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VOL. 68 —No. 19
Fourth District
Entries To Close
Saturday, June 1
fourth district congress
man BE NOMINATED BY
POPULAR VOTE. SUPPORT IS
PLEDGED BY COMMITTEE
Entries in the Fourth District
(ongressional campaign will close at
12 o’clock noon CST Saturday,
June 1. This was decided at a
meeting of the Democratic execu
tive committee in Griffin Tuesday.
The congressional primary will
be held in connection with the state
primary on September 11.
The rules adopted provide for
the popular vote plan.
J. R. Gay, of Gay, was named as
permanent chairman of the com
mittee and Major Quimby Melton,
of Griffin, vice chairman. C. R.
Gwyn, of Zebulon, was re-elected
as secretary.
Candidates for congress were
assessed $250, in accordance with a
provision of the state executive
committee.
A rule was passed requiring the
secretary to publish in all official
newspapers in the district a notice
calling attention to the closing date
of entries June 1. After the expens
es of these notices are paid the re
maining funds raised by the $250
assessment will be prorated among
the fifteen counties in the district
to help pay the expeneses of the
primary election.
The meeting was marked by har
mony. The rules governing the pri
mary were introduced by C. D.
Redwine, of Fayetteville, and unan
imously adopted. Several of the
members present made short talks
in which they pledged loyalty and
support to Congressman A. Sidney
Camp. Because of important legis
lation pending in congress Mr.
Camp was unable to attend the
meeting.
The meeting was attended by
members of the committee from all
counties in the district.
A resolution lauding the record
of Congressman Camp and pledging
him support in the primary was
adopted by unanimous vote.
The resolutions commending Con
gressman Camp follow:
“Resolved by the members of the
Democratic Executive Committee of
the Fourth Congressional District
that we commend our congressman,
Honorable A. Sidney Camp, for the
able an defficient manner in which
he has represented this district.
“Resolved further that we en
dorse Congressman Camp to the vo
ters of this district as worthy and
well qualified to represent our dis
trict in Congress.
“Resolved further that a copy of
these preambles and resolutions be
mailed to Congressman Camp and a
copy furnished to the press.”
The committee provided for a
nominating convention to be held in
Griffin September 20.
FLINT BAR WILL
MEET MAY 21 AT
INDIAN SPRINGS
The annual meeting of the Flint
Circuit Bar Association will be held
at the Hotel Elder, Indian Springs,
& Tuesday, May 21.
Judge A. L. Franklin of the Au
gusta Circuit will deliver the prin
cipal address, according to announce
"ment made by Judge Ogden Per
sons, president of the group.
The meeting will bring together
lawyers, clerks, sheriffs and other
officers and visitors in the four
counties comprising the Flint Cir-
CUit.
Baptist Meeting
Was Success And
Members Received
PASTOR AND OFFICERS PLEAS
ED WITH WEEK’S CAMPAIGN.
EARLY SERVICES HAD LARGE
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
Declared successful in every way,
the revival services at the First Bap
tist church closed Sunday night
after a week’s campaign.
The early morning services drew
an average attendance for the week
of 126—running from a low of 89
to a high of 160. Started with a
spirit of uncertainty, the early ser
vices proved popular and were per
haps the feature of the entire series
of meetings.
The Rev. 0. M. Seigler, pastor of
the First Baptist church at Canton,
Ga., concluded his stay in Jackson
Friday night. He is an able and
convincing speaker and his gospel
messages were received with favor.
The Rev. G. A. Briggs, pastor of the
church, preached the final sermon
Sunday evening.
During the week several addi
tions, many by profession of faith,
were made to the church roll. The
ordinance of baptism will be ad
ministered at the night service on
May 19, it is explained by the Rev.
G. A. Briggs, pastor.
In reviewing the week’s campaign
Mr. Briggs expresses sincere appre
ciation to all committees and group
leaders for effective work done.
He mentioned especially the good
work done by the publicity and fi
nance committees. The Church Loy
alty campaign, Mr. Briggs said, help
ed to prepare the way for the
evangelistic campaign.
There will be no services at the
First Baptist church this week. The
Methodist church is having revival
services and showing the usual sup
port and loyalty, members of the
Baptist church will attend the ser
vices at the Methodist church.
Teachers Named
To Serve The
County Schools
MANY OF PRESENT STAFF RE
ELECTED FOR FURTHER SER
VICE. SALARIES WILL BE
PAID ON JUNE 4
The Butts County Board of
Education at the monthly meeting
Tuesday elected teachers to serve
for the coming- year.
At the meeting on June 4 the
board plans to pay all salaries in
full for the year, William G. Pres
ton, county superintendent, said.
Schools in the county system are
to close May 10.
Named as teachers for the 1940-
1941 year were:
Indian Springs—Harold F. Tur
pin, principal; Misses Ruth Jinks,
Sax-a F. McMichael, Margaret Mc-
Michael, Rebekah Allen, Myra
Fletcher, Agnes Martin, Sara
Smith.
Pepperton—Miss Eloise Beau
champ, principal; Misses Lou Beau
champ, Trevalu Whitaker, Ruby
Freeman, Elizabeth Finley.
Jenkinsburg—James G. Childs,
principal; Misses Sara Bond, Mattie
Jo Pullin, Edna Fullin, Willie Wood
ward, Ruth Middlebrooks.
Towaliga—John Harkness prin
cipal; Misses Nora Sanders, Lois
Ham, Tennie Brownlee, Emma Jo
Spencer, Dorothy Ann O’Neal.
Tussahaw —Elwyn Patrick prin
cipal; G. W. Harper, Mrs. A. E.
; Ebei-hardt, Misses Essie Mae By
*ess, Norene Smith, Elizabeth Mc-
I Michael, Virginia McMichael.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940
Tourist Travel
Basis Kiwanis
Program May 14
ADVANTAGES OF TOURIST BUS
INESS IN ECONOMIC LIFE OF
STATE WILL BE PRESENTED
BY GUEST SPEAKER
At the meeting of the Kiwanis
club May 14 a program on Tourist
Travel will be presented by the com
mittee headed by T. E. Robison. A
widely known guest speaker will be
present and talk on the timely sub
ject.
Because of the war in Europe
efforts are being made by Georgia
agencies to increase the tourist tra
vel in the state. Several such groups
are busy on that objective, including
civic clubs and the Georgia Park
and Recreation Association.
Tuesday night Rufus Adams,
chairman of the committee on Boy
Scouts, presented a short program,
including stunts and an automobile
quiz.
E. H. Pace, chairman of the com
mittee on recreation, reported that
plans are about ready to be sub
mitted to WPA authorities for a
gymnasium in Jackson. The com
mittee is doing good work and is
receiving hearty support from the
entire community.
Dinner was served by the Wom
an’s Club, Mrs. O. A. Pound chair
man. After the meeting most of
the members attended revival ser
vices at the Methodist church where
j
j Kiwanian J. C. Callaway is engaged
in a week’s meeting.
I
Tax Board To
Check Returns
For 1940 Season
MEMBERS OF EQUALIZERS MET
MONDAY AND BEGAN CHECK
OF PROPERTY RETURNS. J. O.
COLE CHAIRMAN
Members of the Butts County
Board of Tax Equalizers, consisting
of J. O. Cole, J. H. Patrick and R.
£. Evans, met Monday and begin
the work of checking 1940 tax re
turns.
The board pi-obably will be in ses
sion for several weeks.
Tax Receiver J. Edward Car
michael reported that more than the
usual number of property owners
made returns this year and that
practically all persons entitled to
tax exemption applied for that bene
fit.
Mr. Cole is a veteran member of
the board and Mr. Evans served on
a previous occasion and was appoint
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr. A. M. Pace. Mr. Pat
rick was named to succeed the late
Mr. J. C. Jones. ,
WPA BARBECUE AT
INDIAN SPRINGS
MONDAY, MAY 20
A barbecue will be given at In
dian Springs May 20, with plates
costing 25 cents, when the public
will be given an opportunity to learn
more anout WPA and what the
agency is doing throughout the na
tion. There will be a national radio
broadcast and speakers will be Mr.
Carnxody of the Fedei - al Works
Agency, Col. Harrington of the
Works Projects Administration, Mrs.
Florence Kerr of the Professional
and Service division and Mrs. Elea
nor Roosevelt.
Plans for the barbecue here are
being worked out by heads of local
departments, including sewing room,
Indian Springs Museum, circulating
library, etc.
Interest Grows
In Meetings At
Jackson Church
REV. J. C. CALLAWAY IS CON
DUCTING SERVICES DURING
WEEK. GOOD SINGING AN
ENJOYABLE FEATURE
The revival services at the Jack
son Methodist church, with the Rev.
J. C. Callaway, pastor, preaching
daily at 8 p. m. and 7:30 p. m., are
growing in interest. Large congre
gations are attending and there is
a spirit of interest and loyalty on
the part of members and other
church people of the community.
The meeting began Sunday and is
scheduled to run through May 12.
In these meetings Mr. Callaway
is fully sustaining his reputation as
a minister of force and logical ap
peal. There have already been sev
eral additions to the church.
Good singing is a feature of all
services. The singing is being direc
ted by Mr. C. E. McMichael as
choir leader and he is actively as
sisted by the best talent in the
church and community.
Sermon subjects for the remain
der of the week are announced in
this issue.
Mr. Callaway and officers and
members of the church cordially in
vite all people of the county to at
tend these meetings.
Camp Thunder
To Be Opened
On June Ninth '
BOY SCOUTS FROM EIGHT
COUNTIES LOOK FORWARD
TO PERIOD OF TRAINING.
MOLDER BE IN CHARGE
Camp Thunder, owned by Flint
River Council, Boy Scouts of Amer
ica, will open for the summer sea
son June 9, Scout Executive J. M.
Molder has announced.
Beginning June 9, the camp will
operate for two weeks. Then July
21 it will open for a four-weeks pe
riod.
Camp capacity is two full Troops,
totalling 66 Scouts and leadership
personnel required to operate the
camp.
Camp instructors in marknxanship,
swimming and life saving, nature
study and craftwork will give morn
ing classes in those subjects. Swim
ming, boating, fishing and campfire
programs will provide the fun for
Scouts.
John H. Sherrill, Jr., assistant
Scout executive, will be in chai’ge of
the camp. *
Scouts may confer with their
Scoutmasters concerning plans for
their group to attend camp.
The Flint River Council is com
posed of Coweta, Fayette,! Henry,
Butts, Lamar, Upson, Pike and
Spalding counties.
AUDIT OF COUNTY
RECORDS RECENTLY
FILED WITH BOARD
An audit of county books and
records, dating from April 7, 1933
through December 31, 1939, as
made by E. Herbert Bailey, of
Stonewall, Ga., has been completed
and the report was recently filed
with the county commission.
The audit included a check of the
county commissioners, treasurer, tax
collector, sheriff, clerk of court and
ordinary.
Among other things the audit
showed that $72,000 has been paid
on the $150,000 issue of highway
and bridge bonds voted in 1923,
leaving $78,000 yet to be retired.
Large Number of Visitors Crowded
Indian Springs State Park Sunday
National Cotton
Week May 17-25
Is Proclaimed
GOVERNOR RIVERS- ISSUES A
PROCLAMATION DIRECTING
ATTENTION TO WEEK AND
ASKS SUPPORT OF PLAN
The tenth annual observance of
National Cotton Week May 17-25
because of the huge cotton surplus
and war in Europe will be an event
of more than ordinary interest this
year. Governor E. D. Rivers has
issued a proclamation directing at
tention to the occasion and calling
upon people of the state to unite i'n
the observance of National Cotton
Week.
The proclamation is as follows:
“Whereas, the tenth annual ob
servance of National Cotton Week
has been designated for the period
from May 17 to May 25; and
“Whereas, one in ten of the na
tion’s population is directly depen
dent upon cotton for a livelihood,
and millions more are indirectly de
pendent upon cotton; and
“Whereas, there is at present a
domestic surplus of more than 13,-
000,000 bales of cotton and there
is a continued threat to the nation’s
export mai'kets for cotton, thereby
endangering the future of the na
tion’s greatest agricultural industry
and the prosperity of millions of
American citizens; and
“Whereas, National Cotton Week
has proved to be a most effective
sales effort in increasing the domes
tic consumption of cotton products;
and
“Whereas, the expected participa
tion of more than 100,000 retail
merchants from coast to coast makes
Cotton Week the year’s greatest
cotton sales event, bringing togeth
er every phase of the cotton and
allied industries in a single coordi
nated effort. Now, therefore, it is
“Ordered that the period from
May 17 to 25 is hereby proclaimed
and designated as Cotton Week in
Georgia, and every loyal citizen is
ui’ged to lend his support and co
operation to this worthwhile event
through expanded purchases of cot
ton articles.”
Large Group To
Attend Livestock
Day At College
MANY BUTTS COUNTY PEOPLE
DRAFTING PLANS FOR TRIP
FRIDAY. COUNTY AGENT
WILL LEAD CA..RAVAN
A large number of Butts county
people, including farm men and
women, livestock breeders, poultry
enthusiasts, business and profession
al leaders, are drafting final plans
for attending the annual Livestock
and Equipment Day at the Georgia
College of Agriculture Friday.
There will be several carloads,
County Agent M. L. Powell said.
Most of those making the trip will
leave early in the morning in order
to see as much of the college farm
as possible and take part in the oth
er activities.
In addition to a tour of inspec
tion of the college farm and views
of the fine livestock and poultry,
there will he demonstration in the
use of farm machinery. All mod
ern types of farm equipment for
preparing land, harvesting crops
and terracing will he displayed.
There will be a baxbecue at noon
at a cost of 25 cents each, Mr. Pow
ell explained.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
FIRST SPRING DAY BRINGS OUT
PICKNICKERS AND OTHERS
SEEKING RECREATION. SWIM
MING POOL READY
Sunday was the best day 1940 has
offered and it brought out a large
crowd at the Indian Springs state
park. Visitors from far and near
were present, and in some respects
it resembled mid-season. Motorists
took full advantage of a day of
balmy sunshine for jaunts over pav
ed highways, and many picnic par
ties were in evidence.
The Indian Springs state park
was formally opened in April, being
the first of all the state parks to
open, but cold weather held the at
tendance down to a minimum. For
the past several days many Sunday
school picnics and other gatherings
have been held at the park.
All of the hotels are now open.
Warm weather is expected to in
crease the number of guests and
during the season several important
conventions will be held at Indian
Springs. One of the first of these
is the Flint Circuit Bar Association
which will meet May 21 at Hotel
Elder.
A good many improvements have
been made at Indian Springs since
the 1939 season. Thp swimming
pool has been rebuilt and remodeled
under the direction of Dan Hoard,
new owner. The pool will be ready
when the weather is hot enough to
make swimming a pleasure and is
expected to be more popular than
ever.
The improvements being made in
and about Indian Springs leads to
the belief the 1940 season will be
one of the most successful ever en
joyed by this recreation center.
Mattress Making
Soon Will Begin
Here, Agent Says
SURPLUS COTTON WILL BE
USED TO PROVIDE MATTRESS
ES FOR LOW INCOME FAMI
LIES. TAKING ' APPLICATIONS
Asa means of woiking up sur
plus cotton and providing low in
come families, those with annual in
comes of less than S4OO, with mat
tresses a project in mattress making
is now being perfected.
County Agent M. L. Powell has
sent a letter to all those having
work sheets and has named members
of a committee to take applications.
The project will be handled by the
Surplus Commodities Corporation,
AAA, FSA and county agent and
home demonstration agent.
The project is nearing the stage
where application will be made for
the cotton, Mr. Powell explains. A
work center will be established and
here farm women will assemble and
make the cotton into mattresses.
The cotton and tacking will bo fur
nished by the government and direc
tions for making mattresses will be
supplied by ti’ained workers.
The following persons have been
named to take applications: Mrs.
F. L. Maddox, Mrs. R. M. White,
Miss Grace Singley, Miss Jewel
Biles, Miss Rebecca Redman, Miss
Mary L. Morgan, Miss Marjorie
Fletcher, Miss Ruby Mae Cooper,
Mrs. Talmadge Maddox, Mrs. J. C.
McLendon, Four Points Service sta
tion, B. H. Hodges store, Ogletree’s
store, Cork, home demonsti'ation
agent’s office.
The names of eligible persons
should be reported to any member
of the above committee or left with
the county agent in the federal
building.