses Marion, Janet and Eloise
Washington accompanied by Mr. W.
M. Crawford, of Jackson, and Miss
Ann O’Neal, of Four Points, spent
the week-end with Mrs. W. M.
Crawford and Miss Virginia Craw
ford at St. Simons Island.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pope spent
Thursday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Washington
and Mr. L. L. Washington attended
the funeral of their cousin, Mr. Mar
tin, in Forsyth.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lindsey and
baby, Doyle, of Atlanta, visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pope Wednes
day.
Mrs. Johnny Meredith returned
Sunday after a week’s visit to her
mother, Mrs. Willie Mass, at Stuart.
Miss Catherine Stodghill, of At
lanta, spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Stod
ghill.
Miss Lucy W’hite is spending this
keep with her sister, Mrs. E. M.
McCart, in Newton county.
N. F. LAND HURTS
HAND WHEN IT WAS
CAUGHT IN BELT
Friends of Mr. N. F. Land, pop
ular mail carrier on route 4 and
widely known civic leader, regret
to know his hand was severely
lacerated Monday morning when it
was caught in a fan belt. He was
given emergency treatment and is
resting comfortably at his home.
Mr. Land was not able to make his
usual rounds the first of the week
because of the injury.
LOOKING BACKWARD
THROUGH THE FILES
New* of 40 Year* Ago
Mayor Beauchamp has begun a
war against the vagrants of the city,
and all loitering persons found on
the streets from now on will have
to show to the mayor his visible
means of support or else they will
be placed on the streets and be giv
en a job by the city.
The firm of Wright, Carter &
Cos. have leased the lot from Mrs.
Brady in front of their place of
business and are preparing to make
it a splendid wagon yard and hitch
ing ground for their customers.
This is what Jackson has needed
for a long time.
J. A. Plunkett & Cos. coxnmenced
work on a flour mill on Lyons street
near the depot.
Dr. O. H. Cantrell was elected
clerk and treasurer of Jackson for
the year 1900.
News of 30 Years Ago
The Butts Lumber Cos. was or
ganized with J. S. Carter as presi
dent; W. G. Barnes, vice president;
W. M. Settle, secretary; B. F. Wat
kins, Jr., treasurer and J. T. Wax
then, general manager.
Mrs. M. L. Smith, the former
Miss Lutie Hall, died Thui’sday at
the age of 62.
Judge E. F. Dupi-ee, of Zebiilon,
was a candidate for judge of the
Flint circuit.
Judge B. P. Bailey was a can
didate for re-election as clerk of
superior court and Judge J. A. Mc-
Michael was a candidate for tax col
lector.
Judge J. H. Ham, ordinary, dis
tributed $7,590 to Confederate pen
sioners. Veterans were paid from
SSO to SIOO each, depending upon
the degree of their disability, and
widows received S6O annually.
News of 20 Years Ago
Butts county’s quota of the sal
ary of the solicitor general of the
Flint circuit was $292.92 per an
num. Counties in the circuit were
Butts, Fayette, Henry, Spalding,
Pike, Monroe, Upson.
Joseph Emil Price, 51, master
mechanic for the Pepperton Cotton
Mills since 1903, died in Atlanta
Monday.
Carmichael-Mallet Cos., depart-
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ment store, increased its capital
stock from $25,000 to $75,000.
The death of W. J. Garr, widely
known farmer and business leader,
occurred Tuesday.
News of 10 Years Ago
The State Prison Commission in
a decision announced Thursday re
fused to commute the sentence of
Tom King, Butts county negro, con
victed of the slaying of County Po
liceman J. E. McNair. King faced
death in the electric chair and at
torneys asked that he be given a
life sentence.
Night schools were being operat
ed in Butts county to reduce illit
eracy before the census began in
April.
Mr. and Mi’s. J. H. McKibben
observed their golden wedding Jan
uary 15.
Market quotations included: Hens,
25c lb.; friers, 30c lb.; eggs, 50c
dozen; butter, 40c lb.; field peas,
$3.50 bushel.
The sum of $28,742.54 was due
Butts county by the state highway
board in l’eimbui’sement certificates.
Should the 14 soldiers and 32
widows of soldiers on the roll live
throughout 1930, Butts county will
receive $16,560 in Confederate pen
sions.
L. R. DODSON MAY
ENTER RACE FOR
TAX COLLECTOR
Mr. L. R. Dodson, widely known
citizen of the Flovilla community,
has frequently been mentioned as a
candidate for tax collector in the
April primary. While in Jackson
Monday Mr. Dodson said he was
considering the question and would
reach a decision in a few days.
Friends of Mr. Dodson have urged
him to enter the campaign and he
has had assurances of support from
all sections of the county, he said.
He served one term as tax collec
tor several years ago and made a
good record, collecting practically
all the taxes on the digest.
Having a wide circle of support
ers in all districts, friends of Mr.
Dodson believe he will be a strong
candidate should he decide to enter.
The American Legion was organ
ized under a charter from congress
in 1919.
Mr. C. H. Smith
Out For Sheriff
VETERAN OF WORLD WAR AND
MEMBER OF COUNTY POLICE
FORCE MAKES FORMAL EN
TRY THIS WEEK
Mr. Charles H. Smith, veteran of
the American Expeditionary Force,
member of the Butts county police
force and widely known citizen,
makes formal announcement this
week for the office of Sheriff in the
primary of April 5.
Mr. Smith is a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Smith, prominent
Butts county lesidents. His father
was a former editor of the Middle
Georgia Argus and wrote for Jack
son newspapers under the name of
“Plow Handles.” Mr. Smith is con
nected with families who settled
here 'in pioneer days and have al
ways been influentially identified
with the county’s progress and de
velopment. In addition to his ser
vices in the World War, Mr. Smith
was formerly warden of Butts
county, served on the police force at.
the state park at Indian Springs
and for two years or more has been
a member of the county police. As
an officer he has a reputation for
faithful and efficient discharge of
all duties. He was a former deputy
sheriff under the late Sheriff W. D.
Pope. *
In his formal announcement Mr.
Smith says he stands for impartial
law enforcement. In making for
mal entry he does not announce the
name of a deputy.
Having a wide acquaintance over
the county, influential family con
nections and a host of supporters
and friends it is believed that Mr.
Smith will be accorded liberal sup
port in the forthcoming primary.
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